The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-06-24 00:00:00, page 1

. M R . FEN NO.
7 hefollowing article lately appeared i'll a
Baltimore paper., it contains observations
, pertinent to the present posture of affairs
in the United States. Obferniations which
in my opinion, are more worthy of a’tent ion
th xn the coitents of a thousand columns of
European intelligence—we reprobate traf
atiantic coiin. Elions, politics ani manners
in appearance—but what is the fa El ?If
we could receive an uninterrupted fuiflyof
Eurotean new [paper s, it may be doubted
whether it would appear from the Ameri
can publications,. that the people of the U
nited State's, e'xifed as a nation ; or had a
government, or any independent interefs
of its own, C.
Trom the Maryland Journal.
WE ihall take the cooveAthn of today
from the work of a celebra’ed mo
d^rp author, varying only in a few particu
lars from the original.
The young Lyfis had Jiftened to the dec
lamations of the sophists : gainft publiek
nieafores and rhe moll virtuous members
of the Republick, till he conceived himfelf
qualified co manage its affairs.
<u “My Too, said Appulodore, I learn that
„ pu burn with a de fire to reform the laws
.nd change the adminifttauon. I wish it,
/ >pHed Lifis, hefiuring. It is a beautiful
f J/rojeft, said his father, to give to the Re-
C pubiick better laws than it enjoys ft pref
enr, and more virtuous men to conduct its
afrairsthantho(e,who fervea it with so
much celebrity in its most difaffrous pe
yiods, and so much prodenee and wifidam
since being vcfted with civil authorities.-?-
Jr it succeeds, you will be enabled to be
ufeful to yapr relations, to your friends,
and to your country. The Re publick will
. no longer confider Refton as the wisest Tp.
v gi(hforinor AFiffidca-as the justest citi
’zen. ’
... At these words theyoung man tabled
widj joy. To.fccompliffi that object. con- ■
. jioued Appolodqre,will it not be neceflary to
( carry into the General aflembly a great yp •
, Hety of informajjpp, and jo haye rendered
eminent kmces tb the Republick, in, order
to obtain the confidence of the people ?—
Without doubt, (aid Lyfis. What lervices
-then., replied his father, have you ever
rendered the pepple^yiat they fopuld with
draw their confidence from those who have
.^erved it,tp yeppfe it in you, who h^ve not.
/jfis w?s silent to prepare an answer. Af
waiting feme. moments his father
1 ; continued, you dp not rank, among ypur
.ufeful information, what you have collect
cd from the declamations of the so ph ills,
nor the facility with which you can repeat
_ their intonations, If you believe what
they fay, you muff be in poflefiion of tpe
proofs upon which4hcy support it. Lyfis
seemed difconcert^d, he had never heard
of the proofs. But waving this point said
A ppolodore, jf the patter was to promote
. the welfare of, a mercantile house, you
~Wppld lll ink how you could fnraiih it
with a capi^b andfCftabhfh its credit: In
like-manner, of l
the ft ate by increasing ns wealth, and el
tablifhing its credit t such is iny idea, laid
Lyfis. Teß me then the amount pf the
revenue of the Rppublick ; upon what ob
- led s thi s revenue is raised, w better, it ferv es
to encourage industry $ whether mine ob-
Wis are not too highly taxed ; whether
others might npt be rendered more produc
five? or whesher it would not be to the
advantage of the Repubjick 40 derive the
whole sewtaue from other dbje&s than those
which At present produce it I You have,
bo doubt, fully considered these ppiuts.--
No, my father, I have never thought of
* them ; these things have opt occupied
the fophift*. You know at least to what
purpofestbe revenue is applied, andl cer.
tainly your intention is to dimmifh all
improper expenditures. I cannot fay that
I have clearer, ideas upon this •
The fophißs “I 1 y^°» Appolodore.that
the publick debt confmpes a great part of
the revenue and think that those, to whom
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the Republick gave its bonds, oughe to
have received the money due upon them
and not the persons to whom they have
been aligned. You underiland this diffinc
tion no doubt. Cie irly laid Lyfis. Ypu
Can resolve me then, whether the publick
would have been Jess taxed by paying the
one in preference io the other. Lyfis was*
again silent.
Since, Lyfis, you know so little con
cerning the receipts or expenses of gov
ernment, let us renounce, for the prefcnt
the design of procuring new wealth to the
Republick by increasing the one, or dim
inishing the other. But my father, would
. it not be poflible to increase the wealth of
the Republick by going to war ? That
would depend on the advantages gained o
verthe ene 7iy,and the richnefsof the coun
tries you might conquer, compared with
the weahh which the Republick must ex
pend in obtaining <he(e advantage*} but
to obtain them, and before determining on
war,k is not necefiary to calculate the force
which yOu can employ againtt the enemy
and sfeertain the force which he can oppoie
to yours.
You are right, said Lyfis. Tell me then
what is the slate or our army and marine,
whether it he increaled, and how in time
of.war the money is to be railed to maintain
it. Yuuw’Ul inform me aifo of the troops
’ and vessels of the enemy. I cannot recite
to you the wale at once, said Lyfis. Per
haps you have.it in writing, I should be
very glad to fee it. No I ’have not.
I presume then that you have not yet
had time to apply yourfelf to inch cakuia- i
tjons ; the ficuation of our frontiers have
Without .doubt actra^ed your auenrion ;
you know the number of soldiers we^main- 1
tain in the different polis; you know that
also certa.n points are not fuffic’-ently de- i
fendedand that there are others abfoktely
without defence ; you will us confcqucr. tc
urge in the General A^mbly the necessity
to augment this garrison and reform that,
I, replied Lyfis, 1 Ihall fay chat the whole
..onghx to be dijbanded j they have not dis
charged their duty. And how are you fare
that Our defiles are b^adly guarded i Have
.you been upon the ground? Nd, but I
conjecture it. It is proper then co ^ecqn
fider this matter, and in place of conjefUre
io have certainty. *
You have heard that the commerce of
the Republick by the piljarsof Hercules,
is greatly interrupted by pirates. Do you
tbir.k,that the cate ought to fit out feme
gal lie s to protect it in those teas ?. I think
laid Lyfis, that it Wjill be tquch better to
reirrain b. Betas the Repuolick has not
gold and silver mines to reion to-ryou are
aware that the only legal way in ^ich it
cfn obtain money co supply Its wan^s or
promote internal iodufiry is by trade ;in
these modern limes rhe power imd prqfperi
ty of a state depends greatly on its wealth
and that wPIKh upon it* cqmm^F^*
you reftrid th< latter yqu unavoidably les
sen the former. f "
Alas! myTuher,.^ would p^Kr he a
. politician if it is nepeffary to attend to all
these details. Is there a head of a house,
replied Apol’odore, who does not W#tch
inceflantly over the wants of his family and
the meana co supply them L Bat if all these
frighten you, fappofe in place of underta
king the care of 800.000 families (the a
mpunt of those of the Republick j you were
to try whether you can put in Qjder yout
uncles houfe* whole affairs yOu knpw are
in vejrv bad condition. 1 could bring it
about immediately if my flotk would fob
Iqw my advice And can you sincerely
: believe, Lyfis, that all the Athenians, your
uncle included, jvonld be more easy to be
persuaded ? Beware, beware my son, left a
vain love of being distinguished by the
capricious multitude should iriake you ga
ther fhathe foftead pf laurels. Are you
not conscious how imprudent and danger
ous it would be to undertake the great in
terests of a state without underfUnding
them j and how much you would have been
ridiculed had any other person but a fath
er been a wituefs to your folly ? Numerous
examples will teach you, that in offices the
TUESDAY, June 24, 1794.
The general iatereft is no doubt con
jnefled with the preservation of peace ;
nothing therefore, should be neglected
which may conduct co that end ; nor any
: thing attempted which m ght raffily diftarb
it; but as fabftantial preparations to repel
hostilities and obtain justice, have always
^been found one of the most effectual
means which a nation can employ to pre-
VCUC vrbt , ll bcuuu&s gar.*..!
intcreft, that provisional military pre para
tins Ihculd be entered into with a spirit
and vigor proportioned to the case.
But in such a situation of thing*, may
we not fafely repose in the measures which
Congress may adopt, and Upon the wisdom
of our executiye|to giv< them that pperatioh
best calculate^ to avert the storm, or direct
liagainft those on whom it ought to fall.
In the mean while are we not bound, as
good citizens, to conduft oqrfelves indi
vidually, according to the ftrift rules of
neutrality, till fach time a* Congrds (hall
declafe us no longer at peace; for Uriels
the behaviour of individuals correfpohds
with that of government, all attempts ,pf
the latter to prevent war must become abor
tive.
Baltimore, Mfr ch 14, 1794*
. , « . 4WXE.SS
t© t. f. r s.
E drc appointed by the De
mocratic Society of the city of
New-York, a committee to coh
gtatulate you on your arrival in
this country : And we feel the most
lively pleasure in bidding you a
hearty welcome to theie ihores of
Liberty and Equality*
While the arm of tyranny is ex
tended in most of the nations of
the world, to Cruft the spirit of
liberty, and bind in chains the
bodies and minds of men, we ac
knowledge with 4 ardent gratitude
to the great Parent of the Universe,
our lingular felicity in living ih a
- where Reason has fuccelsf ul
ly triumphed over the artificial
diftindions of European policy and
bigotry, and where the law equally
proteds the virtuous citizens of
every defeription and persuasion.
most important, admiration and efterm
are the fruit of knowledge and wisdom,
blame and contempt of ignorance and pre
fumptioh.
Lyfis took leave of his father, and re
joined the deciaimers, who excited the
multitude to disorder and disobedience, as
the Ihmeft road to popularity and a Iha re
in the admiciftration.” -
I fh«t a bank which I never open with
out receiving inftru^ion to seek amusement
in the conversation of my fellow citizens. I
listened, and heard in all, complaints of
the depredations on our trade, by the fub
jeds of powers who would have the United
States to confider them as friendly ; but
among the various modes of relief, which
were every where fuggefledj none of them
leemed to me capable of obtaining j office
or affording protetiioh.
The pre lent is certainly a critical mo
ment to this country, and the afpeft assu
med by Great-Britain well calculated to
lead to hoftJide?. Admitting, however,
the spoliations of her fubjeds tob >ve been
authorized by their courts, still by prudence
and firmnefs, and solid preparations, we
may compel retribution, and avert war ?
but to procure the one and prevent the oth
er, it will be absolutely necefiary to com
bine and employ the whole efficacy of these
several agents. Our prudence will lead
usnet to ask too much ; our fitmnefs not to
relax from what is right; and opr prepa.
rations to inforce our demands.
NE W-YORK, Mayg.
Gentlemen,
VIEWING with the deleft
concern, as you do, the proiprdt
that is now exhibited in'Eorope^
those troubles which are the na.U*
ral offspring of their forms of go
vernment, originating, indeed in
the spirit of liberty, but gradually
degenerating into tyrannies^ equal
ly degrading to the rulers and the
ruled, I rejoice in finding an aly*
lum from persecution in a country
in which these abuses have come
to a natural termination, and hate
produced another system of liber
ty, founded on such wife principles
as, I trust, will guard it against all
future abuses; those artificial dif
tindions in focievy, froth which
they fpjung, being completely
eradicated, that protection from
violence, which laws and govern
ment promise in all countries, but
which I have not found in my
own, 1 doubt not 1 shall find with
you, though I cannot promise to
be a better fubjt& of this govern
ment, than my whole conduct will
evince that 1 have been to that of
Great-Britain.
Justly, hbwever, -a$ I think X
The governments of the old
world present to us one huge mass
of intrigue, corruption, and des
potism—most of them are now
basely combined, to prevent the
eflablifhment of liberty in France,
and to effect the total deftru&iori
of the rights of man. Under these
affliSLng circumstances, we rejoice
that America opens her arms to
receive, with fraternal afL&ionj
the friend of liberty and human
happindk, and that here he may
enjoy the best bltfTings of civiliz
ed society.
We sincerely sympathize with
you-in all that you have fuffeired,
and we confider the persecution
with which you have been pursued
by a venal court, and an imperious
uncharitable priesthood, as an il
luQrjous proof of your ptrfonal
merit, and a lading reproach to
that government, from the grasp
of Whose tyranny you are so hap
pily removed.
Accept, Sir, of the sincere and
best wilhes of the Society whom
we represent, for the continuance
of your health, and the increase of
your individual and domeflic hap*
Plne jAMES NICHOLSON, Prtfdent,
To the Members of the Democratic
• Sodety in NcW-Tork.
On this occasion we cannot but
observe that we once esteemed our
fdvrs happy in the relation that
fubfifled between us and the go
vernmenr of Great-Britain —But
the multiplied opprefTions which
characterize that government, ex
cite in us the most painful sensa
tions, and exhibit a fpeftacle aS
drfgufting in itfclf, as difhonoura
ble to the British name.
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