CONGRESS.
MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19.
A letter was read from the Secretary of War,
aommunicatiag, pursuant to orders from the
iprefident of the United States, dispatches from
Brigadier General Wilkini'on, containing an ac
count of a recent attack from a party of Weft
,crn Indians, on an encampment of American
troops under the command ot Major Adair, near
Fort St. Clair, in which the Indians were repulf
cd —and a letter from James Seagrove, Super
intendant of Indian affairs to the Creek nation,
giving an account of a favorable termination to
a treaty or interview held with the Chiefs ot
that nation.
Ivlr. Sedgwick called up his motion, laid on
the table yesterday, for discharging the commit
tee of the whole on that part of the report of
the Secretary of the Treasury which relates to
reimbursing the loan made of the Eank of the
United States, and to appoint a fele& commit
tee who should report a bill making provision
in the cafe.
This motion was agreed to, and a committee
confiding of Messrs. Sedgwick, Lawrance and
Murray, were appointed.
In committee of the whole on the bill to regu
late trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes.
Mr, Dayton in the chair.
1 He "bill was read through, and then eonfi
dered by paragraphs. Sundry amendments were
made. The committee proceeded through the
discussion ; they then role and reported the bill
with those amendments, which were laid on the
tabic, and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Dec. 20.
A Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on
the petition of LudwicKuhn, was read. This
re. ort was against the prayer of the petition.
Mr. Murray presented a memorial of sundry
of the Officers of the late Maryland line of the
Army, in behalf of themselves and the privates
of tht fa id army. The objeA of this memorial
is iinidar to those from the Officers of the Penn
sylvania and New-York lines, whieh is, compen
fition for tl:e depreciation and loss fuflained by
them 0:1 t! - certificates received for their fervi
a . This menforial was read and laid on the
tubl., with the others.
t. Steele laid a resolution on the table, to
the foilv>win.- purport, viz.
Twut lrv.irtee be appointed to prepare and
brin; '1 io reduce the military eftablifti-
.t jd'States""to
liietn
or corj.. , iingeachof non-com
mi (lion ed 0. ;srs,privates and i®nficians, with
such proportion of comtfiij/Loiied officers as the
President may tnmk proper to continue infer
vice.—And to repeal so much of an a<st palled
the sth Marc!?, 1792, entitled, "An ast for
making further a;:d more etfrftual provifiun
for the protection of the Frontiers of the
United Stater," as may contravene this in
tention.
This motion, Mr. Steele said, he was influen
ced to bring forward, from two motives. The
firfl was to afford more effectual protection to
the frontier?—the other was, that by this reduc
tion a sum of money might be drawn from the
War Department, to be applied to the reduction
of the public deht, so that a necefiity for new
taxes, to that objeii, may be fupercedeci.
The fele& committee, to whom the coasting
|>ill had been re-committed, reported sundry a-
Aendments, which were taken into eonfidera
tion by the House, and all of them agreed to.
Mr. Clark objected to a clause in the I 2th
fe&ion, which enjoins that every change of
the matter of every packet or ferry-boat, shall
be reported at the custom-house the firtt oppor
tunity. Mr. Dayton stated the inconveniencies
to which the matters and owners of the small
copfting craft and packet boats belonging to the
ttate ofNew-Jerfey would be particularly expo
sed by this injunction, where the mailers are
very frequently changed. To remove this ob
je&ion Mr. Goodhue proposed to insert thele
words, ferry-beats excepted. This motion wai
adopted.
It was then ordered that the bill be engrofled
for a third reading.
The amendments reported by the committee
of the whole to the bill to regulate trade and in
tercourse with the Indian tribes were taken into
consideration.
Objections were made to the fifth fe<sKon,
which contemplates legiftating, and punilhing
crimes committed within the boundaries of the
Indian countries—it was contended that the ca-
mentioned were fully provided for by trea
ties, or by the laws of the refpe&ive states; the
whole ground, it was said, is covered by these
provitions; and therefore there appears an im
propriety, if not an absurdity, in ena&ing, in a
Jubfequent law, that certain punishments lhall
be infli&ed for certain crimes, which are fufiici
ently recognized by the several treaties already
formed ; that the attempt would operate unjust
ly, the provifious may reach our own citizens,
but cannot affedt so fully as they ought the Sa
vages. It was moved that the whole fe&ion
ihould be struck out.
Inoppofition to this motion,it was said, that
the power of the general government to legis
late in all the territory belonging to the Urnon,
not within the limits of any particular Hate, can
not be doubted : if the government cannot
Wiakc laws to refuain perfens fioni going out cf
the limits of any of the state?, and commit mur
ders and depredations, it would be 111 vain to
expeil any peace with the Indian tribes. The
power ol Cougrefs to legislate, independent of
treaties, it wa: also said, must be admitted for
it is impossible, that every cafe Ihould be provid
ed for by thofc treaties.
The question being called for, Mr. Glarl; rose
and observed, that he conceived it "w as of im
portance that the house Ihould vote with th.'ir
eyes open; and to enable them to do this, he
said he Ihoultl read the ordinance of the late
Congreft pasTed in 1787, refpe&ing the fettle
nient of the wtillem country. He observed that
he believed very few of the members had turned
their attention to it. He accordingly read fueh
parts of the ordinance as'he thought essential to
the point, which was to (hew that the clause of
the bill now toiler consideration, would is it.
operation violate the solemn ftipulatiom with
the settlers contained in the ordinance, as full
provision is contained in the ordinance to insti
tute all civil and criminal proccfTes.-The motion
for striking oui ihe fe&ion was negatived. The
amendments of the committee of the whole were
agreed to with some amendments.—Various i'ub
fequent amendments were moved with various
success, some being agreed to and others reject
ed. Without fimihing the diicuilion of the bill
the house adjourned
FRIDAY, Dec. 21-
Mr. Hartley called up the petition of Capt.
William Maekay, tor second reading—i 6 was
aecoidingly read, and un motion of that gentle
man, tefened to the Secretary of War, to report
theieon.
A bill making appropriations for the ftipport
of government i'or the year 1793, w b'<"h was re
ported vefterday, was this day read twice, and
referred- to a committee of the whole Houfe-4
Mr. Steele proposed 'hat the bill Ihould be polt
poned to the fuft Monday in Januiy—He oH
fcrved that he bad laid a motion on the table ftff
a commiticc to report a hill to redu< e <hq mili
tary tilablifhmcnt of the United States—This
appropriation bill makes provision for the pre
sent cftablifhmrnt, and if it is a&ed upon, and
pa (Ted immediately, it will prtclude an oppor
tunity sot difcufling the merits of the proporti
on contained in the motion which he had made.
The motion for the firft Monday in Janua
ry, was negatived—-Mr. Steele then moved,
the last Monday in December, which being
put was carried.
Mr. HeKter and Mr. Moore were appoint
ed as the joint committee on enrolled bill-., on
the part of the House.
A meflage was afterwards received from
the Senate informing the House of their con
currence in the resolution for the appoint
ment of a joint committee on enrolled bills,
and that they had appointed Mr. Brown on
their part.
Mr. Sedgwick reported a bill providing for
a re-imburfement «»f a loan made of the bank
of the United State-?, which was twice read,
and committed for Monday next.
'The House re funwd the con fide rati on of
the bill to regulate trade and intercourse with
the Indian Tribes ; a motion to amend the
fifth fe&ion by altering the clause which
make«? it felony for any citizen, or citizens of
the United States unlawfully to invade any
Indian settlement, to fine and imprisonment
for that crime—occasioned conliderable de
bate.—This motion was finally fuperceded by
one to recommit the bill —which being car
ried—it was recommitted to the fele<st com
mittee which reported it ; on motion, Mr.
Baldwin and Mr. Murray were added to the
committee.
regiments
Mr. Gerry moved the followingin
—That the compiittee be inftrufted to report
a chufe making additional provision for the
ellubliftiment of permanent agents to reficle
among the Indians which now are, or may
her-after be at peace with the United States;
alio tor carving on trade with such Indians,
U'lrier tie direction qf the President of the
17.1: ted State-;—and for an adequate supply of
nr-ccfiarv articles 00 jull and reasonable terms;
a> J under such regulations as to guard them
a;;ainft inipolitiiß »rd extortion. This mo
tion was hi.tfw the ta.Ue.—Mr. Gerry gave
notice that he flfcllild'Call it up <m Mondiy
ncxf
A ; ""T:ori <A-a4read Iroin R.obert Ralfton, af
figrit ;Ti n.,s Bjrcfuy—and referred to the
S.v; :uiy <jl Irrafui'y.
In ton.;-. ofthr wholr on the bill to af
eertair. Nif lees .1 -u 1 i in cast'S of ad niit alty
proceedings 1: to couitsot the United States,
and for oih r ;,ui p..:.'..—Mr. Dayton in the
chair—The Coir.', .. farther prognft'in
the'difcuffion ps the Ui: - .. i. rnfe without fimlh
ing it, and hid Icuve to hi. ngain. Adjournrd,
Philadelphia, Dec. 22.
Extrafl of a letter from. Mr. Fenwick. Cartful of the
United States at Bordeaux, to the Secretary of
State, dated Bordeaux, 11M 179 2 *
44 It was decreed the 6th in ft. that, after
the firfl: day of October, all Tobaccos tuat
were fubjeft to a duty of iSliv. 1 \* r cei't
fliould pay roli.per cent, and such as paid 2511.
per cent, duty,fliould pay 1211. All other lo
baqcu of whatever country, fliould be admit
ted 011 paving a dutv of 15 P er quintal.
Tims American Tobacco stands favored in
the duty sfi.per cent-imported in French vel
fels, and 3 livres if imported in Amen can
bottoms direst from America.
" The administrators of the liripoit <iave
given general orders to the Directors ot the
Cuftorn-houfes, to admit no merchandize or
productions whatever, to the payment ot the
duties, without a certificate ot their origin.
This certificate mnft be from the French
Consul in the port of the expedition; or m
cafe there ihould be no Consul, by a Nutu. ->i
Justice of the Peace.
" This information is lntereftmg tot.
Merchants throughout the United States.
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By accounts from Pittlburgh, it appears
that the Indians with whom General Putnam
hud fnade a treaty, had arrived at Legion
ella, the winter quarters cf the army under
th«command ef Gen. Wayne.
i no fnbficription lor the Bank of* Alexan
ti ia, in Virginia, was filled in less than two
hours.
We hear that the electors of Pnefident and
Vice-Profident for the ftatc of North-Cai o
-I'na, gave a unanimous vote for George
\Vashin3ton aud George Clinton.
An account from Cape-Francois, of Nov.
15, f.\"s—Yeitcrday two whites, one a deserter
of tlx? Cape regiment, and ten negroes taken
prisoners in the attack of Ouaminthe, arrived
here at about four in the afternoon, guarded
a company of horse guards. They were
conduced to the national commifliorrer, who
ordered tliem to prifou. An immense crowd
accompanied tliefe twelve unfortunate peo
ple, and notwithstanding the efforts of the
guard, they had scarcely turned the firft cor
ner, when a band of soldiery enraged by the
fight of the deserters, ft ruck them with their
fwords—thcfe Wows were the signal of death
for all the others, who were butchered on the
spot.
A Conne&icut paper fays—A person lately
from Canada, informs, that a few nights pre
vious to his leaving that colony, three Britifti
soldiers deserted their post, and took with
them their fire-arms, dec. that they werepur
fued by four Indians, who overtook them the
next day, when the deserters firing on the In
dians and killing three of them, continued
their route. The Indian who escaped, we
learn, is a Chieftain.
Drury-Lase'New Theatre measures 198
feet in length by near 150 in width. It is to
be finilhed iq September J.793—and the lirlt
performance will be there the last day of that
vs-r.r.
A writer in a New-York paper, addressing
himielf to Mr. W. Willcocks, a writer of a
number of political efTays, supposed to be le
velled at Governor Clinton, and the antifede
ral party, politely advises Mr. Willcocks to
44 extract the political louse froin his ear,"
which makes such a scratching on rhe tym
panum, as leads the patient to suppose all the
world to be in arms, and every one a rogue
that does not believe as he does.
The audience the Theatre in Boflon,
being enraged at the unseasonable interrup
tion of the entertainment by the Sheriffs ar
rcfting Mr. Harper, broke the Arm? of the
Governor's to pieces, whichhad been fixed on
one of the fide boxes.
COMMUNICATIONS.
There are some of our party writers who
appear to have veryjhort memories—the men
in Congress who have formed the majority on
all the great questions, are called Jpccu<'ator'i—
but these writers forget that these .'peculators
have repeatedly received the luffrages of the
people; they forget that all their slanderous
epithets bellowed on the majority of both
houses of Congress, and on the adminiflxation,
headed by the President of the United States,
fall ultimately on the people ; they forget that
while they pretend to be republicans, and yet
revile the organs of the public-will, they ex
pose the most detestable of ariftocratical sen
timents ; they forget, that while they pisfefs
to be superior to the influence of avarice, by
maligning those who poflefs more property
than themfelVcj,' they discover more than one
bad passion—Envy and Avarice united ; in
short, they Jorget that, this one opinion is
deeply rooted in the mind of every confident
republican —That the leader: of parties, ar?
in general, Tyrants in disposition.
The National Gazette gives us to under
stand that the mate to a party, is loft in the
late contest for the office of Vice-Prefident.—
The fact is agreed, and it is not hard to fuel's
who the losers are. A mate is certainly a
convenient thin? and contributes not a little
to the free enjoyment of liberty of speech.—
For instance, how could anv man without a
mate fay Governor Clinton is a good federal,
ift, and on that account to be preferred to
JMr. Adams. If a p ; vfician should iccoin
mend ratsbane to a sick man he would have
need of a mate. A man that has occasion
to Say—Do not trull the conftitutior to its
friend-, its enemies will serve our turn
better, would find his utterance greatly aflift
ed by a mate ; But if his argument fliould
take another turn he might get along without
a mate. There is for example, no propri
ety in uiing any difgui'e when a man would
infill that the bodv politic is a monster, and it
is proper to cut off an arm or a leg or even
an head, if it has more than one—or that it is
lethargic and a little rats-bane would give
the nerves a gentle twinge. That would be
speaking out plainly and with a becoming
boldnefsT—They might even go farther and
urge that for such an operation on the Confli
tnt'ion no friend or admirer of it would be a
fai'e performer or surgeon. A fal'e tender
ness might prevent the proper i ,-:afures of
decision. Where then was the u.-fitnefs in
r this known desperate ftatc- of the constitu
tion in turnin.s our eyes to one who could be
relied on to do the needful—who like Hanni
bal has vowed eternal hatred to Rome, and
who is of a tern; i that neither time nor con
descension can change.
A certain fort of people, if old f.'yings arc
true, (hould have good memories The writers
for iiie laflion 3re afraid r.f a monarchy and no
b.Mtv, and a dcfpotiftn-Libcityi«goin -to fuf
icr robbery, and maiming and rape. "liicv hear
the poor virgin'# cries,and turn om very punctu
ally like, a watch to keep the r>cace when it u
not broke, and billow no frcail ptaife on th:m
ft,*cs for making so much diflurt»nce
order. 1 hey (ell us too they have found <hie
and charged ibe ofK-f»d< rs-—and whe are tbev >
The Irdci -illits, ihe idolaters of the conftmuiui ,
the believers in its abfoluie perfection.
These i-dolater*, itfeenis, are in amhulh
for an oppoiuinity to throw down and dcltrov
1 heir own idol, ai>d to commit wliat *hey derm
facnlege»-Whil« the unbelieving .eim's, who
lay that <his id>4 is not divine, but men; wood
and ctay, arc -{hacked at die very Thought of this
intended impiety. It is to be hoped inr the
fdke of our country, that its frame ol govtro
men: it betier put together than this fiory.
There is perhaps do opinion in which mankind
are more generally agreed than this, that know
ledge and virtue arc the only durable basis of a
free government. An ignorant and ferociou*
people, irom a strong sense of perlonal or gen
era! injury, w$ often be induced to roufc from
a stupid apathy under the power of despotism,
and in a paroxysm of their frenzy may hur
their opprefifors to perdition—but like men in a
storm who have thrown their compass overboard
after effecting the deftrusjon ol their oppreflors
they are perfectly at a los» what course to (leer
next — s he consequence has been, almost invaria
bly, that thole who have diftinguiihed them
selves the most in the work of deftru<stion, how
ever incompetent to contrive a system for the
security of the freedom thus acquired, are vested
with powers, which theyfeldom fail to exercise
for their own particular advantage, and in the
end establish a worse despotism than the people
have just demoliihed.—Thefe reflexions may
enable us to account for the nnhappy issue of ma
ny revolutions which have taken place in
the world — Ignorance can destroy what is bad,
but it can never effetf what is good.
The general light and information of the peo
ple oi the United States enabled them justly to
estimate the privileges they enjoyed previous to
the late revolution—these made them alive to
every attempt oc the part of Great Britain to
abridge and deilroy those privileges. The pa-,
triota and" lV~es of our country let .before the
people life and death, blefling and curling—but
their labours would have been in vain, their
writings a dead letter, if the public mind had
not been properly prepared to receive and justly
to appreciate the words of truth and found rea
soning had the people been ignorant, they
would never have conquered their local prejudi
ces, their almost inveterate habits, and by a An
gular magnanimity, which nothing butfuperior
wisdom could have inspired, have formed that
bond of union, which proved the rock of their
fafety, enabled them to brave the ft or me that
beat against their freedom, and finally carried
them to independence, peace, liberty and fafct).
On knowledge and virtue then are taifed the
pillars of this rising republic—these mull i'up
port the edifice—and it is the firft of legislative
duties to make provision to encreafe, as our num
bers encreafe, and to perpetuate the means of
knowledge among the people; and he is unwor
thy the name of patriot, let his pre tendons be
what they will, whodifcovers a luke-warmnef*
on this lubje&.—lt ought to be a perpetual ob
jed; of attention to our civil fathers—and till
the business is began in earned there will remain
a most unpardonable deficiency in the dilchurge
of legislative duty —Let a beginning be made,
if it is on the fmaliell scale it will be a begin
ning—and the feed once sown it will take root;
the bleflingsof knowledge once enjoyed, become
asneceffary to human happinefsas the light and
heat of the fun are to human existence.
LOCAL PREJUDICES.
Some years ago a gentlemen who came from
the higlands of Scotland, was invited to dine
with Mr. , in the environs of New-York—
eveiy thing, as a was (hewn to him ; *
pear tree on which there was fame lemarkdble
large fiuit, fc« med to attnft his notice; Mr,
aflked him il ever he had ften any of ih«»t
fi7C before, he answered decidedly that they werg
nothing tike equal to what grew in the Duke of
Argyle'sgarden at Jtrverary. Nettled with thu
reply he went out after dinner, while tiir bottle
was lall ply ine round the'-able, and deurcd bis
gardener to cuf some of ihe Urjjt ft gourd.% oi
pumpkins, which He could find, and to tie them
neatly with packthread, upon the brancho of a
trre which be pointed out ; (hit done, whtu
twilight'approached, he told hi* guest, that hg
had forgot to shew some pears that weie
certainly largei than any Scotland —he look,
ed up at them with aftonifhinent, and ex claimed,
J dinva douU kut what they are nearly aj bi£ at t/if
Duke's.
A Londoner being lately at Brillol, was
shewn every thing remarkable there, whether
the production of nature or ait. but as every
thing in that city was, in his eiiimaiion unequal
to any of a fnnilar nature n London, he wat
at length led to St. Vincent's iocki ; being dik
ed what he thought of thele ttupendou* monu
ments of natural magnificence ? he replied,
" they was hvartmg enough—but they wcie no
thing to ihr I " " k
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