The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-03-13

( him 70 tit down. Upon TINS .f1srPer Appealed
&c the heufe and although both parties held
him very cheap, he was permitted 10 pro-
! coed. - In committee, however, he could
have gone on without iuch leave. NO bill
/ pafles in 4 committee. Noyeas drays are
! taken When the members are tired of ht-
ting, they break np, and transform theSntelyes
back into houfc. The Speaker re:au,es his
place. The late chairman rebcrts TO him what
the committee nave been doing, and it Is COM
fnoh to take the guelfiofi Immediately. aohs-
tier the bsais nil agree ia THE rsport, Of TIE
/ committed? We now proceed with the de-
bate on the reioldtion OF MIR. Thomas, and
| Mr. Smiths amendment. The fubie6 is
| very curious, The details which it brings
! forward are we'll worth all mems attention
| We thasl abridge the report, for, in It's orr
/ ginal form, it would fill page 2ld an half.
NtR. SMtLLIk approved the amendment.
He thought that the queHion lay within very
narrow bounds, SiH yoa jfsrgiOe 5oa, Jun
dsetf on the ground of generality 2
MR.. HILL wifhed to cancel thefe debts.
even if they had arifsn upon a juG confider
atio11. This was his opinion upon the pfin-
clpie that, in our government, whatever haz
ard the harmony of the union ought to be
avoided. Precedents were not wanting, in
which facrihces had been made to this princi-
! pie. He referred 20 quoting the claims under
G0nne&fieHf rights. {This, by the way, was
| but poor mode OF argument. Upon fuch a
/ principle, government may find it convenient
| to forgive every perion tghoge inro its debt.
IT it cannon enforce the payment of debts
arJfng npeh y4f confederation; the fate VET
lei IS nothing but wreck, without matt or
| rpdder, that rolls and tu,n6les on the ocean
OF contingencies Under The pretence Of
pSsmoting baymony, the governing faction oF
tie day Gang by this do6trine, do iult what
they pleale. They can remit, for initance, the
itarnp duties, or excite, or impof, collected in
| Rhode lland, or Pennlyvania; becaule this
| remifion would very much promote the at
tachment of thefe two itates TO 10 generous
| governments AS for the donation to Con-
necticut, that was made, in the fciIion of De-
cernberI7sS, ano 4 was principally promoted
by the prevailing power Of . New England
| majority. The iuiht2nce of the cafe was
ihortly this. Connecticut had received a
charter, which interfered with the linlits of
the province of New York, and with fuB-
fequent charter Of Penniyltahia granted by
Charles the iecond 10 William Penn. This
| produced nun,erots difputes, as well as fort
! OF ttill-born civil war on the North Eaffetn
frontier OF Pennsylvania. The progreiS of
this war was checked by the breaking out Of
| the American revolutions Two years ago,
+; congreis, rs full compensation for all thele
| claims nlade a prefeht to Connecticut of 4
great Body of land, as large as Connecticut
ittelf3 that hretches along the fouthern illore
, OF lake Erie We have panicd to explain
| This ihtereftag and fingular tranfacfi5n, be-
] cauie, IN three fourthS of the United STATES.
! IT'S natures and even its exiitence; is about as
\ 10 l., &c az,
| the comedies of Menander. An uncommon
coordination of circumstances produced this
i congregational gift, for fucll it was. But this
gift cannot be battered into > general ,recc-
dent for the remiiIion of lawful debts ind
Especially, when il is confeHed, as in thjs
cafe it mutt be, tbat the parties are GbLe 20 bey
! fbem. We fpeak here of the matter, as a
/ speculative principle IF congrels find it ex-
pedicnt, or hecefary TO make general re-
milton, they are welcome to do TO-. Their
ccnitituents Willfubnit iii flcn6e; But
fder this propoied ysn1iiion, as A faa separate.
; and bJ ittetf, without embracing tic circur1-
lance Of tdiitteai neceljity; and then YOU never
can defend it, either Upon the BATS Of thecre-
ticai juttice, or O. the federal contribution.
ihe former demands that every fate fhail
dilcharge it's defined proportion Of public bur
dens' The latter has no where granted con-
grefS authority 70 give 4 remiGion of thcfe
balances, chat 5aye beef alccttdined as due TO
the general government byindiyidual Hates.
All this proves by tie bye, that the cenRitu-
zion IS an imPerfeG{ inifri.ment, and that
congress are frequently compelled to reconcile
ITS coHtrad .ttlonSs aid to f{pply it's chains.
helc remarks have no feferehee 10 the
condd6t Of Pafticalat party. they can
promote nopurPofes 81 ambition, or of fa6fion.
1 They ars inferred in tliis place, from per.
fualton .E'at they mM fetid to iiuhrate the
Ubie6t OF the following djFcdAion. We now
! return 20 The lpeech OF Mr.. H;u. -