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Philadelphia, Oflober 29. 1776.
r , FIE Publishers of the several weekly NEWS
§ P A.PER Sin this city, are tinder the disagree
able necessity of informing their Subscribers, t^at toe
extraordinary advance in the price of paper, and other
materials in the printing business, has obliged them to
raise the price to FIFTEEN SHILLINGS
per annum; and they hope their Customers will not
take it amiss to find that price charged from and after
the fitft day of January next. —Thoie who Should net
incline to have the papers lent after that time, are de
sired to call and difeharge their arrears; such as do
not, we Shall conclude they agree to the advanced
price, and shall continue to fend them accordingly.—
Performs Subscribing for the papers after this date to be
charged Fifteen Shillings per annum, and to pay
7/5 entrance. HALL and SELLERS.
W. and T. BRADFORD.
JAMES HUMPHREYS.
JOHN DUNLAP.
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For the PENNSYLVANIA PACKET.
The following are Extrafis from “ Thoughts on Govern
ment;' written by a Member of the Congress fom
one of the Fafern States, 'well known Jor bis ardent
offe-lion for the rights of the People.
A REPRESENTATION of the people in
.fl one AfEmbly being obtained, a question arises
whether all the powers of government, legislative, exe
cutive, and judicial, Shall be left in this body? I
think a people cannot be long free, nqr ever happy,
whole government is in one ASlembly.* My realons
for this opinion are as follow.
1. A Single Assembly is liable to all the vices, fol
lies and frailties of an individual. —Subject to fits of
humour, Starts of passion, flights of enthufuhu, partia
lities of prejudice, and consequently productive of hef
ty results and absurd judgments: And all these errors
ought to be corrected and defers Applied by Some con
trolling power.
2. A single Assembly is apt to be avaricious, and in
time will not scruple to exempt itlelf from burthens
which it will lay, without computation, on its consti
tuents.
3. A single Assembly is apt to grow ambitious, and
after a time will not hesitate to vote itlelf perpetual.
This was one fault of the long Parliament, but more
remarkably of Holland, whole Assembly firft voted
themselves from annual to Septennial, then for life, and
after a course of years, that all vacancies happening by
death, or otherwise, Should be filled by themfeives,
without any application to constituents at all.
But Shall the whole power of legislation rest in one
Assembly? Moll of the foregoing reasons apply equal
ly to prove that the legislative power ought to be more
complex.
Let the Representative Assembly then ele& by ballot,
from among themselves or their constituents, or both,
a diftind Assembly, which for the lake of perlpicuity
we will call a Council. It may conlift of any number
you please, fay twenty or thirty, and Should have a free
and independent exercise of its judgment, and conse
quently a negative voice in the legislature.
All eie&ions of Representatives and Counsellors,
ffiould be annual, there not being in the whole circle of
the Sciences, a maxim more infallible thaa this, “ Where
annual elections end, there Slavery begins."
- These great men, in this refped, Should be, once a
year
6< Like bubbles on the Cea of matter borne,
“ They rile, they break, and to that sea return."
This will teach them the great political virtues of hu
mility, patience, and moderation, without which every
man io power becomes & ravenous beast of prey.
* By the dependence of the judicial and executive pow
ers upon the legislative in the conjugation of Fcnnfyharna
the whole are thrown into one.
The CONSIDERATE FREEMAN. No. 1.
To THE P E 0 PL E.
,Q S the State is like to be unhappily agitated by a
LI party of Gentlemen, who Seem diffatisfi^d with the
frame of government vftablifrd by the Convention, and
as the final establishment of a tree and good government
must be the with of every man, who is net influenced by
fame Selfish pur,ofc or flaifter duty), it will not be
GENERAL
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 1776.
D U N L A P's
deemed improper, I trust, in one who must nhtty|
fate of his country, to address ids fellow members
Community on so important and interesting a fubje&.
When a measure, on the just decision of which the
happiness or milcry of thousands, of a great Common-
Wealth, of all posterity is brought upon the carpet, the
man whois unwilling to deta : it wi;h the coolnels ofa
Philosopher and Sincerity of a 1 aint may well be fufpea
ed as a defining, infiduous ;erfon, and a dangerous
man. The Sincerity of appeals o Heaven for the purity
of our intentions and good n<: of our designs is belt
known by the manner in whici we pursue our pmpofes,
and the measures we t-ke to ac nplilh them. The pa
pers have of late been fo° fillet with passionate, abusive
and declamatory harangues, misrepresentations of fa&s,
and absolute fAihoods, that there is little region to be
lieve that a Sincere regard to the public weal is the ulti
mate end of inch mens labours; and whenever the minds
of the people Shall be io far cooled as to lilEn to the
voice of reason and begin to refill cn the fubjAft, their
cause must Suffer by such advocates.
A constitution is formed, which, no doubt, partakes
of the weakness of human councils; but how are its de
feat ii there be such, to be removed ? Not, I presume,
by hasty rctolves, or paffionatc and wild declamations.
Not by throwing together a parcel of harsh and illiberal
reflections agaiaft the framers o- the constitution, or un-
SunportM alfertions against itfe
If Gentlemen are really of c lien that the constitu
tion is not well calculated to f re the liberty and pro
mote the happineSs of the people they ought coolly and
candidly to point out wherein t efe delects lye, Shew
what their effects will be, and make appear to the fatis
- of the honeri and undet„.jng that they are dan
gerous. Ifthey mean what is right, and are heneft, they
will do it. The cause merits evt.y thing at their hands.
They have Shewn Sufficient zeal in the occasion to give
the public leafon to expect a fai; difcuhwn, and feme cf
them are allowed to be very cap Ale of fopportirig their
opinions if founded on reason, ind not afTfted in order
to serve a sinister purpose. Their countrymen cannot
fafely follow their councils, unless tifey t^kc the trouble
to lay before them the reasons for their proceedings, and
endeavour to enlighten their minds with the fame illu
minations, which enabled them to perceive the defects
which they so loudly complain of, but which they have
never fairly laid before the public. I have carefully read
the publications which have appeared, and must candid
ly declare, that I have seen much more to raise a fafpi
cion cf drifter designs, than to persuade me, that there
were any material defers in the plan of government.—
So much abuse, such low farcafin and sneering, so ma
ny falfhoods, and such base attempts to call in a pure
and holy religion of peace and good will to all men, to
serve the political purpoies of a party, to alarm religions
prejudices, and excite a spirit of bitterr.efs between dif
ferent feds of profiling Christians which may end in
persecutions, with many other unworthy means now used,
give me serious apprehensions for the consequences of
these matters and of the designs of their party.
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OFFICE for the Sale of Real Estates.
TO BE SOLD at Public Vendue, on Tburfday the
74th of November, at Two o'clock in the afternoon,
at the 6gn of the Cross-Keys, the corner of Chefnut
and Fourth-streets,
FOUR Lots of Ground, situate on the north fide of
Walnut ttreet, each 17 feet front and So feet deep.
One Lot adjoining the above to the westward, being
21 feet front and So feet deep, bounded cn the weft by
an alley 11 feet and an half wide.
Six Lots on the weft fide of Fourth-street, between
Chefnut and Walnut-ttreets, each Lot 20 feet front, and
extending in depth about 125 feet to the alley above
ment oned, of which they have the privilege.
At the fame time and place will be SOL D,
A Yearly Rent Charge of " One Hundred and Forty
“ four English Shillings, or value thereof, in current
" money of Pennsylvania, according as the exchange
" shall be between the laid Province and the City of
" London, payable by even half yearly payments, on
" the second day of April and the fecend day of O&o
---" ber yearly for ever ;" the said Rent issuing out of a
Piece of Ground at the north-wett corner of Walnut and
Fourth-streets, containing in Front on Walnut hreet,
36 feet, and in depth on Fourth-street 80 feet.
Any perlon inclining to purchase at private file mav
treat with MATTHE W CLARKSON, and
EDWARD BONSALL.
• PLANS may be teen at the Coffee Houle, at the
Indian King, the George and Indian Q^een Taverns, at
the place of sale, and at the said office.
Fbdadetphia, November 6, 1776.
WHEREAS MARY, the wife of the
fubi'eriber, has behaved herfelf very ill, This is
to caution ail perlons from trusting her on my account,
as'l am determined to pay no debts of her contra&ing
from the date hereof. f ADAM WATT.
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TOPZS O L D,
HP HE following TRACTS of LAND, lying in
X Virginia, viz.
iSr Acres of good limestone land, in Frederick county
on the drains of Opekan, abcuttwo miles froin Wm
cheher.
250 Acres cf woodland in Frederick county aforesaid. a &
^bout two miles from Woodcock.
2GCAcres, formerly Odle's, about ten miles from Win-
CTcheiter, adjoining lands of Joseph Smith Speer and
lAlexandur Rutherfords
'°^te° es ° n t °° waters ( " Back-creek, in the county a
rp.efaid, and on the great road leading to the South
branch, about ten nub s from Winchester, one hun
dred acres of which is extreme rich bottom, well
watered by a fine stream that runs through it. There
are feme improvements on it and about 40 acres
cleared.
Soo Acres on the No : th branch of Potowmack, and on a
bianch cahed vabin-run about 8 miles from Feit
Cumberland.
A liouie and lot, and ten acres cutlot in the town o f
Woodcock.
400 Acres in Hampshire county, on Andi's Mill-inn,
and adjoining lands of laid Andis
For terms apply t) GEORGE MEADE, who will fell
the lands for current money, or on credit with proper le
curity, as may best suit the purchaser.
THE partnership cf W HITE and
X MONTGOMERY is differed. All pn.
sons that have any demands againtt laid prtnerlh p, are
requeued to futnYn their accounts that they may be fet
tled. And those who are indebted to them, are defied
to be (peed, in discharging their refpethve accounts,
otherwise they will be put into the hands cf an Atto,-
ney, without refy& to persons.
N. B. Charles White has removed into Water
ftrect, two doors below Maiketltreet, opposite Mr. An
drew Caldwell's, where he has for fale'a quantity of
MUSCOVADO - SUGARS, in hopfheads, tierces, srd
barrels. Afo Jamaica oPIRI FS, Weft-India and Phi
ladelphia RUM, COFFEE, PEPPER, ALSPICE, and
INDIGO of the belt quality, &c. &c. &c.
FORTY-EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
T\ E SERTED from tiie company of Captain Samuel
" Evans, at the Head of Elk, fix perlons, viz. Henry
Grandvil, an Englishman, practices to teach the rite
and German flute, and also the drum and flight of hand ;
had on a brown broadcloth coat turned, with yellow
buttons, full trimmed, light broadcloth breeches, brown
jacket and thread Hockings ; his left leg fore, and has
been so for some time past ; very antick, fugs a good
song, and is a good deal on the Tory order. John
Dickson, born in England, fays he left the Englhh at
Bunker's Hill; about 5 feet 10 or 11 inches hjgb; had on
a white hunting Ihirt, light coloured worsted stockings,
half-worn velvet breeches, striped jacket, and a pair of
pumps; fair hair, fond of drink, and roguifo inclined ;
also took with him, when he went off, a certain Thilip
Norris, an Englishman, about 5 feet 10 inches high,
a collier; had on an olive coloured hunting fhi<t, buck
skin breeches, coarse flockings, brown ja ket; black hair,
very quiet but a great rogue, and very ford of drink :
Went off with said Dickfon and Norris, William N ail er,
about 5 feet 4 inches high ; had on a dark coloured
hunting Shirt, bucklkin breeches, coarse Deckings and
Shoes; born in England, a very quiet fellow. Natha
niel Cheek, born at Back-cicek, Caecil county, Ma
ryland, about 5 feet 11 inches high, by trade a Ship
carpenter; had on a blue broadcloth coat turned, check
trowfers, old Shoes and Blockings; a very great rogue,
and fond of drink ; a good deal freckled wi h the fun,
and has sandy coloured hair. Thomas Armstrong,
born near the Cross Roads in Chester county, about 5
feet 4 inches high ; had on a blue broadcloth coat, light
coloured jacket, country cloth breeches, and leather fpat
terdafhes ; fays he often has fits. Whoever takes up and
feewres said deserters in any gaol of the United States,
Shall have T HREE POUNDS Reward for each, and
reasonable charges, paid by
SAMUEL EVANS, Captain.
It is hoped the officers of Militia will carefully examine
their refpe&ive companies, that none of said cefertos
may get among them, without having them confined
and sent to gaol, that such notorious viU ins naj not
have it in their power to impose on the country.f
Head of Elk, Goober 30, 1770.
FIVE POUNDS REWARD.
STRAYED or STOLEN from the fubfaiber,
on Sunday evening tl e 27th inst. 3 light bay MARK,
about 14 bands high, 5 years old, tiots and galops,
Shod before, big with foal, has neither brand or earmark.
Whoever takes up and itcures said Mie, so that the
cancr may have her again. Shall have Forty Shillings
Reward, and fur the Mare and Thief, it iioien, tuc
above Reward, and reafcr.able charges, paid by
TABRAHAM BROOM.
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