M I S
L - L A N Y.
^Mr. TATBAKI^ addrdii concluded from our'lafttj :
.. V '*
H aving dooewUKMfv jones't c]U‘e,'^||km
fulfil my^romife o^tbe other head, aEHT to eocoun*
ter a (crutiny into the coodudl that gentleman, who,
asfervantof the pnblic, by cl^lei^ g)tren|h your
paper, with political weapons, becomes the.CHA^jiw pf his
own canfe, and bids-defiance to tl^ world. 1 brm the gentle,
man will excufe me, afl am among jhe challenged, if 1 '••k®
choice of his own arms, and ufe caiidour in the contention. ^
Firft. Then 1 candidly confifis, that I am ftill of opinion
Mr; Maclaipe is a dffp poibician, according to my ideas
what^^ world call fuch at prefent. I boc^thoeght from whaR^;^
I was in'Crrmed, and from what 1 faw at the afleinbly^at Hillf^
borough, in May, 1784,'the gentlemanln quefU^ was a great,*'*
a good, ufeful, and indepradnt man, eu^ornoinent to the fiate,
and if l^iad the power Igyjibnguage to4Hneth*e term, I would
wifli fb exprefk a real p;m40t incontradiftlon with a pretended, ^
©ne under the mockery of the modern taine. -Happy (hbald I he
could-1 find myfelf now deceived in an opinion, tbat-hp is deeply
dcfigniilg without being caogfit in t|||lagency. , •
** Secrecy and diffimulation are the 1^1 nf fiiin ipnilf*
litical life,' and under a well dtceded' pradence, it
pear on a view of his cafe as it (hews on the firft glandK^ peo*
pie unacquainted and onconnefted as 1 amT with tfif^ fimida dr
vc^Itation of his late quarrels and prefent pubUcatidn) thatji
l ng intimacy ftith the world, has given him al.ljeaft^ fjew
fons on the advantagc-s of an individual are^-t^iam&maxitn.T^
1 may liowever be miitaken oA* this head ; «toc accuftomed
to duplicity, I give it to the world as 1 rec^o the ifimrelfien.
It IS fo hard to difiinguilh between virtue and vice, in fome
cafes they are (o nearly alike, and have fo 'llrongrefemblantxs of
-each other, that the moft mmute obferver will frequentlyj|lnd -
himfelf in error on this head. 'J'he favlour of 1ms countr^Ptud
Xilk his reputation among his very frierids ; and it is.not imj|^-
bable, the npcefiity of bis manoeuvres may fo border on
cieftru^Hbn as 10 lofe qpnfidcnce among the neareft of them, till
fome fubfequ . nt event (hews the cafe to the world in its proper
colours. Should 1 mi (lake the gentleman, t»n thb fame grounds,
1 have already his printedpardon, and my confeienee a(rdreo> me
the world "will difeover what they will eafily fdrgive—.an error
of the head and not of the heart.
But, MelTrs. Printers, without farther dtgreflton, let n# come
to^ the point, as to tl*e challenge given in your paper, add as
this is a matter in embryo that may happen one day or other to
concern the fafety of the (late, let us difpaflionately exaimne the
political fide of Mr. Maclaine's condufl, at his requefi, with
out either taking pj^ between him and the judgfs in theifr
quarrels, «rthe parties on the approaching eleftion, with whom
we have no pardcuiar bufinefs. Let us examine fafts -as they
really (land, and if pollible, reconcile thole whofe proQserity
*nay make the oil of arifiocracy an agreeable ointment for their
prefent ilation to the more falutary remedy of republican.ideas,
and laws founded cn the principles of equality, impartialiy ex
tended to the rich and to the poor, to the great and to tbefinall.
Mr. Maclaine in his addrefs, has ftJded a number of queftions.
as they rcfpjft his cunduft in a two-fold view—individually or
as a niemberot focieiy. An anfwer as to the queries on the po
litical fcore, is to my purpofe at prefent. 1 fcorn an attack on
the other for many reafons but ntufl, in juftice to the gen
tleman himfclf, knowing nothing to his piejudice, and be
lieving he poflelfes an excellent heart, pahaps mifled by an un
governable ambition.
The gentleman alks—what fcno$r benK I ajjkmtd f Of
n»hat ujurpationx heme I been guilty ^ Whefc rigbt%-bave I mtvatL
fd ?'* I'o the firft of thefe queftions I anfwee as m\t^ power
as was prafticable.
Cato oJ" eld in XJtica^ „
Kul'J nuitb as abfolute a Jtvayf ^
^ jis in the fena t the Dilatory ’
Stiling bimjelf tbe PatriK Pafcr ; ^
^JJ'ur'd bis power cenld rife ste bigbetf
He fecmingly curb'd bis firong defire.
And cajling e'er his wijh a majk all^
Caird Julias Caefar rogne arid rafeal ”
Such I take to be the fituation of the prefent eafe. The Fox
who could not reach the grapes, called them four. The 0049
who had not power to overthrow the government, let it aloMh^
thanks to him !—A proof of repeated refufals of the grcM
•fficesof government would be higher teftimony than-the r/^
dixits of difappolntment. There is as tniueb criminality in a
fenfible man’s attempting power and £|Ming, nay, pd'haps more,
than in alTumlng it with a good grace at a prafticable period,
beeaufc the public are more ihjiHcd'by a (late of anarchy, con-
fequential of the failuie than any effeft from the neceflafy prece-
drace of infant ufurpation j butasehe next enquiry is involved
with the prefent, I will take thetwo together.. Of what nfnr-
fations have 1 been guilty f" If I millake not the latitude of the
cem, my own eyes and cars tell me—as guilty as Cromwell in
the firft inftance, but with lefs fuccefs. ** faeit per aliun^
facit pfr/e." The aft of thefervant in ufurpation it the aft of
the mailer } nor is it neceffary the former Ihould receive or the
latter give the wages of a htftling ; it is, perhaps, a rgward of
bonour to be intruded as the vehicle of political fchemes. The
fabricator is ftill tbe father in ufurpation } and were 1 to fix on
an individual, 1 (hould think myfelf fiifein faying to Mr. Ma-
dalnea^Narhan faid unto David, *‘thou art the man }*’ yrs,
and lunm gloried in what—ufurping the power, or rattm f^nff
in the attempt of diftating tu the people a fubftitute-for want
of a fupreme head for the .trial of crimes otiftiog in fpirit and
idea, under the indefinite deteftable term of ndj^manen^ a term
without latitude, without juftice, without fafety, and fcaree to
be n(M on any other occafion than a tyrannidd intention ple«
xnedilatedto d^ray the liberty of its dl]|cft. Nay, in the late
^p|bmce before die I^flature, ambition has levdM all diftinfti-
Itn, and brought the whok fibred bench of juftice coeval with
Ihe conftitution, coequal with the kgidature (fubjeft only to
their nominadoo) to be tried by thdr fuppgffad peers, without
fyftemi without regularity, unth^ any other punUhment for in-,
definite criminality but what tlfst powers of a majority, through
party influence, might prefume to diftatc —Lucl^ for the
judges, that majority were in their favour. 1. do not, however,
bold their opinion, nor could 1, in coafcience, have giveM|jik
fame vote as a member of the aflembly. But pray, Ibeik.
Printers, as a politician, was it well for the gentleoum 419, in
troduce a fyftem that had but its novelty and a few ifilained
minds to enfure the chance of a majority to fopport the ofurpa-
tlon of a bufinefs unwarranted by ^ conftitution, and beyond
the powers of legiflation altogether ? The true patriot will
never expofe the weaknefe of lus country till he has tlie certain
remedy In Ins hkn^tdt Thepretended one will, becaufe he car-s
not whoreiguil^ or under^wh it government, provided he can
fecurebis owu cbnrcqueoce and lead the faftion ^ and ‘
that be his lucky hap, though be overturns that fyftem which
• = equ.nlly protefts tbe rlgli||u;d every tna^ he will then In denlton
addrefi the world'"with ilftaihily—Ve l@|5Kneratc fonsot iMam,
** xohoft rights have Jinyu^d .Khali now, MeflTrs. PrinO
■ers,'be happy to that Mr. Maclaine has it. in his power
t^Mtftify hii^rif to hisaimntry touching his political, refti^de.
IBk gentleman Is certainly clever, and thc/fii»H in hispfibbca.v ;
tion timed. But lef the people of Wilniinj^on rgfl^mber,
that it if previous to an eleftion for which he Jfeems a^cady tsd
have made preparations^ .-.Let aot the povvers rf adulation fppth
them into tharjuke wafjiib, .(late, when theirbwh fignatufu will
convey thifir liberties buj^d the reach of recovery. will *>ot
fay that the d^qgeir it ^taln from this quarter, but I will pro-
nounccAJihat'jM^rancei year the badjp of deception, and that
fuch prdm4h$ISRff®dciM are dangerous. >
I now ukejMOjb^ at lea(| lam under^he neMf-
fity of tmng aA«|ckate of the country^ and therefore- (hall
/lot have it in my power to purfue it through what may follow \
hm I reft fetisfied to ftir.ttpiuch an efi^iry as may eventuaily
1|yprofitabkto the .ftute, mi the common interefti^ Aan-
%mi, " ^ T .
WILIAM TATHAM.
’WUmington, July
FRIENDS AMU FELl
d^iined were#
yll^tbenaines
themr pretdous to
^ fatd
tjfays appear d im r;&rCetit^^, jfgdMt-^lfll^^jitham, .4i;/^i;A-
tijtffs be d^germ^fly ierroyed tbe retd' author^
ianl^f atham bad hft tbis,fi^te u retsfjr^ to Etf^andf bis
tie Wilmington
red f> am tbe Printers
letUf^Jigned Archibald,,
_ nimt$n—vix, that ** iwAhe
linted, ftiey (the printers) (ifioeei'
a( thotauthors (hould beooifitnoi
tmir publication.^’ ii
lureifoncei
eaufe Wn,lii
native eeuntry, in ^rfuit fotndy pofffjfanstfrier te tbe Prints
ers apology f and aljo at Jw, Tatham li a proteflional mea^-a law-
^ yer>- it would be an '^ult tefuppeje him tbe author fucb b vetlga ,
"fephijVtcal r^pfedy,
i- As it reffiresfo liMle peifpicuhy So fee tbrcugb tbe intention of this
ejfeyer, and tbe fallacy of bis fhal:wo n'gumeHt ire open te tbe dt~
■seBion of tbeplaincfi underfiand ng, I/himld not atteinpt Ye reply to
bimf but as cunning is tie generally the compamen ef fally% this author
Has bdjj^a fpeadtu. argument, wbieby f tacitly admitted ef
migbtmBf te tbe ntejl dangerous cunfequences, in a young feciety.-
It is univerfalfy allowed, that concord and unanimiry cmengfi tbe^
citizens is^Jiutially r.ectffary to the projperity of all countries.
*rbe fAnners of tbe Union, wijely regarding tbe peculiar ftUatien
of Ameiicay have, by ova ding every local diftlnBient flanted tbe
feeds ef amity M'd go?dfelUwJhip, imjbe roots ef ity dstd liberality
b0i been tbefneit of each branch ef tbe confederation., phfsfi
foreign unknown to the lews of this or any other fate tn ^
tbfffFnun ! citizen is au ybnerican—^t the age yf 21 it is the-,
coumtiy ef bUboice when his jrdjrment is mature-^ a more ratnmdt
tie than tbit prejudiced one ef nathety. Tbe Phil fcphic fage—Frank •
lin, ohfervesy “ \vhere liberty dwells, ther* is my country.it
is the adage ^pbilantbr py—of genuine vietuey unknown to the im-
poveriihcd narrow foul, who feekiny within f«r liberality, and find',
img^ it mot, preaches tbe doBrine Receive this then myfe'ls^o
citizens as an mcontrovertSble uml'ytbatdje man who by any mean:,
either equivocally or dirtBly er.ieavejurt^m^ jeaieufits amongf the
citizem of any country, is tbe encmy'Yf'i^t country.
' Tbe infignificancy of the piece in jMiflkn, renek's it unworthy a re.
ply, but t^man who exerts bisfmiul atiRties to create mfchief, is as
^ deferving of our contempt, as be who applies fuperiar ptAbers to tin
ferverfan ef virfste is of our abhorrence.
As ie tbe malignant tnjhnlifimis thrown out againfi Mr. Maclaine,
in this peurile piece, they are'aet worthy notice, that gentleman tap.
cbaraBer firm iiUts own dignity—to be fuliud
by malice, or raifediy penegyric,
I would apologife for intrmdiug thus far on your attention, by $b.
ferving, that however painful a public altercation mufi but be to eve
ry private man, there mr^tuatiens where JUence would be dUm.
ed 'mfilanmity.l^ot)ffft. ’ ■
Exhorting you then, fellow citistensf with deference and refpeB)
to that unanimity and generA benevolence which alone can snake any
country refpeffable,
lam ytmrfaithful,
ObeSent Servant,
Edward ^jones^*
St. iOEORGE’s, (Grenada) Juno 3,
T he American ftates have filially fettled their condito-
tipn, and fixed it on a bafis fo wifely ehodm, Ibat it
eiftnot but fecuri the tiappiners and idq|^d«ice
of eSery citizen aud mlfebitantt and at theHfame time
becoiKkrefpeftaWe to all foreign, (lates j will the executive
power any longer ife defioietit inarming 'mties and trances.
i England, it is afiirmed, 'hieans to^eceiv? the advances iimking
in America, ai^ a^ede to a comtdRfcial tre|^, dngc the door
IS flung open, interUft, old connexion, mfturat advantages
advantages
pm- hoftilities,
cbotinue peace—.
inlfiTidiqillr arts of
each otftiefo miking
the
wili aflitredly tf^d to crufli t'tie
and ^ih thwj^a9e reciprocal ext.._^
pronnfe a bftiiiinciaf intercoa'fo-—anft^:
thofe who would he happy torhuip tfie
ftill open and irreparable.
The free port bill wa.s intended as a peculiar favour to
trade of . Grenada, and by pheratiop^ pointed out by ex
perience, hopes may be'chetiflied of fedn^ the moft beneficial
fruits arife from the prolific tredi|ff a w^l cultivated free trade.
Al^ie crop of Antigua this yet^iwIU* amt^iift to ^out .11,000
.Hagteads of fogar ; that a( abdut one half gT. the
uMlryearly crop. The Bordjpich Ifi/nd^ dimini^^ the
crop, but will add to the popi^on of eactU^plbringing
out|[|ieold pluters refidentintliHOpes , f
N E
f By a gentleman who on Monday lafepfrom
Poughkeepfie, we are inforoied, that the anti-fedmiifts lii|d met
frequently in the courfe of lalliioiife, and thgt j|i^e nie®tings
there was much warm debate : fotoe ware fik con *
ftitution; but the majority were more moderate, inupIfQii in
adoption with certain condition? 5 and this at length was agreed
on, as the extreme point of concelfi in. The plan was accord,
togly formed and brought forward in convention.
A mofiftn was then made for ah informal committee to be
chofen from both parties .} in order to organize .nore com
plete^ the amendments^'and to fix on fome acc im.nedating
fcheme for an adoption
A committee was accordingly appointed, and having met,in,
(lead of entering mutifaHy, orw ^be hafihefs, the ahti-federal
budget was immediately produced and opened, and a complete
plan of adoptfon w^ preflbted as a finglc propofuion, for the
alTertt of the federfmfi^attended with a declaration that this
was thcir''ultimatum. No room then remained for any general
reafoobilli but the matter was reduced to a point, and the pro-
pofitaBlpnc only to be afiented-to or difepprovedr Mr. Jay,
Judge «ob'bit, And others ftrongly oppofed the m?afure ; urged
l^ft forcibly t^a^ the propofition led to a virtual and total re-
jeftfon qf the cOWftitujjon } and declared they.could not confult
with thonaj kU if they infifled on that point. Both parties
w^ fiiTO, 4»»d diflblved Withoureoining to any agree
ment. ^ ,
PHILADELPHIA. July 15.
Extntft of a letter from I’Orient, dated May 26.
•* I can but inform you, that France is at this moment In a
terrible j;rifis. Firft—l.muft acqua/nt you, that at the expulfion
of Mj dk Colonne, Comptroller-general, there appeared a confi-
iencjkio the . fioaoccs, to regain which, the King un-
kok to lay fundrf taxes,^nnd to make a confiderabb chinge
.in.a^l tl^ Provinces—to that Ji^the Parliaments did oppofe—
Di ^nffquence much debate nktween the government and the
la^ter^
*♦ In^tbe months of March and April laft, the King fent into
all the'ldwfts where the Parliaments airemhie, one, two and three
regiments, but with what intention no perfon was able to
judge. On the ictb inft. all the Parliaments of tbe kingdom
were fafpended. af their funftions, as well as ail the fubaltern
courts, till th^khhg lhall or will give 9 new form to the magif.
tracy. He taJK^ away from the Parliarnepts the enregiOedog of
ih^i^i^, and for that ,caufe he eftab^es a Plenary Court,
smeb’isto afiemMe at Vaftulles, and vvKo alone are to enre-
gifterforill thclting^m.
“ It would requirt^^'^vqlumeto give you a particular ac
count of ^1 that happens;’ T (hall therefore conclude by in.
forming you, that it is much feared the wholeyr'il erd b^dly.
** You know the people always favour thp proceedings cf
the Parliaments, becaufe they are iheir natuillt^rc teftors. it is
faid, that on the 8th. inftant there was a great difturbance in all
the towns where Parliaments ufually alfcmble. On the d.ay :!iey
were infermed at 1 houloufe of the King’s orders, it is reported
there were 000 men killed, hut this acc . unt is not cor fir
At Rennes they were upon the brink of cutting one ano her’s
throats, which the pTUOenee of the officer who comin.ai)decl the
troopaJB^ented. by thus addrefiing tlie armed citizens : My
frkndli^iam as good a patriot as you} our Int*rcfls are .n-nu-
al ; why then deftroy ourfeivcs, wikte||#e are brothers ? Upon
this uncovering his bread, he conrinud^if a viclim is the thing
you want, I am prepared—Strike V—By this the Rennois were
appeared, wto carried lii\n in triumph into the town. How-
®V€r,they are ftill diflatisfied, which may in the end prove t.ual.
On the queftion in the United states in Congr-. fs i(r:m''Pd,
forpHttinj the new conftitution- into operation, it pafl'ed in the
afi^mative, there appearing to be only one di/f'entlng voLr.
B A LT-1 M O R E. July 25. '
Laft Wednefday night came on the n*..*: ‘
experienced here at this feafon of the year, 'i'he wind at E. M.
E blew with unanated fury (accompanied v. iih he-vy rain’) for
upwards of twelve hours, which occafioned a moil drcaJiui in.
undation of the (ea, tliat deluged allthewhaivcs, (lores, and le w
uiittds near the Bafon and at Fell’s Point, producing a fc 'le
^F^Bevaflation and horror not to be deferibed. I he indufi: U>'!s
lit beheUF with unavailing regret the fruits of his toil od
enterpirize]in •fieimOment deftroyed by the rage of comhir. I . ij-
ments. Immenfe quantities of fugar, rice, fait, dry goods, an !
other valuable merchandife, were entirely ruined. The d.ito. i
cannot, at prefent, be afeertained with precilion j but it is ttU-
mated at fifty thoufand pounds fpecie.
PET E JlfcB y R G, July 31.
23d Inftant, we had a moft
rain, which incrcafed, during the
In the night
violent ftorm
night to fuch al^f^^IPpblow.down many very large trees—•
unroofed f(^rai'hcQ^^^eftroydd a confio-rable quanciry of
Indian com, fruit, and did other material damage. The ds*
ftruftion among vefTels in Eiizabe^ river and Ha^ipton road,
furpafiSss any tbingof the kind ever known to have happened in
this cvfey Many were driven a conliderabledinance on land,
foq^a^/otally loft, and hardly ofte but what has received Inch
damage as to be rendered inci^bte of proceeding to fca. '-Ve
haye^reccived an account of the following vefTris. ^hip Fa
vorite John, Hughes, entirely loft—Ship Mermaid, Huniir,
.her cargo has fince besn taken out, and wear* sn-
fbrmiiid (he has l^n got off with the loft ot her malls, /c .—
Brig Commerce, Wilfon j Brig Hero, Denny } and Two I’u!-
lys, Brown, on (hore—Brig To;tola Packet, A'corn, and »
Schooner rode out tbe ftorm ; but we are informed tiie L!tc;-r cut
aw^her mafts. ^beifoove veffels wnre in Hampton road.—
Brig Neptune, Wallace, on (hore at A'tmand’s Point; loit her
bm^prit and fpning her (drem^—A new. Brig drove into to.J
fiiilin-ftreet of Portfinouthn-^^ooner Sincerity, Whits, on iliore
near the diftillery—State Sch^^er Patriot, on fliore neai ?or:f-
mouth. Several other veffels that were driven ou Cto.c, hwe
fince been got «ff.
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N O R F p L K, July 30.
OtirWcdnclUay laft, about 5 o’clock
P. M. canic on the moft violent ftorn
oFwindever kaawn by the oldeft
bitant about ^is place, which conti
rtned near nine hours incefl^ntly,
tended with heavy r^ns. The win*
alt^ommencement blew N. E.—Abou
half paft twelve it fuddenly fliiftcd t*
South, blowing a perfedt hurricane.-"
The damages luftained are incredible
as fcarccly any moderate ftrength coals