National gazette. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1793-04-13 00:00:00, page 3

Frituas a:/d Fella-j) Citiznu,
IN a republican government it is a duty
incumbent on every citizen to a Sard his
afsfiance, either by taking a pari in its ini'-
mediate adminirtration, or by his advice,
and watchfulnefa, that its principles may
remain uncorrupt ; for the spirit ot" liber
ty, like every virtue of the mind, is to be
kept alive only by conftam aftion—lt un
fortunately happens that objects of gene
ral concern seldom meet with the indivi
dual attention which they merit, and that
individual exertion seldom produces a ge
neral effect; it is therefore of eflential mo
ment.' that political societies fa >uld be
cltablithed ill a free government, that a
joint operation may be produced, which
lhail give that attention and exertion so
necelfary to the preservation of civil liber
ty —The importance and truth of these re
flections have operated upon a number ol
Germans in this city, they have therefore
thought fit to ali'ociate themselves in a so
ciety under the name of the German re
publican society of Philadelphia. The
..German character has hitherto languiihed
in America, owing to the inattention ot
the Germans to obje£h »f governme it
and education ; it is high time they Ihould
step forward, declare themselves indepen
dent of other influence, and think for
themfelves—lgnorance not only excludes
us from many enjoyments in life, bnt
renders us liable toimpofition, and to judge
of an evil, and its extent we Ihould have
a mUdcultivated by education, added to
our own, or the experience of others ;
hence the neceflity of inltruction and in
formation in a government where every
citizen ihould be capable of judging of the
conduct of rulers, and the tendency of
laws—The society withes to impress the
importance and the advantages ot educati
on upon the minds of their brethren
throughout the state—To be reflected,
men should be virtuous, but to be capable
of fulfilling a republican duty and ot ser
ving our country, we should connect wis
dom with virtue—There is adifpolition in
the human mind to tyrannize when cloath
ed with power, men therefore who are en
trusted with it, should be watched with
the eye of an eagle to prevent those abuses
which never fail to arise from a want of
vigilance—Jealousy is a security, nay it is
a virtue in a republic, for it begets
watchfulnefs ; it is a necefiary attendant
upon a warm attachment to our country.
Tne society wifli to call the attention of
their countrymen to affairs of (tare ; they
wilh to inspire them with jealousy to guard
them against every encroachment on the
equality of freemen ; As the faithful ad
mi iiltratioii of government depends great
ly upon a judicious delegation made to of
flees dependant upon the people, it is a
common duty to give this every attention ;
we (halt, therefore, comprehend this in
our plan, and we will take the liberty,
uccalionally, to offer ouropinions, and (hall
t!:ke a peculiar pleasure in receiving a
free communication of fentimerlt from
you on this subject—We think proper to
n lign reasons why we have aif iciated our
feilves in a German society, and why we
hive chosen the German language, to con
<lud and communicate our tranfaftions ;
A large portion of the citizens of this Itate
are German, and many of them are whol
ly ignorant of the Englilh language, and
therefore ignorant of the most essential
transactions of our government ; it is but
jult, therefore, that information should be
given them in a language which they un
delftand, on those subjects which involve
this d'-areft interests —Being, in rommon
wilh our brethren of other nations, but
ole people, we will not to m ike national
didincfions but in so tar as neceflity may
require ; a kindred in language w ill ne
cefi'arily draw men together, for we are as
naturally inclined to those with whom we
can hold communion in our own, as we
are distant from others, who are incapa
ble of social intercourse with us from an
ignjiranc'e of their language—This will be
get dHHnifion, but as it is more the diftinc
tioit of language than of nation, it will
only remain until the-~finglHh language
(hall become the mother tongue of every
•citilen in the state. Our ficuation is pe
culiar, and we mult avail ourselves of
those advantages, which our brethren,
who are coaverfant in the Engliih language
Ctt Ti Kii'riv,-
Thus we have, in as concise a man
, ner as poflible, pointed out the views
t of the society, and we hope for your con
currence and afliflance in giving the Ger
mans that station which their industry,
their integrity, and their patriotism merit;
Any communications which you may have
•to m ake, you wiil please to addrfcfs'to the
Preli dent and German republican society of
Phil; delphia. As we have in our conlti
tutio n provided for the admission of mem
bers at a distance by the title of honorary
and corresponding members, you will
pleas e to inform us if you wish to be con
fident as one of our botTy, that we may
enroll you accordingly.
Viith our best willies for your private
as Wi II as public happiness, we are—
By order of the society,
HENRY KAMMERF.R,
Vice Prclident.
A pril 11.
[From the VIRGINIA GAZETTE-]
THE tumult which the late election
X for a delegate lor ,this diflrict has
produced, and the report of my having
taken ail a£tive part therein, has rendered
it necefl'ary that I make the following re
marks.
I luppofe that the strictures on the pro
ceedings of Cosigrefs which have appear
ed in yours and other papers, tinder my
lignature, are still remembered, which a
mong other confederations proceeded from
the opinion that the Secretary of the Trea
fury, had either ex officio, or by ufurpati
-011, acquired an influence aid power over
the wealth and councils of America which
are incompatible with the principles ui
that conltitution under which he holds hi
appointment—Thus thiiiking. I rejoiced
at the prospect of that .pu'ilic inquiry,
which the refolutioni of Mr. Giles con
tempiated ; to obtain certain aid earl\
information on thisfubjeit, I wasextreme
ly inquisitive, and was advised before the
resolutions were acted upon, that a majo
rity oi Congress were determined, either
to perplex them with difficuliies, or de-'l)
their propriety ; it remained then only to
inquire who 01 the delegates from this
itate ihould give aid to tlie forejudging
majority.
i he yeas and nays as publilhed in the
Nation il Gazette, which wasthetirt cer
tain inform ition I obtained, dated tliat
Mr. Gritii i voted with the majority, anil
in opposition to the general voice oi his
colleagues—being of opinion that they
were merely queitions of fait, that there
was a predetermined majority, and thai
the members who were of the minority
had in every initaiice shewn themselves to
be firm patriots, 1 declared that Mr. Grif
lin ihould not have my vote, which decla
ration being made, it became necefl'ary
then to give my reafous. The day after
[ uas informed bv a member of Oongrefs
ihat the communications from the treafu
ry department came so la.e into the lioufc
that it was impoflible for members uhoh, d
not been eng iged 111 the detail, so to invefti
jate the fubjett, as to give a condemnato
ry vote. I alio heart! that Mr. Giles was
lot permitted to withdraw the aforefaid
resolutions.
Under these imprefllons, I had some con
serfation with Col. Goodall of Hanover,
nul retai led the fame sentiments, until l it
ivas communicated to me by Mr. Giles,
hat Mr. Griflin, did not even in his view ,
lefei ve censure, that he had Voted for one
>f the rofolutions, and that he could not
noflibly have had time to invest"gate them
ill minutely, as to the particularsof which,
I refer to your last paper ; in confequenct
jf this information I thought it my duty
:o undeceive those who might have rectiv
;d a prejudite from my declarations—l
lot only did so, but gave Mr. Grilfin my
fote—and ,hould have informed Col
joodill thereof, if I had not heard that he
Hid not intend to go to the election, and
:hat Mr. Giles had freely made the fam<
ommunicatimi! to many of Mr. Griffin's
riends, both of this place and Hanover.
With respect to the gentlemen Ulit)
were candidates, I never was the partizan
>feither—my intention was to vote for
lie man who I thought would render the
110 ft service to his condiments, and al
though I voted 011 Monday with cheer
"ulnefs for Mr. Griflin, on Saturday I
hould have a£ted very differently —By
his Ido not mean tojnftify Mr. Griffin's
/ote, though I am fatisfied that his motive
ivas strictly proper.
And now, Mr. Printer, I fliall take my
eave, with the observations, that although
he resolutions may never be revived—al
hough Mr. Hamilton may be continued
iurjng life as the legiQative diitator of the
mion—although a fiction may fiipprcfs
jr negative all future enquiry, I never
si-ill believe, that our countrymen, Madi
-011, Page, Giles, Parker, Moore, and Mer
;er,would act and vote as they have done,
.vithout a juftification beyond the reach of
-eproof or criticism. And it is a mat
er of contemptuous indignation with me,
:o hear contumelious insinuations from
lien who, a little time ago, considered one
if thein as the pivot on which the conlli
ution relted ; —but then there was no ex
rife—llo tax 011 newfpapers—noconfolida
:ion of revenue—llo national bank—no
iflumption—no faction—no jesuitical dlf
;incti«n of orders and balances—no fell
.reated, upltart aristocracy—no con
:laves—no levees—no di&atorial execu
:ive officer—llo crusadings again(t Indians
—no credit in Europe—in fine, no meta
physeal essays to prove, that 'tis light for
:he adminiflrator of the revenue, to keep
ip 500,000 dollars of the public money
.inder the designation of initrlimentality.
svhen the whole continent was in tumult
:o obtain a finaller sum, by the means ot
an excise, so odious and difgiilling, that
even the great and virtuous W; fliington,
was obliged to ifliie an official proclamati
on.—Oh Americans—Americans 1 how
are you debafedandinfulted, by those who
fay that (three or four excepted) there
are none anion" you qualified to discharge
the higher offices of government ! The
question presents a melancholy and awful
profpeft, the evils of whicl) it behoves
vou to prevent.
HENRY BANKS.
PHILADELPH I A.
A PR JL 13.
Letters received at New-York from
Dublin, on Tuesday J alt, inform that Gen.
Dumonrier liad taken Rotterdam, afeaport
town in Holland.
It is mentioned in a letter received this
week fcom France, that " the National
Convention have decreed, that the prizes
made by the cruisers belonging to the re
public of France fnall be tqually divide*
between the French crew and the crew ol
the veflel taken—lt an armed vefl'el is cap
tured, the admiralty lhall purchal'e the
priZJ, and the ainou.it be divided as above. !
Er.glilh papers are in town, to the i 1 It 01
February. As thole mention nothing o]
the execution of the late queen of France,
the former account may be conlidered a:
fully contradicted.
Letters from Sweden intimate, that a
ferment prevails thro' all the provinces ol
that kingdom. In Stockholm a violent
affray took place on the Bth of January, be
tween the military and the citizens, w her
a pistol was tired into the window of the
palace of the Duke Regent. It is appre
hended, ilia- foniething like a French revo
lution is deligned by a number of patriotic
characters in S wden.
A de cent was daily expected, when the
last (hips left ling and. on theiflandsoi
Guernt'ey and Jerl'ey. To prevent the
French from landing, three Fngiifli ships ol
the line and a frigate received orders tc
watch the motions ol theFreuchn that part.
By an arrival at Baltimore lroni mar
feilJes, we learn, thai a multitude ot French
privateers «ere fitting out at Marseilles,
f oulon, Cette. and other ports on the Me
diterranean, about the last of January," to
cruise i'gainlt the Britilh trade. On the
JOth ot February a French privateer of 14
guns tell in with fix fail of F.nglifh and
Oucch, off Cape Palos, took five, and one
brig efcaped'into Gibraltar.
A veilel arrived yesterday that left Fal
mouth the 24th of February the brings no
news of a later date than by the for met
arrivals at this port and N. York
When the last veflels left Martinico, q
report prevailed there that the National
Convention had declared all the French
(lands in the Welt-Indies, free and inde
pendent.
Col. Joseph Neville, is eletted a Reprc
lentative in Congress for the counties ot
Hampshire, Hardy. &c. in theftate of Vir
ginia. Tins completes the \ irginia re
turn, 18 names having been already pub
>ifhed.
It is highly probable(fays a French paper]
that the court ol London took some ltep<
tofave the life of Louis the XVlth, which
at present are not known publicly. In the
afternoon of the 21 ft of January, a intfTen.
t',er from London arrived at Paris, and a
lighted at the house of the minister of fo
reign affairs. The niinilter was inflantlj
.'een reading, with great emotion, the dif
i<atches that had been put into his hands
After he had done reading, he callid th<
melfenger to him and ("aid. " My friend
you have made great haiie," (he had 1 oint
in 49 hours) -' but you have come too fire
Yon are uncoubtedly much fatigued ; Re
ire, and take some reft."
It apjjearsfrom various French papers tha
a £reat a 1 el'ormation in education, t ligioi
and morality is contemplated by the F 11c!
patriots, as has already taken place in po
litics. The Univerlity of Paris is threa
tened, as the engine of the delpotic kings o
France, and the mother of abomination a
mong them—" "V es (fay they) thou pom
pous daughter of royalty I yet a little tims
nd thou shall be levelled with the dull,
bate inllrument yf the monstrous domina
tion from which we have escaped 1 Yet a
little time and the fliarp blade of reforma
tion lhall revenge the -eatife of affronted
Reafoh, by tumbling fr< m its elevation the
enormous cololfus which has been elected
upon ignorance and prejudice—Great in
deed would be our folly, if after railing the
noble edifice of freedom and equality, we
left fuceeding generations to imbibe the
principles of slavery, and teachers to edu
cate m the principles of Spartan aulterity.
pupils who would ligh for the golden chains
of Perfepolis and the enveflomed cup of
the whore of Babylon !"
In the Virginia Centinel of the firft inft.
ispublifhed a lift of th{ murdersanddepre
dations lately committed by thefavages in
Mero diftrift, from the iSth to the 26th
of January last, eleven killed and seven
wounded—and a confiderafcle number of
horfesftolen. ''
[From a Correspondent.]
British habits, British affeSions, ideas, at
tachments, prejudices, and even resent
ments have vegetated rapidly in this coun
try since the late war. No better evidence
of this truth is wanting than the torrent ol
abuse daily pcured forth from many of the
American presses by the vile tools of Bri
tilh miniflerialifm and British king-won
fhippers against the republicans and patriots
of France, ant! the ea«fe, which America,
at leait, irom her own recent fufferings,
ought to cfteetn the caufeof human nature.
It tile enlightened citizens os-America
know how \ enerate the French, and'would
not be eonlidered in Europe and by every
confident character here us degenerate
from the manly principles of 1776, they
will turn with' abhorrence from the men,
who by the aid of the press are endeavour
ing to prejudice the community cjainlt
France, and td excite the sympathy of. th<;
public in favour of royalty, eternally ex
tirpated aj it is from this country, anil
from the hearts of all true Americans.
It appears from theßoftcn papers, that
the head and horns of t!ie Ox (which was
facrifited for the proceflion in commemo
ration of the French successes, and whose
head and horns were afterwards expuled
011 the liberty pole) were, upon the news
ol Louis the i6ths' death, decorated with
black crape and ribbands, to honour the
memory of the departed monarch, and to
express the chagrin of a baml of royalists
in Boston, becanfe the kingofFrailce could
not conquer his A writer ill one
of their papers enquires, whether an ox : s
head and horns in mourning is not a novel
mode of paying refpe3 to an unfortunate
monarch, and whether " it is not a fly hint
that the poor man w as cornuted
At the late election in Boston, John
Hancock had 1124 votes, Ilb ridge Gerry
34 and Francis Dana Ij, for governor..—.
For lieut. governor, Samuel Adams had
1 171. For federal representative, Bcnjamlrt
Aultin, Jun. had 770, Samuel Holten 566 ;
Returns lrom 29 tow ns in the fame diftrici
gave Sainucl Holten 2183 Votes and JJenja
min Auiiin, jtin. 1383.
Extract of a lettei from Belfaft, dated Jan.
2j, to a gentleman 111 this city.
" The firft volunteer company of this
town, and eldest in the kingdom, have em-*
bodied themselves into a regiment, conlift*
ng of upwards of 500 men ; their uniform
s green faced with yellow, with leather*
:ap.,. The military quartered here is
augmented to one regiment of foot, two
rroops of horse, artillery, &c. in (hurt, the
whole kingdom are in arms ; twenty vol
unteers for one there was at the time of
he late American war. 11 seems, the flams
yf liberty is spreading fait throughout tlitf
tingdom."
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