•Hon'e, wit! curt ili. r tcv»iing tliat tfiev Had been made by the authority or with tlie knowledge of"the President; or lad been re quired for, or applied to the pnrsriafe of the public debt; or had been ever CorAinunicated to the trufte«s of the (hiking fund, who had the direftlon of fuclrporcjiafes; or 'that tbejr were the etfeftof any ueceflity. that Cyuld jus tify thtm. \ And if there was no evident necciHty f?r the proceeding, it w.ai the>moie to be lahisnt ed, chat wbilft we we're every where f)n;pa thifing with our in their a'duousftrug gles for liberty, and echoing from every part of the union, our and food withe,, the.pecuniary fuct.ouri, lb critically necessary to their cause, and the most !üb ftantial proof of the fvueerity of our pri|''ef fio'ris, (hould be silently withdrawn across the Atlantic, from the object for which they w re intended ; fuccotirs too, which were not mere ly a tribute of gratitude, of geflerofity, orof binevofent zeal for the triumph of liberty; hut Si debt moreover of ffricl and positive oft -1 gation, for value ackliowleded and received. In contemplating the fubjeft in this point of view, lit felt a pain which he cbuld not easily' express ; "and'to which he persuaded himfelf, the bread of no other meni&er could be a stranger. Laying aside however alt these unfavora ble considerations, the important question still remained, why the legislature had been unin formed of the monies so unexpectedly drawn into the bank, and to so very great an a mount. If the drafts had received every r«- quifite fanftiori—;f they had been produced by the mod'juftifiable caafes, xhe exiflence of 1,220,476 dollars in a situation so different from what had been contemplated, was a fact, which the repre-eut'ativffs of the people had a right to know; which it was important' to them, and their c?nditi\ents, that they should know; and which it was the indispensable duty of the officer charged with it, to'' bave Iftade known. This omission-was the more remarkable, when COrtfukred in relation to the measure above' mentioned, of paying off at once the whole Dim of 2,609,960 dollars, payable to the bank by irtftalments In ten years. A bill for this purpose had l>eeji introduced, and was on its passage. Tile object of it had been pa tronized by a icport of the Secretary not long firttfe Jhadfc- In one of his last reports, be ex pressly among the inducements to such extenfiYeirfrafts °f money frotn Europe, that they were made " with an eye to placing within the reach of the legislature"—the means requisite for this object. Was it not extraordinary; was it not unaccountable, that'!'o important a measure (hould be recom mendeclj and be actually introduced, and that money otberwife appropriated in Edrope, flfOuld be transferred to this country afid de posited in the,{rank, in order that it might be within the reach of being applied by tlie legis lature to that meafureand yet that no dif eTofure Jhoukl be made to the legislature of the fas, that the money was so drawn aiid lay at ttie batik within their reach tot>4'<bap plied.'-. If any thing could heighten aftonifhroenton this oeVaftoii, it inuft be the reason afligned.by the Seqf'etWy tor any obfeurity that might . liave hung over our finances,—that till the last resolutions, 110 call had been made on the department, which rendered it proptr to exhibit a.genera) view of the public monies and funds, •Or to rfiew the amount and situation of such ->as were unapplied." Mr. Madison would not decide that the Legislature was free from Maine, in not using more full and efficacious means of obtaining such .information, as would have removed all obfeurity. But whatever degree of blame might fall on them, it never eould be admitted, that their calls on the de partment had furnifhed no proptr occasion for exhibiting a fnll view of the public finances. He referred generally to the various resolu tions, which, without the lead force of con ftruftion, would have extended to every pro per article of information. He reminded the committee of the latitude of reports under certain other orders of the hnufe ; and asked Vjiether less freedom of .ponftruftion was to be allowed when information was to he giver, tli'an when power or discretion was £0 be ex ercised ? But independently of this view of the raatte{, Mi\ M. held it to be clear and palpable, that the very situation of the 1110, ney, afforded in occaiion which rendered it proper, that the House Ihoaki be informed of i*. If ajiberty could be taken> of removing . m'qiiey from Europe where it flood appropri ated by law, to this country, where there was nd legal object that required it, and with an eye," as was dated, to an object to which no nrOrrey was applicable, without the authority of tlie Legislature, how could it possibly be . supposed improper to take the furtlier liberty of communicating wliat Was done, to tlie Le gislature ? He concluded with recurring to the parti ycular form, in which the fubjeft presented it felf to the committee, arid repeating, that whatever qualify might be attached to the facts charged, or however improper it might be thought by some, to proceed-in bade to any affirmative decijion on tlrem, it appeared ir reconcileahle with the evidence which had been produced, to decide, by a negative vote, against the truth of the facts. • • (Debate to be retimed.) .' For the GAZETTE, of. the UNITED STATIS. M*. E*nnOj CONSIDERING M. Dnppnt's speech in the Convention t>fprance, as a female of that philosophy which prevail? tpo generally among the men of science, who are the principal cohdiiftors of the preferit revo. lation'in tiiat ft; u's that,phflo lbphy is fufceptibfe welfas re ligion. These pjiitotijphi'cat are zea loufly engaged In preaching a system of equality which, without an entire regenerate of hu*a*' nature, (to adopt a phrase they are so tbnd of dealing from the pulpit) could never be main tained—that is, unless all men were perfectly wtfe and perfe&ly^wi—and unlets they be persuaded to labour for the public* without either the natural rewards ofindtiftry, or the motives of piety.—-They are engaged w'ith equal zeal in destroying all fyfleuU of pubitt' and feein not to be aware how deeply a tendency to religion is implanted In the &u ---nian heart. The great body of the people, if they are not well inftru&ed in ratiorif priori pies of virtue and piety, recommended by tne solemnity of and fan<stTonedj*J they believe by the authority of wiltfife perpetually liable, from that tendency, t<rra perftition or enthusiasm.—-In the abf<£ne(? Rtf religious fdrms, they are ineft pion«tt> enthu siasm.—-And "when once the phvenzy beetles genera], no man can pretend to limit its <?x ---cefles, or to fay what direction accident mhy give it.—-Tranquility is deftroyfc<], order is oveiturned, and that wretched phiiotepby, that laid the foundation ofthe evif, will itfelf be among the firft objects of its i'urt. Th® bad and the good are equally swept &*vay lie fore this dreadful conflagration. That it has been is fufficient to provoke its vengeance — It is the spirit of fanatVcifm to things rhzv, and to annihilate, if poflible, every vestige ot former manners, inititntions, and opinions. Suclj.it the'tendency likewise of that' phikfo phuatjanaticifm that now infers many of the leaders of the French nation—And,- by at tempting to destroy religion, they are, with out intending it, preparing the way for a re« ligiouspkrenzy in some future time tq luring up, that "will be equally terrible and ruinous in its efie&s. Tbe human mind will rvfh with violence from the one extreme 1 to the other. TJiefe reflexions deserve the confkteration of those few men offcience- and influence, in. this country, who ,?ir,e\aping- v th« la/rguage of France on the (übje<st of equality, and who, though tliey are not athcijls like.JJupont, seem to be inspired with a fimiiar antipathy to re ligions infiitutions. March 22,'1793. Foreign Affairs. LEGHORN, Dec. 19. WE have farther accounts .of the departure of the French fleet from the bay of Specehia ; ten them are gone to Toulon, where there are said to be sixty transports, with ij ,000 troops on board, wait ing for them to convoy. Eleven other French fliips of war, with some bomb ketches, are gone toCof fica, to rake in 4,000 u»en. Afitr tfjis the fleet will unite again," a,n£, it is said, will fail to Sardinia. Admiral Truguet has declared that, asTufcany has obfervcd a vet ry ftridt neutrality, it fliall not be molested. ■< t 1 H A G U E, January ro. The States General have pubfiih ed a placart forbidding any men, either as soldiers or Tailors from be ing enlisted here for any foreign service whatever. The States General have appoint ed Wednesday, the 13th of Februa ry to be appointed as a day of ge neral fatting and prayer, according to annual custom. LONDON, Jan. 16. Dumourier, like his pred.ecelTors, Fayette and Luckner, has returned to Paris with complaints from army—Like Fayette and Luckfior, . that step may lead to his ruin ; fo(r, like therfi, he will in all probabili ty discover that there »3 less danger and difficulty in battle, than in pro posing to an Aflembly of madnier, decency of public condudl, and tlie adoption of prudential meafureS'i • The induftvious t-radefmen artd laborious poor of this kingdom have ' great reason to detest those admi rers of the Frinch Revolution, for inviting them to assist in a revolu tion here, and thereby defeating the grand plan for increasing onr - national strength, by applying the annual furpJus of revenue to the re duction of taxes and national debt, and oblige us to employ that and." millions mpre in a fruitlefs war. . The French Antbaflador is sup posed to have, had his last interview with Miniftiy on Sunday. January 21. ' The approaching war with France will unquestionably be the most po pular in which this country has ever involved —We have juftieeand expediency on our fide, and the call of Europe to step forward and check the career of blood hounds. A inore fptcions, fhuffiing, unfa tisfa<Xary composition, than the an swer of the Provilioiial Executive 342 Council of Prance to the official no rice of Lord Cirenville,dWjVered to Monf. Chaiivelin, can li«rdly beini agined. The attempt to explain a way thedecree of tke National Con vention, by which they hold out in vitations to the /editious of all coun tries, is futile in the extreme, and the subsequent affirmation, that the opening the Scheldt is a matter " absolutely indifferent to England, and as little interesting toHolland," is an impudent and infultfrtg y>e . fnmptipn to judge for both coun tries. Nor is this all : sos while the French Republic thus means to " eftablHh itfelf as an universal ar biter of the treaties which bind na tions," it proceeds to declare that it will support the opening of the Scheldt till the Belgic ftiall be a free and nnfhackled State—that is, 'in other words, as long as the French republic shall please. Such 'lan guage would.not have been borne by onr hardy ancestors, and we trust Britons will exhibit an here ditary zeal, for national honor. A letter, said to come from an of ficer in commodore Murray's squa dron, mentions that the commodore being joined by two Dutch frigates, and having taken on board pilots at Flushing, he entered the Scheldt on Thurfdaylaft. The commodore boarded one of the French frigates lying in the Scheldt, which the cr*w had abandoned on bis ap -1 pfoaCh.- A frtiaH vessel under French colours, on Tnefday, attempting to fail up the Scheldt, was fired at by the Dutch, and funk. A most elegant dinner was on Fri day givep by tlie Lord Mayor to a large party of friends, in honor of her Majesty's birth day. The spirit of loyalty gavu a zed to the luxuriance of the entertain ment, which was highly expressive of that liberality which diitinguifh es his Lordship, and the following toasts and sentiments were drank unnnimoufly : , King ; rosy 1 he reign long and happy. The Queen, and a long happy life te her. The Prinee of Wales and Royal* Fam.il,y. Mr. Pitt, &C. &c. The Corifticutiori of Great-Britain,, is ertablifhed by law, and may it flottrilh and endure while time (hall last. The City of London, and may the fpjrit of her Citizens prteferve her freedom and protedl her com merce. Of the songs, there were several sung in a superior style, and " God save the King !" was given with moch effedt, by three voices, and the whole company united in the chorus. FRANCE. NATIONAL CONVENTION. Tuesday, January 8. It was decreed that for the fu ture the process verbal shall contain axccital of all the tumultuous scenes in the Contention. New complaint* were made by the Commifliohers stationed at Brus sels, of the scarcity of forage and proirifionsin thearmy of the repub lic. A new organization of the War-Officie, which removes all res ponsibility. from the War Minister, was the consequence of this com plaint. The Minister Pache stated, that the Gendarmes quitted their colours in numbers, which ought to excite an alarm. " If we do not," said he, " put a stop to this calamity, how are we to combat our numer ous enemies in the spring ? I de mind jfhat they may be considered as defertsrs." Referred to the war Committee. The Decree of the ijth of De cemj»er, which refjiedts the Belgic Provinces, was ne;ct difcufled. " The Priests of Belgia" said Cambon, " the priests alone oppose .this decree, becaule irputs us in pos session of eight hundred Abbeys be longing to the Maurys of Belgia, and of lands which are to us the Land of Promise. Why (hould we delay the eonfifcation of this Church property J I demand that Commif jfianers may be immediately feijr to seize 011 It." (This proposition «me too home to the feeling, „♦ the convention, not to be adored.) W fdnfsday, J«n. 16. It having been decreed br t h e Pr°vifion»l Executive Council, that the theatres (hall be open during the rime employed in palW ( e „t eiKe on Loms Capet, fuppretfiug, how. evei, such pieces as have l ale l y oc . cafioned turnuU, a violent debare entiled in the Convention. Tl r A member complained that the municipal officers bad been inj'nlted at the theatre the day before. Or der of the day. Lacroix returned from the army of the Rhine dated, he deplorable ncuation of the Soldiery—without arms, without cloatbs, whole co Bt . panies reduced to three men each, and whole battalions ijp sixty Roland stated, that multitudes fled from the metropolis. It waj not furpnhng, he said, as new pro scriptions were on foot. The Ke. derates bad demanded that the gates should be (hut. Garnier de Sainies, for calling Carnbon a villain, was ordered ta the Jbbayt for three days. A raoft violent tumult prevailed in the con. vention. ~,The sentence of the mem ber was changed to 34 hours cou finement at home. It was announced, that the bar. riers of Paris were IKu£.. Several conspiracies and plots were »»foan nounced. At fix in the evening announced the question, What punishment (hall be apptf. Ed to the crimes of which Louis XVI. late King of the French, is declared convitfted ? The Secretary ascended the Tri bunal. At three in the morning, about, a fourth of the voices were collected —the majority were for death. A tnember conceived, that the pnblic fafety required this ptinifh ment, should it be pronounced, \o be commuted. Genfonne moved, that the aotbors of the crimes of the 2d of Septem ber, ihoold be pursued by the mi liifters of justice. C- ; '" x BRUSSELS, Jan. 14. Two revolutions have not yet been able to enlighten the Braban ters. The miniftersof Austria, the intriguers of Prussia, and the emis saries of Holland, have sported both with the fineerity and energy of this people. They have been de ceived by the States and betrayed by those very men who firft railed the standard of infurre<Sion. Dif ferent parties and fatftions have in turns excited their pafEoni or strengthened their prejudices, and after sowing division among the ci tizens, have either through avarice or ambition fold them to the House of Austria. The bilhops, monks, nobility, and admioiftrators of the .House of Austria areihofi? Wti« now diredl the motions of that people who spoke so much of liberty, and who have "'struggled so much in the noble cause. It is not possible to believe that the Brabanters, if left to ttoemfelves, would bawl out so loudly for their conflitrttion, their whole cenflitution and nithing but thfir conjiitutien. No. These people are deceived and milled.—What can we think of the nomination of an elec toral body, who curse the pretence of the French, insult their princi ples, and reje<ft with lond clamoui* the oath of equality i One cannot read, without indignarion, the re sult of the primary aftemblieSj in which the following declaration was proposed to be made iti'the free ci ty of Bruflels at the time of tbe elections. ■»ECI All ATltrN".* " ' ' Glory to God, and peace and good will to all men. -I. That the Inhabitants of tlit fre* city of Brussels will courage ously maintain the Catholic, Apos tolic, and RomHh religion. 11. That they will acknowledge and have no other fopreme judge than the council of Bfabant. HI. That they acknowledge and will have no othdr reprefentathes of the people of Brabant than the Three Estates. ** 4
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