The Kentucke gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1787-08-18 00:00:00, page 1

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' is HUNTER or ths KEN I UC
KE GAZETTE to thi PUBLIC
AFTI R having cxpcnJcJ much in
procuring the nwtcrials and convey
ing them from Philadelphia'! have ven
tne1 to-open a Printing Office in the
‘ Town of Lexington inthe Diftriftof Ken
tucke Notwithftanding thefe expenses
tin 1 (hat of prpeuring farther fupplies of
ptpr for m buflnefs and of fupporting
jiece fury hands 1 (hall content myfeif at
pro cot with the profpeft of fmail gains I
consider this country as being yet in an
inrant ftateharraTed by the moll favage
enemies having no profitahlc trade and
K E N T U C K E G A Z E T E
tercourfe with the Kailcrn parts of Ame
rica However the exertions made by a
giXiEiiuAber oTl'iciiilCmen in tavour of
the profs convinces me that a Spirit pre
vads amo’i? m countrymen fupeiior to
their pi e 'cut circumftauccL lam fatisfled
that every poffibie encouragement will
be given to my prefent undertaking
' It !i impoffible to recount all the ad
vantages that the public will fecieve
f om the publication of a GAZETTE in
this DiilriA Firilit will give a quick and
ge 'era' i formation concerning the inten
tions' and behaviour of our neighbouring
cncniesand put us upon our guard a
gainll their future violence Second1yit
will communicate a iimeiy Info m ition of
the proceedings of our Lcgiflatu’cand
E revent us from unde going various evils
y being unacquainted with the laws of
ourcountr fomc of which have been in
force fomctimebefoic they reached the
diftrift Thiidiyit will call our attention
to the tranfactions of CongrefsanJ ihtw
us the policy which predominates in our
ge :t AtncricanConrcJeracylt will teach
us when we ae to prepae for foreign
wars when we 11 e to admire the fuc
cefsful Hero the gene: ous Patriot and
the wife Statefman or to treat with ab
horence the betrayer of his Countiy
Iburthly it will carry oui attuntionto
uii ancient world arid gratify our curio
i with refpeft to diilani nations who
JloiuUh in the arts of aims or peace It
of Genius (alight in(Lp?e tnc world a
re 'pefoMe Opinion ofthe people who
have come fo many leagues to cultivate a
dele: ted land When others fee what we
have done and what we are dill able to
r do they will come and llrengthen our
being drained of money by its pre'ent in- hands and be plcafed to partake of our
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A’ A Ti U K D A Y
future bleffings
Indeed ir wm vprr n frwif rf pa
tronage from the Convention in 1785
that induced me firft to attempt what I
have row accomplice! 1 therefore reft
fatisfled that all my Countrymen will be
fenGble of rqy c'-a'm to their notice as the
firft adventurer in abufirefs wheih has
been chiefly inftrumentaiin bringing man
kind from a (tare of blindnefs and flavei y
to their prefent advancement in know
ledge and freedom
JOHN BRADFORD
will laytipen all the Republic of letteis
to our vie w and furniih us with all necef
fary inilructions to avoid the d nger or
fecurethe blcffings which may wait on
our rifing community Fifthly it wil jHy
afford us an cfy method of undeiftandl A
ing one another and coming to a better-
greemenffn the execution ot everv dc
fign which maybe neceflary for'the com
mon good
To tbs PRINTER or thi Kentucle
GAZETTE
ing political fubjedls
fuppofe that of a reparation from them to fall on
the ftate of Virginia to be the vigour ?
mft interefting at prfent t I Fourthly What are the great
hope our poliiidsns will be pleaf- evils we fuffer for want of a new
ed through your prefsto give us governments and how could a
their fentiments on both liJes of new date remedy thole evils?
the q jeflion and I hope they And I would ask thofe who
will write and welhall read with are againft a feparation
that coolnefs and impartiality Firft How Jhall we defend
which becomes men who have ourfelves againft the lavages un
the real intereft of this Country der the prelent laws i and how
1 am r mi ha in th rA we fljall we get paid toi doing ur £
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at heart j and thaunthc end we
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A S I expert your paper will be Thirdly will not a reparation
V-pioyed at fift in dil'cufs- lefsen our importance in the opi-
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and as I nion of the
miy im ti pon uui policy vyhicu
will fecors life liberty
antybroperiy to us and our pofte-
i
As the melt of us are farmers
rnl unlkilled in policy (allho we
are anxious to do for the befi)
- bletogivc but a random
gueis at the propriety of a repara
tion— we can fee dfficuliies on
both Tides and would wilh toa
void the word
I beg leave therefore to propole
a few querries to the Gentlemen
on both Tides of the quiftion 1
and will begin wilh aStnig ihufc
who think a reparation neceflary
1 ft By what probable means
can a new State fupport Goveiri
ment defend itfelf from the ra
vages and pay its quota of clue
foederal apd mite debt without
a free trade of the river Miffifippi?
Secondly What probable pro
fpeds can a new State have of
obtainig a trade down the Miifi
fippi and what prfits can we
derive fiom fuch a trade ?
favages and caufe
us with greater
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