Gazette of the United States & evening advertiser. — Philadelphia [Pa.], 1794-03-06 00:00:00, page 2

Mr. M. returning to the Secretary's
report said, he hoped after what had
been (he\vn, it would be needless to trou
ble the committee, with further remarks
on thi InbjeCt. In dismissing it however,
he could not do justice to his own im
prelTijns, without declaring his entire con
fidence, that the report would be regard
ed by ail difceroing and unprejudiced jud
ges, as one of the many monuments
which its author had left behind him, of
the zeal, the talents, and the patriot ism
with which he had dilcharged the duties
of his ftstion j and that he bad carried
with him into retirement, a purity, both
in his public and private name, which no
.thing that could be (aid within or without
the walls of Cougrefs, could tarnilh.
Km Lc Fiance, not appealing in the re
turn* of oar exports, and tu be added to
them, is 702,750dollars.
Thus it appears, without taking into
the account the other articles re-exported
to France, thit the market of that coun
try for our exports, was worth to the U
nited States nearly a million more than
the market of Great Britain, and yet the
gentleman from South Carolina had re
presented the Britifli market as exceeding
the French in the annual amount of be
tween three and four millions ; and hod
pronounced, without hesitation that G.
Britain in reference to our productions,
was a more important cujlomer than France
almoil in the ratio of tivo to one.
Having gone thro' the particular ob
servations into which he had been led by
the attack made on the report of the Se
cretary of State before the committee, he
(hould procceed to a more general view of
what had been urged by the opponents of
the resolutions he had introduced.
Among other things it had been alledg
ed in the latter stage of the debate, that
the friends of the resolutions had involved
themselves in inconsistency, by Ihifting the
ground of argument from commercial to
political ronfiderations. In answer to this
charge, he remarked, that if in any in
stance of his public life he was free from
the charge of inconsistency, it was on the
fubjeSt of vindicating our national inter
ests, against the policy of Great Britain
towards us : that in all the public stations
with which he had been honored since the
peace, and on every occasion which had
occurred, his conduct had been marked
by an adherence to this principle : that if
in the firft arguments he
had dwelt chiefly on commercial topics,
it would be recollected that he kept tjiti
door open for political ones, if the turn of
the difcuflions require them : that
he had forborne to enlarge on the political
fides of the question, because he thought
it defenfible on commercial grounds, and
was willing to meet it on those grounds,
because he did not with to mingle unne
ceflarily, irritating ideas in the difcuflion,
and because he had supposed that every
thing relating to the tieaty of peace, the
Indians, the Algerines, the spoliations
&c. were fufficiently imprinted on every
mind, and would have all the rffefts they
ought to have, without being particular
ly enforced.
Whilst he could thus repel the charge
of inconsistency brought against himfelf;
it mull be evident he thought, how much
room there was for retorting the charge.
In the early stages of the difcuflion,there
seemed but one sentiment as to the cori
duft of Great Britain, at least in a politi
cal view; the difference turned on the
question, whether we could or ought to
counteract her condud. In the latter
stages of the difcuflion, palliations if not
j unifications had been multiplied and la
bored ; not only with refpeft to her com
mercial poKcy, but with refpefl to. the
detention of the polls, the Indians, the
Algerines, and even the spoliations <jf our
Of the Flour sad Grain feat to Great-
Britain, ailovriug, as above stated, 1-4 to
have been there coaltuaed, which is pro
bably beyond the tcuLh, the re-exporta
tion amounted tu 81 £,880 dollars. It is
well uuLi.tuod, that France v is the mar
ket where these articles were finally con
fwned. The acconnt may now be liated.
To the French Market direct-
exported for do. 815,800
Total of French consumption, 5,942,92 1
Total of Britilh do. 4,956,106
ly exported for confump- DoH<ir.t.
tiaa, 4,424,336
Tobac co iodirc&ly expxorted
Excetsof Fieach coufumption 986,115
for do.
Wheu and Flour indirrftly
7°2,70y
Partigular pains, he remarked,had been
taken tu exhibit a picture of our nation
al prosperity, which might flatter our
withes, and forbid experiments. It was
readily admitted, he said, that there were
many features in the face of our affairs,
which were proper themes of mutual con
gratulation, whether compared with the
fttuation of other countries, or with our
own, under other circumstances. And
it gave him much pieafure to add, that
the degree of prosperity we enjoyed, tho'
not to be exclusively credited to the
change of our federal government, or to
particular measures under it, according to
the exaggerations of some, wss yet so
far, and so evidently the fruit of that
change, as to do honor to the people of
Amenca in adopting it. He mentioned
two innovations making part of the con
stitution, which must alone, have had a
powerful effefi in meliorating the condi
tion of this country, to wit: The prohi
bition of paper money or other violations
of contra£ts, and the abolition of inco
herent and rival regulations of trade,amang
the several states. But notwithstanding
the flourilhing state of our affairs, when
viewed under certain aspeCts, if was equal
ly certain that there were others, which
suggested very different reflections.
ventral commerce ; on the u*lawfulnef»
of which -our executive lad grounded the
remonii ranee and demand of iwdetnuilica
tion lyiug on the table.
in addition to tins, he stated the in
consistency between tnofe who maintained
andthoie who reje&eil the theory of leav
ing commerce yerfe£Uy free; the iucon-
Cftency of rejecting this theory, and yet
refilling to meet rellri&ions on one fide,
with re&ri&ionson the other : the rocon
filtency of condemning a cummercikl dis
crimination between nations, as contrary
to the wife example of <G. Britain, and
claiming for G. Britain the credit ofmak
iug such discriminations in favor of the
United States: The inconfittcncy of pre
dicting that the measure would dellroy the
revenue, and infilling that the dutied arti
cles would continue to be imported from
the lame source thro' more expenfivechan
nels : The inconliftency of exclaiming a
gainst topics and remarks which may a
waken the paflions, and endeavonring
themselves to alarm our fears; of exhort
ing the committee to consult its judgment
alone, and substituting for argument con
tinued addreflesto the imagination.
Mr.Sedgwick of the committee to whom
was referred the resolution of the House,
authorizing the President of the United
States to negociate (if neceflary) a loan
of one million of dollars, brought in a
bill pursuant to that resolution.
Mr. Tracy of the committee on the
Poft-Office law, brought in a bill pursu
ant to the report of the committee of the
whole, which had been agreed to by the
House—This bill was twice read and re
ferred to the committee of the whole house
on Friday next—lnterim to be printed
for the use of the members.
Mr. Madison's resolutions were called
upon; after some conversation it was moved
to poftpoQC the consideration of them to
A msfTage was received from the Pre
sident of the United States, communica
ting an extradt of a letter from Mr. Short;
and copies of two letters from the Mini
ster of the United States at L'Toon.
It being moved to read the confidential
communications just received from the
President—the galleries were cleared—at
2 o'clock the doors were again opened—
when,
A petition was read from the manufac
turers and dealers in articles fabricated
from bar-iron, praying that the duty on
imported bar-iron may be repealed—re
ferred to a committee.
A report was read from the Secretary
of the Treasury, on sundry petitions which
had been referred to him—The letter en
closing this report suggests to the House,
whether it would not be expedient to
place the business of reporting on petitions
in some other channel, as the prefTure of
his official duties in addition to the extra
business in consequence of the enquiry in
to the Treasury Department, will not per
mit him to pay that seasonable and prompt
attention to these petitions which the par
ties expect and have a just claim to.
referred.
Several other petitions were read and
House of Reprefentaiivet.
Monday, March 3.
( Spccch to be continue J.)
CONGRESS.
Mr. Dearborn called up the report of
a feleA committee on the expediency of
erecting a light-house on Seguin in the
Diftrift of Maine—this was read the firft
time, and is in favor of the measure—the
report was adopted, and a bill ordered.
this day fortnight. Negatived 44 to 36.
A potlppnement till next Monday was
carried without a division.
" The judicial power of the United
States (hall not be condrued to extend to
any suit in law or equity, commenced or
prosecuted againd one of the United States
by citizens of another State, or by citizens
or fubjefts of any foreign state."
To this amendment Mr. Boudinot pro
posed an amendment, the objeit of which
was to qualify the principle by condition
ing that the dates should make provision
for the attainment of Judice in the State
Courts—Thisamendment was negatived—
only seven ayes appearing on calling the
yeas and nays.
A committee was appointed to bring
in a bfll appropriating a fi'.mof money for
defraying the expencej ot foreign negoci
auo'i.
A melTage was received from the Se
nate, informing the House, that the
Preiident of the United States had approv
ed and signed the a<st in alteration of the
ast establishing a mint—also that the Se
nate have passed the bill providing for the
remiflion of the foreign tonnage duty on
sundry French veflels, which took refuge
in the ports of the United States the pad
Summer.
A biß providing for the payment of an
inllalmeut due the bauk «r|S reported.
The house then took into consideration
the amendment to the conditution of the
United States, which has been pafTcd by
the Senate—this amendment is as follows :
The quedion then was on the third
reading of the original amendment—this
after some remarks by Mr. Boudinot, Mr.
Scott, Mr. Dexter and Mr. Murray—the
two lad in favor, the two firft in opposition
to the amendment, was carried in the af
h-mati've*—it waa accordingly read the
third time.
On the question, will the House concur
with the Senate, it was determined in the
affirmative, the yeas and nays being as
follow:
A resolution paffied requesting the Pre
(idem to lay before this house the amount
of rioaies expended in making presents to
the Creeks, and Cherokees since the trea
ty made at New-York; alio the expencej
of that treaty.
The report of the committee relative
to lands formerly in the (late of North-
Carolina, but fiuce ceded to the Indians
was taken up in committee, and, after some
time spent in difcufiion, progrefa was re
potted. The Until/' adjourned.
Meflrs. Ames, Bailv, Baldwin, Blount,
S. Bourne, B. Bourn, Cadwallader, Carnes,
Christie, Claiborne, Cobb, Coffin, Coit,
Coles, Dawfon, Dearborn, Dent, Dexter,
Findley, Foster, Gilbert, Giles, Gillefpie,
Gilman, Glen, Goodhue, Gordon, Grove,
Harrifon, Heath, Heifter, Hillhoufe, Hol
len, Hunter, Irvine, Latimer, Learned,
Lee, Locke, Lyman, Macon, Madison,
Malbone, M'Dowel, Mebane, Montgome
ry, Moore, P. Muhlenberg, Murray, Nevil,
New, Nicholas, Niles, Page, Parker, Pres
ton, Rutherford, Sedgwick, Sherburne,
Smilie, J. Smith, I. Smith, S. Smith,
W. Smith, Sprigg, Swi ft, Thatcher, T racy,
Treadwcll, Trumbull, V. Alen, V. Cort
landt, V. Gaafbeck, Venable, P. Wadf
worth, Walker, Watts, Williams, W ingite,
Winn, Winfton—Bl.
The loan bill was passed this day.
' Sundry petitions were read from persons
in different branches of manufaftores, as
Hitters, &c. praying that enhanced du
ties may be laid on imported articles of
like fabric with thofethey manufacture—
Referred to the committee already ap
pointed on similar petitions.
Meflrs. Beatty, Boudinot, Fitzfimons,
Hancock, Hindman, Pickens, Scott, Tal
bot, Ward—9.
A bill to authorize the President of
the United States, to borrow one million
of dollars at 5 per cent, was twice read—
and ordered to be engrolTed for a third
reading to-morrow.
The -report on the estimate of appropri
ations, for the services of the year 1794,
so far as refpe&s the War Department,
was taken up in committee of the whole—
agreed to—and a bill ordered to be brought
in. Adjourned.
Wednesday, March 5.
Tuesday, March 4.
AYES.
NOES.
A bill to provide a nan] armament was
read twice, and referred to the committee
of tlie whole house to-morrow.
lu committee of the whole on the re
port relative to placing the ports and har
bors of the United States in a posture of
defence—Mr. Boudinot in the chair—The
report was read—it s flates that the follow
ing ports and harbors ought to be put ill
a ilate of defence, to wit—Portland in
Maine—Portsmouth in New-Hamplhirc;
Cape-Ann, Salem, Marblehead, Bolton,
in Maflachufetts; Newport, Rl Illand ;
New-London, (Connecticut) New-York;
Philadelphia; Baltimore; Norfolk; Wil
mington, North-Carolina; Ocracoke In
let, Charleston, South-Carolina; Savan
nah, Georgia.—The fortifications to be of
a nature to defend the several ports and
harbors against surprize by naval arma
ments ; that the several places to be for
tified be garfrifoned by troops in the pay
of the United States.
carriages, &c. amount to
The committee state, that in their opi
nion the security of the United States,
renders it neceflary to provide the cannon,
whether the fortifications should be ere£l
ed or not—The report goes on to (late
the expense which would probably be in
curred at the several places mentioned—
the aggregate of which is as above dated-
That 200 Cannon will be
neceflary, which with their
Mr. Fitzfimons who was on the fele&
committee, observed that it mull appear
to the committee of the whole, that the
report was substantially a recommendatory
business—the carrying of which, into ex
ecution mud eventually depend on variout
circumllances—all that Congress can do,
he added, was to vote a sum of money—
and leave the execution of the plan to the
discretion of the President of the United
States, to be completed in such manner
as he may find expedient—the commit
tee went through the report —some alter
ations were made by encreafing tiie num
ber of places to be fortified, and diminish
ing the number of cannon in others—so
that the aggregate of the expence remain*
the fame.
Dolls. 172,698 52
The annual expences of
the Ti oops neceflary to gar-
rifon the several fortifications
including pay, fubfitlence,
From the estimates it ap
pears that the sums necefla-
amount to
The committee on that part of the PreG
dent's meflage relating to arms and milita
ry stores—brought in a report, which dates
the feveial additions and augmentation!
neceflary—Two additional arsenals—a na
tional armoury—sooo stands of arms—.
gun-powder, &c. arc fpecified—this report
was twice read and referred to the commit
tee of the whole.
ry to erect the fortifications Dollt. Cts.
Mr. Fitzfimons then moved sundry re!
solutions for carrying the report into ef
fect—thefe were severally put, and agreed
to.
The committee then rose and the Chair
man reported the amendments and resolu
tions to the house.
The amendments were to insert Penob
fcot j Machias; Newbury-Port; Anna
polis; George-Town, South-Carolina ; a*
places to be fortified—The several amend
ments and resolutions were adopted by
the House—and a bill ordered to be
brought in.
The detail of the Secretary of State ex
hibited a deplorable statement of the loflet
and vexatious interruptions of our com
merce and navigation by the cruisers of the
belligerent powers—This communication
w3» ordered to be printed.
We are informed from good authority,
that a house in this town has received and
deposited in the Bank of Maryland and
office of discount and depoflt, twenty-one
dray-loads offptctt ■' amounting to aa ira
menfe sum.
Mr. Smilh reported a bill making fur
ther provision to defray the expence at
tending the intercourse of the United
States with foreign nations—this was twice
read and committed for to-morrow.
A meflage was received from the Presi
dent of the United States communicating
sundry documents and papers laid before
him by the Secretary of State, relative to
spoliations on the commerce of the United
States—The communications were read.
Adjourned.
BALTIMORE, March I.
96,645
90,349 25
76,053 25