The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1796-01-04 00:00:00, page 1

The Potomak Guardian, & Berkeley Advertiser.
[Number 267 —vol. 6.
[PfclCR TWCDOLL ARS PkK ANN.)
M O A' D AY, January 4, 1796.
Franklin.
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WHERE LIBERTY DWELL*, THERE I* MY COUNTRY.
"■ac* >«*war»j»HUPg:
Tf.N DOLLARS REWARD.
r> AN awny from mv <pr»?Ter nr:-r Martins! nr*y
\ forJk. f'v County, on ibc i 3.I1 m'.u a n-gt •->
IV! in named l) ni 1, about 3 > ve-ars old, near 0 Do t
}>’i.>b, it our built ; l><* It i.l 0.1 ,t brown roat, «l a I li
vrivr: bici-dus. 1 l-.: jnk t. an-l fins fur ha: —
Ji is iitl’p-.. i'-d 11:• i'. mikin.: ><»•*•.inis 11»»* bowling
green. below 1'rcdcr;! ho.rp. Whoever a pp re lie mis
jtnd te* invs lit** laid !m;yo in •>• • ••• p > <1 • ■ ih't 1 "*r
! ;ir, guin, or returns him to n». , ihr.il have 1L.N
DOLJ AR i reward, and ream >
MUlES HUNAES.
Dr: ■■ .'*.h;r l6, I 7 <7 s -
N O T I C K.
A T t, P. ..r; I. t j ; S !? T-i 1 :1 It the «f
/i.rnDm VV; .:,1 oe.-. d,d, ID -•
rj M tied u* t \u:'»u t item, ny j vn '-wort :■ >!> <•••,
{i ... 11 ;h-; :’ms in.!; a. .. m the laid • >■ Dr.
j irf o d- i io iii ike po, >n ! . o lit at a ■> -*u
tun'.c-r ■' n • - s’:* ;
I AY.i'S a El-XNV, ■ limu.iiVraro'-,
j -\- P.d.nintttrat; ix.
D. .v/n2(j 17>-5
A it "'4; o R S A L E.
A I'cr-v excel]ct t' tract ct LAND, fitu
■a,ted* oh* Back-'...rt lk, and L-ratly oppoiiie Midi's
Gap, < oiii fining about 200 ac. 25 ol which are
row in meadow,-urd produces clover ami timothy
tonal 10 any in thc-County. 50 more connected with
ti;c above, and e<]ti«il in qiak'.v, in0y he made, lhe
reivuir.u; rich boii-'ro. iituated high, and well er. 1
culafed to probm. •:.* v lie it -or corn, <j > acres 01 which
erf now cleared and under good lri.ee ,* the whole
* of i lie ur.':i eared pert w-.li timhci-J ; lite Other tm
prnvn .f-r.rs cor.f.ft of .« good d«'v i!i;.g-huu!e, ktteh
cn nern, v- ith fnir.e other oft* hi I huufes. 'i nert
js H-ifd a mil! !« at o.. o.e week, wiliin lhe lines —
K) nr--:.,": ! r ‘ " k c-tp.mi to any in th" 1 minty.—
rJ ; 1. j .r,i I h.lc ni«y l - '..nown by applying to the
rotifer:- e-r, ’• g on lhe pi-cc.
1 ■ )bE l*11 G1LL^.
Jj . ■ a.icr ir\ 1 70$.
i ij/ i DOLLARS REWARD*
RAN or'. t| e .']■»: infrant frotr, the fubfcri
, her, I. - .; v ;u h ."o: i< ) County. a likely ncgio
r, •• ■ • i! j) r:icI, -Tom f j ears ol age, 5 left fc
ii ;: r •. S. •,.!. It..in w.il miulf. of a yellow
| •n , . r i \ ■ i’:. • .VC Vfl't! '.'.I i OX " J , '■vfl'Ci:
It. HI..!I. r”.i I. : lu- I'-."* ir.l will, him a
IV ,li f... . : I III n. 5 y- ■ ■ 'hi, * udid
br'idii-; hi . ■ i ■■ i 1 :.'G hrip J hilt
worn I'..;. ii, h i • t.: g - '•’*1 > •*ilt: • *1 ’■ 1 j ' •
fit.h . ' . i 5 '■
vtinl^, ■ > h-.-L-.s i;.:• I• i• been civpi")"i »n ih*t* fVr
vi.-e j'hc has ; U;:... me iev«»• : !'• ■ ions it; ITT,
and as he Inn- ni *nv i m-::r-cc *» in Is • del ii k snd
}k*ik ’ly, I expect he \v;li p.Ts through ’.bole Loan,
lies un.-fr nreietn'e oi looking >nr two malts that
ekv peci tVrm h»n in V/iioi-he-tcr a itvc wiks ft nee.
I • prt■ i in- has a forged p ;s and intends to
follow '--me Kenriv.k\ advent imrs, or perhaps ends
the Potonn.k and gel inu» Fenn'ybaiiia. 1 w.ii
nP.« Ten Dollar- if taken in the County and bro’i
home—Tvvtniy five it out o! the County—and the
above rewird with reafnnahle ex; ;;:ccs, ii out ol
the State, ALEXANDER SCOTT,
(living near th.e Shenandoah road, leading to the
cf’U't hre.iU .
Decembn 26, 1795*
W’KERKAS .f«»m* time in tJie month of June
lab, i pal'sed my bonds to Capt. MelJus
t>i’ bityrr, one for 55k Pimnfy lvanit currency, due
t s: • prete:.. month, the other fur 57I. 15s. Eke cur
j-rnev. tlu - in J'.ne u.-vt, in payment tor a negro
v.-cnih i purt hated of him, but the {bid wench bv
irm in her ci. iin to i .edom. I hereby forewarn ail
p-rfcnsUom taking an ;.fligm;;e:u of laid bonds, as
I lhali not p v tiiviii until l j i.eive a good and hif
jbTnt litis for laid wench, s 1; re table to contract.
j AMES VKRDIER.
D,:rnLr 20, 1795. _
T O B E S O L D,
Houfe imil Lot in bhcphcrd’s-Tovyn,
urn,! ti- iu; u. i., 1: rtc! leatling Ironl riuJ r.'.ti
jl/,...... T;:e houfe is j-i by j<>, and a fwith
, V . 'I 1,nre is » 11. vcr 'failmil well con
..L-ni. 'lor term;. -.;iply to ti e ;'-;W!W*b-r.
WH i.lnlvj CRI.nti.
CONG R E S S.
HOUSE OF KEl’KkSEFTAT1VES.
Jjt i i .’.nl/t F ! j
rT~'HK i'onfi; rH'ol wd itlcli into a committee of
JL tlu vvinilf, Mr. M liiJt-til.etg in the chair, on
t b * <i i f * ofan atil'v/pv to the P.-tfident's ipf-wit —
i he following fcmcnce being under cnnhdtt.. i ion
“ Contemplating tin.- probably unequAlc-d ij :•.
tat !e of nai.iori '1 h-ppiueis, whidi onr -oumry »■’%
Ijiuus, to the interfiling luminary w. ich yon. Sir,
have Men plea fed to make, in juftice iv> n
1 r*elings, pet mic us to add the bentfii •» widen J.w
derivcd-ti urn your preliding • o '<• i nuncib, n-lnlt
ii.g ;ti wd! Lorn the undioiinilhed coiwi;l:ncf ol • ocr
ft now fill.-.'.'ns, as from vour zealous und lu.c<
hi-. p. >k r wimr.i toftrike out tlie wort\<pnln
hlj Jt a;;.! h i ; ’!:•• word czui.ciis to the v i • 1.
. <,« o ch«• t tin- L.-ii’rd Sians owe ninth to be
-huttv. lor hi*, itrvtc- a t.n molt occalinus,* : ?»<*
A f .,.k i. -t,-f-ri t dY=? i f r men lie could i.' t
r ,ii- r‘*.vi port h;o’f > t'Jt to the cxj)ielsioos - on
;..v ■ .... words which hr* hod mow cl Ir ri t:t
, h i-. - • ■:,I:/.f iin i ii; Pfrltdeiit Wats dimil.tih- -
lii V. Jtlh * . :it * of a iat" tiwmactioil.
Me. i..!,:. c. lied for a diviliou of lhr unci' '
U j >» rii >n viwiuld hi ir he put upon the
j: :.s f-vci r ,■■;(!, J. afterwards upon itrik
OO.I, tii.. pull oi 1 III. »l-iufe.
i hr n was .. crdiigly put upon tin
or Vi pfs‘iji nti-;./. :»;ui they ivu'c ill i
■S3 10 39
,y role to make a few ohfervat - on
Mr. :A
in* motion for Itriktng cuiri:cm he word
As a‘ re i-icfentati.e front M • rvl.ud, h| /•<: . he
on id not u;i . b.s ■ v. lion be contented to gn c ;•
ole, • vote. 1 in- 1,11 i'uil -d that ' »»> 1 d •• ■>«
i 'Up. lime deciarec’, vital their cow-hurt.-, e in the Pre
n.ictjt l em.tiiw unbimiiulh'd $ «.• **.i tl**. up wi.s in ig.se
. hHiMf'.;; be dt. und cn.si.j o ts.il whet.
» ic w ed ■ ,i cm.i un v ich the u4.i«*»ti minus vote o!
..is !*: .te, \ ei he w o, ce t >j decure, f.-hai 1 ;• cot ii
i:t wee in •! .Vl •,»* * r r ate l< ■" ex-pei icn-.ctl i.o
min.i= . The L l llvirr of Mud t;d. l.< v.h
Cerw-d, : ■ d :> r '.iiul al:riHp S would he mane,
’.v t o::, lit ir... cie : t u-p'*- v.*ete at :u ally
r.i.ik-.-o i o tib;1111■ 11 c iiiv a- li U'-.. i i the People in
: ne Prilidwti, thi \ thetreforc rei«.he«l to give, the
• tic.io:* vt tiivir unanin/tuas vote to his charaerer,
i i i c 1 a 4 i -: n, i h a t th- Ihclideni retained tlu i r vor.ii
dence, and that he !n.-; merited it. 1 ho’ ;;ot hert:d
ip-intoii of the Leg'll <.mc of that Slate, he
- "t.c • iv eti it i i jr: v uoL to give a i'.lcwt v ote on tile
; re1 -:, c occrdiur.
Yd . Gi; ;; ui hoped that nothing would have
heesj brought be bare the hcule, ‘calculated ;o dif
turb i he ii.11 iiiui-N t hai ought to Iubliit, by involv
ing vi.e dik*ut:,io» ot ti■ •!ie.«:o prims. He had as
i'.'.i. 1, ;, .,1 u\<w man fur the p< cfervstiun ot du
P.li le:it ’? lame and rcpurai ion bet he could not
y<i \ 1.2 iiTi’ih .f do* expi ns in the Haute oh
jetted i o. Uc ould no) :gri.c ro it iii its prd'i ut
inape, hto.ulc (he aJheriion in it din s not corr.-l
},und wtih iii • t*ar:t. /‘tier this remark, there could
.■ot, he convened, be any iuconfifiency in voting
;• pi: i! i the word, a rid ftiil ft' e 1 i n a regard for the
i-; eii.ii i,t. H-- liopial itis fame and reputation luigio
H‘,vcr ice-. . i it tin--L.-m pa Is unimpaired to pul
lerity. H . ilm.j d. vote for linking out.
Mr. Fi e- man v. lined the motion might be fo mo
di lied-as to involve the linking out id (lie v*o> ci u:i
dimivjbcd uni v. i hough he tor kind; It, li < ic
ed, might fay ihut his confidence in the i’r- luie. t
was uiutitninilhed, iie could ret utter the i.un; len
timent in behalf of die People at large. Ju hn opi
nion die confidence of part (a very linall r:t j..?r
h ip--*) of die people was ditniniti’.cn ,• d^ough ihat
ot a in ijority might be unihakeu.
M. . Harp, r Ibid he liad no difficulty in declar
ing, that 1ns confidence in the Prrfidtni w •• u
j miniihid, but could not go 1’olar as to pledge h.m
lelfthat id at of all the people was fo. He never ,
he laid, had.i.s fume, been in 11.e hab:r ot worih.p
ing the F'; Hidenr : He conlidered him as a man.
nor infallible, but :.s a wile, honelt and f-idd. l
public Ierv3nt, and k.e was prepared in a • places
and firuadoua «o declare this opinion ; but i:e was
not readv ro prom.-unce die opinion of tlie people
ol the Lni'cd Stati s Sometime hence they may
become unanimous in their confidence j but he
could nor lay, that ir was not diininilhed. He
was ready m du lare for hinrfHt, but not lor othf: .
If called upun to dnlare whether a majority whe
ther four In d>' of tlie People retained rl cor ii
dim.'f in ill" PtHuImm, In* could not declare ;t as lus
opinion in the affirmative; but the cl.uile as it
Itauds includes the whole, and he declared as it
l':ood couhl not command hi- vote. He concluded
iv exprefdog his intvntion wh.cn it would be in or
der to ini ruuo •" a (umiiiication o{ ilie cl.uile, fo as
t-x-xpre! . d*c uiui l mini died cimf.d. nte ol the Houle
] ia die Prti. lent.
Mr. Parker, in c:*»; ciclrme with the tvilh of Mr.
Freeman, a^tr^d to c ; tine his motion to linking
Ollt the w«">;<! nnJiminv'nl
Mr. Sedgwick doubled whether after a divifion
of the n ucition, and a oueition being uken on the
fir ft j» :M, a niodtih ati< n ofihcfecoi.il part would
be l/i ordi r.
The t.hairnian declared it in order.
Mr. ii« Oi<v.i,k viewed the predint motion as even
men e H,- vtionuide than the N il ; it went directly
to .1 <1. nial < ‘ oridir/iitiliiiMi eonkdunc tor the i'lfli
deiii on the p..i i ol the Houle and the iV.Tn.—
1 here vo cj d i :«r • #-, he 1 w|i-d no in an could I’a vs
fippMtd that me period,' would have arrived, that
i . i;i• • poj.nf.ir branch <>t govt-miMem, the emti
(]. ,i i i tne V• "p!c and th. ir Re preli.ni.utHi.i> /it
Iti-. i i- , i < utdii 1 >:-i v <• ht«-u <• !> ii imw-d.
!i.i m< . ru jii tiie committee that framed the.
.•t.Ivv r. :, n I mv nrr !•-■ < oulidered the lulj ci m»c\e
iv par?. It.f..{:i mention fume ui the (/'.nervations
ii,,. ... i v: k to hi' mind, pari tenia i Is int-v<>f <■*
i j,.,» to. L-<t in ’ ne com of
them I;;:. Ualibrtrrv u this Ju'.jrcr Humid beu.-.y
him into i iin** ailiii ii of t >pr* ff.‘>n, fie h< , p d
h ave to p. inifc, that he wilhcci to wound the i*. ci*
inn'j of ni.ii .
• i w:• *; pr.:jvr, he faid, to er^rire into or»
which tin: cxpren.ioii r.uw c ' ■ “• to v as pi .me
ed. Is t iie < oiilidem.'c* of 'iie i o t he lerv i „
patii'O and wiub-m v: n ' • .tale * • i -
ininidwci r His experience » 1 ' 1..* m. ; • •• u**
ir. the t:-::ft tr.g :ri umfi. • s.*'t i nj / i »? <i
Repref' *■» t .•»»i vc*s • 11' k» •*. o • *. ir: full i ' h- ix
c •- j ii;: it ■; and i li ••• win I « .‘tH-’t "*’■ l-t‘ ? ’O
pie who at i lie preiVnc m men*.. ^ «d i ...-.y
I'jjtdJr t'.s uniter liu IY»dni. »■;'.•• ••<’.: . ji, v. < fd
red their confidence in *»i: -» i >i> *. i# w . ild * c p -
pole a hjoi in-Is oi difp-.d • ■ 1 ' • n .
ai d of the '.Vi vices he ha • emie;> d * ‘in. mild . • -
view the Mo.iou* roi-d of *-..V tlnp: «I •.. •
idr tile jn.-h' His 'c j' ms pv. -
m.ani y ; who cm ; 4 older - h:N in f is h -ty y
: irentYik, cm red li y lory„.^fc i '
i he id-hi too; ft id C-Ofiv vy y. yiflfe., l.J ■ I ■ •• i «•
: i.>■(;, nr, . i.• at !...>•i‘«' 11-4-- nTr,.n-.^s oi !, s
u pMiaiion, arcl b' rnicr.iible ot ’. :■ ■■ r V.i.o
could review the eriiica! ii " • ti • i>-:• >..»■
ierved our pence cud proip* s*\ r ! ./ ••'.i
adminiltrntion of lix y/ ats r Vv * • ' i •' >. < i i.rjr;
things and nor h ive hi.*; heart ITT v
a.al eiieem ? He expreistd his h'-i’n-i. tea: • ;'e
?nrah:re of: he executive was l-.1 \b-: « ' i.s o': -
like to fome, than ;.fFor«iinjjr the o; v tor :}.a
vu:' panions cun techm * c’or i ?,• :: d ‘'(-lore.
A- in i! t' IV;nfe of 11'.. K ij h ol the ih ciuknt, be
in !•(•' c i it unaltered ; ns to his itnmedia e contiiru
euts, ;:e was litre ir was ,• ami il fo, it was the du
ly oft lie hm.'i : to make the dec la ration c«» tie
world, a »lmv she honk owed to tm mi'r!' es and
their conititoems. and the more bit fu? from the
nature ol the mu < n.Ntent the I'm pb iVn.
T liono'n the Preiiciep.L had * \v; . r. to
the Pr. Inlenev hv the iiui.tiiuinui an u: ■ h’ • :••<{
\ nice ot 1 >is !( !low rit i/ois; thounh d. o'; c.j ;o,..-c
to that: ▼ uii.e 1 e had imm. n (acr-fue oil «r n..-.n
would l.avt- made j though the only nn he m.s
•.•eft ived for his ft rvices has been the 1\
ol ho; comiti v, vt*r neverihclels licer.uou • pr; l>:$
lut'd i tidy tt-fintd with ini. nums and irand; h. u s
bulc of him. Is this, he alkr-cl, coutonam to ti.e
f< t* 1 inLrs of the honfe, and Ih .li thtv not attempt to
muitiri act its > if :c.ts in the only tonit ttui ic:r 1 tr. a li
ner. Steal! they nor declare their own and their
coiifiiiu;uts confidence undiininilhcd in that olHcer
of tiie government.
ik iias told li t U-g'thuure lhat lie withes to co
operate, to preferve unimpaired ;he biifdngs we
enjoy. J'• >'.s the honk* i><-iieve this? then is it
wrong to c.-tpie:- their confidence r
Hl m lieved, lie laid, that the efforts made to
ii> itr oy t lie character of this fir ft of men, inficue of
pt f'.dm tn;> the mifcltitf intended, would eifect ti.e
• Miliary , and lie alio exprcistd Ins l-cli< i. that the
rid- ot liia popularity at tiic ptnki.t moment Howcd
wnh unulijai itrciioi h.
1 h..s o'en intimated, he ohlerved, that lanction
ir.o tiie vote of conlii'-etict. con; cm pi vied mi in. < i .nie
or iiie . bidrefs under coniidfration v. otilci ;tt pi’n:,te
an approbat ion of a late im-vfore of the tx< t m ive,
ami would preclude t he puflitdli' y of n fret npuion
when the tmv.furt iu!i hr uai.c omiti the cotteoera
ti.m ol the lioiiile. H. ciol.utd, uj o-n his honour,
• I • t he had no intent inn in t r he vote now t on if tn
pl ;ted ihpelfl li a vp .hr He dtdl not con
ceive, that the eon uo.iiiniuilli.-d r Ol.fideii. r,
which li : n<>w pi "i cd, b.vci'td u approbation t
all the ituMores of yin* . , .1 bid not ex
clude ilie idea of fallibility f for * imr ntan is intal
lil. 1 e r It only implied, aci ordiog to his conception,
an approbation of the general utirrol the conduct
of the executive.. W1 • u tire houle expreis their
cuuiiJencc in a public ohicuy, ihi-y cainiot uicau hira