The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-03-25 00:00:00, page 4

she fallowing beautiful ODE is taken from
a late London Paper.
W* of energy and fire.
Stretch abroad thy bcldcft wing 5
Freedom calls, aflume the lyre,
Freedom calls, arise and sing.
Sing the capt ve’s broken chain;
Sing the tyrant’s wither’d arm ;
Mad^pppreflion storms in vain, *
Freedom’s breath has broke the charm.
Yes 1 the adamantine fpeH,
Which our torpid fathers bound;
Mafly fetters forg’d in hell,
Dafh’d in fragments, shew the ground.
AH the ghastly region round,
Stretch’d immense hideous, wild;
Milery howl’d and Horror froun’d,
Men defpair’d and daemons fmil’d;
Slavery’s baftile rear’d its head,
D ep the strong foundations lay;
Left in its tremendous (hade,
Nations murn’d he absent day.
Sudden, founding from afar.
Freedom’s awful voice was heard ;
Glorious as the Morning Star,
Soon the Queen herfelf appear’d.
Terror shook th’ afrighed waste,
Swift as light, confufion spread;
So the loud Archangel’s blast
Shall awake th’ aftonifh’d dead.
Triumph (hining in her eyes,
Beams of heavenly splendor shed.
Kindly up the glowing (kies—
Darkoefs saw and Midnight fled.
Dawn the Gothick ftru&ure then,
Thundered on the Builder’s heads;
Slaves beheld, and sprung to men ;
Tyrants gaz’d and ftirunk to (hades!
Storms and tempests, howling, flew;
Deflation left the feene;
Gales of vernal fragrance blew,
Nature bloom’d in flow’ry green.
Let Freedom (till extend her sway,
Boundless let her influence run,
Universal as the day,
Everlasting as the fun.
with the numerous piracies,
Jpoilations and detenfions on our
commerce in the Weft-Indies,
have turned the current of
THE advocates for' the
continuance of Peace in
the United States, refpeding,
as they do, the memorable de
claration of Independence,
which commands them to hold
theKingandlubje&sof Great -
Britain, as they do the rest of
the world, as “ Friends in
Peace" s and revering the proc
lamation of the Chief Magii
trateof the United States, and
the injunctions of neutrality,
have endeavoured to put the
most favourable conftruftion
on the conduct of that nation ;
and have waited the issue of
deliberate and temperate nego
tiation : That negociation end
ed the firft day of December
last; and the result has been
communicated to the Prefi-
dent of the United States, and
by him to Congreis. The
terms propoled by Britain in
them, are said to be such as
cannot be accepted by the
United States, without the fac
rifice of national dignity and
honour. This cjrcumftance,
From the Columbian Centinfl.
Poet’s Corner.
public opinion. There are I
points beyond which men of
the most wildom and prudence |
will not be pushed 5 and when |
irritated they form the most
1 determined enemies. The
British rulers have no just idea
of the American character if
they suppose its friendfhip for
peace can (after it tamely to
bear the outrage of inlult and
plunder ; or that the citizens
of the United States have not
spirit enough to resent inju
ries. They may find, too late,
though a /acred regard to laws
and treaties demand of them in
peace the offices of friendfhip,
that in war they can be the most
inveterate of enemies.
Modern Neutrality, exemplified.
THE United States on
one fide are enjoined by
their government to act with
in the line of “ impartial neu
trality,” and the British on the
other by the orders of their
government, are commanded
to take for condemnation all
American veflels “let their
cargoes be what they may,”
going to or from France or
her colonies. In consequence
of which our navigation is
every day falling into their
hands, and depredations made
on our property on the high
seas. On what ground then
does America stand as a na
tion ? Are we neutrals or prin
cipals ? Are we at war or
peace ? If we are neutral, why
do we not receive the privil
eges of neutrality ? If we are
at peace, why is our property
subject to capture ? Let us
know our real national situa
tion, and we shall then know
what to do. But as we are at
present circumstanced, we are
losing our property and Tea
men, without being acquaint
ed with any one principle up
on which we are thus fubjeCl
to depredations and inlults.
But the most remarkable
part of our situation is, that a
Captain of a Man of War
shall arrive in our metropolis,
and on public exchange de
clare that he is commissioned
to take all American veflels;
notwithstanding which he is
permitted to supply his ihip
with provisions, to cruize on
our coast against our trade.
This is truly a modern refine
ment of neutrality. For a
Captain of a Man of War to
come into the harbors of a
sovereign nation to take pro
viftons therefrom, to enable
him to continue at sea to cap
ture all vessels coming into
their ports, is infad carrying
neutrality to the highest pitch
of politeness, but difgraceful
tathe nation that fuffers it.
A Correspondent observes,
that the only measure that
Congrels can adopt at this
important period, to prevent
further deftrudiion of xAmeri
can property is to lay an EM
BARGO on our vefTels—ftop
all British ships from taking
provisions froai our ports —
and confifcate every pound of
British property, either in the
FUNDS, or in the hands of
private Merchants^ untilthat
Government (hall make com
plete restitution for the de
i ftru&ion of American pro
perty in their Weft-India isl
ands, and elsewhere. It is
said that some British Agents,
fearing an event of this na
ture, are transferring their
property into the hands of
their American friends 11
In ibeHoufe of Repre/entativestFeb.zi,
RESOLVED, That the Treasurer be,
and he hereby is dirc&ed to colled
the outstanding Taxes—The debts due on
the Excite and Impost Bonds, and the debts
due on the bonds of the Mafonian propri
etors, as soon as it can be done conducive
to the public good of the State, any former
Resolve to the contrary notwithtbnding.
And it is further Rejoiced, that the Trea.
hirer receive State Notes, Certificates and
bills of the New Emiflion, in payment of
either of said demand* at the following
rates, viz. Twenty (hillings in State Notes
or Certificates in lieu of fifteen sh llingsin
Specie, and twenty fhilhngs of laid Bills
of the New Emiflion, in lieu of five (hil
lings in Specie, calculating the interest
on said Notes and bills of the New Emis
sion.
Sent up for concurrence,
Joh w Prentice, Speaker pro tem.
In Senate, February 22d. 1794.
Read and concurred,
Abiel Foster,Prefidentof the Senate.
Approved lid Feb. 1794.
JOSIAH BARTLETT.
I E ^ tcr > March 5’ *794-
New .Hampjhire< \ J 17
'T'HE Treafuter being of opinion that
“ the public good of the State” will
be best promoted by an immediate Col
ledion of the debts abovementioned, Re
quests all concerned not to delay payment
any longer, and thereby save the trouble
and expence of multiplicity of Extent*.
J. T. GILMAN.
RAN away from the sub
scriber on the ph inst. an Indented
Boy, named Nathaniel Brown. All per*
sons are hereby forbid harboring or trust.
ing him on my account, as they would avoid
the penalty of the Law. Whoever will
return him to his master free of expence,
shall have the above reward and no thanks
for their trouble-
The federal Printers of News-Papers in
this Stare are requested to injert the above in
their Refpefiivt Papers for two Weeks.
Ebenezer Gram,
Pofl-Rider,
BEGS leave to inform those
of his Customers who are indebted
to him for papers—to make Immediate
payment in Calh—as he has lately recei
ved a very loud and distressing call from
Mr. Ranlet (the unfortunate fufFerer by
fire) to fettle his balance for printing the
papers for the years 1792 and 1793. He
hopes none will hesitate a minute as his
principal obj cd if torelieveMr.RANLET.
March 3,1794.
STATE of NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
JOHN LAMPREY.
Kensington, March 10, >794*
NE&-10RK.
Six Pence Reward.
NOBLE FRENCH LADY,
From the errors and superstitions
of Popery* to the Reformed
Religion, by means of a Proc
eftant Gardener, her servant.
WHEREIN ARE^HEWN
Her great and unparalleled
Sufferings, on account of her
Converlion, her wonderful de
liverance from two assassins,
hired by a Popiffi Priest to
murder her, her miraculous
preservation in a wood for two
years, and how she was provi
dentially found by her husband
—who, together with her pa
rents, were brought to embrace
the true religion;
French Convert:
All persons indebt
ed to, or having demands against
the estate of Joshua Lane, late
of Poplin, deceased, are desired
to bring in their accounts imme
diately for settlement, to
TO WHICH IS ADDED,
A Brief Account of the Severe
Persecutions of the French
Protestants.
A SMART adive lad about
14 or 15 years old, as an
apprentice to the canning busi
ness. Enquire of
Edmund Pearson.
Exeter, March iSth, 1794* *
Poplin, March ly, 1794.
BY virtue of licence from
the Hon, Judge of Probate of Willa,
&c. for the county of Rockingham, will
be fold at Public Vendue, on Tuefday the
25 .h of March inst. at one o'clock in the
afternoon, at the dwelling-house of Dan
iel Clark, late of Brintwood, Gen
tleman, deceased, the Real Estate of said
deceased, together with the Reversion of
the Widow’s thirds— Also, at the fame
time will be fold some Goods and Uten
sils. Conditions of sale will be made
known at time and place, by
ABIGAIL CLARK, Adm’x.
Erintwoody March 3,7194.
BLANKS.
YTTA^ANTEE Deeds,'
VV QwWtete 'do.
Juftice^s^f^tfe^c Summons,
Do. ^xectatroAs, Al(o,
Writing-P^per and Writ*
ing-Books of a very good quali
ty may be had at this Office.
Dr. WATTS’
Psalms Hymns,
x WEBSTER’S
Spelling-Book,
BEING A TRUE RELATION OF THE
HAPPY CONVERSION
Youth’s Inftru&or,
Just Published,
And for sale at this Office,
Public Vendue.
May be had at this Office^
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, T vnamrs.
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