Mr. Wadfworth hoped it would not be llruck our. He obfierved, that as the house had the power of .organizing the militia, and were about determining that there should be infpeftors, they could with the fame propriety fiiy what rank those infpecSors should hold. He was as much a- Yerfe as any man to granting unneceU'ary titles ; but where great trust was reposed, and severe du ty required, there rank {hould also follow. These inspectors were placed in a very important stati on, which they could not properly fill without the weight of i'ome military rank. Mr. Stone withdrew liis motion. Mr. Blood worth moved that the rank of brig adier fiiould be given to them, agreed. Mr. Benfon moved for an additional clause to the bill, for granting to the President of the United States, the power of calling out the mili tia into the service of the United States, &c. to repel invaflons or suppress infurretftions. Mr.Sherman obfervedthat the proposed clause ■was not explicit enough. The general govern ment by the constitution had not the power of calling out the militia to suppress infurre<ftions in the ltatesj without the special request of the states. Mr. Bloodworth hoped the additional feclion would not be adopted, it would be lie said, a dangerous provision. Mr. Benfon argeed to withdraw liis motion for lie present, to bring it before the houte when the principles of the bill came to be difcufled by them. The committee rofe,reported the bill with sun dry amendments. The speaker resumed the chair. Mr. Fitzfimons propoled giving the bill with the amendments to a special committee to report thereon Mr. Madison said it would be improper to re fer it to a committee, without iirft agreeing to the principles of the bill. Mr. Livermore was also against leaving it to a committee The principles of the bill were by no means fettled. Three-fourths of it he looked tipon as useless. The house he conceived, had no business to enter minutely into particulars ot the business, further than was warranted by the constitution. The report of the committee was ordered to lie on the table. (Adjourned.) WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 / Mr. Lee presented a petition from S. Summers, an afliftant-quar ier-mafter, who had received no compensations torhis services last Referred to the Secretary of the Trcafury. war. A was received from the Senate, informing that they had appointed Mr. Foster, a committee on their part, for the put pole of xamining enrolled bills,to which they requeued the con currence ot this house j and the appointment ot a committee on fheirpart : Ordered, that Mr. Floyd, and Mr. Muhlenberg be a committee on the part of the house, for the purpose afoiefaid. The bill for the eftabljfhment of an uniform militia, with the amend mc:nts as reported by the committee, were taken up in the house : Same of the amendments were retained ; some modified and amended, others rejected. Not having gone through the bill, ifae house adjourned. THURSDAY, Dec. 23. Mr. Lawrance presented an add reft from the representatives of the society of the people called Quakers, in the state of New-York and Western parts of New-England, praying exemptions from te? ng arms, or being fubjeQcd to penalties, on account of their scruples ; which was read. On motion of Mr. Fitzfimons, the petition of John Churchman was read a second time, and referred to a committee, consisting 1 of Mr. Huntington, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Heifter. On motion of Mr. Lawrance, ordered, That the clerk of this house be dire£led to communicate to the Senate,, copies of the re ports of the secretary of state, refpe&ing coins, weights and mea sures ; alfothe report of the secretary of the treasury, iubmitting a plan for the establishment of a national bank. Mr. Fitzfimons gave noticc that he (hould move for leave to bring in a bill refpc£ling the freight of goods on board merchant lhips or veffeJs. i A mellage was recevied from the President of the United States Iwith a copy of a repoit from the secretary of the government ' north weft of the Ohio, rfcfpefting the lands in the western terri- [|pry, with sundry papers accompanying thefame ; also a copy of |Fhc secretary of date's report on the fame fubjeft : Which were read, and ordered to be communicated to the senate. On motion of Mr. Sherman the house proceeded in tlpie further consideration of the amendments agreed to in committee of the ■whole, on the militia bill, and made some further progress therein. Mr. Floyd of the committee on enrolled bills, reported the bill supplementary to an ast, making provision for the debts of the United States ; which the committee had examined, and found duly enrolled.—TheSpeiker iigned the fame. FRIDAY, Dec. 24. f Mr. Moore presented the petition of Thomas Nelson, in behalf] '•f the executors of mariners, who perished on board th< frigate -which was blown up in an engagement the last war, A committee was appointed to bring in a bill to determine how frr the owners of ships or vclTels (hall be liable to the freighters of goods on board thereof. Mr. Burke gave notice that on Monday next he should move for leave to bring in a bill to alter the time of the meeting of Coogrefs. The house thert proceeded in the confederation of the amend ments proposed by the commit,tce of the whole, to the milit'.a bill ; thfc amendments were adopted by the house with some amendments, The amendment proposed by Mr.' Mndifon, to exempt persons |*onfcientioufly fcrupulousof bearing arms from militia duty, was after a.long debate disagreed to—cn the principle of the particular States* being competent to making the exemptions in general. The bill was then recommitted to the following committee fir. WafHworth, Mr. Giles, and Mr. Tucker. Adjourned. SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. December 23, 1790. RESOLVED, That it would be inexpedient to alter tbefyftrm for funding the public debt eftablifhcd during the last feflion of Con yefs, and that the petition of Thomas M'Kean and Ailing thrmfi lvrs a committee of the public creditors of the common wealth ot Pennsylvania, cannot be granted The yeas 2nd nays being required upon the above refbJution were as follows ; } EAS.—Meffrs. BafT't, Butler. Dalton, Dickinfon, Ellfworth, Elmer, Few, F >fW, Hawkins, Johnson, Izard, Ktn<j, Lingdon, Maclav. Read, S r l>uyler, Stanton, Strong, Johnftori, Wmgate. NAY.—Mr. Morris. Report oj the CommiJlivners appointed for the reduflio* of the debt of the United States. The Vice-Prefidcnt of the United Stales, the Chief Justice of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of theTrca fury, and the Attorney-General of the United States, report to Congress, That pursuant to the a£l making provision for the re dudion of the public debt, they, on thej 26th of Augull, 1790, onvened in the city of New-York, and entered on the exercise ol the trust rcpofed in them ; —that conformably to their refoluiion, . pproved by the President of the United Stales on the 08th of the fame month, they have commenced the purchase, through the agency of Samuel Meredith, which on the 26th day of Novem ber lail, amounted to the sum of 278,687 dollars, 30 c*nts, re ndered debt of the United States, for which there have been paid 1 5°i 2 39 dollars, 25 cents in specie, as will more particularly ap peal by a return of the fame Samuel Meredith, confirmed by an authenticated copv of his account fettled at the treasury ot the Un ited States, and prayed to be received as part of this report, in which are fpecified thr* places where, the times when, and the per ions of whom the said purchases have been made. Signed, by order of the boards LONDON, OA. 16. Original Communication! from PaYis. THE last dispatches from England have reliev ed the Spanish Ambafl'ador here from some of his fears. He did not expedt the Britifli Minis try would continue a negociation which he has long known would end in a rupture between his Court and that of St. James's, provided the Span ish party in the north could gain certain points, which now seem likely to be carried in favor of his Catholic Majesty. The Parisian militia complain of the King's re sidence at St. Cloud. As the weather becomes bad, the service cannot be agreeable to men ac customed to ease. His majelty fays he is sorry they should have the lead caufeof diffatisfaftion; but, as he never required their services, he does not think himfelf obliged to take any fleps to re move the cause of their mnnnilrs. His present intention is to fpcnd the winter in the country. There is about to be erected, a high National court in France, for the express cognizance of the offences comprehended under the terms, Leze Nation. Before this court the members of that Parliament and the procureur are to be im peached, and proceeded against as guilty of re bellion and contumacy. The afl'embly decrees further, that the king be supplicated to secure the persons of the offen ders to answer when summoned before this crimi nal court. Sentence has been palled upon the persons con cerned in the late dilturbani.es at Florence ; 21 of the principal of them are condemned to the gallies for fifteen years, 60 are banished from the Grand Dutcliy of Tufcany, 100 have been order ed to remain in confinement, and hope for pardon. The diflurbances at Florence have been en tirely quieted by the 'appearance of the Austrian troops. KINGSTON, (Jamaica) Nov. 8. How melancholy mult be the reflections of a citizen of the world, when hefurveys the present Rate of Europe ; every nation of which seems only to have exiftencc for the horrid purpose of making war upon its neighbour ; and such is the baneful system of government now too generally adopfed, that even a benevolent Monarch, who loves his people, and wishes well to all degrees of human nature, cannot, with lafety, withhold himfelf from uniting in the sanguinary contests, in some shape or other, altho his feelings as a man, and his principles as a christian, impel him to prefer social peace to the fliameful triumphs of bloody ambition. In future ages, when the force of local attach ments (hall have ceased to operate against the in terests oftruth, Mr. Pitt's conduct asla Premier, will be undoubtedly the theme of much admira ration. In the whole round of Britifli States men, from the days of the sagacious Lord Bur leigh to the present moment, no man has had more serious difficulties to encounter than him. Soifte cases have presented themselves, of the ut most moment to our profperiry as a people, and to his honor as a man ; yet has he so warily guid ed the veflel of government through the tern pelts of the times, that in no Angle instance can his enemies charge him with the want of foreknow ledge, or the want of\iaving a due regard for the privileges of the community, or the dignity of his fovcreign. N E W-Y O R K, Dec. 20. ■ The President of the society of the Cincinnati of this state hav ing heard of the death of Major Wvllysand Capt.Ffothingham, re fluefts that mourning crape for the space of twi ntjr-one days, be worn by the members of the society, in testimony <of the high re lpe£t they entertain of the merit of their deceased brothers. By Order, WILLIAM W. MO&RIS, Sec'y. SHEPHERD's-TOWN, Dcc. 6, The fubferiptions lately obtained from individual.in this town and its vicinity, to be applied towaids cresting the Federal Build ings, under certain conditions, amount to upwards of twen- TY THOUSAND DOLLARS. GEORGE-TOWN, Dcc. 18. His excellency Alexander Martin, Esq. is re-ele&cd Go vernor of the State of North-Carolina for the ensuing year. 683 JOHN ADAMS. BOSTON, Decrmbcr 15. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. We have it from good authority, that OIL is admitted in En gland in American Bottoms, which is one of the many advantages, that may accrue 10 this country, from a war between England and Spam. We give th•» information that thole who plough the ocean to obtain Oil, may reap the advantage, as it is probable, the alien duty may be taken off likewise. Philadelphia, Dec. 25. Extract of a litter from BoHoti, Dec. 11. "We are anxiously waiting to fee the Presi dent's Speech, and the opening and afpecft of the present felfion of Congrefs—lf wifdoin guides the helm, our national profpedis will be blight and glorious ! far beyond common calculation. 1 think the ellablifhmenc of a national bank, un der wife regulations, may be prodntflive of vast benefits ; by taking the funded stock in the bank forfecurity: The nation may pay the interest of the debt, with the interelt received for the loan of bank notes, so that in fact, the one may so balance the other as to cost the nation nothing to pay her interest: ; and nearly all her revenue inay be applied to pay off the principle of her debt. If this calculation be light, what an eligi ble situation our public debt mult be in! I have jaft glanced an eye over the address of the Pennsylvania creditors, proposed for further consideration, in order to petition Congress. I am not ripe in opinion to form any conjectures what effedt it may produce ; or what attention ought to be paid to it. The funding system was not formed agreeable to my ideas of juflice, but it may be dangerous to alter it : It require* much greater wisdom to mend a bad fyllem, than to make a good one." One great objeift of the Conflitntion in provi ding for a national militia in the United States, most undoubtedly was, to preserve some propor tional equality in the strength of the several parts of the Union—but except a supervising power should be exercised by the general government, it is evident that particular states may, and will make such regulations in their militia, as will create in those ltates the most attentive a force, that may be paramount to that of their neigh bours ; and an agreement of several states in such apian ofdifcipline, would produce ajmilitary power that would give law to the Uuion. This power ex ifts in the refpedlive ftates,till it (hall be aflumed by Congress agreeable to the con stitution. Experience has proved, • that left at large in the hands of the several states, a rival military spirit has been generated, which has produced the greatest difp.irity between the mi- litia of different states—a division of the power to regulate the militia, reduces the defence of the United States to a nullity—What will be the confequencefThe general government is left with out a relource in any emergency, except in a standing army ; so that the result is this—Whether the general governmentihall so arrange the mi- litia as to have a force of this description, at its command, or whether it muftr have recourfeto a standing army ? for a government without the sword as well as the purse, is but the ikeleton of a government. By the report of a committee of the Legifiature of Maryland on the Airumption of the State Debts, it is recommended to the State Creditor* to lubferibe to the Loan of the United States, and the State to make up the deficiency on the 6 per cent, interest, which will be occasioned thereby. APPOINTMENTS, ThePrefident of the United States by and with the advice and content of the Senate, has been pleased make the following ap pointments : Woodbury Langdon of the State of New-HampQiire, to be one of the Commifiioners for fettling the accounts between the United States and individual States, in place of John Taylor Gil man, who has resigned his appointment. And William Gardiner, Commiflioner of Loans in the State of Ncw-Hampfhire, in place of Nathaniel Gilman who has declined his appointment. w' (£3" " A Friend to Commerce '* in our next. PRICE COJtJitNl'.—'—r-PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT 6 pr. Cents 17/9. 18J. pr. £ 3 pr. Cents 9/3 9/6. Defcred 6 pr. Cents 8/9. gyl UNFUNDED DF.BT, Final Settl. and other Certificates 15/9. -16f 80 do. Indents 9/3 9/6. 47 J do. State debts 9J6 ioyi 50 do. New Line of Stages. THE Subscriber has eftablilhed a line of STAGES from Hart ford to Boston, by way of Norwich and Providence, which nil run thro twice a week during the Winter Scafon, and three imes a week during the Summer Season. GcK>d Carriages. Horses, and careful Drivers are provided. pay three Pence per Mile, and are allowed 14 pound luggage each. Extra Baggage pays at the rate of three Pence pti Mile for every 150 wt. As the Mail is to go in these Stages for*he year 1791, fixed hours for starting from the refpeftive Stage Hou«s is absolutely neceffary—from which there can be no dcvia lon.' Norwich, Dec. 14, 1790. for the Eastward leaves Hartford Mondays and Thnrfdaya Norwich Tuesdays and Fridays, Providence Wednesdays and Saturdays, For the leaves Boston Mondays and Thursdays, Providence Tuesdays and Fridays, Norwich Wcdnefdays and Saturdays. 69—iv>3m y Wanted, a good Cook, Either Man or Wo trim ——-Enquire at No. 2C9, fccond-Street, .oppoftte the New-Mark^. or go pr. cent, or 47J do. 45 do. JESSE BROWN,
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