The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1790-07-23 00:00:00, page 2

:r, 2,817,444
Excess of ways and means,; 'S^S
Refolded, That an addition of 33 and 1-3 cents
be made to every 100 cents of the duties now pay
able upon goods, wares and merchandize imported
into the U. States. ..'
Refolded, That after the day of 7
the discount of ten per cent, of the duties on goods,
wares and merchandize imported in mips or ves
sels, the property of a citizen or citizens of the
U 'States, be discontinued, and that an addition
often per cent, be made to the duties on goods,
wares and merchandize, imported in any oilier
""l^berof gentlemen expressed their senti
ments on the report, when . t (
Mr. Gerry finding that it seemed to be the de
termination of the committee to proceed on the re
port, begged leave to introduce their old friend
Molasses, which he hoped would be excepted
from the enumerated articles. .Inreply
gentlemen Who bad charged the oppofers of the
present report, with being oppofers of the funding
bill, he thought there was a material difference be
tween funding.pn paper, and funding in reality.
Mr Fitzfi^on, informed Mr. Gerry that when
the hill was befo e.th, fJoufe, he would move for
and agree to, a cWe for a dr^back upon expor
:ed rum, & & &c. which: would refre the burthen
from molaftes. Upon this principle Mr. Gerry
fotisfied, and then the/^%^% was agreed
to by a majority of about thirty eight, to eight or
"'^efof ration also paired ifathe affirma
tive, and then the committee rose and reported the
whole bill without amendments. .
It was accordingly taken up in the House, and
some progress made therein, when the House ad
%%%„,w< ^j e osdnd ibid§^as
Gerry, Ames, Smith ( s %) Livermore^
SefoiX-^ the principle, that the dmtes ^ere ra
that they ^uld excite dfoment— encour,
“ d J% h ' dbe , ro ; u aive than foecones,
age twig h ^ , M fa Fitzfimons, Sherman,.
^^^^ ^CT*^
A memorial of Thomas Barclay, fate agent for
fettling a treaty with the Emperor of Morocco,
was taken up, deliberated on and recommitted.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr. Fitzfimons's report it was moved Should be
again taken up in committee of the whole. This
report is as follows: p. f?
," The committee appointed to report a plan mak
ing provision for the payment of the interest on
the debts of the United States, report
That the Secretary of the Treasury dates the annu
al interest of the Foreign Debt, to Dollars.
be. 542,599
On the domeftick debt, .1,696,563
The sum necessary for the fopport of
government, 600,000
Dollars, 2,839,162
In the estimate the Secretary calculates
upon 80,000,000 of dollars in old
continental bills at 40 for one, is
two millions ; the annual interest
whereof, at 4 per cent, is 80,000
dollars : But the House having agreed
that those bills (hould be liquidated
at 75 for one, reduces the capital
to 933,333, and the annual interest
t0 ^37'333
Which leaves the sum to be provided —- -
, annually, Dollars, 2,8^,829
The produce of the present impost is —
estimated to produce 1,600,000
And the tonnage 200,000
The committee propose that the preient
impost be increased 1-3, which will „
amount to . _ , 533'333
That the difeount of 10 per cent, on the
duties on goods imported in Ameri,
can (hips, (hall be difeontinued, and
an addition of 10 per cent, on goods
imported in foreign (hips be laid,
which upon the above estimate will
oduce 160,000
That in addition there be laid the fol
lowing duties, viz. •
Distilled spirits 12-3 cents per gallon^
Wines 6 cents, Bohea Tea §| cents,
Hyfon Tea 513 cents, other Green
Teas 42-3 cent, Coffee 2-3 cent,
Sugar 1-6 cent, Loaf Sugar 1 cent,
Molasses 1-6 cent, Pepper 5 cents, . .
Pimento 3 cents, estimated at poll. 281,997
iftimating the duties which will bp
collected in Rhodeifland, at 1,64th
of the whole they will produce, 42,114
only left them to raise tie necessary Jupplies from the
impost— that if fame of the articles lucre now raijed,
others were lowered — and many would not be so high
as they were under the State laws—that the bigheft
duties were on bulky articles, and therefore not easy to
be Jmuggled—that the citizens of the Unitea States know
the exigencies of government require exertions, and that
they are willing to make them ; ^ that the gentlemen
who had objected to the report, had not offered any
Jubflitute whatever.]
The following frap, which by chance fell into my
hands, I fend you for publication. It contains a most
excellent Moral, is garbed in the language of Simplicity
"f e !f> a "' " worthy the Maser whose pen produced it
some years since. Your's, A. B.
WHEN l was-a child, at seven years old, my
friends on a holiday filled my little pocket
with coppers. I went airettly to afh.;p where they
fold toys for children ; and being charmed with the
found of a Whi/L'e that I met by the way in the
hands of another boy, 1 voluntarily offered and gave
all my money for one. I then came home, and Went
whittling all over the house, much pleated with my
Whflc, but disturbing all the family. My brothers
and lifters, and cousins, understanding the bargain
I had made, told me 1 had given four times as much
for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what
good things I might have bought with the rest of the
money—-and they laughed at me so much for my
folly, that I cried wih vexation ; and the reflection
gave me more chagrin than the Whiflie gave me
pleafute. ?
This however was afterwards of uH to me, the
impression continuing on my mind, so often when I
was tempted to buy some necefftry thing, I said to
myfelf, don't give too much for the Whistle ;— —and so,
I saved my money. ^ i ~r'
; As I grew up, came into ne world, and observed
the a&ios of men,l thought I met with many, very
many; cubogave too much for the Whistle.
When I saw one too ambitious- of court favours,
facri ficing his time in attendance at Levees, hisre
pofe, his liberty, his virtue,and perhapshis friends,
to attain it, I have fai<to myfelf, this man gives too
much for bis Wbiftle.^ „
When I fawanothef fond of popularity, constant
ly employing himfelf in political bustles, neglecting
his own affairs, and ruining them by,that neglect,
hk pays, indeed, fay 1, too much for his Wbiftle.
Iff knew a Mi er who gave up every kiqd of com
fortab e living, all the pleasure of doing good to
others, all the esteem of his fellow-citizens, and the
joys of benevolent ftiendfhip, for the fike of accu
mulating wealth ; poor man, fays I, You do indeed
pay too much for your Whiflle. -;
When I met with' a man of pleasure, facrificing
every laudabfe improvement of the mind, or of his
fortune, to mere corporeal sensations, and ruining
his health in the pursuit. Mfaken ma,^ 1 you
are providing pain; for; yourfe If, indead of pleafdre,
you give too much for your WhiJLe. .
Isl fee one foqd.af.fiae cioaths, fine houses, fine,
furniture,'fine equipages, all above his fortunes r
uhich he contracts debts, and ends his career in
prison. ^to! fays 1, be bar, aid dear, yer, dear,
for bis Whifile.;
When I saw a beautiful sweet- tempered girl,mar
fifed 10 an ill-natured brute of a husband, nxbat a
J. FRIDAY, JULY 2.,
A menage was received from the Senate, request
ing the concurrence of the Hoafe to a bill "for ef
tablt/hing the temporary and permanent rejidence of the
government of the United States" the purport where
of is to remove to Philadelphia for ten years, and
then to remove to the Patowma k; in the year 1800.
The bill was read and ordered to be taken up in
committee of the whole on Tuefday next.
.The bill for the enumeration of the inhabitants
of Rhodeifland and Providence Plantations had the
last reading. : ^ ..
Several reports and petitions were read.
The ways and means report which was before
the house yesterday, was taken up and finifhed.
Mr. Stone^femoved for an additional duty of
4i cents per bumel on fait to be added to the report
—but after considerable debate thereon he withdrew
his motion, to make way for one from Mr. Law
rence, who moved for two cents, which was nega
tived.
The refolut : ons, as stated above were agreed to,
and a committee of three ordered to bring in a bill
accordingly.
Some other petitions were read, and then the
house adjourned.
Written by Dr. Franklin, to his Nephew.
Mr. Russell,
From the Columbian Centinel,
THE WHISTLE-
A TRUE STORY.
r BOSTON^JULY 14. ^f.
By Capt. Harris, froin Mortinigue, ^2 are made
acquainted with the particulars of the recent dif<
turbances in rhat [(land.,They began on the 3d of
June—and the firft rose from the Municipality de
nying the free Mulattoes liberty to celebrate the day,
as the whites did. On which account a mulatto on
sentry quarrelled with his Captain, and finally kil
led him This creating an alarm—the mulattoes on
duty (hut the gates of the fort, and fired from the
loop holes on those who were out fide. The report
that the Mulattoes were rising called all the inhabi
tants to arms. A fceneof savage hostility enfired
—and about nineteen of the. Mulattoes and w,l
were butchered. The American vessels were board
ed, and aft the military weapons on board taken
:away which.the Viscount de Pont eves offered to
pay for. There was not any firing from the navy,
as was reported ; and the Riot had subsided intirel,
when Capt. Harris left the Island.
By vessels from Europe, we are informed, that th?
profpe& of WAR between Grau-Britain and Spaa
pity it is,, fays I, that fee has paid so much for a Whif
tie.<
WHEN became to Philadelphia in 1723, he
was firft employed by one Keimer, an ec^
centrick genius, as a pressman: For. he was then
printing an elegy of his own composition, cn the
death of Aquilla Rote—and as he had but one (mall
fount of types, and used no copy, but compefed the
elegy in the press, he could not empidy him in the
compofition.—Keimer was a vifiorary, whole mind
was frequently elevated above the little concerns of
life, and confequendy very fubjett to make millakes,
which he seldom took the pains to corred. Frank
lin had frequently reasoned with him upon the im
portance of accuracy in his profeffen, but in vain.
His fertile head however loon furnifhed him with
an opportunity to second his arguments by proof.
They soon after undertook an impression of a primer
that had been lately published in Ncwengland.—
Franklin overlooked the piece; and when his mas
ter had set th^ following couplet— .
When, the. lafl trumpet jeundeth,
/We jball not all die,
Put we jhail ail be changed.
In the twinkling of an eye, . ,
he privately removed the letter c, and it was prink
edeft — ✓.
In Ihort, T conceive that great part of the miseries
of mankind were brought upon them by the falfe
estimates they had made of the value of things, and
by their giving too much for their Wbiflles.
It exhibits the Moon's declination, tithe of high
and low water at all times of the year, and keeps
the date of the year so the space of one century
without requiring any alteration. . -.
^By this machine, t e curious phenomena, of the
Harvell Moon is rendered plain and easy to be un
derstood by the ipeaneft capacity.-
It is all performed with forty wheels and a suita
ble number of pinions, besides a large number of
levels,chains &c. # and contained between two brass
plates, fevenfoches long, and five inches wide, and
between one of the said plates bind the Dial plate,
which is tß| inches long, and 14 inches wide; the
thickness from the Dial plate is 5 inches ; it is kept
in morion by tWo weights of the lize Os ths weights
of a common Clock, and that motion kept regular
by a fccond pendulum; there is one wheel in if,
that keeps in continual motiop, is so flow as to take
up the space of about iß| years to perform one revo
1° '° n ° ' \
A Defcriptian of a curious piece of CLOCK WORK,
lately jinijbed by Mr. Walter Folger, yun. (ayoung
man of 23 years of age, and bred to no kind of bufc
n W) of Nantucket. >:,'•.
IT performs the office of a common Eight Day
Clock; but, what is most extraordinary is, the
Agronomical part,.which at once aiico & ers the in
genuity of he Inventor: When the Sun thould rife,
there is a Sun rises in the. machine,; comes to the
Meridian, and sets at the time the Sen in the hea
vens Should fe+, at all seasons of the year, and ex
hibits the Sun's- declination, place in the Ecliptic,
Time of her rifog,and letting, every day in the
year : When the vioon fhotld rife, there is a Moon
that rises in the Mat hine, making the fame appear
ances that the Alton in the Heavens ihould make,
comes on the Meridian and f~ts at the proper time,
making all the different appearances that the Moon
makes in the Heavens. . ^ ^ ,4
Professional Anecdote of Dr. Frrnklin.
When the lafi trumpet foundeth,
. We Jhall not all die,
But we fall all be hanged.
In the twinkling of an eye.
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.