•f the f.oufe or tlie Secretary for this purpuje— our Journals do nut (how any. The rtquifition,, was to the President, and he has complied witii the terms of it. But if we are to reit on pre sumptive evidence, the presumption is in favour of the Scrctary. The Prcfidei»t has yot made objections to the condu& of his agent. He has mentioned the loans to Congress, without dii approbation. The agent was properly account able to him, and he Jus not found fault with him ; but in hit fpecch at the opening of this and the Lift feflion of Congrtis, has exprefled great fatisfadion in the (late of public ailair . But if the gentlemen who advo «ate this prokcution, really believed this fad, badthey .it not in their power to have rendered the evidence certain »to demonstration, by re queuing by resolutions of the houfej that the President would declare * whether this money was or was not drawn in eonfequence of his io ftrudions, or with his approbation and consent. Can any man suppose, that so responsible an a gent as the Secretary of ti*e treasury would pre sume (for his own fake) to proceed in so im portant negotiation, without the knowledge, ap propation and directions of the President of the United States. But for argument fake,'fuppofe the fad to be true , is not the Secretary an offi cer to fuperintehd the colledion of the public revenue? As soon as this loan was made under the ad of the i uh of August, was it notjiis du ty without further inftrudions, to draw the money into States for the purposes mentioned in the ad 4 would he not have bfeen highly culpable if he had left , this money in Holland tUI the next feflion of Congress, aqd ' waited for a law authorising him so to io? It i» really a rcfledion oil-the whole, to fnppofe they would have direded a loan which Ihould remain Iriadive on an interest of 5 per cent, without giving a 1 ,>ower of application. But it lias been aid tnat a larger sum, viz, almost 3 milliohs of d liars, has been drawn inco this country, which wq's more than tht President himfelf was authorifcd to do. If this if meant to criminate tlie Prefidfcnt, we ought t< know it. How does the fad stand? It is agree< that the President had a right to draw the mo flies loaned under act. of the .... .. ;; iath August, - z,000,60p He had a righttoinake such. other contrads refpeding the; debt, as fliould be for the interest of the United States;, in vConfe4Uehce whereof, the- ?gent in Europe a greed with the national alTembly or the executivecf France, for the payment of 4 millions of livres part of their debt, in the produce of the United States, ioi the jfup piy of St. Domingo f which made 800,000 The interest .to foreign officers a ' mounted toabout *.99'>.)'<> 9° This then makes about the fuift that it is proved, was drawn for by tha Secretary, and fhpws that he did not exceed the powers hefted in the Pre fldent for tKis ptirpofe. * It hat been also held up as highly criminal in the Secretary, that altho'he began to draw for this money ill Dec. 1790, . yet hfr -oever gave information to CoDgrefs or to the trustees for purchasing the public debt on the fubjedj but left them wholly in the dark with refpe<£t to so important a measure, when it was his duty par ticularly to have kept the house conflantly in formed, and that this could only have happened for the purpose of covering some improper de . sign, or aiding individuals tvith the public mo nies of the United States. To this charge Mr. B. said he had paid seri ous attention; for as on the one hand he would ever be ready to bring every defaulter in public office, however exalted in charaifter, to condign punishment, where found guilty; on the other hand, he wiihed ever to be fourd giving full sup. port to every good officer of government against unfounded charges of peculation and mifinanage ment of the public revenue. He had fatisfied his Qundop thisfubjedl, Dot beitag-able to find a scintilla of evidence to support the charge, but abundant testimony to the contrary. First, Con gress knew that this money was appropriated to the payment of the debts in .this country- — that the loan was made in Holland, and there fore that it mull neieffarily be drawn here for the purposes of the a<3t.—idly, by the report of thetruftecs of the finking fund, sol. 12, under date of the 25th August 1790, is the following entry, " It is provable that it will be deemed ad visable to pay the interest for the year 1791 on the amount of the foreign debt, out of foreign loans—There is one now matured for the ac- ceptance of tile United States, amounting to 3 millions of florins : the proceeds of "which may be at command in the course of the present year. The expediency of an acceptance of the loan, and of an application of one third of it, to the purpose of the d£?i for the reduction of the public debt, is under the confiderathn of the Pre/ldent of tie United States. Alexander Hamilton, Sec.of the treasury. This entry affords strong presumption against all the suggestions of the want of inftruiftiqns from the President, or his ignorance of the proceed ings of the Secretary. 3d. The speech of the President delivered to both houses of Congress on the Bth Dec. 1790, has the following paragraph : " fn conforming to the powers v fted in me by the ast? of the last fefiion, a loan o> three millions of florins, to ward- which some provisional measures had previously taken place, has been completed in Holland."—" The Secretary of the treasury has my di're&ions to communicate such further far ticulars as may be requifits for more precise in formation." 4th. the report of the Secretary in conformi ty to that direction dated 24th February 179!, mentioning terms of the loans and application of monies. j'th. The preamble of the nil of 3d March *791, already read. •tlx. In the rep&rtdE the Secretary of the*rsf fuiy of the receipts and .expendit^*/rom the commencement of the government to tjv; of Dec. 1751 ijthe following article of receipts. Fouign Loans. . - Fromrbe Hrefidenf ,dire<9urt Jt Co. . of the bank of North . America,. being the produce of bills of ex change, drawn on the agents for negociating foreign loans in Hol land, - . up,z6f, 47 From President, director* & Co. of bank of New-York, being the produce of biH» of exchange, ' : ■ d/awn on the agents aforefaid,' 87 Dolls. 3*1,35 134 7th. Inthetreafurer's account,cnjtimtpcirjg ift Jan. 1793, and endinggon the 3 ift March i 79fl> are found the following entries of receipts: ,c " On the proceeds of bills of exchange drawn on Willhem & Jan Willink, Nicholas & Ja cob Van Staphorfl &Htibbard, of Ai&fterdam, on account of loans made for the United States, p«r statement, Dolls. 401,902 89 In this account, commencing on ift April 179 2, and ending on the 30th June J 791: " On the proceeds of bills of exchange &c. in fame words, - - 1,140,000 Inhis account commencing the firft July 1791, and ending oa the 30th Sept. 179 2.: " On the proceeds of bills of exchange &c. itj fame words, - 1,000,000 Mr. Boudinot > after reading these vouchers, proceeded. TJ)sfe,Mr. Chairman, ue the fa&s that have convinced my mind, at firft much alarmed at the severity of the charges and the ppfitive assertions of gentlemen, that difcovcries would be made, (hewing corruption at the very heart of the government, these have convin ced me fully, that this proTecutfcn has been raftily brought forward without i proper exa mination of the tranfa&ion. My mind, in a confciehtious research into the fa&s, his hot been able to raise a doubt on which to, found even a suspicion of the integrity or abilities of the Secretary in this whole negociatton So far am I from considering those charges ftppoj-ted by testimony, that I consider the conduit of the officer concerned in this tranfa&ion jot only whoHy cleared up,but the measures hehas pur sued, as (lamped with wisdom and officii Jcnow ledge. So far am I from judging hin reP**e henfible for the manner in he h;s nego ciated and applyed these loans, that I tlink him deserving of the thankful approbatitn of tlis country, for his economy and ftri& att:ntion to the true interests and credit of the United States. I rejoice, Sir, that after so Full and zealous an investigation, this officer, tbugh un heard\ appears to be free from even a iifpicion of mal-condu& in the whole tranfa<fti*n; this is not only honorable to him, but does credit; to our country. On the whole, therefois; lam decidedly of opinion against the prefen.'refolu tions, and (hallgive them my hearty negative. be continued."] | 191.316 90 For the GAZETTE of UNITED ST. Mr. Fenno, | ~ AS Charges against the executive bfncers of thi general government haVei lately become fafhionable, I beg leave through your paper to lay the inclosed refollitions before the Houfeof Citizens of the United States. What I really am, is a matter of no con sequence to any one—*but I profess to be a mart of great candour and to be influenced by no motive beside that of the public good ; I am clearly of opinion that capable servants are dangerous to the public fafetv—that they Ihould often be charged with maladmfniftra tion, either before, or without the produc tion of evidence, (imply to introduce the good ly principle of rotation in office—that when they obtain influence by eminent abilities and ufefuTnef', the, United States (hould adopt the Athenian plan and fubjeft them to irre vocable ostracism—that when violations of official duty are charged, there (hould always be a promise on the part of the to ac knowledge his error when proved, l>u| every, care (hould be taken to elude performance whatever proof may be produced on the part of the accused ; in (hort I fully acquiifce in the doctrine of old Hudibras, and make it uiy invariable pra&icethat " H'tien convinced againjl my witt, " I'm of the fame opinion JiilL" • These with the principles contained Sn the following resolutions are mine, and 1 hold myfelf to be as (launch a democrat as any the dominion can produce. MARAT. ARTICLES OF Impeachment againjl Alexander Hamilton, C t ./' U.. T f--- "JL."* Ift. RESOLVED, That every officer of the United States who by talents and integ rity—by important services and republican manners, conciliates the esteem arid ajffeftion of the people, " violates the law" of equality —;s an aristocrat*—exposes the coujifels of the United Spates to confifteiicv, liability, and confidence, and therefore is highly reprehen sible. 2d, Resolved, That a violation ofthelaw of equality is the violation of tl* people's right, which requires that every free man, fliould enjoy the privilege of despising tafents —degrading worth and demolilhing reputa tion, by resolutions nninveftigated and un founded. 3J. Resoxved, That the Secretary of the Treasury has been guilty of a violation of this law of equality. 1. By his long and diftin guiflied Ibrvices during the late war. a, By his indefatigable exertions to effect the efta blilhment of the federal government. 3. Bv his fidelity and industry in the discharge of his present office, by which he has obtained the confidence and efteera of his fellow-citi zens, and is likely from his talents, virtues, O J- — ~ ~ " -- Secretary of the Treasury. 334 anrf Cervices, ta wtr/hmdow ot?ter mtn . wTlfl have a Statt-clum- to greater importance than hijnfijlf. . 4th. Resol-ved, That it is reasonable to perfume that the Secretary of thG . T rea '* ,r y has deviated from the inftmftionj of the Pre fidcnt.—Becggfe the Prefiderit who is Angu larly inattentive to the conduct of hU agents and univerfaily reeardleft of the public inter, eft, has omitted to enquire into the measures the Secretary has purlued, but has knowing ly fuffered him contrary to express orders, to mifmina'e tholie public finances, which Con gress had confidentially charged to the Presi de nt'j care. ' jth. Hesoiv»s, That the Secretary of the Treasury has omitted M discharge an essential duty of his office vt» failing to givi the citi zen? of th s honfe, at onre, inforrtiation ofhij irteafures, and capacity to tinderftind them— tljat Be hasTaid too little for those who wifli to det«& h : m in errors and contradifHoni:—- yet lo "much as to bewilder thbfe who are "too indolent to examine the reports with atten tion. 6th. Resolved, That the Secretary has ex officio, and without inftrutftions ventured to promote the interest of the United States, by construing a doubtful authority according to its spirit, without adhering to what some deem the ftri<st letter—that he has thus avoid ed a manifeft absurdity—has saved fomt thou sands of dollars, which fliould have been fa crificed for the hflnor of government—and that he has "omitted todifcharge an eflential dotv of his office in filling to give infoi mar tion" of these services, where a detail of them was fnperfluOiKi or would possibly either have been forgotten or mifreprtefeu ted, had they been communicated. 7th. Rf.solVeo, That " the Secretary of the Trea'ury did not consult the public in terest" by borrowing a sum of money at J pr. cent, of the Bank, when it might nave been had elsewhere at 7 and upwards—that he ap plied this to the support of public credit by paying demands on the federal Trealbry as they became due, instead of relying for this purpose on funds already appropriated, or on bonded duties, payable at a remote period. Bth. Resolved, That the Secretary has been guilty of an indecorum to the citizens of this House, in prefumin? to judge for himfelf, on fHfts obvious l 6 every one—in obliquely ftig gefting, that he wa* capable of diftinguiflilng between motives and public good, and private envy—for defending himfelf in too independ ent a manner againlt charges of corruption— for proving certain wild statements of his own accounts to be " one tiflue of error"— for comprehending the true import of orders he had received, and failing to obtrnde in formation, for which he had never been call ed on. 9th. Resolved, That he be convicted of these charges without a hearing; that lie therefore be adjudged a dangerous minister, and difmifled from office—becaufe bis " ad mtniftration" instead of " disgracing Pande monium" will probably ensure him too much confidence and popularity in violation of true democratical equality, and in prejudice of certain " pure and virtuous characters," who would fain rife upon the ruins of his reputa tion. sr-1 Fer the GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES. Princeton, March 15, 1793. The fsllowing is an extrafl from a letter lately " TN Mr. Fenno's paper of the 13th March, X there is a Speech of one of the members of the National Convention of France, that con tains sentiments which must excite disgust and horror, in every mind, not wholly debauched and hardened. They aie uttered by a M. Dufont, and applauded with (bouts of accla- mation by almost the whole convention.— What! (he exclaims) Monarchies are extirpated —thrones arc overturned— and sceptres are bro ken to pieces—Kings are-no more; yet the altars of God remain. Shame to the enlightened spirit of Frenchmen 1 Will you permit still to exist these ignominious monqments of our igno rance -ari4 r np(s ? You have freed your coun try from the bondage ot execrable tyrants; rtfeue them alio from tjie infamous dominion of fuperjlition, that enfbjves aud ftVackles thq mind. Nature and Reason—these ought to be the Gods of man—these are my Cods. Kings and Priests are leagued in one cursed design—-and the cursed fnftrument' of the latter, is eternal fire. " 'Let others tremble at this terrifi bugbear. As for me, I despise it ; as for m\felf, I here honestly confefs to this AlTembly, lam an Atheifi. ' <l What are we to think of such an open avow al of fentimenis, so absurd and so ruinous. From the thunders of applauses with which they were received, they appear not to be confined to a finale breast. They expre/sthe feelings,,'the ge nuine and undisguised feelings, the t greater part ol the Convention. Heaven defend us from such corrupted and mifchievou* principles. May our manners be preserved simple, and our morals pure—and may weeftabhfh our national fafetv and gTbry in national ftrift justice and un affc&ed piety. May we reprobate the folly and wiCkedness of the wretch who dares to question the existence of that Providence, whose arm was so lately and so mamfeftjy bared for our defence and happiness. May we not be asham ed publicly W declare to the world that we are the humble and grateful warfhtppers of the " only living and true God." For myfelf, were the aflfcmbled universe before me, I would not blush to acknowledge, that I conceive it my dif tingui(hed privilege, my highest honor and uu fpeakable delight, to know, avow, and love, that Being who reigns iu heaven and rules upon the earth." FROM THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE. Iranian might conclude, a Correspondent obferyes, on the posture of our affairs the administration of the general government, even the integrity of our pnreft characters, from fume inflamatory northern writers, lie received. ainft Umrof t«j ouf Wn ßit;<»h inwtrie*- . ' ® Tlt < n >. »nd a combination formed to .mpof, oa the Uuifed States the fembl.uc'e of v,.T° tl "!. r J eprdinUtio " U frper-added th. hackneyed dirges of an army unpaid—fpeeu. " t °. rs < - n nriched . foreign debts uncomplied with, and, in a word, every brace and (pok. tin ZITL ot government uufi, f or O L a . , I ke J. y tycu u nti,, « »ntit couTaia. the fu|>r ? me direction of, republic to whole principle, tl*y were, and ever will remain opposed. Tho'every f,||able of this is re fl, tsd and laughed at yet it is the duty of every good PRF« of a FREE. PRESS, that meftiinable ENGINE of p„oii C happinef.,re(er ve d for tlie Ul ages of th«r woi ld, f'k»ar to notice such predutfipns as to preserve as much as pollible, within the ex tent of his own circle, every good. citiwA from the baneful anarchical contagion intend' to 'Pread trom the uViiiMu labors of tlwfe ingtnwus mm, so eager to change the whole lyltem to have it administered on new prin ciples and for sinister purposes. EXTRACT Jrom Dr. HENRY's HISTORY. I W ?'"• continuc to he a rapiol ani ' ,° >he internal and foreign trade of Britain. When a., eftatc w, s conveyed f ° f one proprietor to another, .if the villa, ns „ fuyes annexed to that cftate were conveved« thtj'fame tithe, and by the fame deed. VVhe<i any person had more children than h. could Maintain, ot more domcftic Oaves than he chose to keep, he fold them to a merchant; who dif. posed of them either at home or abroad, as h e found would be moll profitable." ft was* common vice, (fays Gir.ldus Cambrenfts) „f the EnglilH when -thev were reauced to that rather than endure it patiently, they «pof c d their own children to sale. Many of thele an happy persons were carried into Irehnd, a»d n» doubt into other countries, and there fold \ ftmng law was made against this barbarous'kind of commerce, in a great council held at Si Pe ter's Weftminfter,A. D no,. no m ,„; for the future, presume to carry on the wicked trade of felling men in markets, like brute beads, which h.ihcrto had been the'common o.ftom of England." But this law did not put »n end to the trade in slaves. For in the e.eat council held in Armagh, A. D. i, 7« the whole clergy ot Ireland, after having deliberated lon» concermngthecaufeofthecalanmies with which they were threaiened, by the itiv.fion of th» Engli Ih, at length agreed, that (he great judgment had been lntlifled upon them by the difoleafure of God, for the fins of the people ; particularly for their having bought so great a number ol En. glifh Oaves from merchants, pirates and robbers, and for detaining them fti!) in bondage. The* therefore decrced, That alUhe Enfcllftj slaves in ths whole island of Ireland, (hould be immedi ately emancipated, and reflored to their former liberty."—Hiftoty <5f England, vol, 6. p. 267, 268, 269. \ , * ■ A. .... .6 Foreign Affairs, By the Slip Favourite, arrived on Monday LJl t J rm ' \ . ! " Liverpool. I'M" L EPST.ADT, Dec. j 4 . THE day before yesterday arrived here M. Fayette, and his companions, under the escort of two commiflioned officers and ten fa. balterns. They set out from hence yesterday on their "way to Magdeburg. VIENNA, Dec. 16. Accounts have been received at Prefburgh, in Hungary, that the Porte is resolved te take the field againit Ruflia. Near Akiertnan in Baffsra bia, 20,000 Ruffians are Rationed, and 25,000 more near Choczim, to watch thc4t)oti®ns of the Turks. WARSA W, Dec. 22. Letters from Cherfon state, that the Ruffiat\j are filling out a fleet at Sebaftapool; to meet ths Fr< nch, who Wish to appear with a formidable, flcet beforc Constantinople. B E R L I N, Dec. 29 By a Courier who arrived here on the 24th from the received ccrtarin intellu gence, that his Majesty will pass the winter with his troops. He will probably stay some da)j with the Landgrave of Heffc Caffelj but he in tends by his presence to hasten and dire£l the dispositions for another campaign against the French. It will be carried on with the utmost vigour, and the court of Vienna will make efforts proportionate to the greater intcrefts which has in the war. The forces of the two powers will afii separately, but they wiJI probably be augmented by troops from the principal Germa nic States ; for it appear* there will-be no diftioA army of the empire, and that the cohimgents of the different Princes will serve with the Auflrian and Piuflian troops. PARI S, Jan. &. This morning the Convention decreed, thil till the resumption of the trijal cf XVF. which is postponed till Monday next, they will attend fpiely to the subsistence and the doathing of the army. NATIONAL CONVENTION, Jan. 5. Marefchal Luckner, detained at Paris by a de cree of the Convention, obtained to-day the pcr miffion of retiring wherever he plealcd. Manuel read a Ifft Of the new members of the committee of General Safety. The names of Chabot, Talien, fngrand, and others of the fame (lamp, were no longer in it. Marat cried out, as he heard it read, that there was a conspiracy againlt the good citizens ; an 4 the afletnbiy laughed. Paine was expected-" to deliver his opinion yesterday on the trial of Louis, but had not an opportunity. H's opinion, which is well known, is t that Loujs should be kern m fate custody du ring the war, and then baniihed from theterru tories of tbe Republic.
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