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If it be (aid, “ That the people, being ignorant,
are always difeontented," I answer, quite the con
trary. People are not so easily got out of their old
forms as some are apt to suggest; they are hardly
to be prevailed with to amend the acknowledged
faults in the frame they have been accustomed to.
But if the people have been made miserable, and
find themselves exposed to all the ill usage of arbi
trary power, cry up their Governors as much as
you will forfons of Jupiter, and give them out for
what you please, the fame will happen. The
people ill treated, and contrary to right, will be
ready on any occasion to ease themselves ofa bur
den that fits heavy upon them, and they will wish
and seek for the opportunity. He mufthave lived
but little in the world, who has not seen or read
of examples of this in all forts of governments in
the world.
By this breach of trust they forfeit the power
the people had put in their hands for quite con
trary ends, and it devolves to the people, who
have a right to resume their original liberty, and,
by establishing a new legislature, provide fortheir
own fafety and security, for which they entered
into society. The people having referred to them
selves the choice of their representatives as the
fence of their properties, could do it for no other
end but that they might freely aft and advise as
the necessity of the public good might be judged
to require.
Such revolutions happen not upon every little
wifmaua^ement in public affairs. Great mistakes
in the ruling party, and many wrong laws, and
flips of human frailty, will be borne by the people;
but if a long train of abuses and artifices, all tend
ing the fame way, make the design visible to the
people, and they fee whither they are going, it is
not to be wondered that they should then rouse
themselves, for specious names and forms are
worse than the state of nature or pure anarchy.
Rebellion being an opposition, not to persons
but authority, which is founded only in the ccn
ftitution and laws : those, whoever they be, who
by force break through, and by force juftify their
violation of them, are truly and properly rebels.
Those who set up force in opposition to the laws,
do rebellare ; that is, they bring back the state of
war, and are properly rebels ; which they who are
in power, by the pretence they have to authority,
the temptation of force in their hands, and the
flattery of those about them, are the likeliest to
do.
And if those, who by force take away the le
gislative, are rebels, the legislators themselves can
be no let's efleemed so.—The people's rights are
equally invaded, and their 1 berties loft, whether
they are slaves to any of their own, or to a foreign
nation.
Again: the supreme power cannot take from
any man any part of his property without his own
consent: for the preservation of property being
the end of government, and that for which men
enter into society ; it necessarily requires that the
people should have property, without which they
must be supposed to lose that by entering into so
ciety, which was the end for which they entered
into it; too gross an absurdity for any man to
own.
Men having property, have such a right to the
goods which are theirs, that nobody hath a right
to take them or any part of them from them,
without their own consent; without this they
would have no property at all, for I have no pro
pertyin that which another can by right take from
me when he pleases against my consent. Hence
'tis a miffake to fay, ' that the supreme legislative
power of any commonwealth can dispose of the
fubjed's property arbitrarily, or take any part of
it at pleafure.'
The end of government is to secure the peo
ple's properties; the Prince or Senate have power
to make laws for regulating of property between
fnbja and fubje&, but can never have a power to
lake any part of the fubje&s property without
^^^ ^ ^ HEN the legislators endeavour
& $ to take away and destroy the pro
'Y^'^. perty of rhe people, or to reduce
^1" 'fy;'' them to Lavery under arbitrary
&" ^^ ^ power, they put themselves in
state of war with the people,
. who are thereupon absolved from
any farther obedience, and are left to the common
refuge which God hath provided for all men against
force and violence.
The venerable name ofLocke carrier Jo much weight
and authority, that on every fubjed relative to
politics or government, his arguments feern irre
fiflably per/hafae. As such, the fab/equent pas
sages are offered to the confederation of thinking
men.
When the legislative is altered, or the legislators
aft contrary to the end for which they were con
stituted ; those who are guilty, are guilty of re
bellion.
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O R,
GENERAL
M O N D A
For the Pennsylvania Packet.
VOL. 111.
On GOVERNMENT.
From the Public Ledger.
Englishmen should never despair of
preserving their rights and liberties; for let
their condition be rendered ever so helpless and de^
fperate by corruption and arbitrary power, that no
human means appear of saving them from slavery,
yet Providence may interfere in their favour,
and wipe away at once all the traces of tyranny.
Such interposition of Providence hath been fre
quent in this nation; for if we pe use the annals
of England we shall find that the people have often
had Kings of despotic dispositions, who wanted to
be, and endeavour to make themselves absolute;
and also have had Parliaments corrupt, and very
ready to co-operate with them in such iniquitous
designs ; and yet, by some interference or other
of Providence, all such wicked intentions were fru
ftrated. Sometimes death hath appeared in defence
of the people's freedom, and taken away the ty
rants; at other times another Prince taking the
advantage of the mifcondud of the reigning King,
hath laid his claim to the crown, and by the re
sentment and assistance of an injured and oppressed
people, hath obtained it; and who, in order to
eftablifli himfef on the throne, found it necessary
to restore, and promile to maintain, the rights and
liberties of the nation. And sometimes the peo
ple, wearied out by the long mifruleand oppreflive
meafufes of their Prince, have called in another,
and given him the crown, and thereby restored
their shattered constitution to some degree of sound
ness. Indeed, the interposition of Providence
hath been so frequent on thyfe occasions in this na
tion, that we can hardly find a tingle instance in
the history of it, where the crown, though heredi
tary, hath defeended in a regular manner for more
than three focceffions —-Why, or for what reasons,
the regular succession to the crown hath been so
constantly, and, as it were, periodically interrupted,
we shall not prefumet> fay; but, as it affords
matter of much (peculation, we may takethe li
berty of guessing at it.—Power, long entrusted,
either to tingle persons, or to bodies of men, gene
rally increases it felf so greatly as to become sub
versive of the intentions, and dangerous to the
rights of those who delegated it. Kings are but
men, are fubjeft to all the pafficns and frailties of
human nature, and consequently are too prompt to
grasp at arbitrary power, and to wish to make all
things bend and submit to their will and pleasure;
and as entrusted power constantly augments itfelf
in proportion to the length of time it hath been
pofTeffed, so we may suppose that the Princes who
possessed the crown of this kingdom in a regular
defeent for three facceffions, had generally increased
their power to such a great degree as to be obnoxi
ous to the people, and dangerous to their conffi
tution, rights, and liberties : and such apparent
danger may have occasioned such necessary inter
ruptions in the hereditary defeent of the crown.
their own consent, for this would be, in effed,
leaving them no property at all ; a General, or any
luperior officer, can command a soldier to march
up to the mouth of a cannon, or to stand in a
breach where he is almost sure to perish, and for
not obeying, can condemn him to death ; but with
all this absolute power, that officer cannot dispose
of one farthing of that soldier's estate.
'Tis true, government cannot be supported
without great charge, and 'tis fit that every one
who enj®ys protection should pay out of his estate
his proportion for the support of it; but Hill it
must be done with his own consent, or by his re
presentative chosen by him, for if any one (hall
lay and levy taxes by his own authority, and
without such consent of the people, he thereby in
vades the fundamental law of property, and sub
verts the end of government, for what property
have I in that which another may by right take
when he pleases to himfelf?
The death of the French King will probably
preserve, for some time longer, the freedom of our
American colonies; for great as the power of the
crown now is, it will not be able to support a war
with the House of Bourbon, and to fend a force
fufficient to enslave the colonies, at the fame time.
It may therefore be laid, according to Lord Chat
ham's rhetorical expression, that the freedom of
America was defended in France. Thole who
have been used to reflect on the occurrences of hu
man affairs, mull have observed, that it Sometimes
happens, when arbitrary power hath taken resolu
tions of suppressing the rights and liberties of a
free people, Providence hath interposed, and freed
them from the tyrannical intention.
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TO-M O R R O W,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, AT
JOHN H AR T's
VENDUE-STORE,
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a neat assortment of
MERCHANDIZE.
D U NLA P's
^eii^^ '~4
C H E E S E.
Choice Gloucester and Chrfhire CHEESE, to
be SOLD by
HENRY DOUGHERTY,
At his Grocery Store on Cuthbert's wharf.
Jud published and to be fold by ROBERT
BEL L, in Third-street, and JOHN DUN-
L A ?, in Market street, Philadelphia ; also by
HUGH GAINE, at New York ; in four vo
lumes oftavo, neatly bound, lettered and gilt—
TH E American Edition of LELAND's
new HISTORY of IRELAND, from
the invasion of Henry the 11. with a Preliminary
Difeourfe on the ancient date of that kingdom.
Memorandum. The elegance and impartiality of
this much wanted and long expected new history
of Ireland, hath been announced to the world by
the Literati of Europe ; and it is now laid before
the Sons of Science in America, whose attention it
mav claim as a valuable historical treasure, and an
ufeful American manufacture.
CHOICE SHA D,
Exceeding fat and warranted found and well cured,
in barrels and half barrels, are to be fold by
WILLIAM MILN O R,
In Water street, two doors above the Old Ferry
houfe, Philadelphia.
TH E great inconvenience that farmers and
others, at a great distance from the rivers, la
bour under in getting their supply of fifh in the
season, appearing obvious to the subscriber, he, in
order to remedy this, erected a fifhery on Potow
mack river in Maryland, where the (had are taken
in cool clear water, three hundred miles from the
sea and salted down immediately out of the water,
which renders them much better than when they
are carried a great distance before they are cured,
and as they are fold cheaper than they can be pur
chased and cured in the season, the subscriber hopes
for the encouragement of the Public —Country
dare-keepers purchasing ten barrels or upwards,
shall have a proper abatement.
A quantity of herrings, in excellent order for
exportation ; rounds of beef, tongues, &c. are
cured in the very belt manner, by
To the FREEHOLDERS and others.ELEC
FORS for the city and county of Philadelphia.
Gentlemen,
AS T intend to offer myfelf a candidate for the
Coroner's office, at the ensuing election ; and
having had the honour of being an officer to the
several late Sheriffs for many years, I therefore
humbly solicit your votes and intereh, which sh dl
ever be gratefully acknowledged by, Gentlemen,
Your very humble servant,
SACHEVERAL WOOD.
JAMES KINNEA R,
TAKES this method to acquaint the Public,
and his friends in particular, that he is re
moved to his new Vendue-fore, at the corner of
Third and Vine streets, where he purposes, on
Saturday next the 24th inst. at one o'clock in the
afternoon, to begin the file ot a large assortment
of MERCHANDIZE; ail) 4.5 pieces of fail
cloth; houlhold furniture, &c. He shall gratefully
acknowledge, and give all the fatisfafhon he can,
to those that will favour him with their cuttom.
A tingle man, that is a good clerk, may hear of
a place by applying at the above store. None but
thole of a good character, and that can give secu
rity, need apply.
EZEKIEL LETT S,
T A Y L O R,
BEGS leave to acquaint the public, that he has
removed to Third-street, nearly opposite the
Harp and Crown Tavern, where he carries on his
nufinefs in all its branches, and hopes to have the
plealure of giving general fatisfa&ion to thole gen
t'emen who please to favour him with their orders,
a they mav depend on their being performed with
the utmost care and pun&ualby.
Riding habits, hussar drefles, womens cloaks, and
lace work done in the newest and molt fafhiouable
manner, and their favours gratefully acknowledged
by their molt obedient humble fervent,
EZEKIEL LETTS.
BY virtue of a writ to me directed, will be fold
by public vendue, on Friday, the 23d day of
September inflant, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, at
the house of Casper Souder, on Frankford road,
near Kensington, in the Northern Liberties, a cer
tain meffuage and lot or piece of ground, situate
and being in Kensington, in the Northern Liberties
aforefaid, containing in front, on the east fide of
Hanover-street, 45 feet, and in depth 100 feet ;
boiml dby land of Thomas Lacey and others; late
the estate of Joseph Glafcodine, and wife ; seized
and taken in execution by
WILLIAM DEWEES, Sheriff.
To the FREEHOLDERS and others, ELEC-
T ORS for the county and city of Philadelphia.
Gentlemen,
IS HALL ever retain a proper sense of the ho
nour you did me at the last election, in chufing
me one of your Representatives to serve in General
Assembly : But having many reasons for declining
to serve any longer ,(at present) in that capacity,
I do mod earnestly request, that you will be pleased
to return some other person, at the ensuing election,
in place of, Gentlemen,
Your real friend and humble fervent,
SAMUEL MILES.
WILLIAM MILNOR.
T H E
ADVERTISER.
SEPTEMBER 19th, 1774.
TH E PUBLIC is hereby informed,
the fourth and last class of Petties Island
Cash Lottery, for Norrinton Presbyterian Church,
Whitpain German Lutheran Church, Newark A
caderny, &c. will certainly begin drawing the fif
teenth of October next. Thoie who have had tic
kets to dispose of, are requested to return such as
may be unfold (if any) before the tenth of Oftoher,
as all tickets unfold after that date we propose to
draw on account of the lottery ; and all those who
have had tickets in the foregoing classes on credit,
are desired to make immedirte payment, in order
that the many laudable purposes for which the lot
tery was made may be answered.
There remains a few tick ets to be disposed of in
this very rich and advantageous class, where there
are a considerable numberofprizes mor° than blanks/
the highelt prize £ 600 and several valuable prizes
made by the money carried from the foregoing clas
ses. Thole who incline to become adventuress may
be informed where tickets may be had, by appb ing
to Messrs. Robert Porter, Dederick Reese, Adam Fol;
and Andreev Porter, in Philadelphia; Capt. Robert
Curry, Dr. Kenner, and Mefi'rs. William Armiiroae,
John Porter, Stephen Ploom, Adam Hoffman, and
Paul Bower, Philadelphia County ; Dr. M'Kehky,
Wilmington ; James Latimore, Ffq; Newport';
Messrs. Michael Stattleman, John Todd, and P'illi.%
Evans, Chester County ; Meilrs. Nicholas Patter
son, Storekeeper, John Younckin, Bucks. County;
Mr. Widiiam French, Abington ; Mr. William Inner,
Burlington.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19, 1774.
JOHN HEFFERNA N,
Teacher of Mathematics and the English
Language.
HAS j Ift opened SCHOOL in a large com
modious room over Mr. Isaac Gray's store,
in Chefnut-ftreet, between Second and Third
ttreets ; —where those who are pleased to fend, may
depend on having their children and youth diligent
ly inftru&ed in grammatic Emgli/h, with due atten
tion to emphasis, pane, cadence, and puerile de
clamation ; Latin grammar, and a few of its sub
sequent classics, with a cencife but comprehcnfive
method of parting ; legible Writing in a vei, short
time, by an approved new expedient; comincn
and mercantile arithmetic, with several curious and
infpe&ional contra&ions; and Italian book-keeping,
with sundry domestic, foreign, and company ac
coinpts demouftratively journalized.—Likewise de*
cimals, duodecimals, and logarithms ; pra&ic and
theoretic geometry ; plane and spheric trigonome
try ; simple and quadratic algebra ; with the direct
and inverse methods of fluxionary quantities. To
which may be added, the occasional application of
the whole to mensuration in all its parts, navigation
in all its kinds, gauging in varieties, and furvejing
in all its most modern improvements : Together
with whatever else shall be found either recitative
or ufeful in a feltd course of practical mathematics.
N. B. Said Heffernan nas also opened a night
school, at the above place ; where a ftwof the emu
lous fans of industry, will be occasionally attended to,
with vigilance and assiduity.
IF E. HEARLE POWNE will
apply to the Printer, he will hear of something
to his advantage.
Baltimore-to^n, Sept. 3, 1774.,
TO BE SO L D,
ATR ACT of L AND in Frederic County,
Maryland, between the Conoloway creeks,
and extending a considerable distance on the banks
of Potowmack river, containing upwards of 3000
acres.
I will attend on the Did land from the 10th to the
15th of October, or longer if necessary, to treat
with those who are inclined to purchase. Reasona
ble credit will be given for a great part of the pur
chase-money.
Also one other trad of exceeding good unimpro
ved land, in Baltimore county, containing upwards
of 600 acres. This laud is well wooded and water
ed, and has a large quantity of rich meadow ground ;
it lies about 25 miles from Baltimore-town, and
within half a mile of the main road leading from,
Frederick to Baltimore town, and would mike two
or more convenient plantations. There is a find
range for flock in that part of the country. Mr.
Edward Dorsey, son of Edward, who lives con
tiguous, will fliew the land to those who chooie tw
view it.
Also two other tra&s of good land, in Baltimore
county, each containing about 500 acres, in the
neighbourhood of the above, and about the lame
distance from Baltimore- Lown. Both tra&s are
well wooded and watered, and abound in meadow
grounds.
Indtfputable titles will be given for the above
lands, by WILLIAM RUSSELL.
Mount Cleere, Baltimore County, Sept. 9, 1774.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
TOLE N out of the fuhfcriber's pasture, at his
) plantation, called the Caves, a blck half-blood
ed MAKE, about 14. hands and a ha.f high, paces
a little, trots and gallops well, she has both hind
feci white, a small liar on her forehead, and a w. ire
mark just behind her ears, occasioned by the rub
bing of the halter, a final! white spot on her off
thigh, branded on the near buttock thuso C. Who
ever takes up the laid mare, and Secures the tnief,
Io that he be brought to justice, shall receive the
above reward; or whoever ta^es up the tad mare
alone, and brings her to the lubfcriber, f ill hAt 1
r ward of T WENTY SHII.LING3, if
the be found within the county, and TUI R £ £
POUNDS if out of thecountv, by
CHARLES CARROL L.
N UMB. 152.