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have produced feelings, which the tenderness
of his mind could not easily have eradicated.
-Hamilton Would have exulted over him,
,and his arrogance might possibly have induc
ed him to threaten Mr. Adams as to the
:event of his next eleaion.
Suppose that Mr. Pinckney had obtained
a majority of vbtes, and was chosen Presi
dent, and provided South-Carolina had giv
en Pinckney their fiffiages, exclusive of
Mr. Adams [which at that time was proba
ble) this would have been the case. What
would the Northern States have said to this
business ? Would they not have seen that
they were duped by Hamilton ? Would
they not have difcovereef the artful, design
ing plot °f Hamilton, and would not ever/
citizen have been chagrined at such an e.
IN order to give a specimen of the ten
dency of youg proceedings, I (ball exhibit
the charader of Mr. Adams as described by
Mr. Hamilton ; after revising this portrait,
you may be able todraw proper inferences
of your condua.
Hamilton fays—“ Mr. Adams does not
possess the talents adapted tothe adminidra
tion of government ; he has intrinsic deltas
in his charaaer, which unfit him for the of
fice of Chief Magiftrate"—" he is a man
of an imagination Sublimated and excentric
—propitious neither to a regular display of
found judgment, nor to steady perseverance
in a systematic plan of condua." and, fays
Hamilton, " I began to perceive, what has
been too manifeft, that to these defeds are
added the unfortunate foibles of a vanity
without bounds, and a jealousy capable of
decoloring every obfra" Hamilton goes on,
" The considerations which had reconciled
me to the success of Mr. Pinckney, were of
a nature exclusively public ; they resulted
from the disgusting egotism, the diflempered
jealousy, and the ungovernable indiscretion of
of Mr. Adams's temper, joined to some
doubts of .the corre&nefs of his maxims in
adminiftration"—“ it will not appear exag
geration to those who have studied his char
ader, to suppose that Mr. Adams is capa
ble of being alienated from a system to
which be has been attached, because it is
upheld by men whom he bates." Speak
ing of the American mission to France, he
thus describes Mr. Adams, “ sometimes he
.has treated with ridicule the idea of its being
a meafurc which would terminate in peace"
—at other times, " that he has vindicated
the measure, as one conformable with the
general and strong wi(h of the country for
Peace, and as likely to promote that defera
ble obje&."
This is the charaaer given of Mr. A
dams, by Alexander Hamilton —and can any
thing be more difhonorary and affronting ?
Outrageous Passions, fealoufy, and Duplicity,
are represented as the prominent features
which mark his political portrait. While
Hamilton thus defames Mr. Adams, he is|
equally as elaborate in his eulogiums on Mr.
Pinckney.
Now, Gentlemen, I would beg leave to
ask you, with what propriety you could
connea Mr, Adams and Mr. Pinckney in
your votes for President 'and Vice-Presi
dent? Was there one man among the E
ledors in the four New-England govern
ments, who knew any thing about Mr.
Pinckney, otherwise than by the charader
given by Mr. Hamilton ? And provided he
had not been nominated by him, whether
you would have thought of this gentleman
in connection with Mr. Adams ? You
must excuse me if I fay, that I very much
doubt it. If this is the case, what could
induce you to take up with the nomination
of Hamilton, who had so basely calumniat
ed Mr. Adams, and attempt to give Mr.
Pinckney an equal (if not a superior) chance
with him? This was an alliance of the
most unnatural kind ; for if Mr. Adams
.was in the lead degree similar towhat Ham
ilton had represented him, he was, not de-'
serving of your choice, and yet you have re
probated his opinion as it refpe&ed Mr.
Adams, while at the fametime you haveap
probated his nomination of Mr. Pinckney.
How could you suppose that any cordiality
could ever subsist between the gentlemen
thus chosen ? One was denounced by Ham
ilton as unfit for the office, and the other
.was the candidate of his warmest approba
tion. Certainly Mr, Pinckney would feel
an obligation to his patron, and while in
office would attempt to promote his politi
cal meafores—Mr. Adams, on the country,
being wounded by the cenfuresthrown upon
him, mud ever be placed in a most disagree
able fauation, to aft in concert with a man
Who obtained his votes by the recommenda
tion of his opponent. Provided success had
attended the eie&ion of these two gentle
men, Mr. Adams would have been “ of all
men the most miserable." He would have
been mortified beyond expression, to fee the
man of Hamilton's nomination in the fird
feat of Government ; or if he perchance
chad obtained it, yet the problematical suc
cess of the election between them, would
on ^outfo
To the electors of the Northern States.
From the Independent Chronicle.
vent ? Yet, Gentlemen, you came near to
give this triumph to a Junto, who were
laughing behind the curtain at the game they
were playing. ,
Sampson's fire-brands and foxes, were not'
a more unnatural alliance, than Pinckney
and Adams, and it is probable that a “ small
party" calculated to produce as much mif
chief. After Hamilton had calumniated
Mr. Adams in terms so opprobrious, he
could not sincerely with - him to be Presi
dent ; bis foie objea must have been to difp
place him, and yet Itrange to relate, the
Northern Electors, attempt to give Hamil
ton's Candidate the full number of votes,
with the man whom they fay is the candi
date of their choice. That is, to fubdanti-•
ate Hamilton in his political influence,
through.the medium ofthe person whom he
nominated as President—or, in other words,
to give him an opportunity to goad Mr. A
dams, by holding Mr. Pinckney as a rod
over him during his administration ! ! !
This may be good policy, but I mud con
fefs it is beyond my comprehension. As a
friend to Mr. Adams, the candidate of Ham
ilton would have been the last man to be
considered. It seemed a pointed refleaion,
to bring Pinckney in contact with him.
The conneaion mud have been so disagree
able, that 1 should suppose, no friend of his
would with to have forwarded it.—But the
fa& appears plain, that many who pretend
ed to be the advocates for Mr. Adams, are
his greated enemies. They bolstered up
Pinckney by the drength of Adams ; and
this is evident, for at the late Fend of the Sons
of the Pilgrims, in this town, we fee by the
Toads the real sentiments of certain indi
viduals. Hamilton is diled the pure gold,
tho' deprived of his official damp ; what is
this, but a direct implication on the Presi
dent, for the dilmiffal of Hamilton? If
then we find particular persons extoling him
for his purity, notwithdanding his late ca
lumny on the President, can we hesitate to
declare, that such men are Hypocrites,
when they pretend friendfhip towards Mr.
Adams ? Impossible, that they are his
friends ; it is all delusion ; and these De
fendants of the Pilgrims (as they falfly stile
themselves) are wolves in sheep's eloathing ;
they cry out Adams, but Hamilton is their
.man.
The Eflex Junto, that bane to our coun
try, have thrown us into our present diffi
culties, and occasioned our inconsistencies
and perplexities. May the finger of scorn
,be ever pointed at them, and may the fame
ignominy be heaped on them, which for
many years they have been caballing to
heap on others. They have calumniated
Mr. Jefferfon, and every honest Republican
throughout the United States ; and Mr. Ad
ams, in his.retirement, will have an oppor
tunity to refle& on these dilutions, which
tiiofe who have been Riled Jacobins, caution
ed him against. But we trust in Heaven,
that the designs of this, British fa&ion are
fruftrated, and that the snare is broken and
we have escaped. Old South.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, DEC. 12.,
Thehoufe resolved itfelf into committee
on the report of the commerce and manu
faftures on the petition of Robert Hooper.
The report was favourable to the fubje& of
the petition, to which the committee of
the whole and the house agreed. A bill
was ordered to be brought in, and after
wards reported by S. Smith, chairman of
the committee of commerce and manufac
tures which was twice read and referred to a
committee 'of the whole house. ''
' The house also resolved itfelf into com
mittee on the report of the commerce on the
petition of Thomas Jenkyns and son, who
prayed the register of a vessel.
Mr. Bird strenuously opposed the report,
and contended for the propriety of the claim.;
Nr. S. Smith explained the motives of the
committee, in making the report. At length
the report was agreed to in which the house:
concurred.<
A letter was laid before the house, by.
the speaker from „ the department of date,
inclofing a report from the colle&ors, of the
number of imprefled American seamen, a
greeable to the act for the relief and protec
tion of American seamen;
. # e MONDAY, DEC. 15.
The petition of Nicholas Rofevelt, and as
sociates, praying for an a& incorporating a
company,for the prosecution of Schuyler's'
coppermine, was read and referred to thei
committee of commerce and manufaaories.
Excuse me, Gentlemen, for these plain
remarks—l have not studied elegance in
di&ion, but I profefs franknefs in expres
sion. The citizens will judge of the pro
priety of my remarks ; and as I write for
there information, apologies are unnecessary.
I do not censure you in your official capaci
ty, but I must fay if you are friends to Mr.
Adams, that you took a Grange method to
express your attachment.
Congress of tbe United States.
The committee of claims reported against
the petitions of Samuel Trigg, Nathan Sau
bern, and Andrew Sheppard, which reports
were severally agreed to. •<
The bill for the relief of Robert Harper
was agreed to and ordered to be engrossed.
The report of the Committee of claims in
favor of Mr. Nichols, late Marshall of the
Didrid of Pennsylvania, was agreed to and
a bill ordered to be brought in accordingly,
Mr. Cooper laid a resolution upon the ta
ble tothe following effea: That a commit
tee be appointed to enquire into the law for
the valuation of lands and houses, and the
enumeration of slaves, and to report upon
the expediency of repealing the fame.
Reduction of the Army.
Col. Varnum's resolution to prevent the
railing of a fourth battalion to the second
Regiment of Artilleries, &c. was taken up
and debated at great length. It was advo
cated by Messrs. Varnum, S. Smith, Macon
and Randolph ; and opposed by Messrs. O
tis, Rutledge, H. Lee, Champlin and Gen.
Sheppard ; and negatived as follows :—
YEAS,
Messrs. Alston, Bailey, Bihop, R. Brown, Chris
tie, Clay,Claiborne,Condit,Davis, Dawfon,Dent,
Egglefton, Elmendorf, Goode, Gregg, Grove, Han
na, Heister, Holmes, Jackson, Kitchel, Leib, Linn,
Macon, Muhlenberg, New, Randolph, Smilie, J
Smith, S. Smith, Stanford, Sumpter, Taljiaferro,
Thomson, J. Trigg, A. Trigg, Tazewell, Van
Cortlandt, Varnum.— 39.
NAYS.
Messrs. Baer, Bartlett, Bird, J. Brown, Champ
lin, Cooper, Craik, J. Davenport, F. Davenport,
Dennis, Dickfcn, Edmond, Evans, A. Foster, Free
man, Glen, C. Goodrich, E. Goodrich, Griswold,
Henderfop, Hill, Huger, Imlay, Kittera, H. Lee,
S. Lee, Morris, Nott, Otis, Page, Parker, Powell,
Pinckney, Platt, Reed, Read, Rutledge. Shepard,
J. C. Smith, J. C. Thomas, Tenney, Thatcher,
R. Thomas, Wacffwortb, L. Williams, Woods.—
46. Adjourned.
In the course of the debate, Mr. Otis read
the following sketch of the disposition of the
two regiments of Artiilerifts, &c.
For Point Petre (St. Mary's) 48
Forts Moultrie and Johnson, 96
Fort Green (Savannah riverj 48
Fort Johnson, N. C. 48
Fort Norfolk, 96
Fort M'Henry (Baltimore) 48
Fort Mifflin (Delaware river) 96
At Philad.
At Weft-Point, 96
Fort Jay, &c. 192
Near Newport, 144
Fort Independence (Boston) 96
Salem and Marblehead, 48
Portland, (Maine) ' 48
Fort Niagara, 96
Detroit and Michilimackinac, 48
On the Ohio, &c. 192
1488
THURSDAY, 'DEC.VB.
No question of general interest was agi
tated or taken this day.t
1
FRIDAY,DEC. 1,.
Miffi/ippi Government.
Mr. Davis called up a resolution he laid
on the table at the close of the last session,
containing a very lengthy preamble, in
which.it was dated that the governor of the
Miffifippi territory and the judges had en
aded laws very burthenfome to the people
and interesting to themselves, and by other
a&s had rendered themselves odious. The
resolution was, that certain burthenfome
laws thould be repealed.
It was laid over, for further confidera
tion.}
# Judiciary Bin.
Mr^GiiTwold, reported “ A bill for the
more convenient organization of the courts
of the United States. ^'^'': ^ , %,
The Ifa/bington Mausoleum, ^
Mr. H. Lee, from the committee to
whom were referred the feyeral rtfolutions
on the fubjed of a monument, mafqleum,
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17.
The President informed the house, that he
had rigned the act refpe&ing the Delegates
from N. W. Territory.
A bill -'concerning the Didria of Co
lumbia," was presented, and referred. This
bill provides, that the laws of Virginia and
Maryland Ihall refpeaively remain in force
in such parts of the diftria as are situated in
those dates.'
Mr. Cooper called up the Resolution re
fpetling a repeal of the law laying a direa
tax.
Mr. Otis moved its reference to the Com
mittee of ways and means ; there being at
prcfenfno data on which to form an opin
ion as tot he propriety or impropriety of con
tinuing a direa tax, he acknowledged him
felf very inadequate to give a vote on the
fubjea, though he confeffed his present im
pretfions were rather unfavorable to the mo
tion. /
Mr. Griswold, in addition to these rea
sons for this disposal, observed that it being
a matter of finance, was particularly within
the province of the committee of ways and
means ; it was their business, and to them
it ought to go.
The reference was made to that com
mittee.
Direa Tax.
NORFOLK, DEC. 16.
A bill is before our legislature deligned to
prevent duelling. The whole property of
such as fend or receive a challenge, is by this
bill, on proof of the fa&, to be immediately
distributed among the heirs, as thougli he
had died, and died intestate ; and he is to be
incapacitated from holding property in fu
tore ; and from holding any office ; the bear
ers of challenges to be fubje& to the fame
penalties as principals ; offenders are to be
declared out-lawed.
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, DEC. 23.
Senate of the United Stales.
For four days past the French Treaty has
been before the Senate, who have been en
gaged.in reading the documents that accom
panied it, which are circumstantial, and
"ih'" a '°'"' '° '""'' a"" f a " ' n £ n ^°
The Treaty with France having been
previously printed for the use of the mem
bers, Mr. Morris moved on Wednesday the
adoption of a rule enjoining on th• members
secrecy in the case of all future treaties and
the proceedings thereon, unless it should be
othermife dhe&ed by the Senate. The mo
tion made did not in the lead effc& the pro
ceedings of the Senate as to the Treaty now
before them. On this motion the Senate
were equally divided ; and the Vice Piefi
debt gave his casting vote against it.
The reasons for rejecting this motion,
we understand were that the time of offering
it was improper, as it might tend to impeach
the condu& of the members in the instance
of the treaty before them, refpeaing which
there had been no special injun&ions of se
crecy, and because its provisions were im
proper in themselves ; it was alledged by
those who voted against the motion that the
true principle would be, that in all cases of
treaties in which the President recommended
secrecy, the injundibn should cxift until
revoked by the Senate.
FRENCHTREATT.
An official copy, of the Convention of A
mity between France and the United Sts,
was published in the city of Washington on
Monday last. Although in the phrafecdogy
it varies COTfiderably from the copy already
published in this city, we have not been able,
on cursory cbmparifon, to discover any dif
ference in the points negociatecTupon.—The
2d article, instead of faying, " the ministers
plenipotentiaries of the two parties, not be
ing empowered at present to agree," &c.<a<
in the copy already published) in the official
tranfeript reads as follows : °°
" Ihe minift^rs plenipotentiary of the
two parties ^/ being alle to agree at present
rcfptdUig the treaty of alliance of 6th Feb.
1778' the treaty of dmiiy and commerce of
the fame date, and the convention of 14th of
Nov. 1788, nor upon the indemnities mutu
ally due or claimed^ the parties will negoci
ate further unthtle fubje&s at a convenient
time, and until they may have agreed upon
these pvipts, the laid treaties and conventions
Ihall have np operation, and the ipegulatits
of the twty.countries &11 be regulated as
follows." h •
&c. In memory of George Wellington, re.,
ported, “ A bill concerning George Wafh
ington.''
These bills were twice read and referred
to committees of the whole house.
MONDAY, DEC. 22.
The motion of Mr. Davis, relpeaing the
government of the Mifliffippi Territory, in
which the adminiltration of Gov. Sargent is
Complained of, occasioned a debate which
occupied the attention of the House during
the day.
AUGUSTA, DEC. 6.
We hear from Lonifville, that the election of
President and Vice President, was unanimoUfly for
Jefferfon and Burr. A difeharge of cannon an
nounced the choice, and a splendid entertainment
was given by his Excellency the Governor, on the
occasion.
VIRGINIA.
TUESDAY, dec. 23.
The bill for the ereaion of a Mausoleum
to George Walhington, was again before
the Houle ; when alter a debate, protract
ed beyond the usual hour of adjournment,
the question was taken by yeas and nays, on
the engrossment of the bill for a third read
ing, and carried.—Yeas 43. Nays 40.
The report was, that an appropriate
monument to designate his military and po
lical life Mould cod 200,000 doll^. The
bill provided the eredion of a mausoleum,
of 100 feet high, and 100 feet base, to be e
reded of American materials.
Mr. Platt, from the committee of revifal
and unfinished business, made a report, in
part, of several bills on fubjeds of finance,
which were about to expire. A resolution
was also reported to refer the consideration
of them to the committee of ways& means '
with power to report by bill or otherwife.'
GEORGIA.
Domestic information.
Finance.