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Up public fectfrities was in the Treasury,
And not hired abroad," but at the fame
time acknowledges there was' a large
loan negociated for in Europe for the
fatpofe —this appears so weak it fcarctly
deforces an answer & if Kindex Lad held,
h^'peace, the public perhaps would not
have'call'd up the idea they knew.before
he was a novice in politics But sup
posing I hire two dollars and put them
in one pocket and have two dollars in aft
pther—& tradesman call'd upon me for
just two dollar's', what odds is there which
pocket 1 take them out—l confefs I can
fee none—therefore shall rather pitty
than complain of him on that score-L
But Virdex goes on and fays ''there are
feme men whose minds are form'd ortoo
narfrow a scale to admit of their ever
taking a conipreherifive view of any
considerable objed and' yet , may be
ufeful members of the community"—thus
far I agree with him,' and if the gentle
man had been pofleft of a common fhar^
of modesty he would have taken the hint
to himfelf and converted his pen or quill
into something that might have been
ufeful in his profeffion, and then by
gingling of his morter reep his cent, per
Cent.*
chant, or able Speculator ? No—bat the
poor Soldier & distressed public creditor,
whose neceffit, require it, these are the
men that' are injured—Now let us fee
who are benefited by it—it is many of
those Speculators, who never ftept forth
to help the caafe of America in times Os
difficulty and distress, nor put any confi
dence in our government ; neither wodld
they concern with its Securities, 'till
they were fold for 2/6 on the pound,
they are now felling out at i6/—ftill
jealous there may be some inundation,
therefore they do not with to wait the
event —by that means they will ride
triumphant on the ruins of the Soldier
and Public Creditor—Further, Foreign
ers who took advantage of our neceflities
and purchased up Securities at a low
rate, are now felling out at 16/and it is
for their interest to do it ; provided the,
loan the fame money to us again at $ per
cent, for the funding bill reduces the
interest to about ' § per cent, and if the
gentleman will make the diftinftion be
tween a Foreigner purchasing up oar
Public Securities, and loaning us mo
ney, I think they will agree with me in
fentiment —for when a Foreigner pur
chases here, he fubjeds himfelf to every
rule, regulation and inundatiori of oar
goverment, and must receive his money
here—but when a Foreigner loans us
money from abroad, we must pay him at
his own door and for delay of interest we
must pay compound interest and'the prin
cipal paid in full tale ; But our diva funds
we can reduce the principal one third &
the interest one half and delay payment
of the rest to purchase up the securities
under par, and Kindex wipe his modth
and fay they have done no harm. Bat
we do not hear of the securities of indi
viduals (whose property (lands fair) fell
ing for 2/6 or If/on the pound ; for the
moment the coatraft is up, the law
steps in and fays, pay the man his
money. But the dun of govern
ment is such that they fay we will pay
MR. RANLET,
THE author of an anonymous piece
, in your paper of the 19th infant
fays, "be has been <waiting federal queers
far the htfory of the gunftocks —But ij the
our debts when and as we please
Perhaps necessity may juftify a delay for
a certain time-bat the moment that
church or Rate Reps forward to curtail
the interest or principal of their debts to
the injury of an individual, I Shall repro
bate the idea ^therefore the appropri
ating that Sum of money in the Trea
forer to purchase up public Securities, i;
unjuftifiable upon every principal of jus
tice or humanity—bub if the money had
been appropriated to pa, the public
debt abroad ov the interest at home, nd
one would have said a word—but the in
c?eafing out debt by borrowing money o's
foreign powers, if big with miichief
Tae disadvantage we labour in borrow
ing at such a diftance,the hands to do the
baiinefs and loss attending it with other
eoncommitant dircumftances; aliho' we
contrast for 5 per cent, yet in the end
w? n<ay pay eight, for I am credibly in
formed it is not in the power of Con
gress to ffiow.how a very large pare of
the foreign debt accrued, if so the best
way is not to attempt to increase it, how
ever flattering the profpeft may appear.'
Bit Vindex fays; 4 ' the money 0 purchase
* Tbe customary advance of an apothecary.
March 22, 1791.
organs of the author of the Nets Song; lib
afnake in the winter, require a fire to warm
them into a^ion, he will help bring for
ward a ditt). —As the gentleman has in
troduced the idea of the snake—he
Should also have considered, . the flower
those annimals move, the mote fatal the
Broke when given ; instance the Rattle,
fnakc, who gives a fignai, and fays take
care left you be hurt by and by. ,
^at the author complains of the injs
done the remains of DoUpr Franklin, and
gives a long hiftory of a quantity of refaft
arm, purchased not by Dr. Franklin, or
his Nephew; bit generally undefood in the
army to have been Silas Dean. —l would
remind this gentleman, that there are
other places besides the army to get in
formation, and that it was not only un
derstood in the army, but throughout the
States, that I)ean fpbrted with the pub
lic money, arid purchased ,up a large
number ofold guns, old pistols, locks,
&c. &c. in bulk, which, inffead of one
Shilling, or one and fix pence a piece;
they cost the United States,' at lead a
guinea and Scarce any of them ever put
to life—but be that as it may, it was ge
nerally believed that a large sum of the
public money was squandered away by
him (to the benefit of an individual)' for
things ulelefs to the United States, when
others could have been had incheir stead.
—But if the gentleman will peruse a
pamphlet, wrote by* orte of the firft
characters in Congress, from Virginia
nia, he will there, find a representation
that one Williams—Dr. Franklin's ne
phew; did purchase up gun flocks,'viz.
nothing but the wood, to a large amount,
to feud to Americas when Dr. Franklin,
With all his Philosophy might have
known that America afforded wood in
plenty, and every joiner, cabinet-maker,
dr ingenious farmer, could make a very
good gun-stock—ls so, what clfe must be
the iridiicement, but to increase the
number cfaftfe—'And if the gentleman
will peruse a little further he will find a
remonftrauce to the Doctor at the time
against the indulgence given to his ne
phew.—To fay nothing of the Dolor's
religious sentiments; ' o,' gritae moral
character—if the gentlemen, will extend
his enquiry a little further he may find
from one of the firft characters in Cdd
grefs, who Had a large Share iff the ' ne
gotiations of peace with Great Britain
that his plans appeared to be known and
fruftrated by the French Minister, fo'fa?
as refpefts the Fishery. Upon a question
being made whyycu do so —the anfweY
was, it was the interest of France to do
it--and upon farther enquiry, the Dr.
was found much in the' interest of that
nation—this I have from good authority
—ind if that be the case, it certainly was
the duty of that polite people to sing
him a good long, and request u to join
the chorus. —But unreasonably to disturb
the remains of this character, far be it
from me, for he wore manfrzra/b'that de
served commendation ; and wheq his vir
tues & thingspiai fe.wcrthy had been said,
it was enough. —But to be eternally echd
ing his. whiffle, his poke, and fundament
with advice to liis father, it was too
much.
4 DIED]—Un Frederick courts
t%Virg. Mr.. Isaac Zoll, a
ged 19. . His death was occafc
oned by dflight tut in one of bis.
feet, with an axe.. From the,
time of, his rectifying the wound;
until be expired, \rto method
could be devised to flop the bleed- A
ing—if the wound 'was bound
up, the blood gufoed out at his
mouth or noflrils. ^Five brothers
to the above perfoil have bled to
death at different periods, from
the following accidents :=-One
received a prick with a thorn. —
another a [cratch with a tomb —
a third; a prick v^a needle—
a fourth,bruifa? his cheek against
afae—and the fifth received a
cut in one of his thumbs..
In this town, Mrs. Hanaah
Arms, wife of Mr. Edward
Arms, aged 40.
EXETER(Saturday) April 2.
^March, i,§a. V: { r s,,, ^•
many times in the year; and the trouble
of going after it and returning it, is in
terest on the worth of it ; yes, double in
ter^C > Now look ye to thi^my friend—
if a man works two days for a ffiovel, he
earns it and he has a (hovel of his o^wn—
he is richer by the whole value of a fho
veL But when he goes to borrow it, he
labours and gets nothing—he may spend
a week's time in borrowing, but where
is his fliovel, when he is done ? Does he
work it right
7'o^ Prompter.
Suppose publick officers to be unfaith
ful,,and, feme thousands of pounds in ar
rears : Orfuppofe men in the firft offices
of government, ad like mere old women;
do they Moik it right ? .
TOM QUERIST.
The Prompter thirds thhy do not ; but
they do not [work it half so wrong as those
who fill offices with fach men.
' /f^ .
It is better to borrow', than to buy.
SO fays my correfoondent, but bethinks
as I do? Yes, 'if yo 6 want a thirig
but oric, in your life, it i§ better to bor
row than to buy. But think of borrowing
the instruments of euery day, or of pro
f@nal business ! Yes, it is cheaper to
borrow 1000 dollars than to earn it ; but
look ye when a man has borrowed the
money, how ranch richer is he for it ? It
is easier to go once to a neighbour for a
(hovel, than to work two days to buy it;
but ilacg; a farmer wants a ihovel a>gr<fat
FOR SENATORS,
Hon. John T. Gilman, Esq. 63
Philips White, Efq' 57
John Bell, Esq,, ; 57
, James Sheafe, Esq. 57
Nathaniel Rogers, Esq. 57
Abiel Foster, Esq. 27
REPRESENTATIVE,
Jabez Smith, Esq.
Foil PRESIDENT: •'
His Excellency Josiah Bartlett, Esq. 96
A young farrow
COW wUI be exchanged for a new mHih
COW, and the odds given. Enquire of
the Printer. March—26,
At the annual meeting in
Brintwood, their votes were
as follow—• •
. FOR PRESIDENT,
tiis Excellency Josiah Bartlett, Esq. 75
FOR SENATORS,
Hon. Abiel Foster, Esq. 62
Philips White, Esq. 46
John M'Clary. Esq. 40
Peter Green, Esq. ' -, 5'
John T. Gilman, Esq. 32
Christopher Toppan, Esq. 28
George Gains, Esq. 7
Nathaniel Peabody,.Efq. 6
James Sheafe, Esq. 3
William Plummer, Efq.§
John Bell; Eiq& i
} REPRESENTATIVE,
Hon. Abiel Foster, Esq.
NOTTINGHAM
, FOR PRESIDENT,
Hb Excellency Josiah Bartlett, Esq. 72
Honourable John Langdon, Esq. - 25
FOR SENATORS,
Hon. Nathaniel Rogers, Esq. 87
Joseph Cilley, Esq. 84
John T. Gilman, Esq. 77
Abiel Foster, Esq. 74
<Nathaniel Peabody, Esq. 60
James Macgregore, Esq. 27
Bradbury tilley, Efq.'B
Joh S. Sherburrie; Esq. $
James Sheafe, Efi r , 4
John M'Clary, Esq. '3
Christopher Toppan, Esq. 3
Daniel Humphreys, Esq, 2
Daniel Rindge, Esq. ~!
Peter Green, Efq.l
representative;
Jonathan Gilley, Esq.
^ The per/on «wbo left a
Ticket, in the Mafecbufctts Semi-Annual
State Lottery, in the printing-office,
may have ?t agaih, : „ proving his property,
and OILING the Prefs.^ ~
From the Connecticut Courant.
The PROMTER.—No. XIII.
ELECTIONEERING.
CENTER BUR Y—
STOLEN out of the Sub-,
scriber's Store,on thenight
of the 4th inst.—B yards dark
claret coloured Broad'Cloth —
$ yds.brown do.--g-4thscoarfe
woolen Cloth— 5 yds, olive
Corduroy—B large check'd
Handkerchiefs—one 'Bible —
one gross mettle coatßuttons—
-8 cuttoe Knives—half case of
Knives and Forks. Any per
son who may detect said thief,
so as he may be brought to
justice, arid, the said goods re
covered, shall receive the above'
reward.,; Eph'm. Robinson.
at the Printing-Office in Exeter,
Divine Hymns,or Spiritual
Songs, for the u/e of Religious At
femblies turd Private Christians. , ,
By JOSHUA Smith, —Baptist Preacher.
g°Subfcribers are requeued to fend for
their Books immediately, April if. —
WHEREAS the Legislature
VV of said State, by an Aft passed
the 16th day of February, 1791, did in
corporate the following Physicians into
a Body Politic and Corporate, by the
name of THE NEWHAMPSHiRE ME
DICAL SOCIETY,viz, Josiah Bart
lett, Joshua Bracket, Ammi Ru
hami Cutter, Hall )ackson,Na.
THA NIEL PEABODY,WiLLIAM Page,
Moses Carr, James Brackett,
John Rogers, John Jackson, Ezra
Green, Ebenezer Roc kwood, Wil
liam Cogswell, Kendal Osgood,
GeorgeSparhawk, William Pa
rker, Samuel Tenney; Benjamin
Page and Isaac Thom ; ard that they
and their successors, and such other per
sons as Shall be elected in the manner by
said aft dire^ed, Shall be and continue a
Body Politic and Corporate by the fame
name forever.' And the fu bferiber being
authorised and dir^&ed,to fix the time
and place for holding the firft Meeting
of said society—This is to give public
notice; that I have appointed Wednes
day the fourth day of May next, at ten
o'clock,' A. M. at the house of Benja
min Lamfon, innholder in Exeter, in the
county of Rockingham, as the time and
place for holding their firft Meeting—
and the fellows are desired to give their
attendance Accordingly.'
- 'JOSIAH BARTLETT.
March 28, 1791.
Nat. Rogers, 7
0 $ Comm.
Eph m Robinson, J
March 29th, 1791.
3 THIS DAY
Publijhed, and ready for Sale,
ON Tuefday the 26th of
April next, at 3 o'clock;
P. M. at the Town-House jri
Exeter, the EXCISE in the
county of Rockingham, from
the ift day of October, ^9O,
to the firft day of January,
179 L will be fold at Public
Vendue, .agreeable to a Re
solve of the General Court.
A fewcopies Rofs' Latin
Grammar, corrected by Burr, &c.may
be had at the Printing-Office, Exeter.
Public Vendue.
Exeter,.Marcb Bth{l79l.
State of Nem-Hampfcire.
Ten Dollars Reward.