lnmfeHTrom him Pelf ; and his reason told him that he had been o.pofed to the world, as lie then was to binifelf. _ Cliarlei was a man of finnnefs. He was ah lent liero.— He at once resolved to conquei- lo foul an enemy, or lo die nobly in the attempt. Jnfpired with this noble resolution, lie no longer waited for the return of the unfortunate pitcher, but called for nib hoi fe, and went to his business, nor did he ever inquire into the cause ot theler vant's delay. — From that time forward lieie liounced the nfe ot ardent Ipirits. ilis health has returned, his reputation is secured, and his wife and children are ine*preHibly happy. EXTRACTS " THERE is nothing more difguttfu! com roonly to the judicious, than noisy controversy ; and especially t hen the parties contending make victory, and not truth their mair\ objert. When a paper war ofiliis nature breaks out, luch wea pons are used as are both mean and dilhonorable. The auxiliaries of the combatants are burlelque, and personal invec'tive ; which, .inllead of aid ing, always injxire their caule. Fei lons who con tend under the influence of fucli a temper, are wont to all'ert things which are borh falle and ridiculous in the view of their readers ; and like two men engaged in atftual fight, every blow they strike detra(ffs froiri their honor. The greatest advantage that can accrue to readers of lucli kind of writings, is lo them a more striking idea of human depravity. And I be lieve we :nay fafely fay, thac it is impoHible to ascertain the merits of a cause, from writers of this stamp. We may always llrongly fufpetft that person to bcin the wrong, who, wiili all the airs of dogmatism, proclaims his innocence and cries down his antagonist ; and especially when he has nothing but his bare ipfe dixit, to prove his aflertions. Thac cause which requires scur rility for its support, is a despicable caule indeed , to use it in a good cause, is execrable." THE habit cfchewing tobacco, taking fnufF, or finoking a pipe or fegars, {may be clalled a mongst the inoft dirty, disagreeable habits that a man can be fubjetfled to. However 101 l a man may be to the sense of it himfelf, yet the use of tobacco renders him very offenfive, and disagree able to all them with whom he happens to be near, and who are so fortunate as not to life the nauseous weed. It inufl be peculiarly disagree able to the ladies ; and they never fail to raise the muscles of their face in disgust, when they are near enough to take the breath of a smoker. I have fat with pity, and overborne with coin padiou, when 1 have seen a gentleman by the lide of his wife, a fine delicate lady, and he hea vily, and Uupidly (laiiiing his breath with the sickly and dirty vapour of the moll natifeous ve getable produced by the rays of the fun. LONDON, March ; LETTERS from Bnchareftllate, thatasfoonas the Beys of Egypt, who had determined to render thenifelves independent, and to fliufce off the Ottoinau yoke, Jearnt that the Porte had made peace wit h the Ruffians, they changed their plan of conduct, and feiu to the Sultan an ex traordinary embafly, with rich present, and the most politive assurances of perfect fubniiffion.— This event canfed the greatell pleafare at Con stantinople ; the embafiy was received, and was honored with a solemn entreaty. The fame letters add, that in the month of De cember, the heat was as great in the capital of the Turkiih empire, as ul'ually in the month of June ; that the plague continued its ravages, and daily carried off great numbers. The Emperor has informed the King of Prus sia, that for the security of the empire he has given orders to his troops to hold themselves in readiness to march, and he doubts not that his PrulTinn Majelty will effectually concur for the fame falutarv end. There exills in Portugal a moll formidable in quisition against all who prefuine to (peak in fa vorable terms of the French Revolution : They are immediately seized and confined ; and this practice prevails not only with refpeift to natives, but likewise foreigners. A very great number of persons have already been seized, and the ri gour with which their sentences are inflidled in ci eases every day. In the National Aflembly of France, on Tues day last, an account was read from the depart ment of the lower Pyrennes, flaiingthat the Span iards had made an incursion, and carried off 500 sheep and three men ; and that the people were preparing to retaliate, but had been prevailed cn to wait till the opinion of the National Aflem bly was known. The Aflembly decreed. That the Executive Power, should enquire into this art of pillage, demand reparation, and indemnify the persons who had fuffered by it. Letters have been received at Malta from all the Knights acknowledging the receipt of the circular letter from the Grand Mailer, in which they are adinoniflied to observe a neutrality as to tlie affairs of France. ' M. Birthelemy, the French AnibafTadov at the thirteen Cantons, has found al! through his rout, the spirit of the people, as well as the Magis trates, very adverse to the new conflitutioii of France. Great preparations are making for war in Savoy. Ten thousand men are actually re ported to be moving towards the Itonticrs of France Although an open attack upon trance is at present far from probable, we think it neceflaiy to Itate that the following are reported to be the forces designed lor this expedition : I $0,000 Autfrians 15,000 Ruffians, and 6.c,000 Prnflians 80,000 men furnilhed 17,000 Swedes by the Germau Body. On the 20th inft. the Queen of France went to the Italian theatre—ihe moment (lie appeared all the people in the boxes cried out "Long live the Queen !" The people in the pit roared out in chorus, " Long live the Nation !" CONGRESS. PHILADELPHIA HOUSE OF R E PRESENTJTIVES, SATURDAY, March 24, 17911 MR. PAGE, in fupporc of Mr. Key's motion to amend the bill (from the Senate) for eflablifliing a mint, by striking out the words, " representation of the head of the President ot the United States for the time being, with an infeription expreifing the initial or firlt letter ot his christian or firlt name, and his fur-name at length, the succession of the Presidency numeri cally," and inferring an emblematical figure of Liberty—said that it had been a pri»<stice in 1110 narchies, to exhibit the figures or heads of their kings upon their coins, either to hand down in the ignorant ages in which this practice was in troduced, a kind of chronological account of their kings, or to shew to whom the coin belong ed—We have all read, added he, that the Jews paid tribute to the Romans, by means of a coin on which was the head of their Celar—Now as we have no occalion for this aid to liiltory, nor any pretence to call the money of the United States the money of our Presidents, there can be no fort of necelfity for adopting the idea of the Senate. I second the motion, therefore, for the amendment proposed ; and the more readily, because I am certain it will be more agreeable to the citizens of the United States, to fee the head of Liberty on their coin, than the heads of Pre sidents— However well pleased they might be with the head of the great man now their Presi dent, they may have no great reason tobepleaf ed wi h fonie of his fucceflors—as to him, they have his buffs, his pictures are every where— historians are daily celebrating his fame, and Congrels has voted him a monument—A further compliment they need not pay him, especially when it may be said, that no republic has paid such a compliment to their chief ruagiftrare— and when indeed it would be viewed by the world as a stamp of royalty on our coins — would wound the feelings of many friends, and gratify our enemies. Mr. Williamfon seconded the motion also, and affirmed that the Romans did not put the heads of their consuls on their money—that Jylius Cefar wished to have his on the Roman coin, but only ventured to cause the figure of an elephant to be imprefled thereon, that by a pun 011 the Carthaginian name of that animal, which found ed like the name of Cefar, he might be said to be on the coin. He thought the amendment confident with republican principles, and there fore approved of it. Mr. Livermore ridiculed with an uncommon degree of humor, the idea that it coqlcl be of any consequence to the United States whether the head of liberty were on their coins or not — the President was a very good emblem of liberty— but what an emblematical figure might be, he could not tell—A ghost had been said to be in the shape of tlie found of a drum, and so might liberty for aught he knew—but how the Presi dents head being on our coins could afFeJt the liberty of the people, was incomprehensible to him He hoped therefore that the amendment would be rejected. Mr. Smith of South-Carolina agreed with Mr. Livei more in opinion—adding that the President representing the people of the United States, might with great propriety represent them 011 their coins. He denied that republics did not place the images of their chief magistrates on their coins—and said he was surprised that a member who so much admired the French and their nesv conilitution, should be si averse to a pi a.lice I hey have eftablifhcd—the head of their 438 king is by their conftirutioli put upon their mo ney -Behdes, it was It range that for a'circum itance so trivial we should lose time indeVatin® and riJk the loss of an important bill. The motion for striking slut was carried. March 26. The bill having been retm ned from the Se nate, and the amendment proposed by tlieHoul'e ili I agreed to—it was moved that the House fliould recede tVom their amendment. Mr. Livermure ftipported the motion—-He laid he did not conceive it poflible that any friend to the President of the United States, the chief ma gistrate, that great and good man, would have refuted to pay every tribure of respect which was justly due to him—we have now a favorable opportunity of complimenting him without any shadow of flattery, and without any expense— But instead of this, what is proposed ?—An em blematical figure of liberty^—But what is this li .berty which some appear to be so fond of !—He had no idea of Tuch liberty as appears to pollels the minds of some gentlemen—it is little better than the liberty of lavages, a relinquillnveiit of all law that contradidts sr thwarts their passions or desires—His idea of liberty was that which a rose from law and jnltice, which secured every man in his proper and social rights—Some gen tlemen may think a bear broke loose from .his chain a fit emblem of liberty—others may de vise & different emblem, but Jie could not con ceive that any of them would be applicable to the situation of the United States, which jnftly boasted of being always free.—lf any idea of an emblem is necellary, he thought it might be ap plied to the head of the President of the United States. The present occasion affords the belt-op portunity of doing honor to the man v»e love— instead of which we offer him an affront—He could not reconcile this conducft to propriety or confiftency—for while it is propofod to railea monument to the memory ofthe Prefident,.which will cost 50,000 guineas—a proposition to honor him in a more efFe<ftnal manner, and in a way which will be fatisfa«ftory to the people, without any expense, and with perfect security to their liberties, is objevSed to—He hoped the House would recede. Mr. Mercer replied to Mr. Livermore witli some degree of afperity—l!e obfei ved that there was a rule in the British House of Comtiions, iliac the name of the king fiionld never be mentioned in any debate—he thought foine such rule migli: be introduced with advantage into this Houle.— In the course of his remarks, to fliew that the circumstance of having theHrefident's head Itanip ed on the coin could noc be justly considered as doing him an honor, he said that persons of no better character than a Nero, a Caligula or an Heliogabulus, may ewjoy it as well as a Trajan, &c. Mr. Senev animadverted with severity on the remarks offered by Mr. Livermore, and on the conduit of the Senate ; particularly in returning the bill with a negative to the amendment of the House, within a period that left them no time to deliberate on the reafotis which might have in fluenced the House. Mr. Giles opposed the morion for receding He adverted to the ideas which are connected with the business in European countries ;i" President's head will not designate the govern ment said he, there is to be but one head, but does not our government coniift of three parts . Is there any other head proposed to be oil the coin but the President's ? He said this circniu (lance was of a piece with the firfl a A of the Se nate— it had a near affinity to titles, that dai ling child of the Senate, which lias been put to nui.e —with an intention that it (hall be announce at foine future period in due form. Mr. Senfon said he supposed he should be ex tremely disorderly were he to mention the mo tives which influenced the Senate in their di cu fioris—he knew not what they were, nor «as n of importance that he fhould —He then oblervet that plain pieces of metal will not answer or money, some impression is neceflary to guai >i gainst counterfeits—He fiid the Senate have < e terinined what the device {lull be—but the iou bv their amendment, have left the mattei entire ly to the judgment of the artifl, who may such an emblem as suits his fancy. Mi. ° , ridiculed the idea of the people s being by their Presidents—and much less by his i»' a S on their coin. . , . f Mr. Page replied that he was sorry to find t M some gentlemen endeavored to ridicule re l>" can cautions—he thought that both in< - and inconsistent with their fitualions, as weir highly impolitic—He confefl'ed that as o'g the people were sensible of the blessings o 1 ty, and liad their eyes open to watch end uients, they would not be enftaved , 111 1 fliould ever ftiut them, or become inalte "" , iheir interests and the true princip es o . government, they, like other nations, lose their liberties —that it was the t uty members of that House to kee|> the eyes; o constituents open, and to watch o*er t • ties—it was therefore unbecoming a
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