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t the Ligeil office, sndmoPt eitcndeJtraG, -wfticft-c&n toe connucu ccflCTatulaiion on the hie crsch t o 51 S 0 L D ltiek-an!ife7rf?ee people t' 1 hate beta lb dtfeivcdy-Hsdhrwcd i pfTfji ip 'VS KinilP & tfuft which lie force of precedent In 1 ' by the nation ofFiauce on thy ffiuftri- 411 uuu Vw.NWYoxl)iayADfEfcTisEii. tctafmed by the death of Dr. FR ANK- - XA'. ? J. HUS, fornetall.tree that long has . ... . -flood t - The glory of its native wood, I3y Itorms deitroy'd. or length of year's thrrrfrTerer Demands the ttibute of -our tears. dative authority, at the founding of iucii an empire, renders it lnfiiuTely im only, but to every part 6f mankind, who have an intereft ia the firm cftablifhment of religious and civil liberty, r 7" We offer no apology for the time of this addrefs, as decency required, that' the youiigcft religious fociety in the em pire, Humid give place to thole that are -ttior e-jiuums--and-f-a- i ar-roore-aa- j j A ' tnilt it will be a biilliant and lailintr ho- . . nrfr to America tliat her conduit has in- fpireair'wortd1drtiie TColtllbljhrr' In-WtLMINGTGN; On the 9U1 fay i June next, A Valuable WATER LOT in the -"rttd-rtowrnr btrerf-tsMt'-xf the ef emulation in fupport of liberty and die e of V.ilham W,nkinfon, efquire, ciertt eftablifhmenr; yet fprir.r.n;: us The pile that took long time to raifet .-jrt ;l4&ow$jig'6ut of the" revolution,- tt is our duty on trus great occafum to appear arnong'bur fellow citizens ; and we feel a dignity in declaring, that we. Will (ink, 'tis true', bv flow decays But when its deflin'd years are o'er, We mult region the lols the more. - iOlone befriended bv vonr art. -Philof pr'ier, we mull not part ! . . .Wlien Minarchs tumble to the ground, fiuccdlbrs ealiiy are found. . - 7; 7 But metchlefs Franklin, what a few . Can hope to equal fuch-as you, - -- - Who fei'dfrom Kings tljeir fcepter'd - -pride;; y '- And tnrn'd-thc lightning's darjs afide decealed, conveniently lituated ior a mercliant's bufinefs, containing aboutT 7cfee7bn Fior.t-Street : on which there are feveral valuable warehoufes, a good wharf, and next the ftreet, Hone foun dations for three tenements of 25 feet "" front each, with an allev to the water. to whatever length of days he flull ' n eacTflidTbrthc r lot, fiTfeet wide, pleafe to extend Uiy life toapurpol'e fb : . 'An indifputable title will be "given, eminently important, may thine eyes' ' fand cedit for part ofthepurchafemo. never'become dim ner thy natural foice -Oey. . ' , abate. And finally when the great . 7 runner particulars and . conditions common caule of mankind May that Supreme lieing which rules in Heaven and amone nieu. contiuue to pour his w'Udoni into thy heart, and lo guide thy adminiitration as to make the government a bleffing to the peopk, and -remiei4Mrei-euicientantuitw.e. Ana Ttwuia uiuiij jU ucvirtiuig, uiHt v. c . aoatc. -And nnauy wiren tne great wi Liuiars nu iuuukiuiu ;havHre0nbHeve4rratCT 'From art EngllJJy nnnfyaper. S U I C I D K. FEW days fince; a poor'm'an, a . native oi Ireland, havintr had l'orne words with liis wife, threw himfclf into the river and was drowned. .. The following curious account of his death, wrirten'by himielf, was found in iriayatTrueut, viz , -" . ' As 1 know the people that will find mycarcafe is curious about the caufe of my death, which is fomething out of the way, Til give them all 'the l'atisfaflion ' in n.y power about it, as I know the vhole matter from beginning to end, die Jnore niy misfortune to marrying a bad wife, andfcolding me out of my lifer It may be reported, as tlic world is giv en to lying, that I died by accident, but that's a millakc, for I throwed rnylelf into the water and fo killtd myfelf, and as the little that is left of my fubftance is notmuch.I hopethere will be no quart el ling" about it. I give all the money that ; may be found in my breeches pocket to Bettey M'Kenzip. My wife iuid that I had unlawful doings with her, but that's a lie rt' her own inventing, and if 1 was alive I would fay it to her face, I lon't know for certainty whether flic be man or woman. As for my wile fliemuftpro Vide for herclf, as I mean in future to give her nothing. 1 had enough to do to mantainher during my life,and I amfurc I will not trouble myfelf about her now Viile Iamdead. Iforgive all the world except my wifej I don't ka-.w rightly vhere I lhall go, but I am very eafy. about it, as I got abTolution flily to day' without the pricft knowing what I had got in my head. . , , ) " I bore an indifferent good character While I was alive,- and would have knocked the biggeft man down 'that Would have faid a word againft it ; but now I am dead they may lay what they pleafe, but the devil take 'cm for the'rr ' fains ;j I die in charity with every body, and vifli well to every "body who had a re jrard for mend dftn't care a quid of to. bacco where they bury me. I waidivk ded betwixt hanging and drowning, but at lull refolved upon the way I, havi taken as thought it was not fo vulgar as the other for they hang theives, heretics, and murderers, but never drown them, So I depait this life in the jSh year 'of . rny ag;, without wincing, grumbling, cr winning, but like a man .f my own free motion and choice, being at alltimes a jroocl chriftian, with full airnrahce of poing to neaven wfirre I Hull laugb It rny wife and the devil." 77. fi.l!iH'in tMrrf, frefrntrl h th Vrcfi ttnt tf'f rnitfJSatf. on Tlurf ffoy l.ifl, h a thfui.ttiiu r,f th yctetj of Frrr t.thn from Phla.Mfthlt. 7o geo nan fVMfmrTohr, Pr drnf cf t'f Ut 'ttd Salri. The A.Urtft of tie Riliffkus Siaetj of " KT E net l' lo join th ceneral Vrtk-c in the irWl. rcfprrul congratulatoru on tljy appointment to a member of our relicious focietv who has not stall times and on all occafions relied on and confided in thy patriotiim, prudence, and virtue. . u . Many of our "members having beenj , educated' Quakers, admitted the doc trine declared b that peoplej of a flate " aitamable-here, in which a chrillian can not be concerned in wars or fightings ot any kind ; yet, they perceived thewif ydom-and; foundnefs made by the apologiil of that "people, when he exprefsly declares, tha until 'men attain that ftate, they " cannot be undefending themfclves." They indeed faw, that by availing themfelves of the profeffion held out by that fociety, they might have pall tincenfured by, the world j but being accountable to God lh'alt advance into tliat Mate which is the end and higheft glory of our beingy may thine inheritance be anoi:gft " the Ipi rits of jufl men made perfect." -r- Signed in arid by order of our meef ing for bufinefa, : held at Philadelphia, on the fourth day of the third month, i79by Tr. MATLOCK, Clerk. THE ANSWER. for4heirJacV4wdividoalr thV oblig dare not in a cafe of fuch boundlefs con llquence.'reft themfelves on the profeffi 'on'bfany body of men whatever. They faw, that in difcharging the great duty they were called upon to perform, in fupport of their own civil rights and thole of our country aril po fterity, they would probably be di'fow'n ed by that people ; and their was no To tie Membert the Religious Sociciety o Free-Quakers. ' .'Gentler, , 7.7 1 defue to aflure you of the fenfibili ty with which Ireceive your congratu lations on my appointment to the high eft office and moll extended trull which can be confided by a free people ; and I or by previous application toTEie fub- icriber. - John Wilkinson. Wilmington, May I, X790., . VET ER P ERRT HAS FOR SALE,; . At his STORE, tfic cornejCrrand . Old-flreettt near Cochran's Milt- X) UM of different kinds. 4 V Uinm cafes, Wiries, Iron, fteelrp- Coarfe and fine Salt. lea, - -Coffee, lfir f m r an ...K.U . i . - 6 "-vijiib. u w 1111.11 jvm cAtci juur- felvesinmy behalf. . Evet happy of being favoured with the approbation of my fellow citizens, the time at which yours is declared does rot diminifli my fenfe of the obligation 'it confers. Having always confidered the confei- enttous Icruples ot rehgous belief as reft Chocolate, . . , ' -, - : GOODS of all forts; ; . 'PRODUCE will be received Inpayment. - y , Aeans of retaining or recovering their ing intirely with, the fedls that profefs, T-A,ow rijthts amone them, but bv necleflincr nr th. mv-;,?.,.,! .v, xeoruary 22. generous, price gkeri for Bear Jth4 Otter Skins. 1 1 . r 0 that duty or by publiclv condemninu their conduct in the diitharge of it ; a treachery to the caufe of liberty and truth of which they lcel themfelves ut-. terly incapable. They were not unaware of the aliena tion of frieniliiip. -and many other iiiju riou efTectsontemporal aff;iirs,w!iich too commonly attend offence given by indi viduals, to a body 10 numerous as the or the individuals .who entertain them, I cannot confident with this uniform1 fentiment otherwife notice ' the c'ircum fiances referred to inyour addrefsthan by adding the tribute of my acknow ledgement to that of our country ,forthofe fervices which the members of your par ticular community rendered toihe com mon caufe in the courfe of our rvolu tion j and by affuring you ; that as our prelent government wasinltttutcd with 1. t. R N A W A - Y Quakers are.and of fuch weight in civil an exprefs view to general happinefs, it focietv ! hut in the rnnrfp nfli;,Mn P :ni n .... . ., fociety : bnt 'in the courfe of Divine Pro vidence, they were called to make great a facrllice, and they obeyed. They perceived the advantage of re ligious fociety, and being defirous of ob taining it, united together in fuch a bo dy. They had felt the evil of undue re ftraint on the conferences of men, and determined it pofiiblc, to leave iheir members free: They therefore foun ded our fociety on the inlargrdand Ca tholic principle of the gffpel, appealing to thelcfTons of wifdom and virtue lcit us by Chrifl. and his apoftlcs, as the Left external rule of faith and practice, and leaving every man to anfwtr tr. God, to his own conscience, and to the govern ment for his conduct. Andlcin' form ed on this grrund, we afk nn extr or dinay or fpecial piivjlcye ; but having difih'arged a conmion d 1'y, and being determined to pay a due r bedience to the laws, we claim the commcn protection tt that government. willbemv earneft endeavonrJn dirrhnrc, ing- the duties confidedin ire with f:.l.f..i ! f.v. f . . t lAHuiui impariiaiiiy, 10 rcanc IQC nope FJIOM from the fubferiber, li v ing ia "4 Cumberland county, at the lower" Little-Ri.er BiiJge, on the new road, an old r. gro fellow,' named R O G E R. He has thick lips, a little (loop fhoulder ,ed, and grey headed has high veins ia his arms and legs, and in his .-legs' the veins appear to be in knotshis tack Diewi a tew marks of the fwitch he ' of common pro. eclion, which you e'xpedl a T r k s ot thc 'h-he 1 from the meafure of that covernrnent. nd rcfolute at any thing he un from the meafure of that government. . Imprefled with gratitude for-your fuplications to the Supreme lieing in my favor, I entreat his gracious beneficence Jn your behalf. - - . - GEORGE WASHINGTON. NOT ICE. preparing to leave HP HE fubferiber. X this ftate. reaticfts all oerfon u bo may have demands againft l,im to pre fent their accounts, on or before the 20th of May next, and fuch as are in debted lem:ike payment: ...... THOMAS NEWMAN. . f ayeueville,- April 19;," 190. dertakes. I expect his intention was m go to fome of the back counties, and en deavour to pafs for a free man, a he was once lufferred to pafs at fuch io '. fome 'of thofe counties, where he took tip with a free woman for his w ife, who I r have row living at my houfe. Any perfonwho will deliver the faid negro to me, fliall receive five pounds reward, and I will pay all reafohable charges.' 1 JAMES CAMPBELL. M ay 13, 1790. 36. - T OST, in Wilmington, about fou For fate at the ?rtnttr.gTOjjice j large affortment of ' B L A N K S, . . I f iimmron, aoout lour . v . . Far from repining at our laffei hp, JLi weeks ago SILVER WATCH, Tflnted on fine paper, with a good type. . U-ehaverejo.ccdai the t.mmphofr madeby Wilfiam Robertfon.CrecruKk . j ' ,and"ul,td "c No. ot.-Any prrfondcliverinr faid '"S are ll'folbi, viz. traife which our fcllow-citiens have f. rraue which our fcHowcmcn have be- watch to Mr. f ohn Urnwn. Wilmin f 1 ..vjuuij njiciiionnus; receive Hur found reward, hut it it Y unrtoLiniro n..ir.r. ..e ' .. .but it is that undcrmting fleiullpcf of mma, ana invariable regard to' the rlt hts of the people, th;it have fo ho nourably diflinguilhed thy conduct on fnrh varied and trying orcafion, w LrIj lend us to a full confidence that thy ad rrilniflratinn will, indcrd, tend to rrnke lilw'rtv more fecure than if evnr Mttr has bcent and we feel that it istSi con- A. FERGUSON rayettcville, April 3, 1790. QTRAYE1) or ftolcnfromth fub- k l fc Superior Court, County tourt, and Jullicei Dlanks'of all foils -Sheriffs' Deeds -Common Deed - Common Bonds Apprentice's In- dentures, &c. &c. fcn'ber.on the nth of IWrrr-K.,. lift, likely, young ROAN MORSF... auout tour years old, has a flar . . . - .v-..., .un mi un mini loni v fi.lcnfewhirh gives the imnfual fwto 14 i-4 hands hWh ; black mare romT;ittil,itions trrtn nnv nn iri . n tr. h , this happy nrcafinti. I lie prfrtcl of a union which will A S- Chen fr H. en-hrafe all who contended for the cnfe of freedom i bicblv ulc. e beg leaf c to add our nioft cordial 4 . " tail. Whoever will AAXvrr V.:.t 1.,..r. to the fubftril)er, in Wilmirtp ton, or J. Sibfa, raycttevill, lhall be gencrouf ly rewarded. . T- HILL. i.minton, March to, 1799, if Clean Rags, "J Either of COTTON, or COTTON anj LINEN, by the printers hereof. fAYETTEVILLE 1 PRlriTEQ, r EICLEY fli HOVARl). . I. , r 1
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