The sun., 1890-06-08
AMERICAN HISTORY.
Tho Foundation Of the United States
Government,
A CuRtempurlneOus Record Of Extreme
Importance,
Written Daily with Perfect Candor
and UnreseNe,
Being tho Private Journal Of WILLIAM MACLAY,
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
In the First Congress, I789-i7si, Now
First Published In lis Entirely, Unabridged.
C61prtSM BY Bdodr s Mdeidy. 1890
tl790-coNTINuED.l

May 1A-Tho business OF most importance
SRitated this day was tho Rhode Island bill.
which must have had first reading yesterday
when was out l contented myself with CIV
ing my negative to every particle OF 1t. knew
could gain no proselytes and that as the bill
could not be justified on the principles OF free
dom. law. the Constitution or any other mode
whatever, argument could only end In anger.
Mr. Morris senator. PENNSYLVANIA was one OF
the warmest mon for 1t, although he knows well
that the only views OF the Workers are to got
two Senators moro into the House on whose
votes they can reckon on the question OF resi-
denoe. But he must think the getting tof
Rhode Island in superior to all other consider
atoms. The yeas and nays we're called. and
now. after the question was taken. there SEEM
cd to be q disposition for argument, and
some We ~ remarkable expressions were used.
luard Use nator. South Cardinal said: III Gen-
uemen will show us how we can accomplish
our end by any means less arbitrary and tyran-
nical. will agree with them."
When we came to the clause for demanding
$4,000. Mr.. Morris said: This Is the most
arbitrary OF the whole OF It," The nays were
Butler lsouth Cardinal. Elmer New Jerseyl.
Gum lGeorgial Henry maryland Maclay
IPennsylvanianial. Walker virginia.. WynGate
New Hsmpshirel. seven. Yeas; Bassett tDoa-
varel Carroll maryland. Dalton tMassachu-
setteI, Ellsworth Connecticut Johnson tCon-
necticutL lizard South Cardinal King tNew
York; Lsngdon Now Hampshrel, Morris
(Pennsylvania. Strong lMassachusettsl. Schuy-
Ter New York. Reed lDelawareL
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACCOUNTS.
This day to my great Joy a statement OF tho
Pennsylvania accounts came forward-$lO.-
64243 specie and $47,0l0.l3s Continental
money, liQuidated and charged against the
United States by our State and delivered to Mr..
White. tho general agent and receipt taken
for 1t in due time besides an unliauidated
claim Of five millions specie. / understood this
TO be the state OF our accounts at the beginning
OF the session and so 1t seems to be consid-
cred by all OF US: for Mr., Morris ISenator.
Pennsylvania Mr.. Clymer Representative.
PennsylvanialandF Fitzsimons tlsepresen tative.
Pennsylvania used to haranRue on this sub
ject and cry up that 80 large an annual interest
would be due to Pennsylvania that she would
draw money from the continent to pay her
whole civil list, make her roads, build her
bridges. open her canal l knew that Hamil-
ton Secretary OF the Treasury thoug hit that
he could mako the State Governments de-
pendent on the general Government for every
shilling. used to oppose all this dream Of
folly. but all at once the State debts must be
assumed. Itwas demonstrable that this meas
uro would defeat all settlement
Now the very gentlemen who had promised
MS such revenues from the Union cried out:
Burn the books burn the books - no settle
ment:" Pennsylvania is In debt: che had
drawn from the continent between two and
three millions Of good dollars and had not sub
stantiated but between four and Ave millions
against the Union" A mutIlated account OF
but about this sum was actually exhibited and
handed about by Clymer Representative.
Pennsylvania and FitZsimons Representative,
Pennsylvania and an attack begun on the
COMPTROLLER about the same time as If to ami
hilate his reputation and turn him out OF all
employment. as II 1t had been foreseen that he
was the only one who could detect this man
aGement or obtain justice for the State.
Saturday. 18th tMayL-Devoted this day.
although l was sick to the matter OF removing
to Philadelphia Mr.. Morris ISenator. Penn
sylvanial entertained me with long detail Of
the difficulties he met with in the settlement
OF his accounts. l believe the clamors against
him make the officers inspect everything with
aIealous eye.
really acted rather improperly in ranging
about 80 much this day in my bad state OF
health. Should the effects OF my influenza
increase. and fall victim to my zeal for serv-
ing the city OF Philadelphia. my character
would only suffer ridicule and my dear family
the loss of their head will. however. do what
think my duty.
wAsHIEGToS's LIFE DEsPAIRED OF.
Every eye full OF tears. His life despaired OF.
Doctor MacKnight told me he would trine
neither with his own character nor the public
expectation; his danger WAS imminent and
every reason TO expect that the event OF his
disorder would be unfortunate
sunday. 10th tMay,.-I called on Mr.. Nor
ris Senator. Pennsylvania TO advise with him
In some points the little scheme We laid Did
not succeed in bringing in Lee lSenatorl OF
Virginia to make our motion. MIR. Morris pro-
posed TO mo to call on him and walk out OF
town and catch dinner. We did so and the
day was lost had written to my family in
the forenoon. l considered the day was lost
Not sentiment nor an expression that
touched the heart or warmed the bosom with
phanthropic feelings or vibrated on the strings
OF domestic 10Y. We dined at ono Brannon's.
whore there WAS green house and some ele-
giant improvements. but all was mere futter.
BARON sTEuDEN WANTS AN INCREASED PENSION.
Monday May III was engaged this morn
ing getting documents and papers respecting
tho bill for the granting the Baron Steuben
$1,000 and an annuity OF $1,000. l really never
saw so villainous an attempt to rob tho public
as the system which has been brought forward
by the Secretary Of the Treasury ,Hamiltonl
Tho Baron's whole accounts have been settled
ON liberal scale indeed An offico was created
In addition to his rank as a Major General for
which he had additional pay and emoluments.
Seven thousand dollers over and above were
granted to him. All these payments he has
Received. A mountain has been tortured
tAry IHamiltonl has, however, framed a system
which has as the basis OF 4 the allowing OF him
$50 Ruineas year lallOwnR 81 English shil-
lings TO guinea this would be $3.O42l over
and above all his emoluments both as Major
General and INSPECTOR General OF the Army.
and Interest calculated up TO q acomPound ratio
on all the BALANCES. And after al he Is not
able to raise O balance OF more than about
$1,000 for the Baron, But all this without the
shadow OF proof OF the Baron ever having had
any such Office or salaries. However. II he had
over been possessed OF them, he could not have
held them and served us at the same time. and
since he chose our service and our pay We are
Obliged 10 him. but We have no right to pay
him for what he did not hold
BEAsTIAI. BADNY.
The Barons papers kent us OF the committee
until after 3 O'Clock and this being club day
tmeRninR the day when tho Pennsylvanian
delegation had agreed 10 dine at one house
once oyery week went to diue with the
Pennsylvania mess. We sat down TO dinner
hnIN aIta r,aNnV thu,