•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fio'ris, (hould be silently withdrawn across the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.
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