The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-05 00:00:00

HOME-BREWED ALE AND BEEK.---1111tED-
HAM'S PA TENT PO ItTA 111 X ,FAMILY
BREWING MACHINE, patronised by Lis Majesty.
The proprietor of this highly-approved requisite in domes-
tic economy, begs to call the attention of the public to the
great advantage and comfort derived from the possession of
genuine home-brewed Ale and Beer, produced in the highest
perfection by ythis machine, at less than half the brewer's
charge, and in quality. flavour, and soundness for keeping,
superior to that brewed from the saw quantity of malt and
hops by any other process. •
The apparatus is simple, compact. and does not require
Axing; is economical In time, labour, and fuel; and, with
the printed directions given, may be used sucessfuliy without
any previous knowledge of brewing: it is also applicable to
various other domestic end culinary purposes. The machine
is made of varioes sizes, warranted to answer, price eight
pounds and upwards.
Sold (only) at In Piccadilly. where also mny be had, the
HUM BEE-HIVE, from which the Combs are extracted
without killing the Bees.

• A few days ago there was taken ap at Browne's 11111, county
of Carlow (the estate of Wm. Browne, Esq.) part of a stone-
in which was found the following combination. sileCions lime,
stone. pearl spar, carbonate of lime, quartz crystal, and he-
patic iron pyrites ; forming one of the most curious specimens
we have seen, in the compass of less than three inches square.
The quartz crystals are common at Browne's liati„ but not in
company with the pearl apar,or iron pyrites; they areom believe
generally found dtstinct id the carbonate of lite, and are a
very superior quality of the Irish diamond. The Lady Char-
lotte Browne, a woman of true taste enJ judgment, had, as we
are informed. an entire suit of ornaments made from these
crystals, which world not here disgraced the wearer at any
Court In Europe. —(Car low Post.)
Two or three fields of wheat hare been eat in the neighbour-
hood of of Comber and llundoneld, near this totin ; and not-
withstanding the injury they hare sustained by wet weather,
I give promise of a good crop. Straw, which has for some time
been very scarce, will soon be abundant at userhet.—(lieff as!
Chronicle.)

ANNWERSARt OF AMERICA;ISTMDEPENDENCE.
•
'(iNTRAOTII FROM AMERICAN WRIER Itednaerrwr aitenven.)
asesitai Jeereasoie
. The shove Ex-Presidents were Joshed to attend. a cele-
bration of the late anniversary of Independence in Virginia
—but robed it inconvenient to accept. Mr; Madison's
reply to the invitation was short and polite; and that
of Slr., Jefferson we think ought to be recorded, fn
sztenso.
sts. Jernanoses hake.
-Monticello, inns 1933.
OENTIMEEN.-1 have received just received your kind
favour of the 17th inst. inviting me to a participation with
the volunteers of Petersburg In the celebration of the op-
proichitr Anniversary of our national independence—l
should with great pleasure prove my respect for the invi-
tation. end my attachment in this annual regeneration of
good principles. if the remaining powers of life permitted;
bat IbeliMpl of time presses heavily on me, disables me from
taking IRO a journey.
and indeed disqualifies me for char-
intia.lo46feind I
festivities of API day. I instatisiray yen,
therefore. good Sirs, to be the channel of conveying to the
Volunteers of Petersburg the assurance of my thankfulness
and high consideration of soliciting for me the kind India-
genes to habits of retirement which my weakened condition
renders necessary, and to accept, in writing, the expres-
sions of my sympathies in sentiments and rejoicings which
I cannot be present to offer in person. The continued re-'
of these commemorations, through ages to come,
and the faithful preservation, pure and unchanged, of the
spirit of that great day which gave them birth, will be
themes of unceasing prayer with me.
With my thanks for the kind expressions of your seoti•
went towavda myself, be pleased to accept, individually, the
assurance of my great esteem and respect.
Ta. JEFFERSON.

SALeM, JULY 7.—What gave peculiar novelty to the
performances in the Meeting House, on Friday la.t, was
the novel, interesting and candid remarks of the venerable
Col. Pickering, preparatory to the reading of the Declara-
tion of Independence. The Colonel commenced by stating,
that be had acceded to the call of his fellow citizens to
read the Declaration of Independence, in order that be
might lay before them some intrrerting information on
the subject, in his possession. He first commented on the
propriety of anniversary celebrations, and their early origin
%shit the feast of the passover observed by the Jews, in
commemoration of the deliverance of their offspring from
that destruction which overwhelmed the children of their
oppressors. He then gave a concise statement of the mo-
tiles which led to that declaration, and the measures that
were taken first to avert its necessity, and next to prepare
for its hearty adoption and support. That petitions and
remonstrances were exhausted, withoht producing any sus-
pension of the determination of the arbitrary councils of
England, to " bind us in all cases whatsoever, without our ,
consent." That these, though unavailing at St. James,
had their effect at home.—Thst then the public mind was
gradually prepared for this decisive measure, and foreign
auxiliaries sought. That no foreign State was willing to
aid us, unless with the vie.v to lessen the power of Great
Britain, and that therefore every step short of Indepen-
dence, would have precluded foreign assistance. The Co-
lonel then proceeded to give an account of the manner in
which this subject was introduced into Congress: He
stated the there was no man living able to give
so good an ireaffint of it as the venerable John Mamas.
that he had written to him in the last August on the sub-
ject, and be now gave the facts obtained from him. The
motion which produced the Declaration, was made on the
10th of June, 1776, by Richard Henry Lee, from Virginia,
the largest of the Thirteen United Colonies, who was au-
thorised to make it by the votes of his constituents, the
Assembly of Virginia. Mr. Adams seconded the motion,
Massachusetts being at that time the second state. The
Colonel here alluded to the ability and zeal of President
Adams io carrying through this measure. He observed of
him, that he possessed that " bold and daring spirit,"
without which no revolution could be successfully accom-
lished. A committee of five was appointed on the sub-
ject, consisting of Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Adams,-Dr. Franklin,
Mr. Sherman, and Mr. Livingston. Mr. Jefferson,
though the youngest on the committee, was chairman; lie
having one vote more than Mr. Adams. That Mr. Jeffer-
son had ceme into Congress with great reputation as a
writer—and although he was a silent member of that body,
yet he was most useful on committees, and felicitious
in his writings. That Mr. Adams had made use of every
exertion to procure votes, for Mr. Jefferson, in order
to place him at the head of the committee. That
the committee met and appointed Mr. Jefferson• and
Mr. Adams a sub-committee. That Mr. Jefferson urged
on Mr. Adams to write the Declaration, and Mr. Adams
urged Mr. J. to do it. That Mr. Jefferson at last consent-
ed, and the next day submitted the original draft, as it was
presented to Congress. That Mr. Adams thought the only
objectionable part of it was that in which George 111. was
styled a tyrant—that he considered that as too personal—
that be only considered him such officially, and that he
was deceived and misled by his Cabinet. lie did not, how-
ever, state any objection to Mr. J. as it was afterwards to
be submitted to the whole committee, and the feelings and
temper of the people were fully up to the toile of the 'Decla-
ration. That he thought some of the most beautiful pas-
sages were afterwards stricken oat by Congress, particularly
that in which it was enumerated as one of the evils of our
Colonial State, that the Parliament had refused to allow the
colonies to prohibit the importation of slaves, and bad thus
entailed upon them the evils of a slave population. The
sub-committee afterwards reported to the committee, who
did not suggest a single alteration or amendment. The
committee then reported the Declaration to Congress on
the Ist of July, 1776; it was discussed and amended on
the 2d, 3d, and 4th of July, and adopted on the latter day,
about a quarter of the reported Declaration having been
stricken out. Mr. Pickering differed from Mr. Adams in
opinion, and thought the Declaration improved by the
amendments. In this opinion of Col. Pickering's, we most
readily concur, as we consider nearly every alteration made
by Congress, with the exception of those in relation to sla-
very, as a real amendment to that instrument. Most of
the ideas in the Declaration had been repeatedly main•
tained in previous papers, especially in a Declaration of
Rights in Massachusetts, penned in a lucid interval by
James Otis; and pruned and polished by Samuel Adams.
That great credit, however, was due to Mr. Jefferson tor
the ability of the compilation, and we heartily accord the
same degree of credit to the candour of Col. Pickering.—
(keg.)