A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 92, of Vol. lII.] Wednesday, March 14, 1792.
SECOND CONGRESS OF THF. UNITED STATES.
AT THE FIRST SESSION,
Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Penn
sylvania, Monday the twenty-fouith of October, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety-one.
AN ACT for making farther and more effedtual
Proviiion for the Protection of the Frontiers of
the United States.
BE it enafled by the Senate and Houfc of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress aflembled, That the
battalion of artillery now in service be completed according to
the eflablifhment, and that the two regiments of infantry now in
leivice be completed to the number of nine hundiVd and sixty
non-com mi flioned officers, privates and musicians each.
And be it further ena6led, That there (hall be raised for a term
not exceeding three years, three addditional regiments, each of
which, exclusively of the commiflioned officers, shall consist of
nine hundred and sixty non-commiflioned officers, privates and
musicians ; and that one of the said regiments be organized in the
following manner, that is to fay, two battalions of infantry, each
of which, exclusively of the commiilioned officers, shall consist of
three hundred and twenty non-commiflioned officers, privates and
musicians ; and one squadron of light dragoons which, exclusively
©f the commiflioned officers, shall consist of three hundred and
twenty non-commiflioned officers,privates and musicians ; and that
it shall be a condition in the enlifttnent of the said dragoons, to
serve as dismounted dragoons, whenever they shall be ordered
thereto : That the organization of the said squadron of light dra
goons shall be, as follows, to wit ; one major, one adjutant, one
quartermaster, one surgeon's mate, and four troops, each of which
ihall consist of one captain,one lieutenant,one cornet,four sergeants,
four corporals, one farrier, one saddler, one trumpeter and lixty
nins dragoons ; and the Piefident may arm the said troops, as he
shall think proper.
Provided always, and be it further enabled, That it shall be
lawful for the President of the United States to organize the said
five regiments of infantry, and the said corps of horse and artille
ry, as he shall judge expedient, dimmifhing the number of corps,
or taking from one corps and adding to another, as shall appear
to him proper, so that the whole number of officers and men shall
not exceed the limits above prescribed : Provided, That the said
three regiments shall be difchargcd as soon as the United States
shall be at peace with the Indian tribes.
And be it further enacted. That the non-commiflioned officers,
privates and musicians of the said three regiments, shall be iulift
«d for the term of three years, unless previously difchargcd.
And be it further enacted, That every recruit, who (ball be in
lifted by virtue of this ast, shall receive eight dollats bounty, and
that the fame {hall be made up to the non-commiflioned officers,
privates and musicians now in fcrvice, who have inlilted for three
years, finer the patting of the ast intituled " An act for regulating
the military establishment of the United States.
And be it further enacted, That the commiflTioned officers,
•who fhull be employed to recruit tor the military establishment,
/hall be entitled to receive, for every recruit, duly inlifted and
mustered, two dollars.
And be it further enacted, That the monthly pay of the com-
Tnilfioned officers, non-commiflioned officers, privates and musi
cians, on ihc military establishment of the United States, and of
the three regiments authoi tzed by this ast, shall be, in future, as
follows, free of all deductions, to wit:—General Staff—A
major-general, one hundred and sixty-six dollars. A brigadier-
General, one hundred and four dollars. Quarter-master, one hun
dred dollars. Adjutant, to do also the duty ol infpeftor, feventy
five dollars. Chaplain, fiky dollars. Surgeon, seventy dollars.
Deputy.quarter-master, fifty dollars. Aid-de-camp, in addition
co his pay in the line, twenty-sou« dollars. Brigade major, to
ast also as deputy infpeftor, in additfon to his pay in the line,
twenty-four doliais. Pnncipal artificer, forty dollars. Second
artificer, twent)-fix dollars.— Regi m e ntal — Lieutenant-colo
nel commandant, feventy-five dollars. Major commandant of
artillerv, and major of dragoons, filty-five dollars. Paymaster,
in addition to his pay in the line, ten dollars. Quarter-master,
in addition to his pay in the line, eight dollars. Adjutant, in
addition to his pay in the line, ten dollars. Majors of infantry,
fifty dollars. Captains, forty dollars. Lieutenants, twenty-fix
dollars. Ensigns and cornets, twenty doilars. Surgeons, forty
five dollars. Mat s, thirty dollars. Serjeant-majors and quarter
mafter-ferjt ants, seven dollars. Senior musicians, fix doilars.
Serjeants, fix dollais. Corporals, five dollars. Privates, three
dollars. Mufici<ms, foui dollars. Artificers allowed to the in
iantry. light dragoons, and artillery, and included as privates,
eight 6 >l!ars. Matrons and nurses in the hospital, eight dollars.
And be it further enacted, That the rations, or money in lieu
foi the commiflioned, non-commiilioned officers, pri
vates and musicians of the additional troops herein mentioned,
filiall be the fame, as described in the afcrefaid ast, intituled " An
•ft for regulating the military establishment of the United States,"
and in the ast pal Ted in the third fefliun of the firft Congress, in
tituled " An ast for raising and adding'another regiment to the
military establishment of the United States, and for making far
ther provision for the protection ot the frontiers."
And he it further enabled, That the forage, to be allowx-d to
the officers of the additional legnnents authorized by this ast, be
the fame as described by the a£ts before mentioned .
And be it further enabled, Thdt the allowance of cloathing for
non-commiffiontd orfigers and privates of the infantry of the said
three regiments, shall be the fame, as is by law established :
that suitable cloathing be provided for the cavalrv, and adapted
to the nature of the service, and conlormcd as near as may be,
to the valueof the clothing allowed tc the infantry and artillery.
And be it turther ena&ed, .That all the commiflianed, and non
commiflioned officers, privates and musicians of the fatd three re
giments, (hall take the lame oath;., shall be governed by the fame
rules and regulations, and in cafcs of difabilies, shall receive the
fame compensations, as are described in the beforementtoned ast,
intituled " An ast for regulating the military establishment of
the United States."
And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Pre
sident of the United States, to forbear to raise, or to discharge, af
tet they shall be raised, the whole or any part of the said three
additional regiments, in cafe events shall in his judgment, render
his so doing confident with the public fafety.
Ana be u turther enacted, That the President be, and he here
by is authorized, from time to time, to call into service, and for
such penods as he may deem requisite, such number of cavalry as,
in his judgment, may be necelfary for the prottftion of the fron
tiers : Provided, That non-commissioned officers shall not be al
lowed more than one dollar per day, nor the privates more than
feventy-five cents per day, each person finding his horse, arms and
accoutrements, and at his own risque, and twenty-five cents per
day in lieu of rations and forage : Provided he furnifh himfelf
therewith.
And be it further enacted, That the President alone be, and he
hereby is authorized to appoint, for the cavalry so to be engaged,
the proper commiflioned office**, who shall not exceed, in num
ber and rank, the pioportions afligned to the said three regiments,
and whose pay and other allowances shall not, exclusively of fifty
cents Derday risque of their horses, exceed those
of officers of corresponding rank, in the regiments.
And be it furthrr enatted, That the President of the United
States he authorized, iri cafe he shall deem the measure expedient,
to employ such number of the Indians, and for such compensa
tions, as he may think proper: Provided, The said compensa
tions do noc, in the whole, exceed twenty thousand dollars.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Speaker
of the Houje of Representatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Prtjident of the United States,
and President oj the Senate.
APPROVED, MARCH THE FIFTH, 1792.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
President of the United States.
FOR THE GAZETI £ OF THE UNITED STATES.
SONNET,
NATURE, fwcct mistress of the pensive iniod !
As on the sandy shore I muting (land,
And fee around the wonders of thy hand,
I feel each paflion soothed—each sense refin'd.
The icy plains above the whispering tide,
The dreary woods that bound th' cxtenfive view,
The light blue clouds that Sol's pale lustre hide,
Vary thy charms, and every charm renew.
Thee, when young Spring sports on the spangled green;
When Summer bltifhcs in her rosy bowers ;
When welcome Autumn yellow plenty (bowers;
Or Winter storms amid the altered scene ;
Still let me love—still woo thee to my arms,
For Peace and Virtue bless the Heart that Nature charms.
HENRY.
i.!arch 3, 1792
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MR. FEN NO,
THERE lately appeared in one of the newspa
pers of this city, a translation from a French
paper, which quotes the speech of a Mr. lfnard,
one of the National .Assembly. That gentleman
calls priests monlters, cowards, traitors, murder
ers, and many other names of hatred and re
proach. It may be that such names are applica
ble to the priests in France—though it is to be
presumed that such a general charge on a whole
order of men is as falfe as it is illiberal. It may
be too, that such charges against the priests are
favorably received by the public of France.
Without presuming to decide on either of these
opinions, we know that these rude imputations
on the virtue and public spirit of the clergy are
shocking to an American ear : they tend to in
spire youth with irreverence towards an order of
men, whose lives and labors are devoted to the
imprefling an early love of virtue. The mifchief
of such sentiments is not to be questioned. Their
cruelty is abominable. Our clergy are exel jded
either by law or the general opinion from poli
tical concerns.
Men who do not engage in atflive life, because
it is thought inconfillent with the duties of their
calling to do to, may be fcid to live under the
protection of the general opinion, which in some
measure indemnifies the clergy, by the tefpedt
that is deservedly paid them for their exclusion
from gainful and honorary pursuits. The base
and ungenerous only will offer to dilturb this (late
of things. Accordingly it has been for a century
pad a (landing theme of profligate wit to inveigh
against the clergy.
No one will doubt that the world is the better
for the cftndant and zealous efforts of an order
of men who are geuerally poflefled of goodfenfe
and learning, and whose moral; are exemplary.
Their influence over the mind is that of virtue.
They are so many millionaries scattered over the
couutry, and engaged in diffuling the love of vir
tue and learning, and difcouutetianciug vice and
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ignorance. Their zeal for the canfe of the coun
try,during the revolution, was eminent —Inflead
therefore of calling our clergy by the reproach
ful names which M. Ifnnrd has bestowed on ttie
French priells, they justly merit the title oi the
patrons of learning, examples of virtue, and
friends of good order and their country.
FROM THE AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER.
MR. DUNLAP,
WHISKY* is a champion against: liberty and
for government. 1 am point blank the
other way—l am for liberty,Jaut for liberty where
it ought to be—in the government itfelf. I fay,
fir, 1 am for a free government —one that is free
to do what it pleases. I want no other article.
I am for a simple government, as well as a free
one. For whom, pray, was liberty intended, if
not for the government and thofc in it ! Was ic
for Tom, Dick, and Harry, fellows that would
lay out their money in grog, lather than give
it to their betters of taste to I'pend in Claret and
Conftantia ? Was it for the people in a body i
Such an absurd idea was exploded many years
ago, and would, happily for the quiet of the
world, never have returned, but for the upftarc
people of America, and the mad democrats of
France. Thanks, however, to certain patriotic
writers among us ! things begin to be better un
derstood : Ourrulers are apt scholars—they make
rapid progress in the knowledge of their rights ;
and let me alone for defending them. 1 will
quickly teach the gentry who rail against specu
lation—against the bank—against corruption, &c.
what it is to live in a free country ; —that is, a
country where the government is free. Freedom
would be a poor thing, if thole who enjoy it were
to get nothing by it. Upon this principle, if the
members of the government speculate, they are
right. They have the best opportunity. It they
take fliares in the Bank, and double their money,
1 alk—who so fit to gather the fruit as those who
planted the tree ?—They are not to blame : they
rather deserve praise for allowing so large a share
of the benefit to their friends. As to corruption,
that remains to be proved ; —and if proved, what
then ? The left government in the world is said to
be carried on chiefly in this way. In short, a free
government ought to be free in all reJpeCis, and
particularly, from being censured. This, I will
maintain, against Whisky or any body elle.—
And, I hereby give notice, that I am ready to
blow out the brains of him, or any of his coadju
tors, who shall hereafter dare to speak of any
other liberty, than the libertyof the government
to do what it pleases. GUNPOVVDEIi.
* See Gazette March 7.'
For the GAZETTE oj the UNITED STATES.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman rn the country to his Jriend in Phi-
ladelphia.
" T REGRET, with you, that the newspapers fhouM in any irr-
X stance be ihe vehicles of irreligion and profanetitfs. I
have observed, upon several occasions, that some pieccs of very ah
furd nonsense and infidelity have been retailed, thiough thatchau
nel, to i he great injury of those fuperficial readers, who derive the
grcateft part of their knowledge, both in politics and religion, from
this source. It is to be lamented verv much, that any editor of
a periodical paper, should appear intent upon difleminating prin
ciples of infidelity through the United States, and lor this pur
pole, should fluff his papers with such things from time to lime ;
and it is rather surprizing that those itnpoiuion* (hould be copied
into other papers, as if they merited a second publication.
A pafTage in a certain Gazette, of Dec. 8, ult. which I noticed
amongst other ttafh of a similar kind, in the papers which you
sent me, is a gross imposition as to its original, and a giols insult,
not only upon the Eflablifhed Church in Scotland, but also upoa
mofl of the Proteftani Churches, which generally ague in the par
ticular do&rines reprobated so much in that paper. It is pretend
ed, I observe, that the piece alluded to is a translation from French
Letters, dedicated to the National Assembly ; whereas the tadl is,
t'.iat it is taken from a publication Edinburgh, and has been there
solidly refuted, and at greater length than I think it deserves ; the
misrepresentations being very groli, and the affertior.s, a* to iatts,
perfectly falfe, and indeed, m some tilings, diie&ly the reverfc of
what is there fuggefled. It would not be difficult to txpofe such
fcun ility and impudence in its proper deformity : yet I think the
newspaper is not the most propei place for such exnitmions.
Indeed I cannot but wonder at the indifcietion and afcfurdity
of publishing reflections against religion, or particular systems ot
it, iii a newspaper. Such morceaus ol impiety to be pub
liHicd by themselves, and fold as choice communications front
Pandemonium ; and then their merit will be determined by the
public, and they who approve them, will have the pleafureol pc
rufing them, and the benefit of preserving them. But to publiA*
such things in a Gazette, where we are looking for political infor
mation, 1 s cramming impiety down our throats, whether we will
or not. I hope the generality of your editors of newfpapu* wilt
condu& their papers with superior propriety and decorum, and
let any Gazette, rewatkable for the contrary, have ihr single and
undivided honor of being the xepofitory of profanoicfs and irie-
I igi OH,"
A CITIZEN.