The Kentucky gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1789-09-12 00:00:00, page 2

fart hare hfn afpoftd of The faltt
already amu wit te near five mHliens af
dolar - aimed t ie filth ef the demtftie
V debt of-the union it hereby extinguifhtd
- Nave the whole exertions ef tht United
' St -tis done jo much? No fir This'
renders that property an objtB ef im
menft future confequtnct
Qpria ice to enforce thofe treaties which
c4g only be done by eflablifbing good go
veendteat: Juflict honor and good faith
coo ifudly upon ue no ( to dfappoint the
- juli expectations of thofe whe have eon
V fided in ut The truth and p opriety of
theft obfervations will not be difailowid :
Buttht point of policy as conntBcd with
the queHien rtfpBi-ig tht encouraging
emigratens te that country will not per
haps be ft readily granted It has been
faid that except the fettling ef that
country is diftouraged we Jball deptpts- ‘
lots tht Atlantis Jlates
Sr I am not inf aver if depopulating
the eld Jettlements and would not urge
this buinejsdid Ij'uppeft it would pro
duce this ifftB The cm gratitns ef
that eon try will proceed independent
ell regu at ions I mentioned upon a for
mrr ccartan the 'encouragement htd out
ly the ntighboufng government Since
then I have reived Juch further ac
counts os fully fotijtrghat w os then ad
vented II thtn reai p proclamntien
from a Spanifb gevPrnor d iked at the Eli
ns' in which every indurtmt'it ofhsnds
taw ' exemption from taxes proteBitn
V
OUSE tf REPRESENTATIVES
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UNITE D S T ATE 5
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Mokdat July 13 1789
THE htnfn on motion of Mr Scett
refilvei itjelf Into a committee of
the whole upon the ftate of the u"ion it ’
fake into confederation the ftate of tht
Weftern Territory
Mr Boudinot in the chair
Tht report tf a committee appointed
mtaformerdifcuJfionofthisfubjeBwai
aincai' 1 e
Refolved TAaf if is the opinion of
f CA tJ
Jbou p ' f J JK & ? JJ ' '
to regulate
a hd unappropriated lands in the weftern 1
territory
Mr Scett— Sir I apprehend thefubr
jtB before us is very interefting to the
United States This appears frem a va
viety of cenfiderations It appears from
t view of the extent of tht territory I
think I Jball bo within tht mark to fay
thatit is one theufand miles by five hun
dred : This will in a few years be peepled
by fix millions tf fouls and chiefly far
ZhMesilfri!! aZcVatlsTht
inhabitants itf the Atlantic Jlates sue
climate tht foil tht waters art fuchas
will command inhabitants: - Tht tempe
rature if tht climate is happily calculated
to full the oeeplt tfall parte tf the union
they willfi d it healthy and agreeable
' The txtenfivt trait w’th the Indians
for peltry furs fgc rendt't it valua
ble To my k isi rledge great 'tdpertt
are brought from that country hi im
fortance further ap tart from tht great
advantages alreaay derived is tht United
State t from the Jam which have teen
the late army but the part fold bears no
proportion to what remains The na
tional hortr if deeply engaged tt tmft
officers and "J tidier s in point ef govern
in 'Hi and prottBitn It cam ot berfup
jafedthat they are ta be confidered as the
owcid of Jecitty : IVt art bound te af
ford them our proteBitn and all the
rights and immunities of citizens enjoy
iiig the bltffi its tf good government
But theft art M the only obligation that ana cpnventenct wm
Congrefs is -under We Have formed ' to perpetuate a long and intimate
treaties with the natives tgfttnrt them comeB on between them
in the pofftffion af thaft lands which they “ tbat thefepara-
have not fold or ceded to tht U uited State tan is inevitable j dil let us beattt'itivt
A due ebj'trvanct of treaties with the In-'
diant ml ft be Jacrtdly adhered to: It from them a we ran et us draw from
Will not be for the intereft ef the ftatee thatource by rational methods every
tt have their country fettled ly an un-v
principled banditti : It is of tht left im-
Theft thfenations ere further extend quente of ijjutng warrants I flail
edit the Roman empire which it is laid therefore be agauifijuch a miafnre
fell by its tnw weight' by its trtenfivt MrLeeahjgrvtd that he thought it
colonization £fe But in my opinion a vnsbtft that te committee Jhould rijt
very different rtafia may he afiigned for that Jiecial committee fbtuid be op
this event It was dividing the em ire I tinted u examine all papers tentraBs
and changing the feat of goterumrnt te Iff- TlfPtlK the weftern terrtery
which we muft ajtribe its downfall b th of Congrefs and tht jtral fiatey
Theft cireumfiancts dt net apply l the H- objected to the plan of efiahttfbtng a
United States The feparation of tht land afflict at a dtfianctfrtm the feat of
United States from Great Britain is gcvtrtnt and placing tt under tne
mf ‘tha'reYmdi" auhankhutuiHinv bnught as an argument te frt that the dittB'in tf the KBvernoreft t wefltrn ly tioubict -
'f weftern territory owingtothedifianct territory ItmightiHth'iOutbefou i Canrebuy relative to the payer for
if from no othei caufe win finally be left’ th we hadertBodan imptnum in tm- ihekng Canterbury declares he nt
U theunion: But to this it may be re ptrio ' ver e-d it bu that ha Chajdatn told
plied -between tat the immenft Keen that rolls' Several other gentlemen made obferva- hm it was an exafl tsiflaton of a
Europe and theje ft ales is fuch liens upon th fujB when Mr S-dg- p aye d awn up fo Edward the Con-
a natural and powerful barrier that the wick prepefedthat govenoroftbe weft- fcffor Some c il Me- hod ft or
j operation and independence tf this ceun- ern territory (hould be ftruck out and fe(b-tc:antaia c had wr-iien let-A
' - Ur to Yoh fti ngiy and juftly repio-
bating the iloitrine cor amed “that
ht? Sove en ws fflAcd for the
and that the committee (bouid tranigicfliop of his peo'e" Ether '
civil and relfgiou liberty yrtti heljout - doni jo as te have them furveyed la
ta induct fritters to paftinto andjettle cated and jellied without oxptnco to the
ii(theSpan'fbt‘rritariet And objerved "
that this will have all the efeBs that
tneowagemeni from thb qisarfcr would
bare- - 1 v
Proceedings of Cougre fs
1 & 6
uJia'wSn ‘and defir
J 1
t ion accelerated and brought about I By
the ill policy and eppreffit of the mother
country I'll- weftern territory is quite
td States they are tht near e (I market
and tuft om hab-t and convenience will
‘ -
prejeut advantage et leafl: But if we
wifh to make them independent let us
leave the lands te their dijpefal they
knew the value ef them and wilt very ft an
raife jujficient to fupport a government
Immtnfe treBs of this territory are
mnderfalt by contraBs with the late Cm
mgrsft theje art laying in an incomplete
ftate owing to the Jurveys ml being ft-
' nifbei and prove a loft tf upwards of
600 dollart per day tithe UnitedStatet
This being the ceft it then new remains
to -determine what Jball be done t I think
the tftablijbment of a land office in that
country upon fome fnch principles at
art contained in the rypert is the obvious
ditty of Congrefs
' This will open a doer te a regular ftfe
and txptditous fate of the lands audit
rill become the intend of every perftn
iii the United States to become purcharf
erf for the purchnfe will tvtinguijb '
both principal and intereft of the public
debt Mr Scett then printed out thr
advantages that' would rejfult ft om felling
tht land in the firft infttnet ts tAnit
that would fttlti it ’in preference to fel
ling it in large traBs to fpotulatorx
Hi aift enforced the eligibility if felling'
it in jmoll quantities which might be
?t way t&at American trill
not put themftlves unaer tht SpawJbgH
V AA IP f - dA&JaJ
vtrnuent but to this it moy be replied
that when people are determined upon '
emigrating provided they can befecured
and quilted in their pejfrffions they care
little about the form of government under
'which they ere to live
The old tftoHiJbcd fettlen in-the it
Untie Jlates wilt never emigrate : It it a
different dejeription of people that fettle
new landj yur rough hoifterou s pto-
Uw that (ball point at individuals t IViU
Congrofspofsalawto prevent the for
tunate from fttking an afytuml This
wouldnot be aSing like nurfing fathers
remains for Congrefs lemakethemeft
tf their Jettlemtnis- ' the people art el ' trn lands art undoubtedly a valuable fu id
ready there by theufands Empire has ' te the Uiited States and the gradual Jet
been continually pointing its courfe weft tlement of them by particular ciajjes tf
'ward Emigrations nave been uniform
ly extending in that direBion from the
garden tf Eden to the prefect day
We ere told theft people will be loft
to tht United States jfrgurree ts art
brought from the limited bcundat its of
European givernmnits to prove that ex
tending 'the dominions of the United
Jlates
This plan Mr Scott further obfervid
dote nil prevent thefoleof large traBs:'
it eitly admits Jolts of fitcil quantiiis
V
that Congrtft had betttr give the land to
ft tilers’
It hat been faid that deeds of that
country ought to be executed under the
immediate eye of Congrefs But I think
the direSors of the land office may beat
well checked at officers in any diportment
whatever I therefore hope that the re
port tf the committee will be adopted
and a refolve pafs that a fehS commit
tee tf tht houfe be appointed to prepare
and report a bill upon the general princi
ples of this committee
The quejlien upon the report of the
the affirmative
which provides that the land
office jbould be pltotd under the d-rtBion
'if the governor af the wefltrn territory
was then read
Mr Sherman obfervei that the weft
The plan that hsl bun pttfftiid bat
teen tnonrtufly expenfive fa much fa
a L A la J Lailaa M 4 i a ad J A A
dlready made but b' jM for
deputes and every evil will be the craft
rift Thy motion obtained and the
fptaker rqf timed the chair
baDAT July 17
The petition of Henry Harbtth pray
ing an txclufivt Aright of making and
vending ctrtian machines was read and
Paid an tht table
A litter from the Palmafler General
futm tting te Congrefs the propriety of
regulating that department previous la
the time of moling the tontraB fit the
tt-iveyance ef the m iH Referred to
Meffrs Boudinot Goodhue and Let
The bill reported by the committee tn
tht J'ubjeB of thefettltment of the public
acrsu'iix was read and ordered te be
taken up in commit let on Monday
The bill for the eflablifbment of tht go
vernment of the weftern lerrftsry was
ordered te be taken up on Monday
The houfe then refolved itjelf inti a
committee an the bill fir tjlabiijbing
lig ht houfes and regulating pints The
queftion n the motion of Mr Tucker
men: toned yefttrday was taken and nega
tived On motion of Mr Smith (S C) the
whole clauft rrjpcBing pilots was ex
punged j he committee having gone through
thr bill reje and reported the fame which
was accepted by the heujt and erdtred to
be tngrojjtd for a third reading on Mon
day The houfe agreed 11 poftponetheftveral
But the other lady tii ft bluihed & then
laughed aloud His Maicfty routed
from his fcthagy but not teftored to
1 eafon determined to punifti her ill
citizens my not prove injurious But timed miith"
lam by rt means in favor ef opening a Royal bedchamber--- “ Raving a
wdidoor it-me-'jt to J'peculottrs by which im- bouithepreiogativeof the crown
traBs may he mfopolized and the duemg Ain6rira to unconditional Tub-'
public Jtcurities d1 reflated to the great jnifion following the counsel of Mur-
injury tf the creditors ef government — 'jay Bute and Jenkinfnn &c'
I think it wi:t be a proper flip to eftablifb oyal bedchamber — “ Silence be
a land of fit t to facilitate and complete the ing enjoined on all the King gets into a
committee was then taken and paffed in the fun to fall from its obit it could
not have (truck her Majcily with great
er honor and confuflon The Prin-1
eels and junior maid of honor fcarcely
undcritood the terms and the parity
of their ininds faved them from di (ire ft!
fhe Queen grealy (hocked defired rhe
page' to inform his Majefty that (he
:
RUNAWAY
RUN WAY from the fuhfcrtbrr
Urine mar this place on Sunday
nrght the 6th Inftant a likely negro
follow about ytertoli of a yelhwijb '
comtilexion about foot 7 or $ inchtr
- - - - high a remarkable flat nofo and whe s
order 1 of tht day tt il Friday next and jianding verv bow legged had 0 nanez- I
then adjourned te Monday ' naurgf -rt nndjhort breeches of the jj
Jarre leggint mixed with black yarn s
fnrf coloured cloth nat tnd'a block vfgoI
diet half worn: It is imagined he tub
a'horftfrom this place which was fount
nett morning ntov tht blue lirks: Ib
is probable he may be making fqt Vir
ginia : Whoever fecuret the faid regrO
and either fends me word ft that I get
him again or deliver! him to me (bail
receive a reward of ten dollars paitf If
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
LONDON Apiil 24
History of tht late Royal Malady
Thefiiftfymptomin Winior Park
The King was liking an airing with
the Queen in a phaeton and fuddenly
called out there he is Then giving
therc-ns to her Majeft he defeended
and walked up to an old tree bowed to
it & entered into a conversation with
it as if he had met the King of Pruflia
wiflcd modi for Iiis company The
King at firftrefufed to lifted fdthemef-’
I Mn A tllAmllia I Af AlaaatAAll
fage blaming the page for interrupt
ing him when he was engaged but at
length recovering his recolicftion fr:d
“ Gooi lack-a-day that is truc---Run
on and inform her Majefty that lad
haftening to her ”
The next the coach feene— -Their
Majeflies were going to Richmond'
with the Princels Royal an two
maids -fualiy of honor The King was unu-
ibfent and at length forgetting
that there was any body in the coach
betides himfelf and Qeen he made a’
piopofal of fitch a natuie that were
violent pallion becue n body would
anfwer any quelbon he aiked (trike
the j-eope mull have offeied him up
'as av ttini or he muft have volunta
rily devoted him eif Neut er is true
He is not facrifiied like Charle- nor
has he devo'ed hirafa’f like Chrift '
For the fake of decency let popery and
nonfenle -Invocation be expunged fiom the public
The holy brethren fee
the force of the objection but agree
to forget tieir foitow in a bottle of
claiet and old hock'
Royal bedchamber— ' Raving again
RocolleAsan admit able ftroke of (eco
nomy in Mrs Gill the lady Mayorefi
who when a fowl was killed had tho
parley in its crop carefully taken out
wafiied and dried and given to the
ether poultry Determined to imi-
fute it” '
’ Prayers—' The King difturb !
the devotions of the Sabbath and be
ing entrufted with a knife and fork 1
conftrains Sir George Baker and Dr
Duplicate to dance a hornpipe”
JOHN WIIALEY
Waftdngton Sept 9 i“8p
N B It is likely he will pafs for A ’
free man es I learn he hat a forged peft
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