The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1777-09-08 00:00:00, page 4

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P'e^fe to pubhih the following e^ro&% and
you will oblige a number of your virtu
ous cummers.
Psalms 12 8, The wicked w/k on every fide,
when the viieft men are exacted.
n,HIS text was never more verified than
at this day, we fej the wicked walking
on e/ery fide, and why, because the vilest
men are exalted, (i. e.) men of their own
stamp, such as give them countenance and
encourage them in their vileness : not that all
that are exalted are of this east, no by no
means, for blefled be God, some of the chief
places are filled with what our Saviour calls
the fait of the earth. This is a day of peculiar
trial and temptations, and happy the man
who can (land the shock, happy the man
that can appeal to his God and his conscience
and fay, I have had no hand in bringing
down the judgments of God on sur land,
but few very few can, " every mouth must
“ here be flopped, and all the world become
" guilty before God." Yet, " no man
" teems to repent of his iniquity, faying'
what have I done" We are too generally
complaining of others, and negleft co exa
mine and reform curfelves, if ever there is
a removal of God's heavy judgments, it must
be up^n a reformation, & if ever there is a re
formation, it must begin at home (i. e.) every
one must mend one, every one must reform
himfeW, before he can reform his neighbour;
for how can he fee to take a mote out of
his neighbour's eye, while a huge beam is in
his own eye,—or will not bin neighbour
with propriety fay unto him, physician heal
thytelf A personal reformation is therefore
plead and called tor : Then may we ex
prd it will be fallowed by a public refor
mation,--- then the' wicked will not walk
on every fide, because the vilest men will nM
be exalted. Now it becomes us to (hew who
these vile men are,--- and next why they are
exalted.
ift. Among these vile men may not only
be reckoned the propbane swearer, the Sab
bath breaker, the drunkard, t^e thief, the
idle gamester, the slanderer, bur %lto the op
preffar and cx^rtioscr,— -the covetous man,
which is an idolater, for such fins the land
groans and mourns, and groan and mourn
it will till i. be unburthened by reformation
or desolation. Now this is a day of peculiar
trial,aswas before observed.- Before this day
of trial came on, these vile men passed current
for good moral men, nay they could villify
and abuse their neighbour who was more
righteous than they, they could slander, cal
lominateand defame, and wipe their mouth
and fay, I have done no Equity, and many
such have even under these circumstances
been celled to places of public honor and
raft Bit is it not contrary to every geni
us of the Gospel ? Do we not aft like hea
then, of least very moderate chriftian e , when
we call to such places of public entruftment,
either to fill places of honor and trust in rhe
towns or government ? Do we heed the
qualifications recommended in the word of
God to chufe men of truth fearing God and
hating covetounefs, as we ought to do, or
have we not rather heedlessly made a alight
matter of ic ? Have we not too easily or
unconfiderately preferred men who to grati
fy their avarice and covetousness, have tak
en bf oppression and extortion a very unjust
and ungenerous advantage of the times ?
Wherefore d> we fuffi^r the cries of the poor
and the needy to come to our ears without
redress? How is it that the poor soldier's
wives in many of our towns go from door to
door, begging a supply of the necessaries of
life at the ftipalated prices, and are turned
away,notwithstanding the folernn agreements
of the towns co supply such ? The reafonis in
the texr, " The vilest men are exalted." The
next thing was to she% “ why they are ex
elated" and why is very plain, because we
cue all gone out of the way, none doth
g^d^no not one, which may fuffice--- A.
I^W r^Te&s pointed cut ^^ clo^ t^c tip
je& for the prefect.
oft. Remedy. If we would fericufl, ex
amine our own hearts in our elofet, arid he^
the presence of God and the faithful motion's
of conscience, we fhnuld fee what part we
have afted and what hand we have had oer
forally ia bringing down the judgment's of
God on the land: When we have thus
found the cause it will make way for the
cure
adly. Having found the cause and the
cure, you will be careful what men you call
to places of publie trust, and you will call
none, but such as fear God and hate co
vetoufunefs.
gdly. If YOM call none to places of pub
lic uuft, either in town or stare, but such as
fear God and hate coi/etoufnefe, you then
may expedafpeedy removal of thejudgments
of Heaven, and God will rain down righ
teouinefs and truth, mercy arid peace upon
you,
4thly. This will have the most dire&
tendency to a public reformation, when
men of virtue piety, and a public spirit, are
called to bear rule, the righteous rejoice ;
but ^hen the vilest of men are exalted the
righteous mourns: Never put men in places
of public trust, who are ashamed to confefs
Christ before men, or these who profefs
to love him, but in works deny him.---Men
who are affiamed of, or neglect family or
closet religion; such are not worthy in &
chrdian land to bear rule.--- Indeed it was
apradice of our pious forefathers not to pro
mote a man to a place of honor or trust till
he had publickly made a profeffijn of religi
®n%andj)ined the Church in full communion,
and happy had it been for this land, if the
practice had been continued to this day.
Then let all be exhorted earnestly to drive
for a personal reformation, according to the
advice of Daniel “ and break off thy fins by
“ righteousness, & thixe iniquities by lhew
" ing mercy to the poor if it may be a
“ lengthjoirgof thY tranquility."
QldOT^ j^ of ^6 P^^W!# Mth/wife
uw ACT a &f^ calm'd mare, 4 yt^ ^d,
!4 # ^£ ^g, ^^s la her fa^, avoirs! peter,
&11 head &^4 rasfa Y „ f,ry. Wfov% win
taka up ftid raarc s&a rMwa terr te the ^%%^, fc^l
toe a ka&ifcm i€#ard and w^ff^cF^^ p&id,
'? , Dariil WHITMOKI.
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wwarc^&mwe mgi .-n^raft+fotfan, nr feimil '"
y^ 3;^ff qn^A^y & SAL I ^ b^"' ©^^4^% far
Gr^i^ ar ProviM^rfsf any kiad ea beard 1# tw@
mast bazt fri^ at the Ferry im Hartford,
tetree mrarat# ^fo^h —e— __— reratpee
gTOLBN er ^ra„d fr^a the fabferibar the x@A i&
^an, a bre^ M^e^bew q. „ ig years eld, h»:s
oii vrhm &ditot, a Mice waite between her erne
roek^i waite freak cm 4»R@ fi<eef her nefe, bed on
&^ fra when fa treat rff # pme sad trffi, brand
^CTtA W. Alfa a ye^3>g Celt, es a bright bay
G^rar. Wh^^r will uk^ an end fecara the Mwe
&ad Cult so that! may hive them 141 fiali be go
r&eufy rewarded and 'charset paid, by
Oliver Ball.
Meddle. A^s^r, >77%
,pnm Mtetel% a*ctßflmafere*c r. A..* oute&raaCTBl ifoim immjnir 11 11 qigi Hera oiwjjie
J OST or lolaa oatof a wa^gan between Mr. Tito
' mas White's in B©lt&n a^d the Paper Mill i^ E^&.
Hartford, left Friday, a heating fain, cmaiarag im
one es its pocketi jw^y-fesr p%t@ ia Confocal
Bills wrapped u, ia a psper ; is aas&#r paper €&a-
Ba&icEt aud Naw Y^k bills, era n^tieg xa the whole
to atoll 45 Is hthe other packet es the thin wag
a check 1m haa^kercWsf ani a lieim ditto. Alfa a
b&:k Gaataiaieg an acc^ait of expsacra off four,
ails f/am Wi^hsui t? Peet# Kill, and faadry hum
and papers of no co^ffqw,nca but to the owaer^.-..
Whoever win ratam fold mero and papers to Mr.
Themis Wihi in Bihom, Mr. Ehca-m, Watfom i&
Hartford, or the febfirito, cxd'feco the thief (if
^lO &ir,a«a F^rty Dollars reward ; if cal, &
rceuay %;. treaty dellari regard aad as q^sdsu
i&d. Benjamin Goodell.
Aw^u% Is, 1777.
rarceniiimn I to rammrarcmratarati tAz^&rassHranra nrc NMaaQmraQ Twett ra—putt
tyl thi fabfratos being appointed by the hoaxer
able eaart < probra, fir & d& : & of Sharon,
csmmlffiwt 9 ?a^r;c, exeniae, and a-'f est & claims
of ths G^dh^, re the tf&e es Thomas Burchard
late es S^fotry difera'd, reprafeted izfjlm# ; d o
h^by rira^H^ tiro wi ffidl attend oa the batieri
of 08? eop^itaea; at ne d#aHU, h^efi ^ M r .
Elfoh Swtra is Str&ry,@ a the zzd &y ^ Sept
we, at o^e e'claek ts jr^em.
J>^3 r ,
Ji^s Wftreu^ J ^m^m,
C^^ary. Jaly M, 1777.
7 \!^?;^ ^riW^ ss&&
wftflcl;se, a&d i«pe felma nndh, &% h&i!y, ^^%,
id with a half crip she na&r fide thecff cur, fh^d
row,d. TieowmW b ds£ad 10 pn, ch^,^ srd i^bo
hi^away. ' MARY POMROY.
s^b H'^sT x j*t, fax ft 7
ohe t : M DV^^^ F. e. fQ
^ qua an, of Six aedb^nr ; f;r CT^ch i; w ra„
fee, cain, flower la totelb, ft ^fod, a&d fin, ^e^,
cert, -,&;s, wwU^ ^eckity, w^fc and Leg
C& ^.Htrgford^ A^„% (6, 1777/
HmramtCTi rat-in TPI ~tvmr & ~~/rauftxtorcroßfy ^^ &a&ikjuluq
§A, " ' l*^ ci '^# b^ag Uppriac 4 by v"Ho^
c^u^ ^f probate, Lt th# d&& & f Middle
tw#e, cr^kifi^r; to extaiiaa axd se'ja^ fc c%x4
of % cfditra ta th* effy es Robert Smtsfea ^^
of Ostium dacw'ed, repeefes .tad fcfsltrm.i d* h?fL
by pvs ^rfo that we ffi £ l! a^d ^ f^d bQf^©&,
^ue dulling heeftrf Mrs. Sv^ Siev^f^ &ffijj
Cbfham,oa the fi^ W^^fl^Se^.::do&lfy
aid Dumber ^^, ^ two of the cla^k afe^c#^ ^
each of laid day .
Ebenezer White,) m
Samuel H^ll, § ?f&;
Chirhira, AU7U^ 13, 1777.
I All fe^rn&g:t ocfrd fom C^r^i &Q
---&f i,r. of Suffi^U is ths fate es C^e^v, ^9
s%haa P^gr^sfy a ptifamr of war ^kea st Le^g.
lamd ^ May ^ ; fa lately banged w B^^^%
and went fre^ them to LEg Iftsd a,cat fix raetthj
aga, i^b^t twaty cue fare dd, fh^t effamt,
^k hair, hh tiflited emra&^ cd §7^ c^fad
by a beta h^ iKcmtd when a cFId ; L 4 RM & dark
town coat mth white battle, whitt wmle ^0 r-id
b^hM, and &^d £ftfy, he ^^ fora Cid
Granger aa^ carried e^ay with fora a „ra,d ^ yi&^ta
a ratrof white sh king a, rod met, fa, fiil&fr is
bUh, it it apprehrarind that he b nig toward. New.
York, sad that he iat^dt ^ p^fi A,? ^9 sf ear rail
na «u t^e „d. Wh^er wilt& ^t, ^
firara hißUay ,w in ilih fa^, so ,^ ^t±*
to the fiofyto, mail h^^ ft Dates Reward aid
OBC^^ r ch^rg^M r%H, by
LZhKiEL WILLIAMS, c&n<if .p„fjra%
ll^f"^ Aug. ir, 1'777. ,
tstetzd^E «tetxameramc^e ¥.}%._. ..Q„ en n^,^-, w
.• Cd^NTYO# HaMPEHAAA.
'ty r hEREAB the prelaw cash within tht coraty eff
H^fliire, sea A^gut c u rat, was amLwd
by^ryefa efthe amfLry ehfaca of & febfrriher
b*ie^ iaihearey. iLafe &e to^ys public notice,
that a met es pxtfo ^i^^zd kr the ceerty rs
Hempitfre, mil be hddaa at &^ h»@fs te f E% a
L mrt, im^oUez k M^ttay^, ^ & £ &
Ta^ay of%„. tan, &t 9 Q £k Ao M..-.&lj^i
fo^ ^rc< to 2,pw to fak c^^ m Aaguft, mil ft
le^d ia &lpt£3ter.
. J'hn C. Wiffiams. Rm, F^tem,
to^^^TY^r**^",, ^*^ l fe n '«i" , TOWi».w - <|.’■r»*iy[j: l
BI Oww es us G&^^a z^ r ^ &q m fy^
mffara& Firn: T^ S_iae C ^
fa^ t m ^ to, -held st Litchfed ire so Co«.%t, r s
L^chfi^d % fy if.h B„ es this I&H Aot*, fe
QU& ms be fold n Utc^d in & Caant)
Litchfield ct the Fir& Ta^%y of Fafo&y am.
And that & Sapari®? C^urt <%e^d%'te ^ fr^d
OftFfli&ld fa th© Crant, &f Fairfiate ^a the 1^
Teefday fa ^fa A%uf tbfot, fa rdfr*^ w
tbs f^rft Tiwf&y if N^ezab&r a&fi, to tee hdd
F&>£^d eferefud.
gTRA^<S or ft^^, g w^£& &i&w, IuMG b'ufc
lu& @5 her ^to, ^d buttocks, abrat thira&&
^nis and thru laches h^L trots aad p^cos, 1% rer^
Hry.— Whoever roll uhxpftH M^, rad mara :
hir to the ^atr fiall haw 2'dsUw r^^d, &t£
charges paid, by The^o Hydem.
Wbdf or . A^p*^ 32 177~.
D^RTEu^
, j@ha Terser, Kafr Baker te, trade, „ jceri&f &£
5 fee: 7 rachenhm quarters kl^h, fa^d, hair ^^
eyes, a scar e hit forehand, !i^ht c^mpieerifl, ep± ,„,
wink eftea with one cyt--. J.mssChti&Oj, &hcat§
fort 7 iachos ^^h, h^kt tempiexton, !.^ht brura
hair, mark'd wia the &aH pax, b^ is ScaUad, and
k " *' fc^ch accoat in fm&hm ;he *aa tato fah
Cal. Caabell ia May i,,' i* Bs&em Wy, cheat 22
yam aid—hit fm appear a little creaked. ..Who#.
ver win return fcid diopters to th# rty&rl, M cm.
fa ihera ra ^, of the Coatineatel for, frH harp
five dollars toward fir red, asd /b^r? chares
paid,^ EDWARD BULKLEY^ %t.
A^rA 22, 1777.
bnw».w*rntn—^r rv.„ ■■mu' l - -^ ~fWi -.jx - — r ju_q r.L/ -_llijiilij bufai^Qj
FIFTY DOLLARS Reward.
T 03T ky the fuhfr ^ ff „ 0 r 21st infant, a k 0 ,3
red Morocco POCKET Bl OK with n f^s!+,
or lock, cuatai^uijg abnet fi^y p^ouds fa €^&efr
tel bills ard rrealM,©%£,Q . ^ifo a RBK&:s of y.,.
leftbio papers, which cmn hg rf^ fors^r to a„ PCT'
'" ^•,''s"''° W%em, will ratura f^l Pxto
Book with the x^.%#, and ,*,?r%, £2!! have & shroz&
reward. T 1 sal, th# pofth ~, rammed th%y fi^
\ have ^ half thaafoo so, fera
Bawnadas Dean^
Wzthr*foU, Au^o, „ 1777.
OtPPQZ.w^WLfc ~rt3~Qrttefe^.lf.^.QfeQfr #Q< _ t Tromroro^sr R —th
1 0% the ,^^ n^a Staraa r< kto^^wA, 0^
ths 21^ infest, stole I^4 e» with a paper root 4
it, c^foi% go redsefb!^ brebti^, ^ ^0
rad and whir, evaded f k hr,acta p^r^. . # Wh*fr
v^ffi^ifi^d the fim% sad <*^#7 it ^ Me. A^sfa
J/ita in Hi^f&rd, or M\ Oxvid Elwell ia Ltehtah
er ls*d word to th^ fa that ^kfto^prc^t^h it e+-?%.
04^1r&c^in three dollars tewa?<l f ^ ei^rr cf ih>
b^= om!j^,f. Zur: 2L OTfr