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IN which their literal or fultorieal sense, as they relate to King David, and the Pcofrtt of ifrael-, is llfufirated, and their application to Meftidh, to the Church, audio individuals, as mt rube is thereof, is pointed o«it ; with a view to render the use of the Psalter pleating ahd pro* Stable (o all orders and degree* of Chnftian*. The jirjl Anur\can EdUtimJrom Out $th Britifn. By Gkokcb, Lord fiiHiop of Norwich, and Prcfident of Magdalen College, Oxford. ZIMMERMANNo,, SOLITUDE, Price 7-8 Dollar. SCOTT'S FORCE'Of TRUTH, Pncc, bound and lei*cred, 44-109 D&!Ur. J*Ji come to hand, DA VIES* SERMONS, Complete m 3 volumes octavo, P'icc, bound, 5 25-100 Dollar, [an 26. 7he price of this Gazette is Three Dollars fir annum—Qtrt MJ is be pdii Mi iM U*c q/ fub jbribing. Wednesday, February 13. 1793. PHILADELPHIA. AT a meeting of the President &. Direflors of the Bank of the United States, held on Friday the Jt'h February, ) 793, the following named Gentlemen were eletted Directors of the different OiSres of Discount and Deposit, and to take their feats on the firft Monday in March next, to wit. In Boston, Thomas Ruffe!/ John 0< Jones Theodore Lyman Chriftoplier Gore jof Rujje/l.jun. *SamuelS.jifJ/ury jof pk Barrell (aic/> Davit * Henry Hill David Sears John Lowell *&am. Parkman J. Codman,jun. la NEW-YO<IC. Rich, llirrifm Tho. Buchdnin *Mofe! Rogets Geratd Bt/HAef Tlwrrtai Pttirfoll * W'rb. Shedden Nich. Hojfm* Jdhn OeUfttld *A L. Alerktr PHI. Livhgftffi Malt. L far ybit David Gtlfien Wilhem laijjJit In Baltimore, George Gale J. Holms, jun. * Jof.ThoMurgh David Stewart Nicholas S/iJiy * And. Ruchanan Stephen Witjon Adrian Valck jcAn sentff Arch, tamttiell *J. P. Pleafanii Iho' o. Sriith Weft In CftAit tESf o»i, Dan. Defddffure Adam TutinO * Aaron Locock Math. Rujfell D.ivid Rath/if *f.dw. Varrell * Johh Woodrip Johri f Grimke Adaln Gihhrijl Thcrhas Morris Rob. Hazlehurjl Am. Vanderhotji Eiw. RitUdgc The names marked thru* * are new mem bers, and faccectf the proportion appointed by the President and Di; evtors of tUc Bank of the United Stats» to be left oot at every annual Ast ion. For the GAZETTE, of flit VNIfED STATES. Mr. FeNKO, OLD age ha< i peculiar clairtl on Ibe r<<verrm-e of mankind. Tis natural when we fee or hear of 1 peifoli finkifljj in deep declining years, and supporting at the fame time the molt extra-* ordinary vigoi and a&ivity of body and mind, to enquire the means and other concurrent cir. cunilUnces, how it were poffiHe to reach a pe riod so long in life—fo protra&ed beyond the usual span of exiftencr. Such an anticn: man while living, among friends and old inhabitants of the country, is conlidertd as a perfefl pjragon and prodigy of his own sex. And wheo the invincible Death, who comes to all, (Viall at length beset him, there is more than anxiety with farviving tela tivesand friends, to embalm his remembrance— to endow it with freth laurels—and place it fe. cuie and sale, on the ilever-rufting files of gra titude and fame! The idea of detestation from fuccecding gene rations, is dreadful in the extreme. And on the othci hand, what is more amiable than to be prailed and beloved, while their are men and letters in the world. Next to the Godhead it ielf, is the reputation and condition of a good man —the next in dignity, and next in vaiuc.— He indted is deftrving of, and as surely obtains our waritieft acji-upwledginertts! 'Tis the tri bute of affrttioii juftlv due hts manes! And as long as we think of the good, the an tient and the meritorious, and look for their faithful record in the page of story, one cannot help regarding and even adoring the various in venti'.ns the poiile ans have fuggeft-d, toeffeftu ate so noble and delirible a purpose Much indebicd ite wc indeed to the refined mi m general tor their aid and altlftance in thta line. And without difparagip/; any fpeeiei of th.ra, atlo<r me t« drink, there it none more "> impartial fancy, than the pleat ing an nt Wur-li urk. Hrre, as in x mitror, we fee ma* <1* ills natural and best appearance and »une, emirulv diverted of those ornamental trafppinp, which, like glnflea in a flulful hand, are butt®»»Btto flatter, if ii'Jt mislead, the hu man eye. We there behold our beloved friend or acquaintance nearly in the fame ininner in which we oucefonverfed or familiarized w*th him. S.ilick with the (n«j-ftic scene, who can then refufi hisdlmirationoi !uch .eprofenutioij vt ar and Take out a vic» of the rcVpeSive perf>m»'-s in this favored.: Undone in Wax,in Mr. JWta'i Exhibition Room, in Bth Itieet, you mere fee the rrprefinunonaof the Brave, ihu G'Jod, the Leautilol, <he N'»bte, and the just ! You view, with >ut refttaioi, the Hod natural figures of the bell and gertu that adorn the wellern hemisphere ! in thtt ex.enfive colle&ion, you may fee a ftoiit the r«rtl, a tlrong, full, exalt likcucfs of the old Mr. Hutton, lately deccaied—one of the longclt livers in this country. He 19 (herefixed m W«x t wuh hia iilver h«ms, his tobacco-box, pipes, and ufuai vestments, and in a situation reicmbtifig hte •tfeit. So engaging it the figure — Hiitfcat demand* obfcivalion J I am fold he reached r.o ve»r»—a truiy venerable age for any man 111 ui» or any country. Lot iliaogera boast of the temperature and health inrtii of their ownclimatts, orol the length of years of mor tals and welcome, ihia initance affords a demon itracion highly favorable to our own. May his and every g*>ort old man's memory be preferred in the bofoni ol wax-wo'k, or other fatufattor)' reeittriet. from the corroding hand of time. A PENNSYLVANIA*. -293- CONGRESS. HOUSE. OF REPKF.SENrATIVES. Monday, January 28. The Bill to authorize a Loan in the Notes or Certificates of the fever a! States which, on a final Settlement of Accounts Jhall have a Balance due to them frout the United States—having been read the third time— the Shtejlion, (hall the Bill pass ? tuas put by tie Speaker: (continued.) Mr. Madlfon remarked, that an amendment now incorporated in the bill ha« changed its prin ciple altogether—it was contemplated by the o riginal bill to provide for debts incurred only for the support of the war; but by this amend ment, debtsare to befubferibed to the loan which were created subsequent to the period in which those debts originated that have been hitherto called debts of the United States. Another amendment has been added, which postpones the fubfeription to a period l'o diilast as to anticipate the proper business of a subse quent legislature, which will be more compe tent to decide upon it than this house is The gentleman who brought forward this motion, afiigned as a reason, that by this poft poneraent the Senate would have a controul over the business, which they would not have with out palling the bill, and with this amendment. Mr. Madilon reprobated the idea of controuling the deliberations of a subsequent legilUture. He said the ground of the bill was changed. The poftponenjent of the fubferiptions renders it en tirely unnecessary for the present Congress to decide upon it; —he was in favour therefore of postponing it—and of the previous question. Mr. Gerry said he did not exped this opposition to the bill, at this stage of the business; especially from gentlemen who had advocated the very principle on which thi bill is founded, viz. a provifiou tor the balances which ihall be found due on a final settlement of the accounts. The motion for the previous rueftion is foun ded on the remonstrance of the State of Virgi rtaf —a state which justly has the reputation of hieing wife in her councils and decisions; but on the present occasion s single and alone in her con duit in regard to this business. No other state has come forward with fucha remonfirance—a remonstrance against the a£t and doings of the the branches of the national legislature. He concluded therefore, that in this instance at least, that state is inan error; especially as the grounds of her complaints have been obviated. He then adverted to the general provisions of the bill, and Clewed that they were perfectly confonint to the existing provisions made by former acts of the government the balances which (hall appear to be due to the several Hates. He alluded next to the several provisos and amend ments of the bill which had bee i ingraftsd in it, to accommodate it to the wisheS oi those who, notwithstanding, appeared to be as much oppos ed to it as ever. He was really surprised and confounded at the conduit of gentlemen in the opposition. He notictd briefly i..e justice of the claims of the creditors, and concluded by ob fcrving, that there were already fuSkient diffi culties to emburrafs the operations of this go vernment; and he conceived that the oppofit.on to meafurcs calculated to doing justice in this particular cai'c, were calculated ta increase those difficulties and embarrafi'ments. Mr. Amen reprobated the idea of putting the previous qucftion; after a difcuflion of three weeks, it is now proposed to prevent a decision of the fnbjeft; he con fide red this as a very un fair and uhjuftifiable mode of procedure—such »n one as the gentlemen in oppouticm to the bill on more mature reflection would not themfelvei juftify. He then noticed the scope of the argu ments offered in support of the previous quefti -011, and urged a variety of confederations to (hew that the present was the moll lavourable time to decide the question. He deprecated the coiife qnences of a postponement, it would be e'onfi dered as a denial of justice on the part of the present legiilature, and as placing the creditors in the mod uncertain lituation as to their luture fate; in (hort he conceived it was such an evasi on ot' justice i* might pst the country in a Same. Mr. Giles replied to Mr. Ames ; he coucciV ed the consequence* would be dire&lv re verse from thole he had anticipated; bethought thole who v'ere to be benefited, who were com paratively but a l'raall number, woukl not put the country in a flame; the danger was that those whe would faffer by the burthens which would result fro.r. the meafure.wooldbe thrown into a flame. He then entered into a general conlideration of the fubjeii, and urged avariety of reasons againf* the bill, and in favour of put ting the previous question. Mr. Giles enlarged on the impropi Hty of precipitating the business the present ftilion. f Mr. l»age hadcaliedfor the reading of the pro ceedings of the lcgiflature of the ltate of Virgi nia relative to the funding fvllem, particularly the aflYimption of die Hate debti. 1 hefe pro ceeding! were accordingly read. [Whole No. 596.] Mr. White said he hadlkft feffomvottdaguinfr the bill for affnminy the state debts, but he should vote for the bril now under confidatatiottj in this he thought! fie wm jrfrfr&lj canliflent, that t ere was a radical difference between thte two ; the former wis* proposition for afTumirg all the debts of *11 the Il»tei, the fame wh 1. it had been orijrfoially propcrfed at New-York, and which he had uniformly opposed. The present is only for afluniing to the amount of the halaW ces which may be due to creditor Hates; this he always approved. He said he had heard but one mrgument agninft the propriety of coming to an immediate decision which appeared to have any weight—that was the unequal and imperfedt re presentation j this, he said, was a circumstance which he felt as fenlibly as any member of the house, and if the proportion was to impose bur dens oq the people, or to change an eltabliihcd system.he Oiould hesitate before he agreed to its but neither of those was the present cafe —no additional funis were to be raised by the bill, and no change ntade in the mode of payment of the balances without the approbation ol the slates to which (hey may be. due. Having thus obviated this objection, he said, he would give the reasons which induced him to believe the matter ought now to be decided j he observed, that perhaps it might have been well had the bafinels not been brought forward, con fide ring the oppofitioir which had taken place j hedidnot,however,cenfure the gentleman who introduced it, that gentleman had, as well a* hinifelf, been acquainted with the proceeding# refpe&ing the assumption fiom the commence* meat. And he declared he did not expeit, when the refolutiom were laid »n the table, that an objection would be made to them; and it was probable as little apprehenfiaa was entertained by the mover ef the resolutions; but he thought the manner in which the bill had been op posed, asd in which it had been fuppor.ed re quired an immediate deCilion. It had been made the criterion of the public faith of the go vernment , and of the lidelity ofitsofficers. Those who were in iavour of the biil alledged as one reason in fuppor: of it, that when the balances were known, the dubtor Hates would not agree to make provision for those balances agreeably to the existing law. He believed that this fuj« gellion was unfounded i he did not believe it was pollible that any man, wlxom the confidence of his fellow citizens ihould place on this fluor, would everYefufe to carry that law into effect. He conlidered it as one of the pillars of the con flitution—A folcmn compact; between the Unit ed States and individual ftatcs; and he believed| if ever this government (Hould be guilty of so grofsa breach of farth in a matter of importance fufficient toattraii thegeneral notice of theciti iens, that there was an end to the government itfelt:. It was a government foundedon opinion. And when the opinion of the people tealed to support it the government must fall. On the other hand, the bill had not been opposed oil its merits. No gentleman hadat.empted to point out the individual or the difcriptioa of men wl.* would be injured by die operation of the bill ; they had opposed it wholly on collateral circum stances; they had luppofed that if the ilates who had debts due totheir citizens Ihould have their balances discharged byaffuming those debts, that they would oppoJc the payment of the balance* to dates «4iicli have no creditors. It had like wise been alledged, -hat thj Commiflionos for fettling accounts might conduit themfelres i« such a manner as to render a legislative inter position necessary to fcrrelt the mesfurei conse quential of the settlement. He had 110 appre hension of such conduit on the part of the Com iniffioners, and could not legislate on a liippoii tioh that they would eondud thcmfelve* in a manner so very improper, but if they did, he could not fee that the change in the payment of the balances could have any effcit, if the legisla ture could interfere where ftatcs were concerned, they might do the fame in the cafe of individu als; but at jealousies had taken place in the minds of the members, and at both fides ol thf house seemed to consider the palling thi> bill a» giving a greater foice and liability to the adt for fettling the accounts betw en the U. Statet, and individual ftatet, it was a strong reason with him to gire his assent to it. It had been said the palling the bill by so fhiall a majority would 0.- cafion discontent and uneasiness among the peo ple. This might be the cafe, but the lame rta fon is equally applicable to a rejection of the bill by a ftnall majority. Hut who are molt likely to be diflktisfied ! Thole who by a rejection of the bill would feel themlelves injured, at least difapptinted in their expectations of advantage 1 or those Who, notwithstanding itt palfage, would lie left in their present eondition i he believed the former, so that at far as that argument had any weight it was in favour of the bill. Mr. Murray was in favor of the previousquef* tion—he tho't the present stage of the bufineC# vfat the moll proper to call tor that question) it would he f*i<i, have been justly exceptional blc had the question been called previous to de bate ; but now itwai ftriaiy proper) adverting to the merit* of the bill; he objected to it at an i.ifr»aion of the funding fyUem—that fyOem provides for funding the balance! in favor of the States, not the individual creiitoru—On ti*
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