post duties must increase, and a fuffieient revenue
for every, purpose from that source, is to be ex
pected. Why then should we lay this odious tax r
He concluded by faying he fliould lay his elti
inate before the house.
Mr. W adfvvorth fa id he had also made some
calculations which he fliould iubmit to the house :
In these he had taken pains to be as accurate as
pofiible. He then read his cftimate, by which
it appeared that the probable amount of the im
poli would be dimii.ifned even below the iuin
stated by the Secretary of the Trealury. ihe
tonnage he said would be diminished, owing to
the change in the present situation of Europe,
and the cefl'ation of the demand tor grain.
The importation of molafles and sugar mull be
ledened as the articles are not to be had. Great
' part of the European importations for the palt
year have been made on (peculation, and are not
to be again expected—and there will be, said he,
a very great decrease in the amount of the le-
Jienue 011 wines.
He adverted to the vVeftern Expedition, and
observed, a greater lutn than what has been men
tioned will be wanted on that account —and the
pension lift, he feared, would be encreaf'ed, ra
ther rhan diminiflied : On the whole he thought
there was no danger of a great excess in the re
venue. The duty on domestic spirits he consi
dered as proper—it is.a duty that will be sub
mitted to by the even a direct tax
would be paid without murmuring, if the necef-
fity was made apparenr.
Mr. Jackson replied to Mr. Wadfworth—lie
controverted the eltimate offered by that gentle
man and then entered into a recapitulation of
his arguments against the bill, and urged the
postponement of it to the next feflion.
Mr. Stone observed that the house had at last
got into a mode of considering the fubjett, which
ouglit to have been attended to at firit.
He adverted to the drawback Hated by the gen
tleman from Pennsylvania ; but he desired to
know why this f«m, which amounts to upwarrds
of 10,000 dollars, is not mentioned by the Se
cretary of the Treasury : He considered the slim
Hated by the Secretary for the year '89, as the
neat produce of the revenue—and he believed,
that would be found to be the Sum. With relpect
to the decrease in the importations, this had been
the cry for seven years back : He believed this
■would continue to be the cafe, tho the importa
tions, he was well fatisfied, would continue to
cncreafe—and this would be owing to our en
creafing population.
I he gentleman frora -Pcnnfylvajnia has noticed
• the probable oecreale in the importation of teas,
wines, &c. but takes no notice of the inereafe in
the importation of other articles. He said gen
tlemen had called our attention to the Mediter
ranean and Indian Expeditions ; but neither of
these fubjedls are now before the committee. If
these fubjedts are to be considered, let us go into
a committee 011 them, and fee what is neceflary
to be done. At present we are deviling ways and
means to pay the interest of the State debts—and
with refpecft to this object, he conceived the re
venue to be derived from the present eftablilh
inents, will be Aifficient for that and all the other
exigencies of government, till the year 1793. —
It is now said, that the Exclfe will be fufKcient
for all the demands of government ; but he fuf
pedted, that he iliould hear something 011 the
l'ubjedt of Tonnage before the end of the feliion.
(To bi conttuusd.)
M O N D A Y, Jan. 17.
Mr. Galetook his feat this day.
011 motion of Mr. Livermore, the memorial of
Andrew Brown was referred to the Secretary of
State-
The petition of George Glentworth, was read
and referred to the Sec.; ta> yat war.
The petiti'on of Brigadier General Donald
Campbell, praying compensation for fervices,was
read—a motion to refer this petition was nega
tived.
Sundry other petitions were read and referred.
Mr. Tucker gave notice, that to morrow he
should move for leave to bring in a bill that a
committee may be appointed to join a committee
of the Senate, to coniider and report a time for
the next meetingof Congress. , t
Agreeable to the order of the day, the Iloufe
proceeded to c,on(ider the amendments proposed !
by the committee of the whole, to the bill, re
pealing after the last day of next, tlie duties'
lieretofo'e laid on diftjlled spirits and laying
others in their Head—these amendments were
agreed to by the Hotife.
It was moved by Mr. Jackson to itrike out the
thirteenth section, and the eas and Nays on the
ipieiiion being taken, it palled in the negative,
Ayes 16. Noes 36 —the Ayes and Noes being' as
follow 1
MeflYs Bald win,
lii ood worth,
Brown,
Kurkt,
Heiftrr,
lackfon
2 I 'uiicwj.
I\ 10 ui k.
YEAS,
McffrS P. Muhlenberg,
Parker,
Scott,
Sevier,
Steele,
Stone,
Tucker,
Wuimii) fun.
MeffrsAmes, Meffis Madison,"
Benfon, Partridge,
Boudmot, "V .iu Rjnfellaer,
Bourne, Schureman,
Cadwaltadcr, S^d^wick,
Clymer, Seney,
Fitzfimojis, Shcrinao,
Floyd, Sylvester,
Toller, S'niiickfon,
Oilman, Smith, (M )
Goodhue, Smith, (S. C.)
Griffin, Surges,
Grout, Thatcher,
Giles, Trumbull,
Lawrance, Vining,
Lee, Wadfworth,
Leonard, White,
Liverniore, Wynkoop.
Sundry other amendments werepropofed, but
postponed until to morrow.
A message was received from the President of
the United States, with sundry papers, which
have not been lead. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 18
The papers communicated to the house yester
day, by the President of the United States were
read—which are, a ftatementof the expenditures
made out of the sum of 10000 dollars, appropria
ted for contingencies the lalt session—A letter
from the Governor of Virginia ; inclosing sun
dry resolutions of the legislature of that state,
refpedting the lands North-Weft of the Ohio
granced by an adl of Congress to the officers and
soldiers of that state—A petition from the officers
therein referred to—and a letter from the Go
vernor of Maryland, enclosing in acfl of the le
gislature of that state, empowering the wardens
of the port of Baltimore, to colled; the duty
therein mentioned.
A letter was read from the Secretary of State,
enclosing a supplement to his report on the fub
jedls of coins, weights, and measures.
Sundry memorials and petitions were read and
referred.
Mr Goodhue made the following motion,that j
the Secretary of the be direified to re
port tb the house whether any, and what further
provision is neceflary to be made for the respective
officers employed in the collection of the revenue
—which was agreed to.
A committee,confining of Meflrs. Seney, Smith
(M.) and Mr. Mathews was appointed to report
a bill declariag the aflent of Congrpfs to a certain
a<ft of the (late of Maryland Uierein mentioned.
Mr. Huntington laid the following motion 011
the table, that a committee ihould be appointed
to bring in a bill providing for the settlement of
the accounts of John Lamb Elq. late agent at
the court of Algiers.
The additional amendments proposed to the
new revenue bill were taken into consideration,
and after aconfiderable debate were all difa greed
to : an amendment proposed by Mr.Gerry was not
decided upon when an adjournment was called
for, and took place.
Philadelphia, Jan. 19.
Lxtrad. of a letter from a gentleman qJ dijliuttion in London, to a
gentleman in this city, dated Nov. 6, 1790.
" I have looked attentively over the proceedings of Congress,
which you have.lent me, and with, plcafure observe, that they are
marked with wisdom and moderation : The trade and navigation
bill, or something like it, I am of opintun ought to pass.
" I cannot fee why American veifels ihould be retrained from
a due proportion of the carrying business : II the pusillanimous
disposition, arid disregard td the interests of commexceof the Euro
pean powers, has induced them to submit to the Navigation
Laws of this country, it is no reason that America should do the
fame ; and the policy the latter seems now to be pursuing, I think
will at length oblige Great Britain to enter into a commercial ne
gociation, to fettle these matters, 011 a fair and equal foundation ;
for it is.certainly the intereil of both countries, to do fo-.
" The news of the Peace with Spain has occasioned a rife in
the Stocks here from 4to 55 pr. cent. A {loop of war was dis
patched yesterday from Portsmouth, in pursuit of Admiral Cor
nifti's fleet, which failed lately, supposed for the Weft-Indies, to
bring it back,"
Extract of a letterfrom Bojlon, December 28, 1790.
" The Secretary's Report of the plan of a National Bank ap
pears to be calculated for good national purposes, and, if adopted,
will completely establish the credit of the United States, I think
Ham 1 lton will rife to fame as a Financier. He has a fine field,
and if Congress support him, as I think they will, (policy and
experience bei.'ig inconteftiWy in Favor of the idea, and I may
justly add, the public opinion too,) he will become a star of the
firft magnitude in our polit'cal hemifphcre, and a luminary to the
world.
" The great rife in the funds'is beyond all calculation, and is
extremely auspicious to the national government. If the present
fcfiion of is wifely employed, it will unalterably fix the
established government, and make it illustrious.
" There is yet a small game to be played by foroe chara&ers in
the state-governments, who will attempt to sow the feeds of dif
atfe&ion between the and the general govern
ment ; but their efforts will be ineffectual. The people arc tired
oi these state empiricks, whose politics for feveu years past bavc
bten Ketrog.de to the public profperiiy."
We hear that one million and Half dollars of the continental
fccuritics have been funded by the Loan-OfEcer of this State.
On the ioth December one and halt million had been funded
in MaffachufeUs, and it is supposed that about two and half mil
lions have been funded by-t+m time ; a very-confideraWe propor
tion of the State debts is also fubferibed ; the non-fitbfcnbers who
have taken out new certificates, arc as the drop to tne bucket.
While the fupreine executives of the several
states are congratulating the people of their
charge, oil the peace and prosperity they enjoy ;
and the flattering profpetfts which their com
merce, arts, and agriculture exhibit—the aufpi-
711
NAYS
ciious effete' of the general government, is forci-
an all thef'e pleasing events—for tlio
the hajjpifiefs of the people is immediately con
ned ea with a righteous and patriotic administra
tion of the particular governments ; yet to the
prevailing influence of the general gov em en c
-—do the people principally ascribe the happy
contrail in their situation, compared with vvhic
it was a few years ago.
The convention between Great-Britain and
Spain was fignedthe 28th October, at the palace
of St. Laurence, Madrid—the ratifications tobc
exchanged infix weeks.
The Delaware is now <fa free from Ice,.that
great numbers of veflels put to lea from this
city yesterday. - •
The state of New-York is %uiul by the, late
census to contain 324, 127 inhafctonts.
A correspondent observes the'moft
extraordinary solecisms in modernwfcLics, is,the
proposition that apprentices, and Ihould
be debarred from the privilcdge
in the defence of their country.
Should the leglflature of the U
accede to this proposition, the
juftlyto be dreaded by every friend to awßttfP
ent militia.
Our young men are the vital spring of thev|
tional defence—and without them the prote<ftioq
of the country must devolve on a it an tog ami)
—that bane of freedom. :
As our young men are in general ihlpired with
high ideas ofperfona]indepeiiaence,andaglo\ving
ardour to defend tlieir country —it cannot be ex
pected that they will quietly Cubniit to a depriva
tion of the great privilege of acquiring the arc
military, by being immured in workfhops,while
their fathers and mailers are exhibiting their
military talents in the field.
It is expe&ed that the attempt to debar the flower of our coun
try, the rising hopes of thefc States, from an opportunity to perfect,
themselves in that most noble acquifuion, the science of military
defence, will produce a remonllrarice to 44 the powers that
re," on the part of those immediately concerned. If perfection
in the mechanic arts depends on being kept ignorant of military
discipline, this perfection will be deaily pUrchafed. It is theglory
of our country that the whole volume of nature and art is open to
the study of every freeborn American.
Extratt of a letter from Peter/burg, to the Editor, dated Jan. 7.
" As Congress have had it in contemplation to lay a imallpoft
age on newspapers, I have thought it necessary to acquaint you f
that if this ihould take place, that your fuhicribers here will pro
bably withdraw their subscriptions ; not from any wish of injur
ing you, or your paper, because they seem to give it a preference ;
but the idea of a postage on newspapers, however trifling, seems
to alarm them.
" For my part, I do not pretend to much knowledge in poli
tics, or in the policy of this measure ; but it appears to me very ex
traordinary, thatour political rulersfliould,To early, attempt to draw
a revenue from a source, that they ought, in my humble opinion,
to contribute to the support of—or at leafl to promote ibe circula
tion of newspapers with as much facilityas poflible.
" Peiiodical publications in this country (indeed in every
country) have heretofore been found extremely beneficial—and
are more particularly so at this period, when every one is anxious
to be "informed of the proceedings of Congress ; and should any
measures be adopted to deprive the people of that information, there
is no knowing what might be the confequence—for when the people
are in the dark as to what is going forward at the head of affairs,
they are apt to make enquiries, begin to grow fuf£icious< —and
designing men might take advantage of their ignorance, and lead
them to believe what might prove dangerous to the peacc of so
ciety.
" But I need not dwell on this fubjeft, because these are circum
stances that mud be apparent to every one. All I can fay is, that
so long as the people are well informed of the measures of Con
gress, they will remain perfe&ly fatisfied, as they will then judge
for themselves, from facts, and not be abused .by misrepresenta
tions ; but lhould any measures be entered into to check the cir
culation of newspapers, the only fonrce thro' which they can be
informed, I will venture to fay their measures will be rendered
very unpopular.
" I feel myfelf interested in the free circulation of well-con
ducted pei iodieal publications, because I am so sensible of the
great benefit our country derives from them—and I hope nothing
will ever be adopted to debar the people of this great source of
political information."
Aminidab to Joseph, tho a very gosd composition, yet, being
a reiteration oj the ideas of Joseph, the Editor pojlpones publishing it.
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