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til " *e Council of Censors" is chafen fevett years
whence, in 1783, and have called a Convention to
meet two years afterwards; and firth a Convention
tha/never be called; for two thirds of the whole
number, called " Censors," muff firit agree to call it.
Peter- Will not the people and especially the
clergy be exceedingly alarmed to thinkin the mid'ft
of so dreadful a'war, that we have by the public
authority 61 so great a State, passed fetch strong
- ]y implied Censures of Contempt on our holy Reli
gion, and weakened the securities of it by law efa
blifoed, while, at die fame time, we are continual
ly imploring the affiftapce of Heaven in fupplicati
cns and form of that Religion, Is not this hypo
crisy? The former qualification required by law
was a pofilive, clear, direct, “ profefon of the Chrif
jian Faith." It admitted 'of no gloss or equivocati
on. How can we ask or expert fibccefs, while we
thus deliberately, in the face of the whole world are,
undermining the religion g^acioufly delivered to us
by Heaven with such amazing circumstances of mer
cy? I tremble at the thought; I most fervently hope
this article will be altered when the New Affbm
bly meets, tlwt is to he chosen next November.
Orator. I tell thee it is impoflible. That Assembly
will have no powers but what are aligned to them
by the Frame of Government; and the power of
altering any part of the Conftittition is not assigned
to them, but is pofjtively reserved to the Conventi
on alone, that may be called nine years hence. If
tlie Aflembly Could alter one part they might alters
another, and so undo all the labours of our Lead
ers: But they were tpo wife to leave that door
Open, and have thoroughly guarded agaifift such
an evil, Here—read the last lines of the preamble
to the Declaration of Rights," &c. -- Where the
kift Convention fays, " We do by virtue of the au
'" thdri|y veiled in us by our Conflituents, ordain,
" declare, and jfablifo the following Declaration
" of Rights and Frame of Government to be the
" Constitution of this Commonwealth, and to
'" remain in force therein forever^ exceptin' such ar
" ticles as (hall hereafter on experience be found to
" require improvement, and which shall by the
" fame authority of the People, fairly delegated,
•' as thPs Frame of Government directs, be
" amended," &c. that is, by a Convention, called
by a Council of Censors, which cannot be till nine
years hence, as is efrejsly provided by the lad sec
tion of the Frame. Again in the ninth fedion, the
Convention fays positively in mentioning the pow
ers of the Assembly " But they shall haie no
" power to add to, alter, abolifo, infringe any part
" of this Constitution " Indeed, I hope, the late
r # rtenhon has used words of such force that no
. ff jirt; ^ convention to the End of time will
have power t ''ct the grand alteration they have
made; for the, aye used words on this point of
Religion which they have not on any other article.
See the tenth fe&ion, where they fay "and no fur
ther or other religious test shall ever hereafter be
required of any civil Officer or Magistrate in this
State."-
(To be Continued.)
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WW"V'WTWVV' TO V^ W 1 KFVWVVW
WILLIAMSBU R G, Sept. 27.
Since our ]aft two vessels have arrived at Hamp
ton, one with 800 bushels of salt, the other with
3005 and one is just come up to James-Town with
250 bushels, and some fruit.
A small Baltimore privateer carried into Chin
goteague, upon the Eastern shore, the beginning
of last week, a brig from Jamaica, laden with 400
hogsheads of sugar, and 140 hogiheads of rum.
By Yesterday's Post from the Eastward we
have the following Intelligence.
WOR C^ST ER, September „.
Extrafl from a letter bro't by the last Saturday's
Ticonderoga Pof dated September 22.
" The Fleet is well---L ; eut. Whitcomb is this
moment arrived from St. John's, with an officer
and corporal.priioners. They are out of humour.
We shall gain some intelligence from them, I ex
peft; but have not examined them yet. The army
is in good fpjrits---the season almost too far ad
'vanced to expert an attack."
Last week fat here, for the firft time, the Supe
rior Court of assize and general goal delivery, ap
pointed by and under the auspices of the govern
ment of this State. The Court proceeded in due
form, and with great solemnity, heard and deter
.mined the causes that came before them, as well civil,
as criminal, with a dignity well becoming the fu--
preme Executive Court of a free State.
The Honorable Judge Cufhing in hi,s charge to
the grand Jury, in an elegant and Spirited manner
let forth the nature, end and necefhty of legislative
and Executive Government, an exhibition worthy
of a Sidney or a Harrington.
We hope and trust that the Tribunals of Justice
will never again be interrupted in this State by a
neceflity resulting from the inroads of arbitrary
power, and that for ages to come, it may be faid'
in this State. " There are set Thrones of Judg
ment." Let us therefore “ pray for the peace of
ferufalem; for they foall proffer that love ke r ."
" Peace be within her leaf's, and Proferity with in
her Palaces."
B OST 0 N, ORobery]
We just learn, that Capt. Souter, in a privateer
belonging to this state, has taken a large ih ; p from
Halifax," bound to New-York, with a number of
light-horse, &c. on board, and sent her into
Townfhend..
NEWBURY PORT, Sept. 27.
Last Friday was brought in here by the Washing
ton privateer, a^rig bound to the Weft-Indies, to
fetch soldiers for the enemy; She had on board a
quantity of provisions, and a few pieces of cannon.
We hear that a schooner about 90 tons, laden
withjfalt, linen and houfhold furniture, was carri
ed into Ipswich a few days ago.
Last Monday arrived here, the Brig Stork, Phi- 1
lip Aubin mailer, from Port-Royal in M^rtinico,
which place he left the 24th of August, in compa
ny with Captains Clowin and Derry, bound to Phi
ladelphia.
NEW-LONDON, OGober 4.
Tuesday anff Wednesday laft,a regiment of troops
from the State Rhode-ifland, under the command
of Cel Lippet, arrived here, on their way to our
encampment near New-York.
Last Wednesday a prize Ship from Jamaica, bound
to London, was sent into Port by the armed Brig
Defence, belonging to the State of Connecticut,
commanded by Captain Seth Harding; she failed
from Montego Tay in company with 200 fail under
convoy of two men of War, who had parted with
them and returned into Port. Her cargo confits
of 30' hogiheads of sugar, 158 ditto of rum, 16
bails of cotton, a quantity of coffee and mahogany,
and has two turtle on board. She is about 300 tons,
called the Jolin, McDonald, Master, was taken 12
Days ago.
An Embargo being laid on the Ripping i^Ja
maica, on account of the InfurrcCtion an^ong the
Negroes, for want of provisions, detained the above
Fleet; who, when they failed, were at Short allow
-lance of provisions.
PHILADELPHI A.
, Extras of a Letter from Camp, October 11.
^ Three frigates and three tenders puffed Mount
Washington the 9th of October—tis laid an Express
arrived at Head-Quarters, informing that the Ships
have got to Col. Phillips's between 9 & 10 miles
above us, and have taken two RowGallics, a Slo'tfp
and two Schooners, or a Schooner and two Sloops,
and that they were landing some men there.
" Lord Sterling is exchanged for Gov. Browne
of Providence, and Mailer Lovell for Major Skecne.
" Captain Souter of an armed brig belonging to
the Massachusetts State, has taken and sent into the
Eastward, a Rip of Light Horse, bound to New-
York from England."
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From the NEW-HAMPSHIRE GAZE TTE.'
September 2 1.
IT's aftonifliihg to fee daily, the insults offered by
the TORIES, and unnoticed by the Committee;
in a more particular manner since the news of the
fkirmilh on Long-Ifthnd; on the firft report, they
had their meeting and a dinner provided, to con
gratulate each other on the importance of the day;
and if common fame speaks truth, they have their
particular toasts on such occasions; their figniticant
nods and smiles at each other as they pad's by, and
in their very countenances it is as plain to be seen as
the fun in its meridian: They have rife effrontery to
assert, that it is much woffe than reported) thatit's
so bad, that^he Sons of Liberty are afraid to let it
be known, leill the people ffiould be difco^raged
Is not this intolerable ? Its a matter of iad, that
they have the firft news on every event, and that
they propagate every intelligence they receive, tak
ing care to calculate iefo as to serve their own turn ;
its beyohd a matter of doubt Gat they keep up a
fecrct correspondence through the colonies in order
to comfort one another, to keep up th_ir linking
spirits, and to propagate falfhoods.
The Committees of the county of Middiefex in
the Malidchufetts have done honor to themselves,
and have set a noble example in their resolves, at
their meeting at Concord a few days since, and are
worthy ofimitation which breathe nothing but spi
rit, firmnefs and humanity, for which they h<ve
ever been distinguished, and 'tis the wilh of every
hon^ft upright man, that their laudable resolves
may be universally adopted. M'NatfOßA.
From the New-Hampfnire Gazette, Sept. 28,
WELL done Namora, you talk fenie you
preach liberty, real genuine liberty, down^
right alamode liberty by GD. I mull observe how
ever, that I was at firft a good deal alarmed on
difeoVering your design of abolishing looks and
nods, these dear conveyors of our secret meaning,
but when I found you only meant fignifea^t ones,
and that out of the, abundance of your great good
ness and. impartiality you had confined it to tories,
I was immediately reconcil'd to it and difeovered
by the help of certain political microscopic glaffcs,
that it tended to the public good.
It is indeed no less true than alarming that these
damn'd tories have the impudence to m%t, speak,
eat and drink together as other men do;.yea, they
have the effrontery, in open violation of the laws
both of God and man, to call at each other as they
pals, their fignificant looks and nods; intolerable;
and Hill they go unnoticed by the committee; ami.
zing ! 'Tis a disgrace to the Rate to allow of such
fignificant looks and nods, and if the legislative bo
dy of these Rates liave not, in their great wifdorn
-already provided a'punifhment adequate fp the di
abolical nature of so black a crime (which hardly
-admits of a doubt) I think the honorable Committee
of this town, if they desire that the trumpet of fame
Should found their praises to after ages, cannot have
a fairer opportunity of immortalizing their names,
than by enacting laws against such treasonable and
unheard o' practices,; which would at once difeover
their patriotic zeal for their country their wife and
godlike penetration into the nature and cause of
things, and their ' unerring knowledge of mankind,
who carry on dally the most villainous chnfpiracies
in no oth.r language th@ looks and nods; O'moft
Shocking ! What dreadful ills have been done by
noddin ? I humbly think a fignificant look ought to
be punished by a burning out of the optics, and a
nod by fevering off the offending head from the un*
offending body; this would be going justly and re
gularly to work; it would be removing causes, as>
the surest way to prevent effe&s.
And now Mr. Printer, in case you or any of your
readers should be so abandoned to toryilm, or so
full of that brutish feeling humanity, as to think the
above hints towards enabling laws for the regulation
of tories, are too severe, even for that infernal set
of beings; o^if either^of you Should be so unwise
oA unacquainted with the unbounded power of
Con iiittees, as to imaging, that (though that fame
cumbersome feeling above mentioned, could be lti\
flyd) yet- thefe,laws are in their nature chimerical,
wild, and not reducible to pradice, and yonf quently
that my worthy friend Namora(who to tell you the
truth is no other than a double headed mqntler,
bred behind a Spring hill counter)' and myfelf are
wicked designing devils, and foolih withal, I here
by certify and declare to all men, that tho' I may
be a foolilh devil, yet, I hm neither a wicked or
designing one, and that these two last epithets with
nlbthe detestable ideas attending them are only ap
plied to my double headed friend; this being only
a kind of explanatory Supplement to his piece. *.
l am What you quill.
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Port of Philadelphia, ? T ,
Prffcij. { T ° rhomjtmay concern.
OTICE is hereby given, that a Court of
l ^ Admiralty will be held at, the Court-honfe,
in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday the 28th
day of O&ober inst. at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of the lame day, then and there to try the truth
of the fads alledged' Fn the bill of Captain Jones
of the armed sloop called the Providence (who as
well, &c.) againfl'the brigantine or veflel' called the
Sea Nymph (her tackle, apparel, furniture and car
go) burthen about-filcy tons, lately commanded by
Francis Trimingham, to the end & intent that the
owner or owners of the said brigantine and her car
go. or any person concerned therein may appear
and Rew cause, if any they have, why the fame
Should not be condemned according to the prayer
of the laid bill. . By order of the Judge.
°""S22: AND ^ EW ROBESON,'ReOfter
FIVE POUNDS Regard.
CT/ ENT away yferday evening, a young Negro
Vr woman named BET, of middling flature.
fat and likely. She had on a blue foalloon jacket and
"petticoat, white linen handkerchief and apron, black
leather high heel Jk joes.fiver buckles, and blue worfed
fockings with clocks. She took with her a new check
black and yellow fluff jacket and petticoat, a white
jacket and petticoat, a blue and white famped cotton
ditto, 'with sundry other clothes, and has had her ears
bored for ear-rings: The faid'Acgro belongs to a
gentleman of Maryland, and it is fappofed foe is
concealed in. this city. Whoever brings her to me, at
the jign bf the Blue-Ball in Cbefnut frety Philadel
phia, stall have the above Reward. 1
_^CHHE L CLHRKE
Just published add to be fold, by
JAMES HUMPHRE.Y S, junr.
The corner of Black-horse Alley, Front-Rreet,
The. compleateft Edition yet published of
The W O RKS of the
Rev'd. Laurence Sterne, A. M.
Prebendary of 1 ork, and Vicar of Sutton on the
Fpreft, and of Stillington near York;
In Five Volumes;
containing:'
The Life of the Author.
I he Life and Opinions of Trillram Shandy, Gen
tleman. If
Yorick's Sermons—Forty^five of the best/ 'moral
, Difcourles ever delivered from the Puipit.
Yorick's Sentimental Journey through France and
Italy.
The Hiftcry of a Watch coat, —a Political Ro
mance.
Yorick's Letters to Eliza, and
Sterne's Letters to, his Friends? on various Occa/
fions; which we„ never before pnbiilhed in anv
- Edition r.f hh Worky .