The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-03-11 00:00:00, page 2

PORTRAITS of the BACHELOR and
the MARRIED MAN controlled-
A BACHELOR is a fort of whimsi
cal being, which nature never inten
ded to create. He was formed out of the
odds and ends of what materials were left
after the great work was over. ^Unluck
ily for him, the finer passions are all mix
ed up in the composition of those creatures
intended for social enjoyment. What
remains for the Bachelor is hardly e
mough to rub round the crufty mould into
which he is thrown. Some seasoning,
that he may not be quite insipid, must be
fubkituted in the stead of more valuable
ingredients; to in dame nature tosses
felf love without weight or meafare, a
kind of understanding that is fit for no
other use; a sprinkling of wisdom, which
turns acid from the four difpofrion of the
vessel in which it is contained; and the
whole composition, is concluded with an
immoderate portion of oddities. Thus
tioops, he was endeavouring to explain to the
lloofe on what ground it was, that he should move
a reduction of the number of 17483 proposed in
the vote then under consideration. The Honourable
Gentleman had charged him with making a mis
chievous speech ; he defined to know, whether
theie was any tiling like an intention of milchief,
in I is endeavouring to have an imputed expression,
which if mifunderkood, might produce serious con
sequences, either properly explained, or disavowed.
He rose as the friend to both countries, and it was
in that character he was thep addressing die Hotife.
The noble Lord over the way had talked of his
vouching for the loyalty of the Volunteers of Ire
land; had he not then a right to aik, who doubted
their loyalty, and to repel an infiimation that went
the length of implying such a dcubt? It was witht'his
view, that lie had said so much. Ifthe delicacy of the
situation of Ireland was declared not to have been
urged as a plea for voting so large a number of
troops, his intended amendment would be useless;
but he Ihould otherwise think it necessary; It was
not true, he said, that Ireland wanted more troops,
or that the Irilh Parliament called for them. There
Was no ground therefore for the pretence of akirfg
for a larger peace Eftabldhrnertt for Great Britain on
account of Ireland. Ireland was perfectly fafe with
te regiments already there, and with the general
fort and .zeal of the people, not merely Volunteers
lot the whole nation. Mr. Flood mentioned the
thinner in which the Irish Parliament had voted so
many troops. An artful Secretary he said, had
come to the House of Commons there in a former
administration, and having firft persuaded the House
to vote that 12,c00 troops were nbceffary for the
defence of the kingdom, and that they ought always
to be in it, had, after that vote had palled, said
Gentlemen must vote for the augmentation, because
having declared that 12000 troops ought always to
be in the kingdom, it was impoffibb for them to
Lave so many in it, uhlefs they would vote for the
additional 3000. Mr. Flood reasoned upon this
for some time, and concluded with moving, that
the words J.vmteen tbsufdnd four bu dred and
e ghty-ihree be left out of the motion, and the words
f^cen iboufand four hundred and eighty-three in
foted in their head,
[ To be Continued. ]
fie Friend of Great Britain, let not Great Britain
make Ameria her foe, by declaring her to be an
enrmy." The fame argume- t would apply to the
Volunteers of Ireland; the Volunteers wished well
to this country, and glowed with the most ardent
loyalty; let notlhis country mak % them inimical,
by declaring thtm dilloyal or insinuating that a
doubt even was entertained of their loyal y
Mr. Powney rose, and called upon the Speaker to
put an end to a speech, more likely to do mifehief,
than any he had ever heard He appealed to the
Hou e, whether what the Right Hon. Gentleman
was faying was in order, or Lad any relation to the
question ?
The Speaker rose and said, what the Right
Hon Gentleman was faying, certainly did not ap
pear to him to be analogous to the question; he
hoped therefore, he would proceed to move hrs
amendment, or confine what he had to fay farther
to that alone.
Mr. Flood rose once more, land said, he was
fiating the reasons for the motion of amendment he
©cant io propose. He had understood that the
delicacy of the situation of Ireland had been
Urged as an argument ^for proposing a larger fotce
than was otherwise necessary for Great Britain, and
las he knew there was no delicacy in the situation of
Ireland that could warrant such an encreafe of
formed, thus finished, a Bachelor is popt
into the world !—Mere lumber, without
a possibility of being happy himfelf, or
effeutidlly contributing to the happiness of
others. His only bufiaefs is to keep himfelf
quiet. He gets upto Jie down, and lies
down to get up. No tender impressions
enliven his waken hours; rio agreeable
reveries disturb his droniffi Lumbers. If
he ever speaks the language of sensibility,
he speaks it on the excllehce of some fa
vourite dish, or the choice liquors with
which his cellars abound. On such fub
je&s he feels the raptures of a Inter. .As
for the pace of a Bachelor, he would
hardly mend it toget out ofa florin, though
that ftorih were to threaten a deluge ; but
shew him a woman who is entitled to the
compliment of his hat, and he will fhuffie
on as it he were walking for a great wager.
His housekeeper, or his Jaendrefs, he can
talk to without reserve ; bat any ether of
the sex, whose condition is above an nfe
ful dependent, is his terror. A Coffee
houfe is his fah&um fan&orum against
bright eyes and dazling complexions ; here
he lounges out half his days. At home
he fits alone to his unsocial meals, and
when this passion is pleased, he has no o
ther pafion to gratify. Such isa Bachelor;
such the life of a Bachelor! What be
comes of him after death. lam not casuist
enough to determine.
Now for a MARRIED MAN.
THE felicity of a Married Man never
Hands still, it perpetually flows, and in
creases in its passage. It is fopplied from
various channels; it depends retire on
others than on himfelf. From participation
proceed the most extatic enjoyments of
the married man. By an union with the
gentlest, most policed, most beautiful part
of the creation, his mind is harmonized,
his manners foftened, his loul animated
by thetendereft,livelieft sentiments. Love,
gratitude, and universal benevolence, mix
in all his ideas. The house of a married
man is his paradise. He never leaves it
without regret; never returns to it but
with gladness. The friend of his foul,
the wife of his bosom, welcomes his ap
proach with fufeeptibility ; joy fluffs her
cheeks, and mutual are their transports.
Infants, lovely as the spring, climb about
his knees, and contend wh^ch shall catch
the envied kiss of paternal fondnefs.
Smiling plenty, under the guardianship
of ceconomy, is seen in every department
of his family—Generofity Hands porter at
his door—Liberality presides at his table ;
and social mirth gives to time its molt
pleafiog motion. To the existence of a
married man there is no termination.
When death overtakes him, he is only
translated from one heaven to another ;
his glory is immortalized, and his children's
children represent him on earth to thelateft
generation.
Dear Madam,
MY arrival in the o'd world has, by no means,
created an oblivion of my friends in the ne^v.
I confefs with unfeigned sincerity, that my heart
is constrained to give the latter that preference,
which their superior merits have extorted from me,
though a Frenchman. Of that I wean to convince
you, by returning to America; where lam deter
mined to spend my days. This fond predilc&ion
in a Frenchman, accustomed from his youth to the
splendor of a Court, and to the pageantry of royal
CHARLESTON,
March 11, 1784,
Extract of a Letter from a French Cent 'em.an, an
officer of dfinguifted merit and rank in the
American Armt, to a Lad, in this State, da;ed
Paris, Ofio'er 20, 1783,
I hope to arrive in America in a few months - 1
already anticipate every pleasure that awaits me
there. Be affined, my dear madam, it will cost
nothing to my heart, to leave this old world, where
every thing affords me disgust. The plays, the
shews, the pomp of a most luxurious Court,' and
all the efforts of Art which present themselves to
my view, to beguile and fafeinate me, are tempta
tions of no efficacy towards my delation. The
Print of America is too deeply engraved in my
heart. 1 hat of the old world is now obliterated.
I am certain I shall never regret Europe. I was
born an American. 6 y as
Methinks I iee Mrs.——-, fmilihg at all that
I assert, as fiftitious. Writing from th s distance,
I ought to be beleived. Politeness does not bind
me to insincerity, at the vast distance of 140)
leagues, Previous to my departure from Philadel
phia, I heard with pleasure of your city being re
stored to its proper owners. May it never &is
be ravished from you, and may the the bands of
such rapacious, tyrannic and fangrtinary butchers,
as your former foes, be never permitted to reside
there.—All Europe is on your fide, except Britain.
— The gloomy King and wicked Court of that
country Will never forgive you. Though you have
deprived the Serpent of fife teeth; yet the poifoa
is within him. His offetfive weapon's ate "one
His vigour is but hoffe ; and his noise but the (hake
01 l,f r ,Ces. There yet, however, remains a
'conftithtional energy in this Honfter, which yott
ought to fear. You have drawn out his teeth, it
is title; but take care they be not sown among you,
out of which, (as in ancient story) a host of ene
mies may hereafter arise. Ah, —Americans! You
are too unfufpeXing and confident; and Caro
linians more than the rest ! The present day will
display, in yohr councils, whether or not the re'
port and fufp eion of the other States has not, ere
now, been verified ; that much dirt remained fare/ ^
I, among you. If so, it will now be thrown up,
and shew itielf. What have you to expeX from a
people, who could be capable of bribing even their
very Sovereign, or from a King whom the Bast India
Company hate actually bribed, to abet their cursed
caafe, with the film of 500,0:0! > From him and
them alone have you cause to fear. They have
sheathed that sword, against your liberties, which
they have drenched in the best blood of your
bravest citizens, and their allies. Buttheir political
sword adually is, and ever will be drawn against
four Commerce.—lt reeks with malice; and trtift
me, who know something of that Court, it never 1
(at lead in this reign) tan be sheathed. The
carryingtrade and your Fisheries actually engage
their jealousy. The Refugee settlements in No.
va-Scotia will begin the controversy, on the filing
Banks in their vicinity; and Spain, perhaps, on
account of the Miffidippi. navigation and the Gulph
trade, will abet them. It is the interest of France,
and of the red of Europe, to fee every Port in the
new world out of the hands of a Spanish monopoliß,
and in the pofleffion of States, whose commerce
must be free; but, mind me, it is not (heir interest,
that you fliould have a Navy. What the world
trembles at is yours to adopt; and the plan of
increasing your tonnage and your seamen, and fe
eding the balanceof evey branch of your trade in
your own favour, a r e the prerequisites to it. Yopr
Save-trade mull therefore prove habile to your
glory; and, if your Rulers be wife, they will frame
such trade-laws, as mud bring the Engliih to their
senses, refpe&ing your carrying-trade, your tonnage,
your ffiip building, your seamen, and your fisheries.
Every vessel, not built in America, nor owned by
American Denizens, and not navigated by Ameri
can seamen, oughtto pay some duty on th:ir Ton.
nage; and the manufactures of Aliens, (in order
to encourage your own) ought to pay a b e „ one,
until Commercial Treaties be eftabThed between
them and you, as to make your commercial advan
tages reciprocal. What, otherwise, can the ad,
vantage be of an Al) over an Alen, if the Alien
only pays what an Ally does? If this be done,
your Allies must be alarmed at your perfidy. But
the bane of Ariftocrac, is deep-rooted among you -
and, like a mortified iiinb ? it mult be extirpated;
ty, muff appear flrange to you, who, T well re;
collet, often taxed me with insincerity of profyf.
fion, in defeating on my love for America, and
for my friends there; but you will soon be convinced
of this predilection, and more particularly of my
strong attachment for South Carolina; as it is thert
I intend to fix my permanent residence. The
idea of living in a free land, and amidst friends
whom I love beyond expression, and above all, in
umfon with those, whose labours in the field have
added glory to my own, while together, is to me
a powerful inducement. It must be so; for my
family and connexions are adopting every means,
to dissuade me from that resolution, and purfuinff
evey step to procure me such advantages in this
place, as may induce me to desist from my deter
mination.