The American herald of liberty — Exeter, N.H., 1794-09-16 00:00:00, page 2

> With one request to the good
citizens, who ntay take the trou
ble to read these obfervation^, 1
will conclude a letter, already too
long. It is that they will please to
recoiled the novel dodrines infill
ed upon by all the advocates for
anarchy, the last lummer, and the
times when they were promulgat
ed. The dodrines f refer to are
these, viz. “That the French en
joy a right to arm in our ports,' of
enlisting our citiZenSj and that we
had no right to rtftrain them.
“That our courts could take
no cognizance of questions, whe
ther veflels held by the French
as pizes were lawful or not ; that
the jurifdidon belonged exclusive?
ly to the French consulates here.
“ That the English had do right,
under the laws, to take French
property out of American vcflels.
- “That the Prefidenk had un
dertaken to decide what belonged to
the decision of Congreft, and that
Congress ought to have been con
vened for the purpose of making
such decision.” Let the times and
the dedrines be noted and com
pared with the printed correspond
ence of Mr. Jefferson and Mr.
Ge# and it will be easily feeri,
that this foreigner was the author,
of all the political errors of our
falfe patriots : that these men had
Aot the mirit or labour of invent^
ing them, but Were the mere dupes,
the faithful propagators of the dog
mas of this great apostle of fedi*
tiom <
Blush, oh America! That thou
Contained within thy bosom, a fac
tion so degenerate, lb depraved as
to unite iri trakefous correfpond
dnte with the enemy of thy peace;
in propagating falfe do&rines, to
deceive thy citizens into a facrifice
of their rights and their fovercign
ty, and th involve them m war,
confufioa and anarchy I
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dther officers of our own goven
menr, Receiving all thfeir dos
- from Genet, they considered
film as tHeir head, as the fupfeme
executive of the American people,
hod them ft Ives a's^he fegiflatuxe."
From theft haunts of fediuon, they
attempted to transfufe the poison
of their matter, through the Uni
ted Slates. Bound by no laws of
religion or morality, they had on
lv to confolt whaffalfehoods would
be molt likely to alarm and im
pote onthe people. Secreted from
the eye of a d'ifcerning public, they
might, for a time, pals for the^ha
ra&tr they aflumed, and their re
peated declarations that they were
republicans, might impose on the
good humor of our citizens^ far
distant from the place of their
meetings, and where their charac
ters were unknown. The Ameri
can citizens will not be surprised
at any faliehoods, however gross ;
or any attacks on the peace and
order of society, however daring,
when they refled, that these clubs
originated from those who had
difoarded all revealed religion, as
the idle talcs of deceiving priest
hood.
In reviling the foregoing obter-
Vations, I find myfelf unavoidably
kd into a repeti ion of some ideas,
qonvfcyed in my former letter: for •
this I ihould apologize, but your ,
Candor, Mr, RusselL, and that of
the public, will pardon me, when
it is considered that this was ne
ceflary to an hiftory of the doings
of the anarchists, the last year.
ivgton county, was hearing appeals made
by some of the militia of a battalion who
: had been called upon for a proportion of
the quota of thia State, of the eighty tholi
fand men, to be in rcadinefs agreeably to
janad of Congress. There Were upwards
of fifty there with their fire-arms, to whom
it wasteland, |hat the federal flier iff (as
they flildd the iftarfhal) had been serving
Writs in ABeghahy -county, and carrying
the people to Philadelphia, for not comply
ing with the excise law!, and that he was at
Gen. NEViLtfi^bpufe. It was then in the
night of the XJth of last ifionth ; between
thirty and forty Hew inflantly to their arms,
and Matched towarda Mr. Nevulb’s, a
boot Ift mile» distant, where they appeared
early nekt morning. Your ElceUenoy has
already heard the tragical event -
PHILAD ELP HI A, »
ExtraEtfrom the Report o/ tbe State Cun*
mifioneri, 4 at td at Piitfbwg, the fid
Augu/i ; '•
THE Cotiimiffioners after giving anic
count of particulars already known,
' continue— , ~; ;v ? ’
“ On Monday we endeavoured ^efeer
tainthe fafts that led immediately to tb^
riots in thiscounh'y Oh the i6th and
of last month Mt General Nevi Llb’s eftate,-
and the refult { is follows :~Tha marffiij
for tfee diftrift of Pennsylvania had progefs
to rerye Upon clivers" perlons riding in the
counties of Faytekt# and Alleghenyand had
executed them all (above thirty.) without
molcftatich or difficulty, excepting one
r which was against a Mr. Shaw. He, or
some other perfofi Went to the place where
Dr.-B ear d, the Brigade infpedbrW Waffa
The United States of America, from
their remote fituacion and rapid growth, are
imertoally invulnerabit by any power
whatever—arid externally considered, it
would certainly Be political fuicideoh the
part of the commercial and manufacturing
nitions of Europe (supposing the measure
practicable) td compel them to relinquish
their tradeund live at home. This certain
ly they could doj cohfidering their ' resour
ces, With greater convenience than any
other jfeople.
Thedi tottfequences comprehend nd part
of the additional txptnee to be incurred in
the event of a. war with, Americj-^whaj
that will be may. be easily inferred from
what has been—From the aClua! afeerraio-*
ment may policy and justice prrferve both
halons! FACI FICUS, s
EXIR ACT FROM THE tOND^N
MORNING CHRONICLE.
LE-T those whom it molt concerto, pause
, and reflect with that degree of con
sideration to which the Importance of the
fubjsdl is entitled - , "ori The fallowing tfia
mentous conCcqueoces, which mutt inevi
tably re full to Great Britain from a rap
ture with the United States bf America :
the colouring isftri&ly conformable io truth,
and the picture is, in no part exaggerated.
\ A temporary fequcftrauon df a fam, not
ihort of seven millions fteriing, owing to
the merchants of Great Britain from the
citizens of the United States—Tor the war
mull, of neceHity, suspend til remittances.
The Ibfs cf an annual sale of near four
millions fteriing Os our mlnurfsAures, at a
mdment when the industry of the country
can but ill afford such an obftrudion 5 and
the probable lots of that market forever, as
the people of the United States might make
such prdgrefs in manufa&ares during the
War, hs trtdly to banish foreign articles^
The loss of employmentTftwo hundred
and thirty thousand tons (hipping, This
astonishing quantity of Brinfh (hipping be
ing annually laden in the ports of the U«
ni.cd states, as appears by the clearances
from their customhouses. in the year follow
ing August, 1789.
The expofare of our commerce, the most
valuable of which passes immediately b’e
fore their harbors, to the feveteft predato
ry welfare it has ever fuffcred—as the nu
merous and adive (hipping of America,
would be instantly converted from the
purposes df commerce to those of war.
The deep distress of our Weft India
pofleffions, from a total privation of (applies
eflential to their lubfiftence —so this
fee urge every recent conqucft would be but
an additional thong.
Intending to confine his remarks to in
evitable conlequences, the writer of these
oblervacions forbears any opinion of (he fate
of our remaining colonial pofleflions on the
continent of America.
It may only be neceflary to observe, that
all these confequetoces are to be encounter
ed for no objetl, or for such ah object as it
would be an impeachctoent of the national
juflice and good fehfe to admit at a cause
of war.
pomeftic Intelligence.
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BALTIMOkB,(MAR.}SBFT, I.
’ \ AUTHENTIC.
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Ha^ePs Town^ Aug,
Dtar Sir, •- 4/v
“1 arrived last night from Pitt
^ aß> *''
The Commiflioners from Govern
ment and the State of Pennsylva
nia, have had a confcrrcnce with a
-'—* - . -
Cppfdfa letter from an officer in the legion
oftht Unit ed'St atei, dated Camp, twelve
- mi let advanced of Grenville, 2%ihjitly,
; ’794- £ . ...
“ I hope by the time this repcth.es you that
we {hall be able to friVe 4 gocd account of
\ the Indian war. We have about onethou
. find fevers hundred or one tboaland eight
’ hundred, Kentucky volunteers with us,and
i are all in good spirits. . J have no doubt
i With' doe precaution (which I have' do
. doubt wilt be taken) we ihal! -be able to
• bring the Indians to terms.4vl think' their
friend! wiU leave thein, by what we learn
from a prisoner that was taken since the
ailion at Fort Recovery —he fays they loft a
great many*; he knows nothihg of the num-
J bcr—be fays they quarrelled end fired upon
each other. There are large bets made,
j^hat they will be in with a Hag by the time
we haVe crossed the St, fofepß, Which is
about four days march fr ;m this.” - , -
were not owing to deliberate, preconcer ed
meafurei, but originated in an unbridled
gall of piffion, artfully railed among young
men, who may haveheen at the time much
heated with Bro ng drink.
[Here follows a paragraph Of'tn inter
view with the Cpmmiffio\ers appointed by
the President, of the fimiladty of their pow
ers and inftru&iona, and oi the intention
of the Commifiioners to attend a meeting
at Pafhinfon'i Ferry.]
” It rained on Wednesday, from morn
ing until afternoon Which delayed the ar
rival of the'Committee of Twelve until it
was late, some of them having rode nearly
sixty mile's, z They sent three gentlemen of
their number to'the Commifiioners, to noti
fy their arrival, and fix a time and place for
the conferrence, which it was agreed ihould
be next morning, at ten o’clock, at the inn
of Mr. M’MAsters* and ebnduded in
private. We met accordingly, and con
versed together, frtely, for federal hours.
Th? supposed grievances were numerous,
but they, dwelt principally on their being
sued in the courts of the United States and
compelled to attend trials at the di It a nee of
three hundred miles from their places of a
bode, before judges and jurors who are
strangers to them, and by whom the credit
due to witnesses, entirely unknown, co Jd
not be properly ellimated ; and the inabili
ty to pay Che excise, owing co the reftraio ;d
state of their trade and commerce. Every
argument against an excise was urged, and
the excessive ferment and rage at present
among the inhabitants were not omitted.
We adjourned till four o’clock, when we
again met, and the Commiffionerp for the
gr Vernihent of the Union prefen ed their
propbfitions in writing ; we also prefenced
our’s, being Ihort and explicit, a copy of
Which we have the honour to enclose here
with. The Gentlemen, took them into
confideraiioh, and are to give an answer
some time eg day.
<• We are acquainted petfonally with the
Committee of Twelve, and.think them well
disposed. <•
“ just hbw Wd hive received an answer
ih writing to our propotieibns, Which do
pot ednie op quite to oaf wifhe'y jbut-we
expp^ from what;|>^ been (aid, that
Biall be able to accommodate the business
with them.” , ~
The conditions propoled ire, that the
Cothmitteeb (of Twelve and o£:Sixty) of
the Riocer. 1 , (hall engage in future to be or
bfedieriftp the laws f and to use their influ
ence to ensure the fame : And (hat, in
case they adhere thereto, until thefirft day
of jpne next, they Ihall have tln l and tree
pardon for all crimes, relating to the io
furreftion fb far as the fit me concerns the
ftatit 6f Pennsylvania. '?
Sigtofcdi THOMAS M’KEAN.
, , WILLIAM iRVINBi
M lt fhpuld be added, that the delin
quents, against Whom the marlhall had prd
cefs, told him, they would'enter their Bills
and pay him the excise, together withcofts
of suit. Major LenoX applauded their
prudent conduit, and told them, that though
be had not authority to comply with their
wither, yet, if they would enter their
Bills with the infpe&or, and procore his
certificate, and fend it to Philadelphia,
upon payment of the money due, with the
coils, he was persuaded hl)’further prosecu
tions would be flayed.
u lf this detail is true, it is . evident the
outrages committed at Mr. Neville’s,
« '^'A few dhys ago I was witness
to thein trance of 26‘fail of Dutch
ftrps, -under ebhvoy of a Dutch
frigare^-the pr?ze< made are load
ed with coffee, - cottoir sugar, indi
go, ’ and amount to afi'chornwus
firm?’ ‘ '
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GERMAN RBPUBihcAN society;
■ v jriLY 29. "
The following refoludons were
proposed, adopted, and ordeied to
be published. • ; ; - t i
RESOLVED,-asthe opinion Os
this focieiy, that every law epadl
ed by the majority of the- people
ougfjt tb be submitted to, and.chat
every oppofirion to laws by vio
lence is unconftitutipnal^nd dan*
gerous; , 4 - -
.RESOLVE h it. foe ie^.
ty highly disapprove, of the resist
ance pF t/ic-cidzcns of ^Weftern
Counties of Pennsylvania to a law
of the United States, as such hof
tiiity iscontrary to the constitution
□f, ou r coun try * qqd Repugnant to
jvery principle of liberty. .; t
_ RESOLVED, That as Citizens
who efUmate the bleflings of free
iom, order and union we will, at
ill times, difcountepance every at
:empt to resist the will of the ma
ority by force, and Will ever con-
Cider attempts pt this fort as fub
/erfive of the principles of a free
jovernmeqt.
By order of the Society, ’ ’
Henry Kammerer, President,
NEW LONDON, (CON.) Sept. 4.
4 The last intelligence from Philadelphia,
refpe^ing the banditti of Pitilburg, h fay-
“ The appearance of the com
miflioners has produced a pause,
which has brought people to txer
cife their reason on the occasion )
and every refleding mind is alarm
ed At the apprehepfion of the evils
that must result from measures io
violent and delirudive as lately
took place.
“ The French Republic, which
was in want, has been fupplicd a
bundantly, and at the expence of
her enemies—almdft all the provi
iions destined for Spain and Portu
gal have been intercepted—2oo
thobfand quintals of grain from
Ireland, England^ and Germany,
and some Americans; have entered
the port’s of the Republic—l2oo
thbufarid yafdxbfdiffereik woollens
from England,one haft clothes for
land and sea forces; ? .
“ A large meeting was to have
taken place yesterday at Redstone,
at which the Commifiioners were
to be present, but nothing final or
decisive can take place, as the peo
ple must firft be represented incom
mittee by Delegates, properly au
thorifed, to negociate tor them.*’
(t The Committee liad no pow
ers to engage in negotiating to bind
the ‘people—-but appeared to be
convened for the purpose of receiv
ing and communicating such pro
positions as might be made by the
commifiioners. From the deport
ment of the members of the Com
mittee, and a number of refpeftable
characters, who attended on the
occasion, there is every reason to
believ^ that an amicable accom
modation will take place.
Form BREAST t June 28.
“ The Grand army of the North,,
of 160,000 men are in pofleflion
df all Weft Flanders.
committee, competed of repreten
tatiVes from the revolting coun
ties.