The parent, partner, citizen and friend! Warm in affection, wife with finishe'd eafe, "Intent to reafon, or polité to "please," La private paths, in every public line, The beft affociate, ftatefman, and divine l And heaven, that faw thy matchless talents rife, Embellish earth, and ripen for the fkies, "Approving faw.... and fummon'd hence in love, To gain perfection in the courts above. Now to thofe realms, with thee, fweet hope afcends, Where fmiling cherubs gratulate their friends; And all the virtuous, fince the world began, Compofe th'illuftrious choir of angel Point, to their view, the path thou fill haft trod, Glorious to thee, and pleafing to thy God! But pity grief to human frailty known, The throbbing figh, the melancholy moan; This fond regret for those belov'd before, This tender melting for a friend---no more! Forgive the tide of undiffembled wpes, Which for ourselves and for our country flows'; We mourn the lofs, we mourn thy virtues fed, We mourn a brother, and a patriot dead! And fpeak of the wonders I conftantly do. Methinks I excel ev'ry mortal on earth, Tho'a monster made way for my excellent birth ; Fe For my nature is holy and almoft divine, And comes of a holy, illuftrious line. I've a body by far more transparent than glafs, And porous all o'er, yet more folid than brafs, And brighter than fol in meridian Right, Though ne'er feen by man unaffifted with light; But when e're he fees me, he's fill'd with furprise, And as fure as he feels me, there's tears in his eyes. I'm often oppos'd, tho' so great is my pow'r, That thousands I've made to fubmit in an hour. To the great and the good I am feldom inclin❜d, But am always a friend to the poor and the blind; For I'm laden with goodness, as few will depy, Though not many receive any goodnefs from me, Yer, ftrange as it is, to a wonder I'm free; For I'm giving for ever, yet full to the brim, Hold! I must make a paufe or half tell you my name. Great men, 'tis well known, will fcarce ever ftand by me, But yet is the great and the good that fupply me. Some ferve me for int'reft, as others declare, Perhaps more than ever my benefits fhare; ..Even Kings oft defend me, without any love, Let the world, if it can, this affertion difprove. I've travell'd the globe, by a special command, And in many large kingdoms found no place to ftand, But have frequently ftop't in a village or town, And to unpalifh'd countrymen made myself known: With them to the fields and the meadows I go, And to thew I'm industrious I follow the plough, Till the fwains, working by me, barft into a fong, Surpriz'd at my talking without e'er a tongue! I'm fought where I am not, 'tis ealy to prove, Though from those that ftill love me I never can rove; Yet I frequently go where I am not invited, And enter by force, where I'm freely admitted. In England and Scotland I'm pretty well known, But in Rome, or in France, fcarce a favour am fhown, Yea, in Britain, by many I'm often conceal'd, Or by foes,or by friends,to be wounded and heal'd, While thousands more furious would fain have me kill'd. But ah! 'tis in vain, for though early my birth, I muft live while a mortal remains on Unalterable, always abiding the Am greatly renown'd in the re- Where, firs, if ye look, you may C. A Monthly Monthly Chronology for January 1784. An Addrefs of his Excellency Governor TUMBULL, to the General Affembly and Freemen of the State of Connecticut, declining any further election to Public Office. To the honourable the Council and Houfe of Representatives in General Court affembled, October, 1783. Gentlemen, FEW days will bring me to the A anniversary of my birth; feven ty three years of my life will then be compleated; and next May, fiftyone years will have paffed, fince I was frft honoured with the confidence of the people in a public character. During this period, in different capacities, it has been my lot to be called to public fervice almoft without interruption. Fourteen years I have had the honour to fill the chief feat of government. With what carefulness, with what zeal and attention to your welfare, I have difcharged the duties of my feveral ftations, fome few of you, of equal age with my felf, can witnefs for me from the beginning. During the late period, none of you are ignorant of the manner in which my public life has been occupied. The watchful cares and folicitudes of an eight years diftreffing and unusual war, have alfo fallen to my fhare,and have employed many anxious moments of my latest time, which have been chearfully devoted to the welfare of my country. Happy am I to find, that all these cares, anxieties and folicitudes are amply compensated by the noble profpect which now opens to my fellow citizens, of a happy efla blishment (if we are but wife to improve the precious opportunity) in peace, tranquility and national independence. With fincere and lively gratitude to Almighty God, our great Protector and Deliverer, and with moft hearty congratulations to all our citizens, I felicitate you, gentlemen, the other freemen, and all The good people of the State, in this glorious profpect, Impreffed with thefe fentiments of gratitude and felicitation, reviewing the long courfe of years in which, through various events, I have had the pleafure to ferve the State, contemplating, with pleasing wonder and fatisfaction, at the clofe of an arduous conteft, the noble and enlarged scenes which now present themselves to my country's view; and reflecting at the fame time, on my advanced ftage of life, a life, worn out almoft in the conflant cares of office, I think it my duty to retire from the busy concerns of public affairs: That at the evening of my days, I may fweeten their decline, by devoting myself with lefs avocation, and more attention to the duties of religion, the fervices of my God, and a preparation for a future and happier ftate of existence; in which pleafing employment, I fhall not cease to remember my country, and to make it my ardent prayer that Heaven will not fail to bless her with its choiceft favours. At this auspicious moment, therefore, of my country's happiness; when she has just reached the goal of her wifhes, and obtained the object, for which fhe has fo long contended, and fo nobly ftruggled, I have to requeft the favour from you gentlemen, and through you, from all the freemen of the ftate, that after May next, I may be excufed from any further fervice in public life; and that, from this time, I may be no longer confidered as an object of your fuffrages for any public employment in the ftate. The reafonableness of my requeft, I am perfuaded, will be queftioned by no one. The length of time I have devoted to their fervice, with my declining ftate of vigour and activity, will I please myself, form for me, a fufficient and unfailing excufe with my fellow citizens. had the honour to act, for all that affiftance, counfel, aid and fupport, which I have ever experienced during my adminiftration in government; and in the warmth of gratitude to affure you, that until my lateft moments, all your kindness to me fhall be remembered; and that my confant prayer shall be employed with Heaven, to invoke the Divine Guidance and Direction in your future Councils and government. Age and experience dictate to me, and the zeal with which I have been known to ferve the public, through a long courfe of years, will, I truft, recommend to the attention of the people, fome few thoughts which I hall offer to their confideration, on this occafion as my last advisery legacy. I would in the firft place, entreat my countrymen, as they value their ●wn internal welfare and the good of pofterity, that they maintain inviolate, by a ftrict adherence to its original principles, the happy conftitution under which we have so long fubfifted as a corporation; that for the purposes of national happiness and glory, they will fupport and ftrengthen the federal union by every confti. tutional means in their power. The exiftence of a Congrefs, vefted with powers competent to the great national purposes for which that body was inftituted, is effential to our national fecurity, eftablishment and independ ence. Whether Congrefs is already velled with fuch powers is a queftion, worthy, in my opinion, of the moft ferious, candid and difpaffionate conderation of this legislature, and thofe of all the other confederated ftates. For my own part, I do not hesitate to pronounce, that in my opinion, that body is not poffeffed of thofe powers which are fully adequate to the purpoles of our general fovereignty; "nor competent to that energy and exertion of government which are abfolutely neceffary to the beft manage ment and direction of the general weal; or the fulfilment of our own expectations. This defect in our federal conftitution, I have already la 'mented as the caufe of many incon veniences which we have experienced; and unless wifely remedied, will, I forefee, be productive of evils, difaftrous if not fatal to our future union and confederation. In my idea, a Congrefs, invefted with full and fufferent authorities, is as absolutely neceffary for the great purposes of our confederated union, as your legiflature is for the fupport of internal order, regulation and government, in the fate. Both bodies fhould be intruf ted with powersfully fufficient to answer the defign of their leveral institutions. Their powers fhould be diftin&t; they Should be clearly defined, attended to and underflood. They fhould be carefully adhered to; they should be watch ed over with a wakeful and diflinguishing attention of the people. But this watchfulness is far different from that excefs of jealoufy, which from a mistaken fear of abufe, withholds the neceffary powers, and denies the means which are effential to the end expected. Juft as ridiculous is the latter difpofition, as would be the practice of a farmer, who fhould deprive his labouring man of the tools neceffary for his bufinefs, left he fhould hurt himself, or injure his employer, and yet expects his work to be accomplished. This kind of exceffive jealoufy is, in my view, too prevalent at this day; and will, I fear, if not abated, prove a principal means of preventing the enjoyment of our national independence and glos ry, in that extent and perfection, which the afpect of our affairs (were we to be wife) fe pleafiugly promifes to us. My countrymen füffer me to alk, who are the objects of this jealoufy? Who, my fellow citizens, are the men we have to fear? Not Arangers, who have no connection with our welfare? No! They are the men of our own choice from among ourselves; a choice (if we are faithful to ourselves) dictated by the moft perfect freedom of election; and that election repeated as often as you can with, or is confiftent with the good of the people. They are our brethren, acting for themfelves as well as for us, and Marers with us in all the generat burthens and benefits. They are men, who from interest, affe&tion,and every focial tie, have the fame attach ment to our constitution and govern. ment ment as ourselves :--- Why therefore would we fear them, with this unrefonable jealoufy! In our prefent temper of mind, are we not rather to fear, that from this excefs of jealoufy and miftruft,each one cautious of his neighbour's love of power, and fear ng left if he be trufted, he would mifufe it, we shall loofe all confidence in government, and every thing tend to anarchy and confufion? From whofe horrid womb, fhould we plunge into it, wili (pring a government, that may juftly make us all to tremble. I would also beg, that, for the fupport of national faith and honour, as well as domeftic tranquility, they would pay the ftri&teft attention to all the facred rules of juftice and equity, by a faithful obfervance and fulfilment of all public as well as private engagements. Public expences are unavoidable; and thofe of the late war, al though they fall far fhort of what might have been expected, when compared with the magnitude of the object for which we have contended, the length of the conteft, with our unprepared fituation and peculiarity of circumftances, yet could not fail to be great; but great as they may appear to be, when, for the defence of our invaluable rights and liberties, the fupport of our government, and our national exiRence, they have been incurred and allowed by those to whom, by your own choice, you have delegated the power, and affigued. the duty, of watching over the commonweal, and guarding your interests, their public engagements are as binding on the people, as your own private contracts; and are to be difcharged with the fame good faith and punctuality I most earnefly request my fellowcitizens, that they revere and practice Virtue in all its lovely forms;--this being the fureft and best establishment of national, as well as private felicity and profperity. That, difmiffing as well all local and confined prejudices, as unreasonable and exceffive jealou Ses and fufpicions, they ftudy peaceand harmony with each other, and with the feveral parts of the confederated Republick. That they pay an orderly and refpe&ful regard to the laws and regulations of government; and that, making a judicious ufe of that freedom and frequency of election, which is the great security and palladium of their rights, they will place confidence in their public officers, and fubmit their public concerns with chearfulness and readiness, to the decifions and determinations of Congrefs and their own Legislatures; whole collected, and united wisdom, the people will find to be a much more fure dependance, than the uncertain voice of popular clamour, which moft frequently is excited and blown about by the artful and defigning part of the community, to effect particular and oftentimes finifter purposes At fuch times, the fteady, good fenfe of the virtuous public, wifely exercised in a judicious choice of their reprefentatives, and a punctual observance of their collected counfels, is the sureft guide to national intereft, happiness and fecurity. Finally, my fellow-citizens! I exhort you to love one another: Let each one ftudy the good of his neigh bour and of the community, as of his own. Hate frifes, contentions, jea loufies, envy, avarice, and every evil work, and ground yourfelves in this faithful and fure axiom, that virtue exalteth a nation, but that fin and evil workings, are the deftru&ion of a people. I commend you, gentlemen, and the good people of the State, with earneftnefs and ardour, to the bleffing, and protection, the couufel and direation of the greater Counsellor and Director; whofe wisdom and power is fufficient to eftablish you as a great and happy people: And wishing you the favour of this divine benedi&tion, in my public chara&er---I bid you a long a happy adieu. I am, gentlemen, your moft obedient humble (Signed) fervant, JONATHAN TRUMBULL. A true copy, examined by GEORGE WYLLYS, Sec'y. Foreign News. NAPLES, Auguft 16. 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