The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-12-05 00:00:00, page 2

To -vbichADDRESS ^PRESIDENT
mu pieced to make the following
REPLY.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, Nov. 9.
A petition of Thomas jAnfon, an
invalid, praying for a pension, was
read, and committed. On the fubjett,
some conversation ensued—Several
gentlemen urged the propriety of a
committee to investigate the whole
buhnefs refpe&<ng invalid petitioners, ,
and that a practicable and equitable
system may be devised, if that alrea-§
dy provided Should be found inade-।
quate. It was said that the provifionl
made the last session, which enjoined
certain duties on the judges of the ;
diftri& courts, was found infufheient, i
as the judges had generally declined
a^ing under the law.
A motion was then made to appoint ;
a committee to revile the law ;above ,
referred .to. .A his was objected to,•
as the attorney general had brought I
forward a motion in the circuit court 1
at their last session in Philadelphia, |
which had not been decided on, but f
would be determined at their next fit-;
ting in February next. It was urged
that the interference of the legislature
would be improper while a; question
refpefting the constitutionality of the
law was pending. It was farther
remarked, that though some of the
judges of courts in fomeof the diftri&s
had declined executing the law, yet
it was well known that in others, par
ticularly in Massachusetts, Connecti
cut and New-York, they had perform
ed the service required. I was also
observed that the case did not admit of
delay, and while the legislature fnould
be debating the constitutionality of the
lav, the invalids were fuffering; their
situation required immediate atten
tion, and the motion for a committee
appeared the most obvious to obtain
the object the foonefL The motion
for a committee prevailed as above
Rated.„
Mr, Madison, of the committee on
the President's Speech to both House%
reported an address in answer thereto;
which was read, amended, and is as
follows:
To the President ofthe United States'
Sirs
THE House of Representatives, who
always feel fatistatfion in meeting
you, are much concerned that the OC
cafion for mutual felicitation; afforded
by circumstances favourable to theNa
tional prosperity, Should be abated by
a continuance of the hostile spirit 01
many of the Indian tribes ; and par
ticularly that the reiterated efforts for
ending a general pacification with
them, should hive issued in new proofs
of .heir persevering enmity, and the
barbarous facrifice of citizens who, as
the messengers of peace, were difim
guilhing themselves by their zeal for
the public service. In our delibera
tions on this important department of
our affairs; we mail be disposed to pur
sue every measure that may be dilat
ed bv the sincerest desire ono ne hand,of
cultivating peace, and manifefting by
every practicable regulation, our be.
nevolent regard for the welfare of these
misguided people; and by the duty we
feel, on the other, to provide effeau
ally for the fafety and protection of our
fellow citizens.
While with regret, we learn, that
fymotoms of opposition tdthe law im
posing duties on spirits drilled ,to
in the United States, have maorfefted
t h em fel ve% ^ reflea ^^"foi
tipa, that they are confined to a small
I DERIVE much pleasure, gentle,
mec, from your very fatisfaftory •ad
dress. The renewed affarancesof your
confidence in my administration and
the expression of your with for my per
sonal happiness, claim and receive my
particular acknowledgements. In my
future endeavours for the public wel
fares to which my duty m?y call me, I
shall not cease to count upon the firm
eniighened and patriotic fuppoh of
the Senate.
GEO. WASHINGTON.
portion of our fellow citizens. It is
net more cliential to the prefervacion
of true liberty, that a government
should be always ready to listen rd the
representations of its conflitueots, and
to accommodate its measures 10 the
Sentiment, and withes of every part of
them, as far as will consist with the.
good of the whole, than it is, that th,
just authority of the laws ihould be
liedfaftly maintained.±
Under this impression, every depart
ment of the government, and all good
citizens, mutt approve the meaiures
you have taken, and the purpose you
have formed, to execute this part of
your trull, with firmnefs and energy ;
and be assured, Sir, of every consti
tutional aid arid co-operation which
may become requili e on our part.
And, we hope, that while the progress
of contentment under the law in ques
tion, is as obvious as it is rational, no
particular part-of the community may
be permitted to withdraw from .the
general burthens of the country by a
conduct as irreconcilable to national
justice, as it is inconsistent with public
The productive Rate of the public
revenue, and the confirmation of the
credit of the United States abroad,evin.
ced by the loans at Antwerp and Am
fierdum, are communications the more
gratifying,as they enforce the obliga
tion toenter on fyflematic and effectu
al arrangements for difeharging the
public debt,as tar as the conditions of
it will permit: and we take plealure
in the opportunity, tb aflure you of
our entire concurrence in the opinion,
that no measure can be more dtfira
ble, whether viewed with an eye to
the urgent wish of the community, or
the intrinsic importance of promoting
so happy a change in our situation.
The adoption of a constitution for
the State of Kentucky, is an event in
which we join in all the Satisfaction
you have exprefted. It may be con
sidered as particularly interesting,
Since, besides the immediate benefit
resulting from it, it is another auspi
cious demonstration of the facility and
success with which an enlightened
people are capable of providing, by
free and deliberate plans of govern
ment, for their own fafety and happi
ness.
The operation of the law ellablifh
ing the Poll cffice, as it relates to the
tranfmiflion of newspapers, will merit
our particular enquiry and attention ;
—the circulation of political intelli
gence, through these vehicles, being
justly reckoned among the surest
means of preventing the degeneracy
of a free government, as well as of
recommending every salutary pqblick
meafure,to the confidence and co-oper
ation of all virtuous citizens.
The several other matters which
you have communicated and recom
mended, will in their order receive
the attention due to them ; and our
difeuffion will, in all cases, we trust,
be guided by a proper refped for har
mony and liability in the publick
councils, and a desire to conciliate,
more and more the attach ment of our
constituents to the constitution, by
measures accommodated to the true
ends for which it was established.
fiVES.
Gentlemen,
It gives me pleasure to express to
you the fatisfaaion, which your ad.
dress affords me. 1 feel as I eught, the
approbation you manifeft of the mea
sures I have taken, and the purpose I
have formed, to maintain, pdrluant to
the trust reposed in me by the con
stitution, the refpe& which is due to
the laws, and the aflurance which you,
at the fame time, give me o^every
conftitution^l aid and co-operation,
that may become requisite on four
part.
This is a new proof of that enligh
tened solicitude for the .eftablifliment
and confirmation of publick order,
fZePresident's Reply to the Afoer
from the House of. Refrf.senta.
which embracing a zealous regard for
the principles of true liberty,has gain
ed the deliberations of the House of
Representatives ; —a perfeverence.in
which can alone, Secure, under the ce.
vine blessing, the real and permanent
felicity of our common country.
WEare informed fromCler
mont in Argoune that a
detachment ofPruffian Hussars,
conlifting of 100 men, having
yesterday attempted to pals
through a wood,near that town,
was Suddenly Surrounded by
900 French, who had conceal
ed themlelves among the bush
es, with four pieces of cannon.
On the firlt discharge forty of
the Hussars were killed upon
the foot, the other sixty cue
their way through the enemy
with their fabres. A body of
troops Sufficient to surround
the wood, were instantly order
ed to march, and succeeded so
well, in their enterprize, that
not one of the French escaped ;
four hundred being killed and
the rest taken prisoners ; the
Prussians left only one man.
A most violent commotion has
taken place in the department
of Finifteie, where 500 peo
ple, it is said, have been slaugh
tered. The inhabitants of one
of the Commons refufed to pay
their taxes, and said, that a na
tion without a King was no na
tion —they have taken measures
to defend th,emfelves, & a large
body of troops have been sent
against them.
Monday night laft,about 8 of
the clock, a French gentleman,
coming to town was flopped in
South street, by four villains,
one of whom fired a pistol at
him, while the rest robbed him
of his watch and five dollars,
and afterwards struck him on
the back with the butt end ofa
gun. The rogues then made
off over the fields.
CHARLESTOWN, (S. C.^OV. I.
ON Tuefday night this town
and harbour were visited
the heaviest gale.it has felt these
many years —One or two build
ings were blown down, and se
veral unrooted and a number
of fences destroyed—most of
the vessels in the harbour were
more or less injured, and two
small ones funk,feveral wharves
were considerably damaged —
fortunately the tide being down,
the injury to the vessels in the
harbor was far less than might
have been apprehended had it
been high water.
Auftnan Netherlands.
LUXEMBERG, Sept. 11.
Foreign Intelligence.
(Signed) G. WASHINGTON.
LONDON, Sept. 28,
American Intelligence.
Philadelphia, nov. 16.
oated Marferths, 24/b AvguJi, 1792.
•' I OFFER to jour contidejauca
a very interesting matter, explain
ed in full in a mewoire which 1 have
presented to the municipality cf Mar
feiiles of which 1 lend you here enc':of
ed a copy, dated the jgth inst. on me
Subject of wheat and flour, to which I
beg leave to refer you. We are in the
greatest apprehension of being in great
need of these, so necessary commodi
ties, and of feeing prices gradually
rife from £53 a 54 per charge, of
18,290 Marjories weight, (floor the
fame price per barrel) which- they
would now obtain, ready ' money, on
the wharf, to £ 65 before next month
of December, and £7O before March,,
on the adual courie of foreign ex.
change and specie, rising, again until
next ciop in July next.
" This memoire was so well receiv
ed by the municipality that they have
determined to write a letter tcGeneral
Gfgrge Washington, Prefidenc
of the United States of America, dated
this day, Which 1 have the pleasure of
fending you here enclofcd, begging
you,Sir, to present to him, in the name
of the tewn cf Mei/ertta. 1 hope the
American merchants on his invitation
will contribute to Supply this town a
bundandy.
" You may assure them that bran,
dies will be at moderate terms, about
£ 45 a £4O per gal. gross of golb.
English, they will make an advantage
ous remittance. For my part in the
consular line, as well as in the com
mercial one, they may rely on all ray
endeavours to render their voyage and
adventures as beneficial as possible.
" Tobacco on the contrary,abounds
now,and cannot obtain here £54 mark
weight : 110 purchasers.
" I fliall depart for Bourdeaux in two
hours, to fee Consul Fenwick—when
arrived, I shall have the honor of ad
dressing you, and fending a copy of
this and the municipality letter.
We have, therefore, to propose to
our American brethren to form a more
extensive commercial connexion with
us than heretofore. . Above all, we
present to their view an object of (pec
ulation, which, while it Supplies our
Wines, offers emoluments to the adven-
Sir,
Free nations are always in alliance,
and are alike interefled in affording
mutual aid and assistance to each ocher.
A common interest has already united
the inhabitants of the American Starts
to the intcrefts of regenerated France.
Their three coloured flags are unfurl
ed upon every sea, proclaiming that
the free Americans and French are
brethren. The name of Washington
is as much revered here as at Fb la
delphia. It is to Washington that
we address ourselves, in order to con
vey the sentiments of our fellow chi.
zens to anation foi whom he has dond
and fuffered io much.
Commerce is one of the firfl tics in
the fraternity of mankind; and en
gaged as we are in the dtftrtdive trade
of war, which unfortunately has be
come necessary in order to tfablifli "
the cause of liberty,free citizens ought
nevertheless to leave no peffibie meant
untried to extend their commercial io
tercourfe,and ensure the means of fub
fiftencc.
The time will arrive, and doubtlcfs
it is not far off, when the genius of
liberty, having crossed the ocean, and
hovered over France, will kindle over
the whole earth that sacred fire which
now animates our breads. The dz.
mons of difeord will then be chained
up forever, the sword will be rendered
useless, and the great bond of nations
will be confidence and brotherly af
fedion.\,.
To zfo President of tie United States
Extras cf a letter from M. Catbalan,
Pice.Covad cf the United State, at
Marjeilus, to the Secretary cf State,
(Signed)
STEPHEN CATHALAN, jcn."
of America.
MarfeiHes, 24th Aagufl, 1792.
the 0) year of Liberty.
I am, &c.