The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-02-15 00:00:00, page 2

The next morning (he met her aunt
with fmiles,to<d her ihe was furry for
the hattinefs of her former replies,and
would attend her with pleasure. The
old lady, who had never before seen
her niece acknowlege her errors,. was
charmed with her candour and good
humour. They met young Wilson
at the door of duottage j^ittuia.
ed fMfav his farm, and Maria answer
ed his refpedful bow with a flight in
clination of the head, and an air of
.haughty disdain. They soon were
introduced to a venerable woman,
whose resignation to the misery of a
painful disorder seemed to arise from
a religious confidenceof abetter date,
.while the received every consolation
here, that filial affection could give.
After a fhert compliment, She told
instead of " Cclertial harmony, !"
" Mafic of the spheres !" and such
trifling nonsense as, as her perform
ances had afually occafioaed, The
young man thanked her for complai
sance—bat begged to fugged to her
a few errors which fee med to arise from
the luftruaien of some matters, who
not feeling the plaintive Simplicity of
the compofer,had intermixed the more
modern graeet which leeched to de
stroy all the effedu. Maria was vexed
and mortified at the breath of cenfare,
bat made no answer. " Will you give
me leave, Madam to exemplify my
opinion >” he repeated the song so
limply, and foo feelingly, that her
heart beat in unison, and file began
foftly to aik herfelf, who could refill
fich entreaty ? A moment's reflection
however pointed out the insolence of
his presuming to find fault; yet she
wilhed (he could imitate this harnio
ny, and after many inward struggles,
begged his particular inlrudtions.
Th the midilof the lea&re her aunt
returned. H^ attended them to the
carriage, and thanked them fortheir
attention to his mother. " Maria,
said the aunt, I have promised to
spend the day at the Cottage tomor
row. My good friend will come
down stairs to dinner, and you will
then be introduced to her—but how
do you like her son ?" " Really,Ma
dam, fays she, I scarcely know; he
Teems to be insensible to all merit but
his own. If you plcafe,l will remain
at home to-morrow." " Indeed,faid
her aunt, yon mart not, for I have pro
mised that you shall accompany me."
" But, Madam, you have pro naifed,
too much, for I will not," said Maria,
petulantly, for she was too little afed
to coatroal to bear commands with pa
tience. The rest of the day was (pent
with mutual difeonteat. The pride
of Maria had felt a fatal wound, by
the inattention of her new acquaint
ance. "At least, said the, he might
have attended both to me and my per
formances with a little more complai
sance." But pride was an infulhui
ent security —the recalled his figure,
his air, and his manner ; a look of at
tention from him would have been
worth all the studied speeches which
Mrs. Cor nely or the Pantheon could
have produced. She then began to
accuse herfelf of ftoeping to this in
feafible, who seemed to fully all his
merit by his conceit, " and shall I not
continued she, add to his triumph,
by declining his acquaintance ? To
fly implies fear of danger—and it is
impoffiole that I fhouid dread a rurtic
whole manners ara an antidote to the
mod brilliant accomplishments." She
felt herfelf much more easy in this de
termination—and,as she was fare that
she was in no danger,fhe allowed her
felf to contemplate his personal qual
ities, his cafe,his elegance and taste :
dangerous delation ! At the breach
of the precipice she thought herfelf
secure, and was not aware of her situ
ation till her fall, was inevitable.
her son with unusual pleafare, " that
foe found herfelf much better for the
air of another room, and the pain of
removing was inconsiderable." His
eyes answered more readily than his
tongue, bad expressed his pleasure.
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The blank refpeding the- amount
beyond which, the salary of no deputy
poft-mafttr *fhall extend, was filled
with 1500 dollars. The rest of the
blanks being filled, the bill was pass
ed. ...
, The order of the day on the Prefi
dent's message refpeaing the weftern
Frontiers,being called fer, the galle
ries were font.
That any ferryman, whorefates or
neglects co transport the mail, be fub
je& co a penalty of 10 dollars, For
every half hoar's delay—•
That the port-matter-general Ihall
give twelve week, notice in the pub
lic papers, previous to forming a
contract for the conveyance of the
mail—.
That the salary of the port-maffer
general shall be two thousand dollars
per annum; and that of his assistant,
one thoufaad—
The message from the President of
the United States, relative to the
situation of the Weftern Frontiers,be.
ing the Order of the day, after read
ing petitions, the house went into a
committee of the whole,and the gal
leries were cleared.
That the new rates of poffage shall
take place from the firft day of next
M arch—
That any deputy poft-mafler, who
makes an over-charge of partage.
ihall pay a fine of one hundred del,
larst.
That any private person carrying
letters for hire,on the port roads, itiall
pay a fine of zoo dollars; and jojo
dollars for every week's continuance
of the practice—
That any person employed in any
of the departments of the port-office,|
who foall unlawfully open, detain, or
embezzle any letter or packet, not
containing notes or any other valuable
property, (hall pa, a fine notexeced-'
ing 300 dollars, and faffer imprison-I
meat for a term not exceeding fiL
months —
That any post-rider who'delays the
mail, or quits it on the road,lhall for-1
feit too dollars—and
That any- port-rider who carries
letters, contrary to the ad, shall pay
a fine of go dollars
The house proceeded in filling up
the blanks in the port-office bill, and
completed the fame.
MONDAY, JAN. 9.
AN engrossed bill to eltablilh the
port-office and post-roads, being
taken up for a third reading,
Mr. Murray moved for a recom
mitment, in order to amend the fefli
on relating to the conveyance of news
papers, by reducing the portage to
half a cent for a hundred miles, and a
cent for any greater distance. %
The quefron peing taken od this
motion, and 1011, the house proceeded
to fiil up the blanks—and agreed—•
That the post-master-general be
empowered to make contrasts for car
rying the mail, for the term of five
years—
That any person, who obftru& or
retards the mail, be fubjed to a fine
of too dollars—
Aft
N^=«SUttaUramm=
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, JAN. If.
TUESDAY, JAN.frO.
MONDAY, FAN. 16.
•thought of the be creatures
talking so much about their
rights, while the rights of
women lie neglected." This
indeed would be a fubje&,
were not, as my friend Mr.
Burke fays, the “ age of
chivalery gone !"
Have not we rights Mr.
Baldwin, rights indisputa
ble, natural, abftra&, and
locial, and civil, and mu
nicipal ? Are not "all wo
men efoal ?" Have they
not a natural right to the
privilege of speech, and
have they ever balely bar
tered that right? And what
did they do when ^venMou
fers were employed to de
prive them of this right ?
Did they stay at home, men
ding Dockings, darning
gloves, making holes for
sleeve buttons, and quilting
counterpanes ? No.fir, they
visited ten times more I
Have they not the soci
al right of preference in all
societies ? Do they not take
precedence of every thing
in breeches, every proud
he creature that calls him,
felf a lord of the creation?
Have they not the highest
right of all: the righl of
governing their hufbgrc ?
Who dare deny this? A
right, fir, for which they
paid no small price ; for,
to obtain it, and to have
leisure and time to exercise
it, they gave up another
right, the right of govern
ing themselves !
Among their civil rights
are we not to reckon the
right of scolding, crying,
falling into fits, going to
watering places and run
ning up bills ? Shall the
haughty aristocracy of men
deny usthefe rights !
No—Mr. Baldwin, no,
perish the ignoble thought
—women, fir; have rights :•
And the time will come
when the answers of Burke
(I am told they are all bat
cbelors or old maids) shall
be ashamed of themselves,
and view us with the gal
lant eyes of a Burke, "just
rising above the horizon,"
But I beg pardon, Mr."
Baldwin ; I trouble you
*,><,&'<* ^YO'^^^^^-^-^X:*
From th; Sr. Jane's CHRONICLE.
PSHAW, fays I, Mr.
Baldwin, rights of a
fiddleftick !—rights of man
indeed ! I should riorhavt
Rights of Women.
. PITTSBURGH, DEC. 3 I.
Letters received in town
from fort Franklin yefter-'
day, mention, that the In
dians in. that quafter have
shewn every appeara nee of
hostility, since the news of
the defeat of our army ;
and from the complexion
of thole letters we may in
fer, that an'attack on that
garrison is apprehended.
[The above extras is
taken from aGazette, prin=
ted at Knoxville, on the
Holfteinjn the territory of
the United States, fouth of
the Ohio ; and we have a
pleasure in hearing that the
women, who had been
deserted by their fellow
travellers, were indebted
for this remarkable proof
of friendly attention, to a
hunting-party ofCherokees
—the nation with whom
Gov, Bloulit made a trea
ty la 4 Sum mer. , ,
KNOXVILLE, NOV. IQ.
About the loinft.a'
company,going thro''
the wilderness to Cumber
land, was met on the road
by a party of Indians. Up
on firft fight, the men (be
ing seven in number) rode
off with the utmost precipi
tation, and left the women
(four in number)who were
so terrified, that they were
unable to proceed. Theln
dians came up/fhook hands
With them, and told them
they should not be hurt—
made a fire for them, and
caughta stud horfe,that one
of the company had jump
ed from,which.they tied to
a tree. They went after a
small boy, who was at
tempting to make off, and |
bro't him to the women. ,
Four of the Company did [
not stop, until they reached
the settlement—the other 3
returend so the women, af
ter some time.
AMERICAN ADVICES.
with this only because my
brother Sam will not write
on the fubjed; forfooth
he fays we have more rights
than we know what to do
with. Well—we are but
like others of the liberty
men of this country who
don't know when they are
well off.•
rour's, M& Baldwin,
"Jenna Sarca/m.