The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-12-19 00:00:00, page 1

Newhampfhire
Mr. Murray's motion, of yefterda,,
was debated and opposed by Messrs.
Kittera, Davpon, and others ; and ad
vocated by Messrs. Mercer, Page, and
Murray. The yeas and nays being
taken, the queftion' was decided in the
negative ; yeas 6, nays 50.
BANKRUPT BILL.
The Bill on this fabjeX was caßed
up, and after a few wordson the fub
fea were delivered by Mr. Smith,
'(S. C.) the fabjeft was com fitted to
a committee of five to report there
on.'
Parts of?he President's foeech were
then difenffed, and sundry Refoliations
^agreed to thereon.
Mr. Murray laid on the table a mo
tion far repealing the fir^ fedion of
the militia law.
The fubje& of a reference to the
Secretary of the Treasury, to report
a plan for the reduction of the public
debt, was - again debated—the fame
ground was gone over, and force new
arguments adduced. Several questions
were taken, when, finally, the main
question of reference was carried, as
follows:
FOR .3EFEZRtNG.
M^ffrs. Aites, Barnwell. Benson,
Boudinot. B Boa-ne, S. tiiurne, Dav.
ten, Fitzfimcas, Gilman,Gerry, Gio^ : )%e,
Gordon, Hartley, H Ilbonfe, Hagar. Ja
cobs, Kitcbell, , Kitten, Lawranee,
Learned, Leonard, Livermore, Mublen
burg, Murray, Sedgwick, IV, Smith,
~ Smith, Sturges Steele, Sylvester,
Thatcher, Ward, 32.
THE Preftdent laid before the
Senate a letter ffgned Thomas
Jefferfon, in behalf of the Trustees of
the finking fund; who were appointed
pursuant to the aft, entitled " an aft
making provision for the reduction of
the publick debt," enclosing their
accounts, and Rating that from the
„th of Oftober, 1791, there have
be<q purchased of various denomina
tions of the publick, debt, to the amount
of 364,093 dolis. 13 cents ; and that
since the commencement of the bufi
hefs, 1,495,457 dolls, 89 cents of said
debt have been purchased, for which
the sum of 967,821 dols, 65 cents,
specie, have been paid ; which letter
and papers therein referred to, were
tcad.,
AGAINST REFERRING.
Messrs. Afee, Baldwin, C'arke,
Findley, Giles, Greeg, Griffin, Grove,
Hei,er, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer,
Wore, Niles, Orr, Page, Parker, Scoon
maker, Sumpter, Treadwell, Tucker,
Venable; White, Willis. 25.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, December 19, 1792.]
WedNENSDAY, NOV. Zt
EXETE R, ( New-Ham,Jbire) Printed by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per annum.
TUESDAY, NOV. 20.
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, NOV. 19.
SENATE
The refoliations agreed to by the 1
committee of the whole on the Prefix ;
dent's fpeecb, after the house had ado
pted them, were referred to feled com,
mittees, to prepare and report bills
in conformity thereto.
On motion of Mr. Goodhue, the
House resolved itfelf into a committee
of the whole on the bill concerning the
registering and recording of ships and
veffeir, Mr. Lawrance in the chair ;
and after reading it by fe&ions, and
making sundry amendments, the com
mittee rose and reported, and the
House ordered the bill to be engrossed
for a third reading on Monday next.
A metTage was received from the
President of the United States, by his
private Secretary with an abifrad of
the fopplementary arrangements made
by him for carrying into execution the
law for collecting the duties imposed
on spirits distilled from foreign and
domettic materials within the United
States ; also refpe&ing the subdivisions
of the surveys, and an estimate of the
amount of compensations and contin
gent expenses.
On motion of Mr. Lawrance# the
report of the Secretary of the Treasu
ry, containing statements of the public
accounts of the receipts and expendi
tures of the revenue of the United
States, was made the order to be taken
up in committee of the whole for
Monday next.
Mr. Boudinpt renewed his motion
for going into a committee of the
whole in order to pass a resolve ex
pressive of their approbation of the re
peated and judicious meafares which
had been purfaed by the executive for
accomplishing a peace with the Indian
tribes, as contained in the communi
cations from the war department.
Mr, White thought, that the public
would be better fatisfied to fee a pub
lication of the fa^s, than the opinion
of the House ; and a committee might
be appointed to extrad fuchr fads from
the documents communicated as would
be proper for publication, without
including those which were either im
proper or unnecessary to be expos
ed.
Mr. Fitzfimons withed that some o
ther mode than this should be adopt
ed.
Mr. Hillhocfe said the motion was
premature, for the Legislature might
as well call on the executive to ap
probate their measures, as the former
require to be approbated by the exe
cutive. If the executive were desirous
to publish faffs for the information of
the public, they were in posse ffion of
the means, and might do it themfclves.
Mr. Boudinot withdrew his motion.
A bill to reimburse certain extraor
dinary expedites of the Commiflion
era for treating of peace with the
Creek Indians—was read the firft
time;
In committee of the whole on the
bill received from the Senate, regu.
lacing foreign coins, and for other
purposes, Mr. Sedgwick in the
chair.
The bill was read by the clerk,
and then considered in paragraphs.
Tire committee agreed to sundry
amendments rose and reported pro
gress.
Adjourned till Monday.
Thursday, Nov. zz.
Friday, Nov. 23.
THE
but the work of Providence was not
yet complected ; not a week had elapf.
ed, and fettled melancholy was again
taken posse flion of my foul, when a
letter announced the death of a diGant
relation, and fommoned me to the
A GENTLEMAN was known by
his nearest and dearest friend,
his wife, never to lie down upcn his
pillow some years before his death, or
raise his bead from it in the morning
without repeating the (bort Hymn an
nexed to this anecdote; and some
times he would inadvertantly burst
into ejaculations in company, when
two or three lines of it were diftindly
heard before he recolle&ed himfelf ;
the Cause at that time was unknown ;
but after his decease, a paper was
found in his bureau to the following,
purport :—" You will no longer be
surprised at my involuntary effufions
of feeble gratitude to the Almighty
which broke forth occasionally in gay
combany, when you shall read, that
many years lince, the dread of ap
proaching poverty, disgrace, humilia
tion and desertion of friends, had
brought me to the fatal resolution of
putting an end to my exigence. Con
scious that ( had bro't misfortune up
on a numerous family by my own im.
prudence, dissipation and pride, [ con
lidered my punishment as an aft of
justice. The declined moment arriv
ed, already hid ( loaded, primed, and
cocked -when strange to relate !
though [ had not read a page in the
Bible for years, a reflection came sud
denly acrafs my mind—" Jesus of Na
zareth, said t to myfelf," was a man"
(for I di(believed his divinity) " ac
quainted with sorrows, endured the
life of poverty, was exposed to public
scorn and derision, fuftered pains of
body and agony of mind, and had
nothing to reproach himfelf with—yet
this benefactor to society, this illustri
ous pattern of fortitude, patience, and
humility, was by an unthankful world
pat to death ; he was crucified I—but
he crucified not himfelf !" Repeating
these words a second time with unusual
energy-—pride, disdain, shame and
comtempt, of my inability humbly to
imitate this striking example of bear
ing affli&ions manfully, produced a
passionate conflict of mind, in which
paroxysm I flung the piflol to some
Pittance from me ; to add to the affix
ing feene, it went off, unheard but by
my affectionate wife, who religiou fly
kept the secret ; her consolations re
ftpred me to temporary tranquility,
Os HENRY IV. OF France.
HE would have his children call
him Papa or Father, and not
Sir, which was the new, fashion intro
duced by Catharine de Medicis. He
use s frequently to joinin their amuse.
ments : and one day that this restorer
of.France, and peacemaker of Europe,
w, going on all-fours with the dau
phin, his son, on his back, an ambas
sador suddenly entered the apartment,
and surprised him in this attitude.
The monarch, without moving from
it, said to him, “Monsieur 1' Ambaf.
fadeur, have you any children."
" Yes, Sire," relied he,--" Very
well then ; I ffiall finifh my race
round my chamber."
INTERESTINGANECDOTE.
ANECDOTE
[Numb. XXIV of Volume VII.
Gazetteer.
BE it enabled b, the Senate and House
of Representatives in General - Court
convened, That where the copy of any
will, which has been proved and allow
ed in any probate court in any of tho
United States, or in any foreign Bate
or kingdom, shall be direfled to be
filed and recorded in any probate court
in this Rate, porfuabt to the lawa
thereof, the filing & recording thereof
shall be of the fame force and effect,
as the filing and recording of an orig
inal will, proved and allowed in the
fame court of probate, and the fdd
judge may thereupon proceed to take
bond of the executor or executors, or
grant administration of the Aid teffa
tor's ellate, lying in this state. with
the will annexed, arid fettle the said
edate in the fame way and manner, as
b, law he may, or can upon the gftates
of testators, whose wills have been
duly proved before him.
reading of his will, by which he had
bequeathed me fofficient not only to
clear me from all encumbrances, but
to enable me with the assistance of a
co«fiderable surplus, to exert my abi
lities in the line of my piofefficn, for
the genteel support cf my fami'y, and
even to aim at a modera e independ
ence, which yon will find 1 have at
length acquired."
RISE 0 m, foul ! the hour review
When, dew'd b, guilt and f €ar ,
durfl not Heaven fa, m „j ue ,
Ivor hope jorpt, here !
Dry d are th, tears, th, griefs are fed,
Dtfpell'd each bitter care ;
For Heaven itflf did lend its. aid
To /hatch ,ou from dijpair !
Then here, 0 God ! th, work fulfil;
dnd from thy Mercy's throne
houchja/e me flrengtb to do th, will,
Zina to refill m, own.
So Jhah m, foul ! each pow'r employ,
Thy mercies to adore,
Whilst Heav'n itfelf proclaims with jo.
One rescued fans, more f
And be it firthfc enabled, by the
authority aforefod, That when the exe
cutor, or any other person inttrtllcrf
in a will, that has been proved and
allowed in a court of probate, in any
of the United States, or in a court of
probate in any other state or kinkdom„.
pursuant to the laws of loch date or
kingdom, shall produce a copy of such
will, with a copy of the probate
thereof, duly authenticated, unto any
judge of probate in any county of this
Gate, where the tefthtor had estate real
or personal whereon the said will may
operate, and shall in writing desire the
fame may be filed and recorded in the
probate office, in the fame county,
pursuant to this statute, the said judge
shall assign a time and place for tale-.
For the filing and recording of
wills proved without this fate,
and /or the taking, of affidavits
in writing for the probate of
wills in certain cases.
OF THE STATE OF
New-Hampshire.
LAW S
Passed Jan. 22, 1790.
An ACT