Xlyt groTjnd at the Patriot's K-el." That improper men intrude themselves in to important offices, and that a fpiric of li centiousness, disorder, turbulence and mif ruje, hss been enabled to afTume a mcnacincr •afpedt. . MORRIS-TOWN, (N.J.) 0&. 18. Communication. L.i a free ftite the bsft inheritance of eve ry man fliould be the laws and conflitution, not his cftatc or chattels, and the best pro perty of the state is the indnftry, talents and attachment of its inhibitants, not thd lands they poflefs. The feudal idea of re gulating eleflions by the pofieflion of pro perty, or of portions of territory, to which the people are deemed merely appendages, is not ytt discarded. LegiGators, and con stitution mongers, gravely utter the absur dity that forefts, fields and blad*3 of grass may be represented by men. The pofTeflion of property is of itfelf (according to Joel Barlow J a fufficient advantage, and it is impolitic, as well as unjnft, to add to' the advantage, at the expense of labour, in dustry, and talents, the most valuable re sources of every community. Nothing less than a civil offtnee or crime should deprive a citizen of the right of voting in the ap pointment of legislators and magistrates, wno are to determine on happiness and life. The lands and riches of a country may be monopolized by a few, while fuffrages and property have no more natural connexion than nobility l or fuffrages and military rank. The power of appointing governors does not imply ah equality in personal con fide ra tion or in property : it is founded in the veafonablenefs of having a choice where appovitments may restrain our public afti oirs, and dispose of the fruits of qur indus try, and our lives. All on such occasions should be considered equal, and entitled ftri&ly to equal consideration ; for all com mit all to the hands of government. The property and talents of individuals may be unequal, and private advantages or disadvan tages arise from them : but in the inter course of' every community with its govern ment, every citizen is equally an unit, and every violation of this equality, whatever the state is called, is an approach to des potism. REMARKS. There is in the foregoing observations a good dealpf modern fophiflry. Attachment to the gov ernment of a country arises from the benefits deri ved from' the laws which secure life, liberty and property under that government. These three are inseparable. To tell those who have no estate or chattels, that the laws and conflitution ire an inhe ritance, is too unfubflantial an idea for them to rea lize ; and to talk of talents and induflry aithe best prope ty of the (late, apart from the landser other obje<2s on which those talents and that induflry are to be exercised, is refining beyond common or tfeful comprehension. The diflindlions attempted to be drawn, between property, labor, induflry and talent*, is invidious. The three la(>, in a free country, produce the firft ; and this form* the ba sis of attachment, made valuable ly just and equal lav s. li In the intercourfi of every community with its government every citizen is equally a unit," fays the communication. This cannot be true—lf A pofleffing nothing, neither hdufc nor laud, nor wife nor child, nor talents nor indu.lry. nor virtue nor charafl?r, it a unit, can it be said that he en joys no greater advantage than S, who poiTefling all that A wants, is nevertheJefs no more than a unit. The true political equality here is, that His a unir, and A is a cypher, and ought to remain so, till circumllanres alter. An equaliiy of this fort is the word species of despotism ; for it not only gt>;, s-ifhecontroulof£'s property,buton a ge neral scale damp* and quenches every spring of hu mail exertion itmsy be well to advert to a few of the o'-j-c ---tions which have been (iarted agajnt the system ( ,f universal fyfl'rfge. The FjrW is, thn it would i;i most inflanccs defeat the principal objeib in view, that is, an equal reprtfentation. The more sxten- A r» c t,».0 he»d oF t!ifr cHai:; of lucccisin exerei»ing the means and uiinlly employed One of the greatell evil* t!ie exten-iv.- i i-rhf; nl fufirage ■ ■ e-ctTcife.l i i this cqlti' is til'* .facility ot incre'ifinj* the votTfc in favor of i«wo-Wiy nnd unprincipled cwiiilafs., hy'tliai'j arts of ff('u£\ion which arc era Allied on t.!-c un va - 11'>'Omple anduninformed. UniVerfat fuTi'"iwc womd increase this description cjf voters in a ratio greatly or;rproportio<;ed to fh.' mimber of a con trary complexion. The cen r eqacnces are undenia - ; the rerreleiltalive- of w> i>ld fcldom if ever he rhr rcprefenratives of thr fnlingi r.r ihe inteil'smce rf the p-ople. fl-ivirli! knowlti'gr, flight to precede ur;iv;rfal fuSVi^s. Another o'. jeflion ar.fes !r;n> t- e »*UcntiH po ■ 1 cy of c'N.Tr.ir the worthlrf.i, the prnflijrute an J a* hafldoned. without property /aad w'tl out informa tion, with those who ar» the lY.t of C.ciety. The - principled hnuflv>lrfer», the irdufliinus farmers and artisans, who pofTcf# property "ret talents, &-d whofc providence imVt r.nomy are til? chief depen dence of the t>oor and improvident. 1 his Would unnerve In far as it went, the hand of e:.ter prize. and .'edroy one gr' t of a laudable emulation, by giving equd advantages to iu-luftry an:l idleness. A third ohjcairtn, and the most importm' is that i' would vrv soon transfer the powers of ftovcrnmcnt f. '.ri 'hrf. who I ave t-vtry thing i to Icfr, to those who have nothing to lefe, but e very thinsj to gain.' For as it is contrary to Vca fon and experience, that the wealthy ftioulJ ever be equal in numbers to those who are poor, placing the power < to determine on happinci's and life" in the hands cf amijsn'tyof the lat'er, will eventu ate in laws a together in their own favor, and in volving a facri'ice oT the happinefa of those who poflefs property t,aws in such cases would afiur edly be made io rffeil an equality on principles contravening the fettled course of n.-.ture. Where property, and its enjoyments are secured, the moll powerful incitements to induflry exist, but where it it contronled hr the w ill of those who have none, it loies its value—The main spring of society is un braced, and its diiTolution soon fellows. Lej/lfla tors determine not only on " happiness and life," but also on property. It furcly would be incongruous to pl?ce the pro pel ty of A, to the d fpefal of B and C who have Done. The business must be disposed of, so that neither rich nor poor may hevejuft czufc of com plaint. Th? qualifications in this country are so moderate, that woe to the generation whi h fees the present barriers thrown down. ALBANY, Oftobcr 13. From a Correspondent. Whiteftown, Oft. 5, 1797. On Monday the 2d inft. was celebrated at Fort Schuyler, formerly Fort Stanwix, f :n modern Rome) a marriage between a 7'ounger branch of the family of St. Law rence, and an Elder branch of that of Hudson. This match* so long contem-, plated by the friends of this state, was brought to a happy ifTue, in consequence of the liberal settlement made by the legi\ Mature of this state, as a marriage dower on the young Lady. The marriage ceremony was celebrated, under a discharge of can non, by Mr. Wefton, in behalf of her guardians, aflifted by some of her other friends. At the commencement of the ce remonies, thirteen cannon were fired in honor of her Guardians, and at the conclusion, Jixteen as a federal salute—Aster which the company partook of an elegant dinner, at the house of Mr. Wefton, by whose able and judicious conduft the match has been concluded, where decent hilarity evinced the joy of the guests on this happy event. May this match give rife to a numerous progeny, that may, in some future period, contribute amply to the support of the pa rent flock, and enrich the various branches of this house, as well as the state which has so judiciously patronized them. From the IVfflern Centinel, O&oler 3. We hear from Fort Stanwix that the canal and locks are completed, and that yesterday was the day fixed on for the boats to pass. The formalities of the day we have not obtained. CHARLESTON, Oftober 9. Extra'ft of a letter from captain Edward Johnson, of the /loop fames, belonging to Messrs. Blake and Magwood of this city, dated Naflau, September 20. " I am sorry to inform yon of my long paflage from Charleston, and also of my mif fortunes, On the 22d of August, I was in lat. 26, long. 77, which was within fix hours fail of this place, when I was boarded by the Grouper, which is a Spanish priva teer, by which I was very hardly treated, and my vefTel sustained very great damage ; they kept me on board the privateer 48 hours, during which they robbed my vessel of every thing worth taking. I received a llab under my right breast, but, thank God, it is not dangerous. They carried me back as far as lat. 29, long. 79, and then put 7 Spaniards on board of her, to carry her to St. Jago in Cuba. Being unwell, they put me on board of my own vefTel, where I found means to get pofleflion of her, and have brought her in here. lam sorry for your loss, but it could not be helped, as the privateer Grouper is the occasion of all the damage the cargo has received. A great many American vefTels are brought in here; they take out whatever is contraband, or contrary to treaty, and let the veflels go." A letter dated Mole St. Nicholas, Septtm ber 23d, 1797, received there by the sloop General Green, now off Fort John fton, mentions that The brig Jerufhia, capt. Ebenezer Giles, which failed early in June lail, from Bristol in England, for this port, was captured on the 31ft of August, by the French frigate Medusa, commodore Barney, who took her in tow until the 17th of September; in the night, off the north fide of the Caucasus, the tow rope broke, and the Medusa left the Jerufha, carrying away all her psople and leaving 8 Frenchmen on board. On th« ißtli September the Jerufha was retaken by the English frigate Aquilon, captain Crawford, who sent her into the Mole. On the 19th September, captain Giles made out his protest, and waited on the judge of the admiralty, who told him, that he (hould pay to the captors a salvage of one eighth of the vessel and cargo. Captain Giles writes, that he expefis a part of the cargo will be fold to pay the ialvage, in compliance with an order of court, which will b« immediately granted, I and he will proceed for this port as fooD as his business is arranged. I 1 • Her? 15 a new fpccjmen of the principles of a French American ; the commodore of Baltimoie has no sooner cleared himfe'if of oils UiTrtts. which prcte&ed him 'from the enemies, whom he so anx : onfly lulled to pj-f vengeance from, than he has commenced his filiations on American property. We hope and trust, that such unparalleled vil lainy and ingratitude will meet with the pu nifhmeiit doc so it, and that lie may shortly again enjoy the comforts ofprifon fliip. An extraci of a letter, from a citizen of this state, now in Holland, to a chars&cr of the firft refpeftahilitv in this city, on the fubjeft of politics, fays, '* 1 hat the negociations now pending between Britain and France, may possibly terminate in peace ; that ef the diredtory of Frac'ce, but one member (Barthelemi) is friendly to the United States ; of the coun cil ot five hundred, a majority may be reck oned well disposed to us than otherwise; that Ihoukl a peace take place between Britain and Fiance, it is impoftible to form a judg ment, of what measures or conduit the di re£lory wilj .idopt with refpefl to the United States, an;i it is therefore of the utmost im portance that we (hould be fully prepared for the worst, and that our sea-ports and har bors particularly, ought to bt immediately well fortified. In.speaking of the differences between the French directors and the coun cil of five hundred, the writer fays, " that it is uncertain whether the armies will fide with either of the parties, or that BUONA PARTE will not set up for himfelf," with the title of the KING OF THE RO MANS." Communication. Barney and Defchamps, ex-citizens of the United States, are now in their glory ; they have each commenced their career with robbing and plundering our citizens ; the latter has already gone so far as to attempt to murder one, and the former, there can be no doubt, will likewise take advantage of the firft oppprtum'ty to do the fame. It is said there has been an exceflive hard gale of wind to the southward on the 26th of Sep tember ; it is molt devoutly to be wifljed, that the vessels of these unnatural, unprinci pled and unphralelled villains have been wrecked, and that they with all the horrors of the (form, are embosomed in the deep, as food for fillicp, Were they {imply our ene mies, there would be something wickedly cruel in such a with, but they are the ene mies of nature. Citizen Commodore, had you at any time after becoming Frenchman quit pickaroone ry, made good your boailings, fought out the enemies of your newly adopted country and fought them, your quondam country men, the Americans, and your eternal ene mies, the Englijh, would have done justice to your courage and applauded your revenge ; but a conduft like this corresponded neither with yonr principles nor views ; you fled commodote from the enemies you vowed vengeance upon, to American protection, and left it only to unmalk your viperous heart, and commence yonr trade of robbery and plunder, and to rank yourfelf the equal of 1 pirates. Married, on Thursday the |tt inft. by the rev. Mr. Hollingfliead, Mr. William Ruffel Gray, to Miss Ruth Ann Man, both of this city. Died, on Thursday last, at his house in this city, after a short indisposition, in the 55th year of his age, Isaac Huger, Esq. late brigadier general in the army of the United States. NASSAU, (N. P ) Sept. 26. On Saturday evening, the appeanncc of the flcy indicated the approach of a heavy gale. At it o'clock, M. there suddenly came on a severe squall from the southward, and for half an hour the wind blew with very great violence. The weather has fir.ee been moderate. The trial of the American East Indiaraan Asia, re-captured by the Ratigcr trivater, came on thi« day in the court of vice admiralty. The counsel for the re-captor» conunded for the whole, both vessel and cargo, being condemned, as lawful prize ; and in support of this claim, urged the uni form pra&icethat has hitherto obtained, where no flipulations were made by particular conventions or treaties, for a fpecific falvagc in cases of recapture. The fcntence o! the court, it i« supposed, will be given in the coutfe of next week. 1 LONDON, August 19. efterday letters ot intelligence were re- 1 ceived at \he office of the secretary to the I admiralty, Whitehall, from admiral Dun- < can's fleet. The Brkilh and Dutch fleets it 1 seems still hold their usual situations. 1 Yesterday we received Dutch and Bruf fell papers down to the date of the 12th j inft. The former are extremely ban-en of i news, every thing having been anticipated by preceding accounts. The intelligence 1 brought by the latter is extremely impor- I tant, inaftuuch as it may be faii to exhibit '1 the fine qua non oi the imperial cabinet, 1 whieli is said to insist on a fulfilment of the t fbidt letter of the preliminary articles. 1 The Udme account also (Irongly inti- t mates that the negociatioi) is drawing to a t close. Perhaps it is not the intention of J Buonaparte to return tp Udine, but at the head of his army. J The Auftrians and French, both on the t fide of the Rhine and Italy, are making 1 movements which indicate a renewal of hoi"- 1 tilities. t Accounts are moreovet said to have been I received yesterday at the imperial ambaffa- c dor's, that the emperor will certainly break off the negociations with Buonaparte, un- f less the idea of dividing Italy into republics 1 is totally given up; but as the cefiiou on f j will command the army on the RJiine, while >f ; the archduke Joseph, affiftedby gen. Mack, ,e 1 will conduft the operations in Italy. ! _ From Nuremberg it is remarkable, that it is is impossible to divine "the objecls of the e Au.luaw movements, and that theycontinue 1- to buy up all the hay, &c. that they can i- meet with. y The French troops under gen. Grenier . have again taken pofllfiion of the Bridge head at Niewed. This is undcrftood as a if certain indication of approaching hostilities. if The letters from the Hague, received yef le terdny, reach down to the 14th of August, j and contain communications of the fit'ft im g . portance. The new conflitution, so strong ly • ly recommended by Noel, was 011 the Bth _>f inft. rejefted by a considerable majority, is One of the mofl efficacious means em i- ployed by the French for theipurpofe of 1- working tip a revolution in Turkey, Is the it eilabliftunent of a French gazette at Con in ftantinople. Phis paper contains not only V an account of all public tranfadlions, which j- aie rcprefented in a manner the most favour •d jble to their projc& of universal :i- zation, but is also constantly engaged in :d diffemiriating those deftniftive principles of r- anarchy which have laid waste the fineft fy countries of Europe. ;s It is rumoured at Paris that a revolution 1- has taken place in the Ecclesiastical states, it and that the pope has abdicated his fove le reignty on a pension. L ' Th r« of the bank of Vienna h have, it is said, been arrested, and are to be )- brought to trial on a charge of having low ered the public credit by stock jobbing. T"he above papers contain nothing upon the fubjedl of the negociation at Liile wor 'f th y of remark. They were brought to Do ; ver .by a Danish packet with passengers, but h no king's melftnger. c The Bruffuls papers contain intelligence t from \\ etzlaer of inft.ofthe liberation e of La Fayette, and the other (late prisoners f at Olmutz ; from Vienna, of the murder of l s the French consul and his wife at ifi f Dalmatia. By this day's Mail. 1 , M , * s NEW-YORK, Odlober 2?. s 0 " By Captain A dam fin, of the Ship Chefa _ pcahe, arrived ycjlerday, in 56 days from Brijlol, ixie huve been Javored : -with London Prints to the 26th of Au g"f> (seven days later than our former \ advices) ; and from which