Sc. TH£ TABLET. No. XX. u fcVjliver romantic it may firvm, it is very true, that there are a fort of people who take great pains to be .ji tt TTis vprrby of remark that men, who have no -1 thint to do,feldom have any leisure; while those, tin are in Stood earnest engaged in bufinefs,have b " aufe they attend to their own bulinefs, and no 'hhc eife; the former want leisure because they do ' tateud to their own business, but to every thing lfe I have among my acquaintance a character If each of these defoliations ; one of them is na med Attentus, the other Übiquitus. It hap pened the other morning they both called on me, nearly at the fame time. Attsntus informed me, that having a kttle leisure he had waited on me to adjust an account that lay between us. He tarried but a few minutes, proceeded deliberately, and accompli shed what he came for.—Ubi qui tus ran up to the door to acquaint ue with the great hurry he was in, and to analogize for his not being able to make me a vifrt; he continued with me upwards of an hour, without having any business, and spent molt ot the time in lamenting hi* amazing haste. —It may not be ainifs to observe that Ar rENTUi is large ly concerned in mercantile affairs, and is an ex teniive dealer in Weft-India goods. No person ever managed his concerns with more method and prudence; and by doing every thing as it ought to be done, and finiihing one thing before he be oins another, he is at no time in hurry and con fufion, and often finds moments of leisure and relaxation. Übiq-TJITOS, on the other hand, though Ins whole life is spent in rvifles, takes hold even of trifles at the wrong end ; engages in many trivial things at once, and finiflies no part of what he undertakes. He seems to have no determinate object of purfuir, and his friends are at a loss to conje&ure how heemploys himfelf; while he is in cetiantly complaining of the prefure and anxiety, vhich are occalioned by the multiplicity of his affairs. The reader will form a clearer idea of the difference of these characters, if I relate ex adlythe conrerfation that palled the other morn ing. Attentus calledjuft at nine o'clock, and found meat breakfaft. After informing me what lie wiihed, he requested me ro take my breakfaft leisurely, as he could, without inconvenience, wait a few minutes. I rose from the table and handed him the account I had stated, and men tioned that he could examine it, at his leisure.— " ltis roypradke," laid he, " to complete every thing of this kind on the lpot." He loon went through the examination, made his remarks, and was again at leisure. I enquired of him if he knew how the wind flood, and whether the Bri tilh Packet would fail that day ? " I know very well," said he, " how the wind is, because I am looking for a veflel from the Weft-Indies ; but I knowncthing of the Packet, as I do not deal at Europe. It runs in my mind, however, that 1 heard somebody speaking of the matter ; but who the person was, or what he said, 1 do not remem ber, as 1 never charge my memory with what does not relate to my own affairsln examining fame papers 1 was rather flower than common, and desired Attentus to exenfe me, as I was at the Theatre the evening before, and had not ta kenmy usual hours of sleep. " Theatre," cried he, " are the players in town ; how long have they been here ?" Six weeks replied I. " Have they indeed," said Attentus, " I never heard a word of it before." But, continued I, do you not read the newspapers ? " I take the newl'pa pers," answered he, " but I only perufefucli parts ofHiem as give information about my particular line of business." It happened in the course of co»>erfation,tliat I alked him if he had attended the debates of Congress. He told me he had once been iif the gallery, that his neighbours should 'lot fay he was an Antifederalift ; but that he thought the business would go on as well without his coiapany, as with it, and he should attend no fore. If you have leisure, said I, you should be P r e!ent at some of the debates, as they concern the mercantile interefl, who in the firlt instance pay the duties. "As to leisure," said he, 1 have some, but my attending at the galleiy will neither make the duties more or less. I ihall nd out what they are fact enough. The old du ties were laid without ray knowledge, but I soon d people after me to put me in mind of the bu- Hiefs. 13ehdcs the members of Congress will not a y tn my store and watch for customers while 1 f® in their gallery" Attentus was aboutleav trgme, when I mentioned that I would walk a '* way with him. " Well," said he, "if you le going my v«y I have no objection." Just as SATURDAY, June 20, 1789. we were at the door, Übiquituj came up and in terrupted my walk. He took me by tlie hand, and with a perplexed countenance, said he never was in fucli an hurry in his life, that he could scarce ilay to apologize for not flaying longer. However, while he was making these complaints, he followed me fairly into the house. I urged him to take a chair and tarry a few minutes. " No," replied he, 1 could not wait ten minutes, if you would give me ten guineas. I have every thing to do tliis morning. It was my intention to have wrote half a dozen letters before this hour of the day, but I ihall not write one before dinner ; and after all, shall not find leisure ro hear the debates of Congress." 1 continued to urge him to take a feat and recover a little from his fatigue ; but he l'eemed offended at the request, and fell into a run of conversation that I thought he never would have finiihed. He held one of the buttons of my coat with his left hand,that my impatience fliould not force i»e from him ; and extended his right arm, that he miglu the more emphatically oxprefs the necessity of leaving me immediately. As nearly as I can re colletft, the following are a few of the remarks and queries he made : " Have you heard oj the ar rivals at Philadelphia from the Eajl-Indies ? There was an excellent play lajl night, but I could not find time to attend. Do you not think the address jromthe Methodifl Clergy toThe PrefidcHt, was modejtly done ? The Bank I am told are /paring of their difcouuts now adays. Who do they talk of as Chief JuJlice of the United States ? 1 fear I Jhall lose a beaver hat ref bc Cling the ijftte of the elettion for governor. What a perphxity it is to be so hurried ; you fee my hair is not combed, and I suppose my barber will call Jeveral times before 1 can be ready for him. My letters are unanfweredfor a long while pajl." But, enquired I, do you not notice your letters as soon as you receive them I ArTENTUStellsmeheneverleaves any thing undone, after the proper time of doing it. " Well hemay," replied Übiquitus, "for he has nothing to do but to take care of his bufi r.efs. The cafe is quite otherwise with me. I have a whole chest of pape;s lying in heaps and confufion, and I do not even recolletft the con tents of half of them." I began to be weary of standing, andasmy friend could not tarry long enough to fit down, 1 proposed a walk byway ot relief to myfelf. Übiquitus joined in the pro posal, and as he had much business abroad, and I had none, I left it with him to diredl the course of our rambles. "We will go," said he, " Hop ! 1 have fomany places to visit I hardly know which to call at firft. Upon the whole I will accompany you wherever you please." My walk did not give the relief I cxpe<fted, for flop ped to speak with so many persons in the streets, that I was almost as still, as before 1 left the liouf e ; and lam not certain I should have escaped from my confinement for several hours, if a gentleman liadnot invited Übiquitus to go with liimtoa billiard table. This fuggeflion so pleased him, that he took his leave of me, and I did not ima gine I should fee him again that day. However it happened and myfelf were to dine at the fame place. I called at the hour of invi tation, and none of the company were miffing but ÜBiqui i us. When dinner had waited for him nearly half an hour, he came in so extremely ex hausted with the fatigues of the morning, that I feared he had loft his appetite. He cxpreflcd a little regret that the company had waited for him, but obfe7ved, that they knew so well how difficult it was for him to be exa<sl to his appointments, that no apology was requisite. I perceived, how ever, that his hurry did not prevent his doing justice to the dinner and wine, and indeed before evening he seemed well fatisfied with the position he had taken. SKETCH OF THE POLITICAL STATE OF AMERICA. [ Continued fiom our UJl.] IN my last number I ventured a few general observations on the siatureof some of the execu tive departments, and now proceed to suggest some further ideas on the fubjed: of a secretary of domestic affairs and commissioner of trade, to be permanently established at the feat of govern veinment; whose duty it lhall be to collect into one focus all possible information, si om the va rious parts of the continent, which immediately or virtually refpeifts agriculture, manufactures, and commerce, those pillars of national profpeii ty—and towards this design he lhall correfponcl with the custom-house officers in the different States, and from them obtain accurate details of the amount of our exports, and imports, and their fpecific qualities—the number of American veflcls employed in our commerce, with the num ber of men navigating them—their rates of ton- \_FubliJbed on W edntfday and Saturday, j itage, and the nature of the trade they canyon ; alio how many foreign veflels, and their channels of trade :—And in estimating the value of our imports, not to include the charge ot duties — they being paid by the internal confamer, ought not to Hand as a debit against the nation—but the duties on manufactures exported may be in cluded in the credit, being paid by the foreign consumer :—This officer will also pay a nice at tention to the increase of the raw materials and progress of the manufactures of the country — ascertaining what each State annually produces and manufactures, and what proportion the raw materials of home growth bear to thole import ed—and be able, well to discern what species ot manufactures can in our present state be with ad vantage promoted, and without injury to other interests of the community —for this end he will encourage the introduction of machines so bene ficial in a country having but few hands—he will also notice the population of the United States, their annual confuinption, and the ratio of lup ply and demand—he will devise means to im prove our agriculture—and promote our naviga tion—form plans for failing our vefl'els least ex pensively—thereby aififting our ■carrying trade— lie will explore the various channels for the extension of our commerce, &c. —When we consider the many difficulties which have at tended the conftru&ion of our revenue sys tem, for want of proper information from the several States in the Union, on many subjeCts in cluded in this plan —when we view the advantage that mult result from having persons officially poflefled of such an accurate knowledge in the general ftateof the community, as to be able on a proposition for levying any imposts or other tax es, to determine how particular interests will be etfeCted thereby—when we contemplate the be nefit of having a trial-balance of our national trade, for correcting present and avoiding future errors—when wc reflect on the great fpiing which the encouragement of trade and commerce gives to agriculture and manufactures —when ill general we know the need of guarding the vari ous fluctuations of the different interests in a State—of ballancing them and directing them to one common centre—the public good :—1 think these united considerations will evince the pro priety of such an establishment as above alluded to, from the tendency it will have to communi cate general information, to diffufe national views, eftabliffi national sentiments, to promote national interests, and to produce that concen tration, lyltein, and harmony, which must form the basis of our country's future prosperity and liappinefs. In respeCt to a land-office, I have my doubts of the principle \\ hich in a degree leads to the necel fyy of such an establishment, viewing any encou ragement to emigrate in the present state of our population, as buildh.g up the interior part of this country at the expence of the atlantic settle ments, as totally opposed to an early attempt for manufacturing, as producing an undue propor tion of certain interests, and being at present of no essential advantage to" the progress of agricul ture; but it has been here objected, that the spi rit of emigration cannot be well flopped, or great ly checked—this being granted, it will be doubt less most politic to methodize the settlement of this western country, and pursue every means to encreafe their future attachment and obedience to the present government. AMERICANUS. SKETCH OF PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. In the Houfc ojthcUNITED STATES. Tuesday, June »6, 1789. [A SKETCH of the DEBATE on the BILL foreflab- HJhing the EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT for FOREIGN AFFAIRS, -which took place on Tues day la],L upon Mr. White'; moving to Jlrike out the -words " to be removed from office by The President of the United States.] .— Mr. White observed, that the eonftitution had provided fpe cifically only for the removal of the Judges of the Supreme Court —but £s it had associated the Senate with the President in the ap pointment of officers, it was proper that the power of removal 111 the latter cafe, should be jointly exercised, as in the former. Mr. Smith (S. C.) was in sentiment with Mr. White—heob ferved, that one of thefetwo ideas are just, cither that The Pre sident had the power by the eonftitution, or he had not—lf the power is veiled in him by the eonftitution, the claufc is nuga tory —if 't is not, the House can have no right to give it—Thisdeli gation of powc is unconft'.tutional,agreeably to the ideaoffome very ingenious commentators upon the fubjeft, who have avert ed, that the Senate ffiould have a voice in the removal as well as the appointment of officers.—The author of the pieces under the fignatureof Publius, one of the mofl valuable performance! extant —has fully exprefled this fentimfnt. If the eonftitution is examined with attention, we shall find, that no such power is direftlv or impliedly given to the Prefi dent —the departments .of government are defined—the power*
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