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THE NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTEER;
Ay, replies the Indian, Sabbaday,gift ofHeaven,
Indian never law Sabbaday, how can Indian be ac
cused of breaking what he never saw !—lndian not
understand—pray, please your honour Maffa Judice,
if Indian has really broken Sabbaday, how shall poor
Indian mend him? By paying Two dollars! ex
claimed the Justice, in a triumphant tone of voice.
Two dollars exclaimed the Indian,making a whoop,
which a good deal cooled'down the felf- mportance
of the justice ; who then fignified,that as the trespass
was from ignorance and not of malicious wickedness
and in defiance of the laws of the land,that one dol
lar would compensate.—The Indian, at this perciv
ing the pliancy of the Judice's conlcience, began to
think of trading with him on the bed terms he could,
offering him a quarter of a dollar,—which after some
argumentation on both sides was accepted.
No sooner had the |ußice pocketed the price of the
tran,greyi,n, ^ut -he Indian iulemnly required a cer
tificate, importing that though poor Ihci&had ig
norantly trodden on Sabbaday arid br6kenhira,that
he had not entirely destroyed him, and that he had
given quarter dollar to pay for mending him.—At
this demand, the whole importance of the Justice
food on tip-toe ; who rebuking the impudence of
the Savage, calling him dog,lndian, and many other
hard nants, told him he had already taken too much
trouble in saving the foul offuch an Infidel as he was
from hell, whither he would certainly have gone for
breaking the Sabbath-day—butthat the whole tranf
aftion notwithstanding ftiould be erigroffed in his day
book for future evidenced his favour. No, no, re
plies the Indian haftily^ hofibat will not do—for
when poor Indian die, strait away to heaven Ie goes,
and KnocksaHhe gate —A voice calls who’s there ?
Poor Indian, I answer, let himin. Again the voice
~ Cries, No, depart hence Indian, you broke Sabbaday,
no room here for such as break Sabbaday—l answer
again, true, Indian broke Sabbaday, but gave Justice
a quarter of a dollar to merd him with. The voice
calls, " shew his certificate," Poor Indian answer,
'' got none"—Juftice would giye him none ! Then
the voice thunders, "Before Indian can get admissi
on here, he mutt go and get Justice ’s certifi.
cate that he made compenfatiori tor breaking Sabba
day.", ,
So poor Indian set out with all possible haste to
find Maffa Juftice —he dead,not to be found on earth
—lndian then goes to look for him in hell,& knocks
at the gate, and calls is justice — - here ?—A
voice comes " Yes, what does Indian want of Justice
-—, ?"—lndian answer to get a certificate that he
paid for mending Sabbabay,which Maffa Justice fay
he had broken. Hell gate opens—forth bursts a tor
rent of fire & smoke enough to destroy poor Indian
—But poor Indian determined to get his certificate,
.enters, half choaked with smoke; bjs eyes near
blinded with hot allies,and his feet all scorched with
fire and brimstone, he travels far and near to find
Justice . Indian can no find him—then poor
Indian call a guide, a guide ; —immediately a guide
.comes, and afc what Indian want —Indian fay to be
conduced to |uftice ——. The guide takes up poor
Indian as an eagle takes up a lamb by his tallons, &
flies through terrible flame and fmoke,over seas and
lakes of melted brimfone—at taftguide fay, look
Indian & fee Justice yonder—poor Indian pant
ing and half dead, rubs his eyes,& fees Justice
atfome distance fitting in judgment tin all who had
ONE of the Aborigines c£ this country -having
occasion, two or three years ago, to travel thro'
' Connecticut on the Sabbath-day, was apprehended
and carried before a Jaftice of Peace.—The Indian,
ignorant of the law relating to the Sabbath-day, en
deavoured to alleviate his crime the belt way he
could,by expressing his amazergeritat being accused
and condemned for breaking fomenting he did not
know what—withal asserting positively that he had
broke nothing belonging to any man, since he left his
own wigwam—that he had broke into no man's
house; into no man's inclofure—that he had at
tempted to break no man's reputation, nay, that he
had not attempted to break his own word ; and beg
ged to know <wbo or nuhat this Sabbaday was, which
he was accufed-of having broke. To all this the
Justice replied, that the Sabbath-day, was a gift of
Heaven, intended for the general good of mankind,
and whoever broke the Sabbath-day, was guilty of
breaking one of God's belt gifts, and that God re
quired every one in authority to take care of the
Sabbath-day, and to lee that it should not be bro
ken,.
Friday, JULY 9, 1790.]
FROM THE HERALD OF FREEDOM.
MISCELLANY.
INDIAN ANECDOTE.
Published by H. Ranlet, io the Main Street, Exeter.
THURSDAY, JUNE 17.
THE ratification of the Constitution of the U
nited States by the Rate of Rhodeifland and
Providence Plantations, with the amendments an
nexed, were read.•
The bill providing for the fettlemetft of the ac
counts between the United States and individual
ftates,as amended, was read, and on motion of Mr.
Fitzfimons, (who observed that rhe bill as it now,
stands, was materially altered from the original re
port) was ordered to be printed, and made tfe or
der of the day for Monday next.
Mr. Gerry moved the following resolution—
That a committee be appointed to confider and re-'
port whether any, and what fees, perquifits, or ;
emoluments, shall be annexed to theof Consul or
Vice- Consul. This was referred to a committee ,
of three members.
My heart approv’d his pleafog claim,
Tho fain to hide the Rebel drove,
For Pity bore a dearer name,
'Twas now converted into love.
broken Sabbaday and had not paid for mending him.
As soon as poor Indian come within call of Justice
Indian cry for his certificate that he had mend
ed Sabbaday. Judge laugh at poor Indian, andafk
him how he liked the country,and fay, all his books
burnt up, no writing in hell, no pen, ink nor paper.
At hearing this poor Indian wring his hands, and
whoop and halloo, and cry, certificate ! certificate !
certificate ! Justice - , give poor Indian his cer
tificate; but no certificate for poor Indian! Ah!
what shall he do? After being all scorched and
scalded, and body half roaffed, and one of poor In
dian's eyes burnt out,he gets out of hell Qe belt way
he can,fhakes himfelf as a dbg does when he comes
out of the water, he climbs up to earth, there poor
Indian is shunned by all his acquaintance, he smells
so of brimstone—then poor Indian think this will
not do,rattle snake bite the juftice,pine swamp seize
him ; poor Indian try once more, flies up to heaven,
knocks as formerly, and cries poor Indian come a
gain and wants to get in. . A voice comes, " Let
Indian produce his certificate that he mended Sab
baday.''—lndian answer, No certificate can be got,
Justice in hell, and all his books burnt up !
So now poor Indian is kept out for want of certifi
cate ; but left all this should come to pass, Indian
will not go away without his certificate. At hearing
this, the Justice is convinced of the propriety of
granting the Iridian his requeft — Accordingly the
Indian receives his certificate & departs to his tribe
—to whom he relates the marvellous flory of his
breaking Sabbaday unknown to him, & how he paid
quarter dollar for mending him,and left him as whole
as he were. [Columbian Magazine.]
In eager haste he homeward ran, ,
The quiv’ring charge to me refign’d—
Oh save it Celia (if you can)
" Proted tit from the wintry wind."
My Eofom preff’d the trembling thing,
And bade its little pris'ner live,
But, ah ! that bosom felt a fling,
The panting warbler ne'er could give.
With sweet concern young Edwy cry'd,.
'' Can Celia save the tender thrush ?"
Perhaps —said I and fondly figh'd,
Which fliamd transplanted to a blush.
The bill to authorise the purchasing of Weft-
Point Was read a second and third time—and pass
ed. '
Mr. Gilman of the Committee, to whom was
re-committed the bill for the regulation and go
vernment cf seamen in the Merchant's service, re
ported that the committee had agreed to sundry
amendments to said bill, which heJaid on the ta
ble.
" He cry’d, my Celia, why that sigh?
, And why tha: blush— the Bird is free—
" But pity beams in Celia's eye,
"Ah! let it, fair one, beam on me !"
PITY —^ T^LE.
A DYING Thrush young Edwy found,
As flutt'ring in a field of snow ;
Its little wings with ice were bcund,
A while its heart forgot to glow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
CONGRESS.
CHINA.
By recent accounts from China, we learn that
every partof that vast empire is defaced and torn
by civil diffentions, which rage with the most un
governable fury ; the fame accounts also describe,
in the most pathetic terms, a mortality occafioned'
by famine through most of the provinces, particu
larly tn that of Canton, where the miseries of the
people are undefcribable.
Such were the calamities occasioned by famine
in the province pl Canton^jhiLCQ^i^L^ihk^t -
The House took up the amendments of the com
mittee of the whole to the Pofi Office bill—tome
of which were agreed to—others rejected,and seve
ral new ones made. —The bill being finifhed—it
was ordered that it be engrossed for a third read
ing. —
THE Revenue arising to the King from Qld
Spain amounts to the yearly sumos five Mil
lions sterling, tho’ lome calculators have advanced
to eight; and they form the best support of his Go
vernment. His American income is immense,
but it is much embezzled, or anticipated before it
arrives in Old Spain. The King has a fifth of the
silver mines that are worked, but a very small, com
parative portion of it comes into his coffers; In case
of a want,, however, o/ any publick emergency, he
sequesters into his own hands great part of the A
merican treasuries belonging to his fubjefts, who
pever complain, because they are always punctually
rapaid with interest.,
As for the taxes from whence the internal reve
nues arise they are various, arbitrary, and not easi
ly ascertained; they are levied on all kinds of goods;
houses, lands, timber and provision ; the clergy and
military orders are likewise taxed.,
The land forces of the Crown of Spain, in time,
of peace, are seldom under 70,000; but in case of
war, they can be railed, without prejudice to the
kingdom, to 110,600 ; the great dependence of the
King, however, is upon his Walloon, or foreign
guards. His late Catholick Majesty exerted him
felf very much in forming a copfiderable marine;
which now amounts to 100 /hips of the line.
Spain, which was formerly the most populous
kingdom in Europe, is now but thinly inhabited^
this is owing to the drain of America, the indolence.
*°f.the peoples and vast numbers of ecclefiafticks, of
both f^xes, who lead a life of celibacy ; to which
may be added, as a more original expullion of that
people. The present inhabitants of this kingdom
have been computed by Father Feyjoo, to amount
to 9,250,000, but this greatly exceeds the calcu a
tions of other writers.
On motion of Mr. Fitzfimons, the House resu
med the con fideration of the bill for repeating, af
ter the hll day of next, the duties hereto
fore laid on spirits, &c. The question on the bill
was, whether it should be engrossed for a third
reading.
Mr. Stone moved for a re-commitment to a fe
led committee; who were to be inftruded to report
a plan of ways and means, agreeable to a resoluti
on laid on the table a few days since. The moti
on was negatived.
. Mr. Fitzfimons proposed a clause enabling ths
proprietor, importer or consignee, to make a depo
sit of part of the denied articles, as a security for
the duties in lieu of additional bonds. This was
agreed to.
Mr. Parker moved that the bill should be refer
red to the Secretary ofthe Treasury, with inftrufti
ons to report a system of ways and means, exclu
sive of an excise.—Mr. Parker observe , that he
should think himfelf obliged to vote against the
bill in its present form ; but if the excise is dispo
sed of, he would give a bill providing the ways and
means all the support in his power—this motion
was seconded by Mr. Bloodworth, but after some
debate was negatived. <
A motion made by Mr. Gerry for striking out
the two fedions which provide for laying an excise,
occasioned considerable debate, and was finally de
termined by Ayes and Nogs, as 'follows : Ayes—
-19. Noes—3s.,x
Sundry other amendments were propoled, some
of which were adopted, others negatived ; it being
late, the question for engrossing was not put when
the House adjourned to Monday.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
OF SPAIN—HER ARMAMENTS, %
FRIDAY, JUNE 18.
LONDON, MAY 8.
(Vol. V.—-Numb. 205