Kara*...... ..... | Bank of Penrifylvania. January id, 1799- .THE Direflors haiy this day declared a dividend , of fix teen dollar , oncnchfi are of Bank Slock,for the iart Six Months, which will be paid to the Stockholders, or their legal representatives, after the tith inflam. By order of tie Board, JON. SMITH, taJhUr. jan » _ dtn Bank of North America, January I, 1799. AT a meeting of the Oiredors this day, a divi dend of Six per cent, was declared Sor the last Kalf year, which will be paid to the Stockhold ers or their repufentasives, at aiy time after the 10th inltant By order 0/ lit Board, RICHARD WELLS, Cafhi'er, dttojy. ON MONDAY NEXT,; " In the afternoon, ai half pad t o'clock, at and Co's Auftion Stores WILL BE- SOLD, 0:i account of the Underwriter*. 2 Bales Damaged Cassimeres. FOOTMAN y Co. audionecrt. j an - 4 PROPOSALS BY. BUNJA*VII.N t DAVIES, For publi/hing ly fubf(ription,a periodical work be entitled Ihe Philadelphia Magazine and Review ; or, Monthly Repository of Information and Amusement. AFTER the many fruitlefs attempts, which have been made to tftabhih a publication of this kind in Philadelphia, the proposals bow Submitted, will, perhaps, at firft fight, appear to be nothing more than soliciting ddappointment. When, however, we ebferve an eager sea of after knowledge-spreading through all parts in cur country, and when we consider, that, in these purluita, Magazines and kevitvij art °f uaiv«i sally-admitted utility, we are led to be licvc.that tourer undertakings in this way have failed from fume other cauie than the want of cU-fccrniur'ii ur liberality in those, to whom the, Editors looked up for support. Fro.n causes, which aie too evident to need ; enumerating here, America is, and long must be beholden ifc a very considerable degree, to the preST.-s of Gr. a. iji itain. The literature of the 1 two countries is, indeed, a fort of common 1 Stock i but, for one publication of ours, we re ceive, at Icalt five hundred in retui^i, While this is the cafe, it is extreme folly in the publiOi *r 1.1 a.periodical work, to reject, from a fort of Spurious patriotism, all information, however uictul, and all amusement, however delightfoine, mereiy because it is not of native production. Obvious, h owevtr, a« the jullice of these re marks tuuft appear we have very little doubt in our minds, that an obstinate adherence to a con trary notion has been the principal cause of the want t'f success, experienced by thole who have gone before us. Keafon and interest unite in dictating to us a different plan. The Mifcellanevus part, and principal part, therefore, of the Philadelphia Magazine, will coittift of choice feleiiions trom [ the r.ewelt publications of merit, that Shall ap pear in Europe ; but, particularly from the va- ; rious perio lical works publilhed in Great-Bii tain, of wl'.ich we have taken care to inSure the ; vory eariielt supply. At the fame time, we trult | it is urneccirary to f;y, that we Shall always re- j eeivc with pletfure any eriginal productions of ; Jentus, in vcrfcor prose, of our own country ; ! and we flatter oorfelves with the hope of being ] of tea Savoured with the agreeable taSk of giving to l'ueli productions merited praises and exten sive publicity. Li kicking and arranging these materials, to fji; the various tastes of our readers, we are fen- Cble how difficult a taSk we hive undertaken. TopleaSeall, we do not expert : it v ould be a vain presumption. 15ut we arc resolved to give offence to none, so far as confifis with the supe rior refpeet we owe to the faercd cause of reli ■ g.i'n, morality, and social order. In these are involved the glory aud welfare tf our country, and they will always be the Polar-star, that Shall guide Mir Jtbors. The Miscellany wiil be followed by a Month ly Summary of Aevu and potitiei, foreign as well as domestic ; under which head will be comprised a fuccinfl account of the Proceedings of the General and State Legifiaturej, and the titles, at leall, of all the laws they Shall cnadt. The next part of our undertaking, it a Re z'ifw, of the principal work* of note published in Great-Britain. For this we must neeeffarily have rcctiurfc to the Reviews of that country. Though it will be impoSTible for its to furnifh as complete an analysis as that from which we (hall take our materials, we shall not fail to give such ' aft account of every publication reviewed in that country, as will c nvty to our readers informa- ' tion Sufficient to enable them to avail themlelvei at a very early Stage, of every valuable perform ance that Shjll appear. The advantages arising from such information are evident. For want of il ourprofeflional men and men of taste are always, kept a year or two in the rear of those of Great-britain. We do not hear of a work till a long ffme after it is published, and many ▼cry valuable oues we never hear of at all. All the various injuries and privations we fuffer from this source will, we flatter ourselves, be entirely dene away by a Steady adherence to our plan. I To that of foreign, will be added a Review of Dime/lie Publication]; and here, we must con. fefs, mat we feel some diffidence, betaufe the execution of the taflt mull depend, in a great nitafure, upon the abilities of ourselves How ever, with a firm resolution to bn guided by de cency, candour and truth, and to take genius and viitue by the hand, whenever, and in what ever carb, we may find them ; with no wish to j wound the feelings of anv but the wicked, and a with the most fincete desire feeing our coun trymen lhine in every department of literature, we doubt not, that wo Shall be able to acquit ourselves to the Satisfaction of all those who have the good-nature fairly to appreciate our piotives, and the justice to make allowance for human imperfections, The wo.fc will eloft with a monthly record of Marriagej, Births, Deaths, Promotions, and other cafoal incidents. As to what concerns the politics of ftiis coun try or of Eur#pe, at this momentous period, we Shall always view with jealousy every measure of the French Government, and it's ever active d erfiiffaries ; and it in this respeCt some men con- 0 fider us as partial or prejudiced, we shall fubrait c to their cenlure. For so full is our conviction n that the war, which defolates Europe, and t ; menaces this country, is a war of ambition and plunder, on the part of France, that nothing j :an induce us to conceal our fentireents, or to f ( withhold the .'mall afTiflancc that we can con- b tribute to oppose them. For this reason we in- v tend to devote a page or tw<n of every number f; to historical facts, anecdotes, and remarks on the Politics of France, from the age of Louis the Fourteenth to theprefent more alarming e- pnch. For more than a century past hii tliit reflUfs ami ambitious prop ebcen like a volcano in the centre of liu'ope, difturl.ing the farround ing Stares by its intrigues, and o»ue in every eight or ten years overwhelming its molt fertile countries with devaluation and carnage. Indeed it is more than eighteen hundred years since the great Roman Orator* thought il his duty to warn his countrymen against that con duit and ihofe principles, for which theprefent race of Gauls are =sjuftly to be dreaded as their Tavaee aticeftors ; " Gallii ftdemnon habendum, bominibui levibus, perfidis, el in ipfos Deoyim mortales impiis." By the proper management of this topic our. countrymen wi.lbe able to fee the real character of the nation, which the/formerly considered as their friends, hut now more justly execrate *s their asoU dang-rour enemies; and they wiil be better prepar ed to appreciate any overtures, that may be made hereafter, for the restoration of peace and amity, In the execution of this part of our d«6gn, par ticularly " we look with confidence ror the iupport and afliftanee ot all persons who shall consider our motive* as laudable, and therefore with to contri bute to ti.e success of our design ; —ot' all who think, with us, that the press has been toe lang an engine ef deftru&ion, and that it ought, at length to be rendered a mean of prcfervatiou, and an in strument of prottCtion." • Cicero. " Literature, well or ill conduced, is the grear " engine by which, I am fully petfuaded, all ei " vihfed States mull ultimately he Supported or " overthrown." Pursuits of I.iLcrtturt. The CONDITIONS. This work will be publilhed in Monthly Numbers; Vid if a moderate encouragement is given the firft number will appear ot the fird day ot Feb ruary next, Each numosr will tontain at least Fifty pages of letter press, in oCtavo, under a bljie cover, ft will be printed on a fair and good paper ; and, as soon at our lift of Subscribers will warrant the cxpencc, every number will be embeilifked with an elegant engraving. The price to the Sublcribcrs will be twenty-five cents lor each number, to be paid on delivery at some one of the places Specified below, where the fuhfeription has been received ; and as soon a* there arc iufficient to make a handsome .vo lume, they will be bound togethr*, for such fub feribers as choose it, they paying the additional , cxpencc. Subscriptions will be received by Benjamin Uivi s at No. 6i, High ftrtet, »he e the favours of all Cor ; icfpondents of which the pol>a«e has been paid, will | be reeeivtd, and duly attended to, as welt a< bv all the principal Ucok-lelleis in the city ; by George Hill, Book feller in Baltimore ; and by Archibald Orum j mond, Boon feller in New.York. dec. 14. x iv stv NOTICE. THE creditors of George J<hnfton, late *f Queen Ann's county, in the state of Mary land, deceased, are hereby requested to appear j at Church Hill, in the eoumy and state afore faid, on Thurfdaythe lift day of January next, with their claims against the said decelfej, properly authenticated, at which timea propor tionable division of the aflets in the hands of the fubferiber will be made among the creditors ac, cording to law; and. those who do not appear on the said day, will be forever precludedTro.ll their claims on the said eltate. REBECCA JOHNStON, Executrix. ' Church Hill, Dec. aj. ' 1 s.| ' AN AC T, . Limiting the time within which claims agiinft | the United States, for credits on the ho, ks of [ the Jreafury, may be presented for allowance BE it enacted by the Senate and Hfufeof He prefentatives of the United Stater of Ameri ! ca t Congrefi aflemb/ed. That all' credits on the book*. ot the IVeafury of the United Staaes, for franfaCt ions during the late *ar, which, according to the course of the Treasury have hitherto been difeharged by iiTuingi certificates of registered debt, shall be forever barred and precluded from settlement or allowance, unfcfs claimed by the proper creditors, or their legal representatives, on or before the firft day of March, in the year ( ne thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby required to cause this Aft to be-publifhed in one or more of the public papers of each state. (Signed) JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the H.nfe of Reprefenta'tives. THEODORE SEDUWICK, President of the Sendte. Pro-Tern. Approved July 9, 1795. /OHN ADAMS, President of the United States. December 13. wll ft-War. Just Imported, Iron cannon, double, fortified, Woolwich proof, with their carriages complete— 3, 4, 6 and 9 pounders. Carronades, Woelwiah proof, with carriages, &c. complete— la, 18 and 14 pounders. Cannon powder in kegs of 15 lbs. each Round, doable-headed, and cannittsr (hot Patent Iheathing copper, bright, alTorted rB, ao, »», 14,16 and 18 or per square foot, Sheets 48 by 14 inches, suitable for vsffels from 100 to 1000 tons Copper nails, bolts and spikes Boarding Pikes, Common cutlalfes Gunners stores of all kinds Tin-plates No I—l-3 erofs Uoies Patent Shot in cmfks of jewt. each London porter and brown Stout, in calks of 7 doz. bottled. Earthen ware ia Mates, aSTortcd For Sate by SIMON WALKER, Pine near sth Street. October 19. eo . t f, Java Coffee, 350 Bags of First Quality, Now landing from on board the Ship INDIA, at Mr. Thos. Penroft's Wharf, and for sale by John Aihmead, No. 165, South Front-Street. WHO HAS ON HAND, for Sale, on reasonable terms, Coffaes Baftas Black Taffaties, &». dec ic eodtf NOTICE. ALL perlons indebted to Jamis Emien, late of Middletown, in the county of Delaware, deccafed, are requested to make payment to either of the fubferibers, whom they Shall find it mod convenient to call on: and all persons having de mands, will be pleafcd in like manner, to furnifh them, that they may be paid. All rents, which fell due on or befora the fourth day of the icth month laftare payable to the fub feribers and those which accrued after that day wil be payable to the guardians of his children, who w ill duly notify the tennants where to pay the fame. MIERS FISHER, of Philadelphia, \'Exec- ABM. PENNELL, of Middletown, 5 utors. dec law6w Hatejfrmgn COKTIM'ED. By the Caledonia, arrived at New Turk, from Liverpool. DUBLIN,Oft. ii. "Ycflerday cvenitig the State prisoners were all fervrd with notice to prepare for their departure to Amerca. None of them will be allowed to be at large through the city previous to their embarkation ; and those vyho d» not c«mply with the terms of going direst to America, in velTeli appoin ted by Government, will be confined here during the war. Oftober, i?. The trade of murder and pillage Bill con tinues the order of the day. The predatory outrages of Holt, Hacket and their gangs iij the counties of Wicklow and Wexford, continue with a degree of barbarism aid ferocity difgraceful and de ttruftive to the nation where they arc car ried on,and f-> far are those gangs from be ing intimidattd by tli. fortes already sent a gainst them, that their numbers and their crime daily increase. The fittndles of those bloodstained mis creants are Ciliated in a range of wild moun tains, for a chain ufabout 25 miles, and the fcenca of their depreciation* arc in the vici nity of those mountains. Twenty thousand troops would be inef ficient to form a cordon to surround them, and so long as there are cattle, corn tr any other fpecits of fuflenance to be procured by plunder within their range, they cannot be (tarred out. The mountains, rocks and ravine?, amongd which they are familiarly acquainted, aftiird them numbarlefi pods of security and facilities for escape, inacctfii ble to cavalry or artillery, audio which a perfeft knowledge of the country, and the means of obtaining subsistence, render them an over match for ten times their number of regular troops, baforea twentieth part of whom they would not (land five minutes in regular Tietion. By day they lleep in caverns or cottages, or concert operations of murder and robbery for the tir.jht, when they disperse theinfclves in parties, too numerous and formidable for the r: lift a nee of (ingle families on whom they pounce like indians, and plunder and mtfr der without mercy. To be a protestant, be came the supposed enemy to anarchy, or to be a yeoman, because the open and manly champion df loyalty the constitution and the laws, are" in their miscreant eyes crimes the jnoft unpardonable ; they therefore doom in (iifcrin'inuteiy persons of that description to butchery. Yesterday, a confiierable force inarched ffoflt town to the county of Wicklow, to join-the forces already Cent against those fe rocious mffcreants. Molt of the yeomanry corps who had received a temporary lufpen ■ lion- frifm- permanent duty, have again foli ated to he called forward, in order to have an opportunity of contributing their gallant aid for the extermination of those lavages ; and \rpm thpir intimate knowledge of the country they are calculated to render the moll .effectual services. It. is too much to be apprehended that the country people afford those. miscreant? an a sylum.to their, cabins, and in turn partici pate, their spoil* ; but government is now determined to exert the mpft vigorous and indefatigab lc force for /the extirpation of those Urtgands, and will fend troops to tra verse every perch of the Wexford and Wick low mountains until they are completely cut off. On Monday, some prisoners taken in a fkinniifc with some of Holt's demons, were l>rou<ht into town by an efaort of the Roy-> al Irifti dragoons. Last Thursday night, the house of the Rev. Dean Keating, of - Narraghmorf, in the county ,of Kildare, was broke open by a party of about thirteen well armed men, who robbed it of every article of value, plate, watches, money, house linen, wine and wearing apparel. It is supposed that it was the fame party that have robbed every kqfuSe in Ballitore, and also every hoitfe in that neighborhood. LONDON, October 20, Henry Richard York, Efij. confined some time since, "14 York Cattle, for a libel 011 government, is appoined Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Mauchefter Volunteers. Lord Shuldham lies dead at Lifbtm, and is to be sent to England in »ne of his Ma je fly's frigates. We are extremely sorry to learn the death of captain Waller, of bis Majtfty'j fltip Sa turn, as he was walking the quarter-deck. This ship is on the Irish station. It is certainly fettled that Parliament i« not to me«t till the 20th or 2 ?th of Novem ber. The cause of the delaj is not known, but it is supposed to arise from the difficul ty which the Minister meets with in arrang ing with Lord Clare the new plan for the government of Ireland. NELSON. The Committee met ytfterday at Guild hall to consider the most honorable method of placing the Sword presented to the City by Admiral Nelson, which was surrendered to him by the French Admiral Blanquet— After an Snterefting converfatioh, -it was a greed to be placed in an elegant glafa cafe in the Council Chamber, with a fuitabie irifcrip tion ; that a superb Sword fhouldbe present ed by the Lord Mayor to the Admiral ; that the Freedom of the City of London be pre sented to Captain Berry in a gold bbx. It ispr'opofed, in Bath to ereft an Egyp tian pillar to commemorate admiral Nelion's victory. The inhabitants of Noniton have teftified their refpeft for the memory cf Capt. Weft cott, who gallantly loft his life in the battle of the Nile, by a general mourning. It was captain Ranou whoca'wit:! dispatch es from Irtlind to the Executive Directory. This officer quitted general Humbert on the 4th of September, taking hiffpaflage in a fi filing boat from the county of "May-, • %tje o&ctte. PHIL JD E L P HI A , MONDAY EVENING, "JANUARY 7. REGIMENTAL PARADE. Marietta, November lit/j, 1798. To JOHN ADAMS, President of ti>e United States. Sir, WHEN, by a coalition of European pow ers, France was invaded, we fvmpathiz-d in her defeats, and rejoiced in her victories— But When, after expelling her enemies, chang ing her tirlt views, and being impelled by ambition, ihe aimed at extension of domi nion, and national aggrandizement, our fvmpathy ceased— regrets l'ucceeded, and {uf pici#ns arose. In the beginning of the prefetit European coijte.t, the government of the United States wifely »*.ermiued on a strict neutrality rela tive to the refpe(Stive belligerent powers notwithstanding the various attempts which have been made to force u- from this honor able and pacific position. 1 o divide, and govern, has undeviatijig'lv been the practical maxim of the French fjo ■vernment, through all the bloodv<fucce£[ions of its rulers. Long have we Veen her at tempts to divide the people of the Unitid States, by the iniidious arts of her diploma tic agents ; but to inflil the vain philosophy and illusory magic of French principles into the enlightened minds of Americans, and changing the arts of her ad dreTs for the terrorism of coercion—Jifre gardir.g the faith of treaties, France has cruelly preyed on our commerce, contemptu ously rejected the proffers of conciliation, and thus added to the fuff.-rance of injuriex the indignities of insults. Corrupt as is the government of France, and demoralizing as are her principles, we regret that either should find advocates in America : Avaricious of the wealth of others and profufe of her own in the tolerance of vice, (he finds a support of her government; for where a government is corrupt, it Bin ft find employment for, and adherents in the desperate and wicked. Ruined Hates go vernments overturned—provinces hid waste —forced contributions—txceflive exacti ons—-public poverty and private distress, prelent us a melancholy pidlure of French lubjugation. Batavian, Ligurian, and Cif* alpine Republics, convey to our minds only the ideas of the founding titles of plundered and dependant provinces. America will be, ware of the fraternal embrace ; it is the em brace of death. The fate of Venice docs not await ui ; rvor, like Geneva, ftiall we alternately be courted and menaced out of our fovereigiKt. Rich in her resources, and strong- in her virtue, the d.-ftinies of Ameri ca place her beyond the vulture grasp of fo reign ambition. An usurped interference in the diploma tic concerns of our country (if fu'cli has ex ited) so derogatory to the dignity of our go vernment, excites our highest indignation. Although we have scarcely respired from the lufferings of a savage war, and have but begun to fit under our vines,—with alacrity, under the military auspices of the illuflrious Washington, we will take the field to sup port the government, the constitution and independence of our country, which we .trull will never fink to a state of tributary abafeniem. In the wisdom and firmnefs of your ad* miniftrauc.n, we have furs pledges of the maintenance of national honor, which, while they invigorate the confidence, animate the exertions of a'l the friends of our country. "«V< sincerely pray, Sir, that your life and health may be precious in the fight of Hea ven, and that your future exertions may, ai they, ever have been, be devoted to the inter tfts of your country, and crowned with fvccefs. EBENEZER SPROAT, Colonel, commanding in br&atf of and by th» tuianimous desire of the militia of the county of Wallilngton, in the terri tory of the United States, north-weft •f the river Ohio. ANSWER, To tbe Militia of the County of Washington in tbe Territory of tbe United States, Ncrtb West of the river Ohio. Gen tli mx w, I HAVE this day received and read with much pleasure, your unani mous address, fubferibed in your behalf by Colonel Sproat, your commanding officer, at a regimental parade, in Marietta on the 1 ;th day of November, 1798. The c'oereion of terrorism, cannot be prac tlfed in America, so early as in Europe, where the iflue of a battle determines the fate of a nation, and the capture of a city invulves the submission of a whole country. Panicks cannot spread from the Mifliffippi to St. Croix. They loose all their force before thev roll through half a state. Mountains, riv ers and wildernefles without number, guard ed by inhabitants, who have the spirit of men and the arms of soldiers, intervene to obftrudt the progress of an army. Even the illusory rragic of bad principles cannot easi ly penetrate through these recedes. If the warning voice of Venice, Geneva, and Switzerland and of the Batavian, Li gurian and Cisalpine republics, "had not been heard by Americans, they mull have been destitute of al! understanding, as well as all regard to their own honor and fafety. Your indignation at all usurped interfcrer.ee be comes you. 1 he confidence you express in my admin istration, and your kind wishes for my health are highly pleasing and defe.rve my belt thanks JOHN ADAMS. Philadelphia, Jan. 4th. 1799. CONOR E S S, MOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. Debate on Mr. GristaolcCf motion. (CDNT!*US».) Friday, December 28. Mr. Harper—Had the oppof.iion ta tL ; s niotim, Mr. Speaker, been it fir ft placed on the 1 ben I ground where the gtndeman from Georgia, (Mr. Baldwin) has just now p^ c ed it, this difcufiion vould, no doubt, hav taken a different turn ; those obfervatioß, which have so much excited the .gentlema* from Virginia (Mr. Nicholas) might have been avoided ; and the gentleman from Pfenn ivlvania (Mr. Gallatin) would* probably" have been ipared thofc wounds, the anguiih whereof has wrung from him a threat of of. fen five war. This direction Was given to the debate by the gentleman from plainly and emphatically avoweef'a principle utterly subversive of every government, and in the highest possible degree alarming to this in the present slate of things : the that any individual, and, by flronger reason ap.y number or class of individuals, mi<ht jultifiably, and even laudably interfere be. tween this country and h foreign gaverr.. ment, for the purpoje of making peace—. That gentleman, instead of denying the ex. i lie nee of a recent cafe, has expressly Ced it. He has evefi gone the length of de chring, that the aft was honorable and we. ritorious, and that he himfelf, could he have luppofed himfelf to polTeii the means of en luring success in the attempt, would have done like-wise. This principle, thus avowed it b'-came necessary to oppose and repel, Se yeral gentlemen did oppose it, and proved, m the molt convincing- manner, that if once' admitted, it would open a wide door for fo reign intrigue and foreign influence ; would juflify the interference of individuals, or clubs, ot fidUonj, to make war as well as peace, and to negotiate, of their own autho rity, with foreign governments, 011 every fubjeft that could arise in the intercourfebe tween nations. I mylirlf endeavored also to oppose the dcflru&ive confequ'eftcts of this principle, and in doing lb v as naturally led, not only to prove the existence of a recent cafe in which it has been reduced topraftice, but alio to point out the probable origin and obiecls of that million, and the mans pro bably employed to give it success. Hence thofc remarks which have- called jforth so much aoimaiveriion fr m the gentleman from 1 ennlylvaaia and his iriend from Vii^inia, The gentleman from Virginia has indeed (aid, that he juftif-s this fort of interfer ence only in cases where its objeft iito make peace ; and he exultingly exclaims, that to repel the principle admits the poifibility of a cafe, where peace might be made for tie country on terms which the govcrnnm would v/iih to rcrfli aiu b y this iaijp/icd a million, he fyppofedthat my collejgas (Mr. Pinckncy) has brought himfelf and liis cause into a disagreeable dilemma. But, in ht firft place, Mr. Speaker, the:e is no such ;d. million implied : for vl.c government, if it has the least sense or vigor, and is at all wor thy of the trull rcpofed in it, would not fuf. fer unauthorized individuals to make peace, even on terms which it desired. The reason is phi*. It would exercise its fundtions it felf, and not fuffer them to be usurped by others. If it wanted an army Qr taxes, would it fuflbr clubs br Societies to raifc th-; army, or impoie the taxes, of their own si:- thority ? What difference is there, in j»ria ciplc, between raising armies or taxes, and making peace with a. foreign nation ? I can fee none. They are all equally acls of sove reignty ; and if a government be weak enough to futkr or.e to be usurped with impunity, by a fadlion or the agents of a fadlion, the re'l will soon follow. In the next place, Mr. Speaker, I willing to make the admission, though it cer. taiilly is not contained in any tiling advanced by my colleague, I do admit {hat there might be a pollibility of obtaining.peace on terms which the government would be avcrfe cf ac cepting. I will go further.. I will fay on terms which it would be criminal in the go vernment to accept. , The gentleman from Virginia now delires to convert the word " peace" intoafpell whereby every moUth is to be flopped. This use was formerly made of the word " war." When our differences with. France firflgrewferious, every meafurc proposed fordoing juflice to the country, or putting it in a (late of preparation, was re pelled by founding in our tars the word " war." Such me afu res we are told, would lead to " war." But, Mr. Speaker, I was not, for my part, then frightened by the word " war for I always declared that I was ready to go to war lboner than fuffer our rights to be ravilhed from us, our inde pendence as a nation trodden under foot; and it has since appeared that in making this declaration, I spoke the sentiments of the American nation—l am not now frightened by the new catch-word " peace and I de clare that there might be terms proposed on which I would spurn at peace with disdain; and terms, moreover, whereto, I have no doubt, that many persons in this country, and the authors and agents of this miffioo a n»ong the red, would be willing to accede. There may even be many honest and worthy people here who would approve of, and pro pose, if in their power, terms which I Ihould think it my moll sacred duty to rejedt. In our late flruggle with England were there no persons, I will e*en fay were there no well meaning, worthy people, who would gladly have fubmitten to or proposed terms of peace from which the gentleman from Virginia would have turned with disdain ? No doubt there were. The truth ii, and the people of this country know it) that peace is delirabU only in proportion to the terms whereon i; can be obtained. If those terms are fubmif lion, or the surrender of essential rights, then peace is a curse instead of a blessing. To judge ot these terms is the business of the government, and of it alone ; and if in this business it fufiers lelfconllitutc;! individuals, or bodies to interfere, it blindly a:id foolilh ly Herns the transfer of its & Anions into the
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