Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1794-1795, July 30, 1794, Image 3
country, and rejoicing at the emancipa tion of this and our lifter republic, Franco. LYNCHBURG, Vir. July ig. AT a Meeting of the citizens of New-London and its Vicinity on the 4th July the following Toasts were drank, tiz. 1 ft. The day we celebrate ; May it '* never be forgotten by true Republicans. ' 2d. Deftniftion to Thrones and the downfel of Crowned Robbers through out the Universe.. 3. The Republic of France ; success to her victorious armies ; confufion and dismay to the councils of her enemies. 4. May the whole world become one Republic ; and forever cultivate the bk'f fings of Liberty and Equality. 5. The spirit of 1776 5 May it be ever cheriflied with vestal zeal. 6. The memory of the martyrs in the cause of Liberty. 7. Equal lawsf Sc a Republican execu tive to enforse their execution. , 8. The Democratic Societies of the United States. 9. The Great and honest man-— Thomas Jefferfon. 10. James Monroe our patriotic Am bafiador for France ;• May he abhor the v3c Aristocratic conduct 'of his profligate predecefTor. 11. Thomas Muir, the exiled disciple of Libctty. 12. The virtuous Republicans of Lon don, who spoke liberty in their address to the people of England and, Ireland. 13. The Effigy men, Dick B. Lees Patriotic condiments ; and the Repub lican citizens of Charleston. 14. The President of the United States May he 'remember that he is but a man ; the servant of ths people and not their Mailer. , , 15. l&acCule our Representative in Congicffa Volunteers May the pride of Ariftrocrats, and luke warm Patriots, be soon humbled. The Armory at New-London. The Governor of Penniylvania. General Wayne and the weltern ar my. May the oppjeffed of every country find an aiylum in Atnerica. Tha Toasts were succeeded by the firing of cannon, all which was dnue with prtijJrietr and activity truly defcrip ' tive of that love of Liberty and Reptib licanifm which prevailed throughout the Aflembly. BRIDGE-TOWN, (Batbadoes,) ', , . J«b' b 1 794- The arrival of several veflels from A nierica, \vith, a titnifly supply of flour corn, Btc. &c., rtiuft afford infinite fa ttsfaftioil to the At this time of general scarcity. The late high , price of flour, renders the supply of that article the more acceptable, as from its fearcity our native provisions bad confe- qnently risen to so enarmous a price, as almost reduced us to state of starvation. In tiie present want of almolt every thing, we contemplate with regrtt the hij;h ptice of meals, by which the pro vident house-keeper, and more particu larly thole wlidfe circumllanees are nar rowly circumscribed, mull teel most Oar pre font peaceful intercourse with America, mull afford us, at this time of European warfare, great confutation, as from that rich and fertile continent Our WVftern colonies are supplied with the moll ufeful and neccflary artici-rs of life : but how long we may enjoy this valua ble blefling is uncertain, as from some late CongTefilonal proceedings and the clamours of the people, there is a llrong indication of a propenlity to break the league of fu'endlhip. We have too for cible an inllance in the French, of the effidls of wild and desperate fanatacifm, not to ftippofe any thing from Repub lican folly ; and at the fame time that we are flow to make political conjec tures ; it is yet, however, a question whether, from the capture of the French Weft-India islands which consequently, in cafe of a war with Great Britain, would deprive the United States of their greatest trade, it would be politic in them to involve themielves in the present contest, which we think ourselves inadequate to decide. CHARLESTON, July 14. . We hear from various paits, that the country is deluged with water from hea vy rains. Bridges that have refilled all freihes for ten years part, have yield ed to the late uncommon floods. A midst the extensive mifchicf that has b?en done, it is with no small faiisfaftion that we have been informed from unquef tlonable authority, that the works of the Santee Canal have received little or no injury ; none of the banks have been wa'led away or broken down. The negroes have been interrupted in their labors during the actual fall of rein ; but at all other tirjies have proceeded and are proreeding, with spirit. The canal is uj f.ifl 'advancing, that in t:-.i opinion of Col. Sent, and Capt. P. !- mci, cue half of the .. hole v. -11 be finif 1 .:- ed in the course of this present year. BALTIMORE, July 25. A letter of a late date from St. Do mingo, to a gentleman in this town fays, " the Negrbes, amounting to zooo are conflantly haralfing the Ein'glifh troops at Port-au Prince. The E iglilh inarched out agairift them, but were to tally defeated, and loft eight field pieces. PHILADELPHIA, JULY 30. The public mind appears to be great' ly and justly folicitons to reccive ac" counts from Europe. Intelligence to the middle of June would probablv be very important—-We might expert the refnlt of the late naval engagement — the fate of the Chclapeak convoy—- the situation of Lord Hoods fleet in th 6 Mediterranean—the state of affairs on the frontiers of Spain—details of the numerous battles in Flanders—and the posture of affair in that quarter — the progress of the new revolution in Poland—the conseqUences of the con spiracy in Sweden—The effete of the armed neutrality of Sweden and Den mark. The Hate of politics between Ruflia and the Turks—ln Paris —and London —par- ticularly the consequences of the suspen sion of the Habeas Corpus in England— and the committal of ftlndry persons to prison—and, what is fpccially iiitereftirig to the people of tl'.e United States, the ar rival of Mr. Jay, his reception, and prof pe&s. On all these fubjefts Conjeßure would fire but random ihots —Time will fotm fatisfy curiosity. By this Day's Mail. NEW-YORK, July 29. A French author, in a recent publi cation, entitled, " Universal Collection of private memoirs concerning the histo ry of France, " enters largely into the exploits and conduct of that Virago, commonly called the Maid of Orleans. Amongst oth-'r curious manuscripts, ne ver brought to light before, is the fol lowing letier written by her, and with a Herald at Arms delivered to the Duke of Bedford, tVien regent of France. " King of England, give fatisfa&ion to the King of Heaven for the {pilling of his royal blood ! Deliver into the maid's hands the keys of all the towns you have tifurped by force. She is come in God's name to claim the right of the blood-royal, and is ready to make peace, if you willdo justice. King of England 1 unless you thus behave, km,W that I am chief 111 war, wherever 1 meet ydur men in France, if they fefufe to obey, I (hall have them put to the sword ; if they submit, I (hall (hew them mercy> believe me : if they should prove refra<j tory, the maid is sent to destroy them. —She comes by God's ordinance to thruil you out of the kingdom, and pledges her word to make such an ha vock as never was known in Franc - .' for ten centuries palt; and be you sure that the King of Heaven will give more strength to her'and her valiant men at arms, than ever vow's have (hewn in storming an hundred places. " As for ye) English archers» brave and courageous men at arms, who now are before Orleans, go ye back to your own country, otherwise beware of the Maid, and be the consequence on your own head. Do not fondly imagine to hold the sceptre of France, by the per mission of God the foil of Mary. It (hall be the property ot King Charles, the lawful heir to whom God hath decreed it, and who will force his way to Paris in good company. If yoti disbelieve the information from God and the Maid, woe betide you wherever wt (hall meet, and then (hall be leen whose fight is b«ft, God's or vour's. "Ye William de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, John Lord Talbot, and Tho mas Lord of Seaiefi, .Lieutenants to the Duke of Bedford, (tiling himfelf regent of this kingdom for the King of Eng land, answer me ; will you give peace to the city of Orleans ?—lf not, beware of the losses ye (hall entail upon your selves. " Duke of Bedford! the Maiden treats and requests that you will put an end to hostilities ; if you do not com ply, (he will so behive, that the Punch will perform such feats of valor as never were recorded in the annals of Christen dom."—Wtitten theTuefday in Passion week. On the superscription were these words :—" Lend an ear to the tidings from God and the Maid."—To the Dnkc of Pidfoid, the pretended regent of the i,f ira:ice, forth? Kng of L.inland. PORTLAND, (Maine) July 19, On Monday last arrived here, Col. Roch font.iine, the engineer dispatched by the Prend.'iit of the United Slates Tor the pgr pofe ot. laying our fortifications. The Hand hccelTary for the purpose has been appi-op ' ..'cd—the out-liues marked out, and it i:i probable in a few day? the ground will be broken for the building of fortifications. , A planr of clover, on which wetc 162 b'oToms, was plucked from the field of Mr. John foil in Freeport. O.i the 11 ill was ordained at Canann, 8o miles up Kennebtt k rivei, to the work of the rniniflry, the Rev. Jona than Calef. The Negro criminal, tried at Pow nalborough last week for a rape and murder, has received Sentence of death. At the meeting of the militia in Stan difh, forthefeleftino their quota of eigh ty tlvuifnnd men, the number required voluntaiily offered themselves for the pufpofe, sentiments, \_Frnm the French.] War creates a ferocity of manners. It holds out such objects of glory and ambition, as the moll unpoliihcd minds n-viy feixe with little difficulty, and thus perverts our ufeful pafiions by ennobling our vices, and every where fubllituting force in the place of justice. The fir ft Itep toward accomplishing the happiness of mankind, (hould be tM lengthen the duration of peace, and les sen the frequency of war. . Monarchy, like nobility, which is the support of monarchy, to be refpe&able, should be anoenti From a fortunate experience of authority, and from a fet tled habit of obedience, rriay arise a kind of conftitjition, which, in the end, be comes almost unalterable; because ther is a point, beyond which the materials of a republic exilt no longer in a mo narchy ; while the materials of a mo narchy ekiit always in a republic. A love for their country, popularity, and generoflty, were virtues common to the ancients ; but true philanthropy, a regard for public welfare, and general order, are fentimnnts to which the prill ages were absolutely ftrangeis. How, indeed, could ftich fentitlients have ex iftcd among men, accultomed from tlieir infancy to behold thousands of gladia tors, mutually slaughtering One another, and perilhing amid even the acclamati ons of the women ? Snch exalted feel ings as these could never have anirriated a peoplej who so frequently saw prison ers of war; chiefs and kings, publicly conduced, in pursuance of a decree, to execution, aind completing by their deaths the feftivitjr of ai tiiumph. The rife and tall of empires may be ranked among thole events which, al though commou, do not cease to be re markable. Inspiration only could have difcoveredj that the primitive R.omans, a vile and abjtct people, were deftincd to clear the path, which conducted their future race to the sovereignty of the world. If in the days of Julius Caesar, a Roman augur had pretended, that his birds informed him, that the diilant def- of the dictator, and his invinci ble countrymen, (hould be emasculated,' and sing upon a stage, before the poste rity of the conquered Britons, instead of being reverenced as a prophet, he would have been stoned as a madman. If we delire to know what, in gene ral, is the condition of the inhabitants of the world, we need only inform our selves, whether the number of cultivated lands be augmented or diminilhed. However writers may have been se duced by the liveliness of the imagina tion, or the fubtilty of the underitaud iiig, to queltion whether the sciences were advantageous to mankind, ftich frequently affected doubts can be refer red only to the comparison between hu manity in a Hate of nature, and huma nity in a social state. In either cafe it mud be acknowledged, as an eftaolilhed principle, that man cannot, in his social capacity, be too enlightened. Placed A'ithin a physical, political, and moral fyltem, a (mail part of one great whole, his duties arise from his relations ; and that being will be laid to have reached the height oi moral peifection, who (hall have fully comprehended in what man ner he ought to co-exilt wit's the reft. Caprice is to be condemned, when it is the vice of inferiors; but it is much more dangerous when it has infected those who govern. They ir.iift be care ful to arm themselves against th.it impa tient temper, which fiets at trifling at tacks. The fermentation of dilcourfet and writings is inconvenient, but not atarming. C-. mwelldid not write Nor® Britons, nor did Jaques Clement (who aflaffinated Henry 111. of France) write S political pamphlets. From the COL UI.ILIA'N Ml'ti- CUiiT Printed at Canaan(State of Nvw-Tori.) The Moderate. 0 Formosa puer, nimium ne crecfe Colon ! FROM their name, the Democratic Society are naturally iuppofed to be the advocates for a Semocratical form 'of go vernment. 1 lie Title ought always to correspond with the EiTence. For in ftanee, if a man hangsalhoe maker's fignovei his door, yon will naturally sup pose there are fh'oes within, and none but a fool will go sii to enquire whether the man has any buckles for sale : Jull so with the Democratic Society ; theii title declares that they are for Democra cy ; no man of sense would go among them to look for arguments in favor of Repiefcnta; ion, because they are demo crats s and what is democracy i It is a government where the people in their individual capacity afiemble and make laws ; where theie is not the lfaft ves tige of Representation, where the peo ple,, in ihort themselves, peiform all those funftiuns, which in America are delegated to their Representative}.— An attempt has been made, artfully to jumble the terms Democratic, and Re preientative, and so to confound thetn as to make them seem of one meaning ; while they resemble each other as little, perhaps, as a chefnut-bur does an eye stone. This aflertion is founded on an unquestionable authority, —" The Rights of Man in the second part of which Mr. Paine fays, " Mri Burke is so little acquainted with the conititu ent principles of Government, that he confounds Democracy and Representa tion together 1 Representation WSs a thing unkrtown in ancient Democracies, in tliofc the tnafs of the people met and enacted laws (grammatically fpeaklhglin the firft person. Simple Democracy was no other than the common Hall of the ancients. It fignifies he Form as well as the public principles of Govern ment, as thefc Democracies increased in population, and the territory extended, the fmple democratic forms became un weildy and impracticable. And-a9 the [ System of Representation was not ktioWn | the consequence was> they either de i generated convulflvelv into Monarchies, I or became absorbed intci such as then ex | ilted. Had the fyfteih of reprefenta : tiort been then understood, as it now is, ' there is no reason to ftippofc, that those ( forms of government, now called mo ; narchical, or ariftocratical would ever I have taken place." Tliealilhor of the Rightsof Man un der flood the true diftin&ion between dif fererit fbrmsi of government-, and had by his reading found that all the ancient Democracies ended in Monarchy ; on this account ho fee ins to detelt the former as much as the latter. There fore founding my aflertion upon the o piriion of this famous philanthfvpiit, that our government can by no manner of found conltructir.n, be deemed detno cratical ; and as it has been clearly and concisely Hated in the preceding quota tion, what has been the unerring fate of Democracies, I trust there is no one who lias the welfare of his country at heait, will advocate a mode of govern ment which mult inevitably end in the misery and opprelfion of the people. Shall we my countrymen, who have so nobly (haken off the tyrannical monar chal y >ke, introduce a system which we all labor to suppress ? No—let us ra ther ftiudder at, and execrate every at tempt which has the least tendency to produce a ki.igly government in this country ; and let us by all means, dif cou'rage an inttitution, whose very name avows, that its members have thiii ob je£t in view. Our Federal Constitution is a system which approaches as near to perfection a£ any that ever existed. We have not among us the blood fucker of a nation, a king—our Federal compadt exprtfsly declare! against nobility, and confe queutly ariftoeracy. We have no Hand ing armies in time of peace, that ma chine of arbitrary power to atre the people into submission. We are not opprelTed by heavy taxes ; these howe ver may in feafoni more tempestuous than the present, become necefiary ; and 1 triiil that whenever they do, the people will chearfully give in their aid for defraying the <#xpences of govern ment, as the price of their political hapf>inefs. We fee no teftraint upon the liberty cf the : we have no trials for sedition or the circulation of Libels: but we have a Conßitution which is the production of the greatest human wisdom : its branches are so apt iv proportioned, that in it the people can fee nothing but a protection to their liberties, and their properry. Let us then continue to support this grand and noble ftrufture—this lofty edifice reared by .the hands of Wisdom, Virtue, and Patriotism ; and whenever any hostile aim, either within, or from without threatens iU deftrudtion, let us like brave Americans, rally round it, and if wc cannot defend it with Fuccefs, like Sampson let us bury ourfelvesii; its ruins. We have a reprt fentativegovernment; ■'the bed mankind is capable of enjoy- , >ng. We clioofe our reprefentativej once in two years, and then is the time to diicufs with freedom their refpedtive ir.er.ts or 1 demerits. If by their con duct, they have shewn themselves wor thy of our confidence, let us re-e!e& them, unlcfs that lepublitan principle, a rotation in office, requires a change, if they have by their public proceed ings evinced themselves unworthy of our Fuffrages let us reject them ; but if in their political courFe, they do that which is not perfectly consonant to the interest of the people, if we find them to be actuated by corrupt motives— while we detest the man, let us respect our elected Representatives ; For whoe ver at any such time abu Fes him abu Fes his conftituenis. We eledi perFons to make laws for us : we give to them all our lcgiflati\e powers—what Folly then that clubs should be formed sot the ex- ; press purpose oF deliberating upon pub lic business, when the people have alrea dy ele&ed others to this duty ! Is it not uFurpation ? is It not an unwarrantable afiumption oFpower ? is it not a diredlaf- Fertion that the great body oF the people are incapable oF felefting proper rulers ? will it not have the efFedft to destroy the repreFentative fyltcW, iF men Felt-con stituted, take, or ?ttempt to take the reins oF government into their hands, no{ only without the conFent, but a gainst the people's will, expressed in their ejection oF other perFons ?—For' shame! ye FalFe pretended patriots, hide your heads in the dud oF FelF a bafemetlt, and like the prodigal Fon cor.Fels and Fay " Father we h4ve Fin ned !" Futufe ages will look with an eyeoF contempt upon the impotent eF forts of the Democrats to absorb all power : the present generation behold you with indifference—they smile at the venom you call for' h—-they regard not what your felf-coriftituted tribunals Fay ; beeauFe they agree with Paine, that " all delegated poWer is truss, and all afiumed power is uFurpation"—that " Government is not a trade which any man or body oF men has a ;(ght to Fet up, and exerciFe for their cten emolu ment t but is altogether Struct, in right of thoFe by whom th-tf trnfl is de legated, and hy whom it is always re fumable." Thus Fpeaks Paine—thus speaks ReaFon—and thus Fpraks every REPUBLICAN. PORT dF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED, Ship Mary $c Elizabeth, Sundberg-, Eifborc Schooner Hazard, Dudley, N. Carolina Dolphin, Watson, N. Providence Sloop Phoenix, Denike, Virginia Bctfey, Sulev, do Industry, Wharton, St. Croix For Sale, The Sloop INDUSTRY.; Burthen about 700 ba.rrels, in complete order to receive a cargo, and may be lent to sea at a small expence. Aj-ply tb Wharton & Greeves, Who h?.ve remaining on hand, _/<"?" Pipes of Old Madeira Wine, And a few quarter Casks of SHERRY, fit for immediate use. GIN in Cases. COT'FEE in Bags and Barrels. SUG-A"R,*n Hhds. CORliSin Bales, Russia. MATTS, and Eighty two lihds. piime Virginia TOBAC- July 30. NOi 68. HifiriSi of Pennsylvania, TO wit. BK it remembered that on the twenty third day of [uly in the nineteenth year of *he independence of the U:ited States of America, JOSEPH BOGGS, < f the said -cJ Lftari <51 hatli drpoftfed lit thi * office, the ti te of a book 'lie tight whereof he claim* ;it author in tIW words foilowinf, t<> wit. " The Philadelphia DireElo ry, for tie year 17% —by Joseph Iv.ggs." fn conformity to the aft of the Congrefj of the United States intituled '■ An t& for the of learning by ftcuiinj ■ecopics of maps cl a ts and books to the '.othors and proprietors of such copies dur ing the tiißts therein mentioned. Sam. Caldwell,, Cerk of ths Diftriil of Pcnn r ylvania. July 3© 4 d—6t