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the Peg,4,^ have efoblilhed, fays “ tie (the
[, President) (hall have power, by and with the
advice and content of the Senate, to make
B^ treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators
present concur."—The President; with the
I^ advice of the Senate, has made, ratified and
[, ,übliihed a Treaty—-That Confritution also
1 'declares, Art. 6th, that, " This constitution,
and the laws of the United States which Ihall
be made in pursuance thereof ; and all Frea
ties made, or which shall be made under the
■ authority, of the U»itcd States, SHALL BE
' THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND."
This reduces the question of the Treaty to
this point. Shall we Support our own Author
■ ' ity—or fhdl tumultuous Fadion, Discord,
triumph amid the wreck of LAW, the crash
L of CONSTITUTIONS?
B A majority inthe Federal House of Repre
, fentatives, has manitefted aftrong defre to in- }
I terfere with and engross to the House a part
■ of the Treaty- Making Power —or, in fad,
to place it under their control—. This fame
I ' question was debated by the Grand Conven
[ tidn which framed the Constitution— and
■ * ,some of those very men, who are now agitat
[\ ing the question in Congress, in the Conven-
L \ tiog strenuously opposed the interferance of
■ _ the House in making treaties, but vetted the
power id the President and. Senate. Mess
- Madison and Baldwin are.two of those men.
■, What then mail we fay of them-—are they
■ not leaguing themselves to a Faction, to pull
I down the fabric they have erected ?—and for
■what ?—To involve this country in discord,
and foreign war—This appears to be thefy
I and defy —from which, good Lord deliver
L' us ! ' . .
L For the Honor of Newhampfhire, be it
' known and remembered, that (he had but
[C to member in the House who voted for this
I queftion —Foster, Smith and Gilman,
I opposed it— Sherburne voted for it.
[ Notwithstanding the Treaty, by the Con
-1 fti ution, hat become the Supreme Law of
the land, it is nevertheless in the power of the
} House to render it a nullity, by refuting the
grants of money necrffary to carry it into es
I I feet—in this way they may render all aetsfu-
I tile—and the whole proceedings of govern
' ment a mere round of schoolboy amusement.-
But shall they have fa dollars a so for doing
,/ thit ?—Does notthis prostrate and render
r contemptibly ridiculous the honor and dig
nity of the American nation ?—ls not this
sporting with our national interest and char
acter, to gratify an ambitious majority ?=
But let these ambitious demagogues remem
ber, that they stand on flipper, places —The
Rights of America are not to be/ported with,
asthey sport with their guineas at a gameof
-loo! and though they inky now flatter them
, selves with holding palm floJb, perhaps their
' Constituents will lot them at the next elec
tion !—Tis best for them to be a little cau
tious bow they play their band, when the honor
✓ • and interest of the nation are at flake.
POPVLI.
FROM PHIL ADELPHI A.
i" Since the President's message, nothing
important has arrested the attention of the
, House. The favorite plan of direct taxation,
so often ad vacated by the Virginia delegates,
is to be put in operation.
so. Th, re is scarce bur one opinion here bn
the great political q^ftion on the treaty pa
pers—and thkt opinion is highly in fayor pf
'the independent, manly message of the Prefi
dent—l have heard some of the mast violent
treaty-condemners fay; they admired the Pre
sident for his integrity and spirit ; and a
French gentleman, though extremely zeal
ous that the Treaty should net be carried in
to effed, declared to me, that if nothing else,
° that meflage would immorialife the name of
WASHINGTON- flto,r three fcribleis;
in the Aurora, continue to vomit their abuse
at the President ; but he (miles at them, and
the public despise them."
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4Aiithis been a matter of much con
} fti&ional investigation, our readers
II *ill undoubtedly be gratified with the
following dirifion of the member# of
each State, at they voted on the qoef
fl torafraiog the treaty papers :—
INewhampfhire—ln hvor of the
Jffiolution—J. S, ' Sherburne. A
£nft ft— A. Foster, N. Gilman, jer
iafr Smith.
~ Maffachtifetteln favor of the Ref
olution — H Clear boroe, WiHiam Efr;
muC% 8. Vsnum. ^Againft it—
, T. Bradbury, D. Foster, W^Free
fr man, B. Goodhue, Samuel Lyman, J.
(Read, T. Sedgwick, G. Thatch%,|
IR'Wad(worth. Absent— F. Amte!,
113- Leonard,
IT Rhodeifland—Unanimoudyagaioft
the Refolurion.^ (Two Members)
^ " Conneaicut—Unanimoufly W^|,
S.CT members,) J},
Yecmonc—For the Refo^tion— Ur*?:
el Smith. Against it— Daniel Buck.
Newyork —For the Refoluucue
T. Bailey, Vao Courtland, J. Hath
orn, J. N. Havens, E. Liviogflon.
Against it—J. Vap Alien, William
Cooper, E Gilbert, H.G tn, J. Wil
iams.
Newferfey —For the RUolution—
Aa/00 KnchelL =tAgainft it—Li
Smith, M. Tbompfon, J. Dayton,
ffpe&r.) Absent T. Henderson.
Pennsylvania—For the Refaction—
W. Findley, A. Gallatin, A. Gregg,
S M'Clay, F. A. Muhlenberg, J.
Richards, J. Swanwick. Against it
—L Hartley, J. W Kitrera, S. Sit
greaves, R. Thoma:. Abtent—D.
Heifter.'
> Delaware—For the Resolution—l,
Patten.
Maryland— For the Resolution—
G. Christie, G. Dent, G. Duval, S.
Smith, £ Sprigg. Against it—
Wm. Hindham, Wn V, Murray.
Absent—J Crabb.
Virginia— Unanimous in favor of
the Relolution.
Kentucky—Unanimous in favor of
it.
N. Carolina— Unanimous in favor
of it.
S. Carolina—For the Resolution,
L. Benton, S. Earle, W. Hampton,
R. Wino. Against it—R. G. Har
per, William Smith.
Georgia—Unanimous in favor of
the Resolution.
The question has been esteemed by
rant, two out of twenty (even of the
northern members, who voted, as a
dired attack upon the Constitution.
The matter now rests with the Prefi
deqt—we may soon exped his opin
ion of its constitutionality.
This may Serve as a telegraphe, to
inform the constituent whether hit
representative is—or is wo/—infeded
with the Southern mania.
NEWHAMPSHIRE ATTEND I
LOOK AT YOUR RULERS.
A Connecticut paper? of April 25, fays—
Last week the Hon. John Langdon passed
through this state, on his way to Newhamp
(hire, endeavoring to prevent the people from
petitioning Congress in favor of the Treaty,
it is said that he told a tavernkeeper not far
from Hartford, thatthe treaty was a damn'd
thing, that he had seen all the papers, and
that it never ought to be carried into effed
Twojournies in a year on such a job as this
is a heavy talk for one Senator. However, he
is the fitteft erttiffary that Mr. Gallatin could
employ for (his purpose— for his jnfignifi
cance will Shelter him in situations, where
tome people would' meet with four faces at
least. P. S We are not surprised to learn
that Mr. Langdon, on hearing of the pro
ceedings in Bolton, like a true democrat and
Politician, changed his fide : and declared
to a gentleman, he hoped the treaty would
be carried into effed. Johnny will get read
out of meeting at this rate.". & , „
K, This, we suppose, is the fame Johnny
who made a great noise at Portsmouth once,
about the Treaty.'
And who pay&for it?
A number of Jacobins have left Congress,
and ineakediff from their noise about the
Treaty." They ought to hide their heads.
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>r l TtfiLAp
A CORRESPONDENT*^ to know
what are the real intentions of the prefat ma
jority in the House of Representatives—if
warns their objed, why not candidly fay so,
& let us be prepared to meet it—or if, it is
not intended to make the necessary appropri
ations to carry the Treaties into effed, we
can then judge for ourselves. —Of all things,
to merchants, a state of suspense is the word ;
and at this moment many refpedable under
writers are refuting to write Policy of Insur
ance ; our Stocks are falling, and trade sus
pended by the uncertainty ; if War is actual
ly the objed of the Southern States, the
Eastern Delegates will no doubt give their
Confituents the earliest information, and.
iet these decide whether to ad a conspicuous
part in it, or, by preferring Peace, divide the
^Utiion.^
It is rumored, that THE PRESIDENT ill
hesitating whether he ihall not at last fend
the Houle the papers they-sometime ago call
ed for. This, however, can be believed on
ly by those who are ignorant, that firmqeft
and declfion are prominent features in The
PRESIDENT'S charades :
ALiAXY, APRIL li.
An express paGed through this city last
week, with difpatebes for THE PRESI
DENT of the United Seata, from, Lord DOR
CHESTER—it is reported bis Loidfhip's
Proclamation for the surrender of the Weft- (
ern Ports, was among these dispatches.
^ WEALTH and WORTH joined.
NEWYORK, af-hil iS.
We are informed by one of the Managers
of the Alms-House Lottery, that the Ten
Tboujand DolLr prize, drawn on Friday, is (
the property of a free black man, named Der
ry, formerly the tiave ot Mr. george
burns, deceased, who many years since kept
the City Tavern, in Broadway. His,widow;
is ftiil living, aged about So years, and has
for several years been and still is supported
by faithful Derry, at the rate of £.30 per 1
annum, which he paid out of his monthly 1
earnings. We are further informed, thatj
dvhen he received the information of his
good fortune, he replied;" Well, now I will
be able to maintain mv old mistress genteel- 1
Iy."° °
The America, has brought home an ELE
PHANT, from Bengal, in perfe& health, it
is the firft ever seen in America, and a very
great curiosity. It is a female, two years 1
old, ana of a species that grows to an enor
mous size. This animal is fold for Ten
Thoulaad Dollars, being fuppoted to be the
greatest price ever given for an animal in E&- 1
rape or America.
BOSTON, April 29.
Capt. Jacob Williams, a refpe&abl'e citi
zen of this town, now in London, writes to
his friends, That he does not entertain a
doubt of'recoveriog the property he loft, by
the rapacity of Adm. Jarvis, in the Weftin
dies ; That since the exchange of the Trea
ty, a very material change in favor of Ame
rica, is visible in the condud of the Judicial
Officers ; That the Americans must attrib- ;
ute the recovery of their property (which h~
thinks probable) to the wisdom and pru
dence of the U S. Government. He con-'
eludes his letter, with some feeling remarks
on the abuse, which Washington, venerated
by the world, has received from the hot
headed mu(hroom Politicians generated by
Genet. And contrasts our present happy
Situation, with the miseries which it is prob
able from the certainty of our experiencing
them, the violent system of politics were de-'
signed to introduce, %
-* From Philadelphia, A,rif's
.COMMUNICATION.\
Perhaps at no period of tbe@ war did oar
Country fee a more falemn cr,fo fan the present.
United, we were then inwinfibk.
The " die at this moment jpins doubtful," as to
our future "peace, liberty and fafet,?'
Are we warnfo fat that we muff kick our
blefogsfrom us ?
Wbat a solemn gloom covers ever, countenance ?,
The pufe of hfinefs is almost read, to ftop=-Con
fidena" fekes in the wind"—Credit is Jbrink
ing into ber frong box. Stilhefs—tbe filings
of death willfoon furceed the music of the dray,
the fledge, the hammer and the are.
And why all obis ? —Becaiefe GEORGE.
• WASHINGTON fays PEACE,, and fomebedy
tlfefajs W<AR.,.i
CITIZENS ATTEND.
ts By the desire of a number of gentlemen
of this town, the inhabitants are most ear
nestly invited to meet on Wednesday next at
the Court House, at 2 p.m. to take into coa
fideration the present critical and alarming
Tituaiion of our country, in coufequence oct
the opposition in the House of Reprefenta'-
tives to the Britiffi treaty.—On this ail-im
pottant occafion^ a full meeting is requested,;
that we may co operate with our fajo^citi-t-
Zens in other parts of the Union, by memo-.
rial to Congress; praying them to grant the
fopplies necessary to carry th<tre^ty into et
fea—and.thereby preserve the Good Faith, (
Honor. Peace, and Prosperity of our | mow) i
happy Nation.
: FOREIGN WARS 1
BERLIN, FEB 23.
Our cabinet seems at preterit ac
tively employed in negotiations with
the French Republic. Every thing,
however, indicate that no thoughts
should be entertained of its taking
part with the Coalesced Powers.
, LONDON, march 3.
The war, it Appears, will speedily
recommence, and it seems to be ad
mitted on all fidet, that the poly ob
je& of contest will be the reiteration
of t^e territories of the Allied Pow
ers : fo that after the enormous fumsj
we have expended, and the thoufanda
of lives that have been fictificed, wd.
find ourfeira io the filtration of ft
log. competed to begin again; kbt to
reflate Monarchy in France, for that
is at last tound to he too diffiuka _
nfk, not to gait any thing, but to ?&
cover the territories we have loft.
By the Eriangen Gazette, which we
received yesterday, we are led to be
lieve that the British Ministers design
to lavish more money on our German
allies. It fays that a treaty of Subsi
dy is concluded between Austria and
the Elector Palatine, in which Eng
land participates, acd agrees to take
into its pay, 38 000 Palatine troops,
being the full number of that E e&Q
raie, io the time of war. Il this be
true, and it comes in one of the most
intelligent Journals in Germany, ic
will appear th@c the Emperor is not
only to receive immense fems from us
byway of loan, but is authourized to
make Subsidiary treaties for us with
the German Princes# If he cannot
squander our money with fufficienf
expedition, he may engage others to
assist him.
Yesterday an express was received
overland from Bombay, with an ac
count of the capture of three very
important Dutch settlements, in the
Eaftindies ; namely, Cochin, a town
on the coast of Malabar ; Malacca, a
town on the Peninfota, which extends
fouth of the kingdom of Siam ; and
Jafferapatam, a place, the third in
point of importance, in the island of
Ceylon. ; The Nabob of Arcot is
dead. This intelligence, which was
received at the Eritinoia House, wa®
announced to the General Court of
Proprietors.
MARCH 13.
The Hamburgh mail, which striv
ed on Wednesday, brings intelligence
from the Rhine, that the campaign is
to commence the middle of this
month : The firft operation of the
French, is, it is said, to be against
Mentz. Immense quantities of artil
lery have been sent to the armies of
<he Sambre & Meuse, and the Rhine §
and Gem Jourdan, when the letters
that arrived by the mail, were dis
patched from the Rhine, was expell
ed daily from Paris, at the head quar
ters of the Sambre and Meuse army.
On the fide of Italy, the campaign
commences earlier than on the Rhine.
Gen. Scheren, and the army of Italy,
50,000 strong, were to be io motion
the matter end of sass month. ,
The Paris papers to the 6 h, were
received in town on Thursday, which #
brought nothing important : They
only mention, that a restraint is going
to be put on the liberty of the press,
and that no journal (public print) will
be in future permitted to circulate by
the poll, except such as are acknowl.
edged by government, and approved
by the qeofar^fflablilhed by them,
for the purpose of examining such
publications. This reftraiot enrages
many of the fournalifts against the
Execuriye Directory, some of whom
do not fcrupte to f% that such an ar
bitrary inquisition was even never at-.
rempeed by Robelpierre. Others fay,
that they do not imagine that such a
measure wilLpafsthe two Councils.
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NEW WESTERN POST.
The Editors of the
FEDERAL MIRROR,
beg leave rtfpectfully to inform the inhabit
ants of Bofca<u eft,S#fary, Warner, Hofykintm.
Henniker, Weare, Dunbarton, &<. that they
intend fending a port weekly, (weather per
mitting) through the said towns, or as many
of them as offer encouragement to pay the
expense—and will fapply them with News
papers on the lowest terms ——They request
payments at the end of cach@iarter. ,g
Customers may pay to the Print's or the
Post—and every exertion shall be used to ac
commodate all cuftotr.ers as much as possi
ble, both in delivering papers andreceiving
the payments.
May 3, 1796. RvsULL& Davm.