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EXTRACT.
The following is a character
given of the President, copied
from the Boston Centinei of
June 30, 1784, and which is
now one of those who have tra
duced him in the moft vindictive
Manner. Mr. Jcflferfon was
then going to Europe, in a ves
sel commanded by capt. Barber,
of Newburyport, who never
mentions his name but with es
teem and admiration for his con
duct and character. “On Fri
day last, the Hon. Thos. Jeffer
fon Esq. late Governor of Vir
ginia, arrived here by land from
that Bate. He is shortly to em
bark for Europe, as a minilter
plenipotentiary from the United
States in the room of the hon.
John Jay Esq. who is about to
return to America. Governor
Jefierfon, who has so eminently
diftinguilhed himfelf in the late
glorious revolution, is a gentle
man of a very amiable character,
to which he has joined the moft
extensive knowledge. He is a
mathematician and a philofo
phtr, as well as a civilian and
politician, and the memorable
declaration of American Inde
pendence is laid to have been
penned by him.’* The above
needs no comment, it was writ
ten before party spirit had gain
ed its present height, and when
the true conduCt and character
of men, in proportion to the
t Tirt they aCted in the revoluti
could be drawn in their true
IVitneJs.
Vhen Plato was told of the
i reports propagated concern-
Gg him by his enemies, he
cJmly replied <l 1 hey cannot
me, I will so live as that
world lhall not believe
This noble sentiment is ftrik
trgly applicable to Mr. Jeffer
lon. Notwithstanding the abuse
and Hander which has been so
liberally heaped upon him, he
has fucccfsfully contradicted
them by an exemplary and vir
tuous course of conduCt. He is
now managing our government
in luch a wife and prudent man
ner, and so rrianifcftly for the
bell interests of his country,
that men of lenfe and candor will
not give credit to the malicious
misrepresentations cf his ir.ea
fures. After being employed
in public affairs from the age of
21 to the present time, by his
native Itate—by the old con
grtfs—by President Walhing
tor —and afterwards repeatedly
elevated bv the people of the
United States to the highest of
fice in their gift, and to the moft
honorable station in the world
and acquitting throughout the
whole with a fipltndid reputati
on, is it pofiible Mr. Jcfferfon
can be that monster fomc
would represent him? No! it
icnot be ! he has lived luch a
Mfe that evtn his enemies do not
beheve the idle tales they circu
late about him.
BeJl on Chronicle.
From the Wafhtngton Federalifl .
“ The man who makes one
valuable improvement, is a
more important benefactor to
his lpecies, than an Alexander,
* Cifar, of an hundred othei
conquerors. His glory in the
tftitnaticn of a troy civilized
age, will be greater and more
Jailing than that of those admi
red ravages of the world.”
Mr. Rind,
Altho’ 1 cannot coincide with
Dr. Swift in confidtring that
man who causes “ one blade of
graft to grow,” more ufeful rhan
the “ whole herd of politicians,”
yet Ido value very highly all
agricultural improvements. Iti
the proposals I have ilfued for
the publication of anew work
on chemistry—to be adapted to
the ufc of the citizens in general
—it is ftaced that I would relate
fome experiments, instituted to
throw light on the ait of enrich
ing inpoverlfhed lands. The
refiult of several of thele, has so
far exceeded my moft fanguiae
expectations that I hallen to
publifti them—hoping to turn
the attention of farmers to a
fubjeCt, by which their interests
may be incalculably promoted.
From a train of reaioning, I
was led to believe that the com
mon sea, pit> or mineral coal
which is so abundant in the U
nited States—which finely pui
verifed, might prove a ufeful
manure. To afeertain rhe truth
of this, I made in the latter part
of last month, the following ex
periment.
In three small pots I put e
qual quantities of a yellow chy
which had lately been removed
from leveral feet below the fur
face of the earth. To the firft
pot, a table spoon full of finely
powdered pit coal was added;
to the second, the fame quantity
of powdered charcoal obtained
from the common oak, and the
third was left without any addi
tion. The fame number of
found grains of corn was planted
in each : the lame quantity of
water was daily added to each,
and they were exposed in similar
fttuations tc the aClions of light.
The rapidity of the growth of
the corn in the pot with the sea
coal exceeded any thing of the
kind I ever witnefied. Many
days did not elaple, before this
corn was four inches high, while
at this time, that with the com
mon charcoal was not two inches
high, and that in the clay alone,
had only sprouted.
After this experiment was
made, I procured several small
pots, and in each put the fame
quantity of day. To the firft
I added a drachm of sea coal ;
to the second a drachm of horfc
manure ; to the third the fame
quantity of plaifter of Paris, and
to the fourth the lame quantity
of common alhes. The fifth
was left without any addition.—
To each of theft the fame num
ber of found grains of wheat
and corn were added. The pre
cautions taken in the firft expe
riment, . were ftricUy adhered
to in this instance. In a few
days my great expectations from
the pit coal were lomewhat lef
lened, by. perceiving that the
wheat with the horfc manure
was an inch high before that of
the other pots appeared. How
ever this was for but a short
time ; for the wheat in the pot
with the lea coal, came up, grew
to an equal height in a few days,
and in a fortnight, although the
weather was cold, exceeded it
two inches. i tic corn in the
jo: w ith coal, maintained a still
greater superiority—it appeared
mere healthy, and was more
than twice as large, as the largest
in the other pors. Several of
my acquaintances were aftonift
ed to fee this great difference
in vegetation produced in so
Ihort a time.
Pit co..* must be cheaper than
any article used as a manure,
since it is found in so many parts
of this country. The above
experiments unquestionably (hew
that when powdered, its power
in qi ickning the vegetation of
corn and whear, is much grea
ter than any manure, with which
we are acquainted. Our know
ledge of the effects of chemi'csl
bodies on growing vegetables is
but in its infancy. Probably
the dilcoveries which have been
made are not as generally known
as they should be. It may be
owing co this cause : for exam
ple that an ounce of sulphuric
acid is not added to every cart
load of manure, which has long
since been found in England to
render it doubly valuable. I
Oiall continue my enquiries into
this fubjeCf, and I have been
pro mi fed the afiiftanceof several
refpe&able characters. But this
will be of lirde coniequence
compared to what could be af
forded by the researches of a
numerous people. To render
therefore the work 1 am prepa
ring, more ufeful, I have to in
vite such farmers as may notice
new faCts, to communitate them
to me; as well as the dyers,
brewers, distillers, tanners, and
all the praClical chemists who
have made any improvements
in their refpedtive arts.
I congratulate my fellow citi
zens of Virginia, on .he fair
prolpeCt of renovating their large
tracts of impoverished lands.—
By (peedily using the coal in their
ioexhauftiblt* mines, I hope the
fertility of all their farms will
loon be restored; and that the
laboring poor among my hospi
table countrymen, in future,
may not fuffer so much, as to be
dependent for bread.
THOMAS EWELL.
Georgetown diftnft )
of Columbia , 1805.3
- —— <3o*o* ‘■ l ‘ ■—
During the reign of king
James the second, and when the
people were much oppressed
and burthened with taxes, that
monarch made a very expensive
tour through England ; and on
his return he Hept at the palace
of Winchester. The mayor &
corporation for the honor them
done by this royal vifir, deter
mined to addreft his majesty in
the morning ; but as the mayor
could neither read nor write,
it was agreed that the Recorder
should promote him on the oc
casion.
Accordingly, being introdu
ced into the royal preience, and
every thing ready for the cere
mony, the recorder, by way of
encouraging the mayor, who
appeared auk ward and embar
ra Bed, gently jogged his elbow,
and at the fame tune whispered
m his ear, ft Hold up your head
—look like a man.” The may
or, mistaking this for the begin
ning of the fpcech stared the
king boldly in the face, and
with aloud voice replied, f< l Joid
up your head—look like a
man.” The recorder,
at this behaviour, again whis
pered the mayor, “ What the
devil do you mean.” The
mayor, in the fame manner, in
ftancly repeated— c< What the
devil do you mean.” The re
corder chagrined at this unto
ward circumstance and fearing
his majesty’s displeasure, still
whispered in the mayor’s ear
said, By G—cl, fir, you’ll ruin
us all.” which the mayor taking
to be a continuance of the
speech, and still stared the king
in the face, with a louder voice
than before, repeated, “ By
G—d, fir, you’ll ruin us all.”
The king on this rose with feme
anger, but being informed of
t:ie cause of this rough addreft
his majesty was pier.fed to pass
it by with a frnile, and the cor
poration was perfe&ly fatisfied
with the honor done them.
Near market Drayton is a
public houle called the Four
Alls , which are leverally depic
ted on the sign-board by a King,
a Parson, a Soldier & a Peafonc.
From the mouths of each cha
racter iflues a deferiptive label:
the Monarch fays, “ I Govern
Alllthe Divine, “ I Pray for
All;” the Soldier, .‘ I Fight for
All;” and John Bull, In a wag
gonners frock, flares, archly
exclaiming, “ But I Pay for
Aiir
DOUBLE ENTENDRE.
A gentleman, informed by a
bill on a window of a house,
that apartments were to be let ,
knocked at the door, and at
tended by a pretty fem ile, took
a survey of the premises Pray
my dear, said he, smiling, are
you to be let with these lodg
ings !—No, replied the Fiile de
Chambre, with vivacity, but I
am to be let alone.
A poor malefactor in New
gate, was lately furpriled, as he
was searching the bible very at
tentively, by his vifttor, a me
thodist preacher—he said he waa
looking for a pafifage he could
not find. “ Give it to f me”
said the pastor, “ 1 can find
any pafiage.” fC Can you so ?
(fays the criminal) why then I
wish you would find me a pafi
fage out of this prison.”
JOHnIvI. CASTENS,
WATCH fcf CLOCK MAKER,
1 ROM BREMEN ;
INFORMS the public in ge
neral, that he has fettled him,-
felf in VIENNA, S. Carolina—
and intends carrying on the a
bove bulinefs with dispatch and
punctuality*—and will be thank
ful for any favours conferred on
him.
October 22d. 1805.
THIS is to inform such per
sons as will be pleased to render
Mr. Caste ns any favors in his
line of bulinefs, that I have been
acquainted with him for about
three veais, during which time
he has repaired Watches for me
in the belt manner, and I do be
lieve him to be mailer of his
Trade. im
BENJAMIN GLOVER.
Blank Deed* or Convey
ance,
FOR SALE AT THIS
Gi FICE.