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tite other, both being made equally foreign
ers to the Commonwealth of America, by the
declaration of Independence. - This being the
- I would ask the Monitor, if an alien
enemy should enter the territory of his foe
without fafe conduél, whether by such teme
rity, he would not be liable to be made pri
{foner of war, or punished as a spy ? If by che
laws of nations, this must be his fate, how
sould the ablentees return without {ubjetting
themselves to the like purithment? If it
thould be replied, they may return at theend
of the war—l aniwer, that peacgffone would
neither give them a right to return nor hold
propertyhere. By the laws of nations in gene
ral,an alien-friend is incapable of holdingreal
property in a foreign country; nor can he be
eome z subject of another nation or fate, 'till
he be made such by the supreme power there
of. Thisdouble tacapacityin the absentees;
~muft therefore be 2 perpetual fmpediment to
their return or holding eilates here,———
If fo,the estates they left here,when they ab
sented muit of course EscHE AT to this State;
the abientees being incapable of holding of
tranfierring the fante,in any mannet whate
ver.lf the cause of the efcheat arises from fuck
incapacity, alkthat is necessary to be done in
order to reap the fruit of the efcheat is to af
ecrtain what persons are thus incapacitated.
The only difierence between doing this, by
a&, office-found, or otherwise, muff €onfift
in the mede of engdiry ;as neither ereates,
‘but only afeeriaini, the incapacity. Having
thus pointed out how such estates may be ta
ken and applied to public ufes,(notwithftand
ing the 234 article in the Bill of Righis) §
thall submit the equity and policy of such a
procedure, to thoie, whose provinceit is, to
determine such matters. _ ‘
- The Monitor having assumed tlie name,at
¢he fame time exercises the right of admo
nishing generally, accordingly he faults the
General Court for not going thorough in the
Sufinefs of confifeation ; but thinking this s
little assuming, he palliates the nstter, by lay
fng the blame to a violent opposition front a
gercain guarter—but whether in:orout of the
General Coure, he wilknot tell | Did he think
$t would have been an over-strained compli
meni to them, to have ascribed the cause of
fush delay to their moderation, humasnity and
sompafion for the helpless, distressed tamilies the
absentees lett behind, and past experience of
the fruitlefs pursuit ¥ ~
Left the Monitor should think, I defign
ediy left some part of his observations unan{-
wered, because they were really unanswerable
(as I conceive he did some of mine) I will
anf{wer his gueflions—Whether there was any
¥ in 1775, again@t corresponding with the
enemy,&¢c.¥ Yes,the law of common honefly,
common sense, common fafety Bof war, [
would give the fame aniwer to the case of
D:. Church, zand to that, of the inhabitants
of these States, then inlifting in the British
army. Taam not insensible, that in time of
war,the laws of war must take place between
the belligerous powers s but whbat reason is
this,tor establishing an srbitrary constitution
Both in peact and war } But I am incapable
of conceiving why cafes,which occur in time
of peage, fpruld not be determined ** by the
rules of reason; and in such a manneras will
best promote the interest of the Common
~weaith,” a 3 well as ** in time of revolutions,
and even in time of war,” which the Moni
gor impliedly fays, ought not to be the case.
Toough I agree with the Monitor, thet the
example of the Maffachufeus cannot sanc
tion erfor, or be a realon for our adopting
of it ; yet, I think, thereis a wide differ
ence between ziledging, and proving them
to be in an error ; and that some deference is
due to the opinion of ihie framers of theiy
Coattitution (who were perhaps gentlemen
of equal ahiliti=s.and patriotifre with the
Monitor) : But I must confefs, the Monitor
being bard preflid,had a firong inducement,
not 1o ipare themor their Legislature, when
hoth conceived thelr Bill of Rights did
not miiitate with their a&t for confi%czsion ;
and consequently, that ¢heir ack was not ree
brofpeliive ¥ :
Mzny_have kaffily eonclided from ths
Monitor’s faying, the other obje€ions had
been laid beiore the public with fairnefs and
candor, and with a spirit of moderatien, to
which I am a perte@ firanger ; that the
TRUE REPUBLICAN and MONITOR,
were the lame. But to convince futh of their
gross miftake,l need only point cut to then,
the essential difference in the manner of the
compositions and nature of the objeflions.
The fiile, elegance and politeness. of the firft,
compared with the last, difter as widely, as
any (wo extremes in nature ! Besides, the
"Frue Republican, proposed but Fotix altera
tions, to be made in the Conftituiion iijtlf, on&
of which he atterwards ingenusufly gave up,
but made no cbjeftion to the Biil of Rights.
These, to me,are cenvincing proofs, that fnch
different produdtions and objeftions, ought
not to be ascribed ta the fame writer,
I trust the Freem¥n of New-Hampthire;
have too mudff ¥%eernmient, not to fee the
difference. between-an add:éfs to their pa/s
Sions, and their reafin ; and tco much virtue,
to be influenced, by motives unworthy of
therafelves., I assure the Monitor, 1 repro
bafe the idez of figwring in a News-Papet;
merely for.the lake of viftory without oppo
sition ¢ not do I wish to obtain it with, an
lefs my sentiments are faopported by truth,
and the principles of a free government, [
am happy in the refle@tion, that the impar
tial public are his TRfBUNAL and mine, to
them I che¢arfifly {ubmit the decision of the
merit,or demerit,of bis performance & mine,
Only reminding the Monitor, that, the
importance of obtaining 2 free, and well
organized conflitution, ought to banith fore
ver, every poptilar prejudice fron® our mindsy
“and become the supreme obj-& of pur atien
tion, Should we &&;e to be iraiteroufly want<
iwg to /o great a duty, we might, perhapyy
Hatiter the generation which pafeth awas ;
but truth and justice, which dre ETrRNAL,
woild impeach us (o future generations, who
would read us with conterpt, and pronounce
our nanfe with ExzcrAa®loN. U
SRS WATCHMAN .
The fellowwrag AvoRESSO/ PRATIE ve the DIRTY, (adape
ted to the orcafisn) qvas sung on the day of the laré
GeweraL THANKICIVING in ferwveral of Ihe churebes
in New- ferfey. |
g, O Thee greést fcv'reign of the k'es ?
! - Thisday our grateful songs rafound §
From ev'ry beart thall ipcenfe rife, ™ -
And praise through "al{(‘ thy tex ples found,
2, Our land, & tributsry ff:‘.vg, b i %
Doont’d to rebellion’s awlul sale, | ,
Wheo Heav'n a pow’ ful monarch gave S
To aid agw pillars of the Rate e
3. Rais’d and eßablifi’d by thy pow’s - ° A
Firm props of the:Republick’'s laws ;e
Thy blefings cn the prople fhow’r,
Thine arm defends th” united cause, . ‘
4. Yaion 'tis God slope inspires; .
Founded by Heav'n the fabricks rife o '
Th' agonif’d werld the wotk admires, ,
Aund owns thié codnfel of the skies.
5. New empires never rife by chance ;
No vearing ga'ss promotion blow ;
A fov’reign judge doth slates advance, .
And lays opprefiag kidgdoms low.
6. He forms our ged’ral prudant, brave,
Gives the young Captains warlike &ill;
Angelick shields onr troops preserve,
Who scale proud-tow’rs with breasts of feel. ~
5 Nofavige deeds diftaios thefword, "
While Heav'n’s t2ught chief dircls the host §
Bubmiffion hears the Joyous word— b
—’M"tl Festhe Qhfimlfl COfiq»‘”f:O!fl’l bfllfi‘ ! i
8. Thé mam'ry of thy recent grace, Bl
Afreth hall fire chem for the field: .
The foe thall fied renew’d disgrace, ‘ s
And fiy ‘our shares, or thameful yicld, o
g Oour fertile fields thy favour fthow 5 i
With gifts revolving meons appesr 3
Giftst-—that in Rreams luxuriaet f:wee
‘Thy goodnels crowns th’ aulpicious year. =
10. Save us from sll defpoadentcries; ¢
Now may ourtraftin God be freng,
Till full salvation thafl avife, ~ -
And bicav’a-bora psace refosnd the foag. »
From a late: Briafh Publication;
On the PROFESSION of RELIGION,
Never fbew religion, unless you mean |
Zo pass for knaves of conjcience, :
sind cheat believing feols that think you hen:fi;
. o QTW 4¥.
HE present age is with no Kus
| propricty fliled a Profeffing age,
' - Many, prompted by a zeal withous
knowledge, are crying up this, that, or the
other minister, as troly sent by the Spirit 1o
preach the gospel; as the Apofties in ove
Saviour’s time were § othets, with no little
warmth, and less chriftian moderation, are’
ceclaiming in favour of a particular & or
party ; while the truths of the gospel are vi
liied and disregarded by the greatelt part of
mankind, as the tenets of Luols and madmen,
and fit only to be believed by enihufiatts
and old womien. . More the picy | e
Dr. Young very jultly observes, ¢ reli
gion consists more in pradtice than profef
fion, and the chriftian’s life is not made up
of words, but deeds.” Alas | how many are
there who fatisfy themlelves with the sha
dow of piety; and willingly lose, of are ens
tire strangers to, the substance of it.—
Methinks I hear some person obférve; with
a contemptuous fneer,** Fanatics are very
fond of publithing, their heterogeneous jus
cubrations, and foreing themon every one
they meet whether acceptable or not.” .=
To this | answer, “ That men in géneral
are fond of exclaiming against they know
‘not what, finding salt they know #iot why,
and reprobating they don’t care who, and
all because a few of the more difeerning part
of mankind are more serious than their neighs
bours, and dare to be virttous in a vicious
gge. "Tis too much the fathion, I can but
acknowledge, to run with the multitude o
do evil,and yetat the fame timé to think
one’s felf a good Chriltian, because it may
be we now and then'go to church, and re
{rain from committing those enormous and
Qagrant crimes some are’ guilty of; to the
bringing them to untimely énds,. =~
I knew it has been said, “cis better to make
no profeftion of religion, because then you
czn be no . hypocrite : To which ¥ reply—=
It a person 1s ne® hypocrite; yet he may be
something worse. . And indeed it must be
allowed, the meralift who pretends not to
have any régard to piety, too often puts the
vrofeffor of C hriftianity to the blush, by a
more fti& attention to those duties which
humanity, philanthropy, and benevolence
recomménd. Let every one be careful of
living soberly, righteously, and gadly in the
world,and it will be of little or no avail what
the world thicks, or sets youdownfor,
.~ PORTSMOUTH, January 20. J
The Convention which met at Concord
én Wednesday last, to zgrcc upon the Form
of (zovernment for this State, adjourned to
the firt Wednesday in June next. =~ - =
“"YANNAH WHITTEMORE, of News
H Ip(wich, in the county of Hillfborough, and.
Siste of New Hampshire, wife of Peistiah Whitts
more, late of {xid New-Iplwich, baving petitionnd the
General Coort of {aid State, representing that she had
been married to the {aid Pelc:icg’,,;bédt ninecteen year:;
and that he witkout any just gaufe on her part, had
within eighteen months Jaft psR at a place called
Peck Kils, In the State of New-York, married ano
ther womsn, and now aftually lives and coliabita
with (2id woman at {aid Peck Kila, snd bed utterly
forfekzn her the petitioner :—For which reafos, she
prayed that a divorfe from the {aid Peletiab, o vinewls
matrimoaii might be granted her.-——On which peti
tion, the Geaeral €aurt ordered that the petiticer be
heard bef?t; (aid c’::n.‘ on the ficondflsfii); ::
S Seigghenrdslyons sPregie A duroi:
g:fi 2::;3 ‘:vhyv--rha prly.:no’fmmé »o$
be granted. Auek. K, THOMPSON, Secy, -
Janpary 11, 1782, ad