The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1792-12-17 00:00:00, page 4

GAY fafhion, thou Goddess so pleasing.
However imperious and thy sway.
Like a mistress capricous and teasing,
Thy (laves, tho they murmur, obey,
The simple, thewife, and the witty.
The learned, the dunce, and the f@ol,
The crooked, straight, ugly and pretty.
Wear the badge of thy whimsical school.
Tho thy shape is so fickle and chan^ng,
Tho a Proteus thou art to th' view ;•
And our taste so forever deranging, a
We know not which form to pursue : I
Yet wave but thy frolickfome banners,'—'
And hosts of adherents we fee ;
Arts, morals, religion,and manners.
Yield implicit obedience to thee.
More defpotick than Beauty's thy pow'r,
More than Virtue thy rule o'er the mind ;
Tho transient thy reign as a flower,
That scatters its leaves to the wind.
Ah ! while folly thou dealeft much measure,
No matter how fleeting thy day ;
Be Wisdom, dear Goddess, thy pleasure ;
Then—lasting as time be they stay !
of War be notified, that on Wednes
day next this House intend to take in
to consideration the report of the Com
mittee relative to the failure of the
late expedition under the command of
General 67. Clair, to the end that they
may attend the House to give such in
formation as the House may fee proper
to require.•
It ty moved that the motion (hould
be laid on the table agreeable to the
practice of the House.
Some members urged the propriety
of taking it up immediately ; but o
thers objeaing, Mr. Dayton consented
that it Ibould lie on the table till Mon
day.
The galleries were again shut, on a
motion to resume the reading of the
confidential papers received from the
President.
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# ±'J"™% M&m ,01 .
H E would have his Children call him
Papa or Father, and not Sir, which was the
new fa fllion introduced by Catbarine de Medicis.
He used frequently to join in their amuse
ments; and one day that this restorer of
France, and peace-maker of Europe, was going
on all-fours with the Daulphin, his Son, on
his Back, an Ambassador soddenly entered the
apartment, and fiirprifed him in his attitude.
The Monarch, without moving from it, said
to him, " Monsieur l'Ambaffadeur, have you
any Children ?" “ Yes, Sire," replied he,—
“ Very well, then ; I shall finifh my race
round my chamber."
Repretee.—A man employed to explain the
contents of a museum, pointing to a sword,
there, said he, Ladies and Gentlemen,there is
the sword with which Balaam killed his Ass.
A Standcr-by, to put him right, observed,
flint Balaam had not a sword, and did not kill*
his Ass —that he only wished for one. Well,
resumed the explainer, without embarrass
ment, then that is thefword, Ladies^and Gentle
men, which Balaam wifeed to ha^e had-
A Certain Divine in the County of Briflol;
(Virginia) about three years since, while he was
delivering his Sermon, perceived that the
greater part of the old People in the holy feats
were, forfome reason or other, (the Minister
may guess what) indulging themselves in a
comfortable nap—and that the Children in
the Gallery were indulging themselves in play
ing, to.he no (mall difturba'nce of the Con
gregation —upon which the Parson made a
long pause ; and, looking up into the Gallery
with astern and solemn voice faid—2b,s beftill
—ifyou make Jucb a noije up there,the old Men below
cannct fhp.-'
(Continued from the firfl Page.)
ANECDOTE
OF HENRY IV. of France.
THE PIERIDES.
To FASHION.
The petition of Patrick Knox; on
motion of Mr. W. Smith, was referred
to the Committee of the whole House,
to whom the report of the Secretary of
the Treasury on the fubjeft of loft
certificates was referred.
Mr. Boudinot of the Committee on
the report of the Secretary of State re
fpeeling the boundary between the State
of Virginia and the Territory of the
United States fouth of the Ohio, brought
in a report, which was read. ^
Mr. Dayton's motion, laid on the
Table last Saturday, refpeding the Se
cretary of the Treasury, and,the Secre
tary of War, attending the House, to
give information relative to the causes
of the failure of the expedition under
General St. Clair, was taken into consi
deration.
Mr. Dayton called up his motion for
ordering the attendance of the Secre
taries of the War and Treasury next
Wednesday, in order to give explana
tion, of the sundry papers which are
referred to by the Committee who re
port& on the defeat of Majorgeneral
St. Clair, —but no decision was had
on this motion.
The petition of James Warrington,
refpeftmg goods fold to John Banksand
Co. and secured by bond of the late
General Greene, &c. was referred to a
felea Committee of three, viz. Messrs.
Giles, Livermore and Findley.
Mr. Giles moved that the Secretary
of War be ordered to lay before the
House, a statement of the disburse
ments of the War Department.
Mr. Williamson moved that the lat
ter part of resolution, which required
the attendant, of the two Secretaries
on the House, should be flruck out.
This motion, after a considerable de
bate, was carried in the affirmative—
the firft part of the resolution was also
disagreed to.fr
Mr.„ W. Smith then moved, that the
Committee of the whole on the report
of the feled Committee, relative to the
causes of the failure of the late expedi
tion, be empowered to tend for persons,
papers, and records. This motion was
agreed tp.
Mr. Giles' motion, requiring that the
: Monday, November 12.
Messrs. Gordon and Afo, appeared
and took their feats this day.
The Speaker laid before the House
a letter from the Secretary of the Trea
sury, inclofing a statement of the re
ceipts mid expenditures of the revenue
for the year 1791. Ordered that 100
copies be printed for the use of the
members.
Tuesday, November 13.
Messrs. Huger and Barnwell from
Southcarolina, took their feats this day.
General Word presented petition, from
the following persons, viz, Rufus
Blodget, Henry Bacon, and Thomas Da
vidjon, which were read, and severally
referred to the Secretary at War.
On motion of Mr. Tucker, the peti
tion of D. Leyman, was referred to the
Committee on the petition of Thomas
Johnson—the petition of Simeon Keith,
on motion of Mr. Leonard, was referred
to the fame Committee.
No order was taken on this motion.
Mr. Smith ^Southcarolina) moved
that the motion which was negatived
yesterday, refpefting the admission of
the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary at War into the House
be expunged from the journals, and
that no motion which would be nega
tived in future except the yeas and
nays were called on it, should appear
on the journals, and -that no motion
which would be negatived in future
except the yeas and nay's were called'
on it, should appear on the journal un
less particularly requested by the Gen
tleman who made the motion ; upon
which some debate ensued and the mo
tion was withdrawn by Mr. Smith.
Messrs, Williamson, White, & Clark;
are appointed a Committee to bring in
a bill to regulate trade with the Indian
tribes, z N '
The following letter from the Se«
cretary of War,was presented and read.
War Department, November 14, 1792.
Sir,
After the close of the last session ot
Congress I saw with much concern the
report of the Committee appointed to
inquire into the causes of'.the failure of
the expedition under Majorgeneral St.
Clair, of the Bth of May, 1792, which
having been presented to the House
in the last moments of the session was
ordered to be printed, and has since
circulated in the publick newspapers
throughout the United States, contain
ing suggestions most of them founded
upon ex parte investigations which
have been undetflood in a sense very
injurious to my reputation.
(To be Continued.)
'CASH or BOOKS
'Given for RAGS
At this OFFICE.
Secretary of the Treasury should cause
to be laid before the House an account
of the disbursements made by the De
partment of War, in the years 1790
and 1791 —was taken into considera
tion and agreed to.
A flatement of the expenditures ne
cessary for the year 1793, from the
Treasury Department, was presented
and read —Ordered, that one hundred
copies of the said statement be printed
for the use of the members.
The petition of sundry refugees from
Canada were presented and referred to
Mr. Bourne, (Rhodeifland) Mr. Murray
and Mr. Dayton.
Mr. Murray called the attention of
the House to a motion ordered to be
laid on the table, some days ago, re
fpeaing the appointment of a feleft
Committee on that part of the Pre
sident's speech relative to the transmis
sion of newspapers, and after some de
bate on the fubjea an addition was
made to it, that the Committee should
report generally on what alterations
should appear to them necessary to be
made in the aft passed last session, re
gulating the Poftoffice ; Messrs. Mur
ray, Baldwin, Gilman, Barnwell, and
ilmes, were appointed a Committee for
that purpose.
Sundry petitions were presented and
read, & referred to feled Committees,
or ordered to lie on the table.
W ednesday, November 14.