lays,* " ptrfon ihall be <on , ptiy criminal cafe, to he a witnel* * - , bi:»fe)f; nor he depiived of life, i,i property,without due pitfcefsot law. W;,.. not the torching ft r paper", in toy poiief.ion tantamount,had an.y been ftutnd :i in eahlv to the hop»r, of my nti ieeutoi s, •Jl* ' - • A to making nie become a witurts myf li ? My countrymen, n:y friends, who have wish me been HiunimMital in bringing about our uvolut.on, apply tn vomUKes the eondi'6t wnicb lias bi'en adopted in this matter. From tlie ami trary will of George II I. of Cieat L>s i taiil, we have no longer a pride wixtilt ing to be free, if the moll sacred tics of the U'.'tcyi can thus be violated and liam pled upon. 1 addr. f;: mvfc'f now to my country at large. Ido it upon (he principle of a ci'izen (of a 2rr.lt republic which i R jft ft freed from the shackle . of dt li>otifni)w.'iio has experienced ?n attack upon his nrivi/' Icfjes I' Ih-wsthereby plainly. thatthe« r.' ' ••• atns something dtfonfic eitheY in \ g.neial government, or in chara/tcrs • ir> <sC" ■> ihc ex < irtwt part thereof.— In eithet .cafe, if nfy obfervaui/bs are ;• 'it, a rr—.Hv is nectffury ; it they ate | uljng,.or the explanations extorted, I - my count iy too well net to submit cl r.rfn'lv to coiitiCiion; but on the con tiarv. 1 pledge ay ft If not to give up tamely a point which to me appears big with confeu'Jence refpetting the iutup*' happiiitfs of America. S. DRAYTON. , CONGRESS. I '' >HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. 6. 1704- of the tfy» bill \leatmg and-better £,fpt rtmgtne VLiiabHlhinent of the United. on p V? objefled to the addition of \ ftnke\ indequate —he moved to _ i,ir ' \r,d insert two. j or]fervc(!V,pp G rt c d the motion ;he | I to uiduceVjrt; United States, mean ! I tii. 111 figiitjLlifl; w ] lo have an inter —ta<y mu{^fltti t - 5 0 f the Country ■ j, lie remarked Vter encouragement, v, ' cl s. generally V meaiis cf living i tnc perlojjs ; n —that .•"VAthssr &kriAhc public offices wereV-ient fSf'tfiSr tl'e .eglnature for aV petitioning pay and it is evidenVi' e cf their • nftan so support an army\ U nless we tiples from those profefTe\ent pvin couragement waft be given \ter en to e " lcr i:lto the femce. \ men • Clark said he was oppo^^ motion -he thought that gentle\e sw not considered tie pay of the arm\ | coring to its real vJue ; there are otS % tumgs to be taken into confidcraUon, bV fides the pay and cloathhig— the cor?:| "C ::r.tion they now receive, with the pwpofcd addition of one dollar, would be I round fufheient. Mr. lioudinoi said it was a mistake, tbat .aboi-ers, and good laborers, could not be plained for the wages and allowance of t.ie olciers. He knew of good lsborers attuady employed at and ujider the rate or their actual compensation. Mi. Scot said that it was in vain to ex pect men to enlist for the present pay he knew of no laborers in his part of the Country, that could be procured for the allowance ncv-made to the fcldiers men, vho could eat and drink, and sleep fafe, and lecurely at home, and get from 70 to 80 dodars a year for their labor, would ir.rdly be induced to rifle their lives for the pay and allowance of a soldier ! -Mr. Findley offered some remarks on the propriety of raising the value of the rations. Mr. J. Wadfworth said it had been af ccrtained on a former occafton, that ta * *-g into consideration the value of the jatiring, rating it at 20 dollars per ann. rv wii.li the roonth- V.at the coropenia v ; avcragLfi price >: r'canfylvaiv.a. lo tin-' aci.'.al state of -oodnefs ci men coirpoftd of as good -ere ever employed in Inited States. .They ,ced by good judges. lifidg , '- lt ■ as to i jndu:trio»s laborers, ' A ,- U y, he conftdered it principally compo- IT/tingl T /ting men—persons yhy- regular purfaits; Jccafionß the lubftan- Trious citizens, d<i not Vi± force of any coun ?r •a he fnould vote against -uio' he was ojipofed to any is ablifiiment, yet, as cireuniflai ceS . .fjituatcd, he was in fir. or of com pleatijg the number of troops originally intended by the ac.;. I(c observed that there were no oem pfcJnttVro't fjrvard from the fold iers— Lme complaints had been mentioned from the oficers, but these remained to be en quired into—he tho't that one dollar ad dition would ar.fwer the purpose effectu al-—if the three dollars per month had Jfcen fu.Tieient to- raise three quarters of 'ihe msn required, one dollar more, ma king four dollars a month, would raise the other quarter. ( He added lome J?- mtirks on the enormous expeiice Vi 1 '- * 1 would attend the enhancement of thym ic-cafe the United States were called on to make a great additio* t0 their miitary Mr. Boudinot added some observations ] on the fubjeft, ** fapp°fed it might be eli gible to-mafcc feme addition to the clbatn- J„rr rations. Mr. Montgomery said he could not un derlland, how gentlemen calculated in es timating the pay of the soldiers aabeihg equal to that of laborers —according to is calculations it was inferior. He said the militia called out so ast i r ith the regular troops, are never latched vitb the continental pay. Mr. Scot said he hoped that fiveldol ,ars would be agreed to —this enccu;..'c ment would probably induce a fuStient number of the militia now in the mgh borhood- of the army to enlilt ; tliXche coftliftecl jjjvincipalty of a3 "V";o'"-- [v, aftivc youths, as any in the V'.iiud States. Mr. Hunter faidthat the state of South Carolina gave their militia cn the frontiers eighteen pence sterling a day, and he wn ceived that it was in -vain to expect to Rife men at the rcduced wages proposed he was sure it never could be done in the forth- cm States. Mr. Beatty said he was in favor ol th motion for an encreafe of the pay—bit hi ihit. d a modification of the business ti re lation to feme compensation at the eld o; the service ; he said lie should bring for ivard a motion in the course ofthe difcufior Mr. Smiley enlarged on the ideas lie at irft suggested refpefting the importance >f committing the defence of the country ofuliftantiai ir.tereftcd ir u prosperity. Mr. irnne addeff some remarks, ii he concurred fubftantiallv in thd£| Beatty, and reprobated in le m, the profligate and drunken cha afters of many of the recruits in ferv.ee tS. • Smith, after stating that the price of labor in Maryland, is for dollars a vear—tirw' f ms to thew the extreme nl p» enhancing the pay at the ptefent . when a variety of circuniiance: to «mbarrafs the recruiting ftrviw war in Europe obftrufted the emi- PtTv of laborers from that country— a °Ss therefore were scarce, and ct*nfe« <jiientV cru : rs f or the a.rnv were not so eauly i\. ure d as heretofore—but this state of tfSi s not vvaiT3n t adopting a permarienV I |, lc ;p] c ; n t j, e enhancement of the wagesV the fo i tl j erß . lie was in ?y r 0) - t j ie by the gentkn*. f rom New-Jeffer, ol jjjjjituig.. ioo land at the expira tion of the fervice.\A£ r . Smith was op posed to the mction\ r 2 dollars, and in favor of the addition :n the bill. Mr. Wadfworth addeXfom.e remarks oil the observations which had been made respecting the purging the army of diiTo lute and intemperate soldiers. He conii dered such ideas as futile. To eipecl that an army should consist only of lober industrious men, without vices—we might 5 % O ■ >o $ jutt as well expe&that ah army « eompofed of clergymen. . The motion for striking out one and in fertng'two dollars, was negatived. . Mr. Clark moved an addition to the ra tions of 4 ounces of bread or flour, and ounces of meat. • Mr. Parker said he was one of the com mittee on the bijl, he heard of no com plaint on account of the rations ■ he pre fumed they were fufficieut, unless it wa proposed to fat them like pullets or duck till they became so unweildy that they coulc not run away or dcfert—he fawno advan tage in the proposed augmentation ; be fides he said it would only increase th< temptation of thefavagesto attempt cutting off con voys,as bad already been the cafe; h( said that one half the army is now employ ed in transporting provisions to the other. Mr. Fitidley said in opposition to Mr Parker, tliat lie had heard of more com plaints on account of taefcarcity ofproviu cms than on account of thewages : that th( men had frequently been reduced to grea {1 raits for the want of supplies—to fuel flraits as that one of them hid inform*, him, the sweetest morsel he had ever eater was a piece of roasted cow hide ; hi fait it was unju.l and ungenerous, he woul( not fay wicked, to expect that men in th. service: of their country (hould iuffcr so the want of a full supply of neccflan food. --He did not anticipate the difad vantages that the gentleman from Virgini; did ; lie did not think there was any dan cer of the men's growing too fat. Mr. Smiley added several remarks cor robcrative of those of Mr. Findley : b remarked that a man in the wilderness re quired more food than one in the more set tied parts of the country. Mr. Hartley moved to flrike out tt* quantities and leave the anfbunt of the ad dition blank. Mr. Clark consented to this alteratioi in his motion. Mr. Hartley then added some obferva tions to (hew the neceflitv, propriety, anc jufJce of adding to the cloathing as wcl as the rations ; he said that four dollars ; month, with some addition of the k:nd hi mentioned, would make the soldiers com fortable. Mr. Wadfworth said he was oppoift to railing the rations to a greater quant! Tv than would amount to the neccffui'i'-'s o life. He adverted to the rations allow ed to the late continental army, whicl had been found fufficient. Mr. B. Bourne said that it appeared tc him that more information was wanting tc enable the committee to decide with pro •v.iety; he could vvifli that the motior {hould lay on the table till that iiuorma tion was obtained. Mr. Findley, to (hew that the rations had not been fufficient,and that complaints had been made, referred to the communi cations «ac'e at the lad session of Congress during the investigation into General St. Clair's o.pe&itVi. Mr. Giles also iw e <J s o me information to the fame point, rei-.; ve d by the feleft committee on that buhneiv It was then moved to at» e nd the mo tion by striking the article v mat." This motion cccafioned fo*e£further debate, but before » vote was Uk>i_ Mr. Clark withdrew his motion. ~ Irvine then moved an r.mcndmc: the substance of which was that each sol dier at the eflrftof the service {hould be en titL'd to ioO af*of laud. Mr. Findley Imported the — ..he cor.tidered it kj induce the soldiers to lcttle m thai country, and prevent many at the end oi the war from returning to the th'.ck fet tled parts, and the cities on the sea coast, and become for want of employment, rob bers and house breakers. Mr. S. Smith said the principle of the motion he considered excellent—it would produce a more settlement of the frontiers, and experience Ires proved that the only effectual plan of repreifmg the m curiions of the savages is by pushing the settlements into their country. Mr. Dearborn objected to this mode of rewarding the soldiers ; he preferred that of giving a sum of money at the end of rhe fervice,fufficient to enable the men to ptirchafe anumberof acres of land it their option in any part of the United States, lie stated a variety of difficulties that had formerly attended the plan of giving "land to the soldiers, and fnewed that it had not answered the purpefe. Mr. Beatty and Mr. Boudinot offered several objections to the motion, the for ner gentleman prelerred the idea cf Mr. Dearborn. Mr. Boudinot faidthe motion must M nended, if the principle is adopted, be >re it will be proper to agree to it. Mr. Scott pbferved that the prefentlu ian war was a war of conquest, and it •as in vain ever to expea peace on our •ontiers tiU thelndians were expelled trom 'tat country. He then adverted to the. rogrefs of thefettkment of the tronuu* -it hid been effected by driving off th« ndians and establishing polls ; in this way. he settlement at Pittlburg was made, and inlefs you eftsblifh a chain of polls all a-, aund the frontiers, and garnion them, nd thus keep the settlers m a state 01 le urity, there is no better mode that can ie devised to secure them than by eneou- the army'to fettle there, i Mr. Boudinot objected fully to the mo ion,ha'faid it was pursuing a system whica Shis opinion had occasioned all ourtrou : on the frontiers. . Mr. Findley supported the motion, lie rifidered the troubles 011 the frontiers as iginating in a deviation from former aftice or principles. The motion was finally rejectee. K t U e Printer of the Gnzitte of the United Sf.-f. ! Ifldofcdl&ndy be-trwflatiwtofa ice biiblimcd in tl".~ city last ip»ng.» ? - s , eir.s well failed to preface tne account t'he treasonable prances m South-Ca ,l; ia , and the relolvet of the Democratic llub in Kentucky. I do not recoil hat it has appeared before the pubhcHn a:. Er.gli(h drets. From the Rajoteur, a French paper pub lithed in this city. The Jacobin focietv, whose maternal or,braces aU the inhabitants of the globe, has extended her. benevo.cnt care to the planters of Louisiana ; a peo ple so ignorant and flupid as to preier peace, and protperlty under thnr present loveroment to the noble grat.ficanon of cutting one another's throats, m oraer to eiiaMii anion* than the bleffcd system of equality which prevajU m the trenclj Iflaods.—With this «w, she hat.) caul; d the following address to be emulated among them, by Apostle. whom .he hath commLhoned and knt abroad to teach all nations. LIBERTY and equality. 27*. J'<* iW *• i"- hr - n ■" Lout - JiGTlii j The id yetr of the French Republic- The day in at hand, when tyranny (ball vanish from the face of the earth. France emancipated, and fettled in a republican form of government; having vindicated the rightß°of man by many iignal vi&ories over her numerous enemies, is not content with enjoying the benefits of her alone ; but proclaims to ;;il nations that she is ready with a powerful aififlaocc to second the efforts of those who wish to follow her virtucus example.—French men of Louisiana, you yet love your mo ther country; the attachment is born with you ; and the people of I ranee are not ignorant of your fentimepts. With m- do they view, in you, the vic tims of ancient despotism—and they ha.e powerTufficiciit to avenge your caisfe. A fperjured king, his deceitful minjftry» his u <e and haughty courtiers, who nad en- by the sweat a.id blood of an -rjpiifled people, have all been p' r.ithed wicked deeds. The French, their patience -xhaulled, and their pai fions enraged by »- series of injustice, un der which they had •■ QO J on g groaned, at length rose against theV oppreifors ; aud have scattered them as f«.(\ i$ scattered before an impetuous wind.—~*-7'ow time it cow?; Oye inhabitants of Lc\ !— be inftruiSted bv their great exrj ,!c. It is high time yuu we're njb longer the fiaves of Spaio, to wt*h yoirhave been so infa moufiy fokl ;—^ } is high time you were no longer, as K'nte beasts, at the disposal of met;, who have it in their power, by a fingl.- mandate, to rtk you of all that is estimable ; your liberty* and property, — The Spanitli government )r*s farpaftd all others in the atrocity, as wet ftupidityof her dopnijaiirtß. With a name execrate! over all the continent of America, hath (he r.ot marked all her steps by deeds of barbarity ?—Hath she not under the hy pocritic mask of religion ordered or jjer mitted the massacre of more than 20 mil lions of men ?—Hath she not, to glut her insatiable avarice depopulated, impovei ifh i ed, degraded whole tribes of the natives ?—• ' and hath she not opprefled, and doth she "X?i' fa. \Oi I ..lis ei lifgrc liver Suits M: yrai on i King ion ; tlurfe Wulfci i ibr Q Jt'ioli - free *\Kcn (port Avhit I futu
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