The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-20 00:00:00, page 2

2. The Colonies will be delivered from the disorders which
arise from the unlimited, undefcribed, and yW/i^es arbitrary
powers of Conventions, Committees of Safety, and Com
mittees of Infpeftion,
3. A criminal correspondence with the enemies of this
country will be prevented, or punifned under the article of
high treason.
4. The Colonies will be delivered from the danger of
Crown officers, whole apparent interest it will always be to
remain inactive, or to cooperate with the enemies of America.
5. The British constitution may be immediately restored
to each colony, with the great and necessary improvements
of a Governor and Council chosen by the people.
9. France will immediately attack Britain in the most de
fenceless parts of her empire, and thus draw off her fleets,
and armies from cur coatts.
7. All the powers of Europe will conceive such ideas of
our union, love of freedom, and military resources, that they
wgl not be tempted to accept of a share in us upon the con
dition of conquering us.
I HOARDING and LODGING to be had in a,plcafant part
, of Market-street. Inquire of the printer.
Philadelphia, April 10, 1776..
fr'" ' annual election of Directors and a Treasurer for
£ the Library Company of this city,, for the ensuing
year, will be held at the Library Room, on Monday the sixth
day of May next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, at which
time and place the Treasurer will attend, to receive the yearly
payments." ANDREW ROBESON, Secretary..
exist in the fame community, and therefore we are to destroy
the whole fabrick of those governments which have subsisted
for so many years. Mankind are constantly quoting some
trite maxims, and appealing to their limited theory in politics,
while they reject established fads. I fay, a free government
necessarily involves many clashing jurifdidions, if pushed to
the extreme. I maintain this species of government must ever
depend more on the spirit of freedom, that firft established it,
than on all the parchment you can cover with words. I aver
that in the most adive triumphant commonwealth which ever
appeared on the stage of the world, two diftind legislative
authorities did actually exist. The comitia tributa and the
comitia centuriata. The whole government of Athens would
appear as containing o many ridiculous paradoxies to those
wife politicians. The actual state of Holland, where every
town is a diftind government within itfelf. The deliberations
of the States General, where no money can be raised unless
the whole are unanimous. No new laws made or any old
repealed against one dissenting voice ; all these would appear
impossible to such politicians who are ever supposing mankind
ready to destroy themselves ; nevertheless the fads are equally
certain. If the best parts of our couftitution were to be stated
to a foreigner ; the trial by jury, where twelve men must be
unanimous in their opinion, in causes the most intricate and
nice, where even the ablest council differ in opinion, he
would be led to imagine justice might Hand Hill; yet we
all know nothing proves so easy in the execution.
[To be continued.]
For the PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST.
Reasons for a DECLARATION of the INDEPENDANCE
of the American Colonies.l
I. nr'HE Colonies will be delivered from two governments
I diredly opposed to each other.
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STOLEN out of the house of the fubfcriber,-in the evening
of the 18th instant, a woman's drab coloured cloth
cloak, a man's drab coloured cloak, a drab coloured great,
coat, and a claret coloured furtout with a velvet turn down
collar; the two latter not much worn. Any person returning
them fhajl receive EIGHT DOLLARS, or TWODOLLARS
for each garment, either with @r without a discovery of the
-.*
Fourth Month 20th, 1776. JOSHUA FISHER.
Newcastle county, Fourth Month 18th, 1776.
FORTY SHILLINGS Reward
RA N away last night, from the fubferibers living near
Brandywine bridge, two Irish servant women. One
named MARGARET FERGUSSON, about forty years of
age, tall and lusty, hoops in,her shoulders, and has short light
or sandy coloured hair.„ The other named MARY CAUL=
FIELD, twenty-four years of age, of low stature, but thick
and^ftrong built, with black or dark brown hair. Had on
and took with them, one camblet riding habit faced with
blue pelong, one old taffaty gown of a draw colour, one
other cotton and linen gown of a light green colour, two
callico and one linfey short gowns, three Griped linfey petti
coats, a black quilt, a gray coating cloak without a cape,
each a black bonnet, one low and the other high heeled fho;s.
Any person securing the said servants so that their mas
ters may have them again, shall be intitled to the above .re
ward, and reasonable charges. WILLIAM STARN, and
JOSEPH TATNALL. _
Northern Liberties, April 20, 1776.
EIGHT DOL LARS Reward.
RAN away last Monday evening, the 15th instant, from
the fubferiber, an apprentice lad named LEVI MIR
OVER, eighteen years of age, about five feet eight inches
high, well set and flout of his age, short brown hair, takes,,
long Heps when walking, is a loud talker and given to idle
difeourfe and swearing. Had on and took with him, when he
went away, a suit of Wilton clothes, likevrife a fnuff coloured
upper jacket and green under ditto, good leather breeches,
yarn,milled stockings, and new fees with old silver buckles
in them. Whoever takes up the raid-apprentice and lecures
him in any of the .county jails, or delivers.him to -me, fhait
receive the above reward and reafonable.charges, ,
WILLIAM BROWN, Shipwright.
Just printed,_publifhed, and now felling by ROBE R T
BE L.L, printer, in Third-street, price only one shilling,
with hngc. allowance to those who buy per dozen,
/Q\BSER.VATT.ONS on the RECONCILIATION of
{/ GREAT-BRI FAIN and the COLONIES. In which
are exhibited Arguments for and against that Measure.
By.a Friend .of American Liberty.
Salas feo,uli faprema lex est. _
Let the good of the people be the foundation of all law
a^j .civil government.
E I GH T D. O L L.A RS Reward.
STOLEN out of the Itore of the fubferiber, in Chefnut
-3 ffreet, Philadelphia, on the night of the eighth instant
(April) between the hours of feyen and ten, one piece of
light bluelndia taffaty, and th:ee„cr four patterns of light
coloured India chints. Whoever secures the t-rief or thieves
concerned in the above robbery, so. that he or they be brought
to justice, and the goods recovered, fiall.have the above
reward. * CHARLES TORRENCE.•