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TRpOLIBOMBARDED.
PHILADELPHI.

PHILADELPHIA, NOV. %.
Capt. Williams, of the Dolphin, who arri-
we'd yeiterday morning, in 40 days from Leg.
horn, direct, brings the following important in
te!ligencc: That advices from Malta had been
received there, of Commodore Preble's fucceis
againtt Tripoli that officer had bombarded
the city, and done much damage to it and the
Notifications, and had funk or taken large Ze-
bee, and three Gun-boats, with the lofs of the
commander of one OF his gra-boats, &c. and
was preparing for fecond attack. This ac-
count was brought to Malta by gentleman
from Tripoli; but nothing is aid respecting
Capt. Banbridge, or his crew. Capt. Williams
did not touch at Gibraltar, nor any other
place. True inner.
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l'ro be con;inued.1

There Is zoo much-good feufe in the follow
ias communication, to conceal its contents
from the eye OF the public or from the conGder-
alton of,Fsle legislature. The plan which it con-
taius for tie Improvement Of our finances is
perhaps more eadIy reduced 10 practice than
the EStos TAD 1T jrit iupp & d, sndi is certain
y mcie eife6tuai than the plan which be has
eropoied Should Tic leslG4ture, however, de-
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termiue 20 reject it, he Till thinss that Il nigh,
DC adviiabie TO adopt the Other. lie eil! thinks
that 1t would be better for the Rate 10 pay an
'ntereit and an accommodating iltesce 200, on
money borrowed from the bank, than IFS agents
ihould experience 10 much los and ;nconveni-
ence from the procraitination of payment.
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The unexpected length of the Congregational
Intelligence has DELAYED the conclufon of Let
ter Sd to the Legislature, aud the appearance Of
teverai communications. no apology Of this
kind will be made or expected after the preiert
week
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7ragaated fran tie LoaiGaaa Morif+ur.

1TI7J''sstH j .!77s77a IIOh3TfW.
/ Ol?ober, 1904.
Having feen, Mr.. Editor, in your Moniteur,
No. AS. that the PreGdent of the United States
includes me in the nomination of the members
of the Legislative council of this province, re-
queit you to infert in your next number, my
reafons for not conforming to his arrangements !;
you will find them in the fubjoined. am your
humble fcryant,
BORE.
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s,at.men, Of the circumstances attending the deiiruc
tion of the figate Philadelphia, with the names of
the officers, and the number Of men employed on
the location, laid before the PRECEDENT u the fe-
cresary of the navy, November Is, 1904.
On the 81 January, 90f, commodore Prebie living
with his iquadrop in .he barber OF Syraca.e, gave
iers to heutenau, Charles Stewart, commanding the
brig Syren of hxteen guns, and to lieutenant Stephen
Decatur Iun. commanding the ketch Intrepid Of four
guns and ieveDty five men, proceed Iripoli, and
20 deroy the rigate Philadelphia OF forty four guns
then lying in the harbour of Trpoli. Lieutenant De-
ea,ur had orders TO the harbour in the night,
board and Get fire the Philadelphia and lieutenant
Stewart was ordered take the be poilible petition
without the haHbor to cover the retreat.
Under thefe orders they proceeded Immediately to
the coat of Trpol, but owing very heavy gales of
wind, that ufually prevail there in tine winter raon
the enterpriie could be undertaken until the i6th
February, when lieutenant Stewart having taken the
bstt polibe petition cFeG the object OF ms nIiruc-
tiors lieutenant Decatur o'clock in the night, en-
tered the harbour OF Tripol, boarded and took pof
FELTON, of the Philadelphia.
This frigae the time nc was boarded had all her
guns mounted and charged, and lying within half gun
Not OF the bafhaws cae and of his principal battery
Two Trpolitan CRITTERS lying within two ca
bes length the cardboard quarter, and feveral gun
boats within half gun fhot of the ltarboard bow-and
all the batteries fhore were opened upon the afia-
lnts ;about twenty men OF the Philadelphia
killed, large boat full got off, and one man was
made prloner.
After having gained poheilion of the frigate, lieu
tenant Decatur let FIRE her fore roems pun room
cockpit and birth dc ok, and with rmnes highly ho-
norable TO h. ,, his officers and men, they remained ON
board until the flames had iued from the ports of the
gun deck and The hatchways of the fpar deck, and
;hcy continued IN the ketch along fde the frgae
Ill the fire had communicated 10 her rigging and
tops.
Lieutenant Decatur did 70. lcte man and had blu,
oae lightly wounded.
The following is liz of the officers, and the number
OF men, employed in the dearuaion of the Philadel-
Phia-
Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jurr
James Lawrence,
Toicph Ba;nbridge, Licatesas.!
Jonathan Thorn,
Lewis German, Surgeon.
Ralph lizard, I
John Bowie,
Charles Morris,
Alexander Laws, EZlIBi6haen.
John Davis,
Thos. M'Donough,
Thoe. Oakley Andcrloa
MIR. -----Savader, Pilsf.
50
Lieutenant Decatur has aated, that all his officers
and men, behaved with the greateG coolnes and in
trepidty and commodore Preble has informed me-
that irnterlsnt Stewards conduct was ,ndicious and
IReIitorious.
Respectfully iubmittcd,
r. SMITH
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Iowins-'ns taxes III 500 and Isno on the Gre
day oF January in the years f,riuv.u 2-- ana
that the taxes al 1910 Aud coca year thereaste.
ihould DC paid on the fri day oi C.t,uhsr .f
the ysdh ror winch they werc due the iucoD-
venience with 10 much reaion compiaiatd OF.
wcrld no longer be ftit-a aihe ccurie ui I
few years, the trrafury'of the gate would be
provided with atull years revenue beforehand-
and that this ihoud be the cafe, is certainly de-
ilrabie, that want or money might rot prevent
the execution of ufetui and important obie6.s
with the heXpedition ana the greatef cheap
neis.-in the preirnt fate of the treafiry, how
would the expences of IN extra felton, of the n.
icnbly be betrayed during the months of Ju3
", Auguft ard September? How could the mi
iitia be collected and iupported 20 meet tina,
internal enemy, TO oppoie whom the mott
prompt meaiures fhould be taken of what a
vail would the arms which you are making pc,
unlet. Jon can feed, cioIhe and pay your folds
crs. A. H.
His hno7Sn t6ct o4%sc tie prehr. grange
nlent, tire ShSyitJ rtoeive tie tRre5 long before
fhcr Per th-m 10 re tl-eaiuer.for .be tsR Jear
therefore ii svoald be .ftirn., 70 require tie CT
ffceHs 10 pay - TIE Sbe5lF eif Jeo1er than uEiab
aTd by h5Orteci.g thar eyear annual, thereafter
"1o"i IS days, scit3oMr tiehng TIE ebnAse, thy
a0oHId be enabled TO par TO IRE Sheriff s1ifb as
mHc6 eaje as hgey nozV do and tire MeriF er0lia
ha4'e tut time far e2iift7'cu.
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BY letter, dated St. Pierres, Martinique, the 9th
Of October, informed that there had not been
any blockade for fix weeks before.
". Z. d9eys. Adv Nov. 20.
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NETWORK, November 10.

NE " IVtNN, november IS.
It has been currently reported for fone days paft
on the authority of letters from Wahngton ,hat Col
one Burr will ioon appear in this city, for the pur-
pole OF taking his tra. at the Supreme Court.
D9i. .idv.
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@gles 1T ane.:o:..

WW6 be jSd at tie A-G7iOn Roau of TIE SDEcyiBey., on
TUESD4f7T, bs nj day Of Deer,uber next i:
4 Ii the HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FUR.
: NIrURE belonging the elate Of L1sroN
EMILE, dec'd-Alio, variety Of articles in the
Grocery Line e1r Six months credit viii be allow
ed the Purchaiers for all fums above fifty dollars, on
giving notes with approved ndorie,s (regotabl. At
the Bank OF Virginia. 10 the administrator.
THOMAS TAYLOR g Co. Aua'rs.
Nov 2S
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Nov. 7. W2m

VIRGINIA.;
At Superior Court Of Chancery, held at The Capitol
in the city Of Richmond, October 9th, 1904
Between
lanes A1derfon, and
Philip Thurman merchants and part
ners, under the firm Of James An FiAn''U'.
deron and Co.
And
Bernard Markham, and Francis Off
borne, executors Of George Mzlk<l Defen3sr-e
ham, deceaied.
HE defendant, Bernard Markham, upon viop,
Il an attaehner; loy his contempt in not anfvsrif
the bill OF The plaintiff hath been returned executed
ihll falling 20 AaiwsT the fame, the court this 9th dy
of October, in the year sol upon the motion Of ,h
plaintiffs by their council doth take their bill 70 co...
ised, as 70 that defendant, and VIII proceed at f.
ture day decree ne matter thereof une the laid
defendant, on or before the tenth day Of the ern e.,
after he ihall have beeu icr red wit copy o. h ot-
der, Slew cdule to the contrary.
Copt, Geite,
p. TnIsLEY, c. O.
November 5. W1n
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The Houfe of Anemby of New Jerfey have
rejected, 25 to IA, the amendment propofed by
hlaGachuictts 20 the Federal Contribution
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INTERPRETATION has recently taken the Ii
bcrty of quenio1ing the repu biican character
of the politics of Ohio. Todtiipate ali doubt
on this point, we fate that bnt one member in
thirty of the representatives is federal.
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IN COUNCIL, NOVEMBER IS, 1904.
THE GOVERNOR,
FIR. M'RAE, MR. STUART,
Al Enr..r

MR. M.RAF. NM. Sru.pr
Mr.. FoUSapF. Ma. HrATn
THE Board 3,oeer,Iri 10 tie .xl,,,,;,,,t;,, NJ
/ TIE reih,,,s n,adc by tbs Co,,,y;Eoarrt ~,
tire jcqeyaI counties ep;fb;u f5;t eo1,1oDqpe0jtG,
appointed and con,miNousd in oy,,J;.aUcc of tIc
al PAID en- Yan,aTyy 1904, 70 aDs1d m, ct7,
iutifa1ei an ar 70 amend an oa. ;vt;t.ieI. an,
a4 for ,tooiutiyo ELsJgor, IN rba,E - prsSJ,"t
and F7ce-PysfAeHt of tbe Ju;tcd STAR ;" ard
terrte9o1 f7d t5. orro.eG uy,,Ler ,f n,t.r
throughout til. Pefe in tazou. Of tke % te,(2at
E,IIoz1ive
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ENQUIRE Err.
RICHMOND /:

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IS, iso4.
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\ BOUT two thouiand dollars worth Of GOODS,
. y coniilting of Dmities, Callicoes Cutlery and
hardware " Terms Of iale 90 dayse-Notes with
approved ndorlcrs, negotiable the Bani Of Virginia,
will be required T. Z. e. Co.
Nor. ID,
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TO THE LEGISLATURE or VIRGINIA.
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Estraf 9fa letter fran Mr.. Higgins at Matte,
to Ill. Cafdtart, Gated Malta, Septem6er 25.
Dear Sir,
:" lam in receipt of late letters from Commo-
dore Prebie of Tripod, he had then made two
attacks upon the Barbarians, the firft by day,
he took three of their gun-boats, the fecond
by night, he funk three more and large Po-
lacca, he has prefumc ere this made another
allault, the refut Of which am hourly expect
ing TO learn. The reinforcement from Anne
RIGA has not yet arrivcd-if they do arrive in
time to form a Junction with the force under
the command Of Commodore Preb!c, before
the bad weather commences, do think the
Baihaw will accede to any terms that may be
propofyi to him, ne has already come down We
ry comfortably in his demands, relinquiihing
entirely. believe, bis hopes OF future trlbute.n
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GENERAL THURIOT, Minifler Plenipo-
Tertiary of the Emperor of France, has arrived
at Wilmington.
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Exfra9 from a Litter TO rxL3s7nbk Merchant
III ibis city, dated
LEGHoRE, Sept. 25, 1904.

Dear Sir,
4" wrote to you in July, by Mr. Donavan
of Philadelphia, and gave you fliort account
of our profpetts relative to the war with Tri-
poll. Commodore Preble's conduit fince has
been extremely judcious--tEe annexed extract
will inform you of the consequences which have
already attended his excrtions, and will tend
to prove that the meaiurcs which have 70 Ere
nnouilY recommended to government, were
founded upon probability of fuccefs in my
next hope to be enabled to inform you of an
advantageous peace having taken place at the
expence OF the Baihaw's pride"
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VIRGINIA.
AT Superior Court of Chancery, holden in Rich
mond, September 2sth, 1904
Between
Charles YaAcey, Plaintiff.
And
William Lipfcomb, David Bullock, ex-0
ecutor of John Bullock, Melton
Crawford, William Crawford, John
Crawford and Charles Crawford, I Deieheah's
executor Of David Crawford, and
Robert Kimbrough,
! tlE defendants, William Lpicomb and Robert
4 kimbrough, not having entered their appeat-
ance and given fecuriy according the act of Aem-
bly, and the rules of this court, and It appearing to
the iatlsfaction of the court hat they not nhb
tantSof this country the motion Of the plaintiff by
his council, it is Ordered-Tbat the faid defendants
do appear here the fri day Of the next term and
aniwer the bill Of the plaintiff, and that copy Of this
order be forthwith inherited in fone nevyfpaper pub
ihed in the city Of Richmond for two months fuc-
ceivey, and ported the front door Of the capitol in
the iad city.
copy, Teae,
p. TINSLEY, c. c.
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The Anhert paper gives the votes OF fifty
fix towns in New-dampihire for the ticket of
Electors; ofwhich
S,6es are for the Federal ticket,
$500 for the Republican.
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50 rlen.

Leutenant Decatur has Aated, that all his officers
and men, behaved with the greate2 cooneis and in
srepidity; and commodore Preble has informed me,
that ii-.eusIit Stewards conduct was ndicous and
IneTitorious.
Respectfully fubmittcd,
X. SMITH
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MaNaeLwketts Eie7ion.

The Boton Centinel gives the following as
the votes OF $50 towns, out Of 400, for tie c.
le6toral ticket.
Republican o4,7ss
teueral sl,IlJ
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Majority

NItJV!tly SIS
And declares Mr.. Hatings elected repro
tentative.
The Democrat tatcs the aIcer.ained repub-
lican majority to he above 1000.
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O" @s (aH' day zOm be Jo'd feitiotty, 7pitbost
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Nov T. Werl
Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-03-24
Eighth CongrsG..... FRI SsG0n.

AN ACT to allow drawbacks of duties,
on goods, wares and merchandise,
transported by land in the cafes therein
mentioned.
BE it enaasd BY the Senate I'D AsgE Of RepreEn.
fativss .ftbe United States Of 4ms,;ea CsrsG aem
Mx, thar all goods, wares and merchandise duly
imported into either Of the dRrias OF Bolton aud
Charlefown, Salem snd Beverly, Nexbsryport,
lplwieh, OF Marblehead, in the Ra,e of Aafachu.
'eus, which mail be transported BY Inland convey
anee, along the turnpike or other main road into
another sfthe faid diRritts, aad be ,herefrOm er-
ported to any foreign port or place, ihau be easi
tied to the benefit of drawback of the duties up
on fuch exportatoa, under the fame provilions.
regulations, setriaions aad lim;tatioss, as if the
goods, wares and merchandise were traulpotted
coaRwife from one to another Of the iaid diaria,
and alto upon the esnditioss fpecifed in lhe leyen
ty-ninth fiction of the al, ensituled, 8. an aa to
regulate the collection Of duties on Imports and
tonnage"
Sec. =. Aad Be It further enal7td, that all cosds
wares ard merchandise duly isporsea into the
dihria of Delaware, may be ,ranfrort.d T. The
fame places, in the fame manner, and on the fame
conditions, with goods, wares and merchndize,
duly Imported into the diltriets Of Hhiladslptis,
NewJork or Baltimore and ihall in like maoner
VS SEtttleu 10 tee OeDeHl Oh q drawback q the ou
ties thereon, upon expectation TO any foreign port
or place, agrceably to the'proviiona contAiaej in
the feventy ninth fiction of an as, enttuled an
ae to regulate the collection Of duties on imports
and tennase;'' and that al! goods, wares and
merchandise. which heing duly imported into the
dihlias of Philadelphia, Newyork, or Baltimore,
lhall BE exported from the diaria o8 Delaware,
ihall alto be entitled to the benefit Of drawback
ct the duties on the e. c, in the Zane manner, and
on the fame conditions which are prelcribed by
the faid feventy ninth fiction of the act aforefad
for goods, waves and merchandise, which being
duly imported into Baltimore or Newysrk, Aall
be exported from Philadelphia.
NATHANIEL MACON
Speaker Of the houfe Of Representatives.
4. BUAa,
vice.Prehdent Of the United States, and
PRECEDENT Of the Senate.
March 3, ,So4-Approved.
TIL JEFFERSON.
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hearts and cheek pieces of beef may be
infected, and when thus inipeeted, fnall
be branded, Hearts and Cheeks.
Sect. a. Be Hfvtber enaaed, that there
lhall be paid by the employer to the In
ipedor General, or his depsties, for their
fervices, and for thofc laborers and coop
ers, with they may employ, for the pur-
pofss of cutting, weighing, packing, lalt-
ing and coopering, tscsnty, jfus cents a BAR
rel, for any quantity under fifty barrels,
and Fifteen cents for each half barrel, I'M
der that number, and in packing houfes
where larger quantities are put up and
with more convenience, they fhall only
receive tcoeny cents, Tor each barrel, and
for each half barrel, fourteen cents, exciu-
Eve of the fees mentioned infaid act, for
impeding and branding, and for repairs
ing detective ca.ks.
lMarsb io. lso4-ostrsvsd]
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Communicable .f MaDaebxIetts.

n tbs ger sfs~ Lord f5o.fs.i stgs bssd,sd ssl
AN ACT to repeal in part, and making
further additions to ata, entitled An al to rceu-
isss the INFECTION Of Beef intended to be exported from
this Conaonwealt
BE it enacted by The Senate and Hoxfs of
Reprejentatises, in General Court a0smbled,
and BY the authority effbe/ fame, That from
and after the firlt day of April next, 70
much of the fourth feefion of faid act, as
allows thofe parts that are excluded from
Me/i, No. 1 and No. :, to be packed for
expectation, and to be marked Refuge, is
hereby repealed.
Sec. q. Be it further enacted, That thofe
parts of Beet which are excluded from
Mefs, No. and No. 2, in the aforemen.
toned Act (not excluding hearts nor
cheeks pieces) Alall after the firf day Of
April next, be packedand inipeded, by the
Infpedor General, or his Deputies, in
the fame manner as No / or No 2, and
ihall be branded No. 8; fr& taking from
faid pieces, excluded as afo-elaid, viz. the
end Of the neck weighing not lefs than
four pounds normore than fix pounds
and from the thank and fhin of each
quarter, not lefs than four pounds, nor
more than eight pounds, which pieces,
thus excluded; lhall not be exported from
this Commonwealth.
Sect. 3. Be it further enadsd, that the
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Candidates for County Register Of DEEDS.

Country Candidates.
Adrew R. Giddinge, efq. Peeb/cot.
capt. Levi Cutter, Norfbyarmoutb.
Mr.. Elias Merrill, Falmouth.
Town Candidates
Capt. Jofeph Titcomb.
Mr.. lfaac Adams.
Ebenezer Mayo, efq.
Mr.. Stephen Patten.
Mr.. Stephen Waite.
George E. Vaughan, efq.
Maj. llaac Gage.
Maj. Jofeph C. Boyd.
Cap. Nathaniel Moody.
Mr.. Gardner Goold.
Capt. Thomas Sanford.
John rockingham, efq.
Mr.. Thomas B. Wait.
Capt. Samuel Stephenson.
Capt. William Il1ey.
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From the 1o0on) Repertory.

The United States are indebted to France
far their fndepsndenee....tbey a0iU bsnesfortb
ssoe to as tbeir. Rrengtb and grandeur ~!
BosApARrs.
Here is fweet fentence for the freedom
fcns of America, gorying in the dignity
ard independence of their country, to re-
peat. Here is ample credit for that Prov
els which made Burgoyne and his army
p:iioners, before trance, even France,
anxious as the was to feParate MS from her
natural rival, our mother country, dared
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rs pub!ifhed every Saturday, by E a. jerks, at the
Printing Office Nc :, Fy,h-s~sa, PosrLASD; where
Ia,lcriptions, advertisements, commune ATOMS sc.
are received w h attention Tho price, to count y
tsefcrib-rs who receive their papers the Office,
in package BY the mail, is ONE DOLLAR & FIFTY
CENTS year.-sf Subscribers who live in town,
and thoe Whole papers fe a.cd and warded iepa
rately, will be charged TWO soLLAss year.
Cl- A.S-,js, viii derive peculiar advantages as their
avos will Nc publhed (without price, both ia
This paper, and ia Nsdnya4,. coaMGsclAL GAznyrE
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" Be J;s6. Ssd /sar nei,
let ali tn. end. thor <im,R at, be thy C'xntry's,
Thy Csds, and 7tsib's."
From tho Frederick Herald.

uC NOhldil SCh'p"'S~A ~
have contained, in the times Immediately
before Julius Caeiar and Anguitus, more
than one hundred millions Of people. All
Italy, Sicily, Spain and Portugal, and the
greater part Of the preient Turkiin Empire,
and the Banbary Coat of Africa, togethe.
with Egypt, were fubjeaed to the domi-
nation, but never to the laws Of Rome
They were governed by Proconiu!s, who
were fent like Governor Claiborne, each
of them with one or Two legions, to play
the Emperor in the Provinces. The city
of Rome was amufed with the pageantry
of power, and the Provinces were cruihed
with the weight of oppreiiion.
Our cucn,ry, with fewer people, has
greater extent than the Roman Empire,
and confidering the turbulent fpirit of de-
mocracy, and the inevitable relaxation OF
all authority, on the half wild frontiers Of
an empire, itill pathlefs foref, the diff
Guilty ofgoverning the United States, ex-
tended as they now are is certainly as great
as AuguRus experienced. Our Auguaus,
whole franknsl;, Garage, craft and mercy
have been found Gerry ike the frlt Roman
Emperors, will find it not a little difficult
to govern Provinces by ipceches and mei-
FACES. He will want the legions, or he
will find without their bayonets, infuriate
man at the iources of MiHouri, will laugh
st ais edi6ts, and dig into bis mountain OF
fal, froag as it fands.-Te let our watt
frontier regions go ungoyerned, and pay
taxes or let it alone at pleafure, as Smile
and Findley and Gallatin would in 1894,
will not anfwer. There mutt be power
enough fomewhere, and power in full ac-
tivity too, to keep the United States to-
gether, or they will break of-and thus
our boafed purchaic, 70 foolithly priced
bccaufe ills 70 big, will be loft, and worfe
than loit-fcf, in that event, we fhall lofe
perhaps million OF our citizens, and ma
nv millions of our trealure along with it
and moreover we ihall have RATED to
1trength an enemy, whole confcious inferi-
ority, will Ceek hottie foreign alliance.
What hopeful crop Of wars have We
then flowed the feeds of The CURES of
poiterity will be bitter, but not 70 bitter as
their experiences of our folly.
Suppoie on the other hand, we govern
our cheap bought world by a pretty little
corps Of twelve thoufand men and only
half dozen regiments of horfe, will not
the folder citizess look to their camp two
thoufand miles from Warrington as their
cuntry +? and their general as its ruler and
rightful preGdent? Or if the proconiuls
obey the orders from Warrington, will
not their power, 70 little checked and not
at all watched, prove oppreiiive to the
provinces as that of the Roman procon-
iuls did {!
In word, it is either iu1pudent or hal-
low to pretend that the free principles of
our republican government. can be appli-
ed, or made to operate over half this wei
tern hemifphere. What then have we
bought but revolution /?
From the (Doaoo) Repeftory.