The gazette., 1799-03-25
BY The PRESIDENT
Of the UNIFIED STATES sf EMEmcA,
A Proclamation.


WHEREAS combinations to defeat the exc.
cution Of the laws for the valuation Of lands
and DIV Hing houles within the United States,
have elfed in the counties Cf NCrthamptoa, /,
Montgomery and Bucks, in the State Of Penn
fyivaria, and have proceeded in manuer lub
verive Of the juf au hority of the Government,
ry mi(reprer, p atons 70 render the law, odlous,
Dy Get rrng %he public officers Of tie Uned
States e. forbear the execution fth-ir functions,
ana by orenly threatening their lives And
whereas the endeavours Of the well affected
citizens, as well AS cf the Executive officers, to
c0ncliate compliance with lhoie laws, have
iailed Of fucceis, and certain peIlons, in the
county Of Northampton af-relaid, have been
aardy enough to perPeuate certain acts which
am adviicd amount to treaicn, being ove,t
a6ts III levynE war againt The Umted States ;
inc fad perlons exceeding one hundred n rum
Der, and armed and arIayeI ~ A war.k- man
ner. havi on the leventh d'y cf his Pteient
month ot March, ooeeJed t7 tile houc Of
Abraham Leverlng, IN the town o. be'hl h-m,
and there compelled William Nicholas, Mar
lh1l of the Uri.ed States, in and t-r The DG
tutt Penn. lvanil, to d-it from thc e1-ol
ton f certain ] gal rrJccis N u, EtniS % Be-
erecuted. and hl.ing compelled him to DIFF
-har-e and r. ar liberty ccrt''n pei ~, whom
NE had ar-eRc1 by virtue of cr rmrll process,
July iHued frr cf rces againt the United
o.ates, and lving impeded au1 prevented th-
Commiiioncr an TIE AEyf Wy aPson'ri iu
con .orC1itv w in tie laws 1T read, il the
y W Northampton atorelaid, by hrelts VI per
lonal injury from executing th iaid laws
vowing, as lh- motives OF thelt ill.ral and
treaionable proceedings, an intention p preveat
~ force If arms, the execution ot thr tdL law,
and % witiland BY oPcn violence tie lawful
au hority Of the Govyrnmeot OF the United
States and whereas by the conlttutlcn and
Jaws ct tn United States, | am an hoTized,
whenever The laws OF the United States ihdll be
oppof.d or the execution thereof oblirutted N
any State, by combinations too powerful TO be
fuPpreAed by the ordinary courle Of Judicial
proceedings, or 6y the powers vcited IN the
Marihlls, to call forth military fore to fupPrds
fuch combinations and r. csuie the laws 10 be
duly executed And whereas it is in my lld3
mert neceIary TO call forth military force, IL
rider TO lupprets the combinations dfor Slaid,
and caule the laws aforelad to be duly eXecu
led, and | have accordingly determined lo to
do. uneer the lolemn conviction thar the ellen
tial inlereas of the United States demand il I;
WHEREFORE, | John Adams, PreGdent Of t e
United States, do he eby command all perlons,
being irf1rgents, as aforef4d, and all Others
whom it may concern, on or before Monday
next, being the 8th day ol this Pre.ent month,
TO dilperle and retire pelceably to their r6f
pe6tive abodes and l % moreover warn all
perlons whom(oever, aga;na aiding, abetGng,
or comforting the perpetrators Of The aforelId
treaGorable acts, and 90 require all officers,
and others, good and faithful ci,iztns, accord
irg to their re'Pe6tve du'ies, and the laws cf
the land, TO exert Their utmoa endeavours to
prevent and fuPprels fuch dangerous and IN
lawful proceedings.
INtRansny 7o6eycoE Ibavc cagcd tbe Seel
Tgsea3 sf ne United Stafsf Of Anl1ioa p o.
&Ln3 e6Tnsd 70 hb5fs Pr5ent5, and .Ggaed he
saaaySSs J,ws eOub ny fsnd-
DONE at the city Of Philadelphia, the
twelfth day Of March, in the year Of our
Lord, one thouland feven hundred anI
ninety.nne, and Of the Independence Of
the fad United States Of America, the
twenty-third.
Jobn Adam5.
BY the PreGdent,