The Columbian informer, or, Cheshire journal — Keene, N.H., 1794-12-16 00:00:00, page 1

SELF-CREffED SOCIETIES.
Ma. fiufimoM moved tie following
amendment :— * As part of this fubjeCt,
we cannot withhold our reprobation of
tfe felf-cteated societies, which have ri
sen up in feme part of the Union, mis
representing the meafure# of government,
and ditturbing the operation of the laws ;
and which, by deceiving ami inflaming
the ignorant and the weak, may natural
ly be fOppofed to hat, ftimilfated and dr
ped the tafurreaion."
14 These are inftitutioni not ftriaiy
fahlawfah yet not left fatal to good order
&lrue liberty ; and reprehenkble in the
degree that oar fyfa of government
approaches to perfed political freedom"
This produced a wards debate. Mr.
Giles, who took the lead in it, opposed
the amendment, as infinite, and as tend
iag to rarfe the democratic Societies into
much mor, importance than the, could
poffibiy otrertfife acquire. As to the so.
cierics themfcives, Mr. G. said he had
dotting personally to do with them, nor
wim acquainted wish any of the perlons
concerned in their original organization.
Mr. Lyman wished the amendment
withdrawn. Some of the Societies, he laid,
were pefealy feasible they had gone too
far.
=Mr. Sfflitb (S. C:) advocated the a
mendment, and reprobated the condu&
bfthe clubs, the whole Os whole proceed
farm.he said, had been i chain of een
lam dir the condua of government;
fe,Mr. M'Dowell opppf&l the amendment
as indefinite, and is tending to Irritate
fyOli, mind. He profeffedthe
Congress
of die UNITED STATES.
- — _rt —
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIFES,
FklDAt; HOY. 21.
riftI j^ following re@uuaa, moved by
1 Mr. Smith (S. C, *u unaai
niouSl, agreed to :=" Refolded, That
teovifos ought to be made by law for
Orefomng in the Services portion of the
Xtilitii of the United State#,to be fhtioued
in the welters confirm of Pcsnfylvania for
fact period as Shall be found neceflary co
Secure the exicotion ofthe laws.” A Com
mittee was raised to report a bill imme
diately.
COMMITTEES,
Were railed to report on the variant
matter# recommended id the President's
address, viz. To bring in a bill for the
titter organising, arming and difeiptio
ing the militia ; and making further pro
tiiiau for calling them forth to execute
the law#, tc fappren infarre&ions; and
repel invasions. To report a further
provision for the^radual redudipn of the
public debt. To reqaeft the Present
to direst the proper officer to give inlet
mation relative to the progieß made in
the fortifications dir£&ed by law.
howDAY, MOV. 24.
ANSWER TO PRESIDENTS 4D- .
DRESS.
The Houte la Committee of the whole,
Mr. Cobb in the chair; took into cauhd
,rapon the draft of the 2»iwer to the
ftclient'i adarffi at xh^lom ^o^6
of the fafioot and a very lengthy debate
eafued, which wetting on imail points,
fa not neceflary th be detailed. The a<
mendment of the wordyew, instead of the
article a, was moved in the Blowing
member of the answer :—" Solicitous <l
- its we are for the piefcrvation of peace
With all nations, we cannot otherwise than
warmly approve of A policy in our foreign
tranfa&ions, which never lofts light of
jhat blessing t'' Which after 4 wordy de
bate, wai withdrawn^ as were Several
other amendments to this and other a.
mendments.
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Or, CHESHIRE JOURNAL.
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from LONDON AMPERE:
A GENTLEMAN who resides in
the city ofletter, has impeded a fame
years silence upon himfelf. He made this
ex&aordinfryvowihccrifbquenceofwtte;.
ing some unguardedefyfreffiensi ahd hath
itaty fefohMl tty his rotated fey
'three taerrtadh He often rides on &>rfe
back abaft the environs of Exeter, and
behaves perfe&l, genteiri ro any who as.
cofthim, b«t prfomdl, ft #&-
r highest refpe& for the charader of the
President, but said, that other focietier had
done more harm than the democratic foci
eitet.
Mr. Tracy advocated the amendment
and was Severe on Mr. M'DowelL For
his part, Mr. T. said, he was disposed to
let those societies alone, and leave them
tothe ch^tifement of tneir own tohfci>
, ences. He hinted that Mr. M'Dowell
■ might belong to one of tirade Societies.
IMr. M'Dowell, in reply# declared he
r was net a. member of any fach Society.
>he did not know he had ever been in the
I company of any person, who was a mem
r bar of any of them. He was even, he
>declared upon his honor, ignorant whe
■ theft there were, or ever had been, any
■ Such focietics in North-Carolina.
Mr. Day ton was for the amendment.—
That the Democratic focjefo had prpdu
-1 ced the mod mifcni£vous effects, in the
iwestern counties, be hid cyld be no
quellian. Letters had been received from
refpc&able officers of the army, and who,
from authentic information, affirmed the
fact. It hsl been dated that these people
would recriminate and affe& the Piefident
—" THAT M *N, said Mr. Dayton, IS
ABOVE IHEIR CENSURE."
- Mr. Nicholas opp^ed toe amendment
—as not being legislative butynefi.--
The paffageof the P.cfideph andreis, of
winch the adenament was a reply, was
addrrf%ito the people, M large, and in
hisqpinion ought not to be 4 topic of
difcu&n in that house. He never^ had,
as said, any concern with those focieucs,
nor never to his know,edge had (pent an
^ ^^^je^^"^ e £^^
of them —he rather 0 an, tnmg, dtffo
them. He always thought them the worlt
advocates for & chafe which they efpoufr
ed; but he had cume two hundred miles
to make laws, had not to reprobate pri
vate tecieties. That there never Should
be a democratic foctety to America, said
Mr. N. I would give 3, mod hearts con- ,
font; bhti cannot agree to perfection ,
for the lake of opinions. Mr. N. was (
for letting them alone.— To notice them
would make them of consequence.
Mr. Dayton laid they ought to be no.
ticed, for thej had prbduecd the infer-:
region and & in expence of millions of dol- (
lars.
Mr. Fjtzfimons withdrew his amend
ment, and fubftituied another, in chafe
words, " in tracing the origin and prog
ress of the infurreaion, we enforai; no
doubt, fat certain felf-created Societies
& combinations of men, careless of con
sequences and difreeardieg truth—by
ditfeminating fufpicidns, jealousies and
accufuions.Of the government, have had
great influence, in .lamenting this daring
outrage against social order end the au
thority of laws?' -
After much farther,debate, Mr. Giles
moved to strike oat the words 66 felficreat
ed Societies, and''—which motion was
carried —-teat 47. Nays „. Majority i.
Mr. Giles irfovted to add after the words
"tomhircafos ts am'? the following
" within the four weftera counties of
Peimfylvania,"which was toft by a consid
erable majority. # ^ # ^ r > ^J
TUESDAY,
December 16, 17'94.
age."
The foreigner, dill undeceived, cried
out, with apparent attoni/hment, " Mine
Got! Dat il von terrableanimalintend ! 1
iink, i^toft co back to my own country.
But, pray, Sir, hab you not try to get de
Affcmbly of dis province to pals de law
for destroying dose monsters ?" i' No,
Sir, I have not," replied the Governor ;
" snL indeed,„m so peculiarly circum
danced, that I could not do it with pro
priety ; for, Should they comply wi:h my
reqaeft, 1 might be in Arumental ig jj%j,
my own fafo , who u, at this very i,o^^
travelling,trough the feulements in Can
ada jn the g^fe of agatriot, endeavoring
by his incendiary tales to do st leak as
much mifehief in that country as Samson
,did with the goo fox's tails in & land of
.the fbiliftines."
Frern & Edinburgh Evening Cenraxt.
Avery curious circnmftance occurred
at Dumfries. One.of the Hope,oun fen
cibles quartered inAliattown, fas difeov
erad te^beuLcuamfo after ^haring&ia
upwards >of 18 months in the fetvice.—
The difco&esy mmadeby.a a&,for,when
he was trying pa the new cloaths. Jt is
remMkabie&tto^he bas „ocealed her fer
so long, considering Ihe always Ilept with
a comrade, and sometimes with two.-
jl. =-=
A correspondent informs us, that the
lira proportion of a member of the
French Convention, 10 iflue a decree for
the defirutuoa of awo/ves, &c. reminds
him of a conferation at which he hap
periled to be prelent, in New- Jersey, soon
after the troubles began which occasioned
the revolution in America. It was at the
tab.e of Gov. Franklin, fen of the cele
orated Dr. Franklin. A foreign gentle
ifc, one of the company, was then on a"
t«nr through the middle colonies, with
the intent of purchasing a plantation, and
becoming a fcttler, was very inquisitive of
the Governor (to whom it seems he was
particularly recommended) refpeding the
foil, climate, &c. Among a variety of
qdions, he alked if there were any mis
M wu animals in America I Which be
ing aafwered in the affirmative, he then
requeued to know what they were called,
fall was told by the Governor (with all
th/^tfomed gravity of a profound natur
alfcl) that those species molt ditiingui&a
far their mischievous qualities, were
ivtlvti, fox,, and patriots.
Not being fascientl, converfaat in the
Eaglilh language to know the meaning of
the word para, and imagining it was
really the name of tome wild bead, the
foreigner defend to be informed of its na
ture, ahd what kind of animal it refem
oled. '" Why, Sir." said the Governor
general resemblance is that of an
human creature : He walks on i^b !6g< ;
has the power of occasionally affitmiag
various forms and hues, insomuch that 1
have known him th, better to inveigle &
seize on his defined prey, not only pm
on the appearance of a man, but even
the countenance of an bontf man ; at
which time he is far more dangerous than
the rattlesnake, who always giyes previ
out notice to bis malignant intentions. —
But what, perhaps. Sir, will furprize you 1
more than all, is, that though our wile
Affemolies have passed afts in every prov
ince, giving a bounty for the deftruaion
of <wdh>u and foxa, and even fquirreh,
yet they at the fame time permit tne ,at-।
too to go at large, & roam throughout the
continent without^ molestation, aotwith-•
finding the, evidently do more mifehief|
co the inhabitants in one year, than all
the other animals could accomplish in an,
Iteve that so very fringe & Singular a res
olution is not to be found in the hidor, of
the female creation 1
A&ECDOTE.
# =4° —
'FROM THE Eagle.
: VIGI L, ft.).
I "HE IS 4 GOOD FELLOW."
I I fl7 HEN I was a boy, my parent#, in
VV their Solicitude for my future life,
, fulnefe, tiled often to prepole to me the
lexample of good men, for my patterns in
I life. I always observed, as to the char
,ader of those men, that they were gene
rally friends of order, induftrwus in their
Several occupations.-—They afed com
monly to attend meeting, with their fa
, milies. They were Sober and compaf-
Gonate, end purdas! obfyT& of; those
duties, that tend to the bappineft of Soci
ety. From fach hints, is these, received
in early life, I generally drew the char
rafter of a good man.
Fer example ; when Ifaw a man; who
always contrived Some ipftru&ive amuse
ment in bis family; to fill up the vacan
cies of business, tn attach his children to
their home; who presided books for their
entertainment, such as would give them a
Sketch of historical knowledge, inspire
them with a love for thei, country, and
submission to the laws ; as they of Rome
were want to do ; .that, hid L is
man ; and he will make hit you good men
too. Sachis the force of habit, and ear
ly isfrefons, that I find I have not gotten
rid of this perils untie* of a good man,e
ven now ; notwithstanding it is an idea so
vastly Singular among jajbionable felks.—
To give a just description of a “ good fd
fo,"of modern of date,is h difficult talk;
as I do not find any description of him a
m jng the na turalijh of the lad, and the
beginning of the prefect centUry,and he is
not the legitimate production of any conn
%
I take him, however, to be a being
that partakes much of the mature of the
faint, and the Jackafi ; having the man
ners & too,er of he former ; with the tf
fe&ien &Mfacility of she latter; As to
appearance, be tetfefy^M like fe
dwl; a countenance femewhat fangpine ;
especially about the wtyi, and behind the
foe. f rt„ are known often to make use
of the word " faai,"which Signifies
courage when there is no danger. They
have much tyefrift in their way ; but
their Schemes are commonly executedin the
fed; & in this particular,#, in many oth
ers,they exsai, referable their pur,#,who
is Somewhere called tepi*« of darkness.,
You may frequently hear them excit
ingly give detail# of their expits, when
lie college : (for " gedj&fo, fome
limbs go to college) The, will 4,11y0u
how many carothey hi ti& ,p> la
den with ffiles and miater melons.—Sqb&
;fam they attack whole %& of to and
r # @, re, Q.a poor goose has been
doomed to grama" fed felkws" tri
umph.
She went by the name of John Nicholson
(her real name being Jean Clark ;) and,
Grange as it may appear, was adeemed a
mag. among the lades. It is even said,
that the had caused a lad in Bridgend of
Dumfries to fall deeply in love with her;
but who, since the discovery is perfeaiy
cured — Previous to her affaming the char
ader of a soldier, we are informed, She
had accustomed herfef to the dress and
habits of a man, having been bred to the
business of a weaver at Ciofcburn, and
employed as a man fevant at Ecclefe
chan. ..
^wo sailors near Manchester, were ob
ferted by fume gentlemen, a few days
Since to be busy in lifting an aft „er tfie
wall of a „&»/, where it was confined.—
On alking the reafeji, the tars with true hu
manity and character, pade the following
reply—Why, lookee, matter, we few this
here aniffial aground, without viduals, d'
ye fee ? and so my melfeate and I agreed
to cut his cable and set him at liberty,to
cause we have known before now what is
is to be at fort allocanct !
[Whole No. 90.]