The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-04-30 00:00:00, page 6

For the PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST.
Hethat has an ear to hear, let him hear—and he that is a
Friend to Liberty, let him attend.
ATradefman, being asked why the principal merchants
and gentlemen in Philadelphia were so much against
independancy, replied, the gentlemen are chiefly of a certain
connexion, which speaks for itfelf, and may be properly
called the Family Cempadt of Pennjylvania. And cur great
merchants are principally those who have gotten the whole
trade into their hands, and in consequence making immense
fortunes at the expence of the people. None but capital
houses dare now to rifque a trade. These great merchants
therefore buy our produce cheap, and set what.price they
please on the good: they import. If affairs continue any
time in their present condition, they will have the whole
wealth of the province in their hands, and then the people
will be nearly in the condition that the Eaft-Indi'a Company
reduced the poor natives of Bengal to; —whereas, were Inde
pendancy declared, fo' that the powers of Europe could tell
Great-Britain, that they did not trade with rebel fubjeds,
they would push in as quick as possible, and strive which
should secure the greatest trade to ^hemfelves. —This would
soon bring down the price of goods, at present so much com
plained of, put an end to their monopolizingfebemes, and destroy
their prefentprofpe£l ofmaking enorraousedates at our expence
—Their golden harvests would then be at an end, and all
ranks and conditions would come in for their just share of the
wealth,which would flow in upon usfrom all quarters. Would
you have men(fays he) to be for independancy who gain as
much upon one (hip's cargo now as they did formerly by ten
purely because independancy is not declared ? What is the
ruin of their -country to men who make from 15 to 20,000
pounds per month profit ? They will rife let who will fa// —
This is the connexion which Cato boasts of—fome few there
are I agree who value no private interest when their country is
at flake ; but they make no part of this combination.—Above
ninety of these merchants having drawn in a few of our
friends, who law not their designs of dedroying the influence
of patriotic Committees, Rent in a most insulting remonstrance
to our Committee of Infpedion, denying their power, and refuf
ing to fu' mit to their decisions merely because they attempted to
moderate the extravagant price of their goods, and keep them
within such limits as would enable the common people to purchase
what they wanted —One of this junto, combined against North-
America, declared that he would feed hl od before independancy
ihould take place—another, in a public company, said there
was a large number of the firft men on the continent who would
publicly aetldre against the Congress, and oppose them as
soon as they declared for an independancy—a third laid, he
would submit to the claims of Parliament rather than fee these
Colonies independant —and a fourth, when t Id, there was
not the lead profpe& of Great-Britain's accepting any other
terms than absolutely submission, and the giving np a number
of our principal patriots to the halter, replied, Well, and if
they have committed crimes against the date deserving of
death, why should they not fuffer? Some of these are at the
head of the party that oppose independancy, and these are the
terms they exped to bring us to. —They have been repeatedly
called upon to declare what are the terms of reconciliation
which they will accept, and the arguments to support its pro
priety ; but they evade the matter—and as to arguments —•
they have fom^tning more substantial in view.—Thev have
the certain propped of rising on the ruins of their country. —
Here is the true cause of their opposition.
This appears to me to deserve the public notice.—And if
such a remonstrance, as is above hinted at, has been handed to
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the Committee of Infpe&ion, I hope they will publish it with
the names of the signers affixed to it, that the people ma,
know who are their friends, and who are against them.
*** Al! the printers in the province, English and German, are
requeued to publish this for the information of their cullomers.
To the T ORIE S.
MTN D how ye fight your lies tomorrow, gentlemen.
As we know ye can't go on without Jo% we'll give ye
leave to use afew; but let them be harmless ones. Afunny
lie, or a merry lie, we don't care about ; but don't lie out of
our reach. None of your curjed lies, that is, none of your
Catonian lies, your Canadian lies, your religious lies, nor
your commercial lies ; none of your old lies about foreign
troops and English Ambassadors,; none of your new lies
about property and division of property. In short, let's have
none of your red-hot ones ; none of your two and forty
pounders.—Nothing higher, gentlemen, than small arms and
iwan-fhot ; for by heavens you'll be in a hobble if you do !
And harkee, old friends, don't put in two for one any more
—remember the Admiralty jnggle.
As 1 love to fee every thing go on fair and above board, I
have drawn up an advertifment for ye, which, being a true
Rate of your case, I recommend to you for a handbill.
To the E LECT O R S.
WE, the King's Judges, King's Attornies, and King's
Cullom-Houle officers, having had a long run in this city,
grown rich from nothing at all, and engrossed evefty thing to
ourfclves, would now most willingly keep every thing to our
selves. Wherefore, we earnestly intreat your support at
the State-House tomorrow, then and there to secure our places
and perpunites, by eleding some of us for Burgesses, in re
turn for which favor, we do promise and engage, that when
our most gracious master, the King of Great-Britain, shall
be reinthroned in the government of these provinces, that
WE, acting in the line of our duty, as Cufom-Houfe officers,
Attornies, fudges,^, will seize your property for fmugglin%
lue ye for treason, condemn ye for traitors, and hang ye up
for rebels, withot charging ye a farthing.
. OLD TRUSTY.
Fuefday, April 30, in the year of our Lord 1776,
and in the third year of the Union.
To the writer who signs himfelf Moderator.
HOI I Y toity ! What's come to town now ? What pretty
little writer of fairy tales is this ? Bless us, how he skips
from liar to star! Is it a man I wonder, or a little man kite?
How different the little creature is to Cato!— Pity but they
could be brayed together in a mortar, they might finely im
prove each others intellects! —Cato is often as dull as an ass,
and this little merry-go-round of ours would brighten him up.
But he is a philosopher I fee as well as a politician, and tells
us of the planets " mutually attracting and mutually expelling,"
(inflead of repelling) " each other:" Should this new doctrine
of expullion take place among them, I exped nothing l-f s
than to fee some of them afnoie upon the Brandywine; aid
when that happens, 1 ihail couceive myfelf highly honored
if our little hero would introduce me to his new acquaintance,
the man in the moon,
WANTS a place, as WET NURSE, one who can be
well recommended. Inquire of the printer.
npo be SOLD, a neat new PHOTON, with Harness
£ complete for a pair of horses. Inquire at William
Shepard's livery stables in Seventh-street.