FQ.ETRT. [Our readers ?re W.dtb'-Ct] fur the W.awi®* exqtHfite comnouhd cf elegant?, fob'.imuVi jw'l otibrAa'ty, to the: common faur.'.aiy 'if §ei' ; .aj K and Jearn it»£, The Faiwzh'.' Wsrr.LY Muuum From 1 a r.rircd eerier o?"rhc. Unlo», a genius if ihe fir/l fcrih an enriching fboi t»f nv.mal tn irrrav-meur, worthy tic pnrhitjve votaries of the Athenian Goddess, e.e Die ancient sources of knowledge, divcr'cd 10 pturfft of ruin by rhe igno i jnce and brutality of t heir patriot*, ('he very proto types of our Randolphs, Jetierloni and Bloums) had Ilalke«l over the iomb of learning, to the iron I way of a matter and : tyrant. It has been the lot of ths '* lay p-cacHei" (a t«.o com mon lo>) »o yivr under 41 :he negligence <>l his na tiiwMu". *• Tnoti/»h he speaks a> a Sage, this he i»c*Js j inaii", Ihofe (vU have tatte t »,. rtlUh •' the racy product or ou: m untaio fide,'* or zea! to water a tich and urofitablt gardeit v*ith the grate fjldcAs of encouragement. w>«l not only c«»utrt bwk to reCeu? (sots s£>u«ury in mi hitherto me rited rcpu;»ch, but enrich tberafelweg with a (fore k which uci'.her moih i.of just can corrupt', nor Firnch incenrtiaiies upr prwW#burnup nor fteal — b\ thcmfelves wish the Farniei's Weekly Mufcum; printed at Walpoie, State of New-Hamp ihire, by. Da-id Carlisle, juo.J PETER PENCIL Pefents to the Readers of the Farmer's Weekly Museum, A hE W YEAR'S POEM. • 1 Pettr begtnneth with * grave apojltophe to Time ; proveth it not to be of Freneh extraction —Addrefftth the itifatd \tar rwth bccomytg politenef—lntroduced Wa(hin)fo\ oy a [ fim/e, better intended than executed - Lcaveth a fertile J field for the Mtvtr Geniu/es at Hartford — Talktth ftel- j ■ngly to Agriculture and Ctntrn&rce—Raifeth a thunder, storm Jor kid afters —Vaketh Columbus create a new world ; putteth nim to ftujkj: equjeth him to dream pa thrt.cally—Giveth advice worths the pt*lp}t% and concludet/i with a modejl prayer of the Afaje, befeching our Ruler s to admit her Jifter' as free citizens f the United States, and Jhew form pecu!ia> Javour toh'.r sons. -w HAIL, parent Time ! whose womb prolific gives To all things life, a grave to all that lives. From the gnarl'd oak, thai heaven's red bolt derides, To tie green vine, that twines its rifilefs fides ; Whatever great, or Imall, or low, or high, The mole's dark orb, the lynx's quenchless eye ; The 14 flipfer'd pantaloon, the *• puling child", Hobbling on crutch, or with a toy beguii'd ; The lein-deer fleet, that flams the prmtlefs plain, Ttiecouchant snail, that shuns his weight in vaia ; The ocean's riftngs and the moon's quick change ; 1 he fun's lorg journey, and the comet's range ; The glow worm's hour, the towering eagle's age, M\ short liv'd verse, and Paine'a* perennial pjge: White'e- thiirvaiied modes of life may be, Their births, their periods, are prefcrib'd by thee ; Tht'e, source of all, of all, the deft:n'd bourne, From whose dread mound no errant gholls return ; Who, to our wayward race, aft equal still, Though partial rcafon hoodwinks human will ; Who, while weak man on second cjufej pores, And ownsno agent but what sense explores, With deeds obev's tb' eternal mind, And bid'rt the earthquake buift to bfefs mankind ! Whether thou guide with steady hand the po"e, Or round the earth with varied fcafona roll ; Of let enthrond upon the golden fun, Or through with thy plane!s run; Whi-rc'er thou rul'lt, ordir furroucds thy throne, That firft cf vir:ues,ever is thy own. Hail Ninety-Eight! Thou youngest child of time £ pie on our Hates, and blefsour temp'rate clime ; F»om Aries mild thv youthful wardrobe briug, I'cace, roieae Health, aod Jill the bloom of Spring; Temper the tummer fun's oppreflive power. Shed on the fuff'ripg field he genial shower ; When to cold Capricorn thy fhort'nmg days Bid thee retire, (till let ihy partjog rays i.,j and leave bchipd OT,lßl *™^^ is^3 ®22aß^iUind. So our great patron, Washington, of TaT?;*' - with the hand of time, and cares of state, When life's benignant spring had grae.d his youth With early wreaths, and feeds of manly truth, The ardent toils of war his valour try'd. And plenteous peace his ripen'd age fupply'd : Like Sol retiring from his annual toil, Beams his pure lustre on hisnurtur'd foil- Still (hinesthe patriot fun—thou Guardian Pow'r Prolong his day, illume his setting hour; When call'd from us he shines in brighter Ikies, Grant othei funs like Washington may rife ! What war of words has mark'J th'expiring year, groans of m »rder*d periods ftunn'd the ear; What |iAs of heroes throng'd the paper fit^ld, Their weapon insult—want of sense their fhicld ; How coward Wit from scribbling wights has fled, What fl reams of ink by fa&ious pens been shed, Let 45 Mule the tenth" )e sacred Nine! A nob'er theme-—the arts of peace be thine. Thou firft of arts, fouree oi domdlic ease, Pride cf the land and patron of the seas, Thrift Agriculture ! lend ihy potent aid, Spread thy g»ecn fields where dreary forcfts shade ; Where met* purlu'd the»r savage prey, Let he while flocks in vfirdam paftu es play ; From theblooni'd orchard and the flow'ry vale, Give thy rich fragrance to the gentle gale; Rev. ard, withampleft boon, the labourer's hand, And pour thy glacid'ning boUpties o'rr our land. Coluinkia's sous, Ipurn not the rugged toil; Your nation's glory is a i-uliur'd foil: Rome's v. ir.cinnatus, of illaftr'ous birth, Increas'd his Lurels while he till'd the earth ; h'en Chiua's monarch lavs his sceptre down, Nor deews the task. unworthy of the crown. Be, lib'ral Commerce, thv white fail unfurl'd, To join in social bands a jarring world ; Bring hoipe these aits that dignity the mind, But leave debasing luxury behind. ]f some Ijold vcfle! crols the wedtrn main, To fell its country's faith for private-.gairi»— ' In blatkell cloud, O fun ! involve thy face— , Let the fieict storm avenge the black disgrace ; G;ve to the da. ing ere >v a watry grave, Spare, from an age of death, the life doom'd flive— Shew to the world, by ample vengeance given, Commerce like this is contraband of heaven! Columbia's Cecius ! guard our native fliore ; Let clarioil grate our ears no mor*|; While Europe in convuifion shakes the world, Here letthe flag of union be unfurl'd : With the fame zeal be ev'ry breast infpir'd, Which thy immortal son with *rdor fir'd ; With manly grief earth's elder realms he saw, Vice their religion, tyranny their law—. Be a new woild, he said. fKies, And 10, Columbia's virgin regions rile. Come, public spirit, to this fertile land, A nfing nation asks your lib*ral hand ; Unite my sons in one great common cause, To formfrcm private virtue pubi c laws. He spake ; and 10. the genial fpiiit flew fiom the old Morld. and gladly fought the new, Btcught in her train Health. Fiecnom, bold Emprize, And bade a more than Roman empi:e rife. The sage in vision view'd oui country's fate, Saw the fair profpeft of each tiling ttate. Blithe the work with magic hand, New ciiiis rife along (Kc winding strand ; Before His touch the stubborn forcfls bow, And pay their rightful homage to the plough ; A b.»ft<i»fptnfe >ya»'s fad alarm,i t Our veteran heroes ctußi the tyrant's a»m--. !n peace oar glory, and in oui-fliield. With iionois Uurel'd reap'd on vi£l'ry% fie'd, Columbia's Fabius dishes his patriot sword, - By heaven applauded, and by man adoi'd. Anor>, around the governmental fur, I he tcd'ral orbs in lylt.m'd union In ev'ry port fair Comme;Ce ipreads her fair, Lt ads the rich end moca the inland gale— Ye trcach'rcusfcas, why bear, ye why blov, Our narinn's wealth to a more treach'.ous loe? Now falls oar flzg, if t urope's pirxres nod— Shame 19 our land, there are who k»fitherod I Exuliing b'aftion (Uijsour pe ce at hoinr, And Cataiiuea preparr to fire a Roma ! # An decant pott of Bcftpa, J.t, i;: ..'o -.:e C.J./e, m Pr»- v\i:oua:i, 'a,- # jrVd - - '•' ? hife lir»;ri his i. •• From cajfi ot slate bii c.'i-"> • I; i wi-hd/cv : c From hisgriii'-.Ktfrh ' Ai,d-guth\i the tear itar.x hiiilil ct--d eve — l " The Guardian Cdlms f»w 'ii jSfiV*M'lcars, • Oped a iceneand «w*y ft's fears. r j to his view appc.irs a* J turf ft t < i,;ei '* Sm:iing in all the -gCi | ® ! A ou:«il hii head the Uam< (<i wit'd -Hi UiV* c — \ More thiii a king, without 01 cro>irn or ihrotiw > " ; H:s mud a fceotre f:oins~h»s c unLiy's cau'e, x )- v I lis pen efpouies, and dcf.udi h. 1 iiwj ; s ) _ Plea>'d by his iidi fai r Freniom holds her place, 11 j Andall he Virtues blend their niutajl grace ; I j Decilive Ju(t;cs *ear« ber flejdy hand, < l * ] Suspends htr eq'ial fealc o'er sea ai.d land ; ] l " j Commerce re res. the filler arts iacieafr. ; \ c { Fell Faction dus, and <milesdomcit.c peace; ( * <4 Fly iwifc.'y, T:r?ic. rrv.-al the with'd ft»'r hour, ] W hen cq-jal laws !hi ( c'i-.v ■ f'j i 1 c ~ l " private view* . ijb p«o.icgi»o4 BleJTmg', i!i!ca-theiV fifty grateful sons d'ti 1 trc, rc Wiiilc .-va.i&is hlaa she Tideptial <h«ir \r* 1 \ )r Columbus thus : ar»d Ihali our poor dclert ~ l'fcr promil'd era ot our l ui n- avert ? . y Forbid it Heaven ! bid each Columbian's mind, P" First love i?s country, then embrace mankir.d ; Butbanifh kindred ! may nj patriot know, Like Blount, a brother, in his country's foe, When doveey'd Peace fu.ceedsto War's alarms, [y A nation's rage should iu(l upon its arms: No generous foe, in friendfhip scorns to live ; Thejgreat ma>conqucr —but the good forgive ! Thus sing* the fed'rai mufe—ao fa&ious lays ; First for our land.; then for her fonsfhe prays, lt Here let the muses hold their tranquil feat, ir And lib'ral arts their lib'ral patrons meet, ■ The lout's effufions warm cur colder clime, * j Smooth as Ohio flow the polifh'd rhyme ; Or, Erie like, in copious torrents foil, J On Fa&ios's fire, and daring Vic« appal. Then, while the lamp infpircd p-jdants toil, ,/ t To hrde with pilfer'd lore a barren foil; y The flowers of tafie shall bloom en DsNNic'spage, f t And Tvle * s Drama grace Celnmbia's stage ; Aonian harj s repeat i'hilenia's strain, Atid European Genius yield the palmto'PAiNE. ! Mrs. GRATTAN, i, T) ESPECTFULLY informs the Ladies and -Iv Gentlemen of the City, that agreeable to the wi(h of Mrs. Grattan's fubferibers, on Tuesday next (he gives a Ball, with refrediments infteid of a concert, at Mr. Uichardets. Tick ets of admittance to non-fu'ofcribers two dollars. ■ to be had at Mrs. CraMan's, No. 191, Market Street. No nor-fubferibers tickets to be given without the recommendation of a subscriber. : Jan. is- dtf Marshal's Sales. -United States, 1 Pcnnfylvania Dijlritt. J BY virtue of an order irom theDiftriA Court of the Ui ited States, in and for the Pennsylvania will be expofvdto lale at C'hefnut Street wharf, on Wednesday the 31ft January, at 11 o' clock at nocn, for the benefit of the concerned— viz. 66 Boxes of window glass 14 do. hollow gjafs 294 Straws glass tumbles 100 Pieces Rufiia sheeting 118 Pieces Ravens Duck s 55 Pic es fail clo:h 1 Barrel and one keg of copper nails 9 Hhds.of Beef 3 Bbls. Pork J 2 Jackfcrews 32 bails, 2 fine stays 1 Hhd. Vinegar 2 Drip stones 2 Small and one large water jars 2 Guns with—figrriages 1 Copper boiler " 1 1111 u I - 1 Iron lanboon 2 Side boards, one table 29 Coils of cordage 9 Pipes and one hhd. of Gin- The fame having been fared from the wreck of the ship John, capt. Foiger, and libelled against for salvage. WILLIAM NICHOLS, Marshal. Marthal's Office, "> 23d January, 1798.3 Pursuant to the last Will and Te.lament of Jos. flenfzey, deceased, will be ex posed to public f»l- at the Merchants' Coffee House, in Second (Ireet, on Wednesday, the 31ft irft. at 7 o'clock in the evening— A VALUABLE LOT or piece ef ground situ ated on the weft fide of Delaware Eighth ftrect, beginning at the corner of Lombard llreet, and extending northward 8i iect, thence westward 90 feet, and northward 40 feet, to an eight feet wide alley, thence along the said alley westward 98 feet to a ao feet wide alley, called Blackberry alley, thence extending by . the laid alley m f eet) t0 Lombard flreec, and eastward by the f*id street 188 feet to the piact as beginning. The situation of this lot is pleasant and in an impioving part of the city (a large three story brick? mejlaage of 48 feet in front, having been lately finilhed imme diately apposite) it has four fronts, and may be convenient!) divided int.) ten building lots, fiom »o to it feet in front, which will readily yield the purchifer an annual income of 450 dollars or more at the euftomary price for lots near the fame situa tion Also a two story frame messuage or tenement and lot or piece of ground, situated on the weft fide of BUckberjy alley, containing in breadth on the raid alley 42 feet, and in len b th or depth .58 feet. There is a frame Cable 011 the back part ol the lot. One yearly rent charge «f forty (hillings, iffuiug . out of a lot or piece of ground situated in Artille ry Lane (in <Jie Northern Liberties) on which is ereflcd a brick messuage, f Alfoone other yearly rent tfcarge of jl issuing 1 out of a lot or piece of grdund situated in Duke c street (coiEmonly called Artillery Lane) on which f iiereded a frame mefluige. Also, ico acres of land, situated in the connty of Weftmordand, in the state of Pennsylvania, ly- J ing in the 6th diftria of donation lands, number- It ed 13CO, patented in 1786, bounied cast by Lts 119 and 120, south by 130 X, weft by 1181, north r by 1199. 1 A Iso, one military land warrant for 100 acrees ' I.ikcwife, a very valuable lot or piece of ground 1: with a three (lory commodious hri.k feoufs and r J frame kifhen, situated on theeaftfideof Second street from Schuylkill, and north fide of Race or SaiTafras street, containing on Second street 150 F > feet, at.d on SaiTafras or Race street *47 feet There are ereded en the premises befidesthe above t dwelling, a convenient Barn and Stable fufficient- ii ly large to accommodate several cow«,alfo a num- • ber of neat summer-houses in the garden ; a varu- ty of trees, some of which are l'rilit, there is a C pump with excellent water in the yard. This pro- c perty is not more than two squares from the canal h which will be highly advantageous to it, i u a f ew v. yurs. Part of thiscftate is leafed for 100 dollars per ° annum, of which two yearsftoin the 25th March next, are unexpired. a A Share in tke Philadelphia Library will like o wife he fold. Conditions will be made Jtnown at the time of v, fait. n Auypcrfon wilhiugto view the property will V pleife to applp to o JOHN WARNER, v at No. 28, north 4th street / ortoEDWaRB CU I'BOSH, ' ( "ecuttri. v . No. 19, 4th ftrect. J W ILLISM SHANNON, Aufiiocecr. c o $f 0 X ® ® HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Del/ate «n Foreign InUrcwcfi. .[Conuujie-l j efterday'a Oaief.e.] TUESDAY JANUARY 23. Mr, FiNDLJjY believed, if the amendment under confide™*'"" hail been argued only upon its proper ground, its he (houlc not have troubled the house with any obfei nations upon it; but this ground had beep, widely departed from. The arguments of gentlemen who supported it, had not on ly bl*en mifapp'veh'ended and miltated, but they thcmfeltfw had been charged with the vftfrll o( indentions. Jif had fat a whole feflion in 'Congress, and not heard so many ; jn.'freprefentatioDs, and so much play upon | words, as he had heard in this debate.— j Though Ije did not poffefsthe eloquence and ; delivery of other gentlemen, he would, at ; least, endeavour to set them an example of candour. It might have been fairly argued whether it was now expedient to narrow the extent of our diplomatic corps. This, of itfelf would have absorbed a pretty large field of. discussion, and upon this ground, he sup posed the questions which came before the house, were determined upon the principle of expediency. That the queftion- Hands on this ground was acknowledged by gentlemen on different fides of the house ; for it had been admitted, by those opposed to the amendment, that if the President were to appoint a large number of ministers (an hundred had been mentioned), the house would be juftified in refufing an appropria tion. The gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Grifwold) had said, that the constitution, declared, that th? President (hould have the power of appointing to office—but that the fuppotteis of' this amendment declared the contrary. This was misrepresentation. The queltionfoas not who fhouldbc appoint ed, btir whk offices {hould be retaiaed— and he always understood it to be the pro per business of the legislature to inftiiute offices, and to fix the salaries of the per sons who (hould fill them, but no farther. The constitution gave to the President the power of " appointing ambafiadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the supreme court, and all other officers of the United States, which (hall be established by law." There seemed to be a diftindtion be tween officers appointed by the constitution and officers appointed by law. Foreign mi nisters and judges were officers appointed by the constitution—but did the Executive e ver appoint a judge before his office and sa lary were appointed by the legislature ? No more than he would pretend to appoint mil itary officers and ambafiadors, whose offices were not fixed by law. But it was yester day said, that Congress had nothing to do with foreign intercourse, and that they had no right to investigate it. He was surpris ed to hear this. Was not the power of de this power no way connected with our inter course with foreign nations? And if the power of declaring war was in Congress, were not those powers also placed there which Ihould enable them to judge upon the propriety of such a measure ? They cer tainly were—since it was not expected that power (hould be exercised blindly. But the committee was told, if they ex ercised this power, that they (hould flop the wheels of Government—a favorite expression of a favorite.author. How was this to be done? If the doctrines of gentlemen op posed to this amendment were to prevail, they would at least Jlop the -wheels of this house. But it was stated to be the intention of those who advocated this amendment, to check and counter-check the goverment, un til they (topped it altogether. This was a novel declaration. Pie believed the doftrine of checksas farashad been stated, had been imported, because he did not believe the Aborigines knew any thing of it ; but if the governments of this country were trac ed to their source, it would be found to be interwoven in them all. The patronage oc casioned by appointments to office, had al ways been a feriousqueftion in forming both (late governments and the general govern ment. In some states the power was divid ed between, the legislature and the Execu te—in -rrthw ftatcs, the jealousy which ex isted in this refpedt had placed the power in the legislature. Were it necessary for him to give an opiftion on the fubjedt, he (hould have no hesitation in declaring, that this power was improper to be placed in a legis lature: and that by placing it there, in en deavouring to avoid one evil, they laid the foundation for a greater. When the constitution of the United States was under consideration, it was well known to those members of the committee who were present at that time (and some he saw), that this was an important question. ' It was thrown into different (tapes, until at last it was adopted as in the constitution. • This regulation was adopted upon principle ! and was not a mere arbitrary thiiig. The power of appointing to office was brought ' down by placing a part of it in the legilla- j ture. It was farther reftrainad, by prohib iting any member of the legislature from eu- ' joying during the period for which he was ! eledted, any office which (hould have been ' cieated', or the emoluments of which (hould have been increased, during that time. Thus ! holding up so vi'pv the avenues by which corruption was malt likely to enter. But they Had teen told the President was a check upon the legislature, the senate up on the President and house of reprefenta- ! tive ; but that the house of reprtientatives had no check upon the executive. If this j was the nature of our government, he mult own he wag ignorant of. it, though it was well known hp had been pretty conversant with it since it had an existence. He be lieved it was not without reason that the ' P ewfr of originating moncv bilh was ■ v ' a ! placed io th'c house of reprefeiftitiees, j which was an effectual checlc —He was ear- J ly led to this opinion. When the cotfft;- ( tntion was under confederation, ttii; was as- | ferted, by men well acquainted with the | fubjedt, as an effedtual check ; though it i was also predidled that the day mighc ai- j rive, though it was thought to he very tar i diftanr, when it might, be considered other- j wife. he was ferry to find, thit day 1 was now coine, so much sooner than it had, been predidte:l, In the year 1796, our diplomatic inter course was firft ejjarged. He then voted for it, not because he was convinced it was necessary, but because "he tad not an op portunity of knowing it was not nkeftary, and he therefore tnilicd to ex ecu' ment ; not Vt:at he considered hiinfeif as a mere machine, and that hi w;f?souii<? to ap propriate, because the Preiideirt ISftl'fcnt an edimate to the hoiife. This dodtrine was not then avowed, if it had, it would have (lartled the house. He voted it as a temporary measure ; and he did not think if the appropria'ion was now withheld, ! that the house could be charged with en ■ tering into the executive ckV, and with doing executive business. In order to keep the fubjedt completely within the power ef congress, the law had been passed only for two years; upon the fame principle ' that the law was passed with r*>pedt to a (land ing army. I~le therefore submitted it to gentlemen to determine which was the new dodtrine, that in support of the amend ment, or that produced agaiaft it. In order to support th* npceffity of min isters abroad, gen'.lemen had dated it to be their business to watch the proceedings of foreign courts. That this might have been the cafe, he had no doubt, but he believed we had had no proof of this watchfulnefs of late. He feared tiiey were more fre quently employed in forming plots with which they had no business. We had a minister at a certain court, he said, and though an order was iffned vthiVß" placed our commerce upon a most"dangerous foof 7 ing, yet we never heard "ot" it, utitil we heard of its execution. Upon the whole, he believed ministers refitient were equal to any business we had to do in foreign coun tries, and a salary of 4,500 dollars, had never been Complained'of as being too low ; as to what gentlemen had said about other nations fending ministers to this county, and.that therefore we ought to retura min isters of the fame grade to them, this could not be a governing principle with this coun try. We had to conlider our own advan tage, and let foreign nations attend t© theirs. But it was observed, that no branch of government was to be supposed capable of abusing its powers. This was contradicted by the constitution, for it had guarded a gainst this abuse in the executive. Gentle men spoke of this amendment as calculated to injure the President ; he did not fee how that could be. Refufing to appropriate money for any objedt which he were of o pinion ought to be effedtcd, could be doing • • : 'fit were, tie had hffn injured during theTunntrerTeßiony as con gress had declined to adt upon feveral[fab | jedts which he had recommended to them. The gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Bayard) in speaking of the vnconfiderable nature of the patronage of our executive, to (hew there was no danger to be apprehen ded from an extension of it, compared it to the patronage of the crown of England, the ejtenfive source of which he did not consider as dangerous, but as necessary to preserve the monarchy. To hear this doc trine on this floor, alloniflied him, as well as the use made of it. Here, he stated, the pratronge was not dangerous. Why ? Because a greater was necessary to the mon arch in Great-Britain to preserve his power and he supposed, as a necessary conse quence, therefore, it was necessary here, to promote a monarchy I Gentlemen delighted to dwell on this theme, and to prove that all danger was to be apprehended, from popular governments. It was his opinion that it was necessary, in order to preserve republican purity in our government, to guard against the extension of executive patronage. Pie might call to his aid to prove this, the hHtary and experience of all ages and nations, which would (hew that republican governments corrupted, were worse thtuiTnor.'rtTclueS: IJc iTJen took J a view of the different popular governments which had formerly exi-fted in Europe, and (hewed that the spirit of despotism in the executive had wholly deitroyed and a'ofor bed the popular branch-s. Ungenerous alluiion;,-, the tendency of which he did not understand, had been-made against persons from fon*jn countries. It had conftant policy of this coun try to admit as citizens, after a certain pe riod, persons from all-countries. Our con stitution and laws admit of no diftindtion of citizens. Why, then, was it now thought to be dishonourable not to have been born in this country ? If this principle had been introduced sooner, he (hould have been saved some trouble ; for lie, though born in a fo reign country, had been elected by the citi zens of this country to tran(a£i their legis lative business for_ many years, and he did not think that they ever conceived their re presentative would have heard it insinuated in this house, that he ought not, on that ac count, to be confidertdupon the fame ground with other members. Left th's sentiment lnould not have had its force, it \*as repeat ed, dating, that cur danger did not arise from foreign correspondence, but from the importation of foreigners. He did not know what all this meant, except it were to des troy the harmony existing between the citi zens of the union, who were of all coun tries. But in connedtion with this, some thing had been (aid which seemed to fliew the aim of gentlemen. Theft persons were called enemies of government, and were charged with making attempts to overset it, and even this amendment was ftafed as be ing intended to have this effedt. He aflccd , whetk-r such charts arire a<Ml. " J. la th „ - reatuo of that commbtcc 7 Th/.'P j #- - had U-en chared H* - flrettug the people out of door! ; but W : |ly nothing was better calculated than £ t . cfwrgej, to catch the public ear 4 h - j fkirely, if there- were any aftempt r the it w a , ■^a fc *w Sn° H k U t T ty WaS U " dcr CoDf,der2: ton. He knew there was an attempt made to give a new sense to the conliitution— , an attempt was made to pass a vote in its fa - voi vponprinciple, instead of expediency and a by doing so, to declare the We hl ino fr aPt>ropn«;n K to carry «U„ £ { t feU a treaty ; if that point had been cam -1 ,', » V ° 6 cn Q wfetti'ng a well t f i S , c ti.r' litu ' i "'" 1 p™ d P k °t« « v He acknowledged if were only a few men , who made use of this violent kind of £. ffuage, and he knew their charafrers. Thev a were chi,-<v men who had been accuftomej p to make narrungues in county courts, where i fuoh liberties were usually taken. V . C . M' IsaacPark.r apologized f, r rifinj i» . lo late a f.age ot the debate, especially a 3 he did , not know that he fhbnld off-r anv thing whi-h ' k/VT T" ths iul 'i e,a 'ten . but he thought ,t neceflarv t f ..!l Jtt h, opinien upOo some things which fell from the -endt man troin Virginia. ' He con' /ered this amendment merely as a. e text thrown rut for pofirical d.fcuff.oi-the f I,'dXf if WC ' ha<l b " B tonfill "ablv eluded. n I. de.d t was no uncommon thing when gta- t emen found their measures meet with greater oppofmon than they expected, to endeavour to g.ve them a different .fpeS.. The gen.lem,* - from Mr Brent) yeSerday, confined .1 t.ie objefi of the motion to a narrower ground, 3 a , nd exhibited it in a let, formidable flnpe tlan I t,u ' 1,1 which it had be:ore a opened. The 1 J llov " r ' of t,ic amendment let out with declaring r "?• "Wtni'on to tying back our diplomsf ic mterceiuie ta what it was in the ye.tr i-aj - e but there was no principle in that law fimilaVto , tins amendment. Cl,ere wa, nothing ,here hut 0 an appropriation of money. wittuut iny r .f„ _ ence to the grade of remitters to be employed But the gentleman wished to limit the patron -1 age of the executive, without bringing any proof > that tins power had been abused ; hut having no r ground of this kind togo upon, tliegeut eman had , invented a number oj theories of his own,unfanc . tioned by experience, He dated that the/or» j of a government was of little conl'equenee For _ his part, he thought the people of this country were well assured of the importance of a repub lican form of government, so conftruaed as to a preserve its purity ; but now they were told*- vry thing depended tulely upon tlie execution ,f of a government. ,f In support of this principle, the gentleman had affeited that executive patromge wis more dangerous in republiian govemmeuts ihan in monarchical ones. If this were true he wasmif informed by hiftury. There were few goveru d meets in the world, which partook of the re iV publican form ; he knew none, but those of this e country, Great-Bruain, and the prefsnt govern, ment of France. All the other gorernments with which he was acquainted, were either nio ° i archies with some or 11 " bad taken place in the European iiad btl . p r „ dot . cJ (- by repi-clcntative bodies. hTe mitaiued the re volution 111 France, which he (taredas being pro •. duccd by the King's cunvoking a reprefenrative e assembly -.'orjhe purpose of extricating hirrfeff from his difficulties. But the gentleman trcm ' I Virginia, he ftaied, had said that the liberties of "(the peopla of England were in greater danger t I thin if they had no representative.body ; but he i, ; believed the reform of that government from an t | absolute, to a limited monarchy, had been occa -0 ! honed by the people. So soon as reprefenta _ j tives ofthe people were admitted into the go vernment, the reform began, and continued mi til it became muck more benefieial to the j:eo > pie, thdH it had befoie been. ? He wished to examine into the faft wJiether - the republican governments were not preferable r to any other. He believed that this country was indebted for its independence to the repub lican governments of the individual dates. If 0 it had not been for thennhebelieved these dates would still have been a colony under Gieat-Bri t tain. But by the people having the privilege of 1 eleifling enlightened citizens into their legifla -3 tures, who were aware of thedifadvantagesun „ e'er which the country laboured from being fub je<St to a power, this di fad vantage was 3 ihewn to the people, and it produced a spirit fa ■ vourable to independence. He had therefore 1 adopted a different opinion from that avowed f by the gentleman from Virginia ; he believed r a republican government, the best poflible go government for f;curiag the liberties of. a cniwi ' try. rk'^eTtifteci rt'gh! be'abufes in re* publican governments, as well as others; but ' no fail had been adduced to (hew that abuse« ' exided in our gox-ernment; nay the gentleman ; from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gallatin J acknow.'edg . Ed —and he was glad to hear the acknowkdge ment —that our government was as yet tolera • bly pure. Why, then, go. into raeaiures to pre vent mifchiefs, which are unlikely to take plaee ? But it was said these mik hiefs were to a ' rife from the power of theprefie'ent to appoint to office. It was tru;, the prefideut had this • power, but it was also true that the senate par . licipated with him in that power; fothatifa p ny patronage attended it, it was divided between the two departments, aad, it could not hefup pofed that the senate, composed of gentlemen ofthe firft talents from the different parts oft if 1 Union, would be likely to misuse this power.— i They were a check upon the prefidrnt, and there - was no need of any other. But danger was appreht'ii 'ed from the pref« ■ dent's appointing,to cffic-., only men ot uptn* | ior.s conl'onan f to his own. He thought the ar 2i;ments of gentlemen hjd been foiOtV'nat rr.il ftated on this ground, lie had heard no gen tlernan contend, that if there fnould lie a vacan " cy iu an office, ami a perlbn of ability and in ' tegr'tv pr. lenied himfelf ft,r it, though he mig t entertain Irnne opinions difierent from thole «. . the executive, or might thir.k Tome of the mei . of the ddff,iniflration had been wroi.;', tl-at, on that grourid merely, he fhonld be re : 'le&ed If thev did, he should not join then.. ' His opinion was, however 1 , that if there"*ere a set of gentlemen averse to every moalure of g< - • vernmtnt, to whom it was fufii«ient to know . tbat ,1 twliMf* was recommended by the execu tive, for li.ern to condemn it—that these gentle men ought not to be appointed to office; as it niivl.tbe fiippofcd that fucli persons would r tkrr retard, than assist in the execution of the ' meafurts of go\erwn?nt. F«r irtftatiee, fop , oofe there were fmne citizens iir thr country rand l e ha- heard there were) who ! thit lie exe'.k lew or carrisg rax, were t»coa-
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