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NOTICE.

NOTICE il hereby eivensto holders of Bill of
~ the PORTL&hD Bank ,hat the time al
lowed by iaV for cefog she concerns of rhae in. .
Aruuou wi expire or he seventh day # fehtu-
arg eZy ay which uu,e fnal dividecd mun be
made among the lockholdeis snd no bills can be
paid after .bA, period. Az holders of hills there-
tore 90 has Bank, ase reGueled 80 pteient hem,
priov 10 tha, cay flx payment at the Bank of Port
land. lately incorpora ed where prov,Goa il made
for sbeis redemption 46w 3, 70 fTER
March 20 1919 44gsns far t5s Poytlaa4 Baak
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TOBE SOLD.

IN the town Of Durham, abou, one third Of
Z mile fcm the new ard elegant Bridge at the
Soutk Wet Bend hanc;ome and convenient two
Cory DWELLING.HoUSE, together with one
acre Of cree en- Land.
Said f1ouie and Lasd will be sold at Public Auc
tion OF Tuefday the ls'h Day Of May nexs. il nor
previously d.. oied of
For ,erms apply o MESHACK pURlNToN,
Of Windham, Or DAVID 9 BARKER, of sede
wick 10 the ccu9ty of Hancock.
February l6. (13wl
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SSEs2 From ten to twenty vessels whose !raits
%S2sGa@ o. water do act exceed l-2 feet, for the
purpose ottransport'ng building stone from Havre
de Grace 10 Old Point Comfort entrance Of E4arno.
ton Roads That number of vessels will find EN-
PIoymsnt for Is oF 20 mOnihs, and freight OF Jne
dollar and twenty cents per perch. a burthen
some vessel will carry mors perch than her meas
ured tonnage. They perform nom two 10
three trips per month with common ACTIVITY ex
ercised Cash Will be paid on delivery of each
load, If required For employment, Apply d
JACOB LEWIS * co,
No. IL. Rector-street, New-York.
wv. AnriI "a
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H0asSe Qnd Lnad. for lGnIe-

n BHRMIAM CRAM, Offers for Sale o. Gber
! a. terms, (or woud exchange for Real Ea ate
IA Portland large HOUSE < other convenient
ous-houses with about one acre Of LAND 6,uated
&C Ssandlih corner, eighteea miles from Portland.
a good Rand for Mechanic ar Trader.
ALSO bait mile from taid corner, thirty
cres OF LAND, upder gaod improvemenf.
ALSO--ope hundred Acres of Wood LAND
four miles dlilant from faid corner, said Iand,
would De fold in lots 10 fur purchafers.
Portland April2 1879 If
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10 the HonOura6ls the Senate and Honse 81
RepreisntatiUes in General Court ai0em.
bled, at Bgtlon, on the second W'ed,lesaa,
Of January, N. d. 1919.
y ESPECTFULL Yreprelentt the fuhfcrber Pas
= tor of the Congregational Church and society
in Ellsworth, ia the county of Hancock, thar
MELATIAH JORDAN, tate or faid Ellsworth
Hquire, deceafed, On the eleventh day Of sep,em-
Der laa pait by his deed of that date duly exscu
ted, acknowledged and recorded, true copy
whereof, certified by John Black Bfquire, admin
istrator on the eaate of the said Meaiiah Jordan,
is Aereto annexed, did for the good and valuable
considerations therein expressed, give aud convey
TO the subicriber 10 fee . cersain tract or parcel
of aad. thereln detcrioed flying 10 fsid Ellsworth
wheteoa wac situated bui'Ging there erected
and since hnifhed and completed, by the fsid
Melatiah jordan, az his own charge and expenEe
designed for the use and benefit of the Caid Church
and Society," according to the form of the gift. as
a houie Of public worfhip, and for the creatloc of
permanent fune for the iuppcrt Of the Mninry
over said church an6 Society and 0f the centre
town School (o called in tani town--To have and
90 hold the fame him the iaid grantee bis heirs
and assigns fOFeveT, but always nevertheless ia
Trust to be he'd aud disposed of for the purpofes
ami TO the ufes in fid deed et forth and appoin,
ted and not osher which tract together with
The OF jects and designs and the mode prefcribed
by the liberal aud munihcieut granior, for carry
ing the fame into effect, will 80 fully appear TO the
Hcnourabe Legislature from the preamble of faid
deed, aud the declaration sherein of the truG
aforefaid a. satisfy his Honorable Court of the
propFcty Of granting their aid towards carrying
the same into full effect The fubfcriber there.
fore in execution of the duties Gevolving upon
him by reaton Of the laid truR, humbly prays the
donourabIe Court, that they will caule to be 10
corPorated convenient number of (ui,abIe per
lcps as Trustees of the properly and uad. Of laid
Church and Society wih All peceilary powers to
receive, hold and manage iaid elfste and funjs as
may hereafter muiualy belong TO said Church
and Sociesy for The benefit thereof according 10
the form preicrbed il the grant aforefaid
PETER NURSE.
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TIE suhstrlNcf hy,ng elinquahed the buri-
ness " trying 'ha osii, rsqes SIS III pe :
soDs iudeb,ed % him lor The carr ng of New
uapees, end sl,o o. po.et snd ccoHn3s $ TO make
.ym b. he 10 dale of june ee1t Demands
reta 4iarg hen 0npsId VII Ee left wi'h an
ilJ uey sor coll c.ioa For the Accommodation
1t hose isd,t,ed, ihe deai@nds uo,Il ihas time
viii ~ irf as the Pos Offices in The seveeal
gewps whrre hey are due.
SAMUEL BROWN.
70 ,lstd. Anrii ", 1919.
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AA3E the aubscrbers, Commnsi0neTs appointed
Wv by the T. 90, Ssmue Feesmans Judge OF
Probate within and for the couaty Ct Cumberland
TO receive and examine the claim OF the sever Al
creditors TO the Estste If w AkREN GiLnEk +,
late of Portland, in sa'd ccupy. blacksmith &C.
ceased, represented insolvent; give notice ina,
fn,,her tin1r offwo months are allowed fEom the
aa,e hereof for the creditors bring in aud prove
sheir clairne--and that We shall attend that duty
a. The dwelling bouse Of Capt. eth Bird, 40 SAID
Portland, on he third Wed nesday Of this aud the
usxf month from two 10 four O'Clock P. ~ ca
each of ssid days. JEsoe NiCrlANO@'
Portland, April, rs sElH 6lND'
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Commonwealth Of Massachusetts

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts.
N Ssrats, Fsbrna,y s 1919.
ON the Petition afoFelaid 0FDERED-That
the Petitioner caufe AZ atteited Copy Of his peti
tion, with this Oder thereon, TO be pubhihed 10
the Raitern Argus and in the Portland Gazette,
both printed 10 Portland three week. fuccessve
ly. and aiio leave copy with the to~n Clerk
of said town Of Ellsworth, thirty days, At leaft be
fore the iecond Wednefday of the ftG Cession of
the next general Cours that all peglons inte eled,
may then appear and thew caule, tf any they
haveJ why the prayer of iaid Petition lhould
not be granted
Sent tAwn fer concurrence.
JOHN PHILLIPS, Pre,ident
I" t6s Has" sf Fab senfotivs, Fsb,us,y ! 5, 1919
Reae and Concurred
to- tlY BIGELOW, SPEAKER.
A true CopY--AtteR
ST MCIEARY, C!sk tftbs Ssnats
TINE subscFibeF aereby give public notice 10
Z all concerned THAR ne has been duy apooia.
ted and aiken upon himself the trust of Rxecutor
OF the last VIII and Tssfament of JOHN FIR
AALD ate ofPoland 10 he county of Cumberland
yeoman deceased by giviag bond as the law di
rects--F Fe therefore requests all persons whs are
Indebted 70 the said dsccaseds estate 10 make i'm
mediate payment; and those who have any De
mands theren, TO exhibit he same for settlement n
NATHANIEL FERNALD,
Poland, april IS, 1919
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sENHE lubscriner having been duly acpoint ed
= Seller OF WEIGHTS t. MEASURES
" hin and fof The towc ct Portland, and lworn as
the iaw cirects Hereby notifies the inhabitants
Of said town to bring in 10 BIN at his fhop in
Ildiadie Sisest Or al the fhop of SAML CLARY. a
fs1D yOds EeR fms GP al The Weights ard Meas
rres Scale Beam, Yard STICKS, &e hat they may
be tried proved and fealed a. the aw directs.
ZAC5ARIAH NOVEL;
py-The law requires thar AL 1hail have their
We'rhts and Mey urss proved once year.
Portland, April 20 1919
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EIiinh Donglass's Estate.

NOTICE ia hereby given 20 the heir. and cred
~ nora of the eitste of ELIJAH DOUGLASS
Iale of Durham, in the county of Cumberland yeo
man, deeeafed, and all Others coorerned--Ihat
Ebeuezsr Everett, administrator Of faid elate has
exhibited TO re the luhlcriber Judge of The Court
Of Probate within and for laid county hia hris
accoues of administration of faid eftase and that
the lame vii. De condasred az q Probate Court "a
be held AZ the house ef Ifasr Dow in pruniwick
in ssSd ccuasy on the hIff Thursday cf Jnne aext
az nne clock In he foreRoon when and where
they rnav be prefept and hew cause, if anv they
have. why The iapae houid TO, be allowed
Gives under my hand az Portland. THIS tenth
day OF March, 10 he year Of our Lord eighteen
huod ed and nineteen, SAM FREEMAN.
a true cofy-atteh
HoRATIo 9ouTRGATY, ReEr
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a Ms3icias aaegosl BY GnS sbs zDoyd fsr tie evye
gC1ughs, Gods, Althma'. Conlumptions, &c.
SlNCE this excellent Medi-
o cine was iF9 difcove~ed upwards of three
hundred thonsaad perious have experienced its
happy and ialutary effects, many of whom had
been ny Afshmatlc and Confumptve complaints
reduced 10 he brink of The grave their conli.
;ntions were quite emaciztsd, and had csft off
al hopes of recovery, having uIed every remedy
recommended az aspeci6cs for thoie complaints and
had made every application TO the faculty that
could DC obtained
Common colds which are generally occsGoned
by ob!truetsd peripiratiou, will be found to yield
30 its influence IA very fhort time.
10 common coughs, which are in general the
effect of cold, IL gives immediate relief rer1 owing
thofe troublelome irrtatioss, az they are called,
tickirgs IN he throar which a9 as a connant
itimuius TO coughing, and IN quieiing thofe con
vn!hve excitements aud cauGug the afflicted to
breathe and ipesk freely. IL induces ref, and
asep IL an eminent degree and ftrengthens the
contribution, which enables it 10 tepel an enemy
whole attack are frequently followed by the mol.
fatS! coaiequencss.
Per'ona afflicted with Pulmonary complaints or
dliordeFs OF the bFeaa and lungs, (even in the
moa advanced period Of life Will End immediate
reiief.
10 AGhmasic or oomiumptivc affections, (recent
or chrOnlc) Hoarfenels, Catarrhs Wheszinws aud
shorsess Of breath iG will give immediate cafe
Congesled khiegm Acrimony 10 the fluids and
obruc.ion ia tae Niands, are With ease and lafesy
ditchsrgea by gentle expeetoraion.
l. ls a,so much admired in foreoess of the breaG
and nomach, giving preient e&ie IN shoie caies.
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NOTICE.

wv 4 ~ L.
n HE Assessors Vi 1he own 4 Portland !.
4 by gave notice 10 he ,nhsb0sols ri n
y.heg petscns liable to pay taxes in said ,o,~o
hstthey will attend Al Aheie Office !SeIecsmea,A
kGomJ Ia Excncn cnge.s,reet, on Weaaesdav Tbn,.
hly and Friday 1t this and the Two ieIlou,a..
weeks, from 9 t. y o'clock. A. M. and fro.
E. L. NJ Vi e2cn Of said d.gs, 10 receive ~
g5laatIon Ut heir Estates according IL lav, M.
hey are hereby requested 10 bring in rue IA
.erfect lis Ot heir polls aud he Just value II
teic Estates both real and persooa.---inrg.
,ung in lgs description proprietoFy Es.Ases ma.
L&tates in ,sust, which they were respec,ive.y
possessed OF cnfus frs day Of May inst, ii theis &
awn right, o, 10 the right of others, impto,ed'
no improved.
The following schedule contains All the Il !.
aole aFucits and may serve as y f0Fm.
Polls o. is ye-rs old aud upwatds.
Re E.tae possessed, or owned n Portland
q their own right, or hi right Of others, It's ias,
esIne, m9Foged or MT improved.
Pew ia houses Of puohc wersaip excepted.
Money Al interest more taan ,hey pay iage.
-5l f-r.
hil debts due more than they owe, not oa
Interest
Bsnk Stock held In any Sank.
PQoHc securities Of All kinds, their jcsl yalnss
Amoau OF the value Of so1es, wsyes, apd
me chsndlze, 81, ck in Jrsde, vessels ofsa kinds
al home or abroad with tbeir APlurenAnes s
p8ld for or not paid for.
Shares or pFopert, il any Incorporated Fridge
Or turnpike road, Or siates ~ any otfeT lacog.
Pors'ed company possessing azAbie FFypeFts.
AnPieasure carnsges--horses and neat ca,slc
of one wear old and uuWz,ds
Income from Professions, facsi,y, trade Or
employmen. gained BY land Or sea.
All other property excepting sheep, hoasts
hold furniture, farming utensils and loos Il
mechanics.
The Assessors earnestly solicit of the inbshi.
ants punc.uai -ud general comphSnoe VIII
he above notice, as will relieve them from
the ne Gessiy of d)omjng heir estxtes.
DANIEL COBB, , Aseessois sf he
ENOCH PR LIE, .ozsa d Pvs.
JOEL HALL, land
Portland, Msy q, 1919.
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Boo 8. Shoe Biackine,.

THE subscriber informs the ladies and gen
tlernen Of Pertlacd hat be has returned 20 tAr.
Maeuei', Barber's shop in EKchange-Sreet, where
he carries sa the Boot and Shoe Backing business
IN the neatest manner. May a.
WILLIAM NRWHALL.
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HoRATIo sourHGATy, Rsgr

70 the H9n. Senate and Hon. Hou5e Of
Rebrefenf0tives Of the Commanyealtb Of
Mo6acbrEtts, in General Court a0em-
bied---
XIoUR Petitioners inhabitants of Plantation
no. ors, on the Wen side Androfcoggin rv-
er, Humbly reprefent That the wArraas from the
Cous'y Tresfuser, was Lott, and has NOT been re-
corded and the warrants of the Afe sors for cali
ipg Plantation Meeting, kave net been recorded
bu kent on 6e The efois we pray YouF Honors so
take he lublect into consideration, and pass a.
act. making the proceedings of fad plzntall&O
valid Ia law and as 10 duty will everpray
JAMES W. WiTAINGroN ! 6a;g,,
HEZ 1KIAH walker,
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ArCanum IlnCture.
The 1nctura,p ,puinpureo tolio asbero. 9f Dr..
Whitening. or tie consmptive
PATENTS nfaiIble restorat,5e.
I he inventor of this eficacious and invaluable
competition 10 fully sensible under what die
advantages he tfers TO the public lately discoV
cred medicine. From the multitude IF medical
compounds, with descriptions of which the papets
~ every part of the continent abound he is aware
that till happy & repeated experience proves the
effect of his medicine his composition will be cIas
sed by many among the nostfums of quackeTy
But, assured Of the virtues Of This Tjnctu-e he
comes toward with a consciousness Of deserving
and confidence Of receiving after fair grias Of
its properties is made all The encouragement
which il merits. Il was motive Of huaanify
which frat prompted the discoverer to try i'll
powers rather than prospect of its being iucra
tVe ; and from repeated trials which have Ceen
made With it on consumptive patients il has gen
efaliy proved successful and uniformly al eviatino
and has exceeded the expect atons of the most sAn
guine.
The conpoaision has been PRONOUNCED ii Great
Britain by the hr medical characters in the king
dom the only infalible cure or relief IN pulmons-
ry complains. Patiehts wh1have been in what
Is called the aft hsge of cCnlump,ion, by the
uie Of q few phIais of the medicine have been ref
tored TO prlltine health aud vigour. To those
who have tried every medicine in vain and who
have been at oue momenS nattered with return
ing health and again been dsapponted al the
nezs trial of ;ts virtue is ezrnelly recommend
ed The prepAra ion is p rfecty innoceur even
on the conriIuons of infants, but it mull be "a
ken agreeably 10 the directions which accompany
each phial.
To rho(e who are affected with auy diforder
of he lungs, the ufe Of il never fails 10 give re-
lief To thoae who have confirmed Phthisic as
well as 10 thote who have only ts incipient gymp
loms the nie Of his medicine will give Immediate
and lalting relief. /, is hkew le the iuren and
mott eifeclua ssmedyin Aa4lacca dropfy and
al othef pecuhaT aheetuEt. Portland, Jan
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

IN Sssss. 1zsss.y s7, 1919
ON lie uetinoa aforesaid 0RDERGD--1t az
the Petitioners caufs an afteed copy of his pen
ton. with this order thereQn 10 be publItl4ed
three weeks suceeiivsyin the Portland Gazette
printed al Portland the AT publication 80 Re th,r
~ Jays at lean before the lscond Wedosiday o.
t6e Gsa fsf.ion of The nexg General Ccurf, sha'
ali De- fons in,erened may theu appear and ihew
canie If any they hAve) Why the prayer OF laid
petitioners houd not be granted
Sent down far concurrence,
JOHN PHiLLIP5. Presi5set
In tie Hsslt If efsataiiVss, JaHSasy 27- 1919
Read ard eohcurreG.
TIMOTHY BIGLLoW, Speaker.
true copy--Attefti
So MCLEARy Cis0E IF fbs seHass
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-Acodemg al Paris.
NOTICE is hereby given that an Academy will
be opened at Paris, in the County of Oxford,
on the 6rst day Of june next for the inst ruction
of students of both sexes in the
Greek. Latin, and English Languages,
Geography, Mathematics,
Reading, Writing and
other branches of Literature and Science
usually taught as preparatory to collegiate edu.
catoR. at 8 dollars per quarter for tuition and
l,5oper week for board
ENOCH LINCOLN :
SIMEON CUMMlNs, { Committee
STEPHEN EMERY,
Paris April "a, 1919.
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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-31
Fifty Dollars Reward.

ID AN AWAY from the subscriber, on
Al Thursday. the I lth inst. a'negro man.
named DICK, who sometimes calls himself
Dick Douglas. He is small man about 5
feet inches high, and is not very black
man. purchased him from the estate OF
Edgar McCarty. esq. Cedar Grove, Fairfax
county, Va. and il is likely that he may, be
lurking about thai neighborhood or Colches-
ter, as he has wife at capt. Berry's OF the
latter place or he may have gone to Lou
doun county, as he has lived there in the
neighborhood of VIM. McCarty and John
McCarty, near Leesburg. He had on and
took with him an old grey cloth coat and
brown do pantaloens Of drab colored domes-
tic cloth. He is much addicted 10 liquor,
and is coarse shoemaker, | will give &c
dollars if taken in the district of Columbia
Thirty dollars il taken in Fairfax county
and the above reward If apprehended in any
other place, and secured SO that | get him
again; and reasonable charges if brought
home. WIN. b. . lUAhi.
november 16 tt
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-31
Samuel Ward & Go.

gEAVE commenced the nlanuf5ctory OF
L 4 cabinet work, also Of turning and
carving, al the shop of Joseph Spear, deceas-
ed, Having purchased the stock and tools
ofthe decedent, and large stock on hand,
they hatter themselves that. by attention and
industry, they can furnish as good and as
cheap Of every description, as any person in
the District of Columbia.
Then hare on hand and for sale,
elegant mahogany sideboards, carved
SET do tables, 8 ID set
8 set do round ends, 9 in set
10 mahogany dining tables, square
6 Pembroke do
6 bureaus mahogany
Is bedsteads OF different kinds,
light stands, wash stands,
cribs, sofas. &c.
:, SO Also,
600 feet Mahogany in board and
Plank.-Turning and curvlng done at the
shortest notice, and any other bu> mess in
their line. S. WARD.
Oct 90 ENOCH LEWIS.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-31
100 dollars Reward.

T WILL give the above reward to any
I person who will return TO my posses
sion, negro LAWRENCE, who assumes the
sirnare of FENWICK. This fellow left
my farm, on the Wicomico river, in Charles
county, Nd on the 9th July, in consequence
of his own outrageous conduct towards my
overseer. He is negro Of fire erect n
gure, cool features, asmonth black SKIN,
rather above the middle stature. of a youth
ful appearance for one OF thirty years OF
age, and of great plausihility and natural
smartnPss His ears grow remarkably close
to his head, and on the inside OF his lower
lip he has white mark Or SPOT. | purcha-
sed him years ago OF the estate OF Mrs.
P n. Courts, of this county. am led (by
circumstances which have come 10 my know
ledge since he absconle1, ) to believe that
he will enGeavor 10 make his way TO King
George county, Va. should he not take
this route ne Will probably be met with in
the Distric, of Columbia, or in the upper
counties OF this state, on Ii. way TO Penn
Sylvania. appreheud he will change his
name, and IT committed to jail, refuse 10
state to whom he belongs. the misconduct
which preceded his departure. & his alb
scondirg, have ali appeared since 10 have
been preme iitatcd He took all his clothes
with him, of which he had large number !;
among them-a new hearskin over coat,
lone clnse bodied blue coat, pair of Stri-
pei jean pantaloons, one or more white
wai5tcoats, besides many articles OF coarse
cioathing these. however, he will probably
exchange or sill them for cash 10 Ilefray
his travelling expenses.
will give he above rewardt to any per :
son who will bring him home to NE, or
FIFTY DOLLARS if confined in Jail, and
notice given me, so that recover him
Should he be taken out of The state, | will
also pay all reasonable costs AND charges
which may attend The bringing him home.
I. r STODOERT,
West fIatton, near Aliens i, ysh Post
Office, Charles county, MARYLAND.
- - itf
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N1E have no authentic copy OF this most
Wv important state paper, ne very basis
that supports the proud column # American
liberty none, at least, Oh which the eye OF
taste can rest, for a moment, with satlsiac-
ton. Why have we not
The English nation, still proud of their
MAGMA CHARTA, though every provi-
sion it contaiusha been tramp!ed upon by
the bold ambition OF their rulers, have pub
lished edition after edition of this instrument,
each more splendid than its predecessor
Sir William Blackstone has colated and
commented on this fine copy of Magma
Chara has been cxcelled by later specimens
of art, and the fac-simles Of the seals and
Signatures have made every reader of taste
in Great Britain acquainted, in some de-
gree, not merely with the state acknowledge
and of art at the period in question, hutwith
! the literary attanments, also, OF King John,
King Henry, aud their I" Barons bold"
Surely the Declaration Of American indie
pendence is, atleast, as well entitled to the
decorations OF art as the hisgna Char,a of
England and j the fac Smiles of the sig
natures of the patriots who signed it were
| published in AberiCa, it would serve to gra-
! tify curiosity, at least as laudable as that
WnlCn Calls lOr tlllldliOnS VI Tue CoTTesfOn-
dents Of Juniu! or Of the aris,ocracy that
wrested the English Charter from the reluc
tant monarchs d the day.
We are hrmy persuaded that the more
the principles d our Declaration of lndepen-
dence are spread out before the eyes OF the
world, the moe they will be admired, by
! foreign nations Us well as our own and eve
! ny innocent andhonest device that may serve
to attract attention toward them, will serve,
also, to promote the great cause of public T..
berry. Such an embellshed edition IS will
renderit all ornament to an apartment, VIII
have tendency to spread the knowledge OF
its contents, among those who would other-
wise have turned their thoughts but lightly
towards the subject. Such an edition will
serve 10 place it continually under The eye
of man, woman, and child in family-it
viii associate the pleasurable ideas OF ele-
gance and ornament with the history Of the
transaction itset-and familiarize those
principles which form, or ought to form, the
very bond and cement Of political society.-
Nor is il of small moment that such an edi-
ton, well executed, will serve as specimen
. of the state of the Fine Arts amongst US at
the present day. Actuated by these views,
the subscriber proposes to publish
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