The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1795-08-08 00:00:00, page 1

Guardian, & Berkeley Advertiser.
• 4 ' K D .1 T, Arc. v r S. 1795 •
Frank l:rt.
VHIII I IRIRTY DWKLLt, THERE 13 MY COUNTRY.
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BOS T O N, J'.ly 15.
TOWN MEETING.
Q\ M " -I ••• 1 iff. at :.) o’clock, agreeably to an
JC , ,j. . »i c*. 1 ..n hi id a) l»lr. the inhm.ii.jr.is
t I., * ■ 1 j 1 in inti .it F.nenii lia! 1, 10 hear 'he
1 r j•• j 1; cii., ,, - ini tee, appointed to dr.if< an »n
I ,)•? 1 c*'t i> ••• s.g ihfir regions tor o! j.-ciiug lo
it>< 1 j,> i. jic.r.nig between the V mt'il Suits
«... 1 H •..m; and Ihli citing the Fit ii.lt m to
I 1 I : • r ji >(k .ill *i the fame. A\er> large
1 o. me iin/.iiib took place on this inter
♦ p . . 11 ’ • • r..
l» J 1 itli.i-.iiig ohi’erved that ihe committee
11 imp ijic 1 10 p-ls lenience upon the ;rt:i
;•«!. tt-if v., s po: liciy read, and hav ing moved
• — .‘mg 11 ' rent — It- turn. T humus Lb '■v t s, tilt*
-I luniilingly rtau 1 lit treaty oriole llie
1 ».r .nii-»a of tlie t ly being li.diked, Dr. Jm
. , 11 li* o lo-r ot iht roil.mittte, made arej oiii l
« - ! 111 •.• •: li.vN bad dratted tor the coi iiucr.i
' II lit I 'I I ••■All.
\ tii ..1 mi u .1 made l v Judge Tudor, and adupt
. • 1 1 ie 1 <■ • 11 i 1111 ■ ins ported by the committee
I up, rtv„!. .m.i dilcois- d, p.ragr«.pn by p.
I I, ;v: ulerutor read 'lie ieveru! reiolu
' mu ....it of the town being taken on
1. ,■ h, ..}l the rtlulniions uiianiinoi.il'.
\i isi»» t the inhnbit-ifits of the town ot
| . 1 ■ ,.d lig lh wanted and convened in
. • T.. nr 1.11 - H,«i 11, on Monday, the 131I1
A. D. c 795 :
,1 j.,iinni .,1 Philadelphia, under the
• I M.«fi,n. E q one oi the Senators
1. ■ **'i Slates from the Commonwealth ul
• i. ■! d p«i. p ■ ir.g to be a genuine copy ot a
• t A j 1* • ■ \. CoioMiercp and Nm igut ion, en
■ i 1 , u i/.; il.ai un ihe up. h day ft No vein
■ v. ,n L>.rd C r v n v tile on the p..i t •.! hi
• .vi | ' \, and John Ju'. Em on the p in
1 ■ 1 • r 11 Marts, w.iS lead, and duly conildtT
•!'•'■« Mmn ii was
1 ' \ M)| as the lei.I’ «*f th.e inhabitants of
.ti—init tlie alorelaid !• 111 rumeni, it ratili
w . e iio'hlv injurious to the l imed Siatc.i,
1 . : i their national Honur and liiiUpeii
r rt , • ,s r dangerous to the peace and hap
ri • 1 t l hv li 1 It : t -US.
I Nr rr .lions w huh hat e induced this opinion, are
n• . inir this compact pr«»lt ists ro nave no
• * i" r to the merits of lI»e I'miij'laims ;.ml pre
• > I i lie i out railing portit s : Hit, in re;. !:;y,
ji p’s ami prt tent ions <1 Greai • Urn am
• •. • i ' • H | ’r. v% 11i 1 e a i> t r i only of 1!iai c
• C ih.1 bijin have been Drought into confide
I' , ne. in ’he (tipulatinn, wl.wh fmrrn
. • Hi vveftern frontier, no prov iiion
.*• •: . i'. ; m Uniteil States tor the com
, i i Irisrsthev have ii.liairuii, :.ml
n». • m to whivh tin; have been ft.h
* ii. r nf Ueinp U« pi out ol poistfhwn
>s, i:i tl ic11 \ iuljtioH oi the treaty ul
< i. r-n‘r, a• ion is to he niaiit
’ i*rij States, lor jto, aiy
i , intf ol ; lie vv_ r, t in rtf. i
. .... i. if l» r in 'be Inin treaty.
. . [mi.re ot vei■*’. is hki propt-r
I - ' it' i S ' -, marie artier
(> . « : • n fill Ot (.» eat L'’ it uitt,
j -i . 1.. -n.s rtr n* Inch
• . r ' rr'l , '.1. . C tf l -1 t lie
’ t..p. .1 to be
. l ■ .• ;:i:.i v ut
• *.l tot the
Mi i• 11h inS.
I 'll * IIS of
• ' 11» tin
B lily. Becaufe, in every ftipi'lntion lefprttinp;
our in- er-oui fe with the coli-id.'l J > o i > t fit o 11 s o;
Greai • B: iMiin, the whole eon nitric ul the United
Stales in inch inttrrourfe is $/i v/zcJ in leinrn.
Othlv. fSecaufe, the daub?, by \v!.i h the Br.tilh
o,)' ei iMo.i m rrft-rv es tu it lelf tlieri'^ht of irrpc.iii.nn
in American vel’sdentering iiu fjiiulh polls from
Kwropc, a elut v which {hall counteivuil the d.flvr
eii.e ol lliv tin' \ pay able on the irnpo rt at ion of l£u
ropean ami Mittic goods into the United States irt
ftruiih or Amnicun bottom"., plates n n the power
<j! that n,»\eminent (o embl«- the Bfiiiik Adjects to
become the impoviei of Aliatic ami Umopean
goods into the Coiled Mates, to the crcluflou of
our own citizens.
i othlv, Pei ..u' . although the terms of (aid trea
rn purport* to >e reciprm:in many inltanees, y <n
horn the lotal lunation ii * • i i t. n ori timfiam
.11 the l! iited mates, ami the p.ui'.L n”cni ot poli
v ! nev^ t. .ve -jihiptru, that lecipromiy i*; nsercly
ij-h'y. bohiate it presents the United Sta».*"
lotiii ..np..fing any inr.; *.-r red rut u us o.i the B» *
12 h. B uulr, if concedes n r:*»ljt to the Lh iiii'*
govtmm. nt to i.arch a*;:! detain cor vef.se.'s in
time wt war, under frivolous and vexation** pre
texts r
Ami became it r. ftipulated that neither the
drb.s due from individuals o', one nation to irm'vi*
duals ol the other, nor lhares nor monies which
they may have in ilie public funds, or in nny piddic
or pi u air banks, liiall ev er in any evenr ot u .r nr
naiional d iT . cmes he b-uudu red or confim.iied —
1; is f ir from beitig impotsible tli. t ! hv ckercile <>F
this right :na\ in u e opinion of the I'-jiii.:.. 1 Le
pifl.it ure .omribnte to preferne the peace of the
country, and protecr the nidus and pmntitv of" the
citizens fron v'nl..ti.Mi , we ;!.m..-re i ih-rni i:
iraiilv improper thru :1c public faith fhoedd ho
pledged tint it lii.il tivv.-r be exer tiled inioir ,.ny
ttrvnnil tuner whale*, er.
13 • h. B-can fr, it agrees, that {hip Under.
In m *, fails ami eoppei, {hull tn: conbitcrtd <. mcr.t
bun . articles of War, which articles are txpr<is:v
ftipulated to he free by the trinities ulrr.dy fu'ofilt"
inr; cm ween the United Males and all ocher nati
on , with whom they are in compact.
li.th. fijraufe, it furrenders all or ntoft of the b*
mh.3 of a curmhenial nature, which wt had a
right toeXMtct from our neutrality in the pr •
2 ^iii. mcatile, n precludes me hope or reining
any advantage fi om il.c mmlrpi inw <-t narons. ie
i iied loin tin- m's p« <h l imaiion-oi mmi ra
iny ; adupud by moll o! • he nation'; nl Kurope, in
ill-.* lalt w..:\ and r,j \\ hfrh we then cord'd, and
have iccurl'd in i.tir ueaiitt v-i'h a.! other nations.
ao'h. • ui\ , ir nor ■. uiv hirro icrs the i '.glu . t
c:n ry ing the rn-pen . i r : r.y nition 1 v. -rwiili
Grcj! bdiinin in uar ue tls freely • but duns
all ju eir .:iiunf. e\en to : iu- freight.
17 I;, t’ ciule, it permits il’.e Briii;!) nation to
comer; pi ovilions, deltined 10 other nation4 .*r u .-r
wn h tl.i m, to their own ufe, on what thiy m.-.v
dec in realon.tbje profu—tiir.eafuie, not oiiiy ii jn
rinuo to the interttf ot the American tnerchanr, one
wiiich v\ ii 1 wiwt.'H our citizens from curt ying t ho c
111pI".11fj> to other conn* rim, which ly the laws of
nature and nations they nave a tight to do wsthouc
hioieli utiotj.
10-li. ir lim’tii the power of Cmngrefs
dclcgiled to them by the CniV. i il u! ion, “to I i'Mi
llie our Commerce with rorcign nations." by pre
5crd>tng conditions, and creating, impediment s to
the extreife of that “ power."
i6.li Btcauie, it expoles tlie United States and
their commerce, to f uilar cum.-rr.-lMiu nts iron*,
o.ltcr commercial nations, all of whom will proba
ble regulate our ttade In this partial Itandanl.
Ano laiilx —
B'.eaufe, in the opinion of the inhnhituHs of
thn town, the Nature and f'ixiciU ot the F.xp-r's of
tit r •tiled Si;ms are {licit, thill in all their hip'dn
• ions w it It fori i *> 11 nations they have it in their
pow*t to fee.tie a perfect reciprocity of intercoune
not only vsnlt their home dominions of Inch nati
ons. hot with all their colonial dependenci: n.
It is lunher R'lolvtfl — That a copy of the fore
going proceedings, at (died by toe town clcik, he
iiiiiik iii.iit |y t r.niljiii' red tn the PicTiler.t ot the
I.iiiimI bones, i!,i' thev to a v r'ipniwlv lie lub
mi !•: I to his . ,i; lulera.iot.. And we c:- rr.cli 1 y hope,
.•lid confide;. U i ■ i\, T. t h'-s prudence, fortituio ,
.ii d w • , w! i.!i l:ue me.re than once beer, tmi
* i > . r.»al in the l.tl' v ion o! his comv rv,
*• . • ■ !.'. .ft p I 0 MIS I.I. the pri it tit net :iti' 11 fl'
• . ir rt o v -v i , t ..Signed will line
•«» " dm.- lt.:n to w i hlo Id Id’s hpna
>■ . • '*h jitoii i . t:ii> alarming tnltrc
• am1 mature!* confidered,
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