WstSHINGTO y L OTTER r,—No. U. List of Pmzss and Blanks. 148 th Day's Drawing—Dec. 2. JVo. Dots- Ao- Dots. Ao. Dolt. So. Dots. 167 13691 1644* 37 1 ® 1 901 75i <i74 211 * 489 * 844 : *74?<» 7'° 13*3 x 940 SBB 38131 x 3«» x 147*7 * 634 39 04 J x 4J« IJJ3 1 »**?.? 3°9 803 617 x 49076 ao 74? #137 618 x 481 746 347 840 870 Bji * 585 16033 x 3°« JO * 4*o»< ** 760 l 8» x ■ 593 *B7 Hs3 9J9 x 688 25 70° * 6s 18448 BJJ * 613 880 31110 811 x 408 a x 885 fit x 4*OJ4 * 607s X >9741 3J I * 156 784 6m 510 JO »43 x >0514 6is x 8"3 515 * 167 x 32005 433" 546 397 * '4l * 75 3 548 347 191 * 793 841 957 44533 fto7 20 907 33 "3 641 506 i"J4 796 9" 8 J«» -» 379 *0 9*3 4?cßi x . SSi 7*7 34364 4619* * *955 * 8?* 6 *S 88 3 x 9647 995 7*4 8 ' 7 787 x «»ocj 986 47048 x 898 4*B x 3JC66 " 090 I©JOJ x 610 417 . 75 1 * 937 * 999 53* Bl * * 9?3 79* 943 iroSS 367 811 48661 773 s'B 930 49873 12145 618 36467 10 940 x 719 14109 931 753 * *5337 * 99 s Surveyor General's Office. December t, 1797. ON a release of survey of 433 acres. 68 perches of land, fijnate in lower Smithfirll towfiftip Northampton county, surveyed to William Wills, per warrant of id March, 1786, the Deputy Stlr veyor hath mads the following note,. viz, This land claimed by heirs of Lewis Oordoti *pd George Taylor, not known by what right.—Cer tified for Daniel Broadhead, Esq. Surveyor Gene ral—William Vatk«r. *" The firft Mooday in March next is appointed for a hearing of the parties on the above caveat, or any others inti rested or concerned therein, they having at lead thirty days notice for John Hall, Secretary of the Land Office. N. Lufborough. January 16 §tiFiwtm TON JOSEPH IGNATIUS DE VIAR, Hii Catholic Majcfty's Consul-General and Commif flnner to ihe United States. i T T 7HEBE AS, by the 17th article of the existing VV Treaty of triendlhip, iimits and navigation, between hii Ca:holie Majelv and the United States«f America us ttiouljted, " That such Ihips, being la. « din, air to be piovided not onl; with tt,but '• sl'o with icnificates eonaioins the leveral particu «' lars of the caigo, the place whence the fhia failed, '• that to it may be known whether any forbidden or «' contraband gonds be on board the fame, which cer » tifkalct (hall be made out by the officers of the place ■' whence the fhi» (ailed, in 'he accustomed form ; " and if anyone (hall think fir or deGiab'e to express '• interlaid eenificates the persons 10 whom the •' goods on boaid belong, he may freely do To ; with «• rut which rtq ifites, they may be feat to one of the >' ports of the other co.ima&ing party, and adjudged «' by the competent tribunal, accoidiijg.-to what-is a •• b"ve frt forth, that allt' e circumAances of this o-' 11 million having been well examined, they shall br j iifirir i»i lni l """• « vt S'Trtr —uwTne tfore, ir, order To pitvem the improper capture, ftfzure or detention (if any -i- , meiieso vefTelstrading agreeably to fsid treat/, by , his C'lhobc anajtfty.'s cruvfcrs or vellels, 1 do hereby give notice, that such documents as art ftquired ia the said article, shall be granted to thole who may apply at the office of the Confulatj General or at any oth. r of the Consulates throughout the Uni ted States. J*n- eg 6t The Subscriber INFORMS thofi whom it may intereftor con cern, that the Judges of th« Court of Common Pleas have appointed Mcnjqp, tte twnty-fixti <t*y of February ntkt, to hear him and his Creditors, at the Court-houf* in this city, on the fufcje<3 of his peti tion for til? benefit of the Ipfolvent Law—and tbat their attendance is desired. JAMES GREENLEAF. Philadelphia, Jan, 16. cor26thF Bread will be di/iributed to the Poor Who may apply for the fame from the Friends meeting-house, corner of Second £nd Market street, on Titef'ay the 35th January inft. at 10 o'clock in the morning, by the guardians of the poor, agrerable to the wills of John Petty, and William Carter. PETER MIERCKSN, Prefidcnt of the Board of Guardians. Phi'ad. Jan. 13. Boston Glass Manufactory. THE citizens of the IFnised States are hereby J. informed, that the banufadnre of Window Glali is now contrntoced at the Glass House in Bos ton. ( It is needle fj to fay any thing of th« excellent quality of the Boston Glass, as it is so well known throughout the United States to he in every refpesft greatly fupcriet to any ever imported from Europe h will be cut to any size commonly uf;d ; and may be constantly had by applying to Cbaklss F. ( Kurrcn, at the Ghfs House. , Orders from the distant ! tares to be addrefTed to v Mr. Sauuil Gore, Court-street, Boston. £5" rwo or three good Glass makers are want ed at the above works ; /\ich as can produce re c«mmendations for food bchav or, may be fare of employ, by applica.ion to Mr. George L. Lindt, at the work;. Men without families will be pre ferred. However unacquainted with the method of making Crown Window Glass, they will meet with the fame encouragement. BoftGt), Jan. 16 n—iaw6w All Persons Having any demands aea : nft the Eftateofthe !*<« Captain George Irwin, are reqnefted to bring ia thtir accounts pioperly attested, on or before the firft day of January next ensuing end thole who are indebted to said estate are so licited to make immediate payment to SARAH IitVVIN, 'AiiminUlratiix. »rr. -0 170 7- J Imported in the lhipMANciksTEß, Benjamin Shewell, Matter, Pvom Bourdeaux, and forfale by thefiibfcriber, T"'r>, 11 Walnut Stieet. Conrdcaux Brandy "J Irifli market claret in ca£es / Entitled to " Medoc wine, in do. f Drawback. c Sautcrne, do. do. J s Thomas Murgatreyd. WHO JIAS Ml SALE. S'nerry Wint in pipes and quarter calks Rota do. jo, ' Pimento in bags ' 4000 bufbels Liverpool fah. At'g. 24. tot&stf THIS EVENING, January r n . At 6'o'clock, will be : 'J Vu * l > c at the Coffte-houfe, 1 , An elt'gant House, No. 78, IN Walnut-llrect, which isisfc« front,by J?l (crt d<rop, w'th a lot adj wing 10 f-l l l c, /- J 7» feet 9 inches oceti; ied by Geon-m -''iHing, E(q. Ihe houle coipple'eif fixiite-i iu every refpecl. ItMjofeet deep, has two large parlours, Fronf one a+Ket, tie back 22 by iS 1-2 feet ; a h4m<Kow Hrswing room *4 x-» hj 24 feet ; drawing room, and chamber aJj have ma hogany doors and these room*,** well a* the r»om« above thenn, hare a communication with each ofh er ; the height in the fiH- and second ft t'u.% 2Ti I i feet, ar.d thofc rooms have stucco cornices *nd cine room# up stairs, the girret«, which are di vided in'o three rooms, a good kitchen, wain an-1 milk house, lhowcr and plnngiDg baths, a ke hour?, a pump «n the yard, and a j feet 3 inch alley, that leads into Fourth-Areet. Ibe cellars V are laid with time ami floored with two inch plank aird plaiftrred : the yard is well p-V»l,.and the house is ciear «f ground rent; it is rented for one year for 400 pounds p«r annum from the 4th of November last. Two brick stables in Walnut ftreet, with two coach hsufts, one of them will hold two carriages, theo;her one; the smallest lia ble has room for three, and the largest for four horfis: it is »i faet front on Walnut-street, by.jo feet 3 inches deep ; tfey have excellent 'oftsovrr them, and arc new rented for ico pounds per sn num ; the cellar is arched and laid with inch plank, and will hold about 100 pipes of wine ; is c*» rof ground rent; has the privilrge©f 80 II 1-2 feet alley, tha* leads into Fifth-ftreec. Also, a large brick (lore, 33 feet fronton fourth street, by 50 deep, which might at ifmail expenc * be turned into a handsome dwelling hoafc, having been so contrived in the building: it has a yard 48 feet fix inches deep, by 24 wide; ha< a rain water pump and nectflary, and the c«l!ar*is laid with two inch plank, and is now rented at 250 pounds per annum ; the rent was paid for 18 months. This building is fubjc<slto a ground rent of eleven dollars and three quartersper anrum. ■A lot fttuate cn theeaA fide of Fourth-Areet, 10 feet front by 50 feet, it joins on the end of Dr. Ruth's lot, .md has the privilsge of a three feet al ley adjoining, itisfuhjeil to a ground rent of fix dollars per anrum. before the fa'e, may apply to the fubfe iber, George Mtsot»or FOOTMAN & GO. au^lioticcr?. Marrtial's Sales. United States, 1 Pennsylvania DiJlriS. J O riCE is hereby given, that in pursuance of iN a writ to me directed, by the. Hon Rkhard Peters, Esq. Judge of ths Diltrifl Court of the Uniced States, in and for the Penr.fylvania Dif trifl, will te exposed to public Sale at the Cufloai houfe, on Monday, the 29th day of January inft. at 12 o'clock at noon, 1 box of Sugar 2 bags of Coffee 1 barrel, ~"s 1 half barrel, and > of Limes 1 tub j 2 jars Of Honey , 26 Pine Apples » kegs of Spirit, t krg of Sugar, and 7 barrels and one half barrel of Sugar ' The fame having been libelled againfl, profs cited and condemned as forfeited, .in the said Court—by WILLIAM NICHOLS,' Marjhal. MarfhaPs Office, ") 17th Jaruary. 1798.3 19—dt2yht C nftom-Houfe 'Sal es. Philadelphia, 7gnuary 13,^17138. l ; 1 \ uTk* a u?l 1(i rT rl Cuftotn-Woufe, in pursuance of.the laws in that cafe made and provided, the follotfing articles ofxaeft-- ehandize, having beeo stored more than nine months and not claimed by the owners or cohfrgnees tliereof; which articles be viewed during the fpfcee of 'href days antecedent to the day of (ale, between the hours of nine and two o'clock. FCP Twncafe?, containing Woollen Hats MpC One cafe, containing Books and Pamphlets R-P Three caflcs, containing Girth Web (DU) One cask, containing Spades and Shoveli W Four casks, containing .Garden Seeds, Peas P and Bears IS One keg of Red Leadj O WC One crate of Earthen Ware BTM Two do. dtf. W L One do and two cases containing Images and a naments for building £No mark] Two Hampers of Bottled Porter P Eight Hampers of Empty Bottles WB One cask of Bottled Porter Tho's Stephens Ooe bundle, containing pieces of Music Mr.Scott. One box containing old Pamphlets Mr* Au'oley One box of Pamphlets WA Three pipes Madeira Wine One box of Pewrtr Lamps B One box containing Brushes G Bolland. One cask containing ajchecfe aad some oatmral .yR One crate of Earthen Ware R. 14. One crate of Earthen Ware. J'". <3 ; d.t?q Public Sale of Real Estates. On THURSDAY Evening, the 15th of Febrniry ftert, will be eicpofed to Public Sale", at the Merchants' Coffee-houfc in Second-flreet, at 6 o'clock In the evening, the following ESTATES No. I. A two story brick Hou r e, with t two (lory frame Buildings, on a lot 20 feet front and 100 fe«t deep ; also, a vacant Lot of 40 feet square, with the privilege cf an alley to gti thereto. Thit interest has lately been let lor 200 dollars per an uum, and is situated in ChriHian-ftre«, between Front and Second- ftrects, the second house from Mr. Caleb Alh's. No. 2. A three story brick House, situate at the north eall corner of Chcfnut flreeta, being r< feet on Second-flreet, and 20 feet on Chcfnut- . street, now in the tenure of Mr. Morangc, at the yearly rent of 40c dollars, and is deemed one of 1 the best (lands for the fait of dry goods in this city. ' No. 3. A harulfome well finilhed three story 1 brick House, 2ofeet front and 100 feet deep, situ- , ate in Fifth-ftreet. between Mirk't and Arch flreets, No. 40 This house is built and finifhed in the modern flyle, is in complete repair, with double cellars under the whole. T hei eia a cistern of rain water in the yard ; an'd the house is at pre frrt let for 600 dollars per annum with the taxes. No. 4. A three story brick Hoife, fitu*e in Plumb-street, between Second and Third-street, bciti? 20 feet front and ijo feet deep, at present occupied by Hubert Kenny. No J. .V ftory bricit House, on the bank fide of Front-flreet, No. 171 North, going thro' to. Water-street. where it is five story. it is io fe«t front and 48 feet drep, in complete rfri-i'r, aad i> rented for 600 dollars per annum. The condititms of Sale are, one quarter c*(Ji, on* ouarter in 6 months, one quarter in 9 m: nths', and (Mie quarter in 12 months. Philadelphia, tl| I?9 g 3aW.ISF For Sale, ' rhe time m' a young Kiilatto G. : i 1, about oT* • c '«vea years to fcrve. j Sh; is very capable nf taking care tof a child. and imderftanJi house w*)t. lie*ire at No 9", V«-rth rth llrcet ' • I 1 O '*• 4' "c'o X, G T s - . j HOUSE OF R EPRESENTATI\ r E& DtiaUm Fort'g" 'nUrontrf. U j [Continued from Owttte.] r ' Tie following SjX">' of Mr. BitrAt-D, <•«*- ';i vtrtd on Monday tit 11 f"A " ta jff I from a mire crreffnote than the one fll ,- ; hjbed in our Paprr of Thrfdny /off Mr. Baya R » fa-d. the fubjed of the prefpnt debate had been so much exhauß ' ' tdbt theaifcMffio" «» had »nderg«ne, that Z ■ it wtfuld be difficult to touch any of the ,11 points of co.trotfrty tfitftout repeating !« Something' of tbt remarks s ot^ ent > e " -men If,' however, he (hould offend m this v refpe«, he (houti expefl at l«ft the chanty ie of tbofe who were guilty of the fame tranf * greffioD. He thought itneceffary inthe hrtt ° [ place to take dotice of the declaration of the crrnfltman frcra Virginia, the parent of the , amendment, that he did not design that the ■r measure he proposed, should have an imme o diate effeft upon our establishment of foreign rf ministers, but intended OHly to introduce a J principle whicli fhouldhave a.future operati ; on at a convenient time. If the gentleman o were fin cere m that declaration, it niuft ne cessarily follow, that he did not comprehend h the effeft of his own amendment. For it ' would beremembered that thebill by its own 8 limitation was to continue in force but two :r years, and if the gentleman's objedt were so 0 distant as he expressed, it cauld certainly r with no propriety find place in a law so short „ is its duration as the present. It had been said that the thi.-d feftion of the bill would 0 admit of amendment so »sto make proviGon '• for the ministers already appointed;the com- mittee would obfery* that the third fectioa was merely it general appropriation of a gross ie ftnn, and that t&fcfWft to ; which the 'amendment wa9 proposed, was thcone which _ prefcribed-the manner id which the money should be applied. I fin the present fe&ion according to the amendment it {hould be fix ed that the salaries of ministers plenipoten ,f tiary (hould be allowed only to our ministers d at Paris and London, it would be immateri e al what fun was appropriated in the third feftion, as theje would be no power in the 1 Executives pay the salaries of ministers ple nipotentiary to our ministers at Lisbon Mad rid or Berlin even for the current year. He apprehended that the gentleman from Vir ginia had been led to his declaration on this head from brifig pressed with the objedrion, that if this hoiife afted as he proposed they would in effeft revoke cxifting. commissions which had been granted t>y the President. Some gentlemen affelted to consider the constitutional right of this house to inter j fere in the present cafe as not questionable. A gentleman from Pennsylvania' had stated ' a (bong cafe in order to prove the necessity of the power belonging to this house. Sup pose he laid, the President were to appoint one hundred foreign ministers, would this house be bound to appropriate for their fup gJ fallacy l e power in the executive, which the const; t- tion does not fuppofe,bct ofi the contrary, I s presumes thatthe ftrft magistrate will execute ( j his trust with fidelity. But let us consider ic -the cafe in an opposite ppint of view. Let it be imagined that this country has a mif j understanding with some foreign power, and that the agency of a minister is indispensa bly necessary to terminate the difference with out hostility; ta this end, suppose a minister , appointed by the Executive, and the house refufe to appropriate for his support. In this cafe it is plain the power of appointing a miniftei is taKen from the Executive by 1 this house, though expressly given to' it by the constitution. The supposition of an a buse of power if admitted as an argument and carried to its extent, goes to the deftruc { tion of all power; because there is not and cannot be a power lodged any where, which is not capable of abuse. Wc might as well suppose the cafe that the Prefideut fhouldap point a chimney ftfeeper chief justice of the supreme court, and then a(k whether this house would be bound blindly to appropri ate for his salary. yhecoiiflrtution has trust. Ed the President as welf'as it/has trusted this house: the people confide in his discretion as well as ia that: of the house : and it is no better argument to juftjfy our usurping ex r ecu'tite authority that the Prelident may a , biffc it,' than it vtould be in favour of his a (fuming legislative power, because it might be abused by this body. The appointment and employment of fo reign agents, from the very nature of our government belongs to the Executive. This house has no foreign relations, its only con nections ore the people on one hand the dif ferent branches of government on the other, the conftitntion has not given to it organs to discern the cases in which foreign agency is necessary. It has charged the Executive with the care of the nation in refpeft to the tranfaftions of foreign powers. The Presi dent is responsible for the fafety of the coun try; if he should negleft to give us notice of our danger from the designs and preparati ons of foreign powers, he would be answer able for the neglett. But on this house no such responsibility rests: and fliall the houff take front him the means of gaining infor mation, and theii hold him chargeable for. the want nf it: But withduf ; decidisT the point, how far it lscompetefltforthe-houfe, on constitutional principles to interfere in th? cafe, there can be no difficulty in faying, it would not be expedient for them to do so, at this time. Atrbaffadors have been ftj'ed by some grave writers, honorable spies, placid near t > a fo reign gcvernir.ent to watch its operations, and to communicate to their own goveru , went the earlicft inforrv.tion of any proceed ings which threaten the peace or fafety of their country. If at any period of time these spies were necessary, the present state of Eu rope rendered their eqjplovment indifpeui'a ble. Surely, when e-vtry principle of anci ent order is or;rthrowi!j when the nileswhich nations and individuals were governed by are no longer regarded, when a fyttem of the most wicktdand is introduc ed, when principle and right no longer set bounds- to power, and independent nations are uifpofed of by right of the f*vord, it behoves this government to search with more than common vigilance and industry into the designs of powers. Do <u>e know at this mnmsnt, but these fates are the fubjeft of foreign negotiation; that the sword is to cut us into pieces, and lhat we are to t* dijlributed ps malce weights in the fcaies of conji penfation? He trusted therefore, it would be generally thought that this was not tKc time to talk of recalling our mmfiVrs t'roiji abroad. The government needs, the fafety of the nation requires, the best and ipeeidi eft communication of the schemes of Euro pean policy. But some gentlemen are of opinion that it would te for the interest of the country to withdraw all our foreign ministers from Europe, and dissolve the diplomatic connec tion which at present exists; they conceive wc have nothing to do with the politicks of Europe, which expose us to embarrafTments without promifingany advantage. He said he might possibly agree with those gentle men if their objedt could be accomplished with the facility they imagined. It might be an easy thing for the United States to re solve to have no intercourse with Europe, but can they determine that the governments of Europe (hall have no views upon them ? We may avoid fending public ministers or private agents to Europe, but can we pre vent Europe from fending them here? We may have no interest in interfering in Euro pean politicks, but have they no interest to interfere in ours: there is no danger from the views of this country upon Europe, nor from our fending ministers or agents tWe, but the danger to be apprehended is from the designs of Europe upon America, and the evils we have felt, have arisen from (he in trigues of foreign agents, not invited, but imposed upon thecountry. It is idle to talk about dissolving all conneftion with Europe; while the ocean is passable there must be a connexion. He (hould leave it to the vain declamation of theorists to deprecate the consequences of this intercourse; but he (hould irtfift, that nothing was left to us, but to regulate it in futh a manner, as to a void its dangers, and secure its benefits: to this purpose he apprehendedtheemployment of ministers abroad was essentially necessary. But is has been urged that the danger of executive patronage (hould induce us to re strain the* power of appointing ministers. This point had been ably handled by other gentlemen, but in addition he would remark that in his opinion that so far was the exer cise of the power of conferring offices in this country from multiplying the friends of the President, that he conceived it in creased the number of his enemies. That in gratifying one with an appointment, he disgusted twenty with a refuiaL Geatlemen have talked ljnueh about checks. He believed what they said upon finccre. He believed they were dii"n«r—>»- • «••••- - • the executive, until they flopped the wheels of government. And when he is manacled and at the mercy of the views will be accomplished, and they will be fat isfied. For his part, he thought the exec utive the infirraeft part of the government, and that if the constitution was in danger, it was from its weakness. It is not a con stitutional idea, that this house is to check I the President,,- but on the contrary, the President is placed as a check upon the le gislature. The reason is plain. The au thority of the President is defined. Its pre rogatives are all fpecified. The executive walk is clearly marked out. It is thus the constitution effedually checks him. And" he cannot tranfgrets the limits of his au thority, without its being palpable to the eyes of the world. The legislative power was of a different nature, its field was infi nitely larger, andi t£e bounds of it not dif cernable with the fame precision. It w'as necessary, therefore, to prefvrve the execu tive, that its powers should in fqme degree, be shecked by h;s. The gentleman seemed to imagine, that no disposition to uforp power could exist in Any branch of the go vernment, but the executive. Gentlemen confutted very little the esprit du corps and the spirit of ambition ever found in popu lar bodies, in making their conclusion. He affirmed it was in the nature of a body like that house to be more ambitious of an en largement of its power, than an executive defined like that of ours. The breath of that house could cast down a President at any moment, and (hould he trench upon the legitimate power of the house; his ruin would be inevitable. Eut rthat can the President do, if we encroach upon his au thority ? If the house were determined he nauft submit with the indulgence possibly of a feeble remonstrance. It was felt as a truth that even a minority of this house can (hake the very foundations of execu tive power. He was firmly persuaded the danger which threatened the constitu tion, was not from the President but from that house. * Gentlemen had compared the patronage of this executive to the patronage of the crown of Great-Britain ; they might as well compare the strength of Calvin Phil lips, to that of the Ir;(l? ginn h . In this coun try how far did patronage extend ? We had an army difperfedoverthe United States of 3 or 4.0C0 men : a navy cf three fri gates ; a number of coile&ors aud supervi sors, whose salaries were fufficient to give them bread. How was the ease in Eng land. An immense army ; a prodigious na vy wealthy eftablidiments in the church ; innumerable posts of honor and profit in .the law ; an unlimited power of creating no-I bihty, and of conferring titles and rank ; 1 i and, in addition, an allowance for a civil lift of near amillion iter", a year. Can any rational companfon be made between an in fluence flowing from these sources of pow i er, and the patronage of our executive.' An executive whof*^, perhaps fuffieicnt to furnilh I,; ° Wance » patronage of the Enerlifl, L„ ,m^nf e -was his opinion, if the prinliplT'T" 1 ' * reprefentat on were introduced 9,081 ular branch, the monarchy wo.,M P op " exist, because it wonld no[ be ah! T 25 the weight and power of th ta Je6ft Gentlemen fa/the " t,,be c "t down, because m e " P rf options are excluded from oS« TwTfc 9 • t0 h ' m upon th; » P°i»t a's Z' 7 wfcknotf our principles are such that'™ 8 ' have no chance of fenn n «> 1 """ therefore not fufTtr the St' Wai point any body ell Tt '0 ap. Georgiahad expreffed great fmnr.W it I >ng this defended as a principle of th ccutive. But he asked whX, t£ ' pie was not supported by the bed .in the country. J s ; t not t > . .thonty on which tjpeopl, U P" i themselves aft ? Do they ever cKo i ' efenta . dve9 of *al sentiments diffeSt from, their own ? None would fay thev None could deny this to be their princfpl If he or the gentleman opposite totim held dillercnt political tenets it ; c that either as them would hav P their pre fen t places. Now f C a Ppeared in who fay they adore the voice of to reprobate so indecently a pri„ c D W P ' verfally. adopted by tb«£ JKftS to h,m ether confiftert with with oth selves The W' 0 the P"* tkbS • MJ' si, • m must therefore be juftified m following an example set by the t w;ll , has himj and ought therefore to d.reft him. If he ha. ever deviated from this principle, the con. feqences have convrnced him of his error And he hoped that, profiting by hit nenrr, -rtollfltt- Whduft would be avoided in future. Before he concluded he would be-J eavc to fay a word on the fubjedt of the appoint, ment to Lilbon. . The gentleman from PennfyWania had in finuated that when the gentleman appoint, ed advocated the appropriation for a rninif ter to .the court mentioned, he knew tint '■ the place was designed for himfelf. This insinuation was repelled by direst proof • and the gentleman from Pehnfylvania had since fa id that his charge was notagainft the minister but the President. The ap pointment, fays the gentleman, is uncon stitutional. He thought thatafter the fcru. pulous delicacy with which the President construed the constitution, in a ease where a personal interest presented itfelf, a charge of this kind ought not to be rathly made. The constitution difqualifiej a member of » either house to accept an office treated, or the emoluments of which were encreaftd during .the time for which they were chof. en. N»w the office of minister plenipoten tiary exists under the constitution, and is coeval with i*. The allowance has beck .fixed neatly as long as the office has existed. And therefore there is no ground tp fyy it was created, or us tuioiuincm* £ifc7Ja(£Q, tst which the gentleman from South-Carolina was chosen. Mr. B. concluded with declaring, that every view of th e fubjea would induce him to give the amendmenc hit decided negative. ( Debate to be continued.) FRIDAY, JANUARV 26. Mr. Dwight Foster, from the cotnmiues of claims, made a report on the amendment of the Senate to the bill for placing certain pevfoas on the Pension lift, an agreement to which was recommended to the house, and concurred in. The bill was reported as d»- f ly enrolled. Mr. Champlm presented the petition of Jofiah Wood, praying for csmpenfation for grain taken from him by the'army in the war. Referred to the committee ef claims. Mr. Pinckney reported a bill making an appropriation of a sum of money to defray the expence ofho'ding a treaty with the In dian 3 claiming land in the ftateof Tennessee which was committed for to day. The house resolved itfelf into a commit tee of the whole upon it j but on motion of Mr. Gallatin wbo wilhed to introduce a feiSion, whirlj Jm»A—pixyared, for fixing the falavy of the Commissioners, the committee rose and had leave to lit a gain. The house again resolved itfelf into a committee of the whole on the bill provid-- ing the means of Foreign Intercourse; when Messrs Goodrich and Sewall spoke again! Mr. Nicholas's motion. The committe# had leave to fit again. LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHSETTS, January j 7. The ANSWER OF THE SENATE TO THI GOFER NOR'j SPEECH. May it plsafeyour Exeellency, The senate of Maflachufetts receive *'irh !!»e ---ly fat'ufaflion your Excellency*! communica tions to the legifljtare : We sincerely rejoice with you and eur fellow-citizens at larye, on the completion of this public edifice, combining elegance with utility, and canUitutiug a difiin guilhed 01 nament of the metropolis, wbtfe jn habitanlsueneroufly provided (heplacean which it is creOSed. We view with p'eafure this monument of puhl'c spirit, so honorahh; to the Comrmw wei!th : As it well sccordi with the general "profyerity of our eonSiruents, and is the leitc mrum on the iriHuifry, (kill and fidth'ty of <Hofe wiio planned and executed th* work. Her may we and our fiiccellort at sfl timrs cher'fh a fc.licitude forihe public welfe r ;» iru ' a warm attachment/to our country : ?n this house, may the true principles of civil irnf rei ' - e -er be *igjit!y underftoodand firmly f pport ed : And God forbid that foreign inSience or internal commotion Ciould cer eadangtr t.;e txiflenee of our free republic. I .ti* tinguift.ed asa peopled.' m our gratcfuU'iirii')«- lcdgemrnts to Heaven From the lo« of oni<r and fubmifmm to the hv.s. from the jaw" iufiirmation, as well a< frorri the v rfw, prize an industry of Our fellow e-' *¥'< v J ". l , theconfcqutfri diSbfioo of propftv. Hp for the c«r.tinuit.-ce of theft blrfcz 4 -
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