How can you Another yc«" own coufci
ences, that thunder to y'iur fouls tls«at
y6u, you are in the deliberate aft of
To the Democratic Society «f Wythe overturning the very lyftem, wl.ofe pre-
County, Yirguua tended injuries, like crocodiles, you as-
Oentlemeu, ur rather Citizens, f e to deplore ! IVho has trampled on
hut not Ff,7o-.j-citiz<tiis, t lie conltitution? How dare you to in-
A MORE impudent, hypocritical and fult thc olfrk,aiion of The People i
villainous; and at the fame t>me a mori Have George Washington and the Se
f'perfieial, foolifli and contemptible thing m itc trampled on the conltitution? And
than year Addrels to die People of the djd Dcmocratic Society of Wythe
United btates, we do not recollect that we - . , . , c ~ , , n,'u >
ever have be n condemned to read!-*™ «»»*» fecl firft and only Ihock ?
i4drefi the People ofthe United States ?— And your miserable quibble about the
Tou compare your rights with thole of the union of ltgiflative judicial and executive
pEOPi.; : To:t attack ths conltitution ?— in Mr. Jay, could you have been foolith
Tou exclaim agaiidt neutrality and peace? enotwh to publilh it, if you had barely
—You advise and reform the w-rld ? much j read con ftj t ution, whose champions
you know about them, to be sure. I n(J to b which vdl s the
We ihall, iofar as a mixture or con-f J r - , . _ . ¥ •
tempt, and indignation will permit, in the < P ower ° ma "'5 ie * 1 \
ftrlt place examine a few of your political Envoy-extraordinary, hut in t e rcji
notions, 01 rather tricks, and then do i dent with advice of the Senate ? The iar
ycu the friendly office of holding you up j ther we go, the more we are afhamu'd
to yourselves. ! Q f our antagonists, the Democratic So
il*. You begin curiously—" It is the c ,; cty Q f Wythe county in Virginia.
right of the PtoPLE to affertole and de- ■ Tq „ itf ,. emslh .« aradical change
liberate. (bo it is) It id the right or the \ . J r i
Phople l to pub urn their sentiments. (So ' measures is necessary .and c.t.zens 1
it is—but mind the application.) These ; y ou ltls to effected by a change
rights We exercise, andeltecmiftvalukble." of men 1" It amounts to this you
T\ow irt the name of common sense, what could not get a war the last feffian of
liufihefs have you with these rights ? Have Congress, because with infinite difficul
you itolen them from the people ! Not yet ty atld expen s e your plans were virtuouf
w hope. Or will your amiable modesty , deteded and exposed—You finj
lay that VwV ate the people ! Modest gen- { . „ r .
tlemen indeed / ! h ? t the ™th the majority,
2. DeaT firs ! what on earth have you to > s favor of neutrality and peace and
do -frith France, or with England, or with so men mult be changed, that measures
" the small neutral powers ?" And your may change. It is observable too, that
sympathy with Britilh convi&s, from you intend to have a war two or three
whence could it priffibly be derived ?It is m bence> if you cannot have it be
pity that patriotism and religion are alike so you f that a new p re .
fubieet to rafca'.ly caht, which impoies on . , ~ • , n.,.
ailn-ift all but those whd employ it. You Went would " produce a new state of
" have lamented that your good <wijhes things.' Let him that reads this let
were the only aid you could give to the t\'r with us, hold up his folded hands
French." That is, ( deducting the cant and humbly bcfeech Almighty God to
for tare) you have lamented that you could Vjlcfs, to continue, and to prosper the
not get your tountry into a -war !—We counc i] s a s peace !
know it. Be so kind in your next addreisi And now we have finifhed our ob
as to point out the mhnite benents your . ~ . , , .
country would derive from a war, to her fcmt»n. on your addrels to the a
trade,- fevenue, and happinels ! And add tizetis and " fellow citizens ( my
i: you please. a lift ofthelofTes that youiuthe lords" and "my lordi and gentlemen") of
backs woods of Virginia, have fuftainedin this people. If you choose to come for
your navigationAno her of your flavts, war( j a g a ; n) never fear but you fliall
and yet another of certa.n little eritarrajf- \, c jrentlemen. It is not con-
wonderfully « purge the e om er to notice
v;iual rav. There is another small par- , r ... . .
ticular, which we lhould demand of you, you firofr h, but we will endeavor to do
if we believed von to have fuflicient pene- the introductory honor* of the PEOPLE,
tration ro discern it—And that is, theafen- The fecund department of our un
cy by which y.W are driven ; for nobody dertaking was to hold the mirror up to
will fuppoie that your uncommonvztnoMm y OU r faces.—Will any body on earth be
i< original—lt is an humble cbpy ofltill licve lr foolifh preten (i ons t o the
-atrioU, M-ho are yeta great deal )m ? of in the United
more concerned about the public thafri you . *
are.—We do not mean to infinite that States. Do you know that your noi
you are not as great pair ots as you cau be them brethren have systematized what
tut only that there are Jome Very few who you have just begun to learn ? Do yo'j
Uvehuert" and love th'ePtOPLtj and all really think that your impudent alfer
that, asßayesfays, ten times as much as (ions and vague declamations will ocxa
you do, or ever will do in your lives. fion _of , he Btate , e f pec i a U y to
3- U' hile you take care of the affairs Jl|turb , he hi l cfophic ba]antc of lheir
of Europe, you condescend to lhink, mimk Foolifll Galatians 1 who
that It « would be criminal to forget Galat!anß , who hath bewitched you ?»
your own country. -Your country Who wju bel ; £ve that Repu'olicanifm
thanks you for nothing. While you i urer in Virginia than in New-Eng
are engaged m the affa.ni of Europe ]a| f d ,_ Look at habit ]r eH f,.
' w 'll try t" take care of herfelf You and employments-Can
lav •' Volt have leen the nation iniulted, .. ijj r. r j . i
' , ... you jrovern the woikl ? Conlider at large
our riirhts violated, our commerce ru- J ° n- • , ~ ,
' , your pathons, your interelts, and your
jned, while government, under the cor- i ani L d o not they govern you ? and
rupt influence of the paper fyttem, has who ; )S {hcm ,
uniiormU crouched'to Bntain. Our al- Remember> nt l cm en, if you live
l,rs the French have been treated un- tofce your toun fry rU i ned , thecaufe of
friendly; denied any advantages from t annies 7 b in by an officious
their treaties with us; their M.n.lter afu J of auth ° ri ty. Who has
abused; and those individuals among vrAuntters ; n t^e governmt;n t
us who desire to aid their arms, prose- , he Umtt . a States H^s the fllenl
cuted as traitors. W hat an impudent m. ft of the peop , e e ; ther beckoned
upon youi country. ave t e your afliltance, or ratified your affociati
people "seen' all this ?—Do these j_ & a ainft wbom tend
vile riders live ?—-Where are a million t , fort o t,r country ? Against her
swords ?—God of our fathers, does ven- own holc ,_. ralnft h / r conft i tutio „_
geancc sleep ?1 Or does this quotation inft dlli^,..te willand ltafurc ,
let out with an impoung truth and pro- , .«• • . ,
, , . .. " . ~. X the people only meet in their legal con
c and 5 ' a "Various Gen- ftltu , iolia , divi f ums and meetin J thl|
tlemen of the Democratic Society of have & doubtless wi]l aKva % take
Wythe county, in Virginia, you ought tQ have>a ri ht tQ deliberat< / But
indeed to be a little decent when you _ wh „ ar / yo<l , Y ou give us a
appe- to t,e Sovereign eop e . as f ol , nd ; n g foolifh name to your society
France complained? Or are these things and (ack on Chairman and Secre
but trifles ?Itis a melancholy consider- ta Y our Negroes could do the fame
ation that the truth of God is not o ne man, by the help of a little forgery
guaided aga.nft clippers and comers- , add ; tion to of r ence)
.f it were, this would be-wr, at left. ouW do it ._ At least when '
4»lf a l tyrants unite aga.nft free . kt uic havc ' names .
people lhould not all free people unite Yoll defpife _ we reverence the peopk .
against tyrants ?\es ! Let us unite Th ; s cha js ri ht> for J habi
w.th France, and stand or fall toge- d and (even ; n the {mi
"ere toe cat kaps out—Wart inltanc d;aatoria]) and ;f exa .
War! War! Let us go to war with mine your heart,, will find that you are
Britain Germany, Holland, Prussia f that the people have the ' ower
Spam, Sardinia, Sicily, Portugal Tuf- w y uch are obli dto collrt . Y our
cany, Rome, and all the world ! For habits are BrW(h and your elections are
why? If some tyrants unite aga.nft even now of the pattern _ Yet
fomc free people, should not all free peo- , affcft the French ri nciples, which
pie unite aga.nft all tyiants ? Cpncluf.ve, yQU „ ot and ca[V n£ver equal £ ;.
even to contempt! ther ; n sentiment or effe(ftt Nay< you
5. Mr. Jay's appointment you call do it absurdly, for neither you nor we
" afevere trial of the public coniidenee." have the least need of or could possibly
Now, 0.1 the contra.y, it is a fa£t, and apply, these principles. But you find
we believe you know it, that no man in them popular, and employ them to be
the United States could have given such popular yourselves. Now,he that does
general fatisfaftion. But you, parri- this is a Democrat ; but in that sense
cides, do not wish Mr. Jay success. of the word wherein it means, to govern
Your scheme of war would not take the people, and that too by imposing
place if he should succeed. We know upon them.
you. " The constitution hath been Gentlemen, accept our republican ad
trampled on and your rights have no fe- vice—Behoneft and mind your business.
cr.iity." T*u tell of the constitution ? We shall pray to God to continue our
From the Gazrtie of Matar.
ability and privilege to' judg e f° r our "
felvt s—and by 'all means to avert the
nzcefiity of »(Icing your affiitance or
° Pimon ' 'fne for MANY.
Diftriftpf Maine, Augull 1794*
Cj- The Republican Printers may
pubTifli this too, if they please.
Bv the PITTSBURGH MAIL OF
LAST EVENING.
A Report of the proceedings of the com
mittee appoint id at the meeting at Par
tinfun's Ferry on the I injiant, 70
Confer with commijjimers on the part of
the executive of the Union, and on the
part of the executive of Petmfylvania,
on the fuhjeß of the late oppojition to
the laws of the Union, and violation
of the peace of the Jlate government.
On the part of the executive of the Union.
William Bradford, attorney general of
the United States.
Jasper Yates, aflociate judge of the fu
prertie court of Penufylvania.
James Rofs, senator in the Congress o^
the United States.
On the part of the executive of Pennfyl-
vanui,
Thomas M'Kean, chief juftie'e of the
state of Pennsylvania.
William Irvine, representative in the
1 Gongrefs of the United States.
Committee of Conference.
Weftmorelaud county.
John Kirkpatrick,
George Smith,
John Powers.
Washington county.
David Bradford,
James Marshal,
James Edgar.
Fayette county,
Edward Cook,
Albert Gallatin,
James Lang.
Allegheny county,
Thomas Morton,
John Lucas,
H. H. Brackenridge.
Ohio county.
William M'Kinley,
William Sutheiland,
John Stepheufou.
The commitee having met on the 31ft,
proceeded 10 the ektlion of a chairman,
upon which Edward Cook, was nomi
nated and took his place.
A question was mnde, whether the
proposed conference with the Commis
sioners from the government should be
private or public. It was determined
that it (hould be private, as lels liable
to interruption, and as leading the
Comrr.ifiidners from the government to
give a mote frank and full communica
tion of theit sentiments and intentions ;
and that after the preliminary arrange
ments, the corref; ondence as to what
was material fhoulci be in writing, which
the committee were not at liberty to
communicate to this public immediately,
but to report to the Committee bf Safe
ty, which was to meet on the full Tuef
i'ay of September.
It was moved and direfied that two
members b»* appointed to wait upon the
Commiffioncrson the part of the Union,
and of the State Government, and to
adjust vvith them the place and time of
conference.
Thomas Morton and James Edgar
were appoinifd.
Agreeable to arrangement a confer
ence took place at ten o'clock next day,
and was opened by a communication on
the part of the Commissioners of the
Union, stating with all the folcmnity
due to the occasion, the extreme pain it
gave to the Executive, to have heard
from time to time of the deviations from
the conllitutional line of expiefling a
dislike of particular laws, to tliofe
means of violence and outrage which
would lead to having no laws at all;
that in the cafe of the prefunt infrac
tions, they were solemnly called upon
by the constitution to exert the force of
the union, to suppress them ; but that
in the firft instance, all those lenient
measures of accommodation were about
to be tried, that the great reludtan-.e of
the Executive to have iccourfe to force,
had induced it to use ; that for this pur
pcife, they had been commifTioned with
certain powers from the Executive in
order that if poflible, (licit of blood
ftied, submission to the laws might be
obtained, and peace rtflored ; that in
the mean time the most effe&ual and de
cisive meafutes had been taken, that
(hould a pacification be found impracti
cable, by an address to the p3triotiim
and reason of the people, submission
must be enforced, and however painful,
the strength of the union drawn out to
effedl it ; that the militia were a&ually
draughted, aud their march delayed
.he important fubjecl that calls us into
this part of Pennfylvaiua, wt (hall now
Hate to you in writing, agreeably to
your requell, the nature and objed of
>ur million hither/- tConfidcring this
as a crisis infinitely interfiling to our
On the part of the Comraiffioners fellow citizens who have authenfed you
torn the Executive of Pennsylvania, it to confer with us, we (hall explain
,vas Sated, that it was in like manner ourselves to you with that frankuefs
with (Treat pain that it had been heard, ' and fmce'rity which thelblemnity of the
by the Itate government, that a retift- j otcafion dnmands. ,
ante to the laws ot the Union, and a ■ You well know that the President of
violation of public peace, had taken . the United States is charged with the
place within this particntlarjprifdiftion; \ execution of the laws. Obedience to
violations of so flagrant a nature as the j the national will being indispensable in a
invasion of perfor.al security in a do- ; republican government, the people of
medic habitation of an officer of go- j the United States have ftrnStly enjoined
vernment ; the burning down his man- it as his duty "to fee that the laws are
fior. bouse ; reducing him to ;he neceffi- i faithfully executed —and when the
tv of relii'quilhing the country by a j ordinary authorities of the government
flight at an unfeafunuble hour, and by a ! aft; incompetent for that end he is bound
ciicuitous route of many hundred miles ! to exert those high powers with which
through a wildeinels; the attacking J the nation has in veiled him for i'oextra
the marshal ; expelling an afiociate j oidinary an occation.
iiid-re, the Prothonotary or the county, j It is hut too evident that the infurrec
£'• cf and above all invading the cabinet j tions which have lately ptevailed in
of government, in the intercepting the j some of these wcllern counties havefup
public mail, and violating the right of, prefied tlie ufiial exercise of the national
the citizen by breaking the repository j authority ; & it has been foimaly noti;
of his private thoughts, which ought i fi e d to the President by oneot the afib
to have been cor.fidered as facfred as in ! c iate judges, in the manner the law
his fcrutoire that the laws of the uni- prescribes, that in the counti ?sof Wafh
-011 were a part of tlie laws'ol Pennfyl- ington and Allegheny, in Pennsylvania,
vania,and the date government on pi in- laws bf the United States are opposed
ciples' of delicacy and honor, could not and the ekecution thereof obdru<sfced by
avoid taking a very feiifible part in de- combinations too powerful to be fup
fending them, independent bf that obli- prefled by the ordinary course of judi
gation under which it was the con- c ial proceeding, or the powers vetted in
llitution ; but that these outrages were the marshal of that dillridt." He there
breathes of the municipal law, and as fore pirceives with the deeped regret,
such the ft ate government was under an the necessity to which he may be redu.
indispensable n'ecefiity of taking notice C ed for calling forth the national force
of them ; and by every nfci?ffary coer- in onder to support the national autho
cion reprefling them ; that for this pur- fity, and to cause the laws to be exe
pofe, :he governor had determined to cuted ; —but he has determined, previ
give the inoft prompt and decided as- oufly, to address himfelf to the pat riot -
fi(lance to the general government, in jf m and reason of the people of the
the requisition of militia, &had thought western counties, and to tiy the mode
it proper to call the assembly, in order ration of government in hopes that he
to make provision for any further force, may not be compelled to resort to its
that the exigency of reprdhng the in- ftreiigth. But, we mull not conceal
fuireftion might require; but that it f, o m you, that it is allb his iixfed deter
muil be peeuliaify didrtfli' g to be uri- mination if these hopes (hould be difap
dtr the necessity of arming againd a 1 pointed, to employ the force—and if it
country always heretofore idpettable be neceffnry, the whole force of the
for its obedience to the law« ; a coun- union to secure the execution of the
try which had been peculiarly an ob- l awt . He hay therefore, authtoriftd u«
ied of attention with the pielent (late to repair hither, and by free conteren
exccutiVe ; nevertheiefs, it was iinpoffi- C es and the powers veited in us, to en
ble to avoid it, Unless order by the vo- deavour to put an end to the present
luntary aft of the citizens could be re- disturbances and the opposition to the
(lored ; that to effect this objedt the go- execution of the laws in a manner that
vernor had cotnmiilioned them to co- ma y be finally fatisfadlory to all our
operate in their good offices with the fellow citizens.
commissioners on the part of the union, We ho]*; that this moderation in'Th?
and for this purpofe# inaimuch, as the government will not be misconstrued by
confcioufnefsof having violated the laws the citizens to whom we are sent. The
might lead to a farther violation as a President, who feels a paternal folieitude
means of impunity, they have autho- f or their welfare, wifties to prevent the
tifid, on an accommodation with com- calamities that are impending over them
miffionersof the United States, and an —to (late to them clearjy the inevitable
afiurance of a disposition to preserve consequences of further refidunee—ta
peace, to (Update and engage a free and recall theni to their duty—and to prove
full indemnity for what was pad ; so far to the whole world, that if military co
bs regarded the commonwealth of Peun- ercion mud be employed it is their
iylvania, and that it would give them choice and not his.
perfor.ally great pleafine indeed, if by The powers veiled in us will enab'e
these a return could be facilitated to this ur so to arrange the execution of the
country to the bolom ot peace and hap- a &s for raising a revenue on diddled
pinefs. spirits and dills that little inconvenience
On the part of the committee, a nar- will arise therefrom to the people; to
rative was given of the grounds of that prevent as far as is confident with the
uneasiness and discontent which have p U bHc Intereds the commencing profe
exifted in this country, and have grown j cut j onß Ul ,der those adls at a didance
up at length to that popular fury which | f rot n the places where the delinquents
has (hewn itfelf in the lute tranfadlions. refidc ; to suspend prosecutions for the
To this the commiflioiiirs replied, and l ate offences against the United States j
then proceeded to date more particu- and, even, to engage for a general par
larly the nature of their powers, and don and oblivion of them.
that certain a f!urances vveic neceflary 13 . , • 1, j
, . . f ii i• C But, gentlemen, we explicitly declare
previous to their exercise, all which to the exerL . ife o f t l, e fe power,
naving been hnce reduced to wntrng, be ecfded b fu „ am , fat ; sfeao .
the ducumenta will ipenk tor themlclvc6. fr r r /
ir , , / . . A . ry afiuriinces of a sincere detenniiiatioii
1 hey alio declared their expectations „ „r t u
i J x . nil , . in the people to obey the nws ot the
that the committee would declare their TT . / 0 i.u • *.
r r it.- t a United States, and their eventual opeia
ienle on this lubieCt. . « . , r
Tt c 3 i tion mult depend upon a corieiponoent
it was annvcred bv the committee . r • t •
. • i • v. ' i j acqutefcence in the execution ot tne <-ts
that it was their auty to hear, and re- . . i r , -.xt- \
t c . kl • 1 c *, which have been opposed. \ye rave
port, toi to this purpoie were tr\ey ap- . . r • ♦ .mn
r• „ , , t K i •, 7 . v t not, and coming from The executive\ou
pointed ; but no power lay with them \ cannot have> any
to stipulate for the people ( f , ( ()r t() ofiVr
It was then Itated on the part ot the > . I .a c
a- , c , \ I the mod distant hopes that the ac s,
commiuioners that Inch was tneir iitua- I , f » « i jnil ,i,
„ . ~ , rr r .. the execution of which has been ou
tion, that thev conld not dnpenie with ~, _ , ,i,„
r ' . • ■. i a ■ ftrudted, will be repealed. On tne
requiring lrom the committee, at lead i r i l „,,
. i • I i contrary, we are free to declare to you
;o recommend what opinion they thein ; / . . < . j
n , , K r,■ r' r .■. ! our private opinions, tint the national
leives Ihould torm on the iiu iec- of tie : ,■> . r .u -~1
... , .i -r .i. i councils, while they consult the genersJ
sropolitions made, as otheiwile they i . n ' , j j
f , ' | mtereds of the republic, and enaeavou.
.-ouid tlave no encouragement to go on, ' ... . i „i
a .u rl* r.t rto conciliate tveiy part by local aecom
,nd wait the result o the opinion of modat ; ona t0 ci^ns w hQ refpeft the
he people of the court,y.
1 his was thought reaionable, and it . J »i»w rMticfli
, , h c , . to men who accompany t at.j req- t "
,-as agreed on the pa, tof the commit- and h fo!CC lhe
nittee that it Ihould be io. ... . .
It was then agreed that the propofi- P" '10 al " lor,t y^
ions of the commiflioners (liould be re- Upon these principles v.e ate ۥ >
eived in writing, and the conference' t0 enter you into the »"«' IRL
vas adjourned. 6>ff ex-rcifc of our pavers; to
' learn what local accommodations are
yet wanting to render the rr.evut;<»! o
he laws convenient to the p.;'|.le ; to
-oncert with you the rr.i alures tor rr
loring harmony and order, or '; 11 "
•ying the pall in oblivion ; and to umtfi
>ur endeavours with yours to secure the
only until the fir ft of -September next ;
within which time it behoved the people
of this country to make up their minds
and give an answer, that the government
might know what to expe<3.
The following letter was now receiv
ed from the commiffionera on the part
of the union.
Pittjburgh, Mgujl 21, 1794'
Gentlemen,
Having had acocference with you on
J