The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1795-08-08 00:00:00, page 2

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TO!»Vi\ i i.\Li — iiy mij.iui miK»K, on I'riday
la ft.
T committee apnoinur! id prepare a fuirahle ad
t. ■ “i ■ Uy 'lie pi’cliJriit ot i lie United bi^tc-s, re
pc. l (lie i /iiuv. ing .
F.>* i fnu u:! , Inly, i jq-.
To G T -P.GF WA:»HIXG 1 ON, Pm (Jim oi the
Liiiud of Ainei ica.
C'aW’IN’x FD ofvmir inviolable attachment to
- ?i’" -rru :in:» ii.ii»i>;«se1*s < i i1'*- liaus over wliidi
\ ‘j o *j i id ri m-ik on ail etc. lit.r.s t.i
m i <r:i•» m every jju c*.r:;p ici::t id tic j.< -.»ph— We
l#*c i’u/cii« ur Pordnio-.r h, conli iiot lomliy al' i tii
' i:. r-'i;!;. lu-.-ei i>.<i, to fi^nify imt
c;.s i I e to lire tre.iiy imur, i, Gut >>* i * win
! f*.tr i. rrrd ;>rr»iC3 of An . i i'a. nni-eot c-r! to !?} a
i.i ; ). i*. v oi the in-na: r, atul recur if." nil id i< , your
i : itiii.i. hyvinjj ike i.-fo into our n 1’t
i bd 'jJ isn't; or*;; ,!i‘2v e f o ir -iiT'l s our :i>o!;
' iM.ty d:liuprobuiion thereof, lor the ioiluw m<j
IN-.. • tint p irr of d o treat’/ of :“S3, (e
.:’» in.- • pjyin.-n: of drbi -.It!'.' Ik ri* Jill
i , 1 1 ji' n.I.iratl. while • 11 • • i 1»• ■.■•riant amde
!." 1 : . iff .iv, 111 r • 11ct■ n'j'5 51i 11 ii; 11 ( ’r ne
s nt'v«• pr ,• ii) u.ij.ili ly removed, is pla
2. 13 -t .mW: ih.- Ii art i« !i' confers ? privilege on
V> ■ iiiii i’.;'. .s \\ oi, h tIt»j«• ?h (\|m iM-d in terms
i: :i. y i t fi. in lit;- different drenmii ances oi
toe- -v . n -'tofis not nr.lv v. mts 11 r»11• i. r. 1 • iir, hut
: - ’• vib --1 in .li’.T. oi tin- riolits ot indiv id ml (rates.
3. b the I'-mds i : >! bred ol commanders • f
1 ■. 1. j. are vvl«i ••!!■• iiiuilwnnte to the purooles
tor v i i 1 inch provii'.nn \v..s to ule.
r I!* I c i iuf 11.i:s mi inne, con.:: rcc.
v ■ •*e»-AC«fn the rwo pai ti-. s contained
' ■ ?■'> r"h. i . i and ty h ankle?, hold nut th
v ■ i' .i p ;‘r> io Ihi'ilh hiojrcts, aid
ni.-;: ip -.neir n;>:r.tii.'u p'<ne dtliructiv e m
ii ■oi cm c? :!!•! n • vijratiun,
1; >: i i'.c by the if it article, many sri* ’-s of
* • > irr are admitted :n* ■coo' r •:b..r.b .*1 war '* l*’ci:
i>, our tr“ariv >■ v.* ,i i\ l'lMiire, Holland ;• i: cl Sweden,
nru b. t i ! -.1 free, by which nlc-ins a dill- S ’ >h to
u’d rln- Fri»i*h io the dcJtr-.H'iion cf thoU nations
b fi riu'i- u!! (he fPsenti I-id';iOta*H«, *•'»•!11in
to the I'uirrd State1 iVuiii a. r.iihca1.' oi ->i the trea
:y, are hvb as tin ; hr a a i b;du io either
by virtu/ -1 *!v ts vy ••! • , or I'nmi the uiinci
J.i- (.1 c;4 h i • 11; > • . :l:i \\vhn u v.. i p akeady cr.if't IP
v b; I • Hi j .. in; •:'. • •! r mui) -es are allowed the;
*' li'i'd), uohmu a /ouaic p o t.
1 !>-.s, ! i r, haw- v/e haled .. few ( ft lit* mr.nv oh
yectn.ins th. c tu:*hi be oppot/d to the treatv : we
j i! • 1 . i. (i inu into a rune part io Ur detail. as it
v. (.,• i«i pi o * !\ he •> t c p oii mu ?;'thole, whvh we
pre! :;v. • nn,i, ;1 • w :i,[r \ <»«. u\»tf, eve r\ ciarm*, as
,>u iviin:; i i iTiu'ctar c.t our rights ajv.i li'v/r
•'1 as oid w !• > :>!or>:* :o he prc'.Vi-ii irlinnce can a\ ert
the ii.tiiy fv Uthat 1 i<n.iu\i o.ir n.in.
V. •/ then lore mol: ien /miy renuefr, tn.it the
t rea; - between Orcmt-Britain and the Uniud Stales
: ■ iv ti r? cri’ e your ratif.catlor. until it ihull tin
ckryo ice!) aii era.cions as liiai! rentier ir cusub:ci\ e
to the iiucreii, honor and lulling peace of our
eo-nry.
y, that thenforefnid add reft;, con
: ions of the cii i/ens of t'ortlmouth,
I • ( rain ini. ted
. jonatlr u ^'aiuer, moderator of
this met ting,
i; e prt fide fit oi the United States,
w ithout f'urthr
d i1 y.
Pi S J • i\ i") 1 .i'l i ! A, J.i.iv a.<?.
To GLOtGii V\ A.vii^G ! OM;
Pithdetic (.1 ii;t? Limed bn res.
Tim M-nviri 1 id i!it Citizens i f Phi'i..!- P PG, th
i\ • • r 111 < r t i ljiix-ri ir i, a is ci die J'olinvt
v i' k, i a 'hr S: .if e <it IV niilv ! vaimi,
fv«! j)i-- u h I Is ihe wet h
1 HA 1' your in-mm i diltfincerrh
on.ittly aiilulted hi \ou. herma iM.lt *
ih
t Ii*rvices *.v!
Um
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ted Slates, an.I
•! t he
iit V cl ! h<
t i vc s thru V', 11
■1:"ii in vP.:th ey :c-<* 1
t!" if.lt lvrS
i •' h.t 'id oe\ tr I .kc nf
i'. :ne ;.r wit it ■
1 r > ('.■-(! ,• aas a |mm i'ir,
’ -f.it :i ay be convened to
dim our me
nirrtain a proper ref
P“ct V,r \°ur r • i f i> i;m on. I :•::: h •try; apd, wlv.te
•l :* prek ru •.liuiiiem ous
elim
ull
tHipiiclVc in ihe reg-ii*
» <1 e' ft file cl the defy ttd pov/cis of the govern
j.; luir riruts, tint in th-.' iortnation of a
c ompacr, whi*. h is tc ■••}■(•'...!!■ upon them, and upon
their palter:!v, in i.hPr moii internal, as well as
ex: eriutl rilatioiis, w :ii !>, in effect, admits anothei
jvive*ntneitt to MintK'i-.! tic ]• . llitive functions of
me union, and v.iiuh, it found upon experience to
he ilet i iuu ntal, i :ni only lie repealed by /eliciting;
the rii'-fiit, or provoking t hr hniiilu ies of a foreign
j v".*m i : you "di pu’ ci mm it impicper or officious
:n tillers, thus ;•■nxioirfjy , hut vtfpect full v, to prr
tc nt a loh 'On ifTiimon.jl of their public opinion,
!ffel;i;os and inu reft.
1 hit. under limit* prclimitn ry acknow letlprnenrs
m :r,c do:v aii-.l m me («.eii<;.n of your tiiemorialiit.s,
?•!" luiluwinj. o'oj-M tion^ to a r.uincution of the
l iuiy ‘.•ite lulled hettvem lord Grenville and
* 1 r• Jy, are ir’Mii {ted, with implicit con&iente,
l<> % oir ce:i;..b > 'ion.
! h • t r<“ it \ is t1: y.-utrd to.
t.i. i. *Jo«sjiqt P'o.idefor a fair and ef
fsitjcirsenl m the dif/creiJCM ih31 previously
fuSlilitd between the United States and Greal-Bn
t:• stj—inafmnch as it polipoties the iurrender, and
aJwrds no tf»n pc-n ation fur the detention, ot llie
Welterii Polls- -inafniuc-h as it c^dcs, without any
equivalent, an ir.j:t hnite extent ot territory to the
fctilcrs under Briiiih titles, within the precincts
and juriidietjoit of thole poll.1 — inalnuch as it
..ve.-i a ir.lc claim for the value of the negroes
wlio we:«. Carried « d at tlieclc.it of the'war, 1 :i vi
ohm m old politive compact— and inaltiuich as it
i'.iei.. ali the hopes ot indemnity, tor the recent
Inoiiath.i.s commuted on tile inu.tmice ot the Uni
ted S;;.us, to nr, equivocal, txpeiuive, tedious, and
ih.t.iu>.a, by the treaty, the Federal govern
; uic-ut ati-.ii.sin t-Strain up t. the Ann 1 ican errn
niercr ami navigation, inteii: 1 s wd! os txttmai,
thn; omliijcv no principle • f real reciprocity, and
are mconlit:t nt vvdh the rights, and tlehructive to
the iote-i cits nfan iuilr pt ncient nation, inaimuch as
unma.0:1 ab!v tetters the intercourfe with the
1 '«Vei.-Judies, with India, and with the American
’ U Ues. 1 > v f s:«. 11 s of the :i a' i pub It- rivers belonging
o the Ihnilii—iri;.l:iiui h :3 in n any inltanct-a 11
circuiiiim i1** :* thr: na-igatiun «f the United States
1 to a pjrucular vopijr—and itainiuch as tome oi
our It ,ph- c'?nti(.(in os {'.xcnm'td by the treaties
with I'l .m.e, iloll.ind, Pruf?i.i, and Sweden) it
makes liable to tnr/i!c.iriun as contraband ; and
others , •. xtirp’en by the lav. of nations) it makes
liable to h-i. in e, upon p - v Merit of an arbitral v
price, asarticleo ule-ul to the c:>erijit_> ot Grtat-Bri
5. Bc-'-.ufe the treaty is deftr-icthto the do
nietiic itidependc-m.-e and prolperiry of the United
draffs—insomuch ns it admits aliens, m olrflih ji a
foreign alitg)-n'-, to tht p-in’ o.r w and M aniniil
:i h of property, pcwuiu-y’y t»j \, nyii g to a
v it 1 /,c*is—and ir <1 in-:'.h ;• a ir e.vbles Great .Britain
rocitaw an irvidk.us and tian-o ;mis 1 me ».•: circum
-.-alUiior. roiu.ei the u-stilory ot the union, by her
fl • : ■> on the Atlantic:, and by her fert It meats f'Otn
Novn-vcotir. i.iiin: month ot the Mill.kppi.
4. B—’iiitV die treaty iurrender:? certain inherent
po wers (d an independent p.overt merit, v/lmh i rt
i-.lsentiaL in tlie ohcuttdtaiiccs of the United Slates,
to'their I :< ty and ch. fence : and which might, on
great mi rneticirs, b- lucceisfully employed to cri
force r!>e n* q,l»:t led cieims of ju!ii e, without niak
mg rht lafi, <i 1 •■:■■■-iKni, appeal so a 1 ms -uialun". 1:
as the right of h queit ration ; the nghi of regulat
ing coivinerte, 111 favour of a friendly, and ngUudi a
riv al power ; ?*:d ti*e right of hdpendirg a cummer
vi.-1 imcicom!e. with an inimical nation, are volun
t a 1 11 v ah a lid cm; d .
5 ■ Becavfe i «ie i-e^tv is 'in r>fi^t»a-n of thr'rioht.s
of mcndflnp. gratitude, and alliance. which the Re- ;
public of ‘Tame may iulny claim iron; the United
bi itr'S i and tl;-pr;v:•? the United State:; of the mo!' :
powerful means to It-c•>rr the <?ood will and «.ond ;
offi-T-s oi other nations :— malmuch as it alters, dur- i
i 11 ix h vvir, the 1 el it n e iif.it ion of the different ra- 1
titMir.. iv.lvantii'V!" d . to Gre.it-Brirn’r*, anci pr-.pi. ;
die: .!!y tv) tin hr/-i.ui Republic j—inahnuch a? it is j
in imtiiieJ't cidhdion with levcrnl articles of the \
Amtrican treaty with .Vranee ;—and inn'much as ii i
grants to Great Fu itain certain high, dangerous, !
and er.clts4we rrieilenesi.
And your n • no>rU!ili1 :v- i:rg r lints, upon ^piic
ral ground, co i.ik'v, but r'-plicitIv, avowed their
willies ami ?p: .:o: • ar .! f-rbearing a minute fpc
cidcation oi • • i; many oilier objections that occur —
c-oic’od.e with ;.n alsuranee, that by refuhng to ra
tify r!.e pi a Acted ti • rr, you will according to
y u ir bett tnlor nnt’-.m at.d "udgmenr, at once evince
•oi e\aifed mi . :to the principles of the Con
i; ir• 11i,i» ;;f the-United Aretes, and an undiminifhed
/.. • 1 to advance the prei’perity and happinelr/ of
your cnnftituents.
Si.nied by order of the genera: meeting at Phi,
ladeipiiia. the trtg.h J G; . i
IV Shipper:.jun. Chairman.
‘7 homes Ayv A can,
Chari t Pettit,
eTh::.:a: Lee Sh:ppct:}
otrpoea <7irarj,
//. /. Dallas,
S \winuct, h}
tyl /cj A ••77,
(C:n-xir.::J
'Join J Irina,
'John Jir.rher.
Ii i lit am C Mir.
B A i, T I M (.) R E.-July t.Z.
l7 i-v.v/ Mscti'ig.
Pnrfuant to previous no; ice in the different pub
lic papers, a numerous aiVe mbUge of citizens ap
peared at the Court Htwfif, when sisiz.en David
M Mf-chen was appointed to the chair, and the fol
lowing refoldripus were adopted :
Rrjc/• ved ;/nn; * •;0uf.y—That the citizens now af’sem
bled. do Dlb.*1 PPkOVF, of the Treaty of Amity,
Commerce'and Navigation, letelv negociated with
Great-Bt itain, as afsemed to by the Senate of the
United Srares.
R-j'ol-vcl !,-)ick:~ou‘\', — As the fenfe of 1 his meeting,
that an add refs tie preferred to the Prcfident of the*
United States, exprtflive of their di'approbation of
1 he 'laid treaty, and rtrpiclung that it may not be
ratified.
It was then mentioned from the chair, that an
addrefs ro this effect was ready to be fubmitted,
w hereupon, it r-.-as
Rrj;! ^ Ktia-iw. sfjly—That t lie citizens afscmhbd
do appro.* thtreou and that DarjidM'Mccban, jams
A. 'Buchn",fr:\ AI'XUiitsM'Khrt, A i:t~n fh.cy den, ^ .
non tumg, Jja'uia isijuaitr, old jck>; o.nt, are ej j><;,
tcu lo tckc charge ihertot, to it.ptrinuid the f,.
ing, and to forward 11.e knit, together will i;.rt
proceedings ot ibis meeting by txpisls, 10 the P.e~
lidcnt of itie- Lborei! bruits.
/C efi, i^jtJ ntia * in: c A{\— 'l hat the tl arks oft his rr.ee- -
ing ue prekniec: o i ire virtuous nnm.tisv of tha
beuaie, tc.r tht-i? nj poliiion to the prt poled T real v,
and to S T. Iv'iAbC-N, lor the patriotic It»v i% - 3
rendered his country,by a diltloluie of its contents.
Nofrithltar.'l:ne the badntfs-.ot the di\, v.e
meeting on ibn, important oecsiion \v;.s un u
pet ladle. Mr. Mk/leil rn opt mu (he hi hi.eis !.• a
1 hort, but tnetgetic ipeeeh, wherein lie laid i( \v.,r>
nttdlels to ixj) aiait at large on a liljtu. vrh'Mi
I had been lo lanJy diicu^ict in the pntd: • rimi ,M>d
i on which he was convinced :hire \*. r.« i.< t { j : c 1c wc
| but wiiJt had lung lime no de :.p their mb ds as to
J i(s irnvortji e. in regard to the fount wcli:*re of
America. *! he bi.lineis w;,s Mitered ir.io wish 1 e
golarii;. and oidm. aid the ap^iauk- with wi h
1 ire cdurets to 1 he Prt lit!11:t v.. s ret ei\ t d, \ t uii
indicative of a Ipirit ul patiiotifm in the oiscinhitd
citizens.
t ram t!:e /A Lufth fJt A T GAZE? JEER.,
Mr. (J.-'va!.!?,
H h Lie Secrecy of our government with rc
A gui d to '.he treaty w:iit Gnat.Britain, bears
'•Ire moil c! i fa ft m o tin phxicn, :• r d null nauu.,:|v
< xciie liit j» c l-.iuly ol i‘■ molt (argmi-e cd' Kn'ts._.
'( be dc 1; i uci urn of /m • rii j.;j 11 pi.Mir: mirn h . r, t,
meiiiiauo, aim v.; . • ;w r.r io hi r't 1. | f\; g into ( <ir
foi ir.er 4 tint or cob. i;/m im ; tile v.i \ i bis ir\
t>i 11 iv of feuaiori?' i-crtiy ! What Mibrei-ce i. n ’ ..
iira,vu licm a prim. uj w hich the be.-!n ui i ioi of
ilu Union feems to In v c hc< i, ; t. v c. i % t ?!, at.clfimn
wlmh theititirj, liiion of a higher power Jitim- i.-4
have t> tied us I *1Its.. i i»rc puhii. an ;u i.uij h
voivfs ii: l[ J CiitltfTVpi ioi ■. n- (•]'''! r I • 11
ha'i -i» oi hie y» opde • it inih;ii11s a b.-iil,...b n
o*. ihc great intemits rt . 1.■ L'n;<u ; it IL.u», th. i
the idea of liritilli u -1 lence is not thhnaiv, ;J
til at our political tie pra :.eion was pretorK m«v
It is a l.niHMi table c ircut:;h a net that il< c„h; ; - < [■
at ilrocracy 11)oi 1 -i have Lch an ait tod;, ucy in il .r.
(yiuui '■>{ t <| i'i'k anilm. w hi. ii ivgii.-rat,'.etd iu us
by our coidtnotion. -
} hot war n a curie 13 a nine rntrertal axb"m *,
hut i-iouki erdm is evert u :i Ioi tin : i ..{« t r r.iinn ,
peace he a })!'■•. ior an arbu.truth a.l ft. i b.tS.n.ui; ?
liiimhi i lie n •> ( oi p(:iiii.)i l-i:ui hr •• p. ■ _
tc-x: l( r fLw;\ .. n.i opp. <- S.'-inn T and uu.u «!. u..
imp.. be hoe rdoir of an ..mi; .hie .ulp.i;oi.- . ■;
(■four <ii <v-lit'r. wi‘ ii So . •. t;\u nations., r
is oh- >•«;*. if, avohjing Mylia we ate n;:..- 1
with sieiiv.HTion i.i iht. vor11 of Ch.'w. hcih . : , ,-i
war fe.-r.;s cur iolc aliernaiive ff»r rhe tnainir : c
o»I our iniien. r.ticncc anti our t .ria'uin.it:» !
U'hiiih : iidigi.il ‘ms. G* pl'-nrl v*ill inter lip:
with u.-> upon t e.r n > s of 11 li-.-rool ficlvun'a j, u
\v"xv v e to :ii(patch a fho:ifetid lavs to !.;> ;
ty's court for t «.c- Lbrication fif a tlu ular.c: ♦; c .• . r,
f bey V'onit) all he r rin'p.nant to tIre iniereft:, i ! i];.*
Un.r^d Stale-' • i'.u.v wotild ever fuggHl li.e
our iubordit.aiit,u. cr.d li’.e ti e rit or o! i he pi c-it-vz
rreaty,ti.ev would l:,ti:u..te to the world tit.ii wo
are ft ill in a hate of v ah Gage.
The great political dilp.mry between hnplat'd
and Ame rica f-incesthe impoin ' • — i he inicjuiiv ui
| iy’s negoclaiicn, auci ii is itu'ttd r.r. unc.ei <,um ;-i !<■:
ni)ltery that a ro. n in his loher Units lfiouUf U
his hand to fiuh v ile trat’h. By this farcical hi j. •
ntfo we have rc'uciid ihc fricrdftiip of a ^t-niro: s
ally to <;v.br: ct :h.e nefts oi ihe world, t:> pr< fur
our aid arid al.siftai ce to the dilturhers of man
kind, and to enable ;.n inveurate ei'ih'y to w.-ge
war vv iih. ureater trTicaby againh our filter rcpuH.. ;
Oiot.ld we n«<t hltifli al our balenels arc! ingratiiticit- ?
Our magnanimous allies nmlr certainly txperienve
peculiar l’tnlatiens of relent men t ft.r this odious
conducr, and well may the’sincere pattiot anticipate
fen. -t mi.iw o curie that Lie is now referring for
ui. EL: Amtricais yet free ; her dnum is rot :r
i f vo .. • • j« : ll.fc lias been Inatil.ed, net haps from t he
precipice ofrifhruction, by the pairiotilr.i of a Ma
l"on, whole vinuou*! heart arraigned the ineahirul
of a Iti ret :unto, a. 6. fcorntd iheir contumely con
duct. He di agg/d’this bate born treaty to dry,
and may a grateful country ever venerate his me
mory. The prefcm era is moment nos, and it is »i
duly now incumbent upon tv*ry patriotic writer to
exercife his pen in iupport of the liberties ol his
country.
SALT IT. ,
NEW-LON DON, July 22.
Arrived—Schooner Lucky John J. Smith, ig days
from Bai liadocs, came pOl'eiigrr, Mr. Thomas San
ford, ot Hartford. Four days belore captain Smith
left. Rarbaeioes, a fuel of sbdut 60 or yolail ol lhip:t
arrived there, having on boatd, troops and ordnan
ces ; they were part ot a fleet upwards ol too
which parted in a Iquall, to windward of Bat b.uloes,
where 3 or .t French ft igatefi were entiling- Bilnr.r
captain. Smith failed, accounts were icceivtd ol tLr
taking ot 4 Ihrps by the French jrigates on board oi
one ol whi. h were 500 troops, and a large quantity
of ordnance.
N E W-Y O K k, July 25.
A pafsenger arrived here f 1 cm St. ’i hf.mas’s re
ports. that the Britilh have evacuated St. Lucia in
the following manner :
J he French being tired with waiting in vain be
fore the hill Fortune, lent word to inJonn the go
vernor, ifeut lliould he not lurrtuder within iwasv