OBSERVATION S
oo the newly propoftd
CONSTITUTION OK FRANCE.
(from an F.nglijh publication )
THE constitution which has been
framed by the committee ap
pointed for that purpose, has been
treated with difrefpedl, and appears
to be Unking into oblivion. Like
every other scheme which tbiFrench
Legillators have prefemed to their
country, it may please the isolated
observer in his closet, but poflefles
no cementing bond to unite the dis
cordant man! pf human opinion,
prejudice, and pailion. Jneftabli£h
ing an ideal equality, it gives a de
cided superiority to presumptuous
•vice over onafluming integrity ; in
providing for the poor, it tramples
on the rights of the richer clafi'es of
society, and in endeavoring to check
the excefles of arbitrary power,
bursts the bands, of subordination,
and prevents the operation of legis
lative enactments. The organiza
tion of the executive council is in
judicious, and the method of its ap
pointment almost iinpratficable. It
is perhaps one of the most difficult
political problems to ascertain the
modeof veiling a competent portion
of efficient authority in a particular
body, without infringing upon ge
neral freedom. In some countries
it has been effected by creating va
rious artificial ranks in the commu
nity, which inspire submission with
out injuring liberty, and command
refpetft without requiring servility.
As the condiment assembly in the
firft inllance, and the national con
vention in imitation of their exam
ple, refufed to adopt'any projedt of
this nature—it only remained for
them, by imprefling on the minds of
their fellow citizens the clearest pre
ceptions of moral beauty and defor
mity, to denionftratetheneceffity of
Submitting to the laws, and to dis
play the advantages resulting from
obedience.
Inltead, however, of purfuingthis
course, the unbridled licentiousness
of character which pervades ihe ma
jority of the convention, and the
captious jealousy it has entertained
of ministers, nominated by itselF,
mull have difleminated among the
people of France, the opinion that
exemption from all restraint is hap
piness, andtopunifh those who dare
to impose it, is virtue. Another
fundamental error in this plan is the
facility with which it may be alter
ed : the formers of this conftituti
enal code were probably unwilling
to risk the perpetual felicity of their
republic on the ifl'ue of an untried
speculation, and have therefore
delegated to its inhabitants the pow
er of calling a national convention,
in virtue of certain privileges deno
minated rights of cenforlhip ; and
likewise imposed it upon the legis
lative body as an absolute duty, as
ter aoyears to summon a convention
to amend the constitution. Accord
ing to these provisions, the intrinsic
excellence of a government is to be
estimated according to the ease with
which it may be changed r nothing
which is permanent can be ufeful ;
and the reason, philolophy, and
rights, which at present illuminate
the world, are the fleeting ephe
mera of the day—which fluttering
for a moment before the merjdiau
fun, but fink with the (hades of even
ing into forgetfulnef9 and annihila
tion.
City of Washington.
January 7th, 1793.
A NUMBER of I.ots in this City will be of
fered for sale at auflion, by the Commis
sioners, on the 17th day of September next. —
One fourth pan of the purchase money is 10 he
paid down, the residue at three equal annual pay
ments with yearly interefton the whole princi
pal unpaid.
JOHN M. GANTT, Clerk to the Cem'rs.
Extract of an A6l of the General Aflembly of
Maryland, concerning the Territory of Co
lumbia, and the City ot Walhingwo.
" Be it ena&ca, That any foreigner may by
deader zcill, hereafter to be made* take and hold lands
within that part oj theJaid Territory which lies with
in this State, in the fame manner as if he was a citi
zen of this State ; and the fame lands may be con
veyed by him, and tranfmiltcd to and be inherited by*
his heirs or relations, a s if he and they were citizens
of thi\ State : Provided, That no foreigner shall,
in virtue hereof be entitled to any further or other
privilege of a citizen."
J»n. i 9,
THIS DAY K PUBLIsiIID,
By Mathew Carey,
No. 118, Market-Stieet.
Eubillihio with a M A P of the prefrnt
St A T O F WA R,
No. I,
OF A NEW
SYSTEM Of MODERN
GEOGRAPHY:
OR, A
GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND
COMMERCIAL GRAMMAR;
And Pre fen t State of the Several
KINGDOMS OF THE WORLD.
CONTAIN ING
I. The figures, motions, and diftancrs of the
planets, according to the N'cvvfoman system
and the late ft observe' ons.
11. A general view of the earth coofidered as a
planet ; with several ufeful geographical de
finitions and problems.
111. The grand divisions o? the globe into land
and water, continents and lflands.
IV. The fituat ion and extern of empires, king
doms, flatei, provinces, and colonies.
V. Their climates, air, toil, vegetable produc
tions, metals, minerals, natural curiofitics,
seas, riveis, bays, capes, promontories, and
lakes.
VI. The birds and bcafts peculiar to each coun
try.
VII. Oblervations on the changes that have
been any vrhere observed upon the face of
nature fmce the most early periods ofhiftory.
VII T. The hißory and origin of nations ; rheir
forms of government, religion, laws, itvenues,
taxes, naval and military strength.
IX. The genius, manners, curtoros, and habit*
of the people.
X. Their language, learning, arts, sciences,
manufactures, and commerce.
XI; The chief citics, ftruflures, ruins, and ar
tificial curiosities.
Xtl. The longitude, latitude, bearings, and dif
tancesof principal places from Philadelphia.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED
I. A Geogr ArHiCAL Ino»x, with'the Names,
and places alphabetically arranged.
11. A Table of the Coins of all Nations, and
their Vahie in English Money.
111. A Chronological Table of remark
able Events, from the Creation to the picfent
Time.
By WILLIAM GUTHRIE, Esq.
The Astronomical Part by James Fer-
cuson, F. R. S.
To which have been added,
The late Discoveries of Dr. HERSCHEi 9 and
other eminent Astronomers.
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%cc, April 6, 1793.
VinalPs Arithmetic.
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* i 000 topics
At a meeting of the School Committee*
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The Committee, appointed to examine M The
Preceptor's Afliftant, or Student's Guide," being
a systematical treatise of Arithmetic, by John
Vt nal 1, teacher of the Mathematics & Writ
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gazine, for Jan. 1793 :
" This is a very ufeful work, and is no ill
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The rules are laid down with propriety, and
the examples annexed are fufficient for their il
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ticular commendat-ion. We mean that which
the author fliles " Mercantile Arithmetic." It
occupies a conliderable portion of his book, but
not more than its importance will jullify. We
would recommend to ihe young Arithmetician
to pay a particular attention to this branch.
He will find its principles well explained And
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title imports—The Pr ecevtor's Assistant,
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WORLD, brought down to ihepjcfenitime.
PART I. - Ol Allronomy, asconneftcd with,
and introductory to the fcrence of 'Gtogisphy :
under this head will be given ail account of t„ c
feverai agronomical fyftcms ol lire Woila, and
a particular defcripiion of thctrueoor. A lahls
ol the diameters, periods, &c. of tbe feverai
Planets in the solar fyftetn—an account of the
Comets and'fiked stars.
■epiaw
Of Gior. r ufr and progiels
figure, magnitude and motion of the Eiirth—,
Doftrioe of the Sphere—Geographical circles
Divilions of the Earth into zones and I'limates
—methods of finding the latitude and'longitude
of places from celellial obfervatioris—Globes,
and their rife—with a number of the moll uft-1
ful and emcrraini-ng Geographical Problems and
Theoiems—Maps, and their ufe—lonrces of heat
and cold---tbeory df(he wind! and tide* — length
ol miles in different countries—"-natural divisions
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(Hie, &c.
America—lis discOvery by Columbus
general dcfcrlption tifclhe Continent, in which is
a lengthy difcuflVon of the ouHliOn, When,
whence, and by whom, was America fiift'peo
plcd? Witt) a long and entertaining arcount of
the- fndians,'arid the late on ihe north*
weft ; COB ft, <3^2.—Xor thAm tli J ca—chrono
logical account of its discovery and {ettlcmentj,
its drvifions—Danish A m"£ aiC a, Britrsn
America, U tto Stat tt ttf t\ib*n icA—*
general description oi l he in, ideluding a 'hrtlofy
of the late war, and marrv other ufeful and efc
tertaining matters. So trrH AM erica—its di.
vifroris, partveuiar defcH>U|Qn of its fcveral pro»
vinces and count lies. West India Islands'.
&c.
%* This part of the work witt'be illuftratrd
by maps of the countries defenbed, Irorn the
corre&eft copies.
PART ll.—Containing every thing elTential
which is contained in the best and latest quarto
edition of GuthriVs and other Briiifti Geogra
phies, with fele&ions from celebrated navigai
tors, travellers and lefpe&able authors of other
nations, &c.
Of Eu rope in general—its grand division.%
particular geographical descriptions of itS' seve
ral Kingdoms and Republics, &c. Of Asia—
its situation, boundaries, general history, parti
cular descriptions of its several divifioii's, &c.
Of Africa—its general history, boundaries,
grand divisions, 3cc. Also, new difcovrries,
Terra Incognita, Geographical Table, alphabe
tically arranged—Chronological Table of re
markable events, discoveries and inventions, lift
of men of learning and genius, with other ufeful
mifceUany.
*** This part be illustrated with
m3ps of ihe countries dcfcribrd.
THE Author is sensible that the firft edition
of his American Geography (which makes Pait
I. of the above work) was irt many inftanccs dt
fe&ive, in others erroneous, and in fomeoffen
five. It has been his endeavour, as it was his
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business, he has received many valuable commu
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general government, and from gentlemen of re
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