fho.m ?nz 2lncljor Club. j TO develope the causes which contirtue to confine this country to that tame and dif hanorablc policy, which has marked all her tranfadtions with France, is a task no less ufeful than difficult. To remedy an evil, it is firft neceffaryto ascertain the source whence that evil fpringss la tracing this enquiry, the farther we advance, the stronger is otir ground for alarm. Amortgft the most pro minent of those causes which have contribu ted to repress the spirit of America frdhv rising in arms against France, is undoubtedly to be ranked the intrigue and influence of • tlut power amongst ourselves. That France had it in contemplation to reduce these states under her dominion so early as the year 175.6, —that she at that time had agents in Philadelphia, in purfuanctf of that plan,— that she commenced the war of 1778 against fereat~6ritain, and feht armies to "America, with this exptefs view, are well established fatts. That this mad conception of her : naddeft ambition, was resuscitated and warm ly cherished by the eccentric projectors of the is also authenticated by fadts of general notoriety—4>y the nliffion and in ftruitions ef the incendiary, Genet, by the history of Fauehet, Randolph, and the Flour Merchants, by the Wcftprn Infurreftion they produced, by the aitivity in that In surrection of the infamous Genevan, a man nctcrioufly fold to France, by th'e odd ad vertures of Adet and his train, by the appeal of the latter to the peqple, in which he ex horts them to aboil fh their government and cleave to France, by the labors of I.achaife, of Mareellac, of Volney, -, , # and the reft of her numerous (or rather num scrlefs) tribe of emiffai'ies here. These are a few of the direst evidences of a systematized plan to reduce America under French domination. The tollateral evidences are vrtliminous indeed. Whether we search for them in public or in private walks,— •whether we dive into the records of those p ftifrrous inftruiwents of hers, the Demo cratic Societies, Or exalt ourvieV to the Areo pagus of the country, on either and on every Me, deep and damning c.ircumftances stare us in the face, and compel conviction. In the assiduous flatteries heaped on our great men, by public aAs of the Revolutionizes, in their statues of Franklin and of Jefferfon, and the apotlieofis of the former in the Hea thenifhVantheon,—in their affefted humility of cfcnteding to America the honor of setting them an illustrious example, by her Revolu tion, we discover ramifications of the fame iyftein, still undeviatingly, though remotely purfuedw But in working out this grand design, an inftruiiient more powerful, betaufe morejex teiifive and immediate in its operations, and more dangerous f#ofli the secrecy, art and ad dress. wmcli it admitted in management, was found iu the Press. Through this medium have her. servants, in eight years, worked more corruption, destroyed more morality, and excited more ill-temper, than could have been effected by all her other means in a Century. It is, in short, chiefly by this means, th3t she has reduced the country to its present state ; and by the manner in which •she has availed herftlf of that engine, no less than in the feleftion of it, has she displayed a " skill" which our fortune alone has ena - .. - S bled us to countervail. Freffes hired by France, writers hired by France to supply those prefles with the fuel of sedition, are of much longer flanding in Americi, than most people imagine. But the neceflities of the revolution, called for the more regular and systematic employment of them. In the capital France had a print er, formally appointed and salaried : three ■' counsellors to the republic," received each •po louis d'or, per ann. for furnifhing the literary stock of this imprimerie de la Re tiublique. Since France commenced her de predations upon this country, the declamati ons issued from this polluted source, have uniformly dilated upon thele two prominent points.—The power of France and the poli cy of peace. Ever)' thing, said these, ftiould be fecrificed to peace. By yielding up part of our pollellions, we retain the reft along Tvith peace : if we refufe her demands, (he is ; , .tl powerful, and will take the whole. she ?r>pe inftanced) iriceiifed at the | i'eizure ui i'ome of his dominions, made war ; j and they fo< nft ripped him of all. The-long j train of miseries attendant oti war, the ghaft ! ly crowd of horrars, all reeking from the pencils of perverl'e poets,—of Southey, Faw cett and of Merry, nave been made to pass in review, an hundred and an hundred times. The continual dropping of water will wear | away stone. The brain of ignorance, teized j with the endlefk repetition of these fantafies, became imprefled with them as oracles of truth, and really looked on war as murder and misery in the abstract. Swift, along the ex tended line of communication, fliot like bane ful and portentous meteors, all these degene rating efforts ; their impression is at this day every where felt. A fordid spirit, which has contributed unjustly to bring disgrace on the mercantile character of our country, has also co-operat ed in retarding a vigorous hostility te the views of France. Amidst all t,he tricks of the great nation, notwithstanding her role d' equipage, sea letter, and other traps for our commerce, a few men had still contrived to maintain a gainful trade with France, and her pofleflions these all join in the hue and cry against war, and effedtively co-ope rate with the democrats, in enlarging on the bteffrngs of peace. It is time openly to proclaim the truth, tnat war is an evil only by corilparifdn, and that it is a contingency in the lot of nati ons, more dangerous to be shunned than fought.' TO THE Promoters of Literature. THE managers of the Beula Seminary, impelled by motives of pure morality, having resolved to dispose of the following property by way ef LOT TERY, in order to affilt them in erefting a coavenient build ing for the accommodation of cne hundred students, and tht neceflary pro'effors in the different departments of ftience—do offer for sale three hundied and fifty lot! in BEULA, each fifty-eight feet by one hun dred and twenty.five, at twenty dollars per ticket, each ticket entitled to a lot to be determined by ballot; ten dollars to be paid on receipt of the ticktt, and the remaining ten «n the delivery of the deed. The bal lot to take place before impartial men, as soon as the whole number of tickets are fold. The managers, anticipating the difficul ty of obtaining cafli for the whole, have re solved to receive an equivalent, for some of the lots, in fele& books ; philosophical ap paiatus, or in produce and materials for building, delivered on the spot > It rtiay be observed, that the value of prizes in this lottery will be more than dou ble the amount of all the tickets ; for 350 lots, would It their average estimation, pro duce at least 15,750 dollars ; whilll, accord ing to the present proposals, the sum ob tained for them will be only 7,00 c dollars. Ticket# may be had during this winter, of Mtrgan J. Rheet, president of the board of managers, no. 177, .south Second-street, Philadelphia ; who will receive proposals and plans for the cre&ion of the building. It is intended to be of brick or stone ; its situation oa the summit of a gradu il rising eminence, commanding an ex tensive profpeft of the surrounding country ; an observatory to be on its top. Land and out lots in the vicinity of the Town may be had on moderate terms by ap plying as above. Mechanics and laborers, of good morals will meat with encou age ment. Jan. 19. 3aw2m A Farm for Sale. WILL be fold, in pursuance of an order of Orphans Court of Delaware county, on Monday the 15 th February next, at the house of W. Anderfon, in the Borough of Chefler, at one o'clock, P. M. THE PLANTATION, Late the property of Raper Hoiking, deceased, situate in the said Borough, containing about no acres, of which between 43 and 50 acres are excellent upland and marsh meadow; about 40 acres of woodland ; the remainder is arable 1 land, of a good quality-r-Thc whole has been nfed for many years as a prizing farm and is un der an almost new cedar fence ; there are on the farm a good two story stone dwelKng house and , kitchen in good repair; the dwelling house has four rooms on a floor, with a convenient eßtry ; there is a good kitchen garden, tw» good apple orchards, one containing about fix acres young and healthy ; a good tenant'*, hou-fe, barn, Sables and' chair house. The banks are in go jrl repair, and walled in front with stone. Also at the fame time and place will be fold i '5 acres of marsh meadow, in the neighbour hood of thr farm, under good bank* and in high cultivation. Any person defirows of view ing the premises, will be (hewn them by ap plying in Chester to ELEANOR HOSKINS, Admin'x. January 18, 1799. Who desires all those indebted to the late R. Holkins, to make immediate payment, and those who have demands against his estate, to present them to her for settlement. Ik3awtdf "I" 1 HE Book for Subscriptions to the Company * for erefting a permanent Bridge over the ri ver Schuilkill, at, or near the City of Philadel phia, continues open at th«; house ot the Treasurer of said Company, No. 13, Church Alley. January 8, 179 v. eod6w R. TAYLOR, ~~ MUSIC PROFESSOR, WO. 96, NORTH SIXTH-STREET, RESPECTFULLY informs the Public that he continues to teach Ladies the Piano Forte as usual. Nov. 6. tuthsa %f)t (Rijem. PHILADELPHIA, TUEiDAV EVENING, JANUARY 19. ■■■» •> & Ml COMMUNICATION. AT a crilis so momentous as the present, it is the indilpenfable duty o£ ever/ 'native American Citizen, to be conftanity on his watch-tower and endeavor by every pollible circumspeCtion to deteCt the emillaritt of a disorganizing faCtion and expose them to the meritedchaftifement of thofelaws, made and promulgated for the general good. With this impretfion in full force on my mind, I was called to make an excurlion a few days ago through the county of Montgomery, where, I was mOre and more convinced, of the neceflity of the most energetic measures in government and promptitude in those whose duty it is to enforce laws ; from observing what I once supposed was confined within the city, the alarming extent and increaiing virulence of the United Irilhmen. Notwithftandingmany folemnproteftations to the contrary, it is but too true, that this curfcd irpa has infected our atmosphere alio I and poiloned the current of life in many of our once worthy fellow countrymen —I was induced to investigate the caufc of this grow ing calamity, that if pollible I might (natch one deluded citizen from this destruCtive in fluence. First—lt appears that in this county, as unfortunately in too many others withip this state, a great disproportion of outcasts from the French and Irish nations ; but particular ly of the latter, have unguardedly been ad mitted as settlers. These, discovering am ple scope for the display of their dil'orderly talents, have combined with certain Ameri cans, who have fold their birthright for a pottage and others, citizens by name ; but nature abhors the unnatural reality ; are con stantly inveighing again it the proceedings of our government, which on all occasions they prevert, becauie their wilhes tend to the pro duction of every {pedes of confufion.—Thus their firft step is to create a want of confidence in those reprelentatives, whofp talents mud eventually prove the lalvation of the nation ; and this among those whose deficiency in point of information, prevents them from discovering the dangerous tendency of such luggeftions. Second—But the mpft oftcniible reason I conceive to be owing to the great number of democrats who have been advanced to the of fice of magistrates, either through gross in attention, or as is more than probable, through the particular favor of one, w ho, if really a friend to our constitution and cooftitutcd au thorities, has a peculiar way of evincing it. These magistrates, so far from difcountc nancing, in every instance make it a point to encourage that illiberality of fentimenC\ which relates to men and measures ; because it is perfectly congenial to their own feelings. From these causes the spirit of disaffection is growing tp an alarming degree. Judge of the truth of the above from the following faCts: _ the Jate election in this county, two judges, violent democfats, ported on the bench in oppofttion t'o one hone ft, worthy servant of the public. ' The clerk, a jacobin Frenchman, who hat been keeping up his part of the farce for some time, by a (Turing the unfulpefting that, the •President was in too much haste for war —that the French government as he called it, sincerely desired to be on the most friend ly terms with us—of this he was fully in formed by frequent letters from that coun try, particularly during the delay of Mr. Gerry. From this retailer of deception firft originated the report among this people, that the direftory had revoked the orders for cap turing American vessels—that many of their privateers were laid up, that an amballador was to accompany Mr. Gerry for the pur pose of accommodating all differences, and yet he does not hesitate to fay, that we only are the aggressors. Thus you fee we have one of the juggling lift among us, who, though an alien may pass such censures on our adminiftrxtion as best suits his purposes, and that in the presence of Iri(h democratic magiftratej who not only fuffer such insolence to go unpunished, but countenances his vote at ele&ions ! 1 Further—A candidate for a feat in the House of Congress, has lince the election acknowledged that his faccefs was owing to ingenuity—of what kind, we learn In part from one of your publications some weeks back ; and now, that the judges, whose opinions predominated at the election, did a£tually fuffer several to ,vote for this candi date, who were neither Americans nor citi zens. This appears to be an age conspicu ous for ex-divin<s becoming political judges. Furtbtj- A very full meeting of these dif contentcd gentry tvas held on the 29th ult at the Inn of Mr. ——•, for the purpose of appointing committees of conference agreea bly to their nefarious constitution, which comniitteS were to meet at the house of Mr. arrangements for communicating with the societies of the fame stamp in the city. The most notorious c iara£ter in the above group, is said to be an Irishman, who, for a length of time, commanded a company of United Iriftwnen in his native country ; but finding himfelf closely pressed by the vigi lance of authority, he abandoned his wife and Ireland forAmerisa in 1792 or 1793 — Mere discovering a wide field for the exercise of his savage principles, he commenced his career by refufing to become an American citizen and associating particularly with those who have long viewed the regularity of our government with malevolence. Since the promulgation of the alien bill (which I sincerely wi(h had been pafled ten years ago) this captain John, if you please, has been afliduoudy engaged in riding about the country, for the purpose of misleading the people as to the ijruc intent of this bili, the' houlc tax, tlie.ft.nnp tar, 2nd the sedi tion bill. Having founded the alarm for rebellion, he was the .inoft proper per ton to ride in chariftijr cf a courier, to notify and collect the members of the differ ent committees—for you must Know, luch is the authority' vested in the general body, that many are appointed who were not pre sent ; this is considered as the most effectu al method of fearing a wavering or tiipid difpolition. This champion of sedition is attended ge nerally by a very loquacious waiter (an apt fellow for a recruiting corporal in this bu linefs) many years older than himfelf and from the fame country. This last has long fmcebeen placed upon honorable record by the legifla turc ot Pennlylvania, and therefore con ceives he may with some plausibility make a second attempt to stop the wbeeii of govern merit. But what (hall we fay of that man (an old man) who having faithfully dilcharged his duty to his country during the.revolutionary war, now attaches himfelf to the measures of this infamous band ? Who, that ht: may conceal his political apoftacy from the zea lous friends of adminifti-ation, is conflrained to have recourse to that badg#, which none but truly viituous Americans (hould wear ! Who, to gratify private animolity fecks public ruin, by becoming a spy fdrjn army of foreign and domestic cirt throats. Rare business for one upon whose head time has long since placed his mark ! But these government reformers, cloak their movements under the specious pretext of communicating upon the subjeCt of pre paring a petition to be presented to congress i for the repeal of the laws before noticed. If this is their intention, why not admit others to their meeting, than those who have evin ced themselves inimical to the present ad- ! ministration ? Why aliens and seditious a postate Americans only ? . Why appoint those for their committee men, whose views tend to the destruCtion of public tranquility ? Why not other*, for even in Nazareth some good may be found. Wherefore fend a man to imbody their Committees, whose irregular conduCt in Ire land, obliged him to fly from merited justice and whose officious behaviour in this country, proves him unworthy tht nanv of an Ameri can citizen; wherefore, but fur motives which they dare not name. S. PROPOSALS BY BENJAMIN DAVIES, For pMiJking lyfulfiription,a periodical work to be entitled The Philadelphia Magaaine and Review ; or, Monthly Repository of Information and Amusement. AFTER the many fruillefi attempts, which have been made to eltablifh a publication of this kind in Philadelphia, the proposal) aow fubmitled, will, perhaps, at firft light, appear lo l>e nothing more than foliating disappointment When, however, we observe an eager feaof. afier knowledge spreading through -all parts in our coBOtr), and when we consider, that, in these pursuits, Magazines and Reviews are of universally-admitted utility, we are led to be lieve, that former undertaking* in ihia way have failed from some other caufc t!|an the want of discernment or liberality in those, to whom the Editors looked up for support. From causes, which are too evident to need enumerating here, America is, and long must be beholden in a very considerable dfgree, to the preflei of Great Britain. The literature of the two countries is, indeed, a fort of common (tock ; but, for one publication of ours, we re ceive, at least five hundred in return. While this ii the cafe, it ic extreme foil/ in the pubiiflj er of a periodical work, to iqeCt. from a fort of fpurioui patriotism, all information, however uteful, and all amusement, however delightl'ome, inertly bccaufe it is not of native production. Obvious, however, as the juflice of these re marks aiuft appear we have very little doubt in our miuds, that an obstinate adherence to a con trary notion has been the principal cause of the want of fuccel's, experiencsd by those who have gone before us. „ Reason and interest unite in dictating to us a different plan. The Miscellaneous part, and principal part, therefore, of the Philadelphia Magazine, will conliftof choice feletfl ions trom the neWcft publications of merit, that (hall ap pear in Europe ; but, particularly from the va rious perio ttcal works published in Great-Bri tain, of which we have taken care to infur^the very earliett supply. At the fame time, we trust it is unneceflary to fiy, that we lhall always re ceive with pleasure any original productions of genius, in verfeor prose, of our own country ; and we flatter ourselves with the hope of being oftea favoured with the agreeable talk of giving to such productions merited praises and cxten five publicity. In felcCling and arranging these materials, to ■suit the various tastes of our readers, we are sen sible how difficult a talk we have undertaken. To please all, we do not expe<B : it would be a Tain preemption. But we are resolved to give offence to none, so fir at confift9 with the supe rior respeCt we owe to the sacred caule of reli gion, morality, and facial order. In these are involved the glory aad welfare of our country, and they will always be the Pelar-ftar, that (hall guide our l ibors. The Miscellany will be followed by a month ly Summary of Anus and-politics, foreign as well as domestic ; under which head will be comprised a succinCt account of the Proceedings of the General and State Legislatures, and the titles, at least, of all the law* they (hall enaCt. The next part of our undertaking, is a Re view, of the principal works of note puh'ifhed in Great-Britain. For this we must neceflarily have recourse to the Reviews of that country. Though it will be impossible for us to furnilh as complete an analysis as that from which we lhall take our materials, we (hall not fail to give such an aacount of every publication reviewed in that country, as will c nvey to our readers informa tion fuffieient to enable them to avail themselves at a very early stage, of every valuable perform ance that (hail appear. The advantages arjfing from such information are evident. For want of if our profeljonal men and men of taste are always kept a year or two in the rear of those of Great-Britain. We do not hear of a work till a long time after it is published, and many very valuable ones we never hear of at all. All the various injuries and privations we fuffer from this source will, we flatter oiirfelves, be entirely done away by a steady adherence to our plan. To that of foreign, will be added a Review of Domestic Publications; and here, we must con. fefs, that we feel some diffidence, befaufe the execution of the talk must depend, in a great measure, upon the abilities of ourfelVet. How ever, with a firm resolution to bt guided by de cency, candour ind truth, and to take genius and virtue by the haml, whenever, and in what ever garb, we may find them ; with no wi(h to wound the (Velingj ofanv but the wicked, and with the mn# !incf)e desire of feeing our coun trymen shine in erery department of literature, we doubt not. that we (hall be able to acquit curfelves tn the'fatislaflion of all those who have the good-nature fairly to appreciate onr motives, and the justice to make allowance for human imperfections, I he work will close with a monthly record of Marriages, Births, Deaths, Promotions, and other caiual incidents. As to what concarns the politics of this esin try or of Europe, at this mementous period, we shall always view with jealousy every measure of the French Government, and it's evera<fti.ve emiflaries; and it in this refpeft some men con sider us as partial or prejudiced, we Ihall submit to their uenfure. For so full is our conviction that the war, which now dcfolates Europe, and menaces this country, is a war of ambition and plunder, on the part of France, that nothing can induce us to conceal our sentiments, Or to withhold the /mall afliftance that we can con tribute to oppose them. For this reason we in tend to devote a page or two ofyevery number to historical fails, anecdotes, and remarks on the Politics ofFrance, from the age ef Louis the Fourteenth so the preient more alarming e poclu For more than a century past has that restless and ambitious people been like a volcano in the centre of Europe, disturbing the furround rng Stales by its intrigues, and once in every eight or ten years overwhelming its mofl fertile countries with devaluation wul carnage. Indeed it is morethan eighteen hundred years since the gri-at Roman Orator* thought ii his duty to warn his countrymen against that con dufl and ihofe principles, for which theprefent race »f Gauls are as jnftly to be dreaded as their savage ancestors ; «« Gallis JUem Hon bahrndam, bominibus Uvitus, perjidis, et in if/as Deos im mortalts impiis." By the proper management of this tepie our countrymen wi lbe able to fee the real charades of I the nation, which the/formerly confidercd as their friends, but now wore justly execrate asiheir«oft dang -rous enemies; and they will be better prepar ed to appreciate any overtures, (hat may be made hereafter, for the retloratioo of peace and amity In the execution of this part of our design, par ticularly 14 we look with confidence for the lunport and afliftance ot all persons who Stall coafidcr eur moti»n as laudable, and therefore wist to contri bute to the fticcefn of our design of all whs think, with us, that the press has been to* leng an engine of deftrudion, and that it ought, at lengtk to be rendered a mean of prefervatiov, and an io. ftrumcnt of prot«3ion." • Cicaao. " Literature, well or ill conduced, isthe'grsw «• engine by which, I am fully persuaded, all ei " vibfed States mull ultimately be fvpportcd er. " overthrown." Purjuit, ./ Litfiatu,,. ■ Tit CONDITIONS. This work will be published in Monthly Numbers; and if a moderate encouragement is given the firft number will appear ok thefirft day of Feb ruary next, Each number will contain at lead Fifty pages ef letter press, in under a blue cover. It will be printed on a fair and good paper ; and, as soon as our lift of Subscribers will warrant the expcnce, every number will be embellifked with an elegant engraving. The price to the Subscribers will be twenty-live cents for each number, to be paid on delivery at some one of the places fpecified below, where the fubfeription has been received ; and as soon at there are lufficient to make a handsome vo lume, they will be bound together, for such sub- Ccribers as choose it, they paying the additional expence. Subfcriptioni will be received by Benjamin Daviei at No. 68, High street, where the favours of all Cor sefpoadenti of which lhe portage has been paid, will be received, sr.d duly attended to, ai well as by all the principal Book-CelleM in the city; by George Hill, Book feller in Baltimore ; and by /Yrchiblld Drum mood, Book feller in New.York. cc " 1 **• I awtw George LAW-BOOK STORE, No. 319 Hich Stuu, Latest London Irish Editions. GEORuE DAVIS's tall importation isnow arranged of which a more capital collec tion he believes was never offered for tale either :n this City, London or Dublin It combinea almofl every book ii»,wilh several valuable book* out of print. Davit's confining himfelf to the Ule ol Law-Boshs only, it will appeaT obviou* to proftffiasal Gentlemen, the advantages they have both in leleCtion and price by purchafine from him. • His Catalogues being ready, gentlemen will particularly oblige him by calling for them— and to those residing at a diftanee, by fovoring fc'm the ' r addreft (post-paid) they shaH be - » ov a< m&thim DlSl KILT OF PENNSYLVANIA TOWIT BE IT REMEMBERED, (ls\ THAT on the. twelfth day l °f August, is the twenty-third year of * the Independence of the United States of America, Benjamin Smith Barron, of the said dif tricft, hath deposited in this office the title of a book the right whereof ke claims as author in the words following to wit : "New Views of the Origin of the Tribeeand " Nations of America—By Venjamin Smith Bar " ton, M. D.Gorrefpondent Member of the Socie " ty of the Antiquaries of Scotland, Member of " the American Philosophical Society, Fellow of " the American Academy of Arts and Sciences of " Boftou, Correfpondmg Member of the%faffa " chnfetts Historical Societv, and Profeffor of " Materia Medica, Natural History and Botany " in t-he Univerilty of Perinfylvania." In conformity to the aA of the Congress of the United States, intitled '• An aft for the encourage ment of learning by securing the copies of charts,ano honks, to the authors and proprietor, of such copies during the times therein mentioned.'t SAMUEL CALDWELL, Clerk, Did. of Penn' November a, 1798. TO THE PUBLIC. AsS divers reports have been circulated prrjudi - cial to my charaiter, particularly relative to my medical abilities, I beg leave to inform those who dispute my eapacity in the art of medicine, that I am willn g at any time iirthe presence ef re fpe&able persons to produce my credentials, front good authority in fnpport of my medical capacity: certifying when and where i palled a regulir ex amination before a bq»rd of the king's phyiciani and surgeons—signed by his Britannic majeSy's governor, at the Ciitle 01' Saint Lewis, in Quebec. J. KINLAID. J» n Pkinting Work, Of Every Kind\ r EXECUT ED AT THE SHORTES® NOTICE, At the Office of the Gazrtte of tkt UmitfdStatks, o,sl - 13- dtf. I
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