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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-03-05
BOOKS,

ceived are The following
Rollin . A Glen, Hliiory
8 vols Svo with atiafs
Weem . life of Wafhing
ton
Baucrofts do
Pocket Atlafs contain.
ing 20 Maps with q
sketch of each State ,
. very valuable and
intereiling work
Cooper 8 surgery, new
edrtion
Thomz ssPracfice
Criminal Recorder
Display
Practica! Hints
Female Scripture char.
a9eIs
Wind cation of Uuita,i.
an;on
No. 5 North Il
Jun received at port!a
fcrlbers are requaed TO
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Prices Of Crockery Ware
STILL LOWER.

TIE tubfsriber now offers for fa.e wha,
CRATES he has on haod, at reduced price.
ano on liberal terms, eosffi,ng of G C. aud en-
ameled Cups and Saucer, G. 6 and edged Plates
Bowls. Mugs jugs, sugars, Creams, respo.s. Gc
Cc.
Thoie who purehafe a, retail will End Ware
much cheaper than has been offered in Portland
inee the war; aod Nsw-York money taken in
payment.
AIso-An esten6ve a6orsmens Of
LOOKING GLASSES,
Tea Trsys-Floor and Hearth Bruihes &c tye &c.
b. C.. Atwood.
Hay. market Row, Portland, March s If
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Pious Selections
Smith . Bo,auy
Lectures on Botany
Elements of Morality
Character Of st. Paul
Porteu . Lectures
Dodiley . Fables
Alfred, A.. Epic Poem
Beaas dvice
scientific Dialogues
Hdtory John DeCattro
Burn Poems, 4 vols
Third vol Cowper . Pc.
ems
Humbo!t . Travels
Duty, or the white cot
,ase
Latin CiaGck,, oh and
10Th vol, jan rece,v
ed from bottom
Rayion,
i'd Bockifore, where fub
all aud receive il.
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~ NEW GOODS!

EXCHANGE STREET,
Lave JUN received exceufive afof ment OF
Al EngGG, India g Fensb Goo'is,
(u;tahe for the nre(eot and annroa ching (ealc,
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R1cHNoNp December 10.
FEDERAL COURT.

Last week came on the trial of the Of
iicers of the Romp, or Santafeclns-be
lere the federal court, now sitting in this
city. That OF hir. Hitchinss the sailing
o,aster of the Romp, came on on Thurs
day, and terminated on friday. The
trial of Mr.. Mitchell, prize master, came
on on Friday, and terminated on satur-
day. Messrs. Leigh and Murdaugh APP
peared for the accused /: MIR. Nlrt, the
United States attorney on the part OIL
he United States. Both the accused
we're charged with Piracy, only, 4 both
were acquitted. Under such circuit
stances. the U. States attorney deemec
i expedient to enter Nelle Proseqaie
as 10 the prosecutions against the crew
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1t will be d source Of coEgratulatl0n to
tie state to learn, that cur anticlpat!oRs
IS tile reform which was expected from
the triumph Of GU, friends are about to be
realized. independent OF those PROPOSE
lions, OF which the public are informed,
by the qualifications Of the JGurna! OF the
Aouse oi Delegates, we Iearli. that in the
Senate Doctor Meuse has originated d
bill, to remedy the de;noraliziNg tenden,
cies oil the insvlveDt system "E the State I;
that Mr.. Gale has proposed to consoll
,laJe INTO law, ali the acts, scattered
through the Statute book, IN relation to
the law of Deseepts I; that Sir. Nincbes-
ter. has obtained leave 70 bring in a bill,
to give TO your city, the Happiness and
guiei trom all efficient police. 10 show
the necessity of legislative interpretation
Mr. Dorsey has instituted an enquiry
asking for information as TO the peLlten-
tlary. lie has also laid on the table a
project, to alter the constitution as It re-
iates to the tenure in Office Of the attor
uey general and his prerogatlVe OF suosn'
tution-- and obtained leave to restore the
Congressional and Electoral Election
Districts to the condition in which they
y ere, before they were "Gerry mander-
ed'' bv democracy. He submitted the
resolutions enclosed. Thus you see, the
attempts that are making to benefit the
,aaral and political condition of the state.
Zoe long indeed, have the important ob
jects ii Aegisiation, yielded to party
feeling.
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an order to that effect was accordingly
entered up on Monday.
The libel against the vessel, tack
&c. is postponed till the next term.
Port OF Alexandria
FROM TIE EXCHANGE COFFEE
HOUSE BOOKS. az

December 90.
United States schooner NOnsuch, sail.
I'd 70. Norfolk. this forenoon.
Schooner Marlborough, Gunnison o.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, last from
his port, was left at Bermuda, Sd inst
% sail for Wilmington, NC.
AT Bermuda, -four Sl5-cern 8 2 x
and scarce.
ENTERED
Sloop Alert, Crocker, New York.
Schooner FIX, Fucker. Norfolk.
December 81.
Arrived, schooner Native, Mayhem
3oston, II days largo plaster, pro.
lsIons, etc. to Lawrason and Fowle.
Arrived. sloop Antelope, West, Rich,
nond-Cargo coal-to the owner on
board. Passed topsail schooner and
several small vessels. bound up.
CLEARED
Sloop Phoebe Ann, Little. Norfolk
;arso porter, glass, books and Bear--by
George w. Slacum. Milligan, Rapine,
ut and others.
Schooner Mary Ann, Tyson NYork-.
Cargo A.ur, faxsecd, etc. cy BarnebaiI
and Popham, Lindsay and Hill, john
KetteIl and Co. j. aid J. Harper, and
Robert Gray.
Sloop liaymakor, Weeks, Boston
Cargo fiour-by Lawrason and Fowle,
nd Walter Sml}h.
Ship Commerce, CroudhilI, sayan
-four, park and bread by
Gowie and Kurfz. William &. Adam,
AID Mordecai Miller.
Arrived, 21st, Sch'r. G. Washing
ton (packcD Middleton, Norfolk, to
Adams, Herbert {. Co.
CLEARED.
Sch'r. New packet, Brewster. Bos
ton, cargo. flour, by Daniel Barnes,
Faxon, Mctcalf & co.-Jacob HoA-
man. & Lawras0n & Eowle.
sloop Henrietta Mills, Norfolk,
cargo Spermacity oil, Malaga VINE
& dcn', by BmmvaIi & popbam, j,
& 7. lowell, and Newton Keenc.
sch'r. Harriet. N.Donald, ". L.
,argo -four, by Thomas seabroohe.
Dec. 90. .qrrired-Sch'r. Susan.
Parsons. Ncwbu.ryport, IA days
,areo. Plaster. Candies, &c. to the
,aCtain-saw no sea vessels in the
liver bound up.
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THIS is to give notice, that tIe sub,
scriber, of Alexandria County. in the
district OF Columbia, his obtained from
The Orphans Court Of said county, letters
of administration on the personal estate
of Abel Willis, late Of the county afore-
said deceased: Ailpersons having claims
against the said decedent, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof, passed By the Orphans
Court, on or before the Ia. day OF June
next. or they may by law be excluded
trom all benefit to said estate; 4 lose
indebted thereto are required to make
immediate payment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand this l tn day III
December, 1916.
Anthony Rhodes,
Administrator OF Abel " ills.
December IL eo2w
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dstsd November ~, 49, a.
toms u.aass;aIls still under that OF tn'
more s, ,sttsr i his ezeeIsncy the Prs.i
circular ' ussti. dated March q, 1878 l.'
dent q .an6sca.es all masked PI'ze'
ybIce ICES masqueresi which shall en-
ltoa,e s do'ts Of the republic; we IN virtue 1p
ter tue BE have in the presence OF tht
Of Gpr ,l George David, aud OF the
sald Sap. esotain ant custom aouse othcei
SAID pon - ssals. neyanetur, upon the doors
tSsd s aae If the said brig loaded with
ana Nv. = hoard of which We have placed
cocoa, ~ tbe citizen yiator our officer,
as 6esPes s;tiseu Samuel, officer of the IN
aud U ~ a,s;otain there order, and the Pc,
gaze ,at;I the further and other order Of
nee u. Of admiralty sitting in this cit,
- T f present process verbal done ana
,i,.pd on board the said big, tom Which
o. procced at noon.
W. a. tss day, month and year aforesaid,
tbe e;,izers Lewis Benjamin and Yiaior
.sisped this with US. Capt George Ia
- and the chief Of his crew, althoasil
- a and required to sign, refused.
ps' s;rned LAVAUD-
1,S.meat rendered by tile sentence o.
~ tr;bpaal of the first Instance,
'"s rb;s day, The 10th day Of tie month
of November. 1916, in the year IS OF the
Independence Of iaytl, at 5 O'clock IL
the afternoon.
Ne, the director OF the customs OF the
no,t 10 virtue OF the sentence aud judy
p peat rendered BY the tribunal Of the first
instance. sitting in TINS city OF Port su
Prince. dated the Alb inst. at | O'Clock
. Al communicated to US by an office,
IS aid tribunal, which sentence cen
demns the Spanish brig named st. An
mine. anchored in this road, commanded
by George David. We went on board
the said brig for the purpose OF taking
nos,essiOn in the name OF the government.
and Of these whom it might concern, and
there required citizen Nelson, captain OF
the frirate Of the republic, L'Abolitiou
de Ia Traite, to furnish US with aaytian
marines. NTH an officer Of marines, "a
form guard for the saul brig, and We
have noticed the said George David to
leave the said vessel with his crew,
In consequence we have closed the
present process verbal on board the brig
81, Antoine, the day, month and year
aforesaid, and having signed these pre-
sents. Thus signed:
sloison, Layaud AMI La Came.
A true copy.
Signed LAyauD.
NIB. The American schooner Spift
of SIS tons burden, captain Hel6nston.
arrived the 26th August OF this year
loaded with provisions, which schooner
has assumed the tlag OF Buenos Ayres, IN
the port, has also taken the name Of
MonSore.
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Just Received

Per the schooner George Washington.
and for sale by the subscribe,
30 casks firstquality Barbadoes sugars
ii ditto Cd do do
e casks Eonde brown stout
% barrels bright yarnish
ditto spirits turPentine
50 barrels corn.
JOHN 1t'C0BB.
December s5 St
". The George Washington will sail
or N0RFORk "n 'Fhursday uext.
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NOTICE.

The Mechanics Bank of Alexandra
will be closed on Wednesday next, be-
Ing Christmas Day.
All notes intended for discount, must
be placed in Bank by two o'clock tins
day. and the applicants will have infor.
nation respecting them, 10 morrow: Gu
which day it is expected all those that
fall due on the 25th will be paid.
VIM. Patton, jun. Cashier.
December S3 u
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lust Received

And for sale On board the brig Fanny,
at irwin's wharf
Cicily Madeira wine in pipes q casks
Whale and tanners oil
Cider. potatoes, goldfish
Candles, soap
Beef, NEWLY packed mess no. u
ALSO,
A variety of elegant Furniture. viz.
bureaus, side boards. chairs, etc. etc.
IN iFreigbtfor said brig will he es
&EaEcei,sd on accommodating terms,
the West Indies, by applying TO
Charles |. Catlett,
December IA
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| .Mrason and towle,
December %

IIaNraSCn ana TOWiC,
Have received per the schooner Native:
n. Mayhem, master, from Boston;
hogsheals utuscovade sugar
10 10 hog.h , New England Rum
II chests Tyson skin tea, Of the Trum-
bull carso, Imported in October.
40 bags pepper
ECO boxes mould candles
so boxes No /, 2 and 8 chocolate
90 casks cheese
|225 reams wrapping paper
50 ditto writing ditto
10 sacks soft shelled almonds
10 ditto fil5erts
100 aoor mats
SO tons plaster Paris.
FOR BOSTON,
fN The packet schooner Native.
MzRN. Mathew, master will sail OF
sunday next, will take few barrels on
Il. eight, or passengers, for which she ha,
handsome accommodations. Apply a.
ABOVE.
December 90 ot
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Public Sale.

viii be added 10 next Tuesdays Sales
without serve,
bale French broadcloths
so boxes brown seap
$50 ditto smoked behring's
SO demijohns
SO gin cases
Mems and wemens' shoes, and a lew
elegant Gold Wal hes. etc.
2. G.. Marstelier.
December 2S
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Dancing Assemblies.
yEyHE first BALL will take place on
4 thursday tie 2eth instant.

yEyHE first BALL will take place on
4 Thursday tie 2eth instant.
BY order OF the Managers.
December go St
aP The subscription list is left atthe
Bar of the CITY Hotel for signatures. aud
will be closed on the evening OF the trst
5 all.
~ AS omissions will occur in tie
delivery of Tickets, those ladies who
have not received them will please sent
for them to either of the janior maEa1
gers.
We have received by ship Diana, cap
tain Harper, from Malaga and Cadiz,
lC00 boxes Aluscatel andbioom yaisins
fresh
$50 or casks Malaga wine
so do. Colmar da.
and about 5000 Bushels Cadiz salt, for
ale On reasonable terms, by
J. & L. VoWELL.
In Store
60 bids. Sd & 4th West India rum
- Go. bright noIasscs
100 boxes mould s. dipi candles
Fnglish white lead
Rridport shad & herring twine
Dec. 10 eos
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Notice is hereby given,

FsSHAT The Collector OF the Revenue
I tor the ed collection district Of
Virginia, or his Deputy will attend at
Leesburg, from the LIST TO tie 18th o.
January, 1917
Middleburg, Mondays
Aldie, Wednesday, s
Waterford, Tuesday ID
fllllsboroush, Thursday is
UpperyiIle, Saturday le
West End, in Fairfax, Saturday 4ts
January
Aendley Nelson's, Monday 6th
Falriax Court house, Monday e0th.
For the purpose of receiving Tie entry
OF carriages, with the harnes ssed thers.
Tor, agreeable to an act Of congress. rsss-
ed the 18th day OF October 1914. which
entry is thereby required to be made
Tor failing to do which penalty of liuu
gie the amount of the d0ty imposed b.
lac act OF the 18th of December 1914
will be encurred. G,yen under NV hand
N~eHAOeI ~ 1910.
JOHN LITTLEJeEN,
Collector Of the Revenue
KF NOn-residents are informed thaf
D "a .tlyoR, Esq. of AleSandria,
y. WIZ receive the amount ottheir Dmeci
y As upon property holden by theun ii
we counties Of Loedoun and Fairfax
S " tax i not paid before the llth da,
u January 1917, will be sent on to tn,
Nes'g9ated collector at Richmond. Per
soas uesIrous of seeing their lists may d,
so9s applying to me at Motifs, in Alex
suu.ls' on the 9th or 10th Of Januar,
December 60 eo6w
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y I
Ito mind single instance of the state
governments resisting the general go
vernment in an important concern, on
the same ground of state rights, and
he considered the power OF the states
ito any efficient purpose as gone. Tie
therefore thought it was safer to rely
on the people than on the federatiye
principle. and therefore wished to
trust to them the election, not only
of representatives, but of president. J
Mr.. Randolph complimented Mr..
Webster on his potency in argument
but put it to that gentleman himselfto
say, whether it was fair to say that
the states ought to be deprived of
theil' power because they might make
a bad use of it. Applying that prin
ciple to the house of representative,
il the abuse of power was to be fol
loved by the extinction Of it, would
they not all be thrown off their beams.
lie deprecated Mr.. Webster's and
Mr.. Calhoun's ideas obtaining in thai.
house, and said that il the day of VIC
lence anticipated By the latter shoul,
ever arrive, a Cromwell OF Bona
parte could not devise a better plaIH
for the accomplishment CT their views
than this measure. Mr.. Sharp spoke
in favor OF the proposition. The
questions were put on the several a.
to this resolution and ne
gatived- after which the question was
about to be put on the original propo-
sition, when the committee rose, ard
the House adjourned.
Bafimsre, Dec. 19.
Yesterday the general assembly of th:s
state elected Alexander Contee Hanson
Esq. senator OF the Z. 5.
The votes were,
For Hanson &c
Winder SO
Majority fer Hanson 2
The vacancy in the senate Of the state
rccasIored by the resignation of Col. J.
e. Howard, will probably be filed to-
day
The house of delegates sent { message
yesterday to the senate, proposing TO adj
journ on Friday, tomorrow, until Monday
week to which proposai, We learn, the
senate viii assent.
l'he Committee Of grievances & cou.ts
of Sustictin TIE house OF delegates, a.
engaged in an enquiry into the conduct
of the judge of the county courts oft
state. Some facts have been disclosed
in evidence before the committee, which
are Of such nature as 10 induce De-
IeIf. that tie Legislature will teei il to b
their duty to require the removal Of mOrel
;h4n one Of the judges.
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ORPHANS COURT.
Dec. 25

Alexandria County, Dec. Term, 1916.
ORDERED, hat the adnhnlst atm
of Abel Willis. deceased, do insert the
usual advertisement three times a week
for two weeks, in The Alexandria news.
papers.
Copy. Teste.
A. MOORE, Register Wills.
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Lest.

a note drawn by Robert anderson in
favour OF the sIbscriher at 60 days from
ooh Instant. for Gu Iolla, st is nat
enders d. a favour viii be conferred BY
leaving it at the Office OF the alexandria
Gazettc.
j D. HERBERT.
Dec. 2S s.
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For Sale,

On liberal Terms,
A NUMBER of Houses and Lots. at
the lower end OF Fa rfax street,
aud the whole or a part Of the low ground
or marsh adjacent to Jones's Point. APP
ply to
J. ID. sinms.
December Is co .
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ALEXANDRIA
MONDAY, DEeEasEn Is.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
AT WASHINGTON.
December 81.

Al WASAANGIUN.
December 81.
Nothing appeared to ne so remark.
able in yesterdays proceedings ii
the House Of Representatives, as the
number of Reports from the commit
tee of claims, on petitions of various
sorts for compensations, all of them
being unfayorable to the petitioners
Either, thought |. there must be q
vast number Of unreasonable expect
ants in our country, or our commit
tee must be marYelously retentive OF
the public cash; strange that such a
vast difference Of opinion upon the
same subject should exist between
men of sound minds, and all arising
iron the simple fact. that the one
wished what the ether did not care a
pin about.
The Sinteryal between those Re
ports and mir. Pickens's Resolution,
was filcd up with Reports, and bills
upon them, Incorporating Banks in
the District Of Columbia there was,
Ito borrow Mr.. Hopilinson's express
sion about the Pennsylvania Banks,
lin the debate OF last session on the u
Inited States Bank, A WHOLE LIT
TER OF THEM.
Mr.. Pickens' scheme for altering
the constitution OF tie q. States, tcak
Iup the residue Of the day Till near four
Io'clook. Some new lights were
thrown upon the subject BY Mr.. Cal
Ihoun and Mr. Webster. The former
Expressed an anxious desire that such
Ian alteration would be madc as would
Iihsroiuce permanently and ineyasiye-
Ily into the election Of president a
greater degree Ct purity, declaring it,
lat tie same tiine, to he his opinion,
THAT if eyey the present government
and constitution were to be destroyed,
it wouEabe through the medium OF the
election Of Chief magistrate aid he
thought this amendment WGsld have.
in that respect, sanitary effect. He
did net see how it conid injare the in
teiests Of the large states /; at least IL
they did suffer any 1t woa:d be a very
inconsiderable elimination Of their
power, and he hoped and believed
they lad too much inasnanimity to be
desil.oas of securing their small pit
lance Of influence at tue expence Of
the general prosperity and permanent
security OF The United States. He re
! cred the consultation as much as any
man, Tut wo,.ld not pretend to b.
nGrc faa;aioas about altering it thar
we're It's original trainers. who. IN the
cry INSTRUMENT Itself. provided ior,
md pointe! outctIe rales for its future
amendment.
s,r. Webstcrsaid, t!.at The fedora
tive principle on the preservation OF
which, Mar. Randolph had hinged SC
much OF his opposition to the measure.
had long since lest its influence in the
'goyernmcnt-fcr 90 years, he affirm
ed it had rot had any practical effect
upon it, Oh the contrary the opera
Itions ofthe state governments had a
tendency to consolidation. He did not
think therefore, it was wortI making
Iany sacrifices for Il. In demonstrate
ling the mockery practissf Oh the peo-
| pie under the name Of election oi cleo
Itors-he said that in nineteen IN
stances of 60. the people knew roth
ling at all of the person they elected.
In the state OF Massachusetts for IN
stance, a man living at Pasamquoddy
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JOHN LITTLEIoEN.
James English & John Poe,

s.
James English & John Poe,
respectfully Inform their friends ant
%e puohc in general, that they have pur
chased Mr.. James Auderson's Establish.
h .ea'' at the upper end of King street
49, s formed partnership, and intend
''aasacting general
flour and Grocery Business,
under the finn Of
English and Foe.
from their extensive acquaintance ii
t sue adlacent counties, and their know
lease Of the business in which they are
eed. they expect to be enabled t,
confidence aud satisfaction to thos,
uealng with them.
October 9 eosm
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NhU\iNJ W SOiISoiAue.lAoi'' IAN Nio ~
think therefore, it was WortII making
any sacrifices for Il. In demonstrat-
ing the mockery practissd Oh the poo
pie under the name Of election of cleo
tors-he said that in nineteen IN
stances of 60. the people knew roth
inc at all of the person they elected.
In the state OF Massachusetts for in
stance, a man living at Pasamquoddy
was said to choose his elector when he
was called upon to vote for a person
lust at the line of New-y ork. whom
he never saw, or perhaps heard of be
fore: and when the ruling party of
New York state found that in dis
|trict. the city, they were likely to
meet an everbalance of fetleralists,
hey Joined to it a democratic district
1 Montaug Bay, the whole OF Long
sIand intervening between them.
his was what they called :. double
stricting," and from this the propos-
ii alteration would relieve the com-
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ID o M T. s TIC.

Further Extracts from French aO9,,Ic nm
Commerce, agriculture, and .Uaaufac-
lures.
On the regulation of the rate ofintersst on
money loaned.
At last we are pleased to see one writer
ayow openly the principles which good
sense and experience have long proved to
be correct that all laws limiting the rate
OF interest are absurd and preiudicial to
commerCe.abd to borrowers. We are not
usurers ourselves, nor do we wish to De-
come such. Usury can only flourish high
" under severely penal laws. If we
wished to be usurers. we should beg, that
the laws against it might be more severe.
But we have felt, and indeed we might
say, know, that the laws against usury are
II : only the most unjust, but the most
foolish eyer devised TO remedy, what is
called an evil. If antiquity be pleaded in
their favour, we should answer, they are
not more ancient than human slgrery.
which ali the world is now uniting 10 abo-
fish. They are not near so ancient, as the
Catholic principle, that the Scriptures are
to be kept in foreign and unknown
tongue. and not dispersed among the peo-
pie. Yet IN our day we see them trans
lated into every tongue, and dispersed as
well by Catholic as Protestant.
These laws, in fine, against usury, are
not more ancient nor more supported by
vulgar prejudice, than the laws regulating
the price of the first necessary of life, cali
ed the assi,se If breGd.
For almost one thousand years the last
mentioned laws have been so popular in G
Britain that minister would have lost his