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be compelled to resort to its
strength. But, we must not con
ceal from yo^thatK is also his fix
ed determination if these hopes
fhQuld be di fa pppin ted, to employ
the force, and if it be necessary, the
whole force of the union to fecuie
the execution of the laws. He
bus therefore authorifed us to repair
hither and by free conferrences
and the powers veiled in us.toen
deavour to put an end to the prei
ent disturbances and the opposition
to the execution of the laws in a
manner that may be finally fatis
fa&ory to all our fellow citizens*
We hope that this moderation
in the government will not be
mifeonftrued by the citizens to
whom we are sent The Presi
dent, who feels a paternal solici
tude for their welfare* wilhes to
prevent the calamities that aYe
impending over them, to (fate to
them clearly the inevitable conse
quences of further resistance, to
recall them to their duty, and to
prove to the whole world, that if
military coercion must be employ
ed it is their choice and not his.
The powers veiled in us will
enable us so to arrange the execu
tion eftheafts for railing a reve
nue on distilled spirits and ftiils
that little inconvenience will arise
therefrom to the people, to pre
’ vent as far as is inconsistent with
the public interests the commenc
ing prosecutions under those ads
at°a diftancefrom the places where
The delinquents reside, to suspend
prosecutions for the late offences
against the United States, and ev
en, to engage for a general pardon
and oblivion of them.-
But, gentlemen, we explicitly
declare to you that the exercise of
these powers must be proceeded
by full and fat&fadory assurances
of a finc^re determination in the
people to obey the laws of the U
nited States, find their eventual
operation must depend upon a
correspondent acquiescence in the
. execution of the a£ls which have
been oppo'fed. We have not, and
coming from the executive you
well know that we cannot have a
ny authority to suspend the laws
or ro offer the most distant hopes
that the ads, the execution of
which has been obftrudtd, will be
repealed. On the contrary, we
are free ro declare to you our pri
vate opinions, that the national
councils, . while they confulc .the
general interests of the republic,
and endeavour to conciliate every
part by local accomodations _to
citizens who refpeft the laws, will
sternly refufe every indulgence to
meh who accompany their requests
with threats, and resist by force
the public authority.
Upon these principles! we are
ready to enter with you into the
detail necessary for the exercise
of our powers, to learn what, local
accomodations are yet wanting to
render the execution of the laws
convenient to the people, to con
cert with ’you the measures for re
storing harmony and order, and for
burying the part in. oblivion ; and
to unite ou r endea vo urs withy ours
to feeure the peace arid happiness
pf our common country. ’ .
It is necessary, however, to ap
prile you thus early, that at pres
ent, we do notconfider ourselves
as authorifed to enter into any
conferrences bn this fubjefl after
the firft of September ensuing.—
We therefore hope that the bufi-
Gentlemen,
Having in our conferrence, at .
considerable length stated to you
the grounds of that difeontent
which exists in the minds of the
people of this country, and which
has lately Ihewn itfelf in /ads of
opposition to the excise law, you
will confider us as waving any
question with regard to the nature
of those ads whether reasonable,
or amounting only to riot and
bieach of the peace; of course, as
waving the question of the consti
tutional power of the PreOdent to
call upon the force of the union
to suppress them. It is our ob
jed as it is yours to compbfe the
disturbances. '
We are fatisfied that in sub
stance you have gone as far as we
could exped the Executive to go.
It only remains to afeertain your
propofidons more io detail, and to
fay, what arrangements it may be in
your power to make with regard
to convenience in colteding the
revenue under the excise laws-,
how far it may be confident with
the 'public intertft to prevent
commencing prosecutions under
those laws at a distance from the
places where the delinquents re
dde j on what condici m or cir
cumftad^es prosecutions for the
late violations of the laws shall be
suspended ; that is tb fay* whether
on the individual keeping the ;
peace, or on its being kept by the
country in general; and also with
regard co the general ;; amnefty, t
whether the claiming the benfit
of it by an individual (hall depend
on his o'Vn future icondud, or
that of the whole community.
We have already'ftated to you in '
conferrence that We a,re empower- ;
ed td give you no definitive apfwec ;
with regard to th^fenfe of the peo- J
pie oh the great qheftion of ac
ceednig to the law but that in our j
opinion, it is the fritefeft of the j
cotfhtfy ; to accede^ and that we ;
fhoujd make this report to the :
committee to whom we are to re- '
port, and ffate to them the reasons
of our Bpinion, that so far ! as they
may^pjiear to have weight they -
may be regarded by them. It j
will he oiit endeavour to Goncilli-'
ate, not only them, but the pub
lic mind in general to out sense bn
this lubjed. For this purpose we
hope to be assisted by you in giv
:ng all that extent and precision,
clearness and certainty to your
propofnions as may fatisfy the
nefs wilt "be conduced that feme
• *■
definitive anlwer may be given us
before that day. / ’•
We cannot believe* that in so
great a crifis,any attempts to tem
porife and procrastinate will be
made by those whb nncerdy love
their country «nd with to secure
its tranquilit/?
We also declare to you, that no
indulgence z will be given to any
future offence against the United
States, and that they who shall
hereafter dire&ly or indirectly op
pose theexecution of the laws must
abide the consequences of their
condud.
JAMES ROSS,
T? V A TFS
W. BRADFORD.
To the Committee of Conferrence,
assembled at Pittfburg.
The following is the Answer of the
Committee,
Pittjburg) Aug. IZ, <794*
** In cor.fequence of the great victory,
they have called a Council, of war to be
held at Bruffeis, on the 2.6th of June, (pro
vided,that city should pot be in pofleflion
of thcf'Sans Culottes) to determine on the
‘ propriety of ah irtitnddlate peace. It was I
said, and generally believed, that Clair,
fayt was likewise made a p^ifoner, and,
the Duke of Yo*k received three mus-1
ket balls in his back on hjs retreat, which ;
are said to be mortal;
I 4.’
§ T O C K B RI DG E, Stpt. 9.
.By a gentleman from Wbitefiown we are 1
. informed, ihat a report reached that place just
before his leaving it, that Gen.f Cott bhd
bitn jent witba dttathment from the Weftetn ,
- dArbif; - io tbp Rapids of ibt TAiami, to, cider |
the three Bri tijh GofUpanier which for fame I
time f a fi hav f bfen 9Uit th -y I
u a tign, and return 10 Defrost —Gen. Scott
'thforntdd the Briti/b cVmman/mg Qifiittr tha',
in ca)e dfrefufal. hirdire^fins’wefe to toni- r
.pel him, by force, to decamp. Further, that
the Brtt^y after packing up the neceffarses
far their march, burnt the remainder of their
-prbffiiy at that foil, and fit off on thiir way :
to Detroit.
^<l \ . .... ■ : , :y„ r
. Extraft from • Utier to the Editor^ the 5
Weftern Star.
I dmaffureithatGov. HdwfetL, of Nek* 1
djerfey, Gov .Mifflin, of Petinffvanidt, i
yend Gov L 8 8, of Vtrgtnifi, fiave figniftd to
the Preiident that the quotas of men called fur
from tooje flatefto share^againft the rioters (
■'th t hebalk parts ofPlhnfylmahta, fire ready
—and have tbemfelves ojfered to tyke com
mand of their rkfppaivp^psi it is fure^jf- ■
ed, however, that the PreJident himfelfnfifipt
to go Should this infurreGion Jas I pre* •
furneit will) be quelUd^opJofithn to Govern
shall exist. Advices were likewise receiv
ed from the Northern Army, informing
. that Gen. PrcHEGRu, with an army of
90,000 brave Republicans, had crofled the
-Sambre, and given battle to the Comb<ned
'Forces, under the command of the DtKB
of York and Saxe Cobourg, on the zd of
June, and after taking the Emperor and
Gen. Mack, (who were destined lor Vi
enna.) together with three thonfand prif
‘oners, molt of whom bein*g Engliftimen,
were instantly put to the (word, in conse
quence of a late decree of the National
Convention.
,f CfTIZEN BROTHER,
I Aid anchored off the bar, bound for
Savannah ; my reasons for delay are to get
some dispatches forwarded by fame of the
pilots to the'Conful. 1 left Bourdeaux, the
25th June, and am now but 75 days from
Che port. Before I left it, dispatches were
received from Paris, of the execution of
the King of Sardinia. Our brave Sans
. Culottes, (wear that no tyrannical monarch
A letter from Capt. JoH S Ml LICAN, dated
Char left on. bar, to his brother in this city.
Says,
underftandihgs and engage thd
acquiescence of the people.
\ It is.to be utiderftood, that in
acceeding to the law, no inference
is to be drawn, or conftrudfon
made that we will relinquilh a
ronftitutional opposition, but tkut
we will invariably, undcviatingly,
and cohftantly pursue every legal
means and measure of obtaining a
repeal bf the law in question.
As we are difpoled with you to
have the sense of the people taken
on the fubjed of our conferrence
as speedily as may be, with that
view we have resolved to call the
committee to whom our report is to
be made, at an earlier day than
had been appointed, to wit, to
meet on Thursday, the 28th inst,
but have not thought ourselves
juftifiable in changing the place,
to wit, at Redstone Old Fort, on
the Monongahela.
By order of the Committee,
EDWARD COOK, Chairman.
To the Commissioners on the
part of the Union.
AUGUbTA, (GEO.^ August 9.
From NaihviUe, July 14, 1794.
OUR frontier settlers have been so
much engaged in the French projefl.
ed attacks on Weft Florida and Louisiana,
as to negkft the motions of th® Indians,
who have surprised a detachment of t u e
confinfental troops on Mud river, killed 25
then, and taken about 56 horses.
CHARLESTON, (S. C.) Aug. f 2.
as interesting as any.that has occurred fincc
the establishment of our Independence, or
even during the struggle to obtain it.
You ait know the Rate of the infurredion
in the Weftern counties. The hoiliie
oppofiion to government has subverted
the power of the judiciary department ;
and there is reason to apprehend, that ev
ery conciliatory effort to recall the insur
gents to a sense of the duty that they owe
to their country, will prove ineffectual. £
declare to you, with the Vtmoft fincedty,
that I have been anxious by every hon
ourable means to avoid an appeal to a'ms;
but all whit the general, or Hate govern
ment can do to restore peace, upon other
terms, leems likely to be in vain. Even
those who were employed by the infurgests
to confer with our coromiffioners, have ac
knowledged that nothing more could be
expefted from government.
Under these circumstances you are called
upon to determine, as freemen and as of
ficers what you will aft. From the dtfefts
in the miiifia system, or feme other union,
tunate cause, the attempts to obtain our
quota of miliiia by regular drafts have fail
ed ; and uniefs we can fuppiy the defi- „
ciency by voluntary eflablilhments, the
honour of our militia will be tarr.ilhed, and
,;the peace of the Commonweals perhaps,
; irretrievably defjrqyed. z .
‘•’“ 'Thus reduced to the embarfaffment of
our present unprepared fi tuition, I do not
he ft rate to declare, thirl Cbnfider every
patriotic citizen bound to lend an a&ive
^ffmee to tjie" meafbres of government;
“Sus with rcfped’lV the militia officers, in
‘particular, i am impelled by t hemo ft far
ted duty, Mthicha magi It rate can feel to
require, an explicit and immediate declara
‘ cion of'their dmermmandn toad at this
ctifif, or i fefigrrathh of theit commiffons,
• ;h‘at others may" be appointed to perform
the indifpenfrblc ferviee which our coun
try demands ,<■ .
In proposing this alternative to you.
gentlemen; 1 anticipate a decision the - moll
honorable to yoorfelvps, and the most bene
icifHo the Hate. I (ha’i, therefore, con
tent myuU, in that relped, with eqqu*-
ing at what time you, will be prepared
with your quotas to join me in the march
f to the plate of reAdfzvouj. The Prefidenfs
rrqu?ft for imm?dweiy affembHog x^e
fin^:tia4>f Peiyniylvania was received y^f
terday ; and we cannot indulge e inamco
delay in complying with it, if we mean
' to refeue our milliXia >aad our government
;r You wiy pieced, my fellow cii^tps,
,to favor* me freely and -candidly, with
yaur fentin ents on this occasion. With
refped-tb aSy sv?nopinion, it U this :*-
’ s V
^be French Conven^n have pafed a di.
tree par greatly bjutktifififlg an d P’ lamenting
the Palate vhere they held their ft tings. —
7 hey are an adonjling ptople^ >n the mrdtl
if i idior.es and defeat, to go to A enormous an
expense. The citizens of the French Repuh
lic, hoover t have learned to fubrnit io the
decrees o ! tbe r Ref refenlafives —e^.e-y nr.
ti:l in a fiatt of requtltiiii'ft to aikrn the p.-,1-a:e
a:e - this o^cafi rs no tnnrmtiring —the r.d
tiond! will, exprffltd by the Convrntton, it
thenvih o ail — n this v untry. their friend
are eternally grumbling a nvbat cur Repr^'
fentatives do — their } obedience to the lanvf
tn the order oj the day—this is a good, pnx
ciple and would to God :t was the order of
the day too here.
wfnt wUlectint 1 nean
armed opposition- •foiitical squabbles ate
the life of a free government t provided all
aim at buldrng up,'in preference to at tempt -
tng to pull d^n ”
the city hall, at 12 o dock to morrow
noon.cn business of great importance co.
, the honour of the militia, and rhe peace of
the Commonwealth.
By a gentleman who arrived in town
left evening from New-York, who leit
there on Saturday, we have the papers up
to that day. They contain the following
imporant particulars.
S£PT EM B F R 11.
Addrejs delivered yesterday by the Governor
to the Militia Officers and Citizens.
fellow citizens,
GENERAL ORDER>.
Philadelphia, Sept. 9.
THE Governor requelts that the Officers
of the city and county brigades, Will meet
him in the common council chamber,^at
By order of the Ccitrmander in Chief,
JOS, HARM AR Adj. G-n.
I have convened you upon an occasion,
CO im ITNTUA'T IO N.
BOSTON, September i 7.
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