The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-02-18 00:00:00, page 1

American Herald of Liberty.
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ners of the day in which they
are written. Besides, they com
monly contain something new,
and that in continual rotation ;
'and when set in compe
tition with famentfs is ever sure
to succeed, though not pofleHing
equal qualifications.
But among all the various
kinds of periodical publications,
that of a Gazette or Newspaper
mull be allowed the preference;
through the medium of that ufe
fui vehicle we have a scene of
interfiling intelligence, enter
tainment and inftrudion, far
ed or communicated in any other
Jine. In the perusal thereof we
have the latest advices both
foreign and domestic, as well as
the miscellaneous performances
of men of genious, and all the
remarkable occurrences of the
^gewelivein.
IT is generally admitted that
Printing is one of the noblest
arts which ever came, within the
compass of human invetion; its
utility and advantages, are so
well known, at the present days
as to need no comment- But
There can be no infti turion
better calculated to promote and
^ifleminate ufefui knowledge,
apd philanthropise the heart,
than the proper circulation of
a newspaper; by this, the pea
fant, in the interior part of
America may'become acquaint
ed with the revolutions and
tranfaftions of every part of the
difcpvered globe; he may bring
whole kingdoms within the
Utility of his chimney corner, and
range embattled -armies before
Kis fire fide; what would not the
ancients have given for such a
privilege!
The introduction of newspa
pers into our public fcools and
feminaHes of learning is anobjeft
welj worth our attention; the
teacher, if he is a man. worthy
the place he fufUins, will point
put to 'his fcholar^ “Sis he reads
his Gazette teflon, the pUces
where &h and such fcen.es were
tranMed, in what part of the
world thole places lie, what the
dimer, foil and production there
of, the manners M|he nation:
who inhibit thote u places, their<
preVent state, internal police,,
form of government, fee. By
this, the pupil will not only be-
among the different productions
of rhe Press, thole of the peri
odical class, are, and ever have
been, held in the highest eftinia
tion ; the reason is obvious: they
are adapted to the taste& man-
Superior co what can be receiv-
[Volume VHL
■ NEIPS P A P E RS.
EXETER (New-Hamfjhire) Printed and Publilhed by Stbrns and Winslow, in Main-Street, at 6/8 per annum.
A Dialogue between Willy F^ank
and Faithful Columbus, two,
Farmers. j---
' Willy. TlyjY dear Sir, I have come «
XVX long jo^ney, to have 8
j conference with you with refped to the
■management of the Farms of which we
shave the care.
. Faithfd. Sir, I thank you, any ad-
I vice you can give me and my Family in
i the m’anagementof oors^hall be grateful
ily received; and improved in the belt
manner we are capable : And you may
: allure yourfeifof iny reciprocal advice for
. thebrncfit of yours. ai? .
Willy. I thank you, brother Farmer.
I expeded nothing lefa fromfo gooda
friend,andhiagoodfamily: And though
lam pedbndly a perfect firanger; yet
considering our Family conneftioha, end
thekindneffes your Family in time past
have received from mine, I am confident
!<rf suitable returns. And now. Sir,with
a freedom and franknefs without disguise,
Il will in form you whatthofe return* are.
You mnft manege your Farm jtift as
we manage ours; or as we Ihall judge
meft for our benefit, so that the fruit of
our Labour, *nd the Produce of our fields,
and all our Famiiv-imprqvemcnts upon
yout Farm, m*ySbe tumed-byustothe
advantage of our J Farm. And if your
connexions a nden gagemen ts with any of
iyour neighbouring Farmers, dr any other
Farmers, far ornear, interfered! th this,:
you havetmly to brake thetri Off all at!
once,>aad immediately to conform to us j
and tbvnwefhall go oh lovingly arid:
fwimmiagly. *
t • .
com.e acquainted with the world,
but will also acquire a rudiment
ai knowledge of Geography, and
by this method out females also
might gain a considerable infer,
mation of the world, of which,
many of them are unhappily
unacquainted. And our youth
of both sexes, by contrasting the
government of other nations
with that of their own, would
be led to set a proper value up
on the rights of mankind and the
bfeflings of liberty.
The person who receives a
single newspaper in a week, has
at the close of the year a volume
(fuppofing.it tp be a common
oftavo) con filling of upwards
of 800 pages, containing a
greater variety of ufeful fubjeds
than can be found, or publilhed
in any book of the fame size,
for double the price; for he pays
but two dollars, or perhaps on
ly 6/8 for his paper per year.
Besides a person who keeps his
papers through life, will have a
competent hiftory of .his own
time, and cannot fail, if he has
any taste for literature, of be
coming a person of information.
,After what has been said it
must plainly appear how very
neceflary it is, that every head of
a family, and every private gen
^man, who are well wilhers to
the rising geaeration, fliould be
come fubfcrlbers for the public
newspapers.
Public Good.
TUESDAY, February 18, 1794.
Faithful. Be calm, my friend, 1 fear
all your sentiments are not just ; and that
your zeal and warmth carry you too far’,
and even to-such lengths, ar would not
beconfidered by the most intelligent and
judicious part Os ypur own Family, to be
for their benefit, Our Family always
confutes together tn such cafesi andafter
, calmly giving and receiving all necessary
information, With deliberation and har
mony proceed according to the Opinion
of the majority, and as is thought to be
for the belt good of the whole.
Willy. Then, Sir, I ihfift that ^bii
calLyo'ur Family, immediately together*
arid- take their sentiments: for, from my
own feeling, and designs, and from con.
versing with some of them, Tam . confi
dent that they Will be’ of my opinion
rather than yours.
'^ Faithful. You mutt give me leave to
differ from you in fenkimen t. The Fa th
-save been well brought bp f
mvd forrifed fleady habits: They Five
thefr fated times of sheeting to confoH
upon Family affairs: One of these times
is now near approach jng : They are ndw
ffofily employed in their ownmore private
concerns ; a present interruption to them,
; f im purfuaded would be difagdeeable to
Uhem, and be, by them as it is by me,
rffwhis the mutual affediori ^nd confi
dence subsisting in the' Family) looked
upon improper and unreasonable.
Besides, 1 am free to tell you, that if
we should comply with your motions, 1/
Hhlrik We fhbufo give occasion of um
?brisgtand bomplaint so some very, fubftan
it'hT Ffcrmes, with Whom wehave connec,-
^tfoHs; and Would With to maintain a
(friendly intereputfie. * | S \ ;
' ’Willy. Huhtflf l X fee ybu have kre
tgard W old Jdbi Bull. Don Philip, and
yfan Mynbere, and are unwilling to fieri*
Faithful, The love and friendlhip of
our Family /or youn is most sincere, and
for any obligations you may have laid us
under, you may allure yoorfalves of all
reasonable and proper returns. But that
our Farm (hall be managed as you are
pleased to manage yonrs, and the inter
est of it appropriated to answer your views
solely, is what our moral and political
duties, and our true interest, and give
me leave to add, your duties and inter
est too, will not admit.: The mftruc
tions we have received in our Family and
the principles in which we are educated,
teach ns that the intereftofallotherFarni
eraisjasdear to themtsours is to ns, and
thatwe arc under (acred obligations to deal
justly and equitablywith all with whom
we have any connexion or commerce.
To thole from whom we receive kind
nefles, we feel ourleves under particular
obligations, and endeavour to make suit
able returns. We interfere, unslked,
in the internal affairs of ppne, and take
no part in their domestic Family duties
and quarrels. And while by yourde
fire, we are ready to give you our best
advice, and every afliftance that propriety
didates to improve your own affairs, you
must give us leave to take care of our
own, without your too officious interfer
ence, and to be humane and just to other
Farmers as well as to you.
Will). Have I come so far then in all
the warmth of zeal and flames of enthu
siasm to meet with such a cold recep
tion f to have no incomiums lavished up
on me and mine, for our late improve
ment, and for our profeffed (kill and de
sign to teach all other Farmers how to
improve. Know then, Sir, I came not
hither,-to be inflruded, but toinftrudi
you and yours J and, if necessary, and if
poflible/ by force to oblige you to con
form to our fehtiments and practices ai
you value opr friendihip with which
your happiness, and very exiftencC is so
closely connected, and not only yours
but that of Toute le Mm de.
From tbe Indian Country,
R | CHMON D (^gj fan.
Lx.tvaQ of ale from a gentleman jouth
of the. river mho fervid
so .tbe.lfiie expediiipn, ftndir, Major- Gene»
yal Sevier, so his. friend in this city,
Knoxvilki Dec. 16, 1793. h
«,T Bfobrace. thia opportunity bjr
y° tt
of the affairs a* fofy now fland in thia
county :-^Wc h&^hbeen in a fiate of
wax(ve Wi^nb^^herri. .tribes df In.
FBW a «M -.of 1 twelve months
$ turion,, bt^rder iof the
general govensnejMh so idnly to aX on
the defenffvej j , the utnan> > * nuking
frequent,focurifons ; into our country,
determined some .of our 1 people to re
taliate^ jn turn, and by rhi* partial kind
of warrarc. tfeejpfoTSWd. is more general
ex ped itfon * sou ntry, for a
bout izoo of them c«me within y miles
• df this' placer supposed with an intention
•of attacking ouranetropolis, though they
made ap a^ckß“ * block house, burnt
it, killed every person therein, conhff^>
jing-of ji men^nnd before .a force could
'be cpjle^ed t^ey.. returned, into their
iteo infantry gathered dfomedratH^,
ermmanded by General Sevier,' and
followed them upwards of 1 p miles
into their own country, burning and di*-
ffrdying all before ns, without any op-
flee your foolilh expedations from them.
faithful. Moral obligations are in
deed fa'red with us : They (upport our
political engagements, and may not be
dispensed with. If others (lain their
character by infringing them, we would
not ffain ours by ading like them. We
will pursue just and laudable mealures in
fecking redress for injuries, and such
mealures, with the billings of Heaven, we
are confident syill always be effectual.
Pray, Sjr, be calm, and reason, and
your own good lenle will incline you to
the fame opinion, ,itnd iyw will sett fat
isfled withiyuur tavn copdufl and pro
ceedings. • . -1. x
Will}. Be calm andfiafonablc I My
blood and gizzard t How I feel ! and
what fqols are all they who do not feel
as I dod ,3? calo^and sealbnable, for
foqthl Mind moral principles 1 Ay, per
haps religioniop 3 and the religion of the
Bible, that antiquated, exploded book, a
bpok t^at ^requires us to regard a divine
Providence and Poyter f , f Wbat Deity is
there but Liberty i And what is Liberty,
but to do, as : l pleafe,> and to have all
mankind to conform to my pleasure, and
do as I would have them i I acknowledge
no other Deity : I worihip no other god.
Faithful. But I have always acknow
ledged the one only living and true
God ;.The whole Family have been
taught to do fo.' Wc regard his Provi
dence and word. His divine help we
have experienced in remarkable inftap*
ces. Qur notions of liberty are different
from yours. In the management of our
affairs..we ^depend upon his divine direc
tion aqd blffling, jand- in this depend.
en^e r jwhile we. endeavour to do our du*
ty, we have nothing anxiously to fear.
Should .we conform to your notions
we must deviate from thiscourfe : There
fore you ought not, 'and null not ex
ped it. . .1. ,
Lo k you then Sir, 1 if this be
youp determination^oaid’l canhor excite
an oppofiiion .in your own Family, too
lUong for you, which I Ihall fiift at
tempt, li will cover myfelf with my
Frize Coaf/tnd with Ihrugging {holders
and »ith ghastly grin wish you ail to
the devil., ...
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