\ meffa>c was received from the Senate, communicating for urrcnce, a bill pass din thai body, entitled an ast relative to COI -' ication ofthe PrelideiVt and the Vice-Pi'tffident, and declaring the oiiicer who ihouid ast as President in caie of vacancy in the nice of President and Vice-Prefident* Adjourned. THURSDAY, December i eogrofied bill making com p|nfat 1011 to widows, orphans an rt invalids in certain calcs, was read the third lime, and parted __il e title was altered to read—" An ast for the relief ot widows, orphans, invalids and other persons." The bill which has palkd the Senate, entitled, " An ast relative 10 chafing electors of President and Vice-Piefident of the United Siatcs, &w." was read the full time. "A report from the Secretary of War, on the petition of Captain Thomas Campbell, was read and laid on the table. In committee of the whole on tire bill for the relief of David Cook This bill received conhderable difcufliqn—various alura tions were propoled, and reeled —the bill was finally agreed to, without any amendment, and so reported to the lioufe. Mr Parker moved in the houie, to add a clause to the bill pro viding for the placing Capt. Thomas Campbell, an invalid, oh the pcnfion lift. This motion being agreed to, itwasordcied that the bill be engrofled for a third rcadtng. On motion of Mr. Fitzfimons, resolved, That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill to explain and amend the acts relating to the 7 years half-pay, promised to the widows and orphans ot officers who have died in the service of the United States, and of pcrfoiis who are or have been entitled io pensions as invalids—and Messrs. Lawrahce, Fitzfimons and Barnwell, were appointed. A representation ot the legislature of New-llamplhiie r on the fu'ojcft of invalid penfioncrs, was read and referred to the above committee. • A number of petitions were read and reterred to the Secretary of War. A petition from sundry seamen who were in the service of the United States the late «rar, was read and referred lo the Secretary of War. A petition of Peter Hezler, praying the renewal of a 101 l certi ficate, was read, and referred to the Secretdry of the Treasury. FRIDAY, December 2. Faffed, the bill for the relief of David Cook and Thomas Campbell. Rend the .Second ri;rte, and referred to a com mittee of the whole house on Wednesday next, the bill relative to the election of President and Vice Prefident—alio determining the officer who iliall atS: as President in cafe of vacancy in the office of President anil Vice-Pi efidem.—Ordered to be printed in the interim. A petition from the Society of the United Bre thren, refpeifting certain lands in the WcUern Territory, was presented by Mr. Hciltcr—read, anil referred to the committee appointed to bring in a bill providing for the sale of vacant lands. 11) committee of the whole, on the bill making appropriations for the iupport ot Government for the year I 792. Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair The bill ami eltimates being read, Mr. Parker observed that he could have wished the result of a full enquiry into the expenditures of monies heretofore appropriated, had been communicated to the committee of the whole, by the feled: com ini:tee—if such enquiry had been made, he should wilh to hear.it; for he (hould not think liirnfelf 'jurtifieii'in giving his vote for the bill, until (bine information 011 this fubjedt was obtained. These observations led to alengthy difcufiion 1 of the biifinefs—the remarks principally refpeft ed the gross funis in the eltimates, on which the bill was, founded—it was contended that the items which composed thofc ftfms should be par ticularly detailed to the committee, in order to judging of. the propriety of making thfc appro priations mentioned in the bill ; the difcpilion ended a motion for the committee to rife, and' report progress—which being put,was carried in the affirmative.—The committee accordingly rose and had leave to fit again. On motion of Mr. Lawranceit was voted, that the Treasurer's account of the receipts and ex penditures of public monies (hall be printed. Mr. Gerry laid the following motion in fub •ftarree on the table, that the executive officers of government fhoulcLqn the third Monday of eve ry annual feflion of Congress lay before the house a particular account of the expenditure of public money, committed to their disposal by adis of appropriation. Mr. Fitzfimons laid on the table the following motion—That a committee be-appoirrted to exa mine and report, at every feflion of C<>ngrefs, the state of the Treasury Department—and that such report be made to the house on the second Monday of the session. A reprefentarion from the legislature of Maffa ehuf'etts on the fubjeift of invalid pensioners, was . communicated by Mr.Atues,and read. Adjourned. BOSTON, November 19. The receipt of the intelligence of the Ratification of the French Constitution, by Louis XVI. spread fatistattion and joy through all ranks of citizens in this metropolis. The bells were rung, and arnidft the Thanksgivings of the day offered to Almighty God, in our Temples, that pleasing event very largely partook. In the evening the houfc of the Hon. Coniul of Fiance, and several others, were beautifully illuminated. N E W-Y O R K, November 29. The present situation of the Suic debts, is a curious one. Con gress resolved that as thofc debts were contra&ed for the support ®' the war, they ought to be paid out of the Continental treasury. 1 ncy were therefore adopted as Continental debts, but under •ertain rcftriftions.—lt was clear enough that if one State debt which was incurred for the general defence, ought to be ailumcd, another ol the fame complexion ought likewise to be alTumed ; y«from an oveillrained fqueaniiHinefs, a certain limit was fixed, and only a given sum a (Turned in each State, tho' it was prcviouflv known that the debt exceeded that limit ir» several of the ta f- The creditors of thole States fubferibed to the loan open- Cl by Congress, but it turns out that there is an overplus beyond 1 uium aflumed— what is to be done with it ? If the creditor ap- p.ics to the State to pay, or fund that overplus, the State will na turally (ay to h'nn, '• your debt is no longer a State debt—it is a C lntinental debt— CongTefs have so declared it—we are bound by tlieir acts you inuft look to them for ic—you have taken them as paymalU i ,s, bv fubferibing to tin ir loan, .and you have Oi.'wri that you preferred their credit to our's, you cannot therefore with any decen y resort to us." Unless Cowgrefs make a provision for this overplus, the Creditors mull lore it. This is, however, not to be apprehended : tnc ftrift regard hitherto (hewn to juftice,by that body, 1 ;.a flattering prel.ige, that they will not leave undone that work they have so honorably begun, more t facially,as they have by their atfc Induced the State creditors into this dilemma, and as (rom the present ;*ufpicious (late of the public revenues, it is manifett that a com pleat afluinptiou will require no impolitions of further burdens. LF i others boafl that they are brutes, I glory thnt I'm a i "• ° ; '-ers w :1a lor eternal flcxp. I (hall be for ever a wake. Let others waste their golden hours in proving that God is falfe, I ieel some thing within which proves that his word is true, though others confjgn foul and body to the dull, the clods of the valley cannot cover my foul. No ! legions of angels can't -confine me to the grave, my body was dirfigned ror the dud; but my foul will inherit the world of fouls ! alas ! what is l.i/* if w.e LIVE NOT FOR EVER !" MAN Philadelphia, December 5. Accounts from the Southward iuform, that the Commissioners who met at R*nck Landing, in Georgia, for the purpose of running the line agreeable to the tieaty with the Creeks, waited till the be? ginning of November for the Creek Chiefs, when they despaired of being able to effe& the buiinefs this season. The difficulties which preventea thc Chiefs from attending, are said to be raised by the famous Bowles, who aruved in the Creek country in SeD tembei !alr. Adjourned i he samples of Buttons from the manufa&ory in Connecticut, which are presented for inlpedtion to the members of Congress, afford the fulleft evidence of the practicability of furnifhing, with out importation, (hat ncceffary article, upon the cheapest terms, and of the best quality We have the pleasure of announcing to the public, that the sub scription book lor opeuing the Canal and Lock Navigation, be tween the rivers Suluuehaunah and Schuylkill, by the waters of Quitapahilla and Tolpehocken, in this State, was opened by the Commissioners appointed by law, at the State-House, on Thursday last, when upwards of 500 (hares, the number required by la»v to empower the Governor to incorporate the said Company, was fub feribed for before one o'clock. This is another initance of the public spirit of the inhabitants of this State. We received by vefterday's poll. No. 3, of 44 The Morning Ray ; or impartial oracle." a new paper published at Wind for, Hate of Vermont. Motto, 44 The icildernefsfhallbud and blojfom as the rose." ".Your papers for three months past, have not more than two thirds reached this place, and not one since the 9th inft. whereas wc ought to have them as late as the 16th or 17th. Many times their transportation may be impeded by the quantity of public dispatches to the different officers ; but this is not the sole cause.—i The Salaries ol Postmasters do not pay any thing for their trouble, and until some law of the United States is passed for the fafe trans portation of papers, they-will continue to be flopped. The office of Postmaster is a confidential one, arid the pay should be Sufficient to employ men who are attached to "the public intereff, as con nected with the means of information." Why should we he terrified at the charge of opening free fchools for all the children ? It is not every expence that makes us the poorer. It is baying feed com—it will fpraut and bear a crop that will pay the firft cost an hundred told. The more men can be made to think, the better; books have the tendency-—But they are dear and scarce. All the lazy, and aim oil all the busy, negle6l them, because it is a talk. Who would be gin that could not or would not finifh the reading one? Every body reads the Almanac—it is the poor man's library—but the lesson, though good, is too seldom taught. A newspaper is cheap, of small bulk, and goes everywhere—be sides, it is a treat which always creates an appetite, lorcuriofity is sauce to ir. Add to all this, it is daily, or weekly, served—it is a kind of (landing dish. A newipaper, therefore, is a valuable utensil of knowledge—it tells us fatls at the minute we are curious to know them-—it tells us also the opinion oi the world upon them. We keep company with the absent; we are, by their means, made acquainted with strangers—we feel, in solitude, a sympathy with mankind—without abstruse thinking, we receive the truths which others have hammered out. Men stick to their business, and yet the public is addressed as a town meeting. Yet the Gazettes follow us to our closets, and give us counted there. With all this pleasure, and more than all this use, they need not cofl any thing, to the public, to be made easy of circulation thro' all parts of the country. Where equal laws secure property, men will exert all their fa culties to get it. Thecaufe being general, the efforts will be so too. Industry will spring up, and work wonders. In this way, the rration will grow rich. Government has nothing to do, in this affair, but to maintain the laws which protefl property. For who would work for what he could not be allowed to keep ? The boast of their laws of navigation—their bounties on the cod and whale fiftieries, &c,—as if the hands of industry could work the better for being tied. They may have more seamen, for having bounties and prohibitions—but they certainly have less wealth. The fa£l proves it—for if more was not to be gained otherwise, there would be no occaficn for bounties,to the whale men, &c. A rich nation will have much to buy—an industrious nation much to fell. This is traffic or commerce. When will nations follow the laws of nature, and depend, for the prosperity of trade, on the abundance of the sources of iudividual industry, from which it is to be supported. The public good is the supreme obiett in forming the social compact—and every government is good in proportion as iis ad ministration appreciates tha» object—but a (Irange infatuation has prevailed at different periods of the world, which lias led ihe rulers of {fates and kingdoms to draw a fatal line of separation between their own interrft and that of the people. Mankind are at length awaking from their lethargy, and alfeiting their own dignity and importance. It will not be long before a jull policy will lead the legifiators of the earth to adopt the public opinion as the guide of their condu£f—Th'is will ensure prcfent applaule, and future fame, for the people are always in favor of conterring honors and re wards on the benefa£lors ol the human race. It fomctimes happens that the love nf one truth is so warm a; to make men cold towards another. The right to wordi'p God according to one's own conscience, is no longer disputed in our country. Perhaps the care which has been wifely taken to pre vent any violation of this right, has produced an over jealousy in regard to the provilions which are made in some Stales, and not made in others, for the public tcachin* of morality. It feeros to 251 The SOUL.— an extract. Extratt of a letter to the Editor, be manUeflly ira proper to make a man of one persuasion pay taxes for the propagation of another. But the great duties of mo rality are alike inculcated by all feds. The world is doubtlels mended by the pains which have been bestowed upon it once a week. —The Clergy of this country h jve been the patrons of lite rature, and the examples of good morals, ever iince it was fettled. Who can fay that the laws we have in force would have been fmnd ftroncr eriough., had not the love and relpetl for good mo rals, which for more than a century have been infufed from the pulpit into the minds of youth, as well as confirmed in persons of mature age, contributed all their influence to enforce them ? The more is done by opinion, the Icfsoccafum for law and for punish ments. As no provision is made by law in fevcral of the States "for the regular support of the C! rgy, should not this great ad vantage be secured by the munificence of individuals? While, therefore, (o many new eftablifhmcuts are making, new funds created, and new settlements forming, it will be proper to reserve _ lands, or by other means to begin funds for so laudable a purpose. What better use could be made of wealth than to form such funds by fubferiptions ?—if to this fhonld be added provision for schools, it would be a further security again (I vice and barbai ism. When men live alone, they run wild—to tame them, they mil ft be broui'ht together. The advantages rcfulting from regular public worship, have been too long enjoyed by focicty to require any ii r Juftration. It is to be lamented if there is any part of our coun try where these advantages are yet to be secured. It is proposed bv the bill reported for the eftablifnment of the Pbft-Office, that Newspapers (hall he sent to fubferibers through that medium, fubjeft to a tax of half a cent each. This idea has been obje£ted to, as a precedent on which a heavy impofmon may be founded at some future period; it is said also, that it will check the circulation of those ufeful vehicles of information. The object contemplated bv the committee which reported the bill, it is fairly to be presumed was not to check, but to promote the ci 1 culation of Newfpapeis. The complaints of irregularity in receiving the papers published at the feat of government are in numerable ; supposing a small addition to the expence of the sub scription would inlure their punctual reception by the fubferibers, it mufl be evident, that their circulation would be greatlv extend ed. Something mull be done to remove present complaints and difficulties, or the idea of a general diffusion of intelligence by the means of Newfoapers will be abandoned altogether—on its present plan, it is ruinous to the printers.—Additional trouble and expence in the Poft-Office department, will be the cons quence of making that a sure and certain medium for the circula tion of Newfpapeis. The qucftion is, how shall this expence be defrayed ? Let the government of the United States fay, that the expence shall be a public charge. A correspondent is firmly per suaded that such a measure would meet the approbation of the ci tizens of the United States, he is very sure it would merit the ap plause of every fiiend to the 44 rights of man" throughout the globe. At a meeting of the Subscribers to the National Manufactory on Monday last at Trenton, the following gentlemen were chosen Dirc&ors. Thomas Lowrey, John Bavard, Eliflia Boudinot, Archibald Mercer, Moore Furman, John Neilfon, William Duer, William Marshall, a tinker, of Crofsmichacl, is now u&. He might pass for a man of 60. Here is a fjne fellow for a Tontine ! An action was lately tried, brought by Mrs. Bcckford, against farmer Throp, her tenant, for leaving her farm, at the expiration of his lease, greatly out of repair ; and for carrying the dung and comport off the farm, during the last year of his term. VerdiCt for the plaintiff 201. damages.—This verditk eftabhfhes the fun damental law that tenants, holding under a repairing lease, shall leave the premises in a tenantable condition ; and that the dung made upoii.the.land (hall, be expended upon it. London pap. IMPROMPTU. THE people pay, and ought to know For what the public taxes go ; To this no mortal e'er said nay, And yet they talk'd the live-long day. From PELOSrs MARINE LIST. ARRIVALS *t the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Brig Jason, Bet fey, Lydia, Snow Jane, Schooner Sanfoucie, Cooper, Mary, Welden, Metompkin, Barafit, Tryal, Vannenan, Eagle, Spren, Sloop Ann, Forreft, Sophia, Connell, Philadelphia Packet, Tanner, Polly, Bunker, Favorite, Smith, Dolphin, Bailey, PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES. N FUNDED DEBT. 6 pr. Cents 22/ 22/2 pr. £. jn pr. ccnt. 3 pr. Cents 12/6 12/$ 63J do. Defered 6 pr. Cents 13/ 13/3 do. UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl. and other Certificates i$J6 20/* Indents 11fS Bank Subscriptions, 144. American Lead Manufactory. STEPHEN AUSTIN, & Co. HAVE just now opened their Leab-Warehouse, two doors south of Walnut-ft reel Wharf, adjoining their New Factory where they have now made, arid ready for sale, a general alFort ment of SHOT of all sizes, with SHEET and BAR LEAD, the production of the Mines in Virginia. As they have employed a number of experienced EnglilK workmen, they warrant 11 to be equal in quality to any manufactured in Europe, and at a reduced price from the prime cost of imported. They also continue to manufacture all the above articles at Richmond, in Virginia. All orders addressed to either of the above Faflories, will be thankfully received, and execntcd on the lhorteft notice. N. B. Wanted, indubious, sober, Labouring Men, at the said Mines, where constant employ, good wages, and other encourage ments will be given, means of conveyance being provided, and houses for their reception. For further particulars enquire of Messrs. Mosis Austin&Co. at their Factory in Richmond, or as above. Philadelphia, Dacmicr 3,1791, George Lewis, Benjamin Walker, John Dewhurft, Nicholas Low, Royal Flint, Alexander M'Comb. Meafc, Rut Tell, Aux Cayes Cape-Francois Martinique Oporto Vlrginia Van fife, Prance, St. Thomas Halifax Virginia Curracoa Euftatius Fayal Marseilles New-York par. 5/i do. Dollars.
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