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Nothing is more essential to equal power than
equal knowledge, therefore under absolute govern
ments common feofe was always a capital crime.
A Domitian or Frederic must have fubjeds Ample
enough to call them most gracious, even in the
midst of their misery and oppressive condition.
But when nations enjoy the liberty ofthinking and
speaking, none but men of abilities can be knaves;
it requires uncommon parts to deceive, but we find
it easy to delude a Boeotian.
When men employ power against knowledge,
they are guilty of inexpressible mifehief; it was
such power that presented the hemlock to the
wisest and most refpe&able of men Socrates, that
condemned the virtuous Phocion to an ignomini
ous death, sent the just Aristides into exile, im
peached the great Scipio, banished the best of men
Timoleon, and brought the unfortunate Patkull
to the most barbarous and unjust punishment. It
was power that invaded chriftianity under its own
banners, and in the name of God set up trium
phant error and perfeeution upon the throne of
truthand mercy. It was power that imposed upon
the sense of mankind, purgatory, transubstantia
tion, infallibility, implicit belief, falfe miracles,
and lying wonders.
From the L oNDon Chronicle of July 21.
^/OA ^/N) OWER is the medium of happi
^A^ nefs, and every member of society
,^ p M), has equal claim to it; for a right
^^ _ ^L to the end implies a right to the
, ^% } means. Society unites the powers
X^^'V^^ of aftion, essential to happiness
under common authority, and institutes government
to balance the divided powers, whereby liberty is
preserved.
The collective power of society, being veiled
in trust for the use of the whole, must be still
every man's property, to which he has recouife
by right whenever he wants its assistance. It is
not only intended to protect men from injuries,
but to aid them in reciprocal good offices. Com
mon preservation is a mere non entity, if common
enjoyment is not a fundamental dogma in politics.
When the community is enslaved and impoverished,
its arms are employed to preserve a Nero or Lewis
XIV. not the people. Tyranny is confeffedly in
tolerable, consequently what does it fignify to
absolute Haves who is their master? A Prince
without controul, who fays Si; voto, fc ju^co, Jit
pro rations voluntas, is a tyrant; though good in
his own nature, his government must be very bad.
If man must be doomed to poverty and misery,
why should they associate in communities? Ifthey
must submit to penury at the nod of a Caligula,
they had better embrace it as savages than slaves;
the wilds of nature will afford them some enjoy
ment, but under tyranny the most fertile countries
will not relieve necessity, and the utmost industry
of men can hardly supply the wanton luxury of
the Prince and his sycophants.
Society has no cement without a community of
interest, and nothing but happiness is either a
personal or social interest; but you can hardly find
in this immeofe universe a blessed spot where that
interest subsists; ambition and avarice are in open
war with it.
But nothing so effectually prevents their unna
tural designs as an equality in the state; power of
itfelf tends to corrupt the heart, for men in high
stations, instead of enlarging their beneficence, and
therein imitating the deity, iocreafe their ambition,
and study rather to be more powerful than wiser
or better. Thus they are generally disposed to
make their authority a private interest, when it
should be a public one. Who then should be en
trusted with extraordinary power, since fatal ex
perience has taught that when we have established
a supreme magistrate, whose authority we are
unequal to, from that moment liberty is suspended,
the constitution of the state is at his mercy, and
he may fay at any time, tel est nitre bon plaifr ?
For no covenant is obligatory but whilst it may
be carried into execution; and the condition of
forfeiture, annexed to the abuse of power, is a
mere chimera, if the fubjeds have no way left to
enforce it.
GENERAL
MONDA Y,
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IF ROBERT STEVENSON,
who was born in the town land of Cottown,
parish of Bangor, in the county of Down and king
dom of Ireland, whole father and mother's names
were John and Mary Stevenson, and who went
from Ireland to America some years ago, will apply
to Mr. Thomas Ewing, merchant, in Baltimore,
Messrs. Greg, Cuningham and Co. merchants,
in New-York, or Mr. George Fullerton, of
Philadelphia, he will hear of something to his ad
vantage.
September 16, 1774.
WHEREAS Margaret, wife of the
fubferiber, eloped from him about five years
ago, and has lived in Philadelphia since, and to the
great prejudice of her husband has run him in debt
wherever the could ; This is therefore to give no
tice to all persons not to trust her on my account,
as 1 will pay no debts of her contrasting from the
date hereof. ISAAC HOO D.
V 0 L. 111.
Philadelphia, O&ther 3, 1774.
DANCING and FENCING.
MR. PIKE will open his schools for
DANCING and FENCING, at the
Assembly rooms, in Lodge alley, this day.
The use of the finall fivord taught from half past
five in the morning to ten o'clock on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays-—Dancing from ten to
one o'clock on the fame days.—Dancing for gen
' tiemen, fiom five in the evening of the fame days.
Ladies or gentlemen privately in/truded in Co
tillons and all the modern dances, either there or
at their own houses, with the greatest dispatch.
He is to be spoke with at his house in Lombard
ftreet, near Third-street, any time of the day.
SAMUEL GARRIGUES, jun. & Co.
HAVE this day opened A Ready Money W'are-
House, in Market-street, the fourth door from
the London Coffee House, Philadelphia, where they
have for sale, wholesale and retail, choice old An
tigua rum, at 7/6. per gallon; old Jamaica spirits
and Weft-India rum, by the hogshead, gallon, or
quart, warranted of prime quality ; old Madeira
wine, Lisbon ditto, brandy and Geneva, by the
pipe, quarter-calk, gallon, or quart ; cordials; Flo
rence wine in fl dk%; nutmegs, and other Ibices ;
mufeovado sugar by the hogfh^ad, barrel, hundred,
or single pound ; double and single refined loaf and
lump ditto ; Weston's fnuff by the dozen or single
bottle ; excellent bohea and hyfon tea: coffee ;
pepper ; alfpice ; rice ; ginger ; mustard and cho
colate ; dye-wood; with every other article com
mon to the wet good business.
SAMUEL GARRIGUES, and Co. hav
ing an opportunity of procuring every article in
their business of the firft quality and at the lowest
rates, their constant study will be, to merit the kind
custom of their friends in town or country. Orders
carefully attended to, and immediately executed.
Goods purchased, delivered to any part of the city.
WILLI AM PRIC E,
At his Store in Water-street, the fecund door above
Market-street.
TT A TH imported in the Richard Penn, C'apt.
1 All, from London, a neat assortment of
MERCHANDIZE, which he will fell at a rea
sonable advance for cash or short credit.
N. B. A few elegant sets of knives and forks,
plated candlesticks, &c.
This in,ant is publifbed, and to be fold by
STEWART HERBERT, Junior,
Printer and Bookseller, in Queen.ftreet, Lancaster,
The Countryman's and the Lancaster
ALMANACK S,
Being Prognosticators for the year 1775:
Containing sundry things frefh coined, and red hot
out of the mint.
Burlington, September 24, 1774.
Ju, Publifbed, and to be Sold by
ISAAC COLLINS, Printer,
The BURLINGTON
ALMANAC K,
For the year 1775:
Containing a number of Pieces, religious, moral
and entertaining.
They are also to be had of Jonathan Zane,
merchant, in Second-street, Philadelphia, and of
the Printer hereof.
N. B. A few crates of earthen ware to be fold
very cheap.
SAMUEL GARRIGUES, Junior,
HATH for sale as usual, at his ware house, the
third door from the London Coffee House,
joning the wet goods ware-house, A general assort
ment of European and India GOODS, suitable
to the approaching season, which he propoles fel
ling by wholesale and retail, on the lowest terms.
Deep-water Island, Sept. 26, 1774..
THE RE is a fine spring of GRASS
now growing on the island known by the
name of Fort Island, and part of the meadow un
mowed, fit for the reception of twelve or fifteen
head of cattle until the latter end of November, or
perhaps longer, and hay fufficient to winter the like
number of cattle. For terms, which will be rea
sonable, apply at the Island.
Was brought to said Island last Monday week, by
one Daniel Campbell, an old Molts built Boat,
about 12 feet keel, with a large rope for a painter:
As said Campbell is in prison for theft, it is sup
posed he has stole the boat, as he brought no oars
with her. The owner is desired to pay the charge
of advertising, and take her away.
JOHN READ.
To all G entL EM E N who foave tbemfelves.
RAZOR STROPS made and fold
by DANIEL CAMPBELL, Writing
Matter and Accomptant, in Second fireet, below
the Dock-bridge, Philadelphia; which strops are of
such particular property and duration as to serve all
the purposes of strop, hone, oil and grinding for
many years, and can be recommended by many of
the most eminent Gentlemen in this city and pro
vince : Such Gentlemen as shave themselves will
find a vast fatisfadtion in the use of them. They
are insured in the directions for using them.
N. B. He teaches writing as usual in the most
expeditious and approved method, and would glad
ly wait on a few young ladies at their houses, on
dated hours, to teach them to write.
9
LODGINGS
For a couple of finall BOYS,
IN a genteel private family, in a commodious part
of the city. Enquire of the Printer.
D U N L A P's
^^B^^^^
ST RAYED or STOLEN, from the sub
scriber, living near the Head of Elk river, Ce
cil county, Maryland, on the 12th of September,
(inst.) a bay H O R S E, eight years old next spring,
about fifteen hands high, a natural trotter, with a
liar in his forehead, one of his hind feet is white, if
not both, is branded on the off shoulder, but can
not be difeerned what it is, his mane hangs chiefly
to the wrong fide, his fore feet fliod when he was
taken away. Whoever takes up said horse, and
thief so that he may be brought to justice, fliall have
the above reward, or Thirty Shillings for the horse
alone, and reasonable charges if brought home.
A Gentleman who has much travelled in Eu-
ZI rope, and who will perhaps stay in this city,
proposes to furnifh to the Chamber of Commerce,
and to the Society of Agriculture of this province,
(upon certain conditions) the most expeditious
ways and means of enlarging the local productions
of more than fix or seven hundred thousand pounds
per ann. He will not employ more than ten or twelve
years to bring this work to perfection, if his advice
be followed exactly. Enquire of the Printer.
MADDER ROOT S.
WA NTED, a parcel of Madder roots ft for
planting: Any perlon having any, and
are willing to dispose of them, may hear of a pur
chaser at Mrs. Kreider's, at the Golden-Swan in
J mid street. Any Gentleman having such in his
garden, it would be esteemed a great favour if he
would spare a few to the adrertifer. To be fold at
the lame place, a parcel of black, white, and yellow*
coffin nails, and a few pieces of black knit breeches
of the belt fort.
September 17, 1774.
TEN POUNDS REWARD.
T, AN AWAY laftnight, from the fubferiber
H living in Baltimore county, in the fork of
Gunpowder, a convift servant man, named JOHN
Rich, has loft one of his ey?s, has been in the
country about two months, about five feet seven
inches high, middle aged, had on and took with
him a finali h it with the brim bound, a brown coat,
blue jacket and one striped ditto, a pair of light
coloured breeches, white cotton flockings, white
worfled and brown thread ditto, white linen shirt,
oznabrigs ditto and trow fers, a pair of lounle foaled
I ] ?es hitched round the quarters, a [filk handker
chief. Hetook with him a bay mare about 13 hands
high, and old saddle. Whoever takes up and se
cures the laid servant and mare, so that I may get
them again, (ball have if 10 miles from home
J AREE POUND S, if out of the county FIVE
POUNDS, and if 100 miles the above reward and
reasonable charges if brought home, and two thirds
of the above reward for the servant alone, paid by
JOHN S'l EVENSON, Son of Edward.
N. B. All matters of velbls are forbid to carry
him off at their peril.
THREE POUNDS REWARD.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
KAN AWAY on the 21st indent, Septem
ber, from the fubferiber, an Irilh servant
man, indented to me by the name of T HOMAS
REYNOLDS, but being artful may probably
change it, or forge a pass; his occupation unknown,
as I had but just paid a considerable sum of monel
to release him from goal, then left him at large on'
his honour and promise that he would produce the
money in a few days to pay me, and take up his
indenture : He is about 20 years of age, 5 feet 8
or 9 inches high, has dark bushy hair turned up
before, lively eyes and carriage, middling Aim
built ; he had on and took with him, a light co
loured fhoit wilton coat, with a new fafliioned flap
that runs flaunting towards the bottom, a thin
striped jacket, two pair of breeches, one black cot
ton denim, with a piece of worsted ditto in the
fore part of the crotch, the other pair dark blue
fuperfine cloth, with plain yellow buttons, small
fail, and blue and white tape round the edge on
the inside, new flhoes, and yellow shoe and knee
buckles; hat and dockings unknown, as it is sup
posed he has carried off a quantity of each to dispose
of. Whoever takes up said servant, and secures him
in any of his Majesty's gaols, and gives me notice,
(hall receive FOUR DOLLARS Reward, or the
above Reward, with reasonable charges, if brought
home to the fubferiber, living in Third-street, near
Walnut-street, Philadelphia.
Master, from Rotterdam,
TW O Hundred and Fifty German Faffengers,
very healthy and mostly young people, lying
nearly opposite to Powell's Wharf, whose passage
mon vis to be paid to ROBERT RITCHIE,
at his Store on said Wharf.
Just arrived, in the Ship Union, Andrew Bryfon,
Fifcatawaj, August ±5, 1774.
To be RENTED out by the Year, or LEASED
for one Life,
SEVER AL valuable fifhing Landings on Po
tomack River, between the mouth of Mattawo
man Creek and Indian Head, now in the tenure of
Walter Pye. These landings form a fine beach,
and are very commodious for landing any quantity
of fith, or any other thing; they are all situate near
the Channel, on the weitern file of which there is
fine anchor ground and a good harbour for small or
large vcffcls ; they lye nearly opposite to Colchefter,
about 15 miles from Dumfries, and 25 from Alex
andria. As several or those landings want clearing
they will be rented very reasonable for one or two
years, and free liberty and room fufficient to ere&
huts 01 fifh houses, and to cut any trees along the
bank or fliore for the better security of the fifh or
fixing Luis. THOMAS DE N T.
WILLIAM M'ELVAIN.
ADAM WALLACE.
T H E
ADVERTISER.
O C T O B E R 3d, !774-
The French Language by its beauty and facility
to learn has become universal in all Europe, and
is now io prevalent in England that it is look
ed on as a very essential and necessary piece of edu
cation ; besides, it is io much in vogue among the
modern writers, that it is impossible to read a News-
Paper, Magazine, or even a Novel with pleasure and
profit, without a proper knowledge of it. The Ame
rican Youths have long thought the study of it diffi
cult, and not to be attained without an Hercu
lean labour, great fatigue, and immense expence ;
but this ill grounded notion seems to have proceed
ed fiom the uncouth and disadvantageous manner
in which some ignorant and unfkilful matters have
communicated their inftru&ions, and for want of
having things cleared up to them as they went along.
Every one is sensible, that to obtain a perfect know
ledgein any Art or Science, we must have things
unknown taught us by things which are known";
tills cannot be expected from a French Teacher un-
Lls he has been bred and educated in a French
Academy. As for the pronunciation in particular,
t® teach it by grammatical rules is a pra&ice alto
gether abfuni and ridiculous ; besides, all the gram
mers are defe&ive in this article ; and to support
my opinion, I (hall only fay,
Pronunciat 0 enim nec fcribitur, nee pingitur, nec
'' earn bauririfas e, nifcviia voce."
'° be fold by the above Daymon, all forts of im
plements and apparatus for Damping Linen, Books,
Silk, with letters and figures of various sizes,
and colors which stand the hardeftwalking and boil
rig.—Alfo portable Presses of d fferent confru^i
ons, furnifhed with every thing necefraiy to print
with.—He has likewise to dispose of a few Sky Op
tic Balls, to be fixed in the flutter of a window,
to make a Camera Obfeura, which will represent
objects in their natural colors en a Screen, so that
the most exa& drawings may be made of them by
any person who can hold a Pencil. Experiments of
this curious Machine may be seen every afternoon,
at the Library Room, in Carpenter's 11x11, Chefnut
ftreet, Philadelphia.
*** He lives in Fourth street, the fourth Dore
fromChefn nt- street.
T H LODORE MEMMINGE-R,
At the Golden Pelican, on the weft fide of Second
ftreet, betwixt Arch and Race streets, near An
thony Morris s brew-house, has just imported
from London, and other parts of Europe,
A LAR GE and general assortment of the best
CT kino of Drugs, genuine patent Medicines,
I ainters Colours and Brushes, from London ; var
nish, gold leaf, spices and feeds for cordial d fillers,
juniper berries, juniper and Haarlem oil, &c —He
continues distilling cordials, rose and other fimpJe
waters of most forts.
Orders of phyfieians and store keepers, in town
and country, are thankfully received, and with all
care and dispatch complied with
t* He gives the heft price for snake-root.
FRANCIS DAYMON,
Master of the French and Latin Languages, and
Librarian to the Library Company of Philadel
phia,
BEGS leave to acquaint his friends in particu
lar, and the Public in general, that he has
opened his French Academy, in the Library Room
JO C'arpenters-HalJ, where two regular Classes will
be Kept every Day, (Saturdays and Sundays except
ed,) at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for young
Boys, and Seven in the evening for grown Gentle
men. Ladies and others who are defuous of being
mrtru&ed at their places of abode, are requeued to
apply soon, the advertiler having very few hours
disengaged.
Pbiladc plia, September 28, 1774..
JOHN H A N N A,
Brush-maker, at the sign of the H 0 G, at the corner
of Chefnut and Second-ftree,.
'r H F , fubferiber humbly thanks his friends and
customers in general, for their former cuftoni
in his branch of bufinefe of all forts of hrnffi.making
and all the different articles belonging to said bu
siness.
Lie also begs leave to acquaint bis former custom
ers and the Public in general that he has now im
ported in the last vessels from London, a large quan
tity of bellows well assorted, such as best parlor of
different kinds, best kitchen and common ditto ; a
complete afloi tment of bone brushes, nice flefh
brushes, best clothes ditto with plufli backs, a large
quantity of /having boxes and razors ; a neat af
fcrtnient of gold, gilt, and mettle headed walking
canes ; with a large quantity of bullet aid ivory
headed rattans; and a good aflortment 01 Hicko r y
walking sticks; curry-combs, neatly affor teu;
all which articles are frefb and new. Also all kinds
of brushes of my own manufactory suitable for town
and country store-keepers and houfe-keeptrs, 3rd
all other customers. All which goods will be fol,
either wholtfale or retail on the most reasonable
terms; also a large quantity of best shining black
ball.—He (hall thankfully acknowledge the favour
of his friends and customers in general
N. B. Strayed or Itolen from thefuhferiber, from
this city, on the 4th inst. a black milch Cow, about
10 years old, with a white belly, the end of her
tail white, with a small white fpet on her fare be
tween the horns, which turn in a little at the top.
Whoever takes up said Cow, and brings her home,
shall receive F IFTEENSHILLINGS reward
and all reasonable charges, paid by
"JOHN HANN A.
T O- MO RR O W,
At ONE o'clock in the afternoon, a t
JOHN H A R T's
VENDUE-STORE,'
At the corner of South and Front-Streets,
Will begin the SALE of a neat assortment of
M ER CHA N DI Z E.
NUMB,