The Kentucke gazette (Lexington [Ky.]), 1788-08-09 00:00:00

K E N T U C K E G A Z E T T E,
S A T U R D A Y, AUGUST 9, 1788
LEXINGTON: Printed by JOHN BRADFORD at his Office in Main Street where Subscriptions, Advertisements, &c. for this paper, are thankfully received, and Printing in its different branches done with Care and Expedition.
Whereas the General Assembly have directed, that fifty acres of land lying on the Kentucky river, near Harrods landing, in the county of Mercer, the property of Mr. Walter Beall, should be vested in trustees, and established a town by the name of Warwick. The trustees of the said town will therefore meet on the land, on Wednesday the first day of October next, in order to lay off the lots and streets according to law, and on the Saturday following, they purpose to sell the lots to the highest bidders, on six months credit, the purchasers giving bond with approved security. The public may be assured that the situation of this town is healthy, abounds with excellent springs, and convenient roads may be had on either side the river.
I hereby forewarn all persons from taking an assignment of a Bond, given by me to John Hughes, of Lexington, for the sum of £60, dated the twelfth day of May 1788. The said John Hughes has obtained the aforesaid Bond by unlawful means. JOHN SMITH. Lexington, August 1. 1788.
FOUR DOLLARS REWARD.
Broke out of Bard's town jail the 7th inst. anegro fellow named Isaac, he is small and pale coloured, hook-nosed has lost the toes off one of his feet, is very talkative plausible, and insinuating: he was lately the property of col. John Campbell of Jessenton county, and formerly belonged to capt. H. Pawling of Lincoln, who sold him to lawyer Brown of this place, he is well acquainted in the neighbourhood; Whoever apprehends and delivers him to the subscriber gets him, shall receive the above reward.
THO. BARBER. Danville, July 30 1788. 4932
GREAT BARGAINS FOR CASH,
IN Lexington the two first of August being court day: at some place adjacent to the court-house, will be exposed to sale at public vendue, and continued daily, till the whole is disposed of, a valuable quantity of merchandise, equal in variety and quality to any ever brought to this country; it is unnecessary to enumerate the different articles, as they consist of the necessary, durable, useful, and ornamental, and will be sold in patterns pieces, or parcels, as may suit the purchasers.
JOHN WARREN. July 29, 1788. 4950
THE subscriber proposes to establish a settlement within three miles of the upper Blue Licks on the following terms, viz one half acre lot in Town, and one five acre lot adjacent, given in fee simple gratis, to each settler, with the privilege of purchasing one hundred acres on the same tract at £5 per hundred, payable in cattle, sheep, and good horses or mares; one half to be paid at the time of settling, and two years credit for the balance, on the purchasers giving the land in security for the payment, the title to be made to the lots, when the settlers obligate themselves to settle, on or before Christmas next, and to maintain the settlement four years by themselves, or representatives. There will be more land adjacent, for sale provided terms can be agreed on. It is unnecessary to say any thing respecting the advantages which this place will derive from its local situation, and richness of soil, as those who wish to settle will no doubt, view it before they agree; there is a certainty of salt being made the ensuing fall at the Licks, as there are several companies determined to work them.
Those who wish to settle will make application to me soon, in Lexington and some time in October will be fixed on for meeting on the land to view it. Lexington, July 24. 1788. DAVID LEITCH
ALL persons indebted to the estate of Christopher Chinn deceased are requested to make immediate payment, that we may be enabled to close our accounts, those that have any demand will make them known to EUNICE AUGUST CHINN. RAWLEIGH CHINN. JOHN RANSELL. Exrs.
Notice is hereby given to the members of the Lexington Society for improvement in knowledge, that by a Resolve of said Society, of the 17th inst. their stated meetings shall in future, be on the third Saturday in every month, at two o'clock in the afternoon.
State of VIRGINIA. IN CONVENTION. Friday 27th June, 1788.
MR. Wythe reported, from the Committee appointed, such amendments to the proposed Constitution of Government for the United States, as were by them deemed necessary to be recommended to the consideration of the Congress, which shall first assemble under the said Constitution, to be acted upon, according to the mode prescribed in the fifth article thereof; and he read the same in his place and afterwards delivered them in at the clerk's table where the same were again read, and are as followeth
That there be a declaration or Bill of Rights asserting and securing from encroachment the essential and unalienable rights of the people in some such manner as the following:
1st. That there are certain natural rights of which men when they form a social compact cannot deprive or divest their posterity, among which are the enjoyment of life, and liberty, with the means of acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.
2d. That all power is naturally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; that magistrates therefore are their trustees, and agents, and at all times amenable to them.
3d. That the Government ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people, and that the doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary Power and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive to the good and happiness of mankind.
4th. That no man or set of men are entitled to exclusive or separate public emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices or magistracy, le-
gislators or judge, or any other public office to be hereditary.
5th. That the legislative, executive and judiciary powers of government should be separate and distinct, and that the members of the two first may be restrained from oppression by feeling and participating the public burthens, they should at fixed periods be reduced to a private station, return into the mass of the people; and the vacancies be supplied by certain and regular elections; in which all or any part of the former members to be eligible or ineligible, as the rules of the Constitution of Government, and the laws shall direct.
6th. That elections of Representatives in the legislature ought to be free and frequent, and all men having sufficient evidence of permanent common interest with, and attachment to the community, ought to have the right suffrage: and no ad, charge tax or fee can be set, rated or levied upon the people without their own consent, or that of their representatives, so elected, nor can they be bound by any law, to which they have not in some manner assented for the public good.
7th. That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws by any authority without the consent of the representatives, of the people in the legislature, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.
8th. That in all capital and criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence and be allowed counsel in his favor, and to a fair and speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty (except in the government of the land and naval forces) nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself.
9th. That no freeman ought to be taken, imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberty, privileges or franchises, or outlawed or exiled or in any manner destroyed or deprived of his life, liberty, or property but by the law of the land.
10th. That every freeman restrained of his liberty is entitled to a remedy to enquire into the lawfulness thereof, and to remove the same if unlawful, and that such remedy ought not to be denied nor delayed.
11th. That in controversies respecting property and in suits between man and man, the trial by jury is one of the greatest securities to the rights of the people, and ought to remain sacred and inviolable.
12th. That every freeman, ought to find a certain remedy by recourse to the laws for all injuries and wrongs he may receive in his person property or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely without sale, completely and without denial promptly and without delay, and that all establishments, or regulations contravening these rights, are oppressive and unjust.
13th. That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
14th. That every freeman has a right to be secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures of his person, his papers, and property; all warrants therefore to search suspected places, or seize any freeman, his papers or property, without information upon oath (or affirmation of a person religiously scrupulous of taking an oath) of legal and sufficient cause, are grievous and oppressive, and all general warrants to search suspected places, or to apprehend any suspected person without specially naming or describing the place or person, are dangerous and ought not to be granted.
15th. That the people have a right peaceably to assemble together to consult for the common good, or to instruct their representative; and that every freeman has a right to petition or apply to the Legislature for redress of grievances.
16th. That the people have a right to freedom of speech, and of writing and publishing their sentiments; that the freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and ought not to be violated.
17th. That the people have a right to keep and

bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper, natural and safe defence of a free state. That standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, and therefore ought to be avoided, as far as the circumstances and protection of the community will admit; and that in all cases, the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by the civil power.
18th. That no soldier in time of peace ought to be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner, and in time of war in such manner only as the law directs.
19th. That any person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms ought to be exempted upon payment of an equivalent to employ another to bear arms in his stead.
20th. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion according to the dictates of conscience, and that no particular religious sect or society ought to be favored or established by law in preference to others.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
1st. That each state in the union shall respectively retain every power, jurisdiction and right, which is not by this constitution delegated to the Congress of the United States, or to the departments of the Federal Government.
2d. That there shall be one representative for every thirty thousand, according to the enumeration or census mentioned in the Constitution, until the whole number of representatives amounts to two hundred; after which that number shall be continued or increased as Congress shall direct upon the principles fixed in the Constitution, by apportioning the representatives of each state to some greater number of people from time to time as population increases.
3d. When Congress shall lay direct taxes or excises, they shall immediately inform the executive power of each state, of the quota of such state according to the census herein directed, which is proposed to be thereby raised; and if the legislature of any state shall pass a law which shall be effectual for raising such quota at the time required by Congress, the tax and excises laid by Congress, shall not be collected in such state.
4th. That the members of the Senate and House of Representatives, shall be ineligible to, and incapable of holding any civil office under the authority of the United States, during the time for which they shall be respectively elected.
5th. That the journals of the proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be published at least once in every year, except such parts thereof relating to treaties, alliances, or military operations, as in their judgment require secrecy.
6th. That a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money, shall be published at least once in every year.
7th. That no commercial treaty shall be ratified without the concurrence of two thirds of the whole number of the members of the Senate; and no treaty, ceding, contracting, or restraining or suspending the territorial rights or claims of the United States, or any of them, or their, or any of their rights or claims to fishing in the American seas, or navigating the American rivers, shall be made, but in cases of the most urgent and extreme necessity, nor shall any such treaty be ratified without the concurrence of three fourths of the whole number of the members of both houses respectively.
8th. That no navigation law or law regulating commerce shall be passed without the consent of two thirds of the members present, in both houses.
9th. That no standing army or regular troops shall be raised, or kept up in time of peace, without the consent of two thirds of the members present, in both houses.
10th. That no soldier shall be inlisted for any longer term than four years, except in time of war, and then for no longer term than the continuance of the war.
11th. That each state respectively shall have the power to provide for organizing, arming and disciplining its own militia, whensoever Congress shall omit or neglect to provide for the same. That the militia shall not be subject to martial law, except when in actual service in time of war, invasion or rebellion, and when not in the actual service of the United States, shall be subject only to such fines, penalties and punishments as shall be directed or inflicted by the laws of its own state.
[To be continued.]
A N E C D O T E.
WHEN the duke of Marlborough was at Berlin, Frederick I King of Prussia, exhibited for the Duke's entertainment a battle of wild beasts. A trooper's horse and a bull were first turned out; and soon after were let loose a lion a tiger a bear and a wolf, kept hungry for the purpose. The tiger crawled along the ground like a cat, and jumped upon the bull's back which soon brought the bull down, and then the scramble began, the beasts tearing the bull to pieces; and likewise one another. The wolf and the tiger were first dispatched. The lion with his teeth and with his claws wounded the bear in several places, but could not penetrate much farther than the skin. The bear somehow or other took the lion at an advantage, got him within his grasp, and gave him such a squeeze, as squeezed the breath out of his body. The bear then furiously attacked the trooper's horse, who stood grazing all this while at a little distance, and not minding what had happened; but the horse with his hind leg gave him such a kick upon the ribs, as provoked him into tenfold fury. At the second attack, a second kick which fell upon his head broke both his jaws and laid him dead upon the ground. So that contrary to all expectation, the trooper's horse remained master of the field.
The Printer hereof, once more earnestly requests all those indebted to him to make payment before the 20th Inst. as it will enable him to furnish the necessary supplies for the ensuing year &c. Those therefore that have paid no part of their subscriptions, and who do not comply with this request, he will deem any farther information on this kind useless.
As the first year will expire on the 20th I. He gives this farther notice, that every person shall be intitled to this paper the ensuing year who shall pay down Nine Shillings. He hath therefore no doubt, that not only all those who have favoured him with their custom the present year, will continue their subscriptions, but that the number of subscribers will greatly encrease, at so moderate a price.
I hereby to warn all persons from taking an assignment on a bond passed from me to Joseph Blackford, in the year 1776, for the sum of £45, as he hath failed complying with his engagements to me, for which he obtained said bond. August 5, 1788. 52 ROBERT M'KAY.
NOTICE is hereby given to those whom it may concern, that there are several judgments in the county Court of Lincoln obtained for Benjamin Logan and James Harrod as commissioners for the late of Indian plunder in the year one thousand seven and eighty, upon which no executions have yet issued; to wit,
   Names. Sums & Coffs.     Ebenezer Miller, Ex'or   Clough-Overton dec. £3-0-0 65lb of tob.   Parmenas Briscoe, 1-14-3 80 7/6   Squire Boone. 5-0-0 65 7/6   Abraham Thomas and John Dougherty, 2-12-0 65 7/6   James Gilmore and John Dougherty, 3-8-6 80 7/6   Nehemiah Poor and John Bowles 2-2-10 80 7/6   Hugh Couchman, 1-17-0 65 7/6   John Demiah and Michael Humble, 2-2-10 65 7/6   John W Providence and James Harrod, 3-6-3 65 7/6  
The subscriber being appointed by col. Benjamin Logan Agent for settling this business, will attend at Danville the first week of the ensuing September Supreme Court, when he hopes those who are interested, will come prepared to settle the demands of the said commissioners against them, those who fail herein may expect to have the judgment against them, put in execution immediately. L. HITE,
THE subscriber proposes laying off a Town at some convenient place on slate creek with large streets, and will allow public ground, sufficient for Court-house, Meeting house and Schoolhouse; the lots to consist of half an acre in lot and five and a half acres out lot; each settler who shall settle in said Town on or before the first day of July 1789, shall be intitled to one in and out lot gratis, for which I will make him clear deed in fee simple. I will also sell to the amount of 20,000 acres of land on the waters of slate creek, on the following terms Viz. At £30 pr hundred and the payments to be, one fourth part in cash in the course of two years from the first day of September next, four hundred pounds thereof, to be paid the first day of July 1789, in the following manner, two hundred pound in cash and the other two hundred pound in two pair of good mill-stones, and the balance in cashings and bar iron; the remainder of the fourth part of the whole amount to be paid on or before the first day of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, in cash, and the other three fourth parts, to be paid on or before the first day of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety two, in property to be valued by two indifferent persons the purchasers to choose one and the subscriber the other.
The advantages of a Town with a public road through it to the Eastern states, and Navigable waters from it to the ohio, must be obvious to every person.
Those who wish to become settlers will please to meet me at Strodes station on monday the eighteenth inst. where I will attend with surveyor chain carriers &c. in order to proceed to the laying off said Town.
As soon as a crop of corn is raised on said land, I will erect a Grist mill, and farther intend, as soon as possible, to erect iron works and slitting mill on the waters of slate creek, contiguous to said Town. JACOB MYERS. July 1, 1788.
The Commissioners appointed by law to adjust and settle claims for Militia service and property, or rations furnished or impressed for the use of the Militia on duty previous to the commencement of the present year they will sit in Lexington on tuesday the twelfth of August. On which day at twelve o'clock the field officers of Fayette meet at capt. Thomas Youngs to recommend officers for the troops of horse directed by a late Act of Assembly.
EDWARD WEST
Respectfully informs the public that he has opened a shop in the Town of Lexington, on high street and carries on the clock and watch making business in its different branches, all those who shall think proper to oblige him with their custom may depend on being faithfully served, and their business compleated in the best manner and on the shortest notice; he has just received a quantity of excellent watch crystals.
RAWLEIGH CHINN
Respectfully informs the public, that he has opened private entertainment for man and horse on the road leading from Lexington to Bourbon Court house, those Gentlemen who will favor him with their custom may depend on having every attention paid them.