Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-04


cleo, nciehbors of The ci,y of Washington aud
its vicinilss, with whom passed 50 many
years OF = pl, a,ipg suoiai Intercourse, an inter
course VIII. - 81 much lieved the arxie,es OF
The public cares, and left impressions 5" deeply
engraved in my ffrcIions, as never TO 5e Tor
gotten. Wuh my r,,s,ei ma, i | health forbids
me the pr fl aim # an acceptance, be pleas
ed to receive for you,s.lf, and hose Tor whom
YOU wife. he assarsnce of my highea, respect
and friendly a,tac hmenis.
TIL: JEFFERSON
r. c. WEIG1rnAS Esq Chairman &c.
Erirac, from iuon.s JEFrER,oS's uKM",ns giving some
particulars not bejoTe published, concerning the lie
clarat'on Of independence
Il, appearing in he course OF the debates
ina, he COLONIES Of New York, New Jersey
P-nnsviyania, Drlau are, NJ .ryl.nd, and South
Caroline, were not ye' m,ture1 TOY falling from
tie parent stem, but that the, were fast advanc-
ing 10 that sta'e, II was thought most prudent
IT, wa,, while Tor them, and 10 postpone the
final decision TO July lst, bu thai hi, might
occasion a, Ii, lie delay as possible, commI'-
tee " S appointed 10 prepare Declaration OF
Independence Tie committee were 10 Ad-
ans, Dr. Franklin. Roger sherman, K bert "
Livingston and myself Committee, were also
appointed, al the same time, 10 prepare plan
of confed. ration for the colonies, and To stale
the rerms proper 10 be proposed Tor foreign al
lance. The committee for drawing The De-
clara,ion of independence, desired me DO II
l. WAS &C ordingy done, and being approved by
them, reported il 10 the House on FRIDAY, The
2S h Of Junr. " hen il was read and ordered to
lis ~ l4g MS iahyss 81 FISH, NH iao eomm M Of
the whole, and resumed the consideration Of
The original motion made by the delegate, of
Virginia, which, beng agsin debated through
the day, was carried in The affirmative Ivy the
votes Of New Hampshire, Come ctiCuI, Mas
sachuseIs. Rhode Island, n W Jersey, Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia,
South Carolina and Pennsy lvauia voted against
it, Delaware had but two members present,
and they were divided. The delegates from
New Yo,k declared hey were for II themselves,
aud were assured their constituents were for Il !;
but ha' heir instruc, ions having Seen drawn
near u 'wel,emonlh before, ~ hen reconc iiiailon
w5s still The general object, they were joined
by them to 90 hing which should i'm Dede
that object. They therefore thought them
selves not ius'6sbie in vo,ing either side,
AID asked leave 10 Withdraw from the question;
WEIGH WAS given ,hrm Tie committee rose
ard reported heir resolution TO ,ne House
Mr. Edward RutleJee. of South Carolina, then
eque,,rd the determination might be PCT off
t., the next day, a, he believed HI, colleagues,
bough they disapproved Of the resolution,
would then joln for The Sake Of uEanimi'y.-
The ul' Innate question, whe her The House
would agr-t to the resolution OF the Committee,
vas accordingly postponed to the NIX day,
when i, was again moved, and South Carolina
roncurred in vatine for a.. In the mean time.
, I'd me mber had come post from the Deia-
ware counties, and turned the vote OF tina, COL
ouy in favor of 'he res solution. Members Of
different sentiment attending from Pennsylva-
MIA also, her vote was changed, S" that the
who'll twelve colonies who were authorised tn
vo.e at all, gave their voices for i; and. within
few days tie Convention Of New York APP
prov ed Of il, aud hus supplier the void oc,a-
stoned by the Withdrawing OF her delegates
from the vote.
Congress proc eeded the same day to con-
slider he Declaration nf Independence, which
had beer reported and laid on the liable the Fri
day preceding, and on Monday referred -
Committee Of The whole. rhr pusillanimous
idea that W. had friend, in England worth keep
ing terms with, still haunted the minds of ma.
ny. For This reason, those passage which
convey. d oensures on the people Of England
were struck out, lest they should give them OF
fence. The clause, too, reprohating Ihe en-
shaving the Inhabitants of Africa, was ruok
gu, in conplai>ance to South Car & Geot.
gia, who had never attempted to restrain the
impor alton of slaves, and who, on the contra
~, still wished 10 continue it. Our northern
brethren also. believe, fell little tender un-
der crnsures; for though their people had very
few slave themselves, yet they had been pretty
oonsider able carriers Of hem to Others. The
deba'es having taken up the greater paris Ct the
Cd. Sd. and a h. days Of July, were, on the ev-
ening of the last. closed; he D. claration was
reported by he Committee, agreed TO by the
House, and sign d by every membrr present
except MIR. Dickinson. AS The sentiments Of
men are known not only by what they receive,
bu' what .hey rrjec, also, will Stale the form