Ontative in Congrefc from that {late, to sup ply the' vacancy occasioned by the resignation of lofhua Seney, esq. . A petition of William Crow, relative to an improvemunt in fire arras, was read, and refer red to a felea committee. Mr Parker moved, that the report of the Secretary of War, on the petition of Thomas Wifliart, should be referred to a leiea commit tee This motion was agreed to, and Mr bark er ' Mr. Gordon and Mr. Afhe appointed. On motion of Mr. Hillhoufe, the report of the felea committee on the petition of Ezekiel Scott, was again read, and referred to a com mittee of the whole on Saturday next. Mr. Giles moved the following refolutions,viz. Refo'ved, that the President of the United States be requested to cause to be laid before this House, cop.es of the authorities under which loans have been negotiated, pursuant to the of the 4th and nth of August 179°. to f with copies of the authorities during the ap plication of the monies borrowed. Resolved, That the President of the United States be requested to cause this House to be lur ruihed with the names of the persons by whem and to whom, the refpeaive payments ot the French debt have been made in fiance, pur u ant to the ad for that purpose, fpecifying the dates of the refpeaive draughts upon the com millioners in Holland, and the dates of the re fpeaive payments of the debts: A fimi.ar ftate nVent is requested, refpeaing the debts to Spain and Holland. . . Resolved, that the Secretary of the treasury be direaed to lay before the this house, an ac count, exhibiting half-monthly, the glances be tween the United States and the bank of the United States, including the several prancfe bunks, from the commencement o. those witi tutions to the end of the year 179 a. Resolved, that the Secretary of the treasury be direaed to lay before this House an account of all monies, which may have tome into the finking fund, from the commencement of that institution, to the present time, fpecifying the particular fund from which they have accrued, and exhibiting, half yearly, the funis uninveft «d, and where deposited. Resolved, that the Secretary of the treasury be direaed to report to this House the balance of the unapplied revenues, at the end of the year 1792, fpecifying whether in money or bonds, and noting where the money is deposited ; that he also make report of all unapplied revenues, which may have been obtained by the several loans authorifedby law, and where such monies are now deposited. Mr. Giles dated in brief the reasons which influenced him in bringing forward these refelu tions. The leading motive, he observed, was to obtain information. The refolutious being handed to the S. eaker and read. Mr. Giles atked leave to lay on the clerk's table a copy of the reatons which he had offered in their sup port. No objeaion being then made, the paper containing thole reasons was handed to the clerk; afterwards some members objecting to the pro ceeding as unprecedented and informal, the pa per was withdrawn. The House then took the resolutions into con sideration, and agreed to all of them without a division. Mr. Greenup laid before the House a repre sentation &r resolution from the legislature otthe slate of Kentucky, refpe&ing the aiSl of Con gress making provision for the debts of the United States, so far as refpe£s the aflumption of the state debts, and a eopy of the inftru-fHons to their Senators and Reprefcntatives, relative thereto. In committee of the whole, on the bill to au thorize a loan in the notes or certificates of the ieveral slates, &c. Mr. Steels in the chair. Mr. WilJiafnfon's proviso was taken into con iidergtion. Mr. Macon offered another in lieu of Mr. Williamfon's; the purport fpecifying particular ly certain notes of the state of North-Carolina, which that state had proscribed, and which he proposed (hould be excluded from the loan now under consideration. The certificates are those i fitted at Wurrenton in 1786 ; certificates to pay for a militia expedition against the Indians in 1788; and certificates iigned Patrick Travers. Mr. V/illiamfon withdrew his motion, and that moved by Mr. Macon was agreed to. Several other amendments were moved, but not agreed to. The committee having gone thro* with the difcuflion of the bill, rose and reported it with sundry amendments. The House took the fame into consideration—and agreed thereto. Mr. Mercer then renewed his motion for a provil'o, refpe&ing alignments or transfer- of state certificates ; the obje& is to exclude from the loan all certificate's so transferred or afligned, from the firft day of January to the firft day of June following. Some further debate took place—lt was urg ed in support of the motion, that the provision now to be made for a certain description of pub lic creditors, is merely a benefit; in cont'd ling which, the government had a right to annex what conditions they thought proper ; that it was the duty of the legislature to take raeafures to prevent those at a diltance from the feat of go vernment from being speculated upon, to their great injury and loss; that imputations have been thrown upon the members of the legisla ture, in refped to the advantages taken of the uninformed on the firft assumption ; and there fore, as an opportunity is now offered to the Jioufa to purge themselves of all suspicions of improper motives, the amendment ought to take place. In answer to the objection on the provi so's being retrofpe&ive, it was said, that it had relation tofuch silignments or transfer? only, as have taken pku e iincc this a& originated. In oppo&ticn to the proviso, it was said, that the prefrnt bill was not merely a bounty or bene • fit conferred on the creditors; ir is a measure jaft, rcafonuUcaud proper in itlelf; and on this principle only it is to be juftified. Tt was further urged, that the proviso was uncoriflittitional, having a nioft ijuanifeft retrofpeaive operation, interfering with contraas which the parties at the time had a most undoubted right to make, and thus altering the value of their property ; it was reviving the principle of defcrimina.tion be tween the original holders and the assignees, a principle that had been so pointedly reprobated by a large majority of the legislature on a former occasion. The Ayes and Noes were moved on Mr. Mer cers proposition ; but the debate continuing till after three o'clock, the House adjourned with out calling the names. Thursday, January 14. After reading and referring feverai petitions, the House refumcd the consideration of the bill authorizing a loan in the notes or certificates of the feverai states, &c. The amendment moved by Mr. Mercer, refpeAing transfers and align ments, was further difculfed—A long debate en sued —The question being at length taken, it was negatived Ayes 30 —Noes 33. The Ayes and Noes being as follow : A T E S. Mcflf. Macon, Madison, Mercer, Mess. Afhe, Baldwin, Clark, Dayton, Findley, Grove, Griffin, Gregg, Gilei", •Greenup, Heitter, Jacobs, Kitclicll,' Nil", Lee White, Williamfon, Willis. 3< NOES. ■vjP Mess. I.ivermorc, Learned, Leonard, Murray, Muhlenberg, Sterrett, W W. Smith, Sturge*, j. Smiih, Sumpter, Sylveller, Sedgwick, Tucker, Thatcher, Ward. Vadfworth, 33. Mess. Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, Boudinot, B. Bourne, S Bourne, Fitzfin>ons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Huger, Hartley, Hillhoufe, Kittera, Key, Lawrancc, Mr. Gerry moved an amendment,by the ad dition of a clause, to recognize and provide for receiving on the loan the new emiflion bills, so. called—This motion was not feconde<i, and fell of course. Mr Williamfon moved, as an amendment, to add the following words to the second fe&ion, for fuppliesfurnijbed, or Jeruices rendered, during the late ivar. After some debate, this motion was negatived. Ayes 29 —Noes 30. The Ayes and Noes being as follow . A T Mess. Aflie, Baldwin, Soudiont, ClarK, Dayton; Findley, Grove, Giles, Greenup, Heifler, Kitchell, Macon, Moore, Madilbn, Mercer ti 0 Mess. Ames, Barnwell, Benfon, S. Bourne, Bourn, FitzGmons, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Gordon, Hartley, Hillhoufe, Huger, Jacobs, Kittera, Mr. Dayton moved to amend the firft sec tion, by altering- the fame so as to postpone the commencement of the fubferiptions to the loan to the 15th of January 1794. Mr. Gerry made some observations in opposi tion to this motion. The House, without taking a question on it, Adjourned. FRIDAY, January 25. Mr. Muhlenberg presented the petition of Julius Kirper, praying compensation for lolT es and services during the late war—read and laid on the table. Mr. Parker brought In a report on the pe tition of Thomas Wifiiart, the purport of which is, that the petitioner be allowed the pay of a Lieutenant, from the 15th N0v.1776, to 15th 0&- 1781. A bill to provide for the adjustment ol* the claim of Joseph Henderfon again ft the United States, was twice read, and committed for to-morrow. A bill granting further corn pen fat ion to cer tain receivers ofcontinental taxes, 011 motion, of Mr. Giles, was taken up in committee of tlie whole—Mr. Key in the chair—The ofcjcft of this bill is to grant an additional allowance to such receivers as continued in serVice aft«r 275 Dec. 31ft, 17&2. After fame observations from several member: —the committee rose and reported the bill without amendment— The House took the fame into confide ration, no motion of amendment being made, the queflion was, on eng.rolling the biif—This was opposed—and after 1 aline remarks, was deter mined in the negative—ayes 22, noes 24 —by which decision the bill is loft. The House retained-the con fide rat ion of the bill to authorize a loan in the notes or cer tificates of the individual States, Szc. Mr. Dayton's amendment to postpone the lubferiptions to the loan to January, 1794, was further discussed—the object of which is, that the balances on the settlement of the accounts lhall be known and reviewed, if it shall be thought ivecelTary,'previous to the commence ment of the Joan. This amendment was car ried in the affirmative —Ayes 39 —Noes 20. An amendment, by way oi' proviso, was moved by Mr. Boudinot, the object of which is to give a preference in the loan to certifi cates ifTued expressly for JerviUs, artel Jupplies during the war—this was adopted. Mr. Tuckcr moved another proviso ; the pur port of which is that certificates, iflued in lieu of Certificates given for ferviles and fupplirs, should be considered a® or.guul certificates— This was not agreed to. The qaeftion on engrofiing the bill was deter mined by ayes and noes—these bt ing equally di vided, viz. ayes 32, noes 32 — The Speaker gave the calling vote in the afftr m3tivr. [The Ayes and Noes Jhall appear in our next.'] Adjourned till to-morrow* Milledge, Moore, Orr, Page, Parker, Steele, Behoonmaker, Tread well, .'Vjeiuble. £ S. Mess. Murray, Muhlenberg, Niles, Page, Parker, Schoonmaker, J. Smith, Steele, Treadwell, Venable, White, Williamfon, Milledge, Orr, £ S. Mess. Lawrance, Learned, Livcrmore, Sedgwick, W. Smith, Sterrett, Sturges, Sumpter, Syivefter, Thatcher, Tucker, Wadlworth. Ward, Willis, Leonard, 30. Philadelphia, Jan. 26. ExtraEl of a letter, dated Liverpool, Nov 7, 1792. u Enclosed are the returns cf the prices of corn, copied from the London Gazette. This port, we expefl-, is not to open this month to ibreign wheat. 1 " We are informed, that the Ele&ors of the State of Kentucky, voted for George Wash ington and Thomas Jefferson, as President and Vice-President of the United States. Capt. Henly, who was supposed to be killed, at the time his party was attacked and de feated on the Cumberland path, is now a pri soner at "Will's town, in the Cherokee nation. Milton, in his Areopagitica, or Treatise on the Liberty of unlictnfed Printing, has this fine energetic Sentence, which may be applied to the French Revolution :— u Methinks I fee in my mind a noble and puiflant Nation, rou sing herfelf like the fitting Man after Sleep, and fliaking her (invincible Locks; methinks I fee her an Eagle renewing her mighty Youth, and kindling her undazzled Eyes at the lull and Mid-Day Beam ; purging and qnfealing her Jong-abuTed Sight at the Fountain itfelt of heavenly Radiance, while the whole Flock of timorous and Noisy Birds, with thoje that love the Twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious Gabble would progiYoiticate a Year of Seifts and, Schisms." The word Republican, according to a late definition of the term, in a letter, said to be written in London, ought to be fceuted as well as the word Arijlocrat.—la that letter, Repub licans, Tories and Aristocrats, are represented as animals of one and the fame species—the word Democrat only, conveying the true idea of a real friend to liberty and equality. — What Tyroi our mod enlightened and patriotic citizens are in the school of politics!— Surely mankind have been mistaken in supposing that the belittled and belittling inhabitants of the United States could exhibit any originality of character, or any example from which the European world could take a hint with advan tage—No, this ntve* can be. The import of certain ftrittures on the con duct ot the Chief Magistrate of the Union a inounts to this—Superior merit may repeat edly concenter the luffrages of all the people of the United States in his favor in a moll unexampled manner—but from that moment, it ia a degradation of the republican charac ter, for am individual to pay him (ommo* re/pest. , . . The tables are fairly turned—The exam ple of the United States has been proposed for the imitation of all the reft of the world— but it seems we are now left in the rear by our Gallic allies, in the glorious race of Li berty ; and their example is in turn, con stantly cited by some fupe'ior friends to the lights of man for a model to this country. — We may very Ihortly expect to hear that ex perience is the most treacherous guide in poli tics— honesty hardly dares ftiew her head at the prcfent time.— Every point gained by the present CongreJr y conducive to the protection and jprefervation of the public credit, may be justly cobfidered as tending to contra&ii.g the sphere of fpe culatioo "-for though there can be little doubt hut that a majority of the next Congress will be influenced in their decisions by those prin ciples of Zionejly and public faith y which have governed their p rede cellars vet from present appearances it is but natural to anticipate a variety of manoeuvres to subvert the funding lyftem, in such niahner as again to open the flood-gates of that reprobated business. No government can trifle with the public credit with impunity. The ideas ot honest men on this point, are as transparent as the rays of truth—tbey are always just, delicate and exquisite—An adherence to theplain max ims resulting from these principles, will prove the salvation of a country,when every other in ternal resource is exhausted. It is to be hoped there will never be found a class of men in this country who will be so hardy as openly to propose applying the fpunge to the public debt —but it is but one remove from this to excite suspicions of the public honor. JfuJi pubhjhcd, " By H. & P. Rice, No. 50, Market-Street, the SYSTEM OF cyAovt- <^fcand<> Used bv Mr. Lloyd, in taking down th<* DEBATES of CONGRESS, *** It e pre fen tat ion having been made, that t'e shortness of the period, limited Jpr the Svhjcripuor,, has deprived many genthmen at & diflai.ee of an op portunity• ojfending in their names ;—the Editor, in order to accommodate them, and to render this p'4 lo cation more extenfvely "fefvi, has determined vet to raise the price to a DoiJar ar.d half (as intended] he fore th-epjte<utii of March j—-making hnivcrer a dis crimination, in favor of the aflkdl Subftribei j, ~h printing thf ir copies o/i fiipcfine Roval writing paper. A few remaining copies of this kind uv I he delivered to the-cartiefl oj the non-juhfr 101 ng pur chajeri) at thejame price as those on the ctimfruiK printing paper, \\is, Onr Dollar, ,n marbled coves <; neatly bound, a Ficuch Cjowd, Jan. 26, pJST, PUBLISH*,#, By William Young, BOOKSELLER, No. 52 y in the cor rofChefnut-Strret, In two large o&avo »»lu»>•.■■■ t?- (Price Foui ESS INTELLECTUAL suntHS of M Bx ThpMas Rf jd. . .s .Edinburgh. Profeffoi of Mora' ?ii i: in ihc Untvcifuy IT would r the pubhlher to mention ah '!>i ' ting the literary ta lents of an a to nerally known and cilccmed. K pear necessary to rr qneft atWn'.i > work, whofc'.mport ance is.univcrf.WiY >wledged. Thofrwho have read theancient systems and these volumes, will readily perceive, ibat the knowledge of philosophy, advances from a state of infancy, towards maturity ; nor v;ill it appear too much, when it is said. that Dr. Reid bas divrft-*d moral science from thai Veil under which for so many aoes, it has been concealed, by ambiguous words and the jargon of the' ichools. Thus he hasaded that friendly part to moral science, which the ingenious Newton and Fergufon did to natural philosophy ; tfre'ir united and (kilful efforts, ren der philosophy not-only an ufeful, but a pleasant exercise, and a more fafe introduction to the most important Audits.— It is impra6licable to infeH the lengthy-reviews of this work. and to give a part, would be unfriendly to the author and reviewers. ALSO, Neatly bound, in two volumeso&avo, Price one and a halj Dollar, A COMMENTARY ON THE BOOK of PSALMS. IN which their literal or historical sense, as they relate to King David, and the Peopl® of Israel, is illustrated, and their application to Mefliah, to the Church, and to individuals, as members thereof, is pointed out ; with a view to render the use of the Psalter pleating and pro fitable to all orders and degrees of Christians. 7he firji American Edition from the 4th Britijfi. By George, Lord Bishop of Norwich, and Pre&dent of Magdalen College, Oxford. ZIMMERMANNon SOLItUDE, Price 7-8 Dollar. SCOTTs FORCE"Of TRUTH, Price, bound and lettered, 44-100 Dollar. JvJl come to hand, DJVIES' SERMONS, Complete in 3 volumes o£lavo, Price, bound, 5 25-100 Dollar. Jan. 26. A New Poll-Road. HAVING been desired to eftablilh a poft road from Reading, in the (late of Perin fylvania, to Williarr.fburg, at the Great Foiks of the Genefee river, Notice is hereby given, that proposals will be received at the General Post- Office, for carrying a weekly mail between Reading and Williamlburg aforefaid, by the following route, to wit : the Great Road now improving between Reading and the town of Northumberland ; trcm the latter place to Loyal Sock creek ; thence to I-ycoming creek ; thence in the new road to the Painted Post, on Tioga river; and thence to Williamfburg. The proposals will be received until the ljtli of March next, inclusively ; the carriage of the mail to commence within one after- wards. Nectflary Poft-Offices arc to be eflablifhca oa the route, and such per Tons appointed Post masters as the Contractor shall name, and the Poftmafter-Gencral approve. Within three months after the carriage of this mail is commenced, the Contractor is to (late to the Poftmaiter-General the days and hours of its arrival and departure at and from ihe prin( ipal Pott-offices, which experience shall prove to be most convenient; and thereafter the mail is to be delivered at the rcfpe&ivc Puft-offices at the hours so fixed, unavoidable accidents excepted, on penally of one dollar for each hour's delay ; and for the non-prrformance of a trip, the Con trafior to forfeit twenty dollars. The term of the coi»tra6t cannot exceed eight years. During its continuance the Contra&or is to receive ihe rates of portage by law ellabiilhcd, and to have the exclulive ptivilege of carrying letters and packets for hite, such excep;ed, as shall he sent by a special rm (Tenger, Of which art or fnall be by law declared free. TIMOTHY PICKERING, P.M.G, General Pflji-Ojjicc, Jan. 22, 1793. 4 C
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