Mr. Williams that with refpeft to thf gentleman''! oSjeft ons refpefting the Journals, he hoped, that, as the opjofiiton was against the Pre fiJest, for his in nnt being drawn in to a war, to embrue ourjiands in the blood of one nation, to gra ify the hatred, or serve the interest of another, we fh uild now (at it was >lie lad time) agree to the report, andaltbo' thfc gentleman (Mr. Giles) supposed it to be the interest of France to go to war with us, yet hr did not think so ; but if ic was their interest, nothing would (lop It was the interest of this country to be at peace, and he would do «very thing confident with the honour of bu> nation keep so. Let us, said Mr. Williams, individually endea vour to eradicate from our minds those opinions, which we may ha»e allowed to acquire a growth th„t overfhades the dilates of unbiased truth and justice ; let us each individually confjder, whether we have not Allowed our immediate and particular interells to influence our public condu-t ; and wir4i a view to temporary advantage to ourselves, 41'ven a fan ft ion to measures, which, unless imely checked, mny put in hazard those biding! whieh a conftitu tioi) founded like the cOuftitution of the United States, not on the vision of a heated or diltemper ed imagination, but on principles winch unchecked in their operations, byjhe arm of violence, or raif reprefer.tation of calumny, mull iiercffarily pro duce, and when we (hall have traced t hem in the wis dom. which direftec', .ritd ti ehi mnefs which ef fect;:.! the revolution, I t us then cokdder the man' who hat h been the inflrument. Th'e ccmm ittee rose, had le,.ve to-fit again, and the house adjourned. Thursday, December 15- In Committee of the whole house. on the answer to the Prefidents'i kddrefs. Mr. Nicholas halt vifhrd to have had this business fettled as agreeably as possible. He thought himfelf at liberty to Vote for the paragraph now before the com ittee, because he was faiisfled that the pi efent admin, ration had, in many instances been wile ar.d firm. InriAiE a Irefs it could no.t be meant to include pending meitfures. • He should think himfelf wrong if heforehore.o expreisthc • gret .which hk, conftuuents felt tor the retiring or ti 1 e I'refident from offne. Mr. N eholas, however, ccnfiSercd the style of compli mei as too strong. —He imagined that it might be bett i-Mprefled for the fake of general accommoda tion to 11.e ftntimi nts of members. Mr. Rutherford Umen ed that gentlemen should have a milt.iked zeal for the Frefiden' by introducing j expedients into the answer before them which could; jiot be fwlifcribed unanimously. The division of fenti- j tnent which had taken place in the Jioufe on the ocea- s lion, would give the world an idea that there was a j putv who criminate the President, 3nd to j rfb him of those patriotic virtues which he polFefied. f There was no'uch thing. Eveiy oneand his c. ileagucs j amcngd; the reft, esteemed the virtues of that great 1 man; and if there had been any flip in his condufl, the American people were generons and knew that to j err was human, and that other perfonswere equally to • blame with hi.n He was sorry, therefore to fee so warm a zeal, endeavouring to grasp at too much. They werf not only toxonfider the wisdom and patri otism ot our chief magidrate and great deliverer un der divine providenee but also the situation 111 which we stand with refpeft to the Republic of France. We seemed to be in a delicate situation, and we ought to ai3 with the greatest coolness and circlimfpedtion. He therefore hoped, the answer would be so amended as to pass unanimously. Mr. Livingdon honed the answer to the address of the Prelidetit would have been so drafted, as to have avoided this debate, hie (I'll hoped, that the candour of the gentlemen who advocated iliin ad dress, and of those who opposed it, would admit of fu h amendments, as might make it p«fs unani mously. With this view, when the piefent motion was difpofrd of, he should move to itt ilce out some words, for the purpose of inserting otl.eti. He had not the f<me pinion of the firft paragraph propos ed to be I 1 11 k out by the gentleman from Virgi nia with other gentlemen. It did not appear to him to draw confutation from the misfortunes of o ther nations ; and the comparison of a gentleman, who had likened our litualion t» that of members of the fame family, had considerable weight upon his mind. The only objection he had to the para graph, was to the single exprcfiion of «' tranquil prosperity." He did not think that the present fi tuatinn of the UniteJ States would warrant such an exprefiion. There hmilar objections to o ther pai-tsof the address, which might- easily be re moved by amendments. He should therefore votea gaintl (liikingout the eight clauses.ii order that ihey might be amended, so as to prove generally accept able. Mr. Giles's motion was then put and negatived_ Mr. Parker wished to renew his motion for fink ing out the words "freeft and mofl enlightened ia the world." Mr. Harper believed his motion would fupercede that of the gentleman just fat dowß, because it .contemplated the finking out of a greater portion of the answer, and because it had already been fuhtni ted to the hotife. Having already given his Teafons for wishing his motion to prevail, he should not again trouble the house with them, but merely submit it to their decision. Jt was to strike out all that part of the answer, from the words " retire ment from office," at the end of the seventh, para graph, to the words " may you long, &c." at the beginning of the lafl; and to insert " and to avail ouifelves of this occasion, since no suitable one may heteaftcr occur, of disclosing those warm emotiooi of refpeft, gratitude and affection, with which we, nolefs than our constituents, have been inspired bjr a life, equally illudrious for the wisdom, integrity and patriot ism whereby in public conduct have been guided, and fortunate in the happy influence which the exercise of those virtaei has produced on the prosperity of our country." « Mr. Freeman obje&cd to the substitute offered by Mr. Harper, because it did not contain a feati- Hient in the original which he very much approved, viz. " Yet we cannot be unmindful, that your mo deration and magnanimity twice displayed by retir ing from your exalted stations, afford examples no less rare and indruftive to mankind, than valuable to a republic." Mr. Harper he had no objection ts the ad miffmn of that fentimcnt into his substitute.. which <afily be done. 1 Mr. Ames hoped the motion to strike out wsuH not prevail. Ihe original, he said, having been printed and in the hands of members, had the ad vantage of being well weighed, and he trusted ge nerally approved : but any substitute would not have that advantage, beft.lesthat he ihotight the Sentiments being crowded together iu the way pro posed, would drag Ijeavily along. The motion was put and negatived, there being only 25 votes foi it. Mr. Parker then urged his motion. Mr. W. Smith hoped tha words in question would not be druck out. The reason aligned yes terday fordriktng out these words was that thiv might offend other nations who conceived them selves :.s free and enlightened as we. Gentlemen did not fay wh t nation wntild take umbrage; but he supposed they alluded to the French reptibli<. If, however, he could shew those gentlemen tha t that republic had uled a fimilitf language, in wtrich they called themselves the grealefl nation in the world, he trull :hhey wou'd feci easy as far as tc fpedled any offence to 'hem. In looking ovei' some papers, he had met with fever a! bomballical ' expressions in a note of Baithe'cmy s, a report to the convention of Liaiiviere, sn.l of CumHaceres in the mm; of the three committees He iead and hoped they would remove from the minds of gentlemen all ideas of offence to the French repub lic. Mr. Parker said, he m ide this motion he I neitluT had the F ench Republi: in view nor pny o ther nation His objection o'he expression was, that if we were more free and enligh ened than o thers, it was not becoming in tis to nuke the decla ration. Our government, ht said, was as free as any inexi.tence; and as to our being enlightened, we might be more so than otheis. His ohjeclion went againd the declaration. But, however enlight ened we might be, our enlightened uriderllanding had been far exceeded by-Deumatk and Sweden, who had p'refeived their neutrality amidst tljej irring intcrefls of iturope—their vessels could pals uamo led ed on the ocean ; eyen the Helvetic Republic' had preserved i:s neutrality mviolate. The Teamen j of these countries were not seized and carried on ! boatd men of war, nor diot for leaving their pi ifoo ships. The brother of a member of that house, he said had been (hoi at in this fu nation. It was true, he was not killed, but the {hot w.is levell«Ua' him Was this, be afkr.l, preferring our digni' y ? When the gentlemen from Maffat hufetts (Mr. Ames) lad fcfiion fpokc of the p-ob»bility, of a wai with Great-Briiain, hi said, ihe was armed at all points l.ke a Porcupine. It was then our business t« be quiet—to Ihu: ouifelves up in a (hell like a Tor. toife. Pea e was to be preserved at any rate ; wh/fl the British were frizing our property and inipreffing our seamen, whom they f ourged and treated ia the mod cruel manner, yet a'l must be (till, not a word about reliflance. When the Executive feiit an En voy to treat with the British he tru:U I to the judice and magnanimity of h»-ni jelly ! Was this fit language lor this country to In Id to Bri tain i The moll petty principality in Europe would have thought itfelf 'ebafed by such a coir net.— What was the result ? A Treaty. This was the aft of an adminiflration which they uere called upon to appl ud. He yet believed the Pre liderit wife and virtuous, but he had, perhaps, per-, sons about him who had advised him to this unwil'c and impolitic aft The gentleman from Maffj' hufetts (Mr. Ames) had told them, we were on the eve or a war with France ; the greatell nation, said Mr. Parker, on earth, a nation who was fighting in the cause of h berty, and who had carried bet vietoijfs to every part of Europe, whose exploits in war Rorye never exceeded. This he thought was not a fitu.ttion in which to exult. We may, said he, think well of ourselves. He believed the people to be wife, the government good, but the adminillratioH bad. The gentleman from Mafiachufeus had said, we are dc firuus of peace ; but if the Fr. nch are determined 011 war, we are ready to meet them. Where heaf ked, were our (hips, or out armies ? This gentleman had told them lafl feflivn of the tomahawk and of the mother bleeding over her hild. He would not deal in metaphor with tha! gentleman, but he would ask him for his confidency. Why peace with Eng land, but with France, fay we are ready to meet ! them ? Where was the lafl war ? Did he meet the i enemy ? He believed not. But addsci he, I saw such cruelties committed by the British, as would make the flouteft shudder! Mr. Parker said when Gen. O'Hara left Portf mauth he went into it and fonnd a house as large as that hall full of people ill of the small pox, many of them blind, whom O'Hara had left without a nurle or any assistance.—The gentleman from S. Carolina had seen a British eourt ; he had not. He had seen some of their lord s indeed, but he found them like other fmen.—lf, he faiil, ihe French made war upon this country,he should certainly fight against them. He did not fear them ; but he disliked to take up arms againftafrre people. Kingcraft and Prieftcraft had too long governed the world with an iron rod : more enlightened times, he trusted, were approaching and he hoped ere long republicanism would cover the earth —He wished the words to be itruck out. Mr Harper said he did not feel the least difpoGtion to follow the gentleman just fat down through" his een fures on our own adminillration. Nor did he fee what relation this had to the matter in hand. The question was, whether we ihould make the declaration before them or not. And lie thought the thing of little coa fequenee ; because, if we were the most free and en lightened, it was well, and other nations would fee it Why, then, travel into a field of inveflive against ad ministration. Suppose this was as base as he could make it, it would not follow that all the reft of Ameri ca were wicked. If all his aflcrtioiis were true, there fore, he might vote against his own motion. A great deal, Mr. Harper •bferved, had been said about pacifice intentions, war, &c. Strangers, or gentlemen who had net heard the whole »f the debate, would suppose, that the question before the committee was the fubjeft of a declaration of war, tho' Jx was merely to determine whether we should call ourselves free and enlightened. Yet the gen tleman from Virginia was very pacifically inclined to all natious. The sum and fubftanee of the whole ftoty was, that this gentleman was pacifically in ciined towards the nation which seemed to have hof. tile views against this cauntry. He hoped, how ever, they IhouM oot eater «a fields of discussion, which could enljr fcrve to irritate End prolong the business, nor give scope to their recollection of every thing that had been pleaflngor difpleafmg to them, but vote on the simple question. The gentleman from Virginia had said, that when compared to Denmark, Sweden, or the Helvetic republie, our . administration had beeuveiy unwise indeed. Now it happent, fat'd Mr. Harper, that the gentleman has been very unfortunate in his comparison ; for Sweden and Denmark submitted to the fame kind of treatment which we have submitted to. At to i the Swiss cantont, thiy were in alliance with the only Ration that could fuccefsfully annoy them, ow ing to their inland and mountainous situation. He j did not fee therefore any wisdom in their condutt. Whilst, said he, with many difficulties on our hands, we have (till preserved peace, Snd efeaped the effe&s of European broils, much better than any of us expe&ed. [Debate to be continued.J Mon»ay, Becember 19. The milii in bill was taken up in committee of •lite whole. The fitll provides for a division of the militia into two clatles, the firft to comprise those between 20 and 25 years of age, the other rbofe between 25 and 40; the firft clafl to devote a ronfiderable portion of time in military duties, the other to lie conflicted as a corps de reserve. The principle of this fe&ion was ohje&ed to, on account 'chiefly of the gieat expense of time and money whici) tjie execution of the pian would require, and it was moved to ftrikeit out. A motion, however was made for the rising of the committee, which obtained, and the committee obtained leave to fit again. On motion of Mr. Livingfton, a committee was appointed to enquire and report, by bill or other wise, what alterations appeared necefiary in thepe nal code of the United States. A petition from Stephen Moylan, commissioner of loans lor the ft ate of Pennsylvania, praying an ercreafe of salary, was read, and referred to the committee on that fubjeA. | Mr. Gallatin obtaiised leave of absence for ten ! days. Mr. Harper moved, that the committee bf the whole fbould be difefnrrged from further the militia bill, with a view that it should be re committed to a fcleft committee. The motion was "iTFgatived. ' On motion of Mr. Heath, resolved, that a com mittee be appointed to enquire whether any and what alteration ought to be made in the existing law?, to enforce the payment of monies due the United States, by the different officers of the reve nue. Adjourned. Philadelphia^ TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10 1796^ RUTUKN OF Votbi . £ . e « ~ rou 7- J 5 5 au, > § PRESIDENT AND > •> . ig •» -q "1 iTI * p pHfe r?ld iN T cvv-H*i.f>fhire, j~~6 6 Maflachtil'tlts, i 1 !<ho(l«-iltand, 4 4 Connecticut, 9, 4 5 Vermont, j r New-York, 1213 New Jerily, . 7I 7 Pennsylvania, 1 214 13 Delaware, 3 3I 1 Maryland, 7 4,] 43] 1 Virginia, X 1 10 115 31 Kentucky, T T.nefiee, North-Carolina, 11116 1 South-Carolina, Georgia, Total, Marriid, last Evening, by the Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. Edward Harris, Merchant; late of England, to Miss jANt UsTipK, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Uf tick, of this city. This day his Excellency Thomas Mifflin was proclaimed Governor of this Commonwealth with the cuilomary formalities. The New York papers by this day's mail, fay it ; it probable that Edward Li*ingllon, Esq. it re elected a member of Congreft. The ship C.harleflon, capt. Garman, is arrived in the river, in 7 days from Charleston. On Saturday, at twelve o'clock, agreeably to ap i pointment, Dr. Rush delivered his Eulogium in : the Prefbytetian Church, in High street, on the i late Mr. The Doctor commen -1 j ccd his Oration with an account of the birth of the ; | great philosopher whose eulogy he wat about to | make, and proceeded to give an account of all the material tranfafliont of his life, till he came to the 1 awful period of his death, in all which he found ■ occasion to pay the highest tribute of praise to the deceased. Indeed, we believe, we (hall be joined 1 in sentiment by all who heard it, in pronouncing the Oration a mod masterly composition, and that it was pronounced with all the ability of an Qra tor and with all the feeling of a Friend. The . Church was exceedingly full, but very attentive. 1 The President of the United States, the Member! •f Congreft,. and of the Legislature of this State, ' the foreign Ministers, the Philosophical Society, Medical Students, &c. were a part of the auditory on this solemn and affe&ing occasion. ► » FOR THI GAZETTE OF THI UNITIfc STATES. ! Mr. Fehno, • TN a pamphlet published yeflerday, under the > title of " An Address to certain Bank Dire&ors," is contained the following paragraph : " A certain bank direhor applied to a Jiationtr some short time ago, te have a hantffome bank book made. After the flstioner had completed , hit work, agreeable to order, k« wat so mech pWed with it« elegance, that he refolded to furn]lh hirofelf with one equally handsome, and exafHy like it. A few days aftet, the fiationet Tent his new and pretty bank boo 1 ? to the bask, to get a small note n/roU in. To his furprije hi» pretty book was returned with • credit for a note which had been discounted (roR the Director) for eighteen thousand dollar*. The accidental refem ' blance et two elegant bank books caafcd this mif rake ; but it also discovered a fafl that points with tilent eaergy at the bank proceedings." The stationer alluded to, deems it but justice to the bank director in qncftion, ro dcclare, that the whole contents of the a bore paragraph are abfo lately deftitutc of even the ftnallell shadow of foun dation. M. C. December 20, 1796. BY THIS DAY's MAILS. BALTIMORE, Dec. 17. ANOTHER. FIRE IN SAVANNAH. Captain Hughes who arrived yellerday from Sa* vanuah, which h? left on the 6th inft. we learn, blings a* account of another fire in that unfortu nate city. Not having seen captain Hughes, we could not obtain any further particulars than that it occurred a day or two previous to his failing, occa fioncd, perhaps, by the fmoaking ruins of the late fire ; and that twenty more houlcs had been laid ia afhei. NEWBERN, December 3. A letter from Soath Citiolina, states, that Mr. Pinckney will undoubtedly have all the votes of the electors of thatftate, for Vice PreCdent of the United State! : but that the vote* for Piefident will be considerably divided between Me(T r s. Adams and Jefferfon. The honorable brigadier-general Benjamin Smith, Esq. iseleited speaker of the Senate, and the hon. John Leigh, Esq. speaker of the lioufe of Com mons. Pantheon, AND RICKETTS's AMPHITHEATRE. Corner of Chefnut and Sixtli-ftreets. For Equestrian and Stage Performances. To-morrow evening, Wednesday, Dec. 21, Will be presented the following entertainments, viz. HORSEMANSHIP, by the Equsftrian troop. A Comedy, in two A&s, called, The Lying Valet. Sharp (the Lying Valet) Mr. Chamber* Gaylefs, Mr. Jones Jullice G tittle, Mr. Durang Beas Trippet, Mr. Tompkins, and Dick, Mr. Sully Mali(Ta, Mils Robinson Mis. Gadabout, Mrs. Durang 1 Mrs. Trippet, Mrs. Tompkins, and Kitty Pi-y, Mis. Chambers A COMIC DANCE, tailed The Dwarff ; or, The Warrior''s Wonder. A SongbyMifs Robin^n. In the course of the evening, a Duet by Mr, and Mrs. Chaiirbers. The whole to conclude wi'h the Grand Pantomine of Don Juan ; or 5/ The Libertine Dejlroyed. :£s* Doors to open at 5, and the Performances to com mence at a quarter after 6 o'clock. * # * The days of performances, to be Monday, Wed nefday,Friday and Saturday. CAUTION, WHEREAS very hrge and heavy debts are justly due and owing from meflrs. Blair M'Clenaehan and Patrick Metre, ef the city of Philadelphia, merchants, trading under tf;e firm of Blair M'CUnachan antl P. Moore, and from Blair M'Ctenachan in his separate capacity; to which, by the laws of the land, ail tha joint as well as separate property of the said Gentle men, is, and ought to be, liable. And whereas it i» clearly and fatisfa&orily ascertained, that mr. Blair M'Clenaehan, of thr said firm, has conveyed away to mr. John H. Httftor., his son-in-law, to his daughter, miss M'CUnachan, and to his son, George M'Clenachan, several large and valuable real estates, as well as considerable personal property, in the city and county of Philadelphia, in the county of Lancas ter, in the county of New-Castle on Delaware, and elsewhere, with a view, as it is apprehended, to de feat the Creditors in the recovery of their just debts.— This is, therefore, to forewarn all persons whamfo ever, against the purchase from the fsid grantees, or either of them, of any portion of the said real or per sonal property, as the molt vigorous mcafures will without delay be taken to render the fame liable to the just demands of the Creditors. »y order of the Creditors. Thomas Fitifimons, ~~l • Philip Nicklin, I Isaac Wharton, r Committee; William M' Murtrie, 1 Samuel W. Fi/her, Philadelphia, December 17th, 1796. aoth.J FOR SALE, A very Valuable Eltate, CALLED TtVITTKNHAM, situate in the townlhip of Upper Derby, and county 01 Delaware, 7 i-» miles from Philadelphia, and half a mile from the new Weftera road: containing 230 aarts of excellent land, 45 of which are good watered meadow, 90 of prime wood land, ,ahd the rell arable of the firft quality. There ai% ; on theprediifes a good two story brick house, with 4 rooms on a floor, and cellars under the whole, with a pump-well of excellent water in front; a large frame barn, (fables, and other convenient buildings; a fraoke-houfe and (tone, spring-house ; two good apple orchards, and one of peach es. The fields are a# in clover, except those immediately under tillage, and are so laid out as to have the advantage of water in each of them, which renders it peculiarly con venient for grazing. The situation is pleasant and healthy, and from the high cultivation of the land, the good neighbourhood, and tha vicinity to the city, it is Very suitable for a gentleman'* country feat. The foregoing is put of the estate of Jacob Harman, dece&fed, and otfer*d forfait by Mordecai Lewis, OA* gt. taw Surviving Sxscutor.
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