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.NOTICIi.

: DO hereby foicwatn any person or persons
! from trading OF la.ing an assignment of
Bond exseg,ed by me to Charles Matthews Of
the touaiy Of RuckiDgham, for the sum OF two
hsndred pounds, dared Sch Febnasy, 1906 and
payable The 25th December, 1906, as the same
vas gwen IN PEI purchase OF iraa of land,
which said Ma,sreNs was notpossessed of
(. Waller Irvine.
New Canton, Goth Feb 1896. If
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O;h December, iSo5-put into Cum
: :" bertrand Jail, low, black negro man. very
badly clothed. says re belongs to William Mar.
shall of Richmond, and was iiired to Henry
H-th Of Chesterfield.
2m tn fiOBSON
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Land for Sale.

he subscriber Offers Cor SAFE, $50 acres OF
l. that valuable ;raSt OF AN D, beloncin- TO
me late col Bernard Markhau.. dec. sbcul,thrce
rites above Marchcsser andly ingrrc:, lie river
ahording several very convention mill SEATS tu;s
'ise possesses many advantages which would
be considerable to purchaser. I, is nav under
aigh cultivation, inciosed in good fence and
well wa,ered; TWO thirds of tie above t,stt is
covered with valuable timber, and lee ccnyeni.
ent either to,the turnpike or liver. The above
land if not disposed OF rrystely, prior 10 the iss
day of May, will then lie offered at public arc.
tion or the premises, in lots to suit ;,usch.sefs.
ANY person wishing to view it. will be rhewn il
by the subscriber. or in his sbsencs by William
Bowlsa resdisg thereon.
George, Markham.
December 2fth. 1905 v,Im.y
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New- York Grand Literature
LOTTERY. No. 4.


New York Grand Literature
LOTTERY, No. I.
AU2H0kISBD by an ace If roe Legislature.
* ard Payment ef p.ises guaranteed u ;isa.-
Positively bs.ins G,arisg in IHay nexf.
$4,000 Dollars,
10000 Dollars,
5000 Dollars,
MIG HEST PGIZ
Tickets, R.!res. Saa-tes and E;s5.hs. are roSv
se.l,rg in gies.' variey Ct risn,bers. at
G.. e Il. NAffE's
Truly o tnsa,e LOTTERY Cbfess No Ga and No. So,
Maicca Lane; Neu 1o,k,
Woe-e uas soG n she fsro last iof.e,ies tbe H{G H.
ES1 PSlZ Il in edc6. and otbc, Capitals TO ar
emo, n'ea, amount amongs, ,5fcb gre etbej ciiorping
No 1872 hignssr prize) IS go dollars
No Ss29 highest prize) 20 900 dollars
No 1928 5 coo dollars
N 1890 2 600 dollars
N 1886 2O90 dollars
No 1888 2s00 DELAYS
No 1878 Loco dollars
NJ 2D5S5 1000 dollars
No 2I315 1000 dollsrs
Re'iess S,ea, namser Of 500. gro. 100 eolar
prises. S5c
Disfan: dilre5'n'e's ty jorud,d.ny bdrt
natei Of any description lette,s eIst pad 10 c.
IT x Wite, war bare .;cke.s ard sbcrel scnr tben,
t. dy Gsgant sritb TOE u,,nost pasciua!:,y and
Pc fte sate,y to any Part et,6e United SfG,es and
ne ea'Ren adcise ell BE- senf Of fleir sHceess.-
F-iee u Tickets Seven Dcll.Es. .-st
New.1@k. Fec: na,y l6sb, 1906. g.,
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BUZZARD,

Imported by the iare Co.
J Ohm Hoonss. of tss Bow
hing Green. win stand the
enseing season. 10 COM
Nnence the L., of March,
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PEDICREE

PEDIC REE
BUzzABD was gorby Woo5peeker. his dam
Misioriunes by DHx his grandsra Curiosity, by.
Snap egulus-Bartlvtt's Cbiiders
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KIIE have Just received for Sale,
w 20 bags beat Green COFFEE,
20 Ehds MOLBSSES,
9.5cO lbs CHEESE,
20 Boxes Cotton & Wool CARDS,
Hhds Antigua Rum,
do. Wiudwsrd Island do.
DO. New England do.
40 Tierces Stone LINE,
80 Barrels HEhRIkGS,
4 Casks fresh CLOVER SEED,
80 Sacks SALT,
Which we will sell low fer Cash, approved pa
per, or Country Produce
Sfaherd T. Laeke.
Feb %. 1906.
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AUDITORS oEFICE,

GbiHicos5e. State Of Ohio. Jfanua,y Star. 1866
ExTnAcT rRo~ AN ACT LEvyINo STATE
TAX FOR The YEAR 1906
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rsssrrs "A beautiful sorrsl no, Sc. 10 ,nds
inches high, remarkable for his
81 elegance besur sireng,h and tine
VstEiSbsI5kt bong will siand rho en,rI,r. -.
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Ia tAe STATE Of .Hr9inia.

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the noted stand called the Hail. Way
House. This Tract contains 266 acres
of Land, the whole Of which 10 tillable.
and d great proportion cleared ;this Land
II particularly adapted TO email grain.
Its situation makes it more valuable than
perhaps many stands IN the county, be-.
ing central between Martin.hurr and
Bath il abounds with fne Springs. a
good Orchard Of choice fruit; the
House IS large and well calculated for
the reception Of travellers. 1 Stable. aud
IN ont house for the family aeparate from
tkr.tzvern. - '..s..-7-...zs7..
.ALs9, 400 acres of Land. within .
miles Of the town of Bath, 20 of which.
are cleared and under GOOD fence th;s
Land Is of rood quality !: on the L.nd =.
House and Stable. sMi,h GOOD 7Wa,er
and some Meadow. = 3.
Z Also, a.smalI Farm on Sleepv 7err,tz
about s miles from Bath; tbs place 3
in good order, with eonven;ent Ho,,.e
and Barn, and Mradow wen ,.a,er..d
: md ! good otshard.. -
1iso. inthe town II Ba,b5 ,h,t ,o,. Il
stand known by the nine Of RI. Cof-.
House, adjoining The BAH so.,are !. ,b;s
House /. nc Iaress. srd No., -. $500;
emit for die reception 81 visitor. 8 Hath.
y -
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SALE OF LAND.

WILL be sold At public sale, to the
~ highest bidder, on the 22d day Of
March ncxt, on q credit Of twelve
months, The purchaser giving bond with
good security, the GIebe Lands in the
parish Of Norborpe, situate in the county
ofJeferson, aboutone mile from Charles.
Town. This tract contains shout two
hundred acres, and is Of an excellent
quality on the premises are / never
faiing spring Of lime stone water, nine
or ten acres Of excellent meadow, and !
good orchard Of about sixty or seventy
bearing apple trees. The sale win take
place At the dwelling hoase on the pre-.
misses at twelve O'Clock. Due atten.
dance viii be given by the subscribers, 4
majority Of the oyrrseers of,hc poor for
the county OF Jefferson Aforesaid. n
SAMUEL WRIGHT,
NATHANIEL CRAGHILL.
/ 81 ABRAHAM DAVENPORT,
JAMES KERNEf, 81 s.
SMITH SLAUGHTER. -
February II, 1905. > ~. a
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Globe avern.

ITSHIS building. si,nSfs II ne foMA
j OF Martinsbure. i O. Sc LEI and
possession can Sc had q 7 short notice.
From superior sire. i affords 20 many
eonvenienees, - "a make Il. perhaps,
better snited 10 the business Of i public-
house than any otherin Ibis part oftle
country. The circumstance ofits being
pretty generally known, may possibly,
preclude the necessity Of entering into 1
more particular descriptions. ! an aiso
disposed 10 rent the property Immediate
II on the opposite side Of the street adj
Joining the COURTHOUSE. These inn
provements are suited 10 the reception
| Of 4 store and family the house con-
tains six comfortable roorns, the garden
lone of the cellars, and some Of the
back buildings are large, and all offs use
full kind. This situation opens directly
into the COURTHOUSE yard, and is one Of
the most public spots in town. :'4-s5
=. = - EPHRAIM GATHER.
Martinsbn,g. january -. 1906. Is
P. s. The building 10 Kings Street,
called Duncan s Stone House, IS also tol let.
70 2
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Patterson S did, Mil.

THE subscriber has got the above
! Min in complete order for the re-.
ception Of Wheat Or anp other GRAIN
He win manufacture Wheat rs il Ia.
heretofore been,done at said Mill, and.
win be responsible thai, all Flour MANN
featured by him shah pass inspection If
safely carried or delivered at the ports or
places Of insPection-Inease OF coadsm.
nation, a certificate from the inspector
mentioning the cause thereof, together
with the brands and marks Of the barrels.
viii be necessary before the difference
can be made good. =
. . The market Price IN Cash given fsr
WHEAT, RYEandCORN. = *
4 ROBERT cHRISTY. \
September Is. -isos. -.t/ fiji
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NIOTIcE - hereby given that -
! y Election viii be held II the Court
House in Martinsburs, on. the first
Monday after the third Tuesday in April
next (Which will Be the 2lst day of shas
month"; for The purpose Of choosing TIVE
nc characters, 20 represent the County Of
Berkeley in the neat General Assembly
OF this Commonwealth. All persona
entitled to vote are desired TO attend. : !
: NICHOLAS .ORRIcK, Sheriff
{ February z, 1906. i -
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Frefh Fall and Winter
g @ DIS.

THE Subscribers, having selected the
whole ofhis Fall and Winter A..
'sortmsntiron the present imPortations,
begs leave TO offer aud recommend them
Il the most reduced eash prices 10 his
customers !; IF such selections, atrela-
.ced prices, are sufficient reeommenda,i-
ons, he Hatters himselfhe NAV be entit-
led 70 q share Of public atronage.
s JEREMIAH EVANS.
Martinsburg, october 10, 1905.
N. b. A very general assortment Of
GROCERIES, Cr6viey and Biissered
STEEL, on hand rs usual. e.
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!. New. Goods.

'THE subseribers have just received
i and are now opening a general as
sortment OF FALLkWENrER GOODS.
together with q full supply OF HARD.
WARE, SADLERYacUTLERY,
also, QUEENS WARE, GROCE.
RIES, LIQUORS md TEAS, Of .
susperior quality; allofwhich have been
selected from the last importations, and
are offered for sale Il their store, front.
ing the market house, at the most redu-
ced Priees for Cash or Country Produce.
LEWIS 5 ROBERT WILLIS.
Martinsbprg, November ~, 1905.
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PROPOSALS
IoR PRINTING 4 fHILos oPHIc woRK,
: - = = : : ~ hH1ITLED, En- ~. 49,
TIE NATURE ESTATE OF NAN,
y q "A Las T Az -. 49,. -at -
CONNECTED WITH TIE World,
" = AND NTH DEITY,
49, - IN THE To-" = :
- GOVERNMENT OF THE
~. = ~ T. UNIVERSE. - -

What Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Ciee.
roof old, aud other renowned characters
Of modern date. have condescended to
unfold only in part, Is here freely inyes.
tlgated, and the contents Of the volume
offered may be said 70 embrace these in
tsresting particulars, viz. Deity, the
World, Man. Orders, simultaneous
and successive. EviIs, Natural, Mo.
raj, Political aud Religious. Govern
fnents, free and desPotic. Laws and
Religions, pure and spurious. Revo.
lutions, Changes, Causes and Effects {:
as awfully manifested in the Dynasty Of
The Old World, and s.rikingly' admonii.
tory to the happy people Of the New, who
compose the large family Of the great
American Republic, and to whom this
work Is additionally dedicated.
s...s.~..., CONDITIONS.
i shall be printed on the best paper.
and with 4 good type, neatly bound and
deferred, price one dollar, or in sheet,
twenty-five cents. =. .-.>.
u-hhds already ebsainedahe s;pno.
lures Of some IF he first. characters in
ne state Of MaryIand, fAe District Of
Cots'sbiG, and other parts eftte union.
4he sUorA spiKbe PIT to byess in tie s,o,ah
gAprH nesi and subscribers, 10 the
mean hnse, areinUifed 70 this Office, N
.order 70 haoe THAR nance enrolled amsnr
the w0rthy and rcsbe ctable. :
Martinsburg, February %, 1906. :
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I'm the first day Of March court. in
~ Berkeley County, win be offered
.. public sale, on The premises, in Mar.
tinsburg, one ;LOr' Of Ground and a
small part Of another Lot, on which arg
one Stone HOUSE, ~ i.2 feet BY. 80
one Frame do. so BY II, one do. Is by
II, two large Stables, astons milk-house
an excellent wen Of water, which sun.
Plies said houses, and from 10 to so f.
miles more who pay two dollars yearly
IN advance each family for. water. and
the waste water abundantly supplies the
mllk-houss there is also other use fnlim.
prosemen ts on said;lot. The payments
are, 800 dollarS yearly, until the whole
purchase money is paid, to begin the, frs.
day OF September next. 1t is gery like
". according to the former rents and
! profits OF saidpremises, that there win
be but very small addition to be mad.
70 the, yearly rents, to make up the YEAR
" payments of 500 dollars. The houses
and one OF the stables are Insured, the
premiums paid and policies ready to he
assigned to the purchaser, who viii
stand in the same sitiation as to the IN.
suranee the subscriber stands 10 before
the sale. The situation and convenience
Of these buildings, for public or private
use, and the advantage OF the we'll Of wa
ter, Will make them rent for zabou, dou-
ole the rent Of any o,her property in ,his
town that can be had tor the same price
WiR take for this. A clear and indi.-
Patable title win be made tl,s purchaser
q the time of sale, or 80 soon as the
writings can be done, upon the purchas-
e. giving bond with approved securely.
The sale will be about 10 o'clock, and
attendance given = - -. s =
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suitable tor the present and approaching
season, which have been purchased for
cash in Philadelphia, togetherswi 4
large assortment Of GROCERIES, and
LIQUORS, Of j superior quality ; all
ofwhick they are determined 10 sen &C
the most reduced prices for cash or o..
proved Of country produce. - :
THOMAS NELSON, 4 Co.
February II, 1906. 1sSf@
N: b. They return their siaeere
thanks 10 their friends and the public in
general for past favours, md hone for
Continuance Of public patronage.
A.. . +. N. d Co.
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1 -. -, EALUlBLR -
Real Property
J y. ~ j FOR S4L e. = s. J !
Jythshsirsef Micharl N HERMAN, decd.

= r.. s go
Part efthe real estate ef said " Keisnan
= : IN the State Of Aaryiend, va :
a VALUABLE Plantation Of rich
"a Limestone Land, on the waters Of
Conocoeheague, containing about 27s
acres, This Land 10 Of the FIRST rate
quality, with q number Of neyerrfailing
Springs Of water, 4 large proportion Of
good Meadow, with !. House, Still
House, Barn, &c. also. number of
Fruit trees. and never failing stream of
water running thrn' the place within
sight Of . Ln,herian Church and in the
heart of German settlement. This
properts Is ahon, 9 miles from Hagrrs-
town and 3frotn Potomak river, and has
= NUMBER Of merchant mills near it. I
Aiss Or sale, in the town of Hancock.
on the river Potomac, one House and
Lot, we'll situated for store or any kind
Of public business. - 49,. 81, We -
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III g .sldat public stn4ut, e i

NNTILL Be seidaf public pend4<, on
w Tresday the Isf day ef.Apyil neat,
fyJa,, nof, TIE neat jair Iav y az
fhe sEbserije,'s yayn. On 0neckon esx,i
Q hardseme PAIR IF GRA7 HORSES.
.grA aatched, 1oGsg brssd Mares, fuDo
Faf Celvs, 1sinig Cattle, and ssasr ex-
ceiiSni Mlch Cosus, son,e .ykeeb.. : pa,,4
WegSsn, Itrn aiso fer fsr saIe,
az fhs sane Place, q 7oung NEGRO no.
NAM Ten slsaihscredif suiil Be- allo,p.
az, on Giviag band sgifh approved secv.
rify. Fhe sale wfR begin aSom fem
o'cioct. 1oHN LEBT
- 5 :. : =. -. .Ssts n. E.;
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CASH given foreleza Lianea q Co,,oa
:. u "A G. 8.
Al de Okee ofthe IsrxSlIsExern.
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CURE FOR THE AGUE.

The celebrated French chymist,
Bouilon Lagrange, has lately reeommen-
ded, Is an effectaal cure for agues and
fevers, the gizzards Of .Ohite fouuts, which
he has been in the habit of using for up
wards Of forty years and our of 100
cases, eight tenths have socceeded. The
gizzards are dried, and pulverizrd as
follows Frat, clear away the gravel
they contain. aud slightly wash them /
then putthem on . string, and hang them
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Conclusion efcoi .sMi,h's triaL
LFrom the New. York Gaxette.

Conclusion efcoL tSmith', trial. :,
From the New.York Gazette.l Ia
The circuit court met yesterday NOR
ming, Ut Ioo'Cloek, pursuant to adjourn
ment.--Presept Judge Talmadge!
Mr.. Harrison, in q dispassionate ad.
dress oftwo hours, closed the argument
on the part Of the defendant. He was
followed by the attorney general, & Judge
Pierpont Edwards, on behalf of the pro-
secution. The pleading being then clps-
ed, Judge Talmadge summed up The e.
violence, and the jury retired shout half
past Z in the afternoon. In about two
hours the Jury returned into court with
a verdict of NOT GUILTY.. Col.
Smith is thus, we have the pleasure Of
stating, honorably acquitted ofthe charge
brought against him by the government
And the blame of Miranda's expedite
on viii attach where il ought. -.
From the " I: Euening Post Of July IS.
Ogden's Trial. This morning the tri-
al Of The United States, vs.. Samuel G.
Ogden, came on. On this trial as on
the trial of Col. Smith, we shall preserve
a decorops silence, till the verdict shall
havebeenrecorded. His Honor. Judge
Talmadge, at once dismissed the for
mer Jury, thinking they had prejudsed
the cause. -. = 49, e.. -. .55H r.
Among the Jurors who. came up to be
sworn osi the trial Of Mr.. Ogden, q Mr..
John Fellows offeredhimseiE Mr.. Eel.
lows is an auetioneer, and was lately up.
pointed superintendent of the Manhat.
tan water.works, worth more than CT.
teen hundred dollars year. The coun-
sci for the defendant objected 70 him on
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10 the sun Or near The fre@to dry, after
which they must be reduced TO powder,
sifted, and kept in bottle close corked.
The dose is draehm for adults, and
from half . draehm 10 a scruple for chill
.dren. mixed in half a glass Of wine; and
in cases Of ague, swallow il half an hour
before the cts come on. The dose Of.
ten repeated, generally cures. Il Is the
gizzards Of fowls and turkeys only, and
not those of ducks or pidgeon..
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that they must be administered
BY the same coercion TO which they are
indebted for their origin that III, by OBJ
tanning one part Of the society to combat
the other into suhiection; and that none
ofthem ever snhsisted any longer than
whilst the stronger part. not always the
most numerous, found Il fortheir advan-
tage to keep the weaker IN obedience.
For instance, In absolute Inonarchies, it
is not the person of the sovereign, his
crown and seeptre, that can preserve
his authority: nor can he destroy thou
sands with his own hand, Ikea hero In
romance j: a powerful army must be kept
in pay TO awe the people hence Infinite
evils must arise, the lives, liberties and
properties Of all must be dependent on the
.eaprieious win Of ONE, or what Is
worse, on the wills Of his favorites. JUS
tice must be perverted by favor, and
that favor cap seldom be obtained but BY
adulation, sefvility and treachery: these
remarks are fully verified in The Gallo
nation, who are i living instance to man
kind Of the uncertainty Of all govern-
ments especially from tie time Of de-
,capitating LEWIS ie, 20 the crowning
Of the emperor BoNAPARTE!te e
Mixed governments then, Of which
sort the United States certainly are, have
fewer evils than either the most absolute
or the most popular !; vet with all their
advantages they have their weaknesses !;
for their excellence consisting principal
" in this, that their different parts are
able to coun,eract each Others mischiev.
Gus intentions, the reins Of government
are kept tight only by each party, say
Federals aud Anti, Federals, pulling
different way, and they subsist BY per-
petual eontensioh, like body kept alive
BY the opposite effects Of contrary poi.
sons--a very precarious and uneasy kind
Of existence. This. exposes them in
some measure to all the evils incident to
both absolute and popular goyernments,
though in a less degree 70 the oppressi-
on Of the one, and the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of
the other, TO factions at home, weakness
abroad, and infinite expense in al parts
Of their administration yet, I repeat,
and from the wisdom Of ages, are these
mixed constitutions the very best that
human wisdom could ever discover for
the regulation Of human societies.
The best government therefore, il that
which governs best, or is best adapted to
the state Of society; and il strikingly ap-
pears, in the working Of all things visi-
Bile. that republican monarehy win uni.
versally prevail over the earth. AME.
RIGA IN her infant state Is corresppon.
dent truth to this axiom and the ire.
quent excisions In her state governments
are presages Of WHAT rs TO BE.
The thtsefoh principle in ONE of the
American constitution eomposes this
4" nonos'I or monarchy for what would
the President be without the Senate, and
what the Senate without the House oil
Representatives $50 is it in all things
complete nothing is so, without the
ttreeJ alf principle in one. In mathe.
mates this indispu,ably win hold good.
In morals, it is evident, and in religion
1t IL every where Insisted on. ~
..- 18Th, COLUMBUS
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AARTMsBURc, Angus. 8.
For the INrELLrcENcER.
GOVERNMENT.

AS to governmrhtin general, it IS no
wonder that tits productive Of evil, since
its very nature consists ofpower trusted
in the hands Of such imperfect and viei-
Gus creatures as men, and EXERCISED oe.
yer Others as itdperfect and vicious -
themselves; Id which there must be
pride, avarice aud cruelty on one side
envy, Ignorance and obstinacy, on the
other and injustice and se5f-in'eress on
both. ~, I'D -. Il -.
Its origin also arises IRON the same
impure source Of human imperfection
that Is, men being neither wise nor no.
nest enough to pursue their common, and
mutual interests without conpulsion, are
obliged to submit to some, in order to
secure their lives and properties from
the depfedations of all. But though this
necessity drives them into some Kind of
governments, yetit can never decide who
shall govern because MI men think they
have an equal right to this superiority,
and all viii exercise II, whenever oppor-
tuuity serves. This, therefore, can be
determined only by more imperfecrions {;
that Is, BY the struggles. Of ambition,
treachery, violence, and zcorruptoI
from success in which universal scEsrli.
BILE, are derived all the mighty empires,
kingdoms and republics, throughout the
earth. = /, :-s.- ..- ~
Some ONE man At first. by some Of
these methods acquiring the command
over a few, then BY their aid extending
his power over greater numbers, and al
hast BY the assistance of those numbers,
united by the advantage Of plun1ering o.
theirs, subduing all opposition: = and thus
we sec alt human government is the or
spring Of violence and corruption, aud
must inherit the ,imperfection Of both its
parents. It is plain also, that national
governments can never be supported by
any other methods than those by which
they were first raised; for being all 10.
dependent Of each other, and retaining
still their original inclination to devour
each other; and having no superior tri-
bunal to refer 70 for justice, they can
have no means to secure them their own
possessions, or to repel their mutual
Entertainments, but by force, which is
called the right d sOar; thatis the right
of doing all the wrong that lies in their
power; for war, however disni6edwith
honors and eneomiums, BY conquerors
and their Aatterers, is in fact nothing
eise but robbery and murder! nations
having no more right to plumber each o.
fher than familiea mr. rien to kill one
anotherin their political than in their
private capacities. II. 5 -. .
five look into the internal constitute.
eas Of al governments, we shall 6nd