Sale of Madeira Wine. WILL be fold at to o'clock on Thursday morning, the loth itiftant, at No. LoS Sarith \Vater-ftre?t, for approved endorsed notes at 6o and go days ; 40 PIPES 0F LONDON PARTICULAR Madeira Wine, * OM nnd fit for immediate use. JOHN CONNELLY, AuSionecr. J" | y '7 NOW LANDING, At HAMILTON'S WHARF, AND tOR SALE 11V Edward Dunaht, No. 149 South Fronl-Jlreet, The Cafgo'of the Snow Liberty, direct from BoUr deauK, viz. 76 pipes of high ptoof, well flavored Brandy 300 caiks of superior Red Wine, fit for the East India market. He has on hand, A few calks of English Porter in bottles, Sper maceti Candles in boxes, and a few packages of Calcutta Goods. < For Sale, Freight, or Charter, % —3.-1 THE SAID SNOW John Wallace, Commander 5 Burthen between between 13 and 1400 'ibis, in complete order. Apply as above. July 17. 5.1t For Sale, The noted fad failing Schooner William & Sarah, BURTHEN upwards of seven ■■ hundred barrels, jufl arrived frrtm Jataaica, and lying at Chefntit-ftseet wharf. This vefiel is enly nine months old, is well equip ped in all refpe&s, i 9 burthenfome and well con fl.ruAed for a Weft India trader. Apply to Joseph Anthony & Co. Who have for Sale, now landing /run on board , said Schooner, High proof well flavored Jamaica Spirits, Sugars of the firft quality,a few bags Coffee end Pimento In'? ,7. diw Philadelphia Alms-Hmfc, nth July, 1797. THE Managers of this Institution, anxious to promote the necessary accommodations and relief of the sick and allllfled Poor therein, wi(h te ap point five refpe&able, well recommended women, suitably qualified to aft as Nurses, in the several wards or apartments, where such may be necessary. For which purpose, offers or proposals, accom panied with suitable recommendations in writing, will be received here on or before Satuiday, sth August ensuing. By order of the board of Managers. JOHN CUMMINGS, Steward. July 17. ■ dt Aj _ Wanted in a Private Family, \ Steady middle aged Woman, in the capacity i 1 of an Houfekceper, and to render other rea sonable fe'rvices. Sobriety, integrity, and mildness of temper, are indispensable recommendations, without which none need apply. Alfo,for Sale, Eleven years of ,the time of an indented servant Girl, who is good tempered, (mart, active and ufe ful. Apply at this office. July !?• Philadelphia, 15th July, 1797. NOTICE is hereby given, that fepiratr pro posals with sealed covers will be reeeived at my office until the eleventh day of September next, to fKrnift by contradl the following ar tides for the use of the Army of the United States in the year 1798. First Contrail for S Sergeants coats 2 'Musicians, do. 10 Sergeants vests 'f Dragoons. Ij6 Privates coats » lib Privates vests 64 Sergeants coats 31 Musicians, do. 96 Sergeants vests J9* Woolen overalls Artillerifls J9l Linea overalls & 936 Privates coats Engineers. 936 do. vests 1874 Woolen ovsralli 187® Linen dp. t 144 Sergeants roats 71 Musicians, do. at 6 Sergeaats vests 431 Linen overalls 43a Woolen do. '► Infantry. 1893 Privates coats 189 a do. vests 3784 Woolen overall* 3784 Linen do. ift Contra©, for iaBB Sergeaats fhjrts li3i6 Frivarc» £». 12600 Socks ad Contrail, for »7» pair leather breeches 3d Contrail, for 172 pair boots 4600 pair (hoes, Ne. 1 8000 pair do. No. 2 4th ContraA, for 103 a Artillerists and Engi neers hats 2108 Infantry do. , 136 Dragoon caps - The whole to be delivered at the city of Pbila f delphia, viz. One fourth on or before the 15th day of Fe bruary next. One fourth on or before the 15 th day of A pril next. / The remaining half on or before, the 15th day of June next. The article* are to be agreeable to such pat terns as (hall be diredled by the Secretary for the Department of War. Payments to be niade as soon as the articles (hall be delivered, and palled infpeilion. TENCH FRANCIS, Purveyor. eotnthSep. Chocolate and Mustard Manufsilured as usual, Ginger and Pepper ground Shelled or Pearl Barley Bhiladelphia Porter, Beer, Ale and Cyder London Porter Taunton and Btfitori Ale Red Port and other Wines, e'lhe bottled, or by the pipe, quarter-ca(k or gallon—suitable for exportation or home consumption For Sale by John.Haworth. No. 98 south Front street Dispute between the United States and France. This day ispublifhed, by Thomas Bradford, No. 8, South Front street, price 2/4, OBSERVATIONS on the dispute between the United States and France, addrtffed by Ro- EERT GOODtOE Harper, Of South Carolina to his conftituenu. Juu ¥ a6-§|t Lailson's Ciucus. - TUESDA2' next, July I Btbi ' for the benefit of -< MR. COLLET, I.EADER OF TfiS BAND, WHO rcfjiciilfully a (lures |he Ladies and Gen - tlemen of Phi'adelphia and its environs,. ' that his ultimate wish, (ince his refidcnce in this ci- ty, was ever to merit their countenance and pro- I tetflion, the continuance of which, on all occancns, ( will he remembered with grateful fenfibiliry. I The Equestrian Exhibition ® Will open the performance of the evening, by tile i introduction of GRAND PARADE of Equef- > trian Performers of both sexes. ] Matterly feats of Horsemanship, ; By Mr. Lailfon and his pupils, with the whimsical * feats of Mr Sully, in the chara&er cf cloian* Still Vaulting, By Messrs. Sully and Lailfon, wherein Mr. Lailfon will perform several furprifmg feats as exhibited at the French military f* 00l on the wooden horse ; such as jumping over the horse as he (lands lengthways. Mr. Lailfon will introduce his favorite horse on the PEDESTAL, in a pi&urefque attitude, his horse (landing on three legs. By desire, will be performed, the astonishing leap through the HOGSHEAD, by a hotfe and his rider on his back : with other Equftrian Feats not particularized in the bills. For that night only, A COMBAT ON HORSEBACK, With Er»ad-S words and Pidols, (never before presented in America) by Messrs. Collet and Lailfon, in which Mr. Lailfon will introduce the much admired-manauvre of the H O U L A N. . Lofty Tumbling, By Meflrs. Solly, Reano, and M'Donald ; particu larly Mr. Sully, in the a«3ion ot turning in the ait eight feet high, will expand an Umbrella. The whole to concutfe (being the fe»ond represen tation here) with the favorite and much admir ed Hiflorical and Heroical Pantomiaie of MIRZ A y LINDOR; Or, The Flrjl Adventurers in America. lnterfperfed with ferio'is and comic dances, as performed with unbounded applause at the t ' Grand Opera in Paris. The fcencs, drefles and decorations incident to the Pantomime entirely new. In the firft ail of the Pantomime Mr. Collet will play a beoutiful Concert* on the violin, corapofed by the celebrated Violti. Governor of Martinique, Mr. Pouble n English Officer, Mr. Jaymond Officer and corporal of the guard By Amareurs Maitre d'Hotel, Mr. Yieillard French Officers, Meflrs. Sully, Langley, Vande velde, Lailfon, &c. Lintlor, colonel of French reg.) Mr. Deuvilliers Sailors and Savages by the reft of the company. Six Negro Musicians, Meflrs. Sully, fen. Mar tin, Savoye, Reano, &c. Elene, (the Governor's wife) Miss TeflVire Zoe, (Mirza's servant) Mrs. Rowfon Mirra, Mrs. Douvilliers A regiment of infantry, ByAmatenrs of this city Hired troops, By ditto. £jT Tickets to be had at the usual place, and of Mr. C*llet,at his Coffcc-houfe, at the corner of the Circus. A Literary Treat. JuJl pulTJhed, handsomely printed on writing paper, price I dollar, A new edition of that popular and entertaining work, untitled THE FORESTERS, an American Tale ; being a sequel to the hiliory of John Bull, the Clo thier—ln a series of letters to a friend, with tb« ad dition of two letters, alluding to recent political Iran fait ions in America. Th« following eitra<2 from the Clavis Allegorica, (hews the principal characters that are introduced: John Bull, the Kingdom of England His Mother, the Cbnrch of England His Wife, the Parliament His Sifter Peg, the Church of Scotland His Brother Patrick, Ireland Lewis, the Kingdom of France His Mistress, the Old Constitution His new Wife, the National Rcprefentation Lord Strnt, the Kingdom of Spain Nicholas Frog, the Dutch Republic The Franks, the French Republic The Foresters, the United States of America Robert Lumber, Ncw-Hamplhire John Codline, Massachusetts v Humphrey Plow (hare, Connecticut Roger Carrier, Rhode Island Peter Bull Frsg, New-York Julius Czfar, New-Jersey William Broadbrim, Penofylvania Caffimar, Delaware Walter Pipewood, Virginia His Grandson, George Wafliington Peter Pitch, North Carolina Charles Tndigo, South Carolina George Trusty, Georgia Ethan Greenwood, V ermont Hunter Longknife, Kentucky Black Cattle, Negro Slave* Rats, Speculators Mother Carey's Chickens, Jacobins This popular and entertaining satirical histo ry of America is attributed to the Rev. Dr. Bel knap. It hasa great (hare of originality and a bonnds with genuine humour. It is continued down to the present time, and chsradterifes those late political tranfadlions which have caused so much uneasiness in America. Sold by H. aud P. RICE, Bookseller, No. 16, South Second Street, and No. jo, Marke' ftjeet. June »6. § Davis's Law Book Store, No. 319, High-Street. GEORGE DAVIS, BEING busied for fomc time pad in prepara tions for removing into his present house, has been under thenecellityof podponinguntil this day informing the gentlemen of the Bar generally thro' the United States, that his spring importation of law books is now arranged and ready for (ale, on terms that he trulls will entitle him to the like pre freence he has experienced for leveral years past. Catalogues, combining the mod varied collec tion evpr imported i/ito this country, r >. printed and will he delivered on application. June 27. Saw 6w Valuable Public Document. THIS DAT IS PUBLISHED, And for Sale At the Office of the Editor ofthe Gazette of the United States, No tig Cheiiiilt-S;reef, [PRICE ONE *OLLAR AND FIFTT CENTS] A FEW COPIES OF THE Receipts 'and Expenditure^ OF THE UNITED STATES, For the Year 1795, / 1 Bering the I. a test Peixod.to which an account oo.n'be made up. February §. From the Farmer's Weekly Museum. From the Shop of Mrjfrs< Colon & Spondee. Address to Dril a Crusca, humbly attempted in thtfublimeJlyle of that fajhwnabh author. O TMOtt, WHO. with thy blue cerulean hl&ze. Raft circled Europe's brow with t.ove lorn praise ; Whoso magic pen its J2feli<t lightning throws, Ii now a sunbeam, now a fragrant rnfe. ChiW of the dappl'd spring, whose green delieht. Drinks, with her snow drop lips, thu dewy light. Sa'> of the fonimer's Wand prolific rays, _ Who (beds her lofrieft treasure in thy lays; Who fwetls her golden lips to trump thy name, 1 Which links to whispers, at thy azure fame. , Brown aUtuiTHinurs'd thee with her dulcet dews, . And lurid winter rock'ii thy cradttd mufc. SIASONJ AND SONS, AND SPANOL'D SYSTEMS ROLL, I.iteatonAs vail, beneath thy " tlmtJ apt" foul. 1 Tim* win** it panting flight in harried chafe, But siujps in dew dropt langour in the immortal HACK* O THOU, Whose foul the nooky Britain scorns; Whofewhite cfifts tremble,when thy gsnius storms. The fallow Afric, with her curl'd domains, And purpled Asia with her muslin plains. And furgy Europe—vain —thy foul confin'd Which fills altfpacr—and f'en matilda's mind ! Anna's capacious mind, which allagri e, Contain'd a wildetnefs of woods in thee. More happy thou than Macedonia's Lord, Who wept for worlds to feed his fair ilh'a sword, Fatigu'd by attic conquest of the old, Fortune to thee a novel world unfolds, Come mighty Conqueror, thy foes disperse ; Let loose " thy epithets," those boos or vers* ; Draw forth thy gorgeous sword of damaik d rhyme, And ride triumphant through Columbia s clime, Till sober lettered sense (hall dyingfmile, Before the mighty magic of thy style. What tawny tribes in dulky for»ft wait, To grace the ovation of thy vidler (late. What ochred chiefs, vermillion'd by the sword, Mark'd by thy epithets, (hall own thee lord ! The punic Crc k, and nitrified Cho&aw, The high bon'd Wabafh, and bland Hanging Maw; Great Little Billy, Piambgo brave, \yith pity's dew drops, wet M'Gilvray's grave. What fonorousftrearuS meander through thy lays, What lakes ftjal) Mess thy rich bequest of praise. Rough Hockhocking, and gentle Chicago, Th- two Miami's—placid Scioto. How Will Ohio roll his Iprdly ftraam, What bluemifts dance upon the liquid scene, Gods how sublime (hall Delia Crufca rage, When all Niagara cataracts tht paci ! What arts! Whit arms urknown, to thee belong ! What ruddy scalps (hall deck thy fanguin'd song ! What fumy cal'mets scent the ambient air, What lovelorn Warhoops, CAPITALS declare. Cerulean tomahawks (hall grace each line, And blue iy'd wampun, glisten thro' thy rhyme. Rife Dell» Crufca prince of bardsfublimt, And pour on as whole cataracts of rhyme. Son or the sun arise, whose brightest rays, All merge to tapers in thy ignite blaze. Like some Colossus, stride the Atlantic o'er, A leg or cenius place on cither (hora, Extend thy red rightjtf m to either world Be the proud llandard of thy style unfurl'd ; Proclaim thy founding page, from (hore to (kore, And swear that sense in verse, (hall be no more. DELIA YANKEE. LAW BOOKS, Latest London and Dublin Editions* H. & P. RICE, Booksellers, No. 16, Sooth Second, and No 50, Market street, HAVE just received by the late arrivals from London and Dublin, their spring imports, tion confiding of a variety of the latest and molt approved l,.aw Book's, whirAi added to those alrea dy on hand. forms the mod extensive colle&ion ev er offered i<> thi* country. They th:; cfore beg leavtto notice, that from the nature of their conneiSiicnsip Dublin, they are enabled to felllrith editions (ai they have hitherto done) at the very lowed prices. The following are among the latest publications. Vefey, jun'rs Reports in Chancery, 1 rois. Peake's Cases at Nisi Prius ; Ridge way's Reports in the time of Lord Hardwicke j t'loyer's Probers Pra&ice in the Ecclefiadical Courts ; Barton's Trtatife on a Suit in Equity ; Tidd's Practice of the Court of King's Bench in Personal A&ions, 1 parts complete ; Ward's Law of Nations ; Cruise on Use» ; modern Reports, l» vols. London edi tion. H. and P.Rice expe<S t* receive by thefirft ar rival from New-York the 6th vol. complete of Dornford and Ead's Reports, the ad part of Gil bert's Law of Evidence bjr Loft, and a number of new publications. June 16. ___ Erfkine's View of the War. JUST PUBLISHED, By ROBERT CAMPBELL & Co. No 40 South Second street, [Price 31 Cents] A View of the Causes and Consequen ces of the present War with France. By the Honorable Thomas Erskine. Mayij $ Jujl Publifoed, And to be had of MtiTrs. Dokfon, Campbell,Rice, Cary, and the other pricipal Booksellers in t"ie city,price one dollar, twiritv-five cents,in boards, New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America. By BENJAMIN SMITH BARTON, m. d. i June zo. *6t 1 Bejl Englijh Crown Window Glass. A well all'orted Invoiceofthe bed Englilh Crown 1 Window Glafi, of the following fizct: 10 by ! 11 by 9 11 by 10 212 BOXES. < 14 by 10 16 by I» 19 by 14 J Likcwife frelb Rice, high proof Brandy, bed . mess Beef, in half barrels. 5 Sail Cloth, No. r. to 8. j Sherty Wine. A few hundred weight of excellent Dutch Pistol f and Rifle Gun Powcjer—and, i Thirty Boxes Chocolate. For Sale by, Samuel Bred, fun. No. 80, Sonth Third-flreet. 1 June ;t. eo Just Imported, In the (liip Rebecca, from St. Croix, Prime Sugar and Rum 4c,000 wt. of Windward Idand Coffee A quantity of choice Madeira Wine. James Yard, e SoutU fide Walnut street Wharf. Jupe ; d M t Bapk of North America. July 1, 1797. > At a meeting of the Directors this day, a di vidend of Six Per Cent. was declared for the last half year, which will b« paid to the Stock t holders or their reprefentativesi at any time af ter the toik inft. July i, O"'- PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY EVENING, Jvir 18. j For the GazrTTE of the United States. REMARKS OK THE « FEAST OF REASON: c At NF.tr-rORK. j It is not pretended, that the Devils, after j their expulsion from Heaven, held feftivals 1 to commemorate their descent into Hell— | „ the event was of too disastrous a nature to i J afford cause for merriment. But our Jaco- ( bins, who, for impudence and wickedness, t outstrip the Devils themselves, do not hesi tate to assemble and rejoice at their own ex- j clufion from the virtuous part of society, and , to express their impious wifheß, that all ho nest men might become Devils, or what is infinitely worse, Jacobins. Upon these cc- ( cafions, however, the chair is never filled ] with one of the members of the society, but by some weak man, who, to gratify his ri- | diculous vanity, seeks for praise, where praise is censure. That this charafter is ( ilrickly applicable to General Gates, who , presided at the feaft, cannot be denied,;—he j always entertained an opinion, in which j opinion he' now supported by the Jacobins, , that to his marvellous exploits we are in debted for our independence. How far it ] is confident with truth, to attribute the cap- , ture of Burgoyne's army exclusively to the good conduft of General Gates, is submitted , to those persons, who recolleft the able as sistance he derived from a Lincoln, a Stark, and a .Glover—Nay, the laurels with which the patriots at New-York are so desirous of adprning the brows of their chairman, were culled in part by Benedict Arnold, whose health might have been drank at the Kinta koy-s without fubjedling the company to the charge of inconfifteney ! Let it also be re memberedi for the honor of tbofe officers who commanded under General Gates at Saratoga, that they have never claimed any (hare of the glory he acquired at the battle of Camden. The objetft of this feaft it seems, was to afford his Grace the Duke of Chantilly, an opportunity of explaining in confidence to his bosom friends, the motives which governed his conduct during his million to the five titular Kings of France. If his> Grace has been accused of rendering his tedious and unthankful embajfy profitable to himfelf—if he ha 6 been fufpefted of exert ing his abilities and influence to promote the views of the Dire&ory—the mode taken to vindicate himfelf by appealing to the enemies of his country ; I mean the United States, was truly unfortunate. No man can ex pe£t to cleanse himfelf from filth by plung ing into a common fewer. But his Grace (who never does things by halves) being determined to juftify the executive for re calling him ; he at the feaft aforefaid, sport ed the following toafl as a proof of his firm attachment to the independence of the United States.—" Perpetual union between the republics of America and France." Be fore we pronounce sentence however upon his Grace, 1 it will be proper to enquire into the meaning of the word Union, as applica ble to a political conneftion between two independent sovereign States. Does it im ply alliance ? No. Does it fignify harmony or friendfhip ? No. What then is the true fignification of Union in the cafe now before u» ? One and indivisible. When Scot land was united to England, it was called the Aft of Union. When the convention , by their decree, annexed Belgium and Savoy to France, it was'ftyled the Union of Belgum and Savoy with France. Other examples might be cited if necessary ; but it is con ceived, that those already quoted are fuffi cient to demonstrate the extreme solicitude ' on the part of his Grace, to relieve his coun trymen from the trouble and vexation, inci dent to governing themselves. The fifth and twelfth toasts roared out at the Feast of Reason, may be considered as two of the many instances, in which ihe gen uine republicans of the North, when inspired by grog, have not only flapped themselves in the fafej but insulted their brethren of the South. The imprecation invoked upon the Demons of tyranny and the enemies of freedom, can only apply in this country to : Jacobins and Cave holders. > How the Patriots of New-York, who : have no lamb now to prey upon, nor any hopes of extrafting gold from sands, will find means to pay for their dinner is difficult to say—unless indeed the Tavern-keeper consents to take a bill on Viftor Hugues, payable out of the proceeds of American cargoes condemned for trading under the fanftion of treaties and the laws of nations. COMMUNICATIONS. ' The faftion which is at this moment ta king exttaordinary measures to prepare the way for the introduftion of a foreign power irito this country, have recourse to one sin gular expedient. In order to reconcile the public mind to a fubtniflion to French do mination they fay " that the people detest • the Britifti government and its meafnres; the administration [of our government] on the contrary love every thing British." Any other assertion might be made with equal propriety: It is as unfounded as the preten sions of this faftion are to paCriotifisi. It is not possible to conceive of greater turpitude than that which aftuates these embosomed enemies of our country. In order to en courage aij invasion of the United States they attempt to fever the people from their government; failing in this, they publish and continue a series of falfe intelligence, lies and flanders, calculated to influence a nation pro fefling friendfhip for us and in treaty with us, to- change her system, and aftually to make war on our essential interests—and fav ored by distance and a concurrence of cir cumflances, they op°rtly exult that their in fernal machinations are pushed to the point of direct ar.d g:enentl hostility end ;nvy£f:on ! Should the United States, which I eaveii forbid, be unfortunately involved in a fo reign war, whatever may be the issue, '.here A is no truth tnore clear and certain than tl is, *" that all the horrors and calamities incident to such an event, will tie juftlj: chargeable to the men J .vho coiifature th{ faftion that is now laboring to weaken the union, and to destroy the con.idence of the people in their own government. " Faßion always the fame. "The faftiori which is now at work td bring the people of the United States under a foreign yoke, is COmposed of the fame fort of men, with the addition of a number of imported kindred spirits who oppofei the treaty of peace in 1783—they then dit graced the country in ftveral places by vio lent resolutions against foroe of the articles.' The people knew their ownintereils, and the faftion was silenced. After fuffering every species of misery and disgrace for fume yeers, the federal govern ment was adopted, flGtwithftanding the op pofitioh of this faftion. Time and experi ence have contradiflfd all their predictions. The war in Europe pointed out the line of duty, interest and policy for the United States—Neutrality. The fafli&n opposed this. Here they again failed. The people by their representatives approved the moa fure. Our neutral rights were invaded ; war or negociation were the alternative. The latter took place, and the people were fatis fied. It is true, the faftion printed a pe tition at the feat of government,* and cir culated it thro' the union, but the signers were as a drop to the ocean, compared to the American people. The friends of our government and peace triumphed. Wafliington retired from public life, crowned with glory and the gratitude of the; country-he had saved in war, and nurtured in peace. The fa ft ion labored to promote to the presidency a ftfcceffor ta. suit the views of a foreign country- —but, riotwith ftaflding their lies, corruption and terror, the truly American interest again prevailed. Adams was elefted in the 'face of ail that hell and devils could do—Thus hss heaven preserved the United States from foreign influence and domestic traytors ; and it will still preserve us. * This was, with few, if any variations, the only petition that was broughi forward, throughout the United States, against the Bri tish treaty. \ WANTED, BT THE JACOBIN FACTION, \ An expert diforganizer, capable of as signing plausible reasons for turning out of office those of the public functionaries who stand in the way of Revolutionizing"fcheme-. One capable of devising means of fhaki g off government and laws altogether, would be preferred—as these have proved, from time to time, extremely troublcfome to moil of the fraternity. N. B. Those hitherto hired for the a bove purpose, having totally failed of suc cess, none need apply, except he bring well attefled certificates of his being defpeiate, both in fame and fortune. ; In cafe of success, he will be admitted to a due (hare of the plunder. In the event of a failure, " The republic" will abundantly reward his labors, by a " Flour contrail." Apply at the office of " Surgo at Profim and Co. From an English Paper. . " Life is a jest, and all tlj'ir.g* (how ;t. 1 " 1 thought so once, and now 1 know it." And really, Sir, we are the wittiest people , on earth. Every thing serious or sacred is 1 I made a jest of—to come, to an untimely ■ i end, is only " to go off at the d?op—and ■ to die in one's bed is, '■ to kick the buc ket." x To be on the verge of bankruptcy, . a situation not the molt desirable, is only to . be dished —and there are above fifty, pret ty, witty, genteel and foft expressions, to denote that imitation of brutality, druk i kenne'ss. A man is affronted, if youttll . him that he was drvn kon such a day ; but 1 he takes it as a compliment, if you infinu ; ate that he was " a little groggy,"—or " " how came you so ?!! To accuse a gen -1 tit man of adulter y would probably pro f duce a challenge ; but to whisper that he 1 has had an " affair of gallantry" with Mrs. —, is tie moil nioft pleasing flat -1 tery. Should you be so very dull and stu pid, as to accuse another of murder, it is [ ten to one but he "brings you into the Court of King's Bench ; whereas if you praise ■ him for behaving as a man or honor, when he pinked the fellow whose wife or daugh i ter he had debauched, he. will lhake hands ■ with you most cordially. Indeed, fir, this is carrying things too far. It is being witty overmuch, when by such fine and polite expressions, we familiarize ourselves to crimes, which never ought to be mentioned without abhorrence. The • proper fubjeft for the exercise of wit fe&ns to be exhausted, and proper places are > changed- for others not quite so proper.— Hetice we may hear of a roar of laugh ter in the Senats ; a general smile on the face of the whole congregation in a church ; and a good joke, which makes even the judges laugh, in a CoußTof Jus i Tice ! While our play houses are as dull as . conventicles, and our plays contain every ! thing, "except that which provokes mirth. ' ' To modern tragedies, indeed, I allow a 1 certain portion of the vis comica; but , no thanks to the author, for it is the aud"- 1 ence who make their own entertainment - here. I I From the Albany Centinel, Americans who have listened to ttie de , faraatory tales of a fa&ion in this country, > a faiftion whose unceasing objeft it has been - to depreciate the measures of our govern • merit in the estimation of the people, are de - fired to pay particular attention to that part t of Mr. Monroe's reply to his addreflers in ! Philadelphia, in which he states that " his
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