J - , • •; ' f COMMUNICATION. Wafhinglert City, now buildiug far the perms nent iVfidence «sf the gavernmeut of the XJniietl i> Sfates, and of coude, for the metropolis of the a . unioH, being iitßated upon the mod healthy and beautiful feite for a gieat city that nature ever formed, and commanding the molt exteniive com f> mercial connections of any place within the United States, has, as might be expe&ed, attra&ed the a , envy, and ill-will, every city, :o town, and village, between the Delaware aud James River. Hence, a variety of miffeprcfentations have been industriously propagated, tending to impiefs an idea, that Cfcngrefs will not go there at the _ time fixed by law, and that consequently the project will fail. In order, however, to obviate these impreflions, and to state the matter in its tritk it will be necessary to point out, the bafts on which this great national object (lands. The constitution of the United States had not been 4oug ratified, when the states of Virgisia and Maryland, refpe&ively, psfTed laws, offering te Congress the exclufirelegifktion of ten miles square, and a large sum of money, tewjrds the eredtion of - the public buildings; upon condition, that the per manent feat of the government of the Unites States (hould be fixed on the river Potomac. Accordingly, on the 16th day of July 1790, Congress, by the law fixing the permanent feat of the government of the United States, " accepted" of the diltrifl of territory, and of the money offered by the states of Virginia and Maryland ; hcrncr, it becomes a compact between the United Stale'and • those individual states; not repealaMe but by consent of all the contracting parties.; £ consent not likely to be had. In confe'quence of authority by the fame law, the President of the United States obtained fram the original propxie- 1 tors, a grant of one-half of tie lots in the City of Washington, as a fund for the public buildings. A large portion of these lots, belonging to the United States, have been fold to citizann and so - reignei'B, the purchasers confiding'in the national faith. Those, therefore, who believe, that Congress . have power to repeal that law, ami to meet in any other place than the capitol in the City of Wash ington, 011 the fir ft Monday in December in the year t8»o, will alfu believe, that they have power . to violate contrsfts, to refufe to pay ths principal . and interest of the national debt, and to become legislative swindlers. No friend, however, to this country, will believe a»y such absurdity. As to rite i idea of Congress meeting in the President's house, instead of the capitol, it would be a greater viola tion ufpublic-faith, than Congress not going to the Citv at all; as large purchases bf lots and improve ments have been made about the capitol, in confi. ' ' dence that it is to be the place of general legislation, agreeably to the plan publiUhed. A certain political writer, last spring, swelled up a monthly pamphlet, in abusing the location of Washington City ; and at the fame time, was so grossly ignorant of that great national ebjeft, as not to kDow in what state in the union it stands. The whole of Washington City is in Maryland, a state, exceeded in virtue, morality, and attachment to ol der and good government, by no (late in the union. It would, therefore, be well for those who under take to censure the measures of Cbngrefs, if they would firli inform themselves of the geotjraphv of 'the United States, That Sufficient accommodation will be ready by ' the time appointed, and that Congress will meet in Washington in the year 1800, aud remain there as - long as the present government (hall continue, is absolutely certain : the eonfequence of which will be, that fh? immense population and wealth which Congress, with the departments of the government, draw aftpr {hem, will at once constitute a city ; and the demand for lots, and buftk of building, will exceed all calculation that can now be made ] upon it. For, as foen as Congress shall adjourn . fiom Philadelphia, to meet in therr ntwCity at their next session, the anxiety throughout the United ' States will be extreme during that fumaier, to pie- ( pare hotels, taverns, boarding houses, retail flores, ' prttning-offiees, and private houles, in order to ac- ' commodate Congress aTaout the capitol; while a , large portion of the commercial capitals in the union ' will find their way to the Eastern Branch, which < is the falefl. and moS commodious harbor in the United States ; and contiguous to the place wherd 1 Congress will, and must fc fide. Besides, the ex- 1 ctllence of the water, arfd the extreme faUibrity 1 and beauty of the place, will produce in Congrefc ' ana alf .ts followers, an admiration of the wisdom I of the location ; and Wafhmgton City, in spite of 1 all opposition, « will grow up with a degree ofra- 1 ptdity unparelleled in »he annals of cities," any th,V in any petty prejudiced Gazeteer to the contra., 1 notwithstanding. ' 1 February 18. lt 1 No. 17c. Diflrift ef Pennsylvania, to wit. 1 BE It remembered, that on the 34th day of Janu-rv ' m the twenty-Sift year of the independence of the United ' otates of America, John Thompson of the said diftna hath depoihed m this office the title of a Book, the rVht < whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following 1 "A Comparative View 0 r the Constitutions of ihe 1 .7" a Slates w "£. eadl other, and with that of the . United States, exhibiting in tables the promiwnt features { Tmnor, D tt T ,0D ' to « e,hcr their important provisions under the several heads of adminif- , tration • with notes and observations. By William Smith c of South-Carolina, tL- b. and member of the Comrrefs of the Uiiiied States." . Jr < In conformity to the aft of the Con e rff 6 *of ihe United ' States, intituled " An AA for the of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books 1 to the authors anU proprietors of. such copies during tha' timc6 therein mentioned." SAMUEL CALDWELL, ; Clerk of the D iftri &of Pennsylvania — law 3 ~v _ ALT. PERSONS rNDEETED to the Estate of the late David Kinnedt A tfyu.re, cither by note, bill, bond, book account, or othCTwife are to make immediate payment to tlie fubfenoers,, without delay, and all persons having any ""**• M - "" lbi ' ,h = ANN KENNEDY ■> Adm'x 1 ~U! r . PRANCIS JOIiNSrON J Adm'r. • f Philadelphia, Fsbruary 8 ivgw ( ■UWhIIWWIW— ;■ From tke StLtAxr Gazette. 1 QUESTION. . d What number of inhabitants is the 1 et-itory of r the United States capable of fubfilhng, and at 1- what probable period will our population reach that d number f e ANSWER. The state of population in old countries, remains s from age to age, nearly fhtionaiy ; because every e country is capable of fublitiing only a certain num s ber of inhabitants proportioned to its freedom the e gooodnefs of its foil—extent—climate, and natural fc advantages. 'On this basis, it is worthy the atten tion of a curious mind to investigate, what number , of inhabitants the present Territory ®f the United e States is capable of containing, and at wh t period i it will prsbably reach a stationary point. The me dium of the population of Ofeat-Britain, France, t Holland, Ireland (which contain together 274,128 1 square miles) is 165 inhabitants to each square > mile. The United States contains, exclusive of , water, 920,313 square miles; admitting this im t menfe territory fufeepiible of an equal population, • it will forlow that it it capable of lubfifting > 151,851,645 inha!)itant6, Supposing our present number of inhabitants to , be only 3 1-2 millions, and that this number (hould continue doubling each fucceflive 25 yeais, our 1 whole territory will be completely lhtcked with re i publican citizens in less than 120 years. AUGUSTA, January 26. We hear si om Louisville, that the legislature goes on with the utmaft harmony in their legislative pi-oceedings—That a committee has been appointed to unquire into the failure of the Indian iraaty — one to enquire into the failure of the couirs in the middle diftridt—another to report as to tjje pro priety or impropriety of opening an office for dif pcifing of the tract of sountry lying between Flint River and the Oconee ; an-d one to revise thejtidi «iary system. It is now reduced to a certainty that Mr. Adams is ths President of the United Slates, and Mr. Jsffetfon the Vice President. At the fame time we are affared,' from a refpeftable quarter, that the latter gentleman (contrary to the received opinian) has declared a perfedt acquiescence in the choice of his fellow-citizens, his view having never extended beyond the office of Vice-President of the United States. Each being thtis perfectly fatisfied in the choice made by the people of the United States, what-may we not expefi fiom their united talents and pdtriotiftn. , A N D PPhiladelphia Daily Jldvertijer* PHILADELPHIA, STOCK*, Six per Cent. - - .... I f ) j Three per Cent. . 9/4 a 4 per Cent. - 54 per Cent. ... Deferred Six per Cent. - - - 11/9 BANK United States, • - . Iliiaperct Pennsylvania, ... . 13 do. —; North \meiica, - - - 40 do. tnfurar.ee Comp. N. A. (bares, - pcr ct _ Pennfylv. r ' COURSE OF EXCHANGE. On London, at 30 days, 61 f-i ar 60 days* 60 at 90 days, 57 ,. 4 Amlterdam, 60 days, per guilder. 4® 9O days, 4t THEATRE: The Way ft get married, a new comedy by Morton, has been twice performed to very general acceptance ; and ftrems likely to become a favorite piece. Altho' the writer cannot claim any great ftnre of 0- riginality in all his characters, yet that of Tamrent is certainly in a confiderjble degree novel, as w-Tlas na tural ; and is so uucommonlv interesting, as to eo far 111 atoning for the numerous faults of the play. Moreton never more in his .eleiuent than in this eccentric character Mrs. Francis did Clementina j n " such a style as added lustre to the piay, and reflect ed the highest honor upon her judgment and talents The excellence ot Harwoor! in To% M wett as every character he undertakes in a Gmilar is univcrfallv felt and acknowledged. WigneU's Dafhall was sup ported with great spirit ; and fc-emed luppilyto hit in every point, the conception of the author. The character of Faulkner is a very unfortunate one for.the writer j and mars many ps the fcer.es in which the author has introduced him. Cooper did all for him that could be done. Several feenes in this play fc-em utterly useless - as not only not tending ia atiy wife to help forward tke plot, hut actually having no connection with or rela tion ton—-In "this predicament Hands the very scene with which |he play opens. The observation of Quimftilian, in regard ta com position in general, quicquid von adiu-v.tt, cb/fat, apphes-with more force to dramatic writing than any other species of composition. It is a pity that the modern dramatic writers, instead U-f" C r" r '^ Payl e " e according to the irregu- Ur of his own brain, cannot bellow some lit- 1 Ue portion of their attention to ancient standard mo is I;, - ra £ e< *ie« of Euripedes and Sophocles, might in this light be reforttd to with great advantage. Or if even Shakespeare who did Hot hefmte to become himfclt Cheir imitator and couvi'l were mdre followed m the important points W div h on ot plot and condi.a of action, we Iboutd not be -d b4; """" CONGRESS. Tl HREE months the fathers of the nation, Have tugg'd the oars of Legislation j And m long speeches mque have said, i tiau penal patience evtr read. Meantime, the they have done. -amounts to three Jbort aft;, Ja-je one. COMMUNICATIONS. en , e 7" of , our lament said when it was 0 „,?Kr V U WCI Pr ° duce °PP«-ffi°n S nd not public prosperity. Wheoit went int- opera,i to ihsy raised an outcry about falarics, and said the j {Wc were and c fe 9 „ c J by c ft 6 ."y 01 "PP'effioo continued loag afler the growing wealth ot all claflcs made it ridiculow, W hen they could rio longer tell a contented and f thriving yeomanry, that the great men and the pa t per loros, dcc. had devoured widow's houses and 1 v [l™7k- ft'* ' V toalt lheircue « a»d infixed he th tTf " a r d S overnmc nt were not to be Ranked for our profpenty ; which at the ele s venth hour they grumblingly acknowledged. Pea , they fa,d and mduftry had revived trade and bufi . ness, banks, public certificates and steady laws were I briflcnefs nf I#l f"" 1 " P ' eiUy of mo ™Y and i f ? dC Snd eate rprize—what the govcrn ' me £ l dld ;' hsd "® merit and was of no use. i fauh i^ll^ Fra " Ce r ° ba ° Ur dcfence!t!s vefTel, the fault i S all thrown on our own government. The President and his executive ministers have provoked . it, have done ft, have contrived it, in order t. quar- BriTain aCe ' and betra y thc country to Great- Thus as the democratic tales are not grounded on truth they vary according to party exigencies. ex P°k ,!le * r wifehood nothing more is neecflirr than to compare them with themselves. The correspondent of the French AurortH.ftei with a humility due to the Terrible,-how and from whom was discovered that the heads of .he a«d treafiary departments ate filled by « fncc.fTor, in ' form —the P.elideot, George Waftin ,ton, trv'd a«d approved refpe&ed aad elevated these gentle men to their prefeet exalted stations. with the coa eun ence of the Senate. It is not true that the friend. of admieiftratioii " have told any fecret'' thou h it w true that somebody not only te'lk, but obtains co pics of confidential communications, and has rhem publifh*d •there was no secret to tell—the world knows how inadequate are the falaties, and the " friends of adminiltration" voted for an increase becattfe they were too Gnail—becaufe the prcfen. admuiiftration are worthy of the best returns of their country—and because it is necessary to keep in office such men and futh *jjj KE Am»ng(l thc mo'ft extraordinar j things wa have feen,even in the prcfent age us wonders, is the charge brought by f„me of the anti-gnvermental writers of Philadelphia, and elsewhere agaiaft the Prelicent ! because, as is alleged, he corresponded with Wobefpierie ! This is imputed to hiin as a crime. If the fa£t be as (ta'ed (which, hoVcver, is not, by any means, beli*vedj— and had it been known at th- time, it would probably have been a topic of praise, mftead of a fdbjed of inveaive a. mong his present foes, if they are capable of do. ing him justice at any time But he is ty be abuf. Ed even when he a£h as t,hey wi(h ! At that tint Robespierre was the avourite among etir Ameri' can Patriots, and whatever he did was ri^ht —thc cruelties perpetrated under his iifurpation, were un avoidably neceTTatv and whoever ventured to blame, was called an-Arillocrat. Robespierre fell, and was deservedly branded with thd names of Tyraat, Villain, Murderer.—With the change of senti ments in France, the sentiments of such of our A mericans as approve whatever is done there, chang ed too. The memory therefore of the T'/rant is execrated -m,\ whoever had-any tiling to fay to him, or is supposed to havecorrelponded with him, » participates in the stigma J How cautious (tumid a farty man be ! He is continually in danger o(j run ning into iicnnfifleney. Is not eveiy one whe ad vocated the bloody raeafares then pursued, implica ted in some degree in the charge ?—Cerninly; And why (hould tiiofe on whom this imputation attaches so irrefillibly, now declare aganift a ma:i for a pretended approbation of ivhat themselves avowedly applauded.?— The fait is, nothing is too absurd for party to lay hold of ) and when plauliole topics are exhautted, THE MOST IMPROBA BLE TALES ARE TRUMPED UP TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEM GF DECEP TION. The communication to Congrcfs by the Execu tive, which i» in (he JVefs at Philadelphia, and ex pected here in a few days, is certainly ihe moll ia tereftir.g collc&ion of Political Papers ever made public since the r(labli(lime.nt of the Federal Go vermnent. It is <ro:iceded on all hands, tbat our present fitua t ion ia .Tiorc' dtlirste thotJgtt we t.ufi not more alarming, than Ninety Four, when Mr Jay was dis patched to the British Court ; and if recent advices may be depended on, we have teafon to expefl a happy iflue from Mr. Pinckney's Embassy to Paris. Without preteuding te enter upon the merits of our dispute with France, we may fairly fay, that a« we had a right to expect better treatment from her than from England, so the irritation caused by in julliee from her, is more fenbfibly f»lt, thaa if per pet rnted by England. Whether the lengthy note of Citizen Adet, con tains charges incapable of refutation, will be decid ed by comparing it with the Secietaray ot State'* letter to Mr. Pinckney, by thu docu ments accompanying it. It is to be hoped that a spirit of partiality to ont, or ptejudice againll the other will be difcat 'ed, and tha refpeitive met it* of thtr two performance*, t cit ed only by that (landau',,, which (hcutld be used in deciding overy •aellit-n of importdr.ee. That no point could aj-ife in which the p-fiions are mo'e ealily cr.lii.led, either ob one fide or the other is obviou—but the obvioufuefs of the fact, iultead of relaxing our vigilance, flieuld operate to guard ÜBagainft beidg into unintentional error, and lead us to repel prepoffeffioiis of every kind. ' The Story rumJimply tbui— I wo Philadelphian* in our city a tev/ days Since fell out—a duel was a gieedoo—feconds choiea—thtv to the spot of trial —(a room in a public house not many yards from the Park)— a (hot was exchanged—one of the antagonitls fell—.the other marie hueicSpe— the alanr and he was pursued 1 1 hia buille was the confluence of a supposed tea! duel— but it was a (ham i and, by the bye, the ableond iirg petfoii does not yet kp.ow that he did not hurt his epporent ! - v ['[he three !af. paragraph art frtm the New* York DuVy GjzeJie J j i -
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