. measure indeed; the oftenfibk motive is to pre vent Speculation, but it will have diredlly the contrary effeift. The way, in his opinion, to pre sent speculation, was to appreciate the value of the certificates in the hands of the holders; but what will be the effect of this measure ? it will - lessen the value of the paper immediately, by preventing the pofleffor from transferring th« property —This he considered as a retrofpe&ive measure, and that the government had no rig t ta abridge the right of ttansferring; it is a qua lity of the property, and cannot be taken away l>y any subsequent law. He considered the mea sure as countera&ing the principles of the bill altogether, the of which is to give a ■Value to the paper i#the hands of the owners. -In every view 'of (tic proportion he was opr j>ofed to it j and cho' It appears designed to I)<> uefit the distant creditors, yet he felt fa fulljr •yerfuadecl that it woiljd operate to the disadvan tage of his constituents, that he ihould under e .very modification vote against it. Mr. Madison replied to Mr. Barnwell; hp •observed, that the gentleman argued from pro per principles, if they had bien applied to a dif ferent cafe. The present proposition of provid ing for these balances is a voluntary buiinefs, which this government is under no obligation to engage in ; but having engaged in it, the mea sures it may adopt on the occasion, have no ne. eeffary reference to, or connection with the ge neral regulations under which the paper now ex ists—the government- may make just what ar rangements it thinks proper. The provision now contemplated, he remarked, was however to be juftified on itsown merits; the uses and the confluences rcfulting from it, were designed to be salutary; and with refpeiSl to persons remote from the feat of government, who are equally entitled to prote&iori in every sense with those who reside there, they .would evidently be bene refited by the regulatit® Mr. Murray oppofod the motion, as being bofttttrto the jmblir £uth, involving eojinfrac tion of that feith,. so far at least: as of the certificates have bfcen enhanccdin confo quence of what has already been done. Several other members fpok< on the oCcasion, the motion wag at length negatived by the com mittee. Monday, January 28. The EiU to authorise a L.oan in th: Notes or Certificates of the fever al States which, on a final Settlement of AccountsJhaU have a Balance, due to them from the United States—having been read the third time—* the Que/Hon, {hall the 'Bill pass ? was put by tie Speaker : Mr. Hartley.—l have attended to the debates en this bill, and considered the fubje&—and am fully convinced that the bill ftiould pass. By the atft for fettling (he accounts between the United States and individual states, the ba lances were aHumed to be paid to the creditor states. The bill under consideration gives the alter native'to jhall be/©mtd-e cre ditor) either to receive the balance berfelf and pay it to Her citizens, or fuifer them to fund their certificates with the general government. I believe it will Be found, on experience, most convenient to the creditor, and least expensive to the people, for the creditors, to fubferibe to a loan with the general government. This, how ever, will reft in a great measure upon the in dividual states. Two taxes will be more, expen sive to collect than one ; and if money is to go through two hands, iaftead of one, in general it is attended with a double charge. It is said, that the bill will,offer a new field for —It is polfible that to a certain degree, there may be weight in the observation ; but after the experience we have had, the hold ers of certificates will not be eufily imposed up on—and it the certificates of the individual states would be equalized, I am led to believe, that it would be ol'l'ervice to the community. They mijjht, in a confiderabie degree, a<Sl as a medium in commerce, and in the transfer of property : but whilst they remain at different values, they will be mere objects of specula tion. - 4- I regret exceedingly the great inequality of Fortune, which has arisen among citizens, by the speculations in our paper; but in a great and mighty revolution, fofne partial evils mud be expe<sfced, to obtain a general good. We are bound to pay our debts. I do not think that a large national debt is a blefling, but it is of high importance that the government which is in debt (hould so dispose of it, as to do as little injury as possible, and if the fame is practicable, produce a partial good. In Penafylvania our affairs appear to be in the highest Itate of prosperity The farmer compenfatcd for his labour— 1 ne mechanic every where fully employed and amply paid— Commerce ilourilhing. Objections have been made against the law ; Yet I imagine if it is pubhfhed, and the reason« or enacting it known, the public opinion of the state i represent, will be in favour of it. If wcpafs die ad thisfeffion, we shall save the hext Congress from much trouble and per plexity. We adt now upon principle—without knowing how the balances will operate. If the creditor and debtor dates were known, jt would be found exceedingly difficult to reconcile the fcveral interests. Remember the Representative bill—the go vernment had like to have been dissolved, on account of the various interests. Much has been said about the interelled mo tives of members. I may here fay that Ido not belong to that class called Aristocrats (if such there is anion« us). I have always supported the Rights of the People, according to the best of my judgment and abilities. 1 have ainioft in every instance received their approbation of my public co»du<st. 11l the present que ft ion lam not inore interested than any other citizen—4 have no certi6cates, 1 am no public creditor of any fort. I mean to a& upon j»riitciple-~juiii no>* vote for the passing of the biH. (Debate td he continued.) Wednesday, January 30. William Hindman, Esq. member from Ma ryland, in the place ef Joflipa Seney, Esq. ap peared, was qualified, and took his feat in the House. The petition of Gcorgs Brown was read, praying compensation for difabdity, in confe quence of a wound received in the fervicc dur ing the late war. Referred to a fele<2: committee. The petition of Patrick Dennis, commander of the revenue cjitter for; the diftriiS of New- York, was read, praying- an augmentation oj' the pay of the officers and crew of feid cutter Referred to the Secretary of the Treasury. A representation was read from sundry of the Printers and Booksellers of the City of -Phi ladelphia, praying that the duties on Royal, Me dium and Demy Printing Paper, may be taken off; also on imported Rags. Refered to the fe leifl committee on the petition of the Rope makers of Providence, R. I. A petition of sundry persons, officers and folr diers of militia employed against the Indians, under Gen. Clark, from the state of Virginia, was read and rcfered to a committee of the whole. A petition of John Foulke, an officer in the late continental array, was read and referred to the Secretary of War. On motion of Mr, Greenup, the refolutioni of the Legislature of the (late of Kentuckey, communicated a few days since, werereferred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union. The amendments of the Senate to the bill to regulate claims to invalid pensions, were taken info confidcration Being It was morcd,,that the bill lliould be re-com mitted to a committee of the whole. This motion was objedled to, as it would set the whole business afloat, and might in its con sequences preclude the Senate from an opportu nity of receding from their amendments, and agreeing to the bill as it pa (Tod the House. In answer to this objection, it was said, that the amendments involved an entire new princi ple, a principle which had not been discussed in the House ; and that is, they make a diflin&ion in the lituation of those invalids whose cases have been decided on by the Secretary of War, and that of the persons whose claims have been examined by the judges. The cases of the latter are not recognized by the amendments. The motion for re-committing was carried in the affirmative, and the fubjeft made the order of the day for to-morrow. Jn committee of the whole—on the bill to a mend the acsl to promote the progress of ufeful arts Mr. Steele in the chair. The committee proceeded in the difcuflion of the bill, as far as the 7th feiftiorr—they then rote? and reported progress.and the House $d •, JourriecC THURSDAY, Jan. 31. A petition of Dirk Van Ingen, a surgeon of the late army, was read—and laid 011 the table. A bJI to authorize the Comptroller of the Treasury to fettle the account of Thomas Wiihart, late a Lieutenant in the army of the United States, was twice read, and commit ed for to-ipoiTow. The petition of Brown and Francis, mer chahti, ps Providence, prelijnted by, l&r. Bourn, was'read, praying that tbey loaypt) Allowed thi drawback on 9 quantity.of gin; and. cod-filh exported, rf&twithftanding some•, deleft iri the formality of tHeir vouchers p.rov- ■ ing tbe'landing and fate of saul articles iri* a fj reign port—referred to the Secretary of the' •TVealory. 'A bill to reimburse H. E. Lutterloh, was reported by Mr. Grove, read twice, and com mitted for Monday next. The report of the Secretary of the Trea sury oh the petition of Jacob Bell, was read, and, on motion, referred to the committee of the whole house on Tuefcl&y next. 'irecommittee of the whole, on the bill in asMid-tfte a<ft to promote the progrefsof St»rfe in the chair. Thefeventh fettion was read—forne amend ments were proposed, but disagreed to. A motion was made to itrike out the Bth fe&ion, for the pnrpofe of substituting ano ther—which should provide, that all interfer- . ing claims for patents should be determined at the option of the parties, either by the Se cretary ps State, or by arbitrators, &c.—— This motion gave rife to some debate—it was at length moved to amend the motion, by linking out all the words after " Secretary of State"—this motion was not agreed to.—Va rious other amendments to the motion were moved, and la ft, it was finally agreed to the followiag modification :—That interfering ap plications Jor patentsjhall be determined by the Se cretary oj State; or, ij all parties require it by ar bitrators, &c. The motion for ftrikins out the Bth section, and inferring the amendment, was and agreed to. The committee finifhed thefljfcuflioo of the' bill—they then role and reported the fame with amendments—which were laid on the table. A mcfTage was received from the Seriate by Mr Otis, their Sccreiaiy, informing the House, that the Senate have considered the amendments to the bill for regulating coins, and for other purpolVs, and have concurred in the fame with an amendment to the last amendment of the House. He tlfo informed the House, that a letter, dirc&ed to the President and Congress of the United States, signed Leuruk, had been read in the Senate—-whUh he was dirc&ed to bring to the House.—The mciTage was laid on the tabic.. Adjourned. 283 ' FRIDAY*, Feb. r The letter signed Lebrun, lent from tire Senate yesterday, was read, a"nil Tpfbrred to the Secretary of the Treuluiy—it contained a representation, that the heits of a French oi.icer in the service of the United States, hcri not received the compensation to which they ar e entitled—which the writer fupp'oles had been remitted, but is retained in the hands °* the hanker in Europe. Tire amendment of the Senate to the bill to regulate foreign coins, and tor other pur pnfes, r.'as agreed tp by the Hou'e. Mi*. Gregg presented the petition of Robert Lyon, a Lieutenant m the iate army, praying compenfktion for services as a volunteer af ter lie had resigned his commiffipn—read a , n4 referred to the committee of the, whole o*»tbe Mote of the union. Tiie amendments-to the bill to amend tie the ast, entitled an ail to .promote the pro gress of ufeful arts, were taken into consider ation—fome amendments being made to these amendments—the whole were agreed to; ad ditional amendments were proposed; among others, Mr. Murray moved to add the words " being citizen or citizens of the United States," after the words pcrfin or pe+fons— the objett of which is, to prevent: foreigntrs from obtaining patents Mi this country for inventions which they have already obtained patents for, in Europe; by which means the citizcns of the United States might be prevented from obtaining prtetits for the.some, <vf similar inventions.—This motion was agreed to. Mr. Kittera footed to reduce the period for which patents should be granted, from fourteen to ten years—this motion was nega tived—. The bill was then ordered to be en ■g rolled for a third reading to-morrow. In committee of the whole—on the amend ments of the Senate to the bill entitled, an an: to regulate claims to invalid pcnfions— Mr. in chair—Two of the amend ments were agreed to, the others rejected— The committee rose and reported ly—the House-adopted the report of the com mittee of the whole. The report of a feleft committee on the pe tition of James Warrington, was read, and laid 011 the table. Mr. Fitzfimons pre fen ted the petition of James Montgomery, commander of the Re venue Cutter stationed in the bay of Dela ware, in behalf of himfelf and the officers and crew of said Gutter—referred to the Secreta ry of the Treasury. A petition of the manufacturers of cordage, &:c. of the city of Philadelphia, was referred to a feleft committee. Adjourned till Monday. Philadelphia, Feb. 2. .F've Hundred Dollars is offered for appre bending the man who robbed the Southern Mail on Tuesday morning Jaft. He is de . (ti ibcd as a fiender man, 5 feet iq inches high.—The portmanteau was found, ajid some of the letters torn and scattered *bout. arrangement !ri Boston for celebrating tße Inccefles of France over the enemies of the Revolution, on the 24th ult. confided of a I procelfion thro' theprincipalparts of the town, of all ages and conditions; an Ox roaftec} whole—a Civic Feast in Faneuil-Hall and other'places—and tables spread in the street, for. th® poor to partake «f, gratis—colori !.-»«ted— Runs fired—military companies pa. ruded—»Nalional Cockades worn—and a bal- loon let <»(£ bearing in large Lr bi*ty and E<jyAUTY, and the Flag of the United States. Net amount of Dunes on Spirits dilt'lled and removed from the distilleries in the diftrift of Rhode-Island, for one year, commencing on the Ift July, 1791, and ending 011 the 30th Jun«, '79*> 53>»7» dollars 53 7.2 c cents. Amount of Duties 011 Spirits diflilied within «he fame period, artd not removed from the pifttllctiej, 6,595 dollars 7 2-«o cents. Total aaioum tA- duties for one year, 59,866 dollars 80 9-20 cents. Account of Shipping owned and chartered front the Port of New-London, Conne&icut: Ships B<ique 4 Schooners 30 t Sloops 47 Brigs 34 Horses, mules, and cajtle exported from the above port for the year 179 a to 1793 — Jan. sth, to Jan. sth, Lall year, 91 a 92, Shott drip'd for tlie year J792, is 1833 COMMUNICATIONS. A writer in the National Gazette is of opi nion, that the people should riot tleft men to office who maintain principles inconsistent with the nature of tbe government. He fays, it would be absurd to trufl the fox with oar poultry, or the wolf with our lambs. The fentimcnt is cer tainly in ft. We take it for certain, that the writer intended to express his idea of the ex treme unfitness of cnttufting an high federal of« sice to an antifederaliil of such implaeable pas sions as Gov* C • The National Gazette has an aiticle from a ctoriefpondent, which fupp»>fes the people of Coone&icut to be inclined towards monarchy. The writej Ims not given his reaions in support of the opinion. - But in such a moment, us con cern, it is fit to consider the danger of the cafe. Lord (hip?, it is agreed, arc the forerunners of monarchy. Now Conne&icut is divtded into Lordships. Those who have no: fcen the state, will.he surprised to hear, that »t is full (if Lords of Manors. The rights of these Lords to their Manors, and over them, are of the Aristocratic genus. For eacfvof these Lords luppofes him felf fnlly juftifted in driving the people out of his po(lc(soQs. keeps all the good things to bimTcU and his family fcnd and'fco! a foul J. 5 fuffcred to ride his horfc or gather hi* crops agamft his will. Theft: exclusive lordly pr.vilejes a.e truly (hocking* to thofc who ab hor lurh lordships, 'nil whojullly desire to have ihem Ih a red m common. The extreme ignorance «>f the people in that State, has piobatoly prepared them for this de graded lit ion. For men iruly enlightened as to the ir right to eujoy the earth in coinmon, would !on£ ago have abolifh<a th?i proud*arif tocraty. They howiver in that Stale do r»oc know what ii is to be born again mo a new po litical world. They tven dunk the. federal coirftuuuon»the belter for being djvided into three branches. They difttuifc and defptfe as fcypocrrtrs and knaves the iufp ifgif 'qfoimers of ouf\ corrupt fend abominable government,, whn would reform <js into a Hate of nature. Ac cordingly they i/icline to chul'e men into offecc under the Coiiftiiutioti, who wowlcj not deikiuy it by treachcry and lies. They keep t»j> schools, and so much the woift—fo* their chjldten are taught ihe old-fafhioned and damnable hereftea which inculcate order—tefpift lor ruler®—the rights and duties of man—to reverence the reli gion of their fathers, to follow virtue thein fcK-es, and to refpell those who do so. Thus oven in youth opinion Tivets her chains oil the mind ; and nothing is to be hoped for from Cooncfticut—but as they have Lords already, and such general ignorance that our initiu&ion ts thrown away upon them, we mnil leave them to {heir evil and perv,erfc ways. If .however they (hould run mad, and set up a K,ing, it will be time to interfere and try him for his life. o<T"_ f tticus Jha/l appear in eur next. 6 per Ger.tr, x «r lQ 3 per Cents, xi f s Deferred, 12 y 2 Full /hares Bank U..S. 59 per cent, prem BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. February ift, 1793. WHEREAS foreigners holding Stock in Ihe SanK of the United States may pre fer receiving their Dividends in Europe, to ceiving them in America, RESOLVED, That any proprietor of the Capital Stock of the Bank of the United States residing in Europe, Hiail be entitled to receive either in London or in Amiterdam, the half yearly dividends which may be declared there on—in London at the rate of one pound fieri ing for every four hundred and forty-five ceiUs, or in Amsterdam at the rate of orte guilder current money for every forty cents and four mills—:he dividend declared in January of each year, to be paid in London or Amsterdam on the fe.- cond Monday of July following—and the divi dend declared in July of each year, to be paid in London or in Amllerdain on the lecond Mon day of January following. Provided, That every such Proprietor (pre vious to the declaring of any Dividend, so to be paid'.n London or in Amiterdam) (hall give au thentic notice to the President and Directors of ■1 lie Baak at which of the said Cities he will re ceive the said Dividend; War Department, J A NUAR Y 28, 1793. INFORMATION is hereby given to all the military Invalids of the United States, that the funis to which they are entitled for fix months of their annual pcnfion, from the 4th day of September 1792, and which will become due on the 51 h day ot March »793, will be paid on the (aid day by ihe Commiflioners of ihe Loans within the states refpc&ively, under the usual regulations, viz. Every application for payment must be ac companied by the following vouchers : ill. The certificate given by the Hare, fp'eci Ty ing that the person poflVfltng the fame i* in fuel an Invalid, and ascertaining the sum to which, as such, he is annually intitled. 2d. An affidavit agreeably to the following form : A. B. came belore me, one 6f the Jufticrs of the county of in the Hate of and made oath that he is the fame A. B. to whom the original certificate in J»?s pwfTrfljon was gw en, of which the following it a copy (the Ccr tificate given by the state to be icciteri) Tire he served (regiment, corps or vessel) at the time he was disabled, and that he now refines jn the and county of and has refuted there for the last years, prcvicij to which he resided in In cafe an Invalid ftinuld apply for payment by an attorney, the said certificate and oath before lecilcftftiroduce a special letter of attorney t<» the fuU lowing form : I, A. B. of CMWyTof Jfate at do hereby constitute and appoint Q. O. of my lawful attorney, to receive in my behalf of my penfinn tor fix months, ti an Invllid of the United States, from the 41 h d«y of Sep tember 1792, and ending the 4th day of March 1 793-. 55 70 74°3 Signed and Sealed in the Pretence of Acknowledged befde me, Application* of executors and administrators must be accompanied with legal evidence of their fefpeftive offices, and also of the time th* Invalid died, whose pension they may claim. By Command of the Pirfident of the United States, H. KNOX, Secretary at War. The Pt inters in the refpedive States are re queued to publish the above in their Netvfpapers fer the Jpace oj 2 months. TICKETS In the FEDERAL CITT LOTTERY, May be h»d at SAMUEL COOPER'j Feny. PRICE OF STOCKS. By th< President and !>ire#Trr*. JOHN KEAN, iajktcr.
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