308 AUTHENTIC HISTORY 



The Compauy being seated at the table, the gentlemen appointed to 

 officiate as President and Vice President, on the fourth of July last, were 

 placed in their chairs, precisely a"t 2 o'clock. After dinner the following 

 toasts were drank, in the true spirit of Liberty, and with a display of 

 that enthusiasm, tempered with moderation, which marks the character 

 of real Republicans^ to wit: 



1. The People, and the Constitution which they have ordained, 



2. The Patriots, in and out of Congress, who have honestly laboured 

 to maintain the Constitution. 



3. The President, and the true men in trust under him. Three 

 Cheers. 



4. The third of December, A. D. 1800; and the star which rose bril- 

 liantly in the South on that day. Eight Cheers, and Ca Ira. 



5. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr; placed, by the People, on the 

 pillars of the Constitution. A manly attitude and a firm support to 

 them. Sixteen Cheers, and the President's March. 



6. Keligious Liberty ; the Eights of Conscience ; their great Founder; 

 and their living Defender, to wit : William Penn, and Thomas Jefferson. 



7. Freedom and Equality in our Elections. Political Perdition to all 

 who shall attempt to destroy or pervert them. Six Cheers. 



8. The Militia. Skill in their Officers, and a firm front to their Men, 

 Six Cheers, and the Grenadier's March. 



9. The Artillery Corps. May they, like Ben. Bobbins, be able to 

 teach the Art of Gunnery to the Mercenaries of Europe.^ Cheers, and 

 the French Grenadier's March. 



10. The old Congress, which raised and fed our Eevolutionary Army ; 

 and the brave Army they raised. They both deserved well of their 

 Country. Thirteen Cheers, and Yankee Doodle. 



11. The Memory of Gen. George Washington; the. Pattern of due 

 subordination to Civil Authority. Nine Cheers; and, after a solemn 

 pause — Eoslin Castle. 



12. America and France: As chaste Sisters, may they guard each other 

 against the intrigues and treachery of Princes. Nine Cheers, and the 

 Marseilles Hymn. 



13. The People of England. Bread and Peace to them. The Eoast 

 Beef of Old England. 



14. Agriculture ; the first and best employment of Men. 



15. The Home-manufacture of Men; and Happiness to our fair Manu- 

 facturers. Nine Cheers. 



1 Benjamin Kobbins, Author of tlie best Essay on Gunnery ever published in in any 

 Country, is said to have been a Tailor in Portsmouth (England) ; and, by his talents 

 and application alone, rose to the most distinguished pre-eminence in that branch oC 

 Science. 



