A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, PHILADELPHIA
[No. jj, of Vol. IV.]
RUN AWAY from the fubfcuotr, living in
Kent Countv, and State of Maryland, on
Sunday the 27th May last, a NEGRO MAN,
named Hark ; about 40 years of age, about five
feet nine inches high, has a fear over one of his
eye-brows, and when talking, hangs his head on
one fide, and looks up—had on and took with
h« 71 the followingcloaths, viz. a fearnought coat,
a black and white kersey coat, cut round, a white
kersey jacket and breeches, two pair of yarn flock
ings, the one pair lately footed, and the other not,
two oznaburgh shirts, each pieced on one fide,
two pair of tow-linen trowfers, one pair patched
with new tow-linen dovrn the fore parts, and an
old felt hat.
Whoever takes up said Negro, if out of this
State,and secures him in gaol, shall receive FOUR
TEEN DOLLARS reward—and if taken within
this State, and secured as aforefaid, shall receive
EIGHT DOLLARS reward ; and it brought
home, reasonable expences will be paid by
PEREGRINE LETHRBURY
Chefler-Town, June 4, 1791. (ep 8w )
Thirty Dollars Reward.
PUN AW AY from the fubferiber in February
last. a NEGRO LAD, named PHIL, about
20 years of age; had on when he went away, a
round jackct, a pair homespun breeches, and a tow
Ihirt; the fellow has a yellowish complexion, his
heighth about five feet fix or seven inches, very
square made ; has a mark along fide of his nose.
and one of his insteps has been burnt, which causes
the sinews to draw.
Whoever takes un said Negro, and secures him
in any iail, so that I may get him again, (ball re
ceive the above reward, and have all reasonable
charges paid. ROBERT PEARCE.
HtaiSajafnts, June 16, 1792,
JUST PUBLISHED.
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Fieaertci-Toain, Junes, 1792. (ep4w)
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A CONSTITUTION
OR FORM OF COV BR NMS NT
for tri itati or KENTUCKY.
' ,h „ R of the People of the Stale
of Kentucky, in Convention aflcmbled, do or.
and ">•» Constitution for its Go
vernment.
ARTICLE I.
tc. l.T'ilE powers of government (hall be di
„ . * v, lr l d ulto l hreediftmft department,
each „f Ihcm lo he confined to a fepa.ate body o!
I « h "l'which are le,. fLlive tr
h frl h /" " CU '' Ve to anoth ". '"<1
thofc which are judiciary to anothet
U.lf' *' N : 0 , P V r " n °' ""'■fli™ of perfoos be-
X ' w f'P""ncn.,, ihail rx.rofe anv
P"»er properly belonging ,o eithfr ol the others'
Sec. 3* The leg'flative DOWrr n» »k
weaJ»h jKjli k 11 C P () *« of Ihs common.
c.i. n Ihdl be vcftedin afriie m „i
Si-* - «-StWK|
c lect. t >os may be continued for three davs
months thereof aa inhabitant of the county Z
which he m»y fccchofen; unlrfs he {hall hav;
been absent on the public buGnefs of the United
States, or of this (late.
Sec. 6. Within two years after the firft meeting
of thegtneral afiemblv, and within every subse
quent term of four years, an enumeration of the
free male inhabitants above 21 years of age, (hall
be made in such a manner as may be dircfted by
law. The number of representatives (hall at the
several periods of making such enumeration be
fixed by the legislature, and apportioned among
the several counties, according to the number of
Tree male inhabitants above the age of 21 years in
each, and (hall never be less than 40 nor greater
than 100; but no county hereafter ercfted, fnall
he entitled to a separate representation, until a fuf
ficient number of free male inhabitants above the
age of 21 years shall be contained within it, to
entitle them to one representative agreeable to the
ratio which shall then be eftabliflied.
Sec. 7. The Senators (hall be chosen for four
years.
Sec. 8. Until the firft enumeration be made, the
Senate (hall consist of 11 members, and thereafter
for every 4 members added to the house of repre
sentatives, one member (hall be added to the Se
nate.
Sec. g. In chuiing the Senate, one member at
least (hall be ele&ed from each county, until the
number of counties is equal to the number of Se
nators : after which, when a new county is made,
it (hall, as to the choice of Senators, be considered
as being a part of the county or counties fiom
which it fhali have been taKen.
Sec. is. The Senate (hall be chosen in the fol
lowing manner : All persons qualified 10 vote for
representatives, shall on the firft Tuesday in May
in the present year, and on the fame day in every
4th year for ever thereafter, at the place appoint
ed by law forchufing representatives, cleci by bal
lot, by a majority of votes, as many persons as
they are entitled to have for representatives for
their refpeftive counties, to be elettors of the
Senate.
(*epim)
Sec. :r. No person (hall be chofcn an ele&or,
who ftir'l not have vended in the (late three years
next before his ele&ion, and who (ball not have
attained the age of twcnty.fevcn years.
Sec. 12. The electors of the Senate (hall meet
at such place as (hall be appointed for convening
the legislature, on the third Tuesday in May in
the prefept year, and on the fame day in every
fourth year forever thereafter; and they or a ma
jority of thero so met, (hall procecd to ele£t by
ballot as Senators, men of the mod wildom, ex
perience and virtue, above 27 years of age, who
shall have been residents of the state above two
whole years next preceding the eleflion. If on
the ballot two or more persons shall have an equal
number of ballots in their favor, by which the
choicc (ball not be determined by the fuft ballpt,
then the electors shall again ballot before they *e
parate. in Arhichthey sHall be confined to the per
sons who on the firft ballot fliall have had an equal
number, and they who fnall have the greatest num
ber in their favor on the second ballot, (ball be ac
cordingly declared and returned duly elected ;
and if on the second ballot an equal number shall
still be in favor of two or more persons, then the
ele&ion (hall be determined by lot, between those
who have equal numbers ; which proceedings or
electors shall be certified under their hands,
and returned to the Secretary for the time being ;
to whom shall also be made by the proper officers,
returns of the persons chosen as elc£lors in the re
fpe&ive counties.
Sec. 13. The eleflors of Senators fhal] judge of
the qualifications and ele&ions of members of their
own bcdv—and on a contested ele&ion, (ball ad
mit to a feat as an elector, such qualified person as
shall appear to them to have thcgreateft number of
legal votes in his favor.
Sec. 14. The elettors, immediately on their
meeting, and before chey proceed to the elettion
of Senators, (hall take an oath or make affirmation
of fidelity to this state, and also an oath or affirma
tion to elett without favor, affection, partiality 01
prejudice, such person for Governor, and such per
sons for Senators, as they in their judgment and
conscience, believe best qualified for the refpe&ive
offices.
Sec. 15. That in cafe of refufal, death, resig
nation, difqualific2tion or removal out of this
State of any Senator, the Senate (hall immediately
thereupon or at their next meetingthereaher, elefi
by ballet, in the fame manner as the electors are
herein airefted to chufe Senators, another person
in his place for the residue of the laid term of four
years.
Sec. 16. The General Assembly (hall meet on
'he fl» ft Monday in November in every vear, till
the time of their meeting (hall be altered by the
tegiflarure, unlefsfooner convened by the Governor.
Sec. 17. Each House (hall chufe its Speaker
and other officer?, and the Senate (hall also chufe a
Speaker pro tempore, when their Speaker (hall cx
ercife the office of Governor.
Sec. 18. Ea-h H ■'use shall judge of the quali
fications of its members ; contested ele&ions'ftull
he determined by a committee to be felefted, for
med and regu'ated, in such manner as (hall he di
tetlrd by law. A majority of each houfc (hall
constitute a quorum to do bufmef-, but a smaller
number may adjourn from day to day, and may
be an horifed by law to compel the attendance of
of absent members, in furh manner and under
such penalties as may be provided.
Sec. 19. Each House may determine the rules
of iis proceedings, puni(h its members for disor
derly behavror, and with the concurrence of two
thirds, expel a member ; but not a second tim*
for the fame cause.
Sec. 20. Each hou r e shall keep a jou'nal of its
proceedings asd publish them weekly, exccpt
Saturday, June 30, 1792.
33
such parts of them as may require secrecy, and the
yeas and nays of members on any qUestion, lhall
at the desire of any two ot ihcm, be entered on
the journals.
Sec. 2t. The doors of each House and of com
mittees of the whole, shall be open, unless when
the business shall be such as ought to be kept se
cret.
Sec. 32. Neither House shall, without the con
tent of the other, adjourn for moie than three days ;
nor to any orher place than that in which the two
Houses shall be fitting.
Sec. 23. The members of th- General Affcra
| My, and elcttors of the Senate, (hall leceive from
the public Treafurv, a compensation for their ser
vices, which forthe present (hall he fix (hillings a
day during their attendance on, going to, and re
turning from the Legislature, and the place for
choosing the Senators ; but the fame may be in
creased or diininifhed by law, if circumstances
(hall require it, but no alteration (hall be made, to
take effect during the exidence of the Legislature
which (hall make fach alteration : They (hall in
all cases, except treason, felony, breach or fuvety
of the peace, be privileged (rom arrest during
their attendance at the Session of the refpefttvc
houses, and at the place for chufing Senators, and
ingoing to and returning from the fame; And
for any speech or debate in either House, they
(hall not be questioned in any other place.
Sec. 24. No Senator or Rcprefentative (hall,
during the time tor which he (hall have been elett
ed, or for one year afterwards, be appointed to
any civil office under this State, which (hall have
been created or the emoluments of which have
been increased during the time such Senator or
Representative was in office ; provided that no
member of the firft Leg'flature which (hall be af
femblcd under thisconflitution, (hall be preclu
ded from being appointed to any office which may
have been created during his time of service in
the said Legislature ; and no minister of religious
societies, member of Congress or other per ion
hcldiug any office of profit under the United States
or this ccmmonwealth, except attornies at law,
justices of the peace, militia officers and coroners,
(hall be a member of either Houle, during his
continuance to ast as minister, id Congress, or in
office.
Sec. 25. When vacancies happen in the House
of Reprefeniatives, the Speaker (hall ilTue writs of
election to fill such vacancies.
Sec. 26. All bills for railing revenue (lull ori
ginate in the House of Reprefeutatives, but the
Secate may propose amendments as in other bills.
Sec. 27. Each Senator, Representative, and
Sheriff, (hall, before he be permitted to a & as such,
take an oath or affirmation, that he hath not direct
ly or indire£lly, given or promilec any bribe op
treat to procure his ele&ion to the fa id office : and
every person {Hail be difqualitied from serving a*
3 Senator, Representative or fher;r7, for the term
for which he (hall have been <le&ed, who {hall
be convi&ed of having given or offered any bribe
or treat, or canvassed tor the said office.
Sec. 28. Every bill which (hall have paged
both Houses, (hall be pre fen ted to the Governor,
if he approve he (hall sign it, but if he (hall not
epprove, he (hall return it with his objefiions, to
the house in which it (hall have originated, who
fhallentfcr the objettioos at large upon their jour
nals and proceed to rcconlider it ; if after such re
consideration, two :hirds of that Hcufe should a
gree to pass the bill, it (hall be sent with the ob-i
je&ions to the other House, by which it (hall like
wise be recon.ldered, and if approved bv two
thirds of that House, it (hall be a law : but in such
cases, the votes of both Houses (hall be determined
by yeas and nays ; and the names of the person?
voting for or agair.ft the bills, (hall be entered on
the journals of each House refpeSively, if any
bill (hall not be returned bv the Governor wiihin
ten days (Sundays excepted) after it fnol! be pre
sented so him, it (hall be a law in like manner as
if he had signed it ; unless the General Aflembly
by their adjournment prevent its return, in wh'ch
cafe it (hall be a law, jnlefa sent back within three
days after their next meeting.
(to be continued.)
Monday last arrived at New-Tork tie
Packet Cheflcrfieli, Capt. Jones, in
49 day from Falmouth. She brought
papers to the ifh of May. I
LONDON, May i.
FRANCE, governed by the violent
democracy known under the
name of Jacobins, has at length de
nounced war against the King of
Hungary and Bohemia. The afpe<ft
of Europe is so new that we know
not what to conjecture, though at the
fame time so portentous, that we can
not but fear foine general commoti
on, and consequently foine general
calamity. War between Germany
and France seems now unavoidable;,
as both parties are too proud and too
confident of support, to listen to
terms of mutual concession or cotn
promife. Could the voice of reason
and moderation be heard amidst the
tumults of paflion and the clangor of
arms, we would, in the character of
friends to human nature, and impar
tial fyedators of all political contefls,
[Whole No. 551.]
whether at home or abroad, earnestly
recommend peace to the contending
parties in France, on the ground of
a general amnefly, and the establish
ment of a third branch in the legifia
ture, by the infiitntion of a chamber
for the ancient nobility, and the dig
nified clergy, analogous to our House
of Peers. But the present temper of
the parties concerned does not admit
of such councils. It will, no doubt,
be the firft ohjetfl of what we shall
call the monarchical party, including
under that denomination both the
over-powered nobility and clergy in
France, and the sovereigns of other
countries who have espoused the cauft
of the fugitive princes, to seize some
strong port or pods in France, ascen
ters of union, or rather a re union,
of those who are friends, if not of
the antient government, yet of mo
derate reformation. It will, in like
manner, be the obje<fl of the French
democracy to crols the Rhine, and e
reiS the standard of liberty in the
Netherlands, in Liege, in Holland
too perhaps, and in other countries.
The allies will seek for friends and
adherents in France, the Nascent
Republic in the Low Countries and
in Germany, and all around them.
Whether will the enthusiasm of free
dom, or the combined efforts of many
and mighty powers pievail ? That is
the problem now to be determined
by policy and by arms.
It would have been full time enough
if the National Aflembly had waited
till the new King of Hungary had
come to some positive measure of hos
tility against the French, before they
had declared war ; for as it is, the
National Afl'embly must appear in no
other light than that of having de
clared an offenfive war against Ger
many, merely on the ground of the
declared opinion of the Kingof Hun
gary, as to the points on which he
desired to have the Conftitutton of
France amended, though he had ac
tually taken no ineafure to enforce
that opinion by an overt ai\, except
the 1.-ationing of part of his military
ftrengch might fa be conftrued,which
would hardly be allowed so long as
he refrained from any direct attack
on the poflefiions of France.
The daring republicans who adopt
the dotftrines of Thomas Paine in
this country, are proceeding to ex
tremities little short of madness, and
under the pretence of supporting the
cause of freedom, are everyday guil
ty of the grofTeit treason. Surely
with the inoft perfetft 2eal for the li
berty of the press, it mull be the wish
of all who are attached to the consti
tution, to fee the proper spirit of con
troul exerted, and indeed it is (hew
ing a true regard for the sacred free-*
dom of the press to prevent it front
being profaned by the scandalous li
cence which fonie desperate writers
afliime, who have no end in view but
a general confufion, by which alone
they are likely to escape from the
horrors of famine, or a gaol.
Government ir is to be hoped, are
not idle though silent, with refpedt
to the daring liberties which certain
factious writers take with the Con
ftirution, and in particular with the
executive branch which they are in
ceflantly endeavoring to bring into
contempt by a general attack upon
monarchy.
Le-ters received on Saturday by
the Flanders mail, are so far inter
eftinj; in a public light, as they bring
us information that the disputes which
have so long subsisted in the Nether
lands arc at length brought to a hap
py termination.
In a fliort debate, which occnrrrd.
on Friday last in the National Afletn
bly of France, after the prnpnW -if
war, a fallyof one Member produced
much applause.—"When
First," was read as the name of tbe