wondered how any body could be loolifli enough to spend hours in tattling to a woman without thinking to gain a farthing by it. They gave a long liti of young men who had been frugal and industrious, till they were enticed by love to pre fer pleasure to profit. They declared, that when we take an account of balls and treats, and trin kets of various kinds, with the loss of time inse parably attendant upon them, it was at the peril of a fortune to attempt the heart of a beloved ob ject. I was a good deal amused with the manner in which they treated of love ; they considered it as they would any other commodity, setting a price upon every part of it. They reckoned a ligh at a ihilling, and if it chanced to be observed by the person for whom it was intended, it was ■well if half a guinea cleared the expence of it. A fide glance was reckoned at half as much as a full view ; they proportioned out all the parts of a beautiful peifon, and made a valuation of each of them—the fame scale was applied to their ve ry attitudes ; for the fight of a beautiful woman dancing, was accounted an enormous expence, and if Ihe chanced to fmilc with any degree of complacency on any one, it was well if he was not ruined ; under these impressions they consi dered love as a certain forerunner of poverty. There was one complaint raised against this paflion, which I thought had something in it more plausible, than any I have yet mentioned ; it turned upon the eale with which it makes its approaches upon us, and the impofllbiliiy of guardingagainlt its firft advances. We have been able, fay they, by art, to manage the elements so as in general to prevent any dangerous over flowings of them. We brave the storm 111 (hips, and dive into the feain bells, but the ingenuity of man has hit upon no contrivance to five us from the influence of love. Could we cull it in to amulea leisure hour, or to relieve the languor oi" a few tedious moments, and then difinifs it again, it might be efteeined a blefiing, in a life so barren of enjoyment. But ic is an influence that is shed all around us, and pours itfelf upon, us from every corner. It often lies hid betwixt the keys of an harpficord, and is fliaken out with a few touches of the finger. It flounces in an a pron and is trailed along in a petticoat. Nocir cumftance can preserve us from it, for it will of ten Ileal upon us when we are the least upon our guard. It hides itfelf in a look, and waves in ringlets of the hair. It will enter by an eye, an ear, a hand or foot.—A glance and gaze are sometimes equally fatal. I was next presented with a scene which I thought as interesting and solemn as tan enterttie imagi nation of man. This was 110 other than a view of the whole train of disappointed lovers. At the fight of them my heart infeiifibly melted in to the most tender compassion. There was an ex treme dejection mingled with a piercing wildnefs in their looks, that was very affecling. Chear fulnefs and fereniry, I could easily percieve they had been long ftrangersto. Their countenances were overspread with a gloom, which appeared to be of long Handing, and to be collected there, from dark and dismal imaginations. There was at the fame time, all that kind of animation in their features,which betokens troubled thoughts. Their air and manner was altogether lingular, and filch as marks a spirit at once eager ana irre solute. Their step was irregular, and they ever and anon started and looked around them, as tho they were alarmed by fonie secret terror. I was fomewliatfurprifed in looking through the whole aflembly, not to fee any one that wept. When they had arrived at the place where they had de termined to present their united petitions, I was particularly attentive to observe every thing that palled. Tho I listened I could not learn any tiling diftindtly. After an interval of profound lilence, a murmur only of broken sighs and piercing ex clamations, was heard through the aflembly. I should have mentioned that some of them fell off before they had got to the place of rendezvous. They halted for some time, and continued in a melancholy fufpence, whether they fliould turn back or go forward. They knew not which to prefer ; the tranquility of indifference or the tenderdiftreflesof love ; at length they inclined to the latter, not having resolution even to wilh for the extinction of a paifion which mingled it felf with the very elements of their exigence. Why, said they,(hould we banish from our minds, the image of all that is pleasing and delightful, and which if wefliould once forget, there would be notlii ng left in the world worth remembering The agitation and anjciety felt upon this occafiim could I lay it fully open to the reader, would form a more intereding picture than thejdelibera tions of Cajfar whether he fhouldpafs the Rubicon. I imagined there were several orlier diitindt bodies of men who complained to the heavenly powers of the tyranny of love, but the particu lars having in a great measure faded from my me mory,the reader mnft exeufe my paliing them over in lilence. 1 must not however forget to observe that the number and unanimity of those who pre fented tlieir petitions upon this occasion, were fuch,that they might fairly be cotifidered as repre f'enting the fentinients of far the greatijl part oj mankind. (To be concluded in our next.) [-326-] CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 1790. ON motionof Mr. Sturges, the petitior of Je remiah Ryan was referred to the ' retary at War. A petition from Cornelius Hoffman, in behalf of sundry inhabitants of Weft Chelter county, State of New-York, praying coinpenfation for property taken by the American army, was read, and laid on the table. Mr. Wadfworth moved that sundry petitions from invalid officers and ibldiers which were read yeiterday and laid on the table, should be refer ed to the Secretary at War—which motion was adopted The report of the committee on thepetition of Hannibal William Dobbyn, was taken up. Mr. Scot, one of the committee on this peti tion informed the House, that on enquiry of the gentleman petitioning, it appeared that he was solicitous to purchase a larger trad of land than is at present convenient to him to pay for : He proposes to pay one third of the money down.— Mr. Scot therefore moved that the following ad dition be made to the report, That one third be paid down, one third at the end of seven years, and the other third at the end of twelve years, with interest at fix per cent, on the two thirds unpaid, from the time ot closing the contra&. The immediate adoption of this motion was ob jected to by Mr. Smith, (S. C.) as the terms of naturalization and citizenship are not yet deter mined on, and aliens cannot hold real property but as trultees, and it may be doubted how far natives of foreign countries may be able to com ply with fuel) laws as may be ena<fted—at least it will be prudent not to precipitate the business, but to wait till the plan of uniform naturali zation is reported. He therefore proposed, that the confiderat ion ofthe report should be poftp^ned. It was observed, in answer to thei'e objections, tliat it is of importance that the proposals of fo reigners for the purchase of the unappropriated lunds, should be attended to with promptitude— that they should meet with as little difficulty as possible, especially in the firft applications, left they should bedifcouraged : With refpeft to the terms of naturalization,the difficulty might beea fily surmounted by felling the lands uponcondition of a compliance with the laws of the United States in that cafe. Mr. Boudinot objecfted to the motion for an ad dition to the report: He observed, that desultory, partial sales of the Western Territory, would be attended with great loss to the United States : He preferred the adoption of a system for the faleof those lands, previous to any partial sale : There have been large sales made—there are existing contracts, which are not compleated: It there fore appears that the House cannot proceed un derftandingly in the business, with the informa tion on the fubjetft now in their pofleffion : If proper methods are adopted, the unappropriated lands may be rendered a source of wealth to the Union. Under proper regulations, (said he,) I lhould be fully in fentiinent with gentlemen who are in favor of the motion ; bur at present I should prefer a suspension of the business—and therefore would move that the repoft of the committee be referred to the Secretary of the Treasury. i he motion, with the following addition, was seconded by Mr. Sedgwick, viz. To report a uni form system for the sale of the Western Territory of the United States. Mr. Sherman, in favorof themotion, observed, that the Western Territory, if properly disposed of, would prove of very great importance to the United States—but if fold indiscriminately to adventurers and speculators, the United States might get an acceflion of inhabitants whose prin ciples may be oppoied to our republi an govern ment, and we (hall never realize the value of the lands, or those advantages which are expected to be derived from that source : He then pointed out the necelfity of adopting a previous system, of dividing the Territory into townships, coun ties and Itates—and of making proper reserva tions for public uses, and felling in such lots as would tend to enhance the value of the residue. Some gentlemen objected to the motion in this form : It was proposed that the report fhouldlay on the table—and that the Secretary should be direftedto prepare a uniform system for the sale of the Western Territory of the United States. It was said, that the motion as it now stood, if adopted, would dispose of the report of the com mittee in such manner, as appeared to preclude the petition, on which the report is founded. Mr. Baldwin said, That in his opinion the House of Representatives is not a proper body to arrange this business. The executive officers of govern ment, in whose pofleffion are the documents of information, are the most competent to form the neceflary fyftenis : Nor is this a novel mode of doing business of this nature : It is consonant to the practice ofCongrefs under the late Confeder ation : He then read several resolves from their journals, by which the late Board ofTreafury were empowered to contrast with purchasers and in cases where credit was given, the purcha ser received a certificate of his being entitled to the lands—but not a deed : In respect to credir, it had been cuilomary, and one resolve lpecifieil seven different payments in a purchase. He was therefore in favor of refering the bulinefs to the Secretary of the Treasury, that he might report a uniform fylteni for the f'ale of thole lands ; butt<> refer the report of a committee of the House to any executive officer, appeared to him informal. The motion for refering the report to the Se cretary being put, was negatived. It was then moved that the report should lie on the table, and the Secretary be directed to report a plan as above. This motion, Mr. White observed, must be con sidered as a negative to the application now be fore the house—and would prove a discourage ment to future applicants, and prevent emigra tions to this country : In refpedt to which, said he, I do not entertain any apprehensions of dan ger from the principles of those who may wiih to fettle among us. The present application, if attended to, may be productive of others, as ic will of very great advantage to the United States and need not preclude the adoption of a uniform system, by which in future, applications to Con gress will be rendered unneceflary. Mr. Sedgwick said, that whatever might have been his own private opinion, he Ihould now from experience, be for ihutting the doorao-ainft all particular applications. It will be impoiG ble to attend to the numerous instances that may be expected to follow, if the petitions of individuals are to employ the time of the legisla ture. There can not any great inconveniencies result from a little delay. He was therefore for digesting a regular system, and not for determin ing in any particular cafe until that was done. Adivilionof the motion was called for, and the question, Shall the report lie on the table? was determined in the affirmative. The second part of the motion for refering the fubjeft of a uniform plan to the Secretary of the Treasury being put, was adopted. The report of the Secretary of the Department of War, on the petition of Charles Marckly, was read a second time,and ordered to lie on the table. Mr. Sherman moved that aftateoffaifts refpecft ing the Western Territory, as reported by a Committee to this House the laftTeffion, be refer, ed to the Secretary of the Treasury for his infor mation. Mr. Wadfworth of the committee on that part of the President's Speech refpecfting the South- Weltern Frontiers, and Indian Affairs, informed the House that the committee is ready to report. This report, relating to bufinefsof a confidential nature, the doors of the gallery were flint. After a short interval the galleries were again opened. A meflage was received from the Senate, in forming the House, that they had appointed Mr. Maclay, Mr. Ellfworth, and Mr. Henry, to confer with a committee of the House, upon the question whether or not the unfinifhed buiinefs of the lalk feflion (hall be taken up in the present, in the fame manner as if no adjournment had taken place. A concurrence with the Senate and the ap pointment of a committee on the part of the House was moved : This motion was objedted to, and the recent instance of the appointment of a committee, de novo, on a business which was left unfinifhed the last felfion, was urged as declaring the fepfe ofthehouferefpe<ftingtheunfini(hed bu siness—the sense of the house being thus declared, there is no propriety in appointing a committee of conference, when there does not appear to be any fubjett of disagreement ; on the contrary it rather is probable, that there is a majority of the Senate in favor of the pra&ice which the House has adopted. 1° support of the motion it was said, that the appointing of a committee of conference did not neceflarily infer the existence of any fubjedl of disagreement: That except the two Houfesfliould a<sl jointly and upon similar rules, it is difßculc to conceive how the public business could proceed. Several initances were cited of the embarrailments which would arise from one House' taking up the unfinilhed bufiijefs in the State it wasleft, and the other originating the fame business dt novo. The motion was adopted, and a committee of five members appointed, viz. Mr. Sherman, Mr. 1 hatcher, Mr. Hartley, Mr. White, and Mr. Jackson. Mr. Lee then moved, that the committee be in structed by the House to inform the committee of the Senate, that this House had already decided in favor of taking up the unfinilhed business of the last fefiion de novo. Mr. \V hite observed, that inftrutflions would be unneceflary, as the Senate must have known al ready of this decision. _Mr. Livermore was againftinftru<fling the com mittee : VVe are not informed that the Senare have inftrutfled their committee, said he : If the committees are reftridted, perhaps they will not meet upon equal ground. The business of com mittees is to inveftigate,and therefore they should not be. reftriifted. The House adjourned, without a decision on Mr. Lee's motion.
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