The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01
AMERICAN HISTORY.
The Foundation Of the United States
Government.
A CuntempuraneOus 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, i7s9-i7si, Now
First Published In It's Entirety, Unabridged.
COPYRIGHT By Edgar s. bdcldy. 1890
tl790-coNT1NuED.l

.Apr1l 0.-The committee OF yeBtordhy re-
ported the bill with Ellsworth only. Said Mr.
Hamilton was OF opinion when the now i'm
post law was enacted tho other amendments
could be introduced. This is art in him to
mako friends to his new bill and shows that
he la either still confident Of success or affects
II, There was no objection and tho bill had
all its readings.
Ellsworth reported bill for the government
south OF the Ohio It was to be the same as
the government OF tho Western Territory.
"nututis nutdndis." l had some previous dis
course with Ellsworth on this subject. can
with truth pronounce him the most unoandid
man ever knew possessing such abilities l
am often led to doubt whether he has par
ticlo OF integrity; perhaps such quality is
useless In Connecticut
THE CRISIS AT HAND.
In the Senate this day the gladiators seeme d
more than usually busy. As I came out from
the hall all the Presidents family were there;
Coll Humphreys. Jackson ISenator. North
Cardinal. Nelson &c. They had VininR rep
resentative. Marylandl with them and as l
took 1t. were standing q committee to catch
the members as they went in or came out Tho
crisis Is at hand. At dinner the Speaker IF. A.
MuhlenbergI told me there had been a call Of
the Secretary's IIiamiltonsl party last night.
Fltzsimons Representative. Pennsylvania he
said, had been sent for. and they had deter
mined to risk an action to- morrow.
April 1O.-Busy to near IL writing letters to
my family Dressed and attended to see the
event of the day, but it was put off by consent.
The Treasurer told me the reason Of It after
ward. Mr. Sherman Representative. Con-
necticutl. who is against the ASSUMPTION, is
expected to go away. and thus the other party
will be less strong. or at least moro so. by
Sapratarva
pie scarce disguise their design. which is to
create a mass of debts which will Justify them
In selling all the sources OF government thus
annihilatng the State Legislatures and Great
Ing an empire on the basis OF consolidation.
Sunday April ll.-Stayed at my lodgings
almost all day few minutes excepted. when
went to the lodgings Of Gen. Irwin. who IS
this day to set Off on his journey to Carlisle
Wrote sundry letters read. &c. charged Gen.
Irwin with letters for Harrisburg aud sun
bury. Wrote a few lines to Eleazer Oswald.
bdItor OF the Independent Gazetteer. to enclose
his paper and forward it to my son Johnny, to
DO left at Adam Zankingo's In Market street,
Philadelphia.
Monday. April 12.-The business done in
the Senate was trihinR. A bill for establishing
the Government OF the North Carolina cession
was taken up. l had occasion to speak to it.
and moved postponement until the bill be
printed and put into the members hands 1t
was carried. Ellsworth was fretted. and cared
not Two amended bills came up from the
other House and were postponed. Adjourned
between ~ and o'clock.
went into the House OF Representatives to
hear the question OF assumption taken up.
Clymer Representative. Pennsylvania got up:
said the assumption was two millions and q
quarter against his State: more than 1t ought
to pay; but for confirming the government
and for national purposes. he would vote for 1t.
could not hear all he said. but the above was
the amount OF it.
HAM1LToN's BILL LOST
Fitzsimons hoped to have great many con-
ditlons obtained, such as that the interest Of
the State debt should be paid in the respective
6tates that no improper charges should be
brought forward. But he would vote for 1t
now In expectation that these conditions
would be obtained atterward. Certainly this
could not be called the conduct OF wise man:
he voted as we'll rs Clymer, Representative.
Pennsylvania for 1t formerly and took all the
Pennsylvania delegation with him except
Hester and General Peter Muhlenberg with
out any condition whatever. The question
was, however. taken and lost Ihirty-one
against 1t, twenty-nine for 1t. This Of course.
greatly reduced tho value of certfcates.l
Fitzsimons, Clymer. and Hartley voted for it.
THE CREsTFALLEE COURT PARTY.
Sedgwick. from Bost on, pronounced funeral
Grafton over it. He was called to order: some
confusion ensued: he took his hat and went
out. When he returned his visage. to me. bore
the visible marks OF weeping. Ftzsmons red
dened like scarlet; his eyes were brim full.
Clymer's color, always pale. verged to deadly
white his lips quivered. and his neither jaw
wifi al va 10 haa
and breast contracted with gesticulations re-
sembling those OF a turkey or goose nearly
strangled in the act ofdeglutltion. Benson rep
resentative. New York. bunged like shoema-
ker who had lost his end. Ames's Representa-
tive Massachusetts, aspect was truly hippo
cratia;" total change Of face and features he
sat torpid, as If his faculties had been be-
numbed Gerry Representative, Massachu-
settsl exhibited the advantages OF a cadaver-
GUS appearance. at all times placid and far
from pleasing: he ran no risk OF deterioration.
Through an Interruption OF hectic lines and
consumptve coughs he delivered himself OF n
declaration that the delegates OF Massachu-
sets would proceed no further. but send to
their state for instructions
Happy impudence sat enthroned on Law
rence's Representative. N. VI brow. He rose
In pulling pomp and moved that the committee
OF tho House as reason. Wadsworth REPRE-
sentative. Conn., hid his grief under the rim OF
a round hat Boudinot's Representative. N. |
D. wrinkles rose In ridges and the angles of his
mouth were depressed and assumed curve
resembling horses shoe. Fitzsimons first
recovered recollection and endeayored to rally
the discounted and disheartened heroes. He
hoped the good sense OF the House would still
predominant and lead them TO reconsider tho
vote which had been now taken and he doubt
ed not but what it would yet be adopted under
proper notifications The Secretary's Ham
n'onl group picked up their ears and specula.
ton wiped the tear from either eye Goddess
OF oescrlption' paint the gallery: here's the
paper IND fancy quls or crayons yourself
Tuesday. April l3.-Nothing OF moment done
this day in the Senate. The bill for the terri.
tory south OF the Ohio passed second reading,
Some trIfiing debate on the amendments Of
u bill defining crimes and punishments. The
gay was clear though somewhat cold but |
lelt desire of heinR abroad. and walked out
almost al daY with Mr.. Il. Harris, who is now
abroad again
DiNNER AT SENATOR RALPH YARDS.
wednesday. April li-There WAS nothing
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