The Cape Fear Mercury

              cape-fear w e d ne s d a v m a y o + 77 +. numb 223 debates f\o\r the irpflj h\',\mf o commons upon the stump aft lately enforced thare continued from our luit serjeant dennis faid gejcllerr.cn had wandered from ihe point in skreftion which was only whether advertifcmenl fl-,ould 01 lhouljd not l^e i axled j he fawgno reafon why ihc printer who ly expecting"'ive fniwtoj»'#froititho adveniier fii x railed he tax fhouid not p*j a few p«nce oat of it lo go varnment mi flood thought feme ta.viftight tube laid on advertife ments though it might b*l thought proper to mitigate the quantum to a fmallei lum than iiift mentioned bul pamphlats furely ought not to be taxed tlicy were not generally here made life of for the purpofc of defamation that was the p:o vince of newfpapera whit-lr-h-ud dealt pretty largely in it some indeed were more moderate than others fomeol i 1 e an^btajpoupapers li-d rather dilcuflvd mealuies than attack.-.:l ih a^y they had fometimes fallen into that evil : yet it rl evned that there had nevei been fo much rancoious cii luw dirty malice io irhich lei fclefs rapid tio f'amuti»n ov fi much bafo wanton calumny in all the papeis and pamphlets in ihis kingdom put together a in that vahi cle of wickednefs and nonlcnle the monitor it is true a man wrapt up in conlciouj iniegrity may def|)ifi the fhafi ia fc.andal and let theconftarit^tftnor ol his life give the lie lo malice ; therefore t'trs abufe of liberty is the mote to be flight ed and not made a plea forabiidling thai liberty v hich m.iv probably be hurt by taxing pamphlets wherein ;: irecdom ol difcufling political pointsii more the peci:!i?n provit.ee than in a ncvv'fpdpcr whofe limits will not i.iii ihe neerdary icopc for the integrity of juries can be but littlo f<*"«.urity when in cafe of a-*i"ff 1.1 bimi t crvi • nd " • if»11 *• i ad a i miniftiaiion lh nomination of fheriffs being in iheii nower and th impannelling of juries in the pow4r ol the fh , every evil might be apprehended colonel blackquierc faid he ihould confiderth"isr'.]ijcilion chi*fl as a mode of taxation it was thought thai this article would produce a firth part ol the whole and there t'ould bo no inconvenience iw obliftin printers to put their riami .. to what they publi{he<l/rtltl could only ferve to prevent thole writ vis or more nidi a t'n.'jn wit.-rtri^.moi c l<:u«i iliiv ihjn fen(c iioin dipping their pens in p,(jjfonj nol in ink ii pamphl is were t>ot axch the fat of calumny would be only removed from ne-wfpapers to pamphlets for if icandal w:.s extindt in th former they v«t>uld loon drop every rational vecdorh of wntiiie wjs enjoyed in england and gentlemen could no more call'the ftamp-»tt a t-ix cm judicc and liberty than uc duty on wine cnuld be called 1 t.;x mi religion,1 becaule i finall qu.»nti:y ol 111<*t liquor w«,s uioii in ti:c ficramcnt of the lord's supper m barry u<trrr wiihdro'w hisraotion imv chaprtian moved to flrike out he void pamphlets f mr scot i.iid he thought n«iwfpap«rs nui p/imptito re iin pic,..ct rnnvryanct jot ppjitical knowlt/d^e bmc pamphlets were generally appropriated to l;l irature p-i u icn c liut if thev alone w^tuu^dygiteiuuil they would ij.j woil than newfpspersj and being lar^fi would beon\l n lat^ci tpccicsol icandal the j>c»ty de.iletin calumny ■'■,-... id lhen h«vc noiuing n >%<-> bul lo^^/yftci r hjij r : :■ \ ai ii become ■> wholtffale mftrchani ol deflrnftion th«if ■■>■ his'own part h wjisaiw )'■<• glad fo be ahtifed ; !'. r i li iwrd he had e-t c-j ltiics ii ihcwcd allo ihjit they had ih ' meiliod of venu'np lh.-ir j i.c wiilu-ut whicl rhejr mipj • • ■■ ill ■; • be o l\»cllfed wiih i ifled iplcer that thev iniglit l.jb i iin ai fome cornrr i el r.lthoufth he riefpifed it and men of fnch known sihili'ics known talents ar<d avowed inti'^riry hs )> •;, hotiornhlu fi end below him mr mood mi^ht r'efy fcandal -■ ■' thai was in t univerfally the cafe j ; !', ne method fl i *, i r • | o have them fr#tr u v.ho miuht be materially hurt by i woincti foi c imple had not fus!!y that itrenoth ol mind • c ,■■ putaticn ought to be he d facrcd arnd uc'aiulrd a^aina a li of ruffians wlao wauld fo far pery^twh and give a loofr 0 tha a won woild be afraid to go ud church left lomvol them might uublifh lfhat volt m£mous ef alt papers ever knuwn that fee warffioing out force ft mffulcr ai:d tonheia reafonk he ftiiild ihinjc a naip.aa was rcr a warrant mr i fr 5j fi , jf . i cf <;,:,/>; nd no printer wm eve#|«ifccukwi^f,e r f fjcltteial liberty d*fcor clement i«ptol that one harper a ,.'• nicr had been profecukrd and a procjartiatw jffu«l apainilanolh.r mr bcotafked if cithcrmad a\i rdfft a-ainft hub ? mr prime hrajeam fa dr%«&aid nfeewtme uberti of tha prtjs he thought in a dec fovxby cve.y public r r 1 and.ery ev mblic rnan y la pfoper fubjeft for di'cuffion 1 iut his ll lion a a fe-rvani of ihie crown and he fhare he nad inadminiftraiion rci dercd him fo rar accountable io tha pubht tha ke applauded'v iteis w o cam jf.-.i mi»attion8i ' which ought to ftahdthp tc!el ol ublic clilquilitipji ' hut it is farothejwife v/wh meiihanta^lw met a i n >..■■'•• ■ n u..dc whofe reputatioh8 hj2i«impsiatertatyrihi,ii«d by uch vile detrafb'on as had lately flowed io much ii a pariici ar paper so that none pould advenifc in that paper h6 ' had any regard for public trai quili^y and piivate charafteri as the phntcr f that pajfjer wal net o publicly known as to be accountabu for the b upjun and difhonefl ir.j u riei he cl done to worthy and virtuous neo^fe by publiqiihg indif ciiminrite calumny j fomc)ol rt«rf^ipeffp?3-ttad complained irt jiinj and had d i 0 tlit^/ld«a which ought not io difocavun •'■■• honeft printer in idkardto advertifmentt lie prodclcd 7 hiouid b mitigalcd-i if gcntl'emen would not pivbiny il^roppotiiion to this general and what ho thouiht i\c ilii idea - ° ' 1 mr george kv rrr.j d^^-jj i andlabjil / v bunging fomany bidders •.•*: one cfufeof the i!ij_i price ilicrcof and ought kobciaxcd colonel brown thought it proper io tax licentisufnels which could no moreaffcfl the fuft liberty ol the piels thart n act againit chalkers could prevent h lawf 1 ufc cf a knila and that he lonkcdupon a woutid in his body hcttci than one in his charaftcr a is it m.'iy cafily be cuiecl would not p«'"j)i:niom.ich and might c**ife th nitv and tompaffion ufc jhcnds and not their ha i-/cjo r rr ;•,-;, r mr chapman pejfiftin 8 in mtttm\sn a t^c q icflion was put whetlicrthe word pamphlet 1 fnould land pa.tof the rcl lolutson and there appeared ayes 107 n«cs •-, the retoiution was then agreed to s*were the ruh^duent t only inftead l fixpericeon each advemr«tnent mr prims beijcant moved or two pence wrrch was rarried wilmin^.ft amv-^-acof jojm^ruden and co»i at crtu.fv l vviu ting this day ftvrwweci v nitituu coji icni : li is recjutftfd that ail ihoie indebted r them w i ipccdily make payment of their rcfpt&jve b -•.■' ■ ss to ji hn crud«n sc r.^^:s u ahmc is imp w crcii to roiifci and yrant n rniptswcr'tlia utftandin debts until il-.e reiudp^of john criidcn jon irrni ritan the bv t f ■ v:iii ivjni cfofth bc ptried on pur.h ht*-t md at crofs creek a?'nd<rr i'ht firm n lohh crutlen ar»cl co wlto iaw jult mpurtfd in rti /\ i x captain c urininpham froti g'v an aflcttmrnc of k«<»ds for their lore at crois crctk i,mbie'-td the r.ilon alio a few c.llvs of b tticd potter for ale — wi!mi.h k ton by john ' ruden fif.co .•^ i i t74 - ., / kn ted a lew pair ol si vl.vilk ducks tliat ar "' v 1 ' '■"'' ■;■ ii and will fe d ■ i coop f r viii '- a good ! : ■ v • : ■ - ,.;■- ,. apply 10 " a li ■ if : jl t t t i p t - 3 '\^ the i r?~j 9 ei omriis in hoc sup wd v e r v m j/^«f d it c e n s ctit 0 ' ■' ," '-'.:■ % " . ■ . . . . . -; .*. - * • -■• ■ ' ■ 8 i t - » •■ . ■ s '- . . - t . ■ . . •■'■'• v '* * * ' "■ *' - ••-*. ■'?,. a .- - ' - ■ •'' • " •-**, ■■