Mr. Wijmjk''ia?3 that he staid t.il past one o'clock,
when h« retired with fatigue. .
Mr. Fiancis observed, that, a? all times, distinc
tions were unjuftifiable, and more particularly now j
for the lower orders were the people most intertft
ed in the passing of tlte bills, and ought to be most
favored, becatrfe the higher orders always had other
better means of access, to procurc a
grievances.
MrJvanGttart observed, that the French, who
had set out with the dofhine of equality,*had now
the piefervation of society required
variou* clalTij *0. ranks.—Wbte he was called to or
der by"Sir Francis B*ffett) for speaking on a fub
*je& not connected with*the question.
Mr. Sl#ridan a petition against the bills
fiom the town of Dunfe in Scotland.
Mr. one to the fame effeA from
the gentlemei), # frceme>|Bnd' merchants of Dart
mouth in contained one hundred
and fisity names*
Tms drew forth a few observations from Mr.
Fox and col. the unanimity 0/the peo
ple in that county, which ceaftd by a call to order
by Sir Francis BaiTett.
Mr. Coke presented a petition against the bills
from a number of the most refpeftable inhabitants
of the borough of Great Yarmouth, in the county
of Norfolk. Aithatfcorough was immediately un
der the dire&ion of governnvent, hefaid, of couife,
there were many people there who had nst signed it,
among whom were the receiver-general and officers
of. the cujloms.
Col. Kolle presented a petition, signed, he said,
by hundreds of people in the borough of South
Milt on, in Devonftiire, requtfting Parliament to
adopt meafure»for the prevention of seditious meet
ings.
Mr. Thornton presented a petition fiom the in
habitants of Colehefter agairil the bills. He took
occasion to flare, that it wzs figrted by very many
of the refpeftable persons at that place ; that it
lay for signatures oaly during the space of seven
hours, from a fear that it would get too late to the
House, and that it received in that time thefanfti
on of 800 names. He exprefled the gieatelt mor
tification that he could not join in fentimeiit with
hisconftituents so tar as teiatrd to the bills beiore
the House, but he fully coincided with ihem in
their wilhes far a peace, and hoped the House would
hett after com? to such refutations as would open
a door fbr treating at the fiift favourable 'opportu
nity.
Mr. Sheridan commanded the firmnefi and can
dor of the honourable gentleman, and hoped he
agreed with his condiments, in their idea of the
unexampled rapidity with which the bills were
hurried through the House ; and tf he did, he
hoped that it would prevail viith him to urge the
necessity of taking a longer time for their conside
ration.
Mr, Wilberforce presented an unanimous petition
from the mayor, aldermen, and inhabitants of Leeds,
for the adoption of measures to prevent seditious
meetings.
I, ■nMilMnnr f-nim i»WIIIIIi«m» miiii manna ii .
Lord John Russell presented a petition from the house should not put themfclves in a situation ol
city and suburbs of Winchcftcr, agaiaft the bills, (hewing iadiffereme to the desires of the country ;
which was signed by a great number of refpeftable the people should be allowed time to discuss the
inhabitants regularly convened. bills, and to petition : and if they were dead to
The Secretary at War b>ought up Col. Hay's their liberties, they (hould wear their chains, But
letter of Service, dated April 2, 1794, which was he was aflnred that they had u>ufed fipm their
ordered to lie on tho table. (lumbers and that theie was not a man in the
The Chancellor of the Exchequer now moved dquntry, who was not either a (lave or <1 tool, who
the order of the day;, for the House to resolve it» would not petition against the bill. When,gentle
felf into a com.uiwee 011 the seditious meeting men at the other fide of Ihe house attributed un
worthy motives to those who opposed che bills,
Mr. Curwen rofc and stated, that on a former they acted on narrow and unfair grounds. He
night he had intimated hi* intention of moving imputed to no mm iaterefted views, for he had
that the further progress of this bill (hotjld be alwaysafted for hisnfelf, without regard to party
poltpoued, to give the people in remote parts of interest, or being actuated by party animosities.—
the country, time to exert their right in petition. If he had erred in judgment,it was a cirtunutance
ing the legislature. It was on the present occafi- expciienced by those who were fallible j but he
on a matter of conliderakle regret to him, not to was never biassed by attachment to any private
fee in his place a right honourable gentleman (Mr. friend, to aft contrary to his opinions as a faithful
Dundas) as from the sentiments he manifelled on a representative. As an honelt man he mull pro
former discussion, he nraft hope from the number nounce the piefent bills gross encroachments on
of petitions presented against »ha bills, to fee him the rights and privileges of-Engliihmen. If they
in opposition to the meaftifc. He had said, that were forced on the people, there was no moral ob
it would not becomc the house to proccfed, if the ligation v.hv they should submit. Let mimilersde
majority of the country were against these bills; lay and receive the sentiments of the nation ; they
he gave him credit for the fineerity of the declara- may profit by the advice of opposition, as they
tion—he had agreed to the call of the house on that had before, for to them were the country indebt
principle—and now if he were present, he must ad- ed in preventing .a war with Ruflh, and hostilities
rnit, that probably on no other occalion did more with Spain. EngliJhinen had fucked,' w with
petitions against any measure find their way to the their mothers 'milk, a love of liberty ; they would
house. Miniilers were astonished at the circum- r.ever submit to be Oaves, and those who attempt
ilanee, and the only fubteifuge they had left was cd to wrest from them their Conllitutien, would be
to fay, they were procured by means of loft, he predicted, in the struggle. Mr. Curwen
fentation. The right honourable gentleman, who concluded, by moving, " That tNe fnrthrr confid
had enjoyed such an unrivalled (hare of pwpulaiity, eration of the biil be postponed till this day fe'ri
coul i not, by this, and (lie representation of night."
his friends, procure petitions in favour of those Mr. Harrifon rose to second the motion. He
tyrannic meaftires, f> repugnant to the feelings and declared it his opinion, as far as he could judge,
the hearts of Englishmen. But when he saw how that the people of the country were tflfally aveife
the right honourable gentleman applied his popula- to the bill. Time, he infilted, fhould»be given to
riiy, and the conlidencc of the people, to the tuin obtain the opinions of the people in the remote
of th« country, and when that gentleman was con- parts of the kingdom. It was a rteafure that
\inced that the eyes of the people were opened, ought not to be adopted by minifteis, without
fie was.not surprised te find him averse to delay.— they meant to ijifult the people, and alienate theirj
The language which had been held at the m'inifle- aftedtiona from parliament. It was a nieafuie in
rial fide of the house, in drawing a a his mind not to be endured {J"or it was abomina
were the lower and higher orders, could not he of the liberties of the country. Admitting the
fuffkitrnly reprobated. The effe& it mull have on arguments of ministers in their full eitent, and e
rhofs who demanded or expected the protection of vsn allowing their calumnious aflertfons, flill the
parliament, was that it was indifferent to their meafute ought to be fptirned with indignation, and
complaints, as the highei order only consulted its the people should manifeft abhorrence against
own iiitirefts. At no foi mer period was any such a bill iubverfive of the Constitution. It was ft ill
aiiguage u!ed—the measures, to give them dignity, more ilrange to fee mmilter», at this critical peri
—'-- " " - *>roporticn as od, venture to introduce a meafvire that tore away
.r.d condemn I the security of the fubjeft,and destroyed the great
ihis it would charter of the nation, as established by the bill of
demanded was to ex- \ rights. ,
ruifed against ! Mr. Wallis affirmed, that the petitions had-been
would infill, was ' obtained by means of the grossest misrepresentation;
grounded 01 better and delay would answer no purpofc, but to create
J
related to the ' they called for procrsftination, and who were averse
utinn—They to have the meaftire made more palatable, because
1 the welfare [ it would not, in such a shape, occasion the oppofi
iad but one tion it deserved.—Their conduit in this business,
(hewed, they were not avgrfe to illegal resistance,
nu.itters, through so far ac it was revolutionary, but riot cor.nested
Mjtttirfci A&tjr r f>eopK ii
isa <miA4 f*fcnt
to
rrn, ' ih*
faM»* -"
the medium of his majesty's fpcech, declared what i
their subsequent conduct coinradiited. They m>\v
libel the people with a charge of being seditious,
merely to introduce bills into parliament, of which
they dare not avow the real purpose. But the peo
ple renounce the calumnious afTertion of their be
ing seditious or traiterous to thtir sovereign, and
will, he boped, ere long approach the throne with
due humility, and petition his majelty to remove
fiom his councils those men who abuse his confi
dence, and stigmatize and libel bis faithful people.
The bill went farther than what met the eye ; it
created a wide diftin&ion between the ranks in lo
ciety, and made that different? between ,the elec
tors and their representatives, which would operate
to make the latter neglect their duty towa'ds the
former. When heconfidered that out of five mil
lions and a half of people, only 4000 were con
cerned in the reprcfentation, the ueceffity of re
form should not be rendered still mo:e necefTary by
parliament refufing to hear the voice of even that
number of eonftiuients. The commons as being
. the democratic branch of the Constitution,. 'was
• particularly consonant to the feelings of Englilh
inen ; but when he saw the torrent of honor and
emolument rush into the house—and when he saw
a disposition not to hearken to the petitions of the
people, it would lose its confeqiiente, and foifeit
the veneration of the country. Would it not then
he alked, be folly and madness to attempt to pass
the bill, contrary to the voice of the nation ?
there were two points which he wished to difctifs
—firft, the necefiity of the times ; secondly, how
far the ueceffity of the times required such a harsh
meafare : As to the tieceiTity of the times, that
was a quelliou which every sober and difpafiionate
man would difavww, as fronj the most learned au
thorities, he could aiTert, that the exilting laws
Wv?re amply fufficient to #arry into effect every pur
pose for which min'fters pretended the bills were
introduced. As to the haMsnefs of ihe measure,
its coercion was alarming and would defeat its pur
pose. He denied the rec#flhy, because ministers
refufed lo go into a Committee tn
that seditious praftiecs did really cxift. If they
did txifl, how could they be fulTVred wirb impu
nity ? The charged made of the circulation of fe
ditidus wtilings at Copenhagcn-hoiife, could not
be borne out by a noble l6rd, jiiiicd by tile scraps
he produced ; but he coujd not hlufhfor the weak
tiefs of adminifiration, becanfe they did not blush
for themselves. He nrat adverted to the alarms
artfully raised by mioilters during la(i year, of
* ' -/ - - o ;
Oeafonable plots and feditioui conspiracies, all o
which were refuted by a jury of Englishmen. H;
>*utionfd them to beware how they llretchtd laws
further than was tequired, without being inform
ed, in r> manner the mod clear, of the magnitude
of the danger. The house is told, the laws are
not fufSctcnr, but he cautioned parliament to be
ware how it extended thi penal laws ; for if ju-
ner- conceived ihera coercive and feveie, they wouh
acqttit the prifonfr, and defeat the ends of those
by whom they were cnafted. The people should
not be pieclud«d from coming to the bar—the
with what produced the revolution ©f 1588- That
rneafuic was attained without an* - violation of tb.'
coaltiftttion, but "gentlemen at the oppolite fide or
the house went further, and difeitly attacked the
conftitntion, in support of which t!«ey affefiid so
nmch tenderiiefs. They aimed by their language,
t» influence the freedom of debate,'by railing the
fw»rd,and lighting up the flame of civil war. He
maintained that the exertion, .and propagation of
the principles of the Lsjidon Coirtfponding Socie
ty, by eitiien Lee, were connected with the insult
offered to the King. The attempt of mini it era to
defeat their machi rations gave offence to some gen
tlemen ; but he was convinced, that by adopting
the present measures, the countiy would be laved.
It had been adva'heed by an honourable gentleman,,
that it was immaterial whether the nation degenera-'
ted into a slate of anarchy or of tfeip nifm '; but the
gentlemen who opposed the bills, would find i:i a
Hate of anarchy, no protcftion for that property,
which they bbaU'ed gave them as large a (httre of
interett in the welfare of the country as others, fcnd
vvhieh may not be the cafe if the present ncceflary
Kieafures of his'tnajefty's mitsiftcrs were iiot adap
ted. He would not fay that any of the patties who
assembled at Copenhagen-house actually put the
iiiSiument into the hand of the mifcrea.it who at
tacked the'foverelgii, but he would nffeit, that the
language used at that meeting was such as to iufiu
ence ancj work on the mind of>thc ignoiant, and
was calculated to prodace every outrage agaiud the
laws. The befl fecority of a British {overcign he
admitted, was to live in the hearts of bis people—
his present nwjrity enjoyed in a pre-eiTiiiieiit degree,
the P.ffeftion of his fubjefls \ but this cotild net
protest him from the hand of the conspirator, Alio
in aimmg a blow at the king, aimed it also at every
fobjedt in rhe kingdom.
Mr. Whitcbread said he rose to plead guilty 10
"the charge made against his honorable si tend who
made ts\« motion, aitdconfefied his object was mere
ly to create delay. The constitution, wifily autho
rized delay For deliberation—delay in this iiillance
w?.s Congenial to the pare spirit of tjhe constitution ;
and of the delay he was notafliamed. Parliament
was answerable to the people for the preservation ef
the law, and it was iti duty to protect the conlli
tution and liberties of the country. Every moment's
delay in the present bufmefs was a matter oftriumph
and exultation, for it operated to unmask miniliers,
and remove the veil from before the eyes of the
people. The honorable gentleman who spoke lall,
a flirted, and aflerteJ roundly, that the petitions
againll these odious bills were obtained by means
of mifreprefrntatiori. He denied the fad. Could
the honorable gentlemen in conscience fay, that he
thought the petitions did not fptak the sentiments
of the people ! They had, as far as they wert ena
bled by the privilege of deliberation, by the rel'ult
of that exercise, fittn peifoafion of the dangerous
innovation of these measures on the conftitutkw,
and manifefted their abhorrence of the detellable
bill. Some gentlemen had argued, in his opinion,
rather indecorously, that the petitions did not speak
the l'cnfeof thofc people by whom they were sign
ed : and others declared in rather a farealtic tone,
that they proceed from the poor, and pot. from the
rich. This was a fcandaleils and invidious distinc
tion, for in his opinion the indigent had more to
i flake than the opulent, for (he iattei cor.ld fiud the
way to redress, when the former wefe (hut out, if
not sheltered by the constitution in. preferring to
them their inalienable ri-ht, the right of petition
ing. The charge of mifreprefernstion relied with
ministers : thty raifreprefeut the bill themselves, in
advancing that it will guard agiinft the mrfchiefs
which it is intended t» corredt, and sgainft which
they complain. Thus far it is a fatal and daring
attack on the liberties of the fubjeft, while it is in
fiakquate to the purposes it profefles to have in view.
Minillevs, if convinced that the measure only need
ed to be uitdeiflood to be adopted, (heuld cettpinly
agree to the motion, confident that when the peo
ple were convinced of the propriety and adequacy
of the measure, they wodd fuppott government by
their petitions. It had been intinuated that his ho
norable friend had disclosed their intentions, by not
wifln'ng it to go into a committee, for the purpose
of fuffering it to come before the public in its ori
ginal and natural garb.. To this aflfertion he was
not disinclined alio to plead guilty. He was not
aveife to hear it come befoie the wot Id in that quel
tionable Ihape, to evince to the people the stretch
of power at which mindters aimed, and not to let it
go forth, after having been frrtoothed down, and
fafhioned, in conforming in i great measure, to the
fuccefsful opposition which it endured. The voice
of the people had the desired effetfk on minifteis :
he knew they wished to abandon the meafore altoge
ther ; they made it now indeed a nullity, and were
determined to p'eferve the lhado<v, merely, is
they conceive, to pr~f?rve their credit; but he
hoped the futility of the tranfa&ion would trot
be soon forgotten. The bills, it is said, are
brought forward to protect the liberties of the
people. But how were they to be prote&ed : Was it like these
flaming bigots who upheld their institutions by the rack and the'
stake ? Did they, taking an ttfample from the promoters of cer
tain tenets of religion, wijh to emulate the inquisition, by the
harlh and cocrcive measures they have introduced. How must
the house be (hocked to fee members, in fupportof the constitu
tion, come forward with measures as despotic as any that have
disgraced the meft attrocious tyrant that ever crawled on the face
of the earth ? The constitution was founded on justice and incr
cy, and mull fink, if attempted to be upheld by force and blood.
In the bill there was nothing but blood : in the measures of mi
nisters there was nothing but mifchief and horror! If any thing
could add to the solemnity of the proceedings of the house, he
advrled parliament to hearken to the voice of reason, an<i hear
evidence at the bar, and not calumniate with violence', and con
vidl without trial. It had been repeatedly alferted that the
Cprrefp6nding Societies held seditious do&rines, and ministers
have not done their-duty, or exhibited the shadow ofVeafon for
the introduction of the bill, until they have a£h>al!y proved their
afferlion. Until this is done, they remain refuted, and he in
candour must advance, that no fuch.do&i ines as those which they
attribute to that body of men have been uttered or advanced.
Was it not that the ministers of the crown hiVe de
ceived the country by forged plots, and unfounded conspiracies ?
Did they not, to serve their views, to excite the honest
feelings of Englishmen, for the purpose of aiming a dagger at the.
very vitals of our liberties, ke6p the country in a state of paiofuj
anxiety and diftreiTmg alarm, v hen not the lejft found a Don ex
iftrd for their interested and wicked rumours ? He was borne out
in this ihdifputab!e aTcrtlon, by a string of fadts, frelh.io the
memory of the house. His right lion. friend toad observed, In
strong and pointed terms, on their last plot, during the
known by the name of the Pop-gun plpt. When che house con
sidered the despotic proceeding on that occasion, they, will now
refufe to call evidence to shew wharfoundation there i* for the
present rreafures. The preamble oi the bill com nrj, he in.,
lifted, a grob and unjiiltihahk calumny againit lia majesty'»
fufcje&s, and the houie did noi do its duty it ii did enquire
into rfte fadt. Ii they continue to fay it is a thaige, una not a
caluiTiny, that was a niiierabie qu.bbl , and to deny inveitt<atioi»
in iuch a cale, was neither Lrtditaaie to tneir Keikvg? »i men,,
nor to their honour as legitlators. It iuch was the caie, he
w.iuld i.-»i be Turpi even iii th.s cali_;htc!i
were 10 the tenure, when miuilteib u.tven to ti*< nc
ceflity or prodociug evidence if* iavpu/ of ibeir meatiircs. li".
thcie men had iranlgreifed ayainlt the law, or againit-tht corM.ti
tution, was it judicious iii Co ara v tneirv beyc.d
the pale ©t'feoiHry, and exclude nern Horn-the piotediiou of
both, when they uemQrfJtriteU a tvnb ro-conciliate purliamef/t,
and {hewed a di'coition'tu prove in* .mnoc nee ot the ir eoudu'; ?
Would ii übt be muca bticer, vwuid it not Be iua.iitelv v. -e
advifeable to redeem them, thj/iip *rive thereto dei| i t%.r>
'1, hey evinced, by ihc.r y .ition, their *; rcuro. u» • 6 eir
duty, and they Utooty be rece.vcM feui fijtllrng could uft fy
minuets lfc ihtit uiurr> t .uo.i ofU T<w. having* en d». t • j u ilh < :<e
whole peoples without g'viog them an opp?riu»r y *<\oufrouaug
their calumniators. !he deifcoe'riiioia o ! th- •• ■ ''"e, he j> o
nounced, at the mnrfvfcrw ]»« war, ac^ivjjptj!*parli .men t, were
furrouhded fey the kriiiy. The iVniUf/ to ce wm fy 'iiftnhuted,
as in a tew minutes so appear'ul any fart oi (h** city it tteceliity
required. H6a'4q account io.r I net nesfurifi, he
except thev proceeded from an untoward contcic 't or an ivu
leO(ion;to keep up tht favourite fyitciri of alarm. D'd the VA[
give any additional fccurity to the krog? Ko, it gatfe rhc revcrfe
of fccurity. Was there, during tiie .lait.year, any uuntuli u»
warrant the preamble ot ih« bill ?— l none.
If ttie enactments of the bill were a»;amft trie fen ft* of the
pttople, and it they were carried into etieft, he wouid-iay wis.lv
It is honourable friend, in that cafe, tcjifiariee will not be
a matter of moral duty, but c 4 prudence, lie vyouid not aU. by
what meaits tyranny was carried into execution, whether by a»sk
of f>atliamei.t or otherwise; in any cale it v/us aUhorrent to tire
Teeiings of £nglifimw(n. IfparKament fanftioned ac:s,
it became the accomplice of miniiVers—-now, under lite, prefers
bill, could the people tomflain ol their grievances} thedeftnp
lioo givm of the late m&frig cf the Common-hall, mu ft con
vince! the ho-fc, that under k*>* opeiam-.i of the prefcnt bill, ftp-uk
tKfi acknowledgment otcert lirt tes tVhtfjfbVe an account
of the proceedings, tbac artemMy muiV become null and void.
Thay wou'd have'taken care to difmils man who paid so lirtifc
attention to their hprangi>e£. An ho.iuutfaHle gentleman (Mr.
Wilberlorce) declaie.d hi* fentimciits in favoiK-ot the: bili, with
out recollecting:, that il palled, no meeting would take place to
petition aga in It the Hive trade, a« that woula be conquered a*
approaching to French principles, and the aftembly couid confe-/
qvtently be difmiscd In cafe of d.i'lloJution*ot parliament, it was
well uaderitoc J lhathlglHheritts weie nominated to anJ wer rhc
purpoies 6f governjnejft. Ih cafe thepielenf bid galled into a law,
ihjuaSufe would uV«e place annually, and in a fiiori ptnou, the
conlii tattoo would be completely lubverred. Under the pre lent
aft, any miijriftrate ''can* interfere v/Jlti iTk privacy of dom.ilTc
corafoit-he-can oWudv info a 'ia truly, and enter the houft with
out for iuch ail uuju its liable cbtFuiiOii Who
could then support a h; 11 liable to such objeclion; ISi jf luch
were allowed, who was there who did hot-forefee ihiitl'och a cir«
curaftance mal> be attended with baa consequences ? Were they
afraid of the meeting at Copenhagen-home ? I t the bill w%e
not to operate as they assert, l'uch meetings were not prohibited.
Mow could rational beings llumble on iuch absurdities I trerv
measure of the prefeat minftei: his involving the country iti
war—his defeats and disgraces—the blunders of mjniftry-—and
their prodigality, certainly ren«6r'd them unpopular, but neve?
in any ferrous mind, operated.to the infultnf ch,c sovereign. ,'J'he
bills* fn fa ft, weft calculated for their fccurity, and not that of
the king, on whom fhey meant to cast the odium of their mif
conduft or dif;races.
Who could reaci the attrocums libel, attributid
to Reeves, and which was jiror.ounced l>y the Se
cretary of War innocent in its nature, M'irhuirt per- :
ceivi.ig that chain of sash which led ta the piefent
dcfpouc me2fiites? Who could fee without grief
a diftinguiflied leader in the present cabinet, who
was the prinuVil cause of exciting the American
war, and the calamities iiiat followed ? When the;
Jacobites attempted to aflaifinat'e Ling \Vjilliain, no"
fiich laws were brought forward, as the prcfent. At
the dole of the American war, lingliibmpn fhoulil
recollect that rhe- corruj t miniiiers of the crown
were difotiTeJ, conformable to the petuions and
voice of the people; a more difartrous period was"
drawing-near: to suppress the voice of the people
wa& the ohjefi of those who have plunged the coun
try in I o ruin—the people rna, ileep, but they are"
not dead—they ha\e roused from their (lumbers,
and are. rdblved to maintain their invaluable rights,
and hurl JaftruiHion on the heads of the enemies to
their liberties..
Mr.■■■AdJington conceived the present a falomy
meafuTe, but it the country was in a fiate of tran
quility, the hQufc fliould pause a littk before they
agreed to the present bills.
Sir William Lemmon declared himfelf a friend
to the king,, and an enemy to seditious meetings,
but the present bill was fucfi as tnaft create the
jealousy of Engliflimen: he was, therefore, for de
lay, that the sense of the people may be heard.
Philadelphia, •
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, Jip6,
An Exprei's from the Southward alighted at the
floule of the French Consul, on Satoruav morning
lilt—?W« hear that he brought dispatches from Nor
iolk, which arrived there m a Corvette, in 36 dav#
from Franc .'. Nothing new has yet tranipiicd.
By Saturday's mail we received Charltfton paper:
to the jth February, inclufive—from which ail rh»
Foreign Intelligence in tins day's Gazette i» felrfieil—
except the articles by the Kg-ry, from Kochtort.
Extra 3 of a letter tn DaSor PerkhiSi Magnet remedy,
frame Pbvjician in Maryland.
" I am much obliged to you for your account of
Doctor Perkins's magnet operation—of this mode of
cure in certain chronical cases I have heard Wefore,
though never through evidence so authentic. If this
theory of the cledtorid could be icduced by clear ex
periment to certainty, hpw much would poor fuffer
tng man be nlicved! though to tell you the truth I
have not much faith in the durability of the cure. In
two cases, ftnee I received your letter, J have aflualiy
fuceeeded in removing an acute pain in the jaw, fcy
the application of a fleel magnet, by rubbing the end
of it over the out lide of the lower jaw, and keeping
the mouth open —in a few minutes the pain ceaferi;
bat returned in about an hour with great violerye."
THE TWENTY-SECOND OF FEBRU4RT.
This being the anniveifary of the Presents' flirtV
day, the. dawn wis nfliered in with a filute of lifter
cannon, and 4 joyful pea) from the balis of Ckrift's
Church. At noori, the Members of both Heufes of
Congrci's, Heads of Departments, Foreign Miniftcrs,
The Reverend Clergy of alt denominations, The Cin
cinnati, Civil and Military Ofikers 0/ the Union and
Stats, and-many other refpedabie Citizens aad Fo
reigners, waited on the Pi elideht at life Hcufc to ccrr
gratuiate him on the occasion. The military, compa
nies in Uniform par.-Vied in honor of the Day—and
this evening there will be the most fpkudid BaTT ever
given in .the United States at Amphitheatre, which
has been pmianti with a rich variety of emblematical
devices, and every requilite accommodation.
• . -dpfto'tnlment—by Jutharity,
M jlliam j. alilxeßj £% fci'merfy of rhif eitv
to ue CunfiH for tsc Umte-J Surts at Cikuria. • • •*
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