The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-11-22 00:00:00, page 1

ALMANACKS
^or tbe Year 179 5, just publijhed,
* and ready forfale by the primer
hereof, by the grocefdoXen,
NoV ip;
: 4 LL pprfbns wfio have De
roands against the Estate of
James' RundlKtt late^f Exeter |
"deceased. are desired to 'exhibit
them to
Joseph Osboank, Att'yio the
Adm > xofjaid^fta.te.
Exeter, Nov.iith 1794. 'A A
” BARLEY WANTED.
THE highest price given for !
good clean Barley, by
Gilman & Boyer—-s*r
Daniel Connor,
at either of their (lores in Exeter.
September, 1794* t. f. j
Small Pox.
. «— -lim. ißim
THE Small Pox may now be
had by inoculation, at John
.Bond’s Hospital in Hampftead— I
Said Hospital has been repaired
lately—also a hew one will be fin*
Obed within fifteen days,, both of
them situate upon a4arge hill,
which affords a pleasant ptofped,
and fine, salubrious air. Those
periods who with to be inoculated,
are desired to apply soon, that;
things may be made ready for
their reception. .
A* * ‘ ' John Bond, 4
6 L A N’ K"^
r OF molt kinds, printed on i
>good paper, to Ire wld at this I
Office.
F^OM the subscriber, a dark
; brown* COW, with a small
' liar n- in her forehead, cropt
horns and ta<l, about five years
old; W hoe ver will give informa
tion, or return said Cow, (hall be
handsomely rewarded for their
trouble, by
’ Nathaniel Herrick.
Exeter, Nev. io 1794.
JuiyUaft, a red HEIFER with
whk^fai^one year old last spring.
Tke owner may have her again*
paying charges, bynapplying to
BILEY GILMAN.
Exeter Nov. 15, T 794.
CAMJ£ into the inclofure of
< the-iubftriber, sometime in
T o be fald od rufofaible terms,
A ^t** ol * FARM,Taff«Tning about
X *B° *c r es of Landjhu^e in Epping,
un ih^ imho roid ^eudiog^o< Che^ei-f about
On® mile horn tae Rev, Mr. Holt’s meet*
inghouie in laid, Epping, with two Dwel *
ing Houles and r R Yn^—Said Fann has
-a tufficienc q&9Mty,of
ing, Tillage and Parture land—aho a large
^irbAortibn of excellent jiVood land. For
further parucalars enduire'bf n
THOMAS NORRIS,
* - 9 , ■. 'J ■’ f
Volume IX.]
Living da <h« premises.
Epping, Nou. 3^/17^4.
7 Strayed or Stolen
Stvay Heifer.
American Herald of Liberty'.
^Saturdays, by William *« Main-Street^E^ter, ( N^w-Hamp/hire) at 6/B per annum.
The term ariftotrat is of (till less
certain import. It is a name that
incurs odium j it answers its pur*
pole, of exposing any man Chat the
demagogue of the day wishes to
get rid of, to popular resentment
and fury j and hiftoty will hereaf
ter recount humberlefs instances
of men'who have fallen a facrifice
to that Angle word, fixed upon
them? by* a jealous rival, without
committing the least crime against
their country.
La Fayette, in 1789 and 1790,
was the’beftdf patriots. Thepo
pulace of Paris, in Choufands and
ten thousands, thronged around
him, wl‘h wive La Fayette. This
man accepted the Conftitucion of
y i79i» and took a solemn oath to
maintain it. It is admitted on all
hands, by the friends and foes of
La Fayette, that he has never
changed his system or his conduit
—he ri(ked his life to bring about
a reform of government, and he
(wore to support that reformed
government—he adheared to his
oath—he ailed the part of an hon
est man. But fix months after, a
new faction springs up, and pro
poses further reforms in the.gov
ernment. T hefe J acobins fay, we
must throw afidc rhe Condi tution
[from tub mlnErXa.]
AS the French Jacobins artful-;
-ly brought into ute twoab
ftrait^ehbs, Liberty and Equality,
‘iojave^ trouble of defining or
underUanding a true Republican
Conftnution of ;go vernment $ so
with great add rest they gave them
ftl.ves the name of * patriots, and
their oppofers in general the name
otariftocrats. A patriot in France,
! ON TUB
REVOLUTION IN FRANCE. •
most violent demagogue of the
day, HHt La Fayette was a patriot*
then Dumourier, then Brijfot,Pacbe,
Bailly or Petion, then Danton, and
Marat, then Robe/pierre —and now
Tallien, Collot and Billaud, All
> who ■ support the ruling party, are
patriots ; all who oppose them are
aristocrats.
The great mass of people annex
no dear ideas co theft terms. Pa
triot- is undoubtedly a friend to his
country, but what kind of opinions
such a man must have, or what
form of government he must ad
vocate,, is never a fubjeft of enqui
ry Wh the multitude; and that
kind of government which is best
for France and which a real friend
to that country ought to espouse,
is no more defined or understood,
or fettled and agreed upon, by the
people of-France* than it is by the
Cbineje or Tartars: 4 Most French
men agree in opposing the armies
of the combined powers, and so
far are patriots, but whether Con
dorcefs,or Briffofs^ or Robefpierres
ideas of a good ‘ government fey
France* are right and patriotic, is
not’ fettled or ascertained.
has oeen a man who followed the
CANDID DBS ERM IONS
SATURDAY, Np^ember 22, 1794.
of 1791, and down with the King,.
chough in direct violation of their
oaths. The Jacobins bring over
the populace of Paris—they in an
inttanc change their tone— Fay*
ette is an ariftoprat and a traitor.
Why ?He has not changed—it is
the people who have changed—his
conduct Was pairiotijm y est er day
but to day rs treason, without any
Change in the man. Is there then
in France any standard by which
patriotism can be known and de
termined? Not at all; patriot and
‘ariftocrat are tetms of no definite
meaning^—their sense is changed
from day today to suit the whims
of the most capricious populace in
: rhe known world*
The fame talc may be told of
Petion, of Pache, of Bailly, of Ro
land, of Dumourier, of Bnffot, of
Herbert, of Damonjand of Robes
pierre. Each of thde leading men
>has been hailed as a patriot one
day, and the next, denounced as
a tyrant, a traitor, a conspirator.
Why ? Simply because there is in
France no conftirution paramount
to the wills of men—-no fixed
standard of political right and
wrong* If the populace to day
can be persuaded to believe the
conftitucion of 1791 the best for j
France, then its advocates and j
supporters ^patriots. Ifto mor
fow fame demagogue can make j
them believe, that a federal repub’.
lie is best for France,then La Fay- :
ette is an aristocrat, a traitor, a
conspirator, and Briffot and Ro
land,are patriots. If the next day,
Marat and Danton can turn the ■
populace of Paris about, add make
them believe that a republic one
and indiviftiblt is the only good
government tor France) in a mo
ment Briffot is a, traitor, a conspi
rator, his head is cut offhand Ro- ■
befpierre is the patriot. If another \
day, Tallien can make the popu
lace believe that Robespierre has
too much power, or is aiming to
Obtain it, in a moment the popu
lar cry is Changed from Five Ro
befpietre, to an aristocrat, a tyrant, j
a villain ; and his head is off. Yet j
theft men have never been proved |
traitors. The truth is, there is no
standard of patriotism in France,
but the ^himof the populace. — I
The people wilh for liberty, but
know not what form of govern
ment will secure them that liber
ty.
Tbt Editor! of the Bai.timorrlwtbi.lT- I
cbn Cl R bavt aitend the title of their
phfertd the Fbdrral Iwtblligen- ;
ciR, The following it oittraaed frene
if the public on that octa
fion,
tHR EXTRJGI.
nurriber wiirprefentour
I readers with a titft somewhat
noveL We think it unnecessary
to give the public the many ob- ‘
vious reasons which have induced j
us to make this alteration. Suffice
it tofay,w«raM pent tempora (times
'have altered,) and that the unfor :v
tunate period has arrived, when
every fnend to the peace and prof
pericy of the United Stares Ihould
make an avowal of his political
principles, intestine commotions
are fomenting, and dilcord and
anarchy are making their efforts
to usurp the sovereignty of the
people. Baltimore has been a
mongst the foremoft in producing
her heroes in support of the vio
lated laws, conftiturion, and digni
ty of the federal government,
whose basts is the will of the na
tion.
As a publication of this nature
is the hand-maid ot agriculture*
commerce, the arts and fcirnces*
the offspring of a free government,
it is of the highest importance that
it Ihould diffufe the spirit of liber
ty, the principles of republicanism,
and a refpe&ful regard to the •will
of the majority^ For if we iubfti*
tute anarchy tor government, con
fufion for order,and bloodshed for
peace, that moment do we plunge
the dagger into the vitals of focie*
ty, and breathe out our cxiftance
as a nation*
FRANCE."
NATIONAL CONVENTION* AUG. 28,’
EXTRAORDINARY INDENTION.
CITIZEN Cofte, Pastor of the
French Protestant Church of
Charleston in North America, pre*
fenced to the Convention a bumb
fhell* filled with a very powerful
fufe composition, which, when
once set fire to, nothing could ex*
tinguilh. This bomb (hell mighc
be thrown 800 paces by a 24
pounder, and fttll farther, by one
of a larger bore* It was impofli
ble for a (hip of 120 guns to with*
stand a single broad fide from one
of 74 guns that Ihould throw these
(hells, with which fix (hips of the
line might in one day attack and
destroy all the Navies of Europe.
Four guns of a larger calibre
might, be said, by a difebarge of
these (hells, stop a whole squadron
at its entry into a port, or burn e
very (hip if they fhouldobftinately
persist in their endeavour. They
were susceptible of great improve
ment, and might be rendered ter-
TtbWn the troops ot the land fer*
vice,more especially cavalry. Even
when discharged against aw all they
burned fur half an hour > and the
flame and smell, during the night,
would throw the belt regulated
squadron into disorder. The prb
jedor transmitted a filled
wkht the composition, * and capa
ble of feeling fire to every combuf :
But why should we confine our
felvts to Baltimore ? The whole
state has prelected many of her
best and most valuable citizens,
who have rallied around the stand
ard of their country, ?.nd have*
and are exposing themftlves to all
the inconveniencies and hardffiips
of a military life, to reduce to
peace and order, the deluded sons
of the mountains*
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