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The New-York Journal, and Daily Patriotic Register.
NUMB. 14, of VOL. XLIII.]
WEDNESDAY, January 16, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2192.]
HERE TRUTH UNLICENSED REIGNS; AND DARES ACCOST EVEN 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 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. CONDITIONS.
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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, 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 drefs.  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. Spotwood, Philadelphia; Messrs. Spotwood 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.
Just published by M. CAREY, In Philadelphia, and now to be SOLD, By THOMAS ALLEN, Book-Seller, in Queen-street, New-York (By whom Subscriptions are received)
THE American Museum, FOR DECEMBER, 1787. CONTAINING, State and other public papers.
OBJECTIONS of the honorable George Mason to the new constitution, The address and reasons of dissent of the minority of the convention of Pennsylvania, Letter from the Hon. Richard Henry Lee, Esq. to governor Randolph, Dr. Franklin's final speech in the late federal convention, Resolves of the house of delegates of the commonwealth of Virginia, Resolves of Congress, Resolve of the convention of Pennsylvania, relative to offering congress the jurisdiction of a place for the seat of federal government, Resolve of the supreme executive council of the state of Pennsylvania, Resolve of the house of delegates of the state of Maryland, Letter from the Hon. John Sevier to governor Matthews, from col. Robertson to governor Sevier, from col. Bledsoe to governor Sevier, from gen. Cooke, to gov. Matthews, from gen. Clarke, to ditto, from major Elholm, to major gen. Moultrie, from the Hon. William Pierce, to don Diego de Gardoqui, Reply to the preceding letter, Votes of the members of the protestant episcopal church in Providence, Address of the inhabitants of Northampton, to their delegates in convention, Resolution of the inhabitants of Pittsburgh, Ratification of the new constitution by Delaware, Ditto by Pennsylvania.
Medical Essays.
Observations and remarks on the putrid malignant fore throat, Observations on the bite of a mad dog, Account of a worm bred in the liver, Letter to doctor Franklin on the same subject. Rural Concerns.
On the culture of trees, To make cyder, On planting potatoes, Receipt for preventing the flies from damaging turnips, On the culture of ginseng.
Law Information.
Law report. Watkeys against Delancey, Law report. Norton against Birch, Law case, respecting a captured vessel, Law regulation.
Miscellanies.
The Forfeitalist, Account of an electrical eel, Recovery of two drowned children, Directions for the recovery of persons apparently dead from drowning, Admiral Pococke's receipt for pickling beef, pork, &c. Exemplary charity, Extract from an oration pronounced by David Dagnet, Esq. Indian anecdote.
Poetry.
The newsmonger's song, The crisis, The retort courteous, Poem on the prospect of seeing the fine arts flourish in America, The old Bachelor.
SH R U B,
Of the very best Quality, by the Hoghead, Barrel, or smaller Quantity; FOR SALE, by Charles Tillinghast, At his House, nearly opposite the New-Market in Cherry-street.
The AMERICAN MAGAZINE, For December, 1787. Just Published in this City. Sold at this Office, price Two Shillings.
TO BE SOLD, A Valuable Plantation,
Situate on PENN'S NECK, Within four miles of PRINCETON; CONTAINING, THREE hundred acres, with a sufficient quantity of meadow, lying on Millstone Creek; about 50 acres is excellent good timber land; the remainder, as good land for all kinds of grain as any about Princeton, all in good fence. There are on the premises, a very good large dwelling house, a large barn all covered with cedar; a waggon-house, with out houses, all in good order; large orchard that will produce 100 barrels of cider a year, with other fruit trees; a very fine well of water at the door; the situation is high, and has a fine prospect of Princeton College. This farm is rendered more delightful and convenient by the contiguous situation of a large branch of Millstone River.
Also, a Lot of excellent Wood Land, near the fame, containing 58 acres; it lies convenient to divide into two farms, and will be sold separate, or the whole together, as may best suit the purchaser:
Also, the Stone Tavern and Lot of Land in Princeton, known by the sign of the thirteen stars, whereon is a large new stable, sheds, &c. all in good order, with a fine well of water at the kitchen door: the house is well known to be very convenient, as it has been kept as a tavern for many years.
Also, a Lot of Land of twelve acres, near this town, which may all be made into meadow.
A good and indisputable title will be given for any of the above premises.—For terms apply to the subscriber, at the sign of the College in Princeton. JACOB G. BERGEN.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ to me directed, issued out of the court of chancery of this state, I shall expose to sale, at Public Vendue, on the twenty-first day of January next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, on the premises, all that certain Dwelling-House, Meffuage, and Tenement, and Lot of Ground thereunto belonging, situate, lying and being in the city of New-York aforesaid, in Montgomery-Ward of the said city, on the north west side of Queen-street, bounded on the north east by the house and ground then or late of Charity De la Montagne, on the north west by the house and ground late of John Varrick, deceased, and on the north west by the piece of ground formerly part of the said lot, but late belonging to John Aspinwall and John Lawrence, and by them laid out for and agreed to be a public street for ever, and on the south east to Queen-street aforesaid, containing in breadth, in front to Queen-street aforesaid, thirty feet, and in breadth in the rear about twenty-three feet and an half, and in length, on each side from Queen-street to extend one hundred and seventy-one feet, together with all and singular the appurtenances. Given under my hand, this sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 60 m.h. 6w. M. WILLET, Sheriff.
BY virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, issued out of the court of chancery, will be sold at PUBLIC VENDUE, at the Coffee-house, on Monday the Eleventh of February next, at twelve o'clock, all that DWELLING HOUSE, and LOT of GROUND, situated, lying, and being, in the south ward of the city of New-York, fronting north to a certain street, called White-Hall-street, and bounded north by said White-Hall-street, on the west by a lot of ground belonging to Edward Nichols, on the south, in the rear, by a lot of land belonging to James Brown, on the east by a lot belonging to Anthony Hunter, containing in breadth in front, and rear thirty feet, and in length, on each side sixty feet, to satisfy a certain mortgage made by Israel Phillips, of the city of New-York, merchant, to Joseph Nathan of the said city, merchant. M. WILLET, Sheriff. New-York, Dec. 29, 1787, 78 m.h. 6w. 9
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to the estate of Gilbert Ryan, 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, Assignee. 48 m.w.f. 3m. New-York, November 15, 1787.
New-York RUM
Of excellent Flavour and good Proof FOR SALE, By Charles Tillinghast, At the DISTILERY, near the New Market Cherry-street and nearest to the Ship-Yards. October 3, 1787. 53 m. th.
A FEW copies of that much celebrated work of the late Rev. Dr. CHAUNCY, of Boston, "On the Fall, and its consequences," to be had at this Printing-Office.

Mr. Martin's speech to the Assembly of Virginia. [Continued from Yesterday.]
7. THAT the right of suffrage in the first branch of the national legislature, ought not to be according to the rule established in the articles of confederation, but according to some equitable right of representation, namely, in proportion to the whole number of white, and other free citizens and inhabitants of every age, sex and condition, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three fifths of all other persons not comprehended in the foregoing description, except Indians not paying taxes in each state.
8. That the right of suffrage in the second branch of the national legislature, ought to be according to the rule established in the first.
9. That a national executive be instituted to consist of a single person to be chosen by the national legislature for the term of seven years, with power to carry into execution the national laws, to appoint to offices in cases not otherwise provided for, to be ineligible a second time, and to be removable on impeachment and conviction of malpractice, or neglect of duty, to receive a fixed stipend, by which he may be compensated for the devotion of his time to public service—to be paid out of the national treasury.
10. That the national executive shall have a right to negative any legislative act which shall not afterwards be passed, unless by two third parts of each branch of the national legislature.
11. That a national judiciary be established, to consist of one supreme tribunal, the judges of which to be appointed by the second branch of the national legislature, to hold their offices during good behaviour, and to receive punctually, at stated times, a fixed compensation for their services, in which no increase or diminution shall be made, so as to affect the persons actually in office at the time of such increase or diminution.
12. That the national legislature be empowered to appoint inferior tribunals.
13. That the jurisdiction of the national judiciary shall extend to cases which respect the collection of the national revenue; cases arising under the laws of the United States; impeachments of any national officer, and questions which involve the national peace and harmony.
14. Resolved, That provision ought to be made for the admission of states lawfully arising within the limits of the United States, whether from a voluntary junction of government, territory, or otherwise, with the consent of a number of voices in the national legislature less than the whole.
15. Resolved, That provision ought to be made for the continuance of Congress, and their authority and privileges, until a given day after the reform of the articles of union shall be adopted, and for the completion of all their engagements.
16. That a republican constitution and its existing laws ought to be guaranteed to each state by the United States.
17. That provision ought to be made for the amendment of the articles of union, whenever it shall seem necessary.
18. That the legislative, executive and judicial powers, within the several states, ought to be bound by oath to support the articles of the union.
19. That the amendments which shall be offered to the confederation by this convention, ought, at a proper time or times, after the approbation of Congress, to be submitted to an assembly or assemblies, recommended by the legislatures, to be expressly chosen by the people to consider and decide thereon.
These propositions, sir, were acceded to by a majority of the members of the committee; a system by which the large states were not only to have an inequality of suffrage in the first branch, but also the same inequality in the second branch, or senate; however, it was not designed the second branch should consist of the same number of as first. It was proposed that the senate should consist of twenty eight members, formed on the following scale—Virginia to send five, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts each four, South-Carolina, North-Carolina, Maryland, New-York and Connecticut two each, and the states of New-Hampshire, Rhode-Island, New-Jersey, Delaware and Georgia, each of them one. Upon this plan, the three large states, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, would have thirteen senators out of twenty-eight, almost one half of the whole number—fifteen senators were to be a quorum to proceed to business; those three states would, therefore, have thirteen out of that quorum. Having this inequality in each branch of the legislature, it must be evident, sir, that they would make what laws they pleased, however disagreeable or injurious to the other states, and that they would always prevent the other states from making any laws, however necessary and proper, if not agreeable to the views of those three states—they were not only, sir, by this system to have such an undue superiority in making laws and regulations for the union, but to have the same superiority in the appointment of the president, the judges, and all other officers of government. Hence, those three states would in reality have the appointment of the president, judges, and all the other officers. This president, and these judges, so appointed, we may be morally certain, would be citizens of one of those three states; and the president, as appointed by them, and a citizen of one of them, would espouse their interests and their views, when they came in competition with the views and interests of the other states. This president, so appointed by the three large states, and so unduly under their influence, was to have a negative upon every law that should be passed, which, if negatived by him, was not to take effect, unless assented to by two thirds of each branch of the legislature, a provision which deprived ten states of even the faintest shadow of liberty; for if they, by a miraculous unanimity, having all their members present, should outvote the other three, and pass a law contrary to their wishes, those three large states need only procure the president to negative it, and thereby prevent a possibility of its ever taking effect, because the representatives of those three states would amount to much more than one third (almost one half) of the representatives in each branch. And, sir, this government, so organized, with all this undue superiority in those three large states, was as you see to have a power of negating the laws passed by every state legislature in the union. Whether, therefore, laws passed by the legislature of Maryland, New-York, Connecticut, Georgia, or any other
of the ten states, for the regulation of their internal police, should take effect, and be carried into execution, was to depend on the good pleasure of the representatives of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
This system of slavery, which bound hand and foot ten states in the union, and placed them at the mercy of the other three, and under the most abject and servile subjection to them, was approved by a majority of the members of the convention, and reported by the committee.
On this occasion, the house will recollect, that the convention was resolved into a committee of the whole—of this committee, Mr. Gorham was chairman—The honorable Mr. Washington was then on the floor, in the same situation with any other member of the convention at large, to oppose any system he thought injurious, or to propose any alterations or amendments he thought beneficial to these propositions, so reported by the committee, no opposition was given by that illustrious personage, or by the president of the state of Pennsylvania. They both appeared cordially to approve them, and to give them their hearty countenance; yet this system, I am confident, Mr. Speaker, there is not a member in this house would advocate, or who would hesitate one moment in saying, it ought to be rejected. I mention this circumstance in compliance with the duty I owe this honorable body, not with a view to lessen those exalted characters, but to shew how far the greatest and best of men, may be led to adopt very improper measures, through error in judgement, state influence, or by other causes, and to shew that it is our duty not to suffer our eyes to be so far dazzled by the splendor of names, as to run blindfolded into what may be our destruction.
Mr. Speaker, I revere those illustrious personages as much as any man here. No man has a higher sense of the important services they have rendered this country. No member of the convention went therewith more disposed to pay a deference to their opinions; but I should little have deserved the trust this state reposed in me, if I could have sacrificed its dearest interests to my complaisance for their sentiments.
[To be continued]
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
January 3, 1788.
THE Honourable Convention for this State, met this day at the State-House in the city of Hartford; and appointed his Excellency MATTHEW GRISWOLD, Esq. late governor of this state, President, and JEDIDIAH STRONG, Esq. Secretary. After examining the certificates of the members, they adjourned to the north meeting house which had been previously fitted up with stoves for the purpose of accommodating the convention. After some debate upon the most eligible method of entering upon the important subject on which they were convened, and of effecting a full discussion and thorough investigation of it, they resolved, that the constitution proposed by the late federal convention should be read and discussed by sections; but that no vote should be taken on it, until the whole should be fully discussed.
January 4.
Mr. Ellsworth opened the debates of the day, in a speech, the substance of which is as follows:
Mr. President,
IT is observable, that there is no preface to the proposed constitution; but it evidently presupposes two things; one is the necessity of a federal government, the other is the inefficacy of the old articles of confederation. A union is necessary for the purposes of national defence. United, we are strong, divided, we are weak. It is easy for hostile nations to sweep off a number of separate states one after another. Witness the states in the neighbourhood of ancient Rome. They were successively
subdued by that ambitious city; which they might have conquered with the utmost ease, if they had been united. Witness the Cavaunish nations, whose divided situation rendered them an easy prey. Witness England, which, when divided into separate states, was twice conquered by an inferior force. Thus it always happens to small states, and to great ones, if divided. Or, if to avoid this, they connect themselves with some powerful state, their situation is not much better. This shows us the necessity of combining our whole force; and, as to national purposes, becoming one state.
A union, sir, is likewise necessary, considered with relation to economy. Small states have enemies as well as great ones. They must provide for their defence. The expence of it, which would be moderate for a large kingdom, would be intolerable to a petty state. The Dutch are wealthy, but they are one of the smallest of the European nations, and their taxes are higher than in any other country of Europe. Their taxes amount to forty shillings per head, when those of England do not exceed half that sum.
We must unite, in order to preserve peace among ourselves. If we are divided, what is to hinder wars from breaking out among the states? States as well as individuals, are subject to ambition, to avarice, to those jarring passions which disturb the peace of society. What is to check these? If there is a parental hand over the whole, this, and nothing else, can restrain the unruly conduct of the members.
Union is necessary to preserve commutative justice between the states. If divided, what is to hinder the large states from oppressing the small? What is to defend us from the ambition and rapacity of New-York, when she has spread over that vast territory, which she claims and holds? Do we not already see in her the seeds of an overbearing ambition? On our other side there is a large and powerful state. Have we not already begun to be tributaries? If we do not improve the present critical time, if we do not unite, shall we not be like Issachar of old, a strong ass crouching down between two burdens? New-Jersey and Delaware have seen this, and have adopted the constitution unanimously.
A more energetic system is necessary. The present is merely advisory. It has no coercive power. Without this, government is ineffectual, or rather is no government at all. But it is said, such a power is not necessary. States will not do wrong. They need only to be told their duty, and they will do it. I ask, Sir, what warrant is there for this assertion? Do not states do wrong? Whence comes wars? One of two hostile nations must be in the wrong. But it is said, among sister states, this can never be presumed. But do not we know, that when friends become enemies, their enmity is the most virulent? The seventeen provinces of the Netherlands were once confederated; they sought under the same banner. Antwerp, hard pressed by Philip, applied to the other states for relief. Holland, a rival in trade, opposed, and prevented the needy succours. Antwerp was made a sacrifice. I wish I could say, there were no seeds of similar injustice springing up among us. Is there not in one of our states injustice too barefaced for eastern despotism? That state is small; it does little hurt to any but itself. But it has a spirit, which would make a tophet of the universe. But some will say, we formerly did well without any union. I answer, our situation is materially changed. While Great-Britain held her authority, she awed us. She appointed governors and councils for the American provinces. She had a negative upon our laws. But now, our circumstances are so altered, that there is no arguing what we shall be from what we have been.
It is said, that other confederacies have not had the principle of coercion. Is this so? Let us attend to those confederacies which have resembled our own. Sometime before Alexander, the Grecian States confederated together. The Amphictyonic council, consisting of Deputies from these States, met at Delphos; and had authority to regulate the general interests of Greece. This Council did enforce its decrees by coercion. The Boetians once infringed upon a decree of the Amphictyons. A heavy mulct was laid upon them. They refused to pay it. Upon that their whole territory was confiscated. They were then glad to compound the matter. After the death of Alexander, the Achean League was formed. The decrees of this confederacy were enforced by dint of arms. The Etolian League was formed by some other Grecian cities in opposition to the Achean; and there was no peace between them until they were con-

quired, and reduced to a Roman province. They were then all obliged to sit down in peace under the same yoke of despotism.
How is it with respect to the principle of coercion in the Germanic body? In Germany there are about three hundred principalities and republics; deputies from these meet annually in the general Diet to make regulations for the empire. But the execution of these is not left voluntarily with the members. The empire is divided into ten circles; over each of which a superintendent is appointed, with the rank of a major-general. It is his duty to execute the decrees of the empire with a military force.
The confederation of the Swiss Cantons has been considered as an example. But their circumstances are far different from ours. They are small republics, about 20 miles square, situated among the Alps, and inaccessible to hostile attacks. They have nothing to tempt an invasion. Till lately, they had neither commerce nor manufactures. They were merely a set of herdsmen. Their inaccessibility has availed them. Four hundred of those mountaineers defeated 15,000 Austrians, who were marching to subdue them. They spend the ardour of youth in foreign service; they return old, and disposed for tranquility! Between some of the Cantons and France, there has long subsisted a defensive treaty. By this treaty, France is to be a mediator to settle differences between the Cantons. If any one is obstinate, France is to compel a submission to reasonable terms.
The Dutch republic is an example that merits attention. The form of their constitution, as it is on paper, admits not of coercion. But necessity has introduced it in practice. This coercive power is the influence of the stadtholder, an officer originally unknown to their constitution. But they have been necessitated to appoint him, in order to set their unwieldy machine of government in motion. He is commander in chief of their navy, and of their army, consisting of 40 or 50 regiments. He appoints the officers of the land and naval forces. He resides in the states general, and in the states of every province; and by means of this, he has a great opportunity to influence the elections and decisions. The province of Holland have ever been opposed to the appointment of a stadtholder; because, by their wealth and power, being equal to all the other provinces, they possess the weight and influence of the stadtholder, when that office is vacant. Without such an influence, their machine of government would no more move, than a ship without wind, or a clock without weights.
But to come nearer home, M. President, have we not seen and felt the necessity of such a coercive power? What was the consequence of the want of it during the late war, particularly towards the close? A few states bore the burden of the war. While we, and one or two more of the states, were paying 80 or 100 dollars per man to recruit the continental army, the regiments of some states had scarcely men enough to wait on their officers. Since the close of the war, some of the states have done nothing towards complying with the requisitions of Congress; others, who did something at first, seeing that they were left to bear the whole burden, have become equally remiss. What is the consequence? To what shifts have we been driven to the wretched expedient of negotiating new loans in Europe to pay the interest of the foreign debt. And what is still worse, we have even been obliged to apply the new loans to the support of our own civil government at home.
Another ill consequence of this want of energy is, that treaties are not performed. The treaty of peace with Great-Britain was a very favorable one for us. But it did not happen perfectly to please some of the states: and they would not comply with it. The consequence is, Britain charges us with the breach, and refuses to deliver up the forts on our northern quarter.
Our being tributaries to our sister states is a consequence of the want of a federal system. The state of New-York raises 60 or 80,000. a year by impost. Connecticut consumes about one third of the goods upon which this impost is laid; and consequently pays one third of this sum to New-York. If we import by the medium of Massachusetts, she has an impost, and to her we pay a tribute. If this is done, when we have the shadow of a national government, what shall we not suffer, when even that shadow is gone?
If we go on as we have done, what is to become of the foreign debts? Will foreign nations forgive us this debt, because we neglect to pay? or will they levy it by reprisals as the laws of nations authorise them? Will our weakness reduce Spain to relinquish the exclusive navigation of the Mississippi, or the territory which she
claims on the east side of that river? Will our weakness induce the British to give up the northern posts? If a war breaks out, and our situation invites our enemies to make war, how are we to defend ourselves? Has government the means to enlist a man, or buy an ox? or shall we rally the remainder of our old army? The European nations, I believe to be not friendly to us. They were pleased to see us disconnected from Great-Britain; they are pleased to see us disunited among ourselves. If we continue so, how easy it is for them to canton us out among them, as they did the Kingdom of Poland! But supposing this is not done, if we suffer the union to expire, the least that may be expected is, that the European powers will form alliances, some with one state and some with another, and play the states off one against another, and that we shall be involved in all the labyrinths of European politics. But I do not wish to continue the painful recital; enough has been said to shew, that a power in general government to enforce the decrees of the union, is absolutely necessary.
The Constitution before us is a complete system of legislative, judicial, and executive power. It was designed to supply the defects of the former system; and I believe, upon a full discussion, it will be found calculated to answer the purposes for which it was designed.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY Of the State of New-York.
POUGHKEEPSIE, January 9, 1788.
F ORTY-THREE members appearing, which being a constitutional quorum of the house, his honor the lieutenant-governor attended, when they were severally qualified, and proceeded to the choice of a speaker, and it appearing that Richard Varick, Esq. had a plurality of votes, he was accordingly conducted to the chair, and the house proceeded to business.
On motion, Mr. Jones and Mr. Carman were appointed a committee to wait on the governor, and inform him that the house was organized, and ready to proceed to business.
Mr. Taulman was appointed to carry a similar message to the senate.
On motion of Mr. Jones, the house proceeded to appoint their standing committees, viz.
1. A committee of ways and means, consisting of Mr. Webster, Mr. Sands, Mr. Benfon, Mr. Schoonmaker, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Fry.
2. A committee of grievances, consisting of Mr. Doughy, Mr. P. Cantine, Mr. Brown, Mr. Low, and Mr. Tcarfe.
3. A committee of courts of justice, consisting of Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Cantine, and Mr. Carman.
4. A committee of privileges and elections, consisting of Mr. J. Livingston, Mr. Verplanck, Mr. Osborn, Mr. Savage, and Mr. Taulman.
And 5. A committee to examine what laws have expired, or near expiring; consisting of Mr. Gansevoort, Mr. Dongan, and Mr. Strang.
Mr. Jones, pursuant to a law of this state for appointing commissioners to revise the laws of the state, moved for leave and brought in eight bills, which were severally read a first time, and ordered a second reading.
The house then adjourned till ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
January 10, 1788.
The house met, pursuant to adjournment. The minutes of yesterday were read and agreed to. Mr. Brooks, of New-York, Mr. John Livingston, of Columbia, and Mr. Tillotson, of Duchess county, attended; were severally qualified, and admitted to their seats.
A petition of Robert Edmundston, praying to be naturalized, was then offered, when a debate of order took place. Some gentlemen being of opinion that the assembly could not with propriety proceed to business, before the house was informed that the senate had a quorum. After some time being spent in the consideration of the subject, a decision was had, by calling for a division on the following question:
Will this house proceed to business notwithstanding the senate have not a quorum?
Affirmative. Messrs. Jones, Carman, Dongan, Taulman, Niven, Wycoff, Sylvester, Gansevoort, Tcarfe, Gilbert, Strang, Van Orden, Van Ingen, Gordon, Tillotson, Powers, Webster, Savage, Benfon, Hedges, Osborn, Sands, Low, Verplanck, Sickles, Younglove, Brooks.
Negative. Messrs. Cornell, Winant J. Smith, Baker, Patterson, Dewitt, Frey, Arent, Schoonmaker, P. Cantine, Bruyn, James Livingston, loom, P. Cantine, Winand, John Livingston.
Ayes 37—Nays 16—Majority 21.
Mr. Edmundston's petition was then read, and referred to Messrs. Gansevoort, Niven and Younglove.
Petitions, similar to Mr. Edmundston's, one from Henry Nats, another from George Lyon, and a third from Bryan Charles Pritchard, were severally read, and referred to the same committee.
The following bills,
 1. An act to prevent delays in the general sessions of the peace, and abuses in the issuing of writs of Certiorari;  2. An act to avoid unnecessary delays of executions;  3. An act for giving further remedy by action of account;  4. An act to prevent abuses and delays in actions of replevin;  5. An act for preventing and punishing chancery and maintenance;  6. An act for preventing and punishing perjury and subornation of perjury;  7. An act for the prevention and punishment of extortion;  8. An act to prevent forcible entries and detainers; 
Were separately read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole house.
On motion of the speaker, Mr. John Livingston, Esq. Clerk of the house, was indulged with leave of absence during the sitting of the supreme court.
The house then adjourned till ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
American Occurrences.
PORTSMOUTH, January 1.
O N Friday evening last was performed at the theatre in this town, before a very respectable and brilliant audience, that much admired comedy, entitled, "She Stoops to Conquer; or, the Mistakes of a night." Too much praise cannot be given to the several gentlemen who supported the different characters in this play—The audience were highly entertained and discovered their approbation by repeated claps.
We hear that GUSTAVUS VASA , a tragedy, will be performed on Thursday evening, the 10th instant.
WORCESTER, January 3.
A gentleman from the southward informs us, that provided the Federal constitution should be adopted, Mr. Hancock is talked of as Vice President!!
A slight shock of an Earthquake was last week felt in this place.
New-York, January 16.
S EVERAL vessels are in the offing which are prevented from coming up by the ice; one of them is supposed to be the French Packet.
The amazing quantities of ice floating in the East and North Rivers, driving to and fro by the current, have prevented the boats, in many instances, performing their usual route.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday last, was held the quarterly examination of the students of Columbia College, when the young gentlemen gave great satisfaction to a number of respectable gentlemen who were present. The premiums were adjudged in the following manner: in the senior class, to Schuyler Livingston; in the junior class, to Henry Izard; in the sophomore class, to David Hosack; in the freshman class, to John Mulligan. The premium of eloquence was adjudged to Peter Mester. Certificates were given to John Mason in the junior class, and to Cave Jones in the freshman class.
A London paper of October 29, says—"The Princess of Orange made her triumphal entry into the Hague with still more éclat than the Prince Stadtholder. The Horses were taken from her carriage, and she was drawn through the streets by Women, and received at the Palace with the loudest acclamations of joy. The outrages committed on the houses of the contrary party in the heat and intolence of triumph had subsided, in consequence of a strong proclamation, published by the Stadtholder, declaring that any rioter should be punished."
The laws of France, respecting debtors, breathe principles milder and more merciful than ours. In England a man charged in execution for any sum over forty shillings, may be confined for life at the will of an inhuman creditor, but in France twenty years is the limitation.
A London paper of October 4, has the following extraordinary account:—A farmer, living at Hainton, near Market Rasin, in Lincolnshire, three or four years ago lost an ewe, the mother of two lambs. He chanced to have at the same time, a mastiff bitch with a litter of puppies. Not having occasion for these puppies, he drowned them, and putting the orphan lambs into their place, the bitch gave them suck, and brought them up with great maternal tenderness. About a twelve month after her nurslings had quitted her protection and society, for a mode of living more consonant to their nature, the same bitch heard the bleating of a lamb from a basket which a boy was carrying; she instantly flew at the basket, and having got it down, made several attempts to extricate the lamb from its confinement; but being unable to effect that, she shewed its repeated marks of instinctive affection. But what will most stagger credibility, is, that not longer than a week ago, a cat was discovered upon a copper in the same farmer's house, giving suck to a young rat. The person who saw it, struck with the surprising singularity of such an unnatural connection, called others to witness the fact; and in their presence the cat leaped from the copper, and the rat doing the same, trotted after its adopted mother across the room. This rat being killed, was soon transferred her maternal fondness for another, but it was then thought proper that she in her turn should be dispatched, since she had reagued with an enemy, which it was her duty (as it had heretofore been her pleasure) to destroy.
This relation has so much the cast of those fabulous absurdities with which the world is frequently amused, that the relater is apprehensive it will share their fate, be read, laughed at, and disregarded; however, he begs leave to add, that his motive is not merely to "fill the paper," but to offer to the curious a circumstance which may not perhaps be unworthy of insertion in the margin of a natural history.
DIED —On the 24th of October last, in Ireland, the duke of Rutland, Lord Lieutenant of that Kingdom, aged 34 years.
Sudden Deaths at New-Haven—The Widow Scott—Rutherford Trowbridge,
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomson, aged 45 years, consort of Mr. Isaac Thomson.
COLEMAN'S (Boston) MARINE-LIST. Tuesday, Jan. 1. Wind N. W. Arrived, ship Nonpareil, Cushing, from Cowes, in 49 days.
In lat. 47, 30, long. 17, captain Cushing spoke the brig —, Sturton, from Amsterdam bound to Philadelphia. Also, 46 leagues E. by S. of Cape Ann, spoke with captain Peirce, from Portsmouth bound to Barbadoes.
Captains McClure, Wardrobe, and Miller, came passengers in the Nonpareil.
Thursday, Jan. 3. Wind N. W. Arrived, brig —, Elliot, from Port au Prince, in 52 days.
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Are hereby informed, THAT they may be supplied with cables, large or small of any length, and cordage of all sizes, made of Peterburg hemp, first quality, at Ivers's Rope-walk, at the head of Mulberry-street, the first left hand turn above the Tea-Water Pump, on such favorable terms as to merit the attention of any gentleman that would wish to lay out his money to the best advantage. Cables spliced, with the addition of any length required, white rope of every sort for city or country use, hambro lines, deep sea lines, band lead lines, log lines, houseline, and marline, &c. &c. by H. IVERS, Ropemaker.
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POET'S CORNER.
A S I M I L E.
SO many B—'s charms appear As may her form display, In all the dresses of the year, And beauties of the day.
WOMAN'S RESOLUTION.
OH! cry'd Arsenia, long in Wedlock blest, Her head reclining on her husband's breast, "Should death divide thee from thy doting wife, "What comfort could be found in widow'd life?
ANECDOLE OF THE MIDDLESEX MILITIA.
AS the Westminster battalion of the Middlesex militia, were on their march to Portsmouth, at the commencement of the late war, a complaint was made to colonel Chaneel, their commanding officer (who formerly kept St. Alban's tavern) by a farmer near Guilford, that he had lost several geese, and had every reason to believe that the thief was committed by some of the regiment.
Affixe of BREAD,
As Established December 5, 1787. A Loaf of inspected superfine Wheat Flour to weigh Two Pounds Five Ounces for Six-pence. A Loaf of Rye Flour to weigh One Pound Twelve Ounces for Three-pence.
HIGH WATER.
This Day, January 16. 3h. 3am. 4s.
Just imported in the Jean, Captain Martin, from Glasgow, by
Samuel Campbell,
No. 44 Hanover-square, Corner of the Old-Slip, A large assortment of
BOOKS,
Among which are, THE present state of Nova-Scotia, with an account of Canada; Whitaker's vindication of Mary, Queen of Scots, 3 vol. Miss Grenville, a new novel, 3 vol. Maria, or the Generous Ruffian; Alexander's history of women; Bolinbroke's Miscellanies; Blair's Lectures, 3 vol. Sully's Memoirs, 5 vol. Cullen's Practice, 4 vol. New-Edinburgh Dispensatory; Smith's Cookery; Martin's Young Gentlemen and Ladies Philosophy, 3 vol.
GULLIVER REVIVED,
CONTAINING singular travels, campaigns voyages and adventures, in Russia, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt, Gibraltar, up the Mediterranean, and on the Atlantic ocean: Also an account of a voyage into the moon, with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animal in that planet, which are here called the human species, by Baron Munchaulen; the 4th edition, considerably enlarged.
DR. SPEEDIAUR'S PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS on the VENEREAL DISEASE; describing the various symptoms, and method of cure in every different state. The third edition, corrected. Price only five shillings sewed.
N. B. The great demand for this treatise, the account of it giving by the Reviewers, and the large extracts made from it by Dr. Duncan, in his medical commentaries, with the recommendation of several eminent Doctors of this city, has induced the editor to present the public with an American edition of the work, printed correctly from the last London edit. and reduced to less than two thirds of the price.
With a great variety of STATIONARY, in particular, pocket-books, ink-holders, paper, blank books, quills, wax, wafers, &c.
N. B. SAMUEL CAMPBELL returns his sincere thanks to his customers, and those who have purchased Books or Stationary at his store, and hopes, by his assiduity and attention in keeping an universal assortment of books, and the reasonable prices he sells at, will insure a further continuance of their favors
MAGAZINES.
To be SOLD, at this OFFICE, HUTCHINS's and the UNITED STATES' ALMANACK,
For the Year of our Lord, 1788.
O B S E R V A T I O N S, leading to a fair Examination of the Government proposed by the late CONVENTION, and to several, essential and necessary Alterations.
Wants Employment,
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New-York, January 3, 1788. 81—c.d.
THIS DAY, Is PUBLISHED in this City, The American Magazine,
For the Month of DECEMBER. CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION, On education, 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.
POETRY.
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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.
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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, cloathiers, 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 controller 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.
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 his 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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Morris-Town and Paules-Hook STAGE.
ON the 14th inst. the subscriber began to run his Stage-Waggon every Tuesday and Friday, from his house in Morris-Town, to Paules-Hook, by the way of Newark, starting at five o'clock each morning. The waggon generally arrives at Jacamiah Smith's, Paules-Hook, about one o'clock of the same day, where it remains until the next morning, nine o'clock, when it returns by the same route, and with all expedition.
The FARE for a passenger, with seven pounds of baggage, is ONE DOLLAR, and the same for one hundred and fifty pound weight.
The waggon, on its route to Paules-Hook, stops at Lawrence's tavern, Springfield, where the passengers may breakfast, if they choose; the next stage is at Major Sayre's, Newark, from whence they proceed to Paules-Hook.
N. B. Letters, to be sent by the above stage, may be lodged at Capt. Crane's, a few doors above the Ferry-house, in Cortlandt-street, New-York, from whence they shall always be safely conveyed to the stage. All letters carried free.
GEORGE OHARA.
Morris-Town, August 28, 1787.
The PROPRIETORS of the STAGES,
Which ply between New-York & Philadelphia,
Respectfully inform the PUBLIC, 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
AT THE TANNERY,
Near the Fresh-Water Pond, MAY be had of the subscriber, a quantity of excellent SOLE 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.
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Which will be SOLD at the most reduced
Prices, to wit.
A VARIETY of Cotton Checks, Mantuas and other Spotted and plain Velvets, Sarcenets, A variety of Gloves and Fans, Peelongs, and Linens, Modes, Sheetings, and Chintzes, Oznabrigs, Printed Linens, and Marceilles Quilting, Cottons, Fancy Shawls and Fancy Jacket Patterns, Handkerchiefs, A variety of Plumes and Ribbands, Jeans, Jeanets, and Fancy Shoe Buckles and India Dimities, Buttons. A quantity of Linen and
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.
Just PUBLISHED, and to be SOLD, at T. GREENLEAF's
PRINTING-OFFICE, No. 25, Water-street, A new, complete, and correct Edition of
Baron Steuben's Regulations
FOR THE
Order and Discipline
OF THE
Troops of the United States.
Part of this Edition is rendered conformable to the Military establishment of this State, [The only printed Edition with such Alterations,] and the remaining Part correct Copies of the late Editions; each decorated with a half sheet Copper Plate Engraving. Price Three Shillings.
FOR the Encouragement of the PAPER MANUFACTURES in America, the Printer hereof pays CASH, and the highest Price, for LINNEN, and COTTEN and LINNEN, RAGS.
—LETTERS of INTELLIGENCE—occasional PARAGRAPHS—speculative PIECES—ESSAYS, &c.—are gratefully received at this OFFICE. For the greater CONVENIENCE and SAFETY of which COMMUNICATIONS, a LETTER-BOX is placed in the Window. SUBSCRIPTIONS for this PAPER (printed EVERY DAY, at Six, and ONCE a Week, at Two, Dollars per Annum) are also received here—and ADVERTISEMENTS, REASONABLY INSERTED, PRINTING, in all its Variety, performed with NEATNESS and DISPATCH.