I ■merit, while a foe it ty for tiio I'lil.iv '' 'i*' uuioicii of all arts, tSu' me dignity and the hafj p!».-fs ;>! ma i, he deemed unworthy of jr_.:!nL But if we believed that this institution would tend to beget a know ledge of our rights, we also believed that this knowledge in its turn, (houid a f|>irit of independence, both in i'euiimeiic and action, unfavorable to the admifllon of tlavery. ... ? c -'ic.> TVK.' The man, who to the natural love acl. 4 i the true knowledge of freedom, will not eafilv be deceived by forms and names, which exhibit the appearance without the reality of what they have been: bare authority without truth or just ice he will difpife ; and lefpeft cus tom and pr-judice no further than as they appear to be founded in reason and nature. Habituated to confrder himfelf as. equally entitled with all o thers, from the gift of his creator, to the enjoyments of his life, his under ftafding, his property and Ins liberty, he will before he reftgns them to any man or set of men, be prompted to en quire by what right it is they demand them. And this will admirably fit him for promoting a third efFeil contempla ted by our inilitntion ; that of the intrigues and violence of ambitious men. V- ; That there been such men in all countries, hi'foiy but too well convin ce# that there may be such, in out own, common prudence would prompt us to ftffpeft. And that these men Ihould have other controul over them than what baiely results from the con -11 itiitron and the laws is an opinion de rived from expei ienee, when we eonli der how' Csefar, by preserving the fa ced names of Senate and Consul, had art to change the whole nature of go vernment in Rome —and how in fuc cceding times, the fiee government of Veuice, Geneva, the United Provinces, and or fevcral other countries of Europe ba-e been changed the moit into arifto ctacy, and yet retained the name of re publics. Ttre advances of ambition aie often through the moil secret ways : it has appeared under the different masks of rd_>inn, of frtrtrfotifra, and even of Icorn fur public lite. There are inltances of men who have ventured their health, their fortunes and tneii'lives in the service of t lieir coun try, that they might afterwards, amidst the Ilupidgaze of popular admiration jlide down, like molten gold, into its very vitals. There are inltflnces again, of others who setting out with the pur -ft zeal for the Liberties ps man kind, have been corrupted in their pro jects, and could, never afterwards, be imbued -r»4tryiloivn the authority which the gratitude of a nation or the riecriii;ies of the times had entrusted to them. And it appeared to us that, added to those proceeding t from the laws, from a perfedt freedom of fpecch and of the press, a Society vis Men whose duty it (hould be to watch the proceedings of uur public officers, would form not the lead respectable ot effect ual check to such men. In times of public necefiity, this Socieiy Would found the alarm, and mixing among their feliow-citizcns, rcufethem into a contemplation and fe' fe of their (larger, And what t-*o' the alarm be some times falfe, will it, for that reason, never be ttOe ? What though a good man, some ' mes, fuffers in his popularity and re lation, will the evil man, for that rea un, be detested ? What though lome product a Fa bins, did (lie not iikewife a Casfar I What though Bri ; tin produce a"-Sidney, did (lie not like ife a Cromwell ? What though Ame nca has producers Wafhhigtnn, may > e not likewise a linmounei' ? And is i: not better that one mifi (hotddWe : place, or even his life than millions liberties from the over security of e pirt'f.'.r ? Moreover the persecution tii- ■•ot--. eannotJaft long. Popular : w ; vv over and real virtue, h :<c i rough it may be obfeured f-> r » vvith spots and clouds, *'<H a g- »ts feat in all its mc rulan he;.'. nr.d fpleodor, and though k h iid, eve.; in larknefs, it sets c:<[y to rife with gie ter gwry, in a hap pier country ! These are the reafor, hich induced certain citizens ot il. Aiiof Balti toe're to form themfelvei 1 a Repub an Society. Whether they be fub iM, or othenvife, let our fellow sa:zen» jud; r. For ourselves wc de clare that tl «y appeared convincing to "ur Reafoir; and binding on our Con -1 ce, And if to these we add the - riaeit attachment to the Laws and - n iitufion of ohr country ;if we pro ne principles of Government but ' eorrnrjon with yourselves, and af eaihie only for preservation ;if we ex- Jrc - nt) unlicensed power ; if we arbi trary controul r, O man's anions ;if we • ■■■'-'■ no man's property ; if we violate -> ■■ an's Liberty ; if we demean our frlvci like peaceaUe a-i] good citizens we expitS and demand to be permitted the mjoymei.t of our institution in peace anu oi;! y reqticit tf.it you will judge us by our a£tioi>s. ,If these (hall be deemed innocent we hope, at lealt, to pass without censure ; if they shall be deemed otherwise, then (hall we expe£t and we will be contended that you should " frown us, " if you please, into nothing. " " Published by order of the Repub- Society of Baltimore. Robert Mickle Secretary December 9, 1794. UNITED STATES. BOSTON, Nov. 17. A PLEASANT PROSPECT, of the triumph of pacific meafares. AUTHENTIC. Fxtraß of P Utter fr;tn a gentleman ir Europe, to bis corrcfpondent in thilJsaa t J T -- - - - • ' " dated Lon on nth, OA. 1794- ■' Though I pfteir pay my rel'pe&s to Mr, Jay. w hen all present are in the A mtrican intereft,yet we, none of us, ever oulri getfrom himany thingrefpefting the stage or' forwardnefs of his buiinefs, and from the necefiity alons of the Britilh Cabinet's granting all, ar. 1 even more than he at one time would have exafled, we have reason to suppose he will by and bye, return back, and be heartily welcomed by his fellow-citizens. It is rumoured and not without some truth, that the Britifti Cabinet never had a harder or tougher hand to deal with than they find in citi zen Jay ; this, with the critical situation of Great Britain just now, will insure him fuceefs, and it has been mentioned in cir cles where I have been,who are not in the American interest, that he, Mr. Jay, is embracing the present opportunity, and will obtain the privilege of the carrying trade to the Weft Indies, so far as that the United States (hall havevaccefs to all tne islands with free liberty to carry and bring any thing to and from them they plcafe : —For instance, a veflel not exceed ing 120" tons burthen may go from Bos ton, with a cargo of any thing, to the island of Jamaica ; there fell and purchase a cargo of sugar, and carry it back to Bos ton, land it, and then, if you please, re (hipit, in any size veflel, and carry it toany European Market, except Great Britain and Ireland. This point gained, as the United States can carry, in times of peace, for about one half what Great Britain can, the will go near to make a monopoly of the whole carrying bufineft. Although Mr. Jay, as before observed, is close in the extreme, yet from this leaking out of the other party, I hardly doubt its truth; and Great Britain mull be at peace with the United States, (he willjuft now grant almost any thing Mr. Jay m»y demand, and I do not think he will be wanting or spa ring in his exertions. " To attempt to give you an account of the political world at this time, would be endless and needless, as you will doubtless will have things fully detailed in your own papers ; and give me leave to observe, ge nerally, that France is every where fuc cefsful, and such extraordinary genius and energy does the pofTef*s, that if the execu tive of that country (hould declare they would build a bridge from Calais to Dover I (hould think it accomplifhcd. Going on for three months more as they have for the three pall, they will have all the can non in Em ope, and half the merchant vef fe!s of Great Britain. Holland must either ma'- e a feperate peace or be con quet ed in all the present month; and in either cafe, France will have the Dutch navy in herfcale, and then, by nextfpring lhe will be both disposed and able to break the back of the Britifli navy; of such im portance does France conceive this object to be, that (he will not make peace till it is accomplilhed. NORTHAMPTON, Dec. 17. The following is taken from a book written hv Dr. Linn, entitled " The Signs of the Times." * Mr. Thomas Paine, in his " Age of Reason," alledges, that the prophe cies in the Bible, are "so equivocal, as " to fit almost any citcumftance that " might happen afterwards." I can not now follow him on this fubjeft.— Whatever may be said of the writings of this author on politics, he was sure- Iv unhappy when he commenced divine. He has discovered, and indeed confefled fnch ignorance of the sacred scriptures, as renders him not only unworthy of trust, but fubje&s him to contempt. — There is nothing new in this perform ance, save the bold and indecent man ner. His chara£ter gives it a tempora ry popularity ; but it mufl soon link in to infamy, and carry his own name a long with it. It can do no harm ex cept to the young and fuperficial. In the virtuous mind it will excite senti ments of abhorrence, and and the De ist, who has read a little, will blush to fee his cause so mifeiably handled. It has already called forth some animad versions, and ptobably will more. In deed it is provoking to fee the Christian religion, after having with flood the roarings of the lion, insulted by the brayings-of the ass. Philadelphia, Deccm. 27. ExtraS of a Letter from London, dated " The policy t hat has actuated the ad ministration of this country towards yours is but too true, but I have reason to be lieve, (although much secrecy is observ ed) that since the arrival of Mr. Jay they have been convinced of their error, and seem well diipofed to continue a friendly intercourse, which I pray God may Ion? continue, and that we may soon fee an end to this cruel war. So far as the Weft In dia Body of Planters and merchants have any weight with idminiftration, it has been universally used in every interview & application to them in favour of extend ing the commerce of the Weft Indies with the Artier ican States, and we have solicit ed in the strongest terms, to admit North American veflels of a certain burthen to carry the produce of the American States dire<Sl to our Islands, and to receive the produce of our islands in return ; this I am sure is very much to be wished for, on the score of humanity as well [as policy, and I cannot fee how it can materially in terfere with our Navigation Aft, so much dreaded by our Cabinet Ministers, bit I am happy to observe that of late, moil: of these ministers are fatisfied with the great benefit that would result from such an in tercourse. One Lord only excepted, to whose opinion hitherto, much deference has been paid in matters of commercial regulation." pro tem. About 8 o'clock last evening the Ger man Lutheran Church, corner of Fourth and Cherry Streets, was discovered to be on fire, and after burning near four hours, this immense and elegant building was en tirely consumed. No houses being imme diately contiguous to it, the citizens, by the greatest exertions of induilry and acti vity were enabled to (top the further rava ges of the deftruilive element. This church was one of the mot splendid in the Union, and was supposed to have cost 15,000!. Says a Correspondent, A real friend to the United States will not take pains to place the affairs of this country in an unfavorable point of view. No real patriot will prefer foreign prin ciples, men or manners, to those of his own country. No real friend of this country will ex ult in its misfortunes—but alas! real or supposed errors in the idmjniftration of our public affairs, are the only signals of tri umph to the felf-ftiled patriots of the day. Five years of persecution have nei ther found nor picked a fla*V in the in tegrity of the adminifl ration—Five years of prosperity vouch for its wis dom. If those whom faction has mis led ate honed at heart and would de fervethc name of patriots, they should (hew it by a change of condudl and lan guage. It would not look like honed error, but like the word incivifm, as the French term it, or hatred of the conlfi tution, to chufe their deceivers into Congress. The government has trium phed no less over ths army of lies, than the militia has done over the whilkey insurgents; and the former ought to be the more ufeful of the two, as it was undoubtedly the mod difficult. A re ally good citizen, if he has been drawn is by falfehood to support the enemies of law and order, will rejoice to be un deceived. A thorough paced son of fadlion will be the more angry with the government for having confounded him and his adherents by its integrity, and lie will continue and even increase his turbulent indudry to fill Congress with evil spirits like himfclf—which if not vi£l»ry is yet revenge. It is natural to suppose the temper of America will correspond with its situation, and the eleflions with the temper of the people. Taking that for certain, the cause of a narchy will in future be found ten fold harder to maintain. ■■—•- " * . • Bjr this , &|si|l i' NORFOLK, December 17. On Sunday arrived in Hampton toads, after a paffageof 54. days, from iochefort, the Brig Minerva, Wal lers. Left at Rochefort the following vessels : Ship Dtlaware, Hawkes, Fabius, Corran, Alexander, Woodward, J Brig Fame, Stiles, Sally, Grice, Philadelphia Moggy, Story,' Marblehead Schr. Ruth, Peters, , Bacon, Boston Brig Superb, Captain Mtinn, bound to Nantz, for the purpose of faking on board the effefk* of Mr. Morris.' Yesterday arrived in Hampton Roads, the brig Ranger, Capt Goodwin, in 17 days from Antigua. By the above veflel we learn/ that* three fVps of the London, 03. 2. CA IRA. line had arrived at Martinique with the D.n* Commander in .Chief, -f>l*jor Gen. Vanghnn: they were detached from Lord Howe's hcet at sea, and o'd not bring uny troops, but iome were, how ever, hourly expected from Gibraltai. They had received information of the failing of the Fre .eh reinforcement-, for the relief of (Juadaloupe, in conie quence of which all the frigates were difpatchcd to intercept them, if pofiible. TRENTON, December On Saturday lafl General Bloomfield's brigade of Intantry and Artillery arrived in town from the Western expedition— having fully accomplilhed the ends fcr wftich they were called into fervire, witL honour to themselves and to the latisfaclion of their country. But eight deaths have taken place since their embodying, viz. Captain Wools, whose constitution was much impaired previous to his entering the service, died ot Norris Town on his march outwards—one ferjeant major—one ier jeant, and five privates. It is expef>.ed that the troops will bt paid off this day and receive their difchargt. CHARLESTON Friday, December 5. Arrived biig Aurora, Smith, in 16 days from St. Eullatia, who informs us that before he failed, three Engli(h ft venty-fours had arrived at Guadaloupe in 22 days frOHtEngland. The whole island of Guadaloupe was in poflcffion of the French, except Bafleterre—the jeventy fours were (tretcbing off and on whenever within gun (hot were fired at by three of the forts, which obliged them to (land eut again. The seventy fours had blocked up at St. Bartholo mews, all the ve(Tels loaded with preduce and other military (lores intended for Guadaloupe, but they were daily smug gled off in small boats.— The anuiverfary of St. Andrew hap pening on Sunday, the fame was celebrat ed on Monday last, at William's Coffee houfe, where the St. Andrew's Society dined together, And spent the day in hir mony, and fefiive mirth. The following toafls were drank. ill. The pious and immortal memory of St. Andrew. 2. The memory of St. Tammany, St. George and S. David. 3. The land of Cakes. 4. The kirk of Scotland. 5. The President of the United States. 6. The king of Great Britain. 7. The United States of America. 8. The French Republic. 9. The Governor and date of South Carolina. 10. The American ambassador and mi nister at the court of Great Britain, and success to their negotiations. IX. Old Reekie. 12. The beggars benifon. Ij. Robb Gibb's Contrail. 14. All bonny laflfes. 15. The ,sons and daughters of St. Andrew. 16. Relief to all in distress. Th« following gentlemen were cletfled officers for the year ensuing to wit : Dr. Alexander Baron, President. John Troup, Vice President. AdamTunno, Treasurer. Edwin Gaircner, Secre'a y. PITTSBURGH, Dcc. 20. * A detachment of Federal troops ar rived here on Sunday ltril under the command of Lieutenant Hutchins. All Printers who have jnferted his Exccllency Henry Lee's Proclamation of the 29th of November, 1794, are requeded to give the following a place in their Gazettes. In of a Proclamation iifued Nov. 29th, 1794, by his "Excel lency CommiuiderJn Cbief of the Militia Army in the fcrvice of the Unitcd Sjfatei, came Robert Stf- JoJ»o|4oor)e, siut voUimarily admitted themfehejtobe delved to M» h#nty» l hereto V to,,Jairi ' 1' '"* ■ : JOHN HJfajoi ■ » tft Battalion 4th Regt i i Ohio County. . Dec. jtHj" 1794. v *' ohjo County, 'jf. • r- 1 j* V Major John Conn el has caused to comc by virtue of General Lee's Procla mation dated 29th Nov. 1794, Robert Stevenson, William M'Kinly, John Moore, and John M'Cormick, cf Ohio County, named in said procl; mat ion as guilty of Treason. After confjdetinjj Lee's proclamation, we have examined a number of wieneffes whom we fuppof- Gjvcn Hndei o;:i «a<j Arjlsfl.'s 9th day of December I 794. JAMES CALDWIiLL, [L. S.] JOAN BECK, [L. S-J Hutfoti's Farm, Nov. ~0, 1794. StP., Mr. Edward Cook, one of the ex cepted by name in the proclamation of armiefly publifhcd by me, ntcefiarily-i» i'ubjccted to your aj prehenfiou for the pinpofe of delivery to the civil aothori fy, in coufortriity with tlx; faiJ procla- miition. He ha» this day produced to me a bond of recognizance taken by the Chief Justice of this state, with the knowledge of the* Attorney General us the United States, for hit* appearance at committed agaiuft the United States. , Had I have seen tWs paper before my proclamation had been ifl'ucd, I (houkl have considered it pioper to have omit ted his name, and now communicate the fame to you, that you n.ay omit thofc measures which ortic.wife you would have found neceflaiy to adopt in the line of your official duty. 1 have the honor to tie, Sir, With real refpeiSt, your obedienl HENRY LEE. Major- Genera! Morgan. J The zbove is a true copy of an open letter, certified by us, ' ' ; Jo. Downy, Tlios. Wilson. Dec. i, 1794*' * NEW-YORK, December id. V '. DIED lately, in the VVeilern country,. Gfn. ISRAEL CHAPIN, ftiperinfend ant of Indian a valuable merpbt-r of society, and a moll ufeful man in his* office. His loss is deeply to be regretted by the, United States. LITCHFIELD' (Con.) December 17. " Mr Parkfr, of Clermont, has con ftrudted a machine, now employed in his -fullihg mill in that town, which will com pletely (hear thirty yards of cloth in . onj hour.—This machine may be viewed at any time by the curious, without tie 'ex pense of purehafing a pat.n\ right for its couftru&ion. , LA W S • Of THE- ■ United States. Third Congress of the United States at the seconß sSssion: Begun and held at' the city of Philadel phia, in fiie ilate of Pemifylvania, on Monday, the third of November,' one thousand seven hundred snd ninety fj>ur. An aS to authorize the officers of the Trea sury to audit avdpafs the account of the late Edward Blunchard, deceajed. Be it tnailecPby the Senate and H< use of Reprefen;: t ves of the U: i ed States of America, in CongreTs aitembled, That the accounfrtig officers of the Treasury be, and . hey a e hereby authorized to audit and pass the account of the late Edward Blanchard deceased; according to the course of.Trea i'ury settlement. Approved, December the eighteenth, 1794. An all authorizing a loan of two millions of dollars. Sec. I. Beit enacted fcy. the Senate ;nd House of Reprcfentatives of the United States of America, in Coftgrefs Jiiemb'ed, That the President of the United States be empowered to borrow, on behalf of the United States, a'ny sum not exceeding two million of dollars, at an inte: eft not exceed ing five per cent, per annum, re'm'iurfeabte at the pleifure of the United States, to be applied to such public purposes, as are authorized by law, and so be repaid out of the duties on impolt and tannage, to t'te end of the year one thousand fjven hun dred and ninety five. SeCi 2. And be it further enabled, That it shall be lawful for the banlf of the U nittd States, and the said bank hereby is' authorized and empowered to loan the said sum, or any part thereof. Approved December the eighteenth, 1794. Arrivals at. New-York. Ship Bristol, Dekay, I/Oriert Brig Toa, Boulton, Charleston Schooner Industry, Coppinger, Bermuda Alice, Weymouth, Richmond Mary, Culver, do. Bohda Tea. 50 cherts Bohea Tea, of type nor quality, just received by the Schooner Porga, from Eofton, tor sail BY . Nalbro* & John Frazier, Nat 81, Walnut Street. Dec. 27 HIW&S4W RALPH MATHER Is remored to Na. 71, Race op posite Moravian AUey. Dec. 27. GEORGE MEADE's COMPTING HOUSE is u moved to the South fide • of: Wakur. Street :Wharf, one Door Weft from the Cot* l '' -> *
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