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
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