The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-12-05 00:00:00, page 1

The credentials of John Milrage,
Esq, chosen a Representative of Geor
gia, were communicated by the Speak
er.
AGREEABLY to adjournment, a
quorum of both Houses of Con
gress met this day, and proceeded to
business.
The Hon. Mr. Leonard, from
Mafochufetts, appeared, was qualified,
and took his feat.
A Message from the Senate, inform
ed the Hoafe, that in consequence of
the absence of the Vice-Prefdent of the
United States, they had chosen Mr.
Langdon, President, pro teffi.
A petition from the merchants in
Charhflon, (S. C.) complaining of
the exorbitancy of the fees in the Court
of Admiralty, and of the extravagan
cy of the bail required in the law for
regulating the pay of seamen, and
praying relief therein, was read, and
laid on the tab'e.
The Rev. Bishop White, on the
part of the Senate and the Rev. Mr.
Green, on the part of the Houle,
were chosen Chaplains.
The committee, raffed for the pur
pose, reported, that The President
of the United States would meet both
Houses, at ri o'clock, to-morrow, in
the Senate-Chamber, to make his
communications.
Messrs. Page, Griffen, Kit
tera ; and Gordod, took their
feats.
Agreeably to assignment, the two
branches met its the Senate-Chamber,
The Clerk was directed to supply
each member, with three of the pub
lick news papers.
Messrs. Ames, Moore,
Baldwin, F.A. Muhlenberg
Benfoff, Murray,
Boudinot, Niles.
B. Bourne, Parker,
S. Bourne, Smith,
Clarke. Smith,
Dayton, Smith,
.Fitzfimons, Sturges,
Gerry, S eele,
Goodhue, Sumpter,
Gilman, Thatcher,
Giles, Treadwell,
Griffin, Trumbull,
Key, Tucker,
Laurence, Venable,
Leonard, Ward,
Learned, Willis.
Livermore, White.
Macon, Williamfori.
Madifcn, ^
TUESDAY, NOV. 6.
WEDNESDAY, December g, 1792.]
HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIVES.
Newhampfhire
Legijlative Journal.
The Members
MONDAY, NOV 5,1792.
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CONGRESS.
arrived, are.
Messrs. Goodhue, Fitzsimons.
and Parker, (on the motion of the
former) were chosen a Committee to
bring in a bill for regulating (hips
and veffcls, and those employed in the
coasting trade.
THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH.
Being the ordef of the day, was taken
up ; and on motion of Mr. Smith,
Messrs. Madison, Benson, and
Murray, were ordered to report a
refpedful answer thereto.
Mr. Lear delivered from the Pre
sident of the U. S. a message, com
municating the documents referred to
by him, in his address.
The reading of these immediately
commenced, but some of them being
of a confidential nature, the galleries
were cleared.
PEACE WITHCERTAIN INDIANS.
A letter from the War Department
was read, announcing, that an express
arrived yesterday with intelligence,
that Brigadier General Rufus Putnam,
had, on the 27th September, concluded
a peace with sundry tribes of the Wa
bafo and Illinois Indians ; avdhad for
warded a message to the hostile Indians
persuading them to peaces Sixteen
of the chiefs belonging to the nations
with whom General Putnam Succeed
ed in burying the hatchet, are on
their way to Philadelphia, via Pitts.
'r':.
This communication from the War
Department was accompanied by a co
py of the message of General Putnam
to the hostile tribes—a menage to the
Delaware: in particular, and a speech
to those tribes who had made peace,
in which he advises a visit to the great
council fire of the union.
" The great Chief of the United
States sent a message of peace to you ;
I have been here 4 months and trans
mitted it, and though I have waited
Wednesday, nov. 7.
Mr. SteEle called the attention
of he House to the report of the com.
mittee made in the last faffion. on the
cause of Gen. St. Clalr's defeat.
Several reports, he said, had circulat
ed. retie&ing on the Committee ; to
do them away, he moved, that the said
report Should be referred to a commit
tee of the whole. It was accordingly
made the order of the day,for Wednes
day next.
The accounts of receipts and ex
penditures of the Treasurer of the U.
S. were read and ordered to be print,
ed.
Mr. Smith, of the committee on the
petition of Charleston merchants, re
ported, %p the fads fated in the
petition were founded, and proposed
resolutions in conformity to the prayer
thereof. Read and ordered to lie on
the table.
After which the members of the
House returned to their hall, where
the fpcech was read by the clerk, and
ordered to be printed.
where the President of the United
States addressed them as follows :
[His Speech mas inserted in the Ga
zetteer of Wednejda, lafl.]
The firft is to the following purport :
«' Brothers,
Thursday, Nov. 8.
T H E
'' Delaware/,
" I have come from Bethlehem, to
endeavour to effabliffi peace between
you and the United States. I have
lived long with you, and fho'uld with
to fee you happy. The great chief
of the union is a good man,and wifnes
the welfare of your women and chil
dren, and of you all.
" Many bad things have happened,
but they were the consequences of the
war. Don't think of what has passed,
hot come and let us talk together,
Rife, don't loose the opportunity. Let
your wife men meet me at the mouth
of the Mufeingum."
" Let us endeavour to restore peace
and happiness as far as is in our pow
er Send a speech to the Shauoanefe,
Delawares and others, who have hi
therto flopped their ears and wont
hear. I propose fending one speech
more to endeavour to make peace.
" Send some of your wife men to
the Miami,that we may speak togeth
er, before I return to the great chief
Gen. Washington ; arise then, and
let us (hake hands."
" I fend this speech by some of those
who were here and have witnessed the
good intentions of the United State.
of Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1792.
Mri Strong, from the Committee
appointed for that purpose, reported
an Address to the President of the
United States,in answer to his speech,
which was read, amended, and is as
follows:
Substance of Gen. Putnam's message to the
Delawares.
" General Waffiington is very de
sirous to fee you at the council fire to
meet him and the other great coun
fellers of the United States. If you
agree to fend one or two chiefs from
each nation, I will provide for the ex
pense to the journey and their fafety.
Take the road to the falls of the Ohio
by land, then by water to Pitt/burg,.
and then by land to Philadelphia. I
wilh your answer as soon as possible."
Subflance of Gen. Putnam's fyeecb to
the peaceful tribes, inviting them to
come to Philadelphia.
" [ wish a firm peace established be
tween you and the United States, that
your women, children, and old men
may go to rest without fear, and your
young men attend to their hunting
and live comfortably.
" All this can be accomplished.
The United States do not want to take
your lands from you by force. They
wish to fee justice done and peace est
ablished.
so long for you, you are not come. I
have had a talk with the Wabash and
Illinois tribes, and held a treaty with
them at Post Vincennes, where we have
buried the hatchet, wiped off every
stain of blood, and concluded a firm
and lading peace.
'' If you would hear me it might
be for your good, but open your ears
and listen to the truth.
PoJhVincennes, Oil. §, 1792.
'• Brothers,
" Brothers,
" Brothers,
SENATE
Gazetteer.
[Numb. XXII of Volume VII.
To the President of the United States.
Accept, Sir, our grateful acknow
;ledgments for your address at the up
iening of the present session. We par
ticipate with you in the fatisfaAoa
arising from the continuance of the
general prosperity of the nation ;
but it is not without the most sincere
concern that we are informed, that
the reiterated efforts which have been
made to aftablilh peace with the hos
tile Indians have hitherto failed to ac
complish that desired effeft : Hoping
that the measures dill depending may
prove more fuccefsful than thole which
have preceded them, we Shall never
theless concur in every necessary pre
paration for the alternative; and Should
the Indians on either fide of the Onio
perfitt in their hostilities, fidelity to
the Union, as well as effedion for our
fellow-citizens on the frontiers will
insure our decided co-operation in
every meafue, which shall be deemed
requisite for their protection and fafe
'y°
At the fame time that we avow the
obligation of the government to afford
its proteaion to every part of the Un
ion—we cannot refrain from expressing
our regret that even a small portion
of our fellow-citizens in any quarter
of it, Should have combined to oppole
the operation of the law for the col
lection of duties on spirits distilled
within the United Sates: a law re
peatedly functioned by the authority
of the nation, and at this juncture ma
terially connected with the fafety and
protection of those who oppose it.—
Should the means already adopted,
fail in securing obedience to this law,
such further measures as may be
thought necessary to carry the fame
into complete operation, can not fail
to receive the approbation of the Le
gislature, and the Support of every
pacriotick citizen.
The organization of the govern,
ment of the State of Kentucky, being
an event peculiarly interesting to 1
part of our fellow citizens, and condu
cive to the general order, affords us
peculiar fatisfaftion.
We are happy to learn, that the
high state of our credit abroad has
been evinced by the terms on which
the new loans have been nengocia.
ted..
It yields us particular pleasure to
learn, that the produdivenefs of the
revenue of the present year, will pro
bably fupercede the r.eceffity of any
additional tax for the service of the
next.
In the course of the session we Ihall
proceed to take into confederation the
several objeds, which you have been
pleased to recommend to our attention;
and keeping in view the importance of
union and liability in the public coun
cils, we Ihall labor to render our deci
lions conducive to the fafety and hap
pinefi of our Country.
We repeat with pleasure Our affuran #
ces of confidence in your administra
tions, and pur ardent wiffi that your
unabated zeal for the publicgood may
be rewarded by the durable profperit,
of the nation and every ingredient of
personal happiness.
JOHN LANGDON,
President pro tempore,
of the Senate,