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deceas’d. Hate I of Eftencz-.r B.nton (a lately adtertis’o) s
afternoon. Clock Hertford, May 31 1774
We ha c been in fomc meafare passive fpeflaters of
the manoeuvres of our Mother Country. A Stamp-Aft
—-Revenue Afts — 1 Bmd of Comm^aoen —Judges
of Admiralty, invefled with new powers—the Military
set over the civil Governors, and both rendered tads
pendant of the People—Reftriftions on our Trade —
Diffo’utioo of our Affemblics—and dihejatded Peti
tions for red ref* of -hofc Grievances, have all been
borne with a temper and moderation, which (hew how
much we value peace and order, and how ineflimabc
wg efleemthe advantages of being conncfted with Great
Britain. We have only asserted our R ght to Free
dom. this, has produced in lonic places a few tr fliog
commotions, bu' thele were condofted on y by moM,
who are always the firfl born off p mg of oppufino,
and who are not unknown even in Britain and p.r i
cutarly remembered there for having infuued our K^g
a few years ago at his palace gases. Future igrt will
hardly believe that we were defeepded from British ao
ceflors, when they read of our having borne so long,
and refen ed so feebly the outrages committed by a
British Par'iaaent upon thedcatett birthright pf a Bri -
ton — Moderation and gratitude are fometins.es an q,-
verbalance for Ie f preservation. The firtt law es oa
tare cannct be contradifted by any social or na.i joal
ob'igaiians. The man who refofof to assert his right
to liberty— property —and life—is guilty of the warfl
kind of rebellion. He commits high treafoa agahfl
GOD
L berty —property—and life, arc-now but »dweJio
Am nca Liberty is levelled by the declarative ‘ft
of Parliament to tax us without odr confect. — Proper
ty is n»w noinilatcd by the late Aft of Parliament,
w iich deflrays ibe trade of Boflon. Our counttyrnco
arc con l*mned. withen■’ being I card — a whole comma
ni>y ftff.r for the con lust of a few individuals.—
New pipe s aid a private letter from a Governor are
their ody accufers—<nd thousands accoftomcd to af
fl ce are reduced to the lowcft fp cie* of poveny,
“ They cannot wotk—and io beg they are illumed.”
We dare not call even cur live? our own. The next
i ft A Prr’imcnt miy fu nmoo cur Affsmb’ymco and
P vno.s to expiate their virtue at Tyt uto. N. w York,
Philadelphia sod Charleflown cannot expeft to escape
the fate of Boflon. Our dacm is dclsye i only with a
view of dividing and weakening us. we have offered
the fame indignity to the Bri rfh Pirliament, and have
done nearly the fame injury to the property of the
East India Company. When the spirits of our bre
thren in Baiba are fobdued, our rivers and flares will
probably be crouded wi h mea of war and lined with
Tidewaiters. An union of the colonics like an elec
tric rod will render harmlsfi the florms of British ven
gcaocc and tyranny. Remember my dm coms i yineo
we are contending for the crow aod prerogative of
our King, as well as for liberty—preperty—and life —
The British Parliamcßt hate violated the CGDilhutieo
in usurping his supreme jurifoiftion over us Our bre
thren in B ffon may p-rhapr Rand ia need es ©ur coua
C(ls. Eviry Broke aimed at them is levelled agaiefl
the vitals cf all America. Succtfs has hitherto ctown
cd cur attempts to fate cur country. Virtue —unani
mity—and pctfevcracce are Invincible.
A PHILADELPHIAN;
P H I L \ D E L P~ H I A.
To ihe F R E E M E N «f A M E R I C A.
JT is imp.(Sole ta review the advantages we derive
f/otn our conoeft oa with Great Britain, without
w hiog Ho be p.rpctaal. We were formed by her
Laws and fte’igion— We are c'otheJ with her Manu*
fs^ozes —and protected by her Fleet* and Armies
Her King* are the u npirts of our disputes and the cen
tre of our union In a wjrd the Island of Britain is
the fartreft in which we are flickered from the machi
nations of all the powers of Europe. No wonder,
the eforc we fork forward wi<h horror to thofc coor
vufi>nsihat mutt ahead ( ges hence) our reparation
from that courry.
The Council! of a State, like the faculties of tha
mind, are ft.ole to prejudice and decay—The cooduft
of tie Bnufli Paiument towards America for several
yean part, carries ftromj marks of infaoity and folly.
The laws of Mechanics app y in Politicks as well as
Phtlofophy. A gr/to of WifJom, properly manage^
will out weigh in this icieacc, the whole armies au4
navies.of Britain.
Extrafi of a Letter frap, London April S 1774.
“ । The eyes of all Europe arc cow turned to Ndrih-
America It mutt soon be determined whether they
are aeo. anddeferse that freedom which Heaven has
putin theif power ; or whether they have the submis
sive fpttit oft ; pwiel that was formed to fetch and
carry, and be kicked into fuamiffi n. Ihe London
Merchaots such of them as trade to Boflon bare cvi
denceda miuikc flil temper. Th y wih not appear in
oppofiti nto th# Mioiftry. A few natives of America
have signed a peut on 10 the King. Lords and Com
mous which has occafijned ver / cenft irrab e deba cs
io bo<h Houfos. has chanced to make more profcly ?$
out of doors, than all the political pieces 'o-pcihe' that
ba pjeared lately ou <he American fu 1 j ft. I ftip
psfei vis beemfe proplc in general attend more to
any th g in hat form di a to fugitive pieces which
noho J yo n The Mtn Her. co foi us of the bad
nefs of h.s c use. an feaiful wf an ^ppofirioo, has cal
-1.4 a i »h- Dovs of He.l to batk^ ths Americans;
Ncwweve thi public papers so filled with ihe icvec^
lives of hireling writers. In the mean while, the fur
ther this business advances the more people begin to
tremble for the cooft qieoces, I never go abroad but
1 am applied to by people wno with well to America,
and express the moil ardent defite, and hope that the
Americics may be unanimous on the ccctfion the Mi
nifler p usses bimfelf on the certainty of their dividing
among themfefoes, and coufidcrs them as a rope cf
land. The Boflon Port Bill is so <4T*y how far the
»ther Provinces will foffor a Gfler to be iofulted ; if
the Minifies lucceeds in this attempt and no form dabic
iffocia<ions are set on (not, 63 fore as there it a God io
Heaven, the Prcvincti will soon fufftr one by one. The
Bcfton Charter is loco to be altered, which is also in
teoded as a precedent; I believe 1 am well informed
that ceita a other Charters, not far from Penofylvania,
will foco follow, per is there any rcafoo why all rosy
qo< be changed, if any one of th*ns may. It is appre
hended - hat there never was more need of a general
convention of the Provinces than at prefect; lach a
thing would raise the sdea of vigour and unanimity a
mong them, cad teirify th?ir enemies. The notion
es another Non importation agreement begins already
to alarm the Maryfifturers, but the appreher fion of
rfortfog oj trade w.th the We LJodies, alar».3 the WeQ*
India Mcrchsats much more. 1 cordially wish that
every Atae icau had heard ihc speeches tl.it wertm*dc
in Parliament, when the motion was made for leave to
bring in the Boflon Pert Bill, h wai then echoed
from every Creature of the Court, that the time it now
come when the t^uefiion mufl be finally determined —
Hhall America be Independent of Gre^t Britain ; or,
(hall it now be reduced to due subj ftion I Whether
they will foffor tbemfelvej to be humbfod so as to fob
nut to the yoke that is made for them — I th all not »eu
tore to guess, but if they do I (ha 11 wfh that I had
hreo boro irj France, that fond if freedom, or what
may exprtfs the faee idea : Every American will soon
wish that he had never been born, for net to be, is bet
ter than to be a Siat-e "
Entrap of a letter fromßridport, ^in England) Mai co
3 J 774
“ Trade is very bid at present, and but a very dull
profp-ft, cur governnven’ arc not content to nuke us
SLAVES, bur seem deter Ktosd to fetter the Ameri
cans a so. I am a iiue son of Liberty and cannot help
w flung wcil to the cause.
“ Ihe Poor io ibis kingdom, arc in a fforsiag con
^itioo,—wheat is extr;vag b' ly high, and little or no
Cinp oyment, the spirit of emigration is great, and
weald be greater if the poor could pi? their pifLges.”
N. E W - H A V E N, May 27.
At a legal Meeting held in New Haven, on the 2^d
DatoJ May 1774.
DANIEL LYMAN, Elq, Moderator,
TT'OTED Thaf we will ta the uimoft of oor abili
v ties, i-ff rt aid defend the liberties and immuni
ties of British America and that we will co operate
with our fitter towos in this and the other colonies, in
shy confli utional meafurea that may be thought mofl
conducive to the preservation of our invaluable rights
sod privileges.
Poted. That Jtfbua Chandler, Esq; Sa my el Biftiop,
jam E'q; Uanici Lyman, Esq; Mr. Stephen Ball,
^le-point F.d*ard» Bfq; John Whiting, Esq; Mr.
Jfqxc Doo ittlc Mr. David Auflin, Cspt. JolephMun
foo. Mr. Peter Colt, Mr Jeremiah Atwakr, Mr Ti
racthy Joses, juo. Mr. Jfaac Beers, Capt. Timothy
Bradiey Mr alias Kimberley, Simeon Bristol, Esq;
Mr Joho Woodward; and Capt- Joel Hotchkifs, be a
flandirg comsaittc for the fa'utary purpofc of kcejfiog
up a correfpon etc: with the towns of this and the
neighbouring colonies, and in ccfcjur.&ion with them,
purfuiog in the present important crisis, such judicious
and cooflitutiotul mcafores as (hall appear to be eg
cefLry. for the preservation cf our jutt rights, the
maintenance of public peace, and support of general
unjdn which at this time is so abfofote y requisite to be
preferred throughout this contioent.
A Ifo, Pcted, That a cepy of the above Rtfolves
(hall be usnrmitted to the committee of correfpoo
dence for the town of Button, in arfwer to their letter
to this town.
A true copy of record examin’d
By Samuel Bishop jun Tewn-Ckik.
HARTFORD Ma, 31.
In Gonfiqiience of Notification! given the public Pa^
pert in few York a great C ncour/e oj the inhabitant!
es that City met at ibe Cefie Hou/e on Yhurfday the
yptb lr.fi. when a Committee as 50 Gentlemen were
chden to corfefpen- with the Committee/ 0} the other
Co o»ie> ; and an the Monday foi owing the Commit te#
net dnd proceeded t/pan Bofinefe : They read a Letter
stem the I habitant! of t e City of Philade phia, and
anoth'.r bro-tght by Mr Revere fram the Ctrnmittee at
Bop on shje Mr. I/a c Low their Chairman, and ap^
point'd n Commi'tee e nfifitng tj Mefi^j M Dougall t
Low Duane and Jay to anf^er the Letterj that had
C'.ynr to their han 1 The antwer to the gtniletnen of
B lion wai near/y uni on with that which was ft nt to
them from PhUace p-^ta
A C^ngref i of Deputies from the jeveral Colonie, i,
thought to be abjo ute y nec>ffary to aev>ie Me^n, es re.
faring Harmony betwem Great Britain a d the Colo*
niet, and prevent Matter, fro^z coming to Extrcmittfx,
ON the 12th of May. 1774 ‘^c two htnpu^
Horfos Charter and tFeftmorelavd, appeared in
Hartford, near the Sign of the Golden Pal], io Cfodc^
to run the State Race. There was nothing wanting to.
qua ify the Wcflmoteland for this Race——the Jgc^.
ics and Grooms that attended him, had bcm vaflly at,
fiduoos, and no Pains spared to give him the Aoya^
tage in the Start, for \yhirh Purpcfe he was provided
^itb a light, airy, lubtfo Rider. The Charter appes^
ed in good Spirits, but sot well fixed * g»i(uqdjr~
finding had happened among thofc who had beep ap
pointed to attend him ; for wss badly Ihod, and ij
hid he was not so much ai trimm’d nor curried pptil
rhe very Miming, and it was not yet kcown who was’
to ride. Thofc who engag’d on the Side of the Char,
ter, were many of them flrapgely carekfs and indif.
ferent, cu&Gcermg the Importance as the Affair
The Wefletn Jockics infilled much tn having ap jpi
mediate Hstd in appointing the Rider : This, ho^e*-
yer, was not allowed of, but a large political Bundle
was mail’d on, to which there wsa Olj .ft ions mads,
and foroe infilled that fe fli.uld not tun ; but so it vyay
that he mutt cither run now, or commence Cart Hurfo
forever. He who rode last Seafcn, had been oljtftetf
to for fuffering thesis who were in the Weflo>oreiapd’§
foferefl, (and elpecidl-y the principal Jockey) to rein
uprp him, and crowd him cut of his Caurfe whepe
ver they rode together. Some of the best Judges
thonght this to he a ?oKed Put, and declar’d they
h-Lev’d if he was faitly io the Saddle again, he ^cplij
Qicw at good Feats of Hcrfcmacfb p as any we could
procure. It finally wa? decreed he (hould mount the
Cbaripr, and ride the whole Season (if he fboqfd be
kept ia tbofe Peris (0 long), A Her fondcy Excprficnt
to try the Mettle of the Hur fes, and various Cprvctc
and Springs, on the Side of t-he IFeftmoreland, to (hew
bi» Dex crity, he very ccmpLi antly offer’d the Qhcrtep.
the Right Hand, which feme of the Charter', Friends
(rot cotGd<ring the Ccfcfrquecce) advis’d to accept ;
but to our Surprize we Icon feued they mefi prrlorm
a Circle 10 the left, i. e, the Charter on the exttepte
Part, and the- Wefomoreland so much nearer the Ccpncj
as tWas thought would give him the Advantage of one
fourth {This is what is called aWheel within a Wheel)
In this Way they ran for lome Time, until feme p|
the Charter', Friends, acd thofc who had betted largely
upon him and were Friends to his fotcrefl. (eying the
unreafonabe ImpcGtions upon him, aud feeing thas
Bcrfc himlelf grow Freaky (as be is a little spt at
certain times) gave over all Thoughts es baying the
Race decided in Favour of the Charter, and as
found it very cxpccfivc, and Jett the Charter (hopld
be entirely run out of Breath by this crud and uncer
tain Method of Tryal, gave over the Race, and pa : d
tfieir Loofiags (except a Trial for the Plate) ppon 2
Fromifc L m the Friends of (he Wefanoreland (who by
this Tim t * become very numerous) that the Race
should be ccn pleated a New Market, in O.d Erglantf.
Near ibe Court Houfc io Hartford.
Thefollcwing Articles for GOLDSMITH^
and JEWELLER'S Ufes^ •viz.
Cypher’d Earring Stones, Tops and Drops with
Cyphers per Dozen. Brilliant Ditto, Large Cy :
pbcred Button Stones, with Cyphers, Ruby and white
Foil, Large Assortment of Files, Crucibles, BlackLcarJ
Pots. S^lt Peire, Pommice S one suitable for Leather
Dtcffcu Rotten Stone, Moulding Sand,Coro and Flower
Emixery^lrcn Rivet Wire, Brsfs ditto, Buckle Brufhcs.
Coral Bceds, Cypher’d and White Stope Earrings fee
in Gold. Dino in Silver, Cypher’d and White Stone
Buttons set in Silver, Stone Broaches set in Silver. 7 be
above Articles imported from London, to be Sold for
C.fli as cheap as so Boflon or New York.
N B Ajuperfir.e Grimfon SHk Sa/h t and doub'e
wefa'd Gorget Juttable for an Officer whufe uniformi^
trim's with Gold Laec, a Military Bock with the N.r
folk Exercile in Fo ie and ^fiarte Copper cate the •Oii.Hf
at the Sterling CoH\
ADVERTISEMENT.
THIS is to Notify all Perf.ns indebted to me t|i£
Subscriber, for the Service of my Hmle^rrer,
either for Races, Journeyfogs, or for Celts, to make
speedy Payment, as it is expefted be will soon be font
for to Old England, to compleat the Race with the
IVefimorelana, and through Infirmity of Body and ill
Ufagc it is thought he will never return.
CHARLES STEADJ
General faman with all hit Settler,, are fafe agrtded
at their Settlement on the Miffifippi and arc in Ifig^
Spirit,. -
Last Friday departed this Life, Mrs. Humphry, the,
amiable Conjort of Capt. Jonathan Hamphry, greatly,
lamented by all who had the Pteafure of her Acquain
tance, e/pecially the poor, to whom fbe wa, very chori
table.
Advertisements emitted will fee in on? next.
PROGRESS of the STATE R4CB.
E. Austin,
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