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<i _
tlieir " ,r erc't 5 there is then no means of tizens deforve moftyour confidence ?
dilma/mg brave men, who make 3 fa- Thole who have beentricdinfeenes which
rfihee of their labours to support that never fail to call forth the energies and
l'bfrty conlecrated bv the tights of * or jh of men; those who fought thro'
and .vhich forms'the of conteß, or directed the
0 .• . national Councils at that difficult period ;
* u '£'' ' a T " S ' , „ . ... or the present iuexperincedtheorilh, whose
r.w National Convention will no only recommendation is their prefumptu
tnore confei't to be placed under thv , ous cenliires of others, and vain boastings
care of this ftep-'mother, who has of- of themfelvei. Merit is always modest ;
K*n taken from it the mea.is of doing • nK ' while on the one hand it views with a
ths so.'J which was the oUjeft of its S ener ?us tep4ern«fs the frailties of human
wiihes. The Jacobins hid -deltroved endeavour, to draw a veilo
, , ver tbe foibles ot virtuous men—(and
commerce, 111 the hope of reducing the w ), O ire f rce f rom them ?) on the other,
patriots by famine ; tor they know that will never violate the principles of equali
iudullry and commerce are the aliment ty, :.nd infiih the feelings of fellow-citi
of nations. The Convention wilh to zens, by exalting itfelf on their heads, and
Sc--ftablifh both. Tbe Jacobins had become the trumpeter of its own a&ions.
(hackled public inltruition, for the pur- Vi ? ue ne ,; er , need » fu , ch ald > 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
<l its turn. A great wer.por, they the real citcumftances and in
tv;uld employ, would be to avail them; terdts °f our country. This is an im
lelvasof tlic liberty of the press to cir- P ortan t inquiry which it behoves eve
:u!ate, agaiuft the Convention, and ef- r Y to make.
socially the patriotic deputies, some Nothing is more 'true than that every
onve S ; ti , t slander, cal; ula»ed to alienate mltlon has ,ts peculiarities derived froir
hem some atrocious projects of confpi- customs. The fame laws will no
acy and royalifm, which never exiited therefore be suited to the circumstance
mt ' v- filly '-los »• " cvel 7 P eo The laws and polic
■fl t»K of aflP
«mI in i|n|e. of ihepartMtatM
«u»4 fvocvfiors of '>"-■•-■ 5
AftA fotwg Ujat; il>is the
Jacobins w<rt and .'the-- v^rj."
oi» fof»trn«r thcjr |6 fapsf,
th<mfelve# wkh mawT,tHi r fri»tter p»a»
ace d»*o wk«*the refoJatitai Ms the &«;•
*fy,to adtjut, for j moXfhrf, iiitothcir
foofrty/wrhiewiff cojfit*j^fl£r:ia -fifnefi
»«d that wi?}io« t® : pa£
,^rou 6h l M a*derfoff||CJ»bioi ma
lion, tod Whh nft pr<:flfk#t;theif' oirn
:■ /
He Stent•nthe id[
Kana-culofide,
poftcd Up,
. the Cuo*<!jrtion, ' , '■ ,
He soiicJudrt by 'calling & {he cut-
MM so rally rqund Qjittetnwn—
facfetiflg to sipftitain «Ui
giin&t&c Jacit&in
moa ®er« <Vn
ftrangew wWUiw
we 11 flitted one di&next, 4nifc>-
'% 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{hi<Kr«i ftke Ibavefprfij
L -WW fkj^s» c «U>tbebellr 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 <oun.
t ymnij May they reflpft on it with at.
tention, and lairn by the disastrous exam.
pJe of the most demncratical #ate tha- e<*
iftj on rhe continent of £»pepe, ilie ex.
treme danger of foreign influtfrce ; »r<3»..
bore aH, how rapid ine»'t>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.
December n , d -
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