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-4 coatis standing open with the
Subscriber, are desired to close them
immediately; as his reasons for the
reqaeft are obvious.
JOSEPH TILTON.
Exe+er, Jan, 11, 1790.
THOMASV
Mafachujettj Connecticut, Rhodeifand,
NewhnmpJbire and Vermont
ALMAMAC K,
With an EPHEMERIS, for the Year
Os Our LORD 1790,
For sale at this Office.
"BLANKS.-
Blanks of most forts may
le had at H. Ranlet's office at cheap
as at any office in the fate.
THE
NEW-ENGLAND '
PRIMER,
Far sale at this Office.
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^ A BOOK. 6 NTITLFD,
A Mathematical Question,
to be fold at thia ofre,
1^ The Printer hereof
would be glad if thole of his cuaom
ers (in the neighboring towns) who
are "in arrears for Papers, would fend
him a little Fuel, now they have an
opportunity —otherwise he will ex-.
- ^BOUT FIVE and
" HALF ACRES OF
Good LAND, lying in
San bornten, near the Groat bay (0
called) pieafaraly iituated, wtl wa
tered, convenient tor two farms, ad
jacent to several ietdement!, and
within half a mile of a Grist and Saw
Mill. (C Terms o f payment will be
made ehiy to the purchaser.
Conditions of fate will be blown at
time and ,lace G
Exeter, March 5, 1790.
Excellent Land
ON THURSDAY the 25th inst.
One o'clock, p. m. at the huute
of Benjamin Lamfon, innholder in
Exeter, about rree unitel acres of
Public Vendue.
Saturday, MAR€H 23, 1799.]
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Mr.M#difon entered inco a lengthy
difeuffion of the fubjed of the public
debt—towards the close of his Speech
he proposed that a diferimination
Should be made between the original
holders of public securities, and those
who hold them by purchase. His
plan is chat the firft Should be paid
the full sum promised, with interest
at fix per cent. The atfignees or pu%
chafers', be paid the highest average
sum they have been fold at, and to
those who have alienated them, the
WANTED
+ hLD CONTINENTAL AND
V^ NEW EMISSION MONEY,
A MEMORIAL from the annual
meeting of the Friends at Phi
ladelphia, refraing the* Slave Trade,
and praying the interposition of Con
gr fs tor the mitigation of the evils,
and final abolition of that pernicious
traffic, was presented by Mr. Fitz
fimons. Another memorial on the
fubjeft, from the meeting of Friends
in Newyork, was presented by Mr.
Lawrence. These were both read,
and on motion that they Should be
read a leebnud time, in order to their
accounts of, the late Saperindendant
of Finance, and requesting the con
currence of the house, in said re-
Solve.
f~r'AKEN up in Deerfield, a^out
i the fird of January last, an
Orange coloured SURTOUT. The
owner may have it again, proving his
property and paying charges.
Apply to the Printer hereof.
Exeter, Feb. 1790.
being committed—a warm debate
ensued, which ended this day in
withdrawing a motion for a second
reading.
A message was received from the
Senate by their Secretary, informing
the Hdufe, that the, have palled a
resolve, empowering the President of
the U, States to appoint three com
miHioners to inquire into the receipts
and expenditures of publick monies
by, and to examine, and adjust the
LEGISLATURE of the UNION.
Os any State — For which a generous
price will be given. S. WIGGIN.
A generous price is given for
ckan Linen and Cotton RAGS,
at tots Office —:t the Paper Manu
factory, in this town —H Mr. Green
leaf's Store, in Epping —at Mr. Phil
brick's Store, Pittsfield—at Mr. R,
Bean's Store, Brintwood and at
Melfc. Woods' Store in Loudon.
HOUSE of R EPREsENTATirES.
A SURTOUT FOUND.
Exeter, Feb. 26, 1790.
Congressional Matters.
RA G S.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
(Continued fr&&i our las.)
Thursday, feb. it.
THE
The contrast fa'ls under the legal
terms of do, uhto ; I give that thou
may give— or, 1 give that I may re
ceive. in all contrasts there are three
requisites ; ift. The agreement ; 2d.
The consideration; 3d. The thing
to be done or omitted The conside
ration is to be an equivalent or full
recompense fol the things, to be per.
formed. The creditor, „ho has to
perform the third article of the con
trad, held 29/: which was to be gi v en
for a valuable consideration ; what
was this con fideration: 2/. 6/. I argue
that if 20,. was worth no more than
2, 6 d. the centrad was fair and fub
hantial ; but if gentlemen carry the
idea farther, and declare that this 20/.
was money of equal value with the
2/. 6d. given, I contend that the con
trad was destroyed: Equity would,
I believe, declare it an urighte
ous bargain, that there was not an
adequate compensation, and would
set a fide the contra&.
There are two cases under which
the present comes—misfortune and
oversight. „ I would quote Black,one,
did I not expe&,as in former instances
to be complained of bythat gentleman
for it. Here has been one of greatest
of misfortunes ! a calamity attending
a whole community, a government
unable to pay its debts. Here to like
wise an oversight equal to ib kit
Mr. Jackftn observed, that, al.
though as young a politician as any
on the floor, and that he was convinc
ed the weight of experience was a
gain# him—on so important a nation
al fubjed he could not be Silent ; par
ticulariy as he had the honour of
seconding the gentleman's motion
(Mr. Madison) now before the hoafe;
that it would be therefore expected
he Should bring forward his reasons,
and the principles which aduated him
to it.
A memorial from the Pennsylvania
Society for the abolition of slavery,
tigned by Benjamin Franklin, Prefi
dent, was read.
The House, said he, were told
much yesterday of the moral obligati
on we are under of paying our debts,
the only difficulty is, how it Shall be
discharged.
I will confider the justice of the
proposition. Thf house has been
told the nature of thqfe centrads, and
the valuable con fiderations of them.
Mr. Madison's motion for a dis
crimination under confidera+ion.—
Mr Hartley moved that the memo
rial presented yesterday, should be
read the second time, which was a
greed to by a large majority. He
moved that they should be referred
to a fele& committee—whicn motion
brought on a debate which lafte
until near three o'clock. This quef
tion being called for, on mo. on of
Mr. Smith, (S.C.) it was determined
by 43 Ayes—ll Noes.
A committee of Seven members
was accordingly appointed.—
at fiz per cent. Government not to
avail itfelf of the least advantage in
the tranfaaion.
Mr, Livermore moved that the re
foliation should be amended by in
ferring after the word interest, "at a
certain rate"+-this motion was nega
tived,
TUESDAY, FEB. 16.
FRIDAY, FEB. 12.
Constitution: publick opinion bro'C
us here to ligiflate and publipk opin
ion can replace us in our former fili
ations.
It is heceffary, it is said, abd we
Shall consequently have an host of of
ficers. Mr. Jackfoo, denied that ne
cessity ; And there are numberPof of
ficers, in the Treafary Department
who might attend to the business ;
and a final! fee which would be
cheerfully paid, would find officers;
if necessary, of refpofibility and cha,
rafter injhe different States.
But it is an ex feoft faao law. Thia
I deny to be the case; No law has
As for my part I have taken h'nts,
and that J always will take hints;
whilst in publick life, from any vatu,
able information given in either : Like
the berry Ih^the brier, If I could
plucki with fafety, 1 would.
Sir, said be publick opinion divid
ed us from Britain; publick opi
nion induced us to oppose her
arms ; publick opinion induced us to
change the former for the present
gentlemen pay so much honor to. —
The soldiers wera paid with depre
ciated money durihg.the war; that
Congress reliquidated their accounts;
A gentleman (Mr. Smith fays that
the soldier might have kept it ic the
present moment, and then it we vid
have been worth the 20/;Unfortu
nate, foolish soldier, indeed ; Vby
didst thou not steel thy feelings a
gair/ft the wife of th, bosom, and be
hold thy beloved children, without
a murmur or an exertion, flarvirg on
a dunghill ? Then mighteft thou kept
thy nominal 20/. until it become a
real one. But is this the language of
mercy or of juftics ? What wilfa man
not give in exchange for his life ? And
if he has feelings, for that cf his
wife and children ?
ed makes no diitindion; the publick
faith is pledged to the fokne,, and
citizens, who furnilh Sapp ies. It
never has been fulfilled, 2). 6d, was
not the 20/. they were entitled to.- —
This principle was even fettled at
home by that very Congrefa, feme
Publick justice has not been done,
the soldiers, the original credirers,
have not been paid ; thy have re
ceived but 2/. 6d. and the^ ws 2c/.
due them. Many creditors, anc the
w^r worn foldier,^e pining in r ; Le
nent, in the m ft crud Situations and
condemning the injustice of .oat coun,
try which, in consequence if their
exertions, arc legislating here this
day.
But perfeajuftice cannot be done,
fay gentlemen,and therefore we fhouH
not attempt the business at all. The
consequences cf thi> dodrine are fa
tal—they tend to a priva ion of all
courts of jufti e— for there ,sno i n .
lance which can be adduced, where
what is termed perfect justice is re~
conciled to the opinions of all, and
where some objection cannot be raif,
ed.
ed, to foreiee, when he fold his cer
tificates, that they, would rife to the
present value ? or that he could an
ticipate the present day, and a second
revolution ? Equity, then, requires
some mode of justice, and the tribu
nal exill> somewhere. I believe with
my friend from Pennsylvania (Mr
Scott) that the tribual; for equity
must exist somewhere, or the govern
ment is at an end,
Publick fa* h, the House is infarm-
[Vol. TV.— Numb. 189