The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1786-01-30 00:00:00, page 1

THE fubferibers beg leave to inform the publick,
that they have erefted a line of stages to run
from Paulus-Hook to Philadelphia, to start on Tues
day the 24th instant, to run every day, Saturdays
and Sundays excepted, through Newark, Elizabeth-
Town and Woodbridge; to stop at major Egbert's,
in New-Brunswick; from thence to Princeton. A
stage will likewise start at the fame time from Mrs.
Paul's, sign of the Indian King, Market-Street
Philadelphia, and proceed through Bristol to Tren
ton, to Francis Witt's, sign of the Blazing Star,
from thence to Princeton, and exchange paflengers,
each stage returning next day, during the winter
season.—The fubferibers, notwithstanding the ad
vantages lately taken by other stages, will return
to the old price of four dollars from Paulus-Hook to
Philadelphia, allowing fourteen pounds of baggage ;
and one hundred and fifty pounds weight, the price
of a passenger. The proprietors are determined to
give ftrid attention to prevent complaints, and they
will be obliged to the publick for any information of
complaints on the road, either in house or drivers, as
they are determined to employ sober drivers, and pre
vent any racing between waggons, which is attended
with so many mifehiefs. Upon the whole, the pro
prietors expect the patronage of the publick, accord
ing to their deserts.
DANIEL MARSH,
THOMAS WARD,
THOMAS EGBERT,
WILLIAM JONES,
DAVID HAMILTON,
FRANCIS WITT,
JOHN THOMPSON.
Notice is hereby given,
To all persons who are indebted to the estate of
Jacob Van-Dorn, dtceafed, that they are re
quested to come and difeharge accounts before the firft
day of March next, when attendance will be given at
the late dwellinghoufe of the deceased, in Freehold,
by the executors, or we Ihall be under the disagreea
ble necessity of adding more cost to the fame ; like
wise those who have any demands against laid estate
to bring in their accounts properly attested, to
JOHN COVENHOVEN, )
JACOB COVENHOVEN, (
BENJAMIN VAN-MATER, ( £xec °
BARNES SMOCK. )
Freehold, Jan. 14, 1786. gw
House of Afembly, Nov. 10, 1785.
A PETTI lON from sundry persons in behalf of
themselves and others, owners of the trad of
bog-meadow, on the weft fide of a trad of land be
tween Pequannack and Paffaick rivers, was read, pray
ing leave to present a bill to vest the said bog-mea
dow in Elias Boudinot, Richard Kemble and Samuel
Bayard, for the purpose of draining and dividing
the fame into three equal parts, one for the heirs of
Anthony Brockholft, another for the heirs of Arent
Schuyler, and a third for the heirs of Nicholas Bay
ard, or those interested in right of them, and of set
ting apart foch a portion of the fame to be fold as
they may find fufficient for defraying the expences of
the drains and division;
Ordered, That the petitioners have leave to pre
sent a bill agreeably to the prayer of their petition,
on advertising the purport thereof, and a copy of this
order, in the Political Intelligencer of New-Jersey,
and in two of the news-papers printed in New-York,
at least fix weeks previous thereto.
Notice is hereby given,
That a bill will be presented to the honoura
ble the legislature at their next fitting, agreeably to
the leave given in the above order.
NEW-JERSEY GAZETTE.
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[Vol. IX.}
TRENTON: Printed by ISAAC COLLIN S, Printer to the State.
To the Publick.
MONDA Y, January 30, 1786.
Votes and proceedings of the tenth general
afembly of the state of New-Jersey.
(Continued from our lafi.)
FOUR petitions from the county of Burling
ton, praying that paper money may not
be emitted; and two petitions from the
fame county, praying that paper money*
may be emitted on loan, were severally
read, and referred to the next fitting.
The house adjourned to three o'clock, P. M.
The house met.
There-engrossed bill, intitled, ' an aft to call in
all contractors' and surplus certificates, to issue state
notes to the holders, and to procure a more accurate
estimate of the state debt,' was read and compared;
on the question, whether the said bill do pass? It
was carried in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas. Messrs. Blauvelt, Nicoll, Garritfe, Marsh,
Combs, Schuurman, Bonney, Bunn, Blaire, Kelly, R.
S. Smith, Biddje, J. Smith, Cooper, Davis, Sharp,
Baker, Swain, Lambert, Houghton, Cook, Arnold,
Bowen, Hankinfon, Beardflee, Longftrect.
Nays. Messrs. Sinnickfon, Burgin, Sheppard.
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the fame.
Ordered, That mr. R. S. Smi|h do carry the said
bill to council, and acquaint thfom that the said bill
is passed by this house with their amendments.
Mr. R. S. Smith reported, that he had obeyed the
orders of the house.
T he engrossed bill, intitled, ' an aft for defraying
sundry incidental charges,' was read and compared;
Resolved unanimously, That |he fame do pass.
Ordered, That the speaker do sign the fame.
Ordered, That mr. Lambert do carry the said bill
to council for concurrence.
The bill, intitled, ' an aft to limit the time within
which all accounts or demands Against the state shall
be exhibited for settlement and' allowance,' was read
a feconu time,and referred to tV ./v fcrng.
The house adjourned till to-morrow morning nine
of the clock
Tuesday, November 29, 1785.
The house met.
Mr. Lambert reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house.
A memoral from William T. Franklin was read,
and referred to the next fitting.
A message from the council by mr. Hoops.
6 Council-chamber, Nov. 29, 1785.
' Ordered,
‘ THAT mr. Hoops do wait on the house of af
‘ fembly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled,
' an aft to authorize county collectors and the treafu
' rer of this state to receive certain certificates in pay
-6 ment of taxes —and
6 The bill, intitled, ( an aft to repeal part of the
' aft, intitled, a supplemental aft to the aft, intitled,
‘ an aft for making compensation to the troops of this
' state, in the service of the United States, for the
' depreciation of their pay,' is palled by this house
' without amendment.'
Resolved, That the late auditor of accounts be
directed to deliver the unsigned surplus certificates
in his possession to mr Stevens, he receipting for the
amount of the fame, in order that he may have an
opportunity of procuring them authenticated by the
several collectors who have issued them;
Ordered, That mr. Sheppard do carry the above
resolution to council for concurrence.
Mr. Sheppard reported, that he had obeyed the
order of the house.
Resolved, I hat the treasurer be, and he is hereby
directed to delay paying any interest on contractors'
and surplus certificates from the date hereof, and on
loan-office certificates and other liquidated debts of
the United States, after the firft day of January next,
until the further order of the legislature;
Ordered, '1 hat mr. Swain do carry the above reso
lution to council for concurrence.
Mr. Swain reported, that he had obeyed the or
der of the house.
Two messages from the council by mr. M. Ogden.
' Council-chamber, Nov. 29, 1785.
' Ordered,
'THAT mr. M. Ogden do wait on the house of
THE
PRIMITIVE WHIG. No. IV.
Which come untoyou in /beep's eloathing; but inward-
I, they are ravening evolves. St Matthew.
IT is with peculiar pleasure that I publish the fol
lowing letter, so coincident with my own ideas
upon a ,ery interesting fubjeCt; and, in my opinion,
io happily calculated to convince every impartial mind
of the ruinous consequences to be apprehended from
the present fafhionable wretched expedient of emitting
paper money without solid funds for its redemption;
or rather with the greatest profped of its deprecia
ting for the want of faith in those who promise to
redeem it.
' To the Primitive Whig.
'Sir,
'I cordially felicitate myfelf and my country on its
' having pleased Providence to inspire so animated a
' writer as yourfelf, to open the eyes of those who
' are really deluded; and to Stigmatize with eternal
' infamy those, who, against the dictates of their own
' consciences, are determined to rift the ruin of the
' state, by continuing the deftruftive system of a pa
' per currency: a fyfeem expressly calculated to serve
' their own private purposes, to the utter abolition of
' both publick and private integrity; and to the infallible
' impoverishment of the most industrious and meri
-6 torious part of the community.
'The most plausible reason that I ever heard ad
' duced for this iniquitous measure (and that indeed is
' only plausible and specious) is this: there are, fay
' thole pharilaical doctors, (under the solemn guise of
' mighty zeal and concern for the poor and diftrefled,
' but in reality, like their brethren Pharisees of old,
' merely actuated by felf-interett, and devouring oi
' doves houjes) there are a number of our citizens,
'who have contracted debts not with a design of de
' ftauding their creditors, which we mutt admit to
' be the case with most of our debtors, but for the.
' purchase of their farms; to pay for which they were
' obliged to borrow, upon interest, part of the confi
' deration money. In the present scarcity of cash,
' they cannot dilcharge those their incumbrances; and
' unless we make paper money, or put a stop to legal
' proceedings, those farms will be taken in execution,
'and fold much below their real value. Granted,
'I pity those farmers. They are distressed. 1 pity
' all men in distress. I wish they could be relieved:
' but 1 wish it not at the expence of ruining ten chi
' zens for the relief of one. Don't let us think cf ex
' tricating them out of their difficulties by making
' paper money. Don't let us think, of doing it by
' flopping the regular course of law and justice. Tre
' mendous fubterfuge ! Quack prescription ! Rather
'let those farms be fold below their value. What
' has the legislature to do with thole farms ? What
'with the debts and distresses of their refpeCtive own
'ers? I hole debtors may probably be, and I fup
' pose really are, the objects of private compassion;
' but they are not the fubje&s of publick legislation.
' 'I he legislature did not involve them in their present
' disagreeable situation. Under what obligations are
‘ they to pass any laws to extricate them front
' it? And such laws as evidently militate against the
' common weal? Laws that, while they relieve one
'of those individuals, would render the property of
‘ twenty others precaiious and insecure ! Nay, laws
6 that, in order to ease the debtor, must evidently
A message from the council by mr. F. Randolph.
' Council-chamber; Nov. 29, 1785.
' THE council having taken into consideration the
‘ resolution from the house of assembly, relative to'
' directing the treasurer to delay paying interest on
' contractors and surplus certificate, &c.
' Resolved, That the house do concur therein.'
The house adjourned to meet at Trenton on Wed
nesday the 15th day of February next.
' assembly, and acquaint them that the bill, intitled,
' an ad for defraying sundry incidental charges,' is
' paired by this houfe.'
'THE council having taken into consideration the
' resolution from the house of assembly, relative to
' directing the late auditor of accounts to deliver the
' unsigned surplus certificates to mr. Stevens ;
'Refolded, 'lhat the house do concur therein.'
[Numb. 403.]