lion of Congress, entitled "an A<fl, providing
" for the payment of the Invalid pensioners of
" the United States," and that 110 claim of any
allignee, under any transfer or power to receive
the fame be admitted, as valid to entitle any per
son to receive any part of the said arrears of pay,
<lue to the officers or soldiers of the said lines,
except as aforefaid.
This motion was committed to Mr. Bland, Mr.
Williamfon and Mr. Burke.
The bill for adjuftingand fatisfying the claims
of the Baron de Steuben, as reported by the Com
mittee of the whole, was taken up by the House.
An amendment tantamount to afubltitute for the
whole bill, was moved by Mr. Boudinot; which
proposed the payment of 7000 dollars, and an
annuity of 1500 dollars during life, ta commence
from the firft of January 1790; a motion was made,
and arried to itrike out 1 joo dollars, to leave
the sum blank.
The motion for linking out the firft part of
the bill, in order to admit this amendment, was
determined by ayes and noes as follows.
Ayes, Meliieurs Alii, Baldwin, Bloodworth,
Boudinot, Brown, Contee, r'loyd, Folter, Gil
roan, Goodhue, Grout, Lrvermore, Moore, Mil
lenberg, Ranlellaer,Schureman, Seney, Sherman,
Sylvester, Sinnickfon, Smith, (M.) Steele, Stone,
Sturges, Thatcher, Tucker, White, Williamfon.
=8.
Noes, Meffieuis, Ames, Benfon, Bland, Burke,
Cadwallader, Carrol, Clymer, Fitzfimons, Gale,
Griffin, Heiiler, Huger, Huntington, Lawrance,
Lee, Madil'on, Page, Scott, Smith (S. C.) Vining,
Wynkoop, 21.
The amendment was put, and agreed to. Sun
dry other amendments conlequent on this took
place. It was then ordered that the biil be en
grofled for a third reading, on monday next.
Report of the Committee, on the petition of
James Price, was read, which was, that he have
leave to withdraw his petition.
The memorial of N. Twining, was referred to
Mr. Lee, Vining and Mr. Burke. Adjourned
till mondaj.
THE TABLET
" Reniovt the excrcfcc/ices of apaation, fajhltn,
party and fufflon, and man wiII oj htwftiffubjidc in
to common jenfe." '
WHEN a person has discretion enough not to
expose his follies, there is 110 fear of his
moving with feme reputation in almolt auv
fpliei eof life. Various motives prompt men to
aff'ume apart, to which their talents are npi well
adapted; and it is net to be wondered at, that so
many waste their abilities while they pursue the
dilates of paflion and caprice. Men do not so
often miscarry from a defe<ft of capacity as from
a misapplication of it. Common sense does not
require any great portion of intelfects. It con
lilts rather in a proper exercise of moderate abi
lities. Brilliant talents are usually connected
with fuchftrong foibles that they prove of little
real value to the portellbr, or to the reft of man
kind.
The greatest men are often fools in certain in
fiances, and at certain times. The violence of
the imagination leads them into abfurdities,while
their reasoning powers arc clear and perfect.
We imagine wrong much more frequently than
we reason wrong. Mr. Locke in his essay on
the human undemanding observes ; " char mad
men do not appear to have loft their faculry of
reasoning ; but havii.g joined together some ideas
very wrongly, they iniftake them for truths, and
err as men who argue right from wrong princi
pies. Thus you ihall fee a dillra<fted man fan
eying hunfelf a King, with a rightinferei.ee re
quire fuitableattendance, refpea and obedience ;
others who have fancied themselves made ofglafs
have used the caution neceflary to preserve their
brittle bodies. . Hence it comes to pass that a
man is very sober, and of a right under
standing in every thing else, may in one parti
cular be as frantic as any in Bedlam."
Common sense, though it is partly a negative
kind of wifdoin, is very efl'ential j n carrying a
man through the world with honor or fafety.
The fineft parts are no security against errors of
judgment or conducfl. In looking into the af
fairs of men, we fee innumerable finftances of
t j ly and imprudence accompanied with eminenr
talents and accompliniineuts. So strange a com
pound is mail, that the fame person may be both
the vvifeft and weakest being in existence.
PARIS \_Francc~\ March 4.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
A DECREE palled for encreafing the pay of
*■ the army. Each private is to receive, from
the ifl: of May next, an addition of 32 dcniers to
Ins present pay. Twelve deniers make a French
sou ; this augmentation amounts therefore, to
(WO sous and an half and one-twentieth per man
per diem.
Saturday March 6. A letter from Mr Nec
°" :he ate of tbe finances was read to the
•.fler.ibjtr. Jhe contents were far from being
No. CXII
agreeable In the firft place, the Members had
the mortification to find that the nation was in
danger of losing a Minilter in whom the genera
confidence was placed, for he informedfheTf
that hemnft f S hea . lt J'V vas so greatly impaired,
that he must soon withdraw himfelf from the fa'
t.gue of public affairs, and go to Bareges, Spa or
some other place to drink the waters? But that
before he quitted his then exalted but painful
E5 h b C v r' hed to ,f Peak f ° me "-nforfJo the
AHembly, by fhewmg that there was Rood ground
for a hope that the finances of the country wou"d
again appear ,n a flourifhing state. Hut left the
hopes of the nation should be too fanguine on
is head, Mr. Necker informed the Artembly
that it was still m a state of diftrefi and embarrass.
ment, which might becbrae critical, if effectual
i efources were not soon discovered.
According to his calculations, the Treasury must
HundreaVfl f-' supply of u P w ards of Two
Hundred Milhons of Lirres (or about 8,750,0001
fterhng) to be enabled to make good al charge
upon n to the end of the year 17J0. g
Mr Ne cker observed, that if things could go
• r th ° Ut * ny violen t ihock, until
rfce beginning of x 791, t h e State would be out of
LONDON, March 22.
<?\[ r r u°f " Ut ' er f rom, ' ! " Hague, March 14.
that fh 6 J received adv ' ce from Bruflels,
of r ?R Pr °r P V t T^ ,, ! ad^ by thcnew Sovereign
° '■ , Ho ; fe | of Auftna for an accommodation
with the Netherlands, has experienced the fame
fate with the letters from Comte Co be nze in
laid proposal having-been rejedted by the Con
irabant°" W " *** roferred b y the States of
NEW-LONDON, April 3 0.
Extract of a Utter from a gentleman in Barbados, to
tc e Pr'nteri oj this paper t March i, 1 7 00.
It is with pleasure 1 obierve the rapid prow
refs now making in manufactures in Tome of the
Scates, which I have learntchiefly from Mr. Carv's
niufeum, but have not received fofull an account
of what is doing in New-England, as I could wiih.
Any information therefore which you may give me
l"h ! kJ * <•' Wlll j C acce P table - particular,
I beg to be informed what kind of oil your wool
combers mix with their ivool. In the Well of
England, a thick kind of olive-oil is used for that
pui pose ; but the Society of Arts in London has
publ.fhed an account of edulcorating rancid train
oil to uch a degree of purity as to render it fit
lor the woollen manufacture. If this, or any
other fifii oil, is ufedin New-England and is
found to answer tliepeiyoft well, it will be of
lingular benefit to the country, because tliemanu
?ra U ' e wool » ant * the filhery will, in that cafe,
awlt and promote each other. But if this should
not be found fit for the purpose, some of the
Southern Stales should immediately begin the
culture of the olive. Mr. JefFerfon fays, in
his notes on Virginia, that every thing hardier
than the olive will thrive in that State, conse
quently the olive itfelf must thrive in the two
Southern States, as it does in the southern parts
'-ance.—-When Mr. Adams reftded as ambaf
laaor in hngland,an account was publi/hed of Mr.
orte s new method of separating the dross from
iron by which he made pig or ballad iron, re
markably tough m a short time. Mr. Adams,
like a true patriot, sent over the account to New
hngland and it was published inCary'smufeum.
You will be plea fed to inform me if any persons,
in the United Stares, have yet availed themselves
of so valuable a discovery. The iron in New-
England, I am told, is very brittle, therefore Mr.
Cortes method of expelling the dross will be
more neceflary there than in Pennsylvania.
NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 8.
FROM CORRESPONDENTS.
The people of America endured various and
dreadful evils during the contest with Britain
1 hey justly expected that they should be reward
ed by eltablifhing a free government—the people
of Rhode Island made great exertions in the war.
yet at the end of it, what have they obtained ?
Is property fafe i Is it a government by law or
by men > Is liberty enjoyed there—and if enjoy
ed, by whom—by a part, or the whole? When
iJofton a single town was opprelTed in 1774, all
America aliened her cause. If right may be vio
lated and liberty destroyed in apart of the coun
try wirh impunity and without redress, in the
com fe of time and events it may be destroyed
every where.—The diftrefles of Newport and
Providence are truly deplorable.
Rhode-Jfland is divided by parties. Those who
pay the duties are not the favorites of the govern
ment which imposes them, neither is much con
fidence placed in the wife andjuft disposal of the
revenue ; under such real necellities, and with
so many causes of provocation and complaint, it
is not in human nature to pay the duties eheer
.„A g° vei ;ninent so loosely and capriciously
adtniniftered will not be able to prevent Frauds.
With ruin before their eyes, the traders will be
forced upon the practice of smuggling—the State
is favorably situated for ilJicit of
447
paying duties to the national treasury, the citi.
Zens ofthe Uniied States will in facft pay dutieti
to the rhpportof the government ofllhode-Ifland,
°f the are
Ju. goods jniporied into ilia, Stace,
lauds will multiply in proportion tot .eencreaf
ed rate of duties irnpofed by Congress ; because
the pi ont of fmugglmg will incite to praotife
them. It is rather (hameful to remain tnbutaiy
to that State. Their governor in his public let
ter to the President last September, inarmed that
t iey weie taking measures to pay their part of
ic debt. Is it not time toalk if they are ready !
he collection of the national revenue has been
more popular in this country than it ever was in
any other. This does some honor to the goveru-
ZZI VTZ- t0 the P eo P le - It would be a
great evil if this general approbation should be
l!r UVe * ij to gU<l ;t0 ne ß the Sca L e cre
[ d tors; would not gain theirgood will. But mere
ly to do nothing for them is less exceptionable
than to encroach upon the State funds, and 10
leave them without any provision. It would be
absolute injuft.ee, and those who would fuffer or
even apprehend loss uld feel it with impa
tience, and (pare no indoftry to makeothe i3 feel
or them—so much discontent engendered by
funding part of the debt and taking away the
funds from the other ; with so many active cau
festo extend and encreafe it, will probably make
donrTr""ft u°. IJrecarious > a "d the collec-
A° t h -ft turbulent, and generally obnoxious
hat ever was known. Between the two reve
nue systems, trade will be ground between the
upper and nether mill-stone. What the politi
cal tendency of government scrambling againlt
rZTr" 1 « r T*" wiU be ' »is llot difficult
to predict. But the extent of the evils and what
the remedy will be and when it will come, can
not be foretold.
Extral7 of a letter to a gentleman in this city, dated
■April 28.
I umlerftand the President has been indifpofec
lately—-rim is grievous intelligence, but such as
I expected t° hear-,t is extremely difficult for a
P'f°nofthebeftconft,tution, and in the prime
of life to preserve a flow of health with fucli aa
infinity of care and solicitude on their mind
but ui life s advance-and when the conftituuon
begins to feel the /hocks she early received in the
public service if mtenfe application to public bu
flnefi ,s fuperadded at this period, the pillars of life
will be undermined; and this I understand is the
cause of the late indisposition ; foryour city is
doubtedly one of the healthiefl f.tuations in the
United States combining every advantage of
climate, air and water.
A life so precious, should be watched with the
eyes of Argus ; Health so important, /hould be
the vigilance of Angels—Conltant
exercise m the open air, and perpetually diver
fifyifig the scene, are as neceflary as the ciicula
tionof the vital fluid—That habit of application
must be broken thro-or the Hopc of the western
woud will fail.
I ask pardon for a deviation from my proper
line ; but to the prayers of millions, the molt ac
tive attention lhould be added for the preserva
tion of a life which every one Jeels, but no on*
can express the importance of.
MARRIED]—At Portsmouth, (N. H.) by the
u p F ' ?j Ten ' J OBIAS Le *R> Secretary
to the President of the United States ; to Mi&
Polly Long, daughter to the Hon. Pierce
Loiigj tic[, deceased.
ARRIVALS SINCE OUR LAST. -NEW.YORK.
Brig Fricndfhip, Gardiner, Liverpool, 36 days
Harmony, Shackerly, St. Euftatia.
Swallow, , Dartmouth.
Schooner Patty, Lacy, Shclburne.
Sloop Hancock, B-own, Hhodc-Tfhnd.
IC7* -<f' th " its Subfcriprion
more particularly than any other newspaper its pat
rons 'Mill realize that punlikaLty in payments is ne
cessary to its exifttnce—The receipts of'the fir ft year
to this time have fallen short one third of the aCiual
expends of the publication—so that it remains to be
determined whether a netufpaper can be supported in
the United States, without deluging it with Adver
t'fements. A large imprejjhn from the commence
ment oj the second volume is ft ruck off, to accommo
date thoje fubfcrtbers who may incline to take the
paper from that period.
By Order of the Honorable Richard Morris, Eh. thief Juflice of the
State of New-York.
"VfOTICE is hereby given to Lewis M'Donald, of Connc&icut,
1 if an abTent debtor, that upon application and due proof made
to the said chief iuftice by a creditor orf the said Lewis M'Don Id
pursuant to an act of the Legislature of the said State, entitled'
An ast for relief againil abfeonding and abfeat debtors." pafl
April, 1786 ; he, the said chief justice, has diretted
all the said Lewis M'Donalds cftate, within this ftdttf, to be seiz
ed, and that unless he (hall discharge his debts within twelve
months after the publication of this notice, the fame will be fold
for the payment of his creditors. Dated the 3d May, 1790.
New-York, May 7, 1790.
A Morning School is opened,
by the Subscriber, for Young Ladies, at Harmony Hall, ad
joining the Baptists burying ground, in Gold Street. Hours of
attendance are from 6 till B.—For further particulars, please to en
quire of the Public's Obedient Servant,
GAD ELY.
* ®* Ladies School which has been kept at k T °'
219 Queen-Sireet, is renioved to the above ptace.
Muy 8, 179©.