©a 0(1 A NATIONAL PAPER, PUBLISHED WEDN ESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FtNNO, No. 34, NUPTH FIFTH.STREET, PHILADELPHIA [No. 87 of Vol. IV.] CONGRESS. HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES. FRIDAY EVENING, March I. Subflance of the observations made by Mr. W. Smith, on the debutes cn theJallowing refo/ulion y viz. RESOLVED, that the Secretary of the Treafurv has omitted todifcharge an el fential duty of his office, in failing to give Congress official information in due time of the monies drawn by him from Europe into the United States ; which drawing commenc ed in December, 1793, and continued till Ja nuary r 753, and of the caufss of making such drafts. Mr. Smith faicl, that after the vote which hadjull prevailed by so considerable a majori ty 011 the preceding resolutions, the commit tee could not with any propriety criminate the Secretary of the Treasury lor failing to give the information alluded to, because by that vote it had been eftablHhed that the Se cretary had only acted under the authority of the President, and conformably to his inftruc tio« 5 tf tiicrs bad been amifljon lr> com municate information to that omis sion was surely not chargeable to the Secieta ry. But it had been already clearly Ihewn by documents in the poftelfion of the house that the neceflary information had been com municated. The Treasurer's accounts which had been from time to time laid before the house, exhibited the amount of monies pro ceeding from the sale of bills, and the Secre tary's report of 1791, conveyed full informa tion of the drawing. It was true there was a sum of about 630,000 dollars, the proceeds of bills which, as had been remarked by a gen tleman (Mr. Madison) did not appear in the Treasurers account, but this was owing to the sales of the bills by the bank not having been closed at the time the lalt quarterly ac count was rendered, and confequentlv that sum could not appear in the treasurer's ac count. [Mr. Madison said he had not to blame the treasurer.l ' Mr. Sn.kh The gentleman, hou«-<vrpiaa attributed milconduet to the Secretary, for withholding information of the amount of monies in the treasury, accruing from foreign loans,when directed by the house 19th Jauary, 1792, to report whether the ex isting revenues were adequate to face the ad ditional expence of the Indian war. Mr. Smith could not forbear expressing great sur prize at this remark of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Madison) when he recollected what had been just before said by the fame gentleman in fupportof the former resolution. The gentleman on that occasion, in his at tempt to disprove the right of the Secretary, cx-ofncis to superintend ths monies derived from the foreign loans, had endeavored to ef tablifli a nice diftindtion between the ordinary internal revenues of the country and the re fourc£.s resulting from foreign loans. The law constituting the Treasury Department, he had said, gave the Secretary power only over the revenues, which embraced onl> the ordinary relources, whereas loans were dif tin<fl things, the management of which was specially entrusted by law to the supreme ma gistrate, and in relation to which the lecreta ry could exercise no authority whatever that was not derived from the President. The gentleman now argued that the secretary was blameable in not giving information of the state of these extraordinary resources, which were not within his department, when only called upon toftate the amount of tHe ordina ry revenues, which were within his depart ment. He left it to the gentleman to recon cile this contradi<stion ; for certainly his doc trine was erroneous on a former occasion, or it mull be so now ; if the monies obtained from foreign loans were to be deemed the re venues of the country, then th?y fell of course under the management of the head of the treasury department, and it was wrong in the gentleman, to impute mifcondudt to the secretary for exercising a legal authority ; if on the contrary those monies weie viewed as an extra resource, and not within the pur- View of the (ecrelary's functions, then it was wrong to censure him for not communicating a {late of those monies when required only to report the ordinary revenues. Without admitting the foundnels ofthedif tin&ion set up by the gentleman from Virgi nia, Mr. Smith (aid that it was never in the intention of the house, nor in the idea of any individual member, to call for a Kate of the monies proceeding from the foreign loans, when they palled the order of the 19th Janu ary, 1792- That order was in these terms, " Ordered that the Secretary of the Trealury be direct ed to lay before this house, such information with rff|Ktl to the finances of the United States, as will enable the legislature tojudge whether any additional revenue will be necefl farv in consequence of the proposed increase the niilitaryeftr.blifhment." Tbiscallwas coniplicd with, for the iecretary laid be fcre the home an eftiuiate of tlie internal re venues, wliich unquefiionably were the only Saturday, March 30, 1795. revenues in contemplation of the hoiife at the time, and the house being fatisfied that they were incompetent, laid additional duties. The house knew as well as the Secretary that loans had been made, and that monies had under them, been drawn into this coun try ; but they knew that those monies had been specially appropriated to the finking fund, and it never entered into the ideas of* any member to divert them from that bene ficial object, in order to apply them to the current service : 'Twas not to be preftuned that the secretary would have recommended such a diversion. To impute blame to him for not conutiuni cating the amount of monies drawn from time to time, there nmft have been fbme Jaw or order of the house requiring the communi cation, or it (tiuft have been neceflary to some object depending before the house. What law or order of the house made it neceflary I None : The law authorized the Joans and pre scribed their objects; the reft was mere ex ecutive bijfinefs ; and no communication was neceiTary to any me a sure depending before the House. But though the Secretary would not have been censurable for omitting tci give the in formation, the truth was, that the Prefideut's speech of Bth December 1790, the fccretary's report of 25th Feb', and the a£t of the 3d of March J7gi, were conclusive proofs that the legislature knew that the proceeds of the loans were in a train of being brought to the Unit ed States, and the accounts of receipts and expenditures presented the fir ft week of the felllon informed the house that a large sum had been drawn for, and the treasurer's quar terly account contained further information on the fubjeft, all which was prior to any call of the house for such information. Hence Mr. Smith deduced, that it was not a fadl that the secretary had failed to the informa tion, .as in the refolution,and that even had he so failed, would not haVe been cen * furable for a breach of an %flential duty of his officer It had been said by a member from Penn lylvania (Mr. Findiey) that the lateness of the information from the secretary, made it inconvenient togo into an enquiry of his offi cial conduct sb near the cloie of the feflion. To this, Mr. Smith replied, that he did not expert such a remark »Vom ~f the house. ir the gentleman had not been prepared for the enquiry or thought it an improper season to enter upon it, why did he fecorrd the motion for bringing forward the charges ? It'fufpicion had so long existed a gainst the integrity of the fecietary, why was not information called for at the beginning of the feflion ? Why was the call delayed till the feflion was within a few weeks of its termi nation ? It was admitted that the secretary had obeyed the order of the house with wonderful alacrity aiad promptitude; it was indeed strange that the gentleman, who brought for ward the charges Ihould be the firft to com plain that there was not time for their consi deration. Mr. Smith concluded by noticing the ob servation of Mr. Mercer and Mr. Madison, that the opinion of the house on the preceding resolutions would not change the truth of fa<sls, and that the public would ultimately de cide whether the fecretarf's conduct was cri minal or not. This, said Mr. Smith, was like the conduct of a prosecutor, who having cho sen his jurifdi<stion, and being nonsuited, wifil ed to appeal to another tribunal; why were the resolutions brought before the house ? Was it not to fub'ftantiate the truth of them by a vote ? And bad the prosecution succeed ed, wouid the secretary have had an appeal to the public ? No, the resolutions would have been sent to the President, and the secretary would have been removed, disgraced, and ru ined forever, without appeal. (Debate to be continued.) For the GAZETTE of the UNITED STATES, An account tj the fate of (olovel Hardin, Major Tr u e ma k, andfeveral other perjons, who were hi/led by the Indians, while bearing Flats oj Truce to the hojlile Tribes—as containedin a Letter from William Goforth, Esq. of Cincinnati, Wejiern Territory, to a Gentleman in this City. " the 8;h January, 1793, William Smally, W who hMj accompanied Major Trueman on hii embafiy to the Indian Nations, was be fore me, and gave me the following accoutit of hi» journey, to wit.—That they left Fort Wafti ington about the 26th or 27th of May, 1792 that thev were bound to the Maumee towns, but fell about 60 miles below said towns, near to the town of Glaiie, whichis fituatcd on a point of land formed by the Maumee and Glaize rivers; that when thev left Fort Walhington, their companv confided ot Major Trueman, him fclf, and the Major's waiter ; that about 30 miles before they arrived at the town of Glaize, thev fell in with three Indians, an elderly man, the other a young man, and the third a boy of abojjt 11 or 15 years of age, who were cncampcd on their hunting ground by the fide of a little trace ; the Indians allied them to encamp with them (tins was fuu about two hours 345 '■ t. high, being t,he eighth dav after .they. left Fort Wafhmgton) telling the Major tlfev wouM go into the town with ihrm the next morning; the Major agreed to encamp wnh them ; they made a flipper of chocolate, and asked the In dians to partake with them ; thart all three of the Indians cat supper with them,and appeared very friendly ; that Major Trueman informed the Indians of the bufiuefs they were on, and read over the speech to them, which he(Smallv) interpreted to them, and with which they ap peared to he pleated ; but they were none of the Chiefs, and could not tell how it would be approved of, and that they must go into the town. Major Tiurman and the oldest man fat and talked and fmolted till near midnight—that the Indian seemed very chearful and jocose— after which the Major wishing to lay down, the old Indian spread a skin lor the Major, and for each of them ; the Major and the waiter laid down; he (Smally) himfelf fat up some time talking with them ; alter which the old Indian told him to ask his Captain if he would be wil ling that one of them should be tied, faying the two boys would be afraid, they could not sleep, fet'.tjw there is three of you and but two of us, counting ihe Indian boy, as ol no confluence ; that he then informed the Major what the Indian had be*u fayiog, on which jWcijor Trueman 10M him to inform them that they might tie bis wai ter; the Indian then tied the waitei, girding his elbows backward, and made them fad with an old hopos, and th< - tied his feet across each other with a bridle; rhe waiter then lav down, after which the old Indian came and fat down by him, and began to talk again with great seem ing friendship and chearfulnefs ; that he then asked Smally to po and fctape fomr baik off a small beech bush which was about two or three roc!s from the fire, but within the light of it, in order to mix with his tobacco for smoking; that he went and scraped the bark, and brought it to him, and then laid down with his head within about a foot of the Indian's thigh ; that the Indian then took up his gun and set it on the breech, and was observing what an ugly gun it was, and said it was so bad he could hardly kill any deer with it ; that he happened to turn his head about (but cannot favfor what cause, whe ther to look about or to spit) that his head being turned, the Indian immediately brought down the muzzle and (hot Major Trueman—the ball entered his left breall, and came out at the small of the back, which killed him immediately. ; the Major only just turnrd, he heard him fetch one groan ; that he himfelf jumped u£ and ran, -2x»l Wc±ii-ixd_a_Larcc lar>lit>:r, the young Indian man then took up his gun to moot him—that he flood behind the tree and begged and rrafoned the cafe with him, the young fellow, for about two minutes, as near as he can iecolle&; that the Major's waiter, who had been tied, llartled and hioke the old hopos with which his arms had been pinioned, and got his feet loose and ran; that the old Indian ran after him, and brought him back to the fire ; a fcuffle enl'ucd, when the waiter cleared Imnfelf and lau off again; the old Indian caught him, and brought him back a fccond time, during which time rhe young Indian was trying to lhoot him (Smally) the old Indian then called to the young Indian man to come and shoot the waiter, faying he was Wronger than he was ; that the young man, after bring called several times, ran up and (h<>t him ; the old man then ran up to the fire and called so him, who was on the opposite fide at but a small distance, and within the light of the fire ; that he called to him to come up to him ; that Smally told him if fie came theie, he would kill him ; he answered, he would not hurt him ; he told him that a little while ago he had him he would not hurt any of them— but that now he had killed them ; that he then went to wards him about half way, when he said fit down—he anfweied he would not, for then he would run up and tomahawk him—the Indian answered he would not, and persisted five or fix times that be should fit down; that he still re fufed, faying, do you fit down, and then I will; that he then fat down, and they reasoned the cafe-for near a quarter of an hour—when he asked him what he had killed them for ? He answered, then horses, and what they had; faying, if he had taken them to town, he should get nothing—that now he should get ali. That the old Indian then got up and went and ftript the Major ; and the other went and ftript the waiter; the old Indian then told the boy to go and scalp them, which hedid,fetching the scalps to him, who threw them down by him, and told the boy to go and get a couple of little (licks, and bend them round like a hoop, and tie the scalps in and dry them. That he then took out all the things and looked them over, and burnt all the papersexcept the speech, which was faflencd to the belt. After which they di vided the plunder, and fat down till day-light, when they threw the Major into an old blanket, and after carrying him about sixty yards, threw him down by the fide of an old log, and then carried his waiter, William Lynch, and laid him down by the Major, and threw the old blanket over them, and covered them with chunks and poles ; they then returned lo the fire and made some chocolate, and eat breakNft ; after which they mounted, and went ?bout fix cr seven miles to the old Indian's hdufe, and stayed all that day ; the next morning they fat out tor the town of Glaize, where they arrived about two o'clock. That be stayed with the young Indian three or four days, when he and au Indian were sent to the King of the Buokunga* hela, who told him he wa» sorry thev nad kilicd the men—that they ought to have brought them [Whole No. 409.] to iHe lowus; anA foid, itve'o if ib<y did nor like the mc fT.ige, ihev could have'killed them thfrej fhty could not have got away fiom ) licit). The K ing told hiin to stay at f lie houfc wiie»e he was, and not to go about, lift ihe \ rung Indians should kill him, tiil he could go down to where his Indian b;oiher lived, of whom he had told him. [You will obfeive Smally had formerly been among the Indians, and was adopted, aU ter which he had made hisefcape, and had bren a way several years.] In a day or two after this, the Shawanefe Chiefs sent for him, who lived in the said town of Glaize. Alter he told them what he could about the flag, they told him he might go back to the house where he flayed. That he continued about 14 or 15 days in the town ; after which he went down to his brother, into whose family he had formerly been adopted, in the room of hts adopted brother's brother, who had bren kilted ; he lived theie till the corn was laid by (by which is meant the the hilling of ii) with his brother's wifr, his brother being out a hunting ; that he stayed there till after council about eight days : from this place, about 600 Indians darted with a view to take Fort Jefferfon, expe&ing to be joined by othes to the amount of 600. By consent of his brother, whp he made believe hfe should return, he -fat out for Dclioit; ar rived there, he went to thfc commanding officer, and told hira he wanted to get into the fettle* ments tn the United States—who informed him he should go in 1 he firft veff< 1 going from thence j and at the departure of the boat, he gave hnn a pass and seven days provisions. The officer used him with a great degree of kindness, and order ed him to stay with the clerk of the Indian store till the veftel was ready. That the vefTel in which he went proceeded to Fort Ontario; fiom which he went to Navy-hall, where General Simcot lives, \a ho behaved to him with as great kindness as it was poflible for a man to do, giv ing him a pdfs and seven days provisions ; from thence he pafled through the Genefee country so Sufquehannah, at Nfw-Town Point; from thence to Violvev, where he lay Tick a month at a Mr. Amos's, who treated him with great ci vility; from thence to Harrn'-Ferry, where he crofTed, passing through Carlifteand Bedford to the Monongahcla. at George-Creek, about 120 miles above Fort Pitt; from thence to General Wayne's head-quarters, at LPgs-Town; and from thence to Columbia, the place of his refi rtence and family—where he arrived the 304b December, 1792. Mr. Smally farther relates, that while he was at the town of Glaize. he met wi'h an Indian, who told him he had met with Messrs. Joseph Gerrard, lfaac Freeman, and a Mr. Lavara (as near as he can recoiled the name) a Frenchman, who were also on an embassy to the Maumee towns. The Indian said thev camp across them about four days after they left Fort Wafhingron; that they travelled w'th them about two days and a half, when they killed them in the follow, ing manner: Fir ft they tomahawked Mr. Joseph Gerrard, then (hot the Frenchman, who was spreading out some things to dry; on which Mr. Freeman ran—that he himfelf (hot at him and broke his arm—that he then came up with him and tomahawked him. Mr. Smally also informs me, that he saw some of Colonel Hardin's things which were brought into the town of which he deems the greatest of the Indian towns, (this Col. Hardin, with a Mr. Thomas Flinn, had also been sent on an embassy to the Indian Nations) but dif. patrhed to the St. Dusky towns among the Wv» andots. The Indians informed Mr.Smally that they were out a hunting when Co). Hardin came up to them in a plain with the flag ; that after ,he y g ot 10 camp, where they were altogether, they consulted what to do with them ; that they were all for killing them but one, who infilled to rake them to town and hear their message, and that they could but kill them when they got them theie; but as the reft were for killing them, chey ihot Mr. Flinn through the head a* he was fitting by the fire cooking; on which Colonel Hardin fled—an Indian puifucd him when the Colonel saw the Indian was like to come up with him, he turned and caught hold of the Indian's tomahawk ; that while they were in the fcuffle, another Indiau came up and to mahawked the Colonel ; that they brought the things into the town of Glaize, and fold some of them to the Englilh. Mr. Smally is of opinion that much the great er part of the Indians are for wai. He fays he talked with Simon Girty near two hours, that he abused him a good deal about our army, that they were so easily defeated. He told Mr Girty he had come cut with a flag. Girty then asked him what Congress meant by fendingout letter■ totheGirtys, offering them a pardon it t,hey would come in ; that he damned (hem, faying, I reckon when they get us in, they think to banc us. He asked Mr. Girty when he knew Con gress to be guilty ol fach a treacherous tiick as that ? He aulwered, when they killed the Mo ravians. On a iking Mr. Smally what he thought re.- I peeling the numbers of the Indian* at war with us, he said he could only foim a judgment from the report of the Indians—they fay they expefl at the next battle to but he much quellions if they could raise more than 5 or 6000 among ihe confederated nations at war with us. Mr. Smally seems of opinion thatthe Britilh are not at this time a&ive loaflift the Indians in the prcfent war; he believes they only give'them ycaily what ihey had agreed to give them it the peace with the United Siatrs [ but whether this ihould be conliJcicd it 1; aI y as presents, or a*
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