The daily advertiser — New York [N.Y.], 1787-12-22 00:00:00, page 2

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C I T Y S O N.
Dec. 1787.
J am amafed when I behold
JL the Trechsry of Man
as does Appear and Very Clear
Pray oncebehold the plan
Their words and Adions boath are sweet
Their Voicesfmooth and still
Their is No Doubt they’! Hater you
So as to gain their will
When they speak fair believe them not
but Rand upon your Guard
for to Destroy their felow men
Its fliure they are prepaird
. They Know the poore menareDefireft
. ffqgi Treble Cant get free
This is the Case you may Depend
Hnlefs a Curency
' aur friends is willing to Emit
And'fpeak without fplend'er
To give us 200000 pounds
Which MuR Not be a Tender
They fay the Chamber of Commerce
Oppofad unto the Tender
which I am fliure is Not True
a Deci i rat ion Render
O Now my friends we may Repent
* we have been so Decievd
One or Two Represents us
Ought not to be believed
The Country Members I Dont Blame
I think their Adions pretey
Its fliure the blame will be on those
Repref nts the City
The Countrv Members I Extoll
But Ours I Do blame
To think that Tv hm served so
it is a Cuffed shame
The Members of Longifland
I think its fliure
they Doe theirbeft in Evrey part
for To afER the poor
The Statenlfland Let them flay
Their as they wears at firft
The Maier is that in them boath
I put No Trust
one to his wife has not been True
of which I blame him for
The Other is Paid I think its fare
he’s a Britefn officer.
New-York, Dec. iz.
Yesterday Marinus Willet, Esquire,
was elected Aidermart of the East-Ward of
this City.
On the 4th inst. departed this life at Li
diz, in the county ofLancafter, Pennsylva
nia, in the 82d year of his age, the Right
Revered MATTHEWS HEHL, Biffiop of
the.Church of the United Brethren. H&
was a native of the Dukedom of Wirtem
berg in Germany, and received his educati
on at the univerficy of Tubengen. In the
year 175 1 he was eonfecrated a Bifliop of
laid church, and rhe fame year arrived in
this coilntry ; where he continued his un
wearied and faithful labors in the gospel of
Jesus Christ, until a few days before his
happy exit.
Yesterday morning died, after a fliort ill
n®fs, Mr. Michael Tfemper, an honefl, in
dustrious mechanic of this city.
Last Tuesday evening departed this life,
Captain Thomas Rogers, aged 63 years. He
died very suddenly, being in rhe enjoyment
of health, but a few minutes before his dis
solution.
Extract of a letter from Trenton, Decem
ber 13, ifiy.
Our convention met on Tuesday, and
by a refolutionrequefted the Rev. Mt. Arm
feong to open the business of the day with
We have lately had occafim to file several
"Charges in the High Court of Apollo,
■for depredations committed upon the facrcd
’privileges of the Muses. —Some we have
accused of /iea'ing by wholesale, and others
’ of pilfering by retail, from dead Authors,
.whose fame has survived their perfors.—-
Severalpeople.have been foolijh enough to
think that the climes of originality hdire.
been entirely fackeddnd plundered by the
writers of preceding ages, and that any
thing new, whether good or bad,fhould be
admired for its novelty.—But these are
barremaffir , liohs——G¥^yV3 and ^ IT are
the fame fa all ages, and the world will
ever afford them mat erials ‘to manufac
ture, for the fatisfadFion and amusement
ofi mankind. —With this conviction, and
well knowing that “ ntruelty is next to
wftf w.efhall beg. leave to present the
following lines or verses (fir we do not
know which is their right title) to our nu
merous readers", being perfectly convinced
that they are original, and though in the
(file of Tate, Brady, and Sternhold, the
f amous parodiers- of the Psalms of David ;
yet they are free from plagidrifm.
Mr. PRINTER.
SIR,
prayers In greater eflimation m'New-Jer
fey than there were held in Pennsylvania,
notwithdanding the members of our con
vention consist, like yours, of gentlemen of
different religious feds. John Stevens Esq.
is defied president, and Samuel Stockton,
Esq. secretary of the convention.”
His Excellency the Governor of South-
Carolina, has issued circular letters to the
inembers of the leg i Ratu re, Requiring their
assembling early in January.
Capr. Manly, of the Roop United States,
who arrived here on Wednesday laftfrom
Guadaloupe, on the ioth "ult. spoke wish
the Roop Endeavor, Mitchel, from Hispa
niola, 9 days out, bound to North Caroli
na—he had been in 5 fathoms water off
Ocracock Bar, bad a hard gale of wind,
and split his fails ; and was then Handing
S. E, under the head of a square fail.
Capt. Manlyj on the 4th inst. spoke the
fliip Elizabeth of London from Antigua,
out 24 days, bound to this port.
By a letter just received from a gentle*-
man of accurateobfervation and account, at
Pittfburg, dated the 24th November last, it
appears, that no less than 4200 people pas
sed that place doWn the Ohio since the firft
of that month, and that several boats were
still preparing to follow them with more
settlers ; but not a word of any disturbance
among the Indians.
Yesterday his Most Chriflian Majefly’s
Packet failed for Havre de Grace.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.
On Wednesday, Mr. Findley in the course
of an eloquent and Argumentative speech,
suddenly introduced the following observa
tion : “ Mr. President, I have observed a
person who has introduced himfelf among
the members of this Convention, laughing for
some time at every thing I have said. This
conduft does not, Sir, proceed frem a su
periority of underflanding, but from the
want of a sense of decency and order. If
he were a member, I ffiould certainly call
him to order ; bur as it is, I shall be fatisfi
ed with despising him.”
A f What, said Mr. Findley, would We
Have thought of Congress. if, at the time
that body made the requisition for an impost
of five per cent, the powers and jurisdic
tion contained in the _propaf®d plan. Ka4
been required * It would have been thought
ar once impudent and ridiculous. How
great then is the revolution of our senti
ments in so fliort a space of time 1”
In the course of the cefultory debates
which took place immediately before the
vote of adoption and ratification, Mr.
M‘Kean pronounced an animated eulogium
on the character, information and abilities
of Mr. George Mason, but concluded that
the exclusion of juries in civil causes was
not among the objections which had govern
ed his conduct. On this assertion Air.
Whitehill quoted the following passage from
Mr. Mason’s objections. “ There is no de
claration of any kind for preserving the li
berty of the press,. the trial by jury in ci
vil causes, nor against the danger of Handing
armies in time of peace.”
On Wednesday morning Mr, Findley do
led his arguments in oppefition to the pro
posed Federal system, and in the afternoon
Mr. Smilie, taking, a general view of the
fubjeCt, stated briefly the leading principles
which influenced his vote. The important
question was now called for, when Doc
tor Rufli, requested the patience of the Con
vention for a few minutes. He then enter
ed into a metaphysical argument, to prove
that the morals of the people had been cor
rupted by the imperfections of the Govern
ment,. and while he ascribed all our vices
and distresses to the existing system, he pre
dicted a milennium of virtue and happiness
as the necessary consequence of the propo
sed Constitution. To illustrate the depri
ved state of society, he remarked, among
other things, the disregard which was no
torious in matters of religion, so that be
tween the congregation and the minister
scarcely any communication or refpeCt re
mained ; nay, the DoCtor evinced that they
were not bound by the ties of common ho
nesty, on the evidence of two fads, ftom
which it appears that several clergymen
had been cheated by their refpedive flocks
of the wages due for their pafloral care and
inftruCtion. DoCtor Rufli then proceeded
to confider the origin of the proposed sys
tem, and fairly deduced it from heaven, at
ferting that he as much believed the hand of
God was employed in this work, as that
God had divided the Red Sea to give a pas
sage to the children of Ifratl, or had fulmi
nated the ten commandments from Mount
Sinai ! Dilating sometime upon this new
species of divine right, thus rranfmitted to
the future Governors of the Union, he made
a pathetic appeal to the opposition, in
which he deprecated the confe^uences of |
MIDDLETOWN, Dec. 17.
li Wallingford, Nov. 30th. Departed
this Life, the aged Capt. Tdnathan Street,
in the 93d Year of his age, having buried
his virtuous Consort about fix Months be
fore, in the 88th Year of her Age; who
lived together in the married Rate near six
ty-six Years.”
7. That the people have a right to bear
arms for the defence of themselves and their
own State, or the United States, or for the
purpose of killing game ; and no law (hall
be palled for disarming the people or any of
them, unless for crimes committed, or real
danger of public injury from individuals;
and as Handing armies in the time of peace
are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to
be kept up; and that the military stall be
kept under Hrift subordination to, and be
governed by the civil power.
8. The inhabitants of the several States
Ihall have liberty to fowl and hunt in sea
sonable times, on the lands they hold, and
on all other lands in the United States not
incloled, and in like manner to filh in all
navigable Waters, and others not private
property, without being restrained therein
by any laws to be pafled'by the Legislature
of the United States.
9. That no law (hall be paHed to restrain
the Legislatures of the several States, from
enacting laws for imposing taxes, exceptim
pofts and duties on goods exported and im
ported,_ and that no taxes, except imports
and duties upon goods imported and export
ed, and portage on letters fhail be levied by
the-authority of Congress.
10. That eleftions (hall remain free, that
*• ' v I ‘ r . . ■ ' \
any further contention, and pictured the
honorable and endearing effects of an una
nimous vote, after the full and fair investi
gation which the great question had under
gone. “ Itisnot, Sir, a majority, (conti
nued the DoCtor} however numerous and
refpeftable, that can gratify my wifhes—
nothing fliort of an unanimous vote can in
deed complete my fatisfaClion. And, per
mit me to add, were that event to take
place, I could not preserve the RriCt bounds
of decorum, but, flying to the other fide of
the room, I fliould cordially embrace every
member, who has hitherto been in the op
position, as a brother and a patriot. Let
us then, Sir, this night bury the hatchet,
and smoke the calumet of peace!” When
Dr. Rufli had concluded, Mr. Chambers re
marked upon the Doctor’s wilh of concili
ation and unanimity, that it was an event
which he neither expected nor ivifhedfor.
Mr. Whitehill now rose, and having ani
madverted upon DoCtor Rufli’s metaphyfi
bal arguments.and regretted that so imper
fect a work fliould have been ascribed to
God, he presented several petitions from
750 inhabitants of Cumberland cotinty,
praying, for the reasons therein fpecified,
that the proposed Constitution fliould not
be adopted without amendments, and, par
ticularly, without a bill of rights. The pe
titions being read from she chair, Mr.
M‘Kean said, he was ferry that at this stage
of the business so improper an attempt fliould
be made. He repeated that the duty of the
Convention was circumscribed to the adop
tion or rejection of the proposed plan; and
such had certainly been the sense of the
members when it was agreed that only one
question could be taken on the important
fubjeCt before us. He hoped, therefore,
that the petitions would not be attended to.
Mr‘. VVhiteliill then read, and offered as the
ground of a motion for adjourning to some
remote day, the consideration of the fol
lowing articles, which he said, might either,
be taken, collectively, as a bill of rights,
or, separately, as amendments to the gene
ral form of Government proposed.
1. The rights of confidence shall be held
inviolable, and neither the legislative, ex
ecutive nor judicial powers of the United
States, (hall have authority to alter, abro
gate, or infringe any part of the Constitu
tions of the several States, which provide
for the preservation of liberty in matters
of religion.
2. That in controverfiesrefpeCiing proper
ty, and in suits between man and man., trial
by jury ftia.il remain as here to tore, as well in
the Federal Courts, as in those of the se
veral States.
6. That the people have a right to the
freedom of speech, of writing, and of pub-
Jifliing their sentiments, therefore, the free
dom of the press shall not be restrained by
any law of the United States.
w* - * tn all caprrat and vnrnmal pTO
fecutions, a man has a right ro demand the
cause and nature of his aceufation, as Well
in the Federal Courts, as in those of the se
veral States; to be heard by himfelf or his
council ; to be confronted with the accu
sers and witnesses, to call for evidence in
his favor, and a speedy trial, by an impar
tial jury of the vicinage, without whose
unanimous consent, he cannot be found
guilty, nor can he be compelled to give evi
dence against himfelf; that no man be de
prived of his liberty, except by the law of
the land, or the judgment of his peers.
4. That excessive bail ought not to be re
quired, nor exceflive fines imposed, nor cru
el or unusual punilhmehts inflicted.
5. That warrants unsupported by evi
dence, whereby any officer or messenger
may be commanded or required to search
fufpeCted places, or to seize any person or
perfons,his or their property, not particu
larly described, are grievous and oppres
sive, and shall not be granted either by the
magistrates of the Federal Government or
others.
WHEREAS the regulations and reflri&ipmt
of commerce adopted by different nations in
Europe, will operate to the great detriment
of this commonwealth,unlefs they be coun
terafted by wife and proper regulations cm
our part, and it hath become neceifary, to’
give encuragement to the native prodtfftions
of this commonwealth and of the filler Hates
in the Union.
Be it enafted by the Genera! Affembb/,
that from and after next en-
suing, it (hall not be lawful to import into
this commonWt-alth, by land or water, any
rum, brandy or other dirtilled fpiriruous li
quors whatsoever, which are extracted from
any fubHance or materials, which are not
thegrowth or produce of any of the United
States of America ; or any malted breWed;
or fomented liquors whatsoever, made or
brewed from any fubHanceor materialsnot
the production or growth of any of the United
States ; or any cheese, butter, poik, beef,-
tallow, or tallow candles, which are not
the produce of the said United States.
And be it enafted, That if after theM^
day of , any person orpcrfbi,^
whatsoever, fhail pufUmid to import
tae Hq^fe of R/pye^entotivK Fe properly
increased in number, and that rhe several
States (hall have power to regulate the.elec
tions for Senators and 1 lepxefentajives,with
out being controled either directly orindi
redly by any interference on the part- of
Congress, and that elections of Reprefen ta
rives be anhuaL
11. That the power of organizing, arm -
ing and disciplining the militia (the manner
of disciplining the militia to beprefeibed by
Congress) remain with the individual States,
and that Congress shall not have authority
to call or march any of the militia out of
their own State, without the consent of
such State, and for such length of time only
as fuch,State shall agrees
12. That the legislative, executive, and
judicial powers be kept separate, and to
this end, that a constitutional council be
appointed to advise and assist the president,
who shall be responsible for the advice they
give; (hereby, the Senators would be re-?
lieved from almost constant attendance) and
also that the Judges be made compleatly in
dependent.
13. That no treaties whi ch shall be direst"
ly opposed to the existing laws of the Unit
ed Stares in Congress aflembled, shall Bq
valid until such laws shall be repealed of
made conformable to such treaty, neither
shall any treaties be valid which are contra
dictory to the Constitution of the United
States, or the Conflitutions of the individual
States.
14. That the judiciary power of the U
nited States shall be confined to cases af
fecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers
and Consuls, to cases of admiralry.and ma
ritime jurifdiCtion, to controversies to which
the United States shall be a party, to con
troversies between two or mor.e States—be
tween a State and citizens of different States
-—between citizens claiming lands under
grants of different States, and between a
St^te or the citizens thereof and foreign
States, and in criminal cases, to such only
as ate expressly ©numerated in the Constitu
tion, and that the United States inCongrefd
assembled, shall not have power to enaCt
laws, which shall alter the laws of defeents
and distributions of the effects of deccafed
persons, the title of lands or goods, or
the regulation of contracts in the individual
States.
15. Thar the sovereignty, freedom and
independency of the several Stares shall be
retained, and every power, jurifdiCtion and
right which is not by this Constitution ex
pressly delegated to the United States id
Congress assembled.
Some confufion arose on these articles be
iqs prefen red to the chair, objections were
made by the majority to their being offici
ally read, and, at last, Mr. Wilson defireJ
that the intended motion might be reduced
to writing, in order to afeerrain its nature
and extent. Accordingly, Mr. Whitehill
drew it up, and it was read from the chair
in the following manner.
“ That this Convention do adjourn to the
day of next, then to
meet in the city of Philadelphia, in order
that the propositions for amending rhe pro
posed Constitution may be considered by the
people of this Rate ; that we may have an
opportunity, of knowing what amendments
or alterations may be proposed by other
States, and that these propositions, together
with such other amendments as maybe pro
posed by other States, may be offered roCo'n
grefs, and taken into consideration by the
United States, before the proposed Confti
tutibn shall be finally ratified.”
(The remainder on Monday.)
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. f 9.
The^ following ’bill is under consideration
of the General Affmbly of this State, now
fitting at Richmond.
A BILL prohibiting the Importation of fo
reign Distilled Spirits, and other Arti
cles.