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v .Tf, rcs entirely upon the 1 nowledjjs
j -J vci.ni:,, cl" Ji. finale rnifiionavy, and
corruL'. uu 1 1 . Jcorjcrt u : esl together vv srii
t!v :.foicu:t fimihuit, Lirh the reader
v- -o'v proceed to eUicrvf i j of no force.
r: t'c-.n thr mifc:;une of the greater
r.itivbcr of uisinonnrics to have ftuked
;;. t c'u or ihconfidcricies in their re'i
;s cdi'.calirtfi ; anJ 'iai:h, ?hr OiTspring
Via rontuied and urprwned imagination,
vrs viewed ai incompatible with reafon,
sr,J cnicqnrltly became the principal
!a:or o! their actions- :No wonder,
t.ir.t thsy i! nuH tell u cf a race
peer! in the Oriental ifl.ands, vho
v..tc mamcntcd vuh tails rcfemblhig
tint of the American b:avcr ; and cf a
tree t!ioK Icaies turned into alligators ;
?-d of ibi rrjonftrtnis ftitagonuns who
c.::t- p-d the Corinthian coholfus ; an 1
cf a race to the e.tt of Japan, whqfe f. tt
iu K:h lhape and fize exactly refrmbled
n European umbrella, and rould invert
t!::i: common Handing pofition, to per
pendicular exacmefs, by means of a horn
thry (hot from the crowns ol their heads,
f;-.emlfeet imp the ground, while they
adiuftcd their pedeftal roofs, fo as to re
nuin,for days together, dry. and fecure
nainil the greateft flomns of hail" and
run. I fay, 'when m:fiionrics could
nuke Inch cu-ious and important difro
vsiici, it is no-j haid to r!mit that a La
tvian prieft faould oaf from Greenland
lo the Ejquimitux, and fo find the way by
huh the progeny of Noah patfVd, inor
ccr to iock the new world wih inhabi
tants. IJu thjt the refutation may be
rr:ore complete, let it be admitted that
th; above fac"U are true, and that recent
ciftoveries puts the exigence of fuch com
tnrnica'ions beyond the reach of doubt.
This, w be ct ndliMrthe fphere of the
nT'Mruent to the utmost pfitble ftretch.
t!:io we (kill imhappily.rtnd, will be
o.y extricating on Helves from a few
difficulties to ret en tang! d i n a m ul ti tud e :
for by what ingenious theories (hall we
accoenftfor the various kinds cf animals
found in America, and numbers to which
the Europeans were perfect ftrangers.
Herds of wild bealls fly ihe fociety of
run, inftcai of pnifu'-cg it as thu cafe
r.sud r.ecelurily fuppcfe, virdefs we allow
the brutal creation firft in trucked the ra
ti "i ll voi Id ii the art of navigation.
If we allow they were created rpon the
l; t, wirhoTit Ixeint; tranfported from the
old world, therein I will agree, which
3 on ft.all find prefen y Befides, is there
any colour of probability to fuppofe,
ti ut th - nn'?.! .5 .tr-:i t'-wls peculiar to tlie
t: .'-pics, l;.o:il t liw-i d rhemlelves in bands,
a J Ihi-pe thrir crurfe to th.e naked and
"n Tcpiins cf the north eaft and
parts of Amerirn, and then pafs: on to
the cotti fpondent latitudes v. hie h ; they
liad forf..keh in the old world1? Such a -wiM
and ir.v'? -countable pilgrimage might
be predicated of man, a ho is guided
marc 'han tr.vo rhirds of his time by the
in:pu!fe of paSIon ; but that the bmral
&nd feathered creation, who are under
the ftcady nnd unerring operations cf in
tei eit, Ihould make fuch an extTarrtina
ry manoeuvre, is akogeiher repugnant to
every thing on this fide of miracle. Dut
to go on. How comes ii to pal's, tha't a
fmglc KLACR was never difcovered in Ame
iica, in nil th.tt rmmenfe tracXof country
ftretching from the Efquiraaux. to Cape
H:rn, notwithAaciuig that colour a
b -uro In vaiiou- parts of Afia as well
Aftica ? ' Furthermore how is it
thar, ihc empires of frlexicc-and Peru were
fuch a great rihlance before the reft of
the Americans, in polkure and know
ledge, when an immenfe country, in the
temperate zone, and in every point of
"view invi.ir.g a permanent fettlement,
mu;t ncctllurily be run over, in 'order to
get under the fcorjchiiig tropics, and that
this deniable country, which had the.
faircft opportunity cf gleaning the mo ft
wealthy of ihe emigrants in their jour-
n-y, fliouid be only repleniihed with the
wild and :oving lavage, enjoying in the
great fcale of things, but a n&ked remoye
from the f rocious animals amongftwhom
they furjourned ? Further can we fup
pofe, that fueh infinite multitudes, as
were necciTary to people the new werld,
v'ith all its dependenceies, couki pafs
cither from Europe or Afia, when the
fcience ot navigation was fcarcely known
in either cf the places; and a lengthy
period of time (comprehendingage'.)
fullered to roli op, and accompanied with
aflonifair.g naval improvement?, and re
peated attempts directed to this very
point, and yet the orphan pofiibiHty of a
communicauon be only the difcovery of
yefterday. Surely to admit tliis, would
put common fenfe to the blulh, and rea
fonas ahHamed,Hiuft ftop her mouth ! ,
I know the mind, accuftomed to rational
difcufllon, arid but moderately acquaint
ed with the hiftory of fociety, will fpurn
at fuch nourifhment as this. Let ur, for
a moment view the abfurdity a lhtle far
ther on. That an extenfive and Inviting
continent, with an infinite number of de
pendencies. Ihould be difcorered, and all
Europe and Afia be ftruck with the fpi
rit of emigration, until ail was filled with
people, when the mighty and intcrelling
event, "toqe. her with the knowledge of
the route, fhculd perilh from the memo
rr cf all fiefh ! This is too" much !
However, let us add a few interrogato
ries, thtt tlie abfurdity may yet be more
r,h weft, inordei to rent:atc into the lies, tht tJie ablurdity may yer oe more
xz hojrii s of the northern fwellcd. Was his the cale when the
Banes firft difebvered the iiland of CreaV
Britain ? was there any thing like thi3
when JnIiuGs;faxJ made deicent upon?.
Xhcfbme place? oil how was it in the dif
covcry of America by Colunibus ? 33oes
not the negativcrojl all the interrogate: iei
beam' forth in all fhe cafes, and in the
laft to art aftonifiiiplg extreme I cr in fine,
is tliere any tliingjio be found in the hif
toryfrcm Adam to Gererdl Wajhitigtsn
that will ever caiinienance fuch a pofiti
on ? I anfwer. HO. j
A WODERH PHrLOSOPHER.
9 nt i
LAIVS OF THE UNION.
CONGRESS ofthr UNIT, ED 'Si ATES,
AT THE SECOND SESSION.
Begun and held at the city of New-York
on Monday, the fourth d.ay ot Janu
ary f one thouiand fevea hufidrei and
: ninety. .-j r !, 1 .1
. An afi making ftcftler provtfwn fGtthe pay
in&zt of ihe 4ehts of the Unif eu States, j
WHEREAS, by an aft, entitled,
" an act for laying a duty on
goods, wares, and merchandiie import
ed into the United States," divers duties
were laiu on oogs, wares, airu ixi i,udtn
dife fo importjed, for the difchargc of the
debts of the United States and the en
couragement and protection of manufac
tures and .viereas the fupport of go
vernment anc the difcharge of ; the faid
debts, reader it necefiaiy to encreafe the
faid duties?" I
i BE ltjena ed by the jienate and houife
of reprefenta ivesof the United States pf
AmericainCDngrcls alftmi.lcd, that from
and after the laft day oLDepember next,
the duties fprcified and laid fn and by af
aforefaid, fKs.11 ceafe and cetermine,' aiicf
that upon all goods, wares, and mer
chandiie (nouhereia particularly except
ed) which after the laid day tfiail bo
brought into the United States, from any
foreign port or place,; th ere fh all be levi
ed, collected, and paid the feveral and
reflective di tes following, that is to fay j
Madeira wirie of the 'quality of London
particular, rJergaUsn, thirty rive cents ;
other Mad dira wine, per gallon thirty
cents ; j Sherry wine, per gallon, tweni y-
five cents other wines, per gallorr, twen
ty cents ; Tdftnied;fpi "its, if more than ten
per cent, below proof, according to Dy
cas's hydrometer, per gallon, twelve
cents; if rriore than five, and not moci
than ten pef cent, below proof accord
ing to the fame hydrometer per gallcb,;
twelve: a.ndjan half cents; if of proof, arid;
not rnorc than five per cent, below prooi)