The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1774-11-21 00:00:00, page 4

Mr. Watson;
so good at to publift the following Letter, which exhi
bits the true character of David Ingersoll, of Great-
Barrington, and oblige, Sir, &c.
Dear Sir,
YOUR’S of the 26th of September last, have duly
received, in which you desire me to give you
the true charafler of Mr. Ingersoll, our late repre
sentative. Your request I always confider an abso
lute command, and as binding me, fait as fate -
(hall therefore comply with your requisition, by giv
ing you such remarkable anecdotes of his life, as
will serve as an unerring clue to his true charafler.
And, that you may have a just idea of the man, I
begin my narrative in the year 1765, when he was
firft admitted to the bar— -that bar which he has dis
graced by his ill-fated address to Mr. Hutchinson.
The latter part of this year,at a meeting of the people
of these towns, afl’embled to direfl our then repre
sentative, whether he should, or fliould not, oppose
the operation of the ftamp-afl : we had it as his o
pinion, thatoppofition thereto was opposing the king
—opposing lawful authority, and would, if perse
vered in, end in the ruin of the country.
The two next succeeding years, I pass over in si
lence, and come down to the year 1768, when he de
clared himfelf on the fide of the reminders, (as they
gre called,) he there appeared openly in favour of
our re-elefling one of that number—-and for a while,
he exerted himfelf in his behalf. But, in 1769,
before the day of eleflion, Mr. Ingersoll having tho’t
proper to set himfelf up as a candidate, found him
felfin great perplexity-—no good objeflion.could be
made against the gentleman who hadferved them the
proceeding year, but only this, that he was a re
feinder, and (as observed above,) Mr. Ingersoll had
all along adopted his principles, juftified his mea
sures, supported his interest, and approved of his
political charafler. In these circumltances, some
thing was neceflary to be done, besides convincing
the people, that our former representative held to
principles subversive of English Liberty ; a palinody
was also neceflary on his part; which Mr. Ingerfol
perceiving, therefore set himfelf about it in earnest :
but the transition was so sudden, and his conduft so
fufoicious, it fail’d of its desired effefl. The former
representative was again elefled. Such a defeat,
would have baffled the expeflations of a person less
(anguine, but had no other effefl upon Mr. Ingersoll
than to fire his ambition to try his fate at another
eleflion.
In 1770, his wiflies were completed, when, not
withstanding all the difficulties, and all theoppeflti
on that lay in his way, behold ! he w'as elefled
from which moment, I felt myfelf deeply interested
in his welfare; being fenflble that he went to the
general court under many di fad vantages, was con
cerned for the evtnt. Itwaseafy to forefee, that
moll of the leading men of this, and the next county
wou’d endeavour to lessen his importance, and des
troy his influence. Added to this, I really doubted
whether he was fixed in any political principles, or
not. Undea»thefe circumflances he set out, and re
turned a triumphant whig.
The next year, (being again elefled) he blazed
out with surprising luftre—his enemies beheld his
growing importance-—found him superior to all op
pofltion, and had conceived no hopes of his deftruc
*ion but from a latent prcfpefl, that his firmnefs would
And now abideth Faith, Hope, and Charity, these three.
But the great est of these is Charity. I. Cor. xiii. Is.
rpHREE lifters^ of one heav’nly parent born.
Religion brighten, and the church adorn;
The eldest, Faith, with Revelation’s eyes.
Thro’ Reason’s (hades, the realms of bliss descries ;
Erings heav’n, in realizing profpefl home,
And antedates the happiness to come !
The second, Hope, with life bellowing smile,
Lightens each woe; and foftens human toil ;
Bidding the thought-dejefled heart ascend
To that bleft place-—where ev’ry care (hall end !
The youngest, Charity,-—a seraph guell !
With clement goodness warms the social breast ;
Her boundless view, and comprehensive mind
Sees and pursues the weal of humankind.
And taught to emulate the throne above,
Grasps all creation in the links of love !
Yet two of these, tho’ daughters of the iky, 1
Boafl. (hort duration, and are born to die ! L
For Faith Ihall end in vision—Hope in joy ; j
While Ch arity, immortal, and sublime,
Shall mock the darts of death, and wreck of time.
When nature finks, herfelf the prey of fire,
And all the monuments of art expire 1
She Ihall emerge triumphant from the flame.
The fame her luftre, and her worth the fame !
Confefs’d (hall (hine to faintsand angels known,
Approv’d, diftinguifh’d, near th’ eternal throne.
POETRY.
On C H A R I T Y,
hot keep pace with his pretendonf—that thcdazzling
glare around him, would obftrufl his fight, and the
intoxication of applause, wou’d make him giddy.
Had his political exillence ended here, how honora
ble to his constituents, to himfelf, and how beneficial
to the cause of Liberty---But his propitious, unpro
pitious liars, having not yet Ihed all .their influence,
he was (for the third time,) elefled in 1772. This
year, his friends at court, and some of his friends at
home, perceived the mass of his patriotism to be
melted down-—his flame for liberty, almost extin
guished. Notwithstanding these ill omens, he was
returned a member for the year 1773 ; when Kis a
poftacy was rewarded with a commiilion, mean in its
origin, scandalous in its design, and fatal in its cen
fequences. This was fufficient to convince the can
did and intelligent, that he had agreed a truce with
the governor, and left with him the liberties of his
constituents, in pledge for a lading peace.
In some certain circumflances, there is not, on
earth, a better remedy for a damaged charafler, than
down right impudence.---Our hero was happy in
having a large magazine of this at hand, which he
applied so fuccefsfully, that last May he procured a
large majority of votes, and once more had a feat in
the house of representatives. After the choice was
declared, putting his hand on his breast, he spoke as
follows, viz. “ 1 can lay my hand on my heart and
honestly declare, that notwithstanding the restless,
and wicked efforts of my cruel and inveterate ene
mies, to ruin my charafler, I have never been drawn
in, but once, to vote with the minority of the house
---my principles of government, my views of the
rights and liberties of the people, are the fame they
have ever been, and Ihall therefore constantly and
steadily pursue those meafurcs which I have ever
pursued, and which by your present choice, you are
pleased to approve of.” Which words even vibrate
in the ears of the four towns who heard them.
The next thing we hear from him, is his mean,
low, fulfome, scandalous address to a governor, a
gainst whose measures he has objefled, protefled,
rav’d. What worse things, what things more harih,
can be said of the vilest mifereant, than I, than hun
dreds have have heard him fay of Mr. Hutchinson ?
What greater objections could be made against the
government of an infernal, than we have heard him
make against the administration of bis now friendly,
amiable, impartial, and almost divine Hutchinson ?
Now he has a firm persuasion of his inviolable attachment
to the real inter fts of this his native country, and of his
constant readme) s, by every thing in bis power, to pro
mote its true welfare andprojperity. How found those
words in your ears ? They found odly enough in
mine. Still, his good fortune loth to desert him,
would not have left him to his fate, had he not after
his return, coveted deftruflion, beg’d for disgrace,
courted infamy, and greedily embraced ruin, even in
her dreary cavern.
Thus, fir, have Igivenafimple relation of facts,
without any colouring, without one exaggerating
circumstance. If the piflure is painful to look on,
confideritis taken from real life—-that Mr. Inger
fol’s own pencil Iketched the outlines, and his too
frequent retouches, have completed the deformity.
That you may not be in doubt, with regard to his no
tions of truth and honor, give the following extrafl
from one of his letters, wrote since he fled to Boston :
“ You may go as far as you think proper in making
proposals of accomodations on my part, and I (hall*
undoubtedly be very willing to comply when they
are made known to me—-All 1 have to do or fay, is
as they (hall direfl ; for I am far from being consci
ous, that I have ever said or done any thing which
favors of criminality.” This extrafl (hews the man
to perfection—-it needs no comment.
Am, Dear Sir, Your’s, &c.
October 29, 1774.
STEPHEN AUSTIN,
ALightifh brown Great Coat, the buttons
fomthing darker than the cloath, supposed to
be lent and forgot to who, or left and forgot where.
Whoever (hall bring said great coat to the Priting-
Office in Hartford, (hall have ahandfome reward.
Hereby informs the Public in general, and his Cus
tomers in particular, that he has lately removed
from his (hop formerly kept by him at the south
end of the Court-House in Hartford, to one just
south of the north Mecting-Houfe; where he
continues to carry on the ^aylor’s bufmefs as usual,
and where all gentlemen who will favour him with
their custom, may depend on having tiieir work
done to their fatisfaflion, as well for price as good
workmanfliip: He also makes gold and silver span
gled buttons, worked on cloth, on very reasonable
terms. Said AUSTIN has for sale a very large
quantity of neat PHILADELPHIA BUCKSKIN
BREECHES-—Also, a number of neat mill’d LEA
THER SKINS. He employs the best of
Workmen who make them equal to any in America.
He flatters himfelf he can supply any gentlemen
who are pleas’d to favour him with their custom,
much to their fatisfaflion.
—M I S S I N G—
'Taken up by the Subscriber of
Simjbury, and now in his Custody, two Stears and one
Heifer fudg'd to be about twt> Years dd past, no Brand
or Mark. The Owner may have them again on proving
his Property and paying Charges, by applying to
Simjbury, Nov. 2, 1774. Afahei Holcombe
G A S
Given for
FLAX- S E E D.
SAMUEL WESCOTE,
'J' AKES this Method to return his (incere Thanks
to all his Friends and Customers for their pail
Favours since he came to this Town—and to ac
quaint them he has just received, and now ha- ready
for Sale at his Shop kept at Madam Sarah Edvard
a little Eastward of the Cctirt-Houfc in Hartford :
A new and frefh Supply of
English, India, and Scotch GOODS; both (or- Gen
tlemen and Ladies, suitable for the Season, whieft
Particulars are too tedious to name—-Amonnft which
is a good Aflbrtment of Irish Linnens, and^Checks,
Nails and Glass, choice Tea, Coffee, Chocolate’
Indigo, Pepper, Allspice, Whalebone, &c. &c. &c”
All which he is determined to fell very cheap for
Ca(h : but no Abatement made on the Prices affied;
Likewise, choice Coffee to be fold by the Quantity
as cheap as in York or elsewhere.
- - XJI
Eleazer Ofwolf
Having created a DISTILLERY, in Ncw-llaven,
for the Purpose of carrying on thi diftillikg Bufmefs in all
its Branches, hopes for the EiictiUragement of who
wijhtofee the Arts and Manufaflurts flouri/h in Ame
rica. He returns his grateful Acknowledgments to thoje
Gentlemen who ha-Ve already favoured him with their
Custom, requesting a Continuance of it \—and informs
them, and the Public in general, that he has for Sale,
Neiu-Ha^en distilled R U
clean I lavoured andfull Proof. —Reclifed ditto, equal to
A est - India. ---Brandy.—Geneva.—Annifeed LYafer. —
Double distilled ditto.—Orange, Clove and Cinnamon
ITaters.—Doctor Stevens, or All-Fours, &c.
Which Articles be will fell both Wholesale and Retail,
as cheap for CASH, as they are generally fold in New-
York ', and will also receive in Pay for them, Melcffes,
or Country Produce.
hlclajfes will be distilled on reasonable T?rms. Drug
gists and Apothecaries can be supplied with High-Wsnei
---Masters of Yeffels, and others may be furnijned with
a Variety of Liquors for their Sea Stores, and Store-
Keepers, Tavern-Keepers, and other Retailers ft:all have
good Allovsar.ee made on prompt Payment.
Broke out of the Pafiure of Col.
Wolcott, of Litchfield, on the \\th Instant, a light forril
Mare, about Years old, a natural trotter, a white Strip
inker Face, and about 14 Hands high. Whoever will
fecurefaid Mare, and fend Word to Col. Wolcott, or Mr.
Stanton, of Litchfield, or to the Subscriber in Sharon, ft all
be well rewarded and all ncceffary Charges paid, by
COTTON-MATHER SMITH.
Sharon, October 26, 1774.
b" e e s -Ta T
CASH given for BEES-WAX, by
Hezekiah Merrill^
Apothecary and Booi:-Seller, at tho Sign
of the Unicorn and Mortar, a few R.bds
South of the Court-Houfc, HARTFORD,
Where is to be fold,
A good ASSORTMENT of
DRUGS, MEDICINES, BOOKS, &c.
Likewise,
Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, Raisins,
Figgs, Almonds, Briniftone, Rofm, Pepper, All
spice, Ginger, Tamarinds, Florence Oyl, Madeira,
Lifuon, and Malaga' Wines, best Velvet Corks,
Copperas, Aiom, Maddar, Arsenic, Paper by the
Ream or Quire, Marble Paper, Dutch Quills, Pa
tent Cake Ink, Wafers, best Dutch Sealing Wax,
Copper-Plate Copies, Money Scale?,G unter’sScales
and Dividers, MAPS, Prints, Gold Leaf, Account
Books, Receipt and Memorandom ditto, Ass Skin
Memorandum ditto, best German Flutes, Twine,
Loaf Sugar, Geneva, Painter’s Colours of all
Kinds, Linseed Oyl, Varnifh,,Paint Bruffies, &c.
He returns his (incere Thanks to all his Friends
and Customers, for their past Custom ; and as he is
determined to fell on as reasonable Terms as anv
One elie, he hopes to merit the Continuance of their
Favours, by his good Attendance, and every other
Endeavour to give general Satisfaflion.
TO BE SOLD in East-Windsor,
Good new dwelling-house, with half an acre of
land, well situated on the street near Captain
Biffel’s tavern, in the most public part of the town.
Any person inclining to parchafe the fame, may en
quire of Smith Baily on said Premiffes or Captain
Aaron Biffell, or Mr. David Bijfell, living near.