The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1776-06-07 00:00:00, page 1

'jUNE 7, l776'
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W A N T E D,
. N ARMORKZR, and his assistnnts, sor
each butnsihun, with thc'n ncccsilxry
. tuuls. 'lhc zllmolu il fully Clpublc,
and indush ous, \\ 11} xccelvc six sh'dlings
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ZV LUIV VI'A IV'11U1V.
FRlD AY, ]Wuy 31, 1776.
ESOL VE ]) mzrmimoufly, that the
Commincc 0! Snfcty be dis:- :ct ed to
write a letter to the P] eiiclent of the Con
vemion 0! Maulctnd, m answer to his lct
ter Os the 25th inshmt, cxprcsiing thc
d'eepcsi: concern at the proceedings osthat
Convcntiou lespcctinsr "ovcrnour Eden,
and our realms ("or not becoming ucccsiory
thcxcto, by gixing him a passport through
this cuiony, or the bay zuljoininp, ' tilsilt
we would, with lcluctancc, in any cuic,
intcrmcddic m the ash- h 5 of a sister colony,
but in this matter we are much interested,
and the Convcntifm ofMarylund, by'send—
inn- their procccdimrs to the (}ommittcc
u'ctf Sulety here, h: ch made it. the duty of
the Convention to declare their scntimcnls
v-7'-v- sirsssi'r .si.
thereon.
That, considerinw the intercepted let
ter srorn !urd George ()ermnin, to gover
ctnour Edcn, in which his whole cuuduct'
and cunsidenti 1! letters nr c approved, and
he is dixccict cd to give fucihty :md zxsiist
uncc to th c 0 ssemtions of ond lounmorc
:!"uin'i Virgini 1, We are at a loss to ac;
munt For (he Counci] of 8 xlcty os Mary
lz.nd their !]ZIVi'V-l' nefsivledcu! tu scizc' .nm,
accordin-r to the recommcndation of the
General Congless, and more (0 son th (:
Com cmiun' & havinrr promoted his pasidssc
to asiilt in our destruction, undcx a pre
tence (Is his rctir'mcr to anh me!, \\ hich wc
. cctss-once 11 (7, smm the above letter, hc isnot
ac! hcx tv to do; th it, iimposinrr he should
go to Bssliruin, it :mpc: us to us that such
vox. .ngc, \\ ish ths: "zhhsicss 'dic-lcntcclto him,
\\i!l cnubic him to assume thc chumc tcr of
*-—z_.
:] puhhck (men:, and, by ]nomotiny divi
ficm and dish sum :uiwnz-i! thc colonics,
produce conlssequcnccs the molt tural to
' the American must" th: lL as the rc alons
affictned for his departmc, tlza! lmmn/l
obci' t/zc mini/Zer [al numzlatsis 'ZU/llsih' izflllllfll
, in's in his vsirovr'mmr-nt, an (: vel) unlutish lC
si tor ', when the ()unvcnticm dec! we, that
' in his absence the government. in its oh!
" form, 'will devo! vc on ths," Pl'l'sl !ult of tue
Cwmcil (sifStutc, who \\ 11! hc uncle! (qual
nhl'lctrzmun to -pr_"1isiurm such man!! !tcs.
)Ve (: umot avoid lmputin'r those pmcc cd
mgs to some unduc influence of j-sx";'-e1
nsmr ])rlcn, under the mui. ! o! !]!an-hlhd
to America, inn! of the pmpjctnr; inte
rest m M "it)!zm-l, whcrtbv thc mv. n'hcrs
_ 0! that ( mn cnlhm \\r_1c !)ct! ;HCs! 'zztr) ;!
ct'. "du". of htu! !jsi'ct .!!cmy to the common
' ( mse, and \" (" ! !! Lo ah!:si unmtn 'm psi'n
.. Ilcu!;,n' :mc! !U! it:-11!n1c!six!ss"nz1s;-!.!c (!: ltv
: [0 \\ !HH !! ]L' ""s) ] ! 1'(()1)!('(\l [lhl 't ')l()\ mcc
to my m! :!thu 't t'rc- ' *-!f!'!"1("n(c.
(
'- 1!ss'_-/n.v.!"(l tix =" ". !",e - ctnsiss' .:fnhnhm
' !": fmthusilth pulvhl! u! m th \1RUlNI1
cto. () AY. LT r !; .
.)\1[' \! m:\ \'m " ' my president,
fobn Fluctss-ssulss dusiisi 0! th'; (.om'cntlun.
..
]nq/L- tlzauy/Js on GO/sLsiZHV sctsWENT.
I N whntc xcr fitualion wc_,\_.si_lsib xicw
of man, whether 1 msr'nffi; the incests
in the lude state of his msilm'cvfl cxistqs-c,
or in the imnoth situ: ti'umuf p Jsillhed lua—
cty; wheresoever wc place him.. on the.
burning s'mds osAflicn, 1]: c from}: '10 uzastssi
oslctnbludor, or the mmc cu-lsvcni ;! climes
Ul m (: temperate "'mcs, ne anu eiery
whcte find him the {line compicx being
a {Live to hie passions, :md mchd and nui
tated by a thousand dilagrccing xiitucs
and discordant vices.
'I o correct this fi'ccdom a: id vci" ssixtiiity
of his nature, to put a ship to the— xinien—
ces which must take Piacc sroni ti in. Will):
dered state of his reign, and to iL-zpn- itc
his virtues from his vices, and c.;di thcnl
forth into action, men find it mcciictry
either to submit to the casu: d rnic ol lupc
riour abiiiiics, or, hvo m" mngi'np themselves
into socictics, to eltahlilh loi ms and regu—
]ntions for the good osthc whole. 'lhcsc
forms and regniations admit ol ; \ cr v vre at
variety, * bnt whether they bcdcr n ed from
the casuni subordination, or the ])oiitivc
insii tntions of men, this lS [iii] & [ending
principle m them all, " that the people
have at all times a light, irom the sa
" cred and uncdicnahic chartcr ol the Al
" mighty, to change ornlter thc govern
" ment under which they live, whcrc
" those charges and ahcrutions tend to
" the general good of the community,
" and the happiness of its munibeis."
But w' nere is this general good, this
national sciicity, to be sound. ? it is more
than piobnb'le, that it will be sound, in
the greatest piopoiiion, in that lociety
which best iccures thcohlervzsimcc ol justice,
which inspires and prcicivcs thc \irtuc of
its members, and Aiiidl actually cngugcs
the!. ! in the ex' xciic of" their best tziicnts
and huppicli: difim.itions.
'l he sccunty w justice ]5 lhc pohl'. cn] si
hcrty os tnc state, promuhwncd by us
laws, which relasics to the supreme povsi cr
and the: subject, and 13 the ob]c-Lt Os positi—
cnl law., " or from the subject to one ano
ther, and ls the O!" ]cct of end and cnmi—
naH: xw. 'I lus polhsiiculhhcny will;: hvays
be most per (cct where the Lm s have deso
"utcd ]cnsi: from the 0'1'711111 1i;_rhts of
men, the rz-s/zts so (qzm. !itv, ws] nch is ad
xcrsc to every ipccics of suhorcl'ss nation,
bchdcs that uhlch ashes from the (szhc
rcncc osc xpzxcny , dis position, :mcl vhutc.
It is this imle 0] cc uzsidty whicn gives to
every man a riflht to humc ;md ("v."cutc
hxs ()\\ll lxlws, v- hich n'onc can lucurc ths:
observance 05 ]ushcc, :md (hlhzi: equal
and suhl'mn'siinl ]incrtv to the ])CU' ;.(z, ' im
those hm's 111ul'cmzs3r-"sssiznhy he the most
)(l'ss sit, which urc 'ZLZ: .".tu'1("ct" (*()l'-'L'l i ed by
the sense 01 ps. nisi. sim m: c ]);u x'k', tu
whom thsv arc t()1w-:m]1!sivclss,ctsi: ::Rhss".
HLnCC th; :t fsiuul i mnffl Hl'sil in 2]; ] ]";
nmcmmohts, th "sit L.}: 'u:1vss—n":.\us must
ncwr hc ;1'm c- thc 11 \ * ;mzl ].(nsc: :nH-sisss
ths: honour of th: \L i<l< ] m-nssz; ]);zssiunmvtt
shpciimiss uf' :;m'W \\ du}. ;s zsiw- :ssmss- n
mcnt ol l.]rce, nssml H. (" lu -.u,'.: m ot u'sil
lnv. lt iss this princip-c ui ('(sitl 1'..w this
night, which 15 11: sslxclcw' : evuv member
osthe cunnnunity, to give his min umct
scnt to the ]uws by which he is to be huund,
which ulunc can inspire and pi'cssrv: the
virtue ofils mcmbcrs, by placing thun in ,
:1 rcizuiun to the publick, and to ihcir tssci
hiw citirssens, which has & tendcncy m en
gage the heart: and assccsstiuns to bmh.
Men love the cmnnmnity in which they
arc treated withjnliice, and in which thcv
meet viith (:onlidcrsinictzms propurtim-ul tip
thc proofs they give ul'abihty and good
mtcntions. They ]uve those un'n whunl
they live on terms of crsinzditctv, and under,
: sense of commnn interclis. ]t (singu-ctzct-cs.
them in the exercise us their lust taicssnta
zind happicii diipqiitinns, for the ;ssancmq
piss
ment and defence of their country are the
hcst and noblest 0ccupntionsui'1nsi :1 . 'i hcy
lead to the exm'cisc us the grum-Ei '- irzun-s
and most. respccizihlc (nimals, \-\ !.i- it is the:
greatest blctiing that ahy inisiitsiissiun cszn
bestow. Tht'icc happy is that pcosivic,
where the mcmbcrsat large n' ty beinti usi
cd with their own governntu-sct ssmi tss.
sche; hutrihsl such are the ]imitni sin .
crs of men that this equal ;nzd in.
system ofiegitlatitm is seldom to be t- :. .._
in the world, and can only tsixkc pissu- m
small communiticl ; for vi hcncvcr ting _(i-c'i -
etv becomes numerous, or examine. thq
privilege oiilegiflution in it cussilcccii :- capa
city, from the impructicalii'siity us um
vening, must unavoidably .:md nccdictariiy
cease. .
To remedy this evil. & method h-sizz hsimt
embraced ofdeputing represi-ntdtiwss-s imm
the people at large. chemi rcqtulittsi,
however, arc necessary to render this, se;
prcsenmtinn adcquatc to the, trust. [:
ought to be sail, equal, free ; and as it is,
at hest, but a species of ;triliocmcyl it in
indispeniitbly necessary tu guard si-ctpsssiainl't the
evils which are attendanr. on this tmm of
government. And its puwcr lhuuld be
pureiy iegiisirnivc.
A full lsieprcicntahon 15 nccchzry to rcn—
der the influence ufbribcry and sizrt more
difficult. The propricly oisi am equal rcz
presentaflon mult occur to every one who
does not wish to give an unduc influence
to some parts of the communilv over
others. This mny'bc obtained in either of
two ways, by the number of srcch-silsiiusis,
or by the quantity oshnd; but as in coun—
tries that are mpidlv increasing in popula
t'lon, the number of srcc-hnhicrs must be
perpetua'fissy vnry'mg, thc method by the
number ol'acrcsi-z must he the cnlicst and.
most pcr'sinuncnt, and as our lands become
dh-idcd info mm'c hands. every your will
increase lhc lesssi'scctiun ostlfis hind offe
presuntution, dsisimcisiliy too il we [m an
end to propricmrics, ent.:Z'sis, and other
monopohc: olsih'sinds, thulsic remains of an
cicnt t','r;mn\', which will :x'.\\';1j.'s bc incom—
lzpt'ssifuss- vise) !hc spirit us Ul'sildsisv and
right ss-sisisi'.)*.<_-rmmsint. 'lsihc isszcsi-cdomc-sc-lec
titm Zs ZIC'CL'ssH'ss, kiss the vss'cH-bcsimsi-si of the
l.uxs um] th: liberties us :hc i'mtc. which
wnnH uthcrusinsc f'siffl :] isiJ-J'Hsixsc to the :x'ctmrs
ol'ln'a'ncr'ss um] ('nrrupxiun, :md psiu'tv-fi-irlt.
'Z'n xlzf'a un! . 'sihs: rc'pzctcilssss-tsusizch should be
the unhisssict'ful choice us the people, by
lullot, ".n wh'xch nu man should nukc in