The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1796-05-05 00:00:00, page 2

i i ?o .'or:A»t G'Jaxi'Tam.
Mr. Willis,
IN exprciling mv ideas of our Confiituf ion (and
X it is taii tin.- 'nr -,*•! r.-. -mers inould ftep forth)
I (hull nor, vy praiftng ‘h te\-U; in *ht!;in»p, .Si out
iliolV- of ihem „ who arc i eaiiy worthy of praite.
. xr . icnce having ihewu that the people elect
th ’’e 10 reprefent '.Mem, who pufselV thole impolite,
> y wui.h ah hid id ofu-en are moved ; ihe truhets of
tMe p.-uplc in ca.ii itate, are to itiect two ot the
\e ii’elt men, in order 10 ref.. i’n the impolitic i.n
petuolirv of the more itmneoiaie s epretcntciives of
j he people in t- .s>,- f t l: ami let pad.on Should in
fluence iht-ieveils men t!fo, the Pfchdent is requir
ed ro force an appeal to rtafon
H ■’ .T'-ieime having also liiewn, the danger of per
manent } ower, and of perpetual (JihinctV'MS of
rank, t.liefe are forbidden.
'j o men of lenle, conter'.iplatir-o huihandry as the
great inn-reft of our country, ;/■? great envoy*
im-nt of commerce, ilia cheapen Jnpplics lohuiband
iini, and tii*' greatefr number of bidder* for our
produce, could not boi prove the neccfiity of Trea
lies • id1 the people of other nations at war with
Crf'.h oil. < r, coming.here to trade, Ihonld fight in
• hi li.irb 'iii.'s.--1'inif o>n-.'iti :,ii treaties v*ere t here
tore coni.nned • the lu.kn^ot others was * t ::::.:it
fv ! to our mote v t‘e :ruli.es . .mi a!! treaties were
declared b prim. • laws, btcauir tome fraies .had ob
f: ■ u ;te*l rfte performance of them;—whence it is
j i 'in to ir.e, that there wiw? no <Udign to treats a
new power, caphfe of obltrocriijg treaties, becaule
that would hoe been tc tffa'uii.h the very evil in
tended to be removed.
bui.li of the point* of fovereignt y, which rlie
S ires could not, i~verVi!y, eXercile tu“ the genera)
welfare, were ceded ro Ougrels. And in one in -
f. ..ii.v only txch'jti"' kgi: ’athn war o. t-refsly grant
ed ; which proves that m other inlcances it was
ik." geatiu-d, fo as to u< fear other r --nits
The trusts 1b ceded were enumerated, and :on
elude with that of making la ws to execute powers
vi bed in officers of go " rrw-w-- •••■ hm.ee :t ’• ••■’.id •
iwem that Congrcfs is be mu «n imuiort treaties,
not empowered to defeat thert.
f .r i fee no ca.k'c to withdraw confidence from 1
tiv • o' our truftees who are calmly felected tor ;
wli lorn, to place it chi*-fy ir others, wlio con'Vfs- j
cdlv need he conrroul of that wifdom , belie’, ing !
both hmifs equally in corrupt i hi e by inouev there j
b..irn>nr coumrv where the iofs and d : >,r.r?e or a i
traierr ro America could he compen.-nted to any hut 1
•a intujn.an ; yet tkofe v.-hu Tlp-cr briber’’' iji:. he *
h' 'ere, feeling evidence in ihtnifulves to miiit'v
tlu-jf iulnicions. '
ii is obl’crv.iMe, tr.it Cor.ne.~r.cnt )s r. ml nous j
n^'in i; ike rijnhr, which is ummnioui'v advocated (
hv -/irginia. What can he the reafon : i
I have ween told that Connecticut Las Keen ■?. re- 1
pddic from its origin. Thar the people there 1
have learn <1 front experience, finp’dar deliberaii- «
f,n in appointin'.; public trui’toes. 1 ::ar having no f
lie.c.s, t hr. ir youth aio nor educated to be tyrants. ■
'1 l a their territory bHtig f:nail, they aim not at {
dotr.io on over other Stales, hut at fafetj* to their ■
own timler the conftiiution. And that they have ;
many manuKcturers, win.in free importariwns of !
goods would tint loir. hot they know that h.if f
h.-miry j;; the great intercIt of America. ", hat in j
the Senate they have equal iiMuence with large i
Sr.-.! «:. and p.ooahlv refute to transler power from jj
tliat body ot trjftces to another body, wriicii de- \
ru .s inf! h ike out oolv from the wreatcr number of j
freemen, br.i a.to trotn the number of fl.-.ves in their (
S i ■» t esi.. A ?AR^Ii£p., J
Mcj, \jS. \
For 1 Hi; PoTi'MAK GwA»DlAtT.
j , ig ntur.ii to he lamentcd hv everv oatr iotic Arne
..a. rn an, mat hie. Madiion, Ivlr. Giles, and others
ju is, Ihould have o-copied fy much tin’s
with an .Cemor to injure our country, for their
cggrar.frzrnfxt They have called on
ti’. ’ frciuh iit in' jam ami privari papers, con:rarv rn
t m* :min(T or ' r (,cvjh'.u:i:n and Liinvt. Our i//
•;;v.V :ned frittid General Washington, has replied
m deliv. r them, on the pi im ipie of its being a dan
gerous pr? h nt, and again ft our Confiitutinn and
Laws, hr(im s injuring hereaf'-r with ether na
tions. .it is nmlerliooh, and will loon he icvefely
A, it by the h'x<Jt Fn**—, and of emit ft* »’.e other ci
ti.u ns, t!»ac the pi h e ol produce has fallen, in con
fequeme of the manner the wrxf* r:r:or\y in Con
gress has acted for there is no fafu • m fending a
nv property to lea, before we know whether ihefe
gr <7/ m n in vain gr els make us fight contr. rv to
toe wiih ol the Senate, and Prefident C*ev,-,-ai IV alb
i who want to keep us ai /■•• - f the Se.
n lie and oor oldGcneral feein w iuJv to think, that
'iic price or our produce, and of cuurfe onr nationol
pro! nerit \ , in fome degree, depends on keeping at
peace .•—then pence alone (hould he our ;m’ in."and
vhem«joiity in Congrels is leverely to be blamed
and condemned.
For T:rn Put max Guardiatt.
rrsuc notice EX-nc-ioRDLxjRr.
Ly’.'VVv j'v Cr-ngr,/} have dilplayed inch »*•
paraL cf :.\-r Lcw'rv this fefjion, hy
-ruu *>p’ifi!ican:..-?i J it is hoped riirv will full conti
rut* to p. rlevere m the fame principles of Ltbcrtj
'* ■ ' E — IVn. therefore, is to give notice tc»
iii wnom it mnv concern, that a Petition will he
pre fented to Gongrefs, pr.-ving that thtv nuv with
•)'Ji ucio), pafs a Uvv> to make an equal diuribati
an of property throughout tne united States--and
that our black brethren lo unjuftly held in fiavery.
Day be emancipated, and partake with us all in the
general diltribution.—NoG'vernnmt !—flux.zn !
/? real Friend to Liberty and Equality,
firg-i-a. A'tri.'33, '96.
EateH Europern intelligence.
By thejbip Adriana, (.-apt Fu%patnckt unwed at Alex
andria from London.
V.'ESEL March 6.
ENTRAL Jourdan has arrived at the French .
-‘ruiv, where he has been received whit
joy ,• and it is expected the campaign will i>»- open
ed as foul as the weather will permit. The French j
directory has ordered that the Fruf*:no ter titot k-s
on the left of the Rliine liia.U contribute *,50 00c 1
livres :,i Ipecie towards the ioned loan. 1 he ...1 j
mini!;ration of the territories occupied by the !
French between the Meufe atid the Rhine, :s to i>e |
new organi/ed. Agreeab3'’ to a decree *>f tin- li
rectorv, the centra! adminiftrarion at Aix-ia-C:n- •
pelle, and th? a-'-oinifti ation of d’lti’n t between 1
the Meufe and il’.e Rhine is to be lulpendrd ; in- :
Ire -d oi ’ he roi nu-r, a coin*! iis.on o- the french ci
tizens i-. to be appointed ; and for each o! the lat
ter an Loder agent0
L O N J) C N.
March o- A ••onvention pf the Oerrr.an enr ire
is Ipcdreu of- to hr; holden at Manln-iu. Saron tic ,
Jiohenth.f is vfve(i on the part of the ehetor of !
barony, and court de i’altr. on the part of the elec i
tor of o »v;irn.
At M.inheirv. the works are carried on without ;
intennifTiou which ?.i e to cover that : lace .'roiu ll j
the attacks, i e French on their fide are aui nt» the i
lame. They are not only extending and perfecting j
the lines of OueiJ), bur they hrve hegor rftaldifh ;
behind V, in ciifferei:* points, new cmirenchmewta, f
principally in tile invirons of IVux Poms.
March 17.. bir^Pohert Liltcn took leave oi his 1
inaied v orev io’ *. toiii.s departure for A".er"en. u» ;
winch repuolic he is appointed n;in:iter Iron ibis •
5oir.e perf rr in the ~onc.dence of sdrriinifrrarhm ■;
here. vv.tkin few days, hinted :n pretty broad S
terms-, that a negociarion is at this time acu-..'iv i
in a promihog train, j
Frep:'r.v.ioi.-‘- for s new campaign ere carry;. - on i
with increafed activity ever) day in the ricicirv
cnanvelr’-'. and 'n the arlencis, the clerk.-; and work
men are bufy nip Si; and da- , hundeys no: excepted.'
Every day troops for rim anr'e.*1 or. the Rhine ami .
in ?ta!y ere marching through lifts city ; and the ;
Emperor particularly intends to any: tin Ids. ar
mies with cavalry, for which pnrpofe ■"•'rr.milstr'.es ’
have been lent into all the provinces, n-mwith!;:i:,,.i- ;
iug many tho it lands have been already imported
from at" -?d. m; 1 are coming '*»• daii Tin; arm*. ,
of /'a!y aljdw is to be augmented with to or- ca 1
OTvial letter: anr.cunce tit at the .■■n-.irt of Turl r. !
is nut tpgig.*d in any nrpociations with the I/***- %ir.*t j
for the , *rpc'e u. on:a:ni*i » a feparate peace, 'j he j
h mg oi Sardinia h.is lent general Tatour to our
court, only to concert tlie plan of operation- !> r i
the campaign. A courier has a'fo arrived Iron: J
L at/d or., whcic* ci(patches r?iate to the continuance 1
of the war I?.ngland prd*v.ifcs to employ her whole ;
itrengch in carrying ii on.
March if. I he Hamburg Hail which became
due yeiierday, arrived in town this morning.
The accounts from Germany ft ate, in the molt cie
cifive terms. that the Emperor is making every pol
fible exertion for carrying on the war with vigor,
as well in Italy as or. the Piiioe,—Troops aye dal
ly marching .to their deitined Itations, and the rein
forcements received by the imperial armies are mo ft
iormui;,hie, as well from their numbers as from
their diicipline and mode *f equipment. I: is the !
grind object of the emperor :o imreafc, in more 1
than a propor:ion-ire degree, in which the enemy !
is more particularly c* h-.lent, nr.! which are fo.-i- i
feudally neceliary to the fuevefs of the plan of of- '
fenlive operation, which lias certainly bee. adopt
ed. 'll he archduke, who >s to have the chief com
mand or the unity on the Rhine, was to leave Vi
enna on the joth inl’t. and it was expected \liar the
campaign would be opened ai loon after hie arrival
as envoi:.fiances would admit of. No ids than
go,ooo recruits, ot which Bohemia alone is to fuo
ply one third, are to be immediately railed, in or
der to replace the veteran troops which marched
to the Iccne ot action.
Meanwi!-e the French, <;n th.-ir fide, are making
all the exertions in their power to maintain, at lean
if not to extern!. their concjuefis. Ail the rcmtifi
tion men have been lent to the armies and the molt
i /rmulaUle entrenchments have been thrown np in
different poits which they (till occupy in the vicinity
of t hr Rhine.
In Ihort, it is the firm determination of either
party to render the enfumg campaign completely
di-ouve; and one more important in its conktpjen
ces Europe has never vet witnelsed.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Hartley prefenred a memorial in favour of
the treaty, figned by 6t*o mei.hunts and trader.:,
aiio one of the lame nature from Boo citizens.
Mr. Swanwick then preiented a petition apainft
the treaty ligned by 15.0 citizens ot Philadelphia
and its vUiuity.
They were &.*] referred :o the ccmi.iittee cl d i
whole" cn the ft:ue or 1 lit* Union.
April 2:.
Mr. Muhlenberg prelim ted r. petition from c.;c
inhabitants of re :ity of Fhii.'it J.pbia, of the I a lot
kind with that p, dented by Mr. Swatiwus. y titer*
day, againlt the Britiih treaty.
Mr /fauc .Snii ’: alio orM i.te;! a retition from
it ; inhabitants ot 1 renton; in lava.rot the Un
til.! treaty .• and
Mr. Hartley orefented a petition from •fomer
clit- nts and others of the* city of 1'lniadelpnL, and
another f ij.ncd by id; perlons, inhabitants or u.e
laid city, in favour of liie Sritilh treaty.
The above petitions were referred to the commit
tee of the whole >n the bate ol the Union,
April
The hi’l providing approp; iat;.i :is for defraying
the fvnr f,-: : ry 1'lg MtO tffrCt tA; *, ?aiy ];j,t ..
concluded with rue Dey ax::! Reg'r ,y eh Algierj.":
and ii»e hi'-1 for t:i Aiiig yrovifiot. for the Revenue
Cutters, v c•**“ re--i a third time and nalstd. '1 ha
blank in the former bill t"r the yc-arS allowance ro
be p^id to Aipper:;, waa.filed up with -74,©oo dol
1 rs.
Mr.. K tri*e; yrcf^H petition-: from 550 citi
zens ot \ ork county, (rom to- merchants o; Ph! 1 a -
delph-ia, 1 ■•itn tQ' ot her iuiij.i.iiatttfi or tliat citv
and from 6*' fknu.yIvanians, in ‘avour of the Bri*
M r. J'hicSttvnh prefc-^tei ?.-“tirior; of th? fame
ten.tr from 1 . * uiimoirants ot M>-\v Unu./vdi.k.
Mr. Giilnriu preieoted a fimilar cue It on: inha
bitant oft!,.. ci.e.-.i c ..,obes.
Mr. h a .! *«» ;r-:enrtd a yc:rtof a like
kind rr.nu if./ . th.ti .'a. .3 ot N’.-wcafr) county.
Mr. bvanwiih p'cirr.ted a petition irom y-o jn
habitant; ot fiiiiaaclph:;: c.p.aird: the :*i;h treaty..
The i■ • * i■ e !.;en reioived it sc’f into a ten vnh tee jf
the w) •: ic - :: :i'~ ft a e cf the Union ; — h-r. The re
folution tor v i-;-y'.-.o h.to effect the B/it'ln .rez.ry
bein ' !: r c« -r; non, Mr. Col*, and Mr I: Ts
Smi 11« Ip.'k. • ••..our of the ti 1 • ,, d Mr.
Smith p \ ■ on t;»<• tn’-'eet, gci-'-r;-''■ y s^ir.-c »*-.&
treat; : out belie 1 ing it to b.r e been . fr. •..:;......
ly f ' u ed, -art' ' .1 that |.:$ o.-*nj'> w0.-*• ? ....*
altr.oit whoi.- it: mm-ui* of it, he dec’ irrrt btr.
tion u.' uivi. r • vote lor carrying ir i > o n;tcr . .
on. 'll: c- co--.- . litre : He and Inad ii-av •: to:’: a^...r<,
A11 -on 1 ;ieh if! annul.tv,
Ap .1 ri
? lr. M I :■/'''.■■•« ;i s r*.- • -ri'"-r. j, ' i •.?.
ii.ivtb’! •» ! II s O* :•{ T'i i i i -.1.-1 «-•;»• r* ■ V, , ;.if.
graves 1 -n.r \tr: itiunr ‘rvm i . iij 3
!: ■•_!:? !i’i. 'ro-.M : \ tl. ii • d by o pci!.'
Mr. K.rtJ-. V ,ii»0 • ;• .r.-.l n;i i ! s ci V.»»K
<.Mu;ny . (V?". p’:cl * v or» u om i n' yerfens in I>-u
I-.in (huiniv.- cue I?;- •' !r. H' fttT t ii'ii/po pur.
foes in F ■; .'lie by Mr R it Oat *.1 r. 1: um i j a in
habit*-. if» Ai1 <i11r» 11.i**r• : one by 1 Jr. XiMera
■ • .tt’i •'>'! H.i 1 of tv , !>, Mr. I-iac
' • rh i>r. irnri Mew ’!)••; on* by Mr. Kitch•!!
from i >:r j iiv date, hh.c'l . . ’o p . is ; \>i: ! v
Mr. \i i'i i r t.-turt p‘ *•’r-'r1 w o ;
one . • >‘t. •' i..- •< ir.ini * • i n.. i, -, . - nc.! . v j.
p-jriovs ; one r'" . n. ’"’‘vet"- from the X.'<• • nty of
•ii*:.'- the v ' • ot ' by about
zoo per fens prni hat ynchiin in .y be m'rie for
can ;■ in;-; the Fu Utih ticaiv :n*c* «1 he. were
referred ;;:i nIn a1.
Mr $ S'Mii.h alfo .. forrr.c i • op n ’her ha
'v.d revvcci '■ v '•: •••■'w... im-n. .*/ of his ;nr,f, ,i «,ents<
to c. ■ • t I’imii if in p-' :rf. viu Britilh i reaty earn
»fl into rit , r He U'd 11: *.• ir. \ i ikj loos which iie
read the houie before trvn his conitt'ver s in
Baltin ore cr.i.nty. •*'-ve lign d Sy j %/ ,,r.d
nor r- : ns had h^rn Irateci.
Mr. ration and
mernoiia.t ri copv ot which . ; • .aitd in our p per
of ve!t«- • day hy 77 jnrfons, ;r* htb- H a
puhlit jpfd;..ii v. hiv h h. d "cm h-’.d a: f .ev.- Yoikin
the ,j'-!d', oi ,<• iny ilic Imuft of P<-; re!cn:-tive:*
x.v. old act as they thought belt with rel'p? c* to the
Briiilh treaty, \> n '-.out b« : r p: :• Hnenctd y ' vc
forts of any party* It w.n rtwu'et! to toe ntu.-i com
The houfe then rthdvtd itf-h i-(tna r'mmirtt.5
of the whole on the frree of the tlnion ; when the
re^ohition for carryirt; into effect the Britiih treaty
being under confide ration, Mr Prehon fpoke againtt
the motion, and Mr. A mes in fayor nt ir. Ac the
con clu ft on of Mr. Ames’s Ipetch tr.'.re was again
a divided cry c<t i! committee ril«';,” and c' the quet
tion" : when
Mr. Venable laid he hoped the qneft’on would
not he tak^n to day. The boHn.-A w« allowed oil
all hands t,o he important, «nd one day he rrufrcQ
would not m::ke much difFerenre. He ' ’d 'here
were niifchievous effects itare i i» rn the tare lor s
which way they would ; evils from carr- inn t.b2
treatv into tll.ct, or refufmg to do K he quef
tion was to thufe the leaf of the two evils. He
himfelf was not detcjmined at prcU nt which was
the leaft, and wiihed tor another day’s confiderati
on.
The committee divided and there appeared 70
numbers for riling.
Adjourned.
N F. W-7 O* K. April ;o.
Ir has often been al'sertrd hv goveinmert?' prin
ters and high fil ing Tories, that the aun-tarieraliit?
(as 1 iv \ t< i ui all \ cpuhlican coni \ ir ut iona 1 i ft s; re
probate every act ot adminiitration, good or bad.
How then has it happened, that the Houle ol Re
pvelentatives have unaninmufly approve«l of the
Snanilh and Indian 11eatu-.s p This approbation is
not confined to Congrtls. Kverv American ij
pleated with them. He perceives in both a dus