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CONGRESS..
Houfe,of Representatives.
Saturday, December 7.
MR.Smith,S. C. of thecom^
mittee of elections, re
ported, that all^the members
whose credentials had been re
ferred to them, were duly re
turned, with one exception on
ly, that of a member from De
laware, against the legality of
whose eleftion, a protest had
been entered by a candidate for'
the fame feat.
The house resolved itfelfin
to a committee of the whole, ;
Mr. Trumbull in the chair, on ^
the draft of an answer to the
President's address—This draft
r ;3o^#e¥p„raafr~^^^^
without amendment, the report
^was adopted by the house, and
Messrs, Madison, Sedgwick, and
Hartley were appointed to-wait
on the Prelident, to learn when
it will b^convenient to him to
receive this anfwer^ They be
fore adjournment reported; that
he would receive the address to
morrow [this day] at twelve
o'clock. This address follows :
SI R,"
THE Representatives of the
people of the United States, in
meeting you for the firft time,
face you have been again call
ed, by a unanimous fuffrage, to
your prefect Ration, find an
occasion, which they embrace,
with no less sincerity, than
promptitude, for expressing to
you their congratulations on so
distinguished a testimony of
public approbation, and their
entire confidence in the parity
and pattiotifm of motives,which
have produced the obedience to
the voice of yoUr country. It
is to virtues which have com
manded universal reverence, and
fervices,from which have flow
ed great and lasting benefits
that the tribute of praise may be
gid, without the reproach of
ttery ; and it iffrom the fame
fources,that the faireft anticipa
tions may be derived in favor
tftfieFbifchapp^
> The United Stares having
"M^Mp" inthe "'"> which
had embraced in Europe the
powers/lMith whom they have
the most extenfWe relations, the
maintenance of peace was just
ly to be regarded as one ot the ^
most important duties of the
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magistrates, ch^gedraith the
faithful execution of the law. —•
We accordingly witness, with
approbationraid oleafure, the
vigilance with w—h* y o u have
guarded aganftmi interruption
of that blessing, by^your procla
mation admonifliing our citizens
of the confequenpes of illicit or
hostile ads towards the bellige
rent parties ; and promoting,
by a declaration of the existing
legal state of things, an cafier
admiflion of our rights to the
immunities betaking to our
Situation.
The connexion of the United
&ates with Europe has evident
ly become extremely interesting.
The communications,which re
main to be exhibited to us, will,
„&^fy&rt«B^hir^
fuller view of the fubjed and in
guiding our deliberations to
such results, as may comport
with the rights and true intcrefts
of our Country.
We learn, with deep regret,
that the measure; dictated by a
love of peace, for obtaining an
amicable termination of the af
fliding war on our frontiers,
Should have been fruftrated, and
that a resort to offenfive mea.
fures Should again become ne
cessary.; As the latter, however,
must be rendered more Satisfac
tory, in proportion to the soli
citude for peace manifefted by
the former, it is to be hoped
they will be pursued under the
better auspices on that account,
and be finally crowned with
more happy success.
In relation to the particular
tribes of Indians, against whom
offenfive measures have been
prohibited, as on all other iin-«
portant fubje&s,which you have
presented to our view, we Shall
bestow the attention they claim.
We cannot, however, refrain, at
this time, from particularly ex- .
pfeffing our concurrence in your
anxiety, for the regular dis
charge of the public debts, as
faft as circumstances and events
will permit ; and in the policy
of removing any impediments
that may be found in the way
of a faithful representation of
public proceeding throughout
the United States ; being per^
fuaded with you, that on no fub
je&ihore thiri the former, can
delay be mbre injurious, or an
economy of time more valuable;
and that with rclped to the lat- #
ter, no resource & so firm for
the government of the United
States, as the affe&ions of the
people, guided by an enlighten
ed policy. ,
Throughout our deliberations;
we Shall endeavor to chcrifh ev
eryTentiment which may con
tribute to render them condu
cive to the dignity, as well as
to the welfare of the United
States ; and we join with you in
imploring that Being, on whom
the fate of nations depends, to
crown.with success our mutual
' endeavors.
A petition was presented from
a candidate for a feat in the
house, from the State of New
ybr|, complaining of the ill±
°f the election of the
Tnmrttiifote
nidi, in which he was a candi
date. Referred to the commit
tee of elections.
Li, of the Members of the Senate
of the United States.
Newbampjhire.
John Langdon, Samuel Liv
erniote. ,
Maffaebufetts;
Caleb Strong, George Cabot.
Vermont.
Moses Robinson, Stephen R : .
Bradley.
Rbodeifland.
Theodore Foster, William
Bradford.
Connffticut.
Oliver Ellsworth, Stephen M;'
Mitchell.
• - Nroyork.
Rufus King, Aaron Burr.
Newjerjey;
John Rutherford, Frederick
Frclinghuyferf.
* Pennsylvania.
Robert Morris, Albert GaU
latin.
Delaware.
George Ready John Vining,
Maryland.
John Henry, Kichard Potts.
Virginia.
James Monro, John Taylor.
fKentucky.
John Brown, John Edwards.
Nortbcarolina.
3 Beniamin Hawkins, Alexan
der Martin.
Soutbearoliria.
Ralph Izard, Pierce Butter;.
Georgia.
James Gunn, James Jackson..
—<r
Thursday, December f.
- The following letter from the
President of the United States,^
was read this day in the house
of Reprefcntatives:
, ; United States, Dec. 5, 1793.
Gentlemen of the Senate; and boufe'
of Reprefcntatives,
AS the present situation of
the several nations of Europe,
and cfpecially those with which
the United States have import
ant relations, cannot but render
the state of things between them
and us matter of interesting Cn^
quify to the Legislature; rind
may indeed give rife to deliber
ations, to which they alone are
competent, I have thought ic
my duty to communicate to
them certain correspondences
which have taken place. ,
The Reprefcntatives and Ex
ffiv@ to<fo#t;f, Fr^fe^^
rnanifefted generally al^ndiy -
attachment to this country;
have given advantages to our
Commerce and navigation, and
have made overtures for plac
ing these advantages on perma
nent grounds ; a decree, how
ever, of the National Assembly,
fubjeding vessel% laden witli
provifiong to be carried into
their ports, and making enemy's
goods alawful prizein the veflel
of a friend,contrary to our trea
ty, though revoked at one time,
as to the United States, has ffnce
been extended to their veflels
also, as has been recently stated
to us. Representations on this
fubje& will be immediately
given in charge to our Minister
there; and the result shall be
communicated to the Legifla
tureT
It is with extreme concern I
have to inform you; that the
proceedings of the person they
have unfortunate!, appointed
their minister Plenipotentiary
here, has breathed nothinfrof
the friendly spirit of the nation
which sent him ; their tendency
on the contrary, has been to in
volve us in a war abroad, & dis
cord and anarchy at home.—So
far as his ads, or those of his
agents, have threatened our im
mediate commitment in the
war, or flagrant insult to the au
thority of the laws, their effeft
has been counteracted by the
ordinary cognizance of the laws,;
and by an exertion of the powers
confided to me. Where their
danger was not imminent they
have been borne with, from
sentiments of regard to hi, na
tion,from a sense of their friend-
[Nb. 25.