The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1796-08-18 00:00:00, page 2

c*’ •• t . iht* eifc'v .* and Titrvhir. '■.* of their
< ’ ■■ ,’F. ' („5 vou in y .i.ir v ; <1 .;n may judge
v v'r.ir Petitioners will be m duty
bound ever to pray, &c. I
/"jr /.’ f 1'i'llywk wit die
Mr, W • \Li?,
JTT/ r.j arc oiri by 0»:r of the PeoJ>.'-, tb*r nrinripie
$ orf.eiies a«_ti m, i ■ ‘giueuc doth cxecuii*
On—and :l.at the acts of Cungrchs are It.oordinate
to . iie prim; j-1« o o\ r h-- lonUtturon. h he can
I’iive iv.); !!!):'.:rion al:u to admir, that a principle
which is ; • er t > b* «:»r J "pun, might as well oc
tet r Maveo.-en efulv —or, in other words, that
3i a prim - It- is !«»*", reH to be dorn „nt to the cad
o\ tuu.e, ;• -in urns to the finie thin* y<? '''.Migh it >
hid .."<11 r i <■• >r n i ■’v tl by o-r conUr utiun.-—
Jy,»w the Hot !f ot Repret»*niath < s, on a late
rv- • -ij. , rt<*il upon ;* princip1-.* confclstdly ei»a
blt(i •••'. .••» the C i’ i: ii .iii, and as-Mr. Rutherford
i>, a-v■*, ;y iii'.nnied us (in your paper ol u> •
^:ii ! It r in a former publication, be al
lowed r,* t*. •' p-»!'i i;de, -j am at a lots to know
Mv‘ it is n^-■ : y all b > cavabog about principle,
■erthn . rjfkn, . but One of the i «*/•/*
goes tar: , or 1U» IM.'U,-,- would have bctu L. ktn,
bv ni •, '>r ms tare moauu ton.
K2 srliuirs th.. the principles of the Conftnun
on are “ to ch-ck extremes”—and “ to contronl
pa Sort by reafon ’—P i: almot'c in the lame breaili,
corT i *. to ID-,;fan and to the x-omtiunion ni.lt,
he does no; tllow to the imne-d1 ate reprcUntativts
r>f the yonle, the right of exercising thele checks
ngainlt the extravagant or ambitious projects of
the .-cnv" and PrHidenr, though ti.e power ot to
doino is rmfr explicitly and untcj'iiv'.v granted
bv t Vje Con’.-, ifti* ion ; and extends poi onlv to u..!.
narv matt ;s oi l p £ .• ion, but to (objects general
ly embraced by treaties:—to frvti —The power oi
jegt::,!’to.'i commerce—(,t annulling, aliens to the
1 !;•••[ o; ci. i.’.'-M'l'dp—appropriating money, &c.
I iirhc- p.iwi i's artJpeeificully given to Congrebs, :
rmr can all the fopbiiuy ol the molt iubtile caluiits, :
r.y rbe art-and ingenuity of every pmizun ;
of ntonarc!--' and arifrocrecy on earth, deprive the j
reprefentarlves of 'be p* pb oi a fugle iota of this
pow-r. But 10 ft - v th-s writer the fallacy ol his
res.uih.,'f», i.-r us l.-r a n.-. n^nr turn his arguments
ag.-i.ifr hiir>:<• if, by oueg it •verbatim^ vvu h this
dig -rrnce ouiv. \ir.f tuoititnting (iongrej's in that
p-M l of tlu- p;«ragrnil, where he has placed the Pre
jidenr, and meria— '< -n it will read tluis :
1: woui'i i-'tn i he re fore, ?bar whoever believes
whnr i:: a:-ft :• nahle, that Congre.i have ?. right
to regular? commerce—appre prime money, &c.
and aiio believes that ihv Pr. iident hath in any
manner whti tin ever a right to defeat thofe powers,
tnuft tort her bel'-.vc w hat is abfurd, that when
forming t lie Cnnilip: rimi, we were entrufting to
Cowy t sand not entridt irg, a neceisary power of
gov< rnmen:—or, that we were conferring . i the
Pr;fi let.t and C-tir.re tmeontrcttled power, wh?r, we
were com muling itk— or, that the Prcfident and Se
nate mat j ;ltly a'sume a right of doing wrong, by
fcre-hiog tin- fruft werepedtd in them.”
Here is i fpecimen of his own reafoning, which,
however, merits not the lea ft attention, except that
it recods on itimfelf, arid h rves to ihtw to what
fl.iits the p; -tended friends of the people are dri
ven, in order to cloak tlie innovations made, or in
tended-o be nv.de, on the Conftitution and liber
ties of our country, hy thefe pretended friends.
This g. : Tman too,appears to be deeply ajffecred hv
the n-wi injh.uuthn, that there are men in out country
on the fide opp .fite to thar of the people. Did rhe
Ci n!ci.-m.e of t his writer fugoeft to him, that this
irdinustion was peri'onal ? Did he feel it as luch ?—
i' not, it is In rely incumbent on him ft If to account
for I'w-\ti me fenfihility on this occafion. Bui as
lb * W‘ prr•••litalive of the people of this difrrict has
al v. . v fully and fatisfactorily explained to us,
(not‘viihltar.dirg the alsertinn of Ohe of the People
to t lie contrary) whar delcription of nu u are hoi
t• le ro rhe rights of the people „• ir rent; ins only tor
me to exprefs a hope, * liar One of the People will, in
his next efsav, rea.on from more lohd politions, and
ftdber.- more frrictly in the fpirit of the Conftiruti
o;i. il he wishes thar his doctrines fhouid carry con
viction with them, or be fahferib-d ■ n, by
Another of the People.
Av.gvjl i&, *pb.
v:LLJS>
~J HAVE nonceJ a piece in your Guardian of the
-*■ n;h infe. {Anonf;} figned a Promoter, which
rope; rs ro be nddreksed to me ; he h; io nn.rly un
done o'-ii w ok, that I Icarrcly know what he
wonhl be at. — He t ikes up nearly one third of his
production w i'h bis oblervaHons, and then fay5
that my |-uM maiion nn tbar head is nor worthy of
notice • this I conclude is ©ivirgro that
again ones on with near!} oneoiht : third , account
tug for rh. • low price of wheat and flour, &c. And
then gives up thofe points by declaring, “ that it
js nor his othgn to notice any parr o{ uiv producti
on of tie *oth of June lair, further than concerns
It’mfeil as one of the Promoters of the Petition ah
hided to.
Whar am I to do in this cafe ? To anfwer his fe.
s-pral ohiervations oil thok* fevrral points already
given v by his own expressions, would he repetiti
on. and il- >\v too much elation at the conquel't ; I
will therefore rffir a few obfervations in his own
-•vay , and then return to his retjuefts, and fee hew
far in 'u ft ice toothers lean ar.lwtr them.
Ac 1 have nor jn rr v fotrr.er publication made uf»
tf r. ..ngi£ cipreffion which could in any manner,
... ,'»f!; !>■ r.*,o- ►i'y, '•.■’n *1 i rt: ■?,’ *V. rA
*• to divide the petiuoi.t t s in favor of (he Briuih
treaty into two i lafses, viy. Fools and Knaves.“
I dev! ire fobmni*’ that the merits of tbit? laid divi
fj.m for clrjjif.catk.; ^belong exclufivt? • loMr Prc-vo
bimfeii. According to him then, thefirii of
Lhele cUUcs is competed of the fig tiers of the petiti
ons, and the fecond of the Vrmo4crs their ft Ives I —
no v as my antagonift mult, from ti»e nature of
things, he much heifer atouainted with iWi ftcctd
cl3is ot men, :Sian I can pt Utbly he, candour obliges
me (h--wever reluctantly) ro con lent that the laid
Pr+rz'.t'jrs are the very •* knaves * he v/ith (o much
!i;ni'v atseris them ro be. And tlioogk I ap?
. on: ilf d to give up this point, yet I derive great
coot Utionar finding that thcfe men do not, in point
••r number, exceed 4 or 5, in the diltrict.”! This
prccious cmf'jJt.H, is to me matter cf real triumph,
ici-aine !• convicts the Ptiiticver of pul ! 1'hing to the
world a m»*ir abominable iallhoot.’.*—to wit— that,
the petition in favour of the treaty •* txprefsed iht
full and almoft general voice of the geed people of
<»ne o: in* mo t reipectani? ckuius m (he union,
where,is M.-. TrzmJer cleat ly proves rh.-i not more
than 4 r.i c “ kiiavcg" weic at the bottom of tins
‘* firm, detent, andSfcnly addreis.’’
In jjfiiceto Mr Promoter a liberality, I tmm for
liter add, iljar he has given us the molt on-ouivo*
cal proofs of lib diMinguillud dilpolitinn, in gene
no-fly becoming an apologilr for Briiiih rapaci y —
1 la) geKeroujly, bvcatde, in this diftrict, the BriiM
'piny is certainly the weakefl party, and omhing
finely can be more gtuerov: th• s;« thus to eflilt the
w-*ak. This, Mr. remoter bar don in fnme r.. .'
fnre, by aftWting that “ the E ’. '-it timm'd* right,
by the lanv of v:.iions, to feizr our property." N<»w,
as the Brit till themleives never urged tins dra, a
as this right is not recognized by Vet®! Pufi'r ndo; ff,
B-ii leniarque, or anv other write' in the jaw of n-<
tiors, 7/bo has : ii-n >i;:o :ny hards, the Briritb
ntu fr. cert air.!.' • ;» g really indebted to Mr. Vr-..ottr
tor the di'e'vr, -. — • 'i vouhl h- only t.irni U tlum
alio wiiii a recpita1 !• p!;n lor holding - or 4 tiion
land Amevie:1 u 1 i: *.-ns in the worlt o' ilavery, the
obligation cm.'id br cmi.pi-te, and Mr. Promo: *r
would be in a fiir -v -y. p-rrb ]is, ot ihortlv reviv
ing ihe honors nfk .-pi. mod, and killing his ri.wSt
gracious mpplfy’s-.'id.
'I be Pronr.'rr req . i me to name t!.? perfon or
pertons alluded to js having ufed unfair means, <!vc%
This is none of his bnfii-els, if lie b inm-cenr, and
lie denies being guilty, except, “ that he figned a
few pL-rions' names, ar their own rroutiV f' art<J if
that was all he did, I v.m willing c» cstufe him ;—
but, fays lie, my neighbours think lam alluded 10—
In rely he ran as eaftly fatis'y bis neighbours, :.s he
•an me, of his innoe*n r.— Upon rlie w li.de, I am ot
opinion, that the Pnmoter b s et.gag.-d in ? quarrel
with hi* coadjutors (!• w as he. h and V-Jncs me
to take it off his Iho-drlers ; but 1 uf.sure him, that
I om not |r» fond <0 quarreling, as to engage volun
tarily with his J'C'-nd cl a Is of men.
I do nbsore tiic Pto.r,otery that wherever I am call
ed on by the proper perfon, in a proper manner, I
iiiall give good aurbority for every thing (and morel
Hinted at in rny publication the 30th ot June lalr.
—the doctrine of peace and five pounds per |v»re!
for flour Was general on the Court green in Mir
tinsburg, and the (everal names cd by on- orr.
lon, was clone in Chnrles-Town or in its neiuhbor
hood,
i ngre* with Mr. Promoter, tU-nt any perfon in
public ofil e may be called on by a citizen for his
opinion, or to explain any of 1 is public tranfacri
ons, but no*- r0 be infulred if he difjgress in opinion
with that citizen. I wifh to fee out public (fitters
ot every denomination, referve to themfelves that
republican Ughrwiib their fellow < i 1: ns, of thir.k
i.ig, and ipi-cking fully on governmental proceed.
Mgs, end not feel thetnlelvts obliged ro (peak well
of niealiires be they right or wrong, for fear ofiool
iug their places. ,
Should the Promoter 'have any further bufinefs
with me, and not find his call anfweud, as loon
as he expe-os, he will pleafe to obt'erve, that now
ts tit:* Duly time of feeding ; nothing bur my attenti
on to that bufinefs and other avocatb ns. will pre
venr a fpeedv anfwer ; but Iboubi delay take place
on that account, be may be alsvred of an sntwey as
loon as time permits ; and as my aliufiens were tc
the guilty only, until they Ihali apply, no ditcri
minat’on ihall be made bv
FAIR FLAY.
A M OS A L L I S O N,
Has juft opened, and offers for fr.le,
dt his Store in Middltto'ujn (dun Garrard’s-T'otvn )
A neaf and ge neral alsortnient of
Wet and Dry Goods,
Together with a large quantity of Hard-Ware, bar i
Iron, Steel. Cafrinps, &c.—the whole of v. hji h he
s determined to (ell on the moft reasonable toms |
lar calhior fuch produce as will anl'wer the market.
ami hopes from the quality of his goods, and rn- •
deavours to pleafe, to nieiit a ihare of public pa- '
tr on-age.
MiddlttoWJK, Augujl 15, ’cj6.
TAKEN up 2 s a ft ray, hv the Subfcriber, on the
.5 h ini;, a forrel Mare, branded S on the
near (boulder, t6 or 17 years old, has a bulhy tail,
and has been tifed in the peers. She has been bray
ing about this town ftnee March lair. The owner
is defired 10 prove his property, pay charge*. and
take her away. PETER HESS.
Shgnfl 16, '96,
' s’ 0 it iLi
hi! Lut't Cj
fi.u ate n, Bui ke htrier, in xi <vor 11 , -.
Otn.-f. The houte i* «C leer by 31, conn-ini, g'lf*
roi'l’1?, with a ft.ble, and lie; ...
Ilnule. ft is a,.. t«| lu.ni. f,„ any Tmliiiris.
d" wif! he given for the gre-.ttift part, on the m*
nien.s bring w. 1! /.cured. For ti,«, rpr-ly
iiJe Subicr.bti, ii«ii p < n the jirt r».
WiU.HM ARMSTRONG.
dugnjl 17. ’p6.
C^AME to the Plantation ..! the Soh-TiT, Pin
J Ma'mplhire l'w i,.-at the fen cm in-rr.
i .m..11 bay Mare, about , , |,..m!s higu. .U‘;J
he i or 9 years old, w of I'el h nd a
I'maJl Uai in her fate She is a ii:itur..l trotter h
•1 Ido it inane and tjI. ’-.rf is no vifilda bt trd
i he owner i: tie fired to prove his p r. ■ • • r r, a,.j
lake her away.
CHARLES RO;• 5 {\R / L’CH.
'J. V'
rr.‘KKN up as a liras, on ti.e 16 li ii fi. a bright
JL bar hnr , iat . i tis high s. '.js old t|,e
off bind foot tti-'e wnb o hi- • I.«e' a|i|-i ailed at
67 dollars. ’I If 1 w ntr is it. bud j , uVe |,i, j„.j.
perry, pay that ?• 3. arid take 1.1,11 av .
ARLM1EAI D MdBARER.
Aiigrji 17, ’96
Boot and Shoe .Manv/nSlory,
'■ f"' •' . ’b"f ihe i• '*r• m-rf! Ip
<*'d *V • LH AT I I •<■ ii.-t n I i'r. ,1
: *] !•». v M . ,w
• c. Sc rr;r.: ; ‘ I . (V h • «. * j,
f - F- lit a M." , 1 *. ' i-}'t; £;1
' Kl-'
‘ 0 I 7
Vj G 1 iL'h In it . \ ji:nr i • «i
i ■ 1 k.d
i:i:» c.arri;-}H i *v:11 in 5 lit C ■
• t A * i : Ut kv,
; ;:ar the 1 ■1' *’• • • *. ? w ’! feud <.« tin- : cu • < 1 Mr.
:hri M A.’m ’ ;i /*• 'ailimlutg t!v jd,
r.( i l»t- J.M-i-t* o('C pi. (iK/j S.-;: ,v.vr«, "i ( •' . ■ ■■ /.
r.-'i*'.’/. or. 8aun .l:.y 24 r. \ s. pu tm>r» isr,
* ■ * r «;u- <• ‘ rcc 1. ivir.g tiv j- >• ;•< .. . 1. •: t
Riciing-t "rrr'tfs. • ho«f r <n rrnu-o \v:, p
ro sti'-ri1 —&•>.'!io 1. ■ .rivs 11 1 !>•;•;:.<»?• »vj.- » d
(mts com mem 0 .•<; in'.: l.t rn * <• * * • * vi.
for flic nor, »-mry < i' their lii’i:-. :r, the ■ • ■; A
J me, 7 that if 1 hf ■ i f ! 1 1:
loirs at Auf*ulf C •in- v r<\. they will he <!i r . u j
Ctherwife they will be prof-ruled lb :r..
i\l IJC GRKiCK,
C :> i I* C! or R t IT,'
fc 1! mi . :.. \ :: •» 1. K u,
ih(f:cr s rr.'U, ne ir [vim*
c 1 i *. i! ■; * on ; 11 ti.i-j o! ft..»* r in .,p • .v *<•{,'
live msiMiinr. and from mir ’:onvU( ne <1 the b-.di
nels. b-': ’(.? hr:-/j to i1 f'om o> t inla •••-•• ;:i tie Si-if?:
cl’Peuii'v;. pn'.j, .11 the S': Mills, rear il'«
city ot b !• 'l-.i i, iimi have o}'. fr. m iwd.e
barrels fnret fi-.e 6 > h*:!htij> of v\ .
Wci^hii ;'. 6<> pounds 1 > r binhc1, ?:• { »v' ' ; -t cn*
P_ \'.r Ire: '}'<■ j ore. 'v’e : •• a? "■»
flonr^h r;- :s
ei i • s V iih to 1
our mi 1 ’. ?v:: - ‘ ; on - us w • i!-e:r «.l ' 1 Y
m-ty he ; 1: •; iltti vt n-r>d ; ' : r c i - hr f Vl v •! j T
fill tiny • .t- ia'e ih on!'. d - have lhe :n a 0 ,!1
in oo«.ni order. ; mi s ruv> !-;-r ci gai ners for • ..
r\ v, heat, r. here tur. pc Mi-u’s '* .••••! • -il
be hep* leosr.-»e. the-- wo rail <y -*<• • ’d' 't
burs in tan) mill. :,ud 01 •• b? ktni in cr
dor for niercl’.aur work, and the 01 her tuv »n 1 *• -
Wo have fn*| had facet Is \vi»h our il •* p ti
fpectiori, ard w e n-e not a Irani o* o*u fl<*v'*r 1
ing infpeuion, if we t goon v. lorn, • >'<l '■ *
barrels out ol 6-' bulbtls. Our ! dr fairs v/r Ini
nor above five or f<x barrels fuMieh'd on’ d ii''e
hundred. We 1 bn 11 give atttifHjince onrirbes—
no hired millers will (it fruited with our bufii’eis.
It any perlon wants flour, (*r any thing in our way,
they iliali be iuppli v - n t! 1 e belt terms. '1 hr mar
ket price givtn ioi whear.
WILLIAM BOVD aid Co.
Augt-H : 6, ’06.
i’UUR DOLL A Lb KLVVAKLL
STRAYED from ih> Sub'cviber, Ding in Wnib
ington County, Maryland, >«o miles above
Hughe’s Fur'Date, Beaver Creek, two Co a*, one a
dnik brown, with a huge cr«»p in her Jcii tar, and
a hole iii tier right ,• the had on a hell, wi*h an irr>3
bell-collar. *1 h# other a red-bri; die, allit in her
right ear, nod a hole in each. Wnoevrr takes up
laid cows, and {Woreis them To that 1 get them a*
gain, Hi all he entitled to the* above reward, and an
realonable dial pcs, ifbronphr b^me.
HKNKY YEAR LEY.
;/ rfifogtsn County A % n W 15 .9 ^ _
RAN away from ti e Snhlcrihi-r, on 'he r4 *'
leant, a 11 0pj-*t ert ice boy named Aafravio
rard, between 16 "*d t t \ eat s old, about 5 b et high*
(lender marie, pale conirnance and heavy bro'
bound by liis father to the faddling bufinels. He
had on and took with him an ankeen round about
and Ihnrt jacket, and overalls, a grey cloth jacket,
a drab coloured coat,two pair of tow trowiers, two
coar'eand one fine {birr, and an old high crown
wool hat. He {role his irvlemtmg, and is h'nd of
drinking. Whoever apprehends laid runaway spy
returns him to me, iliall have One Shilling reward*
GEORGE WOLFF*
Aug*ft 18, *9 6.