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what are bir component parts; and itlso one copy of oach to Panic's Mu neum.t'i 1)0 cxhibfrod as library ssuriooi • u's. Tho fifth oT these odd fish, which lias assumed the signature of Fiat Justi tia, I intend 16 keep, as 1 cun understand him, end pay him the attention he do serves, in proper time. As it wil} require some time to pre pare these different productions for their journey. I have determined to pay them •nine polite attention (for it is a duty to fee polite to foreigners) whilst they re main with tr.c; and, as I am tho ouly person who has hud the honor of an in troduction to these learned strangers, ~ I will give groat attention on that ac count, as well as or; account, of the lan ruge they speak. What language it is, have hi fore said, Ida not know, but you know, and I know, and every body knows, it is not English. But, sir, it is ou that account 1 adr ire it, for, as I before told you, 1 have the most mar velous reverence for every thing which 1 cannot understand; there must be Comething trqly sublime and beatiful in the second paragraph eftbe first of these Anomalies:’ I beg you la refer to it; you will find that there are three and an lialf inches, or nearly two squares, of what i presume is the very quiates ceaee of etoqbeuct; and I .suppose is a very beautiful description of almost ev Ty city in the United States, as I seif the Dames of several of them in this p ra . graph—you know, that proper nxmes are very often the same in all languages, and can generally be understood by any person although sometimes the termina tion may be a little different; that part ther*-fore, I understand, because i refer red to Brook’s Guzeteer, and find that they are the namenf-some cities in the States. But, sir, it must'be; something very far superior to any thing in the Guglish language, for you will „ that the whoft of these two •qnares are one continued burst of elo- 1 <juenee (as I suppose) before you reach a period. My own impression is, (hut it is the Tahoorowi language; and I judge from wbat was told me, by u ua- ’ tive of this isicr.d when*! was last in Poitou. This sav .ge had acquired & little English, and tolt; me that, the beauty of their composition consisted in making use of a great number of synony-’ ines to express the sr.me idea: and, from the length of the period allendcd to, it is reasonable to conclude that it is writ ten in that language; and that the long period is the consequence ms so fiiuny synocymes. lie also told me, that what is the English language would he call ed tautology, is not only considered cor rect, but elegant in tho Tshoorowa ; and as an instance gave me th- following lines: “ proportionable benefits v;ill result i n proportion to their cuiiwarutive nuni jers”-—whidb, when translated vcrlutim jato hh language, would be consul wed *.”a , ec?c. A \ in the English language the following sentence, i e. “it goes at once’ to estab lish this as a fundamental rule, 1 hat the general improvement of man must be’ stationary ” would be called a solecism, becaiiseyon declare, that improvement necessarily implies progression; but as <Be deny that there is any thing like mo tion, (and this is easily proved by the aid of a syllogism) improvement must, like every thing else, be stationary; therefore, this sentence, translated into ur language, would be sublime. He pointed out several other particulars an whieh the two languages differed.—. Perspicuity was a term unknown to them, | and as an instance of this, he gave me: the following English translation, of what he said, was a most sublime phy-. Biological essay on the mind and sto- 1 wvtneft, to wit: “As to tLe Dutch Doe- ji his patients, this anecdote j to this Mon | > ’■■■> - * mm\> h r *: ai Baylor, to whom the i 4en dealh—he, the French taylor, on the approach of disease, took the alarm, began to tremble; the means to save his life were the first thought that occurred to him, he sends for the Doctor, whose remedy proves immediately f?tul—so Monitor sees ifie prospect of thp fid-: Tenement ol morality, fit conscqurn.lyi Christianity; he takes the alarm, begins to shudder, he writes a piece against the! sabbath school in this place, with thej view of nipping hi* disease in the bud,, for 1 venture to say, if one particle of; morality coulu be found in hie diseor-; dant system, he would make such pow-j erful efi'orts to rid himself of it, t hat his'; body and mind would become wearied! and distracted, and unless fie obtaiuedj immediate relief,death would be assure to him as to the French taylor.” But, Miid he, altbo in the original, it is so very beautiful, yet I am told in your language, this sentence, for want of per spicuity, and proper grumatical con struction, would be called downright balderdash. We had long and repeated conversations on the difference between two languages, find on Kjon he also gon.-i .: ‘ •• uiiut ? any idea at all, | JPsaid be, the merest novice can ea press on idea) and thcrefi.o r.ncL n thing as one word referring to, nr being governed by another was not necessary; and as nil instance he gave me the fol lowing translation, of what he said, was an cnconiemn on the Jews:“aß to the piece itself, it is conspicuous with what contempt it should lie treated; the ig. uoraiico of the author is cipnsed in his very signature, which in the general comprehension of the term, is ‘a remem brancer of duty'—this reminds me of the Jew ’s conscience, which 1 am told never checks him, but when he has failed to cheat in u trade; ss this self-styled Mon itor’s conscience wc may readily sup. pose, never checks him hut when he has chanced to aet correctly or give good ad vice”—and, said lie, this sentence in your language, would lie called non sense, because you say there is no idee expressed; he then requested me to giv<‘ my opinion of it, which 1 did in the fol lowing manner: the author declares that •‘it is conspicuous with what contempt e certain piece ought to be treated’—what renders it conspicuous said I, is there any thing which ha* goiie before, tba< would render this fact, conspicuous? he told me no—then, said I, we must Slid t in what follows—the author n'xtgoo.-. on, “the ignorance of the author is ex posed in his very signature, which in the general comprehension of the term, is remembrancer °f duty”— now, said I. there is nothing in this part of the sen seffee which c'aii make the fact eonspic-’ lions, because there is no evidence that lie is not a remembrancer or duty, and of course no evideure tlmt he v/us ig unrant of the meaning of his signature: thus far then, it is no you have said, pee I'ect nonsense, ‘i he author then goes on, “this re mi nds-Vu-a-of the ffaw’g con ! science, which lam told never cheek hi?n I tit when he hes failed to ehjeut in a trade’’—what. 1 would tuk, remind him of the Jew’s roc . ienet? is ts>ere am 1 thing tn the former part of this semen i wbih could rrtnied him, is -here tr.j thing, any idea, to wlii.li the detnon slrative nronovr this could refer? Tfct •eutbor thee co:so “so this self e!\< <t Monitor’s conscience, we may rca .i , suppose, never che< ka him but when he has ‘ hanced to act correctly or give good advice”—-what fact bus been pro* - ! til to which the . word so ean tetetf no fact has been stated, that can convey idea that Monitor’s causeunn e is like tu; Jew’s, and therefore, it is impossible ti “readily suppose ” so—on the contrary , the author himself, having declared tbs ■ Monitor is a rentemhVaurer of duty, vvt most readily suppose tjiat I is consejec • is directly the opposite of the Jew’c: unless indeed it be a duty in vnur con-, try to < heat in a trade. As.er h.tvi., thus pointed out the defects, I told bin that if in r. English echo'd, a bev o twelve years of ige, sfccultE biitJg u h nr.nnii<o C j 3 the vr-taitti “ins iur* e ~ •M ilv . ~Ll’ * Asads ea:s. He also gave me oaoilt^ij instance cf words b i !1 ” Riruvrn togefh. j wt‘.jfiut expressing any idea, iu the fol lowing sentence: “Though it. is uut now that those ob.-ervation3 would siieltc themselves under the pinions offemal deli aey, but if he wishes to display hi? peculiar wicked talent (ler talents hr has not) fie may continue c.n in the row; to destruction, possibly witn tut my fur , ther ad ionili iti”: and observed, that al though in the English, a piece of tinin teMigible nonsense, yet in the origins Tahodrowa this, as well as the otl.rt jSentenca, wag beahtiful. In the co'u.rvr : of our intihi&ey, I learned from him, tl English meaning of several words it his language, and among the rest lhatoi Philanthropist, w hich he told me, was a l very comprehensive term, >.Dd means, ;low, vulgar abusive fellow, who Will j without.cau :u, insuit any gentlemau. having given yi< nine idea of the differenc e between tv.- and ours, I w ill now proci ‘to notice sonte Latin quotations which ‘ do understand. These being quotation, and consisting of several words, were course together, and must of necessi y. have come out of the bug together, ar have been denied the priviledge of tax iing precedence one of the other, lb ifitst of these is “Jut Caesar out JVullus ‘which 1 have always heentaught,means |“I will be Cresar or bobody.”—But oi !referring to a very old work,-consisting ■of3oo l'olio volumes,and entitled “Bee*’ ‘•Head uroN Quotation,” I find in the 1471 h volume, and at the 9581 h pay jtiie following definition, “let me hlor and I’ll let you alone”—although th. -definition is found in a very high uni: i respectableauthOrity, yet, I am very ce< tain, that at the present day, all Latin scholars understand it according tp tht first definition giyen: and therefore 1 must understand, that whoever put :> quotation into the bag, meant to say to all the world, that he would be Oaesa nooody; or in other words, that he wn.-j < reach the first station or not exist. What he would mean by the first St. tor, I not, for there nre in manydd^i kn hangers” or die in the attempt;,for some men would rather b< at the head of a mob, than be second to any decent man on earth. But my own inpression is that he will not even at tain this b eminence, bit will have lo teke the other allerrmtiv ,qd be in fu ture, known as Mr. N'ofmuv, The next Latin quote iua Is y-Jfiat fustitin ,” and is the signature of one of these writers, who, by th.!iye,ii (Leon ly one who writes Engli*:. My opin ion is, that these words in a,‘<let jus tice bo-tlone. Hot on rce .‘ting to Bebf Heap, 1 find he defines it iknj, “J tyM not do justice”— and I an. almost ready to conclude, that he is rig* t, or that the author thought he was,if r it is very clear, that he has not dmi* me justice, for he Bays that my attack on the sqb bath school “is obviously the effect of pergonal prejudice;” agh,, that ho con siders rny first number av “a base at tack on persona) feelings. 1 ! Now, I can only excuse these direct rfd unwarrant ed assertions, on the groi'pd that as his knowledge of facts is Halted, be cer tainly must have been mdinfonned; be cause I appeal to yon, to every un prejudiced man, if there s any thing in mv first number which gijitld induce a belief that 1 had any sr.cfc attention r.s he has imputed to me. JVo, sir,! de ’ lre that 1 had )>•> injuring (he feelins of any iodiviricn t am, and al ways have keen,in theWwts ofintirna v and friendship, with very individual who commenced, und the sabbatl, aril oo I in this |i*se; aml the ob servations 1 made in n jtirst number, >"cre merely intended i .investigate a f it. And whenever mj country hc eornea so degenerate, at i deny me the ritrht of investigating ny opinion or o> in< iple in a del ent a.vi tJ?o<*e;- manner, then will be the time i establish the ‘■panic!) Jhito da fe aid h* French let li es tie Cache. But shcuiii that time or-, •ire-whH'St-Hmi Siren h, (which Goii forbid should ever linpf-; t! 1 will endea vor to *cek acl intis rnor. v-tire cougcniul omv idee* of civil 1;li:*:y. # 1 rope it. ‘\r, Fiiat Jusfitia hnsr) done me jns 'ine. ni’il l fiaVe only’that be fore he makes, unothar • on any in dividual, fie ought firm himself of ‘-he fuels, and be govn red by, them.— But.sir,l m y well sa'.'.u Hielanguage ■)f her.u'llufwriter * . * “If Aristotle wore,©: ‘arrtr again, And tg'iing with plilosopbers like tmse Be ©fin'd do more than stop his ears.” Hat ing now- sir, dirp ‘ed of these ottt- It-ndisli gentry, 1 be* h Lve to take up th. subject of my number As 1 lit fore stated to you, 8 ■ unsidered when wrote that number, ji: * J v.i.g doing otbing more than iakiy investigating :< propriety of lori ! ng a sabbath • iu this piece, sr i t.f n. idea at 1 wos denied then; iviiedge of dif 'ing in obosntch wit< i’.ny p'-rsott; nor I *d i the mosr distf.p/ inspieion thrt would eivt* i fi’-n.-- 4 individual !. j . r * 41_,.’ i J> ,!Urr . .y fc f iJt A prill.! |IS j'-onie -f them, nny pave miseonstru-d A'J lltei’fore, I now dc -lare, that i had Bo'ifihclion toir ju e the. Feelings of aqyliidy, for with ms, hey are always sr/reif. As it is iitij>miib!ft ia? me to know vbetber those four pitee* which I have tent to tbe Edinbyr-h reiiewerq, contain my argument iu favor of tfi'e location of ftieh a school tan-, I esnnot therefore, say any thing un'i! I shall lienr f’ ntn them; thu’i ;irop-r not to .IB ?ic subject, I bin :he retire, uridetT feetesstly to say :lting:n orrfer tot: ftjte,.or convince 1 ini. But i to shew how sabbath srhootsßfc and ivhvt was the reason In the year 1?80, ‘ nevolent trcnilcuaoßa.,- L van a prigter. aueMdKi. and IvilW sidcd inJds|HH|^Bkmiesl e t)te qQW in ■ “" w - r 'sm“.ny poor. 4ftj-es. who had ,y offences, and n with felons ’ *jßfs. Mr. Ilaikes T. iinistered wretched crea ’ .es all the bis power. In •rsuance, that Christian woe, ■/* guilt inHB Mihstreis, ‘he balm nC’ -Cimpart, And ail relielW Jty ean bestow.” But he soon ignorance ■as the proenrimg caese of those cnor nities, which brought’ tarn to become ■ejects of bis notice, And therefore de e mined to procure thsai some moral nd religious u cecded, by tbe prisan s as were instruct oth rs. But the !r Uaikes was ‘riously gpeetacle, fit tui-h absence of opportunities among tie poor His miod wai thus prepared t > indulge a secondrojeet, and which be lived to sg^exte Jing,and producing •nueh goojßPPjiiV’oieat was the Sun day schooa? jjife'” of which Mr. Itaikes saß entirely to at- HnutfS one moruing him iiffßne suburbs of the i y VvLere the lowest of the people (w ho were principally employed in the pin manufactory) ehiefly reside, he was struck with concern, at seeing a group of children wretchedly ragged, at play in the street, Us had a conversation with some person*, who in formed him] that there wi re four women in (hat pari I of the town who kept u school tp teach j children to read, ile applied tp, apd engaged them to receive and iustrqet pn on Sunday, as mauy of these children is lie should send, and agreed tp pay ‘•ach a shilling for each Mr Raikes then called on a clergyman ra siding in that part of the town, end en gaged him to visit these schools on Sun day afternoon, “to examine what pro gress they nude, and to enforce order 5c decorum among such a set of heathens.” i_7 7^ — . t This, sir, was (he manner in w'.ich Sunday hcliools originated. The fol. Jowiug ox t ract of a letter from this be nevolent man will go tp shew what kind of children composed these school*.— “With regard to the rules adopted, 1 only require that they come to school on Sunday as dean as possible. Many were at first deterred because they wanted decent clothing, but I could not undertake to supply this, defect. I argue therefore, if you can loiter about, Without shoes, acd in a ragged coat, you may as well come to school, und learn what may tend to your good in that garb. 1 reject none on that account*— All tbtvi I require, are clean hands, clean face, and the hair combt-d; if yon hdVe r.p clean shirt, route in that you have on. The want of docent app.trel, at first, kept great numbers at a dis tance, hut they now begin to gfotv wiser, nd ull tre pressing to learn.” \\li?n Vir. Ruikf-i; first sow the miserable sif nt ion of the poor in the suburbs of the ity,a lady with whom he w&scoovers ingon tfie subject,exclaimed, “Alii sir, ■ould you take a view of this part of the town on a Sunday, you would he ’vhrtFkcd indeed; tor then the street Is filled with a multitude of these wretch es, who, released on that day from ein pjoymenf,spend their lime iu noise and riot, eurising and swearing, &.c. iu a manner so herrid, as to convey to any ’'erjous mii and, an idea of hell, rather tftau any other place.” In another W ter Mr. Raikes obseveg,‘nvitli regard to the parents, I weut round to remon strate with them ou the melancholy con sequences tht mild ensue fom so fata! . a neglect of their childrens’ morals rhey alleged (bat their poverty reuder ( ed them iq*.iprble of cleaning nod eluth ing their children fit to appear-at school or at church; but I obviated this dis ( fi uity, by snyiug if they were fit to ap ; pear.in ‘he streets, they might as well ;o to school.” Mr. tiaikes, in sneak , ing of tbe ma.efin|s vvhi h composed \ h's Sunday si'hools, calls them savages, ’ ar.d raganiuflins. In another j lace, speaking us the change which hud beet: affected by means of bis school, he says “I asked Mr. Chur.-fc, a considerable manufacturer of hemp and wonl,wheth jer he perceived any alteration, ia the .tenor rVilldrafe he cmal-iyeil. “Sir* 1 ’ re t - -i i • ■ . r , : ** <- i %SVI y. ‘.j,! jnot have been more extraordinary, in my opinion, had they been transformed from :he shape of wolves and tigers to that of men. Binec the establishment of the Sunday school, they seem anxious to ■♦hew I hut they are not the ignorant, illiterate creatures they werp before.” From tbii liltlc sketch of the reforma • ion which htls taken place, there is rea son to hope, that a general es?atdish tnent of Sunday schools, would, in time, make some change iu the morals of the lower classy I think the foregoing extract* will shew that sundrsy Behools were instituted for the instruction of the poor, \d| wjff£ unable to pay for tuition; aud, whose children were under the neeesity of la oouriogin the m ‘.ntifijbries during the | week, and eousi had nb other ithau Sunday to go to sehcol. If Ifßtad not been with a view to ullcviate Bsery and prevent crime, in the lowet orders of society, the.idea of a sundry school had never eutered the head ol this worthy, benevolent man. The plan was adapted to the poor, and to them a lone, exclusively to them* Thus, hav ing been well acquainted with the origin al motives which were the cause of in stituting Sunday schools, and observing (he editorialr emurks in yur paper, whieh rathfer conveyed an idea that such a school was a matter of course in ev ery village; and believing, as T do, thyl i it was a misapprehension of the design of Sunday schools. I thought there could be no impropriety in investigating the subject- I also thought, and still think that there is nothing in my first number which could **be deemeij immoral, or of fend the most perfect modesty.” But i again repeat, that if aDy lady’s feelings have been injured, I am eorry'for it', as I had no ifi sigu to do duy thing which could have that eflect. I beg leave nbw to state publicly, and explicitly, that as I have had so much trouble with those outlandish g-ni-y, 1 cannot give any attention to any further communications from the:n; and if they should edit 1 beg you to tell them, I aln not at home. But if any gentlfcman who differs from ine iu opinion, (for 1 equally respect the opihiitins of him who differs from, as of him who agrees with me) thinks proper to discuss the subject in a proper one de ent un-.naer. I shall be very willing to h ar from him, ’ and if he can advance arguments wdiul will convince tote that I ui wrong, 1 will very cheerfully aeknowkdgo my error. tV, J “When mcndiseuM opinions, gets ( A better then hit own, getskn6w edge: he, Who keeps his. pwu, kceeps on’J what lie had, And profits pqt(*ii!g; yet tiuj bird liuiw sticks 8o close tv> g;,nir> hraip, tbfit they will hold Their ow n beloved i'n'.’rno , 'e against proof Clear us the coon i -.y sun.” Mr. Tlcbertsan —Tour nep pr 0 f ,j ie first June eoutains r,evpra| Against a Mr. Monitor* who, it has written a piece on, and ii. opposi tion to the sabbath seboot ip your little village. No person would have expect* ed at this lateduy, surji ap finwnr;e'uf ed attack: h.Atarer ii does pot b-J,ng to me to Bny l ß|y thing verv pr(; ular pcncerning that publication- it is mypy pinion it would havp beep better tpi to have k< pt his opinions with lima-lf and family, and not interfered jq J i* wty with the semimentapf u p oor p U(> pie, who are desirous to do ell thing* for the best. The pireeg \vijtten nguir-st; bim do not accord with piy wishes; .be caiue they are in several rs' 1 er harsh, and <fa not suit the reputed Mpn itor so weti a& they i)o some of Ms , d jutors. Monitor laid hipiself liable to all that he got by not giving hi correct signature, had lie have done tliij I spa. pect those different scribblers would have touched him cnl/ ia those pan* which are least injurious to his charcc* ter. from those pieces, I judge Moni tor w ill be severely lashed if he cornea out ag in, unless he is very iiiiJd. Mon itor Red better be careful, or I will up. foldaomethingwluch he will dislik - ery muh to be told of. I also see something in your paper respecting the act demy .- ing that we who t ,re unebjeto pay fop tuition* may send curcljldreu gratis, t do not recollect of ever hearing ihis st temetit ‘ -sere, and 1 ibir.k t*;hi it bq* keen made b eiuse the sabbath school bas been est.blisLod in Lotiisviii - Then the salibath school has done tI.U much good, even among its opponents. vVhil- 1 was ie town yesterday 1 enter ed into a convention with “ime persona, -s it regards th* tuition money betn£ graiis; how it could-beso if tbe commis sioners had said, (and I hoped thej would not fail to peif.rm,) that they wnld g ; ve Ms- Stratan eight hundred dollars a year. £upposins they had not schollarß sulfieient to rajse tilts sum of money, would they pay it out of their own individual funds, or how would they settle? There is a renbrt circula ting that they have not paid the last tu* tor, whose name Ida not recslleel just iow; and it strikes me very forcibly that I liuvo not only heardtbare was* but have seen a suit entered agio3t thenffor the m r.. s. • ‘du* to How then, can they advertise cbey wil* receive scholars thus liberally, without fee’or reward? My father always told ms to be honest and just before I was liberal. I contend if Mr. Siratan get# a deficient numb-*’ of scholars to raise, say seven hundred dollars, that as those comniisioners have not paid Mr. Robins, tli*t Mr Slrratan w ill be the person fa* voring the poor people: and a3 for tbs remaining hundred dollars, he may whistle for that, or resort th the sama measures Mr. Rubins did: then lay out of his mney for a leneth of time without interest, and subject to whatever abuse persons may think preper to lavish up on him. Why, if they have those fund# to support the poor, do they let Mr. Robins’ account remain unsettled? after tbe work is dono it should be paid for. I also observe it is advertised that the tuition money must bo paid iu advance or Dote giveu for the amoout. . If so, while Mr. Strataa, or any other teacher is under tbe controul of those commis sioners, 1 shall never send my rhildrenj bocause they may fall out with him a* they have done with their last teacher, and iu the course of a month turn him off; they .have my mohay; well then what am I to do? my children must stav at home until another toa'dier comes., and 1 cannot obtain the surplus iiioiiey which 1 had ajready paid in.—Things should be changed, or your ciiizeurf should make a rhunge. A COUNTRYMAN. %* A. meeting will be held at the Masonic llall on tomorrow euenirig a -6 o’clock, lor the purpose of making a{ rangements for the celebration of the fourth of July next. June 8. . . | /• . ; Philip T Schlep &Cos Have just received,and offeif for sale, g Boxed superior mould Cardies, 3do do Martinique Cordial, i DcZ French fancy oik L>askti4, lo Gross resorted Corks, , 4 Cards Razors; plated Tea Puts, Foolscap Ht Ldtler Paper. June fj Wanted, At this Office,, (.s a pr.-entiee. a ‘’art ‘cev lsd, hbtv.fesd 12 ttstl H y are of age.