Gazette of the United-States. (New-York [N.Y.]), 1792-04-11 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States.
A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
[No. 100, of Vol. III.]
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1792.
[Whole No. 308.]
PHILADELPHIA.
THE Chiefs of the Five Nations, last Monday week, met the Governor in the Council-Chamber, to return a formal answer to his address, delivered to them, in the same place, on the 28th ult.
SAGOYEWATHA, or RED JACKET, first addressed his Excellency, as follows:
Brother Onas Governor,
OPEN unprejudiced ears to what we have to say. Some days since you addressed us, and what you said gave us great pleasure. This day, the Great Spirit has allowed us to meet you again in this Council-Chamber. We hope that your not receiving an immediate answer to your address, will make no improper impression upon your mind.
We mention this, lest you should suspect, that your kind welcome and friendly address, has not had a proper effect upon our hearts. We assure you it is far otherwise.
Brother, Onas Governor,
In your address to us the other day, in this ancient Council-chamber, where our forefathers have often conversed together, several things struck our attention very forcibly. When you told us this was the place in which our forefathers often met on peaceful terms, it gave us sensible pleasure and more joy than we could express.
Brother, Onas Governor,
Though we have not writings like you; yet we remember often to have heard of the friendship that existed between our forefathers and yours. The picture to which you drew our attention brought fresh to our minds the friendly conferences that used to be held between the former Governors of Pennsylvania, and our Tribes, and the love which your forefathers had of peace, and the friendly disposition of our people. It is still our wish, as well as yours, to preserve peace between our Tribes and you, and it would be well if the same spirit existed among the Indians to the Westward, and through every part of the United States.
Brother, Onas Governor,
You particularly expressed, that you were well pleased to find, that we differed in disposition from the Indians Westward. Your disposition is that for which the ancient Onas Governors were remarkable. As you love peace, so do we also; and we wish it could be extended to the most distant parts of this great country.
Brother, Onas Governor,
We agreed in council this morning, that the sentiments I have expressed, should be communicated to you, before the delegates of the Five Nations, and to tell you, that your cordial welcome to this city, and the good sentiments contained in your address, have made a deep impression on our hearts, have given us great joy, and from the heart I tell you so. This is all I have to say.
AGWELONDONGWAS, or GOOD PETER, next addressed the Governor.
He first congratulated the delegates of the Five Nations upon so happy and friendly a meeting, and on having so good an opportunity of showing their peaceable disposition, and of answering the Governor's friendly address, which had given them so much pleasure; then turning to the Governor he began:
Brother, Onas Governor,
I take part in the joy you feel, in meeting your brothers of the Five Nations at this day on such peaceable terms, and I rejoice with my brethren of the Five Nations, on the same account. This meeting brought to my recollection the days when our forefathers were united as brethren.
Brother, Onas Governor,
Let me tell you how much I wish, that the hearty friendship which subsisted between our forefathers should subsist equally between their children. What is there more desirable than that we, who live within hearing of each other, should unite for the common good. This is my wish. It is the wish of my nation, although I am sorry I can't say, of every individual in it; for there are differences of opinion among us, as well as among our white brethren.
Brother, Onas Governor,
Your country is happy. It has a complete and firm government, whose peace is secured, and where all obey your voice. We are in a different situation. Our government is not established like yours, and though many attend to the voice of our councils, yet some don't, especially the young men. They sometimes, however, also do hear us.
Brother, Onas Governor,
I have been long acquainted with some customs, and in a degree with the nature of your governments, and especially with the government of this State, and of the difficulties you had in establishing it; and I wish you to remember, that your forefathers laboured much, notwithstanding those difficulties, to live in peace with us, and protect us, notwithstanding our weaknesses.
I hope, Brother, Onas Governor, that we shall derive some lasting benefit from this visit to your city, and carry home with us an impression on our minds, that will make us keep Onas in mind. This is all I shall say.
The Governor then delivered the following reply:
Brothers,
You have spoken the language of friendship and peace. I rejoice to find that our sentiments, upon the present occasion, are much alike; for I am persuaded, that the happiness of your nations, as well as of the United States, will be best promoted by a mutual regard, and the liberal exchange of good offices.
I hope, indeed, that, when the other Indian Nations behold the effects of the harmony established between us, they will endeavor to obtain the same blessings, by treading in the same path.
* Titles given to Governors of Pennsylvania.
† A copy of the well known print of Penn's treaty with the Indians, painted by a young artist in this city, with which they were much pleased.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
COMMON SENSE,
To the FARMERS—SENDS GREETING.
THE holders of the public debt are held up to view in various odious lights. They are called harpies, cheats, robbers, &c. If in private life they are really bad men, they will be despised as bad men always are. If they have done any thing against law, the law is open to punish them. There are charges against them as individual men, more proper for a grand jury than a newspaper. Those who have any thing to do with them, will look to their principles of moral conduct. The public has nothing to do in the affair of their private characters: but the rage of those who call them such hard names, carries them to other affections. It is pretended that every other order of men has suffered in proportion as these men have profited by the funding system. To give a good color to their anger, and to gain adherents, they affect to feel concerned for the injury suffered by the landed interest.—Is
there any ground for saying that the landed interest has suffered by the funding act?
The price of land has risen in consequence of that act. The great increase of active property has promoted foreign trade, so that the market for the produce of the land in foreign countries, is industriously sought out and supplied. It is not only easier for a farmer to sell his land than formerly, but it is also less difficult to borrow money to pay off legacies, or to make improvements. Canals also, and roads, and schools, and innumerable advantages to the country in general, and many of them peculiarly and eminently beneficial to the farmers, are set on foot, which would not have been so much as thought of, had not the means of supplying such expenses been increased by converting the public debt to such actively useful purposes. By these means, as well as by the spirit of the farmers themselves, the landed interest is growing in wealth and importance more rapidly than any in the United States. The increase of this most valuable order of men, in point of numbers, exceeds all the other orders of society put together; for all our new settlements are wholly composed of farmers. And yet this is the class of men who are intemperately told in every paper, that they are suffering and sinking in consequence of the taxes, to pamper up the certificate men.
It will be said, the public debt is a public burden, and it falls on the farmers. True, it falls on all consumers of foreign articles. It is a burden—but is the burden increased by funding the debt? Take the answer from matter of fact. Before the debt was funded, heavy direct taxes were paid, and yet its credit sunk to almost nothing. It did not answer as money. Since the new government funded the debt, it has been raised above par with cash; and the taxes have been scarcely felt, and not felt at all to the oppression of any body.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
ODE TO CHARITY.
HAIL, Spirit of Heav'n, hail! Well do I know thy seraph form, Descending from the realms of light: The soul-enlivening grace! That well the torpid heart might warm, Spread o'er thy lovely face; Thine eye with sweet compassion bright; Hail, Spirit of Heav'n, hail! When first descended from the sacred throne, The star of piety to walk the earth; To clasp round purer hearts her blazing zone, And warm the mind into a heav'nly birth: Her daughter thou, where'er the spirit turn'd, Gave thy sweet temper to the generous soul; Whose breast with piety since then hath burn'd, Feels god-like Charity pervade the whole. Hail, Spirit of Heav'n, hail! Warm'd by thy melting breath, Benignant HOWARD sought the dreary jail, To snatch the sufferer from the grasp of death. Mov'd by thy impulse, where the ghastly crew, E'er-gnawing famine, staring horror dwell, And pestilence of ever-sick'ning hue, Her fateful breath around her blew; He smiling trod nor fear'd those fiends of hell. When thy life-giving light Beam'd thro' the big round tear That started from his pitying eye! The wretch whose hopeless fight, Beheld 'till then, flash thro' the dungeon's night, Nought save convulsed figures of despair; Felt his heart beat with new-born joy: Such his unutterable ecstasy, As fill'd the soul of him whose eye, 'Till manhood's prime, was wrap'd with clouds around, And now his sight first found, Now first beheld the world, and the bright blazing wonders of the sky! Thou pour'd'st thy music from his tongue; And as of old, when to the fiend of hell, Immortal Orpheus breath'd his melting song, The cutler's madness fell; While fix'd in death-like silence all around, Furies forgot their rage, and list'n'd to the sound: So when to tyrant Kings he spoke The just complaint of subjects griev'd, By laws which cruelty had form'd; They felt their iron souls with piety warm'd, Their frames, for once, with anguish shook; They with'd, they crav'd to be reliev'd From scenes, which starting to their view, Of tortur'd wretches pierc'd their bosoms through. The list'ning Angels, leaning from the sky, To hear him urge the melting tale, Accordant breath'd a pitying sigh, That flew to earth, borne on a heav'nly gale. Sound high with one accord, they said, The warbling flute, the sweeping lyre; Let sacred fame to him be giv'n, Who fill'd with Charity from Heav'n; To raise a hopeless brother's head, To stop the fountains of despair, Explores the gloomy dungeon's shade, Where death and famine stalk around. The wretch condemn'd to fetters on the ground, And pierce him thro' with pains 'till tortur'd life expire. Too great—too good to live below! O! may he soon our high-born rapture know; To Heav'n be call'd where from our Angel tongues Celestial music falls, and varying flows in our melodious songs. Ah! soon—too soon for man the pray'r was heard! God spake the final word; The mortal saw the beck'ning hand, And mounted into Heav'n at God's command. Hail, Spirit of Heav'n, hail! Thou call'd from earth's deep night, Into the boundless realms of living light, The tenderest, noblest son! O! bid thy power still prevail, Still, still diffuse thy spirit o'er The human soul, from where the sun Burns in the East, to where he glids the forge That dashing foams along the western shore.
ULLIN.
LONDON, February 9.
ACCORDING to the preliminary articles of the treaty signed at Jassy on the 19th ult. between Russia and the Porte, "the Empress of Russia keeps all the territory between the Bog and the Dniester, conformable to the convention signed at Galacz, the 12th of August, 1791. She restores to the Porte Wallachia, which is to be governed in the same manner it was before the declaration of war.
"The Porte cedes to Russia a certain district of country on the side of Caucasus.
"The prisoners taken in the war, of what nation soever, are to be liberated without ransom.
"The navigation of the Dniester is to be free for all nations.
"Russia renounces the demand of 12,000,000 of piastres for damage during the war; and the Russian armies are to evacuate all the Turkish territories by the end of May."
We learn from Ceuta that Don J. Barcela, our interpreter, has been murdered by the Governor of Tetuan, under the sanction of a flag of peace. Don Barcela repaired to the camp before Ceuta, when the Governor of Tetuan perceiving him, without assigning any reason for the act, shot him with a pistol. Don Barcela, who was on horseback, fell immediately. His head was sent by the Governor to the King of Morocco, which proves that he was assassinated by the orders of that monarch.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the patron of ingenuity and taste, was about two years since the purchaser of a snuff-box thus ornamented and contrived:—It was a double box opening on both sides, with rims of gold. On one side, a splendid medallion appeared in the centre, round which was a row of large pearls. When this side of the box was placed upwards upon the table, the medallion upon a very slight pressure opened, and an artificial goldfinch, executed in gold and coloured, so as to have a very near resemblance to nature, sprung up. The bird picked its wings, hopped round the little circle allotted it, and, for about two minutes, chirped the few notes making the morning song of the goldfinch. It then passed into a delightful air of Haydn's, and gave it so well, that the notes might have been listened to for their sound, as well as for the curiosity of their production. So ended its performance and its appearance.
A thousand guineas was the reward given by the Prince to the mechanist of this admirable snuff-box.
The following hint, of importance to owners and occupiers of lands, is given by Mr. Leyburn, jun. of Hunmanby. This gentleman says, that in order to prevent manure sinking too deep in low and springy meadow or pasture land, a sufficient quantity of the strongest lime that can be got, should be laid on it; that he has used Knottingley lime with great success; the quantity not less than 6 chaldrons to a statute acre, to be laid on in the winter season. In 12 or 15 months after, by putting a spade into the ground, it will be found that the lime will be formed into a solid body, which will prevent manure sinking any lower than the lime, and consequently the lands will receive benefit so long as the manure will last. The lime should be laid in heaps till it be very wet, before it be put on the land.
The ship Grange, arrived at Liverpool from Philadelphia, has brought over no less than 300 tiers of apples of that country.
A Mr. Swan, a gentleman of fortune in Northamptonshire, hopp'd one hundred and twenty yards in a minute, for a wager of five hundred pounds, which with difficulty he won. There is some sense, ye Cits, in this kind of Swan hopping.
A very extraordinary legacy has lately been left by the late Mr. George Tennant, carpenter, of Bethnal Green, viz. twenty pounds a year, which is to be expended for shaving a number of the poor parishioners on a Saturday night, by two barbers in that parish. The intention is to facilitate the attendance of the lower class of people at divine worship on a Sunday.
Seventeen thousand pounds! were lost by a noble Duke at Brooks's last week. Such ruin, sure and inevitable, attends the indulgence of sporting within this horrible vortex.
Conjugal Fidelity.—A female, wife to a man sometime since transported to New South Wales for robbing a bookseller, having the sum of one thousand pound lately left her by a relation, has engaged herself as a passenger to that settlement.

CONGRESS.
PHILADELPHIA.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THURSDAY, MARCH 8.
Debate on the resolution reported by a select committee—That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to report his opinion to the House, on the best mode of raising those additional supplies which the public service may require for the current year.
MR. PAGE —I shall always vote against a motion for applying to the Secretary of the Treasury for information respecting the means of procuring the sums of money necessary for the exigencies of government.
It is no argument to me to be told that the act which established the department, at the head of which that officer is placed, authorises that motion. That act may be plead as obligatory on the Secretary to reply to such enquiry when made by Congress, but not to induce this House to make such enquiry. When that act, which is now urged in justification of the motion before the House, was under the consideration of the House which formed it, I raised my feeble voice against it—I endeavored to shew that the powers given to an officer, who was appointed by the President and Senate, and removeable by the President alone, were such as were utterly incompatible with the principles of the constitution, and perhaps with the letter of it, as that does not permit even the independent Senate, the representatives of the legislatures of the several states, to originate a money bill. I remarked that if the bill passed, it would verify the predictions of the anti-federalists, as they were called, and would alarm many friends of the new government—I observed that the practice of the former Congress, which was adduced as a precedent for such applications to the Secretary, for his statements and reports, was not a case in point; as the Congress under the confederation was looked upon as a mere diplomatic body, whose acts were revised, approved or rejected by the state assemblies—which shews that it was immaterial who planned the schemes of finance,—whence information was derived, or who drew the acts of the then Congress; as they were not, as the laws of the present Congress are, paramount to the laws of all the states.—I contended, Sir, that it was the peculiar duty of this House, to originate money bills, and to devise ways and means, as they are called—I am still most decidedly of the same opinion; and I think with the member from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzsimons) that such a reference to the Secretary of the Treasury, is a dereliction of our duty, and an abandonment of the trust reposed in us; & that many other references must have the appearance of an unbecoming indolence—I am also of opinion with the member from Georgia, (Mr. Baldwin) that if ever we make a stand, it should be on this ground.
I will add, that it is high time to make that stand.—For a bill having passed which was opposed as dangerous to the constitution, and utterly incompatible with the principles of a free government, and indeed as inconsistent with the plain construction, and I may say the very letter of our own constitution; and that bill being now appealed to as a justification of a motion which can be supported on no other principles, but such as may be used to subvert our government, and to introduce a monarchy, as unlimited as that lately abolished in France—for surely if more wisdom can be found in a few heads of departments, than in the whole representative body of the people—and if those heads can be made responsible, whilst the representatives are free from responsibility, and dispatch and energy can be obtained without the expence of a Congress, or of this House at least; I see not why the people might not make a favorite President as absolute as the kings of France have been, and call on Congress, like the Parliaments of Paris, only to register his edicts. I say, as this is the case, it is high time to make a stand—But we are told that the heads of departments are recognized by the constitution, and the business now required of one of them sanctioned by law—and we are also told of precedents establishing and authorising this mode of proceeding—it is surely then high time for every member, who views that law and such proceedings under it, in the light I do, to join with the member from Georgia, and make a stand, as he called it—And I trust, Sir, that rather than suffer that law to be thus resorted to, they will unite to amend or repeal it.
I repeat it, Sir, here we should make a stand; for however well intended such measures may
be, and the arguments in support of them, their tendency is mischievous, and ought to be opposed by every friend to a free government.
The bills establishing the departments of government, have strong monarchical features; and have too often led Congress into the steps of monarchical governments. The republican part of the British government, rely on a committee of ways and means—the heads of departments being members of the House of Commons, are always forward to take the lead in the plans or projects of the Crown—and they have so ingeniously involved the plans of finance, that few understand the mysterious business, and therefore it is in the minister's hands alone.—Sir, the House of Commons always severely scrutinize their plans, and are not so obsequious to their ministers, as some gentlemen are disposed to be to our Secretaries.
But what would Englishmen say, if their Parliament were to pass such a bill as this now referred to; and should call on a man, not a member of either House, but appointed by the King, with the advice indeed of the House of Lords, removeable however by the King alone; to lay before the House of Commons a plan of ways and means? Would the people of England be satisfied with the strange story of his responsibility? And of his superior abilities? But what is this responsibility so much talked of? The President may dismiss the Secretary from his office, or this House may impeach him—but when the President and Congress both are his accomplices, who will dismiss or who impeach, and where then is his responsibility? And what is to become of the people's rights, if this be the case, and this House be not accountable to the people for its acts? as a member yesterday said.
But, Sir, I will not ask what Englishmen would say on such an occasion, I will tell you what Americans have said—They have said, that under this boasted act, you might as well apply to the President in the first instance, as to any head of department under him, were it not for their virtue; and that at the rate Congress have proceeded in some cases, their rights are at the mercy of departments. But here we are asked, if we have not wisdom enough to reject an improper plan, how we could be supposed capable of devising a good one?—To this, Sir, I shall only reply, that when we have done our best, we shall have discharged our duty; and our bills will at least be framed according to our constitution—and the doubting members may ask the opinion of the Secretary, if they please. One member endeavored to ridicule republican jealousy—I thank God, although I am a republican, I know where to direct my jealous attention; and where and when to repose confidence; when to strengthen government, and when to restrain it.
We were asked indeed, are you afraid of truth, and unwilling to receive instruction? I answer no—Truth is our great object, and just information our only aim—but to get at truth, respecting the most likely means of raising a revenue, with as little inconvenience as possible to our constituents, was I conceive, a principal object in the view of the framers of our constitution, when they instituted this House of Representatives. In this House alone I should search for truth, respecting this important question—from the representatives of the states I should expect to receive all the necessary information respecting it; and if the Secretary be possessed of vouchers or further information, the House should call for it.—In the committee of the whole, every enquiry should be made—resolutions be proposed, examined, amended, and when maturely considered and approved by the House, where all the further information which the heads of departments can give may be called for, our business would be done. I say this is the way for Congress to get at information, and to arrive at truth—but to apply in the first instance to a single individual, must be improper—to an individual circumstanced as the heads of departments are; that is removeable by the President; liable from the infirmity of human nature, to local attachments, to imposition, even of ingenuity and good sense; I mean the imposition of their own theoretical reasoning, borrowed from writers on governments not altogether resembling our own.—Whatever he should propose, would come with such advantages as to require much time, and perhaps more penetration than this House could readily command, to see through and reject, if improper—but some, I know, are of opinion that a Secretary may venture to propose what no member would be hardy enough to mention—Some have doubted whether the Funding System, the Assumption, or the Excise could have been introduced by any other means—If this be true, and these schemes be such as in the issue of them shall be attended with happy consequences, so far as we have gone, such applications to the Secretary were right—but it is unmanly, and unbecoming the representatives of freemen, to act in this manner—to adopt measures which we dare not propose, and to applaud them because they were planned by this or that Secretary.—It is ungene-
rous to hold up a Secretary as responsible for errors adopted by Congress—and it is unreasonable to impose upon him a task which, although our peculiar duty to perform, we shrink from. The multitude of references already made to the Secretary of the Treasury, and the necessary length of some of his reports, leave him no leisure to attend properly to the different branches of his own department.
But what information do we ask? We know the estimates of expences for the present year—We have estimates of the probable amount of the revenue—and we have called for a report of the amount of surplusses, if any, in the treasury. We can then, as well as the Secretary, determine whether any additional revenue will be necessary; and if so, we alone ought to devise the ways and means of raising it. If dispatch is necessary, it is better to determine here at once what is to be done, than to apply to the Secretary, whose plans we may, after long debates, reject.—As to the Secretary of the Treasury, I acknowledge his abilities; I know too that some of his reports do honor to his heart, as well as to his head—his gallant behaviour in the late war, has commanded my highest respect and esteem—but I owe too much respect to our country to agree to the resolution before you—I wish, therefore, that this House would refer only such cases to him, as they cannot decide on without official information in his hands—and that in the present case, the House would, in a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, take under their consideration the means of raising the supplies which may be found necessary for the support of government, and protection of the frontiers.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
FRIDAY, APRIL 6.
The President's message, with the representation bill returned to the House with objections, and the bill being read,—
On the motion, "Will the House, on reconsideration, agree to pass the bill?"—it passed in the negative; ayes, 28; noes, 33.
A Y E S.
Messrs. Ames, Benson, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Clark, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Lawrence, Learned, Livermore, Niles, Schoonmaker, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, Steele, Thatcher, Treadwell, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward—28.
N O E S.
Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Barnwell, Brown, Findley, Giles, Gregg, Griffin, Grove, Heister, Hillhouse, Huger, Key, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Seney, Sheredine, W. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpner, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis—33.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7.
The bill supplementary to the act for the establishment and support of light-houses, beacons, buoys, and public piers, was read twice, and taken up by the committee of the whole; who, after making one amendment, rose, and the chairman reported the bill accordingly.
This amendment was moved by Mr. Parker—which was to establish three floating beacons in the Chesapeake.
The amendment being agreed to by the House, the bill was read a third time and passed.
The bill to erect a light-house on Montuk Point, in the state of New-York, was read the third time and passed.
The House receded from their amendment to the bill for fixing the compensation of the Door-keepers of both Houses of Congress, disagreed to by the Senate.
A committee was appointed to prepare and bring in a bill for the apportionment of representatives among the several states, at the ratio of one representative for every persons.
A bill was brought in, which was read twice, and made the order of the day on Monday next.
In committee of the whole on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Ways and Means—the committee agreed to sundry resolutions, which being reported to the House, a committee was appointed to bring in a bill.
Adjourned.
MONDAY, APRIL 9.
A resolution for authorising the commissioners for settling the accounts of the United States with the individual states, to liquidate a claim of the state of Maryland, was taken into consideration, and agreed to, and a committee appointed to bring in a bill accordingly.
In committee of the whole on the bill apportioning representatives among the several states, &c.—Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair.
The bill being read, Mr. Clark moved to fill the first blank with 33,000. Mr. White proposed 30,000. After some debate, the question on 33,000 being put, it was carried, 34 members rising in the affirmative.

The committee then rose and reported the bill with one amendment. The House took this amendment into consideration—on the question to agree to the same, the ayes and noes being demanded, are as follows:
A Y E S.
Messrs. Ames, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Boudinot, Clark, Dayton, Fitzsimons, Gilman, Goodhue, Gerry, Gordon, Gregg, Hartley, Heister, Hillhouse, Huger, Jacobs, Kitchell, Kittera, Learned, Livermore, Niles, Sedgwick, J. Smith, I. Smith, W. Smith, Sturges, Sylvester, Thatcher, Vining, Wadsworth, Ward—34.
N O E S.
Messrs. Ashe, Baldwin, Brown, Findley, Giles, Griffin, Grove, Key, Lawrance, Lee, Macon, Madison, Mercer, Moore, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, Seney, Sheredine, Steele, Sterrett, Sumpter, Treadwell, Tucker, Venable, White, Williamson, Willis—30.
The blanks were then filled up, as follows:
  New-Hampshire 4 Delaware 1   Massachusetts 14 Maryland 8   Vermont 2 Virginia 19   Rhode-Island 2 Kentucky 2   Connecticut 7 North-Carolina 10   New-York 10 South-Carolina 6   New-Jersey 5 Georgia 2   Pennsylvania 13 
It was then ordered that the bill be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow.
The bill for altering the times of holding the Circuit Courts, &c. was taken into consideration; some amendments were agreed to, the bill read the third time, and passed.
A Message from the Senate, by Mr. Secretary Otis, informed the House that the Senate have agreed to the amendments of the House to the bill providing for the establishment and support of light-houses, &c.
A communication from the Secretary of War, pursuant to orders from the President of the United States, was read, accompanied with various papers relative to the late expedition under General St. Clair.
In committee of the whole on the bill to extend the time heretofore granted for the payment of duties on certain teas.—Mr. W. Smith in the chair.—The committee made no amendment to the bill, and the House ordered that it be engrossed for a third reading.
In committee of the whole on the bill received from the Senate, concerning Consuls and Vice-Consuls.—Mr. B. Bourne in the chair.
The committee went through the discussion of the bill, and made sundry amendments; one of which was to strike out the 8th section—which were reported to the House;—the House took the amendments into consideration, and adopted the same. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10.
Passed, the bill concerning Consuls and Vice-Consuls—the bill to extend the time heretofore granted for the payment of the duties on certain teas imported since 3d March, 1791—and the new Representation bill.
Mr. Findley, of the committee on the memorial of Henry Hill, reported that it would be proper to annex a provisional clause to the bill now pending before the House, for the indemnification of the estate of the late Major-General Greene.—This report was referred to the committee of the whole on the above bill.
A report was read on the memorial of Moses Young, which was in favor of the memorialist.
A bill was read twice, to direct the settlement of a certain claim of the state of Maryland—and made the order of the day to-morrow.
In committee of the whole, on the bill to indemnify the estate of the late Major-General Nathaniel Greene.—Mr. Seney in the chair.—On motion of Mr. B. Bourne, the provisional clause above mentioned, was added to the bill—some other amendments were added—and then the committee rose, and the amendments were reported to the House.—The House took the same into consideration, and agreed to them, except the proviso—several other amendments were made, and on the question for engrossing, the ayes were 37—noes 28.—As follows:
A Y E S.
Messrs. Ames, Baldwin, Barnwell, Benson, S. Bourne, B. Bourne, Findley, Fitzsimons, Gerry, Giles, Gordon, Gregg, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Huger, Key, Kittera, Lawrance, Learned, Lee, Livermore, Madison, Mercer, Muhlenberg, Murray, Page, Parker, Sedgwick, Sheredine, W. Smith, Sterrett, Thatcher, Venable, Vining, Wadsworth, Willis—37.
N O E S.
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Mr. Bourne, of the committee of enrollment, reported that they had examined four bills, and found them duly enrolled.
A message was received from the Senate, informing the House that they have passed the bill apportioning Representatives according to the first enumeration.
Another message from the Senate informed the House that they agree to the amendments of the House to the bill for altering the times of holding the circuit Courts, &c. also to the amendments to the bill concerning Consuls and Vice-Consuls.
The House took into consideration the amendments of the Senate to the militia bill—and agreed to the principal part; the consideration of two additional sections proposed by the Senate was postponed till to-morrow—and then the House adjourned.
HUDSON, March 2.
On Saturday last a number of gentlemen from different parts of the country, met at the city tavern, agreeable to notification, in order to take into consideration the proposed plan for establishing a bank in this city. The proposed constitution was discussed with temper, and finally adopted with very few alterations.
HALIFAX, January 5.
Extract of a letter from General Bowles, to a gentleman in this Town, dated Nassau, New-Providence, August 31.
"This is the third letter I have directed to you since I left Halifax, by virtue of an act worthy of the British Parliament, I have this day hoisted the flag of the Creek nation, on board our new armed brig called the Union, which flag received all the honors, by salutes, &c. that could be possibly given by the Governor, and who likewise gave a very sumptuous entertainment to a vast concourse of respectable characters, who attended upon the occasion. This evening or to-morrow morning we intend to sail for our nation, where I hope to see you shortly after my arrival."
"We still continue in the opinion, to build our new town, for the seat of Government, at the Forks of the Apalachicola, where vessels of considerable burthen may come to, from the Bay of Mexico."
"From the goodness of the land, healthfulness of the climate, and the great emigrations that are taking place, I am in hopes our country will, in a few years, vie with, if not exceed the progress and rapid strides of the States of America."
Philadelphia, April 11.
The Statue of Dr. FRANKLIN was last Saturday fixed in its niche, over the front door of the new library in Fifth-street.
FRANCOIS LAZZARINI is the sculptor, and Carrara the name of the place where it was executed. If the intrinsic merit of this master-piece of art did not speak its value, the name of the artist, where he is known, would evince it. Here perhaps its price may give the best idea of its worth. We have heard, but not from such a quarter, however, as positively to warrant the assertion, that it cost above 500 guineas.
The Statue of Dr. FRANKLIN is a full length figure, erect, clad with a Roman Toga—the position easy and graceful—in the right hand is a sceptre reversed, the elbow resting on books placed on a pedestal—the left hand, a little extended, holds a scroll.
Proposals for carrying the Mail of the United States, agreeable to the act for establishing the Post-Office, which takes place the first of June next, are advertised for by the Postmaster-General—the terms to be given in by the first of June.
By accounts from Cape-Francois, to the beginning of March, it appears that the civil commissioners sent by the King and the Colonial Assembly do not agree—the consequence is a continuance of the dissensions which distress that unhappy country.
Sixty-four dwelling houses; nine kitchens independent of the houses, and eleven stables, were built in this city last year.
On Saturday last a message was delivered to the legislature of the State, in which the Governor mentions, that he had repaid the loan of £60,000 to the Bank of North America; and that he had finally settled and discharged the legislative grant to the Proprietaries. The message was accompanied with a full acquaintance of the claims and demands on account of that grant.
Friday last arrived in this port the barque Neptune, Captain Earle, from Calcutta, which she left the 26th of November, at which time Lord Cornwallis had marched from Bangalore, preparatory to the re-commencement of his operations against Seringapatam, the capital of Tippoo's dominions—A ship that had been sometime ready to sail for England, was detained to carry home his lordship's dispatches, which it was supposed would contain an account of the event of the expeditions.
The fine new ship President Washington, built in the State of Rhode-Island, was sold at Calcutta, in November last, for 120,000 sicca rupees, or 15,000. sterling.
The accounts from India, by the Neptune, state, that a pestilential distemper, probably the plague, prevails in various parts of that country—that in addition to the other forts taken by the troops under Lord Cornwallis, he has captured Nundydroog; this place was carried by storm, and was a post of considerable strength—That Seringapatam, Tippoo's capital, is in great distress for provisions, owing to a long drought—That the English army is encamped 14 miles from Bangalore. Keencopy is another hill fort which has surrendered, and several others are invested.—That Lord Cornwallis expected to be before Seringapatam by the first of November—That a marauding party of Tippoo's army had taken about 900 bullocks belonging to the grand army—That Gurrumcundah, a place in possession of Tippoo's forces, was besieged by the Nizam's army, one of the English allies; but they met with great opposition—That a party of Mahrattas had been defeated by a detachment from Tippoo's forces—That Tippoo had recently put to death great numbers of English and native prisoners in a most savage manner. The drought had prevailed very extensively, and grain had in consequence greatly advanced in price. Rice was selling from 6 3/4 to 8 rupees per bag.
An account was received by a passenger in the Neptune, of a dispute between a French and English frigate; in consequence of which, a broadside was fired into the French vessel, by which a number of men were killed. The English frigate was the Thames. This frigate had the last dispatches from the British Government in India. Lord Cornwallis had not commenced an attack on Seringapatam; and his operations hitherto, were not considered in a very important point of view.
DESCRIPTION.—FROM QUEBEC.
The Messiasago Chief is a person 6 feet high—about 45 years of age, of a very four and morose countenance, and apparently very crafty and subtle. His dress was Indian hose and moccasins, a blue petticoat that came half way down his thighs—an European waistcoat and fourtuit; his head was bound with an Indian cap that hung half way down his back, and almost entirely filled with plain silver brooches to the number of more than two hundred—he had two earrings to each ear, the upper part of each was formed of three silver medals about the size of a dollar—the lower part was formed of quarters of dollars, and fell more than 12 inches from his ears—one from each ear over his breast—the other over his back—he had three very large nose jewels of silver that were curiously painted. The account he gave of the action, was, That they killed 400 of the Whites, with the loss of 9 only of their party, one of whom killed himself by accident.—Our informant is full in the opinion, that the British have not in any instance encouraged the Savages—but that the Refugees are very bitter against the United States. He was frequently in company with the Messiasago and other Chiefs at the House of a gentleman who was a linguist to the savages, and from him derived this information.
We hear, that on Thursday evening the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania elected their Professors—when the Rev. Dr. Ewing, the Rev. Dr. Andrews, Dr. James Davidson, Mr. Robert Patterson, the Rev. Dr. Rogers, and Rev. Dr. Helmuth, were duly chosen.
The New-York Journal contains a letter dated Port-au-Prince March 16—which lays that the Negroes on the plains of Leogane have revolted and embodied—that on the 12th March their whole force entered the town of Leogane, but by the whites and mulattoes they were driven out again, and in a desperate action which ensued, report says that 2000 of the revolted were killed. Nearly 56 plantations were burnt and ruined by them.
A writer in the Freeman's Journal points out the following, among other defects in the patent system:
There is no sufficient provision to render patents surreptitiously obtained, voidable; in case patent privileges are violated, competent provision to obtain redress and damages is not made in the law—patents may be issued to twenty different persons for the same thing—there being no mode for trying and ascertaining the merits of the applications; a more perfect system therefore appears absolutely necessary in justice not only to many ingenious citizens who have expended much time and money in prosecuting their inventions, but also to the public who are now deprived of the benefit of their useful discoveries. Every free citizen has an inherent right to the acquisitions of his labor and industry—but if there is any property which appears from any peculiar quality to have a superior claim to the protection of law and government, it is that which a person derives from the exertions of his mental faculties.
Our systems of finance are said to be servile copies of the British. One would suppose the fault finders would scorn to copy; but the terms in which this charge is made and the tenor of the complaints in the newspapers against the administration of the national government, are all copies from old London papers. They rail at the ministry and corruption and court parasites, and jobbing and forty other cramp words that are not yet well understood in America. It would ease the virtuous labors of our fault finders in their work of writing down an oppressive government which has crushed the people almost to death without their knowing it, if an importation of some old London papers were made. They might take out paragraphs almost without changing a word which would answer the purpose to a charm. The clergy it is thought sometimes preach old sermons, and why should not a like accommodation be permitted to a dozen writers in the newspapers, who virtuously take upon themselves the trouble of finding out the grievances that the people do not suffer and who are making these grievances known so eloquently as to make them feel just as if they did suffer them. Make a man heartily angry with another, and he will soon find or make a cause if he had none at first. If these worthy writers can make the people angry with their own government, there is no doubt suspicion will find a multitude of devils and devils imps which are now invisible. Hitherto these hunters for grievances have not found much game.
Three enlightened nations are enjoying freedom and prosperity under three different forms of government. The knowledge of the best means of promoting the public liberty and happiness will be improved by their experience.—We shall see how differently these are affected by the political systems of America France and England. Perhaps we shall see that each plan has its merit, who has a right to decide dogmatically that there is but one right way in politics? Yet there seems to be in some a persecuting spirit, as if the world was to be converted to the true orthodox political faith by force.
SHORT—AT LEAST.
TO pay, or not to pay—that is the question? To pay—I'm ruin'd for a time—perhaps. To stop—my character is damn'd forever.
APPOINTMENT.
GEORGE TAYLOR, Chief Clerk in the office of the department of State, in the room of HENRY REMSEN, resigned.
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Arrived at New-York, the ship Washington, Captain Hodgkinson, after a passage of 3 months and 25 days from Canton.
Captain Hodgkinson, on his passage from Canton, spoke a Dutch East-India ship from Calcutta, who informed him that the ships President Washington, and Governor Bowdoin, of Boston, were arrived at that place.
The British Packet Dalhwood, Capt. Roberts, from Falmouth, has arrived at New-York.
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Philadelphia, December 3, 1791.
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MARCH 21, 1792.
RESOLVED, That the Stockholders be, and hereby are, authorised to compleat their Shares by payment at any time before the periods required by the law of incorporation.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, MARCH 31, 1792.
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