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The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 10, of VOL. XLII.]
FRIDAY, January 11, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2188.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENS'D REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST—E'EN KINGS THEMSELVES, OR RULERS OF THE FREE Thompson's Liberty.
NEW-YORK: Printed and Published by THOMAS GREENLEAF, at the PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, WATER-STREET.
To the SUBSCRIBERS of the New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, AND THE RESPECTABLE PUBLIC. THE Proprietor and Editor of the above-mentioned JOURNAL, herewith subscribed, prompted by the solicitation of a respectable number of his present subscribers—and by means of the generous patronage of a few valued friends, and the public, for which he requests their acceptance of unfeigned thanks—begs leave to communicate to them his intention of printing and publishing a DAILY PAPER, under the title of—The NEW-YORK JOURNAL, and DAILY PATRIOTIC REGISTER.
By this publication it is not intended, that the idea of the WEEKLY REGISTER shall be extinct, therefore, the present subscribers, in general, will please to take particular notice, that the THURSDAY's paper will contain just such kind of matter as usual, in which the choicest pieces, and the fewest advertisements, will be inserted—and, that their papers, will of consequence be delivered or sent on, as heretofore, until they severally pay off their arrearages, and stop it, or order their respective names entered upon this new subscription paper.—The Thursday's paper, alone, will be TWO DOLLARS per annum, as usual.
The particular inducements to this arduous task need not all be enumerated.—That the present is a most important CRISIS of the national affairs of this country, must be evident even to the least thoughtful, but more especially to those who nobly conceive—that the dearly purchased freedom and independence of America is a sacred deposit, to be nurtured, supported, and transmitted, unimpaired, by the present possessors, to millions yet unborn. To this end it is necessary, that the body of the people (who must ever, in free countries, be supposed the supporters of freedom) be well informed of the nature of any government that may be proposed for their adoption; therefore, free discussions on that momentous topic, as well as interesting intelligence from the several quarters of the world, are necessary to be universally disseminated.
By printing only one paper per week, as heretofore, one half of the essays communicated, and all that might be copied from other papers, were, in general, unavoidably neglected: in a Daily paper there will be room for all that may be worthy insertion. In this paper, FREE and IMPARTIAL discussion, that is, decent and well written ESSAYS, on either side of any important public topic, SHALL FIND FREE ACCESS.
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The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUISITION, on subscribing, expressed in the Conditions, or for the warmth of the solicitations, for the continuation of PUBLIC PATRONAGE, with which the following PROPOSALS are introduced by the public's greatly obliged,
And very humbly Servant,
THOMAS GREENLEAF.
New-York, November 12, 1787.
PROPOSALS
For altering The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register, Into the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
I. THE New-York Journal and Daily Patriotic Register shall be printed on the same paper, form, and type, as the Weekly Register, and shall contain the same quantity of matter.
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Printing-Office, November 19.
THE Editor returns sincere thanks to those gentlemen who have already enabled him to form a very respectable list of subscribers to his paper, upon the plan of the above proposals. His subscriptions having been rapid, has determined him to commence the New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register, THIS DAY.—From the favourable disposition of the public, already evinced, he flatters himself with a prospect of speedy and generous ADVERTISING patronage.—He anticipates the pleasure of having it in his power, in a few weeks, to present to the public, a publication that will both serve and be a CREDIT to his country, not withholding a few of his GILDED rays from the public's ever devoted humble servant,
THE PRINTER.
To the Friends of Science.
IT has long been the universal wish, that the public might be furnished with an accurate Geographical and Topographical Grammar of the United States.
Geographers of foreign countries, not being possessed of the proper materials, and not equally interested in this part of their subject, have filled their accounts of these states with numerous inaccuracies. It is time these inaccuracies were corrected. We are independent of Great-Britain, and are no longer to look up to her for a description of our own country.
Several gentlemen of abilities, have, in detached pieces, gratified the public with ample and accurate descriptions of several parts of the United States; but no collective description of the whole has been attempted, except in a small duodecimo volume, published by the subscriber in 1784, which, though imperfect on account of the infant state of geographical knowledge in America, was well received by a candid public, and an edition of 1500 copie speedily sold.
This encouragement has determined him to publish again on the same subject. For the purpose of collecting more ample and accurate materials than he formerly possessed, he has travelled through all the states, and has been favoured with the communications of gentlemen well qualified to give information on so important a subject; and has likewise established a correspondence with several respectable characters in different states, from whom he has every reason to expect a valuable addition to the materials already collected; yet as all the information that can be obtained on a subject so extensive, varied and interesting, is greatly to be desired, and every man of science may have it in his power to contribute some observations which may be useful, the subscriber will feel himself particularly obliged to any gentleman who will be so kind as to furnish him with answers to all, or any of the annexed enquiries, viz.
 1. The boundaries and extent of the several states, and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal places.  2. Descriptions of the rivers, their sources, courses, lengths, how far navigable, how high does the tide rise—and what fish do they produce. A description of mountains, lakes, harbours, capes, and bays.  3. General face of the country, an account of its animal, mineral, and vegetable productions, or its natural history. What are the evidences to support the opinion that the flat country in the southern and middle states was formerly occupied by the waters of the ocean, and that the land below the hills and mountains has been made since the flood.  4. Natural and artificial curiosities, caverns, caves, &c.  5. State of commerce, manufactures and agriculture, exports and imports, balance of trade. The number of vessels which annually enter at the custom houses in the several sea ports of the United States.  6. Civil divisions of the several states, the number and names of the several districts, counties, and towns, their extent, latitude and longitude, number of inhabitants, and distance and bearing from the capital of the state. Particular descriptions of the principal towns are requested.  7. Population—from whence are emigrations, to what places, and how numerous. Of what nations are the inhabitants of the states composed, or whence originated—proportion of the slaves.  8. Climate, diseases and their causes—longevity of the inhabitants—what proportion die in infancy.  9. Religion, number of churches of different denominations—by what methods are ministers supported.  10. State of the practice of law and physic.  11. Societies for the advancement of science and humanity.  12. State of literature, colleges, academies, schools and their funds.  13. Characters who have distinguished themselves in the late war by their patriotism.  14. An estimate of the damages sustained in the late war, in the several states.  15. A description of the adjacent Islands.  16. Manners, customs, diversions and dress.  17. Constitution, policy—general account of the laws—what political principles predominate in the several states.  18. Military and marine strength.  19. Public revenue and expences—mode of levying taxes.  20. Indians, their tribes, languages, numbers, characters and dispositions towards the United States.  21. The society of Cincinnati, their laws and influence and the nature and political tendency of their establishment.  22. History. 
N. B. The subscriber wishes to avail himself of the advantage of all the most accurate maps, and detached geographical pieces, which have been published respecting the United States; and will thank any gentleman to inform him where they can be procured.
Those gentlemen, who may be so obliging as to favor the above design, by communications, are requested to forward them to Messrs. R. Aitken, or W. Spotswood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotswood and Clarke, booksellers, Baltimore; Rev. Mr.
* This enquiry is made for the purpose of collecting the proper materials for a Gazetteer of the United States, which makes a part of the general plan in view. It is obvious that a book of this kind, compiled from accurate information, would be exceedingly useful. This might easily be done if one well-informed gentleman, in each town, would spend one half hour for the purpose. In this time the gentlemen might throw together every important circumstance relative to the towns, in which they respectively reside.
Keith, Alexandria; the honorable H. Williamson Edenton, North-Carolina; the honorable D. Ramsay, Messrs. Wright and Co. Charleston; the honorable A. Baldwin and Joseph Clay, Esquires. Georgia; Samuel S. Smith, D. D. Princeton, Mr. Loudon, Printer, New-York; and the Rev. Samuel Austin, or Jedidiah Morse, New-Haven, with their names subscribed, and the places of their residence, that the author may have the pleasure of knowing to whom he is indebted for their friendly assistance. JEDIDIAH MORSE
If the several Printers, in the United States feel disposed to favor the above design, and will give this Advertisement a place in their respective papers for a few weeks, and will receive and forward to New-Haven, any communications which may be handed them by friends to the design, they may thereby contribute to the public good, and will peculiarly oblige their humble servant. Philad. Aug. 7, 1787. J. M.
MR. HARDIE, TEACHER OF LANGUAGES, RETURNS his most grateful acknowledgment to his good friends, for their generous patronage, since he opened a public school.
At their request he wished to introduce the practice of hearing his Latin Scholars occasionally read lessons in English; but finding it difficult to attend to a variety of branches at the same time, and wishing to do all in his power to promote the progress of the young gentlemen committed to his care, he has taken, as an assistant, Mr. Martin, a gentleman educated at the university of Glasgow, who, together with himself, will industriously instruct their Scholars in the following branches, viz. Writing Arithmetic, Geography, Navigation, and the Greek, Latin, and English Languages grammatically.—Particular attention will be also paid to train up the young gentlemen to a just and graceful mode of elocution; and some time will be daily spent in teaching orthography.—Apply to the school, next door to the Methodist Church in John-street.
AT THE TANNERY, Near the Fresh-Water Pond, MAY be had of the subscriber a quantity of excellent SOL and UPPER-LEATHER, tanned in the English mode, equal to any manufactured in America. He proposes, for country dealers, to supply on terms that will enable them to make large profits;—for city consumption, such as will establish the Shoe Manufacturers, and procure them a run of custom—for ships use, as good in quality, as that imported from England, and at a much less price. Cash, Bark, raw Hides or Calve Skins taken in exchange. ISAAC COULTHARD. N. B. A Currier, Master of his Business, is wanted immediately—Apply as above. 40—w.f.
FOR SALE, At the STORE of Mr. Barnt Deklyn, No. 39, Maiden-Lane, near the FLY-MARKET the following
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  A VARIETY of Mantuas and other Gown Silks, Sarcenets, Peclungs, and Modes, Chintzes, Printed Linens, and Cottons, Fancy Shawls and Handkerchiefs, Jeans, Jeanetts, and India Dimities, A quantity of Linen and  Cotton Checks, Spotted and plain Velvets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Linens, Sheetings, and Oznabrills, Marcellies Quilting, Fancy Jacket Patterns, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Fancy Shoe Buckes and Buttons.  
With a Variety of other Articles, Which he is determined to SELL low, for Jersey (upon the face of the Bill) New-York, or Pennsylvania PAPER MONEY.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Gilbert Bryan, of Huntington, Long-Island, Suffolk county, yeoman, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the estate of the aforesaid Gilbert Bryan, the accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons, having claims against said Gilbert Bryan's estate, previous to his discharge under the act of insolvency, are requested immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to JOHN ARDEN, Junior, 42 m.w.f. gm. Affignee. New-York, November 15, 1787.
This Day PUBLISHED, And to be SOLD a this PRINTING-OFFICE [Price TEN PENCE.]
The Mother's Catechism. THIS Catechism is designed for the First, and should be taught to infants as an introduction to those Catechisms which are not so easily understood. It is universally recommended by Divines.
JUST IMPORTED, In the Montgomery, Capt. Bunyan, from London, and other late vessels from Great-Britain, and to be SOLD on very reasonable terms,
By Robert Hodge, No. 237, Queen-street, the corner of King-street, A large and choice collection of B O O K S;
Among which are, Elegant folio family bibles, with near 200 cuts in each, Burkit on the new testament, Brown's self-interpreting bible, 2 vols, Crudens concordance, Warden's system of divinity, Whitby's commentary, Blair's Carr's, Erskine's, Boston's, Willison's, Atterbury's, &c. sermons, Neilson's festivals, Cullen's, Duncan's, and Hoffman's, practice of physic, Van Swieten's, commata-ries, 18 vols. Boerhaave's aphorisms, 6 vols. Smellie, and Hamilton's midwifery, Leake on the diseases of women, 2 vols. Quincy's medical lexicon, Fourcroy's, chemistry, &c. Ainsworth's, Young's Cole's, and Enrick's latin onaries, Davidson's Virgil an Horace, Duncan's Cicero, Kent's, Lucian, Clark's Cæsar, Homer, Nepos, Eutropius, Erasmus, an introduction, Simpson's fluxions, and Euclid, Hammond's algebra Stone's Euclid, Love's surveying, Guthrie's and Salmon's geographical grammar, Johnson's, Sheridan's, Ashes's, Dyke's, Bayley's, Scott's, Perry's, and Enrick's dictionaries, Bennet's christian oratory, Scott on elocution, elegant extracts in verse, do. in prose Lord Littleton's letters, Klopstock's Messiah, Hutton's mensuration, Hawney's measurer.
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TO BE LET, By Moses Gomez, A VACANT LOT, for one or a term of years, in Hage-street; 45 feet in length, and 21 feet six inches in front, and 19 feet in the rear. A VACANT LOT, in Ferry-street, seventy-five feet wide, and one hundred feet long. It faces Cliff and Chapple-streets. The said Lot will be let, either whole or in two separate Lots, as best suits the applicant. MOSES GOMEZ.
THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS assembled, July 23, 1787.
RESOLVED, That all persons having unliquidated claims against the United States, pertaining to the late commissaries, quartermasters, cloahiers, or marine department, shall exhibit particular abstracts of such claims to the proper commissioner, appointed to settle the accounts of those departments, within eight months from the date hereof; and all persons having other unliquidated claims against the United States, shall exhibit a particular abstract thereof to the comptroller of the treasury of the United States, within one year from the date hereof; and all accounts not exhibited as aforesaid, shall be precluded from settlement or allowances.
PURSUANT to an order of the honorable John Sloss Hobart, Esq. one of the judges of the supreme court of the state of New-York:— NOTICE is hereby given, by the petitioners to all the creditors of Jonathan Douglass, an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause, if any they have, before the said judge, at his chamber, situate in Crown-street, in the city of New-York, by Monday the fourteenth day of January next, why an assignment of the said debtor's estate should not be made for the benefit of all his creditors, and the said debtor discharged, pursuant to an act of the legislature of this state, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786. JONATHAN DOUGLAS. Dated this 22nd day of Dec. 1787. 74 3t. Petitioning Creditors, David Noble, Samuel Beech, by their attorney James Reed, William Grinding.
A FEW copies of that much celebrated work of the late Rev. Dr. CHATCY, of Boston, "On the Fall, and its consequences," to be had at this Printing-Office.

MISCELLANY.
A LETTER of his Excellency EDMUND RANDOLPH, Esq; on the FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. [Concluded from Wednesday.]
Addressed—To the Honorable the Speaker of the House of Delegates, Virginia. Richmond, Oct. 10, 1787.
SIR, My inference from these facts and principles, is, that the new powers must be deposited in a new body, growing out of a consolidation of the union, as far as the circumstances of the states will allow. Perhaps, however, some may mediate its dissolution, and others, partial confederacies.
The first is an idea awful indeed, and irreconcileable with a very early, and hitherto, uniform conviction, that without union, we must be undone. For, before the voice of war was heard, the pulse of the then colonies was tried, and found to beat in unison. The unremitting labor of our enemies was to divide, and the policy of every Congress, to bind us together. But in no example was this truth more clearly displayed, than in the prudence, with which independence was unfolded to the light, and in the forbearance to declare it, until America, almost unanimously, called for it. After we had thus launched into troubles, never before explored, and in the hour of heavy distress, the remembrance of our social strength, not only forbade despair, but drew from Congress, the most illustrious repetition of their settled purpose to despise all terms, short of independence.
Behold then, how successful and glorious we have been, while we acted in fraternal concord. But let us discard the illusion, that by this success, and this glory, the crest of danger has irrecoverable fallen. Our governments are yet too youthful to have acquired stability from habit. Our very quiet depends upon the duration of the union. Among the upright and intelligent, few can read without emotion the future fate of the states, if severed from each other. Then shall we learn the full weight of foreign intrigue. Then shall we hear of partitions of our country. If a prince, inflamed by the lust of conquest, should use one state, as the instrument of enslaving others: if every state is to be wearied by perpetual alarms, and compelled to maintain large military establishments; if all questions are to be decided by an appeal to arms, where a difference of opinion cannot be removed by negotiation—in a word, if all the direful misfortunes, which haunt the peace of rival nations, are to triumph over the land; for what have we contended? why have we exhausted our wealth? why have we basely betrayed the heroic martyrs of the federal cause?
But dreadful as the total dissolution of the union is to my mind, I entertain no less horror at the thought of partial confederacies. I have not the least ground for supposing, that an overture of this kind would be listened to by a single state; and the presumption is, that the politics of the greater part of the states, flow from the warmest attachment to an union of the whole. If, however, a lesser confederacy could be obtained by Virginia, let me conjure my countrymen, well to weigh the probable consequences, before they attempt to form it.
On such an event, the strength of the union would be divided into two, or perhaps three parts. Has it so increased since the war, as to be divisible—and yet remain sufficient for our happiness?
The utmost limit of any partial confederacy, which Virginia could expect to form, would comprehend only the three southern states, and her nearest northern neighbour. But they, like ourselves, are diminished in their real force, by the mixture of an unhappy species of population.
Again may I ask, whether the opulence of the United States has been augmented since the war? This is answered in the negative, by a load of debt, and the declension of trade.
At all times must a southern confederacy support ships of war, and soldiery. As soon would a navy move from the forest, and an army spring from the earth, as such a confederacy, indebted, impoverished, in its commerce, and destitute of men, could, for some years at least, provide an ample defence for itself.
Let it not be forgotten, that nations, which can enforce their rights, have large claims against the United States, and that the creditor may insist on payment from any one of them. Which of them would probably be the victim? The most productive, and the most exposed. When vexed by reprisals or war, the southern states will sue for alliance on this continent or beyond sea. If for the former, the necessity of an union of the whole is decided; if for the latter, America will, I fear, re-
act the scenes of confusion and bloodshed, exhibited among most of those nations, which have, too late, repented the folly of relying on auxiliaries.
Two or more confederacies cannot but be competitors for power. The ancient friendship between the citizens of America, being thus cut off, bitterness and hostility will succeed in its place, in order to prepare against surrounding danger, we shall be compelled to vest some where or other power approaching near to a military government.
The annals of the world have abounded so much with instances of a divided people being a prey to foreign influence, that I shall not restrain my apprehensions of it, should our union be torn asunder. The opportunity of insinuating it, will be multiplied in proportion to the parts into which we may be broken.
In short, Sir, I am fatigued with summoning up to my imagination the miseries which will harass the United States, if torn from each other, and which will not end, until they are superceded by fresh mischiefs under the yoke of a tyrant.
I come therefore to the last, and perhaps only refuge in our difficulties, a consolidation of the Union, as far as circumstances will permit. To fulfil this desirable object, the Constitution was framed by the Federal Convention. A quorum of eleven States, and the only member from a twelfth have subscribed it; Mr. MASON of Virginia, Mr. GERRY of Massachusetts, and myself having refused to subscribe.
Why I refused, will, I hope, be solved to the satisfaction of those who know me, by saying, that a sense of duty commanded me thus to act. It commanded me, Sir, for believe me, that no event of my life ever occupied more of my reflection. To subscribe seemed to offer no inconsiderable gratification; since it would have presented me to the world as a fellow-laborer with the learned and zealous statesmen of America.
But it was far more interesting to my feelings, that I was about to differ from three of my colleagues; one of whom is, to the honor of the country which he has saved, embosomed in their affections, and can receive no praise from the highest lustre of language; the other two of whom have been long enrolled among the wisest and best lovers of the commonwealth; and the unshaken and intimate friendship of all of whom I have ever prized, and still do prize, as among the happiest of all acquisitions. I was no stranger to the reigning partiality for the members who composed the convention; and had not the smallest doubt, that from this cause, and from the ardor for a reform of government, the first applauses at least would be loud and profuse. I suspected too, that there was something in the human breast, which for a time would be apt to construe a temperateness in politics, into an enmity to the union. Nay, I plainly forefaw, that in the dissensions of parties, a middle line would probably be interpreted into a want of enterprize and decision. But these considerations, how seducing soever, were feeble opponents to the suggestions of my conscience. I was sent to exercise my judgment, and to exercise it, was my fixed determination; being instructed by even an imperfect acquaintance with mankind, that self-approbation is the only true reward which a political career can bestow, and that popularity would have been but another name for perfidy, if to secure it, I had given up the freedom of thinking for myself.
It would have been a peculiar pleasure to me to have ascertained before I left Virginia, the temper and genius of my fellow citizens, considered relatively to a government, so substantially differing from the confederation as that which is now submitted. But this was, for many obvious reasons, impossible; and I was thereby deprived of what I thought the necessary guides.
I saw, however, that the confederation was tottering from its own weakness, and that the sitting of the convention was a signal of its total insufficiency. I was therefore ready to assent to a scheme of government, which was proposed, and which went beyond the limits of the confederation, believing, that without being too extensive it would have preserved our tranquillity, until that temper and that genius should be collected.
But when the plan which is now before the general assembly, was on its passage through the convention, I moved, that the state conventions should be at liberty to amend, and that a second general convention should be holden, to discuss the amendments, which should be suggested by them. This motion was in some measure justified by the manner in which the confederation was forwarded originally, by Congress to the state legislatures, in many of which amendments were proposed, and
those amendments were afterwards examined in Congress. Such a motion was doubly expedient here, as the delegation of so much more power was sought for. But it was negatived. I then expressed my unwillingness to sign. My reasons were the following:
1. It is said in the resolutions which accompany the constitution, that it is to be submitted to a convention of delegates chosen in each state by the people thereof, for their assent and ratification. The meaning of these terms is allowed universally to be, that the convention must either adopt the constitution in the whole, or reject it in the whole, and is positively forbidden to amend. If therefore I had signed, I should have felt myself bound to be silent as to amendments, and to endeavor to support the constitution without the correction of a letter. With this consequence before my eyes, and with a determination to attempt an amendment, I was taught, by a regard for consistency, not to sign.
2. My opinion always was, and still is, that every citizen of America, let the crisis be what it may, ought to have a full opportunity to propose, through his representatives, any amendment which, in his apprehension, tends to the public welfare. By signing, I should have contradicted this sentiment.
3. A constitution ought to have the hearts of the people on its side. But if at a future day it should be burthensome, after having been adopted in the whole, and they should insinuate that it was in some measure forced upon them, by being confined to the single alternative of taking or rejecting it altogether, under my impressions, and with my opinions I should not be able to justify myself had I signed.
4. I was always satisfied, as I have now experienced, that this great subject would be placed in new lights and attitudes by the criticism of the world, and that no man can assure himself, how a constitution will work for a course of years, until at least, he shall have heard the observations of the people at large. I also fear more from inaccuracies in a constitution, than from gross errors in any other composition; because our dearest interests are to be regulated by it, and power, if loosely given, especially where it will be interpreted with great latitude, may bring sorrow in its execution. Had I signed with these ideas, I should have virtually shut my ears against the information, which I ardently desired.
5. I was afraid, that if the constitution was to be submitted to the people, to be wholly adopted or wholly rejected by them, they would not only reject it, but bid a lasting farewell to the union. This formidable event I wished to avert, by keeping myself free to propose amendments, and thus, if possible, to remove the obstacles to an effectual government. But it will be asked, whether all these arguments were not well weighed in convention.—They were, Sir, with great candor. Nay, when I called to mind the respectability of those, with whom I was associated, I almost lost confidence in these principles. On other occasions, I should cheerfully have yielded to a majority; on this, the fate of thousands, yet unborn, enjoined me not to yield, until I was convinced.
Again, may I be asked, why the mode, pointed out in the constitution for its amendment, may not be a sufficient security against its imperfections, without now arresting it in its progress? My answers are, 1. That it is better to amend, while we have the constitution in our power, while the passions of designing men are not yet enlisted, and while a bare majority of the states may amend, than to wait for the uncertain assent of three fourths of the states. 2. That a bad feature in government, becomes more and more fixed every day. 3. That frequent changes of a constitution, even if practicable, ought not to be wished, but avoided as much as possible: And 4. That in the present case, it may be questionable, whether, after the particular advantages of its operation shall be discerned, three fourths of the states can be induced to amend.
I confess, that it is no easy task, to devise a scheme which shall be suitable to the views of all. Many expedients have occurred to me, but none of them appear less exceptionable than this: that if our convention should chuse to amend, another federal convention be recommended: that in that federal convention the amendments proposed by this or any other state be discussed; and if incorporated in the constitution or rejected, or if a proper number of the other states should be unwilling to accede to a second convention, the constitution be again laid before the same state conventions, which shall again assemble on the summons of the executives, and it shall be either wholly adopted, or wholly rejected, without a further power of amendment. I count such a delay as nothing, in comparison with so grand an object; especially too as the privilege of
amending must terminate after the use of it once.
I should now conclude this letter, which is already too long, were it not incumbent on me, from having contended for amendments, to set forth the particulars, which I conceive to require correction. I undertake this with reluctance; because it is remote from my intentions to catch the prejudices or propensities of any man. But as I mean only to manifest, that I have not been actuated by caprice, and now to explain every objection at full length would be an immense labour, I shall content myself with enumerating certain heads, in which the constitution is most repugnant to my wishes.
The two first points are the equality of suffrage in the senate, and the submission of commerce to a mere majority in the legislature, with no other check than the revision of the president. I conjecture that neither of these things can be corrected; and particularly the former; without which we must have risen perhaps in disorder.
But I am sanguine in hoping, that in every other justly obnoxious cause, Virginia will be seconded by a majority of the states. I hope that she will be seconded, 1. In causing all ambiguities of expression to be precisely explained: 2. In rendering the president ineligible after a given number of years: 3. In taking from him the power of nominating to the judiciary officers, or of filling up vacancies which there may happen during the recess of the senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next sessions: 4. In taking from him the power of pardoning for treason, at least before conviction: 5. In drawing a line between the powers of Congress and individual states; and in defining the former; so as to leave no clashing of jurisdictions nor dangerous disputes; and to prevent the one from being swallowed up by the other, under cover of general words, and implication: 6. In abridging the power of the senate to make treaties supreme laws of the land: 7. In providing a tribunal, instead of the senate, for the impeachment of senators: 8. In incapacitating the Congress to determine their own salaries: And 9. In limiting and defining the judicial power.
The proper remedy must be consigned to the wisdom of the convention; and the final step which Virginia shall pursue, if her overtures shall be discarded, must also rest with them.
But as I affect neither mystery nor subtlety in politics, I hesitate not to say, that the most fervent prayer of my soul is, the establishment of a firm, energetic government: that the most inveterate curse which can befall us, is a dissolution of the Union; and that the present moment, if suffered to pass away unemployed, can never be recalled. These were my opinions, while I acted as a delegate; they sway me, while I speak as a private citizen. I shall therefore cling to the Union, as to the rock of our salvation; and urge Virginia to finish the salutary work which she has begun. And if, after our best efforts for amendments, they cannot be obtained, I scruple not to declare (notwithstanding the advantage which such a declaration may give to the enemies of my proposal) that I will, as an individual citizen, accept the constitution; because I would regulate myself by the spirit of America.
You will excuse me, Sir, for having been thus tedious. My feelings and duty demanded this exposition; for through no other channel could I rescue my omission to sign from misrepresentation. and in no more effectual way could I exhibit to the General Assembly an unreserved history of my conduct.
I have the honor, Sir, to be, with great respect, your most obedient servant, EDMUND RANDOLPH.
THE FEDERALIST, No. XXXIV.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. WE have seen that the result of the observations, to which the foregoing number has been principally devoted, is, that from the natural operation of the different interests and views of the various classes of the community. Whether the representation of the people be more or less numerous, it will consist almost entirely of proprietors of land, of merchants and members of the learned professions, who will truly represent all those different interests and views. If it should be objected, that we have seen other descriptions of men in the local legislatures, I answer, that it is admitted there are exceptions to the rule, but not in sufficient number to influence the general complexion or character of the government. There are strong minds in every

alk of life, that will rise superior to the disadvantages of situation, and will command the tribute due to their merit, not only from the classes to which they particularly belong, but from the society in general. The door ought to be equally open to all; and I trust, for the credit of human nature, that we shall see examples of such vigor as plants flourishing in the soil of federal, as well as of state legislation; but occasional instances of this sort, will not render the reasoning, founded upon the general course of things, less conclusive.
The subject might be placed in several other lights, that would lead all to the same result; and in particular, it might be asked, what greater affinity or relation of interest can be conceived between the carpenter and blacksmith, and the linen manufacturer or stocking weaver, than between the merchant and either of them? It is notorious, that there are often as great rivalships between different branches of the mechanic or manufacturing arts, as there are between any of the departments of labor and industry; so that unless the representative body were to be far more numerous than would be consistent with any idea of regularity or wisdom in its deliberations, it is impossible that what seems to be the spirit of the objection we have been considering, should ever be realized in practice. But I forbear to dwell any longer on a matter, which has hitherto worn too loose a garb to admit even of an accurate inspection of its real shape or tendency.
There is another objection of a somewhat more precise nature, that claims our attention. It has been asserted that a power of internal taxation in the national legislature could never be exercised with advantage, as well from the want of a sufficient knowledge of local circumstances, as from an interference between the revenue laws of the union, and of the particular states. The supposition of a want of proper knowledge, seems to be entirely destitute of foundation. If any question is depending in a state legislature, respecting one of the counties which demands a knowledge of local details, how is it acquired? No doubt from the information of the members of the county. Cannot the like knowledge be obtained in the national legislature from the representatives of each state? And is it not to be presumed that the men who will generally be sent there, will be possessed of the necessary degree of intelligence to be able to communicate that information? Is the knowledge of local circumstances, as applied to taxation, a minute topographical acquaintance with all the mountains, rivers, streams, high-ways and bye-paths in each state, or is it a general acquaintance with its situation and resources—with the state of its agriculture, commerce, manufactures—with the nature of its products and consumptions—with the different degrees and kinds of its wealth, property and industry?
Nations in general, even under governments of the more popular kind, usually commit the administration of their finances to single men, or to boards composed of a few individuals, who digest and prepare, in the first instance, the plans of taxation, which are afterwards passed into laws by the authority of the sovereign or legislature.
Inquisitive and enlightened statesmen are deemed every where best qualified to make a judicious selection of the objects proper for revenue; which is a clear inclination, as far as the sense of mankind can have weight in the question, of the species
of knowledge of local circumstances requisite to the purposes of taxation.
The taxes intended to be comprised under the general denomination of internal taxes, may be subdivided into those of the direct and those of the indirect kind. Though the objection be made to both, yet the reasoning upon it seems to be confined to the former branch. And indeed, as to the latter, by which must be understood duties and excises on articles of consumption, one is at a loss to conceive what can be the nature of the difficulties apprehended. The knowledge relating to them, must evidently be of a kind that will either be suggested by the nature of the article itself, or can easily be procured from any well informed man, especially of the mercantile class.—The circumstances that may distinguish its situation in one state from its situation in another must be few, simple, and easy to be comprehended. The principle thing to be attended to would be to avoid those articles which had been previously appropriated to the use of a particular state; and there could be no difficulty in ascertaining the revenue system of each. This could always be known from the respective codes of laws, as well as from the information of the members of the several states.
The objection when applied to real property, or to houses and lands, appears to have, at first light, more foundation; but even in this view, it will not bear a close examination. Land taxes are commonly laid in one of two modes, either by actual valuations permanent of periodical, or by occasional assessments, at the discretion or according to the best judgment of certain officers, whose duty it is to make them.—In either case the execution of the business, which alone requires the knowledge of local details, must be devolved upon discreet persons in the character of commissioners or assessors, elected by the people, or appointed by the government for the purpose. All that the law can do must be to name the persons or to prescribe the manner of their election or appointment, to fix their numbers and qualifications; and to draw the general outlines of their powers and duties. And what is there in all this, that cannot as well be performed by the national legislature as by a state legislature? The attention of either can only reach to general principles; local details, as already observed, must be referred to those who are to execute the plan.
But there is a simple point of view in which this matter may be placed, that must be altogether satisfactory. The national legislature can make use of the system of each state within that state. The method of laying and collecting this species of taxes in each state, can, in all its parts, be adopted and employed by the federal government.
Let it be recollected, that the proportion of these taxes is not to be left to the discretion of the national legislature; but is to be determined by the numbers of each state, as described in the second section of the first article. An actual census or enumeration of the people must furnish the rule; a circumstance which effectually shuts the door to partiality or oppression. The abuse of this power of taxation seems to have been provided against with guarded circumspection. In addition to the precaution just mentioned, there is a provision that "all duties, imposts, and excises,
shall be uniform throughout the United States."
It has been very properly observed by different speakers and writers on the side of the constitution, that if the exercise of the power of internal taxation by the Union, should be discovered on experiment, to be really inconvenient, the federal government may then forbear the use of it, and have recourse to requisitions in its stead. By way of answer to this, it has been triumphantly asked, why not in the first instance omit that ambiguous power, and rely upon the latter resources? Two solid answers may be given; the first is, that the exercise of that power, if convenient, will be preferable, because it will be more effectual; and it is impossible to prove in theory or otherwise than by the experiment that it cannot be advantageously exercised. The contrary indeed appears most probable. The second answer is, that the existence of such a power in the constitution will have a strong influence in giving efficacy to requisitions. When the states know that the Union can supply itself without their agency, it will be a powerful motive for exertion on their part.
[To be continued.]
New-York, January 11.
YESTERDAY arrived the schooner Dispatch, Capt. Jones, from Baltimore; brig Mary, Capt. Cassidy, from Londonderry, in 10 weeks and 3 days; sloop Jenny, Schermerhorn, Savannah; schooner Olive Branch, Wallace, Baltimore.
Capt. Cassidy, on the 29th of December, spoke the ship Sally, Capt. Wallace, from Philadelphia, out three days, all well.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Savannah, dated Dec. 24, to his friend in this city.
"We have just now received intelligence of a DECLARATION OF WAR between France and England having absolutely taken place; in consequence of which the planters of this state have raised, and are still raising, the price of rice."
The sloop Industry, George Morton, master, from Newbury-Port, bound to Philadelphia, laden with 350 quintals of dry codfish, 55 barrels pickled ditto, and 40 barrels oil, is lost on Barneygat shoals; the people saved, but vessel and cargo lost. She belonged to Mr. Nathaniel Tracy of Newbury.
The brig Hector, Capt. Lewis, arrived at Salem last week, in 42 days passage, from Gottenburg.
While the brig lay at Marlstrand (where she discharged her cargo) a Swedish ship was wrecked on a very rough and rocky part of the island, in a violent storm: the crew, with assistance from the land, soon got safely ashore, except the mate, who went overboard with the foremast, to the top of which he had retreated for safety; the mast remained attached to the wreck by the shrouds, and the man continued to hold on the mast, the waves continually breaking over him. The sea was in such violent agitation, and the shore so rugged, that an attempt to recover him was extremely hazardous. About twenty sail of Swedes were then in the harbour, whose boats were many of them employed to succour the distressed object—but returned without effecting it, intimidated by the danger. At length, application was made to Capt. Lewis's crew, for their assistance, with the offer of a considerable pecuniary reward, if they would make the attempt, even should it fail of success; but they nobly refused going on a mercenary principle; however, from pure motives of humanity, the mate and six hands went off in a boat, at the utmost hazard of their lives, and under the discouraging representations of those Swedes who had before failed, surmounted every danger, and brought the sufferer, with just the remains of life, ashore, after hanging as it were, by a straw, several hours, in the water. The offer of money was again repeated to them, and again refused. The governor of the place, being made acquainted with the transaction, sent for these brave Americans to his house; and taking each of them by the hand, made the most honorable acknowledgments for their successful exertions to rescue from destruction a subject of Sweden, though a stranger to them; and presented the mate with a golden spoon, and each of the others with a silver spoon, as testimonies of their heroism and humanity; and also granted them the liberty of walking in any part of the city, at any time of day or night—a privilege, in which even their own subjects are not indulged. In short, so much was this act admired, that it gained them every mark of respect from the citizens; and the name of an American became synonymous with those of a hero and friend.
We hear from New-Jersey, that in order to put an effectual stop to the inhuman practice of horse-racing in that state, which tends to promote drunkenness, vice and immorality, several petitions will be presented to the legislature when they meet, praying that a law may be passed, to forfeit, for the use of the poor in the township where the offence shall be committed, any horse, mare or gelding, where two or more shall run in the presence of five persons. And if the overseer of the poor neglect to seize on such horses, mares or geldings, he shall be answerable for their value to his respective township.
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NOTICE is hereby given, by Solomon Goodale, of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, and by all the petitioning creditors of the said Solomon Goodale, to all the creditors of the said Solomon Goodale, to shew cause, if any they have, before John Wyley, Esquire, one of the aldermen of the city and county of New-York, and one of the judges of the court of common pleas of the city and county of New-York, commonly called the mayor's court, by Friday the eleventh day of January inst. why an assignment of the estate of the said Solomon Goodale should not be made, and the said Solomon Goodale discharged, pursuant to the directions of a certain act of the people of the state of New-York, represented in senate and assembly, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th of April, 1786.
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NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of John Snell, an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause, if any they have, before Benjamin Blagge, Esq. at his office in Beckman-street, by the twelfth day of January inst. why an assignment of the estate of the said John Snell should not be made and he discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the legislature of this state, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786.
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NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of James Parsell, an insolvent debtor, that they shew cause, before Benjamin Blagge, Esq. at his office in Beckman-street, by the fifteenth of January inst. why an assignment of the estate of the said James Parsell should not be made, and he discharged, pursuant to the directions of an act of the legislature of this state, entitled, "An act for the relief of insolvent debtors," passed the 13th day of April, 1786.
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THE American Museum,
FOR NOVEMBER, 1787.
CONTAINING,
Strictures on the new Federal Constitution.
OBJECTIONS to the proposed plan of federal government. By an officer of the late continental army.
2 Answers to the preceding objections. 3 Address to the inhabitants of New-Jersey. 4 The federatist.
Rural Concerns.
5 Address from the Philadelphia society for promoting agriculture. 6 Chinese method of curing ginseng. 7 Tartarian ditto. 8 Instructions for the culture and use of maize, or Indian corn, as fodder for cattle. By Mons. St. John de Crevecoeur. 9 Description of a plant of great utility in the improvement of poor and exhausted lands. 10 A valuable, cheap, and easily-procured winter food for cattle. 11 On raising potatoes. 12 On cotton planting. 13 Advantages of preserving parsnips by drying. By the Rev. Jeremy Belknap. 14 Receipts for preserving turnips from insects. By Philip Schuyler, Esq. 15 On the method of rearing young cattle. 16 On bee-keeping. 17 Receipt to preserve butter perfectly sweet whole year. 18 Quere addressed to the lovers of cyder. 19 Letter from Mr. Decius Wadsworth to Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth, relative to the Hessian fly. 20 Letter on the same subject.
Medical Essays.
21 On the use of mercurial preparations in the scarlatina anginosa. By Dr. William Currie. 22 Observations on the cause and cure of the tetanus. By Dr. Rush. 23 Letter from Dr. Thomas Bond to Dr. Fothergill, on the use of bark in scrofulous cases. 24 Relation of a cure performed by electricity. Communicated to the medical society in London, by Dr. Caldwellader Evens. 25 Receipts for the cure of a dysentery.
Law information.
26 Statement of a cause decided in the court of common pleas, Charleston, March 5, 1785. 27 Statement of an important and interesting cause decided in the court of king's bench, London, July 20, 1787. 28 Interesting decision of the court of common pleas, in Philadelphia, August 3, 1787. 29 Law report—Green and Pollard vs. Shaffer. Judgment pronounced, Oct. 7, 1787.
Humour.
30 On the use of bullies. 31 Susannah Trapet's complaint of the badness of the police. 32 On pronouncing dictionaries. 33 Plan for a wax-work legislature. 34 Address to Gen. Burgoyne. 35 The old bachelor, No. I.
State and other public Papers.
36 Letter from the Hon. Roger Sherman and the Hon. Oliver Ellsworth, Esqrs. to governor Huntington. 37 Letter from the Hon. Elbridge Gerry, one of the delegates from the state of Massachusetts in the late federal convention, containing his reasons for not signing the new constitution. 38 General Burgoyne's pompous proclamation. 39 Speech of governor Hancock, October 18, 1787. 40 Premiums offered by the board of managers of the Pennsylvania society for the encouragement of manufactures and the useful arts. 41 Resolutions of the assembly of Virginia relative to a paper currency. 42 of respectable inhabitants of Berkeley county. 43 of the inhabitants of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 44 of the freeholders of Frederic county, Virginia. 45 of the inhabitants of Petersburg, Virginia. 46 Memorial of the college of physicians of Philadelphia.
Interesting Laws.
47 Act for the receipt of tobacco in payment of taxes. 48 Act for the establishing religious freedom in Virginia. 49 Act to prevent the further importation of slaves into Virginia. 50 Act to prevent the slave trade, and to encourage the abolition of slavery in Rhode-Island.
Resolves of Congress.
Resolve relative to the devices and inscriptions of the federal copper coin. relative to the Indian war in Georgia. 53 relative to foreign consuls. 54 relative to the Hon. John Adams Esq. 55 relative to the chevalier John Paul Jones. 56 relative to the territorial claim of N. Carolina and Georgia. 57 relative to a complaint made the Dutch minister.
Miscellanies.
58 An oration delivered at Petersburg, Virginia, July 4, 1787, in commemoration of American Independence.
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Poetry.
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CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION, Gen. Lincoln's letter on the ingrafting of trees, Anecdote of the Duke of Gordon, Advice to masons, and to husbands that have scolding wives, and wives that have peevish husbands, Principles of government and commerce. On bills of rights, Letter to Doctor Stiles, accounting for the fortifications west of the Allegany, Abridgment of Smith's History of Virginia, Letter from Jemima Loveleap, Floretta, or the Fountains, Life of Sir William Jones, Kt. Titus Blunt, on fashion, Anecdote of a tailor, Letter from Philander, on marriage, Dr. Dwight's valedictory address, &c. Mr. Pope's letter to the Bishop of Rochester, Letter from Guy Grumbleton, Curiosities, London review of Dr. Adams's defence.
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THAT, after this date, their stage will leave Paules-Hook at three o'clock in the afternoon, and proceed to Elizabeth-Town; and that in order to accommodate passengers, one stage will leave Elizabeth-Town at day-light; and another stage leaves Newark at eight o'clock, and both stages go as far towards Philadelphia as the weather and roads will permit, during the winter season. December 13th, 1787. 6
To the Afflicted with WORMS.
LATELY received from the western country, and may be had at No. 21, Beckman-street, an extraordinary and never-failing WORM POWDER. From long experience it has been found, that three doses of these Powders will effectually destroy the Worms, either in children or grown persons. N. York, Sept. 13, 1787. 32—e.d.
A PERSON perfectly acquainted with MERCHANT'S ACCOUNTS, would be glad of employ, in that line, either in Posting of Books, or adjusting intricate accounts. Enquire of the Printer. New-York, October 25, 1787. 38—e.d.
MARSHALL'S
Porter and Oyster-House,
IS now opened at the corner of Cortlandt and Greenwich-Streets, opposite Powles-Hook Ferry-House, at the North-River—where every exertion will be put in force to render those who will favor him with their commands agreeable. New-York, Dec. 12, 1787. 63e.d.
PRIZE-MONEY,
Of the Squadron under John Paul Jones, Esquire, NOTICE is hereby given to those officers and men of the Frigates Alliance and Bon homme Richard, who are entitled to a share in the prizes taken by the Squadron under the command of John Paul Jones, Esq. that a division has been made of the proceeds of such prizes as were old in France, and that the shares will be paid to the respective claimants, or their legal representatives, on their producing, at this office, sufficient proof that they are the persons, or are empowered by the persons actually entitled to the shares they respectively claim. Benjamin Walker, Commissioner. Office of accounts, Marine department.
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