Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-15 00:00:00, page 2

The WOODEN L E-G;
J.Switzer Pastoral:
T-arfated from the German cf M. Cesner.
ON a mountain; at the loot whereof the Re 4 River
,rufh„l,\g the valley, a voting Shepherd tended
fan flocks His tyoerjl pipe called forth the feven-foid
echo from the clefts'll therocks, and rerounded in chetr
%A ilOvcs thr&the vale. He io ,k~d and few a ban com
ring up t ^ mouaCTfi tide; his head was fevered with a e,
zb^ancm,^ w>wjy with cute wooden leg and leaning on his
ftaff, lie i?r hwfelf down by his uric on the fragment of
a lock. The young fiiepherd viewed bird wi&iaffonim
ment, typing hi d c,es now and then at the wooden leg.
Child, laid the old loan laughing, I dare lay you think
with Inch a leg I ought to have said below in ;he valley.
But this journey I condantly perform once every year.
And this leg, such as you let it, does me mote honor, I
would have you to know, tinn many a joung fellow can
derive from the moll perie& pair. Honorable it may be
Father, reply’J the faephci ci, but I will venture to lay,
you find the oilier molt convenient. But you are fati
gue 1. Would you chute a bowl of ircfh milk, or Iliad
I fetch a draught of cold water for you, f:o<n yonder
fountain that bib >lts from under the rock? Thou Art
a good lad, fid toe old man; a draught of cold water
will refi\fh me, go niing it and I will tell you the ttory
of my wooden leg. Ine young shepherd ran to the
imirndn and initmtly brought back a draught of cool
The grey headed old man refreshed himfeif.—That
many of y^ur fathers, laid he, are maimed and lull of
fears, ye have to thank God and them, ye young mtn.
But f& this, Ipiritlels would you droop vour head, in
stead of rejoicing in furdhine and awaking the cheerful
echo with your kings. Joy and Uttivity refundsthiough
the vaifey, and lcngsol gladness arc bearri from moun
tain to mountain. It is Liberty, it is Freedom that
bhffes our land. Wherever we turn our eyes, moun
tains and vallies Are ours; joyfully we till the foil ; it is
our own ; and what we gather we gather gladly for
•arrives.
The young man replied, hedeferves not freedom who
cen ever forget that our father’s bravely fought for it.
Nor he, hid the old man, who would not follow their
example, my son! Ever force that bloody day have I
annually climbed this height • But I feel that this will
piobahly be the iait time. From hence I fuivey the
whole field of battle, the field on which our Liberty was
obtained. Behold, on that fide our enemies advanced
in ordered battle: Many thousands of glittering [pears,
and two hundred horleinen in proud affray. Bright
plumes nodded on their helmets, and th" ground trembled
under the feet of their hones. Ourlittle troop had titen
compelled to give way, it confined ofblit a few hundreds
L mentation ipr^ad far around, and the smoke of the
binning village filled the valley, and rowled frightfully
alongthe mountain. But at the foot of the hili stood our
Capta n; yonder he ttocd, where the two white pine
tees fend to grow out of the rock. Accompanied but
by a few: Methinks I Kill lee him, when, with ah un
daunted Countenance, he rallied Ids scattered troops.
Aloft be swung the banner high in air; it rutiled like the
winds before a thunder storm. From All rides ourdcat
fered troops flocked together. Seed thoti yonder foun
tain, descending amongst the rocks ? Rocks, (tones and
trees, oppose its pillage in vain. Behold it forces its way
thro’, proceeds further and further, and co.le&s itfeif in
yonder valley: So battened oar icattered troops; they
forced their way through their enemies, surrounded the
hero, and swore that with him they would conquer or
A^. The enemy stood colleAed. Eleven rim s had we
attacked them, and as often retreated to the friendly
mountain. A little troop we flood, impenetrable as the
rocks behind us But now, reinforced by thirty brave
Switzers; we fell on our enemies, like a rock, that tum
bling down the mountains fide, crufh.es and bears down
the trees before it. ^'he enemy, before a^d around us,
both horse and foot, endeavouring to avoid our fury,
bore down each other in horrible diforner. Thus we
raged amongst cur enemies, and pressed over the dead
and wounded, dill eager to destroy. I amonglt the rest;
but in the midst of the tumult,.one of the enemy's horse
crushed my leg to pieces. One who fought by my fide,
to<k me up and carried me out of the field to a good old
man, who, not far off, was praying for our victory.
Tike care of this man, father, said he, he has fought
bravely; and then hastened back to the battle. We con
quered ; we conquered, my child. Many of our men
were found stretched out over heaps ot the enemy ; So
the weuy reaper retts on the fheaf of rorn which him
felf had cut down. I was nursed and healed; bur I
knew not m) detivertera I have never had an opportuni
ty to thank him that I live. In va;n have I fought him ;
in vain have I offered up vows, thinking that perhaps
some faint or some ang< 1 might reveal him to me. Alas,
in vain I I (ball never 'hank him in this life.
The young Shepherd, who had listened with tears in
his eyes, faiJ, rat er, you can n<ve r thank him in thu
life. The old m^n astonished, cried, What is that you
fay, do vou know him then? The (hepherd answered,
1 am much deceived if he wa not my father. Often have
I heard him describe the ba,tle; and then be would fay,
Does the m n Lid live who fought so bravely by m, fide,
and whom 1 carried out of the field ? Good G^d ! and
ye his faints, said the old man, was lie your father ? He
had a fear here, said the lad, (pointing to bis che^k) a
spear had wounded him, perhaps before he carried you
off the field.—Whilft he carried me, his check uled. Oh !
my child, my fun I Two years ago he died, Gid the lad ;
and now (for he was poor) I tend this flock for bread.
The old man embraced him. Thank Goo, said he,
that it is in my power to i-rpay your father's kindoefs to
rue, in his son. Come with me, my child, another may
take care of the fiockf And they descended into the val
ley to his house. The old man was rich in fields and
herds ; and one beautiful daughter was his heircis. Child,
said he, the man that fared my life was father to this lad.
Couldft thou love him. I would give thee to him to wife.
The youth was handsome and sprightly, bis bright eyes
sparkled through the yellow locks that curled about his
fire. H/r virgin modesty required three days to deter
mine ; but the youth grew impatient, and she gave him
herhind : The old man wept tears o! joy, and said, God
hit's ydu, lam now the happieftof men.
CONSTITUTION ot NEW-JERSEY.
WHEREAS all the constitutional authority,
ever possessed by the Kings of Great-Britain,
over these colonies, or their other dominions, was, by
Compaq, derived from the people, and held of them
for the common iatereft ofthe whole society ; allegiance
and protection are, in the nature of things, reciprocal
ties, each equally dependirf upon the other, and liable
to be dissolved by the e :er's being refufed or with
drawn. And whereas George the Third, King of
GreAt-Britain, has refused protection to the good people
ofthefe Colonies; and, by a/Tenting to sundry ads of the
British Parliament, attempted to fubje& them to the as
- dominion of that body; and has also made war
upon them in the most cruel and unnatural manner, for
no other cause than averting their just rights, all civil
authority under him is necessarily at an end, and a dis
solution of government in each Colony has consequent
ly taken place.
And whereas in the present deplorable Situation of
these Colonies, exposed to the fury of a cruel and re
lentless enemy, some form of government is absolutely
necessary, hot only for the preservation of good order,
but also the more effectually to unite the people, and
enaole them to exert their whole force in their own ne
ceffary defence; and as the honourable the Continental
Congress, the supreme Council of the American Colo
nies, has advised (uch of the Colonies, as have not yet
gone into the measure, to adop. for themselves respect
ively filch government, as (hall belt conduce to their
own happiness and fafety, and rhe well being of Ame
rica in general; We, the representatives of the Colony
of New Jersey, having been elected by all the counties
in the freeft manner, and in Congress assembled, have,
after mature deliberation, agreed upon a set cf Charter
Rights, and the for,m of a Constitution, in manner
following, viz.
G I. That the Government of this province foal' be
vetted in a Governor, Legislative Council, and Gene
ral Affemblf. N
11. That the said Legiflarive Council and AfTcmbly
fha.il be chosen, for the firft time, on 'he second Tues
day of August next; the members whereof fhaM be the
fame in number and qualifications as is herein after
mentioned ; and dial! be and remain veiled with all the
powers and authority to be held by any future Legi
slative Council and AfTembly of this Colony, until the
second Tuesday in October, which will be in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and feventy
feven.
TIL That on the said second Tuesday in October,
yearly and every year for-ever (with the privilege of
adjourning from day to day as occasion may require)
the counties shall fevera'd, choose one person to be a
member of the Legislative Council of this Colony, who
shall be and have been for one whole year next before
the election, an ihhabrtant and freeholder id the county
in which he is chosen, and worth at least One Tboufand
Pounds, Proclamation Money, of real and pefonal
estate within the fame county: That, at the fame time,
each county shall also choose three members of AfTem
bly; provided, that no person shall be entitled to a
feat in the said Assembly, unless he be and have been
for one whole year next before the election, an inhabi
tant of the county he is to represent, and worth Five
Hundred Pounds Proclamation Morey in real and per
sonal efface in the fame county :. That, on the second
Tuesday next after the day of ele&itm, the Cou cil and
Assembly shall separately meet, and that the consent
of both hopfes fliall be becefTary to every law, provi
ded that (even shall be a quorum of the Council for
doing bufioefs; and that no law shall pass, unless there
be a majority of all the representatives of each
body personally prefect and agreeing thereto. Provi
ded always, That if a majority of the representatives
of this province in Council and General Assembly con
vened, shall, at any time or times hereafter, judge it
equitable and proper to add to or dlminifh the number
or proportion of the membe sos the Assembly for any
county or counties in this Colony, then, and in such
case, the fame may, on the principles of mere equa'
representation, be lawfully done, any thing in this
Charter to the contrary notwithstanding; so that the
whole number of representatives in Assembly (hall net
at any time be Ids than thirty nine.
• IV. That all inhabitants of this Colory o f full age
who are worth Fifty Pounds, Proclamation Monev,
clear efta ein the fame, and have refilled within the
county in which they claim a vote for twelve months
immediately preceeding the ele&ion, shall be entitled
to vote for representatives in Council and Aff-mbly ;
and also for all other public officers that shall beclc&d'
by the people of the county at large.
V. I hat th^ AfTembly, when met, flall have pew
er to choose a Speaker, and other their officers; to be
judges of the qualifications and eiecljoos of their own
members; fit' upon their own adjournments, prepare
bills to be puffed into laws, and to empower their
Speaker to convene them, whenever any extraordinary
occurrence shall render it neceffiry.
VI. That the Council Gali also have power to pre
pare bills to pass into laws, and have other like powers
as the assembly, and in all refpe&s be a free and inde
pendant branch of the legislature of this Colony; save
only that they shall not prepare or alter any money
bill, which shall be the privilege of the Assembly ; that
the Council shall, f-Qm time to time, 'be convened by
the Governor or VicoPrefident, but muff be ermrened
at all timeb when tft Assembly fits ; for which purpose
the Speaker of the House of Assembly shall always im
mediately after an adjournment give notice to the Go
vernor or Vice-President of the time and place to which
the House is adjourned.
VII. That the Council and AfTembly jointly at their
firft meeting, after each annual election, shall, by a
majority of votes, eled some fit person within the Co
lony,to be a Governor for one year, who shall be con
stant president of the Council, and have a calling vote
in their proceedings ; and that the Council themselves
shall choose a Vice-President, who shall aft as such in
the abferce of the Governor.
Vlil. That the Governor, or, in his absence, the
Vice-President of the Council, shall have the supreme
executive power, be Chancellorof the Colony, and aft
as Captain-General and Commander in Chief of all the
militia, and other military force in this Colony; and
that any three or more of the Council (hall, at all
times, be a Privy Council to advise the Governor in
all cases, where he may find it necessary to coafuit
them; and that the Governor be Ordinary or Surro
gate General.
IX. That the Governor and Council ('even where' f
shall be a quorum) be the court of appeals in the latt
tefert in all cau es of law as heretofore; and that they
puffefs the power of g anting pardons to criminals after
condemnation in all cases of treason, felony, or other
offences.
X. That captains, and all other inferior officers cf
the militia, shall be chosen by the companies in the
relpeAive counties ; but field and general officers by the
Council and Assembly.
XI. Th^t the Council and AfTembly shall have pow
er to make the Great Seal of this Colony, which dial!
be kept by the Governor, or, in his absence, by the
Vice President of the Council) to be tried by them as
occafien may require; and it shall be called, Fhe Gre^t
Sial of the Coteny of New jer/cy.
,11. shat the Judges f the Supreme Court shall
continue in office tor (even years the Judges of the
Inferior Court of Common Pleas in toe several coun
ties, Jufhees of the Peace, Clerks of the Supreme
Court, Clerks of the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas,
and (Quarter Seilions, 'he A to: ney-General and Pro-
Vincidi Secretary shall continue in office for five years,
arid the Provincial Trea s uer shall continue ih office or
one year; and that they shall be teverally appointed
by the Council aid Assembly in manner aoreiaid, and
commiflioned by the Governor, or, in his absence, by
the l ice President of the.Cmnml. Provided always,
That the said officers severally shall be capable of be
ing re-appointed at the ep.d of t; e terms severally be
fcH& limited ; and that any cf the laid officers shall be
liable to be difmiftd, when adjudged guilty of mifbn
havicyi- by the Council, on an impeachment of the'
ARembly.
XIT. That be inhabitants of each county, quali
fied to vote as afurefaid, shall, at the time and place
of elec-ting their Repre fentarives, annually eje& one
Sheriff, and one or more Coroners; and that they
may re eled the fame person to foch offices, until he
shall have served three years, but no longer; after
which, three years shall elapse before the ty e person
is capable of being elected again. Whom the election
is certified icy the Governor or VitoPfefi^ert, order
the hands ot fix freeholders of the county for winch
they were elected, they shall be immediately ccmmif
fioned to serve in their re'pedive offices
X:V. Ihfl te townships, at their annual town
meetings for clewing other fficeis. shall choose Lon
flables for the dirtn&s refpefnvely; and aho thret or
more judicious freeholders of good c^arader to hear
and finally determine all.appeals relative to nnjnft as/
teffments in cases of public taxation; which Commii
hoi©3 of Appeal (had, for that purpose fit at ionic
tunable time or times to be by them /minted, and
made known to the people by advertherhe $.
Xv. I hat the Laus of thsColony shall begin in
the f. llowing ffile, viz. Be it enaPedH t^C^mcii and
General fembiy of this Coio?r, ano it A kereb, %7ed
by tie authority of the fine: That all Commifhbns,
granted by the Governor or Vice Prefidect, fyli t iun
thus Ibe Chorny of New Jerfe )to fB. &e. Grot
iig ; nd that all wins shall hkeuife tur in the name
o< the Co Ony : And that AI indictments (hall conclude
in the following manner, viz. agatxf the ^ce of ibi,
Co on,, the government, and (frit' of th f me.
X.VI. That all criminals shall be acaitteri to the
free privileges of v itneffcs and c'unfel, as their pro
.fecutors die >r shall be entitled to.
,Vil. That the effaces of inch perform as shall de
firoy their own lives, shall rot, for tha offeree, be
forfeited; but shall delceod in the feme manner as they
would have done bad fitch perlons died in a natuial
way; nor shall anr article, which may occAinn acci
dentally the d< ath of any one. be henceforth deemed
a deodand, or in anywise forfeited on account of Inch
misfortune.•
XVIH. That no perlon shall ever, within this Co
lony, be deprived obth' eineflimsble privilege of wor
^'ppirig Almigl ty God in a manner agreeable to the
fiAa es of his own confeience ; nhr under any pretence
whatsoever compelled to attend any place of worship,
contrary to his own faith and judgment ; nor (hall any
erfon, within this Colony, ever be obliged t pay
tithes, taxes, or any other rates, ter the purple of