PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FEkNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 77, of Vol. Jl.]
FROM THE GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Mr. Bache,
I HAPPENED lately to be in the company of
several young ladies, where the following
curious convcrfation took place : —
Sophia. Mercy 011 our poor Congress ! I really
fear that some of them will return home crack
brained or 113'fteric. Our body politic is 10 very
fore, that it cannot bear to be handled, though
ever so gently ; every part crics, touch me not :
Don't pull my hair, Sirrah, hallos one : lon triad
on viy toes, squeals another : Tour confoundedelbow
kicks my flomach, roars a third : I'll fay you for
pulling a gentleman's nose, thunders the fourth.
If Congress attempts a duty on rum and whilky,
they are hiifed, as if they would tax the milk of
fucking babes. If Congress will teach our young
men to defend their mothers and fvveethearts,
they are called pick-pockets and cut-throats.
Charlotte. Indeed I sincerely pity our national
guardians. Their pupils are more whimfica!
than young girls, and fbme of them as froward
as naughty boys. The militia adl seems to dis
please every one. The great body of Quakers
dislike it: The trades-people want exemption for
their apprentices: The students expert: immu
nity : The young farmers will not bear the bur
den alone. I suppose that we young women
must learn militia duty, and turn out with both
mufquec and bayonet.
7'halejlr'ts. Upon my word, I long for this hap
py change of affairs. We fliall then expunge the
odious obey front the wedding ceremony. Should
I ever be unlucky enough to get a husband, sa
vage as an Indian, and ttrongasGoliath, I'll keep
him quiet as a nioufe, by slashing my gun in his
face. Then, my girls, we fliall fir ft be absolute
miftrefTes of otir houses, and then in a very short
lime govern the slate also. We ihall in this
western liemifphere set up a female empire,
that fliall laugh at all the male governments in
the world.
Roxana. My dear girl, let me kiss you for that
greatness of foul. Oh, may the glorious day
loon dawn, when our sex shall be delivered from
an ignominious slavery of 6000 years : a slavery
founded upon the story of our firil mother's eat
ing a forbidden apple: a slavery exercifecl by
pedants, sophists, blockheads, drones, drunkards,
fops, gamesters, bloods, bigots, rakes, voluptua
ries over the far more virtuous, fsnlible, lovely
part of the human species. In fifty quarto vo
lumes of ancient and modern history, you will
not find fifty illustrious female names; heroes,
flatel'men, divines, philosophers, artists, are all
of the niafculine gender. And pray what have
thev done during this long period of usurpation ?
Busy they have been with a witness : They have
written ten thousand unintelligible books : They
have laboured 1000 years to, eltablifh erroneous
fyltems, and worked hard again for another 1000
years to pull them down : They have been cut
ting each other's throats all over the globe, and
murdered at lead one hundred millions in quar
rels about idols, titles, gold lace, nutmeg and
rum : They have disputed for many centuries
about the best form of government, without pro
ducing one good pattern—l boldly affirm, not
one, not even in this country; because the fede
ral conjlitution has the great defett of being too good,
lhat is, of supposing more virtue in the people
than they really have; of supposing them wife,
generous, brave, when they cannot fee their true
interest, when they love pelf, and hate martial
exercises
Thakftris. I am exceedingly pleased, my dear,
with your congenial sentiments, and hope that
we have 100,000 fillers 111 the United States. 1
anticipate the glorious day when American ladies
(hall be Commanders, Presidents of Congress,
Ambafladors, Governors, Secretaries of State,
Profeffors, Judges, Preachers; when the golden
age o( the Poets, and the milleniumof theClirif
tiar.s (hull be realized in America.
Amelia. Yet ladies, you mall in the execution
of this splendid plan, employ the men, at least
in subordinate parts.
Thale.flris. Yes, yes, we will make them hewers
of Wbod and drawers of water; they (hall cook
for us, make our (hoes, knit (lockings, wa(h our
linen, &c. &c. We (hall perhaps employ some
of them as pioneers and sutlers in our camps,
mere -quill-drivers in the petty offices, door
keepers, ineH'engers, sextons, and so forth.
Saturday, January 22, 1791-
Amtlia. But will they submit to this inferio
rity.
Roxana. Inferior minds will befitted for infe
rior ft at ions. We (hall keep the J word and the
purse in our own hands. We fliall moreover
keep them ignorant, and from infancy bend their
mind to ferviliry.
Amdia. But, after all, is not woman made for
man ? and would you be the wife of such a pu
lillanimous creature ? If not, how would you pre
serve this noble race of females, and the grand
empire you talk of.
Thaleflris. I confefs you puzzle me. However,
we in 11 ft pick out the least defective males, or
else import from Europe some of their bcft men,
cost what it will.
Amelia. This would still be a very partial sup
ply ; nine in ten of the women must die old
maids,
Roxana. It is so. We must make that use of
le men which nature intended. I hope also,
hat this neceflary evil will not spoil the offspring;
jecaufe the great Linnaeus has proved that we
derive the mental part from our mothers. Ad
mitting that the bodies of our children fhouldbe
the worse for the imbecility of their fathers, we
can harden them by cold baths, exercise, &c.
Maria. My dear friends, your schemes are
Utopian. The laws of Providence are immuta
ble : Man must do the rough work of society :
Woman shines in the tender cares and elegant
arts ef domestic life Let us carry a counter
petition to Congress, signed by ten thou/. 'and fair
Americans; let us boldly declare, that we will
never marry a man who cannot, in cafe of need,
protect us and our children.
The lady proceeded in Sketching this petition ;
it was arranged within an hour, and is now cir
culating over the country for subscription: I
fiiall shortly give you a copy of it.
Tour friend, C.
The following intelligence was received by the De
amber BritiJJj Packet, arrived at New-York on
Sunday lafl.
LONDON
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
November 26.
AT twenty minutes after two, his Majesty
came into thehoufe, and being seated upon
the throne, Sir Francis Molyneaux was directed
by the Lord Chancellor to proceed to the House
of Commons, and command their attendance up
on his Majesty.
FRIDAY,
Black Rod returned, with Mr. Addington, the
speaker, who approached the bar, between the
Master of the Rolls and Mr. Phillips, followed
by upwards of 200 members ; after bowing re
verentially to the throne, he addrefled his Ma
jelly as follows :
" .Mojl Gracious Sovereign,
IN obedience to your Majesty's commands,
your faithful Commons have proceeded, in con
formity to their antient privileges,to eletftaSpeak
er ; and theirchoice has fallen upon me, whom
they now present to your Majefiy for your royal
approbation.
The arduous situation in which I am placed,
will require abilities and judgmentinfinitely be
yond what your Majesty may expert from the
Speaker of your House of Commons. It is with
great reverence that I bend to your Majesty,
when I appear before you to receive your royal
approbation."
The Lord Chancellor approached the throne,
and having received his Majesty's commands, de
clared his Majesty's full approbation of the unan
imous choice his faithful Commons had made.
The Speaker tlien bowed to the throne, and
on behalf of the Commons, prayed his Majesty
to grant their ancient privileges, freedom o(
speech, &c. .
The Lord Chancellor again approached his
Majesty, and replied to the Speaker—" His Ma
jesty has, in the most ample manner, confirmed
all your ancient rights and privileges.
His Majesty then made the following most gra
cious speech from the throne :
My Lords and Gentlemen,
IT is a great fatisfadtion to me to inform you,
that the differences which had arisen between
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me and the court of Spain, have happily been
brought to an amicable termination.
I have ordered copies of the declarations ex
changsd between my ambaflador and the niinifter
of the Catholic King, and of the convention
which has iiuee been concluded, to be laid be
fore you.
The objeifls which I have proposed to my
felf in the whole of this tranlaition have been,
to obtain a suitable reparation for the aifts of vi
olence committed at Nootka, and to remove the
grounds of similar disputes in future, as well as
ro secure to myfubjecfts the exercise of their na
vigation, commerce, and filhgries, in those parts
of the world which were the fubjedt of difcuffiom
The zeal and public spirit manifefted by all
ranks of my fubjerts, and the disposition and ,
condudl of my allies, had left r.ie no room to
doubt of the molt vigorous and eftedlual support i
but no event could have afforded me so much fa- .
tisfadlion, as the attainment of the objects which
I had in view, without any actual interruption
of the blefti rigs of peace.
Since the last session of Parliament, a founda
tion has been laid for a pacification between Au
stria and the Porte, and I am now employing my
mediation, in conjunction with my allies, for the
purpose of negotiating a definitive treaty be
tween those powers, and of endeavouring to put
an end to the diflention, in the Netherlands, in
whose situation I am neceflarily concerned, from
confederations of national interest, as well aa
from the engagement of treaties.
A separate peace has taken place between Ruf j
fia and Sweden ; but the war between the form
er of those powers and the Porte, still continues.
The principles on which I have hitherto
will make me always defireus of employing the
weight and influence of this country in contri
buting to the restoration of general tranquility-
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
I have ordered the accounts of the expence of
the late armaments, and theeftimates for the en
fuingyear, to belaid before you.
Painful as it is to me, at all times, to fee any
increase of the public burthens, I am persuaded
you will agree with me in thinking, that the ex
tent of our preparations was dictated by a due
regard to the existing circumstances, and that
you will refledt with pleasure on so striking a
proof of the advantages derived from the liberal
supplies granted since the last peace, for the
naval service. I rely on your zeal and public
spirit to make due provision for defraying the
charges incurred by this armament, and for Aip
porting the several branches of the public service
on such a footing, as the general lituation of af
fairs may appear to require. You at the
fame time, I am persuaded, fliew your determi
nation invariably to persevere in that system
which has so effectually confirmed and maintained
the public credit of the nation.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
You will have obferred with concern the in
terruption which has taken place in the tran
quility of our India pofleffions, in consequences
of the unprovoked attack on an ally of the Britifli
nation. The refpecftable state, however, of the
forces under the dire<ftion of the government
there, and the confidence in the British name,
which the system prescribed by parliament, has
established among the nativepowers in India, af
ford the most favorable profpedt of bringing the
contest to a speedy and fuccefsful cor.clufion. ,
I think it necessary, particularly to call your
attention to the state of the Province of Quebec,
and to recommend it to you, to consider of such
regulations for its government, as the present
circumstances and condition of the Province may
appear to require.
I am fatisfied that I shall, on every occasion,
receive the fulled proofs of your zealous and af
fectionate attachment, which cannot but afford
me peculiar fatisfa<ftion, after so recent an op
portunity of colle<fling the immediate sense of 1
my people.
You may be aflured, that I desire nothing so
much on my part, as to cultivate an entire har
mony and confidence between me and my parlia
ment, for the purpose of preserving and trans
mitting to posterity, the invaluable blessings of
our free and excellent conllitution, and of con
curring with you in every nieafure which can
maintain the advantages of our present situation,
and promote and augment the prosperity ana
(happiness of my faithful fubje<3s.
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