The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-11-16 00:00:00, page 3

To the T EOPL E.
Open your eyes, and lee for yourselves.
CAN any thing more plainly point out the designs
of the leaders of the present faction than their twenty
fixth resolve, viz.
“ That the Members of Affcmbly, to be chosen at the said
" election, ought not to take the oath or affirmation, or to
" make or fubferibe the declaration mentioned in the tenth
" fedtion of the Frame of Government formed by the late
" Convention." I will transcribe the oath therein prescrib
ed, that you may fee what fort of a qualification they refufe
to take.
" I do swear (or affirm) that, as a Member of this
" Assembly, I will not propose or assent to any bill, vote,
" or resolution which shall appear to me ifurious to the people;
" nor do or conjint to any aft or thing whatever that shall have
" a tendency to lessen or abridge their rights and privileges,
" as declared in the constitution of this state ; but will, in
" all things, conduft myfelf as a faithful, honest reprefen
" tative and guardian of the people, according to the best of
The meeting was conduced in a very prudent manner, with
out that punctilious regard to forms and orders which some
ftiff rumps account necessary in such cases ; but that every one
may judge for themselves, I e'en give you the fads, and leave
you to form your own conclusions.
Between ten and eleven, the conductors of the meeting, fee
ing the number of referable inhabitants rather dirainifhing
than encreafing, and several of the opposition sneering at the
very thin appearance on the ground, called the chosen ones
round the steps of the south door of the State-house, and with
out the farce of appointing a chairman (though we Philadel
phians have sometimes had tiuo at a meal) Dr. took
out the printed inftruftions and read them over, recommend
ing it to the audience to take them home and peruse them
well, and then carry them about to be signed by such of the
citizens, as chafe to be enrolled with those refpedables, and in
proper time to present them to the Assembly. 4The Dr. asked
if that was agreeable to the minds of the people present, and
the circ round him held up hands ; the reveffe of the ques
tion was called for, but not put ; and, as 1 said, the prudent
management of the whole affair made it turn out new, con. for
nobody either fp ke or tided in any regular manner against
the carrying on < the meeting.
Some may w one ;rthat I mentioned a majority of the citizens,
if not of the go^ n g part of the state. 1 mean nothing with
regard to numbers, virtue 'or understanding ; I would only
be undergo o co have leading men in view, and I am mifin
fermed it the leader of the party in the late famous W .
expedition did not vote with the reforming party.
'SPECTATOR.
Mr. Towne,
IA M to advise you, that on Tuesday morning the reform
ing plan of our venerable state tinkers had the last hand
put to it, in the town-meeting way, that is needful to its exig
ence as the chcnfible voice ofa great majority of the citizens
at lead, if not of the governing part of the Rate of Pennsyl
vania. It is true that we had not the greatest concourse of
people about us, some fay hardly an hundred ; but well 1
<wecn some of them were men of property, and some of am %
bition enough to serve all the good people on this fide of the
Blue Mountains; and that was much better than to have been
plagued with a contradictious mob of your feum of the earth,
who of late conceit they have a right to meddle with state
affairs.
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WILLIAM ADCOCK's vendue is put off to
Monday next at one o'clock.
Vendue by JOHN HART on Tuesday next, at
nine o'clock in the forenoon.
Philad. Nov. 16, 1776.
ON Monday next, the 18th inst. at nine o'clock in the
morning, at WILLIAM SITGREAVES's vendue store
the upper end of Second-street, will begin the sale of a large
and neat assortment of MERCHANDIZE, among which
are the remains of a large store.
N. B. A very good CARRIAGE HORSE.to be fold by
said Sitgreaves.
'-[-'AKEN up adrift, about a fortnight ago, a SHlP's
I YAWL. The owner, proving property and paying
charges, may have her again by applying to the printer.
^^/WOODCUTTERS wanted by the Overseers of the
VY city poor.
Philad. November 12, 1776.
BUCKRAM, and white and brown LINEN, to be fold,
wholesale and retail, at the manufaftoiyin Union-street,
between Third and Fourth streets.
N. B. Good encouragement is given to (pinners of flax,
and wool, at said factory.
JU ST opened, and now felling, at Robert Hunter's in Se-
Cend-fireet, between Market and Chefnut streets, a very
elegant assortment of CHINA, confiding of enameled blue
and white bowls of different sizes, teapots, coffee and milk
pots, dishes and plates of various forts and sizes,. tea, coffee
and chocolate, caps and faucets enameled, blue and white
dining table fcts, Turennes and dixies, flower pots, potting
pots, and a great variety of other articles too tedious to men
tion.
OIL and TURPENTINE to be fold by the barrel,
by Thomas Holling fworth at his store bslow the Draw
, bridge. Philad. O& zz.^.
ON Thursday next will be fold at public vendue, at the
late dwellinghoufe of Margaret Eastwick, in Front
ftreet, four doors below Walnut-street, a variety of HOUSE
HOLD FURNITURE, among which are several good
FEATHER BEDS.
" my judgment and abilities." Would any man refufe to
take this oath, who has not a design against your liberties?
'I hey REFUSE TO SWEAR THAT THEY WILL NOT CONSENT
to any bill, vote or resolution, which dialT appear injurious
to you, or to do, or consent to any ad or thing whatever,
that shall have a tendency to leflen or abridge your rights
and privileges as declared in the confutation of the itate, or
to conduct themselves as faithful honest representatives, and
guardians of the people. Is not this pretty plain? The con
stitution then must contain more privileges than they cbooie
you fhculd enjoy, for they are willing to take the fame bath,
leaving out the constitution. This agrees exactly with their
private declarations, that the people have too much power
in their hands. Here their designs appear fe plain that none
can mistake them, and if you are now doped by them, you
deserve to lose those rights and privileges which they mean
to take fiom you.