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kut the tJnited States do the Indians no
harm; the British do the Indians no
good. The United States do the Indi
ans no harm, they do them a great deal
of good, and even now they do not wish
the Indians to go to war ; they bid the
Indians stay at home and be peaceable,
and even if a war takes place, not to take
part with either party. These points
were dwelt on, and these inferences
drawn from them. The solicitude of
the British, to make the Indians go to
war, shewed they had no confidence in
their own strength, without the Indi
ans.—The advice of the United States,
shewed that they thought themselves
strong enough for the British, without
Indian aid: a certain sign they were so.
Besides thatj the United States were
friends of the Indians ; prudence ought
to teach them, that when one power was
so strong as to do without them ; and the
other so weak, as to call upon them, and
wish them to begin the war; that the
Indians,if they took part with the weak
esl, would stand a chance of being ex
terminated. Both interest and pru
dence then, forbade tlieir going to war a
g-.iinst the United States ; and they de
termined to return to their own homes.
I lie facts are the substance of private
letters, and ot the public dispatch.
From the National Intelligencer.
Mr Adams, yesterday (Dec. 31,)
submitted to tiu. Senate a report in the
case ol John Smith, a member of that
burly. As the report is very lonr, and
it ts our intention to insert it entire in
our next paper, we shall at present take
but a brief notice of it.
Previously to its being offered, on
motion of Mr. Adams, Mr. Smith was
notified to attend in his ] luce, in com
pliance with which notifiication he im
mediately tool; his seat.
The report was then read. It is
couched in energetic and impressive
language, and will command the univer
sal attention of the Amen an people.
It begins with unequ’vocally avowing
the opinion, that any person engaged in
tae conspiracy of A iron i’ur , is unwor
thy ol a seat in the senate, and submits
to the decision of the senate how fartlic
fucts exhibited prove John Smith to
have been so engaged. It tlun state*
the course pursued bv the committee in
receiving evidence, and adds that Mr.
Smith had appeared before the commit
tee, and given full information on every
point deemed important by him; but
that he still claims the right to be heard
by counsel and to be confronted by wit
nesses before the senate.
The opinion is intimated that under
the peculiar circumstances of the case,
Mr. Smith ought not to have hesitated
to have met the charges against him by
a plain acknowledgement or denial, in
stead of entrenching himself behind the
technical forms of law.
An elaborate, and extremely interes
ting investigation ensues on the discre
tionary power of the senate to expel a
member without being controlcd by the
rigid principles that characterise ordi
rv judicial proceedings.—The conspi
racy of Burr is represented in the black
est colours, and the nole prosequi enter
ed in the case of John Smith is consi
dered as no evidence of his innocency.
The report concludes with a resoluti
on, that John Smith, a senator from the
state of Ohio, by his participation in the
conspiracy of Aaron Burr,ha< been guil
ty of conduct which incapacitates him
from holding a seat in the senate* and
that he be expelled therefrom.
The documents accompanying the re
port, are very voluminous. Among
them is the answer of Mr. Smith, co
vering 90 manuscript pages.
Mr Aclams also ottered a lurther re
port, made in consequence of supple
mentary instructions of the senate. This
report states the existence of an allega
tion against John Smith, that since his
election as a senator he had taken an
oath of allegiance to the king of Spain.
On enquiry the committece consider
the oath as having been taken, but pre
viously to his election. They conclude
with the opinion that it is unnecessary
to take further order on this charge.
The first report was ordered to be
printed. On the printing Mr. Smith’s
answ er, a short and desultory conversa
tion took place. A part of that answer
goes to implicate the character of judge
Nimmo, and the committee being of o
pinion that this part of the answer was
altogeth r irrelevant to the charges a
gainst Mr. Smith, it was thought by
them unnecessary and improper useleas
lv to criminate Mr. Nimmo lay making
the publication, leaving it however to
the discretion of the senate. This con
versation was arrested by the reading
of tlie w hole paper and others connected
with it.
The motion to print Mr. Smith’s an
swer was then r< newed, and insisted
upon by Mr. liillhousc. It was opposed
by Messrs. Adams* Pope* firadley anc^
Crawford, on the ground that it con- '
tained observations relative to judg^
Nimmo, altogether irrelevant that
these, together with accompanying let
ters, related to his private life while in
England ; and that it would be highly -
impaoper for the senate to sanction such
a publication, especially in the case of
who conld not be heard before them in
vindication of his character. It was fi
nally determined to return the answer
to Mr. Smith, that he might expung
the exceptionable matter.
GENERAL WILKINSON.
House (f Representatives of the Umtect
States, December 31.
Mr. Randolph rose, he said* to dis
charge a duty which he owed to himself*
to the independent freeholders who gave
him a seat in the house, and to the coun
try at large. He proceeded to read the
following documents.
L i reinstation.\
In the galley the Victoria, Bernardo
Molina, Patron, there have been sent t<5
Don Vincent Folch, nine thousand, sii
hundred apd lorty dollar?, which sum;
without making the least use of it, you
will hold at my disposal to deliver it at
the moment that an order may he pre
sented to you by the American Gen ral,
Don James Wilkinsdni God preserve
you many years.
New-Orleans, 20th Jan. 1796.
The Baron de Carondelet.
To seignor Don Thomas Ported.
I certify that the foregoing is a copy
of its original, to which I refer.
(Signed) Thomas Portell.
New-Madrid, 27th June, 1796.
Fort Washington, Sept. 22, 1796.
Ill health and man pressing engage*
ments must he my apology for a short
letter. I must refer you to my letter to
the Baron for several particulars, and
for a detail of my perils and abuses. I
must beg leave to refer you to cur friend
Power, whom I find of youthful enter
prize and fidelity; lie certainly d serves
well of the court, and I don’t doubt that
he will he rewarded.
What political crisis is the present \ '
and how deeply interesting lr» its proba
ble results, in all its tendencies, and
thereby must hope it may not be car
ried into execution. If it is, an entitc
reform in the police and military esU*