Xfje C>asttte. ~ j l - - 1 ' IB PHILADELPHIA, M MONDAt KVENISO, FEBRVJRT '9- & _ • CS THE DOGS. [The Lepjlnture of CmneSicut, having late ly faffed afalutary law for /r/ening the nun- , her »f dogs, the wits tf that state have em- r braced ihe opportunity to let off a volley nf\ fmdllflat from their wit fortreffei. —As the J fuhje!t *f dog taxing is now before our Le gi/lafure, the following j*n d'efprit may not I: mal-apropas. Col. Centinel. j. Convention of DOGS, »'» Gonneßicut, on Sunday "Jlk January, 1798. f >VHBN the world wat wrapt in ftiHneft, f and tha pioat and the good were beading in , devotion, tke dogs, at though drawn by i on* aniverfal sympathy, assembled on a t mountain near Simftury Minet. A fileaee ) reigned thrmigbout the whole allembly, i whea Jowler at leogtk proposed to choose Lion President of the meeting 5 Scnp wat < Appointed secretary—-The Prefidtat thca , opeaed by the following Speech : 1 •« Brethren of lit Canine Rate, ( "We are drawn to thit aflembly at by ( the cordt of calamity, and universal diftreft. , "the legillature of a people, whofc doort ] Wc have guarded thtoagh th* silent wate.i- t ct of darkneft} wKofe fieldt we have pro- , tested from thievet and robbers, and whose prrfons wc have defended agiinft assault» t and infultt, enafted a law to extermi- 1 nat* onr whole fpeciet, aad to cut off our , rank and Handing in th* aaimal world. Be- | iag now met, we have organised our aflem- ; Vly for ihe purpose of folcmn debate, ana t to adopt meafuret for our fafety. There- ] for*, Brethren, obferr* order, aad *xpreft your miudt freely." . • 1 The fubjeA thut opened, appeared infi- , nitely important. Every one of the aflem- | bly from Jottler down to Whapet, made a speech. Whea th* othert had done, Sneerwell, an old euaning cur, drew the afTctnbly s attentioa by a long and intending fpcechi fication, in which he observed, that " the aft of the legislature was not left cruel than impolitic ; not less unconstitutional than unjnft. It is true that some dogs have been attacked with a hydrophobia,which may be communicated by a bite, by indenting the fkinof the alTailed, and mixing the sali va with its circulations. But it follows not i from thence, that if the diseased animal be the fubjeA of laws, that all the race of Dogs (hall be exterminated. " The human race are no less fubjeft to madness than ours, and yet they wauld con sider it highly unjnft to cut off the inno cent with the guilty. What is it but mad ness, that hat lately deluged the European fields with blood I What is it but madness that preventl that proud and profligate crea ture man, from enjoying the blessings of li berty, »nd his right (derived merely by the use of hands) to universal dominion o rer other animal* ? What is it but madness, .which now involve* the United States in controversy, where there is no room for contest ? «' The di (temper among them is commu nicated by biting, in the fame manner, as among ut.—Whet. Mr. ?•**•* had made •n imm*nfe fortune by Tennessee lands, he became mad enough to covet more; but he fealitct that hit wealth ha 3 no enjoyment appurtenant to it. The disorder spread. Mr. B # *** # * and others grew mad for ' four million! in the east. The legislature of Georgia beeam mad, and fold twelve tnilliont of acres to Gunn andothert. Their ffladneft increased, until they bunrt their own recordt, disgraced their own govern ment, and subverted all ideas of govern mental faith and honor. Some of their gran tees run mad, and bit lamentably MefTrs. an< j . Meflrs. p«t#» stu l Company; theferun violently mad, and bit'a great number of people in MafTtchnfetts —all these are now mad, and trying to bite all who come with in their reach. Gunn bit Greenleaf; he bit a great number of the mod cautious men in New-England. These are all mad. But the noise thereof, Like our sympathetic notices by night, has been echoed around. Evety body it on the watch, and no body will now (land still to be bit. « Doftor Letfom of London 4«a mad up on an ideal deed of the Indians in the moon, t« J. Carver. Three or four people of longe tudinal greatness, run mad on the occasion, and bit several hundreds of others. n The people of our state (Connefticut) run mad about their Sufquehannah claim, and a great number have bten bitten, and are now under a diftrefling hydrophobia, from their wounds. «« The general court opened a sale of th* Connefticut Reserve. They fold more a cret than th* Reserve contained. But the purchtfert run mad, and bit others by fell ing a million'which were nev«r created. " The General assembly wanted a Court House ; and being under a disease, which rendered tke grant *f money odiout to thrm, they Told the Core to build the house ; when it wat finifhed, they were mad enough to dedicate it ly solemn fervicet of religion, the Chaplain well knew how it wat built. " Thit disorder is not confined to one or twollatei only. The ancient dominion of Vir ginia, has been mud enough to fell fevtn millions of aerrs, within a circumference, where nature with all her powrn could not place one million. The purchalers are bit ten and run mad. " New-York it in a manner, claiming all the world as the rrfidutry Legatee of the king of England—lt« said they had a frelh bite from his majesty in hit late illtieft. " I fliall now proceed to illuflrate my po rtions by other laAs, but flay ! I hear ! I hear !—" ' • Sneerwell had forgotten that the Übbath :i *rds at fyn fc.t, and had (ts * 's th.. faihinn with.one or two gentlemen in the filiate of a neighboring state—some members iff the Icgiflzture of hiiown state. Mr. H. Mr. N. Mr. S. and others of Gon- I grefs) fpeechified too long, until the people came out at»d fired on the aflembly. The President and many other tefprftable dogs, were among the vi&ims of this brutality. £ Taken frtm Minutes transmitted by Scrip,- j for the entertainment of tbofc, who may have ] survived the malady of biting. ] r i From the Baltimore Federal G axe tie. I MefTrs. Printers, ] I have seen in your paper of Thursday last, an article copied from the Gaaette of , ihe United States, entitled,' Law Quere.' ( Suppofirig the writer to be some diftrefled j (hip-owner, not able to pay the extravagant t fees of lawyers, and thus reduced to ask ad- | vice on charity—l, thtrefure, beg yon to , inftrt thisanfwer, that th« Editor of the U nited States Gazette may, with the fame , kiad ntentioas as your own, copy from you t ia return. Th* declaration of Mr. Monroe, " Iffuch conduit, See.', is plainly negative; such a j mod* of speech being often nfed, and well understood to imply the contrary of what is , supposed. That the French did so under- i (land it, it plain from the arrete nf their < committee of fafety, kc. of the 18th Nov. ] 1794. The querist, therefore, will please to apply as there direfted, for payment, vie. , to the commifTary of marine. 1 To extend the favor which I mean to ' this poor clieat of the public, I will give • him as cheap advice on the other fide. If, as is the cafe with very many, h* has loft a (hip by the Englifc, he will please to apply as the only recourse fignified by Mr. Jay, to the magnanimity and justice of his Britannic Majesty. EQUAIfREASON. N. B. It it supposed the applicant iu this ease is not an Englishman, Scotchman, or h mere American agent for thtm under falfe colonrs. Feb. ia. Extract It is not flrange, that those who have confeffedly done us injuries, (honld add in sults. One great cause for our havinjj fuffer ed both, is the unfortunate opinion of the Rulers of the French Rupublic, that our 1 government and people, are divided between France and England. This Is as falfe as it is dilhonorable to the American name, but neverthelefr it is believed, and the be ; i lief of it has drawn upon us, the experience of the French system of depredation. This ; will appear by a very ftiort French argu " ment- " Half, the Americans including 1 " half their Congress, will juftify and ap ' " plaud what we do, and as to the other * half, the tools of Britain, no matter if " u they fuffer loss by th« French privateers 1 " the friends of France in America will re ® " joice to fee them reduced to proverty !1" ««- What ftamps4iriportanc* on this last ob * fervatioff,"knd gives it every mark of authen f ticity, is the published correspondence of * Mr Monroe, our late minister to the Re » public; He fays that he informed the French 1 Government, that if they found it for their r intercft to set aftde the articles' of treaty refpefting neutral veffelt, the Americans al * though it would be very detrimental to 9 thcin, \yould .not only acquiesce but re e joice ia their so doing. No wonder such a e minister wat recalled by the President, but e it proves the aflertitni, that our troubles have 1 chiefly arisen from the falfe opinion of our '• being rather Frenchmen than Americans. r It it time that Europeans, so long misled by e their own vanitr, and the mifreprefentatioat e of our renegado countrymen, (liould b* per r fuaded to think with more refpeft of oar r nation " ;* A PRINT. Print, reprrfenting ClMUli Wa«hi»io. t*n and hit funily, all whole lengths in one '• groupr, will be ready lor delivery by the 15th of I. M arch next. n A* unfinifhed impreflion it to be seen ai Mr. M'Kl e weea's looking-glass store, No. ?#South Fouiih Street. The fubfeription will elofe on the loth of Match * next Sub r c.-ibera mav depend ou having ( he best I- Prima at ene guinea and an kdf. To non-lubfctibera, e the price will be tw^gutneu. February 19 Notice. c A ManufaQory of yellow and dilft ware, I Such as nev< r wai in ihia Country belnre, has been been lately ere Bcd at Tivoli, Red Hook Landing, 7 onthe East Bank of Hudlon'e River, ftaie ot Ne«. York, where any article •( various forts and fhapta may be execute*!, aa well at earthcrn lloves upon a new conftiuflion, that favei three fourths of the fuel '• commnnly ufrd in taft iron flovca or ape* chymniesi (hey ate b. fides very wholcfome and ornaments], by '• J. MODCHET. \ Wanted a ikillful hand to attend la ihe baking and ' glazing part of th< f«td ware. Gencroua appoint. '• menta will be given. Apply as ilaovr, or to * DAVID BROOKS, Esq. I, No. 71 South jth Stiect. Feb. <9 « d 4^L_ e Twenty Dollars Reward, l* -rpoß taking up 1 runaway fervaut Girl, named le r Abigail Miller, latterly calliag herfelf Betfcy 1- Smith, and reading h«r «o North Front-ttreet, No. 45. ahc ia of a chunky make, and very dark complexion, yith round feataret, and black bushy L hair; prebably aiuch altered by paint and pow :h den, aa Ihe it Cuppofedto Weftcreted in houfea of n, ji| fame, though n» more than fifteen years ol age. ; February 19. colw : h Selcd Balls. "• -* jrR. FRAMCIS, at the particular request of w jVj. the ftifcferibert, intenda to have four more fnbfcription Ha lit. or TEAMS ir- Etch Suhfcriber to pay Five Dollars, which tn entitle! himtoagentleman't ticket, and cards of admifiion f*»r two ladiet at each ball. ' TJie firft bill to b« on Tuesday, the i< th of ut Fehruiry, and to be continued every Tacfday "" till the end of the fubfeription, at the end of which Vr Francis propot:. giving an extra hall ill to the fubferibera. he Mr. Frat.eis refpeflfully informs those gen s], tlemen who hive not already fubfenbed, that the plan of the fubfeription is t» be seen at Mr F.'thoufe, No. jo North highlit ftrret. °- r> p t like wife informi lit« Scholar*, in:l the public in genera',thit his filth peiflifiuf Ball, will be on "1 hmfdij* the ltd .all* . th Feb. 16. CONGRESS. „ 111 a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. _ i FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16. (Concluded from Saturday's Galeae. J Mr. Livingfton said he wished to pro- t pole a tefoiution for the adoption of the t Houfc, wßich had in view the encourage- ' ment of a mannfafture which wai much ' increasing in the United Statis, and might ' become of configurable national import- | It was to the following effeft : r I " Resolved, That the committee of com- . merce and manufafturta be inftrudled to en- I quire whether any provision be expedient j for encouraging the printing of white cot ton troodii in the United|fcates, and report j thiir opinion the house.—A- | gfeed. i Mr. Livingfton called up for confidtrati- i on the resolution which he yeflerday laid on 1 the table upon the fybjeft of the clashing jurifdiftion of dates, when it was determined to be referred to a committee of feTen mem bers. Mr. S. Smith said, that a letter and re port of the Secretary of the Treasury on the fubjeft of regulating the colleftiou of the duties arising from impost and tonnage, had been lefcrred to the committee of com. merce and manufactures ; but as it was ne ceflary obtain local information from parts of the Lffiion from whence none of the mem bers of the committee came, they wished, for this particularpurpofe to havefomc mem bers added, so that they might have the be nefit of a member from every (late in the Union. After a few obfer rations, it was agreed that the committee of commerce and manu factures (liquid be discharged from the far ther consideration of this fubjeft, and that it should be referred to a committee of six teen members. Mr. Otis btlieved something further was neceflary to be done in refpeft to the unfor tunate business which had already engaged the attention of the house. From what had happened in the view of the house, it ap pears that th s parties are in the habit of conflifti»g with each other, and except they are restrained by some authority which (hall be fufSciefttly impoling upon- them, farther violence may be expefted. In order, there fore, to secure this house from future viola tions of its dignity and order, he proposed , the following resolution for adoption : " Refolvedthat Roger Grifwoldand Mat thew Lyon, members of this house, be ref peftively required by the Speaker to pledge their words to this house, that they will not commit any aft of violence upon each other during this feflion ; and that-if either refufe to make such engagement, the party refu ting (hall be committed to the custody of the ferjeant at arms, nntil he fliall comply with this obligation." Mr. Sewall understood a motion had been agreed to in relation to the affair of yester day, which might produce an expulsion of the mertiber3 in question* He thought it woufd be better, therefore, to alter the wording of the resolution, and instead of " during this feflion," fay during the continu ance ■»/ the examination *f the bv/inefs lefore i the house. Mr; Sitgreaves did not think any altera i tions was neceflary. An expulfioji of the members was a pofiible, but not a neceflary '■ result. If an expulsion does not take place, f the tefoiution will remain in operation for • the remainder of the feflion, which would r be proper, and if an expulsion took place, • its operation would fall ef conrfe. Mr. J. Williams thought it best to pafi r the resolution as it stood. If a similar reso lution had been entered into on a former ' occasion, it would probably have prevented what had now taken place. - Mr. R Williams called for the reading of f the resolution which was pafled on a former occasion [lt was read; it dated, " That * any personal contest between the members ) before the house had come to a decision up * on the business, would be considered as a * high breach of privileges."] Mr. W. tho't this resolution went as far as the house had a right to go. The resolution proposed by the gentleman from Maffachufctts, went , farther, he thought, than they had power , to go. It went to imprison one or both of ■ the parties if he or they refufed to comply 1 with at request of the house. He had his I doubts whether that house had the conftitu ; tional power to imprison a man for a crime ' as the law only could do this. He thought a resolution similar to that adopted on a I former occasion would be fufScient at pre sent; and if the mover did not think proper so to alter it, he would himfelf move an amendment for this purpose. Mr. Otis flattered himfelf, jhat his objeft ' wduld have met with the concurrence of all fides of the house, believing that all wiftied to prevent future violations of order and peace, With refpeft to the doubts of the i gentleman from N. Carolina, his politics.fee ' med to be altogether a system of double. If ' this system was common, it would be ex tremely difficult to progress with business at all. He believed, on the present occasion ' these doubts were groundless, When an aft of violence was doRC in the view of members f of the house, they had certainly the power E to obtain some security against a repetition of such violence. If this was not done, the i preemption was, the business of the feflion f might be continually interrupted ; and had they noc the right of securing the peaceful exercife of their legislative funftions for the remainder of the feflio.i ? He thought this I could oot feriouflv be doubted. With ref peft to the former resolution, if he had been - in his place, he (hould have suggested its • impropriety ; for, by it, it feeoned to be implied that, after the question was deci ded, though they could not no it before, \ the members in question would be at liberty ' to commit any aft of violence they pleased upon each •tbcr. They had fcen tbe con sequence. He hoped, therefore, the houfc would restrain these gentlemen in such a manner as that it may not be is their power again to interrupt their proceediags. , Mr. K. Williams defended hisopinv>n» *nd infilled upon hu right to deliver it, nor (hould he ask any gentleman to explain to him the oath he hid taken to support the constitution ot the United States. When gcntlcwi n violated the lulesof the house, the houfc had a rig.lt to punilh them ; bet he wai doubtful whether they had the poa'er to imprifona member if he 1 tefufed to fav.r«, to a question whicn (hould be 1 put t>< him. Mr. Sewall presumed that the house had the fame right which every court poffefled of pre fervir.g its order by imprifonnimt <)f offenders I and it was incident to this authority to restrain persons likely to-commit these offences. It was. neceflary for the future security ot the h«ufr, for these gentlemen to fay, " they will nat a gain afT.iult each other." This a m.-ans of prev. nting and not of pnnifhing . ffciice». He had no ohjetfios to the resolution, therefore, on the ground of power, but lie had some doub" as to the pr priety of the exprcflj'Sn. Fir, said he, Jiippofe these gentlemen are expelled, ant!. Mr. C». afterwards aflaitW Mr. L. the former might confi'ler himfelt boirml by his promise to the forbear to defend himfel . To 4 rorrefl this impropriety of exprelfion, he mov ed to strikeout the words " durin« this feflion," and infer. " suhilfl members of this hpufr." Mr. Otis confentril t" this amenJmcut. Mr. Sitg;reaves wished the mover to alfent to another phraf.-ology <?f his motion. Aifts inigh: perhaps b; corp:nitted which wou'.d not be cal led ttjt of violence, though vet y offcnfive lie wifbed the fame word used as formerly, viz. personal eo iteU -with ettch other. Mr. Nichoiai had no oVjeflion to the general ohjes of this i-efalution ; but the amendment of the gentleman from Mafiachufetts went to govern members during the recess of Congrrfs. He supposed this was soing farther than gentle men themf'elves intended He thought a rel'o lnti'-n like the former, which fijould ex!»nd dur ing the prefer.t feflion, would answer every pur pose. He did not fee any nceeflity to infliiit pe nalties before a breach of order was committed. ( Mr. Venahle said, the idea i f the gentleman from Malfachufetts ( Mr. Sewall) was not e'er refl, when he suppose 1 an obligatioß entered into at this time, would be binding when a per son ceased to be a member of that house. All obligations wh'ch members owe to the house, are difTolved when they cease to be members ; nor wai it in the power of the house to extend the force of the refolutioon beyond the prtfent . fcfiion. He (hould not object to its having that extent. He thought it only reasonable, in order to obtain a pmfpeJl of future peace in their de liberations, that these gentlemen (hould declare that they will not enter into any further person al conte# during the feflion. He moved, there fore, again to *lt«r the rtfolution to read dur ing the fefjion. i Mr Otis" hoped the amendment would be made, he had too readily consented to the for . mer alteration. The question was then taken on the refolu tion, and carried *y a large majority, there be •nt> 7.1 votes in favour of it. The Speaker aflied whether it was the plea sure of the house that the sergeant at arms (hould : be sent for Mr. Lyon. Mr. Sitgreaves said it might n»t be eonveni r ent for Mr. Eyon to attend the house ; he a(k ---r ed whether the resolution might not be sent to him, and his answer be received in writing ! Mr. Nicholas supposed, that if both gentle man prepared a declaration in writing, and pre " fented it to-n,orrow, it would answer the pur ■ pose. t Mr. Harper replied the tnifchief intended be ; be guarded against might in the mean time be | f do*e. Mr. Gallatin said, he had jufl been called out by a member of tfie houfc who had alked him e whether he thought it would be proper for Mr. Lyon to attend the hotife. He supposed, there . for*, jf the ferjeant at arms was sent for him, he e would immediataly attend. Mr. Harper hoped the ferjeant at Arms would ' be sent. > The Speaker said, as soon as tbe clerk had made r a copy of the resolution, the ferjeant at arms i wou'd wait upon Mr. Lyon with it. , I Mr Elmendorf prcfentud a petition from —— ' Van Rei felaer, and others, for sup plies ftirniftied doii' g the war. ' Mr Dawfon prpfented two petitions; one from i- John Whitlock, iare afoldier in the war, and H«n ---r ry Heely. a continental waggoner, for compenfa j tion for services—These three petitions were re | fcrrcd to the committee of claims I Mr; Wadfworth prffented a petition from the * , Portland Marine Society, praying for certain buoys r to be placed in that harbor. ' Mr. N. Freaman prefcnted a memorial from the 5 merchants and fcip owners of New- Bedford, pray i- mg for theercflion of two light hoafes, and some jl buoys; and also that that port may be made a port of entry ior the Cape of Good Hope and he ' yond.—This and the lafl petition were referred to 3 tbe committee of commerce and manufa&ttres. y The bill appropriating money for holding a t treaty with the Indians in the (late of Tenaelfec, r wai received from the senate with amendments, r which were read and referred to a felcdl commit tee. f Mr Lyon having entered, s Thi Speaker said, ifce member from Vermont . and Connecticut being now in their places, he e Ihoaid proceed to read the resolution which had been entered into by the houfc. [Ha thea read the resolution] 1 As soon as it was (iailhed r-ading, - Mr. Grifwold rofc, and said he (hould not hefi r tat* to en'.er into the proposed engagement. n Mr. l.yon also rose, and said he was ready, as it was the wiSi of the house, to agree to the pro portion. I The Speaker said, then you do accordingly a || gree to this proportion ? , Both anfwercd, " 1 do agree." Mr. Rutledge said his colleague (Mr. Pinckney) i who was indilpofed, wished a change of air, and C desired leave of absence for fix days. Granted. The bill for the relief of Wil iani Alexander was f read the third time and palfsd. Mr. D. Fofler, from the commirtee of claims, made aa unfavorable report on the petition of the * reprcfentativel of Oeargc Laycroft, which was 1 concurred in. Mt. Harner called up his proposed amendment 8 to the standing rules of the house, refpeSing mo tions for adjournment, which was referred ro the r comn-.ittee winch has been appointed an the subject " of the rules. - Mr. J Williams Moved that the go into a n committee of the whole on the bill for difcipliaiag I a nd organizing the militia of the United States ; , but the tenfc of the house being taken, there ap peared only 14 member* fdf it. e Mr. Williams then said, as there appeared no 5 bnfinef* before the houle, he we.ild move an ad journment, in order that the committee of privile n grs might attend to the bufiuefs referred to them* —Agreed. Adjourned. FOR SALE, ' A quantity of CALF SKI NB, in the rough, ' and some horse leather. Apply to y ROBERT SMITH Gf Co. d No. ;Bi'Sauth Trent (Ire,t. 1- Feb. I}. daw From the Philadelphia C.incite. To the F*ft.men as the city and county of Philadelphia, and the county of Delaware. rELLOW CITIZENS, A person, who, in the Philadelphia Ga zette of the 14th inilant, ha« thought pro per t« aflurae the title of A Friend to Jus tice, has endeavoured to alarm your fears, on the fubjeft of your right of fuffrage. He Items to believe, and he end#lvour» to make you believe, that the report of the committee of the Senate, against the valid ity of Mr. Israel's ele&ion, was founded ex clufi/ely upon the omifilon to require a cer tificate of allegiance. Defi.rous of ascertaining the truth of the charge, I have applied to a member of that committee, who very readily furnifhed me with a copy of the report which was proposed to be made, and which contains, a full state ment of the principles, on which they form ed their decision. Tamauthorifedtofay, that the only,reafon why'it wasnot made at length, was, that a majority of the committee, thought it most confident with parliamenta ry forms, to Report their fleci'fion without assigning their reaforis, but'as their conititu ents have an interest in knovfrihg the grounds upon which the deciGon they* have no obje&i'en to its being made public. The pertifal of this paper .will surely re fute the acrimonious chargeS'o'f the writer I have alluded to. Your privileges have not been violated, your rights have not been outraged, your voice* bave not been set at nought, unless it is an injury done to citi zens to confine to themselves th'fe'exercife of tlieir best and dearell privilegrs'te prevent an unauthorized and illegal usurpation ef theii rights and to prcferve by all imaginable care that purity of election on which the fafetyof a republic depends. It is the vital principle of a republic to repel from its e-ledioiis all foreign interfer ence. Those only,* who being citizens, have a manifeft and permanent interest in its welfare, pofiefs the right of fuffrage, and can be legally called to the exercise of it. If upon examination a single vote appears to have been rtceived from a ft ranger and an alien ( and all -who are not citizens are aliens J it is necessary to rejedl it, for such a vote passed over to day, is a precedent for thou sands on the next occasion. The committee of the senate would there fore, have betrayed the solemn trust confid ed to them, would have defetved the censure the indignation of their country, had they, upon any considerations whatcyer, allowed the votes of those, who are not citizens, ac cording to our laws, to be numbered with the votts of those who are. In every such inftanee the value and effett of your own fuffrages is impaired. It is f> l*ntly leflening your interA in''the commit nity ; it.is creating officers fgr the people, who are not chosen by the people—(for the people of. a state means the citizens of a state) it j» ( compelling to submit to. laws you have i\ot paflfd, and to o bey magistrates whom you haiVe not chosen. ' Yet you are warmly urged'by some who mean ■Well, 'and by Others whoknnw better, to coniider this just aid legal determination of the do'rhmittee, as an injury done to you, to the citizens, the conftitwt'iitoal eleflors of' this diftrid. In all countries where popular eleftioos are te be found at all, they will be found to be confined to the citizens, H>r>(in monarchi al societies) the fubjeds of thiofe countrie*. In Franee, and all the'countries which Francs has fraternized, the vote of a per son not an active citizen, as -there termed would be treated with c'ontetnpt. In En gland, Scotland and Ireland, the right of eleding is much and variously limited ; but in all most jealously guarded. Shall our free and happy American commonwealths be contaminated, our sober and rational consti tutions, happily combining the enjoyments of liberty with the obligations of law, be undermined by flie spirit as a party, which veiling its attachment to a paiticular cha racter under the pretence of zeal for the public good, endeavonrs to excite your re sentment at the preservation of your own rights, and ipflame you against the decision of a legal tribanal, because it did not take less care of the privileges of citizens tban would have been taken in other countries ? My fellow-citizens, whether by birth or naturalization, rcjed these insidious artifices —be steady in theprefervation of your rights —fufped the man who endeavors to dimia ifh their value, eled the Senator who can best perform the duties of his trust, and preserve inviolate the iaterefts and indepen dence of your country. A Citizen of Pennsylvania. Feb. 14, 1798. The COMMITTEE feleSedagreeably to law, to try the matter of the petition complaining of the undue election of Israel Israel, returned as a senator for the difiriS comprfcd of the City and county of Philadelphia, and the county of Delaware, and sworn or affirmed to give a true judgment therton Recording to the evidence, report, that agreeably to the duty thus solemn' ly imposed on them, they proceeded to tali tie said petition into conjideration, and required »f the person appearing in behalf of the pe titioners, to spec fy in writing Jhis objt&ione against the f.iideleOion, who, thereupon f re sin ted the following: " 1 ft, The eledion in Southwark was not ; held at a place appointed agreeably to the laws and constitution of this state. 2nd, The legal proof of citizenfliip was not required of those who voted in Sovth wark and the Northern Liberties, i 3d, A fufficient number of votes to set aside the eledion of Mr. Israel, were re ceived from persons who were not qualified to vote far members of the senate." ' That it appears, that by a law palled the till day of March, 1797, entitled. "An ad for the eredion of certain eledion dif trids, and for other pvtrpofes therein men-
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