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able to 1»7 the Budget of news brought,
by 41k: Srhish Padket before our readers
this day. The aooounts, we {earn, are to
the middle of Jerwary. A few letters onlv
have been’received in this city, /( letter
Ircm a xespectable merchant in BiUiknore.
(who had received letters by theipacket,)
to a ortercaatile house in this -city, states,
“T hat Pinkney had had ac Interview
whh the hl&rquis Wellesley, who treated
hint with great cordiality, and observed
tlj.vt so soon -as the Cabinet was Fonawl,
ano*her minister should be sett to this
.country, and Mr Jack-son celled home ; that
he was -dhpesed to heal the breath between
the two governments ; and to meet the U.
State* upon terms of reciprocity.**
TOR ThFaRGUS*
UR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
No. T.
The last "news from Europe is satis*
fr "torv in two points ol view ?
fcl:t. It justifies the republican ad
rr inistmtiou of the United States j and
expose the conduct of the terries of
New York, arid the adherents of the
Essex Junto in Massachusetts, to con
temptuous rlerisioc.
2d. It proves, as will be shewn in
the sequel^that the prompt and ener
(rehrilismwsitl n 1 Vlr. T,1.. n„.
triotic resolutions of Mr. Giles, and
the intrepid propositions of that ex
cclient \oung legislator Mr. Troup,
alarmed the English cabinet, and oven
the English nation.; and induced a
persuasion in -Great Britain, that A
*• erica was at last roused to a vigor
•ons r.nd honor .ble ^vindication cf her
rights? and that being thus alarmed
the Bntrs’n ministry hastened to disa
vow Mr. Jackson’s insolence, and to
sfiiti out Mr. Oakley to soothe (at
least) the iif^reaemg differences be
tween the two countries. *:
J'irstj'then, it |ir&tifics the adminis
tration and exposes the tories and Es
frX Junto to scorn. In establishing
this proposition, liberty will be'taken
t>V the writer of this article to contrast
the language of the Massachusetts le
baslarure as wellas that of the federal
ra ich of tne legislature of New York
with the language of the London Min-,
iit/ri il prints, by which it will be seen!
iiiat the tories and monarchy-men of
the United States are worse enemies
to tins country than the hireling Brit
ish prints; a fact wnich can no other
wise oe accounted for than by suppo
sing the LoaJon scribblers are actual-'
ly paid and better instructed, whilst
the American apostates and tories are
vet » be paid and have had no rblc
head t« advise them.
Extract from the I
lOint resolutions of |
• the Massachusetts
legislature <u» our
iortign relations,
u Ke*olved, that J
the -Legislature of I
Massachusetts is af- (
fected wi& sincere >
U pi oft und regret at j
the late unexpected j
and sudden ter m.oa* ]
lion ot'he coi rrs;<©n- ,
dtnce between the |
An.crK.aii Secceury
cl State and Tranci* j
Lr.:cs Jackson, Ins <
hriiannic majesty'<* I
liihitsterj for which |
ilivy cat ptreeivetm |
just or adequate i
muse/’ .j
kxtract from the ad- i
ortt>% of the New- ]
Volk Asseinbiy to
tjov Tomkins.
“ It wouid be i.igh- .
ly ^pullying to os ]
hsti you pointed out
the impeachment by
li e tfiuish fii.tv.ster
oi 1 he verac.lyr 01 our
•i.orif an v*.titan We
lia>c sought in vain
tai.proul ui me tact ”
It is rather questionable, we think»
•K the resolutions of the Massachusetts
legislature had been known'in Don*
tkra, together with ccmirrspeecbes on
MrAtiW resolutions, sucbasth.it ut
tered tty Mr. Dana, previously to the
'ieterouuation ot the.English cabinet
to discountenance Mr. Jackson, whe.
ther the liritish governmcni would
have pursued that course, which S7t?
jvc a sured they have pursued. In
i unoLorat on of this cavil, which it i»
Extracts from the
Tithejj a London
ministerial paper,
i of Jan. 12,1810, m
relation to Mr.
I J.icJt-wn’s dismissal.
**' America has
certainly sustained no
ordinary provocation
in this •instance.”
“ The offence grv~
en -to America was
periectly unnccessa.'
ry and gratuitous;
•the r< al nu rits of the
question being this;
* Did Mr, i.rskme
violate his instruct!',
on* i Not, < did tut
American govern*
ment know that he
v rotated them 9* And
hi the establishment
ot the former position
i Mr Jacksuu Wt.i*.u
[ have found anipicex*
ercise for his talents,
wuhou uadrrt king
| the task of proving
| ®»en knew that
| which they d« clared
| that they did r»ot
j know.”
“ Considerable
I doubt is entertained!
I mat Mi, krsk ne did!
I act in a oianticr con,
| trary to the spirit tn
I h» »nsii ucuo.,s ”
hvincvl necessary *to state rnCh preci.
<dr>n,-\riK>rdor -that t’r« public iO«y &n» 1
dd.'stnnd the true motive of British
conduct, we refer to the leading topics
in the London prints with respect -^o
American affairs. And this brings us
to our second proposition, to wit :
Geest Britain has been alarm?*! by
the promptness and decision of the
American government. Ae proofs of
which the fallowing briet 'extracts
are submitted to "the reader, from-the'.
Lcndoo .-limcB ot-jAuuury IfUOa .
“T'hc -senate on motion -oF Mr.'
Giles, came to a resolution, onthe.ttth
ot December, declaring certain ct*
preseicns used by dir. Jackson,in his
correspondence with -Mr. Smith, to be
highly.indecorous and insolent.” E
ren this was not .considered sufficient;
a-bill,-empowering die President “ to
send out of the country ail offending
foreign ministers,” -was proposed, and
in progress .through the same house.”
■“ It was a prevailing opinion at the
seat of the legislature, that in the
course ofthe cession some measures of
a hostile character, with respect both
to Great Britain and France, would be
proposed to Congress.”
44 The resolutions proposed by Mr.
Troup, * a member of the House <jf
Representatives, if adopted as a law*
would, we apprehend, be decisive of
the determination ot the Araenicans
to appeal to the sword. Exclusive of
the consideration of this melancholy
result,” &c. Ike.
These were the prominent ideas
which filled the British public on re
reivimr the K.r iYt
and the .American Newspapers by the
John Adams. The Cabinet of Con
don concluded that it was a gone case
with them it they did not instantly
give assurances of their disavowing
Jackson s insoleuce. The silence
ot the Federalists in the senate con
tributed, it is believed, not a little
to this determination in the British
ministry; lor,the Condon Times re«
^var4s>| that “ this resolution [meaning
Mr. Giles’ resolution] created no dis
cussion iu the senate ; the incJver was
person who spoke on the oc
casibn.” Cord Wellesley .(now Se
cretary for foreign affairs,) must have
concluded that even Timothy Picker
ing hud given up the Bntisu cause.
In this news, therefore, we discover
the benefits to be derived from deci
sion by onr government.: we da not
say decision for war, or decision for
a quarrel; but, decision in doing a
thing when to do it is necessary. Ma
dison, and Smith, and Giles, and
I roup, and such menf may now tri
umph. 1 heir pelicy begius to be felt
in -Europe.; the United States will
look up; and the factions at home
will be dissipated.
It is not fne least extravagance to at.
firm also that the temperate firmness ef
President Madison, through the depart.
*nent of state, has produced the present
dawning prospua of a relaxation of the
French decrees as well as a disposition in
‘he English cabinet to disavow Mr Jack,
son’s sauemess; for, you will perceive,
in examination, that as soon as Bona,
parte heaid 1hat the government of the
United Slates had o&ed in the dignified
manner in which it did acl in relation to
Mr Jackson, he officially announced bis in>
ention of soon restoring intercourse he.
tween Franc*, and America. This cir.
cumstat,ce, produced by the decision of our
executive, also had its effect upon G Brit
am, whose rulers mu* have argued in this
w..y : “ Mr. Jack-ion has grossly affronted
the United States.' the Senate of Ameri
ca have received to bupporl the execu
live.* even the federalists in the Senate
did not oppose this resolution t it is uncer
tain what the House of llepresematire.
will do Meantime Bonaparte is abou. to
relax hts decree* i this will draw the A*
n.encutVA closer to Fr<mt+e; ar>d, if En
gland dors not at once disavow Mr. Jack
son, thc-United States will probaaij nnke
war upon Gieat Britain.” Such, na doub.,
w.s he reasoning of ihe British ministry.
Indeed the ministerial newspapers cfLui
don admit that the conduct ol the French
cruperor, in relaxing his decrees, combi
ned with the resolutions of G.les, and a.
ther motions, would induce Great Britain
to relax mo. The Times, speaking of a
letter which contained the new* of the
probable restoration of commercial inter,
cutrse between the United States am)
France, has the following passage ; •» The
public relations between this country, (En
giand; and America, such as they appear.’
«d upon the face of the last American
news. will, as we bafme hinted, be mate,
riallf alteied by the con enta of tin* ira.
porant latter from France.”
* These resolutions went home to the
question. They proposed, in pact, to bring
• a Br itish merchantmen bound t« pons in
South America and compel them <o rruy
tribute to the United State* as » set-on to
the nrovisions of the Brinish orders iu Coun
cil
thus, it will be the glory of the repub
I’cai- adtnimslration, by a policy at once
- . f* • •»"
riice ani resolute, to Tiarc •preserved jfhe
cocntry from mixing in the Nktolttin^ !
blrs-of Baroy? no1 mShsUmtitnj the .K>st j
eminent peril*.; anUno'huve bafited the
utiuaat-cunning of the vnocl rubtle-jtof*
itcinr.* ol England and of France- Wei
Texpecttully suggest the propriety rff Tol.
lowing op the -coarse which has produced
■such happy eflscls; of progressing <ir. the
defence ofthe oonntry ; ol organizing the
militia ; end above all. of uniting in sonic
efhcieat and’cnapcrale isystena.? -in ■•thort,
of doing what the president has all along
recommended, tu wit-s to 'keep -ttfe door
open for negotiation, but to prepare fer
• he worst that can happen* Once prepar
ed, we shell not, on every trifling occa
sion, scbjeSt our numerou* ERd respeitiU.
ble population to continual alarms. We
would al»o add, that as it ntiy still be cn.
certain Whether Great Britain -is in ear
•riest, there will be a propriety t)f adopt
ing some measure which «hail compel the
English cabinet to*e*plain -its ultimate in
ientionsr; and not, .as Bnlingbroke says,
suffer ourselves any longer to be the dupes
of vernal prom ses and autumnal disap.
poin’ments.
The late report of the secretary ofthe,
treasury appear* to be the only solace
which the British ministry have -to con
sole them for the disgrace of Mr. Jackson.
This appears by the inferences which
they draw from that report. Hut the En
gU-sh paragraphic* do no -understand the
nature of our treasury depar-tuent, or they
would mot talk about Mr. Gallatin'** budg
et as they do. in Great Britain the prime
minister-finds ways and means; but the
American Secretary of the Treasury, is
only a kind of -superintendent of receipts
and disbursements, ifence we seldom
find luminousfiooncial views in his repore;
that, as we apprehend, iron# recent prac
tice,, being left to the cauimiuec of ways
and means in the House of Rcpreientsu
lives. From Mr. Gallatin's report, there
fore no sound Opinion can be -formed of
the resources of the United States, which
in fa£t, are almost unbounded; And, as
t * ... _l:- i_ .a
wv/<vikui Auu.niNa uai *cb.uiij icuiar*
•kcd, in a public speech, and a9 has been
likewise remai-ked by a late writer or the
subject, 4‘ When ur.e contemplate the im
mense resources to be derived to the na*
lion from more than six hundred m.llions
of acres of public land, we must be per.
ledliy satisfied that we are able to meet
| every emergency which the injuries and
i insults ol any foreign po*er may render
j j lavoidaaie. -Should we therefore be
! driven to the necessity of expending even
! f-rty miHiuns for the purpose of asseru
I ing our rights and'raamtaining our inde
pendence, the national debt would no1
1 than be greater, nor the finances of the
country less flourishing, -than they were
previous to the period 1 have mentioned.’* i
Such, likewise, was the language of Mr.'
J£ppes, the chairman of the committee ol
ways and oneansj on the Boor uf-Congrcss*
He spoke the truth, and not one of the
federal members had ibe front to deny
| it; he also spoke 1 ke a patriot, and the
- sentiment was acknowledged by eveiy
[ heart that beats for America a rights and
j independence.
t
March 8th, 1010*
Ms Pi.easavts,
Notwithstanding the in*,
puistions of partiality which have bem
ascribed to your useful and widely circu.
luted paper, one of your old and constant
patrons who en ertaias a more iavou>*able
opinion of your ch irtcler aad views as
a public editor and who peisonaily res.
pe£fs you, believing that these remarks
with the subjoined portrait (lately fallen
into his hands; will liud n j difficulty in f-b.
taming a place in thcdlumns of your Ar. /
gus,presumes to a.k their insertion for
the amusement of soote at feast of your
readers; whether the portiait be correct
ly drawn or not the writer of this cannot
presume to judge, because he is quite ua.
wiui tut ui i^iii<u | iuc cic^ance
hotvetrer with which bis friend has puutv
trayed as *teli his person as his political
chara&er, (Whatever prejudice may have
established to the contrary) may no doubt
be gratifying to some of four readers—If
indeed, such is Joaa UANoox.pa.tne Vir.
ginia Keprescn.a ivc in Congress, that at
his age be is at once the ornament oi his
country and the pride of genius and oi
liberty i If such are his just claims to be
racked with the unmoral Chatham and
hire him dignified with ihe exalted title
ot tire tiESAT Com mom kh x If such are
the irresistible ene.ges of his .eloquence
invariably displayed in the m'dst of the
assembled nation in support of truth and
reason, carrying conviction to the heart*
ol Ins admiring cjun rymenr That his
country will in vam try, ie reanimate hi*
sleepi ig dust with the ears of its gran
tudei—how ought the people to legret
the for uuou* adversity by which iney
aie at this momentous crisis deprived oi
the inestimable advantage of hi* tale it*
nnd his seal so often exerted in men
ausei—
1 am, Mr. Pleasants, no party man. 1
respeCl talents in whomsoever they appear,
; and when united with integrity, virtue
an'*, patrio ism, tfcdy comiund my high*
est veneration ; nor can 1 withhold the
just tribute of applause due to Teal merit
whether its possess ir is ranked with a:>'
i arrogant and overhearing majority or •
sincere and candui mmori y t 1 udm rt
the man,sir, whose public condo d whilst
l unuornaly eiunces an honest devou >n to
the independence and sovereignty of our
! country, *nd the onsti'.utioinl rigfrl ol
|the people, slull square with tbj.p'of-%*
. • H, ,»
iK-rvow*. r.n'ij -M. > in.- jfh- sogeRc
venerable P.t&ot.r.TWN, i vir.Nblf select
* < a m >xi n lotth • rule of ina asi jia, ptix.
t.ol mmi,
A REAL AMERICAN.
A For:ralt Af fohn ■R.iudolph.'Eaq. Repre.
sent nivc in Congress from -Vw-groia^in
« letter from to his friend.
Washington Ctrv, —- —
Aoa ask me, my dear srr, "in-ynnr 'last,
for a Portrait ef Mr. Randolph Of Virgin
nia, so much celebrutevl aa an crater in
nnr national councils. The task will be
difficult and if the painter cou'd equal the
oriyjintJ it v'oidd entitle the painter to im.
mortality.
Me. Randolph is about 32 years of age,
though his countenance would seem to in.
dicate a much iess advancement in years!
Ins person \z tall, slim, and as erthgeni^ms
the mould of nature icould form it. fiia
port partakes of the elevated serenity of
h\s nuudi .It is lolty, firm and appears to
have the dignity cf a superior nature. It
blasts and -withers and decays the public
victim that should wish to obscure the
blaze of his glory or obstruct the plans ofbm
policy or his wisdom. An impulse almost
divine appears to inspire the gait o. the
orator and the statesman.
dt is an effort of .conscious strength ‘to
ascenu to the abode of d vinity, and place
“°««nough appreciated on earth,
inthe full olozc of heaven's light. No man
can approach him without feeling the di.
vine ascendancy of a superior m in. His
countenance, though in some of its features
U may have ike aspect of immaturity, -has
a radiance, a lustre and a beaming energy.
Thl n^rk *S° p.encil ot:ltie proudest artist.
I he pervading beam of his hullo v sunken
e. and the shrill piercing sound of his
voice, more -terrible to corruption, than
the-howling of the mtdnight ghost to tim.
id superstition, are enough to rive the soul
ot the .victim on the opposition and to drive
trom her throne, erected on bleeding lib.
erty, the haggard aod sable spirit of op.
pression. *
a«^l!ooea,C“*0'*W*'man ‘n the midst of the
assembled nation. I have seen him rise to
speak upo.rhe most momentous e JasfoUs
-{ V4,c Alienee ©tthe grave 8c th©
XH“CS.of he ire,‘,R ^• ^pervid!
1 1 * aS9C™b,y and waited tne dir.ne
rH, ^ h'? Words‘ Slowb hesitating
reU^.ng a^ a,> U;iki U ll, ejtord£
«m, he resembles in the commencement ftf
hu Speeches nothing so much as the sage
Ulysses or the still sager Nestor. £y
i he npproacuea the very heart and
j h 1 ^ °} His mind, his wor.ls,
i am Se9tureshisjncomparaole elocution, ail
Umphfy and expand with the growing nr.
der and proportions of Uis subject There
! eppeurs a sympathy or reaction betwe-n
hit subject and uis mind. His efforts hare
now grown big with every thing porten.
tous. He has swelled the importance of
ins subject eveu to the amplification of ch
he iirandisuaa, on the wide
held oi his fancy and bis genius, the wea. j
poua of the hero, who bv the splendor of'
tus own achievement, is approaching the
temp.e .ft victory, batarjiiau Iswe when ue
visits the radius of light is not encircled i
with a greatiir blaze ot glory than the Or.
atorwho is enthroned iu t ie e.nolens of
conviction in tke hearts at an admiring nt
I non. The very extremities of our new I
wond are moved wan the life and light of
i the or .tor. i'ae snow capt mountains of
I Al.1,ae anJ Ver.noni and S i /anna’s tossed
tide, by their assenting sous, pay a tnoute
to tue wisdom of the youthful aa;e. .le
is every thing. He may weii be all i «To
nde in toe w.iirlwiad it direct tae starm.”
I he passions enlut themselves tu.ider tne
tender echoes of voice and the prejudices of
a nation shrink and disappear uni ore me
radiancy of reason and truth. 1’ue wepre*
tentative* of 'ue nation hang tneir head*
and yield a willing assent to tne over wae._
ining tide of his eminence and tue irreihi
tiole energy of couvicuna and ot truuu
A ne work is done. Tue point is uttatued.
A’ne uatiou is saved. And ta« orator re>
tires from the auspice ot the p i»sious aua
Iro n the theatre oi uis own U. ms country ’*
glory wit lout diminishing the woudrou*
magic he has leit nehipd. bi.i is n.m,
doipu, 8aou is the man wno at tue age of
thirty .two is me ornament of m» couutry
and the pride ot gcauu and oi liberty, lie
will one day, like the venerable liari oi
Chatham, be dignified witu tue title ot the
Great Commoner. And ms country will,
in vam try to re.aniinau: uis sleeping dn*.
witu the tears of its gratitude.
CONGRESS.
•IN SENATE.
Fridiy, Mirth 2.
Mr Leib reported the census bill *ith a.
raendments. •
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to prerent the issuing of sea-letter*,
except to certain vessels. .
On motion of Mr Lloyd, ft was reeom.
mitted to Messrs Bayard, B aitti of Md.
Lloyd, Pope and Champlm.
The making an appropriation for the
purpose therein mentioned (torpedo experi
ment) was read a third ti oe.
The blank for the su n tnl»e appropriated
was filled w.ta ‘300d dollars.’ P
Or* the passage of the bill there were
tor the bill— Messrs. Bradley, Condit,
Crawford^Franklin, Uadi trd, Ulies, tired’s
L uubert, Lcio, Matt news.*), Meigs, Pope,
Kobmaon, Smthof Md. burner, T ut, Tur
ner, Whiteside—MA
Against the bill **»\fessrs. Anderson, Bay
ard, Campbell, Champlin, German, Gill
man, Goodrich, Hillhoase, Horsey, Lloyd
Pickering, Reed, Smith of N. *
9o the bit! was oa^M.
On motion of Mr Anderson fo amend the
title *f the bilUo rend as fills vs t ‘r \o act
m iking an appropriation for tae purpose of
trying the practical use of the torped* or
shb>marine e'xplwlod”—K w»s d-tern oe f
in theaffir nitire, 21 to 2. Tbs Jf »ys were
Messrs. So-nter and Whiteside.
The Senate adjourned ts MonJjy.
4* -
; JJOVSS O F RF. r F ZX1F.WH jTH
■ Monday, March «.
, . <BAT TURF,.
Mr Tojnilexter’s resolution firing to f£i
Livingston, a trial in the circuit and -cu*
prremt court of the United States was
•ed by « majority -of uaveuieeu, >6(1 -avee >4S
■ iiees. -
Mr TTnpes Tn^in the ■committee to whom
was T* for red Mr Maeon^s bill and-hiu
own resolutions'for'Convoying urn! arming
our metcheiltmen,-reported a bill for.thit
purpose which was ref or red-to a cpmiiuit-eb
of»the whole* He also 'reported the dis t.
greement of tlve committee -to .the senate'*
amendments 'to Air Macon's bjll wnich
was concurred -in by the house. S7 avos 47
noes.
„ "TEASWiV, Alston, Jr. Anderson, Bard.
Basset, B;bb, Boyd, R. Brown, Harwell! r
Butler, Calhoun, Clay, "Clopton,‘Cob o,-Coca* :
ran, Cook,-Cqk, Crawford, Cnrist, Cutts^
Dawson, JJeaha, Eppes, F nley,Fisk, Frank
lin, Gannett Gardner, Ghobon, Goodwyru
Holland, Howard,. Hufty, 'Johnson, .'Lyle,
Macon, M'fC-je, M^R-im, Miller, Moore,
Morrow* Mumford, Mewboltl, Newton J,
P?r)e£\P\/d' Porteri Re«- of (f.) Rasa
, • 'v * 0 Rtc^rdv Sa ints*. Ruol
bam moo*, Shaver, Seyber;, Suaw, Saedey,
Smiiic, G.Smith,S. Smith, Sou.uard, Stan*
ford, r.tyier, Fhompson, Tracy I’urnerjr.
Whrtefrttt, Winft2saS7. * J •
NAYS-L. J. Alston, Bacon, BlawdeUL
Breckeandge, Campbell, vV. Cua noerlm,
Ctiamp.nn, Chittenden, Dana, Ely, Emit!
Q.,d G«,r. k.li.
ter, Huibm-J, ft. Jackson, Kr medy, Key,
Kuickar ja.C2L&r, Le wi*, i+ivcr ik ire*
•ta.H Mattaews, M‘dnde* Mosaic, J»e*?.
sou. Pickmin, Pitkiu, Fatter, Ciumgy, Ross
- aelt, Stanley, S^d nan bvcpueaioa.
bturges, Swojpe, Troup* Van Horn, Y.m
Rensselaer., WEikley, VVhea.no vViutman
VYiiSou—47. . *
March t.
Mr Eppes reported a mil mating appro^
priaiious for carrying into ciFecc
Indian treaties.- Mr E oott, a oui relative
tn returning and impanelling uf jarars ll4
the courts of tne United States; am ,4*
L ive * b U to thakepubde ana-i m ^Vas i
aneton county in tfte Uistrict of Cola „ . *
| wmcn were severally twice read ana
two first committed and cue last ordered to
oe engrossed For a third reading
. C'JiSVUY' AND AR.iliN,*.
The louse spent some time ,4 commit,
tee ot the w.iole on the «di yesterday , e
ported by *4r Eppes. N, quesao/ Zl
! t*fcea on »£. 1 ue co umutee rose an i o,
tamed leave to sit Ag*ia
i:u vl diiRGlA-L, IX FdlRGJJiiSii
| inrA„‘“es:* “ic *** received from me a,.,ati
tnfo. .mug .ue rlouse taat they in.istca ail
t.uur amendment. co the b.lt concerns
c.i n net c' .1 iiiurcusrii, kc. **
iV4r \V. Alston moved that the Ho
ms,.: m.weir disagreom.ut to tu amend!
incuts of me .iiria;6. ,, e,u
After so ue desultory debate,
iue iia.e agreed to msisuVj to 4o . a
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Extracts from the Journal of the hosse'of
Rcpreseotu tiv e a, —Tu e s day, ;Januiry
The home went into a co n riittee of tne
whoK vtrWholly in th^ chair, an the r
solatt >n approves tbs measures of the
general government, which being amended
was agreed to &* follows i
Resolved, by tbs general assembly of the
Stite of Ohio Taat we highly Upfio^ of
the cm lid, firm and dignified coo loot of
the executive of toe United States duriur
•?, aud d,fflca:t “cgacimt.o.4
With the belligerent powers in Ue recess of
congress, especially in parrying toe insidu
ous artifices of the British cou.t in c.aeir
late nefarious breach of political'feit* Ind
national honor, in refusing to r.nify tno
solemn eiyagemints entered into oy their
accredited minister ; and Ar ely b.-Ueviii*.
that on the pa t of the United States tne
cup of friendship and reconciliation Ua*
been drained to Its very dregs =*Therefore,
Resolved, unanimously, That we uiej,4
ear lives, oar fortune, and all our ener '.es
in the support of all just, necessary and ef!
fic.ent measures, whicu congress may deem
expedient dor securing our injured rights,
insulted sovereignty and in dependence.
Resolved, 1 hat the governor be request,
ed to forward copies at the foregom*reso^
iutmos to the president of the United States,
the president of the senate, and th.: speak
er of the uou»e of representatives in eon.
gross. ,
(By Authority.)
an act
Fn-ther to provide for the refugees frmt*
the B itish provinces t»f Canada and
Nova Scotia, and for other p irposes.
»E it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United
States of Amerca.in Congress assembled.
That all persons having claim'under the
resolutions of Congress, passed the twen.
ty-third day of April, one thousand seven
hundred and eighty.three, and the thir
teenth of Apdl one thousand seven hun.
dred and eighty five, as "refugees from
the British province# of Canada and No"
va Scotia, shall transmit to the war office*
within two years after the parsing of thia
aSl, ajust and true account of t!>*ir claim*
to the bnu ity of Congress.
Sec 1. And be It further #*a6led, Thut
no other person shsll h- entitled to the
benefits of the provisions ot this a51*
than those of the followin' description^
or their widows and heirs# via. First,
those he ids of families and #ing!« per. !
I sons, not members of any such families*
| who were maiden's ia one of the prov.n
(ces afur«i?id. prior to ilse fourth d.iy of
July, one moosand sevcv hu ,d.*r I and
, seventy sisc, and who aij\ idorsed therr
; settlement^ in consequence 4! having v'- A
ven a d to ihe united Cvlonres o s’* m
i in The revolutioniry war, aga\*t G>eat ”
I Britain, or wiih imeotion to yive svefc
*