The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-05-29 00:00:00, page 2

Spirit of the Times.
[The circumscribed limits of our paper,
prevent the insertion of ALL the Pat
riotic Addresses to the Prefideot, on
the present crisis of affairs. The Sim
ilarity in these Addresses, however,
renders the general publication less
necessary—bat we cannot forbear pub
Wiring the AddreUes of the Young
' Men of Philadelphia and Boston, be
cause the, merit insertion, and will'
grace any paper in which they may
appear.]
. Such Patriot Dads would grace, the Roaum
age,
And add new merit to the boarti, Sage.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 7.
Tins morning a prrafon •/inwards,/ 1200
YOUNG MEN, between the years of 18
and 23, amnded bycn imranje covur/e 0/
jpeaators, north martial music, the American
fandard, and fbnra£trijhc coal, wait.
, eden the Pref dent of the United States, and
faftnted tbefellrwihg ADDRESS.—
to JOHN ADAMS,
President of the United States.
The ADDRESS es the YOUNG MEN of
the city of Philadelphia, the D,ri& of
SenthearA,to the Northern Liberties.
SIR,
AT a period so interesting to the U.
States, permit us to believe that aa
v Address from the Youth of Philadelphia,
anxious to preserve the honor and inde
pendeuce of their country, will not be
unwelcome to their Chief Magistrate.
Actuated by the fame principles on
which our forefathers atchieved their in
dependence, the recent attempts of a
foreign power to derogate from the dig
nity and rights of our country, awaken
our liveliest sensibility, and our strongest
indignation.
The Executive of the United States,
filled with a spirit of friendship towards
the whole world, has resorted to every
„ just and honorable means of conciliating
the affeaiohs of the French Republic,
who have received tbeir propofi ions of ,
peace with determined hostility and con.
tempt ; have wounded our national in
dependence by insulting is Representa
tives ; and calumniated the honor and
virtue of our citizens, by ihfiuuating
that we were a divided, subordinate peo
.'pie.''^. -
Th^ Youth es the American nation
mil claim some share of the difficulty,
danger, and glory, of its defence; and
although we do not bold ourselves com
pftpt to format opinion receding the
jenfenc, of every measure, yet we have
ho h^fcation in declaring, that we place
thegnoft entire coifiJence in your wis
dom, integrity and patriotism ; that we
regard our liberty and independence as
the richest portion given us by our ancef
tors ; that we perceive no difference be
tween the illeg'lind oppressive measures
of one government, and.the indolent at
tempts now made to usurp our rights by
another ; that fl our ancestors have
magwanimoufly resisted the encroach
ments of the one, we will no less vigor
mft oppose the attack,, of the other ;—
that at the call of our country, we will
eflemble with promptitude, obey the or
«feflof the conftiluted authorities with
alacrity, and on every accafion ad with
211 the exertion of which we are capable ;
and for this we pledge ourselves to you,
to our country, and to the world.
Tbe forcing Add^eh mas refriraed by the
P^fidmt in per/en; <vb% witb a conn
trance exprtfue of the pka/ure be felt,
returned tbe /olforng Answer ; in which
'^ fypg&r^ ^ di C*i!, •/ ibe Chief
.: Magnate anr the affiate of tbe Father.
To the YOUNG MEN of
the City ot Philadelphia, the
Diftria of Southwark, and
the Northern Liberties.
GINTLEMN.
NOTHING of this kind could be
/'& more welcome to me, than this Address
trom she ingenious Ycuth of Philadel
„ia, in the virtuous anxiety tc tpreferve
. the H nor and Independence of their
Country.,-ft
For a long course of years, my amia
ble young friends, before the birth of the
oldpft of you, I was Called to ad with
your forefathers, in concerting measures
the most disagreeable and dangerous, not
ifrom a defife of innovation, cot trom dis
content with the government oncer
^,whi^ we were born and bred, but to
preserve the honor of our country, and
^vindicate the immemorial liberties of
< ovr,anceftors. In pursuit of these meat
ores it became not an objea of predilec
tion and choice, but of indispensable ne-
CtffityJo tfert our independence ; wbteh,
with many difficulties and much (offer
ings was at length secured. I have long
flattered myfelt that I might be gathered
to the alhesof my fathers, leaving unim
paired and unaffaulted the liberties so
dearly purchased ; and that 1 never
Should be summoned a second time to
a& io luch feenes of anxiety, perplexity
and danger, as war of any kind always
exhibits. If my good fortune Should
not correspond with my earned withes,
and I should be obliged to ad in defence
of the honor and independence of our
;country, I fincertly with that none of
you may ever have your conftaney of
mind and strength of body put to so f,
me a trial, as to be compelled again in
your advanced age to the contemplation
and near profpea of any war of offence
or defence.
It would neither be cohfiftent with my
character nor yours, on this occafoa, to
read kflons to gentlemen of your educa
tion, conduft and charadet. If, howev
er, I might be indulged the privilege of a
father, I should with the tendenft affec
tion recommend to your serious and con
stant consideration, that Science and
Morals are the great pillars on which
this country has been raised to its present
population, opulence and prosperity;
and that these alone can advance; fop
port and preserve it.
Without wishing to damp the ardor of
curiofiy, or influence the freedom of in
iquity, I will hazard a prtdi&ion, that
after the most industrious and impartial
researches, the longest liver of you all
will fad no principles, institutions, or
systems of education, more fit, in gene
ral, to be. transmitted to your posterity,
than thole you have received from your
ancestors. /
No profpea or fpeaacle could excitea
ftrorger sensibility in my bosom, than
this which now presents itfelf before me.
I wish you all the pure joys, the fangoine
hopes, and bright profpe@s, which are
decent at your age, and that your lives,
may be long, honorable and prosperous,
in the cooftant pradice of benevolence to
men and reverence to the Divinity, in a
country persevering in liberty, and in
creasing in virtue, power and glory.
The fentimenti of this Address, every
where exprt ffed in language as chafteand
modest as it is elegant and mrferiy,
which would do honor to the yosth of
any country, have raised a monament to
your fame more durable than buris or
marble.—The; youth of all America must
exult in this early sample, at the feat ot
government, of their talents, genils and
virtues.
America, and the World, will lo& to
our Youth as one of the firmeft bulw^i ks.
/ The generous claim which you nowfore
lent of sharing in the difficulty, dagger
and glory, ot our defence, is to m< and
to your country, a fore and ple sing
pledge, that your birth-rights will 1 ever
be ignobly bartered or surrendered : But
that you will in your turn, tranfn|it to
future generations -the fair inheritance,
obtained by the unconquerable fpikt of
ypur Fathers. :£,
ya
To
President of the UNrTßDnb at Eof
AT a period, when a pewre/w
,od perjidioKJ tain, alpiring to
the domination of the world, an
nuli io the career of her pride, all
bonds of Datioeal amity,; when,
.the most conciliating meafurea
which the pacific difpofitiori of
our government has adopted, have
been repelled with indignity,/ Ufa
would become cowardice, and so
fteli,, frta^,/;^
Atthis eventful crisis, tUptog
• Men of Beflon, solemnly iffipteffed
with the idea# ot independence,
which, they have dertyert from
their ancestors, in that unequivocal
language which adtoi^ of no adu
latiofi, beg save to express to the I
First Magistrate of the Union,
their fentimenti and refolucions.
Ushered into life at a time
when ourfafhera were ftrugglirg
for the light# to which God and
Nacure entitled them, we date cor
exigence coeval with the inde
pendence of our country. With
our firft breach we imbibed a de
teftacioD of /crvilit, to any nation,
and we have not yet learned to
submit to tbe humiliation of for
eign comtroul. +
At American!, we fed an en
thusiasm in applauding your ardu
oui adminiftratioo, together witir
that of your illuftrioui predeceffcr,
ever designated by the firmeft vir
tue, which danger has not been
able to appal and obloquy has in
vain availed. While we have ad
mired the dignified moderation,
which hai marked the focceffive
attempts at a reconciliation with
our Gallic Aliei, ,e b^e witness
ed with regret our proffer? terms
of adjoftment, contemptuously re
jedted by the rapacity of avarice,
and the injolence of power. The
infusing demands by which France
hai so glaringly developed her
panic faith, and her insidious de
figoi, we conceive would be more
charadeiriftic of the despotic roqui
firioni ol a conqueror, than of pro
pofali to a high spirited, and we
believe, an unconquerable people.
Although we presume not to
arrogate to ourselves the office of
judging on intricate queftioni of
politics, yet where gratitude claims
the tiita e, we must feelingly eu
logize the. unsullied patriotism and
uniform wisdom of our Supreme
Executive.
Justly appreciating the fweeti of
peace and the reign of equal laws,
spurning acquiescence to any pre
sumptuous power to the degrada
tion of national honor, and deter
mined to guard the inviolability of
our Conftiturion, as the palladium
of our rights, We, the Youth of
Boston, united by indissoluble ties
in onecommon love to our coun
try, most solemnly offer, when its
voicedemands the energy of ac
tion, tp facrifice our youthful prpf
peds, and our lives, in unnerving
the arm of (edition, and repelling
the inroads of oppression ; fer
vently according in those noble
feotimenti that , neutrality ought
never to be parchafed by tbe viola
tion of public faith, the tarnifoing
of moral cbaraaer, or the aban
donment of Independence."
The above Address being presented to
the Young Men, upwards ot logo volun
tarily fabfcribed their names.
L CONGRESS.
[ HOUSE if REPRESENTATIVES.
[ MAY 10.
PROnsIONAL ARMr.
CT^HE bill from the Senate, authorif-
J ing the President to raise a Provi
sional Army, was again debated. Mr.
Gallatin moved, in effed, to fife* the
bill wholly ;— but his motion was loft,
, Much business of a local nature, and
fatal re gaffed various stages.
MAY I^'
'" '^ .TbqPrroifa^
Was rtdiifcuffed. Several amendments
were made : Mr. Sewall ,ropofed, in
Read of the President having the power
to raise this army ter three year,, to in
f e rte« btfra theMR Seffin cf CsqreJt."
The words " wtar&tr bi fallju^gt Ch
w: .~'
,eWrfefuy ftfviru tbe mea,CT,'%—wert
struck cur,and supplied with these words,
that this army ihculd be railed, " in the
event of a declaration of wty against the
United States, or of adual invasion of
their territory by a foreign power, or of
imminent danger of such invasion, dis
covered, jn his opinion to exift."—6B
were in favor es this alteration.
& motion was made to insert tefoo®
instead of 20,000. Mr. Gallatin moved
to reduce them to 5,000, this was nega
tived 47 to 41 ; and that, for inferring
10,000 ipftcad of 2c,@00, carried, by 54
votes.
Some difeuffions then took place on
thefropefi ion for giving the Prefilent
power to call out the detached militia,
not exceeding 20,000 men in a detach
ment, to be trained and disciplined ; but
some d^bts of a constitutional nature
being suggested, the committee rose, re
ported progreG, and had leave to tit a
gain. o l'
e On motion of Mr. Harper, who men
tioned that bufinefi would require the at
tention of the Committee ot Ways and
Means to morrow ;— The Houle ad
jourred on#il Monday. ,~^
•MAY 14:
FroiiJfonal Army Bill.
The fcaion proposing to authorize the
calling out of 22,000 of tbe detached
militia, for training, &c. was negatived.
It was agreed, to loan field artillery, arms
and equipments to the militia, when call
ed into service ; and to purchase caps,
(words and pistols, for 4000 cavalry.—
200,000 dollars were appropriated to
carry tbe bill into effed—By one feaion,
soldiers are so be exempted from arrests.
Mr. Varnum moved to ftiike out the d
feaion which authorizes the Prefident^t
appoint the commissioned officers to
unteer corps, who may offer their
es, as unconstitutional. A debat
ed.
Col Vdrnem'sA
day. was deb^f^
length ir was
Dikingrh
CommHee, bra
Sle, to -hhrfJ
" Resolved,
the proieaienffi
thoraxid to
may result bygnil^lFm
difaffeaed and fe^iTous „rs 4, refining
within the United States, and what mea
furCT ought to be taken for securing, or
otherwise reftriaing such persons, and
that they report by bill or otherwise."
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Foreign Articles.
Os Switzerland.
LONDON, MARCH 1,,
T,HE accounts fiom Swit
, norland are various and
contradictory. Some intimate
that the French have succeed
ed in revolutionizing the Can
tons ; while others maintain
that the true Swiss courage is
'in foccefsful opposition against
the French tyrants that assail
them. The people at Berne
(the principal city of the con
federation) are laid to have
returned to the last note of
citizen Mengaud, an aafwer
to the following effect:--—-
" The government of Bert
is firmly resolved to reman
faithful to its decree of the
3d of Feb. and never to open
negotiations upon such de t '
mands as were contained in
citizen Mengaud's note. It
will not permit any foreign
power to prescribe a Confti,
tution to them, &c."—Mean
while orders were sent to the
deputies of Berne at Bafle, to
break off all further negocia
tions." [How much more no
ble and dignified is such con
duß, than the mean fub^ffirc
of tbe Batavians to the will of
their Lords and Makers, the
fancb.™ God grant the Swit-{