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The Governor of the WefternTerri
tory has made a statement to me of
reciprocal hostilities of the Wabath
Indians and white people inhabiting
the frontiers bordering on the river
Ohio, which £ herewith lay before
Congress.
The United States in Congress as
sembled, by their a&s of the Ift da,
of July 1787, and of the 13th day of
huguft 1788, made a provisional ar
rangement for calling forth the militia
of Virginia and Pennsylvania in the
proportions therein fpecified.
As the circum&ances which occafi
, .ned the said arrangement continue
mearly the fame, I think proper to
suggest to your consideration the ex
pediency of making some temporary
provision for calling forth the militia
of the United States for the puipofes
Rated in the Constitution, which
embrace the cases apprehended by the
Governor of the Weftern Territory.
GEO. WASHINGTON.
Niwyork, Sept. 16 1789.
NIWYORK, $/,/. 14, 1789-
SIR,
The constant hostilities between thte
Indians who live on the river Wa
bafh,and the people ofKentucky,muft
seceffarily be attended with fuchem
barraflirg circumflances to the govern -
inent of the Weilern Territory, that
I am induced to request you will be
pleased to take the matter into con
„ ideratiop, and give me the orders you
may think proper. ,
the puniihipeat of certain crimes
against the United States ; and of the
bill to establish hospitals for the tick
. and disabled seamen, was postponed
until next session.
The ad to suspend part of the Col
lection Law, and the ad to provide
for the fafe keeping of the ACts, Re
cords, and the seal of the United
States, were received from the Presi
dent of the United States, with his
lign-rore/fr e„— 7^tion,
TH E bill for the temporary es
tablishment of the Poftoffice,
liras read the firft time.
Mr. Goodhue, Mr. Sherman,
and Mr. Contee were appointed to
bring in a bill to repeal that part of
the collection aft which ascertains die
value of the Rouble.
A committee confiding of Mr.
Burke, Mr. Moore & Mr, Law
rance was appointed to bring in a
bill to eftablilh the salaries of the ju
dicial department.
The consideration of the bill sent
down from the Senate, providing for
The following 'meftage from the
President of the United States was re
ceived by the Honorable Secretary at
War?,
Gentlemen of the House of Reprefata
tives.
The^etiuon of the merchants of
Portfmoath was referred to the above
Committee.
LEGISLATURE of the UNION.
(Continued.)
NEWHAMPSHIRE GAZETTE E R.
MOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,
Saturday, eeceiiß 31, 1759.]
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Congressional Matters.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Sundry petitions were read & com
mitted.-
Mr. Boudinot of the committee
on the message received yesterday,
brought in a bill to recognize the ef
tabliihment of troops on the Weftern
Frontiers—read the firft and second
time, and referred to a committee ibf
the whole to be taken up to,mor
row.
Mr. GoodHvsof the committee ap.
pointed for the purpose, brought in
a bill to amend that part of the Col
le&ion Law, by which the Rouble of
Ruffin is estimated at loocents and to
fix it at 66 cents— thia till to be in
It is not to be expand. Sir, that
theKeniucky people will or can sub
mit patiently to the cruelties and de
predations of those favages;they are in
the habits of retaliation,perhaps with,
out attending precisely to the nations
from which the injuries are received.
They will continue to retaliate, or
they will apply to the Governor of
the Weflern Country (through which
the Indians must pa's to attack them)
for redress ;—if he cannot redress
them (& in the prefect circumfluous
he cannot) they also will march ihro'
that country to redrefa them(elves,
and the government will he laid pros
trate. — Che United States on the
other hand, are at pe^ce with feverat
of the nations; and should the re
sentment of these people fall upon
any of them, which itis likely enough
to happen, ve-y bad coa sequences may
follow; for it malt appear to them
that the United States either pay no
regard to their treaties, or that they
are unable or unwilling to carry their
engagements into effetl. Renon
francev will probably be made by
them also to the Governor, and he
will be foundin a Ituation from which
he, can neither redress the one, nor
protest the other; they will unite
with the hostile nations, prudently
prefering open war to a &elusive and
uncertain peace.
By a resolution of the late Con
gress; the Governour of the Weftern
Territory had power in case of hos
tilities, to call upon Virginia and
Penafylvania, fora number of men to
aft in conjunction with the continen
tal troops, and carry war into the
Indian settlements ;that refutation,
it is supposed, is now no longer in
force. The revival of it might be of
use, as it would tend to conciliate the
weftern people, by (hewing them that
they are not unattended to ;—and
would in some measure juttify me, in
holding a language to the Indians,
which might obviate the necessity of
employing a force against them.
The handful of troops, Sir that are
leathered in that country, though they
may afford proteaion to some settle
ments, can novpollibly atl offensively
by them fejyes.
The Prefdent of the United States.
This message was referred to a fa
led committee.
The House then proceeded in the
amendments reported by the commit
tee tty the judicial bill, and having
gone thro' the fame, ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading to-mor.
row. , "+-*
And then the House adjourned.
servant, ARTHUR St CLAIR.
Your most obedient & most humble
I have the honour to be, Sir,
THURSDAY, SEPT. 1,.
TMI
Mr. Gerry then rose, and dated
a number of objections against palling
this bib—-these went to its principles
iretoperation. But he further ob
served, that as it is acknowledged the
bill is an experiment, and as it has
been precipitated thro' the House he
wished if it did pass, that a elaufe to
limit its duration might be added.
Mr. Jackson, Mr. Burke, and
Mr. Stone also objected to puffing
the bill—they observed that the bill .
is oppressive in its nature, and will
have a mifehievoua operation.
Mr. Madison and Mr. Benson
made a few observations in reply.—
As to the bill's being experimental,
it was said, that alt legislative ads
are necessarily of that nature, and
must be so, till mankind possess per
fect wisdom and foreknowtedged.—
The bill may not exadly suit any one
member of the House, in all its parts
—but it is as good as we can at pre
sent make it.—lt is absolutely neces
sary that a judicial law Should pali
the present session : Experience may
point out its defeat. Asto its being
precipitated, it ,was observed, that
the bill had been in existence many
months—had been prized for the in
fpeaion of the members, and had
been a long time in their hands.X
That it hid undergone a lengthy dill
cuffion in committee — after which it
had been taken up in the Houfe,when
numerous amendments had been pro
posed and agreed to.--From these
considerations it was inferred; that
the obfervatiori of the gentlmlh, tfiat
the bill hid been precipitated was
unjust.
On the question, Shall the bill
pass ? Mr.BuRKE called for the,&,ci
and Noes, which are as follows—
Messrs. Amu, Baldwin, Betfri
Boudinot: Brava, Cadwallader, Car
rel, Cljfyr, Qta, Fitzfmuu, Fefer.,
Gale,Gilt Go^bae, Grtfa,HQ,,
Heifer, Huntington, Lavraac,, Lee,
Madfoe, Mure, P, Muhlenberg, Page,
Coogrefs.
I'ne bill for the temporary eftab
lilhment of the Poftoffice, was read a
second and third time and passed the
House.
Mr. Baldwin of the committee of
conferrence on the disagreeing votes
of the two Houses, relpefting the
salary of rhe Vice- President, report
ed thatothe committees had come to
no agreement.
A motion was then made by Mr.
Stone, that the Haute mould re
cede from their disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate,which after
some debate was negatived, and the
House refolded to adnere to their dis,
agreement.
Mr.SHERMAN,in the conversation
on thi§ motion,'obferved, that he had
a high esteem for the person of the
prefeat Vice-?refi dent, as a man of
abilities, integrity and patriotism.
His eminent services daring the whole
coarse of the late contest, were a fuf
ficieat eulogium, and rendered any
other unnecessary. He had, he said,
in an uncommon degree, one virtue
which was rarely found ; a faculty of
uniting dignity with economy He
thought therefore that it was unne
cessary, at present, to allow the Vice-
President so large a salary as 6000
dollars, especially, contidering the
prelent low date of our finances.
The bill for eftablilhing Judicial
Courts in the United States with
the amendments, was read the third
time.
tore, Oil the end of the next session of
AYES.
MeflTg. Bland, Burke, Coles, 'Floyd,
G<rr,, Grout, Hathorn, fackfox, Liv
ermore, Matthews, Parker, Van Ran.
fellaer, Seney, Sfene, Sumpter, Tucker.
16.
Mr. Benson, introduced the fol
lowing refutation — That the Secre'ta.
ry of the Treasury be Gfread to re
port to the House an efti/nate of the
sums to be appropriated to the
present session erf Cbngre fs for pay
ment of the civil lift—the department
of warrants drawn on the Treasury,
which have not been difcharged
and chat a committee be appointed to
bring tin a bill parfuant thereto—laid
on the table.
The bill for eftablifhiug the salaries
of the judicial department, was re
a firtt & second time & ordered to ?be
taken up to-morrow.
The salaries proposed are as fol
lows:'
Chief Justice, 4500 dols. per ann.
Judges of the Su
preme Court each 4 00 °
Judge of Diftri& Q
of Maine
Newbampfhire 1000
Massachusetts 2000
Connecticut 1250
Newyork 2060
Newjerfey 1200
Pennsylvania 2000
Defeware 800
Maryland 1600
Virginia 2250
Kentucky 800
Sou ch Carolina 2000
Georgia >6OO
Attorney General 2000
. Mr. Gerry introduced a reflati
on that the Secretary of State be di
freded to procure, from time to time,
such statutes of the ffveral States as
may be already in his office.
On motion of Mt. Gerry, the
committee of ways and /neaps were
difeharged, and the several matters
committed to them referred to the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The House then according to the
order of the day, went into a com
mittee of the whole on the bill for
fixing the permanent feat of govern
ment.
Mr. Boudinot in the chair.
Mr. Vanning moved that the : ift
paragraph of the bill be ftruefc but in
order to ihfert owe to this effe&—
That a diftrift of ten miles fqua,e„'
comprehending the borough of Wil
mington in the sate of Delaware, to
be located as hereafter direfled, fhbuld
be feteded as the feat of government
of the United States, until! a mere
disable place Ihouldbe fixed on for
the permanent feat; and thrift air
fares should be taken to accommodate
Cangrefs within that diftrid, as soon
as conveniently might W.^ Provided
that no session be accepted until ads
should be .passed by the States-of Del
aware and Maryland, to oj>en a water
communication between the bay of
Chefepeake & Delaware.
This motion was.negatived. Ayes.
23. Noes 28. "' •
Mr. GA€e jhen nfoV& to 'ambnd
the firft uiaofe, by itanexteg the fol
lowing p^pvifo—ThAt no dilirift 5e
accepted as°aforesaid, until the Preii-
Sebureman, Scott, Sherman, Silvefier,
Sinnickfon, Smith, (M.) Smith, (S,C.)
Thathcher, Trumbulls Vining, Wadfr
worth, Whiter Wynkoop, 37,
[Vol. I.— Numb.. l2 1
NOES.