Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-06-15

opO'"e'"h oh the pdik Oh thc OasIcu \
Ssates.
No act of any fort was performed by |
our government, which in any degree |
contributed TO place thof- funds la the |
hands OF France, nor wss there any con- !
fent tov,rds IL but iu the cafe prcpo-
fed the az. would be the AZ Of the 70
vsrn'oeut the government could iilef
place funds ia the hands of Fraace. AMI
thereby furni'h mesns which might b:
employed in the ptole -dsion OF tue war.
TINS was The diiintiiap between the ca
fSs, and ia a qnsJtiou OF neutrality it
appcatei ous to be all important
The niniiter proceeded TO Gate tue cafe
or ain ming the debt of our citiZens,
aud or paying the debt in that manner
but general PinCkoey aud Mr Gerry
told Ia a VIC were Po6tively forbidden
a. shumr 90 our owo the Debts of citi-
Zsns, even if We were to pay Ihe money
dircetly TO them. He feemed fisprizei
at this- general Pinckuey obf.rved,
CONTRARY TO To uisge, We had deemed il
proper, in the exiting Rate of th:ng,,
10 Rate csadid.F oDr powers TO him, ,ha,
be might ,Sao - cestsialy that we could
not lecFctlSJ 81 uud-r aay difguifc whair
evet' make q loan which u ght be uled
during the war.
air fahcyraud fsid he muif refine
his pchiion that taeie Szs a difspuc,,
whi5h he 1ua inGt upon, bsfweea
loan payable imm sdiately, aud a loan
payable ia future and he Gill inlfsd
tsere was no difference between a loan
payable IN future and credit for the
mousy which might DC due 20 our
citizsas Mr.. Gerry obflerved that bis
Colleagues sdjUt,T 0aied the diainai-
cp between the debt which will De due
20 the eiiizeee of ths Uaited Statss from
rrance,,n cafe Of recognizing the clailas
winch We DIAL make in their behalf, &
debt which might sri1. from icsa BIZ
t9e e"veTnment OF the United Slates to
thal az France Outing the war. The
one Is rsc refu,t os a. arreit Of th..r
propery withont their co.,isii-, the O.
ther woo'd De voluntary act of tie go
vern'nSu, OF the Uuiled States, and
breach ct their oeuira!itY Tiers ia IN
additional ojsftion 90 the latter istbe
Upits1 9'atcr ihnuid make fuch ! loan
II nous NV. too ,nGch resfon 20 fnp-
Paie tast sns'e government had coofent-
ed, "a a colAiiye -nzopsr, 70 the can.
tcre q The ve!lels Of their cit;Zena. aud
md !aas bssn tatniihiDg France with
1uaplies 70 carry on the war. Or ins
aFatilons arc ezpreia, not TO aipU!aie
'.cr any aids TO ancs; either directly OF
indireetly during the wzs.
fHh reps6 TO iecrst liquidation,
q loan cauBoT lie naade without an aet
OF The leg iature; but if the executive
were adequate to it, We have an initarcs
Of az Injunction Of iecrecy ON member,
OF the iensSe, on an important fubie6t.
waieS one OF he members thought him
fc'f wstraaSedin Publifhing inthe newt.
papers and Of frequent inliances of fe-
cress WHICH have otherwits sfcaped ::
1ecfecy, IN this initance, might there
Tore De considered; If rho mea(are was
IN ltictf adDifibie, as being irnpraaica.
BE, General Msihall oSfsr9sd. that
we had eonidered rbe fubjsa with
great tolicituds, and were decidedly of
opinion, rhat we could not under any
torm, make loan which could b.
nied during the war hat be could 40,
tell what cur sovefnnlSnt would do. Il
on the ipot; or ~ere perfe6tlv clear.
thar without additional orders, we CO... ID
no do ~har france rsquefed. M
Gerry, oo1erscd, lhaS the government &
nation Of tiIe 4. State, as vel! * mr.
leiyee, wsfs earHeltly falic;tous 70 re-,
itofe trieudihip between the ~, rspub.
Ecs; as gen. MarGhsli had ffatsd. g.
could no, iay what our eoveranen,
would do, II on the iPor; but If this
proportion met the wilhes of TIE on
vefnment of France, general kIsJfIalI
and himfelf had agreed Immediately 70
embark tor the United Sts,es, and lay
before Our government the exilijng
ifate Of things here, as IL reipeded our
nation, 70 enable them 10 determine
whether any, and what other mesi,,re.
on their pm we're ncceGary. Mr.. Tale
ley'snd made no oh(cYyat;on n, ~,
'Propo1tion5 bur eHouired wtGther we
cxpecssd loon TO receive orders, Mr.
gerry mentioned su arfwer he had re-
ceIved to letter tent b. him in No
ysW6e and general Msrl1all Rated
thar pur hflt diipatchss were fens 90
boafd two yeGels at Amitsrdaui, on the
2o'h OF November, from which Mr.
Aansyrsnd could form IS juil an inlsa
IS "e could, When AZ anieeT n,ioht be
expected Dnr re did not think II rro
baole one would arrive before mon h
TO come General MarihaIl ,old him
We knew that our government had not
lSce'id oar dJpsches on the sth Of
January jsnd @e could not tell when
'ney might be received. Fl. sn,.i -.