hrom the Ncw-Jerfey State Gazette. Mr. Day, FROM the lamentable weakness and too evident corruption of human na lure* [>;imcs icem to have -prevailed with all their mournful effects, in every ; age and ci'ftiitry. They have generally ) uKJii, in thole nations who have belt underwood and rrloft the natural a.tJ unalienable ngiits of num. e c?inot be frc.", but we fault bc'rctne lici*nl,,/tis. V» f are nofootVci deliveiwd fr n.tl'e oppicljSwß of the few, rnnrt we Ai.ault tiiclj oth'e .'Mid lee.ng we can no do violence to fcaeh othei's peVfoiJs o property, tike eftethial measures to dim ~'h ;*ie enjoyments of the prefect exiinnee, by disturbing, irritating uikJ pie cing U'4 inward feelings. Indeed the extravagance of parties is ofteri proHuClne of effciitS more extensively ba:i<- il. Out of the exeefiVs into which freemen ha%e Been hurried, by reason O; their divllions, have grown up ufuv pauons uy one 01 moieofthat foiereign ty, which resides only in the-fai.', the eq.m' and the regularly constituted Re pi legation of the people. Should l.'D-'rt efiripc this ruin, yst its comforts m.iv Be alrrioll annihilated by the hor rcm of civil war. Bat 'hould neither o/thefe gigantic evils scourge a people fc!" their political intemperance ; yet the trowing ones cannot be avoided, viz:-—A general and painful ferment in th"fe passions, which God has wifely anc! kindly given us for our felicity, in an uninterrupted focceffion of the f.veet em jtions—a confidrrable diminution of the pleaiufes of social intercourse—rup tu.es between friends and Sometimes be tween near relations—a.disgusting exhi bition of ourown&our neighbors infirmi ties, a temporary but unjujt forfeiture of one's good name, frequently very bitter fenfalions—and many more, which a knowledge of human nature will too easi ly bring to ifmejnbrance. All these bur thuifome taxes w. impoic on our fouls, ' as soon as our persons and property are delivered from the oppressions of defpo tiim. I aifi diltreffed, that freemen will , no; be fr. e—that they seem not to know that the feat of felicity is the mind— and regardless of the Wain we may iit!:-r in that quarter, they glory only th'at their bodies and estates are exempt from tyranny —Is not this almolt glory in'" in their shame ?—-Man then only re > so dignity, and may be pronounced free and happy, when he improves his cntl unit- h»a~ p. >11? and spends his life as the deity t Romaa glory. Superficial, indeed, mull be the mind that, from the benefits arising from the colliflon of feniiments, pleads forthe virulence and excesses of a party Spirit. Much may be said in favor of parties and factions in a state, with all their disgusting and frequently pernicious effedts : And, on the other hand, the pen of eloquence, of wisdom, and of virtue too, has been not a few times employed in favor of ar bitrary power. So we often meet with romantic displays of the blessings of fo lit ade ; arid many are this moment, efpe cfe.lly in the religious world, fafcinated with its all pleafmg charms. Yet I be lieve, there are few whose judgments prevail over their ignorance, prejudices or passions, but aie persuaded, that fo li'tuda is a dangerous enemy to morals, to knowledge and to all ufeful improve ments. As in conversation on common topics of discourse, so with refpedt to politi cal principles and governmental opera tions, there ever will be a diveifity of opinion. But bec.uife we fee -different ! wa ,'s of obtaining the fame objedt— while we choose different roads by which to pj-ocecd to the fame place—(hall we proclaim war against each others charac ters and peace ? And becatlfe we will not all croud in the fame path with an insipid uniformity of thought and mo tion, (hall we open upon each other all \ the pelliferous contents of Pandora's ■ troji ? No Sir, we may each pursue his I own c.ourfe—each his own Sj system of opinions, and labour for that j fuccels of those measures which to him-1 felt may seem mofl conducive to the pub- ji lie weal, without dimiuifhing mutual j eftecm, arid without impairing social f htippinefs. No one,that fees what man is, expe&s ; no one that has reaped the be.iefit.and tailed the pleasures of social im -course can tie (ire, that we {hould all jump into one judgment and remain immovably there for ever. A diversity of Sentiments we ever will have; but I do contend we may have it without ani mosity, aitd oSujht «t> maintain it with 6 mfnly temperance. The utility of this temperance in de bate has been frequently pointed out, and many tefpeftabie authorities might be quoted in order to recomujpid it to : us : Bot I fliall tontent 'myfeif with a j fnigle extract from a Mr. James, an au thoV v*ho Wfore a good wliile ago, but i no !V'>'bo, as well /as several of his contem j pori.i :es, admirably understood human ; nature, and above all who have written ' since and almait all who wrote 'before, was, by some means or other, made wonderfully acquainted with what is molt for our happiness both here and hereafter; Some men, 1 know, object to the "authenticity/and unrivalledexcel krice of this man's writings arid others of his itainp ; but this fir, we all know i' orly beeaufe he so differs, as some times to " discern the thoughts arid in tents of tlicir. beasts," (and who of us does not liinch when we are cut to the quick ?) and beeaufe, these writings, with a petfpicuity, strength and beauty peculiar to themfelves—-exprefTing and illufttating the rights of man, smiting terror into the consciences offuch as in fringe them, and doing more than all that has been penned to preserve them both from diminution and decay—-these men are prevented from so using their liberty,as to miserably curtail the enjoy ment of it by others. Fashion is per haps a little against me, in the approach ing quotation : But if Mr. Addifon, who is so high in fafhion and in fame, even in that production so aptly Ityled by Dr Johnson "Arbiter elegantiartim" has thought proper to confirm his senti ments bv quotations from the writings in question, I fliall expect to be excul'ed. The great inflrument of violence and excess from whence flow the-evils so per nicious to free states—is the tongfie ; and let us not forget, that the pen on paper is preeif ly the fame as the tongue in conversation and in public assemblies —Hence the government of the tongue is the great defideraturn in order to social comfort and to the due and pleasant en joyment'of ottf precious political privi lege's. To effect this valuable purpose, Mr. James wrote to the men of the old times, and He had also a confidernble eye to the men of the prcfent day, " If any man offend not in word, the fame is a perfedt man aind able also to bridle the whole body. Behold ! we put bits in the hoi fes mouths, that they may o bey us; and we turn about their whole 1-W'fK- afiri the Ihips, which, though they be so great and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned a bout with a very small helm whitherso ever the governor lilteth. Even so the tongue is a little member and boafteth great things. Behold ! how great a matter a little fire kindleth. And the 1 tirtigue is a fire, a world of iniquity ; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body and fettgth on fire the course of nature ; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beads, and of birds, and of ferpeuts, and of, things in the sea, is tamed and hath been tamed of mankind : But the tongue call no man tame ; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."—l could detain you a long while in pointing out the pcr fe£t justness and claflical elegance of this passage ; but (hall refrain.—l have only one observation to make, after which I fliall conclude. The exprefltons in this passage may to some seem too flrong and not jullifi ed by fait: But to prove to the contra ry, 1 would ask every virtuous and in telligent fellow citizen, what inconceiv able mifchief might not be effedted in this molt happy land, if, in our supreme legislature, groundlefsaccwfationsof our best public officers Were sustained and a dopted ? and what, if they were even be lieved by the people—with as much ig norance, rashness and imprudence as they have been known to be m'ade—might we not fuffer, if all .our legislators fub jefted their judgments to their passions, and expended their hours of public du ty, not in discourses that inform and ■convince, but in heated invectives and inflammatory declamation? Should Bri tain in her dytage, prosecuting her late incredible folly and arrogance, commence the war weliave fometimeapprehended— what advantages might she not have gained ? what fatal injury might she not have dorse us, if all the members of Congress had raved with the fame un bridled passion, against her on the one hand, and againjl preparing for her ho- Jl'd'tfies on the other * Surely the hour may be on the eve of an arrival, when we (hall detect the incoherent proceduie of those, who provoke war with as much eagerness as if war only could give them importance and wealth—and yet, in the fame breath, with the fame tongue, that " fire," that world of iniquity," that " untameable monster," that " un ruly evil, full of deadly poison," vehe mently declaim within and labour with out, to /ruftrate every fcherne for being fully prepaid for that awful event. May your Gazette prove an instru ment of calming the paflions—of inform ing the public mind—and of promoting internal and external PEACE. From \he Americ■ n Durfy Advertiser. Gentlemen, ■ The base and cowardly-attack upon the character and conduct of General Wayne, which lately appeared in a Vir ginia paper, and has since been repub lished in fevcral others, is so replete with scurrility as to afford an antidote to its poifoh and render a refutation hardly neceflary; wa* the author of the llander known to its object as the tatter is to the former, he would pro bably be treated with silent contempt or receive the reward of his virulent a buse, from the foot and not froiii the sword of a soldier who is too .brave to draw it againlt a paltroon, or to (heath it when attacked by true courage.— From a thorough knowledge of Gen. Wayne, I venture to pronounce' the author of Stubborn Faßs, a rancorous assassin—and, his production to be as falfe as his heart is venomous. General W.ayne, after having fought and bled in his country's cause, from the frozen lakes of the North, to the burning fynds of th* South, was feleft ed from amongst his former brethren in arms, to the chief command, against a bold and savage enemy. The President had seen the officers of the late army tryed in various scenes of difficulty and danger. Their re fpeftive merits were well known to him, and if a better choice could in his o pinion have been made, Gen. Wayne would not have been preferred. His activity, his zeal, and his success here juftified the appointment. He had raw materials to work upon ; and by a drift but neceflary discipline he now finds himfelf at the head of a small but gallant army. The brave he trained and disciplined, and the coward and the worthless he cashiered or drummed out of his camp. In their vagrant (late they or their hirelings and some others of the like principles and practices, I feign Stubborn Fails, while the Gene- I ral is infufing his own martial spirit in j to his soldiers, and preparing to meet ■ the enemy. That lie has conducted i himfelf with great good conduct finee j his appointment, appears from all well * authenticated accounts from the army ; ' that the President with the bell meant of •judging of his conduit is highly pleased | with it, appears by the following ex tiaft of a letter written by his direc tion : Extras of a letter from the Secretary of War, to Major-General Anthony Wayne, dated " War Department, Match 31ft, 1794. " It is with great pleasure, Sir, that I transmit you. the approbation of the President of the United States, of your conduct generally since you have had the command, & more particularly for the judicious and military formation and diicfpline of the troops—the precau tions you appear to have taken in your fortified camps, and in your arrange ments to have full and abundant sup plies of pvovifions on hand. Conti nue, Sir, to proceed in this manner— and, your success will be certain." True Extract from the Records of the War-Office of the United States. JOHN STAGG, .Jim. Ch. Clk. And the more effectually to root out any prejudices that may have arisen in the minds of some, from the piece cal led Stubborn Fads, we present the world with a letter to the Secretary of War from General Scott, who molt certain ly has a good right to know whether General Wayne merits censure or ap plause, he not only being the comman der of the Kentucky volunteers, but a.'j resided in that quarter, where anv mifconduft of the General would soon er b& felt, and instantly made known. Philadelphia April 30, 1794. SIR, It is with real concern that I hear the reports in circulation here yery in jurious to the Commander in Chief of the Legion, and am not yet able to learn from what cause they have origi nated. Among other things it has been hint ed to me, that he has reported the con 2uft of the officers of the volunteer corps that I had the honor to command lall campaign very unfavorably—if so, he has done there injultice in not discri minating. To be sure, there were two subalterns that behaved ill, and deserved the high,' eft punifliment—but I have too good an opinion of General Wayne ) - t to fup j pose he ever possessed a thought of damn ing a whole corps for the mifconduft of two bad men—l am sure there could be no cause for it, nor can 1 yet be lieve he has done so, until I am con vinced by feeing his report to you on that head ; 1 hope thee is no impro priety in your favoring me with a fight of it ; there are many other reports in circulation here highly injurious to that officer—l therefore think it my duty as far as comes within my knowledge to do him the justice he deserves. 1 waited on General Wayne the latter end of June, in -order to make the ne ceflary arrangements refpefting the vo luateers of Kentucky, during my flay 1 found him with great sobriety and extreme attention to the duty of the ar my, from that time until the 10th of October, (at which time I joined him) we kept up a conilant correspondence relative to my duty, in which I found him clear and pointed in his inftruftions. . From about the 20th of October un til the jth of November, I was almolt constantly with him, during all which time he paid.the molt unwearied atten tion to every, the rilolt minute thing poflible in person. Notwithstanding all this, I was un happy to find some discontent in the army, whether it was owing to the change of discipline, the difference be tween garrison and field duty, thehard nefs of the duty, or the unequivocal orders inforced, I cannot fay : they were all spoken of unfavorably by some. However, so far as I am able to judge, taking every thing in view, the army was conducted witli great propri ety, never losing fight of the public good, or the honor of the arms of the United States. , I believe there is not an officer that served with me under General Wayne's order but will cheerfully serve him again. With esteem and regard, 1 have the honor to be, Your obedient servant, (Signed) CHARLES SCOTT. The Hon. Maj. Gen. Knox, Sec'y at War. True copy from the original letter, on file in the War-Office of the United States. JOHN STAGG, jun Ch. Clark. July nth, 1794. It may be proper to add, that the report which had been made by Gene ral Wayne to the Secretary at War was highly complimentary to General Scott and the officers under his com mand. Read this ye caluminatora and blush at your detection. A FRIEND To TRUTH. P. S. The Printers who have pub lished the piece (tiled Stubborn Fails, are requested to give a place to this. 11" Foreign Intelligence. NATIONAL CONVENTION. 16 Floreal, May 5. Dupiri in the name of the commit tees of general surety and finances, made a report on the ci-devapt farmers general. He entered into a detail of their abuses and exactions, and conclu ded with proposing a decree, which was unanimously adopted ; the substance of which was to render all of them ac countable to the revolutionary tribunal, for the purpose of forcing them to re imburse to the nation what they had un juflly acquired. The fame decree was extended in its operation to the courts of Aides. Coathon—lt is time to convert the numerous edifices, monuments of form er luxury, to pnrpofes of national be nefit. St. Cloud may be converted in to a school of fculptura, Belvideie into a school of painting, Rincy into a Me nagerie, and Versailles into a feminarv of education. In the mean time the committee have charged me to present the plan of a decree for preventing the (ale of these houses, and for converting them to public purposes—Decreed. The popular society of Vabres, in. formed the convention, that lately a band of lnfurgents had'been difpeifed by the efforts of the Republicans, and fix of the ringleaders arreiled. Fiie popular society of Aubenas com municated an event of the fame nature, which had taken place in the depart ment of l'Ardeche. FRENCH ACCOUNT Of the BATTLE FOUGHT May 7th. From French Papers. Lille, May 18. Citizens, The letter of exchange drawn by the Alpine army, on that of the north be gins to be duly honoured. Victory is here the older of the day The enemy is in full rout. Notwitliftanding their lofles at Courtray, Moucron and Menin, they determined to attack us again, and to use every endeavor to resume their former position. Yesterday having aflembled their* troops of the centre, they attached us on all points. They obliged us to fall back from Pont a Marque and Lannoy. We retreated in good order. Proud of this firft success, they expected by at tacking us again to make further pro gress. It was their objtft to cut off our communication; bat we did not give them time to effect it ; we attack ed them, and every where drove them back, beat to the charge and our vicfo, ry was complete. i Adjutant-General Revel fought with the greatest vigor. We took a train of i artillery complete, made the garrison of Lannoy prisoners'; near three hundred Hessians have fallen i»to our hands. They a/ked for quarter, we ought not i by the laws of war, to have granted it, since tht; town was taken by afirult i yet they obtained it- We (hall (hew to j the world that Frenchmen nre only to be feared in battle. We learned that the enemy opposed to our forces 60,000 men. The com mander in chief jull returns from his found with my eolleague Richard j 1 hope soon to be able to communicate new victories. We have taken 50 pie ces of cannon, the enemy loft i