The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-03-18 00:00:00, page 2

General l.stt^cl? admitted the force o' this re
m?rk; but excuted himfelf by reminding the House,
that he had merely alluded to the army of Ireland
in reply to what had fallen from the Rigat Hon.
G 'ntleman upon that iu >te&.
S^mc coniufiot arefe here, by Several Members
ribag to freak, and Mr. floor's .again endeavour
ing to bd heard; at length
Mr. W. Pitt calmed the tumult, by rifor and
fry? g. that he conceived it must be. the general
villa of adiiJes of the House, that the nutter in de
bate Should end difpaifonately, and that it ihould
b un erboodjn Ireland properly. He believed,
if m Rst Hon Gentleman had been heard, he
intent to have told the House, that t e doubts end
jealousies be had entertained, were totally removed,
by the explanation of the Hon. General. '1 hat it
was important tohave known, and therefore Ire had
begged their attention, that he might declare, that
all doubts and jealousies were effectually removed.
The Question was then put, and the amendment
Negatived, Sir Joseph Mawbey's being the tingle
voice heard in its Support.
Mr. Secretary Fox afterwards moved the Order
'.of the Day, which was read accordingly for going
.into a Committee on the Bill, for the be ter govern
ment of the Territorial PofLtilons and Dependencies
dn India.
Mr. Fox said it was a Bill replete with so much
matter of regulation, that he could not imagine
bimfelf capable of producing a Bill of that mag
nitude, which would not require much difeuffijn
and modification. He meant therefore to put it off
till Toefday, and even then, if there ffiould not be
a full Ilcufe, he Should propose to postpone it till
alter the. Holidays.
The Commitment of the Bill was accordingly
postponed till Tuesday next.
Mr. IF Pitt afterwards rose, and took notice
of the Bill, that a motion had been made by Mr
Secretary Fox the preceding day, for leave to bring
in, to continue " An A& for preventing any ma
nifeft, certificate, or other document, being re
quired for any (hips belong ng to the United 3.ares
of America, arriving from thence, at any port of
ths .kingdom, or upon entering or clearing out from
any port of thh kingdom, for any port within the
said United States; and to give t > his Majesty, for
a limited time; certain p <wers for the better car
rying on.trade and commerce between the fubje&s
of his Majelly's dominions and the inhabitants of
the United States." Mr. Pitt said, it had been
.mentioned on the firft day of the Session, and he
had been pretty harffily reprimanded, as he con
ceived, for asking then what had been done in that
.matter. He wished therefore, now to know, if
merely moving to continue an ad of the fort he
alluded; was all Ministers had to propose on that
^important Subject.
,{r. Fox laid? certainly not; but there w rf
: Teatons why it wasneCdOry to move r „^£ e
in general to support fie authority of the Chair.
The Speaker, as soon as he could get the
Haufe to be attentive, Rated to Mr. Flood tne
rules of the riotfo and said, no qudliun once
moved and fecon&l, scould be withdrawn Without
the leave of the House, and without the content of
the mover and seconder; he detired to know there
fore if Sir Joseph Mawbey, who had recently Se
conded the amendment, consented that it ihould be
withdrawn ?,
Sir 'jejeph Mauley periled in itsFeing put He
fiid, he had rather the motion had been worded
differently, and that it had gone to the.proposition
of reducing the number of men to 10,000; but
fttch as it was, he Ihould insist on the question's
being put.
Mr. Secretary Fox rose, and declared his fatif
fa&ion that the motion was so circumStanced, -that
it now must be put; had not that b^en therafe, he <
ffiould have been reduced to rhe djfigrecable necef
fhy of. doing the ungracious thing of opposing the
detire to withdraw the Bill. He laid, he wished
to convince the Parliament of Ireland of the high
fenfe that Hodfe entertained of .their coadu&. d'hat
a recent instance of it proved their wisdom, their
magnanimity, their firmnefs, and their zeal and
regard for the true intermit of their country beyond
all question, and indeed beyond all example. That
inffance could not % be too warmly commended, he
rejoiced therefore at so hair an opportunity having
been offered the H< use to declare their ienfe of it.
Sir Philip J^nhigs Ciesrc laid, the word deli
cacy had rot been tiled by the Hou. the Comman
cer in Chief, but that it had been dropped from the
Hon. Baronet, who divided the Committee againli
the R.efoturions, and who had flood alone againi?
the whole Committee in the division.
The Sec clary at War endured the indecency of
mentioning the efh.bbfhmtnt of the army of Ireland
in that Haufe. 'He fiia it was a Subject that pro
perly belonged to the Irish riouLof Commons, and
ought not to be attempted to be d;f;uued any where
elle.
of the present fubfifling a& for a Short time longer.
He reminded Mr. Pitt of'the difficult topics that
occurred in the Treaty that Gentleman had a hand
in fygociaung, an d laid, he would only mention
the 'Newfoundland Fishery, as one caale of delay.
He added allo, the anomalous Rate of New York,
which was by this t me, as he had good reason to
believe, evacuated, and having shewn how all these
matters concurred to prevent the immediate adjust
ment of a commercial treaty, repeated what he had
said tile-preceding oay on the Subject, viz. that he
meant to propose that the time of the operation of
the ad, continuing the prelent aft be so limited,
that another must be applied for the present Sellion,
it a treaty was not adjulted and concluded.
The independent Gazette or New-
Yak Jou nal, will, in future, be publish
ed on THURSDAYS only; appear in
a few weeks, on its ancient plan and
establishment—and we trurt, meet with
the univerlal approbation of our custo
mers, and a generous pubic ; under whole
auspices it will undoubtedly revive and
flourish. And here we cannot help em
bracing the opportunity of expressing
our Sincere thanks to the Honourable the
Executive authority, the Legifh^c, and
N E W-Y O R K,
February 49, 1,784.
To the PUBLIC.
No ^WITHSTANDING the mean,
bale -efforts of an insidious rita!,
remarkable for duplicity and grimace,
aided by the rancour and enmity ol a
wretched, contemptible ^li^ger, and
by the aukward formality old certain
designing high officer, barren and devoid
of every manly and genercus feeling,
and from whom no graceful or lympaihe*
tic return could be expe&d, to deprive
us of our only hipport, in the severe
moments of distress and affi^ion,— it is
with the meft unfeigned Sentiments
of gratitude and refpe&,that we now
take occasion To acknowledge the una
nimous appointment of the Honorable
the Legislature, as Printer to this Stale,
And while we deplore rhe fatal event
which hath been productive of this
frefh mark of public confidence and fa
vour, we Shall ftudibuffy endeavour, by
an uniform and Steady assiduity. to tome
up, as far as possible to the invariable
maxim of the original, though departed,
founder and proprietor of this paper, of
promoting the PUBLIC GOOD, on the
meft liberal and disinterested principles.
rS his press, conducted with superior
talents andability, was constantly devoted
and directed to the support of liberty, vir
tue, and independence, so it fball fhll remain
sacred in the fame exalted cause.
Ihe tlr&deft care and attention will be
ebferved, in giving the fulleft latitude
to that pre-eminent privilege, that noble
bulwark of all our rights and liberties—
the FREEDOM of the PRESS: From
which the honest and faithful servants of
the people will have nothing to dread or
apprehend—but the tyranny and mis-rule
of thole in elevated and important stati
ons, who; intoxicated with power and
authority, forget that the VOICE of the
PEOPLE is the SUPREME LAW,
will mod assuredly feel the severity of its
lath.
On our old, virtuous friends and pro
tectors then we rely for a continuance of
that patronage, which has hitherto ena
bled us to withstand the dark storms of
adversity; buoyed usupthrough the several
feenes ot cruelty and depredation, com
mitted by remorfeltfs Bridfh mercenaries ;
and secured us from the diabolical projects
of their more wicked and infamous ad
herents;
Philadelphia, January „.
THE Council of Censors lately adjourned^
having previously described several defers
and alterations in our prefenc form of Government,
which we new briefly collet? together, and pnblifh
for the confederation of Our customers and the public
1. The President,or Chief Executive Magistrate,
is to be called Governor of the Commonwealth, and
annually eteded by the people, like our Member#
of Assembly —He must be a Freeholder, and have
resided Tev'en years in the Rate, before the time of
his eled/oh.-—He 'isto be General of the Milina,
and all our forces, and Admiral of thefane —He
may call the Allembly irben be p/eafa, and giant
reprieves and pardons, except in treasons, murders,
or impeachments, in which he can only suspend ^he
lenience till the party condemned has an opportu
nity to apply for pardon to the Assembly. All the
appointments of the civil, mmifterial, and judicial
officers, not expressly Veiled in the people, 'are left
to the Governor. Bills are to be pelented for his
revifil which he thay either approve or rejet?; but
if he rejects any bill it may bill pass, provided two
thirds of the Assembly Should think differently.
2. The Executive Council are to be composed
of 2g persons, who choose their own Prefdent, and
oher officers ; and have a right to judge ot their own
qualifications:—No I fi than two thirds can do bu
iinefs thoug a smaller number may meet and ad
journ.
Tbe Juflicet are remoweable by tbe Governor, who
commissions them on the address of the Assembly.,
The Judges of the Supreme Court may alio be re
moved on the representation of two thirds of the
General Assembly.—They are only appointed dur
ing good behaviour. (Caveat afior —Caveat Jefferies.)
1 hey cannot fill any office in the Rate whatever ;
and having fixed salaries, cannot take fees or any
kind of perquisites.
6. D legates in Congress to be appointed as
heretofore by tbe Assembly, are liable to be displac
ed at anytime, cannot fee more than three years in
any term of fix years; nor can hold any office in the
gift of Congress.
7 All ex p^fo/70 laws, or laws made after the
action, are declared unjust and oppressive; nor can
any citizen be declared guilty of treason by the Le
gislature. Ine experience of a few years, under 3
late administration, has pointed out the propriety
and neceifi y. of this excellent remedy.]
8. The trial by jury is left inviolate as nfual,
but all future juries are to be called from the vicQ
^ge and D^ghdourhood of @ parties.
those refpe&able citizens, who paid the
last offices of friendship and efteern, to
the manes of its late Editor.
The Printing Business will be carried
on, in ail its various branches, with accu;
racy and dispatch, and that of Stationary
also, as soon as a proper assortment can be
obtained' by the public's devoted and
very humble Ervant. E. HOL T.
Commotions ot the most serious nature,
we are assured from the belt authority^
have taken place in Vermont, and unicis
some speedy and deceive meafmes be
adopted by Congress to heal those animosi
ties, which have too long subsisted between
the people who acknowledge the jurif
di&ion of Vermont and those who oppoie
it, the consequence mull be dehrucLve
and faral, and probably involve this State
in a dreadful warfare.
3. The Secretary is to be appointed by the As
sembly and Council —Shall Seal all the laws—coun
tersign commissions—and all orders for public monies,
as well as marriage and taVern licences; he mult
keep fair records, ready to Shew when called for.
4. No person can vote except in the city or coun
ty in Which he is an inhabitant —A Member of As
sembly must alfo.live in the place in which he is
cholen, one year before the election. Each Mem
ber of Assembly must fubferibe the oath of allegiance
before any business can be done by the House. Their
minutes are to be published weekly, with the yeas
and nays^-but no Member is at liberty to enter bib
dissent on tbe minutes. Two years residence makes
a denizen of any foreigner, who may vote, but can
not be elected to office until he refines in the Rate
five years.
5. Justices of tbe Peace are ele&ed hs at prefenty
by tbe people, unless a majority of freeholders of
any place are diffatisjied tyrtn tne present mode of
election, and wilh to apply to the Assembly to change
and regulate it.
(Qere. —If the people are now Satisfied with their
present mode; and quere, if an application
to the Legislature is not necessary f Matters
speak for them Selves,)