The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-07-10 00:00:00, page 2

An AR to continue in force for a limit,
ed time, a part of an ad entitled " An
ad making further provision for se
curing and collecting the duties on
foreign and domestic distilled spirits,
flilis, mines, and teas."
BE it enabled b, the Senate and
House of Representatives of.
the United States of America § in
Congre/s assembled, That the thir
teenth lection of the ad pissed on
the fifth day of June, one thou,
sand seven hundred and ninety
four, and entitled " an ad making
further provision for securing and
coUeding the duties on foreign
and domeflic distilled spirits, ftilla,
vines, and teas," be, and the fame
hereby it continued in force, until
the end of the firft feflion of the
sixth Congress.
Approved, April 7,1798.
John Adams,
. Prefiknt of the United States.
An a& authorizing an expenditure and
making an appropriation for the re
imburfement of monies advanced by
the Consuls of the United States, in
certain cases.
G RE if enafled b, the
" '° D Senate and House of
Representatives of tbe United States
of America, in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of State be,
and hereby is authorized, under
the direction of the Prefideot of
the United States, to reimburse
such reafooable advances of money
ashave been made, or, dating the
prefect yeX, (ball b? made by the
Conful# of the United States, in
making and fopporting the claims
of American citizen# to captured
property, before the Tribunals of
ioreigo countries ; or for the relief
of lick and deftttute feameo in for
eign countries, beyond the sum al
ready allowed by law for that pur
pose;
Sec. 2. And be it further enaaed,
That for the purposes aforefaid,
there be, and hereby is appropri
ated, a sum not exceeding thirty
thousand dollar,, which (hall be
paid from any monies which may
be in the Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved, April 18, 1798.
John Adams,
President of the United States.
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Spirit of Patriotism.
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Address
OF THE
Legislature of Maffaebufetts,
TO THE
PRESIDENT of th UNITED STATES.
SIR,
THE Legislature of Maffichu
fetti, ever anxious and long
habituated to take an early and de
cided part in whatever relates to
the fatety and welfare of their
Country, beg leave to join the
united voice of your fellow.ciri
z?ni, in offering you a teftimooy
of their relped and confidence.
'As a native citizenof our Com
monwealth, and at the Supreme
Executive of the Government of
our deliberate choice, we feel for
you thaff fentimenti of attachment
and veneration, which the recpl
leaion of your long, diftinguilhe*
and fuccefiful fervim arc calculat
ed to excite ;—and if the meaf
yres of, wife and virtuous admin
iftratioo, such as we belief? far's
to have been, can receive aid or
^f^ndion from our most decided
add unequivocal approbation, our
duty in expressing it wilt be dis
non and regret, that we leara &
ffate of our negotiations with the
French Republic. From a careful
review of our relations with France,
and of the unremitting effort# of
the National Government, to pre
serve and perpetuate her friend
-1 (hip, we might readily have be
lieved that there could be no crisis
in the progref# of her political ca
reer, inwhich our tranquility could
have been disturbed. But amidst
the collision of parties, France has
loft the obj^a of her revolution.
She once fought for Liberty—the
now contends for dominion ; and
having decla ed by the voice of
her Executive, that " (he ought to
become the model and arbiter of
nation#," has violated the rights
of every neutral people, and prof
trared the governments of most of
the Republics of Europe.
Should any further attempts,
either to control the Government,
or fubjugatethe people of the U.
States, be the result of her inoidr
Date ambition, the citizens of Maf
ftchufetti will meet them with the
firm and determined spirit of Free
men ; and as they have been a
moog the firff to defend, will be
the left to refan the rights of Na
tional Sovereignty.
In this all important cooflia, we
exped the ready and zealous co
operation of the free and enlight,
ened people & America: and our
country, having • adopted every
reasonable mrafure to avert the
calamities of War, may, with hum
ble confidence, rely upon the God
of our Fathers, for protection and
success,.
A People, by whom the bteff
ingi of civil and religious Liberty
are enjoyed and duly appreciated,
will never surrender them but with
their lives. We will never forget
that our charter to this Liberty, is
sealed by the blood of American !
And we pledge to you the patri
oti/m and all tbe energies of our
constituents, that it shall never be
violated by the kcrilegicui hand
of foreign power. We also most
solemnly pledge ouifelvei, to fop
port every measu r e, which the
Government of the United States,
at this momentum period may fee
fit to adopt, to protest the Com
merce, and preserve the Indepen
dence of our Country.
ANSWER.
To the Legislature of MajWbufati.
GENTLEMEN,
AN affedionate and refpe&ful Ad
s dress from your two "honorable Houses,
has been presented to me, according to
your request, by your Senators and Re
presentatives in Congress.
'The anxiety, the ancient and constant
Habit of the people of Massachusetts and
their Legislature, to take an early and
decided part in whatever relates to the
fafety and welfare of their country ; as
^fell a, their ardor, a&ivity, valor and
ability in fcs defence by sea and land, are
well known, and ought to be ackncwl-,
edged by all the world.
The firft forty years of my life were
puffed in my native Massachusetts, in a
course of education and a proftffional
career, which led me to a very general
acquaintance in every part of that State.
It with your opportunities, and prolong
motives for observation, and /experience,
you cap pronounce my services (ucccfbful
and administration virtuous, and the
people of fifteen other States could con
cur with you in that opinion, my reward
would be complete, and my most ardent
withes gratified.
; If the objed of France, fa her Revolu
tion, ever was Liberty, it was a Liberty
very ill defined and never underftcod.—
Sb<now aims at dominion such as never
h4s before prevailed in Europe. If with
the principles, maxims and systems of
her present leaders, the is to become tbe
model and Arbiter of Nations, the Lib
erries of the world will be in danger.-
Nevertheless the citizens of M^ff ,chn
, setts, who were firft to defend, will be
among the last to resign the Rights of
our National Sovereignty.
You hav'^ great reason to expeß, in
this all-important conflid, tbe ready and
ze lout co operation of the free and en
lightened people of America, and with
humble confidence to rely on the God of
our Fathers for prote&ion and success.
With you I fully agree, that a people
by whom the blessings of civil and relig
ious Liberty are enjoyed, and duly ap
preciated, will never surrender them but
with their lives.— The patriotism and the
energies of your conftiruents, united
with those of the people of the other
States, are a fare pledge, that the char
ter of your civil and religious Liberties,
sealed by the blood of Americans, will
never be violated by the sacrilegious hand
of foreign ppwer.
The solemn pledge of yourselves to
support every measure which the Gov
ernment of the United States, at this
momentous period, ma, fee fit to adopt,
to protca the Commerce and preserve the
It dependence of our country, muff af
ford an important encouragement to the
National Government, and contribute
greatly to the Union of the People
throughout the United States.
JOHN ADAMS.
Pbilaldfhia, ,^ 15, 1798.
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CONGRESS.
IN SENATE—JUNE 26.
f^EN. Lloyd brought in a
" bill, to define more par
ticularly the crime of trealon,
and to define and punish the
crime of sedition. One fcc
tion of this bill is in point. It
ena&s, “ 1 hat if any person
(hall., by writing, printing,
publishing or speaking, at.
tempt to defame or weaken
the government and laws of
the United States, by any fe
diticus or inflamatory declara
tions or expressions, tending
to induce a belief in the citi
zens thereof, that the said
government, in enabling any
law, was induced so to do by
motives hostile to the confti.
turion, or liberties and happi
ness of the people thereof;
or tending to juftify the hostile
condua of the French gov
ernment to the said United
States ; or shall, in manner
aforefaid, attempt to defame
the President of the United
States, or any Court or Judge
thereof, by declarations di
reftly or indirectly tending
to criminate their motives in
any official 'tranfadion, the
person so offending, and
thereof convicted, before any
court of the United Sta es,
having jurifdiCtion therefor,
shall be punished by fine not
exceeding dollars, aid
imprisonment not exceeding
years."
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
JUNE 25.
Several bills passed third
readings.
The bill from the Senate
declaring our treaties with
France void, and of no effect,
was read twice, and referred
to a committee of the whole,
43 to 3 h .?
,Thc Diffi&Tax Bill, was
;lord ercd) oralAirdreading.
A bill to enable the Presi
dent to borrow mortey, was
debased.— It was moved, that
the sum should be limited ,
but this was He^atived after
several trials. Several provi^
fions were moved, and all ex
cept one negatived by yeas
and nays.
June 26.
The Alien Bill, and fevera!
others, passed.
The Dire(ft Tax Bill under
went a long difeuffion. Some
new principles were admitted
into it; and fevcral modifica
tions proposed ; but the bill
was not gone through with.
June 27.,
Several enrolled bills were
reported, and signed.
The President by message,
informed the House, that he
had signed the “ aCt to au
thorize the defence of the
merchant veffeb of the Unit
ed States, against French de
predations."
The Direct Tax bill was
again dScuffed, but was not
gone through with.
The President inclofed in a
message a letter to him from
Gov. Mifflin; on the fubje&
of emigrants and negroes ar
riving from the Weftindies.
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^mettcau Betos.
VIRGINIA.
Fredericktown, June 13.
THE noted Indian Chief, caps.
White Eye#, who received
hit education at Princerown, Jer
sey, wu (hot, not far from Little
Beaver, by a youth about 15 year#
of age.—The circuroftancti, as re
port fays, were at follow : White
Eye# with another Indian, came
into the settlement co fell their
fur#, which amounted to Some
thing confider&b'e, and after traf«
ticking the whole, began to drink
whiskey until they were in proper
trim for mifehief, when they call
ed ata neighboring house and de
sired a boy to conduct them to a
spring hard by ; the boy complied
A short time afte r White Eyes
commanded the bo, to pull off
hi# coat, he refuted, the Indian in
lifted, and finally threatened to
murder him if he did not comply ;
the boy became alarmed and fled<
White Eyes purfoed, and had,
nearly fcized him before he enter
ed and barred hi# father'# door —
The Indian made federal fruitlefe
attempt# to break io ; in the mean
time the boy had taken down his
fathei'arifle and jumped out of
the back window, when White
Eye# difeovered him tunning ;
the fellow immediately purftted,
armed with a large club ; the bo,
difeovering that the Indian wat faft
gaining on him, ftopt and permit
ted him to come within a short
distance, just aa he wa# raising hit,
club, the youth lodged the con
tent# cf the rifle in the fellow'a
reck, of which he died inftantly.^
Report further fay#, that the com
panion of White Eye# approves
of the conduct of the boy, althG'
he regrets the left of hi# friend ;—
that tbe inhabitants dreading tbe
conk fences, are moving from
the fettitment, and that the bo,
has delivered himfeif tip to jyl-J
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