The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1793-05-28 00:00:00, page 4

SHERIDAN,
Thecdcbrate^ratpr, meeting Miss Linley) now Mrs y
eridan)a^he entrance of a grotto, in the vicinity
°J ath, took the liberty of of ering fame advice ;
ir. aPPf ehendin X that she was difpteafed, he
left the following beautiful production in the grotto,
TNCOUTH is the moss cover’d gotto of stone.
And damp is the (hade of this dew dropping
tree ; _
ra ^ e S^tto with rapture will own,
nd willow, thy damps are refreihing to me.
For this is the grotto, where Delia reclin’d,
As late I in iecret confidence fought ;
And this is the tree kept her fafe from the wind,
As bluihing she heard the grave lesson I taught.
Then tell me, thou grotto of moss cover’d ftone>
And tell me, thou willow, with leaves dripping
dewj
Did Delia seem vex’d when Horatio was gone
And did (he confefs her resentment to you ?
MR. RUSSELL,
IT is to America a very interesting enquiry,
whether it be our duty, our indispensable
obligation, to become a party in the wars now
existing in Europe ; and I was very glad to
find a writer, with the signature of Marcul
lus, engage in it, that the publick opinion may
remain fettled on this point. It is submitted by
all, that our interest, fafety and happiness, as a
nation, forbid every thing that can tend to in
volve us in the prelent quarrels of Europeans;
and reason and justice forbid our feeling and
•ding in a manner, that may afford either of
the contending parties ground to complain
of our being partial to any of them. Astrid
neutrality, an open, friendly condud towards
all of them equally, is our interest and duty ;
and there exitls no treaty, no circumstance,
political or moral, that can impede our pursu
ing such a course of condud. If we depart
from it, we (hall deserve to iofe all the benefits
which may be'derived from the present state
of Europe, and to fuffer all .he evils which foL
Jy and imprudence can induce upon us.
Marcellus has reasoned very well, as far
as he has examined the question of obligation
on us to become a party in aid of France, by
force of our Treaty of Alliance with that na
tion ; but he has not considered it in every
view. That treaty is clearly and expressly, a
de fen five one. Our guarranty of the French
Iflands,and every ftipnlation, is to be construed
upon this principle—>it is the leading princi
ple, the charaderiftic left by which to construe
it. But the present war is, on the part of
France, an offenfive one i^vn^Holland, Spain,
and England She declared war against them,
•nd this alone constitutes it an offenfive one,
as it relates to them. The guarranty therefore
in that Treaty does not apply, it has no oper
ation in the present war with those nations ;
it was intended for, and can operate only in a
war wholly defenfive on her part. No obli
gation rests upon us, by force of that treaty,to
become a party in the war to defend the
French islands ; nor is there any thing like a
claim upon us, to give up every advantage
which a neutral situation offers, and to incur a
train of evils, which mull refuk from our of
ficioufly and foolifhly inferring ourselves into
European disputes. But admitting the Treaty
had been both offenfive and defenfive, what
Obligation would refak ? The guarranty is
in general term! . but it cannot mean that
we are to defend those Islands against all
Methinks,now each branch, as you’re waving it tries,
To whisper a cause for the sorrow I feel,
To hint how she frown’d, when I dar’d to advise,
And figh’d when she law that I did it with zeal.
True, true, filly leaves, so she did, I allow ;
She frown’d, but no rage in her looks did I fee;
She frown’d, but reflection had clouded her brow,
She figh’d, but perhaps ’twas in pity to me.
For well did (he know,that my heart meant no wrong:
It funk at the thought, but of giving her pain ;
Blit trusted its talk to a faultering tongue,
Which err’d from the feelings it could not explain.
Yet oh, if indeed, I’ve offended the maid,
If Delia my humble monition refufe ;
SWeet willow ; the next time she visits thy shade.
Fan gently her bosom, and plead n.y excuse !
Then wave thy leaves brisker, thou willow of woe,
I tell thee, no rage in her looks could I fee ;
I cannot, I will not, believe it was so ;
She was not, she could not, be angry with me.
So may’ft thou green willow, for ages thus toss
Thy branches, so lank, o’er the flow winding
stream ; ,
And thou, ftonny grotto, retain all thy moss,
While yet there’s a Poet to make thee his theme.
Or, left they unheeded, should fall at her feet,
Let them rest on her bosom of snow, and I /wear,
The next timd I visit thy mofe-ebver’d feat.
I’ll pay thee each drop with a genuine tear.
And thou* stony grot, in thy arch may’ft preserve
Two lingering drops of the night fallen dew,
And just let them fall at her feet, and they’ll serve
As tears of my sorrow, entrusted to you !
Nay more—maymy Delia still give you hercharms,
Each evening and femetimes the whole evening
lon g ;
Then, grotto, be proud to support her white arms,
Then willow, wave all thy green tops to her long
FROM THE COLUMBIAN CENTINEL,
Seat of the Muses.
Political Miscellany.
herfelf ; and we know, that the French Court
laboured to deprive us of the fifhery,of an open
recognition of our independence by. Britain,
and of a large part of the territory we now
poflefa. We knowralfo, that the boasted loan
cf money made to us by the Court of France,
was far from being a gratuitous aft. It was
done on interested morives, and the terms
were unreasonable and hard upon us. It was
so much for the interest of France to have us
separated from Britain, that (he would gladly
have paid all our expences, rather than we
should have been forced to remain connefted,
as before, with Britain, But the weaknels
ftfid folly, at the belt, of those who managed
that business for America, allowed France to
convert into a loan that supply of money,
which Wds intended, and ought to have been a
gra’uity to us. The truth is. that the supplies
and aid given to us at that time, by France,
was a matter of bargain well understood, and
the terms being hard upon us, and beneficial
to France, there is nothing more absurd than
the pretended obligations of gratitude lying
upon us. If then there be no claims upon us
to become a party to engage in the war upon
the score of gratitude,nor the principles and let
ter of our treaties; if there be no moral nor po
litical obligations on uS to engage in the war,huw
foolifh or wicked mutt those men be, who
would drive us into so hazardous, so impru.
dent a conduft.
Europe, and when France herfelf shall ne
p’eftor refufe to fopport them. This would
be absurd, and if that general guarranty has an
operation in the prefect case, it moil imply
that we are to oppose ourselves to all Europe,
to give up every thing, to ruin our trade, and
our country, to defend the French Islands af
ter France herfelf has abandoned them. — If
France chufes to play the Knight Errant, to
brave all the World, to create enemies by in
sult and gafconade. even an offenfive guarranty
would imply no obligation on us to run mad
with, her, and to threaten the world with gen
eral war & devaflation. Such a compact could
mean only to defend her Islands with the fpe
cified aid of men, money or ihips, Ihe using
proper and prudent exertions in her own de
fence ; but in this guarranty there is no fpe
cific aid promised, nor was any ever expefted,
or intended.
But force will fay, that gratitude calls on us
to hazard* every thing in their defence, because
the French generously aided us in our ftrugg'e
with Britain. This is not true in any view.or
any sense of the words. It was not friendfhip
to us, but enmity to Britain that dictated their
conduct in that instance. It was not to build
us up, but to pull her down, that France then
became our ally, This the National Aflembly
have afTured us, Was the view of those who
were the agents in that business. They have
told us, that the conduft of France was then
not friendly but insidious—that instead of
making us free and independent as a nation,
France meant to have made us dependent on
Americans should be now cautious and vigi
lant in their condud—they have an opening
to acquire great good, or they may involve
themselves and their posterity in much evil.
Let us indeed and in truth, be Neutrals. Let
us take no part in European Quarrels, but
treat the contending powers with proper and
equal attention. As men they are all of them
ou- brethren, as nations they have all a claim
on our ftiendfh’p as Neuters, and nothing
more. As American Citizens, let us treat all
the Europeans in a becoming, decent manner,
having no favourites, no particular attachments,
as we have no connedion with, nor any parti
cular interest to serve, by being partial to one,
and unfriendly to another, of them. This
will be my own condud, and such is my ad
vice. We have a wife and prudent Executive
to watch over our incerefts and manage our
affairs. To them we may fafely commit our
political concerns; and by minding every man
his proper business, we may increase our flock
of national security and happiness, much more
than by meddling in the quarrels of Europe.
A NEUTER.
AL ADY who presumed to make
fomeobfervations, while a phy
ficiaa was recommending her hus
band to a better world, was told by
the dodor, that if some women were
to be admitted there, their tongues
would make paradife a purgatory ;
and if some physicians, replied the
lady, were to be admitted there,they
would make it a desert. '
A Private in the Weft EfTcx mili
tia (England,) being placed as
a guard over the French prisoners at
Deal, they requested he would pro
cure them a pack of cards, which he
did when off his duty, but diverted
the pack of the four kings. • The
Frenchmen discovering the deficien
cy, laid the pack was imperfect, ha
ving no kings. The honest and ready
wiued soldier replied, “If youjkan
fight without a king, surely you can
play without one !”
. ANECDOTES.
And be it further enabled. That any
man or woman who shall commit
adultery, and be thereof convided
before the superior-court of judica
ture, shall be set on the gallows for
the space of one h jur with a rope
about his or her neck, and the other
end thereof cast over the gallows,be
publicly whipped not exceeding thir
ty-nine stripes, imprisoned not ex
ceeding one year, be fined not ex
ceeding one hundred pounds, bound
to good behaviour for a term not ex
ceeding five years, any or all the
foregoing punishments in the dilcre
tion of the court before whom the
convidion shall be.
And be it further enabled. That any
person within this state, being marri
ed, who shall during coverture marry
any other person, or who shall conti
nue to live so married in this stare,
being thereof con vided,fhall be set on
the ^allows for the space of one hour
with a rope about his or her neck,
and the other end thereof cast over
the gallows, be publicly whipped
not exceeding thirty-nine stripes, be
imprisoned not exceeding one year,
Anted not exceeding one hundred
pounds, be bound to good beha
viour for a term not exceeding five
years,all or any of the foregoing pun
ishments in the discretion of the
court trying the fame.
Prbvided always, That nothing in
the foregoing clause shall be constru
ed to extend to any person whose
husband or wife shall be ablent for
the space of three years together,and
the person so ablent hath not been
heard of during that time, or to any
person whose husband or wife shall
be abfenr, and information shall be
given and generally believed that the
party so absent is dead.
And be it further enabled. That all
marriages where either of the parties
at the time of entering into such
marriage, shall be under coverture,
shall be absolutely void. ,
Cash Writingpaper
given in exchange for clean Cotten &■ Linen
RAGS, at H. Ranlet’s Printing-Office.
For the puni Ann ent of lewdnefsj
adultery and polygamy.
Palfed Feb. 15, 1791.
BE it enabled by the Senate and
House of Repreferiatives in Gen
eral Court convened) That if any man
be found in bed with another man’s
wife, the man and woman so offend
ing, or if any man and woman, ei
ther or both of whom are married,
and not to each other, shall lewdly
and lasciviously associate and cohabit
together, or if any man or woman
married or unmarried, shall be guil
ty of open gross lewdness and lasci
vious behaviour, the person or per
sons so offending, being thereof con
victed before the justices of the sup
erior-court of judicature, shall be
whipped,not exceeding thirty stripes,
imprisoned not exceeding fix months,
fined not exceeding fifty pounds,
bound to good behaviour for a term
not exceeding three years ; all or any
of the foregoing punishments at the
diferetion of the court before whom
the conviction shall be.
Provided always. That the case
firft abovementioned, of a man and
woman being found in bed together,
shall be construed to extend only to
the person consenting thereto, and
not to the person who was furprized
in that situation, and who did not
consent thereto.
STATE of NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
An ACT
prices.
Merchants who buy to fell again,
will meet with such encouragement, as wilt
tend to their advantage, in calling at Laid (lore.
Portfm. April to, 1793 ‘ ( c • m j')
RAN away from the subscri
ber, an apprentice Boy, named Mark
Neljon. —Whoever will return him to his
mailer again, clear of expence, shall receive
a reward of One Penny. All perlons are for
bid harboring or trusting him on my account
from the date hereof.
JOSHUA VEASEY. .
Deerfield, May 17, 1793*
^HAT noted and
p much ejleemed Horse
t he Smilingßall
—formerly known by name of the
Swett Horse, is now owned.by the
fubferiber, in Hampt onfalls, and will
cover Mares this Season, at Six Shil
lings without, or Twelve Shillings with
warranting Colts and Mares may
have good keeping reasonably, if any
Ihould wish to leave them with him.
Reading,
Writing,
Arithmetic,
English Grammar, &c.
at the reasonable price of Eight Shillings per
quarter. As the time allotted to the Mi flea
for attending the Public School is very (bort
— and as early rising contributes much to
health, they flatter tbemfelves that a Morn
ing-School will be very uleful—-and no exer-’
tions on their part ihall be wanting to lender
it fatisfaftory.
Hours of attendance frem 6 to 8 o'clock.
’ JONATHAN C- HILL.
DUDLEY FOLSOM.
Exeter, May 21, 1793-
William Scott,
at the sign of the Spinning- Wheel,
INTENDING to quit Business in Purtfawutb
on the firft day of August next, will fell his
Stock of G O ODS on hand,
(consisting of a great variety) at low, reduc'd
THE Fellows of the New- Hamp
shire Medical Society are desired to take
notice that their annual Meeting will be
holden at Hannaford' s Tavern, in Concord,
on the second Wednesday of June next, at
10 o’clock in the forenoon.
Al l persons indebted to,or have demands
ou the estates of William Ben*
nett, {hipwright, and William Ben-‘
nett. jun. joiner, both late of Exeter, de
ceased, are desired to exhibit the fame well
vouched, immediately, to
SHACKFORD S. BENNETT,
Administrator of J aid estates.
All persons having accounts
open with Shackford 8. Bennett are
requested to bring them in for settlement.
S. S. BENNETT.
Exeter, May 20, 1793*
ALL persons indebted to the
estate of Bile Lyford, late of Brint
wood, in the county of Rockingham, gentle
man, deceased, are requested to -fettle the
fame with the fubferibers immediately—and
All persons who have any claims
agaimt laid estate, are desired to exhibit the
fame to the fubferibers.
Per order of the Pref dent.
SAMUEL TENNEY, Seftryl
Exeter, iyb May, tyeft.
BILE D. LYFORD, I Executors of
JOHN LYFORD, j Jatd estate.
Brintnuocd, May 19, 1792- (>7930
THE fubferibers refpe&fully
acquaint their Friends ard the Public
in this town, that they propose to open a
Morning-School,on Monday the
27th instant, at the House now occupied by
them as a.School-Houfe, for the purpose of
inflrufting Misses in
Levi Healey.
Hamptonfalls^May i, 1793. *
WANTEDa Bor,
ABOUT 15 or 16 years of age, to
fir ve as an Apprentice at the
Clothier's bufnefs —enquire of
Levi Clarke. , ✓
Stratham, May 1,1793;
To Cover.
Morning-School.