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‘iae f.'hw'ng are the Huffs that voire
drank at the cs'bration of the LA
mojihenean So:.tty on the 19 th ult:
1. t'ht 19 hof Ftbrua y, 160 j,
the dav that gave ex ft ne to c.r
Demofthe.iean Society—mav ma
ny an annual return of it ft and the
Society in a flour Ih.cg (hate, aui
be accompanied by lendmenu of
graiitudc towards its 01 gu al foun
der s.
2, F ar.klin Colfi g , oo’ alma
mater —-from our he a. ts do w? wfh
her profpenty, ad hope that her
Tons will always piove Vruiity or
her.
O.atory—May th * powerful en
gine ever be wielded by Amcira-.s
in the caole of virru ,pa nothin
and reditude, and never b prcfti
tilted to the puipcY uof vice, tr>:a
lon and fi-juft ice.
4. DsrnoiLh'enes-—who { n the
language of the O ao; o >ne da )
sffj rdtu, by his el. quince, am';ic
impregnable for- re is . r the 1 oer
ties of hi* country againfl: rhe arto
of Pftdip, than all irs armies.
5. Tit Prtfh —t ic g r and foun
tain of informabo! —M-iy i: irte
itfclf from the flu kies e f paity,
and become the ft ter of truth to
th Aiuncai PepubfiY— Ameiicus
Cato , fed tndjis arnica veritas
6 Cut? —Went a Ca.ahne in
the cha n£trr ->l * Burr to ar \ k
Again the chenflitc m(Vtu turn of
our country, wul out the pat-1: -
sfm of many an A merit an y uth
luccelsiiidy luvt-kc Heaven f r the
siiantleof Cuen , to defeat the in
fernal attt mpt.
7. American gtnius. Is not the
Angle fpecunen, iheSieam Boar, a
fuflinent proof i.t what it 1, a .and a
fuflii ic.nt pic |c of whi- i will b- ?
Our c'rum ?n country —Where
13 the keri lufH -c- ■■ r.o dtfc v r her
future deft ices ? Is not Al that is
am.able, ail that is .übfime in the
hun an h.ra6br, dt ‘.lined to lv e
h< wed -:er ex ended theatre ?
Ejio pet}."tu t.
6 Hit ltd e of Gfurgi;.— l ef
fined n timr, from the nature of
her produftlcis, rr* held afi ft rare
rankutn-ug hei filT*s.—fiu.i roc
her fons niake he- quail vrr I•• 61.1.
blr bv their i.'tiit fic aid 1 ur&. y
alia nmenrs ?
10. Ihe Village of Ather.*—
the Mount-Peli.tr -f theSomlun.
States—Mav ti become as mu’ ii
famed lvr he (cat <>l hm atu* as it
is for being th. fra*’ of health.
11. l he me mory -f W T .fh g
ton. D the traditions *sf the ia
vage, or the records of thr Civi-
Yz w rid, fu'ivfli his q 2 ?•
Mao histxampfi be the Cynofure u
the Idi gg nei anon of an ur ,
to lead M in on ro deeds of u>-,
par o fm and ifiHul-cU. Deus n§
kiSy bare on a fait
12. ii viimiory c>f Franklin—
the lel - augo- lag*, wtio, by his
phd 1- phi g u-, ad p *li* la] a
bdi v Eripuit Ccelo fulmen , Jctp
trunique iyrannii.
13 iM ralu/ and f lence—may
thrv g- hand ad hand, and greatly
ab’ und in our laud.
14. James Madif n. The enemies
cf fr edorn sic endr av'..<rir.g ow rk
his downfall—be G nius .1 Libert.
ft*ll hovers the dt if hues of A
trierka —rna - fli- h- an the ir.a tu
na- ins of tra-tors.
15 The V . c P-- fiient of he
U m.d State*—hr tia g own grey
in re lervice of his country —nar
he not in his old ag become the
dupe of imprftors.
The Genius 01’ L.brrtv—ma fli
•foon eit dt he? ft .daid > e vcr, (. all
of the habitat - y be...
I‘he militia f .;• United S ares
—may they b; oways w.lli. g tic
fend cur rights wbe ever invadid,
wirii the Liny-- ■; Vrir wn h ,-uftuar and
the heroes • ’76. Duke ct decor:w
ejt pro pat’ ia mori
: i.w F .i.i .>? “or country—Do
thole and any o h r nation on the
• a ura’)!- g Sr undnftand be'ter
h w j m \ th — u'hi cum dulci
V > > U - f'iilik V
By Vir Patnizy Vi .■ ‘hi grov;-
1 g ■% • ?, e if r j and an i wife.
tiy Air Fojler lhe Prefi lent
a;d Pr• 1i- fl ,r:> ■•{ F < k.io C .iifge
—may the I ili.inor; fl rnrifh under
rlifir diet 6l inn, ad produce men
fan-, u i h t r >/i rue & kamirg.
By Air Gaines Ffie Untied
St co: mav wt lo gb. permitted
t lam r a u
Here where a Aladifon in council great,
(Vitb bon eft jilts the chair of
Ji.ite :
Here w ere a Clinton, vet*ran chief
appears
Aa . aned in honor as advanc'd in
years .
Here where Monroe, to greatnfs born.
Hi.) conn try's hopes and bright eft days
a on:
Here where the PEOPLE rule , fu~
prone o'er ; If
Grnni what they plcafe , and what
they plcafe recall:
Woere Learning , Genius, Emulation
meet,
The abode of Blift , and Freedom's
lajt ret) eat
By Mt A file y. J fi-ih MrJgs,
l;e Pn fidenc o! Prankim College.
G DVi’R \ T OR GP HR Y TO THE
Leg I L-iTURb FVI A: SAC HUSJiTTS.
Gen l men of the hen ate. and erf
toe tl-u.fi of RspreJeniativeS
i. bring - hi. ia.lv anm>unc
ed, that tnc India s complain,, c they
cannot receive their uluai fupplie*
of g iocls, by realon of cue Non
I npj an on Act,” and that thev
arc not u> b- purchafed within the
United 5 ates,
I lubmt to your confide ration
whether : is nt meumbent 00 this
(U:tj to u ! the means in its power
for cnabh-'g the national govern
ment o r.l; fuperior to lut han hu
mi ut g cir .umllame. In 1775,
ivivn ou war with G eai-B-itam
cernnv t:d, and when unmediate
f. piecedmg, a Non Importation
Act nid ceen fir.duly carried in-o
iff ct, tin: liiteof Msflfichufets ap
j ortmntd on ncr town*, respective
ly to be tanuia<sturd by t ieiii, the
arucles ot clothing for their pro
portion of rbe army which befirg
cd B it on, fi&ed the prices and qua
11vs of tnoie arucle, and taty
were duly lupplied within a Hurt
period.
Frius, before we had arrived at
the thr- fh >ld of independence, &
when we were in aa cxiiault
ed itaie, bv the antecedent, voUn
ta r v and patriotic lauifi e ©f our
commerce, between thirteen a.d
fourteen thoufand cloth coats were
manufactured, made and delivered
into our mag. zut within a ftw
m -nths fr rn ‘.e dare of the re
l'olvr, whit.ii fi it communicated the
rrqc fi 1 n.
1. re -fix years have fince e
laplni, dun* g 1 tventy-aine of which
w a/e c j ycd peace and prolpe
rrvj a cl nave incrtafed in num
bers, nu ura6tnres, wealth and le
t urc ~ cue muft fanguine
1 Xi eclat.ui.s
Ad branches of this government
ha cdc lari and .nnr tspimon, and I
cwnccive 01 me rnufl lolid [>rinci
pli *, ha, is a ai.*)., we are in
ch. dim or every other, for the
t.t ff is, conveuiencics fie ma\y
ot uxu es 1 li e.
Lv* us xiwt thu, a: this critical
period, admit any cbibu&ion, that
we rave the power to remove, to
cklccuragr or retard the national
exertions foraffrrting and maintain
ing our righsi; and above all, let
u* convince Great- Bdrain, that we
can ond will be indt prude t of her
for every article of commerce,
whilft fh-■ continues to b the uflen
fible friend, but implacable f e of
our profpenty, g ivn . ment, union
and independence.
B’ cali.ng on the Lihab’ ants of
this ft atr, and < ffsrirg them rea
f-nabie pricis, there % x fi % nodtmbt
in m i mind o\ our ability to iup
niv every article of c o *1 g wh ch
miy be wanted our prupori on
of triiops tiiar may bo rqtmed Cl
ear ry on a deft 1 five, or me nn {1
vig yrous (ff .fi /c ’Har, ad at the
lame rime every article want'd fur
the Indur s.
B it if this fhould appear in any
degree a doub ul po n , ann t the
we Ithy end maru aeff- i g ftaces or
Mafraclvuleits, Nt-u Y ;k Sl P nn
iylvan a, and th’ le v. rrh oi the lai
t r, eff ft the cbj 6t ?
I'hr qui Ition requires n ft a mo
ment t gve a prompt ad affirma
tive an!wcr. 1 he Si 1 gill art then,
having a thorough kn.wttcge if
the relourres o? t s < omrr.nnv/ealih
—v>f *er ab lic-v and lu r difp r fi ion
to draw thtm orth in Inch an im
portant octafi •*, kavo nothn g v.t
ceffaty to be aedto on th s fuhj dt.
E. GEKKY.
THE EARTHQUAKE!
To fadsfy t;e minds of th fe
perlcnr. wno may fed chfrotisof
receiving inf ftuati* n rrlid-c to
the great aid alarmig Phenomenon
which has v fi *di ui courts y, inc
folio.wing t t-r -t t.i 1< f bidt is of.
fvred the publit, i oromuriicated to
us by a gtntif ma vh . an • 0 t (
terday Miornu g rom the W ft rn
Count r* : Char left on limes.
u The la-'*r Ean. qu kc ha.i tx
tendtd through a gnat portion or
©ur Uc ion, a; cl ha;, in many pia es,
bet n actt.idtd with the mo it por
tentous appearance* It ranged
from Alexandria, m Virgim:, thro*
the interior of *har S an y thence
flriking the Ono River, and run
oiig in numerous veins through’ ut
th-; i -.riiar.a, Fcuncfthe, aod the In
duu Nation*. What was the rx
adf direAion of the veirq whim
were nuniGOu-, it is aim tl trip l
fible exadtl t it ae j the one wn*ch
was actf-nipanieci with the greateft
i jury, appeared <0 pr -on-d n a
dui coude from W. f> E. rr.a k g
with dreadful impr fti , o.c couo
try through which 1 proceeded.—
I'he writer had an opp rtumry of
i teing the n.jurits made on the
M iliifippi, wnere thev were not
only in (t cxtei five, bo muft lev ere
—he was deicencfi that river, and
when about ic6 m [vs fr*rn the
confluence cf the Ohio, a: abour 2
o*clock in the morning of the 16 h
December, feveral ill cks of an
Earthquake wcie felt— he appear
ance of the weather had hern for
leveial dais alarming, and we had
every indication of lev ere rains. I
was generally rt mark/d that the af
ptTt cf tne heavenly bodies was fin
guiar, the c; met was u. uiuall, \\< z .,
and the Wtfti rr h 12 n verv ow
ing. The banks of the M fliffipp
have been lu ken in man. pia.es
for hundreds cf acres, the i rd . t
the river was corflanciy ag. su d,
tne \ cry boweL of die , t.< -ap
peared to fed -the fev rity f. t e
Ifiocki, and from r.um r- us fi ts
flicks and ft nes ‘At.e tj ct u *..,0
the air at icaft 50 fee .
“It extended diredlly on the ri
ve 1 i.;3v u , i ./y. t*) 1- s .r<.Cl f;" 10
of the ‘Ghp-, lc uai boa s wtrr
jftroyed to rn the falling i n , f ‘M
bar k i much which f.. r ß !
ag s had bern w rih and into the ]
an i marred a. thr bottom, was raiß 1
e i yec, though” violent were ,
fh > k, few mate rial injures werpl
h ft n v —1 he g e ate ft: part of chon 1
pr v'dror a'dy occurred in the wifj.B
dt and uwft uninhabited par s
s ‘ •fu t > have extibded us I
the M Ifiili o ; , a ; m ft to its fnurce I
aid mr rg 1 * id cue large- tnfiutatyl
fto: ms. A Lmi'lvdlc and E.x.B
jcsgto:;, i K;utu k•, the inhabit-■
ams werre itiu- h niariiurd, but no i ;.B
jores of moment were Inflamed I
The inhabitants in the d’ffrrentß
fmail Hllcgfs, bordering the M flii'.B
fippi, we l much alarmed, arc. ft ,]1
in every dircft>;n. V:rv few fives
were 1 ft, and thofe mfliy upon
the ware s. It is lingular, tl a- ui
mn -v pla es, tie co on ? 40 rn 1 s
ba k Tjom the rive*-, wa* ie;.finfi. of
n ihocks, when h t re lrnme.
d.aieiy in its vicinitry felt them iL
verclv Whi’ft, at the !am
a few nixies higher or lower, the
whole cuu ry on the river ks,
and for unheard of c fiances Da k,
was link n •■■■ h violence. This
proves troo th.- fh ticks were pares/,
that the Earn quake ran in vein ;
winch thu* ap’ arentiv the nioft fe-.
vr-je, are really iefs injur ficus than a
goner2l convu fi j . I r.dted, from
every CHcumfhnce attendi: g this
phenomenon, much lefs da geri*
to be apprehended fr- m n, :han is
g ■ eraily imagined. On the M!-
lift’- !>', the hfl fh < k was ft 1r t the
- D u-anotr, thus niaku g its
c*o. muam e txafftlv one week j m
whi- rv Ipace of ume, were felt, up
wards of three hundred Ih ks,
nia iy or w'dch were violent en ugh
to have fill.tered co attorns rue
fi ir-ft ed fi s, but the fen fible in
jor-es which foil wed, were uy no
rr.f ;i - ; r/-*7.m-;'nlurat</.**
bU KG j a EX PREbb.
“ATHEfis, MARCH 6.
— - ■■ -
Viriutts rumors have been v..
iy circufated for a few days p.ift of
nrgoma i 3ns on the tapis ff -
our Government and the B mill
rri -ifter. Thefr rumors have even
Hi med bod\ a. and f- im, fo far as
to c t fig a f the pe ul ar ka u r c3 of
an ideui ar angement had uift ally
bt<n mace the iubj 6t of negor a
acii. We have every reafon to be
1-eve ihat there is no foundation
whatever fer theft? ephemeral re*
p ritj and mat theft* never was a
urrc hope iefs profpedk of an ac-
CMiirrjndaticn with G r ea B : ain
ai prefenc. A 'at. Intel.
The P cfi lent ot the U. S'a*cs
har, wc Earn, approved of
qmrii 1 f *: r gadier Genera! fames
■HGiktnfon cf ad the charges ailenged
egi 1..! h m, v. 4 caufed Ids fwurd.
tu bi re u ned f o h m. —ibid
IVe are infer men by the Poll MaE
ter and by mo (her reipeblvble citizen
of cifhsvMle , ihat the communication
pMtjhed in our page 7. giving an
*tC, cunt of the Earthquake in Hun
combe, is a g refs mtjreprefentatitm ,
ana that no fv.ch man as 1 John C.
Eduards’ (a name ftgned to the
piece) was over known in that place.
he f2 mep *. >ft -j iaii zc ;ok pa [fed off 4
m -n yi- e faced, coax upon ihe Re gift er,
making’ at a jingle dafh of the pen. a
widow an 2 thirteen orpoans by throw
ing a tat l ay lorn his belly in the
hunciv. b-! Earthquake, and m iking
a fo a Volcano occaftoa ths overflow of
?9® acres ot >icb bottom land, to the
g cat injury of the earners l I If