j-tttfcts rTirg ir. th ir own deforce, r >fbattles and viiftories, have proved their alarm ff»"*a..t among the h<\m courage an.l patriotism ; and to raise o fmttn i>t4thm * ■ . > tlefWoy the liber 'hers to the helm ot affairs, probably sil t* of ihi pref* is Dot an cafy thing. ~ d w,th v "|o»ary n0.i0n.,, and perhaps e- Ths frWnis ot the people do not fear T < ommon *^> , ' r ■ °* human hfe, as well as unpradtiled n dca; h, when uis aecctTary to maintain the cabinet and fiddj Who fcllow b u ut r cll I'. 1 1 • • like the lun, will always be discovered by p o se of holding the people m. ignorance iu ow „ ]ight and v ;£ fying heat> let £ —for t.iey knew ignorance to be the then judge men by their adUons, not by firmed support of tyranny, aud that their profeffions. When we find men thev had the fame iiitfcreft in preventing boasting of patriotism, let *s enquire whe ir, from being informed, that tbe Tiir- 'her they have discovered it any otherway Jtlfh D.spot has to prevent his fubie&s than in werds. Let us enquire what at from learning to l ead. So Hanriot ch.evemenis they have peiformed for the mit . 1 [ i , n ■ • , benefit of mankind; aud whether their w.fhecl that books ami libraries might cxamp | e an d their condua are calculated be burnt. Ine Convention were of a to improve the morals, support the order -liiterent opinion; theywifhed not that and add to the comforts 01" society. our ah iid fen fh>iilJ be alTes ready to be When we hear old confidential servants (addled by the firit demagogue that accu'fed, let us call to mind what they fliould attempt to cajole them, likr Ro- have do, ' e for their country ; and before bsfpierr?. The Convention procee led We wuhdraw our confidence, demand " , 1,-1 ■ proved fadts, and not condemn on vaeue th«o to employ themiclves, ,n proour- accufatiops . th „ accufatlons too of t j£f e irvg for them £00{j in (trustors, who> en- y,ho may not have afforded any very fub graving 011 their hcaits Republican prin- ftantial proofs of their wiidom in peace or ciplrs, might g-iye tiietn such jrimely in- of their capacity in war. ftiiiftion, as will ihcltei them fi'om the , In our prtfem mfantine state we stand Diarrs of t vranny ant! iirtrigue. in a perilous situation. Tlic world is in -r., ' , • ' ilmverfal commotion. We require the u- Thev puicccded m one word to en- c c ... , „ ' r , ... , ,1 nittd exfrtion of our fortitude and wiidom. aft all the laws which tiaito.fi: had kept Jt is tim£ then t0 dismiss those unworthy out of light, either by alarming them diftinaions which designing men may fur their own fafetv, or by urging them have introduced amongst us as the readiest to discuss queltions of less confeqiierice, ladd»rto the pinnacle of their ambition, or by propoiing to therrt deceptive mea- but which I have shewn in the,laft num [ur-s Whose fair.'uifiafy ooniplexion could no real foundati.nmour country, , f, 1 ' r 1 ■ ■ and never can exist without a total chanee ,„!> anenate the heat S of good e.ti- 0 f our conffitution and fundamental laws. vexatious decrees, like that of 22 I'rsi- are not free from the apprehensions of a rial, were prepared for them by their foreign war, and have already felt our in sppreffors. Tne Convention, which tfrna! pcace wounded by a domeffic infur wifhed not the patriots to be perfccutcd, Iwe,?lS1 we ,?lS to aihamed of being thrown into the Baftiles of the Ja , o . by ddhnaions which have no real , • ...... J exillence; and which, if not the wicked bms and guillotined, are going to pre-1 pAginei of arab;tfoiJj muftat least be re . lerve tbe means of enabling the patriots | garded as the creatures of vain and rifion !o defer their complaints to the National 1 ary imaginations Let us then baniQi Reprelenta(ive«; and to proclaim them those inapplicable and unmeaning terms, •hroughout the Republic. The Co.i- IbY which the' feed of discord hasheen so -ep.tioo will acornd to them the guar- i sown in Mr land ; as,if permit fsnty of the pref 6 , a guarar.tv without j f U ' d to vegetate and grow to matunty, to L . ; L . fM t ' {. . tear us to pieces by doineltic convulsions, :icvi liberty would be only a InarC V /ill exhibit us a Ipedlacle of horror and aid for writers who dare tell thetruth, conteinp. to : overwhelm the narking out to Tyrants the firfl victims ' lamities of anarchy, which nothing but :hey are to facrifice, when they have despotism may finally remove. the' jovver. Let us thin as • jcthren and free men What eat- the Jacobins do in circum- «-ett'abli(h mutual confidence ; and by httces like these ? Be lilenf and permit » candid declaration of our opinions, "reedom of writing I Then ths truth j and m?nl y interchanging » thoughts, would overwhelm and confound them j worthy of the prcfent awful enfis, in "-■•-■ 5 AftA fotwg Ujat; il>is the Jacobins w- '% abo« with taffiv&ttfiif*. . • *- .-//Adg^' \ 4 "_ J rGra the Virginia. Gazette. MARCELMJS. No. 111. Having demonstrated th*t there is no rational ground for the apprehension of *hat arifiocracy, the danger of which is u.a * 9 P tetcxt 10 vilify some of the * " atefmen in America :to destroy t- e conS Jenceof the people in thcfe men #no u the hour of peril, and in the midst >f erery cQuntry must be adapted to it )wii circumftanccs: This is the mofl fary to be made by us at this time. Difmifilng the low unworthy and un founded terras Ariftocratand Democrat For ever from our notice, let us with the firm and independent pace of Republi- In makingthis enquiry I shall endea voui to throw my thoughts into as small confine myfelf to the (ingle confideta der existing circumstances can remain independent and prosper either alone, or combined with the three (bather* States. This inquiry will naturally comprize er compared to tiienationsof the world. And here I could wi(h that the doc trines of the times and justice to the fubjeft would permit roe ro draw a veil we hear so much about Liberty and Equality., we are obliged to consider how far the application of tbefc princi ples in their most txt.enfive meaning to our happiness, and confident with our peace. Liberty without controul, would degenerate into licencioufnefs: and Equality without limits would lead to the subversion of all property and of all two fifths of the inhabitants of our State are slaves : and that even part of the ffeemen have bo fliare in the ma nagement of public affair*.—What do those who preach Liberty and Equali ty mean ? Do they mean to raise the blacks to equal social rights with the white* ? Do they even mean to remove the cxifting discrimination amongst the whites -themfelvt* ? f If this be not their meaning what do they intend by the terms they use ? If this be not their meaning they must acknowledge that there is a point, beyond which, (at lea ft with us) Liberty and Equality cannot be extended without introducing licen cieufnefs and subverting the ; and that in our Sta;e + Liberty and Equality have been carried ias far as our fafety.and order will permit.,. Do they mean that among the citizens (those I call citizens who Cxercife the Sovereignty of the State in the manner prescribed by the confutation) there is not Liberty and Equality ! This they cannot mean, because our constitution and laws recognize no fuqh. principle. In social rights every citi zen 13 equal and enjoys the free exercise of them ; and we have provided as far as human wisdom will permit,' that this shall for ever remain the cafe. Perhaps nothing is meant but frothy declamati on. If any thing is meant, such an ex tension of these principle* must be con templated as the National Convention of France has realized in their Weft-In dia colonies. If such an cxtenfion of liberty and equality be acceptable to the state, we have the power and an indu bitable right to introduce it, and the advocates of these do&rinea deserve the particular thanks and approbation of theircountry. But iffuch an cxtenfion would destroy the present eftabltfhcd harmony and order,, annihilate our ag riculture, and break down all the ram parts of property, what reprobation and punishment would be tod great foi such designs. To bring upon this happy land evils so horrible, argues such a de pravity of heart, that my mind tefufes to believe that there exiils a citizen so loft to love of rountry, and devoid of general philanthropy, a* to look at such events without the deepeff horror and regret. If there be no wicked design contemplated by the advocates of ex treme liberty and equality, at least it cannot be thought prudent in our fitua t ion,< to give such exaggerated praise to such exaggerated principles, which hu man nature can never from its constitu tion realize, and cannot be intro duced intc our country without plun ging lis at once into a complete ftsfte of barbarism. Let me not be misappre hended. I mean not tojuftify personal flavery.—lt was the most wicked policy which originally introduced it. But it is now a malady so incorporated into our social constitution, that its sudden deftruftion would as suddenly destroy the vigour and life of the society, and inevitably lead us back to a state of na ture, from which it might require whole ages of misery to recover us to oilr pre sent station. The lapse <;f another cen tury, perhap* of less time, will probably gradually purge off the- evil, without one of those dreadful concuftions, which overturning at once the social order, would render us for ages the vi&ims of blood and anarchy. If then at this time it would not be prudent to imitate the example of France in their Weft- India colonies, ought we to encourage the propagation of do&rinet ,wh;£h our,' present circumflances will not permit us to reduce to pradtice ? Is there no dan ger when there is so great a proportion of the inhabitants of this and the three southern slates in the degraded condi tion which 1 have mentioned, of formi dable infurre&ion ? Are we in a situa tion in point of wealth and numbers to guard effectually against this evil, and •at the fame time repel a foreign invasion ? In fine, do we not feel a conscious vreak nefs for offenfive operations; and are we not rendered particularly vulnerable, from thi* circumstance combined with the fupinenefs of our population, the number of our navigable water* and the want of a marine defence to a foreign attack? In such an event what aid could we expett from the southern Hates ? Do not tlie fame causes operate in a greater degree to render them more weak? And is it probable that an im placable foreign enemy would negledt to -J- A revijion of' our conjiitutiop Was attempted in the year 1784 or 17 85. One of thtearliejl champions of American Independence (Mr. Patrick Henry) not more signal for his patriotism, eloquence and forenfic talents, than for his amiable manners and domeflic virtues, opposed it, and the propofttion met with an universal negative. And yet no man can pretend to fay that ourprefent cenjlitutinn regards in any manner this new abflraft and extend ed meaning given to the words Liberty and Equality. avail itfelf of all the meant by which oar deftruAion could be effedted ; and if they resorted to our (laves, I will not fay what their fqccff? be. - It will be rccollc&ed that in thefc ob servations I {peak of Virginia detached from the northern States ; and com bined with .the. Southern, or Handing by itfelf.—Can we compare with any (maritime power on the ocean, even with the regency of Algiers ? And can we hate that commerce by which ourperfen*. prosperous agriculture is nourished and maintained if it be not defended ? Can we wage war with success by land ? Yes —It is polfible for us to fubduc a few Indian tribe 3, provided, these tribes are not aiTiiled by Spain or Great Britain. But if they fhoiild be aflifted by either of thefc powers, can we, calculate with certainty even on fuchpoultry conquests ? But Should we even fucceedj what bene fit are we likely to derive.-—The only benefit L fear would be a wanton ex pence of blood and . treasure. We ihould find the country too rembte and too cxtenfive to bei governed when ob tained: atid like Kentucky we (hould be glad to free ourfelvea from its mainte nance, as like: Kentucky it would not probably contribute any aid to our re venues. MARCELLUS. r 1 1 By this Day's Mail. NEW-YORK, December 15. On the last of Sept. the Jacobins in France, alarmed for their fafpty, de nounced the fyflem whitjh threatened the difTolutiou of their society. " Their cries were, " longlive the Convention ; long Jive the Jacobifts ; down with the federalists and the moderates." The society proposed, to unite to all the po pular Societies, engaging them to fend an account of all the calamitous events that had come to their knowledge, that a narrative of them might be made and published as an »nfwer to the pamphlet* circulated against them. Courier of the Convention, October 3. A letter from three French Repub licans, Delorme, chief surgeon, taken on board the Corvette, Liberty; Ma rullcn, an officer on board the Serin ; and Buzot, an tinder officer of the Li berty ; to the Consul of the Fienph- Republic, at Now-York, was published in the Gazette Francaife, of Nov. 2?, by request of the Consul. By this let ter, it appears, that these Frenchmen were taken prisoners by English vefTels, carried to Jamaica, and thrown into prison, where they were confined seven months. They were deprived of medi cines, aud every day threatened to be sent to the prisons of London, like fe lons, or to a defart lfiand, or to Botany bay. From thi* situation they were released, after much trouble and ex pense, by Mr. Hall, a merchant, native of Baltimore, and Captain Parrot, ?f Portsmouth. The letter is designed to pay a tribute of gratitude to the gene rous American*, and to solicit the re imbursement of their expenfea, incurred in behalf of the released prisoners. The French, in the fubje&s they invite authors to write upon relative to Education seem to have ideas somewhat Similar to the Spartans, one of whom being asked by an Athenian, " what do you teach your children at Sparta I" Replied, " that which will be of use to them when they become men." A better system than this cannot be conceived. It totally disavows all the trifling fopperies that disgrace our modern method of making Scholars. " A Child," Said Dr. Johnson, " fliould be taught to read, to write, to count."—He lhould be taught to know early theSe mat ufeful things, which if not early known,are veryfeldom afterwards procur ed to much purpose. A few weeks ago, at Richmond, in Yorkshire, a Maiden Lady of the wrong fide of 67, possessing an annuity of 600 pounds, took it inta her head to enter into the holy state of matrimony with a gentleman of the faculty, not quite 23. This realizes the afTertion made by Pope in the following couplet— " There lives no goose so grey, but soon or late, She'll find some honest Gander for her mate." PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. ARRIVED. Days Ship Dispatch, Morey, L'Orient j) Industry, Davidfon, Tenerifie 63 Snow Mark Anthony,-Weft, Cayenne 37 Mercury, Clay, Opoito 49 Harriot, Holland, Amsterdam 95 Brig Sally, Parfanr, HaTannah 18 BetTey, White, Do. 14 Schf. John, Woodman C. N. Mole 16 Sloop Jane, Low, N.York 4 CLEARED. Ship Atlantic Swaine, Boif&ay, E. I. India, Afhmead, £. Indies Swanwick, Eaglefon, Bclfaft ExtrftS of a htbcr from a Lady m UQ rittit, dated OS. 5 -■—rctevjtd by tbt Jbip Difratck, .Copt* Mtttj.u w <. • " Upwards of eighty fail of the Weft. India Fleet is taken—we partedwith our Convoy 37 dap after We v left St. Kitts in * Very great ftorm~Our fbip was taken the sixth day after we got founding. . > >'• • Was 1 not to mention to my friends the attention and civility I have received from the French "nation, from the firft moment of my being captured, to the pre sent time, I jhould be guilty of the grcateft ingratitude—lf"exceeds the mod distant' hope-1 could evtr have expeited from an enetuy-r-we have ' ho'ufe to ftv* in, wood, andfo much l*aay allowed us, and the liberty erf walking out daily' from 8 o'clock in the morning till 8 in titfc' evening with one of th.e gUfr.ds," • t- FEMALE FASHIONS. From a London Paptn, Shepherds I hive loft iiiy waifl Have you' seen my body ? Sacrificed to modern taste, I have become a doty toddy. I ' Never Witl'you lie m« more, ••*<•' ''■Till conitt(»>i rttufniog, I My body to my legi ri&art, i To mourijing. | •-X • v ""' "••* '*• [■;' For fe{hitbebellr t •'■;■'■ ft And » " < For chcefc cakes, tarts or Jelly. NEW THEATRE,. THIS E VENING, PICEMBEH IJ-. i, Willbe Pjrefeoted, A, T< RAG E D Y, cailed ISABELLA, OR, ' •V The Fatal Marriage. Count Baldwin, Mr. Green Biron, Mr. Whitloek* Carlos, Mr. Marftall Villeroy, < Mr. Moreton Sampson, Mr. Bates Belford, Mr. Cleveland" Pedro, Mr. ffancis Officer, Mr. Warrell Isabella, Mrs. Whitlock" Nurse, Rowice Wi||j new SCENERY, designed and ex- ecuted by, Mr. Melbourne. 7*o which will be added, A COMIC OPERA, called R O S I N A. Belvijle, , Captain Bclville, William, Rustic, i ft Iriihman, id Iriftmin, Rcfina, Dorcas, Phoebe, Ms. Mr. ftwei* Mr. *£nl^l£s£*". 'i ' Jtex : «ttje Ml*» - Pitt )(f* X»»JW—and JalWj-y 4 • daVlar. i , , Ttedbort >ritFte «l A*. >«4tfct p»r/orAnb)|cr tegtn at palttr j|w 1 ctock. \■ - '|. ' . ■ Ttciceti ajid pfiieri ftr tbe:>Ox*>t» be akeh ■•f-'Mft-; yfait; , . TJuMlNkn Von •niWtitl'd'Mj, and_o» (Uyi «f* pe form wot ftom Ti*'ttll TH*a o'cWck. t&Aiei uid Gttwleiftenare required to end tkelr fttittut to k**p fit/cv* tgr ft*t, > ! ck>ck, afiti order Acni, U foot uk :o*if>«iiy\tr« Stated, 40 withdraw, ;innot oft itnf tccotmtbe permitted t« Main,j , ...., *. •, > Np morief or(Scwta to' afty pcrfaa on mjr awunt whatfocver, ad mitted behindA* baa*. , Vfcat |tfjp&Kdp! This Day i"s PublMhed, A N Authentic History or THE Revolution rn Geneva tt i-« 'Ctttti. The writer the afate introduces the follva/~ ir s hi,Hi mtcrejlhf rem»rk — ■* s detail will be neither vo : 6 of intertft nor utility to your prudent bie i> it to tramgrefs the feeble interval'which fepa. rates the abuse of liberty from it's ruin ! J Sold by "Fhdmas Dobfun, tit. 41, feeord street, John Orjßrod, Chefnut Street, by M. Carey, Market street, ancfb'ythe Edi tor hereof. 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