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mfcce, which c»f
The txnJy restraints then upox .
be afforded now mean argument for the revival of thi
suspension, it that h direct inter count with England
, and ffreacc ^prohibited. * ~
ttt Vr —*1—-* i—*’— natl
. ^•nt Mththct of the world, that we are an entirely
dependent on them, that a regulation, which deprive*
M of the favour of n direct intercourse with them,
" distresses attd hafrasses us In such an insupportable
manner, that see are compelled to interrupt the
course nf laW. Were we to make this humiliating,
this degrading confession, 1 should, blush for my
‘ country—I should feel ashamed for the abasement oi
the nation, and still more for that of the state oj
ffforth Carolina. And ts not this the language of the
hill t and can we employ it and have any pretensi.
bin to the MSO Of an independent Uennle ? Shall we.
to the name Of an independent people ? Shall we,
by a solemn act of legislation which more emphati
cally tfcafc wertft con express It, say to the tyrants oi
thrf iaiidxnd of the ocean, “ we once declared <>ur
■ebrea an-tndependenr nation ; but it was a vain
boast ; vye are an dependent upon your favours, that
if ady restraint is imposed up .n our mutual inter
course, we arc a ruined and undone people.”
It this die fact ? Is it true that we must make this
^confession of bur weakness, of our abasement ? If it
be the humiliating fact, much as it would mortify
my pride, I would still retain so much regard for
my country’s honour as to scorn to confess it.
• But U is not the fart. We have the knowledge,
•fid 1 tii- nk God tor the knowledge of u, that we are
not in that abject stvte of meanness and depe
deaee, in Which some would attempt to persuade us
we are. We have, indeed, seen more prosperous
times:; but even at this time ouf situation, Compared
with that of other states and nations, is enviable_
The produce of our country is abundant; and tho'
the prices have been better, they at e still good_
(Hera Mr. G. enumerated the prices of several ar
ticles;] Are these prices low ? because some ar
ticles have suffered a little diminution of pride, is
that sufficient to justify an interruption of the usual
course of justice, to suspend the payment of debts ;
If this cause is sufficient, when shall we ever hope to
find nn <Md to the evils ?- Are our foreign diXjrenres
settled ? Are they net now more gloomy than 'ever ?
fluid because produce does not command former high
prices, are our courts of justice to remain shut i If it
jdepends upon the-recurrence of the golden times
which have naaspd >Vav. the interdict mav he eter.
' ill. A man it never to pay his debts. Are we wil
ling to adopt this ruinous, this fatal alternative r We
must at some time stop ; and when can we hope for
it better time than the present,
By a longer delay yon w ill only add to the original
evil. You are now accumulating, npor, thfc top of a
precipice, aa immense Glacier that will, sooner or
later, fall with a tremendous ruin. Debtors will be
«ome more improvident by repeated indulgence.—
Debt* will daily accumulate,, and ten years hence,
budt will be their immensity, that one common ruin
will overwhelm all who have accepted the deceitful
Btvoure of the delay.
It has been refused to limit the operation of this
proposed law to a time when the next legislature
ought not have the power to continue it still longer.
But if-this legislature is not willing to take the res
ponsibility of three Opening the courts of justice upon
itself, can it be expected that succeedii.-g legislatures
will do so, when debts shall have accumulated--*
when publick calamities may, perhaps be added to
private distress—when the rights of creditors will
or less regarded, and the claims of debtors encreas
cd. Then no man, however firm his heart, or
strong his nerves may, perhaps, be aMe to encoun
ter the unpopularity, nr the odium of such an at
tempt.
ThtSmlsersMe time-serving policy, of shifting up
on our successors the odium of removing this interdict
upon the rights of creditors, will, unless it is prompt,
ly abandoned, bring disgraceful ruip upon our coun
try. If we aspire toihe Character of patriots—if we
wish to prove, ourselves truly the friends of our coun*
try—If wa wish to serve the people usefully, and not
flatter them at the expense of their interests, let us
aot flinch from our duty ; but promptly do that our
selvea, which same would assign over to be effected
by others.
m Besides the general impolicy and monstrous injus
tice of this bill, It is calculated to operate with |>e
culiar hardship upon orphans and minors. You are
their guardians. You say their property shrll be sold
and leased upon a credit, for which notes are tuken ;
and yet, in the same breath, you say they shall not
be collected. How are they tube supported and
educated ? I know how much many of them suffered
from the law of the last session, and I c»n easily ima
gine how much they v-ill be encreased by its continu.
a nee. It was not enough that a dispensation of Hea
ven should deprive them of their natural guardians,
but you must add to their calamities, by depriving
them of the very means of their exir tenoe.
And whom does your law benefit. Why, the dis
honest debtor, and the fraudulent unprincipled spe
culator. You enable the last to profit by the distres
ses of the disappointed creditor, and the bereaved
orphan. To aft others h operates as a direct or an
eventual injury. It introduces an evil which will on
ly be cured by the utter destruction of all confidence.
You subvert every principle of honour or honesty,
and demoralise society in such a manner that there
wiU soon be an utter extinction of all credit; and nil
the pleasures aid benefits of social intercourse will
inevitably be destroyed.
And what will he the injury if we now decline to
legislate, and the law of the last session is stiff,- red to
expire by ita own limitation ?—[Here Mr. Gaston
-to shew, that on judgments Obtained in
proceeded
the superior courts execution* would pot lie returna
ble Until October. and in the county courts generally
In May next.] By not legislating continued Mr. G.
the debtor will make provision to meet the demand.
Necessity is the mother of industry and invention.—
Bat if yon continue to suspend payments, the people
never will be prepared. The more familiar indul
gence becomes, the less preparation wiH be made.
Whether or hot we regard the rights of creditors,
■we shomid look to the fcunsequences to our country.
We warn about to entail upon it an evil, for which pos
terity will load our memory with curses. Let us
then avoid the disgrace and the Calamity, by retrac
hj ww steps before it is yet too late.
The question was then taken on striking out the
•osetiag Clause, and carried—66 yeas, aud 60,Dsys.
Nxw.Vork, Fehruary 23.
. HIGHLY INTERESTING,
Itts with pleasure i^ve to state, that there is
a prospect that the numerous Amertran vessels
aHltrb hav# lately left the United Stents, will meet
with little or no iutemipiien, at least from the En
glish eruiaers. AVe are warranted m saying this,
from the fact, that a letter hhflwsn received /roro
tbs toaster of theahip Ant, Wifftams, of New-York,
Wi<| that his vessel hmi bee* teleRied, as the Brt
aisb dtd,not consider the port SebostMM in a
atat* of Workade. It will he rn-oHsirted, that the
Ann WjiHatns w&s t>ons this n.rt, hound to St. Sr
Sm
..
were all carried yrto Bermuda by the sloop of war
Ffnhfax, rapt. Fraser, We further team, that ad
mint) Warren, who was at Bermuda, severely repri*
manded (be young man whp commanded tbs H<di
fax sloop of war, and ordered the. above ships to be
released. The only excuse rapt. Fraser made, was,
that he expected there would, be a war between the
United Stales and Great Britain. An American
brig had else put into Bermuda, and was, condemn
ed as unseaworthy. The cargo ol the brig was put
on hoard an English vessel and sent to Liverpool,
The-pdot boat Savage was still detained, on sus
picion that she was bonnd to Goadaloupe, as she
had no cargo on board. Such is our information.
, The British. Packet Express sailed yesterday
morning at lOo’clock, witba fine gale tiom NNtV.
Among the passengers, was Dr. Ijigan, who is go
ing out it is said, to settle al! the disputes between
the United States andG. Britain J
Now due the December and January Packets.
There is now ao British Packet in port.
February 27.
Letters were rAeivsd yesterday by thtdPafific,
from Faya I, in answer to those that wtUloui in tl-e
John Adams frigate. It is said she landed passen
gers in England in 18 days from this port.
English papers to Jan 10, had been received at
Faya), and it is said they contained, not naly Mr.
Jackson’s dismissal, but Macon's bill, which was
offered to Congress the Ipth December j! <
N. Y. Gas.
Baltimore, Feb. 35.
THOM LISBON.
By the Fa^te from Lisbon, the editor* of the Fe
deral Republican have received Lisbon papers to the
8th-Jan! and a London paper to the 19th Dec,_
30.000 French Canscripts haJ passed into Spain.
Joseph Uaonaparte had marched for the northern
Irnntier with 18,000 men. A patriotirk arniv ol
72.000 men were on their march to lelieve Corona,
in which quarter the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
among the Spaniards. The French bad not ad
vanced to Ciudad Rodrigo. In addition to the tax
es on the rich, the French had appropriated the
church plate to pay the army. Fresh cavalry and
artillery had recently arrived from EugUnd, and
were marching to join the British army in Portu
gal, Ffoor at Lisbon nine dollars—dull.
The December storms had done considerable da
mage along the English coast particularly at Yar
mouth. A frigate arrived in England, with a mil
lion of dollars, from Vera Cruz. Sir R. G. Keates
is appointed Governor of Malta. London Corn Ex
change Dec. 1 <7—Fine flout go a 95 per sack;
wheat fine 98 a 101, superfine, lQfr at 110.
March 1.
Cautian.— Letters from Havanna dated 13tb Fe
bruary, mention, that American flour arriving in
American vessels is peremptorily refused to bs lan
ded even in order to be warehoused. '
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TueMjaV, February 27. v
On motion of Mr. Lppes, the house resumed the
consideration of the unfinished business of yester
day. He then withdrew the sections offered yes
terday as amendments to tbeamendmvntsof the se
nate, tor the purpose or substituting the following,
which be considered more perfect in form, and em
bracing the same principles.
Sec. 1. Be it further enacted. That the comman
der and crew of any merchant vessel of the United
States, owned wholly by a citizen or citizens there
of, and not carrying contraband of war, bound to
any port or plare not actually invested, with which
intercourse shall be prohibited by the decrees or or
ders of the British government, may oppose and
defend against any search, restraint or seizure tqhich
shall be attempted upon *urb vessel, or upon any
other vessel as abwesaid by the commander or ere*
of any armed vessel sailihg uuder British colours,
and may rep.l by forre any assault or hostility
which may be committed on the part of such Bri
tish vessel pursuing such attempt, and may subdue
and capture the same.
Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That the com
mander and crew of any merchant vessel of the U
nited Slates owned wholly hy a citizen or citizens
thereof, and not carrying contraband of war, bound
to any port or place not actually invested, with
which intercouse shall be prohibited by tha decrees
• or orders of the Freni h government, may oppose
and defend the same against any search, restraint
or seizure which shall be attempted upon such ves
sel or upon any other vessel owned as aforesaid, by
the commander or crew of any armed vessel sail
ing under French colours, and may repel by force
any assault or hostility which may he committed ou
the part of such French vessel pursuing such at
tempt, and may subdue the same.
3. And be it Junker enacted, That whene
vfr the commanderand crew of any merchant ves
sel, shall capture and secure any British or French
armed vessels from which an assault or other hos
tily shall be first made as aforesaid, such armed ves
sel with her tackle, appurtenances, ammunition
«nd lading shall accrue the one hall to the owner or
owners of such merchant vessel of the United
Stales, and the other half to the captors; and be
ing brought into any port of the United States,
Thail and may be adjudged and condemned to the ir
use after due process and trial, in any court of the
United Slates having admiralty jurisdiction, and
which shall be holden for the district into which
such captured vessel shall be brought—end the same
court shall thereupon order « safe and distribution
thereof accordingly, and at their discretion, saving
any agreement Which shall be between thy. owner or
owners, and the tbmmandar and crew of such mere
chant vessel. ,
Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That after no
tice of this »rt at the several, customhog**
mae*L>asiMtweaul- L__■ .. _ # • _ «? a • •• a;
inerebunt armed vessel bound as afi
not actually invested, with which *
h% interacted hy tbs decrees or
vnmtneni of Great Bin am or
* clearance, unless .
master and comma.,
tended voyage, shall gl
in a sum equal to tbs
»il» com.
3#> •IJrh MflfluM
will iit all
'«*• «m»%i^ t« the provismus of tb»f
•ft, mid to Such InitFjftlijiiiiat<m imujlmt o( the
^United 8u.t«, in porsttatK't tiiertbf, shall from fired
to tuiie esunlitsU—and it shall b« the ttaly of thu
collector lu tee lhat no unbed vessel, clearing out as
aforesaid, shall Juuie on hoard amts or other war
like stores, e.terp surrft os may constitute a pait of
the equipment «M said vessel, and to attach a certi
ficate to that affect to the clearance granted to the
vessel.
Sec. 5. And be it farther enisled, That the pre
sident of the Uhl led States shall he and be is here
by authorised to establish in conformity with the
provisions of this art amiable instructions to and
lor the merchant vessels authorised to arm for the
Wtter restraining llje commanders and crew* who
shall lie employed therein. For preventing any out
rage or injury which they may he disposed to colu
mn, or the taking on board articles contraband of
war, a copy el which instructions shall be delivered
lo the commander of such vessel when she shall
give bond as aforesaid.
Sec. 6. Ami be it fkrttcr enacted. That the prest.
dent id Ihe United State* shall be and he is hereby
authoiisrd to employ the publick armed vessels of
the United Slates, in convoying and protecting ves
sels of the United States owned wholly hy 8 citizen
or citizens thereof, not carrying contraband of war
and hound to any port or plare not actually invest
ed, with winch intercourse shall he prohibited hy
the decrees and orders of the governments of Great
Britain or France—and to instruct the command
ers of the armed vesselsol the United States loop
pose and defend against search, restraint, or seizure,
whirl) shall he attempted upon vessels under convoy;
hy the commanders or crews of any aruied vessels
sailing under British or French colours, awl to re
pel by force any assault or hostility, which may he
toiniiiiued on the part of such British or French
vessel pursuing such attempt, and to subdue and
CdDtuie the same.
St-r. 7. And bt it further enacttd, That any Bri
tish or French vessel so captured shall he consider
ed lawful prize, and may be condemned in any
court ot the United States having competent juris
diction, and th* proceeds ol such prize shall be dis
tributed in conformity to the provisions of the act
“ hir the better government of the navy uf the U.
States.”
Mr. JJvermin* was opposed to the adoption of
those amendments; he considered them perfectly
Quixotick, as they were an actual declaration of
war apttinst' both G. Britain and France.
Mr. Key suggested a question of order, on the
ground, that the convoying system contained in the
two last sections, was before the house in a hill re
ported by Mr. Burwell from Virginia, some days
siurp, and that therefore the house ought not tu re
ceive the proposed amendments of Mr Eppes.
Before this question was decided by the house,
Mr. Eppes withdrew all the sertionn of his »mrod
ment but the two first; and moved that tllf^ to
gether with the hill as it came from the sein‘d be
committed to a select committee, for the purpose of
maturing its provisiuns.
Mr. Gardenier was opposed both to the amend
ments and the committment. In the course of ins
observations he was sevt ral times called to order,
and the chair having derided that he was not in ar
der, be sat down, and when attempting to proceed
in his argument, the speaker decided that he had no
piiorily—ftom which decision an appeal was taken
and the derision ot the chair was confirmed by a
large majority.—After which JJr. Gardenief 'pro
ceeded to finish his observations, which he did inn!
masterly manner.
The questiou on the reference was then taken by
ayes and Does, and carried, ayes 74. noes 49.
YEAS—Messis. L. J. Alston, VV. Alston, An
derson, Bacon, B rd, Bassett, Royd, j. Brown, R.
Brown, Butler, Calhoun. Clay, Clopton, Cobh, Cox,'
(.rttwford, Cutts, Dawson, Desha, Eppes, Fiudl-y,
hisk, Franklin,Gannett, Garland,Gholdson, Good
wyn, Heister, Helms, Holland, Howard, Hefty,
Johnson, Jones, Love, Lyle, M'Kee. M'Kifu. Miller,
Montgomery, N. R. Moore, Morrow, Mnmf’ird,
Nelson, Newbold, Newton, Nicholson, J. Porter,
P. B. Porter, Rea, (Pen.) Rhea, (Ten.) Richards,
Roane, Root, Ross, Sage, Sammons, Server, Sey
ben, Shaw, Snnlie, G. Smith,‘J. Smith, S. Smith.
Southard, Stanford, Thompson, Traey, Turner,
Weakley, Wl,uphill, Winn, Witherspoon—73.
NAYS—Bibb, Blaiidell, Brerkepridge, J. C.
Chamberlain, Champion. Chittenden, Cor bran, Da
na. Ely, Emnlt, Gardenin', Gold, flele, Haven,
Hubbard, R. Jackson, Jenkins, Kennedy, Kev,
Knickerbacker, Lewis, Livermore, Livingston, L.v.
cn, Macon. Manoo, Matthews, M’Bryde, Mdnor,
T. Moore, Moseley, Pearson, Pickman, Pitkin,
Potter, Quincy,'Smelt, Stanley, Stephenson, S’.ur
ges.Swoope, Taggart, Taylor, Vandyke. Van Horn,
V*n Repsaelaer, Wheaton, Whitman, Wilson—49.
The committee to consist of nine. *
Mr. Lppes stated that as the subject was now re
ferred to a select committee he wduld for the pur
poseoi. preventing questions of order on a future
day <»n the subject, move that the committee of the
mhole be discharged trom the further coDsideration
of the hill relating to convoys referred to them here
tofore. And do the question it was determined in
the affirmative. Ayes 77—Noes 42. It #us then
referred to the select romiufttee last raised.
Mr. Eppes then moved to refer the propositions
which be withdrew this morning—the 3d, 4th, 5th
6th and 7th sections given above, to the same com
mittee, by way of instructions for their government.
Some conversation on the propriety of thie moti
on taking place it was withdrawn.
W&dnespay, February 28.
The following gentlemen compose the committee
to whom the amendments of the senate to Mr,
Macon’s hill, with whom the amendments offered
by Mr. F.ppes were yesterday referred.
Meiers. Eppea, WhitelpiJl. hfentgnmeiy* Mom
ford, Dana, Desha, Culls, Winn. and W. Alston.
wjjPff- Livermore after took preliminary observa
nt# offered the following resolution : '
; Revived, That the president .of th# United States
satfc information^*' -
imp cefkt .
bwmwfcmajlr: -&mw5
■ committed on'tfie
Oif UmmUrie* V*t*te* Uw urnha
«• States, and ifce $;uiiisb;1|M(lMiM
®fwl tii-orm iLem whreh n>ay
lr«*iw «h»rtea the^th. k tog tf '«f fti» K*v%
abdicated Out u»wt-r»«#nt in Muir of
7tb, and »f hisarreptooce tht-r5ot. And ct^fiefeliy
such rofurnnrttoo uimv et»;i».f» rongteiir fcHwm £
direct 'idea of tb«-r*l.nWratuMthM> «f? theysafrfc,
of the United State* with Ua SphniiA pa^yt^^
government.
• On th* question <o enusider1 the
this tine it was negating. ; jjSMPP^Fd^
IN SENATg—Febtyary 9G.
Mr. Bradley from the c-omi«niee a pointed to
consider on the propriety of -inpicyin* tlfrfatfeidhL
or su:>-ni*rine explosion, lor th;- <M<n<*edj'(t43oirtt
nod harbour* ot the United States,wadel** tejfcr*
that the committee were unanimously of opiitKit,
that a sum ought to be appropriated for the porpo»*
of making experiments in relation tb-rato; and in
pursuance o) this opinion, a Inti «<u reported by
the committee “ making an appropriation for the
purpose therein mentioned.”—The bill was read"mi
passed to a second reading. *, ••„• •>«r?3pHf
Gazette Marine Memoranda. .
ARRIVED.
Ship United States, Harding, 74 flmrs fro,
irnburg, Iron, Martin Fisk.—Leltthebnj'
Barker, vf iia&tot*, to tad ma ft* day* fee 1
®r New York, and a munl>er of Aisrrtr*
n oiH* and destination imt known,-— Sj»
20, in lat. 40, 26’, lung. (>3, a schooner
Maliig i hound to Marblehead.—.43d, in 1
oj). 27,Jong. 6'8, 30, a schooner 2 days**.—.
Ditxliury bound to St. Ikmhohnnew*.—Capt. «*»«
ding experienced very bad wtttibft during thnnpSit
sage, and lor 30 days had but two trim that couitfga
brig Androscoggin,’ Corran, 58 days ftotnjmb*
tirririt. W me, Noble dc Arl.othmm. ,f
Sv b’r nispatrli, Smith 5 days from New Yorka
Scl/r Fiit n^ftiiih KiWor fi Jjtie '
Scb'r Friendship, Rider, 8 days from Boston*
Sch r Fanny, Sewell, 5 days i>uin New Irpljiij*
The sloop Mary Ann, Foster, for this port, sr,
company
to I
Comfort
cargo it is «ti»posed __ ^ . .
The ship William & M*ry, Cowpef, ofand from
tins port, has arrived at Fayul.
The ship Columbia, Stevens, from Bostod for thif
port, was spoke Feb. 18, out 18 diyi, had
'■m ed very severe weather, and was making &t
Charleston. V {■*/* *
The brig Paragon, of and from Balttinwe, «M
^vedMt^avann^th^Tt^n^eb^M^^aA^inif. .M
SK * For Aafc, freight, or Chatter,
^ The good Sch’t OCEAN,
Captain R. Barney, burthen <J4 Jlons,
can be ready to receive a cargo ip too day*. Far
terms apply to the master on board at KewtWfe
wharf, or to
Christopher Fry.
Whooftin for Sale, !
31 puncheons W* India RUM, an<F
1 Imgshesd of MOLASSES, LrtdmgfrmtsSiwd5
Marchs. . T|
ir*£H i for Freight or Charter,
The good Ship United Stafftk'
— - ,—t ’Cap*. Hording, -v •» ■
will carry 250 hogsheads tobacco, or 2000 barrels
flour, and will be in complete mStr for ac^go h»
fifteen days. For terms apply to * • “
Martiii Fiak.
. _ sr.A.*iitr'*"4a'1i0
March 5.
*1?
H*?
LAN DIN ti
On Muroeir» Wharf, Jr,mi the ittig Levant, frSm
Cadiz,
*50 quarter casks SHERRY W1
A parcel SRI NR TWINE—Which will U wmm
low on application to
Noble & Arblrthnott *&*;
IH' offer ‘
The Brig LEV#W% ; ‘ *.
. | • FO* itALf, ' •* * '
Burthen U3 tons, with al| her material* taste ar~
rived from sea. ’ v
March 5. « - '■ 3
, MARTIN I ISK,
Wllf commence landing to-morrow m
wharf, the Cargo of the Ship United (
tain Harding, from Gottenbsug, <*—3
180 tons »WR0ISV*U__
handsomely assorted to square ind Jat!
nov sises, which win he sold on very r4
terms in lots to aait porches** ' ^
March 5., :’> • J*--*-’
ML'LESfor
18 likely MULES In good cotv
from three to four year* old, watt broken to
ness, to be «eca-te-Japes Taylor* yard:<
the Town-Hull. , Those who are dadtomtit
Almtjw Salt m board SekoonerOmm} mtC
' SMftWbarf^
Hay, Oats, Pork and Be«£ and*
ivi v*1#? '**> i1