NEW-HAMPHSIRE GAZETTE,
. GCENERAL ADVERTISER.,
{#ol. XXVI.]
- For the New-Hampthire Gazette.
Si quid novifti reftius illis, candide imperti; fi
non, his ulere mccum.
TH E R E never was any thirg propo
sed pre bomo publice, thai did not meet
with opposition, arising sometimes from the
different apprehensions of men, in refp=ét to
the method, who'yet have tht fame design,
as to-the end ; and sometimes from the hu
mour of such as would have nothing brought
into the world but by their own introduce
ment, and are therefore only displeased with
a thing, because they were not the fitft pro
posers of it ; sometimes again from a 2 more in
veterate and corrupt principle, hating that
any thing thould be reformed, because they
cannot bring all things to the figure of their
own fancies ; and sometimes from other bye
refpelts and private interests ; if there is any
man’s love for his native country exceeds or
even equals mine, not one of the aforemen
tioned principles of opposition will ever by
afs his judgement, especially at this critical
junéture, when the AMERICAN CAUSE,
the cause of humanity, calls for our serious
and effectual fupport,as well against the dan
fers of our inveterate, malicious and defign
ng public enemies, (who are striving te out
wit us in politicks,& to reduce us to a state of
the most abje¢t despondency,) as against our
fiill more vile and wicked internal enemies,
gbofe machinations and diabolical plottings,
ave defeated many great and valuable pur
poses. Without something is done, it is not
an unreasonable prophesy to foretell, ihat
the whole land=d interest of thic slate will be
funk to an IMAGINARY value—asitisea
fier to find faults than tomend them, easier
to wound than tocure, either in the natural
or political body ; so it is theretore the ot
fice of the Physician to prescribe a remedy
for a growing evil.
I made an observation in your late paper,
that the requisition of Congrets for our quo
taof hard money would be productive of
the loss of many estates, whose proprietors
cannot pofiibly discharge the affefflments on
them this present year, and mufl be fold by
the colle@ors with the most aggravated cir
eumftances of imposition in the contingent
ex;l))enccs, as they are called, which ought
to be regulated by the legislature—the hard
money is not to be got, and a little refl:¢tion
will inform us, we cannot expect to find it,
for what have we got t 6 bring it among u: ?
not trade,for we have none but'what conveys
itaway; for every thopkeeper who colleéts by
dribblets, as soon as he has even a very Imall
jum, posts away to the neighbouring states
“to procure freth supplies of merchandile : in
~ short silver and gold are neither in town or
country. ‘The inhabitants of this slate are
“allowed by the other Srates, to have been
very forward in supplying their quota of
med and money, and paid their taxes with
- alacrity, in so much that they have redeem
-ed five millionsof old continental dollars
more than their proportion, while other
“ Statés must be: delinquent that sum, and
what remedy have we got ? None ; we are
told by Congress, we had nothing to do with
“more than our proportion, and a propos, it
isindeed 2 myflery to me unless we have
been over rated that sum. Congress {ay they
- will have nothing to do with it, which is 2
‘foo partial determination, for they should at
least take it from us and charge it to the
SATURDAY;, Juwne 8 1782
d=linquent States ; but that cannot be ex
pected upon a second reflettion, for who are
the delirqueniStates 2 not the four northern,
for it is they which have the largest share of
it. The a¢t of confaederation decclares, that
in a'k matters which regard the United States,
if nine of the thirteen agrees, the other four
mutl submit thereto, and ‘of course, if the
nine southern deiinquent States should deter
mine that the tour northern fhovld keep
their furpluffage money to paper rooms with,
bow can they help themselves ? It is too well
known that public faith is'become vox et
preeterea nikil, nothing but found, Again,
it the nine southern Staies agrees that the
four nortbern thail pay their proportion of
the public expence 1n silver, unlets they will
fupp'y contraétors with pravifions as cheap
as they can buy to the southward, (which
amounts to 2 prohibition) for they cannot do
it 3 what are these States to do T but ro op
press and distress their inhabitants, ’till they
become hewers of wood and drawers of water
to the others, and our properties- taken irom
us for a song, after we have borne the brunt
of the battles, and paid cur taxes with plea
{ure, by a sudden change ot political mea
sures, we become a poor discouraged people,
These reflections are not.the flights ot adif
turbed imagination, nor the vagaries of fan
cy ; they are stubborn faéls, which -every
man in this State fees, and more or less feels
the fcrce of. 1 may now preperly be asked,
what can be done ? Shall we tubmit to the
BRITISH TRUCE, while we may, and
desert our generous FRENCH ALLY, as
tome would with ? Nos§ despise the thought
or proposition, while we have a drop of iree
American blood thrilling through our veins,
let the principles of honor forever mark the
charaéter of AMERICA: FRANCE has
proved her faithful, unexpected, and gene
rous ALLY ; and without ber, at this hour,
we should have been groaning under the
oppreflive weight of Biitith rapine, murder
and despotism. It isonly juflice we requett,
fiat juftitia, pereat mundus. By the new ar
rangement of the army, it is done by pay
ment of money for a certain number ot ra
tions, and contraétors appear to furnith them
at stipulated prices ; but as the noitbern
States cannot supply them near to cheap as
the southern; & as the army i« mofily inthofe
quartérs, ot course the contrallors belong to
the southward ; and eur money must go thi
ther and leave us so exhausted as not to have
fufficient to purchase the commodn necefla
ries of life. It is well known, that we can
not fend provisions thither,but to the greatest
loss— 6d. per pound has been given for beef,
by many towns ; ard some ot the fame beef
has been fold for 3d. to raise money to bear
the expences of the rest to the camp. When
the United States were in distress for money
they procured it from France & Holland; and
now when this State is distressed, we must
procure it from our southern brethren, as we
are informed that it is plentier at Phila
delphia, than was ever known, ,Itisa max
im among the Dutch, 10 keep up the credit
of families; when any branches decay by
misfortune,. age ot sickness, they throw the
weight of the richer part to support the poor
er ; so that they always keep up their credit
and reputation in the world. This must be
done by the ‘richer States to support the
poorer ; or im othek - words, they mufl
eftablith a bank to the northvwzrd. By 2 jai@
letter in your paper we fiad CSANK noes of
‘the FINANCIER's notes, cbtains equal ceg
dit with cath. This hasbeen accomplifthad
by the support of the cath imporiea ifrcng
Europe, and of which we must pay eur pro
partion ; and if so, why not receive an cqual
benefit ? but if this cant be done, let the
government call upon the gentlemen of real
property within this slate, to pledge their
estates by mortgagesto the treafurer.of the
slate, upon the Cr:ffit of which they should.
iffiie their notes to’the amount of one third
of the pledged security, to be countersigned
by the ,treasurer, payable in five yesigin
silver, gold or said noies, with an interefl
ot fix per cent, per annum ; which notes
should be recetved by the treaturer for taxes,
and iflued again for public payments ; and a
lift thereot kept in a book by iuelt; and any
.creditor of the government should have his
choice of taking any one'sipote he pleased
in the preference of anather; [ haveno doubt
upon such security we thould soon be able to
borrow morey ; and those who have money
to let, will put it into the rreafury when they
can meet with per{ons notes, ot whose secu
rity they can be aflured : and our southern
frievds, even the FINANCIER, may be in
duced to help us, when he knows his mo
ney is well funded. After the expiration of
five years, the treasurer of the state shall
have leave to extend the mortgaged eflates
in execution for the maoney due on the mort
gages, without any other formalities of law,
giving eight weeks notice of the time and
place of f{ale. Y
This is certainly 2 more equitable way,
than the method by colleftors, who have 1n
a most scandalous manner r:bbed th: Widow,
the Orphan and the Poor of their propetty,
under the colour of law : T have exceeded the
baunds of a paper,fo muit Jeave thic mode to
be adop’ed and improved, o some oiber
more eff:&ual one to be introduced, as.abe
folutely necessary for the very beiog of this
commurity. -IMPARTIALTS.
“& 7HEN lady Oxfoid, the telebra-ed lord tress
'/ furer’s wife, in queen Aane’s reign. was fits
ting for her picture 10 ”ir R she ixforrned him,
in the way of chat. of am insult she had received from
a drayman, upon leokicg cu: of her coach wirdow
in order to fee what had occasioned its floppivg, a 8
she was in s"huriy 10 go o = ¢ The follow,” fsid
her Ladythip, '* had the impudence to throw bis dir
ty arms round my neck, and 10 kiss me ;-- he thea
running 10 his filcthy compsnions, told them with
a broad oath, that he had kissed the fineft vro
man in England.” ——' And was your ladyship ave
gry with the dirty fellow ?” replisd Mr. R, with
his usual drynefls in his last words.--- ' [ was not.”--=
Haw pleasing is flattery to our ears, tbo’ it comes from
the lips of the lows®t beinge in the creation | :
State of New- Homplhi -a.
OTICE ir bireby giv.a. that lo much of the fol~
, lowing lots of land ix Fifber feld, avill be fold at
public vesdue on Tue/day ib: 111 b day of Tune mext, as
tin o'colock beforemcan at my beufe in fait towm, aswill
pay the taxes for the year 1981 wwith incidental chargess
unless they are paid befo e that time.
State tax N.av Emifisn. War tax Siluer
- Namer, No. Quantity Lo 1. 41. 4
Thomas Packer, L 400 0 .8 ¥
Th.mar Wa:'l{sg:forl, 8 gog 122 21€
Blanch vd 5 Meferve, 3 oo -Iz 2 2IR
Jerbam Odiorne. 1§ §oo 117 10 .l;‘z
~ Filberificld, MT :0. Wiiliam Emr).jf- Confie
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