V- ' PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND l HJRD SfREhTS, PIIILADr.I.PHIA [No. 92, of Vol. ll.] Discourses on Davila—No. 26. THESE reasons of the Queen, urged and re peated with energy, would have staggered the King of Navarre,, and perhaps the Constable, if the Duke of Guise would have listened to them. But he wilhed for war—by the favor of which he flattered himfelf, he Ihould recover and even in treafe his ancient power. Moreover, in quality of Chief, and Protecftor of the Catholic party, he wished to annul, by any means whatever, all that had been done againlt his inclination, to the prejudice of the Church—and to arrogate to hiinfelfall the glory of such a revolution. He conibatted therefore, with vivacity, all the rea sons of the Queen, and remonstrated to his con federates, that they would infallibly lose all their credit and reputation, by fuffering them selves to be so easily amused by a woman, who had no other design than to throw herfelf into the arms of the opposite party as soon as they, from a blind confidence in her words, should de part from Court. Nothing" added the Duke, 4 will be more prejudicial to cur cause, nor more 4 infamous for us, than to avow that it is neither ' the public good, lior the maintenance of the ' Royal Authority, but private paflions and per ' fonal interests, which have put us in motion. 4 It will be believed, that the remorse of ourcon * sciences, has obftrudted us, in the pursuit ofour ' enterprise. The artificial discourses of the 4 Queen, ought not to prevail with us, to abandon « a resolution, maturely weighed, and taken by * concert, nor to interrupt the execution of a pro ' jeet, ditlated by reason, prescribed by honor, 4 and commanded by that attachment, which we 4 have profefl'ed to religion, whose preservation < and interest, have chiefly determined us to this 4 measure. It is 110 longer the season to delay, 4 and to waste time in disputes. Already the 4 1 rince of Cond<= is advancing in arms—the for < ces of the Hugonots are alfcmbled—they are ' ready to fciznw the person oj the King, if *<us do 4 not hajten to place him in a situation of fafety—and 4 since we caunot terminate this affair by perfnafion, 4 let us not be intimidated from employing force : Let ' us take away the King, and leave the Queen to 4 take the part which Jheihall judge moll conven -4 ient. The resolutions of this Princess are of 4 little moment to us, as soon as we (hall be fup < ported by t he prefenee of our lawful Sovereign, 4 aided by ihe authority of the firit Prince of the ' blood, to whom, by right of birth belongs the ' government of the kingdom.' The Prince of Condi, united with theColignis and other Lords of |iis party, approached the Court. TheConftable, and tlieKiugof Navarre, persuaded by the Duke ofGuife, gave the Queen to understand, that it was neceilary 10 take her resolution, without loss of time ; that for them selves, they hadrefolved to conduct to Paris, the King, and his brothers, for fear they should fall into the hands of the Hugonots, who, according to intelligence, were not far diltant. That they would not abandon their mailer ro the mercy of I>ereticks, who intended to take him away, in or der to make an ill use of his name, and under mine the foundations of the monarchy. That there was no time to be 1011, or trifled away.— That they Jhould couduil the King to Paris, as their own honor, and the good of the ft ate required : That as to herfelf, they pretended not to constrain her in any thing ; but fliould leave her, with all the refpetft that was due to her, at libertyto dispose of her person, as (he should think (it. The Queen was not afloniflied at this declaration, bold and sudden as it was. She had forefeen it, and de termined, beforehand, on her plan, in such a si tuation. Forced to declare lierlelf, altho flie tore jaw that the two parties would soon come to blows, flie would not abandon the Catholic pany : She pretended that her honor, and her reason, attached her to it : She imagined flie saw her fafety, and that of her children in it. Taking therefore in an inltant her resolution, ihe anfvver ed,with her usual presence of mind, that no per son was more attached than herfelf to the Catholic religion, nor more zealous for the good of the State—That flie would, upon this occasion, give way to their sentiments—and since they were all for quitting Fontainbleau, flie would concur with them. With the utmost promptitude (lie gave orders for their departure ; but at the fame time she wrote to the Prince of Cond= a letter, in which she lamented, that flic could not commit herfelf, Wednesday, March 16, 1791- and the person of the King, into the hands of his partizans, according to the promise ihe had made him : That the Catholics had prevented them, by conducting them by force to Paiis: That, provided he did not lose his courage, ftie exhort ed him not to fuffer his enemies to take pofleflion of tiie whole authority of government. She then commenced her journey, with the King and her other children, surrounded by the Triumvirate, and the other Catholic Lords, who to console her, treated her with great refped: and honor. She arrived that evening at Melun, the next day at Vincennes, and in the morning ofthe third day at Paris. Many persons observed the young King in tears, thinking the Catholic Lords had deprived him of his liberty. The Queen, irri tated by the ill-success of her artifices, and fore feeing the calamities of an inevitable war, disco vered, during the whole journey, a mournful and mortified air and countenance. The Dnke of Guise was so little afFedted with this, that he said freely and openly, that the public good was a pub ; lie good, whether it was obtained byconfent or by force. The Prince of Conde was informed, upon his march, of the departure of the King, and per ceiving himfelf either prevented by the Catho lics, or deceived by the Queen, made a halt, and remained sometime undecided, what course he (lioukl rake. The terrible picture of those dan gers which threatened him, presented itfelf in lively colours before his ejes ; but the Admiral, who had remained •» little in the rear, arriving, they conferred together a few minutes, and the Prince, with a profound sigh cried out, " The Die is call, we are too far advanced to retreat." He took immediately another road, aud march ed with rapidity towards Orleans, of which, he had for sometime resolved to take pofleflion. This city, one of the principal of the Kingdom, about thitty leagues from ParL, is vast, well built, and very populous ; it is situated in the province ofßeauce, alinoll in the middle of France upon the banks of the Loire, a Jarge navigable river, which after having watered leverals pro vinces, falls into the ocean in Britany. Orleans, by its navigation, the fertility of its territory, its reputation, and its facility of communication with several other provinces, appeared to the | Prince very proper for a place of arms and the I center of his party, and to be opposed in foine j fort, to Paris For several months, that he had meditated to nake hinifelf matter ot this city, he had enter ained a secret intelligence with some of the in labitants, inclined to the do>ftrines of Calvin, .vhoin he employed to engage a great part of the roung men, who were reftlei's, fediiious and gree dy of novelties. As it is not intended to relate in detail, the whole of this hiltory, it is fuffi cient to fay that he got pofleflion ofOrleans, that the two parties published manifeftos, and that chicanery, negociations, battles, sieges, confla grations and aflaffinations, succeeded in all their usual train of horrors in civil wars. NEW REVENUE LAW. 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 seven hundred and ninety. AN ACT repealing, after the last day of June next, the duties heretofore laid upon Distilled Spirits imported from abroad, and laying others in their stead ; and also upon Spirits Distilled within the United States, and for ap propriating the fame. BE it cna£ted by the Senate and House of Rrprcfcnt3tivc» of the United States of America in Congrcfs assembled, That after the lafl day of June next, tlie duties laid upon distilled spirits by the ast, intituled, " An a£l making further provision for the pay ment of the debts of the United States," (hall cease ; and that up. on all distilled spirits which (ball be imported into the United States after that day, from any foreign port or place, there shall be paid for tbeir ufc the duties following ; that is to fayj—For every gallon of those spirits more than ten per cent bcjpw proof, accoidingto Dicas's hydrometer, twenty cents. For ever) gallon of those spirits under five, and not more than ten per cent below proof, according to the fame hydrometer, twenty-one cents. Foi • very gallon of thole spirits of proof, and not mare than five per cent below proof, according to the farr.e hydrometer, twent)-two cents. For every gallon of those spirits above proof, but nr t ex ceeding twenty per cent, according to the fame hydrometer, twen ty five cents. For every gallon of those spirits more than twenty, and not more than forty per cent above proof, according to the fame hydrometer, thirty cents. For every gallon of those spirits more than forty per cent above proof, according to the lame hy drometer, forty cents. And be it further enaftcd, That the said duties (hall be collected in the fame manner, by the lame peifons, under the fame rcgula 781 [Whole No. 196'.] tions, and fubjeft to the fame forfeitures and other penalties, as thofc heretofore laid ; the ast concernlrg which {"hall be deemed to be in full force for the collection of the duties herein before imposed, excrpt as to the alterations contained in this act. And be it further enacted, That the said duties, when the amount thereof shall not exceed fifty dollais. fhnll be immediately ; but when the fa>d amount shall exceed fifty, and shall not amount to more than five hundred dollars, may, at the option of the proprietor,importer or confignee,be either immediately paid,or se cured by bond, with condition for the payment thereof in four months; and if the amount of the (pid duties {hall exceed five hundred dollars, the fame may be immediately paid or secured by bond, with condition for the payment thereof in fix months ; which bond in either cafe, at the like option of the proprietor, importer or consignee,(hall either include one ormorefureties to the fatisiaftion of the collector, or person acting as such, or shall be accompanied with a deposit in thecuftody of the said collector, or person acting as such, of so much of the said spirits as shall in rsjudgment be a fufficient fccurity for the amount of the duties or which the said bond shall have been given, and the charges of the fafe keeping and sale of the spirits so deposited ; which depo iit shall and may be accepted in lien of the said surety or sureties, and shall be kept by the said collector, or person acting as such, with due and reasonable care, at the cxpence and risk or the party or parties on whose account the fame shall have been made ; and it at the expiration of the time mentioned iti the bond for the pay ment of the duties thereby intended to be secured, the fame shall not be paid, then the said depofitcd spirits shall be fold at public sale, and the proceeds thereof, after deducting the charges of keeping and sale, shall be applied to the payment of the \Vh6l<£ sum of the duties for which such deposit shall have been made, rendering the overplus of the said proceeds, and the rcfidue of the said spirits, if any there be, to the person or persons by whom such deposit shall have been made, Qr to his, her or their repre fentatires. In order to a due collection of the duties imposed by this ast, Be it fuither enabled, That the United States shall be divided into fourteen diftrifts, each consisting of one State, but fubjeft to alter ations by the President of the United States, from time to time, by adding to the smaller such portions ol the greater as shall in his judgment boft tend to secure and facilitate the colloftion of the revenue ; which diflrifts it shall be lawful tor the President of the United States to subdivide into furyeys of infpeftion, and jihe fame to alter at his difcrelion. That the President be authorized to appoint, with the advice and conlent of the Senate, a fupprvifor to each diftrift, and as many infpeftors to each tuvvev therein aS. he shall judge necessary, placing the latter under the dneftion of the former. Provided always, That it shall and may be lawful for the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, ::i his discretion to appoint, fuel) and lo many of the officers of the cufloms to be infpeftors in anv furvcy of infpeftion as lie fhail deem advifeable to employ in the execution of this ast : Provided also, That where, in the judgment of the President, a fupertifor can discharge the duties of that office, and also that of inipeftor, he may direct fame : And provided further, That if the ap pointment of the infpeftors of surveys, or any part of them, shall not be made during the present feflicn of Congress, the President may, and he is hereby empowered to make such appointments during the rcccfs of the Senate, by granting commiflions which (hall expire at the end of their next I'eflion. And beitfurther enabled, That the supervisors. infpeftors and officers to be appoinied by virtue of this ast, and who (hall be charged to take bonds for securing the payment of the duties up on spirits distilled within the United States, and with the receipt of monies in discharge of such duties, (hall keep fair and true ac counts and records of their tranfaftious i.i their relpeftive offices, in such manner and form as may be diiefted by the proper de partment or officer having the fuperintendance ot the collection of the revenue, and shall at all times submit their books, papers and accounts to the infpeftion of such peifons as are or may be appointed for thai purpose, and (hall at all time* pay to the order of the officer, who is or shall be authorized to direst the payment thereof, the whole of the monies which they may refpeftively re ceireby virtueof this ast, and shall also once in every three months, or oftener if they shall be required, transmit their accounts lor settlement to the officer or officers whose duty it is, or fliali be to make such settlement. And be it further enabled, That all officers and pcrfons to be appointed pursuant to this ast, before they enter on the duties ot their refpeftive offices, (Vial 1 take an oath or affirmation diligently and faithfully to execute the duties of their said offices refpeftive -Iy, and to use their best endeavors to prevent and dcteft frauds, in relation to the duties on spirits imposed by this ast, which oath or affirmation may be taken before any magistrate authorized toad inimfter oaths within the diftrift or survey to which he belongs, and being certified under the band and seal of the magistrate by whom the fame shall have been administered, shall within three months thereafter be tranfniitted to the comptroller of the trea* fury, in default of taking which oath or affirmation, the party fail ing shall forfeit and pay two hundred dollars, for the use of the United States, to be recovered with coftsof suit. And be it further enacted, That the supervisor of the revenue for eaeh diftrift, shall establish one or more offices within the fame, as may be neceflary ; and in order that the said offices may be publicly known, there shall be painted or written, in large le gible characters, upon some conspicuous part outside and in front of each house, building or place in which any such office shall be kept, these words, " office of inspection and if any pei - son ffiall paint or write, or cause to be painted or written, the foid words, upon any other than such house or building, he or flic shall forfeit and pay for so doing, one hundred dollars. And be it further enacted, That within forty-eight hours after any ship or veflel, having on board any distilled spirits brought: in such ship or veflel from any foreign port or place, shall arrive within any port of the United States, whether the fame be the fir ft port of arrival of such ship or veflel, or not, the m after or - fjn having the command or charge thereof, shall report to one of t ie infpeftors of the port at which (he shall so arrive, the place from which she last failed, with her name and burthen, and the quantity and kinds of the said spirits on board of her, and the casks, veflels or cases containing them, with their marks and num bers, on pain of forfeiting the sum of five hundred dollars. And be it further enacted, That the collector or other officer, or person acting as collector, with whom entry shall have been made of any of the said spirits, pursuant to the ast, entuuled f " An ast to provide more efFectually for the collection of t.>e du ties imposed by law on goods, waresand merchandizes imported nto the United States, and on the tonnage of ships or vdi-ls, shall forthwith after such entry certify aid tranfinit the lame, as particularly as it shall have been made with h;m f to the proper
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