bor the Gazette of the ■ Mr. Fsnno, INCLOSEb, a T from a Sermon preach <) n. 1 : <■', ( i in Connecticut, to th. R. t ■ t < SOftS, on the 2-J\\ as *K-r, ij 1 7&> by a Clergy m;, of r•. opposing Jesus. ' f, " Men herd, inlt. ■<$ of affbeii tg to. ! t gether, by that fp'-.it which Cr' 1 re- .j probates as reptigr iit t-« true f. • y virtue. Such co .biiiations 1 \y an- i - fwer political, and wordly r ideal id! b purposes ; but th*y uu._/--"*the nam« li of friendfhip, as 1 :>• nave n < h f;..vk 1 of that dilinterefted -soil n< It ,tri:su i virtue, which feeketh not h- yr, " ThisJ/ipulaLd cor-rteni ; r-iend ly acts ; this mock bcncvolen. lue received, chills the jrov " the sions of humanity, - I'lhi, hi- { ianthiopy, and *!! thaw ; ■ j' the foul. A m. who ex: • ! tnsk.es him/elf ■ ! to graVtT3TC~TO his friend, and toots by which he hi.: o ; t.r ends." « GENTLEMEN, " IN obedience to your polite re quell, 1 appear in the desk As lam cohfcious that you did not invite me With an expectation that I would offer you the fulfome incense of flattery, 1 ' wilh to meet you on the ground of that Hunt honeji man, who speaks right $n, and whose words are the unequivocal in dex of heart. " 1 pretend to none of your secrets. So far as the principles of your Society lead you to visit the sick, and in pufon; to perform the duties of hospitality to the flranger; to comfort the affliftcd, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, to relieve the widow and the fatherlefs, •«nd to dry the orphan's tear, I revere it, as I revere every thing that seconds the cause of humanity. " I acknowledge, also, that I def pise, equally with you, those uarrow spirits who-.cenfure you for your paiti cular secrets, and flatider the order for the disorderly nualh of some of its mem ber?. It is a dilgract to the rational part of the trealion, that so many cen turies have elapsed, and that they have but jult learned to diftingliilh 'principles from men, who profelfedly embrace them. " Our- boly religion fuffers on the fame score from the contracted illibera lity of ign'orant, fuperficial sceptics, and the obloquy of (tieering buffoons. Biv 1 an not ashamed to plead the cause of iigion ttill; though it has iet, olid many of it's profrjjfors . it. Disgrace it,' did I lay ? cannot disgrace it ; it will hew iV through all its enemies, and de the wifdo.m of all its fors r though ■ llioris of painted hypocrites, by pre aming to meddle with the holy and awful Ark of the Covenant, shall pe rish with the touch." " The rage of the present times is for general difot-ganizationjandthe diflb liitum of all that h is the marks of anti qufty. Nothing will Rand against the geneial wrccic, but real truth and real tue. Not that the gfcatell diforga hizer* think foj nor doth their he. rt inean so. who have boasted of esnqiiering liberty, have set their feet on the ucck of real morality, Wbetfetr yoUi 1 nHitutions be feu* dai, patriarchal, or antideluvian, it matters' not; just so far as real benevo lence enters into its principles it will {land* and no farther." " Unless a spirit of misrepresentati on lias belied yotir Institution, an im moral ma/on is as great an inconfittency As an imMo'i'al thriflian. It ia believed that it has not made good men tvorfe f would to God it had made bad men idler.'* « The world has its prefcriptible de mands otl your every-day conduct, as much as it has on the profediirs of t<- ligion. Asyoii profefs benevolence, it is important that you let your light fliine as well as I hey. ITiere is one material differetice, however, between us. If Masons do not live agreeably to their benevolent iaws< they will fink into contempt* in spite of all their ex ternal parade. But Religion will make its way through hosts of falfe profef fprs, as it is founded on the word of God." t( Wliile the Jefu'ti fiavt bceu long j: to their merited oblm- a; I u h, otficioufiiefs in the policy o :ix un» that embosomed them— p Masons have, hitherto, maintained ti liarmlcfs in this refpet\. I not you, that your glory and n defence .'nds o» keeping this cHarrc- tl ter inviuUile. The spirit of liberty * has the eves of an Argus. Clubs can- n , not rule a-non* a free p-oplt. Should I you c !ivcrt v-'iir Society into a political ri jC: /, th jealousy of a free and en- n ' ;.ei> people will fcareh it out, and I wil! return on your own heads; t( run will ue viewed and treated with-the b j co .empt as has befallen Democrat- g r Clerical Influence, and Arijlo- f .1 mbinations. ShoulJ you con- i •ev: vo! - fejlivals into Bacchanals, you p viU jet vourfolves in the fame point of t ! ht th.it the Church of Corinth was < | set, bv St. Paul ; when they perverted 'liaii eiicharill aad love fealts to scenes c •jf in e nperance and revelry. Would t v,b .-.ring your Society into general re- a ■ute, ;; c'n only be done by each mem- * b:r of the Fraternity, exhibiting in ' his o.vn life a speaking proof of the t Excellence of the Institution." { i i cm the BOSTON CHRONICLE. \ Messrs. Adams and Larkm, P'eaft to give the following copy of a letter a \ tat cuour place in your ufeful paper, and you 11 j A CUSTOMER. Ty motive for publishing is not to puff off tbt •'I i ■ ■,I' 1 fl i'u . I b cannot be said in praijc of bis phitantbropby.; j ' that others, ivbo bare tends in this or any other eminent, might be incited to like aits of greatness. Theft things are good and profitable to men" is n.y belief i and as nut a£t in this nssirld, thus •wt shall Jbarc the good or evil here; the man issh 0 1 Jd,li a to the tiecefjitous, feels more agrtta_ ble sensations than tUe receiver ; and the man tsn.fl talee nexpreffible plcafure, nuho lays a foundation for the good of generations unborn. Wifcaflet, August 20, 1794. yOH If LUCAS, Esq. Sir, GOOD -government and well-regu ' latcd fucieties, is one of the greatcft ! fappineffes of mankind. » It is one of the greatest bleflings of > Providence, that in this and the latter > ages of the world, there are men of 1 such (hining chara£iers and generous ; minds, who are patrons of learning and 5 of true republican principles ; and one of the fir ft inft itut ions for those pur poses, is the education of young afeil ' (Jren. It is with pleasure, we rank you one r of the fit ft in number of those patrons - ii this patt of the commonwealth, for your dilinteieftud donation to the Ealt ■ Prfiidi in Pownalborotigh, of one hun ; dred and eleven acres of land (or the r iricoms thereof forever) in the town of Edgcomb, for the sole purpose of fnp j o ting a School Miltrefs or 'Milt-refits, ; for teaching poor children on Wifrafiet point, the alphabet, and to Jpill and > read English.—We the fubfcribr.s be • ing the committee for the East Pariftj ; of said Pownalborotigh, do, in the name ' and bchalt of said Parilh, leturn you 1 their hearty and sincere thanks, for your ? generous and disinterested Present as aforefaid. \ We are, fir, with efieem, 1 Your molt humble servants, JOSEPH CHRISTOPHERS, DAVID SYLVESTER, WILLIAM BARKER. j P. S. Inclofcd is the vote of the pa rish. At the annual meeting of the East | Parish in Voted, That the Parilh Committee write to JOHN LUCAS, Esq. in the name of f the Parish, thinking him for his dona -1 tion to Wifcaffet, and that the said Committee rent the land given Wifcaf fet, to the best advantage, and apply the fame for the purposes intended. Copy of the records. 1 Attcft— WM. BARKER, Parifc Clerk. 03" If the other printers in the Com r monwealth would reprint the above, it 1 thight do good., 1 f Repuhlifhed ty request.'] From the Philadelphia Gazette. 8 Mr. Browm, By giving the fallowing a place in ' your paper, you will oblige a number of Old Soldiers. 1 THE following remarks on the r faith.of government pledged to pay the . interest on the New Emiffton Bills, - (mentioned in the secretary's report) r are refpectfully submitted to the wife - men who are to decide upon the sub s jest. I. Every one who looks into the aft I of Cvngrefs for issuing theft bills, will a*?ee fith the Secretary! that the faith N of the Union i* absolutely pledged pay the interest ou them annually until > the principal fliall be paid. i 11. That no scale of depreciation now existing can affect them. That , the Loan-OJJicers calculated both mtc- 2 reft Vnt! principal as specie, in the pay- j ments they made with theft b.l.s. 111. That the aft of any state for reducing their value, cannot avail to ( make void the aft of Congress. ' IV. The states which by an aft at- , tempted to depreciate tlum, iflucd the < bills as they received them fiom Con- ' grefs, without any alteration on the j face of them.—lf they did not mean to j tedeem them according ta the original ] promise, justice certainly requi red that | they (hould have written on the face | of the bills the sum they meant to pay. ) This omtfUon precludes all just pretenli : on to any depreciation on account of their adts : for how were the folditrs and citizens to know the acts of the . different Hates which were never pro- I mulgated to them ?—We judged by : the face of the bills, (as of a private ne gociable note of hand] and had no reason for suspicion that any acts wliat ever could make void the public obliga tion which we held in our hands.—'And in fact we neve, heard of any such acts until many a year after we received the ' bills. V. If particular dates can make void the aft of Congress, it will at once an ,f nihilate all public faith, and render all t written ohlif^tions r both state and na •' tionnl, a phantom. VI. The state of New-York, (and . we suppose many other*) many years , e since paid the whole sum of the new >0 cmiflioti bills (he ifTued, in fp*cie, both - interest and principal, without ever I I attempting to deviate in the smallest de giec from the promise on the face ef the bills—the high principle of perfect faith directed her councils ; —and (hall we not rely with perfect confidence on the fame purity of faith in Congiefs ? VII. We presented our bills to the i- treasury for payment, according to aft ft of Congress ; —we have waited until every other defciiption of public obli >f gations have been provided for ; —we :r might years ago have exchanged our if bills for an equal sum in other ccrtifi is cates, which have long since been paid d or funded ; but as our bills contained e the double obligation of state and Con r- grefs, we thought they were the bejl fc 1. (uri/y—and moreover they bear the pro mise of the Union to pay the interest le in Jferlitig bills of exchange, which is ge is nerallv better than money—lt is a fact ir no part of the domettie debt is secured If by greater, if by equal ob'igations— 1- and public faith was never more strongly ie pledged on paper—therefore we juft;y jf yxpeft the interest now due will be paid ■>. to ut, or the principal and interest s, funded on equal terms with the final :t settlement ceitificates d At this triumphant period, when the p. United States are the admiration of the li world, while proCperity spreads over ie our country, and the inestimable bene iu fits resulting from our growing credit ir are the theme of all people, can it be is poflible that the rifmg fame of Am«ii ca {hould be clouded by a violation of faith to the holdert of these bills, only to favea paltry futr to delinquent cre j ditor dates? It would save nothing to the Union. We will not, we cannot, entertain the unw«rthy idea of those who " rule the free." , ' OLD SOLDIERS. ft CONGRESS. S ° HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY, January, 30. Debate eoticluded. „ Mr. M'Dowell spoke a few words.— We understood that he was indisposed to the resolution. Mr. Dayton said, that the gentleman hid laid down wrong premises, and thence it was no wonder if he made wrong con clu&ons. He had said that there was a 1. chain of garrilbns from the Ohio to the | t lakes. " Now," said Mr. Dayton, " there is no such chain." He said, that the present army had d«ne the bufmefs.— " Now." said Mr. Dayton, " the army " alone did not do the bufmefs. There " were 1800 mounted volunteers from " Kentucky, four or five hundred mili " tia in Georgia, and several independent " companies in Pennfylv*nia, so that al -11 " together the militia were as numerous T " as the regular army. The gentleman " alks the object of members who advo " cated this resolution. It wasexprefTedyef ie " terday. The object is, an economical ef ie " feftual defence of the frontiers." , Mr. M'Dowell said that Mr. Dayton ' had mis-quoted him. This Mr. Dayton ' denied. Ie Mr, Madison, after all that had been >- said, was still of opinion that there had been a change in our situation, and so there might be a poflibilitv that a reduc -11 tion was proper. By the arrangements - , v wade in this fefficu, "it aii K ht be prafttca- r ble to reduce the numbers nominally and , yet have a real augmentation, becauie ifie a new regulations would aftuaily bring more into the field. J . } Mr. Scott said, that the way to finilh war was to make it continue o;;erihve, ■ and ptirfmfihe Indians 'rom oi« place to . another, and let them know they fhoulu > have no reft till they sued for peace. f To reduce the forces back to a defenlive , s war would be the moil ruaious thing :m - ' ginable. There could not be a more ( wretched polity, in irs opmii.ii. the ■ rumour of an intended reduction wo; Id in- - : duce other tribes to join those already at t . war with us. The Britifc, w|o had blonu t . the coal, who had done every thing in ( their power to excite the Indians to hc'.ii- ( i lities, would d« so ftitl. It lhould he , 1 menibered, that though the Induns had _ ' been deieated by General Wayne, the > e huul'e were in poflefiicn of private in. ir . mation, tbz'the Britj/h hud attempts l ; \ rally tlxifi for another attack, and though \ f Britilh infiuence had failed tor one tine, there was no aiiurjiK t that it would always 5 fail. A great deal had been laid about J e change of circuit.itauces. Mr. Scott - thought than changed tor the woi ie.—- v r |he ground only had been changed. Ac ■ was for keeping up the army at Us lull force. The mounted volun ers from Kentucky had colt as much to the puohc in four months, as an equal number of 1 regular troops did in twelve months. It d .wouidgive Mr. Scott the greatelt pain, ;s and m.ike him amazingly sorry, it the e resolution on the table rmfrarried. Mr. Findley explained the prot ftlon j which he had said lhould be afforded to the frontiers, not to consist in fecu ing '.j parties dispersed all over the frontier. He 1 believed the mil tia were fittelf for this pur »- pose. He only rheant that the force lhould be such as to ove:awe tiie Indians where <1 they were mod formidable, and to carry _ rs out offenfive operations y/hen it was necei „ lary. With refpeft to the amount of 1 force neceflarv for the defence of the chain of pods and other necefiary pui poles, I want of competent knowlede rendered va r" riefy of opinions unavoidable. In cales if where he Was hiinfelf a competent judge, S he was always againd asking for or kan- II ing on the opinion of the Executive. If in the question was about the wages of the > army, he thought he was a competent judge, but with refpetfl to the number of le traops necefiary for ehjecfls which icfluahy existed, dr probably mij.h; exid, he il thougl.thimfelf in a degree incompetent. !i- He said that if he was a general to con- . ve mandanarmy, he would hot undertake Jr it unless he judged the force competent ; 2 that the Executive in the present instance . * appeared to hin) in the fame po.nt of view, and would not be refpr nfibie for the con -d sequence», if the force jadged ade n- quate was not jrranted. In point of ex - lead eight hundred miles in extent. The rf- number of troops proposed in the re :f- solution is entirely iuad.quate to the defence of this frontier in general. We have had tegulars in Geoigia for A-veral years, without the state receiving any benefit whatever from them. There id is an antipathy between them and the lo regulars. At fort Mattocks (this was c " either the name, or a found very like ts it,) an officer wai applied to for a fa- [ s . 'is mily n-ar tnat arfd whritn , - r ; dyans were preparing to muitlier. infwercd, that he liud Ixyn uiifC.r< ( his superiors to dcfcud the ground which htf {to d th » always ir.s:kes them , ; tic men, if the neglec. fncwii . mt ut to the fefvty 'he ioiitli frontier did not amount aimed to & grace unofi goveusrr.ii't. I he pfop'i had published the u..•;»•.: of liinr ij". ferings in the new fpapet?, infthc hope, that they would reach C'ongreii,~a ri i induce them to do bu; <;][ in vai'i, " The number ,ot tto«pspio. " pofciJ," laid Mr. Cirncs " 13 not by " 01 e twentieth pre equal to the de " fence of your frontier." it had been (aid 1 n this floor, tha r the troop, were lent to the frontier 1 f Georgia to pro- the li/dians agiinil the white peo ple, and it was the coi ftant their>e iliat the litter were always wronging the Indians. There was no evidence ofthu at all ; and as there could be none, Mr. Carnes hoped that gentlemen would be come more cautious in making luch as. fertions. They do not caie v.UI k;iSJ of parade you make en your uwjt fide of the line, even with an hundred thou. sand men, if you pleaie. They hay; f ltd so. Tiiey know that declaration! hive b-en made of the gartilons being feut to proteCt them r.gaiutt the uliites, and as long as they think f«, theiv will ' nevet be any } e.u-e. You may give them prelents, and make treaties with i them asilong as yon please. It is time to give a decided troke iiillead fcffucl) f triCing. Expe: iefice is the beA tutor that we £ apply to, and if we look bukfoi iixyeais we (hall find thft ttye fy!lem of in king prcfent* has anlWred n j guod purpofc. As to the charge j of making iiveroachments on the IndU .j a is. Mr. Canies knew of only two or : 1 t iree no:o ious charadteis at the most ; in Georj ia, and these weie moftlf tra ders. People in gener.il were perfcCtiy ' drfpofed to peace. If fire and sword were on e or twice carried into the In . dan towns, and an afiurancc given that c j this would always be the cafe in future, - | when any murdeis were eonnnitteJ, f f they would foot! learn to be quiet. = | Mr Murray would not bc.li "' this 1 ; enormous itory of an Amerit ;i _ 1 permitting a family to be btrtt. ;rr . ; fore his eyes, unless Mr, Carn v i ; fay, thar lie had leen it himfell. . y i the militia »f Georgia, fix hu? be e I them liad once heeil taken out i of a party of Indians, and, af|.-r t< • | ing on thcii trail, refuted to go farther, u , and came hone again. From I i isMr. I Murray inferred the necessity ol hning regular troops in the fiate to pivteft it. y Mr. Carnes rose again. He laid that the story was true. Ho was not ' present, but he had it from an acquaint ance in the militia, on whose Veracity . he could e-'irtly depend. He could pioduce five or lix aifidaMts oil the as - fair. As to the men who retuued from the Indian trail, the cafe v in this. - The Governor had entered into a cor n refpondeirce with the executive at Phi- ladelphia, and it having been understood • or fuppof d that the marching of the , militia would he disagreeable to him, .J they were recalled on their vpay to the Indian <»untry. II Mr. S. Sm th, and Mr. Daytimrofe f both at the fame time, ani prepating e both to speak at once.' Mr. W. Smith - proposed that the Chairman (ho-jld de -1 cide. "He hasdicidcd ahe»dyj"faid a Mr. Dayti n, " and against that g<"- 1 " tlerr.a >, much intbeha - " bit of interrupting other mediberi. • " Whenever he is Chairman us the " Committr, or if he chufes to call for J " a special Committee on the ca c,tlien - '• I {hall Tit down for him and not till t " then. ?' Mr. Dayton proteeckd to • explain the advantages which the army 1 had been of on various occasions, in op - position to the opinion of the member a from Georgia- Mr. S. Smith. The commanding I officer in Georgia is a particular friend J of his; and the observations of Mr, Carre* have struck deeply at the ch|iatt i er of that officer. If any officer Md 1 really fitted so, he to iiave:bee.i e difgiacecV Mr S. Smith gave a hij;h • ch?re£ter to the ci n>n:ander iu Georgia e Major Gaither. He lead a lettei front, e that gentleman which tended to tefutf d the assertions of Mr. Carnes, made t' l y ' last session, relative to the defenceless e itate i.f the frontier. The e that the member from Georgia r.arit'ir s tainly si rot man'y thi ga that hf ( in Congiefs, as well as manv pr