The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1793-01-23 00:00:00, page 1

[ Newhampfhire
WEDNESDAY, January 23, 1793.]
A LETTER was received from the
Secretary at War, inclofmg a
return of officers, non commissioned
officers, and privates, in the service
of the United Stated-laid on the ta
ble.
On motion of Mr. Giles, it was re
hived, That the President of the Uni
ted States be requested to cause the
Hoafeto be furnished with a particular
account of the Several fams borrowed
under his authority by the United
Siates=the terms on which each loan
has been obtained—che applications,
to which any of the monies have been
made, agreeable to appropriations,
and the balances, if any, which remain
unapplied In this Statement, it is
requested, that it may be fpecified,
at what times interest commenced on
the Several sums obtained, and at what
times it was tfopt, by the Several pay
ments made. This refolutibn was
agreed to.
Mr. White, from the Committee
to whom had been re committed the
bill providing for trade and intercourse.
with the Indians, reported an amend
atory bill—which was twice read, and
then com mitted to a Committee of the
Whole for immediate difeaffion. Sev
eral amendments were made and re
ported ; which were in partagreed
to. The further consideration of the
amendments was deferred till to-mor
•The doors were Shut, on a confi-
Xntial communication from the war
office.
The House then took into consider
ation the bill providing for repaying
the money loaned froni the Bank of
the United States. A motion by Mr.
Steele for Striking out the firft fedion,
was negatived.—>ayes i 7 —noes 34, —
A motion by Mr.Madifon for infer ing
in feaion 1. the words “ two hundred
thonfand dollars " instead of two mil
lions, was also loft—ayes 27—-noes 26
—the Speaker voting in the negative.
A motion was thro made by Mr.
Wtllianfon to amend the faction by
adding a claafe to reflri& the premium
on the loan to § per cent, a year, in
cluding all charges—uhunimoufly
agreed to.
FRIDAY, DEC; 23.
- Mr. Steele called up his motion
laid on the table a few days Since, for
the appointment of a committee to
prepare and bring in a bill for reduc
ing the military eftabliftimerit of the
United S ates, &c.
Mr. S eele, in a lengthy fpeecti,
enforced the propriety of adopting
this resolution. Mr. Hartley, Mr.
Fitzfimons, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Whit,,
and Mr. W. Smith, spoke against the
motion-Mr. Packer, and Mr. Willi
amson, in Support ofit. A motion
co commit th- refelution to a,commit
tee of the whole being made, some
obfervetions in favour of this com
mitment were made by Mr. Wads
worth, and Mr. Ames. The motion
was carried for a reference to a com
foittee of the whole, ^nd make the
irder of the day for Wedenfday next.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26.
THURSDAY, dec. 27.
CONGRESS.
EXETER, ( Nev-HampJbire) Printed by HENRY RANLET.
Mr. Thatcher presented the pe
tition of Isaiah Thomas, Printer, of
Worcefer, in Maffachufati, praying
that the article of Printing Types
imported from Europe, may be ex
empted from duty; and that bonds
given by the petitioner for the duty
on a large quanity of types imported
by him, may be cancelled. Read a,d
referred to the Secretary of the Trea
sury.
A bill to amend an ad entitled an a&
for establishing a mint,and regulating
the coins 0f the United States, so far
as refpefrthe coinage of copper ; was
reported by Mr. Williamson, read
twice, and referred to a committee of
the whole for to-morrow.
The bill to afeertain the fees de.
mandable on cases of admiralty pro
ceedings in the courts of the United
States, &c. was brought in engrossed,
read the third time, and the blanks
filled up. After Several observations,
the bill was passed.
Mr. Gerry presented the memorial
of the officers of the Massachusetts line
of the late army, in behalf of them
selves and the privates of the said ar.
my. Read and laid on the table.
In committee of the whole, on the
bill making appropriations for the
year 1793.'
Mr. Sedgwick in the chair.
The committee made some amend
ments ; they then rose, and reported
progress. On motion, the committee
of the whole was discharged, and the
bill recommitted to the fele& commit
tee which reported it.
Mr. Grove moved the following in
fubffance :
Resolved. That the Secretary of
the Treasury be directed to furnish
thii House with a lift of the several
persons employed in the different of
fices of the various departments, and
the Salaries of each, for whom provi
sion is to be made, according to the
estimate of appropriation.
This motion, after some remarks,
was withdrawn by Mr.Grove,as being
too extensive, who moved the follow
ing as a substitute :
That the Secretary of State, the
Treasury, and of War, lay before this
House lifts of the several persons em
ployed in the offices of their respec
tive departments, and the Salaries al
lowed, to each. —Agreed to.
A message was received from the
Senate, by Mr. Secretary Otis, com
municating a letter from a number of
the citizens of Thouloufe, in France,
denouncing M. La Fayette, addressed
to Congress.
Mr. Boudinot after remarking that
the artists who had exhibited fprci
ments of the figure of liberty on the
several Samples of coin which he had
seen, all differed in their conceptions
on this occafion—for the fake there,
fore of uniformity—He moved to add
a clause to the present bill providing
that in lieu of the figure of liberty,the
head of C6lumbus Should be fubftitat.
ed. Mr. Boudinot Supported his mo
tion by some pertinent remarks on
the character of Columbus, and the
obligations the citizens of the United
States were under to Honor Kis memory.
TUESDAY, JAN. I, 179%
In committee of the whole on the
copper coinage bill, Mr. White in the
chair..
MONDAY, Nov. 31.
'(IL""
T^ H E
THE ancient empires of the world
have been long celebrated by the
Orators, Poets, and Hiftoriaos of dif
ferent ages ; and the names of Tro,
and Babylon, Nineuab and Memphis,
Echalan, Athens and Rome, their most
celebrated cities, have become im
mortal and survived their guilded
turrets, brazen gates and marble
domes. Enough has been sung & said
of the more recent empires and king
doms of Europe ; and their Henries,
Charlefes, Lewifes, and Georges have
been the theme of declamation for
many an age. A newer fubje&, not
less grand and more interesting de
mands your attention upon this aus
picious day. The rising glory of
this weftern world, and the important
consequences of our emancipation
from a foreign yoke, will not be a
disagreeable fabjed to hairrangue up
on before an affembiy of American
citizens. That we are free, thanks
be to Heaven ? That we are the freed
people upon the earth, Should render
oar county dearer to us than all our
considerations.—What heart but beats
high, what cheek but flu Shes with
animation ; and what eye but fills
with fpaikling moiftare, when we
consider the privileges we hold as
citizens of the United States of A
merica ! The name of Roman citizens
was once the ambition of the world ;
though in a government founded inl
ufarpation, and fopported with cruel
injustice. And (hall not the name of
American citizen, acquired by na
ture's most sacred law, and founded
in equity, be an honour above all
other names, and eclipse even the
Roman fame ? In our country we fee
the happy ,rogrefs of that divine
scheme of melioration which we have
reason to expe& will one day take place
on earth, and which has advanced in
such quick progression within a cen
tury or two. Fully to complete this
scheme, a proper theatre had long
been wanting, to display the powers
of ,he human mind, unShackled by
reffraints, which cuflom, laws of an
cient flanding, and established consti
tutions of politics and religion, on
narrow arid falfe foundations, had so
long imposed.— Throughout the uni
verse, tyranny and defpottfm were
ereded on the ruins of publick liber
ty : and the spirit of freedom scarce
exited in the three great divisions of
the old world : So that, like beasts of
burthen, they generally followed the
beaten track of ancient cuflom ; and,
with necks bowed beneath the fertile
yoke, they thought of only porfuiqg
the talk prescribed by their imperious
masters. In inch a Situation,, no
thing generous, nothing worthy of
man, could be expected. The mind
muff be at ease to expatiate freely in
the fields of nature, science and reli
Mr. Clark was in favour of the
alteration—Mr. Williamson, and Mr.
Livermore objected to it. On the
question being put, the motion was
negatived.
The committee then rose and re
pored the bill.
On the RISING GLORYof
AMERICA ;
DELIVERED ON THE FOURTH OF
JULY, 1792, by a STUDENTor
Princeton College, (n. j.)
An ORATION,
Gazetteer.
[Numb. XXIX of Volume VII.
gion. It was therefore necessary that
a new stage Should be erected and new
adors engaged to relieve dejeded
human nature, and awaken the fouls
of men to their own importance.
This has been done by the wisdom of
unerring Providence. America has been
prepared as the feene of real nature
display d, and her sons as confpicubus
aftors in this important drama. Se
cluded from the politicks, the parties,
the illiberal establishments, both in
government and religion, and corrup
tion of Europe ; how distinguished
may we not hope these United States
will be in the annals of the world ? If
futurity can be determined with any
precision from what is past, we may
confidehtly expedthat the hope will
not be delusive. Oar late revolution
and our future profpeds open to our
view the final cause of the original
difeovery and civilization of this ex
tensive continent. We now perceive
the reasons why :he adive enterprising
spirit of Columbus Cabot, Americus
'''fpafa'' and the illustrious, but un
fortunate, Raleigh, were excited by
providential impulse to explore the
seas and lands before unknown in
Europe ; why a spirit of resistance to
unjust domination, both in fpirituali
and temporals, was so vigorously ex
erted in the firft emigrants to the
northern state. The great events
which have Since taken place, were
then preparing in the womb of time ;
and circumstances favourable, to the
daring embryo's birth were Skilfully
adjusted. For this our ancestors were
inspired wiih a bold and intrepid
spirit to resist the usurpation of their
native country, to plough the un
known ocean—and to dare the terrors
of a rugged, pathless wilder nefs. For
this the wild, untutored natives, look
ing with awe and wonder on the fuel
ling canvass from their Shaded Shores,
yielded them an asylum in their pa
ternal forelis. Forthis the usual dis
order and lawless rapine of new fettle
nients were prevented among the firft
feelers of our country; & taste for Sim
plicity andfrugality, industry and har
monywas infufed, which laid the foun
dation of that firm and independent
spirit which has Since been exerted,For
this the interposing hand of heaven
protested us from the rapacity and op
pression of proud, cruel Ministers and
Kings, until our power was consolidat
ed and our numbers greatly augment
ed. For this also did Providence or
dain a weak and flupidPrince to sway
the feeptre over us, and attempt the
tyrannical scheme of Subjugating free
men to an ignominious yoke of bon
dage; and to resign bimfelf into the
hands of such rath and wicked men, fl
by their bad characters, and hasty as
well as imprudent measures, awaken
ed our attention early, forced our re
sistance, justly and unexpectedly push
ed us into Safety, after a hardy Strug
gle, on which the virtue of our fellow
citizens,was fuccefsfully,was glorious
ly, tried, For this, the only real
Phoenix that ever exited, was produc
ed: I mean' our illustrious hero, our
more than Brutus, Ariflides or Epami
noudas, to cement the union ofjarring
interest, to be the center of attraction
to so many thoafands, to conduct our
armies, to ti'efs our councils with the
aid of his wisdom and to be the faviour
of his country. The annals of fame
have already received ,he monuments
which perpetuate the glory of the Uait-