Forts in f"ch places as they should deem moil proper, and vrliich would in the mean time enable the executive to pre fers the neutrality- embraced by the United States, and' protest the haibors ot" the Suic from ir.i.Jt. In January last I received a letter from Gov-,T Morltne of South-Carolina, in whicli he informs me that no commillion ers could pofiibly proceed from that state to meet the commissioners of the state o: North-Carolina to extend the boundary line between the two states, until they can meet on more equal ground, as tire act of AOfcmbly prohibits the commiflioners of this state from infringing the 25 Sec: of the bill of rights, which exprefdy fays in what manner the boundary line between the two uatrs-tefrbe aicertained. He liewife allures me that the legislature of ' jjouth-Carolina ardently wifties all differ ences between the two states to be fettled in an amicable manner, and for this pur poie will appoint commiflioners to fettle every dispute refpe&ing territory so soon as this state fnall appoint commissioners with fuil powers to discuss and &ttle the claims of each state, at the lame time he refers me to some proceedings on this head between the then two provinces in the jear 1771 and 1772. The papers which f,e refers to I have not been able to re ceive any information upon from the se cretary's office, as the secretary informs nie that he had made a thorough learch and could not find them. On receiving information of the extent and fatality of the pestilential fever which prevailed in the city of Philadelphia, and fcarino- from the intercourse between this state and that city, that the disease might be brought in and spread among the citi zens of this llate, unless force iteps were taken to prevent k : I thought proper to ilfue a Proclamation requiring the persons veiled bv law with powers to prevent the introduction of infectious diseases, to pur ine such measures as might most effectually prevent the fame. Fnom the resolutions which the inhabi tants of fume of the sea port towns thought it was neccflary to enter into to prevent the introduction of the disease, it appears that the law for that purpose was defective and did not fully ar.fyer the pufpofe for which it was intended. I would there fore wish to call the attention of the legis lature to that law, that it might be so amended as effectually to prevent the in troduction of infectious diseases into this Itate. The comrniffioners for fettling the ac counts of the respective states, with the United States have made their report to the President, I have not as yet received a co py of it, nor has it been made public, I presume the President intends laying it in the firft instance before the Congrefc, af ter which copies will be forwarded to the different states. By the advice of the council of state, I appointed and commissioned John Hay wood Esq. one of the Judges of the su preme court p rot em. in the room of Judge Spencer deceased. In the month of Au gust 1 received a letter from him declining at that time the acceptance of that ap pointment, it was then so late that the council could not be called so as to make another appointment, soon enough for the pcrfon appointed to go the circuit, I there fore declined calling them. They like wise advised me to appoint and commiifion j Col. William Waters Brigadier General pro {em. for the diftrift of HOlfborough, which appointment had become vacant by General Mebane's having been elected and commissioned one of the representatives from this state to the Congress of the United States. CoL Waters has accepted of the appointment. I do myfelf the honor to lay before you, a letter from the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Maffachufetu, respecting a suit commenced in the supreme court of the United States, by an individual against that state, the speech of the late Governor Hancock to the general court of Ma(Ta chuletts, and their proceedings on that fub jeft. Having received information that some threats were thrown out by the crew of the privateer that they would by force the roonev out of the marihall s hands, I thought it expedient to give orders to Major Wright, that if he thought it was probable that such an occurrence might take place, or if the marfoall lhould call upon him for one, to order out a guard for its protectiou —and also wrote to the marshall that if he thought it neceflary he lhould apply to Major Wright for a guard. My private secretary will lay before you the public dispatches received in the course of the year, the letter book and the jour ftate, likewise two copies of the laws palled at the lail session of Congress and two co pies of the Journals of the Senate and House of Repretentativs of the United Spates. have the honor to be with refpeel, Gentlemen, Your uaoft obedient Servant, RICHARD DOBBS SPAIGHT. FayetteviUe, Dec. 4, 1793- From a PeterJbur S b Paper, (repMJhed Ij rrqucjl) North-Carolina, Dec. 15th, 1793 Mr. Prsntis, Your paper of the 6th December, 1793, No. 428, contains a publication styled, « An examination into the late proceed- ings in Congress respecting the official conduit of the Secretary of the Treasury." The writer of that paper is either an angry man destitute of candor and inform ation, or some speculator in the funds, who has adopted this base method of di verting the censure of the public from his own character. If he had wished to avoid this imputa tion, in mentioning that Mr. S—dg—k, h2d brought forward early in the la.t sessi on, a bill to authorize a loan of two mil lions of dollars, &c. for the payments to the Bank ; he would have added, that Mr. St le of North-Carolina moved to strike out the whole section on the principle that loans had been attended with the molt pernicious consequences. And that though the motion to strike out failed, it brought on a debate which terminated in giving the bill an entire new shape. I never in my own name, or any other name, held a ferthing in the funds, or Bank Stocks in the United States, nor did I ever hare a note discounted at any j Bank in the United States, and I defy vour dastardly fcribler to prove his alTer- tion, At some times it would be treating such publications with too much respeCt to no tice them, at other times silence would seem to give credit and currency to their falflroods. I am therefore constrained in juftification to myfelf, to fay that your pa ragraphs is a Liar, and I call upon you to publish this letter to (hew my detesta tion of such calumniators. The felfity of his charge against me, wOl I hope, induce liberal minded people to fufpcnd their censure of other charac ters, who in all probability, are as innocent as mvfelf. JOHN STEELE. For the GjztTTE of the United States. Mr. Fenno, YOUR British apologist either hlinded by zeal for his favorite nation, or deeming himfelf secure from his anonymous posi tion; has ventured to brave the p»blic with another communication, evidently calculated to misrepresent and deceive. After noticing the guarantee of Great Britain to the truce between Portugal and Algiers, which had been suggested as one evidence ofher agency in making the truce he endeavours to evade the force of that evidence by the following assertions: " But it is known that the latter fafk comes from the fame source as the former, afource which is not only queJTvmatle, but which derived its information from doubt fid authority—whereas the intelligence of a contradiSory nature is not only more recent, but comes from higher authority, and de nies the agency of tbat'juition or the guar antee." Tbefe assertions are deceptive and in correct in the following particulars. The intelligence of a contradiaory nature, reli ed upon by him, is not more recent, than the intelligence which he reje&s. The intelligence relied upon, bears date the 7th of October 1793. The intelligence rejected, bears date the 12th, and is con firmed the 2 ift and 22dof thefame month. The intelligence relied upon, docs not de ny the agency of Great Britain poflively, nor the guarantee i:1 any degree, it states that Jlrong reasons induce the writer to be lieve, that Great Britain had no agency in making the truce. It fays nothing of the guarantee. The chief circumstance from which this belief is inferred, is, that the person said to have concluded the treaty, was not sup- I posed at that time to hare been in the Bri- tilh fervire, the reason zCgned is, that he had not for a considerable time received any inftruftions from the BritifK court. Hs had however been in the Britiih service for iome time proceeding the truce, and was then relident in Algier*. He must have been employed by some power, be cause thro' his agency the truce has taken effect, and it is no where alerted that he was employed by Portugal. This belief therefore at best is founded | upon fuppofititiouscircumilances, <x ought not to contradict other evidence stating a factpofit'rvclj, particularly when it (hali be recollected that there will be no incompa tibility in the evidence, if it be admitted that the Britilh could have given him pri vate inftrudions for the special purpose of negociating the truce. The source of the information seems in the mind of the zealous apologist, to have stamped it with indelible authenticity, whereas the source of the opposing intel ligence is deemed quejiionalle. The source of the former is a Briti/b garrifm ; the source of the latter is Li/bon. The chan nel through which the latter has been com municated is by express, from the proper officer of the government of the United States resident at this time at Lisbon. The apologist ventures to compliment the government of the United States and its officer, with communicating quejlion able intelligence and from doubtful autbo- The apologist further remarks, " The refufal of a cenvoy is part of the fame ttory with the former, aad depends upon tlie lame authoritv. Another letter in t&wn declares that the improper mannerin which it was asked was the sole cause of any dif- ficulty ; fee a letter publtfbed in this paper cn IVeJnefthj lajl." Here he endeavours to call to his aid a letter in town, and a letter in the paper, to discredit official communications forward ed by express : But he mu:l admit tnat the source of these letters is at leail quijVi- onable ; for his own zeal & cunning might have dictated the measure of writing them himfelf. The anonymous scribbler makes this re mark : « There are not wanting those who wilh to plunge this country into a war with Great Britain." If the allusion be intended to include the writer of the letter to the merchants of Peterfourg, it is unfounded and illibe ral. No man more ardently deprecates a state of war than the writer of that let ter. Peace is written in the front of his political bible. Offenfive war cannot con sist with the principles of any true repub lican, because he consults the happir.eis and interest of the great mass of people, and they fumifh the blood and treasure ne cessarily expended in every war. But he can never be detered from exerciCng an acknowledged national right, from an ap prehension that the ill humour and injuf t ice of Great Britain may prompt her to war ; because he would prefer the extre meft possible fate, to a servile and inglori ous dependence upon Great Britain, or any other power under Heaven. It is hoped that the calm and the can did, will attend to facts, and however painful the result, they will be compelled to infer, that there are not wanting in A merica, perhaps even in her legi/Lilh.' and executive councils, thojf, who intoxicated with fpeculatise regards for the Brit;(h go vernment : miscalculating their own poli tical importance, and hoping some perma nent diftinttion between t:.-. mfelves and the great mass of people, are rendy to fur nilh apologies for every ad of insolence and injustice, which that nation may com mit towards the United States, and even a& upon them as new incentives to court her difdainful alliance : And tbofr, who having eftablilhed a paper tyranny in the United States, separated themselves in in terest from the great body of people,view ing the people therefore as their natural enemies, and fearing the efforts which will be directed against their paper usurpations zealonfly fbive to find an afyhnnfor them selves agaiaft thtir own countrymen, by throwing the United States into the arms or even at the feet of Great Britain. January 9th. 1794. TO BE SOLD, THE Fount of LONG PRIMER on which the Gazette of the United States was lately printed. The Fount will weigh about Three Hundred Pounds. The pricc is Tweitfy Cents per pot: c d. Enquire of the Editok. DecrmLw 16. CONGRESS. HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES. Tcefday, Jan. 7, 1794. Sundry petitions wsre read and refer red. A motion to refer to a feleft commit tee the petition of certain persons in the public offices for an augmentation of their Salaries, was negatived. The motion laid on the table yesterday. by Mr. Parker, refpefting the defcnce of the Ports and Harbors of the United States, and an augmentat ion of the Anns and Military Stores, was taken into coou deration ; and after a few obferrations, the latter part of the motion referring to arms and military fton*s» was with drawn—the former part w;is referred to the committee on the Algerine business. Mr. Trumbull of the committee ap pointed to draft and report Rules n.nd Re gulations for the Government of the Pro ceedings of the House, bro't in a report, which was read and laid on the table. A mellage was received from the Preli dent of the United States, suggesting the propriety of appointing a person under the direction of the War Department to superintend the Receiving, Safe-keeping and Issuing of Supplies. Also, commu nicating a Statement of the Expenditures to the end of the year 1793' fr° m sum of ten thousand dollars appropriated for paying the contingent charges of Go- vernment. On motion. Voted that the eftlmate cf appropriation be taken up on Thuriday next. The memorial of Stephen Sayre, was read a second time. Mr. Goodhue moved that it be referred to the Secretary of State. Another mo tion was made for a reference to a Se!e& Committee, this motion failed; that for a referrence to the Secretary of State, prevailed. The Report of the Committee on Rules and Regulations, was ordered to be printed for tlie use of the house. In committee of the whole on the bill received from the Senate, making an al teration in the Flag of the United States—Mr. TrambuH in the chair. Mr. Goodhue (aid, he hoped the bill would not pais—he conlidered it as a tri fling bufmefs—the flag is as ihe coat to a t ship by which (he is known, and ought not to be changed without some fufßcient and weighty reasons—he did not think that the addition of anew state to the Union a j fufficient reason for f»:ch a change—he saw no end to the business—Kentucky and Vermont were virtually represented in the declaration of Independence by the 13 States. Mr. Clark fa;d he cor-fidered the as very unimportant, and he hoped the bill would be aifagTeed to without much de bate—lf either of the new fcates wish to be designated by a star in the field of the flag, he had no objection, if it could be dor.e by drawing a line tliro' the star, which designates New-Jersey, and aligning one half of it to one of the new fta?es. Mr. I/rman was in favor of the bill— he said there were nocent prejudices of ten entertained by individuals and bodies of men, which it was not good policy to counteract—rhe c:d not however consider the present fubje& as frivolous—he thot' the wilh of the new Rates as exp*efTed by the b3l, jruft and reafenah.e—they have a right to be considered on this occasion— and compliance with their.reasonable expectation can take p'ace without ar.y great difficulty, he hoped the bill wou'.d pass. Mr. Madison wa« in fever of the bill— he fuppefed however, that some permanent provision was propel to regulate the fym . bol of the Union, and that such alterations should take place, as the circ» romances and changes of the Union, by the addition of new states should renc .T proper. Mr. Thatcher cKe* 0 :: ed to the bill, he saw no necouTty fcr ma he t:d not at present know thit the people cr Kentucky and Vermont desired :t—the United States he remarked, were not by di viding one fete into twe, any more tiian a state wr:s by adding new counties to it — he said that there would be the »ame pro prietv in defijnrating counties on the 3ag. Mr. Niles and Mr. Greennp both ex prefled their wish that the biTl Ibculd —it had originated with their Senators, and they bad no doubt that :t would be highly ag-.eeabie to their constituent*.
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