National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-09-25 00:00:00, page 4

LINES ADDRESSED
To a very Little Man, <who -was fond oj
•walking with a very targe CANE.
NATURE, in all her works, observes
A fit proportion, just and true :
Man only from her great example lwerves ;
In this we instance you.
Who bade you bear this huge Cyclopean
beam,
(Yourfdf an infect at its foot)
Which, if it fell, would end your mortal
dream,
And put your day-light out!
R.val to oaks, no.hedge way shrub we fee;
No dwarf-like bufli with pines is clafs'd:
No branch grows greater than the mothei
tree ;
No shallop wants an admiral's mart.
Goliah's felf (that hugs unwieldy bead)
With such a ftaff had ihiiFin'd his fate—:
This Cane might be your Liberty-Pole, at
'"ast,
Ana streamers wear, or. days of Jlate.
Thus at Honduras, frequent have I seen
Monkies attach'd to Cedars tall:
There chac'd, they climb, to ftjun the
hostile train—
What use to you, who ne'er could climl
at all i
A ftaff like this (from hickory sorest:
come)
'Mongft cudgelling lads might rule thi
roast ;
Might swing the main-gate of the Fe
DER.4L DOME,
Potowmack's future—royal—boall!
Ah, take advice ! this lofty (lick forego—
With cooper's hoop-pole rattier choof.
to range ;
Or, if your pride should deem such cane
too low,
Advance!—and take my pipe-Item it
exchange.
Philadelphia, Sept. 18.
From the (A r . York) Columbian Gazetteer.
THE LILLY OF THE VALLEY.
THE fun's last finking beam was seen,
Dancing upon the distant hills;
The flocks had left the dewy green—
» And foftly climb'd the warb'ling rills
When to enjoy the pensive hour,
I ftray'd along the sorest, flow,
And there beneath a willowy bow'r,
I 'fpyed the Valley's Lilly blow.
Sweet was the scent it shed around ;
Its silvery cups were fteep'd in dew,
But not one flowret near was found-
Damp was the flude in which it grew
Before the nfing of the fun,
I pluck'd an opening rose that morn,
But now its blushing tints were gone,
And al' the tender leaves were torn.
No more I lov'd the beauteous bud,
I cast it, faded, from my bread,
And bending o'er the clovery sod,
I thus the lonely flower addrefs'd :
" Lilly, so fair, why here,alone,
" Dost thou delight thy sweets to spread
" Why lov'ft to blossom all unknown,
" Beneath the willows cold damp shade
" The rujlic eye that roves this way,
" Greets not thy beauties with a smile
" Nor will thy sweets a charm convey
" To the rude heart of boijlerous toil.
" Oh, hadft thou bloom'd in fomeparterre
" Thy leaves had borne a fnowyer hue ;
" And beauty's hand with tender care,
" Had cropt the weeds that round thee
grew.
•' To cultivate thy rich perfume,
" The fun had lent a kindlier ray,
" But all-negleEled dost thou bloom,
" Aad all-negleSed wilt decay!"
I ceas'd—and pity's ready tear
Flow'd fact; when foft as zephyrs play,
A voice, low whispering, met mine ear,
And thus, it sighing feem'd to fay :
*'Whyfhouldft thou wi(h an humble flow'r,
" That loves the silent desert's gloom,
"To fliine the idol of an hour,
" And then to meet a lhameful doom.
" I enry not the lot of those
" Who fleurifh in the gay parterre,
" While F.iere in quiet I repose,
" Nor f\,ve!l'd with pride,-nor funk with
fear.
'The fenfclefs hum of emptypratfe,
" And cruel flattery I resign,
'' Nor alk a more diftinguifli'd place,
" While peaceful solitude is mine.
" For well I know the transient joy
" A flower can give, would (oon be pad,
" Who moll delir'd, would foonell cloy,
" And I be thrown away at lafl!
" See what return yon rose bud meets,
" This morn thou took'lt it from the
item,
" To thee it gave its earliest sweets,
" Bedeck'd with many an orient gem.
'' Awhile it spread its blulhes bland,
" And fried its fragrant odours round ;
" But soon as faded, thy rude hand,
" Ungrateful, call it on the ground.
" Oh, had Hie lov'd to kiss the gale,
" Or drink Aurora's crimson beam
" Within some lhadowy winding vale,
" Or by some rulhing, frothy stream;
" Then had (he \o perfection grown,
" And by no thankless spoiler priz'd,
" Her charms, 'tis true, had r.e'er beei
known,
" But then, they ne'er had been defpie'd
Anna.
For the National Gazette.
The AMERICAN'S PRAYER for
FRANCE.
ETERNAL source of glorious power
And sovereign Lord of boundless space
Deign, Monarch of the Ikies, to Ihower
TlJ'y blessings on the Gallic race !
Great Preiident of Nature's frame,
Th<.u art the only king we own ;
We own thy power, we bless thy name,
And bow before thy heavenly throne.
Thou did'ft exill ere time began,
And thou wilt reign till time's no more
Protector of the Rights of Man,
Fair Freedom's foils thine aid implore
Grant, mighty Ruler of the world,
Tint France may yet enjoy repose,
And not be to deftru&ion hurl'd,
But triumph o'er her hods of foes.
Lord, in her cabinet preside ;
In thee her warriors firmly trail,
In thee her chosen sons confide.
Her heroes brave, her rulers just.
To thee we raise our humble voice,
Thy great and glorious name adore:
Lord, make thy chosen race rejoice
And grant that KINGS may reigr
no more.
•Philadelphia, Sept. 20.
Domejiic Intelligence.
Bofloii, Sept. 12. A certain writer ir
the Centinel has twice presumed to addrefi
:itizen Genet, as fpeakrng the fentimenti
if the " real republicans of Boston." He
las the effrontery to profane the charadlei
3f sthis refpe&able clafa of citizens, and
meanly attempts to Ihroud himfelf undei
heir patronage, to vilify and abuse the
minister of our ally. The real republi
cs'! difuwn the sentiments, and reprobate
the man, who dares insult the French na
tion thro' this medium. Such addreffe!
not speak the minds of the real repub
licans among us, but are effufions of that
rancorous temper which we fee daily ope
rating among the enemies not only to the
freedom of France, but also to the peace,
Kanpinefs, and prosperity of the United
States. Such effufions are the voice oi
toryism, proclaimed by the organs of aris
tocracy, and issuing through corrupted ve
hicles of intelligence. Real republican!
speak a language more decent and refpe£-
able. They conceive that the welfare ol
America cannot be promoted by the nu
merous in lulls which are daily offered tc
the minister of France. They feel an at
tachment to the cause of our ally, and
are aware of the arts and manoeuvres prac
tised by the combined powers of tory refu
gees, Britilh agents, and such like cha
radiers, who infect our country, and whofs
able nee would be cheaply purchased al
millions of pounds flerling. The real Re
publicans are desirous to leave the dispute
(it any fublifts) between the President and
the French Plenipotentiary, to be fettled
by the authority ef the United States in
C. »ngr«fs assembled. They despise the
mode made use of by certain designing per
sons, to injure the reputation of the mi
nister of I'ranee in the opinion of the
American public ; and notwithstanding
their frequent profeffions of friendfhip to
the cause of France,or to ourPrefident, yet
their interference appears solely calculated
to widen tlie breach between these cha
ra&en; and to Art at variance the two
nations. The'real Republicans are anxious
to remain in peace and neutrality : They
deprecate the resentment of Frarce, which
these men appear afliduous to hritig dowr
upon us; knowing that should the com
bined powers succeed in their wicked
measures against that nation, the citizens
of the United- States would soon be furo
moned to attend the funeral of Americar
freedom.
Baltimore, Sept. 14. There are no twc
writers 011 the fubjedt of the contagiuus
licknefs, in Philadelphia, that seem tc
agree with each other —One fays, " f
arose from landing some damaged coffee'
—another fays " from putrid hides"—;
third " from stagnant waters, filth
in the ftreetsand backyatds"—and a/ourtl
will have it " that it is occasioned b;
n P cellars, moving old foundations o
human cxcrements, or by permitting bu
rying grounds, tanneries, and flaugbte)
bouses within the streets and alleys of j
populous town, or even of a country vil
lage.''—When there are Inch a variety ol
opinions on the real cause of this awfu!
calamity, it is difficult to declare the true
cause. If, however, we recoiled that the
fever firit appeared in Water-street, tipor
a due recolledion of all the nuisances thai
ill judged street is fubjeft to, we are o!
op.nion that the mortality has been in :
great degree occasioned by putrid exhala
tions from the docks of the city. It is
well known those docks are the recepta
cles for evety kind of filth, such as, humar
Drdure, dead dogs, cats, &c. &c. thrown
into them every night, to be carried ofi
by the morning's tide, and which Jometima
remain to be exposed to the fun till I or 2
o'clock in the afternoon, which, in the
dog-days, an easterly wind fptinging up.
inuft undoubtedly convey a very infectious
and deleterious body of air thro' the
alleys and other openings, which lead from
the docks into Water-street, which being
very narrow, and little or no conveyance
for the foul air to pass off; the conse
quence has been that immediate inferior
took place on those people whe retidec
in Water-street, and the narrow ilreets ir
its vicinity, and it is fully believed this
dangerous disorder may be traced to fuel
a wharffs of this city an
built, generally, to the very edge of tlx
channel. It is high water, as in other
places on this coast, twice every hours :
whether from thia circumstance, any efflu.
via of infe&ion worth mentioning can arifc
frora the docks, is left to the determination
of all, who choose to fee things as thej
really are. J
To GEORGE WASHINGTON,
President of the United States.
The MEMORIAL and PETITION oj
the Convention oj Mero-Di(lri£l,
(Territory South of the Ohio.)
WE, your memorial ids, being regu
larly chosen and fully authorised
by the citizens of Mero, to represent the
situation of our country, addrtfs you, fir,
amidst dangers which threaten our total
dissolution, without your aid.
We omit to fp»ak of the outrages this
frontier has fuffered from the infoltnce anc
barbarity of the Creeks and Cherokees
ever since the firit eftablilhment of out
settlement of Cumberland.
We rcqueft only to call your attentior
to the lift of the killed and wounded since
the treaty of Holfton, amounting to ont
hundred and seventeen, which we enclose,
This lift proves how lender a tie, upor
these barbarous people are treaties, with
out the restraint of coercion and fear.—
The loss of our property we name not.
What succour has been granted, though
liberal, each day's melancholy experience
(hews to be inadequate to the proteftior
of our lives. The despair of our fellow,
citizens causes a daily increase of popula
tion to the Spanilh government.
Long experience emboldens us humbly
to suggest, that while our hand# are tied,
and the enemy permitted to proceed with
out retaliation, we cannot flatter ourfelve!
with any bounds to our calamities. How
far it may, in general, be expedient to re
concile this enemy with presents and re
wards, is not for us to decide; but wc
cannot help deploring, that, with refpefl
to this country, such treaties appear tc
have an evil tendency.
That our fufferings proceed not from
any known provocation on our fide, wt
appeal to the father of truth and mercy:
—Therefore, in full confidence of your
humanity and jullice t we pray, that we
m-jy be further affiled to ftipport tint
frontier, which in our present iituation is
found to be in the titmoil danger. We fur
ther petition, that to awe our enemies, this
government may be permitted to retaliat*
upon the invaders and aggrelfors, or to de
mand them from their towns, if ihey pur
sue these infuflerable violences : or, in cafe
they refufe to deliver them rip, that we
may have the fan&ion of public authority
to do otufclves jultice ; for we know not,
in our present situation, to what despair
the people may be driven.
DAVID WILSON, Chairman.
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