The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1780-12-05 00:00:00, page 2

„0„ the f#h„,s, for, anir^w^d# of jar ifvil nd
religions offices, and otcoarfe prevent# men of sbiK
!'" from ferulas in the change cf judge, sheriff,
golntl miniver, feboolmiter, &c and of %u f fe the
whole fyflem of our ;ivil and religion, polity, and
education of youth ii clear;, on the dechna to a ve
ry dangerous degree; for „ all theft invitations tend
much to the happiness of foc'ety, an, decline of
them must greatly prejudice the value of every edate,
nd the profpea# ofhappinifs and utili.y ar fog 'rora
it, to an amount great!, beyond the tax required to
feeare all theft wholesome institutions in their fnlhft
life, refpeaability, and ganenl influence.,
I might add here more indances of luf# incurred
by individuals from the finßeating fate of oar cur
rency and diforden of our donees, which would be
nd remedied by the tax I recommend ; but it anpnrs
to me those already adduced are grounded on fach
obvio,s and notorious fad; are of such int,refr#
concern, and of fach forcible conclu^n, *hit ifthey
do not convince, 'tie needled to offer mire on the
fabfed ; 'til vain to offer arguments to people whi
will not give a milling to save a pou.nl ; and y^
this is mach more than ths tax I propel? requires
however it may be aggravated an 4 heightened b,
^ingy, timorous or corrupted men, into an exorbi
tin y utterly infopportable.
• 1. As the money colleAei by taxes, or other mo:
ney to the amount will be cnnlintlyloWn, th, piy.
x^nt of heavy taxes will be rendered as eat, as the
axture of the case admits ; while at the fame time
the great demand for money occasioned by the tar,
Fill be Efficient to keep its value fixed, arid its ufa
Well fecered and prrferve!. The facility of railing'
fams of money when the circulation is br lk, anl
the demandquick for goods on hand, is ex6!y con
ceived# by any perforin the leaf! ac painted with
%,.h This mightily lehas the burden of the trx
brio # what it would be, if collated in a dull time
of bufnefs, and feared, of <;a% and consequent!,
the tex itfelf becomes left fufibly felt and, these fa
vourable clrcumfinces of qf, procurement, than
the fame would be, if deferred to some future times
when there might be lets demand for goods, and
greater farcity of caffi ; therefore 'tis.tfe interest of
every individual to pay hfe dues to thefuhlie whi!&
he can do it with the greeted case, ratify than defer
it to some future time, when he may happen to be
called on for it^t a jun-ure when the payment ml
be more difficult and diftreffi^g than naw.
3. The price of moil kinds of country produce
is much higher than itis ufii,lly in times of general
quiet, and therefore the tax may be paid , ich easier
now than then: as abiihri of wheat,,co,J, a ffifo,
&c, will bring much more now than it *i!l do when
quiet Is again reiored, and of course ought to be
fold now, that the payment ipay be made whj!4 it
can be done with wofi case and advantage ; for what
leant paid now mut lie as/ debt to bp paid in fu,
tare time, when it will probably take near 1 double
q entity of wheat, beef, mutton, ,? k, &c. to ..pay 1%
as von! I now be faffio'ent. Farther, apradectmn
will never let a demand lie sfaina him wheirhe can
conveniently fatirf, it ; and a public debt is the
wotft of all kind of demands, when a man is not
„^dy.forthem ; for I fabmit it to fve?, ,sn if lie
would not fee any fort of creditor corns ^ him when
he was unprepared to pay, rather than, public col
lednr. Present payment avoids all this trouble and
morhnevjom, as well as Caves much by th: hi,
price which that produce will pow bring, ^^
rail be fold to pay the tax.
1. The tax will procure , ^oodmarfat, and Gue
f.Hcis.it payment to individuals who have such ar
ticUtfor file as are needed by the public; wheren
^ want of rite tax, 4houfa& who hrve foldihefe
goods to the public have been paid so a afelMs cur
rency, or have not been able to get a^y payment M
gl, to thrir great disappointment and damage. Thh
1, a con federation of great importance to most people
in the Statu, as there are few who would not choofs
to ^pp'y the public with feme kind of ^oods or
frrvira in their power, if they could be fare of
, ungual and Efficient payment, ,f., hewing a
quick /and profitable market for what i§ made read,
lor file, is no small advantage to every Indivi^uH ;
for without this all his goo^e which he dot, not
need for hisown coafnm,t ; on lie ufeltfs on his hands
or his time may he loft for want of an to^yrr, who
rypnid pay him for his services. The very adv,n
-s,r,s rrielting fen this one finale circa^^ance
wo^ld be equal to the tax to many thoufinds of io
dividual# ; as the goods or time they would Irfe for
want ofamvhet ar employers, would be more than
equal to the tax, as they have experienced to their
sorrow who have left their goods for wart cf a
market, or fold them where they could not get their
payment either In due time# or in currency of certain
value.•
;. rhitat Would remove ill m^uf c,%. & it#
and pnt.efj end to the great opprelfoa which has
taken place much too long ; for if the tu^a is laid
equally cn all, no one can have any taUft to com
ptarf of oppr^ffion when his (hire is dem^dyd, hat
without this the (applies wanted for the public mail
be taken by force or fraud from the owners, without
payment, to their great oppreffiou arid injury, iodeed
if lapplies are not procured and feat to the army,
theft oppressions mull be multiplied to a very tragi'
cal degree, for to difbiaduhe «rn, and fend them
home, when their prefect Applies are spent, will not
probably be either fife for the country, ar agreeable
to there ; they m*^ therefore live in free q^ar^s^
they will probably be directed to march into inch
States and torii as have beel mod deficient in far
nibbing their quotas.; bat-even in that cal's, thoa
«4# of itfdlvidap ffill (ifo, who have not t^a
,ii ty of any defficigo.::, or delays ; for io; cases of
such extremity, the innocent <naft be involved with
the guilty, and of aourfe oppreffious maH be infinite,
and very terrible. The burd^fof the tat bears no
proportion to the raisons and jmD# drei Iful effect
refalting In this oatinlhnce from the want cf it.
6. The tax th a 'few moathe will refloreour finan
ces, fix oar currency, and put ar in a coadiCTOo to
unite our force with every poffiErfe advantages aad
this will so clear!ydemonfate one unbroken fcoqth,
union aid firmnefs, that th, hearts of oir enemies
will ±e within them, and they wifi folu brisk up
and lesve usin defpeir. Their only hope of con
qaed his long been frora the coafufions of our &-
a#nc:s , they have not attempted for twj years pall
to op„fe their capita! fores to ours, but have hung
01 us in hopes that ^ duuldfoon link under the
preuire of oar own expences, and so fall afa esfy
prey into their hands ; and they will continue in this
hope as long as they fee us ringing ths charges on
visionary fchemss, and trying in new fhrpes and
attitudes an old delusion, that always has deceive 1
vs in every Chape, and probably always will.
7. This fame thing will ihew to foreign powers
our unbroken flrength, great refoarces, wisdom cf
policy, and vigour in exerrioD; give us great te
ipeAability in their eyes and enable us to demand
and exp^a any aids from them which wemay need;
for the fate of human nature Is such, that those can
get had help that need it moll, and those can pro
cure moA friends who need them lead , and the bell
way for a man or a nation to get aOiaauce from his
neighbours is to be able to do without it. On the
whole matter, I dou't Ge that any thing more is ae
ceffary to our compleat deliverable, than wre de
cisive councils, than spirit and refolutign. We have
enough to do with, if we had but spirit and wiTdom
to call it into afe; and I think (this spirit is flinch
more wanting in oir rulers than In the people. In
old times of distress among the Israelites, it was a
fp cf approaching deliverance when the spirit of
the Lord came on their great men, 1. e. in tie He
brew dialed, a great spirit, great courage and refola-
Xion, adequate to th# wmk ; as the trees of the Lord
mean great trees; the sons of God were their gre?t
men, and thunder is ©Clad the voice of the Lord;
bic.ae'e ft is greeted cf voices in the natural world.
The.Romans without infetation feme how matched
the fame idea. A.c,^ntes f^btuna juvat. They
eftetraed FoRxaNH a divinity, ready to h#.lp those
who had spirit an 3 courage to help themfalves. Lit
tle is to be upeAed/rom languid council's, half as
sured fcfolotions, plans that want extent adequate to
their purpose, and vigour of execution equal to tfte(r
extent. I ri^ to fee a little more ofthat spirit of
the Lerd which a&mzted the bfave old worthies, I
Ihould -'csn expert to fee tie sword of th# Lord fol
low, and our trouble and troublm all melting away
Before ur,
(Tg be concluded in our next.)
NOTICE ft given to those Gentlemen who
receive the Connecticut Courant of car,
1, Herein fin, Lichfield, Gefheo, Canaan, Shef
field, Barrington, Nohle+o^rn, and Spencertown, tn
make immediate „syn@t for pha yrar'^ .PAPERS,
steer,ding to agreement,.at the several places where
the, receive there ; or demand th^ir accounts, end
pay for what panels 4jty have had ; These in the
icr*,s hear^fter mentioned, are desired to attend fee
a &,k@n'. viz. at Mr. S.@ Papains, in Seek
bc%r, or , T' urfd.y afternoon 4th of January #exf;
at Capt. Smith's, in Lenox, Friday formers §ih#
and at Capt. Rufas Alien's, in Pittsfield, afternoon ,
at Capt. Gideon King's. New Lebanon, Saturday
6th from 9 o'c'ock A. M, until 1 P. M. at Capt.
Ehfba BlienL, Richmond, Monday Bth, and at Mr.
Jonathan Warner's, New Concord, Tuesday fore,
nnop 9th. A cc%pli;nce will much c^lige your
humble fervent,
JOHN PRESTON,
N, B. No Pyers on trofi hereafter.
, L L p^ns that have any demands on ^
I I «#a!c of (Apt, ABRAHAM Pinny, late gs
• Simsbury, dictated, are requeued to
their accounts fur fetitement; and all who ar ,
dehudtolaid eflate , iZ defined to make immed^t;
payment id the fubfqribew, executors to the lal will
and ttAam&ct of the fed AOTaham....Attendance
„I be r vh fort, at purprf ,at the hoaf, of J oft &
Pinny, on t^ tliid Mondays of December and
January next.
ABRAHAM PINNY|
JONATHAN PINNY,} '^CTto?s„
n^ HR Subfetber defies all f^rfona indebteTt®
1 him to mtk# immediate paymtat ar he i#
about moving out of this Stve. Those who donot
comply # (th this r^m by the firfl of January next
med ex^ft to fettle the fame with Col. Seymour'
in Hartford)^ir th^time. vmour,
BENJAMIN BREWER. ~
1780.
of the 27th indant, a Black HORSE 1
in hi# forehead, nine year# old; fourteen hands high
natural pacer ; with a saddle. fad^e-ba, & c °
Whoever will return said Horffod ficure the thief'
ihall have a rtaero„ reward, and 'charges paid '
STEPHEN AYLSWORTH
TH E Su%ibir would notify the De!inqaem
of the Proven Rate, in this Town, taat he
will writ on them at Landlord Moses Butler's
on Wedn^day the 6th infant ; and those who do
not fettle *rith him at that time or before# mud ah.
folutdy be crouds.'
MOSRS GOODMAN, Coi!e& cr .
°
Q r °LE N frem the ^bfepher, on& night of
O the 27th ia^ut, a Sorrel H A R E; white face
zbout fourteen hand# b^h, fa years oid, well built:
trots and paces. Whoever will return kid Mate
and secure th^ thief, .shall have a Kenermi# toward'
and charges paid. J. DOUGLAS.'
Plainfield, November 28, 1730.
C' D "f ^° L3N outof PrtftOTl
3 White a barn yard, m Sprij^eH, OT t h e
after themed infant, a brown or mouse toloQ
M A R E, ten years old, fourteen and a half hand#
high, natural pac<r, a blaze in to facer, black mini
and tail, her mane inclines to lye on both fitted 1
while f^ ; newly (hod before, cork'd by the IL±
cf 1 horse in the off hind leg, no brand. Whoever
has ar will take up said Mare, and fecurei her so that
the owner may have her a^n, (hall be generous,
reward^i, by'
GORDON PERCIVAL;
W Ibraham, November ay, 1780.
BROKE into the inclofure ofthe Subfcrib#
a Red roan M A RE, three year, old, a
in her forehead, trots all, no brand, The owner it
ddbed 10 prove hi# property and pay charges.
„ ALLBNSTBEL.
_WftHartfcrd„ November 28, 1780.
A NUMBER of A PPLeTTREB^
to set in Orchards and a Quantity of
EARTHEN WARE, to tfor
Cam, country Produce, or %1-India Goods.
I SRAELSEVMO U° R.
Hartford, November 27, 1780.
T O BE S~oT—d;
BY the Subferiber, 6 s Aces cfL AN D, Iyi n?
in Simibury (adjoining os Maitland) about 4^
Acres of which is coder improvement, well fenced,
a small Dwelling House Landing thereon. For
terms of file, apply to
~ JOSEPH ADAMS.
Simlbury, November 28, i,So.
Vo be SOL,D,fGr aE y Current Money,
TO V^ S, Clothiers Rates, Pots and Kettles
P tfv^o % fi v .8 Bake, and Slew Fans. Spiders
th h>t: f%a Keeles, Cart Boxes, Brions, and Dog,
by the ton, half ton vessel or niece.
EBdNSZER BARNARD, Jar.
N. Mal&&, Ram, Sugar, tc^emm
Salt, to ba exchanged for Produce.
Hanford, December 2 1780.
T, ROKR into the inctofere of the Subscriber
,) the lift ofOlrber, two HORSES; 1 black
about 14 and a half hand# high, a fa, j n hj s so,
head, fbod before, hets and pa. e #, f%, o fed to b
-13 y^ old ; the other a force!. with a white face,
about 6 yms b,d, 13 hands and a half high, ffied
before natural trotted. The owner is defied to par
charges, and take him away. „ f '
PHINEAS ROBERTSON.
Cranvilbj Nmc.frs^ #„#.