The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-04-30 00:00:00, page 1

I'' & r t%ra W! b & r/dfr 0 fr f fy e J„fyfo r tKCT±""f""'!^^
Jin ACT to prevent the ex
portation 0/ Goods not duly
injpedted according to the
Laws of the federal State:.
BE it enabled by the Senate
and House of Re^e/fn
fatties of the United States .7
America,in Congress assembled.
That the Collectors and other offi
cers of the customs in the several
ports of the United States, be, and
- they are hereby directed to pay due
regard to the iafpedion-laws of the
States in which they may refpe&ive
ly ad, in such manner, that no ves
sel having on board goods liable to
infpeaion, shall be cleared out until
the matter or other proper, person
shall have produced such certificate
that all such goods have been duly
infpe£ted, as the laws, of the respec
tive states do, or may require to be
produced to collectors or other of
ficers of the customs.
FREDERICK A. Muhlenburg,
Speaker of the House cf Representatives.
JOHN ADAMS, rice Prf&nt
of the United States, and
Prefdent of the Senate.
Approved, April zd, 1790.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Prefdent of the United States.
(True copy) -.
Thomas Jef fer sort, Sec'r, of State.
NEWHAMPSHIRE
• Friday, APRIL 30, 17,0.)
Y WAS engaged the other day, a
few hours, in conversation witha.
neighbour—He is an honest husband
man, and leads a peaceable life in the
cultivation of his farm, and in the
Care of a family.—" I wish," fays he,
"I was better acquainted with the
real situation of my country —-wheth-
er we (hall probably he a happy, or
an unhappy people—whether we shall
be crushed by taxes. —Although,"
continued he, “ my attention has ever
been alive to public measures, and my
wishes engaged for the prosperity of
my country, my present fears were
awakened by the complaints of others
—and what too, increased them was
their coming; not from my own class,
men who work hard for their living,
but from men, who one would sup
pose, would hardly notice the great
calamity ; those who appear to lead
merry lives, and pass the greatest
part of their time with jolly com
panions at taverns ; If such men have
acaufe to murmur, what will become
of the poor farmer! I cannot I con
fefs, clearly fee grounds for their com
plaints ; my ignorance perhaps, is the
reason. Though a man of little ob
servation, I have a grateful heart ;
and have often acknowledged the en
joyment of many (uppofed publick
bleffipgs: Welive in a country,from
th'e nature of government, justly call
ed.the land cf freedom ; learning and
virtue are every where promoted, and
justice unerringly administered ; the
THE WORCESTER SPECULATOR.
From (be Maffac' .ufetts S„.
Published b, H. Ranlet, in the Mriu Street, Exeter ; # where Subscriptions, Advertifementt, and all Favours, are gracefully received.
CONGRESS.
climate is favorable, and the foil good;
From my part I have found no diffi
culty in-supplying, from my farm,
the demands of a-large family, and
paying my taxes; which, though
fometimes'large, have never been op
pressive : But how long," added he,
looking seriously at me, "this will
he my case, how long before calls for
the payment of our debts, will deprive
me of such ability, I cannot tell , from
the suggestions ot others, I feel alarm
ed."
His anxiety merited attention: My
feelings were engaged for him, and
most gladly would I have pointed out
the latent lources of public advantage
had it not been taking the part of
a politician farther than my abilities
would juftify. However, his fears
of an accumulated burden from tax
ation, were very easily moved. —Our
debt, said I, my worthy friend, ac
cording to a late report of our Secre
tary of the Treasury, amounts to
eighty millions of dollars: The an
nual interest of which is upwards of
four millions—the inhabitants of A
merica amount nearly to that num
ber=-affeffments by land and poll tax,
with the aid of impost, have been
found equal to the discharge of the
said bebt without oppreflion. Our
country is extensive, & the increase of
population in no country more rapid.
Let such intereftbe annuallydi (charged
—theincreafe of population with the
constant acceflions of our improved
lands are the twogreatrefources,which
will prove an increasing finking fund
upon the principal, that will effectu
ally discharge it —they are the store
houses, out of which, without any
additional burden on durfehes; we
shall make payment of our debts.—
" But," inquired my honest friend,
"shall the greater resources of our
country be realized by foreigners, and
we excluded from any benefit of
hem ?" By no means, replied I.—
Thofc mutt be creditors unheard of
for their exactions, who should de
mand, and that a ctiftom unparalleled
for its rigor that should fandion the
payment of ihtereft for the whole
debt until all was discharged: Such
an idea if entertained, would be an
texravagant departure, not only from
justice, but from fads. As the debt
is discharged the interest most de
crease and our taxes be proportiona
bly lightened. The two resources
then constantly operating with in
creating effect to the removal of the
debt, must realize to us in a very sen
sible manner, our advantage from
them: They will at length, added I,
redeem themselves; and all their
flreams be turned to the watering
their own country. Be not difeou^
raged ; let not the most frightful sug
gestions of the difeontented scare you
from your industry. Taxes, in this
country, never have been, & we may
confidently believe they never will be
the means of irrtprifoning the indus
trious mam The case of the farmer
has in some refpe&s been hard, too
small a comparative value has been
set on the produce of his farm, when
made the confederation of money.—
Too free a use of foreign commodi
ties was the reason, the purchafeof
which trade large & constant draughts
THE
on our specie. But against this evil
we are daily strengthening ourselves:
Progress in preparations for fupplyidg
our demands from among ourselves is
fuccefsfully made: The ihterefts of
the mechanic,hufbandman, and arti
san, are anxiously blended Vvith the
firft objects of our legislators. Under
their watchful protection, the means
within reach for promoting them
will be hunted up. Thus will in
duhry be encouraged and our money
made more plenty.
PARIS, FFB. Is.
TH Eslgheft incidents become im
portant, when connected with
impression on the public mind. The
Civic Cap had been worn by all the
patriotic females (as a fymball of the
Civic Oath) at the grand Te Deum
of Notre Dame. On Sunday last
the Queen appeared at Mass in this
badge of female patriotism. The ac
clamations of the populace who fur.
rounded her carriage, on her return
to the palace, rent the sky. They ex
ulted in the cOn version of their Queen.
Voila votre Reine ! was the univetfal
cry.
'' PUBLIC report accuses you of
afp;ring to the throne. You nolonger
fear the King—perhaps you fee that
he is almott destitute of power. You
may possibly imagine, after the feene
of Monday (the tgth of Odoberjwhen
the soldiers, deaf to the voice of their
commanders, united with an hireling
mob, in order to force me to head
them to Versailles, that I am no longer
an objed to be dreaded. 1 however,
forewarn you, that you will find in
me your greatett adversary. No per
son has druggled with greater courage
than I have against arbitrary power:
no person- has bellowed more applause
than 1 have on the wife attempts of the
National Assembly to efface it even
to its last vestige—but as touches
I have exerted myfelf fn the de
ftruflioh of despotism, so much will
I still exert myfelf for the preservation
to the king of the lawful power which
he has received from the hands cf the
nation, the security of which is ne
cessary to him for the maintenance of
the laws and public tranquility. You
deceive youtfelf if you believe that a
date of actual anarchy will be favora
ble to your view^. I defy you to derive
ahy advantage, either by usurping the
public force, or by dividing and ren
dering it useless. The moment that
you declare yodrfelf to a mob at hand,
all the citizens and soldiers will flock
to my standard, because the natives of
France will have for their chief, a
King, and not an Usurper;
" Without pretending to predict
the catastrophe of this event, 1 dare
to inform you, that the situation of
affairs is such, that it can only termi
nate three wayl —'either I shall lose my
head, or you will lose yours—or you
must quit the kingdom."
The == of —=, astonished, only
spoke these words, " How would you
have me ad f" M. de la Fayette feid,
*'Sir, I will tell you. If you remain
you know my forces and my fenti
taents. I am,our enemy, becaafe,^
are the enemy df the Sidte. You have
Speechof M. de la FAYETTE.
The following is a translation of the
Speech of M. de la Fayette to ascer
tain illufrious character.
" MY LORD,
EUROPEAN MATTERS.
GAZETTEE R.
HALLOA ! the federal ftip ! HaL
lea !—Upon deck there, Lads !
Are you all asleep below in the cabin?
—Turn out ! or we shall soon get a
moqg the breakers !—Avaft Pilot?
where doyen mean to bear your course.
By Heavens, if you ran us ashore,
hark ye, you shall soon fare the fate
of old brother JONAH, who flung
his hammock in the Peerage of a
whale, for three nights.—The officers
on board, fecm more for calculating
their o-ara avages, than for keeping the
Ship's reckoning : Instead of being on
, deck to take an Obfervafion, each mail
is lolling in his own State-Roon, —and
is more anxious for the Steward's Bitt
of fare than for the Captain's Leg-
Book. —-Here me messmates, we have
a rich cargo, and high feinted own
ers ; if we make a bad voyage by ou^
negligence, we must expert to be keel
bwwl'd ; as we have set Our own wages
and given ourselves double pay, we
mult make on Eall-j&dia voyage, or
we fhaH bring our owners in debt.
It won't do for us to be any longer
lonngering in the cabin, and living on
foip's proviffon, without making more
fail—a^ we shall soon '' cenfura" our
rum,ears flock, without even getting
clear of the port we failed from. Our
owners are good fellows, but don't
let us impose on them^ for they alrea
dy begin to find that all our bustle to
man the feip, was merely to put our
feives, and a shoal of flip's ckufns in
to business. We have taken good
care to provide for ourselves, and have
appropriated the freight for our own
services, and left the owners to fherk:
for themselves, with an oar upon their
backs.
les true, my lads, we told them
a fine story, what we would do, and
how we would make them all Nabobs;
We gave them a grand specimen of
our failing by parading a ihip on dr,'
land, and4wßaaing at every corner of
the streets ; but now we are ^ fra,
and the ship is under our own failing
orders, we ling them another tune t
and tack and veer, luff and bear away
as will serve our Own private purpof.
es. However let us be cautious, left
they ffiould begin to complain that
they conndt afford to forniffi us for
another fivo years voyage ; if so, we
must be obliged to turn alhore droves
of heed, dependants from between decks
=ahd they would make but a lousy
bind to heave the handspike, after
being so long tampered with the tig
bits of the Federal Cabin. Many a
good fellow is obliged to work hard
to feed therti.—No more at present.
JACK TARPAULIN.
P. $, the mariners on board will
fatten quell, if we once get the militia
plan under way ; this chart is laid be
fore the officers—but can hardly think
they will venture to carry the- Ikip
into such dangttous latitudes.
From the independent cronicle.
The date of M.'Necker' shealth is
still alarming ; his ph)!iy,o, recom
mended to him the waters ot.typhoon
as the weather permits. At al) events
retirement will be necessary for him ;
for every body agrees, that he is not
capable of conducting the finances of
this country.
thought, and you may pei haps Ibfl
think it in your power to put me to
death. —You will then be the King of
the mob for three days, and on the
fourth your death will revenge mine.
I therefore think you would ad with
molt piadence in quitting the king—
domi.
THE FEDERAL SHIP.
[Vol. IV.— Numb. 19$