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To the Printers of the Pennsylvania GAZETTE. Gentlemen, 9 "HE Gentleman, who figns himfelf Philadel phus in your laft week's paper, may poflibly think himfelf neglected, if no notice is taken of his performance. As a rrfifo'tn mv ani madverhons on one of the refolves. of the Congrefs it needs none he leaves me poflefled of the fame opinions I then entertained, without even an attempt to refute them; in lieu of arguments, on the fubject, he recommends implicit obedience and non reliftance to their re folutions; declaring it is unjufl, indecent and impolitic" to oppofe them, and that the Jlrifiures could only hive arifen from tc extreme zueaknefs, or great vanity and arrogance and further, intimates a firfpicion of their having been dictated by difappointed intereft." How cafy wasdt vaniiv or armTanr" that nrnmnteH me tn nnblifh Prflj for the purpofe, and which had no exijlence at the time of the fadt committpH. If it ti it to confent to make a full and precife ftate bf grievances, and a decent yet firm claim of redrefs, and to crnsrif the Cn 7 ,7.

I' vw, ucjui urtj unset jtcjt ts lUKCfi, jl ill ftance thefe things, tp (hew that the merchants, who ordered goods, ought not to be condemned and punifhed as mercenary enemies to their country, fince they had the approbation and authority of the province to do it, parTed in a unanimous vote, as appears by the printed re folutions, A a a a ut, lays our autnor, wnat valuable purpoie" can 1 a lead one to fufpeft, that reafon owelt on the fummit of ment, as to aim even at ajjttort. I will tell the gende fteeD fliDoerv mountain, and that (lander rolled al oner in man what DUTDofe" it waVinrnHeH tnferve it was 4 1 uuv. kuukiii ak no iuuL) iv Lilt, uiiwaijr ua No fooner (hall a man offer his opinions to the public, but he is inftantly traduced as a fool or a knave by one party or the other and indeed, were it not from an ho neft fenfe of duty to his country, he would certainly de ferve one of the epithets, for rifejuing his fentimejats a brbad but thefe are times of infinite moment to the continent, and neither the dread of reproach, nor the fear of refentment, ought to filence the man, who has his country's welfare at heart. I will, however, gratify the Gentleman fo far. JIS to affure him that have no intereft.

direct or indirect, in the importation of goods; neither hoDed that the next dnntrrpfs; wahW and direa a rejtoration of all goods now in the hands of the feveral Committees, and a refund of the feveral fums arifing by the fales, and intended for the town of Bofton they are fmall it is true and the Turn of one per cent, fixed by our Committee to be given by the owners for that purpofe, exclufix of the one per cent, to the Ven due mafter, might be over lookedi if the quantum only was confidered but it ftand3 as a. Jine, a fine for a mif demeanor. What was it that induced the glorious Hampden to oppofe the payment of fhip money It was not the paltry fum of twenty three millings demanded of aa 1 "CgauiY or me aemana. wnat my opinion. A nobkr motive inipircd my bofom, ahcU is it that prompts us to refufe the three pence per pound dictated to my pen not a motive of onDofition to the on tea? is it the fum I no it is the Drineinle on which general caufe, but an honeft and earneft defire to ferve it.

it is demanded. Let it not be faid, that it will reflect dif I know, and every genuine foil of liberty knows, that the very baiis of our dilpute is ounded on juftice, and that whatever makes or removes that eround, weakens the I faw, and faw with pain, that the re wv wwv wswaw was was honour on the Congrefs to remedy miftakes if this mode of reafoning is to be adopted, how are the Parliament of Great Britain to repeal thofe acts which every American iuftlv calls for. nitv the town rf Tofl nn I VI A A A. MM A tm A luiyc in 4UCIUU11 oig vviin evil, as it eitaDiiinea a companionate tneir anrreis rrom my veryloul, and have danggrous precedent, and if pajfed by with that filent given fome proof of my commiferation but I never will approbation, which this Gentleman contends for, a fu give my voice for fupporting them at the expence of a 'ture Congrefs might pafs fimilar retrofpetTrve refolves, and fellow citizen's reputation. I honour the Congrefs." I overthrow one of the grand bulwarks of our liberty wifh I could have been filent.

I deteft the insinuation of J. fhall ever contend, that no law can bind a man, which ftudioufly endeavouring to diveft them of all title to Wis pafTcd fubfequent to the commiflion of a crime and our refpect and regard I claim a right, an indu kfs a law, that fhall involve the innocent with the bitable right, to canvafs their proceedings. I am iatereft cuilty. What fay the Congrefs themfelves on this im ed in their' decifions teverv American is i portant fubjeCt, in their letter to the people of Great them; and whilft I publifh my fentiments with decency" own Words. Let Juftice and humanity ceafe to be the bdaft your nation confult your hiftory, examine your records of former tran factions, nav turn to the it ainiaio vji me uiduy uitrary uates ana Kingaoms mat furround you, and Jhevv us a Angle inftance of men beinc condemned to fufFer for im nil tr1 rrimpa nn i uunucmuucu, auu viluoul even tne ipecious iuiuiuity oi a iryai: ana mat too Dy laws made ex concile thefe proceedings to the genius and temper of dictates of my heart till then, it mail be exerciied with tr your laws and conftitution, the talk will become more boldnefs in mv country's caufe.

arduous, when We call UDOn our miniftprial pnpmipj tn juftify, not only condemning men untried and by hear fay, but involving the innocent in one common puniih ment with tht guilty." Thefe were' remarks which did honour to the Congrefs, and how they came to pafs the relblve queftion am utterly at a lofs to determine. Had it been mere matter of property only that was concerned in the prelent debate, poflibly it might have pafTed unnoticed but lt fenfibly touched the charaBers of a number of worthy members of fociety, by declaring them enemies to their country lor on no other ground could the refoive be fupported. Did not the firft refoive of the aad of September requeft the merchants to fend for no more goods, nd to countermand thofe which they had fent for? Why then was it neceflary, on the 20th of Oaober following, perly be deemed as lhipped contrary to the diredions tne ticdLcu accornina I cant pretend to fpeak with other provinces, but I will remind hp of pafledm this city. So late as Auguft laft, at the partialis lar requeft of fome of the dry good merchants, it was noved in the Committee of this to know whether they apprehended it would be inconfiftent with the proceedings and views of the continent to order any more goodi from England. This, tho' a candid and manly application, was an act of fupererogation, and was efteem ed fa by the Committee, who declared their furprize that any merchants fhould have fcniples on the occarion and gave.it as their opinion, that the trade undoubtedly remained open till the Congrefs fhould flop and in that time would be allowed to countermand, their orders.

If I have beeil miinformed, Philadelphus will probably take a pleafure in fetting me right, andl promife him to receive it with quite as much good humour as it lhall be written. As a further confirmation of the fentiments of that Provincial Congrefs, confifting of, 75 refpectable clia rafters. I lhall copy a part of their 10th refoive. xr rli vas unanimdufiy pafied, viz. In tenclernefs to, the I contend for the uninterrupted' privilege.

There is not a man on tne continent more anxiouily concerned for the fuccefs of our prefent meafures than I am, but the 44 decency0 of fubmiflive filence to meafures which I cannot approve, tho' fo warmly recommended by our author, is iS, 1 i. The Pennsylvania Containing the Frefheft Ad Foreign and Domeftic. ri been more candid and generous to have pointed "theh out, than thus indifcriminately to impeach the authentic city of public intelligence. 1 wifh from my very foul they were falfe, and the gentleman could not have con ferred oh me a higher favour than by pointing cujt the impofition. My reafons for remarking the extracts iri Rivington's paper were left a firhilarity of conduct might be adopted am ongft ourifelves.

To the candid and the difpafiionate I fubmit my fentt ments, and allure them, on the honour of a man. and nuuic Liiciii, uu luc Honour or a man. uuxcrvauous aniwer ic cannot oe pretendea to tne lincenty of a chriftian, that they are n6t the idle guard a future Congrefs agaihft the like reftrictions it is e' rumours and angn' complaints of an interefted indivi hard to Lrefolye it into any thing but extreme iveaknefi" dual, intended to weaken your zeal, or warp your' an aeclaUon of JUperior widom," or fome interefled judgment," but the honeft dictates of a watchful boW motive. Thefe are. harm mfmuations, but the interefts which throbs with painful anxiety for its country's tvd ot this continent are of too ferious a complexion and of fare.

An ANXIOUS BY STANDEP' www inuvn iiiwiLiiijL lu iwcivc io iuucn lru in tne argu Philadelphia, fanuaty 14.. .177 c. A FprPrindng, by Subfcription, in four p2gicS ftlio, a guod Xi ter, and demy paper, in fize and quality equal to the Peno fylvania Gaeette or Journal, Th PENNSYLVANIA MERCURYi AND UNIVERSAL THE Subfcribers beg leave to infirm the Public, that frofli the folicitation and encouragement of fevtral Gntlemen of reputation, they have entered into a Co paunerihip, for tht purpofe of printing, a News Paper, to be published vteklv, oil Saturday, which they engage to do, on the moft free and im partial principles, conf.ftent with the fecrecy and decorum Upon thofe principles, and thefe only, they take the libeity of requeuing the patronage of the Pubi affuring them that the utmoft exertion of their abilities and induiiry in evrrr particular will be ufed to make the PENNSYLVANIA MERCURY and UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER as improving, inftrucuve, nd entertaining as poflible. Far this purpofe they intend giving their readers a relation of the moft remarkable and important occurrences, foreign and domefticj ccllecled'Vrorn the magazines and papers in Europe and Africa) as well as from other fource, having a particular regaid to fuch. matters, as fhall moft intimately relate to the welfare of the colonies.

To communicate advertifements of every kind vi. The arrival and departure of hips All interefting marine inteU licence Improvements in agriculture, with fuch ingenious obfervations as may tnd to the entertainment of the Public Nor fhall a place be wanting for judicious remarks, eflays, moral, hiftorical, political, geographical, and" poetical of the learned of both this and the neighbouring provinces, whofe general afliftance is earneftly requefted, and to whom the paper fhall be ever free, and their productions received with gratitude fully intending eftablifh a correfponder.ee in Europe, the feveral Colonies in 'America, and Iflands in the TJi hcthu They hope that all.due encouragement will be given to fo lauda. ble an undertaking, and therefore wifh drawn the breath of an Englifhman, and early imbibed expence, on kindnefs of the Public, an Opinion, that a right to difcufs political fubj edts was for encouragement, as their performance fhall appear to ouite comoatible with cood manners. Tt the man th deferveit. can prove me an enerfiv to mv countrv ftrike orTmv hnnJ.

and prevent the flow, thro' that channel, of the genuine Atx. uiip 10 nuw in jiu nvcr, icnt on rrom nence near a twelvemonth ago, and by many difappointmcnts and misfortunes arrived after the firft of December; fhall the lucklefs owner both i fortune and character, for the haplefs turn of his fate, or fhall bis eoods be reltored? uur autnor tens us, tnat in a caule ot luch importance to limit the arrival of goods to the ift.of December? fiiice that the real fufferers under the prefent refolutions are the firft refoive had Dut it nnnn ti u.n wxr :5 the firft refoive had put it upon thW)w f.mtinfr it' nnfil. bly could be put on and any goods' ihipped after that re uivc uau uccu uumucu in ngiana, might very pro of iroin tnat tne real jujjerers are rew but thefe are hardhips which ought not to have happened; the point in difpute with Great Britain was no way connected with the bardihips they muft, as I before faid, have been inflicted bv zuav of 4unihmetit nnH vmt: mv countrymen, may believe one who fpeaks from Jknozvedge, many every man wnoic conaucr is created into a mmp. by a law palfed fubfequent to the fadt, is a real fufferer, and claims redrefs. What the gentleman means by a compenfation at a properfeajonj I am at a lofs to un derftand now is the timeTo compenfate them, to ftore their characters to the rank, of good citizens, and remove this odium.

The only proper compenfation to be made them, will be by an application to the next Congrefs, to take off" the force of that refoive. So far from obferving a profound filence on the intereft and concerns of our country, I conceive it to be the indifpenfible duty of every member of the community, to lift fubj eft, and fpeak his fentiments, provided it be done with decency. At the conclufion of our author's addrefs to his country inen, he advifes us. not to give too hafty credit to para (C guf wo uuu in vii iiuui uuoiic papers, mipectea or unaue mnuence, and eipeeially thofe winch which to infufe jealoufiesvand fufpicions of our brethren in the neighbouring colonies, particularly at Bofton. Narratives of this natQre, fays he, have been carefully traced, and found deftitute of the leaft foundation," What the geutleman here means, I pofitively cannot conceive if he intends to infinuate that the fafts are falfe ftated, which, in my laft, were a il Fu lr "'XT I'jv Vi 1 Qcurc CWtoinutup ail ltores ot dry goods in Maflachu that the Congrefs Ihould fnfl try the gentler mode fetts: goverhment after Oftober next, and that of the 'of Hating our grievances, and making a firm and de of York, in the fame intended to re cent claim of redrefs and in their ihftruftions move every tenant from W.

PepperellVcftate; after the the Aflembly, they further fay, We requeft that the 'expiration of their kales, on pain of being deemedne rrw a.j ij tAcit mica tu uicu couulty 1 1 lay, tne gentleman means to foon as a number of fubferibers are procure fufficient bareh flinnftrt thr vM.nr rplunn r. 11 rv t0 fuPPort the relying the hole Ladies and Oentlemen, who may pleafe to favour, ua with their fubferiptions, lhall (in the City, Diftritt of Soutbwxrk, and Northern Liberties) have their papers handed to them, at their refpedlive houfes, or if in the country, furwaided by tjie firft opportunity Nor hall any care be wanting, to tianfmit them to the moft diftant cuftomers, with all the expedition pof fible. The rates of the paper and advertifements will be the fame with thofe now printed in this city All advertifements lhall beinferted in order as they ccme in, and lhall appear in a fair and confpicuous manner And as it is our vifti. to iv. muft periedt latisfadtion, our beft endeavours lhall not be wantih ww.

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John Airey, at the Pcft Office, Philadelphia, and by feveral other Gentlemen in thi and the neighbouring Colonies, to whona Subfcription Papers will be immediately difpatched for that purpofe. We are, refpeclfully, the Public's Moft obedient friends and fervants, ENOCH STORY. DANIEL HUM PHR Son of Joshua. EYS. January 10, I775.

AP qualified to prepare RAW SILK, with or without mixing with Worfted, either for Stockings, Dorfetteens, Camblets, Ice. tit tor the Loom; will meet7 with good Encouragement, by applying to Thomas CLirrop, Benjamin Moroan, or John Kaighn. Newtown towflJJtip, Cumberland county, January 4, 1775. THERE AS 1, the fubferiber, did perfect eight. Notes t0 Archibald Hannah, Blackfinith, of Hbpewell town (hip, for the ium of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds, one of which, for'Fcrty Pounds, becomes" payable the firft day of March next, the others to4be paid in fejen equal yearly payments the abore Notes being given in confideration for a certain zt of land, but the fame does not contain the qyantity of acres agreed for; thefe are therefore to forewarn all perbns from' taking afiignment of the faid Notes, or either of them, as I am dcter mined not to pay the farne, unlefs compelled by HUGH SMYTH.

Juji publijhed, and be fold by HALL and SELLERS, at the New PRXNTING Orrxci, In Market jlrett, Poor Richard's and theP ii, i For the Year 1775. The Calculations by JjAvm A. M. I themfelves at the Coarcls, to.induce the manbers of that thofe, fas are falfe Itated, it wouW have. FCr wpWApvirtisemnts, lliiiiiiininnniHniiiniTiniTTnrTrinninTra.