The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1794-11-21 00:00:00, page 4

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The Parnaffan Field.
FOR THE MIRROUR. .
Messrs. Editors,
I ohferved in a late Mirrour, Mrs. Robiafex's
, adieu to her Royal Lover, upon her going
to Cato.— -The following Stanzas may
please some of your readers—Few, I pre
fome, will fapprefs a fentimeot of com
paffien for the Fair Unftymadi Mourner.
_ STANZATTQTIMEf
BY MRS. ROBINSON,
iZ&Z&Up,
✓""CAPRICIOUS fa to human joy,
Still varying with the fleeting daj;,'
With thu tlx party raptures cloy, /)
The faireft pr&fpeßs fade away. • _ L
Not worth, ^r power, th, fating can bind.
All earthly pleafurm fly withthee;
lam/totas the quavering wind,
'«4%at plcytupon the Jammer Jea. 4
1 court they not, ungentle gut,,
For I have 'e'er been doom'd to find
Life's g^yeft hours but idly dref,
With resets that,all the ficke&g mind.
When failing bfy, with placid mien.
Around my touch did fondly play ; \
Too oft the air, form I've fun,
On down, pinions glide away.
But when perplex'd with doubt or care,
M, couch with thorn, was flatten'd reused-;
And the pale pritftfs of del,air,
M, mind in fatal J, ells bad bound;
When the dull hours nojoy could bring,
.• No blijs my wear, fancy prove-;
, , mark'd ifyleaden, pondrous wing,
With tardy pace unkindly move.
If such tby gifts, 0, time ! for thee.
My fated heart fall ne'er repine; J.
I vow content to fate's decree,
And with th, thorns, th, rofa twine.
ret, e'er th, fickle reign fall e,d,
The balm, fleets of friendship's power,
I'll with us; cup of farrow blend;
And [mile, regardless of th, power.
[, Laureate will accept the thanks
of the Editors, for her obliging communi
cation—Lavß< llo's past favour, from the
fame author, is likewise acknowledged—We
solicit both, (as they difeover a happy fimila
— riry of ingenious taste) to transplant into our
- "Parnaflian Field," some of the beauteous
Scions of their own poetic fancies.?]
THE VARIATION.
Messrs. Russell & DAv^s,
A,o*»g Lady the other day, porting with her
fen, very carelefcl, made tbe foWowirg varia.
,Marcus.
REASON'S whole pleafare, all thejoys offenfe, 1
Lie-in three %rdsJ\ealth, peace & competence.
THE VARIATION.'
ReafoOs asshole pleasure, all thejo,l of fafe,
Lie in three charming wore!! —Pounds—43hil-
^[lings —Pence.
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FROM THE MEDLEY.
THE SOLDIER, No. 11.
# + , ecc tom_
Pox Populi, vox Dei,
[The voice of the Peaph—tbe voice of GOD]
IS ft maxim, the justice and truth of which
are curroberated by daily experience.
The burden thrown udon the refpe&abl,
body of citizens (objected by the laws of this
Commonwealth toperform military duty, is
univetfally felt : and too grievous not to be
as univerfaUy complained of ;—though, not
withft&nding which, in feme parts of the
State, they difcaver a promptness of atten
ttonr to this important eftablfhmerit, that
might lead tori different couclufion. Every
member of foe©y is undoubtedly bound jo
contribute his (rate to the ftipport of civil
government ; but that in no other proper,
tibn than what the property in his pofteffion
ihall require. One most unhappy tendency
of goreomentai oppression-is, that its fub
jeds, at the fame moment that they sensibly
feel its effect,, are liable to miftafe the true
forces of their grievances, and to diced
their attention to improper remedies : by,
these ft? the difoofa acquires. fuepgth ;
temper enfaes, and foctejy is thrown into
cohfafon. The Soldier will therefore
not only frive t^^^^ wh^emth^
but endeavour to point„oyt the molt proper
;and rational mode of redrew for notwith.
Handing the prefentlaws, in 'their operation,
may be considered as ftoducing a mofta
bominable oppression upon one part of . the
community to the emolument of others;
yet it is undoubtedly as wrong to refufe o-:
bedience to the laws made by our Reprej,
'fentatives as to break those of our own mate
ing; feeing that we invest these deputies %e6 /
our own authority, and that confequenWp
in effeaiheir lawsare no other than the lajps3
of their constituents. All laws, even if op-I
pre ffive, being the will of the people, in/
whom the sovereign power r&es, thouldf
be ftrialy obeyed, until the only proper'
method of redraft, viz. that of dating griev
ances, and petitioning for their removal, to|
the Legislative Body, is ineffedually tried.
The wish of the Soldier is recontribute
towards routing the general attention of the
publick to this interesting fubjed, and laying
the foundation for such petition.
Numerous are the objeds which the fub
jeft will embrace in the couife'of investiga
tion. Let us firtt turn our attention to
THE EXEMPTIONS.
By the late revision of the Militia law,
" each and ever, free able bodied white male cit
izen, of this, or an, other of the OniteaStates, re
ading within this Commonwealth, who is, or
fall be of the age of eighteen years, and under the
a g e °ff°"J fi™ years'' (excepting such as,are
therein after excepted)“ are jeverall, andrej
„aiwl, madefubica to the retyfaion of the 44.
and to be enrolled in the Mfitia."
<The third paragraph of the a& contains
the exemptions in the following words ;--
" And be it further ena&ed by the autho
? rity aforefaid, That the Piceprfaent of the Unit
ed States ; Members of Co-grefs of both Hostes,
with their re/pcAive Officers ; Lieutenant gove
rnor ; Members of the Council, Senate and Houft
of Reprejentatives, with their Officers ; Secretary
and Treafurtr of the Commonwealth ; Officers,
Judicial and Executive, of the Government of the
United States ; fuftices of the Supreme Judicial
Court ; fuftices of the Courts of Common Pleas ;
Judges of Probate ; Registers of Probate ; Conn.
t) Registers; Jufiices of the Peace ; Sheriffs ;
Deputy Sheriffs ; Coroners ; Constables ; Sdt3-
mcn ; Minders of the-Gopi ; Elders and Deacons
of Churches ; Church Wardens, and those of the
religious denominations of Quakers and Shakers ;
Maflirs of Arts ; Officers and Students at ay
College; also Phtfciaxs, Surgeons,fated School
Makers, Ferrymen and Millers, as the Sekamex
of the town to which they Jball federally belong,
fall by a writing under their bands, lignify the
expediency of exempting ; perjoy who have by com
mifon under an, government or Congrejs, or b,
eleaion in pursuance of the orders of an, Congrejs
of tbe United States, or either es them, held the
office of a Subaltern or office of higher rank ; and
all Mariners usually emplmd in an, Jea Jervice
of an, citizen within the United States, in an,
w 'ffil°f m ^re than shirt, tons burthen ; Cuftom
boue Officers; all Post Officers ; Stage Drivers,
Ouali, employed in the cars and conveyance oj the
med; andfuch perjons as did attain to the age of
fort, years before the eighth day of May, 1793;
and aljo all such manufa&urgrs as are b, an, Jpe
cial law of the common wealth now exempt, Jhall
be, and hereby are exempted from the jaid enroll
ment.
The fath article of our declaration of rights,
already quoted, will far nijh a criterion whereby to
judge of thejuflice or propriety of theft exemptions.
Are not tbete men a part of tbs bod, politic ? Do
they net receivejecurit, and proteaion both for life
and property from the military eftaklijhmesrt ? And
in the name ofjuftice and equality,fellow citizens,
what jer vices do they renter the public over and
above their refpeaive compensations, that fauld
be adequate to such an fttrdordiuary privilege?
Are the daily wages to which Cotyrefs have vot
ed themjelves entitled, too leant, apiitance to afford
an equivalent when called on to do military duty
with the rtf of their brethren, provided they do
not choose to give fbeir perjonal jerviceP Or, do
" they, to the ncglea of their private inttreft, during
the recess, denote thtmfelvts wholly to thefervice
of their country, without any pecuniary compenfa
tiou?
There is jom&tbing in human nature so &ttacbed~
tojelf—fo blinded tojuftice, when interest comes in
competition therewitb=and so apt to lead men to -
avail themjtlvei of tbofe immunities and privileg
es iuebeir power: that to defas/s with impartial
it,, where interest is concerned, and decide with,
justice, is held to be the summit of human virtue.
And I do mt conceive efan, other reason in nature,
but their not having reached this eminence, wk,
either the members •/ Ibe general er fate govern
ment Should exempt tbemflvufrGm tbis in^fynfa
b!e burthen; more ejpeciall, while not in the actual
jervice of their country. And do not the officers
attached to the federal and fate governments ;
and, with few exceptions, the whole class offab
ordixate charaaers, by law exempted, in JaA
fund equally eligible ? Do they not receive feffi
- dent and ample indemnification for their Services,
exclusive of this oxtraorfixar, privilege above
the hnf farmer, mechanic and laborer ? Do not
th latter twitribute to (befufport,f the former in
tbeir;rofpeaivt capacities ; ntobo are generally
menaf property,and in tbeeafy walks of life ; and
Shall the, be #@Mfrom either perfoxalfervice,
or ap equivalent; toward /be Support of what ^^
I w&eadil, acknowhdgethe mo) momentous eftab
^!^^^^
1 of equipment, is obliged to spend far or five days
I the,car, to the service free e,r,ers of right
and equality,without fajbadww of compensation ,
andwhen b, these means, bis beloved family, con
ffling perhaps of eight or nine persons, who depend
on bis hard earned ,6 or typer day, wbicb, av
eraged, leaves them la^ a meal, exciufee of cloth
ing, for support, are reduced to all the dif raffing
horrors oj want ? Heaves not ever, manly breyf
, with resentment and indignation at theview ; and
(can there be found a more flagrant infancy of abuse
in the annah of European despotism ?
\ B, the laws of this commonwealth, the want of
a certain i&ome or portion oj property, excludes a
man from the privilege of voting —For what rea
son ? Because, 'having no irttrtfl of bn own, be
Jhall have no voice in dis,fog of another's—But
at the fame moment, when be is denied the privi
lege of voting away another man's property,
(as it is oftenjibly termed) at bis own expense be
is called upon to protta and defend it ! Monftrum
hdrrendum ! Let truth triumph over flufen,
mod let this insupportable i»flonce of governmental
injustice, be imputed to the atyeftdn exhilited in .
thefollowing words, " They all look to their
own way, every one far his Gain, from hifr
quarter."'
Let no one call me a roller —lenvy no one bis
happiness and prosperity, when acquired in the
road of indujiry and reaitude —and at the same
time that I foal! ever be among tbeforemoJl to sound
the alarm in oppfion to political abuses ; .when
ever the delightful v?fan tf-Natidnal Lib,ty,glit
tering like the morning fair, commands it, my
sword, with dauntless celerity ihall leap from
its scabbard, to avenge her cause.
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EXTRACTED FOR THE MIRROUR.
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
or
Remarkable Events, Inventions,
AND'
The JEra, Country, and Writings of learned
Men.
The whole comprehending, in one view, the
aaalyfis, or, outlines, of UniveFfat Hiftory,
from the Creation (Continued.)
Years e \ AFT c r..c Hk l ST.
CO ALS firfl brought to Lon
don,
. 1 35$ A' ms of Inghind and Franca
firft quartered by Edward 111:
1 362 The law 'pleadings in Erig
land f hanged hom French ro.E%g
lifh, as a favour ot Edward 111. co'h'is
people,.
John Wicklieffe, an Englishman,
begins &bout this time to oppose the
errors of the church of Rome with
great acuteness and fpitit. His fob
lowers are called Lollards,
1386 A company ot linnet-weav
ers, from the NeatherlaQ ^tolilhed
in London.l
Windsor castle built by Edward
1388 The battle of Overborn, be
tween Hotfpur and the earl of Doug
las.
1391 Cards invented in France for
the King's amufemenL
1399 Westminster abbey built and
enlarged— Westminster hall ditto.
'"Order of the Bath inflituted at the
coronation of Henry IV.; renewed
io 1725, confining of 38 knights.
1410 Guildhall, London, built.
1411 The university of Sc. An
drew's in Scotland founded.
1415 The battle of Agincourt
gained over the French by Henry V.
of England.
1428 The siege ofc Orleans, the
sass blow to the Eoglifh power in.
France.
1430 About thii time ^urentiu#
of Harleim invented the art of print
ing, which he pra^ifed with feparatc
wooden types, Gunemburgh after
wards invented cut metal trifefg but
the art was carried co perfeaian by
Peter Schoeffer, wto%te«d&
modeof calling thetypea in matrices.
Frederick Corfellies began to prjotat
Oxford, in 1468, with wooden types i
but it was William Caxton who intro
duced into England the art of pridtij
ing with fufiletypes, in 1474.
1446 The Vatican library founded
[a^oq*<W'^^^'?^^^
[fe The few breaks in at Dort, in Hol
land, and drowns rco 000 peopk%
.4453 Copftantinople taken by the
Turks, which ends the eastern em
pire, 1123 years from its dedication
; by Constantine the Great, and 2206
yean from Qe foundation of Rome, I
'454 The uriverfity of Glasgow,
in Scotland, founded.
# 1460 Engraving and etching in
copper invented.
1477 The uniretfity of Aberdeen,
in Scotland, founded.
(To be continued.). s';
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• AFaithful POST wanted, who
may. meet with good enkoaragimext by applying at
this Office immediately. • '
' C~AS H, ~
And the highest price, giten for
FLAX SEED, BEES WAX, and
SALT'S, f
If delivered imiri&tiaMv to
AVILLI A34WUNCAN.
Concord Nov. !4, 1794. i
_=fl.j ■.■..^t,-e-^w-> ^w.! TIPI, ■ ftio re i^ira,q
Dr. Hazleunc, -
TYEGS leave refpeafully to inform bis
D friends and acquaintance, that (hav
ing lately gone outot Dr. Cariga in's em
ploy, and concluding to tarry in town) be
now resides at his father's —and will wait on
all these, Who may please to call on him, for
his services in the line of his Proteffian, with
fidelity and atten ion. ~
Concord, Nov. 7th, i7sp , 107.
n^ir^NEß^^)!^ 1
TUB PARTNERSHIP OP
GEORGE CURWEN WARD,
^ JAMES CUSHING,'
Traders, under thefirm ts
WARD AND CUSHING,
WAS diffilved on thefifteenth of Augafl lift
pofi—Al!ptrfoxs ,indebted to (aid Compa
ny; are requeued to call and fettle the feme with
the Subjenber —and ah' to whom they are in iebt
ed, are requeftec to call on bimfer kstlement.
GEORGE C. WARD.
Sandbornton, Nov. 1, 1794.
K^O BE LET, . .-f
• : A Convenient ST AR E -'
°in Sandbornton, lately occupied by ICARD axd •
CUSHING, with a Pot id Pearl Ase kV.rks,
Enquire of
GEORGE C. WARD.
Sdxdbern'on, Non. I, 1794. 107
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Good Stand for a Tradrfman. # 4
TO BE SOLD,,.:?
'Q .-. < (if applied fir soon) ^Z•
A; HO" U SE,.
A ND eight acret of good LAND^
lyiag upon the main road lead
ing from Pembroke to Concoxd —'
about one mile from Pembroke meet
ing house—Very pleasantly fruated..
It is an excellent ^and for a Meehan- -
^ic of any kind.
^, The purchaser may have *
the House, aod one acre of Land on'
ly, if more agreeable. For further
particulars, apply to
FREDERICK FOSTER.
Pembroke, Nov. 4, 1794. 107
WANTED IMMEDIATELY,,
A Journeyman SHOEMAKER?
WHO i, a good wo&man w faith
,/ ful and steady. Such an oar
may find constant employ, and gooq
wages, by applying to • Q
JAMES MAN. • +
Bofcawen, Nov. 6, 1794. 107
Ensign ThomasWilTon's Estate.
A J,Lperfon,ir&bted to the estate of En-f
sign Thomas Wilson, late of Newbof
ton, deceased, are defeed to make immedi-'
ate payment— And those who have claims 1-
gainft said estate, are requeftedxte exhibit
theiraccounts for settlement tp
MARY WILSON, zffr^rc/r^.
;, DAVID WILSON, Admixiftrator.
Newbofton, O& 28, 1794. N 107
.fr ^ Nathaniel Ladd,
WISHES to inform all ihofe whd have
engaged in making the second lot of
Shoes—that the leather is now ready for de
livery. He likewise has more shoes to let,
for which a generous price will be given, if
applied for immediately.
Concord, Odober W 17%5
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