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Garrifens.
The speaker laid before the house a letter
from the secretary at war, enclofmg a ftate
rnent of the military eftabliibment of the
polis and Rations where garrilons will be
expedient, and of the number of men requi
site for each garrison.
Referred to the committee of the whole
on the Rate of the union.
-Refolded, That the Secretary of State be
directed to lay before this house a table Ihew
ing the comparative duties paid in the ports
of Great-Brittain on goods imported in Bjt
ifh Foreign and American bottoms, since
the year 1798. Agreed.
- H'eftern Lands.
Mr. Dennis observed, that considerable
inconvenience was experienced by perlons
holding lands N. W. of the Ohio, refpe&-
ing taxes imposed on the lands of noo-refi
dents. For the payment of these taxes lands
were frequently fold for a very 1 nail part of
what they were worth. Mr. D. consider
ed that it would be expedient for Congress
to take some measures on this fubjett, and
moved the following resolution :
Refolded, That the Secretary of State be
directed to lay before this house the laws of
the North Weftern and Indian Territories
imposing taxes on the lands of non re-fl
dent. Agreed to.
A report was received from the Post-Mas
ter General, Rating the poR roads which
have not produced one third of the ex
pence of carrying the mail, after having
been eftablilhed two years.—Adjourned till
monday.
Mr. Talmadge presented a pertition from
persons residing in the counties of New-Ha
ven and Litchfield refpe&ing poR roads—
Referred to the committee appointed on that
lubje&„
Mr. Grifworld mentioned, that he under-
Rood our Minister of London had sent to the
Secretary of State a table of the duties paya
ble on goods imported into that country in
American velfels, He propoled the follow
ing:
ADDRESS,
To the Printers and Booksellers,
throughout the United States.
THE patriotic spirit of lowering domeflic arts
and manufactures, which, to the honor of our
country, is rapidly spreading among our citizens,
demands, from all perlons interested in those arts
and manufactures, suitable exertions to extend
and improve their refpe Clive branches. To this
measure every honorable motive, public and pri
vate, powerfully impels them.
Considered merely as a manufacture, the print
ing buhnefehas itrong claims to regard. It con
verts a raw material, originally of the greatest
pHlible insignificance, into an article of high price,
it moreover furnilhes employment, immediately
or remotely, to various other important manu
factures. On' the printer chiefly depend the pa
per-muker, better-founder, ink-manufacturer,
book-mnler, engraver, &c. Every flep taken to
advance or retard the progress of the firft, malt
proportionally affect all the others. In this point
or views, therefore, this business must be regarded
as of pri nary important,, and entitled td the
protection of every real friend to his country.
B it when it is viewed as the grand means of dif
feminatiug improvements injhe arts and sciences,
of the refinements of civil foejety, of all that can
Mr. Bayard in the house moved, that there
should be an annual appropriation of 1000
dollars for ten years. After some observa
tions in favor of this amendment, he said af
ter Congress had resolved that the people of
the United States were the most enlightened
people in the world, they surely would not
complain that 10,000 dol os ihould be ap
plied for the purpose of procuring a library.
When the question on the amendment was
put 41 rose in favor of it and 42 against it.
The resolutions were finally referred to a
Rledl committee of five members.
THURSDAY, DEC. 24.
The Appointment bill was made the or
der of the day for Monday.
£^ h Sectary of War to lay before the
House a statement of the situation of the
polls, &c. and of the men requisite to gar
rison them.
A MESSAGE
From the Senate, communicating sundry
documents, was received ; and ordered to
be printed.
The resolution for an adjournment from
the 24th i^. to the 2'lJanuary, was taken
Up. Varnum, Bacon, Mott, El
mer, and Sprigg, opposed it, and it was ne
gatived. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23.
LIBRARY.
On motion of Mr. Randolph, the house
went into committee on the resolutions from
the Senate refpeding a congreflional library.
Mr. Rutledge in the chair.
The resolution appropriating 1000 dollars
annually for increating the library brought
on a debate of every considerable length. It
was finally agreed in the committee to ap
propriate 1000 dollars, and leave it to every
future feflion of the legislature to ad on the
fame fubjea as they should think proper.
The committee rose, reported the refolu
trons as amended, and they were taken up.
POST ROADS.
Britifo Duties.
From the AURORA.
render life of real value, it rifs to a degree of
magnitude incalculably great.
That it has, lince the peace of 1,83, been ex
tended to a degree far beyond what its mod lin
guine patrons could have rationally anticipated,
is obvious. But it is bill susceptible of greater
proportionable increase. By a proper fy°em, in
a few years hence, as many books may be annual
ly printed io inland towns, where, teayears ago,
there was no sign of a printing press, as were ex
ecuted in Philadelphia at the organization of the
general government.
The great extent of our country, the distance
between the capitals of the manufacturing fines,
arid the exper.ee and trouble of journies for the
purpose of exchanging the productions ft the
press of one date for thole of the others, ,ave
hitherto interposed obflruftions to the extention
of this business, which have greatly cramped the
exertions or the individuals concerned in it. For
every purpose of trade, there is ahuott an impafli
ble barrier interposed between the booksellers of
the weflern parts of Peenfylvania, and those of the
interior of Maflachufetts, &c. The printers in
Carlifle, Lancaher, and Pittfbnrg, are confined
aliw.fi entirely to an intercourse with these of
Philadelphia, to whole mercy they are but too
much exposed. The fame may be observed of the
printers in the numerous final! towns of Mafladju
fetts, whose dealings are limited in a great degree
to Bolton ; and the obfervat on might he extend
ed to almost every prt of the Union.
Is there no mode of removing or diminishing
these obstructions ? of aiding the energies of a set
of men whose public and private utility might be
tripled or quadrupled ? of counteracting the nu
inerous disadvantages under which the less wealthy
of the profeffion labor ? of increasing, to perhaps
an incalculable extent, the value of the produc
tions of American genius,* so as to render the
profeffion of an author as lucrative here as else
where—as lucrative in effect as i: is honorable,
when directed to serve the heft purpefes of socie
ty ? It is believed that there is, and a very effica
cious one, of which the mod fauguine expecta
tions may be formed. It has the advantage of not
being a novel project, hitherto uneffayed. It is,
in a word, to edablifh
A LITERARY FAIR,
As nearly on the plan of those of Frankfort and
Leipfic, as possible. The salutary operation of
those lairs in the encouragement of literary talents,
and in the rapid and wide extended circulation of
books, is too well known to require any detail.
Why should not the fame fyllem produce hmi
lar effects here ? Are our citizens less acute in per
ceiving, or less active in pursuing their interests,
than the iohabitans of Germany ? Would it not be
a libel on the country to answer in the affirmative ?
Does not the infant state of our manufactures re
quire the extraordirary aids dill more than can be
the case in such a populous country as Germany ?
Surely, yes.
Some will fay, there are no such fairs in England
or Scotland ; and if they were necefary, they
would certainly have been introduced long lince
among a people who underhand so well the inter
ells of trade and commerce. But they are wholly
unnecessary there. The chief part, perhaps nine
teen twentieths of the printing executed in Eng
lend is done in London. That of Scotland is chief
ly done in Glasgow or Edinburg. To such nations,
a book fair is unnecessary. With us, the case is
widely different. We have three cities wherein
the book manufacture is extensively carried on,
Boston, New-York, and Philadelphia ; and sever
al wherein it is established 011 a smaller scale, as
Newburyport, Salem, New-Haven, Albany, Bal
timore, &c. &c. which are rapidly increasing in
consequence.
It is therefore hoped that all persons concerned
in the bookfelling business, from one extremity of
the continent to the other, will concur in this
plan and give it a fair trial. Should the hopes en
tertained of its fnccefs be baffled, from circumfian
ces which cannot now be forefeen, the loss or in
convenience cannot be considerable.
Among its beneficial tendencies, a few shall be
Rightly glanced at.
At prefect when a printer, in a situation re
mote from any of our capitals, prints a book, it
generally lies dead on his hands, or he is almoff
wholly confined to one market in the exchange of
it. And thus the article however intrinsically
valuable, becomes by the foperabundance a mere
drug. lultead of that reward to which honed in
dullry tifefully employed, has so fair a claim.dd
appointmen't and loss are the difeouraging iflue.
The consequence inevitably is, that the spirit of
eoterprize, from which great public and private
benefit might accrue, is smothered under the* in
comment weight, and finks into torpor and mac-I
tivity.
But behold the cheering rererfe. „ We will fop
pofe the fair eitablilhed, and all, or moll at the
printers and booksellers throughout the union
atfembled once a year. If the booksellers of Wal
pole, of New-Haven, of Albany, of Hudson, of
Baltimore, of Carlifle, Lancafier, of Greenfbo
rough, of Alexandria, of Richmond, &c. print
books, and each bring a few hundreds of his own,
they may in a day or two be converted into a val
uable alhunnent suited for their refpedive mar
kets ; and thus their puff industry will be requit
ed, future exertions Simulated, and their means
ot fupportinyheir fmniliesand benefiting the com
munity valtly increased.
It is obvious, that the plan in question, proin
ifes to yield more advantage to men in a final!
way, than to those of large fortunes. But it is
hoped that the latter will not, on this account,
withhold their aid from it. They ought to bear
in mind the days of old when they too were
ftrugglers among the shoals and breakers of ad
versity.
But although this eflablifhment will be far more
ficft iceable to booksellers, and printers in isolated
fituatiuns, and in humble circumllances, than those
in large towns and in affluence, it by no means
follows, that to the latter description it will be
injurious or even useless. Far from it. The ad
vantages to them will be solid and considerable.
Many a musty shopkeeper, which h.s long retain
ed undisturbed possession of the Shelves of a flore
in Bolton, New-York, and Philadelphia, would
find a ready market, when rraofported to the
banks of the Snfquehannah, the Potomack, or the
Santee. Besides the great increase that pull take
place in the number of books printed will inevit
ably multiply the business in every di
rection.
To the good fenfe,he regard for fdfi interest,
and the patriotism of those interested, thi a business
is now resigned. Much more might hate been,
advanced 00 this fubjeft : but it is presumed,
enough has been laid to convince every ratio&l
man ot the ufefulnefs & practicability of the plan.
Without further detail, it is proposed that the
fair herein recommended, be held in th? city of
New-York;t that it begin on the fit* day of
Mr. Raffell,
HIS Excellency, Governor Gilman, has
given frequent intimations to the Legilla
ture of thib State, and to the public, that it
was with reluctance he accepted the office of
Chief Magistrate, & that nothing but an anx
iousdelire to prefcrvethat harmony fodefirable
between the State and General Governments,
and to promote among the Yeomanry of
New-Hampihire an aft-Ilion and confidence
in the Federal Government, could have in
duced him to receive the fuffrages of.his fel
low citizens for the aforefaid office—As the
Government of the Union is now in the
hands of tnofe r o whose administration his
Excellency 13 known to be violently oppos
ed, the only reasons that exited as he has
heretofore declared, for not declining the
fuffrages of the ekaors in this Bate, mutt
be done away by the change in the Con
diluted Authorities of the Nation—l o ac
cept an office at one time, from no other mo
tive but that he might the more effectual)
support the General Government, and t>
Jeek the fame office at another time that be
might the more pneerJul) oppufe it, would
dilplay,) incontdkney of conduct, and a
perversion of principle, that I presume witi
never be encouraged by the intelligent free
holders of New Hampshire.
Expectation has long been looking for his
Excellency’s/^, ma/ reju/al to jland as Can
didate for the Chair of Government for the
ensuing year—but, even if that should not
appear, whi'e the present republican regi
men continues, it any regard is paid to his
own profellions, or to the xommon ideas of
the fitneJs f things, he muff be coufidered as
out of the question.—The vyiter of these
remarks had a high esteem and refpc& for
his Excellency, and cannot but with that he
might be relcafed from the toils and cares of
government which have burthened him for
the (pace of seven tedious years —Such afac
rifee of time, Talents and treafurc, for only
the paltry premium of twelve hundred dol
lars per annum, surely affords weighty claims
to the relief of pt least) a t< mporary suspen
sion ot the hard dimes annexed to so un
profitablr an office—Hi^Excellency’s rriends,
sensible ot the inadequacy of this sum, as a
reward for delivering two addresses to the
Legislature, and writing a new, or new
moulding an old, proclamation every year,
trijely attempted to enhance the quality ot
these services, by adding goo dollars to his
annual stipend—but a majority of ungrateful
legislators refufed to make even this trifling
addition to his Excellency's salary, and in a
manner rather uncivilly exprefiive of the i
dea the People entertained ot his Excellen
cy’s merit—But though his Excellency’s rn
come has not been railed, his labour has been
diminished one third, in consequence of the
legislature’s holding one session instead ot
two. Although l should approve of his Ex
cellency's enjoying ofium cum Dignitute, du
ring these profligate and revolutionary times
—yet whenever the rage of sedition laws and
handing armies shall again prevail, his Ex
cellency v, ill doubtless again come into play ;
—and, as Spirits which, kept from the air
and long disused, grow mellow by time and
improve in flavour, he will attain by retire
ment fupcrior qualities for future political
uses.
From these and many other considerations
which might be advanced, I should suppose
that it was time for the honest Citizens or
this State to begin to think of some other
suitable per son for the office of Firfl Magis
trate, to succeed his present worthy Excel
lency the year ensuing.
AGRICOLA.
I June, 1802 ; and continue for'one or two weeks,
IMillay be found necessary. [
Knowing the i%uen^m to which anonymous 1
publications are generally Ruble I hereto annex;
my name. I ant aware that by this Pep I may
£fubject myfelf to vanity and egotism. Be it even
so. I should be affirmed were 1 for a moment to
helicate b< tween the profyeft ot promoting a great
publfcgood, and the pi obabtiity 01 a ording a little
temporary employment for the right worth-pro!
and honorable fraternity of fneereis and (barters.
MATIHEW CAREY.
Philadelphia, Dec. 19..
P. S. It is requeued that toe news printers
throughout the United States, will insert this ad
dress once or twice in their papers,
Such printers as are disposed to attend the fair,
would do v ell to fignity their inumiors early in
the month of May.
•Every head in the United States, into which
Heazen has iufufed any p rtion cf authurjhip,will,
if this project jucceeds, be rendered fify per cent',
more valuable to its owner. * '-
t N.w\or.h is propejed at preJent as ,@e cen
tral to the maimjactures of boohs than Philadel
phia. I tihapc<iJpirit of libtyality would rearire
that the place rs meeting should be Eternally in
each city, from appearance to thefuthward,for
Jornetime paj], it is likely the bufmejs will experi
euce a great iuct eaje there.
Mr. C. W. Peale, proprietor of the American
Mufem, in Philadelphia, Iras announced by adver
tisement, the completion of a skeleton of that (hi
pendous unknown animal, denominated the
Mammoth ; and has given a general invitation
10 the American Philosophical Society to view it.
as it was considerably owing to the aid of that
body that Mr. Peale was enabled to collect the
bones.
From the REPUBLICAN GAZETTE.
I he extensive grants of lands made with
out any valuable cordidcration, and meft li
berally to those who w ere moll fuccefshd in
flattering the vanity and vices of the petty
monarchs of those days, have knee become
powerful weapons in aristocratic hands and
have had no small foare in checkinghhe
wealth and population of the Rate ; lords < f
the foil, thousands have been made tributary
to their views, creating an influence, dan
gerous in proportion to its extent, to the
tree principles of cur cenditution. During
our druggie with G. Britain, some ot these
mod largely inteiUled in property of this
kind, as our difficulties increased, began to
shew themfehes unfriendly to public mea
furcs, and in so open a manner that it be
came necessary for our fafety that they
should be placed in a date ot confinement
tillour dangers had in focne measure fubfida
ed, a condition ill-foiled to the haughty feel
ings of ariflocratic pride ! This ueceffary
precaution excited a. degree of resentment
hard to be eradicated, and which, in the
more rancorous, wiU probably be carried
with them td their graves.
Peace being restored, by the acknowledg
ment of our independence by the British
government, these gentlemen were admitted
to a full participation of the blessings ac
quired by the long -and bloody cotEia as if
they themselves had contributed their full
(hare to its luccefsful issue and from that
period to the cllabhfhment of our present
government and even until the cloft of the
Washington abminiliration they maintained
an external demeanor becoming thei: fixa
tion, from an apparent sense of gratitude
for favors unexpected, because undefeived ;
former animofnics seemed to be forgotten
and thole who had constantly resisted the
means of eltablifhing a free government
were in many instances clewed so adminilter
it ! ! !
The affair of the British treaty, that in
delible blot in American hiftory, gave a se
cond opportunity to call from their allies the
latent principles of toryilm, which before
bad teemed to be forever buried, and to
shew to the world that Bri/fb influence had
only slept to renew its Urength and to re
turn to the charge with redoubled vigour.
— Soon after Mr. Adams' accession to the
Chair of Government, he gave the mog de
cided proofs, (hat those who had (hewn
themselves, chuinz ths rew '.— ^ friends to
.THERE is a degree of ari?pcracy inf?-
arable from feci ty even under the bed r.-
gidatecf governments. Talents and men
will create distinctions, and if pioperr, i -
le!f laudably obtained, and without an; ex
chifive privilege should 4 v t its infiuert
none perhaps would have a ir^ht to cm.
plain ; perka equality in attainments,t,|:>
men are made with different capacities, ten
never be expected ; cquamv of rights at !
privileges under the conftitmion 2nd ?<•-
aws is all that we ought to contend for
this is our birthright as men—as well ~
members of a republic living under a cr
hitution which declares that " all men are
born equally free and indejerriert," and O'
they ill have certem, natural, efy ntial ard
inherent rights ; amerj which are, the enfa<..
end actending hfg and .Narty—acquiring ft /-
!'Jj"f andta Meeting pr pert, — and :'n a iifc ,
ofjoeking and cftuimng bt%inefs." So piu^e
are mankind to usurp dominion over ca< .
other, that wife legislators, though withe<
any conllitutional redraint will ever ftrUe
to check the domineering spirit in pr <<,:
tion as they regard the peace and good ord
of the whole society ; for what can be m^c
absurd than to furnifh artificial m... s ,-
increasing an evil which can scarcely /
borne in the degree it is produced, thror,\
the imperfect; n of our natures, from facf
es natural apd unavoidable ! did tins fuhi &
need any explanation, it would be fufficiem
to turn our attention for a moment to the
effc&s generated in our metropolis and iis
vicinity in former years under a kind of go
vernment u hefe policy it has been to Edd
in contempt every republican principle.—
This Bate, when a province of Great-Bri
tain was diliinguifhed from most others
which now constitute the Union, in being
governed by officers appointed immediately
by the Crown (as it was then termed) and
to this apparently trivial cause may be at
tributed the divisions which took place ar
an early period, in and about the then feat
of government, and which have been hand
ed down to us with but little interruption.
1 hofc appointments to (office, acccmpanicd
as they were by exorbitant salaries, created
a kind ot nobility ; the confequenccs er
vchich are both seen and felt even at ri.r
present day, and it is really farcical to ob
serve their little defeendants, and even in the
remotest branches, Trotting with an air of
affected superiority, and diltir,,iifhing then -
selves from their cotemporarics as if burn of
nobler blood, though fuffcring in all the
limits of poverty and wretchedness.
_ j . TUF
PEOPLE CP NE!P HirePbrimE.'
Rr the REFITETAN LELCLiJ^
HANTONiENSIS,
Continued frem car iafl.