The Connecticut courant and Hartford weekly intelligencer — Hartford, Conn., 1774-06-28 00:00:00, page 4

Soon as our better Tho’ts begin
To rife to GOD, and Things unseen/
The Flesh reclaims ; we fall again.
Our moral Powers diforder’d so.
The Things we would we cannot do.
And pradice what we disallow.
Conscious of Guilt, our Hearts condemn.
And all the Excuses that we frame,
Are vain, are conscious still of Blame.
Thus, felf-condemn’d, how dread the Gloom !
From Death’s inexorable Doom I
How ihallwe ’fcape the Wrath to come !
Reason’s perplex’d j but Faith can Ihew
The labouring Mind a brighter View-
Pardon, and Peace, and Glory too..
We fin’d Tleav’s tcpdYeft Bowels move
To fee our Fall. Lo ! from above.
Come kindest Messages of Love.
Amazing Plan of fov’reign Grace 1
That in fuchftrange, miiierious Ways,
Stoop’d low, to save our ruin’d Race !
The Truths Heaven’s Oracles reveal.
Are suited to the Wants we feel ;
The kindest Counsels for our Weal.
These Oracles, when justly view’d.
By/;Mortals with our Powers endow’d,
Fully evince their Author GOD.
These Truths Ihine with such Evidence,
Appeal’d to Reason and to Sense,
The Mind feels full Conviction thence.
\Continued from ^the firft page.\
cerned. It is not only in the late proceedings, but
in all former, they have denied your authority
over them ; they have refuted protection to his Ma>
jefty’s fubjeCls, and in every instance disobeyed the
laws of this country ; either let this country forfake
its trade with America, or let us give that due pro
tection to it which fafety requires.
Mr. Harris. I cannot tee, Sir, any reason for so
wide a reparation between America and England as
other gentlemen are apt to think there ought to be j
that country, Sir, was hatched from this ; and I
hope we shall always kepp it under the Ihadow of our
win*rs. It has been faia.no repretentation, no taxa
tion. This was the system formerly adopted, but I
do not find it authorised in any book of jurispru
dence, nor do I deem it to be a doftrine either rea
fonabie or constitutional. I infill upon it they are
hbund to obey both the crown and the parliament.
The last twelve years of our proceedings have been
a feene of lenity and inactivity. Let us proceed &
mend our method, or else I shall believe, as an ho
nourable gentleman has observed, that we arc the
nggreff«rs.
Mortals, attend ! a serious View,
Will all the Sceptic’s Doubts o’erthrow.
Without laborious Reasoning too.
Survey the Proofs ; let Confidence sway.
The Dictates of your Minds obey.
And Heaven will guide you in his Way.
Th’ obedient Heart with Eafo can find
The Truths that molt concern Mankind,
With happiest Freedom to their Mind,
pardon, and Peace, and Rightecufnefs,
Are only found in Wisdom’s Ways—
Attend, and crown the chriftian Race.
POETRY.
An APPEAL to Common Sense in Favour of Religion :
Or, a careful and unbiafs'd Attention to the fpontanepus
Dictates ofthe Mma and Confidence, in a serious View
of the Evidences and Importance of Religion, the fureji
Guard against Septidfim and Infidelity.
THIS wond’rous Frame, the Earth and Sky,
Survey’d by an impartial Eye,
Plainly proclaim a DEITY.
His Glories, with such Evidence,
Shine on the Mind : The Mind from thence.
Feels full Conviction from the Sense.
The Glories that compose his Name,
Thus clearly seen, molljuftly claim
Obedience, and our Love supreme.
The best our noblest Powers can do,
T’ exalt and honour him, is due ;
And far beneath his Glory too.
His Laws, just Hke his Nature, view’d
In a fair GLafs, and understood,
Our Hearts approve, and own they’re good
These Truths are obvious. But we find
Another Law within^ inclin’d
To Earth, that v/ars against the Mind.
Str Edward Afiley. If we have had a twelve
year’s lenity and inadivity, I hope wc shall not now
proceed to have a twelve year’s cruelty and oppreflion.
By the resolution and firmnefs which I perceive in
the House, it teems to indicate a perfervance in the
measure now proposed, which I deem to be a harsh
one r twA. unworthy o, r ritilh legislature.
Mr. Ward. [Th; fe cry noisy during
tne/ew words v i ft I e found fault
with the charter b m. • to the exe
cution ofifspowe ejf ; ; f ' - "ould not
think the legiflatm ,d ng any thing which it
had not a right to c .<s /. 1 ■ kc upon all
charters to be gran* wi: mruc chute in
it, expressing that it L.ou d ?t ’ak - ? -ay but
by the parliament.
Governor Pownal. I beg 1 ve to set ib.,,e-gentje
men right, who have erred ith regard to the char
ters of America. The app nntment of several of
the officers is in the Governor. Th", charter of Bos
ton direCls that the Goveim •N- " tb Council
for advice, but it does not fay b J -Ct with
out it, if they refute to give it. Lis k.. it is cri
minal to do any thing without advice'of rhe Coun
cil ; I differ greatly. Sir, from that doCtrine ; for I
mytelfhave aCted without it in putting an end to
disturbances, in preserving the peace and good or
der of the place ; if I had been governor during the
late disturbances I would f have given an order
for the military power to attend, and then let me
have seen what officer dare disobey. I think the
Council are much to blame lor not co-operating and
assisting the Governor, but I think the Governor
might have aCied without the Council. The Coun
cil are inexcufeabic, though not criminal, as they
are not obliged to give it. I, Sir, for my part,(hall
give my last opinion. I have always been in one
way of thinking with regard to America. They
have all along tended to one point; but it is now no
longer matter of opinion. Things are now come to
action ; and I mull be free to tell the House, that the
/Americans WILL RESIST these measure?, They
are PREPARED to do it. I do not mean by arms,
but by the conversation of the town-meetings ; they
now fend their letters by couriers,inftead of the poll,
from one town to another ; and I can fay your
POST-OFFICE will very soon be deprived of its
revenue. With regard to their officers who com
mand the militia of that country,they WILL HAVE
them of their OWN appointment, and NOT from
government ; but I will never more give an opinion
concerning America in this H-use ; those I have given
have been disregarded. 'b
Mr. R. Rigby. Upon my .word. Sir, what was
just now said is very worthy the consideration of this
house ; and if, from what the honourable gentle
man fays, it is true, and I believe he is well inform
ed, it appears, that America is preparing to arms ; and
that the deliberations of their town meetings tend chiefly to
oppose the.meafures of this country byforce. He has told
you, Sir, that the Americans will appoint other of
ficers than those lent by government to command
their troops. He has told you that a Poll-Office is
established oh their account from town to town, in
order to carry their -traitorous correlpondence from
one to another. He has <old you the . Poft-Office
revenue will soon ce annihilated. If these things
are true, Sir, I find we have been the aggressors, by
continually doing a Cis' of lenity for these twelve
years last past. I think, Sir. and I speak out boldly vthen
I fay it, that this country has a right to tax America ;
but, Sir, it is matter of astonishment to me, how an
honourable gentleman (Mr. Conway) can be the
author or bringer in of a declaratory law over all
America, and yet faying at one and the fame time,
that we have no right to t£x America I If I was to
begin to fay that America should not be taxed, and
thatsfhefe measures were not proper, I would firft
deiire my own declaratory law to be repealed but
being of opinion that the Americans are the fubjeds
of this country, I will declare freely, that I think
this country has a right to tax America ; but I do
hot fay I would put any new tax on at this particu
lar crisis ; but when things are returned to a peace
able state, I would then begin to exercise it. And
Jam free to declare my opinion, that I think we
have aright to tax Ireland, if there was a necessity
so to do, in order to help the mother country. If
Ireland was to rebel and refill our laws, I would tax
it. The mother country has an unbounded right
and controul over the whole of its colonies. Again,
Sir, a great deal has been said concerning requisiti
on. Pray, in what manner is it to be obtained ?
Is the King to demand it, or are we, the legislative
power of this country, to fend a very civil polite gen
tleman over to treat with their Aifemblies ? How
& in what manrier is he to address thatAffembly ? Is
heto tell theSpeakerof it that we have been extrem
ly ill used by our neighbours,the French ; that they
have attacked us in several quarters ; that the finan
ces of this country are in bad state ; and therefore
we desire yoii’ll be AWcnoug to assist us, and give
us some money I Is this to be the language of this
country to that; and are we thus to go cap in hand I
I am of opinion, that if the administration of this
country had not been changed soon after the palling
RUN anvay from me the Subjcriber on the I zth of
June Infant, an Apprentice Boy, named Naboth
Levois ; he is thick set, well built fellow, of a reddish •
Complexion, about 18 Years of Age ; he carried away
too Felt Hats, a greyifb cut Ede Jacket, rifl'd under the
right Arm, check'd homcfpun linnen Shirt, fir ip'd Frow
fers, a pair ofJingle foil'd Shoes with yellow metalßuckles
—it is likely he will call himfelf a Joiner, for he has
been serving at that Business. Whoever will take up said.
Apprentice and return him to the Subscriber in Middletown,,
shall be paid YWO DOLLARS Reward, and all ne-^
ceflary Charges, by Samuel Johnson*
June 20, 1774.
I i / ANTED immediately, a Journeyman Wea-
VV ver, to whom good Wages will be given.—
Enquire of , The PRINTER.
WE the Subscribers being appointed by the Hen.
Court of Probate, for the Diftridt of Hartford,
Commissioners on the Eflate of David Goodrich, jun. late
of Wrlhersfield, represented Insolvent. This is to notify
the Creditors to said Eflate, that we shall attend on that
Business at the Dwelling-House of Capt. John Robbie
Innholder in said Wethersfield on the last Mondays of in
stant June, July and August next, from two of th-. Clock
in the Afternoon till eight—Three Months being allowed
for that Purpose. June y^th, 1774.
JOHN ROBBINS, ] r
ELIAS WILLIAMS, j Commi ffi one) s ■
GOOD VTages will be given, and punctual
Payments made to a Journeyman PRINTER*
who will immediately enter into the Service of
Ebenezer Watson.
ARIGHT of LAND in the Susquehan
nah Purchase, to be fold cheap by
June 21, ypiu Elijah Clau,
of the Stafhp-A<ft, that tax would have been calfec
ted with as much ease as the land tax is in Greau
Britain. I have afted, with regard to America, one
confiflent part, and shall continue in it till I hear
better reason to convince me to the contrary.
Gov. Pownal (to explain) I apprehend I have been
totally inifunderftood. I did not afiert the Ameri
cans were zmuin rebellion, but that they are going
to rebel ; when that tilne comes to pass, the quellion
will be who was the occasion of it. Something has
been said relative to requisition ; I think I gave se
veral in fiances wherejn the fame had been complied,
with in time of war.
Mr. C. Foot, lam glad to hear from the honor
able gentlemen who spoke last, that novj is not the
time to tax America ; that the only time for that is*
when all these disturbances are quelled, and they are
returned to their duty ; so, I find, taxes are to be
the reward of obedience ; and the Americans who
are considered tO' have be^a in open rebellion, are
to be rewarded by acquiescing to their meafures*
W hen will be the time when America ought to have
heavy taxes laid us on it ? The honourable gentle
man (Mr. Rigby) tells you, that that time is when
the Americans are returned to peace and quietnefs*
The honourable gentleman tells us also, that we
have a right to tax Ireland ; however I may agree
with him in regard to the principle, it would not be
policy to exercise it ; I believe we have no more
right to tax the one than theother. I believeArnerica
Is wrosg in refilling against this country, with re
gard to its legislative authority. It was an old
opinion, and I believe a very true one, that there
was a dispensing power in the crown, but whenever
tha t dilpenfing power was pretended to be exercif
<ed, it was always rejected and opposed to the ut
most, because it operated to me as a fubjetl, as a
detriment to my property and liberty ; but, Sir,
there has been a couftant condud pra&ifed in this
country, confifting.of violence and weakness, Iwifh
those measures may not continue ; nor can I think
that the Ramp-act would have been submitted to
without refiftance,if the administration had not been
changed ; the present bill befor you is not tar.ti to
what you want ; it irritates the minds of the people*
but does not correftthe deficiencies of that govern
ftienti ■■
Sir Gilbert Elliot arose to anfwerMr. C.Fcx, v/hich
he did in a very maflerly manner, by fiating, that
there was not the least degree of absurdity in taxing
your own fubjefls, over whom you have declared
you had an absolute right; thoughthat tax should,
through necessity, be enabled at at>m& when peace
and qmetnefs were the reigning system of the times ,
you declare you have that right, where is the ah
furdity in the exercise of it.
Sir Richard Sutton read a copy of a letter relative
to the government of America, from the Governor of
America to the Board of Trade, ill ewing that at the
most quiet times, the disposition to oppose the laws
of this country were Wrongly ingrafted in them,
& that all their actions conveyed, a spirit Sc wilh for
independence. If you a& an American who is his
mailer he will tell you he has none, nor any gover
nor but Jesus Christ, Jdo believe it, and it is my
firm opinion, that the eppofition to the measures cF
the legifl ituie of this country, is a determined pre
poffeffipn of the idea of total independance.
After which the Bill was committed for Friday
next wi hout a division.