For the Gazette of the United States.
At a meeting of all the friendfc and
adh.erent.l of the Utile or.it-r, in Mr/
B \ Printing-Office, Upper Sto-
r y*
Refolrtd, That in a rrpulbican go
Tern it! cut like tiur's, any man may run
fil my ojji-t lie pie;'.''-! • there is there
fore, no conditutional reafo'ri why J.
S Elq. lhould not let himfelf
up for a Congress nun.
I'Jfet .Smaller men have filled larger
officers—Th at no man has contributed
more than he' haS, in sundry ways, to
the anr.ifcmcrit of the public.
Refolred# That he made the most
ingenious, Jib't', elocjuerftial, oratorical
Di--moltheiirSf, Ciceronian, learned, deep
and profttnef speeches, that were made
at the lajl Meeting of the General Al
femb'y—-This refnlve wa3 tftoved and
certi/'ied h"y iVfr. B who dechrcd
he had very often a(T<?rt*d it in ioterlem
•ucrits, ill ins paper, as a firiall panigy
ric, due to the vajt service of the little
orator ; and that no one had contra
ditted it.
Ami R.'foWed further, and upon the
si.me authority, that it it had n»t been
for his ingenuity and patriotism, his
learning riiid benevolence, his know,
ftdgt, Vit, 6ic. See. S/c. not a tingle
a&, worth a farthing would have pasTed
At the la it feflion.
Refolded, That he has been at too
great nr,f expencc hi printing his fpeech
ts, to be difappuinu-d, at least, in his
ob;eft for doing so.
Refolded, That he never did a mean
thing in his life—That he was never
guifty of any duplicity, or any other
kiml -ijf —La—H?j) Trtrrr•"■>■l"
_ tr-aofafUciTs, and that it never' appeared
fcin anj-Court of Jiiitfc:.
That he never lias been gifilty of any
political duplicity f and that w do not
believe he was loading iefTels fin a Sun
day, while he w.lB prcffing for a fctw to
prevent others from them at
all; or that arfler that law, wlifcfo he
divined neeeffary to the dignity and fal
vatioh of biscountry Was pafFVd, he'cfln
ck cended (in order to defeat it)' to
fi.ik from an owner and freighter of
fli.os, to the funding of ffialfops ; (or
Mr. B fays, and We knotv, that he
h i.; more dilintereftcd patriotiful than a
ny man in the United Stares ; and there
fore could never endeavor, for a paltry
pedlar's profit, to d -feat the laws of his
country, by Inch low unworthy tricks,
«nd afirif a natfon, supposed to be hof
tils to her inteielts ; especially as Mr;
S at a certain meetiiig, made *
irtoft fpinted, eloquent harrarige in fa
vor of tire Embargo, and matt viruJent
ly condemned all who, by any means,
would attempt to defeat its effetfa, as
traitors to their coimtry. It is therefore
lutony impoiHble he could have been
the firfl: to d > so.
itvfolved, 'J'hat Mr. S is a
molt excellent writer of Epitaphs \ and
therefore his friends requcft, that, a»
the- ojily reward they will a lie or expell
for jJutti.ijr him in Congress, he will be
plcafed, when he (hall have leisure from
Tt.iting- and corredlinjr fpeeces for Mr.
B— l —'» pap.-r, to prepare an aflort
rnertt of Epitaphs, for any, or all of the
15,000 men, who may fall by sword or
sickness, in the wellevn expedition.
Refolvud, Than it is high timcYome
thing appeared from Mr. S— 's
pen, on the death of Maria's squirrel,
whA departed this life day* ago.
And laltly, Refolveif, That Mr.
S 's generosity, uncxempled in
this cou.itry, in resolving to spare no ex
psnctr, to succeed in his rleftion, entitles
him to our votes, and a feat in the Le
gfflaturc of the United States.
Ryfolved, That this meeting do ac
cept of Mr. S -'s invitation to
dine with him on the 13th inft.—And
that one copy of the prodiedings of this
meeting be sent to Mr; S. and another
prepared for the press.
Philadelphia, Ott. 4, 1794.
From the S.C.Columbian Herald.
Mjjfrs. Harrifon i 3* Bo^tcn,
UStJRERS and usury being topics which
of late have opened a wide field for dif
cfcfliou ; whether through the medium of
profeflional men, whose interest h mud be
to bring them lorward ior legal adjudicati
on, or through that of the ulured, who
having drained every nerve by theinfelves
and agrnts U>fivtndlc the industrious man
out of. his property, are now as ftrenous ttf
put their Machiavelian i'yftem in motion j
a fiflem which in the firft instance they
had anticipited, and a fyftcm which if fuc
cefsfiilmnft strip the honest man of his hard
tamed property, and/ the helpless widow
who became the dupe of their artifice and
fvnd orphans naked through the ftrcets,
lisping out/ with pite us tears the pre (Ting
caiis which their immatured and unfiedged
nature fuffers by th,. rapacious gral'p of
these harpiesir.human form, who attempt to
pay vith a court lUcre .ne hundred pounds
W
forevrry ninety five pounds .vhich tht'yhad of the poor, which the Scripture contem
plundered theie unhappy lufiereie of. plate", as usury ? CfTtainiy not. And lan
I trull that I (hall fhev that however convinced 110 jury in this couritrv woult
fii :n tuis dcfcription of men may thin": they hesitate to set a tide with marked difapprg
Itaud on the ground of pleading usury in bation any legal diftiuclion which Vould
bur, that this ground will be tounJ un.e- tnilitate againlt the nature of this cale.
liable a::d delusive, both from fcrjpture wherein cominerce*3lnd the advailcement ol
and reason. That man mull have a very prudent men are so highly intere/led.
fuj»erficial knowledge of the sacred text in- It would be end® for me to quote
deed; who imagines it contemplates as ! cSfes in pn'nt, fro?S the experience ol
uf?n ious a contrail which stipulates a fpe- | many pnident men in this town, whe
cific profit to the feller, whilll it holds out j have by timely fpcculations made rapid
to *;i- y u i;—! cra p. clpedl or' enhancing j fortunes; whereas, it they were not t".p
his profits ten fold ; and whilst it is option- j plied with tlteealy means befor* mentirm
al with either parties to accept oc rejedl the ed, they mull inevitably have milled thai
contrail. Kealbn revolts at the idea, that opportunity.
there could poijib!y xilt any quibble in law To conclude, 1 believe lhave {hewn thai
by which a man could be deprived of nihety these contrails are not contemplated b)
five potinds for the trifling prmi'im of five sacred writ as ill:;, ious, and conf.quentlj
pounds. A premium which the lender they cannot be contemplated as such b)
runs many great and hazardous rifques, the general law ot the country: and that
such as ot bankruptcy, of covering property the man who cx; ■ e>» to pioi.t by a refer
under the tiffaed robes oiifone job of con- ence to this general law, mui : fail. J
fe&tig prior judgments to pious jVusult of would now advise tfnt the narm s of fuel
legal death and re/urreHiM by the happy men be held up as marks of i"' 'Try ; tl a
effect's b'f theinfolvent law, with many o- tboO? who would aid them by fraudulent i
iliei concomitant bleliimrs wiittewitl: this cov«r-n; their ;1! 'ot propem u tueivb;
couirry auo.;.ri»-- but to the poo.t. )>u;t\i r ." rh-ir : rc:'rors at dchaiiec, be ,'re
a or the poor ; hence it was de- was infidlou'ly cajoled out oi'his propett;
tellable ai:\t forbidden under the rnoft f e bv men of this d"fc;-!pt:on, tiny have i jui
vere judgment*. Commerce in th ife days fenle o; the treatment they received, kin
v>. very limited, and wioncy ha 1 ht.de not tamely fubm.t to fee the perh..:v die
froihi; cati.in thc.\by ; tne only wav )>v ing with their property in p nut' thioiif I
which the money holders could then caul's the city ; whilst the fruits of all their la
it to fructify, was by granting temporary bors mull be forever ioii to their chiidrei
relict to thi p'io? and neceflitoiM, which oi- ' , Amalor J<>
j tiinately became their utter ruin. Among
the jews, the children of Ji'rael had each
their portion of l?nd aligned them to till
and be lupportcd by. The indolent man,
who had not laid up grain for a year of
frarcity, was diltrell'ed indeed, when fuck
an event took place, and his only resource
was tomortgage his land tofh-thenufurers,
| in order to supply the wtfnts which then
pressed on him, but at ftr a aiti' trtormous
usury that the poor man's portion of land
[ became finally he property of th 4 nftirer.
And the Almighty though in his Pt'ovi-
. lie do-ih not eountera<sl the operati
on of marl's free will; vet this qppreflion
was so odious in his fight, that in every
fort)* ninth year, which he ordered to be
kept as a jubilee year—such landifo mort
gaged were ordered to be restored.
so Pagan Rome, in those days, this prac
tice was more countenanced; commerce
being there also much limited, and inonev
not fruflifying, but through the channel of
ulury. The poor, wWpf; difitrefles, whilK j
tf>_- fruits of theif labor lay as vet in th.- !
earth, were very great; tofupport'a de- |
pendant fanr.ly, were obliged to mortgage I
not only their crop iff ground, but also on ;
i.i'.kjfe of i,s beihg-fuflicient to dil'cliarge <
thrs debt with the enormous ftfni of c. Nt :
percent, for usury' thereon, their ptrfoiuil i
liberty. 1 bus the unhappy debtor became j
the litre or the mercilef's creditor and re- j
maij#ed, si fl by his labor he discharged the ]
debt, at his mercy to lfripe or oth.-rwife ;
rnr,!tr»at as the obduracy or the malignity ?
ot his heart dilated.
Aiioceafiofi however offered, whereby
ihe Romans effected the abolition, of this
law, " an unhappy victim who tor some
real or aliedgtd crime, undergune a
moil cruel ptmifhment, by which he was
covered from his head to his feet with blood
and wounds, by some means had freed
h ; nafi.lf from his cbairrs, and eluded the
vigilance of his creditor: In tbis lituation
he appeared in the facet* et Rome, which
had i'ur'i an cfftiil on the people, that they
I'ofeinabody am; .1, .<*< till that
fanguinarv law which "he charms,of usury
!tau ortiainod, was iwJi ; oone away."
But at a mgre . nliglrfened period, when
commerce irureaifed, and its fafcinating
charms caused a fjiii it of industry to per
vade the minds of men ; when it appeared
that money were its Juuwjs and derived its
value from, and was controuled by its in
fluence: money then became a commercial
commodity, in as much as ;t promoted the
iaterelt of commerce ; and of which the
parties concerned were the best judges and
consequently competent to make their own
contracts for their mutual advantage.
Thus money became in this mfiance a
commercial article, fubjc-dl to its fluctuati
ons and entitled like other commercial ar
tie'es to as much as it would bring, without
being controuled by any general law of a
country which establishes the general
interelt to be taken, ajid which it was ne
ceflary to eftabiifh as a guide to those who
pursue a regular train of dealing ; of giv
ing or taking long credits, and of every o
thcr tran faction which may be found ne
ceflarv for the reciprocal interest of the
community at large.
liut commerce, which agreeably to cus
tom and usage of merchants, regulates it
felf: the sudden exigencies whereof are
various and uncertain, and consequently
require sudden and vigorous efforts to sup
port it, nuift, if made lubjeft to fixed laws
be cramped indeed; its charms mnft vanish,
its advantages be loft to the industrious
man, and the country be ultimately im
poverished.
1 hen at this day and in this riling coun
try, where it is so necelTary for its future
J prosperity to lend a follering hand to its
[ commerkal interests, will any man at
■ tempt to call when brought for
ward in support of commercial exi#eilcies,
any ether than what it is—a commodity in
feet/on, i prudent man, a cautious man, and
a man of penetration, may with one thonf
and make two thousand: if this man
did not avail himfelf of this, would he not
be his own enemy ? Thismanfhould thank
fully and chcerfully pay fifty pounds for
this thousand to the man whose penetration
is not so great, and who, afraid to go out
of his own depth with his little all, isfatif
fied to fliare ttys small portion of the pro
fits, relying firmly on the known honesty
and integrity of the man he trulls his pro
perty to, Will this be called a grinding
By the Vigilant Captain Snjale.
KINGSTON, (Jamaica)
Augufi 19.
By 1 vessel wtych arrived yeftertfay from
It. Marc, we nnderftarid that an ofiictr
tnd a number of troops had left that.place
n order to take poflTefliou of Gpniives.
That the; ifinabitanti. of tlieKaftendof
he town *ere much alarmed oil Sunday
;>igl;t between niije and ten by tfee explo»
ion of a cijnfiderahle quantity of gun
(row-ier and lhe cry of fire proceeding
from a Houfr.at the Cefcner cf Uofemary
fane and Eariy firm- A crowd waj quick
ly afttmblcd «eai'-the jtlacc, ari(j <h,e ap
pearand being fitch as to juiufy their ap
prehension of the coofequences, a number
of persons bu-ft hi and feiz'td the inhabi
tant. • ' \
- On enquiry it appeared that a French
man had, for the aniuftiTicHt of himl'ttf
Slid a party o! friend.-, b-iert'djfci:arg.'ng
a quantity of ire aprics, by far to of cbn
fiderable for a-low anii comhultiblc dwel
ling', and hajJ, in confluence, burned
one or two artilrs of furniture and scorch
ed I'he cielirrj; ; h ? w;is th;forc taken into
cultody of thdguard by a party who v<re
very propevly Jl-nt. forj and "ycltci dav
1 morning, r.j'rei an examination before the
( fitting Magiftatc**., poufidn
j A lercr of a late date frpr.i fort an
Prince mentrois k recent and iiflfuccefsful
attack from th« Brigands: they had follow
ed a convoy of prowifio'ns and were firft
checked f>v ,the corgs of M. M,'inuljm«
bert, and afterwards, t>y the afiiiUnce of '
i gallant. PAi'jty of carts roops from the j
town, completely dispersed.
jiarkhatn is the present cm
mirfdant ftPort au PHnce. Brigadier Ge-,
ftCTal White is at Cape Nichola Mole.
The fever, which as well as at this if
,land has- rnade fucft Checking ravages a
mong the feanun and troops, has much
abated.
UNITED STATES.
PRINCETON, September 44, 1794.
ON this day was heid the annual com
mencement for conferring degrees, in the
arts.
After prayer by the Prefidtnt, the ex
ereifes were performed in the following
order.
x. A salutatory Oration jn latin, by
Mr. How, of New Jersey.
2. An Engliih faiutatory Oration, by
Mr. Titos iluu'huifoii of Vermont.
3. A aiipute.on this qucition— art man
kind iii general in their intercouifc with
each other, more defeclive in the virtue of
beneficence, or of gratitude, by Meflrs.
James Force, Moore Furman, and Nicholas
Everett, all of New Jersey.
4. An Oration on the just ideas of Li
berty and Equality by Mr James Broome
of Wilmington.
5. An Oration on the past and present
state of America by Mr. John S. Heifltr,
of Pennsylvania.
7. An Oration on the gratitude due to
those who have ellaMifhed the indepen
dence, and freedom of our country by Mr
Henry Polhemns of New Jersey.
8. An Oration on the paflions of men,
by Mr. Hollock, of New Jerky.
9. A dispute on this qucftion—Cceteri6
paribus, does the world pay more refped
to one born of honorable and refpeftable
parents, than to the son of parents, who
have been contemptible and worthless, by
MelTVs. John B. Siemens of Pennsylvania,
John Furman of New Jersey, and Paul
Paulilon of New-York.
10. An Oration on history, by Mr. Ed
mund Elracndorf, of New Jersey.
u. A dispute on this queftion—ls the
institution of voluntary popular foeieties
to watch the motions of government, in
the preftnt state of this country, wife or
ufeful ? by MeflK. James Neilfon or New-
York, John M. Dickfon of North Caro
lina, and James C. Williamfon of New
Jersey.
i». An Oration on the importance of
mathematical sciences, by Mr. George
Campbell of Nofth Carolina,
13. Conferring degrees—when the de
gree of Batchtlor of Arts was conferred
on the following young gentlemen—'Thomas
• .V
tf. Sailv, Jam?s Broome, George Cimp
iell, James E. Creffap; John M< Dick
on, Edmund Klmendorf, Nicnolai L
•verett; William B. Ewing, James G.
Force, McOre lur man, Joiin W. l'ur
7ian, Richard M. Gi ten, John S. Heifter,
I'hoinas Y. How, Titus Hatchinfoa,
Henry Kollock, James H. Neilion, Paul
Paulifon, Henry Polhemus, Edwin Reele,
John N. Simpion, John 15. Slcmons, John
Wallace, Ja'mesC. Wiiliamfon, Williaih
R. Williamfon, John K. Wither,'poon.
The degree of l'atchelor of Arts was
also conferred 011 Mr. Hollcway W. Hunt,
a Jludcnt of Divinity in the College—Af
ter which Matthew M'.'Al!iller■ Efqr. At- i
tomey General of the State of Georgia,
Dr. David Hofack of New-York, the
Rev. Henry Smaliey the Rev. Nath.
Snowclen infl. Jacob Burnet, Allen Duckett
Richard Harwood,'Cant well Jones, Oliver
Kerr, Daniel Thew, Elias Vnn Artsdalen, I
Peter Wickoff, George S. Woodhiill,
Ffqr's and Mr. Jofepli Caldwell Mr. Sam.
Snowderl Alumni of this College were ad
mitted to the degree of Matter of Arts.
The degree of Master of Am was "con
ferred 01; the Rev. jrihi'i Mafnn of New,
York—Mr. Stephen Williams A. M. in
Yale College was admitted ad eundem in
this College*
Tlie Rev. Aaron Hutehinfon of Ver
mont,and Aaron rliiuhi.fon ju:i. Rfq.
jf New-Hampihire, Master of Arts in
he College 0/ Dartmouth, were ad
nitted ad eimclerri in this College,
The octree of Doctor in Divinity
vras conferred on the Rev. Nathan Wil
Jiams of Connecticut, and oh the Rer,
Thomas Reefe of Smith-Carolina.
The valedictory oration was then
pronounced by Mr. John Wallace of
Burlington.
The annual commencement in the
College is held on the lall Wednesday
of September. The fall vacation be
gins the day after commencement, and
expires til fix weeks. The fpiing va
cation begins on toe firlt Thursday af
ter the second Tuesday in April and
expires in four w\eks. The examina
tion for degrees begins t)n the third
Wednesday in Augu'l. The studies
of the different claflcs are the follow
ing : Of the Frtjhmm class, Greek
Telfament, Saiiuft, Lucian-, Virgil, Ci
cero, and Maira Introduction. Of the ■
Sophyinore class, Xenoplion, Cicero, Ho- ,
mer, Horace, Roman Antiquities, Ge-{
ography, Arithmetic, English Gram- ■
mar, and Composition. Of the Junior
class, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonome
try, Practical Geometry, Conic Sec- !
tions, Nuui'ml Plnlofophv and English ,
Grammar and Composition. Of the ,
Senior class, Natural and Moral Philo
sophy; Criticicii'm, Chronology and
Hiltory ; Logic and the Claflics.
The ordinary expences for each Stu-
dent are,
Entrance money,
f Tuition, do.
j Library, do.
j Damage, do.
Room-rent, j
Board with the Steward,
per week 2
ALEXANDRIA, September 17.
Thursday a company of light infantry in
complete uniform, commanded by Captain
, George Dene ale, offered their services to
tlfe Major-General, and were accepted by
him to perform the JirJ} tour of duty against
the Western Insurgents, took their departure
from this place. On the neighboring com
mon they 'were met by the Cotnmander in
Chief, who fainted them with a Jhort and
pathetie address, to which the company gave
three cheers and then proceeded on their
march—every countenance exprejji<ve of
that patriotism which their country new
calls for.
WINCHESTEit, September 29.
Emi[faries who come or are sent in from
the counties in t'ennfylvania opposed to the
Excise Law, would fain have it beliekied
that all fj>e people there are peaceably in
clined, and that they tjave returned to their
allegiance:—S'uc/j tales may do well enough
amongjl those patriotic democrats, who wish
to f ( a flop put to the preparations now
making for their dearly beloved brethren,
friends and allies ; bul v'very chaste repub
lican, every friend to the laws and govern
ment of his count rv, mttjl discover the drift
°f artful infrnuations, and will, no
doubt, treat them and the propagators
thereof, with defcrved contempt. Have
not the commissioners in a letter to one of \
their committees set forth, that unless the
whole country fbdll declare their determin
ation peaceably to fubm-t, the hopes of the
executive will not be fulfilled : Arid is it
not evident, frnm eivry authentic account,
that more than one thir of the inhabitants
thereof, Jlill vociferate for wah? Is it not
also evident, that in this number is inclu
ded all the instigators and perpetrators of
all the at front as that have been committee'
therein defance of law and v 'er ? Will
the government then retrod, and fuffer
theje refflefs spirits to escape tlx vengeance
they have Jo richly merited—fuffer them to
roam at large to sow the feeds of /edition
Jtill deeper, and mature and fyjlemixe their
diabolical plans ?—A T o, the mighty arm of
an offended people is uplifted against them,
and will not be Jlayed, until a ftnccre con
trition fir past offences, and a faithful
P">mife to coriform to the laws in future,
Jhall be offered up at the fhritx of mercy,
and there accepted.
• - *rc
-**•• *v"v ■'"
/y
In addition to the troops mm...
'ajl, the qnotas from several other It ,
ties have arrived. —/hey are encamped 01
.'be common near town, and akxioufly wau
thefignal to march agamjt the ajturbers oj
their country's happiness.
There are upwards of Muo thou/and of
thii State's quota of the militia no<& us.
fembled here. The Peterfhurg and b'reder
ickjburg troops of ligbt-horfe arrived on
Saturday last.
NEWBURYPORT, Sept.oo.
FIRE!
On Sunday morninglaft hci we-n ?
hours of 3 and 4 the town «-;■
by theory of fire. It provc< be on
the wharf owned by Mr. Mots Brown
merchant, formerly known by the name
of Hooper's wharf.—The brick dwcl.
ling house, distillery and aft the bml<J_
ings, except one large (lore at the end
of the wharf, were entirely ccnfr.mcd—
The loss is cllimated at about 40c,'
pounds.
The inhabitants of Neivburvpoit feel
therjifelves under obligations to tlieir
brethren of Newbury, Salisbury and
Amefbury, for their friendly and early
afiiftance.
From the Columbian Cer.tinel.
WHEN Fire breaks out and spreads
desolation far and wide, in this or any
other populous town, men grow inarm,
and are ready to form feme good rcfo
lutions :
They Resolve they will endeavor that
the number of engines are i'lfcreafsd.
They Resolve they will farm tbem
felves into Are focietiet, and increase
the number of leather buckets and tire
bags.
They Resolve they will keep their
pumps in good order.
They Resolve they will keep their
chimnies clean by frequent sweeping.
They Resolve they will keep a ladder
in their yard, that will reach the top of
their houses.
They Resolve they will have turrets
made on their houses, which have been a
me3n of Paving many a house from de
ftru&ion, and many a life.
But wh"it the fire is over, and the in
habitants begin t:; rebuild, these men
grow cold, and their good rcfolutions
expire.
In order to cherift them, let it be
considered, that the season is coming,
when the inhabitants will be under tl\e
neccfllty of keeping larger fires, and that
therefore we (hould be prepirfd to nre.
vent or lefTen the said effefis of 'his ter
rible calamity RarWanbev the 20th
March 1760, 20th April 1787 —July
30th 1794
Dols. Cts.
4 67
8
BALTIMORE, Odober 2,
? \
67
33
Extract as a letter from a gentleman in
FreJerivk-tc<wn to bis J'riend in this
town, dated September 24, 1794.
" Our Baltimore friends who hurried
up fj rapidly to relieve us from tht in
; furgents, were discharged on Monday
' last, and are now on their march home ;
j that they may find their families and
; friends all well, is my most finc/cre and
ardent wish. 1 know not how to ex
press the pleasure 1 have when 1 reflect
OB their perfedt decorum of coududt
and good order whilst here ;a Wringer
will scarcely believe when informed so
much temper and propriety eotild pre
vail amongit so great a number confined
to so small a place as Frederick-town:
we had 600 volunteers from Baltimore
town agieater number of men dellined
for the western army, some militia from
Annapolis, the Federal City and George
town besides militia from Frederick and
Montgomery counties, and yet not a
quarrel or a single blow struck that I
law or heard of!— 1 fay when this is
known, will it not shew the virtue of the
officers and men, & afford real pleasure
to every friend to peace, order and go
vernment, and prove they ate gentle
man as well as soldiers. But still I
lament that so many valuable citizens
from bad information, ffiould be .taken
from their homes and hurried almost
out of their lives, from a fuppnfcd (for
there was no real) danger. But it is
said by fom« that the tnrning out so
many men will have a very good effect
by fnewing the strength of government.
This, to me appeals a clumsy compli
ment to men of such worth ; and I
should suppose that no evidence, after
their former conduct, was wanting.
1 he best and only good effect it will
have, that I can at prcient fee, is to
fatisfy all America and the world, that
we have great virtue, that we do not
want a standing army to quell any in
lurreftion, and the present is amor.gft
many others" an inltance to prove that
a well regulated militia (such as those
who have marched on this occasion)
is the best security of all others to a free
country.
But I much f«r the- reputation. of
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