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principle.
."Two-arg better that m." Dr.
Franklin thought so, when he recom-.
mended early marriage#. As lam of
liogutar ,continence myfelfl know
nothing of the matter, but St. Paul,
an apofte of experience, teili bach
elor and virgin ehffliani that it it
better to marry than burn. If they
feel this hear therefore, let them
quench it i& legal couplet, and choose 1
for the wedding pofey two arg belter
4ban one. My ph,fician teds me that
in ihefe degenerate days ; when illicit
love is common early marriage is fa
vorable to bealib ; the philosophers
affim that it is fa to morale. The
Preacher therefore concludes that two
are be ter than one, applied to main
monyis a precept productive of bap
pineft. and a young man who will re
je&#the concubines and fit hun
dred and ninety nine of the wives
which Solomon thought necessary,
may be pronounced wiles as itrefpeas
women than that prince. ^
lathe darkest ages as the, were
p|il, ; ftiled, devotional men used to
think that St. Peter, the ported of
heaven's wicket, would not open it,
but to one at a time, Accordingly
monks and hermits wou^d wander or
reside (pita^y in defarts and caves : &
insist dhi an error had crept into the
^roverbl and that Solomon certainly
wrote one is better than two. This
was ivile interpretation ; apd, if they
had meditated their bibles well, they
would have difcovefed that the found
&bfiheir religion wii never so hap
,py, as when milch'people surrounded
him. and tbit'the apoftlei chose cm
potions in their traveli § that one fit
fociWi? at a wedding topper, and the
otters refuted to the templ&, the
town hall and the ffiaiket place. ?
& ^T'^veco ite^m
moping in the chimney corner, refut
ing to eat bread, and when theWil
cop goes round uh*i'ihng to pledgee
a bumper. Troft me thou fan of
fpteeo, tappfrfeft is doubled by pat
cipacion. ; Arise therefore, and be, fr
dame:, nor rakes for the free I Men,
sage lite Solomon, are generally mod
erate in their arithmetic of pleasures.
—But this was too bold afum io mul
tiplication, even for a polygamist to
work.—lo allprobability, Salomon,
though all the oriental writer# expa
tiate upon his resource?, found hit
stock too scanty for the many and
great chime which the daughters of
Jerusalem must have made. For late
in life, when the pitcher" wa, broken,
and the fiver chord of lore looted, &
hie defres failed, we find him grave
ly composing a sententious proverb
in praise of sociability, and reducing
a thousand companions to one. Hi#
reasons too are not drawn as they
would have been, 'when he formed
his seraglio, from piffion and plea
fore, but from utility. For he (up
ports his opinion by arguing in the
context that two were better than one,
because in difficulty, or in battle, they
-mutually assist, or bedded in a frofty
night, they keep each other warm.
Altho' in remarking upon Sol
omon's voloptuoufoefs, I have been
moved from my natural gravity as a
preacher, yet let not the wanton read
er coriftrue my sermon into a satire
upon the (age prince. After animad
verting upon the excefi of his prac
tice, it is my intention to echo the
benevolence and utility of his facial
ment, he would not have rokl the
most confidential of his eunuchs, that
(even hundred expensive wives and
three hundred capricious concubine#
were better than ore. Why the rev
ifoues of gold, paved Jerufilem, or
the bagnios of its Suburbs could not
have lurnilhed robes for the married
PROVERBS xxxi.^g.
Kings must not drink wine, nor Princes frang
drink, left they forget the law.
WE find that LemuaPs mother taught
this lesson to her son Lemual the
King, knowing that Kings, or, those who
bare rule, ought to be sincere and virtuous ;
for, " where the wicked bare rule, the peo
ple mourn.”
Now it is exceedingly obvious, to every
discerning eye, that lying, ftealing,profani
;y, backbiting, licentioulnefs, &c. are noto
riously wicked, and subversive of our repeti
tion and happiness; therefore, ought ever
to be held in the utmost detestation—yet
Lemual's mother seems to endeavor more pa
thetically to excite her son against Drunken
ness than any other vice whatever ; by which
we may corjedure, that drunkenness in those
days was deemed she worst of vices, and the
most unbecoming Kings and Rulers, causing
them to forget the law, &c. which, though
this lemma is the remouftrance of a woman,
I think it intrinsically merits the considera
tion of all men; for Solomon also affirms,
that '' mini is a rocker, and frang drink rag.
ing ; and be who is deceived thereby is net wife."
Now if it is so deftru&ive for, Rings, tic. to
drink wine, it must certainly be equally so
tor Subjects ; for if fubjeds are intoxicated
with liquor, they are undoubtedly in a very
improper mood, as well as completely inef
ficient, to elea dew Rulers, if such new elec
tion would be ever beneficial to the commu
nity —therefore, it beboveth both Rulers and
Ruled to abstain from the most pernicious
vice of.tippling, left they forget the law ; for
there are two ways in which drinking will
cause a man to forget the law, and a third,
which will cause a man to a& contrary to
the law, which brings the fame effeft.
ift. If a man drinks to excess, or druak
enntfs, he immediately forgets the Law.
2d. If a man drinks repeatedly, though
not seemingly to excess, yet the baneful in
fluence of the liquor, will, in time, (and a
(hurt time too,) so debilitate his memory,
that he will beihcapable of imparting Law,
Gospel, or whatever, should he be requested
so to do. '
3d. If a man drinkg himfelf, as it were de
lirious, i e. raving, &c. he may have an idea
of the law, and its effects, and yet be so Sim
ulated by the effects of liquor, as to commit
many outrages, which he knows are against
the la% and which he never would do, if it
were not for the effects of liquor.
Now it is very confoicuous, that, drink
ing will cause any person to forget the law;
I comer now to treat of the baneful corolla
ries of forgetting ,he law; and feeing the
text is relative to Kings, I shall firft speak of
the Executive Power, which, if it should for-
Messrs. Printers,
WHEREAS vices are like camomile, i. e. ve
ry fubje& to spread much abroad ; and a
mongst the many vices, that of lumper,
ance seems to be mod prevalent—there
fore, if you will give the following a place
in the ufeful Mirror, you will oblige a
Friend and Customer.
get the Law, we ffiould have no militia, or
der nor (lifcipline,,copfeqnently be unable to
put ourselves properly into a posture of de
fence. ft)>uld we be invaded or attacked.
2dly. if the Legifl rtive Powerforget the
Law, they forget themselves, they being the
power to coriftitute, or enaft laws ; confe-,
quently, it they don't perform their func-'
tion, we fhal) be destitute of rtew laws, how
ever necessary.
gdly. If the. Judicial Pourelf forget the law,
we fellhave but unprofitable officers.'
} I now cote !° (peak of people in general,
with regard ^0 drinking and forgetting the
law——l think', I can truly fay, that.drink
ing causes more trouble and sorrow, than
any other vice whatever § how many black
eyes and bruises are seen on many men who
drink and ferret the law !- Many who are
addicts tympplihg, do extremely injure
themselves & families, only by drinking and
forgetting the Law :—This is notorious at
public vendees, where there commonly af
;fembl¥ some virtuous, some vieionsfrfome
„,, feme poor, &c and liquor is gbmmon
ly plenty at ftyhdto^and poor men com
monly :ove liquor as well as the rich f and
the italagers of vendors are commortly craft
~.t% lhd will give # drink&o encourage by
, standers to bid, who softer having drunken,
are very apt to bid, though the value bid
upon be ever so gfeat, and forget there is a
to 0 ibis,publicjk, be foetal, be mer
ry, go to the doors of the tent, and if
thou feeft a man of understanding pafi
by, intreat with a turn in bilher I be
facb ibee. Solhall the evil /pirit flee
at of yore, from the harp of the lbep.
herd, and all the cares of thy heart be
lolled by the pleMant communication
of a friend, ',
LECTURE against VICES.
FOR THE MIRROR.
% >r pre^cßer.,
he, which win compel them to pay one day
or othsr ; but this is greatly injurious, to
many a man, who had much better buy food
and raiment fir his family, than to bid off a
pew; or mean wild land at a distance, which
is little or no profit :—Finally, it all men,
both in public and private life, would en
deavor to diminish Vices and multiply Vir-.
toes, they would increase their own happf
nefs, and become better, and more useful
inembers of society.
TEMPERENTIA.
Northfield, April 1'796.
LAW'S of the UNITED STATES. 1
Fourth CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES
AT THE FIRSt SESSION,
Begun at Philadelphia, Dec. 7,179;.
An Aft for the relief of certain officers and
foJdiers who have been wounded or disa
bled in the a&ual Service of the United
States.
BE it enacted b, tbe Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress afrmbled.
That every commiHiuned, non-com
missioned officer, private or muGcian,
who has been wounded or disabled,
while in the line of his duty, in actu
al service, called out by the authority
of any law of the United State#, while
he belonged to the militia ; or any
volunteer not belonging to the mili
tia, who hat been wounded or disa
bled, while in the line of hit duty, in
a&ual service, at aforefaid, ffiall be
placed on the lift of invalids of the
United States, at such rate of pay,
and under such regulations, as (hall
be diretled by the Prefideot of the
United States for the time being :=
Provided, the rate of compensation for
such wounds and di(abilities (hall nev
er exceed, for (he highest disabilities,
half the monthly pay received by any
commissioned officer, at the time of
being so wounded or disabled ; and
that the rate of compenfarioo to noo
commiffioned officers, private! and
musicians, shall never exceed five dol
lars per month ; and that all inferior
disabilities shall entitle the person so
disabled, to receive only a sum in pro
portion to the highest dilability :,
And provided. That these provifibos
shall not be construed to extend to
an, person wounded or disabled, be
fore the fourth of March, one thou
sand seven hundred and eighty nine,
nor to any person wounded or disabled
since chat time, who has made appli
cation for a pension, under any exist
ing late of the United States, and has
been denied, or admitted on the pen
sion lift : And provided, That all ap
plications herein fall be made within
one year after the end of the present
ftffioo of Congrefi.
An A& to continue in force an a& " to as
certain tne fees in admiralty proceedings
in the Diftria Courts of the United States,
and for other purposes."
BE it enabled by the Senate and Honfe
of Reprefeatatibes of the .United States
of America, in Congress affembted,—
That the act entitled, ." an aft to af
cettain thefeet in admiralty proceed
ings in the diftria court! of the Unit
ed States, and for other purpota,"
be, and it hereby continued in force,
for the term of two yean from the
puffing of this aft, and from thence
to the end of the next session of Con
grefa thereafter, and no longer.^
Approved, March sl, 1796.
G. We^ngton.^
CONCORD, May 3, 1796. J
INTERESTING!
^-^
* we ate now engaged bn the British
Treaty> Yeflerday M— —a and
S=-k consumed moll 6f the day in
Scuffing the instrument, without (eg-
Approved, March 23, 1796.
, G. Washington.
1c is with pleafare we notice the late
proceeding of a number of towns, in
our fitter fates, relative to the treaty.
At a meeting pf the inhabitants of
Boston, on the 25th uk. to the num
ber of 4000, almost a unanimous vote
was passed, for preferring a memorial
to Congreh, in favor of carrying the
Treaty with Greatbritain into tfftß.
Their memorial, after mentioning a
great many disadvantages which will
refute frem anon-observance of the
treaty, concludes thus: " They there
fore, with all due relped for the Rep
resentatives of the People of the IL
States, beg leave to recommend, that
no partial consi derations of pctlicy may .
influence their decision on this im
portant question ; but that the Faith,
the Honor, and the Inrereft of the
Nation, may be preferred by making
the nectffary provisions for carrying
the Treacy into fair and honorable ef
fed."
The towns of Salem, Newbury
port, Beverly, Marblehead and Hin©
ham have voted similar memorials.
Similar proceedings have allo taken
plice at Providence, id Rhodeifhnd,
where the ivOre was unanimous— At
Hartford, in Conned icut, with only
three diffentients-and all the meet
ings laid to be unufoally crowded,
and some of them the fulteft almost
ever known—ja generaland feriogs is
the ALARM the proceedings of the
Representatives have occafaed. Q
At Philadelphia, Newyork, Balti
more, and many other large towni,
similar memorials have been voted,
by 'farmers, Mechanicks and Met*
chants, with but weal opporotts.
At .Newyork and Philadelphia,
bufineli is almost suspended. Appre
hending war, if the treaty ffiould not
be carried into effect, insurances bare
flopped, the barks ceifed di(counting,
and American produce become almost
flagrant in market.
COMMUNICATION.
, ^fa, FEDERAL MIRMh.
Q^RE TREATTPAP^
THIS is the most important, fcrioutqueftica
now before the American public—lt oppof-
, Fa^ionto Constituted Authority—Which
fhafl prevail ?—ThKmuft be decided by the
flood sense and wisdom of that People, ,Wtofe
happy bt is envied by all the coMendm 4
^tearing nations of the jJder world.. Phalli
^ &* before the noisy Faaibn^fr
Thi, is the plain question, to be decided by
Americans-,The Confutation, which " *o\
Reason triumph I——Never,1 ——Never, since
the revolution, wn the -political hori
zon of A merica' overclouded with such
gloomy afpedi as at the present——-
But we presume that the Wisdom and
Firmed! of cur tried Patrio s will
blow away the mists of Contention, and
still navigate our poliieal barque in
the waters of Peace and Pteny, free
from the quickfandt of &vfcn, the
fhoaU of dtfcord, and the breaker! of
WAR and MURDER !
is faft approaching, which must de
cide, whether Cotofafow (hall reign, or
FEDER ALISM TRIUMPHANT!
getting a new idea on the subj a : in
ihott, the, made no great figure on
the ccc&fioo. It it easy however to
go on with their opposition, while
they are fopporred by a decided ma
jority in the House, The Senate will
be fiep, And riot give up the confti- &
cutional point ; on tbit I believe the
minority m^y rely ; and ultimately, I
hope, aH the (Teatie! wij be carried
into effta with good faith, and the
present prosperity of the UnitedStatet
continued. Yefterdsy the Merchant#
of this city met for rhe purpose of
petitioning Corg'efa to carry the
treaty into e'ffea.
THE CRISIS