The Republican ledger — Portsmouth, N.H., 1800-05-13 00:00:00, page 1

TUESDAY, APRIL 22.
An engrossed bill to incorporates compa
ny by the name and Bile of the mine & metal
company, was read, and on the question for
its passing it was negatived, 26 to 34.
The bill to establish a diftrid at Kenne
bunk, and to annex Lime to New-London,
was recommitted to the whole house, when
fame amendment having been made, the bill
was ordered to be engrossed. + '
, Mr, Dennis, from the committee to whom
were referred the amendments of the Senate
to the bill for .the removal and accommoda
tion of the Government of the United States
reported their opinion that it was expedient
for the house to cede thereto.
The house took up the report and agreed
<to'it, '. .
The house went into committee on the
bill to provide for equalizing the valuation
of unseated lands.''
The bill was agreed to and ordered to be
engrossed.,
The house also resolved itfelf into com
- mittee on the bill to enlarge the powers'^of
the fiirvevors of the revenue. ,
Mr. Cooper proofed an amendment,
Also, that the Senate have passed a bill in
addition to the ad to prohibit the carrying
on the slave trade from the United States to
any foreign place or country, to which they
xequeft the concurrence of the house:
The bill was read a firft and fecund time
and referred to the fame committee of the
y|hole, to whom a bill of a similar nature
reported in this house, was referred.
The report was committed to a commit
tee of the whole house, and made the order
of the day for to-morroty.
Mr. S. Smith called for the order of the
^ay on the bill prescribing the mode of de
eding disputed elections of President and
Vice-President of the U. States:
Mr. Harper moved that the Committee of
the whole be discharged from the further
consideration of that bill, which if carried,
he would move to refer to a feted commit
tee- .:
After a short debate, the motion was car
ried, ayes 54, and the bill was referred to a
felea Committee composed of seven mem
bers.,
A message fiom, he senate, informing the
houfe^ that they have palled the bill refpe&-
iag the mint, and the bill to continue in
force the a& for the punilhment of certain
crimes against the United Spates, without
amendment —also, that they had passed the
bill for dividing the N. W. Territory into
two diftind and separate governments,' with
amendments, to which they request the con
currence of the house.
<ongrefs of tbe United ^tutes.
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HOUSE—MONp.tr, APRIL 2t.
THE bill to continue in force the a£t lay
ing an additional duty on salt, was read
a third time, and palled—ayes 37, noes 38.
Mr. Parker brought in a bill to authorife
;he purchase of timber for naval purpofes—
which was committed for to-morrow.
Mr. P. also brought in a bill for the ap
pointment of Admirals for the Navy.
This bill contemplates the appointment of
one Vice-admiral and four rear-admirals.—
Upon the quettion ffiall the bill have a se
cond reading, it was carried—ayes 37, noes
31, and was then committed to a committee
of the whole House, ayes 37, noes 32.
Mr. "Gallatin then moved that it be made
the order of the day for the firft Monday in
Dec. next.
An a& to provide for rebuilding the Light
House at Clark's Point, and for other pur
poses^-and
An ad to repeal the a& laying a duty on
mills and implements employed in the man
fiaure of fhuff.
A long debate ensued upon this motion—
after which the yeas and nays were taken.
Yeas 44, Nays 45.
And,the bill was then made the order of
the day for to-morrow.
In the course of the debate on the above
question, Mr. Speaker having declared that
it was not in order to difeufs the merits of
the bill, Mr. Harpers who was defnous of
doing so, appealed from the decilion of the
chair, and upon the queftiun will the house
concur in the decilion of their speaker, it
passed in the affirmative—Ayes 65.
A message was received from the Senate
by Mr. Otis their Secretary, informing the
house that they have passed the following
bills sent from the house, viz.
NUMBER 38.—VOL. I.]
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. THURSDAY, APRIL 24.
Mr. S. Smith called up his resolution for
appointing a committee to bring in a bill to
incorporate a company for the Manufadure
of iheet copper ; and upon Mr. Speaker's
declaring, that upon due investigation, he
had no doubt the motion was in order, the
'refolution was adopted.
A message was received from the Senate
by Mr. Qus their secretary, informing the
House, that they have passed the bill in addi
tion to the ad fixing the compensation of
the officers of both Houses of Congress, with
amendments, to which they requelt a con
currence. %
Ao ad for the better government of the
navy.,
An ad to cftablifli a general stamp office ;
and
;A message was received from the Presi
dent of the U. 3. by his secretary Mr. Shaw,
notifying, that the President did this day ap
prove and sign the following afts, which
originated in this House, viz.
Ana& to repeal the ad laying a duty on
mills and implements employed in the Man
ufadure of Snuff.•
An ad to continue in force the ad intitul
ed an a& prescribing the mode for deciding
disputed eledions of Members of the House
of Rcprefentative<, and to compel the atten
dance of witnesses.
An aa receding the mint.
An ad to continue in force the a& inti
tuled an ad in addition to the a& for the
punishment of certain crimes against the U.
States—and'
An a& to make further provision for the
removal and accommodation of the govern
ment of the U. States. ( "
Mr.' Dennis said, that by tne ad palled
the prefect session, further to provide for
the removal and accommodation of the gov
ernment of the U. S. a sum not exceeding
5000 dollars was appropriated for the pur-1
pose of procuring a Library—in order to
carry that provision into execution, he would
move the following resolution:
-Resolved, That be a
committee, jointly with foch committee as 1
may be appointed on the part of the Senate,
for the purpose of making out a catalogue
of books, and adopting the best mode of pro
curing a Library, at the city of Washing
ton ; and for adopting a system of rules and
regulations relative thereto.
' This motion was agreed to, and Messrs.
Waln, Evans and Powel appointed. s ',
An ad to continue in force the ad inti
tuled an a& to authorife the defence of mer
chant vessels of the United States against
French depredations.
An ad to fix the rank and pay of the
Commanding Officers of the marine corps.
An ad to fix the coaipenfation to the
paymaster-general and to the assistants of
the adjutant-general.
An ad supplementary to the ad regulat
ing trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes, and to preserve peace on the fron
tiers.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23.
The bill to provide for the equalization of
the valuation of unseated lands, was read a
third time, and passed.
A message was received from the Senate,
by Mr. Otis their Secretary, informing the
House, that the Senate have passed the bill
authorifing the President of the U. States,
to accept for the United St^ftfc cession of
jurisdiction of territorry,^.mg weft of
Pennfylyania, called the We,n Reserve of
Conne&icut—with an amendment. *
The house proceeded further toconfider
the amendment, and concurred. $ ,'
A message was received m the Presi
dent of the United States, ty hiMecretary,
Mr. Shaw, notifying that the President had
approved and Signed the following aas—
which originated in this House, viz.
An a& to alter and eltablifh sundry post
roads.
which, it appearing difficult to incorporate,
and some objeaions having been made, the
committee rose and obtained leave to fit a
gain.
Mr. Claiborne, from the committee ap
pointed to enquire into the expediency of
continuing in force the law refpeding trad
ing houses with the Indians, reported a re
solution for reviving that law for one year.
It was referred to a committee of the whole.
Adj.
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1800.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26.
The following engrossed bills were read
and passed:
An ad to authorize the ifluing certain
patents./
An ad directing the payment of a detach
ment of Militia, under the command of
Maj. Thomas Johnson, in the year 1794.
An engrofied bill to make further provi
sion for the orphan children of Col. J. Hard
ing and Maj. Alex. Trueman, deceased,
was readj when Mr. D. Foster moved that
the bill be re-committed to the fame com.
of the whole to which were referred the re
port on the petition of the widow of Col.
Preftan and another on the fame fubjed—
his view was to include all in the fame bill.
Mr. Nicholas, and Mr. J. C. Thomas tho't
the cases diflimilar. The motion was car
ri%43 to 37-
The house went into committee on the
bill providing for the disposition ofthe lands
between the Great and Little Miami rivers,
which was ordered to be engrossed for its;
third reading.
SLAVE TRADE.
The house resolved itfelf into a commit-!
tee on the bill, from the Senate, in addition
to the ad intitled an ad prohibiting the car
rying on the slave trade from the United
States to any foreign place or country.
Mr. John Brown said, when the motion
was firg laid on the table, he thought it was
improper to prevent the citizens of the U.
States enjoying the benefits of a trade en
joyed by all the European nations. He
really was in hopes that the good 'fenfe of
the felea committee would have predomi
nated upon them to have seen the policy of
repealing the ad in question. Many mem-{
bers of the house, he observed, know how:
the former ad was passed : they knew that
congress were drilled into it by persons who ;
would not take NO for an answer. It was|
well known that the abolition society, other-I
wife the society of friends, as they were call-I
ed, were very troublesome until they gotl
that a& passed. It was also as well known'
that those people did not do much to support
the government,- but that they did as much;
as they could to flop the measures of govern-;
ment, and particularly our defenfive system,
on which our national security depended.
Mr. Nicholas asked Whether it was in|
order to abuse any class of citizens in this।
/nabrier, and particularly since no nation;
was before the committee.
, The chairman said he conceived the gen-|
tieman to be in order, since he supposed he
was about to make a motion affixing the
principle of the bill. - ' °l
Mr. Brown resumed.——He was only'
speaking agreeable to his information, bow
inis bill came originally into exigence. He
was certain that this Nation having an ad
against the slave trade did not prevent the
exportation of a (ingle slave from Africa ;
he believed we might as well, therefore, en
joy that trade as to leave it wholly to others,
ft was the law of that country to export,
those whom they held in slavery, who were
as much slaves there, as thpfe who wqre^
slaves in this country, and with as much
right. The very idea of making a law a^
Mr. S. Smith brought in a bill tq pro
mote the manufaaure of sheet copper with
dn the U. S. by the incorporation of a com
pany under the name of Paffayick Copper
Company, which was committed for Mon
day.
The Speaker laid before the house, a let
ter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in
clofing a letter from John Steel, Esq. comp
troller, containing sundry Statements which
have been prepared in obedience to the a&
palfed 2d April, 1798, intitled, « An a& ef
tablilhing a mint, and regulating the coins
of the U. S. Ordered to be printed.
The bill dire&ing the payment of a de
tachment of Militia under the command of
Major Thomas Johnson, in 1794, was also
agreed to, and ordered to be engrolled for a
third reading to-morrow. —as was the bill
making further provision for the orphan
children of Col. John Harding and Major
Alexander Trueman, dec.
Mr. Marlhall from the committee to
whom was referred the bill from the Senate
prescribing the mode of deciding disputed
eleaions for President and Vice-President,
made report, that it would be proper to
strike out the whole of said bill, except the
ending clause and insert the amendment
reported by the committee.
The report was committed for Monday,
and ordered to be printed.
[I DOL. 50 CTS. PER AN^NUM.
But another, and an important point was
touched upon—that he would with the law
to be made to meet another objed, if it was
determined to prohibit the foreign trade, he
wished to prohibit the trade in this country.
As a southern man, Mr. Nicholas said, he
would observe, that he was placed in a most
unfortunate situation indeed, in being oblig
ed, in common v ith other people of those
States, to keep, men in a state of slavery :
But he had the consolation to inform the
house, that he believed the people of the
Southern States, were wiping off the stain
entailed upon them @y their predeceflors, in
endeavoring to ameliorate the situation of
that race of people as much as possible.—
This appeared to be an increaQ disposi
tion. , , .
He hoped the gentleman would have an
.opportunity to produce all his arguments on
this fubje&j in hjs endeavors either to get
the law repealed, or to strengthen it agrees
able to his wilh, in order, that he might be
fat sfied that he fhouid not find an advocate
in the house.
~?f'' '°" e F spoke against the committee
riling. It was unanimously Rejected.
Several feaions were passed, but some ob
jedions appearing to one near the end, the
committee afterwards rose, and obtained
leave to fit again. Adj.
Extras of a letter from brtemeJs, in Scotland, dat.
ed JOB. iB, 1800.
e< We have had a very norm, winter here, there
have been 09 less than thirty fail of veflels Lott,
between Lerth and Aberdeen, all South county
' traders, and not one man fayed, many of oyr
country, and townsmen have foferedfo, ,
We are also likely to be threatened with fam
ine, in all this country, a great part of gbi^ crop
has been loft owing ho a fall of join in the left of
harvett, the potatoe crop is fyIWX ^^ they fell
at a flailing per peek, and arerfwtfit for hogs, the
'Seal fells at 28 millings the BgU^aod is thought,
it will be higher jet, as it is not to be got tor any
money."
The above may be depended upon as a sass.
Mr. Nicholas seconded the motion, not
" e was P re P are d to decide on it, but
that there might be opportunity given to
express an opinion. He really could not
underhand the gentleman when he said that
our people being employed in that trade,
would not add nor diminish the number ex-
P° r ,- These people were enslaved for
the benefit of their masters, or to supply
some foreign market. Certainly if the
number, of purchasers were increased, the
number of (laves would be increased. Sure
ly the gentleman would not wilh them bro't
into the United States, when he talked of
their condition being improved ; this was a
fad to be sure, but would it 'be policy so to
do?*
gainft this trade which all other nations en
joyed, and which was allowed to be very
profitable, was ill policy ; he would farther
lay that it was wrong, when confidered,in a
moral point of view, since by the operation
of the trade the very people themselves much
bettered their condition. It ought to be al
lowed as a matter of national policy, since it
would bring in a good revenue to our trea-
I( was not .very pleating to him, Mr.
laid, to pay an interest of 8 per cent, for
our loan ; rather than borrow money, he
\would wifli to be paying off some of our
old debt, which could be done by increasing
our commerce, or rendering it free—he
wished it to be as free as the wind that blew,
from one end of the world to the other.
As he observed before, he believed that not
one the more Haves would be exported from
Africa, while our merchants and our reve
nue would enjoy the benefit.
Our distilleries and manufaaories were
all lying idle for want of an extended com
merce : he had been well informed that on
those coads, New-England rum was much
preferred to the best Jamaica Spirits, and
would fetch a better price. Why then
Should it not be sent there, and a profitable
return be made? Why Should a heavy fine
and imprisonment be made the penalty for
carrying on a trade so advantageous ?
But he observed, if it was thought advife
able that the # old a& Should continue, he
would wilh it to he made to meet the pur
pose altogether, and prevent the system of
Slavery entirely, so that equal advantages
might be given to all the inhabitants of the
Union . without this it would, as it ever
had been remain a great disadvantage.
He therefore moved the committee to rife
in order to postpone the bill ; he believed
the house would be better prepared to meet
" i, naf ew da ys-He was not Seconded at
nrft.