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most m^kad proofs of edeem. He
set oucagain this morning for Daren,
to join hii armys and, doQbtlefi im
mediately after the necessary difpofi
lions are made, th^campaigo will be
opened. #
>? The certation of &, Armistice ii
fixed for the io:h.of March,'arid ffi
@ corp who are in Belgium have
V received orders to march, in order to
reinforce the army about that time,
fafy#^*^——_ te>,^- &,
FRA'nKFORT, FEB. 18.
From a French Journal.
Letters from Brandenburgh men
tion, ata faa, that. Ruffian troops are
' on their much to the Lower Rhine.
These advices add that the King of
Prussia having the interests of the
Stadtholder at heart, and his own do
minions being ftreogtheoed on the
fide of Poland, is determined to take
an naive part in the approaching
campaign for the security of hit pos
sessions on the left bank, which have
given rife to much anxipt, for W
fafety. it is evidenfit least that his
object is to preserve the line of de
markition.
The Wetzlar Gazette has already
asserted on authority, that 30,000
Prussians were on the point of enter
ing the Circle of Franconia, where
quarters had been provided for them.
DUBLIN, MARCH 3.
Yesterday, about two o'clock,
James Weldon, late a private in the
7th dragoons, was executed at the
front of Newgate, for high treason.
x As far as could & determined by the
fpedators in the different avenues,
who were numerous beyond any ex
ample, the unhappy man met his fate
with fortitude. Having proceeded
to the edge of the board, he was con
trary to the mode usual on such occa
sions, (hoved off by the hangman !
no convulsive throes focceeded the fall,
his exemption from corporeal faffer.
ance was therefore instantaneous. Af
ter being suspended nine or ten min
utes, the body was drawn up to the
board, in order to accomplish the re
raaining part of the sentence : In
performing this, however, owing to
the interruption of the platform, not
only a difficulty, but some circum
stances occured highly distressing to
the general feelings. The body be
ing at length forced up, was placed
by the executioner in a convenient
situation for decapitation, but the op
elation was rendered extremely Shock
ing, very many ineffectual strokes of
the axe, and application of the knife,
having been exerted ere the head was
fevered from the body, which when
effected, was for some time exhibit
ed, as the head of a traitor, to the
surrounding multitude; the remains
of the culprit were then drawn into
the prison. ; J'
7tmrt^ i jtyfy!%jtyktyh
LONDON, MARCH 12.
[Mr.' Grey, in the House of Com
mons, stated, in a Speech of consider
able lengths the income and expendi
ture of the country ; the whole ,
I mount of the three fervicei, ordinaries,
and extraordinaries, for the last three
years, in order to shew the expense
X and profufion of the Ministers in car.
^rying oh ^ht profecutioh of the pres
ent war. He stated, that the expense
'already incurred in the present w^^
mounted to ttmoooL Depend,-
ent of the feed debt, which he
laid, amounted <0.20,000,090!. The
ititereft of tie,tft fom amounted ^0
2 600 0001 a year. He also infixed,
^ that the peace eftablifhmentQ'bt
22,ooo,oopl.ayear,&the permanent
Th o @mbm mail whic^te
'C^me.Gueyenercay, town
this morning. The actants from
Germany Rate, in the most d^ifive
terms, that the Emperor is making
every portable exertion for carrying
on tlfe War with rigour, as well in
Italy as on the Rhine.— Troops are
daily marching to their defined fta-
Iteteioforcemeats receive
^^|g%, e 'serial' Armies are most
nami^a^e/a'a well from their num
bers as from heir discipline and mode
i^tyfyffity#* the grand objed
of the Emperor to incr^fe, in more
than a proportionate degree, the num
ber of his Cavalry, in which the ene
my are more particularly deficient,
and which ^re so essentially necessary
to the success of the plan of offenfive
operation, which has certainly been
adopted. The archduke, who is to
have the chief command of the army
on the Rhine, was to leave Vienna
on the 10th inst, and it was expeded
^^||,hc, campaign would be opened
as soon aftergis arrival as circum
stances would admit of. No left than
69,000 recruits, of which Bohemia
alone is to supply one third, are to be
immediately railed, in order to re
place the veteran troops which march
ed to the feene of aaiuo.
Meanwhile the French, on their
fide, are making all the exertions in
their power to maintain, at least, if
not to extend, their cooquefts. All
the requisition-men have been lent
to the Armies ; and the most formi
dable Entrenchments have been
thrown up in the different posts
which they still occupy id the vicini
ty of the Rhine.
In short, it is the fir, determine
tion of either party, to render the en
suing campaign completely decisive;
and one more important in its conse
quences Europe has never as yet wit
ntffed.
MISCELLANEOUS NE^S.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 11.
NEWSPAPERS.
In the late report of the Sele& Committee
of the House of Representatives on the Post-
Office Law, the fubjeft of newspapers isin
traduced, and some causes are therein as
signed for the failures in transmitting them
to fubferibers. It is not recollected howev
er that thefarce of the difficulties was no
ticed, and that is a due responsibility bn the
part of the Poft-Office. It is not pretended
that Newspapers are conveyed under the
fame fandion as letters. Until this respon
sibility is created it is in vain to exped tbit
the business will be either regularly or punc
tually performed.t
A plan was suggested, we believe by the
late Post Master General, which if adopted
will remove every difficulty. It was fomt
thing like this. That all subscriptions for
newspapers to be transmitted by the mail,
Ihould be received at the refpeaive Post Os
fices. That the Deputy Post Masters fhoujd
be refponfibl^for the fubfeription money—
that the printers should. make a certain dif
counr from the subscriptions in favor of the
Deputy Post masters, of the person specially
entrusted with the, business under him.
The details of this plan would require an
additional clerk in the office at the feat of
government. Anarrangement of this kind
in the Poft-Office in Greatbritain took plate
but a few years since ; and by late accounts
it appears that the circulation of ne^fpape,,
in that kingdom tii< increased from TWO
to upwards of TWELVE MILLIONS annu>
ally in confcquence ofjt.
The advantages of this plan are obvious,
but too numerous to be fpecified — all impo
sitions may be avoided and the papers sent
in the most favorable condition.
Nothing need be urged to impress the im
portance ot fhf fubjeaon the minds of Con
gress. Infortnation „the Soul of a Repub
lic. Good Government subsists by it.
Without it, force, not reaton, Supports
the machine.
From the (Newyork)MlNEßVA.fr-
TT is now a well ascertained fa&, that Mr.
I Gallatin, is he real leader of that party,
to the treaty with Greatbritain. taris mah
if lam'righrly mtormed, kby Irirth, G,,
voiSi came to this country towards the clnfe
pretenfijns of favice to the touchy, as the,
!;W his power and influence. On the
contrary, he has the positive demerit of hav-1
ing contributed to foment the late inforrec
country ; though when a
premature explosion disconcerted the plan;
? fef&utf ?it gradient for his own fafety to a
bandooit, and to put on the malk of a friend .
to order. And it is notorious that from the
firft publication of the present conftitotion
, of the United States, he has been its uni
form, zealous and persevering opposer.
The popularity he had acquired among
the people whom he had tmfled, floated him
into the House of Representatives. Artful,
well informed, intriguing and indefatigable,
amidst the ramblings of party fpiri>, he has
dexterously Seized the reins, and it is believ
ed, guides the motions of the popular branch
of our government. Can any genuine A
merican avoid disquieting refleaions on
such a fate of things ? Is there real security
that such a man will make a good use of his
influence ? Is there no danger that he may
work upon the pride and pailions of his fol
lowers to execute that plan of hostility to
our government in which he has been hith
erto fruftrated? How many more chances
are there that he is at this moment the faith
ful Representative of our nation, rather than
the agent of a foreign govern merit? It is
certain that he thinks and speaks in French,
better than in any other language.
When a Madison led the opposition to the
administration of our government, however
there may have been cause to lament his er
rors, ar blame his aberations, there was al
wzys.the hope that there was a point at
which he would stop, and that there would
be in no event a final facrifice of the inter
est and happiness of his country. But now
that the direaions of the party has patfed
from him to a character like that which at,
present possesses it^ now that he is no long
er able to lead, but by the fatal entangle
ment of party connexion, is obliged to fol
low, what is not to be apprehended !
The situation is no doubf alarming. But
still the good genius and good sense of A
merica will prevail. A beneficent prudence
will overrule machinations and confound the
machinators. The real virtue and patriot
ism of many of those in the House of Repre
sentatives who are apparently the followers
of so unworthy a leader will arrest his prog
ress and preserve their country from the mis
chievous effeds of his pernicious schemes.
CONCORD, May to, 1796.
THECRISIS!
'TIS an awful period—'tis a serious
moment —big with the fate of Liberty !
The present is the most momentous, the most
alarming CRISIS, ever known in the Amer
ican Republic. The question is, Treaty,
or WAR ? We prefame the PEOPLE,
tn moffe, will fay, OUR voice is fill fir Peace.
'Tis but for them to, SPEAK IT SOI
la most of the populous and Seaport towns
from Maryland to Newhampfhire, very full
town meetings have been held, and Spirited
Memorials almost unanimously voted, and
immediately forwarded to Congress, requeu
ing the Representatives to make Speedy pro
vision for carrying the British treaty into full
effed. ' •
On Wednesday last Mr. Harris arrived
in town from Boston ; he brought a number
of printed memorials, and circular letters,
signed by a refpedable committee in behalf
of the Boston memorialifts ; which were im
mediately forwarded to the adjacent towns,
that the minds of the People in this part of
the country may be known on this weighty
and all-important fubjed. We pronounce
them FEDERAL.
We extrad the following, from the Bos
ton Centinel extra, brought by Mr. H.
BOSTON, APRILS
THE Question which now agitates the pub
lie mind, is all important.—lt involves our
national Charader—our foterffi our
fafety. Itfe'fhortly this—Shall we fumort
the LAWS, the CONSTITUTION, and
WASHINGTON; against G AL LA TIN ,and
his followers, who ofurp to domineer over
^T?^^' ^^J^?^' GEN
ERAL in War, and PRESIDENTS Peace,
with the laws and authorities of our coun
ity, atihe feet of this itinerant and dartyfr/
G^roan—this prime instigator of the Pitts
burg inferraion ? gttje People of Ameri
ca tad have more confidence in an assuming
foreigner, Whose machinations have involved
the coun{ry in an expense of fofoHtord
Ttajand Dolton, thanin THE MAN 66 <wbo
b<u aetaWl >,#„,," and the Senators of the
United §tfts, ciofcri by &/?& fuffrages I
of A mericans/they will nb doubifidfrwi/q
:fadion, arid declare for anarchy. But the |
citizens of Mafochufetts-pn & ld ^ fc.|
^^rf'ffi :^"^^^ I
chants, ProteffionaFMen, and Mechanicks ]
ofa free state, are too wife, and too happy,
tefomit a POLITICAL SUICIDE A
They will evince their refped for the laws— |
1 they will exert thfemfelm in support oftheir 1
.&fffiWkm-THE GREAT PALLADi^
IUMI UM OBTHqJR LIBERTIES!
@ In confirmation of this werefer to the sen
timents of a number of towns, expressed in
'heir memorials to Congress, upon the fub
jed of rhe treaty with England being carried -
intoeffi&
In Boston 1523 citizens, comprizing every
description, have ftibferibed a memorial,
praying that Cor r^fs" Would not delay to
carry the Treaty into full and honorable ef
fell This memorial has been published ;
& a town meeting—the largest evertoownln
Maffachufetrs— has, by a majority of thirty
to one, approved, ratified; and corfi, med it.
There were not less than 2500 voters pre
fent.r
In Salem 66g signers were obtained to 4
fimihr memorial in one day. In Newbury
port, upwards of 400 obtained in very few
hours. In Newbury, almost all the inhabit
ants. In Gloucester, (Capeann 602. Not
one differing voice., °
VOX POPULI-VOX DEI!
We have not time even to sketch the pro
ceedings at Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tren
ton, Newyork, Hartford, Providence, Alba
ny, Newport, and other places, who have
adopted mem ^ls limrlar to Boston. We
can only fay that " a ra, d,.DiviNiTY bai
apartmly gone fmb, arid all parts of the Un^
ion appear enlightened and roused to a sense
of their duty and danger at the fame mo
ment. The voice of the people, will now
be emphatically the-voice of God.
To show the coincidence offentiment that
pervades every part of the United States, on
the momentous crisis of our affairs, we ex
trad the fallowing from a Newyork paper.
ADDRESS
To the PEOPLE oj tb cUNITED STATES.
Countrymen, and Fellowcitizens,
AN awful crisis awaits you.— The Daemon of
Antifederalifm, which has so long labored by
secret devices to subvert your constitution,
has at length thrown off the masc, and bold
ly aims a fatal blow at its vitals.—You have
said by your constitutional ad, "The Presi
dent, with the advice and consent of the Se
nate, shall have power to make treaties."—
The prevailing party in the House of Repre
sentatives fay, " they shall not have tty pow
er.--—The treaties they make shall not be
binding, unless we, in our diferetion, think
fit to carry them into effed." —This, fellow
citizens, divested of the mist of an unintel
ligible jargon, is the amount of their deg
trines. A treaty, or contrast which so not
fr,is a contradidion. A contrast which
dees bind,ind a diferetion to be bound or not,fe
equal!, a contradidion. It is impossible tp
present to the human mind, proportions
more repugnant, irreconcileable, or abfurfc
You have also laid by your coriftitutional
ad, "Treaties made by the President and
Senate ffiall be supreme laws of the land."-^
The prevailing party in the House of Rep- ,
refentatives fay," treaties shall not even be
laws—it is in our diferetion to execute them
or not, as we may judge expedient."
Is there a principle more sacred, more fun
damental to a republican government, than
this, " That laws, until they are abrogated
by the proper constitutional authority, are
binding upon all-that there is no delegated
will above the law? Can any thing Jess than
the whole legislative authority repeal or an
nul a law ? Does not that authority in our
constitution reside in the two Houses of Con
gress I Can one House alone, pretend to it.
Is hot a d^ertrionar, right to refufe the exe
cution, of a law, on the mere ground ofin,
expediency, a virtual power to repeal or an
nul it , Does not then the. claim of fuchi
right in favor of the House of Representa
tives contradid that solemn assertion of the
constitution, that treaties ffiall be lawsl±
Does it not amount to an usurpation on the
legislative authority by one branch of the le
gislature, and to the violation of a funda
mental law, enacted b, the people in that
original capacity,
Yes, fellow citizens, it most certainly does
—there is no possible fubterfuge.—The con
clusion depends upon the axiom, that ajh&
C3bnbt &, arid „(fa atthe fame time. Thal ,
cannot be a law, which while' it remains uri,
repealed,js not binding pn ajl, which any in
dividual or particular coUeffipn of individu,
ate, even a,arf of the legislative body, have
a moral and legal diferetion to comfy with;
° h r n r°k ^'"a 'q^^r^fe •W
those before stated. 'Tis to affront on un
derstandings, to imagine so gross an abfur&-
ty can be imposed upon them. The claim
F&fe^frrtf¥
of Reprefentafts evidently the daim of a
power to abrogate or annul a law. It is an
attempt, as far is it goes, to concentre tty
wholelegiflative authority in a part only of
I^ legiflative body, and, ts persisted in, ,ti
l afford the precedent efohrof the most auda
ty^fr^ %)^I
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