The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-02-20 00:00:00, page 2

zthe year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and
ninety one, the boundary
line between the U. States
and the Cherokee nation was
agreed and defined; and it
was further stipulated that
the fame should be ascertain
ed and marked plainly by
three persons, appointed on
the part of the United States
and three Cherokees on the
partef their nation ; and
whereas by another treaty,
made with the said Cherokee
nation on the twenty sixth day
of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven
hundred and ninety four, the
said herein before recited
treaty o' the second day of
July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred
and ninety one, was confirm
ed and eflahlifhed, and it was
mutually agreed that the said
boundary line should be actu
ally ascertained and marked
in the manner prescribed by
the said last mentioned treaty :
And whereas, in pursuance
of the said treaties, chmmif
ficners were duly nominated
and appointed on the part of
the United States, to afeertain
and mark the said boundary
line; yet the said W. Biotint
on or about the 21st day of
April in the year or our Lord
one thousand seven hundred
and ninety seven, then be
ing a>ena<or of the U. States
and well knowing the prem
lies ; in further prosecution
of his laid criminal defigus &
,of his conspiracies afore (aid,
and the more effectually to
accomplish his intention of
exciting the laid Indians to
commence hostilities against
the fubjeas of his Catnolic
,Majeft, did further conspire
and contrive to diminish and
impair the confidence of the
said Cherokee nation in the
government of the U. States,
and to create and foment dis
contents and difaffedion a
mongst the said Indians to
wards the government of
the United States, in relation
to the afeerwnment and
making of the said boundary
line; contrary $ the duty
. and cruft of bis Ration as a
Senator ofthe United States,
and against the peace and
interests thereof.
And the House of Repre
sentatives, by protestation,
favingto themselves the lib
erty of exhibiting, at any time
hereafter, any further arti:
cles, or other accusation or
impeachment, against the
said Wm, Blount, and also of
replying to his answers which
he ffiall make unto the laid
articles, or any of them, and
lof offering proof to all and
every other articles, impeach
rtient, or aca^attow which
;^ be exhibited by fehem,
asthe case ffiall require, do
demand that the said Wm
Blount may be put to antwer
the said crimes and misde
meanors, and that such pro
ceedings, examinations, trials
and judgments, may be there
upon had and given as are a
greeable to law and justice.
United States Legislature.
FIFTH CONGRESS— Second Session.
HOUSE, &c.— Fit. i.
MR. Rutledge was appoint'd
a member of the Commit
tee of privileges, io place of Mr.
Pinckney, who it indifpofcd and
incapable of attending to chat bu
finefa.
Leave wit granted to this com
mittee to fit during the fitting of
the House.
The following letter was laid
by the speaker before the House :
SI R,
AS the attention of the House
of Representatives has been call
ed to my co dua, in a dispute
with Mr. Griswold, on a fu'gef
rion ofita being a violation ot the
order of the House, and the re
fpt& due to it from all its mem
beta ; I feel ir incumbent on me
to obviate the impu anon of inten
tional difrefpe& ; permit me, Sir,
through you, to assure the House
of Representatives, that 1 fed as
much as toy of its members, the
necessity of preserving the umott
decorum in its proceedings ; that
lam incapable of an intentional
violation of us ryles, and that if
in the prtfeot instance, I am charge
abe with a drfregvd of them, it u
owing only, to my ignorance of
their extent, and that the House
of Reprefentarivet claimed any
Tuperindance over its members,
when not formally coriftitgred,
and when they are not engaged
in aßuai bofinet ; if 1 have been
mistaken in my understanding on
this fubjed, 1 beg the House to
believe that my fault has been
without intention, and that lain
very forty to have deserved its
ceofure.
I am, Sir, youtmoft obedi
ent servant, ^
MATTHEW LYON.
To the Speaker of the House of Rep
refentairoes.
Mr. -Macon conceived that thia
letter ought to be entered on the
Journal, as it appeared co be an
'apology for hit con/u-b
Mr. Nicholas hid the mode
pursued on 4 similar occasion,
when a fracas had happened and
the member apotog zed for his
part of it, was co fedd it to the
committee of privileges— the re
fute in the case he alluded, to, was
that the apology was accepted as a
fuffiient atonement for ari unin
tentional breach of the privilege of
the house ; he did not fay what
^ou!d be the refute bn the pre
sent occasion, but hoped the letter
would be revered to the commit
tee of privileges: He being se
conded in the motion, the qief
cion was put, and (be letter related
hWifhQWj foifiobf.
A petition, from the inhabitants
of the Natchez praying 'o^^
re&id into # ftatc. &c. was read
and comtoi ted.
Several meffag&were received
from The P efideor, 0? local bufi
neb, &c.
MR. LYON'S AFFAII. {&
The Committee ot Privileges
reported a statement of faßi 00%
the affair between Mr. I von, &|
Mr, Griswold. [TW< exaft!,
agree with tbofe fitted in the lass :
Mirror.] Having heato Mi.!
Lyon in hjs de'eice, 'bey were of
opinions, that hi' condua io this
tranfaion „s highly indecorousj
and UD.wor;h, a member of the
House; they therefore recom
mend hit being expelled there
from.
Mr. Lyon wished the House
would bear the evidences them
selves.
After a short converfarion, the
confideratiou of the report was
postponed to Monday.
The Committee appointed to
condud the impeachment of W.I
Bount, ca riedthe article# thereof
to th^ Senate.
FLB. 5.
lycn and Griswold.
After tome preliminary bufiaefs,
the House, in, commiue of the
whole, tock up the report of the
Committee ot Privilege!, for ex
cluding Mr. Lyon from the houie
for indecent behaviour. M.ff s.
Dayton (the Speaker) S. Smith,
Brooks, Hosm er, Dana torr.
Go drich and Champlin, of
the House, and Mr. Chipman of
the Senate, were fevetally fworoly
'J°dge Peters.
Mr. Dryton swore that—When
rhe House were balloting for
ma ageri, and the tellers were
counting the bailees, he left the
Chair at usual ; and took the feat
which Mr. Dana generally occu
pies ; while converGng with the
^entieman from New-Yoik, he
heard a converlarion, more Icud
than cfual, between the member
from Vermont and a member
from Cahocajeut, he cautioned
them to be more cool, or they
would soon seed lecondt. The
two members parted, and Mr.
Lyon came nearer to him, and
entered into conversation with
him Speaking of the Represen
tatives from Cooneaicut, he said
they were anting in opposition to
nice tenths of their conftituentt,
that reg+rdteh of the public good,
they were feeding their own pri
vare incereft*3 that their objeft
was to obtain officers for them
selves {that if they would not
obtain the most lucrative, they
wood not decline accepting those
lef so ; menribring two sums, he
believed 9000 and 2003 doUars ;
that he, Mr. Lyon, had feme ici
font to know the opinion of the
people of Connecticut ; for bt
had to fight them in hia own dis
ma. About this time he (he
wimth) observed, Mr. Griswold
fittingin the chair usually occupi
ed by Mr. Harper. Upon the
mention of bis having 10 fight the
peope of Connecticut in hit qwn:
district, Mr. Gifwold &fcd whe
ther he fought them with his or
a (he believed bi,) Wooden Sword,
Mr. Lyon either did not or affect
ed not to hear it, and cobticued
by observing, that when the peo^
pt ot Connecticut c^me into Ver
mont, they had firoog prejudices
agairift him and hU po ides j that
however he h)d been tuccelatul in
gaining them over to hit fide,
that from this, he uaiol opinion,
that it he Herat into Connecticut
0^
be tank! charge th'i? opici^n
and ibeir R ptitnta/ivea. Mi.
Gritwolo then tele bit feat, went
near M.L on, and gently laying
Ihk hand onhu^m said, to him, that
;if he went iato Conneaicut with
t iac view, le would cot be able 0
IChange he opinion of the mean
!e^ doftler. Mr. Lyon said,
<hat he kvw better ; though
they were not very food of revo~
1 lu tons i yet if tie was to fee up
a press io, 6 or 9 mamba there,
he would be able co effed a revo
iurion in lentimear, and induce
them to turn out their present Re
ptfeptarivei. On this he (he
Speaker) observing that this was
and instance of the influence of
the withes of perfoas over their be
lief, and wished him to account
why the R prefentiti yea from
that fta e had coaftaoriy been of
I the feotiment# of the present re-'
p'efentariOG ?
Mr. Lyon aofwered, that it
was because the Reprefentarivet
were al ways admihifttfiog opiate to
them, aid allowed ony one fide
of ihe qaeftion to be heard.
Mr. Lyon said he thought, up
on the whole, there was one of
the delegation he might allow co
come again ; that he had enre^
ed furious thoughts of removing .
co the Hate for this pu'pofe, and
sigh irgrhem oothrir own ground.
Upon this Mr. G repeated OB
the question, and t fk d whether he
wood bring with him hit wooden
(word ; upon which followd the
indecency which has given rife to
this reference.
That Mr. Lyon spoke loud ;
that Mr. G. hid a smile on his
countenance when he mentioned
the wooden sword ; <hx L. ap
peared to with that his insinua
tions against the CoaneClcut Re*
prefer thrives fhcuki be believed ;
but appeared in good humor ; that
Mr G. drew ba k as it intending
to fteke L. but changed his mind,
took cut hit haock rcheif, ' and
calmly wiped hit Let ; that L.
began the con variation about Coa
ne&icut; that he did not hear a
fyllabte Gifrefpedfel co Mr. L or
his Rate ;—that rtfpeding the
wooden (word, he, Mr. Dayton,
had a conversation with Mr. L<
on the fubjed; that he, Mr. D;
recollected a circumstance which
happened in 1776, of federal ok
ficera being entered at Ticon
deroga for permitting their men
to dtfert from an advanced post,
and found that Mr. L. wu one;
and that their conduct was execrat
ed by the whole army ;= —that
Geo. Gites said to L. who was
the fubahern, who brought the
intelligence to him, "Yju are a
damned scoundrel and a coward ;"
that application was made to Gen.
Gates co tura out the drums and
fittyio beat the " rogue's march,"
when the cashiered officers fhouid
leave Ticorderogai that the Gen.
did not give his dired appioba*
cion, but countenanced it, and the
march was beaten ;—:hat after
wards be underftpod from Lvon,
chat he bad been teftoied by Gen.
St. ClaiG arid ippoinced ptymaf
tet, with the rank of Captain ;
that this appointment, if it had
been made, was a m^k of iritegri
ty, not qI cew^ge I—that paymaf
;tell bad no command fttaat the
teourt ^afiial who bike L. were
hefp<aab.&rop, ,uocer oath, and
evfl w,, qualified a decide % &ft ^