The New-York journal, and daily patriotic register (New-York [N.Y.]), 1788-01-10 00:00:00

The New-York Journal, and Weekly Register.
NUMB. 9, of VOL. XLII.]
THURSDAY, January 10, 1788.
[Total NUMB. 2187.]
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.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, according to an act of the Governor, Council, and General Assembly of the late colony of New-York, passed the 19th day of March, 1774, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registration of mortgages, and securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," that on the sixth day of June next ensuing, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, will be sold at the house of DAVID DAN, in Bedford, Westchester county, and state of New-York, to the highest bidder; all that certain Farm, Tract, pieces, or parcel of Land, lying and being in Bedford, and bounded as follows, to wit, beginning at the house of Benjamin Hayes, where he now lives, running westerly as it winds round Hayes's land, and northerly to the high way, thence westerly along the high way until it comes to Lewis McDonald's land, thence southerly until it comes to David Dan's land, thence easterly and northerly along said Dan's land until it comes to the high way, or Town's land by the burning ground, thence by the high way westerly until it comes to Benjamin Hayes's land, thence by Hayes's land as it winds to the place of beginning; also one other piece of Land, lying on the north side of the high way, beginning at the Court-house, thence westerly by the high way until it comes to Lewis McDonald's land, thence northerly and westerly as it winds to Abraham Canfield's land, thence northerly and westerly by Abraham Canfield's land as it winds to the high way, thence northerly by the high way to Abraham Canfield's land, thence east by said land, until it comes to the land of the late Stephen Holmes, deceased, thence southerly and westerly until it comes to the parsonage lands, thence near the same course until it comes to James McDonald's land, thence westerly and southerly winding round McDonald's land to the place of beginning; containing in the whole eighty acres, more or less, with the appurtenances which said premises were by indenture bearing date the 10th day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six; mortgaged by Jonathan Platt, of Bedford, Westchester county and state of New-York, to Daniel Bowne, of New-York, for securing the payment of eight hundred pounds with lawful interest for the same.
The conditions will be made known on the day of sale, by the subscriber. 45 th. 6m. DANIEL BOWNE.
A Court of Probates of the State of New-York, held at the Probate Office in the City of New-York on the nineteenth Day of December, in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-seven.
PRESENT, The Honorable PETER OGILVIE, Esq. Judge of the said Court.
WHEREAS Richard Davis, and Isaac Alling, administrators of Stephen Dwight, with his will annexed, late of Newark, in the county of Essex, and state of New-Jersey, deceased, have by their petition, presented to the said judge, set forth, that the said Stephen Dwight was at the time of his death, seized of a real estate within this state, that the petitioners have made a just and true account of the personal estate and debts of the said Stephen Dwight, as far as they have been able to discover the same; and that thereby it appears, that the personal estate of the said Stephen Dwight was insufficient to pay his debts, and therefore requested the aid of the said judge in the premises, according to the directions of the act, entitled, "An act for the relief of creditors against heirs, devisees, executors, and administrators, and for proving wills respecting real estates;" and the said petitioners have delivered to the said judge the account in the said petition mentioned; hereupon it is ordered by the said judge, that all persons interested in the estate of the said Stephen Dwight do appear before the judge of the said court of Probates, at the Probate Office, in the city of New-York, on the eleventh day of February next, to show cause, if any they have, why so much of the real estate whereof the said Stephen Dwight died seized, should not be sold, as will be sufficient to pay his debts. 70—th. 4w. PETER OGILVIE.
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WHEREAS all the real estate of which James M'Cluer, late of Southold, in the county of Suffolk, trader, deceased, died seized, has been sold by an order of Peter Ogilvie, Esq. judge of the court of Probates of this state, for the payment of his debts; all persons who have any demands against the estate of the said James M'Cluer are hereby notified and desired to produce the same to the said judge of the said court of Probates, at the dwelling-house of Ezra L'Hommedieu, in Southold, in Suffolk county on Nassau Island, on the twenty-eighth day of March next, when and where a final settlement and distribution of the said estate will be made. Given under my hand, at the Probate Office in the city of New-York the twenty-sixth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 75 th. 6w. PETER OGILVIE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to JAMES MYER, jun. of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the aforesaid James Myer, jun. their accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons having claims against the said James Myer, jun. previous to his discharge, under the act of insolvency, are required immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to the subscriber. JOHN LOVETT, Assignee. New-York, October 16, 1787. 37—t. th. 3m
WHEREAS Nicholas Bayard, Esq. of the city of New-York, by his certain indenture of lease, under his hand and seal, duly executed, bearing date the sixteenth day of September, in the ninth year of the independence of the United States of America, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, for the consideration therein mentioned, did demise and to farm let unto John Calling, all those three LOTS of GROUND, No. 279, 280, and 281, situate in the outward, at the corner of Mott Street, and Bayard Street, to have and to hold the said three Lots unto the said John Calling, for and during and until the end and term of twenty-one years from thence next ensuing: and whereas the said John Calling had erected on said three Lots of Ground a dwelling house; and whereas the said John Calling, on the twenty-eighth day of February, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, by indenture of mortgage, did convey unto John Egberts, of the city of New-York, house, carpenter, all the before mentioned Lots, No. 279, 280, 281, and 282, with the buildings thereon erected to hold for and during the residue and remainder of the said term of twenty-one years then to come and unexpired, to secure the payment of fifty pounds, with the lawful interest: NOTICE is hereby given, that in pursuance of an act of the governor, council, and general assembly of the late colony of New-York, passed the nineteenth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, entitled, "An act for the more effectual registering of mortgages, and for securing the purchasers of mortgaged estates," the residue and remainder of the term of years yet to come, and unexpired, of, and in the said three Lots of Ground, with the buildings thereon erected, will be SOLD at PUBLIC VENDUE, to the highest bidder, on the premises, on the twenty-fifth day of February next. The sale to begin at twelve o'clock. The condition of sale will be made known at the time of the vendue, and a deed executed to the purchaser or purchasers, subject to the proviso, in the said act, in favor of other mortgages, judgments at law, and decrees in equity, prior to the said sale. New-York, August 23, 1787. t. th. 6m. JOHN EGBERTS.
By Order of the Honorable RICHARD MORRIS, Esq. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of the State of New-York:
NOTICE is hereby given to Moses Franks, and to all others whom it may concern, that on application and due proof made to the said Chief Justice, pursuant to an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled, "An act for relief against absconding and absent debtors," passed the fourth day of April, 1786, he hath issued his warrants to the sheriff of the city and county of New-York, and the sheriff of the county of Suffolk, commanding them to attach, take, seize and safely keep all the estate, as well real as personal, of the said Moses Franks, an absent debtor, of what kind or nature soever, and every or any part or parcel thereof in whatever part of their bailiwick the same can be found, with all evidences, books of accounts, vouchers, and papers relating thereto. And that unless he the said Moses Franks shall appear by himself, or attorney, and discharge his debts within twelve months after the publication of this notice, all his estate, real and personal, will be sold for the payment and satisfaction of his creditors. Dated at the city of New-York, this twenty-sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 41 m. th. 15w
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-fifth day of January next, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, on the premises, all that certain Dwelling-House, Mezzanine, 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 south west by the house and ground late of John Varick, 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. th. 6w. M. WILLETT, Sheriff.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to PETER BERRIAN, of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the estate of the aforesaid Peter Berrian, their accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons having claims against the said Peter Berrian, previous to his discharge, under the act of insolvency, are required immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to PETER BERRIAN, or to JOHN LOVETT, Assignee. New-York, October 16, 1787. 37—t. th. 3m To be sold at this PRINTING-OFFICE. B L A N K S of all Sorts.
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 tenth day of February next at twelve o'clock, all that DWELLING HOUSE, and LOT of GROUND, situated, lying, and being, in the fourth 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. WILLETT, Sheriff. New-York, Dec. 29, 1787. 73 m. 6w.
State of New-York, ff.
WHEREAS all the real estate of which John Thompson, late of Cothen precinct, in the county of Orange, yeoman, deceased, died seized, has been sold by an order of Peter Ogilvie, Esq. Judge of the court of Probates of this state, for the payment of his debts; all persons who have any demands against the estate of the said John Thompson, are hereby notified and desired to produce the same to the said judge, at the said court of Probates, at the Probate Office in the city of New-York, on the twenty-fifth day of March next, when and where a final settlement and distribution of the said estate will be made. Given under my hand, at the Probate Office, in the city of New-York, the twelfth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. 63 th. 6w. PETER OGILVIE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all the creditors of the estate of Samuel Ketcham, jun. deceased, of Murder's Creek, that they produce their accounts to the subscribers for settlement; and all persons indebted to the said estate, are requested to make payment on or before the 1st March, 1788. JOSEPH KETCHAM, } Administrators. RICHARD ELLISON, } Murder's Creek, near Smith's Clove, December 20th, 1787. 78 f 8w
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to THOMAS WHITE of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscriber, assignee of the estate of the aforesaid Thomas White, their accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all persons having claims against the said Thomas White, previous to his discharge, under the act of insolvency, are required immediately to present their accounts, properly attested, to Thomas White, or to JOHN LOVETT, Assignee. New-York, October 16, 1787. 37—t. th. 3m
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons indebted to Jacob Hagerman, of the city of New-York, an insolvent debtor, that unless they make immediate payment to the subscribers, their accounts will be put into the hands of an attorney; and all his creditors are desired to bring in their accounts properly attested. A dividend is intended to be made on the first Monday in March next, provided the creditors accounts are sent in to JOHN MURRAY, } Assignees. WALTER BUCHANAN, } New-York Dec. 12, 1787. 100 m. th.
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 Mill-stone 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 Mill-stone River.
Also, a Lot of excellent Wood Land, near the same, 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.
State of New-York, Court of Admiralty. Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thompson, Gad Wells, and others, Libellants.
Sundry goods, Wares and Merchandise, saved out of a vessel having no person on board, by John Shannon and others, and claimed by Gibbon Bourke, John Donnan and the said John Shannon and others, and claimed in part by Daniel McCormick for Hyem Cohen, and by William Cock for Richard Hall.
WHEREAS Charles March, Timothy Penny, Abraham P. Mendes, John Thompson, Matthew Fergo, John Howard, Gad Wells, Samuel Lells, and Peter Noyes, junior, 33 passengers, and Malcom Taylor, and Henry Harris, as managers 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. Bleeker, 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 F. No. 102, one other hoghead of sugar marked WB. No. 185, one other hoghead of sugar, marked F.S. one hoghead of spirits, marked I.E. [enclosed by a diamond] No. 6, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B.E. No. 4, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B.E. No. 3, one other hoghead of spirits, marked B.R. No. 3, one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 7, one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 8, and one other hoghead of spirits, marked WB. No. 9, thirteen bales of cotton wool without mark or number, one bale of cotton wool, marked B. three other bales 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 newspapers 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, Maria George, John Harper, Swiney Wilson and Alexander McKenzie, 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, 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 McKenney 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 defected 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 defected vessel was a float vessel (perhaps about three hundred tons burthen) had a woman's head, with guard-rows 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 monition 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 monition 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. By order of the court of Admiralty, JONATHAN GRAHAM, Marshal. 96 3m
FLAX-SEED. STORED, Cleaned, Purchased and Sold at HARTELL and WOODWARD'S Flax-seed Store, lately occupied by Mr. JACOB SARLY, last by Mr. Nash, between Van Zandt's and Murray's Wharves. 38—c. d.

THE next powers vested by this constitution in the general government, which we shall consider, are those, which authorise them to "borrow money on the credit of the United States, and to raise and support armies." I take these two together and connect them with the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, because their extent, and the danger that will arise from the exercise of these powers, cannot be fully understood, unless they are viewed in relation to each other.
The power to borrow money is general and unlimited, and the clause so often before referred to, authorises the passing any laws proper and necessary to carry this into execution. Under this authority, the Congress may mortgage any or all the revenues of the union, as a fund to loan money upon, and it is probable, in this way, they may borrow of foreign nations, a principal sum, the interest of which will be equal to the annual revenues of the country. —By this means, they may create a national debt, so large, as to exceed the ability of the country ever to sink. I can scarcely contemplate a greater calamity that could befall this country, than to be loaded with a debt exceeding their ability ever to discharge. If this be a just remark, it is unwise and improvident to vest in the general government, a power to borrow at discretion, without any limitation or restriction.
It may possibly happen that the safety and welfare of the country may require, that money be borrowed, and it is proper when such a necessity arises that the power should be exercised by the general government. —But it certainly ought never to be exercised, but on the most urgent occasions, and then we should not borrow of foreigners if we could possibly avoid it.
The constitution should therefore have so restricted, the exercise of this power as to have rendered it very difficult for the government to practise it. The present confederation requires the assent of nine states to exercise this, and a number of the other important powers of the confederacy—and it would certainly have been a wise provision in this constitution, to have made it necessary that two thirds of the members should assent to borrowing money—when the necessity was indispensable, this assent would always be given, and in no other case ought it to be.
The power to raise armies, is indefinite and unlimited, and authorises the raising forces, as well in peace as in war. Whether the clause which impowers the Congress to pass all laws which are proper and necessary, to carry this into execution, will not authorise them to impress men for the army, is a question well worthy consideration? If the general legislature deem it for the general welfare to raise a body of troops, and they cannot be procured by voluntary enlistments, it seems evident, that it will be proper and necessary to effect it, that men be impressed from the militia to make up the deficiency.
These powers taken in connection, amount this: that the general government have unlimited authority and controul over all the wealth and all the force of the union. The advocates for this scheme, would favor the world with a new discovery, if they would shew, what kind of freedom or independency is left to the state governments, when they cannot command any part of the property or of the force of the country, but at the will of the Congress. It seems to me as absurd, as it would be to say, that I was free and independent, when I had conveyed all my property to another, and was tenant to will to him, and had beside, given an inditure of myself to serve him during life.—The power to keep up standing armies in time of peace, has been justly objected, to this system, as dangerous and improvident. The advocates who have wrote in its favor, have some of them ridiculed the objection, as though it originated in the distempered brain of its opponents, and others have taken pains to shew, that it is a power that was proper to be granted to the rulers in this constitution. That you may be enabled to form a just opinion on this subject, I shall first make some remarks, tending to prove, that this power ought to be restricted, and then animadvert on the arguments which have been adduced to justify it.
I take it for granted, as an axiom in politics, that the people should never authorise their rulers to do any thing, which if done, would operate to their injury.
It seems equally clear, that in a case where a power, if given and exercised, will generally produce evil to the community, and seldom good—and which experience
has proved, has most frequently been exercised to the total destruction of the government; in such a case, I say, this power, if given at all, should if possible be so restricted, as to prevent the ill effect of its operation.
Let us then enquire, whether standing armies in time of peace, would be ever beneficial to our country—or if in some extraordinary cases, they might be necessary; whether it is not true, that they have generally proved a scourge to a country, and destructive of their liberty.
I shall not take up much of your time in proving a point, in which the friends of liberty, in all countries, have so universally agreed. The following extract from Mr. Pultney's speech, delivered in the house of commons of Great-Britain, on an motion for reducing the army, is so full to the point, and so much better than any thing I can say, that I shall be excused for inserting it. He says, "I have always been, and always shall be against a standing army of any kind; to me it is a terrible thing, whether under that of a parliamentary, or any other designation; a standing army is still a standing army by whatever name it is called; they are a body of men distinct from the body of the people; they are governed by different laws, and blind obedience, and an entire submission to the orders of their commanding officer, is their only principle; the nations around us, are already enslaved, and have been enslaved by those very means; by means of their standing armies they have every one lost their liberties; it is indeed impossible that the liberties of the people in any country can be preserved where a numerous standing army is kept up. Shall we then take our measures from the example of our neighbours? No, sir, on the contrary, from their misfortunes we ought to learn to avoid those rocks upon which they have split."
"It signifies nothing to tell me that our army is commanded by such gentlemen as cannot be supposed to join in any measures for enslaving their country; it may be so; I have a very good opinion of many gentlemen now in the army; I believe they would not join in any such measures; but their lives are uncertain, nor can we be sure how long they will be kept in command; they may all be dismissed in a moment, and proper tools of power put in their room. Besides, sir, we know the passions of men, we know how dangerous it is to trust the best of men with too much power. Where was a braver army than that under Jul. Cæsar? Where was there ever an army that had served their country more faithfully? That army was commanded generally by the best citizens of Rome, by men of great fortune and figure in their country, yet that army enslaved their country. The affections of the soldiers towards their country, the honor and integrity of the under officers, are not to be depended on. By the military law the administration of justice is so quick, and the punishment so severe, that neither the officer nor soldier dare dispute the orders of his supreme commander; he must not consult his own inclination. If an officer were commanded to pull his own father out of this house, he must do it; he dares not disobey; immediate death would be the sure consequence of the least grumbling: and if an officer were sent into the court of request, accompanied by a body of musketeers with screwed bayonets, and with orders to tell us what we ought to do, and how we were to vote: I know what would be the duty of this house; I know it would be our duty to order the officer to be hanged at the door of the lobby: but I doubt, sir, I doubt much, if such a spirit could be found in the house, or in any house of commons that will ever be in England."
"Sir, I talk not of imaginary things? I talk of what has happened to an English house of commons, from an English army; not only from an English army, but an army that was raised by that very house of commons, an army that was paid by them, and an army that was commanded by generals appointed by them; therefore do not let us vainly imagine, that an army, raised and maintained by authority of parliament, will always be submissive to them. If an army be so numerous as to have it in their power to overawe the parliament, they will be submissive as long as the parliament does nothing to disoblige their favourite general; but when that case happens, I am afraid, that in place of the parliament's dismissing the army, the army will dismiss the parliament." —If this great man's reasoning be just, it follows, that keeping up a standing army, would be in the highest degree dangerous to the liberty and happiness of the community—and if so, the general government ought not to have authority to do it; for no government should be empowered to do that which if done, would tend to destroy public liberty.
BRUTUS.
WORTHY SIR,
SINCE I wrote to you last, I have been giving the new constitution another reading, though, in truth, I got almost sick of it; and, I find by one clause, which I had not taken so much notice of before, that all laws, treaties, &c. made by this new government, is to be the supreme law of the land, the state constitutions, or any of their laws, to the contrary notwithstanding;—now besides, the powers it takes away, in so many words, from our state governments, and to be sure it takes so much, as to leave them, in my poor opinion, very little; its laws and treaties may take away more, and so alter and change what little is left, that no body among us, except the lawyers, will be able to know any thing about our own state constitution and laws—and, I do not believe, they themselves will understand them; I will warrant you, they will not like it the worse for that, for they will always give it such a meaning, as will best suit their own purposes. I find too, that all our state officers are to take an oath or affirmation to support this new constitution—now as they are bound by an oath to support our state constitution too—and as it is almost impossible to find out the meaning of the new constitution, and how much power would be taken away from the state governments in the first place, and altogether uncertain how much more may hereafter be taken away by laws and treaties which may be made under the new government, I cannot, for my share, see how an honest man will be able ever to take such an oath; for one day he may be bound by oath to observe a law made by his own government, and the next day out comes a law or treaty from the general government, by which he is obliged by oath to do the contrary; and if he doubts the right of the general government to make such a law or treaty, to be sure, he will be in a very disagreeable situation. Indeed, my good sir, it is a serious thing to trifle with an oath; and, I think, they ought to have mentioned clearly and plainly, how much power they meant to give to the new government, and how much they meant to leave with the states, before they required oaths of people; and, I believe, it is very certain, that if this general government takes place, they will never get an honest man to serve in either;—for no man but he that has a conscience that will stretch like a tripe, will swear to perform a duty that he can't understand.
I observe, that, by the new constitution, they have guaranteed to the respective states a republican form of government—now I conclude this was, because it was thought the best form and most pleasing to the people; but I cannot find, at the same time, that they have made any engagements, that this new government shall continue to be republican; and I see, they have contrived a way to change it into what they please, without giving themselves the trouble to consult the people about it: as they have taken away almost all powers from the state governments, I think this guarantee to them of a republican form of government will be of very little use, for what good can the mere form or shadow do, when the substance is lost?
Indeed, worthy sir, according to my weak judgment, this new constitution is a very bad one, and if ever it should be agreed to, I am afraid we shall have reason to rue it. It appears very strange to me, that some people who were lately fighting for liberty, should so soon turn tail, and now endeavour to establish a tyranny over their country: and I think, it is not uncharitable to conclude, that instead of contending with the old government for the sake of liberty, they were contending for power—which, no doubt, they will have plenty of, when the new constitution takes place: however, I hope, they will be disappointed, for I can assure you, there is not a man in our parts, but what thinks of it exactly as I do, and is determined at all hazards, to have nothing to do with it; for it would be vain and foolish, indeed, to spend so much blood and treasure to rid ourselves of one tyranny and set up a worse.
I am greatly indebted to you, for putting yourself to the trouble of sending me so many papers about this matter—and as they must be attended with some expense to you, I beg you will send me no more of them; for I have seen enough to convince me very fully, that the new constitution is a very bad one, and a hundred-fold worse than our present government; and I do not perceive, that any of the writers in favour of it (although some of them use a vast many fine words, and they a great deal of learning) are able to remove any of the objections which are made against it. Mr. Wilson, indeed, speaks very highly of it; but we have only his word for its goodness; and nothing is more natural than for a mother to speak well of her own bandling, however ordinary it may be. He seems, however, to be pretty honest in one thing—where he says, "It is the nature of man to pursue his own interest, in preference to the public good"—for they tell me he is a lawyer, and his interest then makes him for the new government, for it will be a noble thing for lawyers; besides, he appears to have an eye to some high place under it, since he speaks with great pleasure of the places of honour and emolument, being diverted to a new channel, by this change of system. As to Mr. Publius, I have read a great many of his papers, and I really cannot find out what he would be at; he seems to me as if he was going to write a history, so I have concluded to wait and buy one of his books, when they come out. The only thing I can understand from him, as far as I have read, is, that it is better to be united than divided—that a great many people are stronger than a few—and that Scotland is better off since the union with England than before; and I think, he proves too, very clearly, that the fewer nations there are in the world, the fewer disputes will be about the law of nations—and the greater number that are joined in one government, the abler will they be to raise ships and soldiers, and the less need for fighting; but I do not learn that any body denies these matters, or that they have any thing to do with the new constitution. Indeed I am at a loss to know, whether Mr. Publius means to persuade us to return back to the old government, and make ourselves as happy as Scotland has by its union, or to accept of the new constitution, and get all the world to join with us, so as to make one large government—it would certainly, if what he says is true, be very convenient for Nova-Scotia and Canada, and, for ought I know, his advice will have great weight with them. I have also read several other of the pieces, which appear to be wrote by some other little authors,
and by people of little consequence, though they seem to think themselves men of importance, and take upon them grand names, such as Cæsar, Casar, and the like. Now Mr. Cæsar do not depend so much on reasoning as upon bullying—he abuses the people very much, and if he spoke in our neighbourhood as impudently as he writes in the newspapers, I question whether he would come off with whole bones: from the manner he talks of the people, he certainly cannot be one of them himself; I imagine he has lately come over from some old country, where they are all Lords and no common people—if so, it would be as well for him to go back again, as to meddle himself with our business, since he holds such a bad opinion of us. I have already gave you a great deal of trouble, honoured Sir, with my long letters—I shall therefore conclude, hoping if any thing new is stirring, that you would be kind enough, now and then, to drop me a line, and let me know how things are going in your city.
I remain with great respect, Your assured friend and Humble servant,
A COUNTRYMAN.
[Continued from this paper of 20th ult.]
I STAYED in Boston until the beginning of the month of December, 1784, when I went thence to Trenton, where Congress was, who then adjourned to meet in New-York in the month of January following.
On the 10th of February ensuing, I presented a memorial to his excellency Richard H. Lee, which I begged of him to present to Congress, wherein, after having briefly mentioned the injustice I had undergone, I pointed out the resolve of Congress of the 19th May 1778, as relative to the gratuity of twelve thousand livres promised to be paid me on my arrival, in the ship Flamand, loaded with brass artillery, in America: and also the resolve of the 26th April, 1782, which approved of the steps that the superintendent of finance had taken in my case, meaning, in all probability, that which he had done with regard to the sum of money owing to me by the United States, for my pay, subsistence, &c. and which he had put at my credit on account current ; and accordingly I claimed it to be paid me, as it ought on all accounts, in ready money: I, moreover, begged that Congress would take under their consideration the proofs contained in my memorial of the 25th March, 1782, to Congress, that I was the lawful commander when the Alliance, with other vessels, took prizes, which prizes, of course, I claimed as my right to share as such; and claimed likewise to be the sole captain, to share, with my crew, those prizes which had been taken and sent into Norway, by the Alliance when she was alone! And I concluded by observing, that, in justice, the United States were answerable to the crew for their share of those prizes, as they had been delivered according to the order of his excellency Benjamin Franklin, under whose orders Congress had put me, to M. Le Ray de Chaumont's correspondents.
The said memorial was transmitted on the same day to a committee, of which the Hon. Rufus King, Esq. was chairman, who told me, on my visiting him, that he would collect together the vouchers referred to in said memorial, as soon as possible, in order to examine my claims with propriety.
On the 11th March, Mr. King gave me a copy of a letter dated the 9th, and an inclosed copy, said to be, of my accounts with the United States, from Joseph Nourse, Esq. register, of which letter the following is a paragraph, viz.
"Register's Office, 9th March, 1785."
"SIR,
"I HAD the honor to receive your letter relative to the memorial of captain Peter Landais. I have, agreeably thereto, made out the inclosed account from the books of the treasury, and to which I beg leave to refer. The balance due by the United States to Mr. Peter Landais, is four thousand nine hundred and forty-two dollars and six ninetieths, 2178 16-90ths thereof, the amount of his pay, is on interest from the 6th January, 1781; the interest on the grant of 12,000 livres, making the residue, was computed to the time payment was tendered.
"(Signed) JOSEPH NOURSE, Register. "Hon. Rufus King, Esq. &c."
In the erroneous account, given in a certificate by Mr. Milligan, about my pay, &c. it is laid as follows, viz.
"To the superintendent of the finances of the United States. These are to certify, that an account commenced the 6th day of July, 1778, and ending the 6th day of January, 1781, between the United States and captain Peter Landais, formerly commander of the frigate Alliance, is finally adjusted, and transmitted to the register to be entered on record; by which final adjustment a balance became due, on the 14th day of January, 1782, to the said captain Peter Landais, of the sum of two thousand one hundred and seventy-eight dollars and 16-90ths, specie.
"(Signed) JAMES MILLIGAN, Compt. "Comptroller's Office, January 15th, 1782."
"(Indorsed) Comptroller's certificate, in favour of captain Peter Landais, for 2178 16-90ths dollars, January 15th, 1782."
By which it may be observed, that in Mr. Nourse's letter it is said, that 2178 16-90ths were the amount of Mr. Landais's "pay, which was on interest from the 6th January, 1781." And in the certificate of Mr. Milligan, that "a balance became due, on the 14th day of January, 1782, to the said captain Peter Landais, of the sum of 2178 16-90ths dollars, the specie;" by which certificate of Mr. Milligan, and that one of Mr. Nourse, I was deprived of above a year's interest, on the principal sum, owing to me: although it is said by both Mr. Milligan's and Mr. Nourse's certificates, that each is a copy of the register, by which it may be concluded, that there are as many registers as will answer all purposes.
"In another paragraph of Mr. Nourse's letter, it is said, "With regard to his account for pay, he, (speaking of Peter Landais) was offered in common with foreign officers, and agreeable to a principle, laid down, for the discharge of former claims, one fifth in specie." I deny that the fifth of that sum was ever offered to be paid me in specie, and it would not have been acceptable, as in the foregoing certificate of Mr. Milligan, the whole sum of 2178 dollars, 16-90ths, was due to me in specie.

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THOMAS SMITH, BOOT and SHOE MAKER, LEATHER CUTTER, AND CURRIER,
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