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r thji»ticf. Provided that no certiorari
*H issue in cases where tlie c*mrt from!
niticli tlie wiit issues had not jurisdicti*
on.
Whenever a judge of a superior court (»f
Chancery shall overrule an application fsr
rn injunction, he shall certify the same at
the foot of th • bill; and whenever any mo
tion ot application for an injunction shall be
overruled, or ‘whenever any t»:der shall be
entered drSr.olv i>g no injunction, any per
ron conceiving himself aggrieved thereby,
may present*the brlginal bill with the or
der refusing such injunction, or a copy of
'the proceeding* on which the di ssolution
shall be ordered, to the judges of the court
•rf appeals or any orte of litem, who are
authorised to direct the injunction to be a
■w rdvd or allow an appeal from sucii or der
rf dWolution; and when the Judges cr judge
of the crcrt of appeals •shall award an
injunction cs rdrove authorised, the. same
proceedings sh ill be had as if the injuncti
on had been awarded in the first instance
bv the chanr- llor—k where an appeal shall
be so allowed from •— order dissolving an
injunction, such appeals shall be heard and
determined at the next term of the conrt
of appeals, if allowed in the recess of that
court, or by the then sitting court, if allowed
during it« session.
Any judge, in vacation, shall for good '
r.iuse shewn have power to award a sub-l
j*o »ne duces tecum, returnable to any court
to be holdcn by him, in like manner as in
open court; and the aaror power of award
ing, in vacation, writs of error,certiorari,
or supersedeas, that the judges of the gen
eral court had, under the act ot the 2^tU
cf December, 1792.
9. An Act Concerning the commission
ers of the revenue k the clerks of tiic re
spective courts within this commonwealth.
J7* fcvery commissioner of toe revenue
hereafter appo'nte'd, shall, before entering .
upon tire duties of bis olBce, g ve bond j
with sufficient security,, in the penalty of i
1CC0 dollars, conditioned for the faithrul |
pvrfor nuance of th* duties of his officers i
which bond shall he paya de to the gover
m r, and his successors, and entered of
rec rd in the county court—and m »y b«
progftmted in the name of the governor,
j-‘ the instance of the commonwealth^ or
ar.y person injured»aad shall not he. void
on th* fir-t ro«overv, hut may baprosecu
ted fiom time to time tlii the whole penal
ty be recover'd—if any judgment shall
j ..fs for the commissioner at the suit of
the common wealth, or an individual, he
shall recover his costs.
The comm ss’oners shall certify the lists
to he returned to the auditor, clerk and
sheriff, in the following minBer '* I
“ have ttxvnsined tlie foregoing list of
“ (land or .property, as the case may be) J
11 subject to taxation,and find the same 1
“ to oecorrecwy s»* ed. Given under my :
band the day of .** And j
re much of the lOi’n urction of the net en- 1
titled “ An set prescribing the mode of j
ascertaining Ilia t-x.!»Ie property within
th:* commonwealth” as direc.i? tne clerks
of the court* of each couutv ore rnoration
to ex.m'ine the said lists, is repealed. I
And so much ot the 15b section of the a
Love recited *ct as authorises the courts 1
to make an allowance to the-clerk for his
services, in certifying the lists, is also re. -
peeled.
Ail ordinary licences shall hereafter be
taken out pr<viou:iy to the fir.: dny of
JVfay rr.nually, anti shall hr good For one
yet r— provided that if vny new tenant shall
ts-k« possession <if v tavern «r a new orcli
n.-.ry 1 e opt-n-ci after the first day ot May
in any year, or any tavern license shad
expire af-er tht first day of May next, the
t x thereon shall be Apportioned, necor
chr.ato the time ttien to come until-Che first !
d -y of May nox. ensuing. J
I i-iotr ci v tr-vem shall be opened in I
>i n.ir.c* of a ilcen«e granted ls afore
», i • 11y perssn ctjta ning such license,
f-i • ! produce rhe nine to the coiums-don
cr o’ the t • vtntie isr his district, or where
l< jiopo.^e* to open'a tavern , and shall
pi cure iv. certificate of *.uch com miesi on
er the?' ,r», in the tohowing manner. “
ciirtv or co-por u-.n, to wit, A.
*•?, hr/ving produced to me a license
“ granted by the court of the county ah.-re
** ssic, c r ill payment ot to the cltrk ;
“ ol -.f’o court-»the3e s>r® therefore to i
** crrti'y liiat the said A. B. is authorised ;
*• t; keep an ordinary till the fi-st <1. y <>f )
“ May next. Giv«m under my hand the •
day of ;w and shall ais'- set j
up in ti-*' most public entertaining room |
in tfir t?.vt?iit, and there keep a copy c-f ;
the iic- anti cor-irtisif - ei ’»certificate— '
p.r>d lor neglect:*^- the same, shall ue sub- j
jc ct to tht like penaides as persons are ,
new subject to for falling to sit up tavern'
n>tfi, hi . recoverable in tike manner.
The raid commissioners shali take a true
list nf every ordinary or tavern license
produced io them, and certify the same,
v,-i»b the date and the amount paid there,
on, unties his h-.ml and siaI to tlie Audi,
tor ot ptlbhc accounts, on or before the first
of November annually, which list so certi
fied, sh-H ne deemed legal evidence in
all motions made against any dehiujuent
ci« i k or clerks.
It shall he the duty of every commissi,
oner ot the ttvi rtlir, at each 'quarterly
ci urt, to g ve mturoiuiion before the grand
jnrj-, of ell persons opening or keeping a j
lAvirr. contrary to the provisions of this ,
or any other ar ^ wtiiit the same* may
ccn.B within their own knowledge.
F» r every reriificate grantvd by a com. I
rr.istlener t-.mlfr this act, he fhail be nl-j
lowed filty cents payable not o! the public
treasury, wltef h s list nt tavern licencua
shall Le c.t i titled as ntorasaul,
ILf (ilioMitiiM to tlit coniniiiioticr of
the ji vvnoe fi r nil h.t services tin.let; the
•:.w, in iisting the inxuble property^ and
inki the Iwt of free persons ot color
shad not be more than one hur.dicd uol.
iar*.
An Act to nroend so much of the j
nvusl laws conretmug stud n*r»es and {
J»s k MsCa s* tesprets ifie time and mao. )
r.ev of their bcint, enter d with tiiu c<*m. I
on miner of the rvveijfic. « /* i his act J
| j i vitl.s that alt stud r-»r-'*s »<• d jick ass.
is, hit filler ktlomtfi, r nether own-d ’
tl>y pn ‘t-n- n viuisg is the convnor.ivca-lth
of in ny other sta.e, shaii iie r otered witi,
h'- colO'oisvlower ot tht revenue in the
vmnty or tusti ict, wutre su.a horse ur as j
»
X ll 'll
*•’. .’1 it, «t'd, by th/.* owner, if.rM* r?aUlc8 in
the county, hut if not,' then by th? pro
prietor of th? place where such horse or
naa shill stand, who shall be liable to ihi
tn':—*; nd when any horse or ass sh -ll
stand i,i two or more counties they shall
he entered in the conn'y or district where
the season commences.
If the. commissioner shall c.%" on any |
person ownmg anv stucl horse or Jack as»^
for a list of h's property, befope the seas >n
commences, and the owner rhall bs unable
to ascertain the price of the season, or if
any person after the commissi otter so call
tog, shall become the owner of any horse
or ass, or shall receive any thing either
directly or indirectly for the season, or
9hall permit any such horse or as-, to he
kept at his stable, such penon shall enter
such horse or ass with the commissioner
of the county or district, wherein he re
sides, on or before the first dr.y of May.
Any p .*rson failing to enter a horse or ass,
agreeably to the provisions of tlvs act, or
at a less price than he shall receive pay
able within the season^ shall forfeit tre
ble the amount of the su n at which such
horse or ass shall stand} to be collected
and accounted for by the sheriff, on oath,
for the use ofthe commonwealth.
Any person, other than the owner, who shall
become liable far the tax an any stud horse or
ass’under the provisions of this act, shall think
himself in danger of l ;ingthe same, he shall
bare Ids remedy on the horse or ass by attach,
incut, or otherwise.
lQ. An Act *o continue in forco for a limited
time an act passed on the Slat of January lart
entitled 11 An act concerning executions and
for other purpoaea.’** .. nrr The act of the
>lst of January. 1809, for staying executions,
and sales of property under d»<*rls -.f trust kc.
*’>' Riving bond, is declared to be in force till
the oi*t of May next and no longor i Provided
that nothing in this act con a’ned, shall oper
ate to impair any security given or right, ves.
ted,tinder the above recited act, but All of
them are maintained and enforced, and that
earh and oyerv remedy provided bv the said
act for tl>e prosecution of such rights and *e
CQ-ities, arc rendered perpetual*
In all cases where under the 6th section of
tTie above recited act^ bond shall have been
given to stay proceedings upon any deed of
trust, such bond shall be, bv the trustee, ob.
ligee, or assignee, his o» her executors or ad.
m'n'stratora in whsse possession such bond
may be,. returned to the clerk’s office of the
superior or inferior court of that county, in
which the llced'of trust was executed or re
corded—y- d the clerk of that court only shall
have power to issue execution upon *uch
bonds.
11. An act anproDriating certain escheats,
penalties, f irfeitures, and confiscations, to the
encouragement of learning. 'tZT* All
cheats, confiscations,.fines, penalties and for.
feitures, (except militia fines) and all rights in
personal property accruing to the common
wealth as derelict, are appr.mna ed to th* cn.
oouragemeni of learning, by the establish ment
of a school or schools in each county, subject
to such regulations as the GencralAsseiDbly
shah licrrafier prescribe The auditor is di
rected to ooen an account to be denominated
the Literary Fund, in which shall be entered
all receipt* at the treasury, from any of the a.
(To hr Continued.)
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
January T3.
Mr Hor»°y, elected from Delaware, vice
Mr White, deceased, appeared and took
bis seat.
The bill far the relief of Harry Cald.
wel «nd others, was read z third (ime and
pas^td.
Mr Bayard gave notice that he should
to.marrow ewk Jenve to introduce a bill re.
lative to the d:stii£l court in the Territory
of Orleans.
Mr Rred reported his motion to amend
Mie constitution, amended to read as fol.
lows;
*' If any citizen of the United States,
shall accept ol any title of nobility, or of
any other title of distindVion from any
emperor, king, prince, potentate, or fo* i
reign state or lhall hold the same by de„ i
'Cent, or shall intermarry with any dc
scendant, of any emperor king, or prince,
or with my person of the blood royal,
such citizen shr.lj thenceforth, be incapt.
Me of exrrci*inr or enjoying any of the
rich's fc immunities of • free citizen of the
U. S ot ol the individual s ate*; and
ahal’ ..No be incarable of ho’diog ary nf.;
fice < f tirno-,profit or trust, tinder them,
o ri her of them.
The bill concerning a corps of volun.
teers was resumed; but on motion of Mr
Ifra'llev, o-dcrcd to lie oa the tabic till
to*moi row.
January 80.
VOLUN XT.GR CORPS.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the bill to engage in the service of the
U. States for a certain period, a corps of
volunteers.
Afer debate.
The further consideration of the bill
was postponed till to.morrow/
Mr Pickering laid on the table the fol.
lowng resolution t
ReaolvrH, The* the President of the U.
Stale* be requested to lay before the Be.
nate the information which will exhibit
those •' fr mure* in the Cundu6l of foreign
powers tnw.-rds the United States," re.
t'erred to in his message of the 3d inst.
“ which impose on them the necessity of
the preemi ionery measures'* ricotnmen.
drd in that massage, of providing by law
(or detaching ont hundred thousand of the
militia, and for tatsmg a torce of twenty
thousand volunteer*.
NAVIGATION MU,.
The bill trr.W: tr IJm.-vj of Rep-ear-n
t’t vei co* rerr.- in-er course wi»h Cl
lirim n and Fn. ce t;^dti eirdsp' ndvnc'es.
rnd for other purpr-oa; and the sete-al
bdfs this day pan, „ n the llou-e of Re*
pres.-n*t :ver. were* r:ad and pas>cd to a
* ecor.U reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
J mu«ry 0°.
BANK. OF THE UNITED STATES
Mr S-vbe.'t preserved the rncminalof!
the President and dircfclors of the Ba d:!
oflhsU States, pray'f’g a renews! of their I
charer; which was read and referred ton !
seleSl committee, composed of Messrs i
Montgomery. Dana, liassttt, Seavcr, Scy- i
bert, Gold and Tavfor.
On motion of Mr Scybert, the report of '
the Secretary of the Treasuary, d.-red
March 2, 1809, on a s»m !ar petition pre
sented at a former session, and the report
•f Mr Il'milton, former Secretary of
the Treasury, on the s*me mhjeSl, were
ordered to be printed for the use of the
House.
Mr Burwell, in opposing the motion fo>
printing these documents, took occasion
to say that under present impression*, he
was opposed to the renewal of the charter
of the Bank.
«>Oii motion of Mr Wi’.hcrspoon,
Ordered, That the petition of Alexander
ScntN of the state of N. Carolina, presen.
ted January 2, 1805, be referred to the
committee of Claims.
ADDITIONAL DUFIES.
Mr Rhea, (Ten,} offered the following
resolution t
Resolved, That the committee of Ways
and Means be iifsiru^iled to enquire into
the propriety or laying an additional du*y
on all goodi, wares and me-chandize which
shall hereaf.er be imported in’o the Uni.
ted States from G. Britain aid her depen
dencie3
Mr Rhea observed, that in presen'ing
this resolution, his intonti-.»r was that the
committee of Ways and Means might
take the subj«6\ of it under consideration,
and report folly and extensively on it.
fie said he contemplated the case in dif.
ferent points of view, viz. the committee
may report additional duties to so great an
extent on certain articles, not very nece'.*
sary to theTJnited States as would, id ef
fect operate as a prohibiton of then—
that, on articles necessary, the cmmiitee
might report an additional duty small in
proportion to their necessity—-and, that
encouragement consequently might be gi
van to the manufs6\ures of this nation.
He said he noticed these Vhfogs at this I
time, not for any purpose ’jtrfhor than that 1
a full report might be made on the sub- 1
je6f. He did not design to ask a’refer j
ence of the resolutijn at this time, but i
was willing it should lie on the table ; and
at e day not far distant, he weuld call u up
tog.ther with another resolution of a si
milar nature, which he intended immedL
ately to offer for the consideratlan of the
House.
Mr Eppes said that the subje6l embra
ced by the resolution had been already ta
ken up by the committee of Wavs ard
Means, and a letter had been addressed
to the Secretary of the Treasury to know
to what extent the present duties could ,
be augmented without injury to the reve J
nue of the united states* this subject
hating been mentioned in the annual re.
port of the Secretary of the Treasury, the
passage of the resolution would imply a
censure of the cowimiuee of VTays and
Means for not having heretofore reported j
on it*
Mr Bacon remarked, that so much of;
the gentleman’s object as rr-lated to ma. !
nofaClure* was specially before the fiecre- !
tary of the Treasury, to whom it was re.
ferrrd at the last session with a diredl,cn
to report llieienn at large.
The resolution was ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr Rhea then laid on the table the fol
lowing resolution .*
Resolved, That the committee of Ways ;
and Mean's be imtru€led to enquire irro .
the propriety of layii.g an additional duty
on ail goods, wares 8c merchandze which
shall hereaf er he imported into the U*
nitrd States from France and her depen.
dencics.
NAVIGATION BILL.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill concerning commercial inter*
course, See.
The question still under consideration
being “ shall this bill pass I’*
Mr Bibb spoke in fayor of the bill near
an hour*
Mr Whea*nn opposed the bill in a
spre tt ofnear an hour*
Mr Quincy opposed tht bill in a speech
of nearly he same lerg;h.
Mr Taltmadge spoke against the bill fur
half an hour.
Mr W. Alston spoke a few minutes in
reply to Mr Whes'cn.
Mr Dana spoke half an hour against
the bill.
Mr Livermore spoke a few minutes a.
gainst Jhe b II.
Mr ShefTey spoke in reply to objeflions
which had been made :o the bilk
Mr Gardenier spvke a few minu'es*
And then, about sun down, the questi*
•n on the passage of the bill was decided
as follows:
YE A^—Messrs. L. J. Alston, W. Als
ton, Bicon, Russet!, liibh, R>yd, J.
Brown, If. R own, Harwell, Butler, Cal
houn, Cobb, Cochran, Cox. Lriit, Cm s,
Dawson, Kppes, Pindly, Fisk, Ganoet,
Gardenier. Gardner, Garland, Gholdsnn,
lieis cr. Helms, Holland, Howard, John,
son, J«nes, Kenan, Kennedy, Key, Lyon,
Lvle, Macon, Marion, M’B-yd'-, M’Kee,
M’Kim, Montgomery, N« R. Moore, 1'.
M mte. Morrow, NeRon, Newton, Besr,
son, P. B. Porter, Rea, (P) Rhea, ( T )
Richards, Rr>ane, Sage, deafer, Sha•
bhefTy, imelt, • milie, <i. Sm, h, J Smi h,
B. Smith, Southard, S anford Stanley,
Swoopc, Taylor, Tracy Turner# Van
Horn, W'ui (.’brill, Yv irtn, WMitrspOon —
r.i
NAYS—Messrs. Anderson. Bard,
rlr-11, llrtr,<<*iii(ri(’(5e, J. C. Chamberlain.
\V. Chemb*wl*o, Champion, Chittenden*
Clay, Clnpton, Crowford, D ina Daven
po-r, !)• ili», F.ly, F.mott, Goldsboroogh,
Gold, Hale, Haven. Hubbsrdt H-.tfty* R.
Jackson, Jenkins. KmckerS acker, Lewis
Livermore, Livingston, Milonr. Moseley'
Mumford, Newbn'd, Pickmsn. Pitkin, Pot
ter, Q'hncry, Ross, Sammons, Sevbert,'
S^eadim". BtepVnHoo, Sturges, Taggart,
T dlma-'.ge, Thompson, Troup, (Jphi*m,
Van Pvke, Van Uensselear, Wheaton, Wil
son—52.
f Absent on this vote sixteen member*,
viz. Xlessr«_ CampSet^ Cook. Denning,
Franklin, Goodwin* Gray. J. C. Jnck«oo*
Love, At\tthews. Miller, Nichol is, ). Por
tor Randolph Roit. S.i wyer, Weakley ; of
whom Messrs Conk, Droning, and Rnn,
dolph have not apptaredin .heir seatsdur
ing th- present session, mid Mr Franklin
and M" Goodtv;n- re absent on leave.}
January 50.
A r.ommrrnic-.tion was received from the
Secretary of war, enclosing a report on the
subject of the returns of the two detach
ments of militia.
The bill for extending the right of «;uf_
frage to the county of Madison in the Mis
sissippi Territory, and to authorise the ap
pointment of an additional Judge for the
said Territory ; The bill for d*scharg;»*g
Wm. Hawkins from his imprisonment;
The bill for the relief of Jared Sliattuck ;
And the bill from the Senate to extend cer
tain privileges therein mentioned to Joseph
Joshua Oyster, were severally read a third
time and passed.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr Eppes, the House rej
solved itself into a committee of the whole,
Mr Cut’s in the chair, on the bill making
appropriations for the support of the gov
ernment during the year 1110.
A motion was made to strike out the
clause making the additional allowance of
15 per cenluqi on the salaries of the clerks
of the public offices. Mrs. Bacon, Tall
madge, Montgomery, and Root supported
the ■ motion, and Messrs. Eppes, Johnson,
Lyon, Smii'.;, Quacey, Rhea, Mumford,
ShetFey, and Taylor opposed it.—Neg»tiv
cd 52 to 41.
Tnere is in the bill a provision “ for re
paying the Bank of the U. S. a turn ad
vanced to the late collec'or of New O- .
leans, to enaBle him to pay drawbacks.”
This blank was filled wit.i the sum of 100,
000 dollars.
Messrs. Quincey^ Lyon, Goldsboroug!*,
Emott and Ikey objected t-> the appropria
tion in the bill of 900adollars for u. minis
ter to Madrid, as we had no minister tnere,
and making such an ar.proprt -.tion wcupld
be a sanction of this House l» such a mis
sion to proceed forthwith ; to w.iic.-i tney
objected. Lsren if it weir proper now to
send a minister to Madrid, taeic was no j
occasion for an appropriation for that ob- j
jeet, because the President had already a
power to send a «a.ft.$tcr to any nation, if
he thought proper to exercise it.
Messrs. Eppes, Bacon, Root, Rhea, ( T.)
M!K.im, VV. Alston, anti Montgomery re
plied that this was included in trie es»t
__ _it.- 'r*_ w
■ tt v#i*e uio JL ILitSUI J l/LMllll.UCII .j dim
was no doubt intended to mew tne appoint
ment of a minister to Spain, whenever the
jjo„rnmt>nf SROUid l>C Wnethcr A
Joseph or Ferdinand* wayed the sceptre,
whether the kins was Selected from the
Napoleon or Bourbon dynasty. Wncnever
the government of Spain was settled, we
ought to have a minister there.
The appropriation was refused te be in
serted—52 to 35.
Alter filling vr.rioas blanks, the com-nit*
tpe lose at 4 o'clock, reported progress,
and asked leave to sit again.
HL'lSTV ■ J i ‘J » 1 ■ ■■ i ... ■ ■ -
MISCELLANY.
_»
From the Aurora.
At a meeting of surviving military cha
racters of the late revolutionary army and
navy, residing in the city and county of
Philadelphia, convened in pursuance of
public notice, at the Sh'ispeare Hotel,
on Tharsday evening 25th inst.
Dr: John Keemlr, being appointed
chairman—and
Daniel Bhoadhead, Secretary.
It was resolved, Tnat their address to
the President of the United States, and
his answer thereto, be published in all the
papers in this city friendly to the princi
ples of oar revolution.
TO JAMF-S~MADISON,
President of the United States.'
Sir —At this period of difficulty and
danger to cur country,, the surviving mili
tary characters, of the late revolutionary
army and navy residing in the city and
county of Philadelphia, presume to address
y-a, on the existing state of our foreign re
lations.
It is at once with pride and pleasure, we
recognise in you, the enlightened and firm
asserter of the rights of America ; riglrs,
which the two gr-at belligerent powers of
Europe have so shamefully and outrage*
onsly violated and trampled upon : And
we are hippy, that your translation, from
your late dignified ministerial station, to
the highest which a free people, by their
suffrages c. n confer, will enable yen, to
give to the measures, which your wisdom
and experience may suggest totne assem*
bled representatives of an highl^ insulted
and injured nation, that direction, on which
will ultimately depend the honor and inter
est of i he U. S.
Whatever, sir, may be the result of the
repealed and hrwKSt Appeals, which have
been made by your immediate predeces«or
and by yourself, since yoar election to the
chief magistracy of the United State*, to
the sense of justice, which may yet be pre
sumed to exist, on the part of the two
great conflicting powrrs of Europe / we
beg yon to be convinced that we entertain
too great regard for the rights, w| -,h
were ar.hiveduy the va’or, patriotism, and
biootl ol an illustrious band of revnlutionnty
worthies, to m«iet the event wun mdiffer*
ence. R >rn heirs of freedom, we shall
ever be proud to defenJ and maintain it
—and if we most again unfortunately live
to witness oar country compelled to depart
from -. V.tte crp'acr .r.nq :il:v, and
iivsuh.,; a warlike aUi'nde a* sh .11 at '
least have the consolation torefivr.r, that,
by our government^ the event will have
h -en unprovoked. Sc animated hv this con
sideration, with a humble reliance upon thv
Gvor of Heaven, we can hop-, to sec this
subtile machinations oF foreign intrigue
frustrated, the views of tyranny blaste*1,
and oor unalienable rights, transmitted to
our latest posterity.
We rejoice, sir, in the Contemplation of
the coincidence of sentiments, which ap_ A
pears to pervade ever; politic il de*c*-»pm ▼
tion of American citizens, with regard, to
the daring outrages of the belligerents up.
on our-neutra! rights, and the evidence of
duplicity, by which their pubi c ac. s have
been.distinguished. It is a r.on«o>atory re
flection, that, whatever difference of sen
timents may exist, on su'.}.*cts of domestic
policy, the great body flf the nation^, at
tached to the princ pies of the revolution, ,
will rally round the standard of the gov. s
ernment, as we did in the time that tried j
mens’ souls, determined to die as freemen, j
rather than live as slaves under some ini
perious tyrant, whose-will is law,- !
When we consider, that, at a time, when
the liberties of ev*»ry nation, urr rap <pjr
disappear ng under t ie scuorgeof unrelent
ing tyranny, the republican government of
America, secures to tins me inest of st, cit
izens, every civil and religious pfivdtfge ; m
when we centempl.ite the o.d world delug
ed with the bl ind of thousands, the uM.?r
'mate victims of insatiable rapacity, a
lust of power, wc are grateful to the. God U 4
of nvircies lor tie btessmg* wnich bis
providence beaignly dispenses to im ; icn.
plore his future protection > and prav that
lie may so diSpoie the hearts of every go.
vernment, as insecure a troubled world the
restoration of peace and tranquility. Un
der the inftaence of these impressions we
who have borne a pare in our late revolu
tionary conflict, and assembled to express
to you our sentiments on til® present criti
cal state of our country witn the foreign
powers, beg you to be assured, that, aU
though we cannot now serve our country,
with as much effect in the field a, we
did when tile infirmities of age were not
felt, we are nevertheless at willing now to
serve., (should necessity require it) in any
station, our advanced state of life will au.
mit.
-Vith ferv"n‘ prayer* fir the peace an I
prosperity of our beloved country and wun
respect and attachment to yourself,
We remain, Uc. &.
THE m7SIDEt’s REPLY,
To the surviving military characters of
tha l».fe revolution*.* y army and navy,
residing : i city *d Philadelphia.
I ha;> r<* c* . .* 1, iello .*/ cit-zen*. with
particular ~v "s' * the sentiments you
have thought : iddren to n-, at p. mo
ment so io-eres ingto the h'innr and weli.
b-ing of our mi r* try, The uejust procee
dings of fore go gevernments have long
been witness^;, oy the nation witn feriings
repressed, only by a lo*e of peace and by
hopes founded on appeals to those princi
ples of law and right which have been ex.
cmplifisd »n its own conduct. These hopes
aavmg continuilly fa len, our situation re.
tains its perplexity, and toe preservation
, <v peace brcomei mors and more uncrr*
tain. At such a per od, it is a precious
consider.ition that th* govern merit ot the
United States in-tend of having provoked
the inauspicious statu of eur foreign rel*<iw
ons, has been as persevering .is it h’.s b^eo
sincere in efforts to «.vert it; and ttsa3 as
our Wrong* become aggravated, the ret ii*
ness to maintain our rights become more
universal.
From none was this patriotic spirit ^iv*
to be looked for, th<*n from t>»o*c, *i|v>
knowing most experimentally the- pries
paid for our independence, roust be th*?
last to suffer its attributes to be impaired i A
Its descent to their posterity. A free peo
ple, firmiy united, in a just cause, can ne^
ver despond of' either inspiring respect for
their rights, or of maintaining tuera against
hostile invasions. Should this last dterria*
tive.in spite of all our conciliatory endea
vors, be forced opon uS, It may well l.v ex*
pected, that however the capacity of our
revolutionary champions for active service •
may be impaired by the infirmities ofage^
the deficiency will be amply made up, by
the animation given by toeie former ex*
ample, and present zeal, to their fellow
citizens who have not before been compel
led to rally to the banners and the deienco
of their country.
Accept assurances of my respect and
friendly wishes. •
JAMES MAD ION.
January 17, 1810. W
The following preamble and resolutions
were agreed to in the House of Represen*
tative* of Pennsylvania^ on the 5th inst.
wiih but two or tore- dissentient voices; —
Whereas, the representatives of the peo*
pie of Pennsylvania, at. the last session of
the Legislature, made so explicit an nvow*
a! of their sen* iments, respecting the foreign
relations of the U. States, and g-ive so firm
a pledge of support to the general govern*
ment tnat uncommon events could not hare
rendered a renewal of correspondent de*
terminations, by their successors, u-rful or
necessary t but the conduct of (J, Britain
and the insolence of her minister plenipo
tentiary, Francis J. Jackson, has produced
a crisis, that has excited public feeling and
anxiety to such an unexampled height, that
the representatives of the freemen of this
commonwealth, cannot hesitate to accord
with what they conceive to be the wishes of
their constituents, and to renew the solemn
expression of devotion to their country, and
of resentment against the governments, un
der whose orders the rights, dignity, and
honor t.f the U. S, have been vioUied and
insnp-d j Therefore —
Kesnived, by the senate and house of re*
presentatives of the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, that they unequivocally approve
the paicfic ami liberal measures, which the
administration of the United States bad on
ail occaaions so zealousiy pursued, but more
particularly in the rouble of the Isst yesr,
fnf obtaining an adjas’rnent of the existing
d'ffTrnee betweeii this Cf-umry and the
govr-rnments of Gie-it Ur tain and France.
Rcsmvert, That wnns' With sincere pleal
sure we thus bear testimony to the nprighl
and honrrable conduct ot oar own gnr-rf,.
went, we do not hesitate to pronoun,.,* the