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roil THE REPUBLICAN,
No. v.
There is the “reared reason to believe that
the B ririfn rr.iniflrv, for fome time previous
to the American Revolution, difcovcred th
error which despotism had committed in ren
dering the government cf Conncfticut so in
dependent of the crown, anti placing it in
hands which were so fully set against the prin
cipal means of their power, as the puHunts
were agairft the eflabiifhed church of Eng
land. Seizing on the pretence of afTifting th~
few epifcopalians, who had ferried ri Con
nefticuc, and who being of the eftabiiffied
order in the northern country, were of courle
secured against: abfoiute persecution, they
lent pensioned rriniflers into difP renr parts
of the Hate, who were by natural conftquence,
strong parrizans of those who fed them. Thr
converts thev made, if any, and those who
were by defeent of their religious tenets, were
by this means taught to follow their leaders,
,£o adore the magnanimity of the head of the
church, who extended his paternal care to
‘their forlorn cireurr fiances, anfl fed them
with the gi r ts of authorized clergy. This
was the occaficn, that, different from the
southern states, the epifcopalians of Con
nefticut bore such deadly hoftilitv to the
revolution. Scarce one could there be found
was not filled with loyalty to rhe vmv
Trim; and not one of the pensioned clergy
exhibited an exception to this remark.
The operation of this circun fTnce w;s
what might naturally be expefteJ. Th
cirri’V of the puritan persuasion were not lels
.cagleeyed to deft ry dangers to their t fluent e,
than Lad been their profeffional brethren oi
different ages and in various nations. Thev
took * e alarm: they began to thnkrheff
powei was ii va \Tn lire sby; that the weig-’itof
govt i . entil patronage thrown imb thtfcale
against their opinions, would occasion it to
preponderate ; that as the progress of Epifco
pahanifm prevailed, their own persuasion
would be coiiipelled to rheir predomi
nance, which they were never yet ambitious
to resign. Hence a f!Tenuous oppofltion pre
vailed for forre lime previous ‘o the revolu
tion. The rites and the service of the epis
copal church, were the continual theme of
ridicule, of ccn-fure and or hate. At this time,
the enmity of the two churches was so great
that nohing but folly and evil could be found
ip the sermons of the oppofsre clergymen j and
though I am not in years, its continuance was
until within my memory.
Thus excited, the revolutionary zeal of the
prevailing feft in Connecticut, was powerfully
Aided by that firongeft cf human prejudices,
an extravagant adhefionto theft own religious
persuasion. Religious freedom was represent
ed as one of the biefiings speedily to be torn
away, and the fabrics allowed by Britain to
the episcopal clergy, were represented as so
many bribes for the deftruftion of Connefti
cut eitablifhed religion. The minds of the
people were thus seized on; they were them
selves sensible that their dependence on the
Britiila government, from nominal, was on
point of becoming a&ual, and aided by
the zeal of their clergy, their fervor be amt
enthusiastic. Happy for the caule of freedom,
their expanded minds were not ail to be re
d-uccd within their former conn \ement. To
many the habit of following the:r clergy had
become so perpetual, that it could not br
eradicated, and unfortunately, untied wirh
like prevailing ambition of individuals, it en
ables them to create a majoiuv of the votes
in the date, and none can oe now elevated to
public notice who refufe to cringe at the
clerical foocftool.
A YANKEE.
Notice.
THE subscribers hereby give notice that they will
apply, at the expiration ot nine R ontbs trom
this <date, to the honorable the justices ot the interior
Court of this county, tor an order to fell the follow*
ing cua&s of Land, to wit: ‘
Sic hundred acres in Scriven, (formerly Effingham)
bounded fouthweltwardly by Great Ugechee, east
hardly hy John Odan/, northwettwardly by ,Ab
£)da* granted to Itaac Young. One hundred acre*
north fide of Ogechee, lying on ealt am
isreltiide of Bradiy branch, granted to l homaa Craw
ford. Two hundred acres adjoining the obove on the
i Sutheafi fide, granted to Robert Marlow. Two
. \ndred acres adjoining the lalt mentioned tract on
t^c lout he a It, bounded by lands of the ella'e ot I. G.
\V C *rch, granted to Robert Marlow. Two hundred
and t ‘fty acres in Burke county, on Back Camp gram
ed to i ohn Eppinger. Eleven hundred and fifty sere*
in lack/ 011 county, grated to James Jones, fdeceafed)
3 ether “with all the improvements on said premises,
Ivhich Un ds belong to the estate of James Jones, de
cealed and ituended to be fold for the benefit ot the
heir* ’.d uxditori.
John Milledge,
Ebenezer Stark,
Executors,
April £5, iß®3- (S9 ts )
TO BE RENTED,
AN TypaiT'jfion given immediately the Sto*e
formerly occupied by M*. ‘Thomas Ms.
Harts y near the exchange* D*B*MITGHELL.
Aj> ril, ii.
CUITD's REVENGE.
Young Cupid in farrow one day nad thrown by
Bis quiver and darts,and dd nothing bur cry.
While Venus, his m ther, endeavour’d in vain
Todifcover the cure for, or Iburce of his pain:
A council was call’d in the ftambe-* above,
To confider the the cause of dime Venus and lovs ;
The urchin was fummon’d but none could tell why,
Thus the grief in his> features, the fear in his eye.
f: y the dei'ies all thus in public afoil’d,
T he frowns of the gods o’er the god ling prevail’d,
Who, b'ufhing, cotftefs’d that his power Was loft,
And all his late schemes by physicians were erofs’d.
T hat his heft leveil’d arrow”) were fruitlcfs 2nd vain,
M or the faulty n< w coo Id prf ribe for the pain,
And grew rich in proportion as he Had grown poor,
For as tft as he wounded the doftors wouid cure.
Old rofv- fac’d Bacchus, in accents divine,
Adv ‘M him to dip all his arrow’s in wi te ;
But Momus rep’y’d tha* ’t\ve r e het.er t fteeep
All ni- darts in fome dsugs that would lay them to
fitep.
Apollo rejoin’d, * 4 Those may sport with his woes,
vVho only exi.l, or to drink or to doze ;
But the only rdourte u> regain his Jolt fame,
Is a ftw cf his darts at the d-ftors to aur) ”
Elite with the though’, Cupid quickly withdrew,
His ptrw’f to regain, his new plan o p irfue,
Ar;d vrindVcus to tell, that, unaided by fees,
He Drought the proud dcdto’S ali down on dicir knees.
There defpa riny, he kept them in anguish awhile,
Would ivw kill win a frown, and now cure with a
iniie ;
A>d made them confefs, after making them feel,
fiiat he hart wr.ich love wounded, love only could
heal.
From the Lad/s Monthly Mufatm.
The Hulband’s complaint against a good Wife.
TO THE EDITOR,
IAM one of those rfons, who have
the'misfortune to have what is generally
termed, a good wife. She is, \ confefs,
fiber and indufb tous ; and ihe is fully
of opinion that foheriety and mduflry
are the eflential qualifications of a wife
Vly linen, my house, &tc. are kept in
excellent repair ; my breakfaft, dinner
and supper provided at regular hours ;
my house under her directions, is always
remarkably clean ; and file ui id 1 ) per
forms the duty of a mother towards
her children. Pluming herfelf upon
these perteifions, (lie is in every otlter
refpedt the moil difagree* ble woman
living. If the maid by accrdcnthappens
to break a tea-cup or faucer.the house
is in cotiimotion for three or four days;
and neither I nor any of the children
dare open our mouths to this immaculate
woman , for iear ct (haring fome of the
abuse which file so lavishly bellowed
upon her maid. Site generally has a
baker’s dozen of lervants in the course
of a year ; and they chiefly turn out so
very had in her opinion, that file retufes
to give them a chara&er to enable them
to engage in the lervicc of another. —
she Hit m iid we had, (he turned away
becaule she was so carlefs that file fell
down flairs and hurt herfelf ; thh flic
deemed an unpardonable crime. Not
long ago she discharged another for
wear ng white flockings, imagining,
l fippofe, they were too alluring for
me to look at ; another, because ihe
turned her toes inward, and she was
afraid the children would copy her
manner of walking ;fhe sent away a
very fine girl becaule she wore a white
cap ; but rp oft of them turn them selves
way, because, they fay, she is such an
intolerable vixen that they would rather
live with the and 1 than with her. —
My misfortune is, that it is not in my
power to turn myieif away, or, believe
me, fir, i would not give a moment’s
warning ; for (lie uses, me, it pofiible,
worse than her maids ; and, when I ex
postulate with her upon her conduct, Hit
tells me 1 am tfte liappieft man in the
world
“ You are hu/cd with a wife,” fays
ihe, ** that does nor spend her time and
money in going to balls and plays; —
a sober, frugal wife ; —a woman of
more economy than any in the parish
—infinitely too good for you.^
She then, abuses me for half an
hour without intermiflion ; and I am
obliged to fuffer in silence ; for fliould
/ prelume to reply, the con rest would
laii the whole day. I wish, fir, you
would inform me what are the necel
fary steps to be taken with such a wo
man: for I fliould be much happier
with one who is Idle and a drunkard ,
than with such a / ober , virtuous, indus
trious woman as my wife.
SOLOMOiV SUGARLOAF.
NEW YORK, April a f#
Csp'ain 8001, of the brig Ontario from Ha
vanna, informs usthit no French troops had
arrived there, but that they were hourly ex
pccted. The port continued shut to Ameri
can vessels. Markets dull.
A letter from Liverpool of the ioth March
received at Philadelphia, alluding to Mr.
Gascoigne’s tetrer, observes—“ But this is
not all the evidence we have of this circum
stance— A hotl of information has reached us>
irom London, all of which indicates an m
rvitrtbie and immediate war.”
Ao > t the ist of March it was repoted at
Gibraltei, that the U iited States Schcxiner.
Eruerpriz’- had detained a vessel with Tripo
iine property on botrd.
April 25,
[ Fro’ii or Corrffoondrnr."]
national intelligencer.
Ihe following important Letter has been this day
Jent by Expre s to New-Orleans,
(OFFICIAL.)
sift,
I HAVE the pie afure to impart to you, j
without a moment’s delay, thu by dispatches
which I have uift received from my govern
ment, brought by a brig of war of the King*
nv mailer, dispatched tor this purpose alone,
I fee co:firmed ali the affuraßces which
I gave you on’various preceding occaiiuns,
when I received information of the difficulties
which the citizens of the United States ex
pcnenced in confcqucnce of being deprived
of the place of depoiite on the Spaniih Banks
of the Mifnfippiby decree of the Intendanc of
New-Orleans.
HiA Cacholic Majtfiy, as just in his resolu
tions as dtfirous of living in the greatest har
mony with the United St .tcs, has provided
that the Depofu Ihouid continue at N. Orleans
until the two governments (hall come to an
agreement about another equivalent place :
and to the end that this Royal proviflon may’
be promptly and punctually earned into effefl,
the necessary orders are communicated to the
Iniendant and to the Captain-General of
Louihana, of which I transmit vou the originals
in order that you may be pleated to forward
them to New-Orleans.
I hasten to acquaint vou of it with much
fausfadlion, in order that you mav communi
cate it to the Prefidcnt of the Ur.iteJ States,
as focn as pofiibfe ; and I pray God to pre
fer ve your life many years.
IVsJhington t April ig, 1803.
1 kdsyour hand. Your mod obedient
and faithful servant,
the marquis of casatrujo.
James Madison, Esq.
NORFOLK, April 15.
A gentleman of veracity who has been
lately at Williamfburgh, informs us, tha’ on
the fiiftof April, iome youths of that place
prepetraced fome of the moft wicked adT
rhat human imagination could invent. A
party of them broke into the church, played
on the organ for near two hours and then went |
to the church-yard, dug up rhe body of a fe
male that had been buried for many months
took it from the coffin, and placed it on the
floor ofan emty house, in a fnuanon too (hock
ing to delcribe i! ! The coffin being found
led to a difeovery 1 It fureiy could not be any
or the fiudentsof William and Mary Col
lege, for it is impossible one would imagine,
that they would attempt so atrocious and vil
lainous an aT under the eyes of their P.ecep
tors. Certainly that college must be under
better moral government; yet, we are told tha:
firong suspicions lurk towards that fern a nary.
It is an old saving, “ gr/e a dog a bad name
and hang him;” it will therefore behove the go
vernors of that inftiruiion to endeavor, by alt
means, to dilcove. the offenders, bring them
to justice, and Ftfiue the coiiege from the
reproach that will otherwise attach itfclf. it
the duty of every parent and guardian, who
have youths educating there, to probe the mat
ter to the quick; for if the rules and regula
rionsat William 6c Mary cannot keep its Un
dents within the pale of decency, then educa
tion will rather be a curie than a blefling to
them. Wc are lorry lor the honor of human,
nature, that there exfils a be.ng, capaole of so
vi’e aa act, and fincercly hope, that vhen dil
coviretl, their names will not be found enroll
ed cn the College books, but that it is the
aft of iomc wicked boys, who have never had
the advantaged being'inilrufted to know bet
ter. When we have the particulars, we fhaii
not htlitate to hoid the names of the actors in
the fccne, up to pubi c view.
WILMINGTuN, (n.c.) April sr.
Arrived on Monday lafl the 18th mfl:
brig Alexis, Robei t Albion, mafier, in
38 days from Newry, in Ireland.
The acou.us by the Alexis are en
couraging to mauy of the shippers oi
flaxfeed to Ireland the psff winter. —
1 he loss of feverai vefleis chiefly load
ed with tliat articl?, on the coafis of
England and Ireland, had operated to
ad vance the price, and it was expected
die market would not open under !*&
and seven pounds per calk.
Large coinrafts were making fc:
p-ovi‘ions for government. 1 lie lait
advices there from England mention
that a conliderable was fitting at,
and places of rendezvous opened for
Teamen. The internal date of Ireland
was far from that quietness that might
be wished.
A melancholy accident happened oft
board the Alexis off our bar. i he
mate, Elias Grahams, in loading a gu i
robe fired for a pilot, had Loth his
hands carried away, and was thrown
into the sea, but afterwards taken in
A
alive in a mocking mutilated condition.
AUCTION.
TU* day at the Vervdue.Store, Com^ercr-ToWf
VV ILL BE FO LD,
2 pipes Holland Gin,
1 do. American do.
5 puncheons 4th proof Jamaica
Rum,
6 casks Philadelphia porter in buir*
rels.
Io bb!s. bottled porter,
A few kegs Virginia manufac
tured Zohacco,
8 boxes Aoap,
pieces 4-4 and 6- 4 liumhums,
12 Coat patterns,
30 pair flockeuet pantaloons,
00 reams letter paper,
180 Windsor chairs, different colors,
5 dozen green tipped d>tto*
2 4pzen gdt ditto,
5 Settees,
,30 barrels Potatoes,
6 kegs of tobacco, (aXupr.
5 boxers Prunes,
5 casks Claret,
aooo wt. Burlington H inns,
5 ps. liarizonral Mfll Nuts,
2 Iroii wheels Sz one cap for the nus,
1 box Venetian B inds..
3 rasks N. Y. Porter qual.cy,
15 bbls. N. YorkCvdcr,
half bbls. Mcfs-Beef.
ALSO,
A Irnall library of ufsful and cn*
taining
BO O K S,
wirh a variety of otOcr
Sale to commence at ten o’clock.
HILLS & MJNNfOJT, AuiV r.
Mav C • ■ ■—
ALMi, bOlb::,.
7HE ) ÜBSCKIii E RS,
THC* tv lund tor ertftm<> an ALM3
HOUSE, are requeued to pav the a
nount of their fubferiptions to Mr. John
obon, in or. er tha” materials maybe pur*
chaf-d and the buildiHg immediately com
menced. Joseph H.berfbam ,
IViMum V/allaci.
H. Maurice*
J Gla/Sy
J. Bclscn .
March jo.
{pj* NO i ICE.
Lopartnerfiiip of fl. & John Bolton.
THE deatu of Mr. ROBLR f BOLTON*
lenders it necHlary :o inlarm t- e Iricnds
inu coi retpondence cf t.e firm, both in the Umtti
States and abroad, tnat tne funds and flock in >rade,
remam as heretofore, and that provision is madt noc
jnly to preserve, but annually to increase the capi**
r aH and they are alio, informed, that ihe buiucia
at the houl'e will continue to be conducted by
John Bolton,
under the fame turn of
ROBERT j OHN BOLTON.
Joseph Haber sham. ,
William Wallace,
George Woodruff,
John Bolton , Executors,
‘'avannah’’December 10.
h LKGAN T FURNITURtT'Oi^A LF,
JUST landed from on board the (hip Comet, Cap*
Stevenson, from Baltim ire, a quantity of .x
ceitcat
Mahogany Furniture .
Ofth? b.teft fafh’ons, coniiftmg of cecretarys Si Book-
Cases, 6iae Boards, Circular and flraignt frtmt Bu
reaus, Fall Desks, Circula; and Lfh corner Card 1 a-
Dies, Ova! Pembroke do. Northumberland dii.ing cu>.
circuit! and fliaight Bafon flands, Candle itaado, s;c.
—-ALSO,
A few fancy Chairs.
The citizensofSavannah paitirularly r;quefled to
v;evv the above furniture,as it is of a fupenor qual ty,
nc w.ii be fold low for cash or procuce. Any per
son wifbir.£ ta purchafc bedileads, or aoy article in
the aaove tme, c*n oc lupphed in a Hw weeks by
Edward Priestley,
it Johafon $z Rubertfon,^o , s. old Compting-i •
i December 4,