9 tV f Willi atfiors and proceeding
<~W .he Gazelle of the United Statu. people, occ. ?
Anf. jMI the wicked and treafonabh
TO f I MOTHY TINKER. P !ots and co , unfch aiorcfaid-for no
. n ... , one of them fyave yet transpired ; anc
Ab our worthy Previa tO whom been thought of bj
r«» W»mM*ifcd your f U,on» IS n« . f had nof fuJ - (lcdy dc
s «at author, atW a vc.y tunable per- and
f. tin- the and digmhed olh.e ie y wU fay "the will of the people 1:
holds among u>, 1 willrundertake on his ;
behali, and 011 behalf of the whole foci
e.y, to answer the queries, and lo.vethe {d ,jj t j, e democratic focieties —or b)
difficulties you have ttated. their teprefentatives freely c'nofen r
" Who are the ariftocratical faction a- | Anf By democratic societies—be
rnqiig ns ?" ' cause we are difmterefted citizens, whe
viv It niggle through a seven yea.s war, j f . and therefore, if we have not
agniiilt a Corrupt couit" — and now for j a ver s U p er ior to them, we had bet
ttie second time Prelident 6f the (Jutted j te( . ncver ; iave existed. Besides, we are
voice of all Am.-nca. Mr. Jay, | fponfible to no power pn earth—per
h-i been dabbling in public life and f e( £\ly free and unreflt-ained in our de
employment to ferv% this country from, bates and decisions, and therefore more
Wt-tir—Mr. JEFFERSON— Mr. Hamil- c , mft ; lu , e H, slavish machine, like Con
ton, Sec. who during the late war com- afe t j, e mert legal agents of
r.'iitted daily high treason furtictent to ot he, B) a nd a£l not for themselves—who
hang them and all their families and no intrinsic power or will; nothing
yet, ftiange to telf, (U ! the depiavi- ), ut w hat is derived from those that
;y ijf human 'nature) these men are now them- \y e l, av e no such re
f.irpafTed by oblcure and unknown men, ra j^ ts .wc a & by ourselves and for
foreigners in their •attachment to this our f c ] ve3 .we acknowledge no superior
country, and their knowledge of its ut q and hardly that. Whofc
rights and happincfii. sentiments then can be mote unconfined
,'d. « What are the principle, which jnd deßt ?
they diiierninate, unfriendly to the rights r Ar{ , onr rulers the f( . rvants 0 f
of mi*. rk; the democratic societies, or the people at
Anf. 1 hat the minority mint luomit
to the majority ; and that onr societies Unfortunately of the people—
fhodld nut a confronting pswer ere t b e y our servants, we would
over the Congrefsof the United States. mdk( , thcm do better.
Fiom pure patnotifm, uncalled tor, we | , A DEMOCRAT
have become the vigilant guardians of
tne liberties of the people—ought w«
rot then to .have a power over thofr
vho are lfiirr.ieal .to thole liberties, ,'nc
~r . i
t:; watch and COntroul whom ts our ex
tnat by the rights or man, a man is but
a man, one man is as good
another ; eo'nfequently, a paper fign
td M'Clenachan, P. D. S.
nnpbt to hive the fame authority an^
fT-tl ?s a i"aper signed Georgi
Washington, P. U. S.
3d. " What combinations and fchemei
have the t-ults of our country formed foi
the deftruflion of °>' r liberties !'•'
• ■ AnJ. .Do not these aristocrats fit and
• combine together every day in Congrefi
Ji.ill, U'.th' up tlairs and down ? and dc
they not jhere form schemes deftrudlive
to the liberties of who only will
to do as they p'.cafe.and who ought not
to be controlled in so reasonable a de
sire ? Mtift of our locieties are formed
of foreigners, who have fkd| from tht
countries; and after making so great :
fai-rifice ; nfter leaving their dear homes
are they to be eroded and trtated un
kindly in this land to which they cam(
in hope's of 'living ynqoiittduled ? It ii
cruel and inhofpiiabie. Besides, Con
grefs combfne to make us pay taxe&
and nobodv likes that.
4th. " Which of onr temporary ruleri
o. govern.rg "■' rr.f;lves ,* an.l that public
me-furts are or.ly to be difcuiTedby public
char ifler? ?"
Anf. All of them.
jih. " Have any attempts been made
to piofcribe the liberty of the press r"
J,j\ \' ts —they will not let the peo
p'e believe what we tell them ; and
tiirv as .veil prevent us from pub-
any thing, since nothing we fay
is believed.
nth. " What rights have been filched
frc ~1 tl* people without the ifladuw ot
rt«.ur <-1 ot uiiiice r"
Anf. The right of making peare and
war wliich ought to be veiled in the
democratic societies ; and had it been
so, we (hould not be in the idle, flug
fcifh, indolent situation we now afC— we
(hould te engaged in a glorious war—ii
a noble tonteil for liberty, with all Ei
wv*
n pe.
7th. if Is it possible for human nature to
enjoy a grearer degree of political liber
ty than the people of the Ui&ted States do
ui this prefrnt moment enjoy ?"
Jnf* Certainty-it is. The southern
an 3 northern India s fnjqy much more ;
a id we read u\ Cook's voyages of many
nations ps savages, who have not hall
the rtliraint on their'feonduci that we
have,
" What inicuities of public men
uui meafnres have t'ne democratic iociety
of Philadelphia dttetfedand exposed ?"
An/. A detestable plot to furrendcr
thic country »;»aiii tolhe power Great
l\ritnin—to fell oxir wives arid families
to Geo. jd—to facrifice all our mer
chants and triftJc to Pitt and Co. to
ttjve iome of the ftates-to the Hritifh,
f>me to tfvj "Spaniards, and Pctinfylra
ni to the TWA Wc know t!.at pre
-1 Tim. v auitlea with sll thefc powers
w-rc adtuHy signed, and wcrtild eie
no-v have been completed, ami fitfin nf
,M W f V m?H«, if we had not intetpofed
a: d preventer! it.
For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. Fenno,
In proportion as virtue and learning
were difieminated among us ; our prof
periiy will be either advanced or impe
ded. Subordinate, as well as the higher
departments, except they are filled by
men, who reverence the firft, and pol
fefs a competency of. the latter ; are in
effect, occupied by tiaitors to society.
I have read many sensible eflays in
your paper; and other cotemporary
publications, replete with inftruftion
foi our rulers : and expected ibe inte
rests of learning would have been advo
cated by fouie of your Correspondents ;
prompted by patriotic motives; and
impressed with the importance of the
fubje£t.
Ttjefe , i;fleet ions were partly oecafi
oned by circumstances that occured in
tfce courf? of my tour in the Country
l'aft summer. At D—s I diverted ray
felf in difcourling with my Host ; and
alternately glancing at the advertife
mcnts, I obftrved at my entrance. 1
began with " notis to the offerfors that
"have had lease to afline my name to
" warrents that there no longer lease giv
" en for reafens certified by me.
YAZA CAVE.
I' was proceeding to two or three
other originals, when I overheard my
Hod, giving his account of a feat' of
Laming" lately established in the
neighbourhood. Heie said he (point
ing to an half flieet of paper) "here are
the writings"
As these were the firtt of the kind L
tad met with in all my researches, 1 took
a Copy " for the ityle's fake and the
phrase."
" This agrement maid the fid day of
" May, in 1794, by L. W. fcole raef
«• ter, and (inner* to the feame. The
" fade meiter undertakes to edecate the
" fcolers for foul tai m of fix months at
" the prize of twenty fhillins each par
" son, in reedio, righten, and cafteng
" acccvumpts, and the sinners is to fend
" in the hole twenty fcolers, and finde
i" the mefter bord and logging, and in
" cease the mefter gits drunk on fcole
j " days, to forfitt ten (hillings out of his
i " wegges. The fcole to be keeps at
| " fquirc N—s meeting hous, excep fab
" beth finde and paste the abur dtate.
L. W,"
» I. M. &c."
Mod of rural academies are jheaded
by profeflors, as ill qualified for'the of
fice as our Country undertaker, wkofe
literary accffflSplilhments are exhibited in
the foregfSpig covenant. Is it then,
from the hands of such paltry pretend
ers, we fliould receive our Jurors, Ma
gistrates and Representatives ? Certain
ly not: and yet it has been too notori
ously the cafe ; and the grievance is
likely to continue.
What a reproach it is to us, that
the teachers piofcffion is treated with
so little distinction : even those of emi
nent abilities are in a great jneafute ba
nished from Society : Wherefore? Pre
judice and cultom (in plainer terms
empty pride) combine against this ufe
fnl ai>d ncceflary class of men. To
•thij absurd treatment we may in a prin
cipal degree trace the difficulty of en-
gaging thofc who are capable <-"S uiftrur.
ting our youth. Rather that fubrnit
to the humiliating station a deftrving
man fliall hazard every expedient tor
a living.
The greatest offences human turpi
tude is capable of, are committed with
impunity. The laws cannot pursue vice
through all its (lages. The crimes of
ingratitude, perjury ; disobedience ; a
desire of revenge ; lying ; avarice ; and
idlertefs pass uncheck'd hourly i* collnt
lefs instances. To curb these enormi
ties the Legislature should eltablilh-free
schools universally. This is I conceive
one of the chief steps ta preventative
justice " Which is upon every princi
ple of reafon.of humanity and of found
policy, preferable to punishing juflice.
lion is th» key-stone of the Federal-
Arch. All our citizens should there
fore be early lmpreffed with the impor
tance, and facrednefs of thi3 indifpenfi
ileTeft. Many ignorant peifons go |
ihrough the solemn ceremony under no.i
jther imprtflions than those which the
Iread of discovery inspires. Upon this
"core of rtafoning alone it is evidently
:he duty of the legislature to patron
ze free schools upon principles coinci
lent with the spirit of our government.
I hope what I have presumed to en
orce is anticipated by the considerate
jart of the representatives of the peo
>le, and that the present Congress will
>eProw a portion of its time and attcn
ion on the expediency of eftabhihing
ree schools in the United States.
X.
The Wonderful Works of God are to be
A
SSE R M O
ON THE DAY
OF
ANNUAL THANKSGIVING,
November 29, i' 94*
BY DAVID OSGOOD, A. M.
fASTOR OF THE CHURCH IS MEDFORD.
PSALM CXI. 4.
He bath made his wonderful vorks
to be remembered.
The works of God are usually diftin- j
guilhed into those of creation, and those of j
providence. By the former, we- under
stand the stretching forth and garnilhing I
of the Heaven*, the forming, and reple
nilhing of the earth, and the originating |
of the prefect order and course of nature, j
By the latter, are meant the continued
preservation, the upholding and govern- j
ing of all these things ; and the fu- [
perintending of *11 events, both in the ]
natural and moral world. All these are j
great and wonderful works, worthy to be !
had in constant remembrance by every ra
tional fpedtator. They make God to be
remembered; nay they are so many
memorials of him, witnessing his eternal
power and Godhead, his overflowing be
nignity, and his care of, and kindnels to
wards his creatures.
They who have any taste for intellect u
al and moral pleasures, who are capable
of relifbing what is grand and sublime,
will delight in prying into, and contem
plating those great and wonderful works
of creation and providence. To this
purpose it is observed in the context, that
the works of the Lord being great honorable
and glorious, they will be fought out or
fnvclligsted by all, them who have plea
sure therein. By these works the Psalmist
has special reference to the more signal
dispensations of Providence in his dealing
with his coven an' people, thedefcendants of
Abraham his friend. In these. dispensati
ons he set before them ' the mod ltriking
illustrations of his cha ra£ler and glorious
perfections. They often saw him, on
one occasion and another, triumphing o
ver the falfe gods of the heathen around
them, executing judgment upon their
vain idols, and confounding their flupid
worihippers. They saw his infinite power
displayed in analmoft continued series of
miraculous operations; his justice in the
exemplary punilhment of cruel opprtffors;
his mercy in numberless affecting instan
ces towards tliemfelves ; and his truth and
faithfulnefs in the exadl fulfilments of his
promises and predictions. These things
were intended to make lasting impreflions
on their minds—such as might not be easi
ly or speedily effaced. The wonderful
works of Provideuce are wrought for this
very purpose, that by beholding them,
men may be so affected, as to have God
continually in their thoughts, and thereby
be led to fear and serve him.
J.P"
The text may teach us, that the more
signal mercies of Heaven tewards us, and
those more remarkable deliverances which
at any time, have been wrought in our
favor, ought to be gratefully rfmembered.
and thankfully acknowledged by us.
These things are some of the chief beau
ties and moil biilliant pages in that bock
of Providence, which it highly concerns
us daily to read and study. This book in
deed contains the whole hiftcry of God's
dealings with mankind, from age to age ,
in which he difplavs his moral perfedlions
to the view of his rational offspring.
The clear light of eternity will lhow e very
part of this volume to be full of meaning ;
and such an explanation will be then given
to those palfages, which are now efleemei!
dark and mysterious, as will u.cicce en-
remembered.
DELIVER. SO
raptured faints, with aftoniihment to ex
claim. 0 the depth of the luijdom andkno :v
---ledge of God ! But while we dwell in this
land of lhadows and obfeurity, we fee
only but a fjmali proportion of what God
does ; and having such limited views of
his difpenfatious, it is no wonder if we be
unable* to comprehend the meaning of par
ticular events.
There are many, however, which con
tain such linking illustrations of the di
vine attributes, efpeciallv of the divine mer
cy and goodness, that we can be at no loss
about them. Not a few of these have fal
len within our own observation ; and
many others our ears have heard, and
our fathers have told US. God ex-
pedis and requires, that we gather then
up as treasure, and carefully preferv.
them in our memories. They are in them
selves memorable ; and he hath dom
them, that they might be remembered b}
us. Of course, he is highly oiTendec
when men forget his works, and the won
ders which he hath fhewcd them- Sue!
behaviour reflets upon the Diviue Ma
jefty, as though his method of governing
the'world, and his dealings with his crea
tyres, were not worthy of our attention
The misery ar.d deftrutfßJHof men are
regarding the work of fltcs*°r J, nor conii
dering the operationrfttjp hands. Anc
it is certain, that the frequent review ol
the more flriking dispensations of Provi
dence is of excellent use to confirm us ir
the be.let", and to excite us to the praclict
of true religion. Through Ae weaicnef;
and darkness of their minds, and t'nt
strength of their corruptions, mankinc
advantage for light and conviction, do not
ous: And they would generally, perhaps
be in danger of such opinions, and 01
fundamental articles fven of natural religi
on, the being, perfections, and moral go
vernment of the Deity ; were it not ioi
those less common appearacnes of his Pro
vidence, by which they are awakened tc
conlider the manift Id proofs of a Supremi
Almighty Ruler working in the midst ol
them, and fitting as Governor and Judge
among the nations.
At certain periods of time, through
the several aget and among the different
nationi of the world, God breaks forth
in signal and rcmatkable difpenfatiom
punishment of the wicked. His pro
vidence is seen jullifying its own proce
dure in vindicating and delivering op
prefifed innoccnce, or in precipitatinc
prosperous guilt from its lotty O r
these occasions, God is known by tin
these extraordinary proofs of his pre
sence and power, men are conftrainet
to fay, Verily there is a reward for th,
righteous : verily there is it God that juJ
jeth in the earth.
And when we are once eftablifhec
in the belief of such a gre<.t arid glori
dus Being, this faith will naturallj
prompt us to fear and fervehim. Con
vinced of his power andjuflice by th<
awful mauifeilationss of them in hi
works, we (hall be led to (land in awi
of him, and heedfully to (hun whate
ver we apprehend t« be otfenfivc in hi
fight. Struck with the more figna
displays of his mercy and goodness, ani
excited by them to the more fixed con
templation of his unbounded beneficent
we (hall be fatisfied, that our happinef
must con lid in the enjoyment of hi
favour-
This persuasion will render us anxi
ous to know what the Lord our Cod re
ourfelves to him, by a patient continu
ance in well-doing.
Our present trust in the divine mer
:y is also encouraged by tlie temt-m
3 ranee of former favours and ell vera n
ces. For this purpose, among other
the lfraelites were ei,joined to teacl
" their children the praiicsof the Lore
!ns strength, and his wonderful work*
—that the -generation to come migh'
know them—even the chtldren whicl
Tiould be born : who should arise anc
declare them to their children ; tha
:hey might, set their HOPE in God. "
The honour of God, ths iuteretis o
religion, and the comfot and confolati
jn of good men, being all promoted b)
he memory of the divine dispensations
t is highly agreeable to reilfon, am
;onfonant to scripture, that public dayi
houli be set apart, on which a wholt
people may Unite in celebrating th,
j;jodnefsof God ; recollecting the m
lances of his providential care of, am
tindnefs towaids, them ; and talking
>f his wonderful woiks in their favour
Such inllitutions serve as pillars of re
mmbrancc, to revivejjfed perpetuate ;
"ciil'e of our obligations to Heaven
Phe thoughts of the great body ofthi
jcople are so taken np about their ovvi
private affairs, that they are prone U
jay but little attention to the concern
>f the 'public. Alter the fiift impress.
in i* worn off. they soon fotget, a
ea!l pra&ically, national mercies an<
ieliverances, as well as national judg
nents. They need to have their mind
tirred up by way of rememl-raiire
And when God, by a long and cont-i
---med fenes of remarkable lntepofiuoiis,
lias bit flit!, ans profj*rrd • *
anjT peopl?—has, on one Qccafiotiaftd '?*
another, repm cjly rescued them trom *
great aod threatening dadgrrt— pat th«i
in full poffeffioa of thcic light* .'and if-'.'
berties, law* and religion aud.ftcoi
yearto year eoruinpe«,thrtn in fhoAditt
enjoyment of theifcpfjTjlegrv
with'thc uf«i bounties of hitjftiiniff;*
scent ptaridmcc, they carina! too
quenUy recol%ft, hor too • *
gratefully acknowledge, these figoal in. .
lanec* of divine benigptur* J» ? ■
lure becomes cnriftian magiiliatrtj/aAd
» a-diity they Owt to Gi£to
heir fubjeds to jinn? iaromincstatafak
iog theic wonderful -works ofHcHw
i theirfatotjr. .
To be continued.
[ Tranjlatcd from a Paris Journal of
Odober J.J
SOCIETY
OF THE* FRIENDS OF LIBIRTY AND
EQUALITY,
Ajfcmbled at the ci-devant convent of tie
Jacobins, in Paris, Sept. 30.
- A member infornied the fuciety, tliat
a Monfteur had yeilerduy harangued a
group of about 50 peifous in the Thu
illeries ; and allured, that the Jacobins
paid fix and seven livres a day to fbme
individuals, irt order 10 affiit them in
operationo a counter revolution. Pre IT
ed by the patriots to declare to the
committee of general fafety the names
of the citizens paid by the Jacotiim,
our Moufieur amwercd, that he knew
them very well, but would not denounce
thetr. He was conducted by force to
the committee of general fatcty. No
merriber being there, we trar.fpo»tcd
him to the new revolutionary commit
tees : but the members of die c< mn it-
tee refufedto receive hisdeclaratiun. We
went afterwards to the commissary of
police, who summoned the Mbiifeurto
declare the names of ihe prrions paid
by the Jacobins. He c'onfeffed now,
that he did not know them. His an
swers being incoherent, the cortimifiary
of police retained him, and is determi
ned to retain him till he hasprovid hij
aflertion. The fame comaiiflary afiur.
Ed, that affairs of the fame nature were
I daily brought before him.
Boiffelle. I with to know the le.o-
lutionxry committee which refund to
receivc the declaration.
The former member—lt is the crn.
tral committee of four fe&ioni, eita»
blifhed in the feftior, of the Thuillerif».
j The committee was filled with Man
'ficuri. I don't know who they ar,< '
They were drefl'ed in black. Tlirir
heads offered the moll complete collec
tion of f-: (liionable periiwigs, from 11 c
birth of Capet'* uncle to the pref rt
epoch. One of them, puffing md r
the weight of an enormous belly, teem
ed to be an engroflei of provisions.
Some hummed, arid ha'd, and nodded i
and appeared at or crag; nso funk in
speculation, that I could not help tak
ing them for financiers : perhaps they
performed their calculation s
Fluxions, and were jult smelling cut
proper means to lead the resources of
the republic into thir pockets. Ihe reit
company chattered, quar
relled, and sneered like lawyers. They
told us that they had nothing to do
with the affairs of ,the Jacobins ; that
their only business was to defend the
convention.
The aristocrats and dilapidators in
tend to aflilt to-morrow at the detade
ry affembliesof their refpe<?.ive feftions,
in order to extort counter-revolutionary
resolutions. I invite the citizens in the
galleries, and the society, to attend at
their feftions, in order to iounter ba
lance the efforts of the enemies 01 h-
bcriy.
Michel Pechu, of the society ot \ i
tre, in the thousand and one pamphlets
published in the capital, the irive£tiv<*
against the patriots are not spared. 1 hey
railc their voice when they congratu
late the convention for having revenged
some drowned refractory prieit^: lut
they dpn't mention the thousands of
patriots who have been cruelly iirm >-
kited by the brigands. They rejoice
,in the fate of the Jacobins who have
tieen mutilated, tortured, and burnt «-
live, at Machecout, Cholet, Mwitagne,
in town of la Vendee, as ioon • s
the,royali(ls discovered them.
Wlio demands vengeance for the vir
tuous Sauveur, whom all the -torments
invented by tyranny, and improved up
on by the Catholic army, could not in
duce to abjure 'he republic ? They af
fect to difappiove the rebclion of L)-
ons: but they juftifv in secret the re
bels, for having butchered all ihe zea
lous patriots. They app'nud the trc -
rberouß inhabitants of Toulor, for flar
ing iriaffacred or fold the menders
the popular faciety.
The moderates call us men of ho - ,
betaufe we won't fuffet th-.m w cf-J^