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He availed h;mfelf Of this permiAion in
its full extent. He read thofe extracts in
evidence. Indeed, for the greater part
of his defence, which lated for nearly
three hours, confiRed in reading and COM
menting on the. prefdent's anfwers to adj
drefIese
VIII any one deny this fact, Sir , No !;
it will not be den;ed. It cannot be denied.
It took place inIthe prefence Of many
witnehes; of many who now hear me.
And it proves inconteRibly, that greater
latitude Of indulgence could not pofibly
be given in making a defence, than was
given to the perfon. And yet, Sir this
is one Of the inflances adduced, Of oppreE-
Gon, Of denial Of juaice, under the ledi-
ticn act.
The next intance is brought from Bot
ton. We are told a melancholy tory, de-
corated with all the graces Of the pathetic,
about;ia poor innocent printer in Bottom,
who was indicted Under this law for a libel
on the federal government, convicted, i'm
Prifoned, and at length funk under the
cold and dreary dampnefs of a dungeon,
and yielded up his life a victim to the ty-
ranny of the fedition act. This diin ]
tale, fir, thus pitiouAy told, is found to be
completely deftitute oftruth in alIits parts.
This poor wretch Whole life fell a fscri6ce
to the rigors of imprisonment under the
iedition act, turns out to be fill alive and
in health. He is found to have been in
dieted in a fate court, under the hatelaw,
and fr a libel on the fate government.
By a mott angular infelicity Of exadnefs,
che fact appears, in every point, to be pre-
cifely the r@everfe Of the ftory.
ITO be contivxed.J
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES f3'F~E# "I ~ t-g M>
through all his other teflmony, wssex-
prefsly afked by the court whether he
wifhed to examine them, and he faid no.
They were not examined. Left it hould
be faid that through fatigue ariing from
the length ofthe trial. he had become uri-
able to examine them, the court informed
him that if he wiihed for time to rcfrefh
himfclf, there hould be an adjournment of
an hour or two for that purpofe, but this
indulgence he rejected, and fill declined
ID examine thefe witneiles. Thus the pur-
pofe for which they had been iummoned
was diclofed, and it became man f.ft to
all. even thofe mott unwilling to Zee, that
there being called on was a mere trick,
which their unexpected appearance had
dsfca ted.
But we are told, fir, that this perlon
was refufed the opportunity of producing
other tetimony. What tetimony ? That
Of the PRECEDENT of the United States.
And do gentlemen feriouf1y contend that
the PRECEDENT Of the United States is liable
to be called from the feat Of government,
where his high and important functions al
ways require him to be, in order to travel
up and down the United States as a wit
ncfs on trials !? Ifhe may be fnmmoned to
attend one court, he may be fulnmcncd to
attend another. If he mutt go as a wit
nefs into the courts Of Pennsylvania, he
mutt, on the fame principle, go as a wit
nefs into thoe Of New Hampfhire or
Georgia. Can gentlemen be ferrous in
contcnding for fuch a principle No, fir,
they are not ferrous: they cannot be feri-
Gus, and ! am firmly perfuadcd hat the
honorable gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
Nicholfon) who has expressly contended
for it, would, snxfati ~nutana5, be one of
the hra to difcern and expcie its abfurdi-
ty.
The PRECEDENT, moreover. was called on
in this cafe to eliminate himteif, which
the bef eitablifhed rules Of law protect
every perfon from being compelled to do.
The party was indicted for a falie, fcanda-
lous and malicious libel on the PRECEDENT,
whom he had accufed Of many attrocious
acts. He plead the truth Of the matter in
publication, and wifhed to bring the pref
oCiA 40 q WASipCAS W illuminate Q1In1clf DIV
proving their truth. This is forbidden by
the pofitive rule of law, revived and adj
mitted in every days practice. What
would be the ~confcqucnce Of admitting
it with refpea to the prcfdent A pro-
Aigate fellow would have nothing to do
but to accufe him in print of a crime, and
when indicted for it, harrafs his perfon
and degrade his Office and character, by
examining him in a court Of ~juaice, as to
the commi6ion of that crime, and thus CON-
pelling him to give an account Of his whole
private conduct and public administration.
This is the principle for which gentlemen
contend
But there was other teAimony, we
are told by gentlemen, which this per-
fon was denied permifion to adduce.
What other tefimony Certain publ
cations extracted from Newspapers, and
r,rrorfin0 IN he anEyore rs ITO rrocJ..
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ZRMw %8F&@&E~ &&4%r&&4s&NkE ~
= far IS wsSa bile TO underasnd them,
shiswas their full amount.
Let vi, athea, Mr.. Chairman, examine
the cafes which have been adduced as in
frances af this opprefion. Letuss enquire
.whethor they afford any foundation for the
imputations which have been made on the
conduct Of the courts.
The fra cafe is that which occurred in
Philadelphia Taft years In this cafe, we
are told, the party was denied the means
Of making his defence ; was prevented from
adducing the teftimony by which the truth
of the publication for which he was indie-
ed, might have been proved. fortunately
FIR, there are MANY now prefe,t, many ho-
norable members Of this houie, who were
prefent at the trial, and can bear tefimony
to the manner in which it was conducted.
They can teRify that the party was allow
ed all the indulgence that.he aked for, was
permitted to carry before the jury all the
tcitimony which he chofe 70 adduce.
sInthc 6rH place he fummoncd feyeral
members Of congrefs to attend as witncles
in his behalf. I myfclf was fummoned.
An honorable member from Pennfylvan;a
who fits near me, (Mr. Gallatin) was alto
fummoned and / fee ~feveral other honor
able members in their places who werein-
claded in the luminous. 1t happened that
we were prevented from going into court
.ss foon as we had intended, but we did 70,
and when we entered the court, we found
the party preparing an affidavit, or prepar-
ed with one and holding it in his hand, in
which our tcftirnony was fated to be ma
,torial to his defence, and our abfcnce was
ailsdged as a ground for poftponing the
trial. But our appearance diiconcerted
this fcheme, and the trial went on. Why
were we iummoned, FRI Nobody prcfent
was ignorant Of the purpolc. 1t was a
mere trick to poapone the trial, and 70
universally underfood. We were iummon-
cd in the expectation and belief that we
would not attend. In that cafe our alb
fence would have been alledged as a caufe
of poipopement, and there was no diff
Guilty about fwearing that our teAimony
was material. If the trial had been poR-
poncd on this ground, thcpoint would have
been gained and juficc eluded ; and ifthe
curt had refufed to poapone it, the OPP
~portunity which was fought, Of abuiing
the court, and rafting an outcry about the
denial of jueice, would have been afforded.
Will any body deny this Gatement ]! No,
fir, nobody will prefume to deny it. The
truth faihed on all who were within the
verge of the court. None were 10 blind
as not to Zee the artifce; none were 70
hameleis as not to blufh at it. Even
The fpirit Of party was reduced to flence,
and the mott hardened votarics Of faai-
on hung down their heads, and were
COMPOUNDED at the detection. How, lir,
did the detection take placei How was
the dcfgn rendered thus apparently The
witnef1cs thus fummoned with parade /;
thus called from their icats ia the natl.
onal Legislature to give evidenc. on the
trial; the witnefes whole abfence, when
if was hoped and believed thar fhev had
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MONDAY, February T..

MONDAY, February 2.
General NATION, returned in the place
of MIR. Lyman from Madachufetts ap-
peared, and after qualification, took his
feat in the hcufe.
An engrofed bill making the ports of
Bedford, Sc. ports Of entry for veAels ar
irving from the Cape Of Good Hope and
beyond the fame, was read and paded.
Mr.. S. Smith from the Committee of
Commerce and Manufactures, reported on
the petitions of fveral perfons in New
York, Providence, Philadelphia and A.
lexandria, who prayed encouragement to
certain discoveries and Improvements in
the arts, by additional duties being laid
or certain articles. The report was that
1t would be inexpedient at this time to in
create the duties On imported articles
The houfe concurred.
MIR. Smith ALTO reported on the petition
OF Sylvanus Bourne and others, confuls
OF the United States in foreign ports.
praying a falary to be attached to their
appointments. The report was that the
prayer ought not to be granted. The
houfe concurred.
He alto reported two bills which were
referred to committees Of the whole houfe !:
"A bill to amend the act to retain a further
fun in drawbacks for expences incident
to the allowance of the payments thereof.
and in lieu of ftamps on debentures-and
a bill to amend the act to regulate the du-
ties on impof and tonnage.
Mr.. Gregg laid on the table a refolu-
ton that the Secretaries of the Treafury
and OF War hould be inaruefed to enquire
INTO the caufes of the late fires, and to de-
ilgnatc in a report to the houfe, the eff
feets of the lois of books or papers on the
unfettled accounts Of the United States
The refolution, after a motion for poR-
Ponement by Mr.. Dana, which was ne
WIZ IAL EIH.
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PennGlvansa Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

JHnN1y Is.
A motion was made by Mr.. Buckley,
feconded by MIR. Mitchell, and read as
follows, viz.
Whereas the joining 0 fthe bays Of De-
laware and Chefapeak by a canal, has
long been deemed an object of great i'm
portance to the agricultural and commercial
interels, as we'll Of the fate of Pennfyi-
vania as of her filter fates o. Delaware ard
Maryland, and to the accomplishment of
that great Object, much folicitude has ma
nifetfed itfelf in thcic Aates; and whereas,
the Legislature of this fate, deeply IT.
Prened with the importance Of it to the
citizens thereof, are very defrous to pro-.
motefo beneficial an objea-
RsIlved, BY beEnate audboyE gr1r
EntatiUer Of tbe geue,alaNmJb gtbreom-
aaoazpeahb Of PenxLylvania, That the 60.
vernor Of this commonwealth be requeited
and he is hereby empowered, to appoint
three commiaioners on the part OF Penn.
f~ylvania, forthwith to attend the general
afembly Of the fate Of Delaware, now In
%feGion, with a view to obtain the permiaion
of that fate upon proper principles, to have
a canal cut between the bays aforeiaid upon
the moR.ieligible ground, and that the com,
mifioners aforefaid be allowed the fom o.
fourdollarsp per day fort 70 long as they ihail
be engaged In the commiAion aforefaid,.to
be paid out Of the fund appropriated hf
the fupport of government on orders drawn
by the governor on the treafurer.
IN. B.. This refolution was GgnedW
the fpeakers of both houfes on Thurday
laf, and alto by the governor, that dan
and capt. Hum, Of the city, George 10
gan, and Prefey Carr Lane, were appon1.
ed commiGoners, who left this city on
Friday morning to go to Dover tor sn'
purpoles intended
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PHILADELPHIA, January o

1111t3 JdludIy ZV.
Cleared, Brig Venus, ~Steyenfon, Ham
burgh; Sloop Sally, Hevcr, Baltimore.
A,,ived at Reedy. Wand, on 7xe/aay kaaa.
Ship Three Sihers, Murphy, Liverpool
via New York ; Brig Nancy, Calin, Cape
Francois.
A topfail Schooner below, name un-
known.
Capt. Calin informs that he left at Cape
Francois, the 7oth ult. the brig Mary,
I'arris and Schooner Active, Spence,
both of and for this port, to fail in 10 CT
IS days.
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Foreign Artfcles.
= 49, GO <ss@S'''-
LONDON, APRIL 28.


Laltr yJrom Cafh Harloqv, 10 Lard Krifb, dated On
board ne Pbabe, az Sea, FeB. 10.
: Ny LORD,
have the honor to inform your Lordfhip,
that yeaerday, about four O'Clock in the after.
noon, BIS Msjeay's fhip under my command
being about two leagues to the eaaward Of CT.
b'aitar. dhcovered ore Of the enemys fhips
under Ceu'a, lleering with crowd Of all 10
The eattward had the good fortune 70 bring
her to clol: a4on about half PAD leven the
fame evening. which continued within pRol
ihot with unremitting fury about two honrs,
the enemy relolIteiy oppoled the animated and
hlillful eaettons Of my braEs officers and men
until bis flip was almoR a wreck, FIVE feet OF
wafer in her hold, her guns difnounted and
literally encountered with dead, The number
Of wEith amounted 70 400, and Of wounded
I4+. She proves TO be The French ffgate l'Af.
ricaUe, Of guns, vz.-76 eighteen Founders
on her main deck and 3 nine poundeis 90
her quarter deck and fo.e ealile, very hne
fb;p, about three years old, under thC orders If
The Chief OF DiviGon, Saunier, whole broad
erId4nt was flying, and who with many prin-
cipal officers both Of the troops and Of rhe ma
ines was ilain IT. be acton, and commanded
by Capt. Magnetic: VIII is amongR the woun-
ded.
AT the commencement OF the a6tion fhe
bad rs men, viz. Ios troops and artiscers Of
various defcriptioCs, under The command tf
Gen. Desfourneaux, and a crew Of ass officers
and ieamen alto, fix brats field pieces, ieverai
lhcuiand aand OF arms, ammunition and i'm
plemenIs Of agriculturl. She failed from
Roehetort 81 The 9Th in company with f;ig-
ate, Ess which he parted on the following day
III gaze of wi0d.
" So tremendous and Deceive has been the
effsd Of The fire Of the Phoebe in this contet,
thar mutt Roget the Inability If ny pen to do
ulice to the nieries Of thole WHO dreaed il. Ii
has been my euty on former occaGon to re-
port 10 their Lordlhips the mertorinus con1ud
o my FIR Lieut.. Holland, aud the LeutenanIs
Bedford and Haywood Lieut.. Weaver Of the
lnariues Mr.. Gritlhs tie matter the war
rant aad the petty officers, and The whole OF the
fhp's company, are enttied % all the commeu-
da,ion in the power Of their commanded 70
bcaow.
= My f1isfAeton il relating Comparatively
the f'naIi lols we have fnfained, is more saGly
irlagined than defcribed, As il amounts only to
one ieaman- killed two officers and ten learinen
Wounded our damages are chiefly ii mats,
yards. fails aod Iigging, the greatef part Of
which are rendered unlervieeable.
have the honor TO be, My Lord, &c. SC.
(Signed) ROBERT HARLOW"
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TIE Isfbs7oy ec Police,

cENSlBLE Of Toe Obligation he IS under faith
Y fully to dilcbarge the duties Of the Office con-
&c p bin by the towr, takes this opportunity
@Heify % declare his determination 10 carry fully
.so she1 toe By Laws " To prevent the fprcad
malignant levers and other conta gious fiCk-
FL and TOR Other purpofes. To enable hin to
$3.50 ss ms dniy. ard 70 anfwer The delign oftbefe
w. he saraeitly folicits the aid and afiftance Of
$50 wei dapoico cilizcns, in keeping clean the
- laaes and backyads And as cleaniinefs
N eo"uaese 70 health, >r. is an ornament of the
ass ~. % anticipates ready compliance with the
SO Z th's iePed Itbeing mpofiibe for tie In
s "A. y ocogsr every neglect and violation Of
~ soOo ana Tholelorne regulations otthe town,
= aoFes the inhabitants will he attentive and Vi.
~. Sna complain 70 him of All nuilancee, and
80 i. casnces asainf The laeys and he afures
n - hs readincts and determination to bring
Il eAsadtrs 70 punifhment.
JoSlAH TUCKER. Isi1e}Tor 81 Police.
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From the Leydsn Gazette.
E<trsa7 pa Leiisr trons 'Gopen64ges, dafsd rii5
1gbyiE

Hbrik
" FROM the memorable I'd to the 6lh Of
this month, we we're in a Rate Of uncertainty,
the more pairfal, as the temporary fnfpen6on
Of arms under the fecurty Of which the Eng
ifh Admirais and Danes, held conference) was
but little known 10 the publici and renewal
Of hotiities every moment expected. Lord
Mellon frequently repaired 70 the head quarters
M the Prince Royal and We began 70 augur
favourably frurl thefe conferences, which the
commanders Of the Engl.lh Heets too eagerly
encouraged not 10 believe that they fncerely
wiihed to end ltruggle, the fury Of which
had been As rninors to their lhips as dcItru Rive
ID our neff If we had conlulted only public
opinion aud the marital ardor which animated
lii. inhabitgnts Of our capital the contef might
have continued every one was inAamed with
defre to combat, and to avenge their brothers
who fell ia The bloody battle OF the I'd. But
our government too wife and humars TO be
carried away by the mpulfe Of the moment,
lasned 10 the proportions made to IL; thofe
for concluiion of peace, however advantage
GUS 10 Denmark, which the Engliih AdmiTas
offered Us, could not Be accepted without vio-
iation IF our engagements with our allies, aud
Cur government conR1ntly rejected every prop
oGtion Of this kind. There was no other part
to take, but to agree upon an armitiee, which
might afford an opportunity ct explaining with
England, and making peace on jar aud honor
able terms.
"Lord Mellon always penetrated with the
bravery Of our codnirynen, applied hinfelf 70
the pegociatioa with al the good VIII and fa-
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Portiesizvs Of TIE aare'a,ai Geai5 sFibs EgptroF
PdUL.
ALroNA. APRIL "a.


altoona, APRiL az.
In confequeoce OF the lat arrival OF letters
fr@n RuIis, which are no longer opened, it is
aherted thar the late Emperor Paul /. died an
nnoatural death.
The circumstances are variouly related but
the following is the account mot generally
credited.
A few days before his deaih, Paul I. fent to
his Senate two Ukalcs, dslifing them to PATS
and iniert them ii the Code of Laws. The
objea Of thoie DEGREES was, to bahith the now
Empress Dowager and her children TO Siberia,
with the exception Of the Grand Duke Confan-
tine Faniowitoh, the Emperor's f4voriie, De
crees 70 barbArons and unnatural, revoked the
feelings of the Senate TO hich degree, tnlr II
was retolved unanimously to declare the EN-
PESoe non eohboy rrshti5--to compel hihl 70 ab-
dicate the Throne, and 70 keep him in ia.e cuE
tody in fome forirefs for the reElainder Of his
hfe. AT the fame time it was agreed upon 70
proclaim his eldet ION AIsxASDRIA |. as his
SucceiFor, making him ign Pfeviouly the
UkaIes which have linSe appeared, and eKattiHg
prcmife that he Gh4ald govern the Empire se-
cording TO the lpirit Of tie laws enaeteJ by his
Grandmother, Catherine the grsli.
Paul appeared as ufuai ia the Senate, IN ex-
peaation ct finding the ratification Of hrs man
dates but inltead Of thar, the at Of abdication
was propofea TO him for his ignature. lralm-
ed with rage be loaded The Senate with execra-
tons, was going to attack fome Of the members
with fagage ferocity, when he was forcibly re-.
lrained, and fuFocated il the fcuEi. Some
reports fay, that ore Of the Senators, during
the Grugsl2, came bebiod and Rrang,ed him
with cord.
Alexander, the new Emperor was irnrnedi.
ately called, and Acclaimed with the caurr oF
his fathers death, ana hs cruel DEGREES az asnfs
hirnfslf, mother and family. After i,ms heG.
tation, Alexander Ggned the iplssumenss and
writings laid before him, and was proclaimed--
Empsror Of all the Ruiz :.
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MONDAY, JuYE -, 1901.

iilaical Princes complain ia vain.-Of Spain
That fhe iets her trocps1in rlotion unwilling 81
bat tbatWe ought not 10 eotettain any doUbs ~
70 her good taith.--Of Portugal? That her at
teInpts to offend htrfelfare vain.-O OF Switzer
land: That Liberty will be triumphant there
OF Piedmont J That little can he faid about.
it-Of France That all her gsnius and all
her rsfources ought to be dreacI againG Eng
land.
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cilty which bis inRsuGions would permit per-
hdps, II tucing hmielf 10 an arrnlRiee, x
ceedcd hen. But his critical ftDatian, the I'll
nous tate Of many Of his vef i, the innioSe.
able determination Of The Danes. 70 devet1
themfelves TO death, rather than 10 iubmit
TO ditlTonoiab'e terms. induced "a Mellon N
adopt the armifice which was cooclutsrd IT,
9Th Of this month, and ratified by admiral PA.
ker on the oh
7" The armiiice was concluded with mutual
frankncls and good faith, The Prince Royal
who 70 we'd dilinguihes between ferociou5
enemy and brave warrior, has fhewn the hero
Of the Britiih navy. AZ the ttlpe6 due 10 hi
valor and brilliant reputation. he has more
than once dined with him, and in con1erlatio.,
both have given proofs Of muua! eaeem. Az
armiaios concluded under Iuch aufpiees, aGurel
Us Of happy iGue and what increafes tn
probability Of our conjecture Is that al the mo-
rneut of The coGclEiion Of the truce, we were
informed BY an eqaftfe of the death Of the En-
peror Paul r. This evenr cSufed fenfatiou
here which is more eafy to conceive than 70
paint. Every one Is bufy in bis own coniec-
lures bur intelligent men thiok there will be d
hriking contraa between the mild and amiabie
virtues Of The new Emperor, and the ieve-e
chzraaer and huuior OF his fdihsr. They zlloe
pacific iylem 70 Ale. 4nJcr land we err
more encouraged to hope from one Of bis 6rh
Geps, the ending courisr 10 the court Of Lon
don 10 notify il Of his adyaacement 10 the
throne thar he Will make the evils OF war
cesie, and reaore the Tranquility Of the North
as the fi-f beneEcienr al OF his reign.
" 'Phe Englith admirals, officially informed
Of the death OK their enemy whom they NOR
tally hated, VIII be enibarrsled, and many fuP-
pofe rhev will receive new iharuaions before
they encer the Baltic. If they are guided by
juR views they yeill take no other part, but il
is difficult to Gay what men, more aecuaomed
to fght than 10 Judge Of the true intereRs OF
nations, will do. We have no realon 10 believe
they will change their plans, and we wait with
mpatieuce 70 fee what efgti tlTe important news
OF the death Of Paul viii have on the chiefs OF
the Englih feet
!" Our hofpit4ls are filed with wonnded--no
pains are fpared to relieve ard tooth them
particularly the widows and children Of thofc
who 70 glorioufy fell in the battle Of the I'D
Subscriptions for THIS purpofe are made %
large amouut- Oae INDIVIDUAL has fubIcribed
&c, CO crowns.
= = commition, comp fed Of honsR intelli.
gent rnen, Is eltAblTGIsd to receive thefe gifts
aud render them as ulefrl as pof.ble. Our
nation is diainguihed for humanity a, we'll as
courage 1t appears to be elevated far above
the narrow views Of felt intereR, 70 dig-aeeful
70 any nation, yet which may often Be reproach-
ed with il even in the midi Of diareE. But ia
this union Of generous lntinaents among our
countrymen, we fhd motives 10 alleviate the
lois Of our brave brothers in arms, whole eour~
age has faved their couot+yl"
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ARz1cLks OMITTED LAsTWEEK.

The people called Quakers, at their late
yearly meeting for Newyork and Longialnd,
have recommended 10 all their inferior meetings
to promote general fnbicriPtion among their
members for the timely relief Of The poor in
England and ireland, who have fuiFered there
by the high price Of proviGons. The money
is TO be dfpofed Of as the meeting for futFer-
ings in London may think proper TO direa. a
tnHar recommendation preceded this at Their
latt annual aaembly held in Philadelphia, for
Pennfylvanid and Newjerfey. From the ability
Of Friends, and their we'll known liberality up
on iuch affecting occahons, it is thopuht a very
handfome remittance will De made Tor The
above purpoies.