NEW CONSTITUTION
GOVERNMENT OF POLAND, kc. &c
In the name of God, one in the h'.'j T. init)
St AnislausAdG oSTtrs, bv the grace of God, ana
the will of the Nation, King of Poland, Grand
Duke of Lithuania, Russia, Pruflia, Mufcovia,
Saniogitia, &c. &c. &c. together with the Con
federated States aflembled in double number
to represent the Polish nation.
PERSUADED that our common fate depends
entirely upon eftablilhing and rendering per
fect a national conititution , convinced by a long
train of experience of many defecfts in our Go
vernment, and willing to profit by the present
circumltances of Europe, and by tne favorable
moment which has restored us to ourselves ; tree
from the difgracefnl ihack'.es of foreign influ
ence ; prizing more than life, and every personal
confideraiion, the political exiltence, external in
dependence, and internal liberty of the nation,
whose care is eiitrulted to us; desirous, more
over, todefervethe blessing and gratitude, not
only' of our cotemporaiies, but also of future
generations ; for the fake of the public good, for
i'ecuring our liberty, and maintaining our king
dom and our pofleffions ; in order to exert our
natural rights with zeal and firmnefs, we do so
lemnly ejlahijh the present Constitution, which we
declare wholly inviolable in every part, till such
period as lhall be prescribed by law; when the
nation, if it should think fit, and deem it necefla
ry, may alter, by its express will, fiich articles
therein as shall be found inadequate. And this
present Constitution fliall be the (landard of all
laws and itatutes for the future Diets.
ARTICLE I.
Th: dominant National Religion.
The Holy Roman Catholic Faith, with all its
privileges and immunities, {hall be the dominant
national religion. The changing of it for any
other persuasion is forbidden under the penalties
of apoftacy ; but as the fame holy religion com
mands us to love our neighbours, we therefore
owe to all people, of whatever persuasion, peace
in matters of faith, and the protection of govern
ment; consequently we a(Ture,to all persuasions
and religions, freedom and liberty according to
the laws of the country, and in all dominions of
the republic.
ARTICLE 11.
Nobility, or the Eqmftrian 0-dcr.
Revering the memory of our ancestors with
gratitude, as the firft founders of our liberties, it
is but just to acknowledge, in a molt solemn man
ner, that all the pre-eminence and prerogatives
of liberty, both in public and private life,fhould
be insured to this order ; especially laws, (latutes,
and privileges, granted to this order by Cafi-.nir
the Great, Lewis of Hungary, Ladiflaus Jagellon
and his brother Wittoldus, Grand Duke of Li
thuania ; alio by Ladiflaus and Cafimirus, both
Jagellons; by John Albertus, Alexander, Sigif
mundus the First, and Sigifmundus Augustus (the
J alt of the Jagellonic race) are by the pi elent act
renewed, confirmed, and declared to be inviola
ble. We acknowledge the rank of the noble
Equestrian order in Poland, to be equal to all de
grees of Nobility—all persons of that order to
be equal among themselves, not only in the eli
gibility to all ports of honor, trull, or emolu
ment, but in the enjoyment of all privileges and
prerogatives appertaining to the said order : and
in particular, we preserve and guarantee to eve
ry individual ihereof personal liberty and Secu
rity of territorial and moveable property as they
were formerly enjoyed ; nor Hi all we even fuffer
the lead encroachment on either by the supreme
national power (on which the present form of go
vernment is established) under any pretext what
soever, contrary to private rights, either in part,
or in the whole ; consequently we regard the
preservation of perfonai iecqritv and property,
as by law ascertained, to be a tie of society, and
the very efl'ence of civil liberty, which ought to
be considered and respected for ever. It is in
this order that we repose the defence of our li
berties and the present Constitution : It is to their
virtue, valour, honor, and patriotism, we recom
mend its dignity to venerate, and its (lability to
defend, as the only bulwark of our liberty and
existence.
ARTICLE 111
Towns and Citizens,
The law made by the present Diet, entitled,
Cur royal free towns -within the dominions of the Re
public, we mean to consider as a part of the pre
sent constitution, and promise to maintain it as a
new, additional, true, and effectual support, of
our common liberties, and our mutual defence.
ARTICLE IV
Peasants and Villagers.
This agricultural class of people, the most nu
merous in the nation, consequently forming the
most considerable part of its force, from whole
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hands flows the source of our riches, we receive
under the protection of national law and Govern
ment, from the motives of justice humanity,
chrittianitv.and our own interest well understood,
enacting, 'that whatever liberties, grants, and
conventions, .bet ween the proprietors and villa
gers, either individually or collectively may be
allowed in future, and entered authentically into ,
/uch agreements, according to their true mean
ing fhtll import mutual and reciprocal obliga
tions, binding not only the. present contracting
parties, but even their fucceflors by inheritance
or acquisition—so far, that it (hall not be in the
power of either party to alter at pleasure such
contracts importing grants on one iide, and vo
luntary promise of duties, labour, or payments,
rfn the other, according to the manner and con
ditions therein exprefied, whether they are to lalt
perpetually, or for a fixed period. Thus having
insured to the proprietors every advantage they
have a ri«rbt to from their villagers, and willing
to encourage most effectually the population oi
our country, we fvblijh and proclaim a perjtfl ana
entire liberty to all people, either who may be new
ly coming to fettle, or those who, having emi
grared, would return to their native country ;
and we declare most solemnly, that any person
coming into Poland from whatever part of the
world,"or returning from abroad, as soon as he
sets his foot on the territory of the Republic, be
comes free and at liberty toexercife his indnftry,
wherever, and in whatever manner he pleases
to fettle either in towns or villages, to farm and
rent lands and houses, on tenures and contracts,
for as long a term as may be agreed 011 ; with li
berty to remain, or to remove, after having ful
filled the obligations he may have voluntarily en
tered into. 0 be continued.)
LOUISIANA.
A LL those persons who have an inclination to fettle on the rich
lands ol the MitUlipoi, can have a passage to New Orlean
about the 20th of Oftouer next. Each Tingle man on his arrival
t'. ere will have a grant of two hundred and forty acrrs of land,
in fee simple, gratis, without rents or taxes; and each married
man, a larger quantity, in propomon to the number of his family
For further paiticulars, enquire of Meffis. Stewart &Nzsbitt,
No. 15. South Water-Street.
Phi. delphia, Sept. 7, 1791
New-Haven Wharf Lottery.
THE Lcgifljture of the State ol Conoe&icut, at their session in
December last, granted a Lottery for the purpofc of extend
in" Union Wharf, in the harbour of New-Haven, to the channtl;
and appointed the subscribers managers, who having given bond
for the faithful discharge of their trust, present the public with tr.e
following /
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Prize of.
1
1
1
2
4
5
12
3°
45
5 3
61
100
140
539°
5842 Prizes.
11658 Blanks.
17500 Tickets, »t Five-Dollars each, is
Not two Blanks to a Prize
Subjefito a deduction of twelve and a half per cent.
The public utility of extending this wharf, is too evident 10 re
quire any comment, to tho.fe who are acquain'ed with the town
od harbour of New-Haven; tothofe who are uot, fuffice it to fay,
hat its beautiful situation is not furpaffcd, if equalled by any ; bc
ng in the heart of a country, which may, with propriety, be said
to be the garden of America. The harbour lays open to the lound
hut by realon of the flats, this wharf is neceffar.ly extended 10 the
channel, where (hips can load and unload ; and when compleat
ed, will be the most extensive and commodious wharf in America,
the whole extent being about 3-4ths of a mile; and not only the
mercantile interest of New-Haven and the towns adjacent, but the
maritime interest of all the States will be benefited by it. The
general wish that prevails in the minds of all claflcs of people, for
the success of this enterprise, together with the very great advan
tage which this scheme holds out to adventurers (there being more
capital prizes for the number of tickets than any yet publitlied in
Ameriea)inducethe managers to believe the tickets will meet with
a speedy sale.
The drawing will pfctively commence at the State-House, in
New-Haven, on the »«jtli of September next, or sooner, if the
tickets are fold.
A lift of the fortunate numbers will be published, and the prizes
paid on demand, by the managers. Those prizes notcalled for in
nine months after drawing, will be deemed as generously given
for the use ot the wharf, and appropriated accordingly.
James Rick, Michael Todd,
Jeremiah Atwater, Elijah Austin,
Joseph Drake, Joseph Howeli,
New-Haven, April 14* 1*791-
Public Securities,
Bought and Sold, on COMMISS I'O N, by
SAMUEL ANDERSON,'
Chefnut-Street, next door to the Bank, No. 97.
MASSACHUSETTS SEMI-ANNUAL,
and NEW-HAVEN
LOTTERY TICKETS,
To be had at the fame place.
QCf" Blank Powers to reteive the Interell, and for the transfer of the
principal of public debt, agreeable to the Rules eftahlifhed in the Trea
sury Department: Also Blanks for abflr acts of Certificates, to be fold by
the Editor.
II $ Mi £.
10,000 Dollars, is
5000
4000
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2COO
1000
50°
2CO
100
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Managers
BOOKS.
Carey, Stewart, and Co.
No. 42, PtOITH-FfcOKT-ST P ||t
HAVE fOR SALE, '
A large collection of BOOKS;
Among which ere thfiJlm inr
AMERICAN EDITIONS. r
LOVELASSon Bills of Ex- Dallas's Report*.
change. Kirby's Conncaicut Rrport,.
Clerk's Vade Meeum. Coudutlor Gtneralis.
Gilbert's Law of Evidence.
Mew Edinburgh D'.fpenfatnry.
Cullen's First Lines of the Prac-
tice of Phvfic.
Rulh's Medical Enquiries.
Brown's Elements of Mcdicine,
o.lerwald'sChriflUnTheoiogy. Jcnyn's Internal Evidence of
Rife and Progress of Religion the Chriflian Religion.
in the Soul. Beattie's Evidence of Ditto.
Necker on Religious Opinions. Think Well Oa't.
Fordyce's Addreffcs to Young De»ou; ChnlW, VadeMecum
Men. Edwards's JliOory of Redcmp.
- Sermons to Young tion. r
Women.
Poor Man's Help and Young
Guide. Chauncev.
Newton's Diflertations on the Booth's Apology for the Bapufts
Prophecies. Doway Tranflauon of the VuU
Le&ures delivered by Soame gate Bible.
fenyus. Enfield's Family Prayers.
The Chriilian Remembrancer. Methodist Hymns.
Future State Eternal. Watts's Hymns and Psalm?.
Ruffel's Seven Sermons. Price's S.rrnons.
Ramfav's American Revolution Life of Baron Trenck.
History of America. Smith's Wealth of Nations.
Morfc's Geography. Paley's Moral Philofophv.
S'ege of Gibraltar. Smellie's Philolophyof Natural
Shaw's Abridgement of Bruce's History.
Travels. Nicholfon's Natural Philosophy
Keate's Account of the Pelew Junius'* Letters.
1 (lands.
Pike's Arithmetic.
Gough's Arithmetic, altered by
Workman.
Clrk'slntrodu&iontothe mak
ing of Latin.
Dod (ley's Fables.
P. Ovidii Nafonis Metamor
phofeon, 1. X.
Pniladelphia Latin Grammar.
Ruddiman's Rudiments..
Schoolmaster's Afiiftam.
Sele&ae e Vetcri Teftamento
f6t]
Hiftoria?.
Scott's Lcffont on Elocution.
Sargeant's Short Hand. .
Wettenhali's Greek Grammar.
Young Man's Companion.
Catechism of Nature.
Hervey's Meditations.
Young's Nieht Thoughts.
Tnomfon's Sea fans.
Rudiments of Taste.
Klopftock's Mefliah.
Lavater's Aphorisms.
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IMPORTED BOOKS.
Kennet's Roman Antiquities. School Dialogues.
Trimmer's Sacred Hillary, Andrews's Htftorv of the A me*
6 vols. "can War, 4 vols.
N'cholfon's Navigation. New Annual Rejifter.
Alexander's Experimental En- Vattel's Law of Nations,
quiries. ' Walker's Academic Speaker.
Experimental EfTays. Life of Robiofoo Crufoe.
Huxham on Fevers. Saville's Milceilanies,
Virtues and Efficacy of a Crust School of Wifdoni.
of Bread . Knox's Sermons, 2 vols.
Edinburgh Pharmaccp\a. Dcfcnpt on of 300 Animals,
Burke's Speeches and Political Boyle's Voyages
Tra&s. ' Sterne's Sentimental journey.
Beauties of the British Senate. The Apocrypha.
Davies's Dramatic M.frellanics. Marmontel's Belifartus.
Miss Murray's Mentoria. Journey through Sweden.
Stuart's View of Society. Dupaty's Travels. •
Richard Steele'sCorrcfpondence Stretch's Beauties Hi op.
Man of the Kloon, 2 vols. Allifon's Eilay on the »
Dramatic Pieces. and Principles of Taste.
Philadelphia, Augujl 6 1791. (w&fgw iav>
#75°°
Public Notice is hereby given
to all whom these presents (hall come, or in an\ W! e^ onC ,~
That JAMES GARDNER, late of Wilmington, North-tar
deceased, did make four promissory notes payable to -
JACKSON, of Philadelphia, Merchant, all bearing date tft y
July, 1785, one tor three hundred and feventy-onepoun »
able in fix months—one for seven hundred and .orty t*op
in nine months—one lor seven hundred ana forty P oun S; . .uj,
months—aad one for seven hundred and fort) : n _, ot ii
teen (hillings and three-pence, in fifteen months, ai ? OU J s thii
whole to two tltcufand fivehundied and nincty-c'g •'• P
teen (hillings and three-pence, and payable in pro a said Si
mington :—Which laid notes have been afiigne >••
muel Jackson to THOMAS MACKIE and o. a e |ifr-tiir>
HOOD, Merchants, Philadelphia, and have since, »n 1
of the said Gardner, by him been accounted lor an "
to the amount of two thousand and forty-feveo TF
lings and fix-pence, to the said THOMAS MACKIE, an
in proof of which the fubferibers have fufficient VOUl " , r D _kj
These are therefore to caution all perions from p
notes as thev will not be taken up. rl _.
THOMAS WRIGHT,)
ROBERT SCOTT. [ E* ccutort
M. R. WILLKIXGS,)
Wi'nine ton, North-Carolina. i7 QI -
Ph.ladelfh.A 2 oih>!y,.>T9'- oi(
THE Commiflioners appointed to receive sod. t n
Bank of the United Slates, do hereby, agi „f or twent:
lorm the Stockholders of the laid Bjnk, 'hat c
five Directors will be held at ihe CityHa •• •
Fr.day the 2 ill day of October next IIX ,SG
DAVID RIITENHObSE,
SAMUEL
£3- The JOURNAL of tkt THl*f
»/ the US IT ED ST : -. ie h*doftvtMo___
Ti, S fricc ojtk,r?^TD^f :r
Buchan's Domestic Mf«; lc i nt
latest edit-on.
Clark on pifcafesof Horfei.
Geotleman's Pocket Farrier.
on the Religious As-
fe&ions.
Hale's AfF fliooate Epistles to
his Child r en.
Beauties of Johnson.
of Sterne.
Percival's Father's Inftruflionf.
Lady's Advice to her Daughters.
Emma Corbet.
Accoropiifhed Gentleman.
Ela, or the Delations of the
Heart.
Adventures of Maria Cecilia.
Adventures of aad
Dalinda.
Beattie's Poems.
Conquest of Canaan.
Chefterfield's Principles of Pa-
litcnefs.
Economy of Human Life.
Fables for the Ladies.
Freneau'f Poems.
Mack.enz.Vs L&uoger.'
Mo re's Sacred Dramas.
Present for an Apprentice.