— ———in-' CONGRESS. 1-lOtfSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. gro - litv THU*>tjAt, January tB. pro Debate on providing the meant «/ Foreign iH- e nd tercourfe. li(h (ContirueJ from Saturday:! Gajettf ] hac Mr. SiTd*£AVES said, it was much to be rrgretted, that when gentlemen thougat t^c it necessary to introduce their opinions to the consideration of the house, they (hould a( fappofe themselves jullified in taking a lnti- g p| tnde remotely and unnecessarily connefttrd trith the fubjedt under conGderation. These fort of remarks could not be permitted to go {u( Without reply; and in consequence, the de bates of the legislature appeared, as if ut were intended nibre jo influence the public i Do mind, than the minds of gentlemen in that house on the decision of the queilion before i nQ He did not think these observations , ejf without their application on the present oc- , cafion. If the gentleman who made the ! motion before the committee had confined . hi»nfelf to the propriety of appointing minis- j p ( tcrs plenipotentiary to certain courts, it would have been decided by this time; but j he had thought proper to go into adcelara- tioti on the fetal effcils of Executive patron- agr, and on the particular tifes made ° f il i w in this government. He afke.d if any ger.-; tkman could difpaffionatelyfay that this had ! connection with the fubjeft before the com mittce. If the gentleman's observations were taken in their broadest extent, they went to fay the patronage of the Execu tive Wa* dangerous te the liberties of the People of this Country—they went to de feat and dishonour a power created by the Constitution of the Country. If thegenile- man meant any thing, therefore, (and he supposed he had some meaning in what he said) he could mean no more than this, that it was improper in the Executive to appoint improper pcrfous to improper offices in the ai Government. This proposition was felf-e- n( vident, and there could be no disagreement p. upon it, and no general observations on the ruinous effetf. of patronage were neceflary. No man was difpofed,to fay that if the Exec utive power were unlimited, it might not be a- lt bused, and all knew that it was wrong to j appoint improper persons to public offices ; f( but the true application of the arguments t( used on this occasion appeared to be, that the appointments made by the Executive were made with the single view of increasing w Executive iofluence, and that, confeqnent }y, the motives of the Executive were im- w pure. This position had not, mod aflured- ly, been supported, by the introdu£lion of any fadl; but the declaration was as broad and as little fpecific, as the charge itfelt*.— j e lt had also been observed, that it had be- t( com? an avowed principle in the government f ( to exclude from public offices, all those who were <?f a different opinion from the Execu- ei tivi.-. He knew not upon what foundation t j this aflertion was made, and it was very im- material whither true or not. For himfelf, g hehadnoobieclionto declare it tobehisopin- t ion, that wherever the administrators of go- Q vernment had deviated from a rule of this kind, they had done so to their sorrow and t to their loss, and the experience of govern- n mer.t in this refpeft had produced a fad and j, awful leflbn, which would doubtless have its cfFedk in future. But, was it for that house to enquire in- f to those things ? He believed not. The f Constitution and laws of the Country had f made certain offices nee'eflary, and left it to t the Executive to fill them as he pleased; and v •was it for that house to attempt to control this discretion ? If it were executed ta the v injury of the People, the Constitution had pointed out the remedy to be by impeach- ment. But where was the crime, the of- t fence, or the impropriety, of the conduA v afsribed to the Executive, if it had been a- t dopted? Would gentlemen fay, that the Executive ought to appoint persons to of- f sices who profeffed an opinion contrary toits j own. Did gentlemen suppose that there t was such a want of integrity in this depart- t ment of Government, that it adopted a po- { litical opinion which it did not believe to be right; and if it were believed to a£l from e principle, would it be prudent, or right, to t admit to a participation in the execution of e the important duties of Government, per- v sons whose sentiments were not in 'unison r with those of the Executive, and who could f only.create discord and confufion, where no- t thing but harmony and union ought to pre- ] vail? If the Executive adled upon just prin- j ciples, it Would endeavour to give singleness of design to its operations, and it could on- £ ly do this by admitting persons into the go- j vernment who thought with it. This would ( be a right, prudent and honourable condudl, j and where it had been deviated from (as he , had before observed) Government had re- j ceived an awful leflbn for its future con- | dud. ( But why deviate into this wide field of 1 speculation ? The single question before the i committee was, whether an appropriation 1 ihould be made in support of our present di plomatic e~flabli)kment. In arguing on this i question, gentlemen £ct out with faying, ] that at the erigin of this government a cer tain diplomatic establishment was neceflary, and that there hadbeen no occafionto change it; and, if it had been changed, it was now the time to corre& it; and they called upon gentlemen to (hew what necessity there had been for the "change. To that call it was fufficient to answer, and it was an answer which muftbe given, that they didnet know. They had no means of knowing; the Con stitution had not placed those means in their hands. For whatever control that house might afTume to itfelf over the Executive, it must be admitted that a right judgment on*this fubjeft could not be formed by them, as the information neceflary to this judg ment was not upon the files of that house. All the diplomatic agents correspond with the Executive alone, and that branch of go vernment only could form a correft judg ment upon diplomatic agencies. Suppose they were, in tWIr turn, to ask *«nd why.was -not the present etlabliihment ne- exp ceflary? were they prepared to give a well exc grounded opinion on the fubjtdt? Hebe- leg! litvfd they could not. And the burden of frie proof lay upon them, because they were to ■ endeavouring to deflrqy an existing eftab the lilhment, without knowingthereafoiis which tio had induced tb| change. me ' It had been* said by his colleague, that he I the power of appointing officers, veiled in th< ' the executive, was liable to abuse, and he wa had referred to the late appointment of the be j gentleman from S. Carolina whilst a member eci . of that house, as a proof of it. Mr. 8. go e a(l<ed if there was any thing in the confti- ro ° tution which forhade the President from ap- joi "" pointing members of the legislature to exec- tal 7 utive offices, a»d on the contrary, if it had fa] 10 ' not been the constant practice to do so ? If of re i not be called in question, the abuse of its sic ls j execution could onfy be blamed. In the w c " j particular iaftance alluded to, his colleague to had not supposed the executive had been ac- cc J'r ■ tuated by any improper motives in the *p- ju j pointment ; but only that tfie fa£t (hewed ca lt; I the power was liable to be abused. Unquef- w ut j tionably this, and every other power might m a " 1 be abused j but if the power was conftitu- th 1' | tionally used, it could not b£ found fault of II j with, except it were abused. Where could R " 1 the executive look for fit persons to fill di- m plomatic offices, if he were not to chufe fe n " them from the legislators, whose tituation a ns evinced that they po/FefTed the confidence of m e y their constituents, and in which they had h; had an opportunity of Ihewing that they h; e pofieflVd abilities for such un appointment, si' such as would do honor to themselves, and p such as wert calculated to procure advanta- cl !®" ges for their country. ti Jj e The question whether that house had the e: power to interfere with the executive au- p l3t thority, by withholding appropriations, it had been fully difcufled in a former congress, n and the opinion of the country was not a c ~ now to be fixed on this fubjedl. For that tl part of the house, who thought the confti- c tution had not veiled them with the author- a J" ity of controlling the executive, it was fuf- t u " ficient to fay, that the executive had tho't c a " ;t neceflary to introduce the change in the o to diplomatic department, which was complain- u s ' ed of, and that they felt themselves bound c lts to carry his determination into effei* ; but f at those who think the house of representatives t ve may control the executive in this refpedlsr f n S will of course a£t accordingly. I lt_ Mr. Baldwin said, he perceived there £ "]' was a real difference of opinion between the I " gentleman last up and himfelf. The gen- f ° tleman supposed the diplomatic eftablilh- > a ment was .fixed by the executive, and the t legislature had nothing to do with it, but to ptoride the money. Every person rtiuft J ;'' 1 fee, even from a cursory view of the confti- t tution, that this was defigned'to be a gov- I u * eminent of departments, legislative, execu- j on tive and judicial, to be kept as far as poffi- i ble diftindl. It was the business of the le- ' .'' gWature to establish officers by law ;it was i ln " the business of the executive to those « offices. Tt would appear, from tracing ' 11 back the law now proposed to be continued, < in that it originated in this manner- He had I rn " not been notified of the fubje&'.beifig like- 1 in ly to be called up to-day, and was not pre- 1 * V| " pared to be as particular as he could wifhas ' to fails ; helhad endeavored to refrelh his 1 recolleftion fiiice it had been under discus- < "j fion, and he found it originated from the 1 speech of the President at the opening of < l ° the second feflion of the firft congress, in ' ,nc J which he said, " that the intersfts of the ' r ° United States required that our intercourse 1 ' with Other nations Ihould be facilitated by ' la such provisions as will enable me to fulfill my ; c " duty in that refpeft ; and to this end, that 0 " the compensations to be made to the persons who may be employed, ihould according to la " the nature of their appointments, ht defined 1 e by law." This part of the speech was re ° " ferredto a committee, and from that orig "ts inated this law. Want of information at ere that early time in the government, priven irt" ted their being as particular as they wilhed, P°" they fixed a sum to each grade, and a sum e beyond which the whole amount (liould not om extend, limited the law to a (hort period, that it might be open to he correfled by 0 experience. The present motion, if he had ' er * understood it, proposed now to be a little J" more particular in the eftablilhment, by fixing the sum for particular places ; to do no " the very thing then recommended by the ire- p re sid ent . The fame had always been the intention of every succeeding congress, ie which was the reason why they continued it on " only for short periods, leaving it open to 6°' such amendments as should be suggested by l ' experience. These ideas of the offices be ' ing firft to be established by law, appeared " e not only to be the sense of the former Pre re' fident, and of each succeeding congress, as on " he had stated, but appeared also to be the opinion of the present President. At the of last session, he thought that a higher grade the of office was neceflary at Algiers ; this he ion 'stated in a message to congress, that as there di- were great expenditures of money on that this coast, he thought it neceflary that an eftab ing, lilhment fhoald be made which would ena cer- ble him to appoint a very confidential per ary, son, on whom the other officers there should nge be dependent, and who ihould control their low proceedings and expenditures. Congress pon concurred in this opinion, pafled a law for had the eftablilhment of the office, and then the was executive appointed the officer. For these wer reasons, heconfidered the question as with ow. in their proper powers, and fairly open to 'on- their deliberation. heir He was always sorry to hear of the hof aufe tility of the departments of the government live, and of how much harm they could do if u»nt they were hoflile to each other. Th'ey are lem, designed, and have every inducement to cul jdg- tivate harmony, and n»t hostility j and in lufe. the harmonious exercise of their powers, ivith they contrcul each other ; there can be no :go great danger of exaeflive patronage in ap ndg- pointmenti to office, if the office must be pose tirft eilabliflied by law. If he had not mis- VindfrSood the gentleman last up, he had tral expressed some belief ana approbation -of thj, wig executive's having a political system as to the legislation, and rewarding and punishing pofi friends and enemies of ,tbat political fyficm.' cut to he sure it wasby the constitution made woi the duty of the President, to lay informa- cha lion before the .legislature, and to recom- divi mend measures. wTien he has done this, afit he has dofi.e his iuty ; but to conceive that (ho there is a general system of legislation al- def way,s existing in the executive, which is to the be regarded as aftaudard ; or that the ex- are ecutive and departments of the the government are ;o be considered as floating th: round on the frrull aßd frequentlycafual ma- bcl jorities and mijorities which will for ever trj take place in representative legislatures, was dci Tapping tie very principles ahd foundation pri of a of departments like ours, dei If a law h'apdenW to be made by the wrong . ce fide, it womd have had but a bad chance cal with the executive, or at the feat of judg- an : ment. There were old republics in this eo country. He believed their executives or W judiciaries had rarely taken pirt, or been ha carried round on the thousand storms with he which they had been agitated." He could ift not persuade himfelf that he hid understood of the gentleman as expressing an approbation ti< of it, as he thought''*it was stated by him w ! ( Mr. S'ttgreaves J'aid, he had certainly been ft • mifunderjloed). Mr. Baldwin said he there- th : fore considered the question a fair one, and at i a question which was always expefted to be in F made at the different times when this aft fr I had been continued by short limitations :it r had been an old question, and always con- pi , fidered a vary important one, before the tr I present government was formed. At the 01 • close of the revolutionary war, the difpoli- t< tionfor forming many treaties, and having ir i extVnfive diplomatic connexions with Euro- h • pean powers, was carried even farther than ft , it has been since. It was among their firft tl , national a&s, and discovered marks of youth si t and inexperience; a few years convinced c< c them that thty had gone to# far, that this a . country had little to expeft from treaties si . and much to fcfe, and that many diploma- tl - tic connexions were more frequently the w t caufeof ptrplexity and embarrassment, than w e of any national advantage. The Congress, n i- under the articles of confederation, were F d extricating thcmfelves from that policy as tl t faft as polfible ; as these expired in course, g s they were careful not to renew them. For n several of the last years of that Congress, g he well reeellflfted that clusters of candi- v e dates far these appointments, supported by I e powerful interdls and connexions were uni- 11 i. formly refiftec; and, if he mistook not, t: t- when this govrrnment came into operation n e this country htd but one minister in Europe, c it The conviftioi on this fubjeftwas so strong, t ft and experience had so fully fettled it as the J i- true policy, that it remained immoveable c r- for some time »fter organizing the present i i- government. All foreign ( i- ministers was rtfufed at the firft feflion as far i ;- as he recolleded. At the second feflion, it t is was urged, in the fpeeeb of the President, : fe as before stated, and enforced by more par- ; g ticular explanations to individuals, as design- i 1, ed to be for temporary purposes, refpefting ; d the northern forts and the property that was ' withheld : under these explanations, a law j. pafl"ed, as before explained. It was true, is this policy had been of late, in some mea is sure departed from. He thought exfleri f- ence had already been ufeful to them in this ie course also, and ought to administer cauti af on to them in feekiug to intermingle in Eu in ropean politics. Ambafladors and ministers ie cannot be entirely indifferent :othe charac fe lers and events with which they are conftant >y ly surrounded : the {hare they take is very iy apt to be exchanged between the countries at to which they belong. He did not wish to ns be too particular on that point : he was per to fuaded fafts enough presented themselves to ed the recollection of every member-to confirm e- his remark. It might be said that on this g- also we have an awful lejfon. If evil had at bce« experienced from this cause, he hoped n- it would operate as a reason to endeavour to d, diminish it. He thought it not uhreafon m able for the house to interpose their reftrain ot ing power as to granting money, and the d, more particular establishment of the offices, jv and thus aid the"other departments of the id government in bringing back by degrees, le this part of our policy to its former prin jy ciples, so well fanftioned by experience.— lo Whether the present moment was well ti he med, or whether it was best to give it ano he ther fliort limitation before we went into a fs, definite establishment, was another qtleftion, it on which he was willing to hear more re to marks. Informed as he was at present, he >y should vote for the motion, and thought they e- might make 1 some amendments to the form ed er bill, already suggested by experience, e- and which would be ufeful. as The committee rose and had leaye to fit he again. he de FRIDAY JANUARY 19. he Debaie tn Foreign Intercvurfe. :re The House having resolved itfelf into a com iat mittee of the whole, Mr. Dent in the h- chair, ia- Mr. Pinckney *#fe. He understood sr- the amendment was intended to confine our ild Ministers Plenipotentiary to London ar.d eir Paris, and that no higher grade than Min efs itlers Resident should be employed in any for other country." He was opposed to this he change at this time, and to the mode pro efe posed of doing the business, if the time ;h- were seasonable. It was proper that at this to junfture, our Ministers should remain as they were, as it was prudent to derive all of- the influence and advantage we could from rnt the situation of our agents in Europe, who if would not only be enabled to communicate are more correft information from thence, than ul- could be derived from any other source, but in who could also explain the motives and ob •rs, jests of this government, and by that meana no remove any unfavourable impreflions which »p- may be attempted to be given with refpeft be to this country; and thereby put our bufi lif- ness in the best train for securing the neu- tral ftantJhig which We-have takeft. He wts againjt it for another teafon. lochange * the Diplomatic Intercourse in the way pro poled, would be forcing upon the -Exe- ftji cutive a measure contrary to its wishes. It Bh would aifo be affording teftimoijy to the yc; charge heretofore made, that there was a. diviiion in the government and in the People afituationin which many wifhedtofeeus. He I should beforrytoafford the appearanceofone na departmentofgoverument having forced upon the otherachange of measures of which they H< are the competent Judges, and upon which rai they have a fled. As it was well known P° that th-jre was a very intimate connexion JJj between Spain and Holland, and the coun try with whom we have at present a mifun- derftanding, he should be unwilling to de- prive thii country of the advantages to be p derived from having ministers at thufe pla- , Ces ; belides, it our ministers to be re called from thence, it would be considered as ; ( an extraordinary proceeding; and might be eonftrued as intended ta be hostile to them. Whatever influence Spain or Holland may {( have in the councils of the country which he had alluded to, by continuing our min- < iftersthere.it was probable that weight would operate in otir favour. There was an addi- tional reason with refpeft to Spain. It , ' was well known that we had points ye f to fettle with the sountry. Our treaty with j ■ that power was not yet carried into effeft, t and negociations might at this time be go- jr : ing on in rilation to it, which might be E fruftrated by the recalofour Ministers. With refpeft to the grade of Ministers ■ proper to be employed in different coun- ; tries, we must not consult on this fubjeft : our o\rn ideas alone, but pay some refpeft p _ - to the light in which this business is seen u in ether countries. From a faft- within - his own knowledge, he knew of what con -1 sequence these forms were looked upon in t the court of Spain. When they wished to e 1 finifh a treaty which'was begun with this u I country, they desired it might be done by n 3 a Minister of a higher grade than the one re- ! fident there. It was on this requisition, - that an envoy extraordinary was sent. There y : was considerable etiquette in this business, I which it would not be proper altogether to j , ncgleft. It was necessary when a minister j : Plenipotentiary was sent to a country, for j i that country to return a minister of the fame ( , grade. Besides to go into the proposed r measure at this time, would exhibit a de- , , gree of instability in our Councils which j • would have an unfavourable appearance to i J Foreign Countries. If peace were restored - in Europe, and we had no difference to set- ( , tie there, he should agree with the gentle- L n man from Virginia, and with the opinion ( of the old Congress, that it would be well to keep no Foreign Ministers in Europe e All commercial regulations might be as well e carried on by GonfulSTfirtJy Ministers j »■■«! it if any differences should arrife betwixt this n Country and any of the European Govern ir ments, special envoys might be sent to fet it tie them, as heretofore; for when the-fitu t, ation of this country was considered it would r- appear to be for our interest to have as pol -- itical conneftion with Europe as possible, ig and therefore Ministers could be of no use, as but might do mifchief. Gentlemen of the vf different opinions in that house, must fee e, that we have had ministers in Foreign Coun a- tries who have done no good, and that Fo ri- reign Ministers have been sent to this coun lis try who have done harm. He therefoee ti- thought that the gentleman from Virginia a- was right in principle; but he thought that rrs the time improper, arid he did not approve c- of the mode proposed to be adopted. He it- should wish that the fubjeft should be bro't ry forward by way of an original motion, and ies receive all the discussion which the rules of to the house would admit of. rr- Mr. P. concluded by observing, that he to had avoided touching upon what gave eo m lour to the debate of yesterday. It was with lis concsun he heard such topics intreduced. ad It must be lamented by every friend to the :d country, as tending to destroy that harmo to ny and good will which was at all times n- proper and desirable, but at this timfc pecu n- liarly so, when all our efforts ought to be he joined to avoid the calamities of war ; but :s, when, if these calamities could not be avoi he ded, we ought tc stand shoulder to shoulder rs, and oppose every power who was determin n- ed to impose upon us. So strongly was - this impressed uponhis mind,that he thought ti- every means should be taken to harmonize o- and conciliate. The best way to effeft this > a harmony, in his opinion, was to avoid in de >n, bate.allperfonalities, and thofefubjeftswhich re- tend to beat the paflions, and which, instead he of elucidating, embarrass investigations ; for ey there wa3 no chance for rational enquiry, m- when full vent was given to resentments and :e, anger. Mr. P. asked pardon for this digrtfiion and fat down fit Mr. Nicholas wished to explain his in tentions of bringing forward this amend ment. He believed the gentleman last up would find they nearly corresponded with his own. He had no idea of putting aa m- immediate veto upon the Ministers atpre :he sent employed, He considered this bill, though palled wiih a limitation, as a per iod manent system, and a subsequent clause of >ur the bill would enable the committee to fix ir.d the time at which the salaries of Ministers in- should cease- His wish was to put a limit iny to this extension of executive power. He his reminded the gentleman from S. Carolina, ro- that Holland was not concerned in this bill, me as we had only a Minister Resident there, his If the fuhjeft were furthei dilated upon, he as should offer some farther remarks upon it. all (Debate to be continued.)■ om 1 'ho LONDON. ate British Navy.—The numHfr of commif lan fioned officers at present in the ftrvice of the but Britifli n»vy, amount to 39451 v ' z - Admiral ot the Fleet 1 Post Captains jog FlagofSrers of different Commanders 3(9 . | ranks ar d colour# 105 Lieutenants 1011 II The last promotion ef captains to the rank of left rear-admiral, took place on the 20th ef Febru ufi- ary last, and includes nine—Sir Charlc? Cotton eu- being n»w the lalt on the lift of admirals. Tfce ildeft captais, who had not ran v „r admiral, is Sir Alex. Schomberg : he was m , j_ poll captain in tile year 1757. Atthe head of tite mafWs and commanders 4HU 'lands the long-neg(e<fted name of Ge«r* e Blyke, who was promoted to that rank in the year 1757. The senior lieutenant of the Britifli navy i ( Mr. Anthony lortye, wbofe luck in preferment seems to hays kept pace nearly with that of the former gentleman. Mr F. was made a lieuta. jiarit in 1744. The venerable father of the British fleet, Lord Howe, is we believe, the oldest officer of any rank in the ltrvice. His lord (hip was made a poll captain in the year 1746, a rear-admiral in 1770, a v : ce-admiral in 1775, an admiral of the white in 1781, and admiral of the fleet in 1796. A very Curious discovery has lately been made by one of our best antiquaries and hiflori ans, among th papers of the celebrated Irish Patriot, Mr. Molyneux, who died in 1699, of a branch of tie Royal Santty tfiallifhed in Dublin, and corresponding with them front 1662 til! Sir Isaac ■ Newton -was President of the Society. This circnmflance <was not known when the Irish Academy was incorperated f 1786. From a print of the Giants Causeway, printed and engraved by their order in 1697, it appears that Sir Cyryle IVyche was preftdent, Dr. Afhe,Btfhop of Cloyne, and William Moly neux, Efq; Vice President of the Dublin Philo. jopkical Society, S' me curious traßs have also been found among the papers of Dr. Hunting don, who was a great traveller, and Provofl of the University of Dublin in the reign of Charlesll. At IVorcefler races Idjl week, appeared the venerable William Hyde, of Hopton Wafers, in Shropshire, who is now in his \G\thyear ! He rode from that place to Mr. Burwick's hof pliable mansion at Hallow, from whence he j walked daily to the race-ground. In his cot tage on the fide of the Clee-hill, he has puffed his loog andpeacefull life, in the parifb which gave him birth, sifter the age of 70, he wan dered into Wiltfbtre to fee his sons, and walk ed on the f irjl day of his journey from his home ® to Newport, in Gloucejlerfblre, a diflance of near 50 miles. He lived 68 years with one wife ! ' A machine was tried on Monday oh board " his Maje/ly's ship Centaur, which bids fair to ' be of the greatefl utility to the marine of this 3 kingdom :it is a uew capflan, invented hy r William Bolton, Esq. Commander in his Ma r jefly's uavy. Four men aßually weighed the ~ Centaur's sheet anchor. Had all the powers been applied, it was allowed that two men would have done it. Indeed from many cau -1 fes, there is little doubt but one man would raise 3 a 74'f anchor. This mathine p"ffeffes both 1 power and velocity, asthe powers can be applied, " or detached with wonderful facility ; and used ' as a ftmple captain, it is much superior to any jj common one. BOSTON, January 14. " GOVERNMENTAL PROCEEDINGS. *- 1 trw no*. s Agreeably to adjournment, a quorum of fcott*- i- branches aflembled at the old state-house, and t_ proceeded to the elefliow of committees prepa , ratory to the execution ofbufinefs. 1 j A committee w?s raised to report the time ai d manner of repairing to the new state-house, _ which the agents had reported was prepared for e, the accommodation of'government. Adjourned, e, Thurfdaj, Jauuary IT. le Agreeably to aflvgnment, and invitation of tlie ee legislature, the Supreme Executive repaired to the senate chamber of the old house, and at 14 o'clock, a procession moved confilling of the Sheriff of Suffolk n ~ His Excellency THE GOVERNOR, ee His Honor the Lietenant-Governor, j a The Hon. Council, at The President of the Sen^fe, Chaplain of the Legislature, * e The Hon. Senate,. le of the House of Representatives, The Hon. House. id The Secretary of the Coinmouwealth, of Clerks of the two Houses, The Treasurer of the Commonwealth/ Clerks, Meflengers, &c. Jn this order the whole proceeded to the re °/ prefentatives' room, in the new Commonwealth th House ; where the Rev. Dr. Thatcher, as chap d. lain of the legislature, in a very eloquent and he pathetic address, dedicated the buildup to the o. moll honourable of human purfu'.ts —the hen* ie 3 our of God, and the people's gdod. The dif ferent brandies then fep3fated, and took poucf fion of their appropriate rooms. be Dr. Euftis, in behalf of the representatives 'of Boston, in a very handlome manner, returned. 31- thanks to the house, for its politeness in permit ler ting thetn to tatix rife firft rang* oppo n_ Tite the speaker. , The Secretary informed the house, that he , a ° had in direiftion from his Excellency the Gov ernor to acquaint the house, that he should ze meet them to-morrow, in the representatives bis room, to make the nfual communications to the le- legislature. Adjourned, ch " Friday, January js. 1 The two branches being convened m the re r prefentatives' roam, prtJ.fely at 12 o clock his excellency the Governor came in and addrcued T» the Legislature in the following " d s SPEECH. ' Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of tbe House of Representatives, ■ n ' While I rejoice with you, and my fell»w-ci id- zens at large, on the completion of ihis stately up edifice,not less honourableto the commenweaWb, JtJj at whose exper.ee it was erefted, than ornamen aß tal to the capital which generously prpviJed the phce ; permit me to express my entire ftt r.~ isfaflion at the ingenious manner in which the l "> plan has been executed. Begun and fiuifhed in !er little more than two years, it exhibits a plealinjj of proof of the architeSural (kill and fidelity of fix your agents, who planned and fupenntende i rr n, the work ; while it demsnfti ates the ability -of •. the artificers who performed it. ' Combining the .idvantnges of fuitablet*th«- ment, a healthy fituatipn, and delightful prof na > peit, with such elegant and very convenient a "11, pirtments for the security of the records,and for ■re. tranfafling tlie public bulinefs, there i> per- Jie haps no building to be found within the Unit ed States, more utefiri w magnificent. I am con fident that yourfpentlemen of both hrfnfes of the legislature, will cordially join me in the fervent ~ wish, that this (Jate hoafe raav long remain a montnnent of the public spirit 6f the citizens of nif Maffa; huferts, as Well as the testimony of their the refpe& to our bappy oolitical infliiutions. We will then, under the finiles of Heaven, unite in 509 dedicating it to the Honor, Freedom, indi>pen -3(9 dence atid security of our country. In Riis house on m?y the true priniiples of tlie htfl fyAem of ci iof vil government the worW has erer seen, be iwi iru- fnrmly supported. Here, may every praflWe ton and principle hr fuccefsfully oppofedv t*'it tend rfce tc impair it. Hrre may every aft tf the Irgif-
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