Driginal. HUDSON, (NEW-YORK) TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1804. afide With refpett to the healing art, from their daily occupations, by the most in modern days, attract the attention of It is this Animal Magnetifm, which occafions the various attractions which we behold in life. It is the fource of friend This fub. hip-it is the fource of love. Hence the f was not detai: his beloved H modern days, his father's h neither form from his fair. beheld with y unknown. I ed for, under Let m tifm. the hear, wh of the compa love is nothin How flupid thefe things b their hearts, a the caufe! The beneft all calculation enced by this f an improper of not obtain, th dying for love. poles, and the ificial might, iccted to a ve difcovery is all married peopl part of their a are on the poin little attention ain reftored, f The Wreath. THE BALANCE NEWS-BOY'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS. CHANG'D [Written by the Editor.] HANG'D be the News-Boy's wonted jocund fong, For trains more ferious to this verfe belong: In times like thefe, but little caufe of joy In times like thefe, when great malignant foes. When our lov❜d Washington, the great and good, Then, to dam up the torrent of abuse, But that refulgent Sun, whofe golden ray Such dark and gloomy times, all things invite, And must we always grope our darkfome way? Then let the ftorm of party-fpirit rage; Let human tigers after victims pant; Let upright freedom, fetter'd, gagg'd and bound, Nor let the tyrant think him felf more bleft, Such, fuch are my hopes-fuch my wishes are, THE PRESS TRIUMPHANT, AND OUR NATION FREE! Hudfon, January 1, 1804. PUBLISHED BY HARRY CROSWELL, WHERE PRINTING IN GENERAL IS EXECUTED WITH ELEGANCE AND ACCURACY. Advertisements inserted in a conspicuous and handsome manner, in the Adver tiser which accompanies the Balance. Driginal. HUDSON, (NEW-YORK) TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1804. Hither the products of your closet-labors bring, FOR THE BALANCE. AN ORATION, ON THE PROGRESS OF THE HUMAN MIND Delivered, on a Quarter-Day, by a Student in one THE writings will be fubflituted for the Bible, Perhaps fome of my audience may think With refpect to the Medical art-It ought not to be called medical, however, for all medicine is foon to be laid wholly afide With refpett to the healing art, what furprizing difcoveries have been made! There are Perkins' Tractors. They will cure every thing. And if man ufing them, they need not be detained HERE are many fubjects which, in modern days, attract the attention of man; and many new theories and practices are fpringing up on every fide. Mankind would only come into the practice of appears to be rapidly approaching his perihelion of perfectibility. It will not be long before the infant in the cradle will know more than his nurie. He will learn the fciences by inflinct, and may be taught Aftronomy, while at the breaft. We fhall then live forever. We fhall poffefs fuch a perfe&t knowledge of the human system, that death will not find an aveaus where he can enter. The hair fex will then study Anatomy; and there will be ro word in the language, but what may be ufed in the politeft circles, nor idea in the mind which can poffibly occafiona blush.* Women will then be, no longer, thofe foft, effeminate, pretty flaves they now are; but we shall fee them laboring in rural eccupations, and the mechanic arts; we fhall behold them in the judiciary, and at the head of armies. Then the names of Mary Woolitoncraft, and the immortal Godwin, will be written in gold; their *Mary Woolfioncraft. It is this Animal Magnetifm, which oc cafions the various attractions which we behold in life. It is the fource of friend. hip-it is the fource of love. This fub. de fluid penetrates all bodies. It will g hrough fire and water, the most perfect metals, the hardeft glafs, and the diamond. Hence the famed Lean ler of antiquity was not detained by the Hellefpont from his beloved Hero. And do we not, in modern days, behold the youth for faking his father's houfe-neither cold nor heat, neither form nor tempeft can keep him from his fair. Thefe things have been beheld with wonder, for the caufe was unknown. But all may be now accounted for, under the head of Animal Magnetifm. Let me appeal to the feelings of my audience. Have we not all experienced a certain tremulous motion about the hea, when we have been within the fphere of the attraction of fome beloved object? Let any perfon bring a magnet, or a magnetized needle towards a pocket compafs, or circumferenter, and he will perceive the fame emotion in the needle of the comp's. Does not this prove that love is nothing but Animal Magnetifm? How ftupid were our fathers, to have thefe things before their eyes, and even in their hearts, and yet remain ignorant of the caufe! The benefit of this difcovery is beyond all calculation. When a perfon is infiuenced by this fubtle fluid, directed towards an improper object, or one whom he cannot obtain, there is now no neceflity of dying for love. He needs only invert the poles, and then, by the ufe of a good arificial magnet, his affections may be directed to a very different objeft. This difcovery is alfo of infinite importance to married people, who have loft a great part of their animal magnetifm, and who are on the point of feparation. With a litle attention this magnetifm may be a ain reflored, fo that their aff&tions will. be as ardent as ever. But the greatest benefit of all is the following :-A gentleman, who has daughters that have loft all power of attraction, and are like to be a burden upon his hands, may, by means of this difcovery, be enabled to remagnetize them, fo that they will be as attractive as ever. But there is one point in which animal magnetifm differs extremely from the natural. It is well known that the natural magnet is attracted only by iron, and othBut animal er ferruginous fubftances. magnetifm has a furprizing affinity for filver and gold. It feems alfo to be exceed ingly affected by found. So the celebrated Mefmer of France, who firft taught this aftonishing science, found great benefit from the piano forte. But it has fince been difcovered, that there are certain words in the language which have a far more furprizing effect than any mufic whatever. Great fkill however is neceffary in ufing thefe words, as fome of them are to be pronounced with an audible voice, and in the prefence of numbers, while others are to be only thought of in the mind, or whif. pered in the ear of individuals.* But the wonder of all wonders is animal electricity. It has lately been difcovered that this etherial fire pervades all bodies, and is the foul of the world. It will cure all difeafes in a moment-it will prevent their approach.t And, in a word, there is no kind of doubt, but that, if we only knew how to manage this furprizing fluid, we could animate a machine and inake it live forever. It is an infinitely concentrated mass of this etherial fire which conftitutes the fun. It is this which melts the ice in the polar regions, and occafions. the tide. Man himself is nothing more than a mais of matter, and this etherial fire artfully compounded. We fhall doubtlefs e'er long difcover the proportion, and be able to create an army of men, as easi ly, and expeditiously, as we could make fo many potter's veffels. Let us, by way of anticipation, reflect a moment upon that golden age. Let us fancy to ourselves the artift, manufacturing an army. Here is exhibited a number of unanimated men, arranged in regular lines, like ftatues or wax-work.. Now he takes his electrical machine-we fee them immediately begin to move, to breathe, to speak. or elementary fire, of which thefe beings are compounded. Some men appear to be almoft wholly etherial, and others appear to poffefs but a fmall degree of this foul of the univerfe. Some of the brute creation appear to approach very nigh, or perhaps to excel a part of the human race; while other animals are but a fmall degree above, it not below, mere vegetation.When the caufe of all this is known, and the remedy eafy, how long will it be, before every thing will arrive to perfection. We shall foon, very foon, hear oyfters converfing like men, and behold the human mind breaking its corporeal fhell, and foaring away, a pure mafs of electron. Such are the amazing difcoveries which have been made, within a few years, refpecting natural philofophy. The immortal Newton-Ah, poor man! He knew nothing of electricity and animal magnetifm. Had he lived in our day, his mind might have been more etherial.But, alas! He will foon be thrust into the fhade, by exotic geniules, arifing, like mushrooms, out of the dung-hill. Have we not already feen that, in the Repubfion? Have there not been many inftanlic of France, which leads to this conclu they had never learned the alphabet; yet, ces of lacqueis and grooms, who, although by only hearing a pamphlet read in a kitchen or table, have ftarted up great ftatefmen and philofophers. But, alas fuffer me to digrefs a moment, to mourn over that ill-fated country. There the march of the mind has been checked by a merciless tyrant. How glorious were their profpects! How rapidly were they progreffing! Undoubtedly, had their happy republican government continued, as it was under Robespierre and the Directory, they would, by this time, have become fo etherial, as to have time, have become fo etherial, as to have been a whole nation of fpirits. ture, were thought to be unlawful. Hence we were deprived of fome of the best enjoyments of human life; or else the gnawings of confcience forever followed the poffeffion. But thefe men have opened our eyes. They have demonftrated that man is, by nature, free, and that law and religion are tyranny. religion are tyranny. They have fhewn, that this reftraint, which has always lain. upon our paffions, is unreasonable, and that we fhall never be happy, till we have fhaken off the yoke, till we have re. gained our long-loft liberty. Who has given my neighbor a right to rule over me? Who has given him thofe poffef fions, which he calls exclufively his own? Were they given him by nature? No. It is tyranny-it is the law which has given him the hond. Who has given him the fole poffeffion of that beautiful wo man? Who has faid, fhe is exclufively his? Is this the law of nature ? No-it is the law of poor deluded man; who has thus deprived himfelf of nature's beft gift. Shall that lazy, indolent fellow, lead a. bout that lovely woman, beautiful as an Angel? Shall he call her exclufively his wife? and fhall you and I only look on, and behold his happiness, afar off? Ah! I fhould run diflracted-it would make me mad, were it not for the enchanting hope, that thefe days of tyranny will foon be over. Yet happy pair; enjoy Live while ye may, Short pleasures, for long woes are to succeed." Yes, yet long woes--but, my breth. ren, be not alarmed. Thele woes will fall upon individuals only: they will not fall, upon you. My foul, as it refpects the whole human race, is full of benevolence; but as it refpe&ts individual tyrants, I rejoice in their blood. My benevolence is too extenfive for individuals, it comprehends But, to return-how furprizing are the the whole. Whatever means, there. great fore, tend to bring about this future uni improvements which the active mind of nian has recently made, as it refpects mo- verfal happiness, in thofe means I rejoice. ral philofophy. For thefe improvements Hence my foul is filled with exflacy, at we are chiefly indebted to the celebrated the fight of a Guillotine-I could fland Voltaire, Diderot, and D'Alembert of by and fing, ca ira, forever-I could kifs France, Dr. Adam Weishaupt of Germa-the facred machine-I could drink the of Pruflia.* ny, and the immortal Frederick 2d King blood of the victims. We can form no idea of Indeed, fo great will be the fature happinefs of mankind, when they come to enjoy this expected era, that fhould half the human race be immolated on the thrine of the improvements which thefe men and their followers have made, without conIs there not a regular gradation, from the highest intelligence, to the moft ufelefstrafting the prefent enlightened age, with inanimate fubftance? This arifes wholly that which immediately preceded. Then from a greater or lefs degree of Electron, the mind was fettered by the chains of fu-equality, it would be nothing, it would be perftition: we could enjoy no pleafure, a lubject of exultation and joy. for fear of future punishment, unless we purfued the paths of rigid virtue. Many things, perfectly agreeable to human na The former of these words are, Liberty, Equality, Republicanifm, Philan. thropy the latter, popular-favor, felfaggrandizement, offices. + See Gale on Electricity. *Thomas Paine, Volney, &c. are only under frappers. Rejoice then, my brethren, if you fall, you have the confolation of dying in a glorious caufe, and if you live, you will foon enjoy the golden age of the poets; you may be allowed to fwim in an ocean of felicity. Editor's Closet. SENATOR TRACY. Against the reputation of this gentleman, the whole artillery of democratic slander is now levelled. He is a distinguished member of the minority in the Senate of the United States; and has raised his voice and exerted his talents in support of our constitution. He has opposed, with firmness and zeal, the alarming schemes of innovation, which have been set on foot by a domineering faction, for the purpose of making a Virginian PRESIDENT FOR LIFE! he is therefore calumniated. His arguments are unanswerable-his reputation must therefore be destroyed. He has the courage to defend the freest constitution in the world-he must therefore be de nounced as a monarchist. He honestly speaks the language of his constituents-his constituents are therefore ordered to "put him down." The most serious, the most unfounded, and, consequently, the most villainous attack, has been made on Mr. Tracy, by an unprincipled slanderer, under the signature of" David," in the Hartford Mercury. story," This person, a few weeks since, related a " the substance of which was, that five or six years ago, Mr. Tracy solicited a private interview which the Rev. Stanley Griswold, of New-Milford-that, with a view of winning Mr. Griswold over to the side of federalism, Mr. Tracy explained to him the real and ultimate designs of federalists-that, in the course of the developement, Mr. Tracy lamented the general condition of ease and equality in point of property, which existed in the United States-that he considered this circumstance utterly inconsistent with the existence of a steady and energetic government-that affluence inspired men with sentiments of independence, and made every man a politician, who busied himself with affairs of state-that this state of things must be done away-that other employments must be found for the people, than reading and criticising the measures of government-that taxation was the principal engine for effecting this change, &c.—and, finally, that in order to place the government above the reach of demagogues, or of popular phrenzy, the British form must be adopted-that the chief magistrate and senate must be invested with the power an i attributes of the British king and nobles, &c. As another part of his " story," David relates, that "in the month of November, 1799, Mr. Tracy, at his own house, in conversation with his neigh. bor general Skinner, and in the presence of his friend John Allen, expressed in substance as follows: "Our constitution general Skinner, is good for nothing, it cannot stand, and I have told you this before; but I am a senator, and having sworn to support it I shall do all I can to support it; but it cannot be done. The president and senators must be hereditary. The father must hold the office and his sons after him. It is quite enough for the common people to be allowed to choose their representatives. It must be here as it is in Great Britain; the president, or king, or whatever we are pleased to call him, must have his thousands, to buy over men to his interest whenever he pleases" try; and Mr. Tracy's friends deemed it advisable Here, it might have been supposed, the torrent of COLONEL M ESQUIRE and feel very much obl viving, at this tim This impertinent tell his readers tha above-mentioned, der the Sedition I of publishing wi were punished fo COWARD While Mr. Sto Holt affected the controversy with l aversion are well kept out of sight article," which a cing the death of proves that fear h brave captain: F had resigned the had put out of his sallies the noble c onist, whom he n Here, reader, is When cowards w ly poltroons wear then indeed, may I began this art base and invidio paragraph. Spe "Of late years s cline, from the e cells of a paper-n unfounded; but ought to be the la these matters. table reflections; if any body reme buzzed its dying it obtained a hiv have forgotten, Charles Holt, captain of the Bee, with the letter of Mr. Griswold before his eyes-possessing a full knowledge of all the certificates, &c. concerning the affair, did, in his paper of last week, republish Da vid's scandalous "story," headed with remarks of his own, calculated to impress upon the public mind, a belief, that every syllable of it was incontrovertible. While the tale stood unrefuted-as long as there was a possibility of its being true, Holt felt no disposi-final notice, pubi tion to give it currency; but the moment it was proved to be an abominable falsbood, the miscreant seized on it with avidity, and extended its circulation. Such conduct deserves a harsher name than baseIt is downright knavery-premeditated vil ness. lainy. The reader will find an excuse in his own feelings, for the warmth which is excited by this conduct of a hireling slanderer. AURORA BOREALIS. Spencer's slave (sometimes called granny Barber) has again appeared against the editor, by order of his master. 1 once had occasion to make known some of my reasons for not engaging in a personal contest with Barber. I have one more reason to offer, with which, I trust, the reader will be satisfied :-In the last Register, it is explicitly declared, that, by condescending to notice Barber, I have proclaimed myself a "blackguard and bully," and sunk myslef" in Some time dur "Patrons! When he gav hectoring editor Holt to parody |