The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1793-01-16 00:00:00, page 1

}Newhampfhire
KEFPTHE LOAFUNDER
YOUR OWN ARM.
New-lork, January 3.
AT this time there is living nt
Haerlern, an old man who
relates the following remarkable
ftpry of bimftif: —He was peffef
fed ofa pretty good farm, with
slaves and every thing necessary
for a farmer at Haerlem,and had
but one child, a Ton, who mar>
tying, it Was agreed that the
young couple fhoo'ld live in the
house with him, as he was a wi
dower. Things went exceed
ing well, for some time, when
his son proposed to him that he
fhou ! d make over to bird his
estate, promising to build a new
house, and otherwise improve
the farm, the father through
perfuafian gave him a deed of
gift ofit, and every thing be
lo^ng to i f .
After a few years, as the fa
ther grew old, he grew a little
fretful ancl diffatisfied, while the
son thinking -he had nothing
more to expert from him, son
got his filial duty, and used him
as bad as one of his servants.
The old man was ho longer per
mitted to ear at the fame table
Iv out of a wooden bowl hs son
hd. made him : His grandion
saw his father make his bowl,
and let about making just such
another, being asked by his fa
ther what he made ic for, ans
wered, for you teleat out when
you grow as old as grandfather.
Although this ought to have
turned his heart, and made him
reflea, that as he dealt by his
father, he might expert to be
tiealc by his children when he
grew old, it had no effect upon
him ; and the ill usage to the
old man was carried to such an
heighth that he could no lon
ger bear it, but left the house
and went to a relation and
neighbour of his, declaring that
if his friend could not help him
to get his eflate back again,
he would be obliged to come &
live with him. His friend an
bvered, that he might come and
live with him ; Arid if he would
follow his dire&ions, he would
help him to his estate again.-
Go, fays he, take this bag of
dollars, carry it to ycur room
with him and his wife, but obli
ged to eat his meals in the
chimney corner, and Continual
ly otherwise ill used by them;
The old man eat his fapannd*i
WEDNESDAY, January 16, 1793.]
EXETER. (N^-Hambfoire) Printed by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per annum.
The old man did as he was
desired ; his daughter in law
came up to call him to dinner,
finding the door Glut, the had
the curiosity to peep through
the key hole, saw the bag of
dollars, and the old man sweep
ing them off the table. Surpri
zed at it, fife told her hufoand ;
bur he would not believe it.—
The nextday he again repeated
counting his dollars, and pack
ed up something in paper, like
paper money. His son went up
to call him down, was fuprized
at what he saw,, and convinced
with what hiswife had told him
They tock no notice of it to the
old man; but when he came
down, infilled on his eating at
the table with them, and beha
ved more than ordinary civil to
him. The old man related to
his friend what he had done,
who gave him directions what
to do if his son asked him for
the money. After a few days,
the old man having been very
busy in counting the money 2-
gath, the son aiked him what
money it was he had been coun
ting ? Only some money 1 re
ceived in for the difeharge of
One of the bonds f have Hand
ing out : I expert more in eve
ry day, and 1 fear I shall be
obliged to take Mr. 's
farm, upon which [have a
mortgage, as he is not able to
raise the money, and if the farm
is fold, it will not fetch as
much as will difeharge the
mortgate. After a few days,
the son told the father, that
he intended to build a house
on the farm, and would be
^lad his father would let him
have that money. Yes, child;
fays the father, all that I have
will only come to you-, 1 in
tend giving you the bonds and
mortgage I have ; but then I
think ft will be the best to have
it pot all together in a new
deed of gift,! will get neigh
bour — — — to call here &: draw
a new one.—Accordingly his
friend and cotifin; who bad
advised the toeafote, came io
al your fon's, shut it well up in
your chest, and about the time
you expert they will call you
down to dinner, flint your door |
and have your dollars spread on
a table in the middle of the room.
When they call you make a
noise with them by sweeping
them off the table in the baga-;
gain-I
T H E
vour of postponing the business ; but
if it is peculiarly advantageous to the
interest of the United States to make
provision for this objeft immediately,
he suggested whether it would not be
better,if possible, to provide for it with
out having recourse to the expedient
of a ne<vloan. He was averse to Tn
creating the debt of tbe-United States
by additional loans. He was rather
in favour of applying the property be
longing to theUnitea States, in the
bank of the United Stites for tfe t"!'
pole. He therefore moved, that the
fe&ion.Should be Struck out which pro
vides for a lo^n, ip order th fofoftitate
a clause providing for the sale of the
Shares in the bank, owned by the °U.
States, &t the proceeds may be ap
plied to the reimbursement of the loan.
THE biil for enrolling and licen
sing of Chips or vessels, to be
employed in the coasting trade, and
the itheries, and for regulating the
fame, was brought in engrossed,
read the third time, and the banks
therein filled up. The firft blank,
retiring to the time when the a& now
in force (ball cease, was filled with
(be last day of March next.
The bill was then sassed to be en
a^e^ .. $
Mr. Mobrei df the committee on
enrolled bills, reported "An aft
concerning the registering and re
cording of flips or vetfels," as truly
enrolled. The Speaker then Signed
the fame.
A letter was read from the Secreta
ry of War, communicating, porfuant
to the orders from the President of
the United States, sundry documents
relative to Indian affairs, received
from the Governour of George.
These documents contain information
of a recent murder of 8 white perfohs,
by the Indians, on the fiontiers of
Giorgia. Laid on the table.
In committee of the whble on the
bill to provide for a reimbursement of
a loan made of the Bank of the United
States. Mr. White in the chair.
The bill was read by the chairman,
and then considered, in paragraphs.
The fitll feaion tyng read.
Mr. Giles said he was rather in fa-
the house, and the son gave the
father the deed of gift that a
nother might be drawn after
it. When the old man got
the instrument into his hand, in
the presence of his friend he
broke off the leal, and Huck
the writing into the fire, faying,
burn ! curled instrument of my
folly and misery ! and you,
children, as this estate is all my
own again, you muff remove
immediately, unless you will
be content to be my tenant}
I have now learned that it is
best for a parent to hold the
loaf under his own arm ; and
that one father can better main
tain ten children, than ten chil
dren one father.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, DEC. 24.
CONGRESS.
Gazetteer.
[Numb. XXVIII of Volume VII.
gentleman would point' ou', ho® r,e
would contrive to prevent foreigners
from being our creditors even by con
fining the loan to the United Sates ?
At an interest of 6 per cent, you will
in fa& give a premium of above 20,
003 dolfats per annum, Which might
be saved by opening a loan at 5 per
cent id Europe ; —device uha con
trivance you pieafe,faid Mr, William
son, it must be a foreign loan.
Mr. Boudinot obferyed, that the
motion of his colleague amounted to
the fame thing, in thf result, as the
motion for flriking out the fe&inn.—
The loan is now at 6 per cent. To fay
that a new loan (halt be made at 6
per cent, to pay it off,is looting all the
advantage, prbpofed by the bill. He
was therefore against he motion
Mr. Giles moved, that the commit
tee should rife and report progress ; life
observed that very material irforma
tloh Was wanted, in bis opinion, to en
able the committee to proceed under
standingly jn the bufmefi. the mo
tion for the committee's riling was
put and negatived.
,Mr. Clark's motion, to amend the
fedion by adding the word wi'btn be
fore " United Stites, was also nega
tived.
The committee proceeded through
the difeuffion of the remaining fee.
tionf.
Mr. Sedgwick doubted whether the
motion wa< in order, as if vent to a
totally different objed from any fpe
cified in the bill.
The chairman remarked, that a
motion to ftrifo out the fe&ion, war
in order.:
Mr. Fitzfimonsobferved, tha:r,r
idea of the gentleman was adol ted.ne.
was cfearlt cf opinion, that ':'t
of (hares woeid rotproduce a fro ^
equate to the objeß ; as bringing f;<h
a number of fta e: to market would
undoubtedly reduce he price greatly
below the present market price.
M-.Gite,faid he was rath+rd-G 00,
of a postponement of the fabjett ; ue
was not prepared to decide upon it :
He fufpeded many gentlemen in the
committee were in the fame predica
ment ; he would therefore withdraw
his motion for Striking cut under a
persuasion that no fudd<n decision
would ? ake place.
Mr. FitzGmons stated fevera 1 rea
fonswhy the committee Should proceed
in the buGnCfi ; particularly as it in
volves an economical difpolal of pro
perty now Iv^ng ufelefi and a provi
lion for the support of the public cre
dit ; no increase of the public debt is
conrem plated, laid he, but diredly the
reverse.
Mr. Clark said. he never, while ha
had a feat in the Houfe,would coufent
to a foreign loan,unleft the exigencies
Os the coontry were much greater th a
at prefect. He had ravher pay 7cz
per cent, to our own citizens th;.< ;
per cent, to foreigners.—He objected
to the indefinitenefs of the f t &ion, ^ J
moved to amend it,by adding a ct^e
which should confine the loan widna
the United States.,
Mr: Fitzfimons foggefted to Mr,
Clark a provision, agreeable to his
own idea, that the inrereft be at 6 or
g per cent.
Mr. Clark replied— he said he had
no doubt it might be had at 6 per cent,
or f fs. 4.
Mr. Williamson laid, he tifheb :c