52792. . notices from. America. “ 
will be pafsed upon their rulers. The pleasure of people i is often opposed 
to their interest. Public men are at least apt enough to yield to the love 
_ of popularity. The greater danger is that they will want firmnefs when 
| great things are to be done, disregarding little ones. It concerns the people 
therefore, to deal out their censures Sparingly ; and never till inquiry 
has first been made. In that case, many men who pofsefs virtue, but 
- avant firmnefs, will dare to servethe public faithfully.” Ibid No. 291. 
€ Every thing has its season. ‘There isa kind of fafhion in the turn 
_ of writing, on political subjects especially, which every warrior of the 
quill is fond of following. He likes to step to the tune that is playing, 
“When the government was first adopted, they came forward in ranks keep- 
- ing time to the music +, what a blefsed government ! what a wise government! 
. the wonder of the world !—public credit will be restoredy—trade protected,--we * 
frall be a nation, &c. Then the tune changed again: this government wants 
amendments; ‘without amendments ’tis a terrible government,—a tyranny 5 
. Tordfips will be as thick astaverns ; and we fball get as much intoxicated with 
them ; the amendments.;—like cold water, will keep us temperate and sober, 
After the first congrefs met, what salaries ?—what a burden on the coun- 
try ? The public debt will not be paid,—the money all goes to salaries, —trade 
is taxed to death,—the land is ready to sink under the weight of taxes 
which are not-laid to pay them,—the wheat will blast,—the gvajs will not 
grow,—the fhips will not sail,—the tide will not rise, because of bigh sala- 
ries. The second sefsion of the first congrefs brought a new system of 
grievances into fathion,—Why does congrefs bear quaker petitions, and ne- 
glect providing for the public debt ? why is it not funded? the public eredi- 
tors are starving,—congrefs is growing fatin sloth and good pasture, while 
the time is lost in bearing quaker’s sermons for and against slavery, The 
debt was funded,—out rufhed an angry tribe of writers, crying rogues and 
_ cheats! Congrefs has cut-off the just demands of the creditors, per cent 
instead of 6, and one third of the debt. deferred for ten years, . without 
interest. ~ The state governments pursued the idea, and made up the de- 
_ ficiency to their creditors, That topic was worn out, and then the oppo- 
. site doctrine was taken up. Congrefs has given too much,—the public 
creditors are living.in luxury, such a flood of wealth will drown us;—~ 
what will become of all this sea of money ? Industry will turn lounger,— 
virtue itches to take a bribe; and republicanism has lost her voice, and 
is choaking with her own fat. —I find by reading the papers, that 
» Congrefs is always in the wrong. Is the public opinion unsteady ? or 
are there a few men who lie in wait, aad seize every opportunity to make 
the people bate the government as bitterly as they do themselves ? 
“Some old fable tells us, that Jupiter was so much teazed with the 
> Prayers of mankind,,that at length he resolved to give them whatever they 
