• J en r it was said, from this, " That if ten r o miiiiffi°ners Ihould be appointed, Hill the houle may provide for such a number as they may think support "f the motion-it was said—that it is lirely improper to limit the number of the comujiiiioners—that the conftitiition has expreif lv veiled the power of forming treaties in the ex /cutive—that in fact the Houle has nothing fur ther to do in the business, than to provide the necelfary fupplies-tliat if we are to be deterred from adopting the motion by the tear of abules, the fame principle may prevent the decilion of the House upon almost any question that comes be fore them—but there are more serious abuses to be apprehended from negledt and delay in this b u f m efs, than from the supposed fraudulency of those who may be appointed commissioners.— war will open a wider door to frauds and pecu lations —and is not (it was asked) the Iheddingof blood a greater evil ? Is not the lacerating our de fencelefs citizens afi abuse of a much more alarm - in<r consequence ? It was further observed, that we have every reason tofuppofe, that such per sons will be appointed, as have a character to form or fupport —A magnanimous policy it is ex pected, will be adopted by the new governmenj— such a policy as will inspire a veneration and con fidence inthe minds of the Indian tribes—and if, agreeable to this idea,ai-efpeiitablecommiflion is appointed in due season, much expence in future, anil a cruel war may be prevented.—lt was said, that the constitution has afligned to the several puts of administration, its refpecflive powers.— The power of forming treaties is not in the Houle ; and if they usurp this power, they may upon the ftme principle afliime all the powers of thecon ftitution —If we restrain the President as to the number of coinmiflioners, it may be necef farv for him to exceed the limitation, and it would in that cafe, certainly be his duty to do it—which would render the reftrktion nugatory. Many more ingenious observations were offer ed on both fides of the queltion—when the vote being taken, the motion for striking out the words, palled in the affirmative by a large ma jority. A motion was then made, that the committee ihciildrife, and report the bill—upon which Mr. Jackson role,and said, That he conceived it to be his indispensable duty to give the house fomeinformation refpecfting the deplorable fixa tion ofthe defencelefs, plundered, and wretched Inhabitants of the State of Georgia. Whatever Congress may do refpecfting the fending Commis sioners to treat with the Creek Indians, except they at the lame time are given to imderftand, and made to believe, that if they will not tieat, the arm of power will be extended to teach them justice, the appointment of be ofno avail : We have lately sent coinmiiTioners, who were treated with contempt —and since that time, the people have been plundered,their houl es destroyed, and numbers of them butchered, no age or sex has been spared. Mere paper ne gociations they are taught to delpife : Congress alone can strike them with awe : I o Congrels the people look lor redress—and il they are not succoured and relieved by the Union, they must seek protect ion elsewhere : In full confidence or this support and protection they were led to the unanimous adoption of the New Conftitutiou — And lhall their hopes and exoectations be defeat ed ? I trust not. Their chief has his einiflaries in S. and North-Carolina, and in Georgia—and the determination of this Legillature will be soon known to him. It is in vain to think of giving security to the citizens of Georgia, or bringing these Indians to treat, without inspiring a tull apprelienfion that a fufficierit force will be railed to convince them of the power of the United States to bring them to terms. Mr. Jack/on ad ded several other observations, and concluded by reading a clause, which he moved fliould be added to bill—providing for the railing a luf ficient military force, for the protection of the ill habitants of the State of Georgia, in cafe the Creeks refufe to enter into a treaty. This motion was seconded, but after some de bate it was withdrawn. The committee then rose, and the Chairman reported the bill, with the amendments, to which the house acceded, and voted that the bill be en grolled for a third reading to morrow. The meflage received from the President ve(- terday, was read, and refered to a committee of the whole house 011 the state of the Union. Mr. Jackfoii then brought forward his clause in the form of a resolution, which was refered to the lame committee. Mr. Wads worth, of the joint committee ap pointed to consider and report when it will be convenient for Congress to adjourn —also to re port what business, now before Congress, must be neceflarily attended to previous to a recess, bro't in a report to this effect :—That it will be pro per and convenient for Congress to adjourn on the twelfth of September next—and that poftpon ■ng other business, till the next feliion, it will be neceflary to attend to the following, previous to t-ie adjournment, viz. L *07 -1 THE BILLS For establishing the Treafary, and Judicial de partments. To regulate the CoaftingTrade. For allowing compensations to The Prefklent, and Vice-Prefulent. For allowing conipenfations to the members, and officers of both Houfesof Congress. For providing for the expences of negociations and treating with the Indians. Also the reports of the committees on the me morial of Andrew Ellicot. And on the fubjeift of Amendments. The Bills to regulate the puniihment of crimes. To regulate proceilesinthe Federal Courts, and fees in the fame. The salaries of the Judges. The salaries of the Executive Officers. And the bill for the fafe keeping of the acts, records, and great seal of the United States. This report being read, the HouCe adjourned. NEWTORK, AUGUST 12. FROM CORRESPONDENTS. Tlie oppofers of honorary didintdions for our federal rulers refer to the Condicution with the greated propriety—for that is totally silent upon tliefubjetd: The word President cannot be con sidered as a Title, any more than that of Gover nor : It is therefore evident that no titles were ever intended to be given by the framers of the Constitution. I r seems to have been forgotten by some per sons, in contemplating the pay of the Federal Le gillators, that every citizen of the United States, of 35 or 30years of age, is eligible to a feat in that legislature—and that consequently the compen sation proposed, is not the grant ot money to any particular man, or body of men exclusively—but is an allowance held up to the view of every Son of Columbia, as aftimulusto excite a mod lauda ble ambition, to qualify liimfelf to serve his coun try as a Legislator. However benevolent and pa triotic their motives are* who are opposed to this compensation, it may eventually appear, that they are not advocating the cause of an independent Legislature, which shall be composed not only of the a (fluent, but of characters in medium and inferior circumstances —for genius and patriotifin are confined to no rank or condition ot life. Every class of citizens has its rights to support and defend —the pay therefore of our delegates, ought to be at such a rate, as to encourage and enable such competent characters, let their cir cumdances in life be ever so humble, to quit their particular profellions for a season, as will enter into the feelings of their constituents, more inti mately than those in more elevated situations. Who will probably be raoft benefited by the independency of the Legislature, especially of the deinocratical branch ? Surely the body of the people at large. Whether the propoled allow ance is extended beyond the limits neceilary to obtain this important objedt, is hardly a matter ot opinion: A refpeftable majority of the House of lleprefentatives, that branch which mud be supposed to have the tendered feelings for the people, and which has exhibited unequivocal proofs of its attachment to their cleared rights, has declared that it does not. A correspondent asks, how it came to pass that the President of the old Congrels was diled Ex_ cellency, when there is a clause in the Confede ration which forbids all titles of nobility ?—He can account for it 011 no other principle than this, that " Excellency" was not then a title of that im port. The idea of didindtions among the fame spe cies ofbeings is odious —we allhadthefame oiigin, and " dull thou art" is written upon all the chil dren of mortality.— Bled be the golden age, pure, and refin'd, When one low level, level'd all mankind. / NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Q5" " Tom Te l lt ruth's humorous letter is received —but we must be.excused from publifhirig it—the fubjea it alludes to (compensations) has already excited apprehensions, and some de. gree of uneasiness : Personalities we are determined to avoid— and as Congress appear as tenacious of the rights of the people, as they are solicitous to support the independence of the Federal Legillature, there can be no doubt that their decisions will even tually fatisfy their condiments. OF TITLES, PRO AND CON. A late writer in the Maflachufetts Centinel 6b- Jerves, as follow, viz. As for the article about " titles of nobility," it is too absurd to merit a minute's attention. The fume article was in the Confederation ; but was never even supposed to assetS: titles given to Constitutional officers, he fides, the title of " His Majefiy" would not bo a " title of nobility,"but a tide of sovereignty—A title which the person whareprefcntsthe " MA JESTY OF THE PEOPLE" of the United States, well defcrves—and which he'will ere long receive. The Supreme Executive will then be considered in Europe, as on a par with their Sovereigns— and that efficiency be found in the head of our Empire, which the voice of the whole continent has been so long and so loudly calling for. THE PROGRESS. Honorary Titles lead to permanent dijlinftions and hereditary eft ablijhments, these to mor.ftrous taxes, and both to the ruin of liberty : For nothing is more certain, than that the pay must be railed in proportion to the imaginary consequence of the officers, to which it is appropriated. If we mean to be free let us begin early, and not fufFer any innovations, which like the ignis fatuus of the e venine, may lead we know not where. 6 ' [Bojton Gazette.] Ext raft of a letter from Bristol, May 22. " A bill is brought into Parliament to regulate the corn and flour import and export trade, and which is expected to pass into a law, and by it great difficulties are expecfted to attend the importation of these articles, of which I deem it right to ad vise you, left by the account I gave, you should be induced to export, and be alofer." ItJhould have been noticed before, in this piper, that in balloting for their refpeflive claps in the Senate,, Mr. King drew the class jor fix years, and Mr. Schuyler that for two years. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST I. Ext raft of a letter from a gentleman at Halifax, for merly a citizen of this Jlate, to his friend in this town. " I have read, with Angular pleasure, the de bates of the NewCongrefs, and in particular those 011 the question, " whether the Secretary of Foreign Affairs ihall be removed by the President and inuft condidly confefs that the speeches and debates thereon, are not to be equalled in any public aflembly on earth, every exptefiion breathes sentiments of liberty from the foul ?—How happy mult your situation be, under a government for med by tried patriots, culled from among mil lions ? A government administered by men, who, ifwe may "judge from atTtion and speech, express themselves as "if it were upon their eternal hap piness ; ruled by a Prelident, whose conduct calls for a coinparifon from a higher power than earth : To the citizens of the United States the name of Washington founds in their ears like the name of a friend.^—How happy Ihould I be to live un der such a government —and how pleasing would it be to my friend, ii he could fay that I, instead of flying my country in the hour of difficulty, now lye numbered with those heroes, who fell to eltablilh liberty for their polterity ! Heroes who sleep on earth to live in glory. But the wilh ot your friend is, that the proceedings of the sons of America, ma; be a pattern and precedent to the world, and that Ihe may soar unrivalled in the liemifphere of glory." ARRIVALS. NEW-YORK. Saturday. Schooner Nancy, Sillock, Bay of Honduras, 32 days. Sunday, Schooncr Maria, , St. Croix, lsdays. Monday, Schooncr Neptune, Jones, Curracoa, 15 days. Sloop Phoenix, Robinson, Cjpe Francois, todays. Sloop , Wining, Cape Francois, 16 days. Sloop Bctfey and Polly, Cook, Sunfbury, Georgia. Tucfidy, Schooner Bctfey, Bean, Charleston, 6 days. Sloop Rover, Jackson, Amsterdam, 77 days. Sloop Nancy, Price, Philadelphia, 7 days. PRICE CURRENT. NEW-YORK. Jamaica Spirits, *• - - 5f 2 - Antigua Rum, - 4J9- "4/»•- St. Croix, do. - 476. Country, do. - - syio. Molafles, - - - */*■ a *f°- Brandy, - - - 5/6- " 5 /g. Geneva, - - ~ 5J3' Do. in cases, - 2 9J- Muscovado Sugar, - - 56/ a 7y- Loaf, do. - y3- Lump, do. - - v 1 h.~ Pepper, - - - - 2 / 10 - Pimento, - */9* a 9 f- Chocolate, - - ~ v - Cocoa, - 7 bj- a 80/ Coffee, - - i/8- * V - Indigo, (Carolina) - - 4/ a 6/ Rice, - - - 23/. a 24/ Supeifine Flour, - 4bf- Common do. - - 4°f Rye do. - 2 4f- a 25/ Indian Meal, - Rye, - - 4/3- P r • hu J*- Corn, (Southern) - 3/9- a 4/ Do. (Northern,) - 4/3- a 4/6. Beef, fir ft quality, - - 4?/* a s°.f' Second quality, - - 43/6. Pork, firft quality, - - 81/6. Second quality, - - 76/6. Hams, - - id. a 7 ds. Carolina Tobacco, - a s^- Virginia • ■■■ > - - 4d. a 5d-
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