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TOttni])i(h;Mttfcinn g 3T6oerftser ‘/if’ /INNAH, —l’ubljsujd on TurjDAvVl Tkiday, by POWERS (3 KFYMmp , . , - *, . „ % ... , A ’ ‘ , ' c ‘* MU JR, corner otSr. Julian Sykjet, opposite the Church : wh* x* Adv*rtis*mnt, and !#■ f , ‘ ICIS OF “ / l V.** t,,l,U ’ r RIC,IV 4ND ALL ORDlhl ix.CBTW WITH ACCURACY AND PUNCTUALITY. VOL. I. ‘Co tfje ipubltc* LJA??fiNG now commenced theba- | A fines for v. we undertake to )oiicit, and fondly lr>n>*r oe, ielveswith jthediope of me mingy our liberal patron- Rye-—we think it cur duty to enumerate I fume of the condiri n., from the fulfil, and Intent of which aloir, vve :•} 11 expett to | deceive this fit voir , and rt the fame time ‘to notice die adv.iuo.y.. that we fhallj jiiOjv; to be the mua.-s of furnifhing in] 4 return. \ \ fleeting the luhjefts which may| merit 4 a place in xX-MfCobrnbYau Mxfeu/rA ufeful and in tc rest m g information wiJM Ic considered as penciling the firll clair ‘1 f'r insertion. We fliall always e idca ‘t vour to farnifii our readers with a co. cmti ‘ ed fuccedion of those importaUi* etc s which ducur on the theatre wt - L'.U'cpe- the late ft and molt authenUS. if diligence will be diligently fouJll titer for this purpose—the leading j ill \i tecs in the Legillative ahd Executjf j/petatjons of car general govcrnmiit, a-.d- a particular detail of every th w in tern wing to the -welfare of this ft; <c t wiL aMb receive due attention.' —Cam mmc'ittans which relate to these or* y other fubjedl that can be fiippofed t Jr tereft Tie public mind, be than I*l - received, and have aconfpicuous Jice in our paper—-But here it ispropeifor es to declare, that indecent langual or personal inveftive will ever preciuulad- j million to any piece, excepting oi/tHe I principle of advertisements wherftic real name of the author must beknJv/L , V/c .• ft alfomake it a ibej priwi pl“ lJ -veld all kind pi iritemraU or connection with parties; or tottfj any preference to one fttt of n:en|f/| /t] ‘l'nith c;|i be of v | T cur readers t.othis acquirement, thro’ the irediuiffol Inch opinions pj rc rcfieflions as our <i'< terent correipanu ents may offer, will become our piwfurc, as well as cur duty. That the utility of our paper ifuft de- Jmd on the encouragement we helve, must be apparent to every one. fin the practice oi an Art, we inuit belnabied to procure our bread—and for jc pui pofeoi doing ample juibecin i-. ic part oi it, we have Spared nip pence to provide ourselves with the Bft mate rials which the lateftimprovenlatshave furniffiied, and from the wcigJJ yd tins expence on young Artisans wyjmuftex peft at their -outlet in bufincito ftrug om with many difficulties, jpuhclual coi-’piiance with the terms olur bub ffirlption will be ind.ilpcdib!i|mdif the liberality of any of our Pat As ihould extend to the advance of.le whole years fubfeription—a particlr favour will be conferred and fecial w ill be given for a faithful performAe ol cur own stipulations. I With reipefi to the impoiince to fo cietv, of the Art of print)!, and the particular advantages at ten dig the pre sent manner ol its applicaticl much has been said—much has been lit ten which, for the happiness, Id for the prosperity of this young ani Mingftatf , we ardently wftfh. lor the pi ers of elo quence to enforce. The genius of our gol nntent, :s calculated to folder and licouragc a general extention of the Jwevs ol the human mind.—The vcrylafus of cur independence, must fore ,’■ rest on the information of our ielioi citizen’ Thro’ all the part ages olhe world— among all the variety of dnditions ia which men have been placa as fubjedS to government, or Haves/o fykenisJ/ there has never until tip’ cxifted a period, when a ,dhole natifl ir vc been found capable ‘q!’meetir#- get her by impartial repj }f ntatioi Jjld maiving rules of governnl h ior if/ - i ‘ivcs and ! s tlhl r P” iuced by the yrmt JjpKon art ? 1-fas not thij .icw,g !i bappyVa ’ in i e affairs of men, if- brought h bout by the diiiipation r ibofe cl tuds of igß'y. • :ce, in which t|k rf ’ r-um ber or mankind have Jff’etoicre >;i'n involved ? II ft , how then ought ] vc to prize the meansll ‘yh : di such v ondertui effects iJJcthS A:W m what other \vj **3’ the pub s: - “ mm iLL. t J REASON and TRUTH infflarlal guide the way. 1 U E S D A Y, MAicii 8, 1796. | Cquire tjle fame information, at the S pence as we now offer.—A news ■ tr to lie publilhcd twice pci*week, | h will amount in a year to more I four uoires of paper, filled molt feith subjects which regard the pub lintcrell, at the moderate price of I ff; li here are few heads of fkmHieVin a Intry so fkmrifiilng as our own, who I 1 hi not conveniently spare from their ■ ryes of fubii (fence fofmall afum— Hi few but would contrail their pica utcs to enable them to do this, if they v; re fully fenftble ho\y much they |,uld gain to themfelveVr—how much ley would!benefit their children, and I w many jdvantages would accrue to Immunityj from a general extension of i trifling in a newspaper.— I this one j refpedt, have feverai of the ;Aer Stars heretofore, had great lk image of this—Nc .vfpapers 1 trier* pad a great circulation—the ts apparent —every person ‘me > athuainted with the obietls and ’ mciples|f government—theteal intc ! ko: thepublic,- cannot be vdnccaled— the Ljioif and violence are alia:l mil men become better suited to the condition of enligtened citizertpf Republic. In this btais | aie told, and vve rcadoy Le i jieve ijt the resources ol wealth and imporfee, are eclipsed by no* one of the fifkn—and if proper attention be I paid toed (and ating the mind, already I fertile and gmius, of th yiufmg genera tion—malit not pc exp sifted that im provemenfjin government, and in the bappinefs ofyr citizens, might hereaf ter be accompany such other eminent adp ll tages. . a gt rOLI: > and liberal Public, pondefr'id jto give us a place a- 1 so vrfaLe’ vky will thereby afford the highest grati fication to the wishes, and the moll agreeable stimulus to the industry of their re^etftlul, * and obedient servants, The Editors* CONDITIO NS , On whfch the publication of the Mwibian AND itv ami ah Advert i/er , 1 Has commenced. 1./THIS paper will be publilhed tly twice i week, on T u es and a y tid 1 ( Rid av, on paper of the present (ze and quality, and on anew Type, j ii. Sublcribers in town will have : ?Heir Papers delivered at the moderate | nice oi Six Dollars per annum, for two Ipapers. I 111. It is expeefted that Three Dollars i'C paid, on the delivery of the First l\ T umber, and the residue at the expira |ion of the year.—No papers will be de livered otherwise than on the above terms. \ J v - No party disputes where indi f . udaal characters are attacked with low, i idecent or abusive language, will bead iiirtcd tor publications. •Every acknowledgment will be made if those Gentlemen who favour us with tful Communications. s’ * p r pij o p e Gentlemen who may have jbbfcriptions for this paper, are remieft fi to fend in their Names immediately.— lAnd Gentlemen who wilh to become Jratrons and have not fubferibed, are in formed that a Subscription Paper is con , ftantly kept open at the Office ; and that they will be furnifhed with compleat Setts from the beginning, if applied for soon. w The Museum is calculated to make adtandfomc Volume, Tor the benefit of Subscribers who wiih to'keep them on File. Elegance, Correiftnefs, and Fidelity, Jbali be ft/ctly attended to in the prompt execution of every command, in all the various branches of Printing, which the liberal public w ill bepleafed to fa vour us with, by their Okjjv'ut and very * ble Servsuits, . POWER, C 5 SEYMOUR ‘ Savanbah, ‘March 17967 ircrnal kcgtflamrr. HO LSI of RK PRESENT ATI VS. Fdruary 5. A report was received from the fcjcretaryof war containing a flfttcSVrtt of application of persons to be placed on the penficn lift, since March 1795, “cad and referred to the corn- of Claims. Mr. \Vm, Smith reported a bill regulating the grants of land apprepriafed -!gr milita ry f(;vices, and for the society of United Brethren incorpo rated for the purpose of pro pogating the go fuel among the Indi/iis—this n twice and committed. A petition of M. Perie was read and referred to the Secre tary of war. Mr. S. Smith called up a resolution which he laid on the table fome'timeago, and mov ed tint it should be referred to the committee of commerce and man ii failures. The pur port ot the resolution is, that that committee be inftru(fted to inquire and report whether any, and if any, what altera tions may be proper to be made in the laws of the United States relatwe to qommerce and na- • ‘ * * Ii J A ) t ■ ‘in z* * • ■ c j yv?ic— referred puffiiam: so me mo- tion. MV. Maddifi a after ft me general remarks on the sub ject, offered arefdution, the purport of which is, to autho rife the Prefidentof the Unit ed States to cause a survey of the main pod road from Maine to Georgia; the expence to be defrayed out of the surplus re venue ofthcpodoffice—laid on the table. 1 he report of the commit tee of Claims on the petition ot Silas Clark, was taken into consideration by the commit tee of the whole. Mr. Muhlcnburgh in the chair. Ihe report is against the prayer of the petition, which was for full half pay. The petitioner was a captain in the Maffhchufetts line, had return ed iis commutation, but was norallcwedany interefton the certificates returned, so that he ne'er derived any advantage lropa them ; he is an ijjfalid hofi wounds and difabliities incurred in the public service duiingthc late war, his pension is (ply one thirdpf a captain’s p vj; vfr. Nicholas proposed that a general provision should be mope ; by a calculation which Mi). Nicholas offered, he laid the petitioner had from forne or another made a bad f bargain, and consenting to give up'fiis commutation in lieu of a pension of one third -<*f his full pay; ‘hejjonceivcd that the tlain\ was “founded in ju fi nd aiidMppofed th’e oafe no: a foiiuty one, Mr. Heiifer said that ac cording to his calculation the bargain was In favor of the pe titioner ; die interefl of his half pay did not amount to so much per annum, as his pen lion. The pension is 160 dol lars a year, the interefl on the commutation is only 144 dol lars. Mr. Tracy went into ten five con fi deration of th< fubjedts of Commutation, hal pay and pensions. The peti tioner had received the pen lion from the beginning., and was therefore npt entitled toin tcrc dc. Mr. S. Smith supported the claim cf the petitioner. Tie recited fome circumstances of the turtle of Monmouth, in which this petitioner was wounded, and in which cap tain Clark had borne a con lpicious part, expatiated on die: merits of the officers of the late army • adverting to com mutation, ho recited the cumilanccs under which* if. given ; captain Clark had ex changed it for a pension, but in doing this, he had through ignorance made a bad bargain, this ):■ demonflrabie as figures can |uake it; now the queltion - p.d, ~ ■’ . ..-fn-n .v_ mall take an advantage of this contract? he could not believe that it would—when fully in formed of circumffances, this government will always allow and* pay a just claim. Mr. Smith laid that the petitioner was entitled to his half pay for foVing through the w ar, and . to his penfton for his wounds and disabilities, and there was a third demand w hich he was entitled to, and that was for interell on his pension during the time he did not receive it Mr. Nicholas read a resolu— tion which he would offer, if in order, in lieu of the report j of the committee. The pur-J port of this was make a I general provision. It was re-J mark’ and that the repprt of t committee ought to be fir ft’ disposed of. Mr. Sedgwick hoped the report of the Committee would be accepted. He adverted to the frequent alluiion to per sonal services, and said that the diftindion which was made, was not in his opinion either candid or just. Mr. Sedgwick, asked what class or deferiptior of persons can be named who did not buf fer by the events of the late war.—The farmer, the me chanic, the merchant all dif fered by depreciation of the paper money. It was infin itely to be regretted that the officers and soldiers who car red us triumphantly thro’ the conteft should not be p|iid every (hilling, due to them for their personal services, but it Is also to be regretted that farmer, the mechanic, and No. 2.