The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-02-26 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 47, of VOL. XLII.]
TUESDAY, February 26, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2287.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICE NS'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, hereunto 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 so 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 discussion 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.
As the principal support of a Daily paper is derived from Advertisements, Gentlemen in the mercantile line, and all others who occasionally Advertise, are earnestly requested to prefer this new undertaking, which shall be gratefully acknowledged by the strictest attention being paid to correctness and propriety. Advertisements shall be inserted as reasonably as by any printer in the city.
The great expence with which a Daily paper will be attended, at first, is too well known to require any apology for the REQUESTION, 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. CONLITUTIONS.
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.
II. The price, per Annum, will be SIX DOLLARS, one quarter part of which to be paid on subscribing, viz. One dollar and an half: after which quarterly payments to be punctually observed.
III. No subscriber is to discontinue his subscription on any other condition than the payment of arrearage subscription money, and that at the expiration of a quarter.
IV. The Daily Patriotic Register shall be delivered to the subscribers in the city every morning, and sent (as may be ordered) to those out of the city, with the greatest punctuality, they paying the expence of carriage.
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, cascades, &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.
Remaining on Hand, And TO BE SOLD,
At this Printing-Office, No. 25, Water-street,
A Few MAPS,
Of the interior parts of North-America, including the lands intended for the NEW STATES, some of which are selling, and others already disposed of by order of Congress.
ORDERS are just received, by the printer hereof, to sell these Maps at a much cheaper rate than they have yet been sold. The plates were cut and the impressions taken in London, and there sold (without the pamphlet) at One Guinea each.
To accompany this map, and explanatory of it, with references to it, will be sold, included in the price of the map, a pamphlet, containing 67 large octavo pages, with plates and figures, entitled, a Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North-Carolina, comprehending the rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral; the mountains, creeks, roads, distances, latitudes, &c. and of every part, laid down in the Map.
By THOMAS HUTCHINS, Esq. Late Captain and Engineer in the British army, and now Geographer General to the United States of America. With a plan of the rapids of the Ohio, a plan of the several villages in the Illinois country, a table of the distances between Fort Pitt and the mouth of the Ohio, all engraved upon copper.—And an Appendix, containing Mr. Patrick Kenedy's Journal up the Illinois river, and a correct list of the different nations and tribes of Indians, with the number of fighting men, &c.
Description of the ILLINOIS COUNTRY.
THE Illinois country is in general of a superior soil to any other part of North America that I have seen. It produces fine oak, hickory, cedar, mulberry trees, &c. some dying roots and medicinal plants;—hops, and excellent wild grapes, and in the year 1769, one hundred and ten heads of strong wine, were made by the French settlers, from these grapes. A large quantity of sugar is also annually made from the juice of the maple tree; and as the mulberry trees are large and numerous, I presume the making of silk will employ the attention and industry of the settlers, when the country is more fully inhabited than it is at present, and especially as the winters are much more moderate and favourable for the breed of silk worms, than they are in many of the sea coast provinces. Indigo may likewise be successfully cultivated—(but not more than two cuttings in a year) wheat, peas, and Indian corn thrive well, as does every sort of grain and pulse, that is produced in any of the old colonies. Great quantities of tobacco are also yearly raised by the inhabitants of the Illinois, both for their own consumption and that of the Indians; but little has hitherto been exported to Europe. Hemp grows spontaneously, and is of a good texture; its common height is 10 feet, and its thickness three inches (the latter reckoned within about a foot of the root) and with little labour, any quantity may be cultivated. Flax seed has hitherto been only raised in small quantities. There has however been enough produced to shew, that it may be grown to the greatest advantage. Apples, pears, peaches, and all other European fruits succeed admirably. Iron, copper, and lead mines, as also salt springs, have been discovered in different parts of this territory. The two latter are worked on the Spanish side of the Mississippi, with considerable advantage to the owners. There is plenty of fish in the rivers, particularly Cat, Carp, and Perch, of an uncommon size.—Savannahs, or natural meadows, are both numerous and extensive; yielding excellent grass, and feeding great herds of buffalo, deer, &c. ducks, teal, geese, swans, cranes, pelicans, turkeys, pheasants, partridges, &c. such as are seen in the sea coast Colonies, are in the greatest variety and abundance.—In short, every thing, that a reasonable mind can desire, is to be found, or may, with little pains, be produced here. New-York, Jan. 17, 1788. 93 e.d.
New-York RUM
Of excellent Flavour and good Proof, FOR SALE, By Charles Tillinghaft, At the DISTILLERY, near the New Market, Cherry-Street, nearest to the Ship-Yards.
Just published by M. CARY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-Street, New-York, (by whom Subscriptions are received)
American Museum,
FOR JANUARY, 1788. CONTAINING, Miscellanies.
ORATION in commemoration of American Independence.
Address delivered by the Rev. Samuel Magaw's. New method of placing a meridian mark, by David Rittenhouse, Esq.
Observations on the aurora borealis—by the Rev. Jeremy Belknap.
Observations and experiments on the sweet springs—by James Madison, Esq.
Method of making steel.
Letter on marriage,
Antifederal arguments,
Letter to the hon. R. H. Lee.
Salire,
On musical pretenders,
Recipe for an insolvent debtor,
Directions to conduct a newspaper quarrel, according to the best mode now in practice.
Rural Concerns.
Notes on farming—by the hon. C. T. Esq.
Method of making potatoes in Hungary and Poland,
Thoughts on the culture of hemp,
Method of breaking fleers to the draft in a few days,
On the culture of silk.
Law Information,
Law case—Court of common pleas, Charleston,
Law report—Hay vs. Haldimand,
State and other Public papers.
Valedictory address of his Excellency governor
Trumbull,
Resolutions of the legislature of Connecticut,
Letter to governor Randolph,
Letter from do.
Resolutions of the inhabitants of Chowan,
Address of the grand jury of Edenton,
Resolves of the inhabitants of Northampton county
Report of the deputies of Northampton county,
Resolutions of the trademen of Boston,
Ratification of the new constitution by the state of Connecticut,
Official notice presented by Mr. Grenville to the
Comte de Montmorin,
Answer to the preceding notice.
Natural History.
Observations on a comet lately discovered—by
David Rittenhouse, Esq.
Account of a motley-coloured or pyed negroe girl,
and mulatto boy—by Dr. Morgan,
Letter relative to the engraving fruit-trees and the
growth of vegetables—by General Lincoln,
Observations on the growth of trees downwards
after the first year.
Some account of the opossum,
Medical Tracts.
Letter on the fore throat distemper,
Letter on the digitalis purpurea,
An ineflimable dissolvent for human calculi.
Select Poetry.
A poem, addressed to the people of Virginia, on
New-Year's day, 1788.
Mimotory epistle, addressed to a young lady,
A riddle.
Foreign Intelligence, American do.
TO BE SOLD,
For JERSEY MONEY at full Value,
Or exchanged for any Property in New-York, or
bartered for West-India or DRY GOODS,
At Market Price,
A Valuable Farm,
SITUATE in Woodbridge town-
ship, in the county of Essex, New Jersey,
within a quarter of a mile of the main road from
Woodbridge to Brunswick, about eight miles distant
from the latter, and three and a half from
Perth Amboy, consisting of one hundred and seventy
acres; a third part of which is excellent
MEADOW; a sufficiency of fire-wood, with a
handsome piece of shifty young timber.
The plough-land equal to any
in that part of the country; the whole under
good fence.
On the premises is a good house,
kitchen, and barn; and an excellent spring of water near the door; to which is added, fifteen acres, or thereabouts, of salt marsh, on the Raritan, about one mile from the farm.
This place is well known by the name of CLAWSON'S FARM.
For terms of sale enquire of Mr.
Joseph Bindon, merchant, New-York, or Mr. Benjamin Thompson, near Morris-Town.
New-York, Jan. 24, 1788. 99—e.d.
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.
New-York, Sept. 13, 1787. 88—e.d.

THERE are few of the maxims or opinions we hold, that are the result of our own investigation or observation, and even those we adopt from others are seldom on a conviction of their truth or propriety, but from the fascination of example and the influence of what is or appears to be the general sentiment. The science of government being the most abstruse and unobvious of all others, mankind are more liable to be imposed upon by the artful and designing in systems and regulations of government, than on any other subject; hence a jealousy of innovation confirmed by uniform experience prevails in most communities; this reluctance to change, has been found to be the greatest security of free governments, and the principal bulwark of liberty; for the aspiring and ever-restless spirit of ambition would otherwise, by her deceptive wiles and ensnaring glosses, triumph over the freest and most enlightened people. It is the peculiar misfortune of the people of the United States, at this awful crisis of public affairs, to have lost this useful, this absolutely necessary jealousy of innovation in government, and thereby to lie at the mercy and be exposed to all the artifices of ambition, without this usual shield to protect them from imposition. The conspirators, well aware of their advantage, have seized the favorable moment, and by the most unparalelled arts of deception, have obtained the sanction of the conventions of several states to the most tyrannical system of government ever projected.
The magic of great names, the delusion of falsehood, the suppression of information, precipitation and fraud have been the instruments of this particular success, the pillars whereon the structure of tyranny has been so far raised. Those influential vehicles, the newspapers with few exceptions, have been devoted to the cause of despotism, and by the subserviency of the P—O—, the usefulness of the patriotic newspapers has been confined to the places of their publication, whilst falsehood and deception have had universal circulation, without the opportunity of refutation. The feigned unanimity of one part of America, has been represented to produce the acquiescence of another, and so mutually to impose upon the whole by the force of example.
The adoption of the new constitution by the convention of the state of Massachusetts, by a majority of nineteen out of near four hundred members, and that too qualified by a number of propositions of amendment, cannot afford the conspirators much cause for triumph, and especially when all the circumstances under which it has been obtained, are considered. The late alarming disorders which distracts that state, and even threatened subversion of all order and government, and were with difficulty suppressed, occasioned the greatest consternation among all men of property and rank; in this disposition even the most high-toned and arbitrary government became desirable as a security against licentiousness and agrarian laws; consequently the new constitution was embraced with
eagerness by many of these descriptions, who, in every community, form a powerful interest, and added to the conspirators, office-hunters, &c. &c. made a formidable and numerous party in favor of the new constitution. The elections of the members of convention were moreover made in the first moment of blind enthusiasm, when every artifice was practised to prejudice the people against all those who had the enlightened patriotism to oppose this system of tyranny: thus was almost every man of real ability, who was in opposition, excluded from a seat in the convention; consequently the contest was very unequal; well-meaning, though uniformed men, were opposed to great learning, eloquence and sophistry in the shape of lawyers, doctors and divines, who were capable and seemed disposed to delude by deceptive glosses and specious reasoning; indeed, from the specimens we have seen of the discussion on this occasion, every enlightened patriot must regret that the cause of liberty has been so weakly, although jealously advocated that its champions were so little illuminated. In addition to these numerous advantages in the convention, the friends of the new constitution had the weight and influence of the town of Boston to second their endeavors, and yet, notwithstanding all this, were near losing the question, although delusively qualified. Is this any evidence of the excellency of the new constitution? Certainly not. Nor can it have any influence in inducing the remaining states to accede. They will examine and judge for themselves, and from their wisdom in taking due time for deliberation, I have no doubt will prove the salvation of the liberties of the United States.
CENTINEL.
Philadelphia, Feb, 20th, 1788.
Mr. MARTIN's Speech to the Assembly of Maryland.
[Continued from Yesterday's paper.]
UPON this subject, sir, there was a great diversity of sentiment among the members of the convention; as the propositions were reported by the committee of the whole house, a senator or representative could not be appointed to any office under a particular state, or under the United States, during the time for which they were chosen, nor to any office under the United States until one year after the expiration of that time.—It was said, and in my opinion justly, that no good reason could be assigned why a senator or representative should be incapacitated to hold an office in his own government, since it can only bind him more closely to his state, and attach him the more to its interest, which, as its representative, he is bound to consult and sacredly guard as far as is consistent with the welfare of the union, and therefore, at most, would only add the additional motive of gratitude for discharging his duty; and according to this idea, the clause which prevented senators or delegates from holding offices in their own states was rejected by a considerable majority; but, sir, we sacredly endeavoured to preserve all that part of the resolution which prevented them from being eligible to offices under the United States, as we considered it essentially necessary to preserve the integrity, independence and dignity of the legislature, and to secure its members from corruption.
I was in the number of those who was extremely solicitous to preserve this part of the report; but there was a powerful opposition made by
such who wished the members of the legislature to be eligible to offices under the United States. Three different times did they attempt to procure an alteration, and as often failed, a majority firmly adhering to the resolution as reported by the committee: however an alteration was at length, by dint of perseverance, obtained even within the last twelve days of the convention, for it happened after I left Philadelphia. As to the exception that they cannot be appointed to offices created by themselves, or the emoluments of which are by themselves increased, it is certainly of little consequence, since they may easily evade it by creating new offices to which may be appointed the persons who fill the offices before created, and thereby vacancies may be made which may be filled by the members who for that purpose have created the new offices.
It is true, the acceptance of an office vacates their seat, nor can they be re-elected during their continuance in office; but it was said that the evil would first take place, that the price for the office would be paid before it was obtained; that vacating the seat of the person who was appointed to office, made way for the admission of a new member, who would come there as desirous to obtain an office as him whom he succeeded, and as ready to pay the price necessary, to obtain it; in fine that it would be only driving away the flies who were filled to make room for those that were hungry; and as the system is now reported, the president having the power to nominate to all offices, it must be evident, that there is no possible security for the integrity and independence of the legislature, but that they are most unduly placed under the influence of the president, and exposed to bribery and corruption.
The seventh section of this article was also the subject of contest. It was thought by many members of the convention, that it was wrong to confine the origination of all revenue bills to the house of representatives, since the members of the senate will be chosen by the people as well as the members of the house of delegates, if not immediately, yet mediately, being chosen by the members of the state legislature, which members are elected by the people, and that it makes no real difference whether a person doth a thing in person, or be a deputy, or agent, appointed by him for that purpose.
That no argument can be drawn from the house of lords in the British constitution, since they are neither mediately or immediately the representatives of the people, but are one of the real estates, composing that kingdom, having hereditary rights and privileges distinct from, and independent of, the people.
That it may, and probably will be a fruitful source of dispute and controversy between the two branches, what are, or are not, revenue bills, and the more so, as they are not defined in the constitution; which controversies may be difficult to settle, and may become serious in their consequences, there being no power in the constitution to decide upon, or authorised in cases of absolute necessity to terminate them by a prorogation or dissolution of either of the branches; a remedy provided in the British constitution, where the king has that power, which has been found necessary at times to be exercised in case of violent dissensions between the lords and commons on the subject of money bills.
That every regulation of commerce, every law relative to excises, stamps, the post-office, the imposi-
tion of taxes, and their collection, the creation of courts and offices; in fine, every law for the union, if enforced by any pecuniary sanctions as they would tend to bring money into the continental treasury, might and probably would be considered a revenue act; that consequently the senate, the members of whom will probably be the most elect in their choice, and consist of men the most enlightened and of the greatest abilities, who from the duration of their appointment, and the permanency of their body, will probably be best acquainted with the common concerns of the states, and with the means of providing for them, will be rendered almost useless as a part of the legislature; and that they will have but little to do in that capacity, except patiently to wait the proceedings of the house of representatives, and afterwards examine and approve or propose amendments.
There were also objections to that part of this sect. which relates to the negative of the president. There were some who thought no good reason could be assigned for giving the president a negative of any kind.—Upon the principle of a check to the proceedings of the legislature, it was said to be necessary—That the two branches having a controul over each others proceedings, and the senate being chosen by the state legislatures, and being composed of members from the different states, there would always be a sufficient guard against measures being hastily or rashly adopted.
That the president was not likely to have more wisdom or integrity than the senators, or any of them, or to better know or consult the interests of the states, than any member of the senate, so as to be entitled to a negative on that principle—and as to the precedent from the British constitution (for we were eternally troubled with arguments and precedents from the British government) it was said it would not apply. The king of Great Britain there composed one of the three estates of the kingdom—he was possessed of rights and privileges, as such distinct from the lords and commons, rights and privileges which descended to his heirs, and were inheritable by them; that for the preservation of these it was necessary he should have a negative, but that this was not the case with the president of the United States, who was no more than an officer of government, the sovereignty of which was not in him, but in the legislature—and it was further urged, even if he was allowed a negative, it ought not to be of so great extent as that given by the system, since his single voice is to countervail the whole of either branch, and any number less than two-thirds of the other; however, a majority of the convention was of a different opinion, and adopted as it now makes a part of the system.
By the eighth sect. of this article, Congress is to have power to, lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises.—When we met in convention after our adjournment, to receive the report of the committee of detail, the members of that committee were requested to inform us what powers were meant to be vested in Congress by the word duties in this sect. since the word imposts extended to duties on goods imported, and by another part of the system no duties on exports were to be laid. In answer to this enquiry we were informed, that it was meant to give the general government the power of laying stamp duties on paper, parchment and vellum.
[To be Continued.]

ENTERTAINMENT.
A comic scene between king Charles the second, and a Worcesterhire Baronet; from the letters of Messrs. Waller and St. Evremont.
I WAS much pleased at a conversation, which I overheard the other day, between the king and an honest Worcesterhire baronet, who was lately elected for a borough in that county. The good natured man came up to take his seat among us; and as he lived in the neighbourhood of the royal-oak, he supposed, that he could not pay a better compliment to his majesty, than by bringing him a branch of his old asylum. Who is that antique figure, said the king, with a withered branch in his hand? It is Sir Thomas *****, member for *****
The king. Sir Thomas, I am glad to see you; I hope you can give a good account of our friends in Worcesterhire.
Sir Thomas. I wish I could, please your majesty; but there is a blacksmith's wife—
The king. No matter for her. I enquired only after the health of your family.
Sir Thomas. Thank God I'm in good health. But this woman, please your majesty.
The king. What of her?
Sir Thomas. Has sworn a child to your majesty.
The king. I am glad of it. I do remember that I met a woman, when I went a wood-cutting with farmer Penderell.
Sir Thomas. A rosy-complexion, please your majesty.
The king. No matter; what is become of the woman and her child?
Sir Thomas. She is very well taken care of, please your majesty: The church-wardens are my tenants; and I ordered them to allow her an upper sheet.
The king. Fye! fye!
Sir Thomas. Please your majesty, I was near losing my election by it. Some of that parish are freemen, and they said that I, as a magistrate, ought to have sent a warrant to your majesty, to give bond, or to pay ten pounds.
The king. Why did you not do your duty?
Sir Thomas. Because, please your majesty, I thought it my duty not to do it; your majesty has been at a great expence of late.
The king. True, very true, Sir Thomas; what is that branch in your hand? Some token, I suppose, by which you hold your lands.
Sir Thomas. No; it is something by which your majesty holds your lands. It is a branch of that blessed oak, which preserved your majesty's precious life.
The king. This is a wooden compliment; but it is honest, and I thank you for it. You have wit, Sir Thomas; why do we not see you oftener at court?
Sir Thomas. I can do your majesty much more service in the country, by keeping up a spirit of loyalty and good will towards you, amongst my neighbours.
The king. And how do you manage that point?
Sir Thomas. I give them beef, and bid them fall to, without the long grace of the round heads. Then I give them beer, and they cry God bless your majesty.
The king. If that is the toast, Sir Thomas, you are the king; and, in truth, I think you govern them with profound policy. Could I adopt the same measure, I should have much less trouble. But there is no finding beef enough for that hungry circle (pointing to his courtiers) which you see there.
Sir Thomas. God bless your majesty! I have ten fat oxen, in Worcesterhire, and nine of them are heartily at your majesty's service.
This bountiful offer made the king laugh so heartily, that it put an end to the conversation. The king told us, with great good humour, what we had to expect; and added, that he hoped every member of the house would be as ready to give as Sir Thomas *****, that he might be able to find wine for the feast. This is a measure which I will promote with all my power; for the king's necessities are truly deplorable. Considering his extreme poverty, his good humour is astonishing. I believe there never was a prince at the same time so pleasant, and so poor.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Of the State of New-York.
POUGHKEESEE, February 11, 1788.
[Continued.]
A message was received from the senate by Mr. Haring and Mr. Hopkins, that they had passed the bill concerning treasons and felonies, and for regulating the proceedings in cases of felony, without amendment.
The house went again into a committee on the bill for the limitation of actions, and suits at law.
Mr. Carman in the chair.
In going through this bill, a debate took place with respect to the time in which a person might bring a suit for the recovery of real estate.
Mr. Benson contended, that 60 years, the time allowed by the British statute was unreasonably long, and that the term of 25 years was sufficient; and to prevent any inconvenience attending existing claims, that the law should not operate before the year 1800. And for this he moved for a new clause, which he handed to the chair.
Mr. Speaker was also of opinion that the term of 25 or 30 years would be sufficient.
This was opposed by Mr. Jones, who thought it would be prudent to pass the bill in exact conformity to the known custom and established law of the land. He suggested the inconvenience and great expence that might arise on decisions on a law entirely new. He had another objection, which was, as our country had just come out of a long war, many cases might exist, for which the whole term might be requisite for the due recovery of their property.
Mr. Sylvester advocated the motion of Mr. Benson; it was a subject he had long resolved in his mind, and he was clear that the period of limitation ought to be shortened.
A question was taken on the general proposition of Mr. Benson without fixing the period, and agreed to as follows:
Affirmative. Messrs. Dongan, Winant, Taulman, Niven, Sylvester, Baker, Gilbert, Strang, Speaker, Van Ingen, Arent Powers, Webster, Savage, James Livingston, Benson, Hedges, Low,
Younglove, Thomson, Tompkins, Harrison, Drake. 23.
Negative. Messrs. Jones, Cornwell, Doughty, Wykoff, Dewitt, Frey, Schoonmaker, Bruyne, Sands, Verplank, Clinton, Lewis, Havens, Clark. 14.
Majority 9.
Mr. Benson moved that the time should be 25 years.
Mr. Sands moved that it should be 40 years.
Mr. Sylvester moved that it should be 20 years.
And Mr. Jones moved that it should be 30 years.
The question was first taken on 20, and lost.
It was then taken on 25, and carried. Ayes 20. Noes 17.
It was then necessary to fix the period of limitation, in cases where the state might be the plaintiff. This was agreed to be 40 years.
The committee then rose and reported progress.
The Attorney General, to whom had been referred the petition of Israel Honeywell, reported a state of facts, which with the said petition, were committed to a committee of the whole house.
Mr. Jones moved for leave, and brought in a bill for complying with the act of the United States in Congress assembled, of the 21st of March, 1787, which was read a first time and ordered a second reading.
Then the house adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow morning.
Tuesday, February 12.
The house met pursuant to adjournment.
Read a second time and committed, the bill for granting a bounty on hemp; and the bill for complying with the act of the United States in Congress assembled of the 21st of March, 1787.
Read a third time, and passed the bill for enabling the Mayor, Alderman and Commonality of the city of New-York, to raise a certain sum of money for the purposes therein mentioned.
A petition from a number of inhabitants of Ulster county, praying to be paid for sundry services rendered the state during the late war; was read and referred to Messrs. Sands, Havens and Powers.
The house went into a committee on the bill for giving relief on promissory notes:
Mr. Cornell in the chair.
The committee having gone through the bill, rose and reported the same; when it was ordered to be engrossed.
A message was received from the senate, that they had receded from their amendment, to the bill concerning courts of oyer and terminer, and goal delivery.
The house went into a committee on the engrossed bill from the senate concerning privilege:
Mr. Hedges in the chair.
The committee having gone through the bill and made some amendments, rose and reported the same; when it was ordered to be engrossed.
The house went into a committee on the engrossed bill from the senate, to prevent excessive and deceitful gaming:
Mr. Havens in the chair.
The committee having gone through the bill, rose and reported the same; when it was ordered to be engrossed.
Then the house adjourned till ten o'clock to-morrow morning.
Wednesday, February 13.
The house met pursuant to adjournment.
The bill to regulate the exportation of flax-seed and lumber:
The bill to prevent excessive and deceitful gaming.
The bill for giving relief on promissory notes; and,
The bill concerning privilege, were read a third time and passed the house.
[To be continued.]
New-York, February 26.
[From the New-Port Herald of Feb. 14.]
By a vessel which arrived here on Tuesday last, in five days from North-Carolina, we have a confirmation of the pleasing intelligence of that state's adopting the new constitution by a very large majority.
CONTRAST!
The receipt of authentic intelligence from the southern states, beyond Philadelphia, has lately become a novelty; it is therefore with eagerness, that the public are positively informed, through a private letter from Wilmington, that the convention of that state, to take into consideration the new federal constitution, is not to meet until the 4th day of July next.
The brig Anne and Mary, captain Wheeler, is arrived in the river Rappahannock, from London, after a passage of 12 weeks.
The following vessels arrived at Annapolis previous to the 14th inst.—Ship Iris, Cole, Havre-de-Grace; brig Baltimore, Smith, Boston; brig —, Shepherd, Curacoa; brig —, Howell, Cape Francois; brig —, —, Surinam; schooner Tim, French, St. Thomas's; sloop —, Walker, St. Eustatia.
By a gentle man just from the West-Indies we learn, that all kinds of American produce are so low there as not to pay freight.
Captain Godfrey, from St. Kitt's, after a tedious passage, having been blown off the coast, is arrived at Alexandria; spoke the sloop Active, belonging to North-Carolina, out 61 days from Cape-Francois, in great distress for provisions, sails, &c. which it was out of Capt. Godfrey's power to furnish her with, it then blowing a heavy gale.
Arrived at Baltimore, the brig Lucretia, J. Howland, from Cape-Francois.
D. COLMAN'S (Boston) Marine List.
Wednesday, Feb. 6. Arrived at Portsmouth, brig Doggers-Bank, Toby, in 77 days from L'Orient.
Friday, 8. Arrived, snow Sophia, Orne, in 76 days from Liverpool.
A few days before she arrived, spoke to the sloop Industry, Gardner, master, from Rochelle, bound to Rhode-Island, out 80 days, in a distressed situation for want of provisions, with which Capt. Gardner relieved them.
Arrived at Newbury-Port, schooner —, Wadleigh, from Guadalupe, in 21 days.
Sloop Abigail, Powers, at Marblehead, from Port-au-Prince, in 66 days.
Sloop Henrietta, Seaward, at Cape-Cod, in distress, from Martinico, in 45 days.
Saturday, 19. Arrived, at Cape-Ann, schooner Lucy, Wharf, from St. Eustatia, in 75 days.
Monday, 11. Arrived, at ditto, brig William, Pike, L'Orient, in 88 days.
Arrived, at ditto, schooner —, Woodbury, from South-Carolina.
At Salem, brig —, Saunders, from L'Orient.
Sailed, ship Trois Amie, St. Barbe, for Bayonne.
Arrived, at Newbury-Port, brig —, Coolidge, from Guadalupe.
At ditto, brig —, Adams, from St. Lucia.
Sunday, 10. Arrived, at Cape-Ann, schoon.— Grant, from Cape-Francois, in 46 days.
Tuesday, 12. Sailed, wind N. W. sloop Peter-burg Packet, Flinn, for Virginia.
Thursday, 14. Arrived, schooner —, Davis, from Martinico—Schooner —, Pillsbury, from ditto.
ALLEN'S (New-London) Marine LIST.
Thursday, 17th. Hazy, cold morning, light wind N Meridian S. W.
Friday, 8th. Hazy, cold morning, light wind N. N. E.
Saturday, 9th. Pleasant, serene morning; cold, wind N. N. E. 10 A. M. N. W.
Sailed, brig Nancy, Robert Winthrop, for Dublin.
Brig Brothers, G. Hallam, for Cape Francois. The latter returned.
Arrived, sloop Julia, Josiah Hempsted, from St. Eustatia, in 15 days.
Left at Martinico.
Brig Sally, Rice, belonging to Middletown; schooner —, John Newton, Wethersfield.
At St. Lucia.
Schooner Elizabeth, Jabez Lord, Norwich; schooner Harriot, A. Whittlesey, East-Haddam; sloop —, Wright, Wethersfield.
At Demerara.
Brig Samuel, B. Bigelow, Hartford.
At Barbadoes.
Brig Sally, Bates; sloop Governor Parr, Murrow.
At St. Eustatia.
Sloop Industry, Asa Benton, Hartford; sloop —, Lewis, Derby; schooner —, Griffith, East-Haddam.
A number of vessels blown off this coast, belonging to the eastward, New-York, Hudson and Virginia.
Also, brig Friendship, A. Magill, people very sick.
Sunday, 10th. Hazy morning, calm. Meridian, wind S.
Arrived, brig Silas and Sally, Moses Williams, from Cape-Francois, in 15 days.
At the Cape, brig Black Prince, Merrell.
Monday, 11th. Lowry, rainy morning, wind S.
Arrived, brig —, Scovill, from Cape-Francois.
Tuesday, 12th. Pleasant, serene, warm morning, wind S. W.
Caught this morning at Lime, a fine fresh salmon, and arrived at the city coffee-house, meridian.
Arrived at Tarpaulin Cove, last very cold Tuesday, brig Clarissa, William Loring (who there died and was buried) from Port-au-Prince, belonging to Norwich; schooner —, Collins, from Guadalupe, belonging to New-Haven.
A brig from the West-Indies, captain unknown, said to belong to this state, no head, yellow sides, had been blown off the coast, and suffered in her cargo.
Wednesday, 13th. Pleasant, serene, cool morning, wind N.
Arrived at Surinam, sloop Cygnet, George Burr, from this port, belonging to Hartford, proceeded from thence to Demerara, and soon to St. Eustatia.
From the PENNSYLVANIA MERCURY.
MR. HUMPHREYS,
THE Independent Gazetteer has been long famous for its attic salt; and now lays a claim to Parnassian wit. I am sorry, however, that an Hibernian mule should be invoked to give an account of the proceedings at Boston; for, however meritorious Dean Swift's "O my kitten, my kitten, my dear, yet Yankee doodle seems to be best adapted to this country, and you know we ought to encourage our own spirits as well as manu factures. So please to accept the following from
A YANKEE.
THE 'Vention did in Boston meet,
But State-house could not hold 'em,
So then they went to Fed'ral-street,
And there the truth was told 'em—
Yankee doodle, keep it up!
Yankee doodle, dandy,
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.
They ev'ry morning went to prayer,
And then began disputing,
'Till opposition silenc'd were,
By arguments refuting.
Yankee doodle, keep it up! &c.
Then 'squire Hancock like a man,
Who dearly loves the nation,
By conc'liat'ry plan,
Prevented much vexation.
Yankee doodle, &c.
He made a wounding fed'ral speech,
With sense and elocution;
And then the 'Vention did beseech,
T' adopt the Constitution.
Yankee doodle, &c.
The question being outright put,
(Each voter independent)
The Fed'ralists agreed t' adopt,
And then propose amendment.
Yankee doodle, &c.
The other party seeing then
The people were against 'em,
Agreed like honest, faithful men,
To mix in peace amongst 'em.
Yankee doodle, &c.
The Boston folks are deuc'd lads,
And always full of notions;
The boys, the girls, their mams and dads,
Were fill'd with joy's commotions.
Yankee doodle, &c.
So straightway they procession made,
Lord! how nation fine, fir!
For ev'ry man of ev'ry trade
Went with his tools—to dine, fir,
Yankee doodle, &c.
John Foster Williams in a ship,
Join'd in the social band, fir,
And made the lasses dance and skip,
To see him sail on land, fir.
Yankee doodle, &c.
Oh then a whapping feast begun,
And all hands went to eating;
They drank their toasts, shook hands and sung,
Huzza! for 'Vention meeting.
Yankee doodle, &c.
Now politicians of all kinds,
Who are not yet decided;
May see how Yankees speak their minds;
And yet are not divided.
Yankee doodle, &c.
Then from this 'sample let 'em cease,
Inflammatory writing,
For freedom, happiness, and peace,
Is better far than fighting.
Yankee doodle, &c.
So here I end my fed'ral song,
Compos'd of thirteen verses,
May agriculture flourish long,
And commerce fill our purses!
Yankee doodle, keep it up!
Yankee doodle, dandy,
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.
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WHEREA Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thomson, Matthew Fergo, John Howard, Gad Wells, Samuel Eells, and Peter Noyes, junior, as passengers, and Malcom Taylor, and Henry Harris, as mariners on board of the brigantine Port-Roseway, have filed a libel in the said court, setting forth that in and with the said brigantine, in a voyage from the island of Jamaica to New-London, in Connecticut, on or about the first day of August, in the year 1784, in the latitude of 23 degrees and 30 minutes north or thereabouts, they discovered, and went to a vessel with only her foremast standing, and having no living creature on board, and five feet water in her hold; and that they saved and took out of the said brigantine, sundry goods, wares, and merchandise, which were by them brought to the port of New-York, and there sold at public vendue, by order of Gibbon Bourke, and John Donnan, of the said city, merchants: And whereas it appears by return of sales of Anthony L. Bleecker, that the said merchandise so saved and brought to the port of New-York, consisted of the following articles, viz. Six hogheads of sugar, the marks & numbers whereof were defaced, one hoghead of sugar marked T. No. 102, one other hoghead of sugar marked W.B. No. 185, one other hoghead of sugar, marked F. S., one hoghead of spirits, marked E. (enclosed by a diamond) No. 6, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. E. No. 4, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B. R. No. 3, one other hoghead of spirits, marked W.B. No. 7, one other hoghead of spirits, marked W.B. No. 8, and one other hoghead of spirits, marked W.B. No. 9, thirteen bales of cotton wool without mark or number, 1 bale of cotton wool, marked H. C. fifteen other bales of cotton wool, the marks & numbers whereof were defaced; four whole bales, four half bales, four broken bales, and four bundles of cotton wool, the marks whereof, if any had been, could not be discovered, a quantity of logwood, and five hundred and fifty-one feet of mahogany. And whereas, by an advertisement formerly published in one of the news papers printed in New-York, the said goods and merchandise were said to have been saved and taken on board of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, on Thursday the 5th day of Aug. 1784. And whereas, Gibbon Bourke and John Donnan, on behalf of John Shannon, master, and Samuel Nesbitt, mate, Malcom Taylor, Martin George, John Harper, Swiney Wilson and Alexander M'Kenzie, mariners, and Richard Hall, owner of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, have filed a claim in the said court, praying a decree for their proportional shares of the net proceeds of the said goods: and whereas, Daniel McCormick, of the city of New-York, merchant, and for and on behalf of Hyem Cohen, of the island of Jamaica, hath filed a claim in the said court, to the monies which have arisen from the sales of the said cotton wool, or part thereof, after the payment of salvage: and whereas William Cock, of the city of New-York, Esq. for and in behalf of Richard Hall, of Shelburne, in Nova-Scotia, as sole owner of the said brigantine Port-Roseway, hath also filed a claim in the said court, praying an allowance for salvage out of the monies arisen by the sale of the said goods, wares and merchandise. And whereas, it appears by the depositions of William M'Kenzie and Malcom Taylor, two of the persons on board the brigantine Port-Roseway, at the time the said goods and merchandise were so saved and taken on board; that the deleted vessel out of which the said goods were saved, were generally supposed by themselves and others then present, to have been a brigantine; and it further appears by the said depositions, and the deposition of Swiney Wilson, which depositions were severally taken in open court, that the said deleted vessel was a flat vessel (perhaps about three hundred tons burthen) had a woman's head, with guard-irons round it, that she had black sides, and yellow mouldings, that she had either three or four ports on each side abaft her chains, that she had a double deck as far as her main-mast, and had deck-beams but no plank on them before her main-mast as part of her lower deck, that she had quarter-barges, but no quarter-galleries, and was plain behind, and that her quarter-deck was raised about three feet above her main-deck. Therefore, pursuant to an order of the said court, public intimation and notice is hereby given to all persons interested, or claiming to be interested, in the said goods, wares and merchandise, so saved, or any part thereof, to put in a claim in the said court for the same, within one year and a day, from the day of the date of this intimation and notice. Dated the eighth day of October, in the twelfth year of the Independence of the state of New-York, and the year of our Lord, 1787.
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