BOSTON, January 27.
AMERICAN ACADEMY.
Yesterday at ten o'clock, A. M. the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, held their ltatute
meeting in the Hall of the Maflhchufetts Bank,
and at twelve, proceeded to the Meeting-Houie,
in Brattle-Square, where a well adapted Orati on
was pronounced by the Hon. John Lowell, E q.
one of the members, on the death of the Hon.
James Bowdoin, Esq. their late President. Af
ter the Oration, a colleiftion was made for the
benefit of Mefl'rs. Jennings and Wheeler, who
•were unfortunately wounded in discharging the
military honors at the interment of the Hon.
Mr. Bowdoin. . .
The following is a lift of the arrivals at this
port from foreign ports, from January ift, J79°>
Co January 1, 1 791 —60 fliips, 7 snows, IJ9 "rigs,
170 schooners, and 59 {loops, total 455. The fore
going are exclusive ofthofe veflels which are em
ployed in the coasting-trade of the United ( States,
and which are supposed to amount to near
twelve hundred fail.
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
AT THE THIRD SESSION,
Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the sixth
of December, one thousand feveri hundred and ninety.
An ACT declaring the consent of Congress, that
a new State be formed within the jurildi<fton
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and admit
ted into this Union, by the name of the State
.of Kentucky.
WHEREAS the legislature of the Commonwealth ofVirginia,
by an a£t entituled, " An ast concerning the ere&ion of
the diftrift of Kentucky into an independent State," pafled the
eighteenth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and
eighty-nine, have consented, that the diftrift of Kentucky, within
the jurifdi&ion of the laid Commonwealth, and according to its
attual boundaries at the time of pafling the acl aforefaid, (hould be
formed into a new State : And whereas a convention of delegates,
chosen by the people of thefaid diftri6t of Kentucky, have petition
ed Congress to consent, that, on the firft day of June k one thousand
seven hundred and ninety-two, the said diftrift (hould be formed
into a new State, and received into the union, by the name of
•• the State of Kentucky."
Be it enafled by Sen ate and House o/Representatives
♦/"the United States oj America in Congrejs ajfembled, and it is hereby
tnaEled and declared, That the Congress doth consent, that the said
diftritt of Kentucky, within the jurifdittion of the Commonwealth
of Virginia, and according to its actual boundaries,on the eigh
teenth day of December, one thoufaud seven hundred and eighty
nine, (hell, upon the firft day of June, one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-two, be formed into a new State, separate from, and
independent of, the said Commonwealth of Virginia.
And be it further enabled and declared, That upon the forefaid firft
day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, the said
new State, by the name and stile of the State of Kentucky, (hall be
received and admitted into this Union, as a new and entire mem
ber of the United States of America.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of the House of Rcprefentatives.
JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United
and Prcjident of the Senate.
Approved, February the fourth, 1791.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United Matey
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MR. FENNO,
THE Bill depending before Congref for eflab lift
ing a National Bank, is certainly conftitution
nl—for the State Governments being by the Conflitu
tioti dive/led of the power of making money, either of
fapet, or gold and fllver, it plainly follows, that as a
circulating medium is necessary, Congress alone is com
petent to creating th'tsmedium. It is said that authors
and inventors alone, are by the Conflitution entitled
to txcluflve privileges ; but the ejlablifhment of a Na
tional Bank, it is said, Cornells -with it exclusive pri
vileges : This discovery however seems not to extend
to State Banks—no exclusive rights being mentioned
*s appertaining to them ! Perhaps it is not conflder
td as contravening the Conflitution, for the particular
States to incorporate companies with themofl extensive
privileges, as thefs privileges are confined to the State !
So is the circulation of the Bank Paper of every par
ticular State ; it can scarcely be paffedout of the cities
in which the Banks are fixed —consequently can never
anjwer, in any conflderable degree, the purposes of
money—and as to a general currency, it can not have
that quality attached to it, without a manifefl viola
tion of the Conflitution —-which fay/, that no State shall
ijfue paper money. Jt is said that the States are in
the habit of granting Charters ; we presume that Con
gress will not abridge this power in the States : But
it is to be remembered, that the Conflitution, and the
laws enatfed pursuant thereto, are paramount to all
ft ate legijlation—and if a State f})ould incorporate for
purposes to operate beyond the limits of their particular
yurifdiftion, the all would be null and void—nor could
Congress conflflently delegate a power for such a pur
fofe.
Every general regulation ?nay interfere for a sea
son with the interejl of forne individuals ; but if this
inconvenience Jhould be fufficient to prevent the of era
tions of the gtner al government, the bufmefs of legi
flat'ton must jla/idflill.
The Injlitution of a National Bank has reference
to the public at large : CircumJlanceS may conned
with the original ejlablifhment some advantages in re
lation to the place where the bank may bt Jituated ;
but to suspend the injlitution till no objeflion of this
kind exists, is to postpone a quefl'ion of greatejl
importance to be immediately decided, line die.
C I V I s.
THE TALE OF THE COW
From the New-York Magazine, for January, 1791.
AFAIR-FAC'D brown cow, fed on clover most dainty,
A buxom youngjade as you'll meet with in twenty,
Had lately broke loose from hei walks on the Hudson,
And ran away bellowing to live the wild woods on—
Was caught in a trap on the banks of the Delaware,
And coop'd in a liable before (he was well aware.
The proud fnuffy Dons of the anciint dominion,
Had helped to catch her—but were of opinion
" That (hortly her stall must be some where south-westward."
By George ! this wasfix'd, while (he graz'd to the eastward.
But hear now the fly, plotting sons of old Penn--
" The cow's in our stable—there (he must remain.
" Talk now of agreements, and bargains your fill,
" Our scheme is affe&ed—the grift's at our mill."
High words wereexchang'd, and much Billingsgate flung,
Each claiming the cow, for the love of her d g.
By-ftanders took part, as their int'refts were in it—
Some ioin'd the dominion—some favour'd the Pennite.
The Dons grew enrag'd at the thoughts ot being jockied,
And swore by Patowmack—they'd not be thus mocked !
Then seizing thecow, —(for the Dons all fear scorns)
Attempted to drag her along-»by the hprns.
The Pennites, conceited, elate and imperious,
Could hardly believe that their rivals were serious :
But soon being alarm'd, left the Dons (hould prevail,
All clafp'd the cow's rump—and held fact by her tail—■
And swore by the city, white men (hould turn fable,
Before the cow ftir'd one foot's lengthfrom their ft-ible.
The croud gathering round them, loud hooping and laughing,
Huzza'd for both ends of the cow—with much fcofling.
But thoughtful fpe£lators exprefs'd with fad laces,
Their fears that the cow would be soon torn in pieces.
While parties run violent—(poor cow I bewail her)
Some cursing the horn?, r, and some the vile tailcr,
The Vans of the Hudson, unwillingto bilk her,
Laid by their long pipes, and fat all down to milk her.
A NEW.YORK FAR.MZR
Philadelphia, Feb. 9.
WHAT is a state aflembly but the collected wis
dom of a state ? and what is more proper than
for wifdoni, especially lb much of it, to give ad
vice ? and what has the Pennsylvania aflembly
done but to give advice to Congress ? A second
reason to vindicate their advice is, that the ad
visers have had experience of the excise; but
Congress has not. When the aflembly maintain
by their vote that an excise is subversive of li
berty, we fee that both wisdom and experience
confirm what they aflert. Pennsylvania then has
loft its liberty—for it has had, and still has, an
excise law in force—which, of course, has sub
verted the liberty of the state: It has lasted so
long, that most of the people were born in sla
very. It is not known how the marshal will re
turn the number of slaves ; but it may be a quef
tion, whether the people born under a flavifti ex
cise law, will be allowed representatives, except
in the proportion of 3 to 5, according to the con
stitution. It feenis unaccountable that the as
sembly and people are going on as if they were
ignorant of their flavifti condition. The event,
it feetns, has happened here, which was foretold
in another state. While the aflembJy was dif
cufling some question, which was explained by
several able men, a member from the country
rose with some warmth, and declared that those
men were gloiling the affair over so as to deceive
them. If the bill {hould pass, said he, we shall
be the most miserable undonepeople in the world,
and know nothing of it.
Why Hioll Id not the Representatives of Penn
sylvania, in the (late legislature, lend a hand to
dispatch the business of Congress ? They are near
neighbours, and they cannot but have obfei ved
that the latter has a great deal to do, and but lit
tle time to do it in. Many hands make light
work. The new government, which is often
compared to a building, is not yet finifhed: It is
a benevolent pracftice for the neighbours to fall
too and help a new beginner: They kindly work
at the frame, and affilt at the raising and cover
ing of it. Congress has but just set up the trade
of making laws in this place, and no doubt will
feel encouraged to continue it here, where, with
out loling one of its customers, it is so easy to get
journeymen. If the kind folks, who are so for
ward to lend assistance, should find their own af
fairs at fixes and sevens, in consequence of their
tranfadtirig the business of Congress, the least that
Congress, if ir has honor and gratitude, can do,
I is to poltpone its own work, and aflitt its bene
factor. What a pleasant thing to fee those who
were expecfted to be rivals, engaged so lovingly
about the fame business. One would think that
the amiable temper of the friends in this Quaker
city had mellowed the wrangling spirits of the
two governments. The time seems to be coming
when the lion and the lamb (lull lie down toge
ther: When that shall happer, it is to be sup
posed that the lion Swill not go without a supper.
Such friendfhip for Congress feeras to have occa
fioned the late doings of the Penilylvania afleni
735
bly. Jealousy, that quarrelsome fault-finding
Devil, ilxall be cast out and bound in chains—he
has stood too long pimping at the ear of govern
ment, and whispering malignant suspicions of its
belt friends.
Ic will do oine's heart good to live r or 2 hun
dred years longer, and fee with what good nature
the world's business will be done: In France, they
are going to spoil the old trade of making war :
Nations are not going to be quarrelsome and am
bitious any more : They will talk arty dispute
over, or they will make a prize question of the
matter, or leave it to some academy to fettle :
The red coats will be ftrip'd off the soldier's
backs—and as red is out of fafhion at present, the
cloth will be torn into llrips, to be worn for the
cure of fore throats ; gun powder will be used
only to kill rice birds, canvas backs, &c. ; and
cannon balls will be kept to grind muilardfeed:
And what delight it will give to fee the state go
vernments so much the champions of the federal
constitution, as to take all uiipleafant work off the
hands ofCongrels, least it should make that body
unpopular : What may we not expedt from this
generous national spirit in future ? In its very
beginning we have ieen Congress and the aflein
bly engaged at the fame time debating the excise :
May we not then expect to fee the Aflenibly take
up a new funding a<Tt, or militia law, for the
Union—and Congress, scorning to be outdone in
generofiry by its neighbor, form a committee
of the whole houfeto discuss the regulations of
the state judiciary, or the best means of maintain
ing schools for the poor. BefiJes the generosity
of this mutual aid, there is a great deal of reason
for it : When a man undertakes to do what is
none of his bufinef#, he cannot be accufedof fel
fifhnefs—A looker on fees the fault of the play
better than he who holds the cards—we may ex
pert more wisdom therefore: Further, it belongs
properly to government to set the example of
this love of others, ruore than ourselves, by do
ing their business for them—for if a private per
son was to pretend to do it before it gets into
fafhion, he would get his head broke.
A correspondent observes, that the establish
ment of a National Bank, being by some thought
neceflary, to enable the general government to
carry the A<ft for establishing the permanent feat
of government on the Patowmac, into execution,
it is exceedingly difficult to account for the op
position to the bank bill, on the part of those who
are interested in favor of the removal to the
southward : In this view of the fubjedi, the friends
to the bank lyftem give the most unequivocal
proof of their disposition to support the public
faith, as pledged by the residence bill.
On Monday lait the Supreme Court of the
United States was opened in this city, before
their Honors the Chief Jultice of the United
States, and William Cujhing, Ja?nes Iredell, and
James Wilson, Efqrs. Afl'ociate Judges.
Mr. Wi lliamson's motion to re-commit the firft sec
tion of the bill for incorporating the fubferibers to the national
bank, was miftated in our last : The motion was in the follow
ing words, " To commit the firft feftion, for the purpose of al
tering the time of fubfcnbing, so that the holders of state securi
ties, aflumcd to be paid by the United States, may be on a footing
with the holders of other securities, formerly called national Se
curities."
PRICE CURRENT. PUBLIC SECURITIES.
FUNDED DEBT.
6 pr. Cents 17/4.
3 pr. Cents 9/2.
Defered 6 pr. Cents
UN FUNDED DEBT
Final Settl.and other Certificates 16/2.
Indents gj~2
N. and S. Carolina, debts, 12J.
Manuel Noah,
BROKER,
No. 91, Race-Street, between Second and Third-Streets,
BUYS and SELLS
Continental & State Certificates,
Pennsylvania and Jcrfey Paper Money,
An J all kinds of SECURITIES of the United States, or of any
particular State
Philadelphia, Feb. 1790.
IMPERIAL, HYSON, SOUCHONG, andBOHEA
T E
REFINED SUGARS, COFFEE, and SPICES, &c.
Of the filft Quality—by Retail,
No. 17,
Third-Street,between Chefnut and Market-Streets.
N. B. A few Tickets in the New-York Lottery,
which is to be drawn the fir J} of April next, for sale.
South-Carolina Lands for Sale,
ABOUT one hundred miles from Charleston, for any kind of
Goods. One third part of 63 Trafls of Land, containing
51,900 acres, lying neai the rivers of Savannah, Big and Little Salt
Cohachees, and the fork of the Edifto : These Lands are a
dark, or a copper-coloured foil, in an inhabited part of the State.
Also 5 tra6h of Land in Ninety-Six diflritt, 4 in Orangeburg dif
tri&, 6 in Camden, all containing 7,600 acres, all good land, with
streams of water running through them. These Lands will be fold
so low, that a man may make his fortune in buying them, for the
ourpofe of felling them again, as emigrants are daily arriving there
from Europe, to fettle.
Duplicate Plots and Grants maybe seen, and indisputable titles
will be given by the fubferibe*. FREDERICK KING.
Morrtjlown, Jan, 1791. (77 —-6wiwJ
pr. £ 86J pr. cent.
46 do.
9/2. 46 do.
81 do.
46 do.
60 do.
A S