For the Gazette of the Urttted S tatet.
PROPOSITION BT A DEMOCRAT.
Mr Fenno,
I find that calumniations and. falfc
6fpcvfi»ns are continually thrown out
in your papei' againlt the Democratic
Scfcicties wiiich are formed throughout
this land of Liberty—Now Mr. FeniSo,
1 have a Plan in contemplation, which
'f adopted, I am sure .will p.*. an end
to ainiilpuTtj, etjitl «»t<ric-4oubt
of the proprfety of our mealures; and"
which I now intend to fulimit to tlie
conliik . :oti of all the Democratic So
cieties throughout the Union—it is aS
follows:
I do hereby recomrtiend it to my bie
thren of al) the Democratic Societies,
to appoint Deputies from cach Society,
Ik whom they may icpofc unbounded
confidence ; and tlwt those Deputies,
in a crmjhtut'rmal manner, take tlie ge
neral feme of the People of the United
States, on a question of the greatest im
portanee, ami on which thefuture hap
pincis oi this country depends, provided
they decide favorably on the fame—the
Qurflion is as follows :
Whether the People of the United
States do riot think, it highly proper
«• and commendstbk*, and do give their
fandKoi? m the fame, (as Nattire "has ;
not hem eq"il(y bountiful to all men in j
her difpenlations of tvifdorn) that some j
oftlfc mod fnlightenc.i of our fellow-ci- j
tizrns (hoiltd afTociate themftlvies into j
public bodies, ana efua'id Over tlie Repre- !
fentatives ps tlie People, to fee that !
they lift no* violate the Conliifutiori in j
any refpeft—that they make laws to, j
*plcafe the people—th it every adl, and j
all the proceedings, both of the Prefi- |
dent and Qonsncis, be rtinfcd by each
and every of the fSid Dcmoetatic Socie
ties throughout the Union ; and if they
Sp'p rove of the fame, they may pass into
operation—arid if not, to be Void and
of nojie effect.
Now iVfri I't-nnb, 1 this is the only
Plan I can devise, in which' the People
may not be iirpofed upon—that the
laws may have due weight in every part
of tht Community, and that Peace, Li
berty and fiappifcefg • may nilgu tri
umphant—And that WE (that is the ;
Democratic Societies}' may aft ft a
firm and caulituiionul manner—prevent
ing evfry evil which might otherwise
flow fiom an ungi/jrded Government.
Whereas ndvV, -in doing al! the good we
can, oiir only reward is abuse, from a
few ineiphrd men*. who extend their
influence oyer the minds of our lefs-en
tighunedfiUow-citiZeim, and load us with
the abominable and odious epithets
( painful to the hearts' of all true Demo
t cats) o r Ji-!f : creal?d bodies, enemies 4o
the conrtrtf, anarcltifts, and ten tho'u- j
sand other names more odious, if poffi
1* 1 j have been bestowed upon us-—and
that, inrferid of having the good of the
people and our country at Heart, our
sole motive* are art unboilude'd ambition
and tlVirft for power—to ingratiate our
fclves into popular favor,' ayd by that
means, ti> make our elections Aire to
linine of the rnoft lucrative offices under
Government, See.
But Mr. Fenno, when this plan (hall
be adopted, I hope we may reft secure
in the confie'jlK-e of o(ir good and peace
able fellow'iitizeris," and that there will
then he an end to all such fabrications.
If it (liould be rtje£led, as 1 hope it
will not, I (hull then give over all hopes
of ever feeing-this country in" that fl&u
rilhing condition in which we could
wish it to be—We will likewise "dis
perse and leave the people to their fate.
A DEMOCRAT.
f r-n
N. B. The Democratic Society of
this City is particularly requested to
make the. proper arrangement, and to
call a meeting as soon as possible; and
likewise to notify their filler Societies
throughout the United States of the
lame, with all possible difpateh* if poi
lible,befoie the next fcfiion of Coitgrefs.
Foreign Intelligence.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
July 4.
Barrere after having announced that
the inhabitants of Valenciennes had li
feff IrftfrmfL-lhg .Anjtrian Garrison, ex
prelied hunlett thus—far from ire Jet
the idea be that that the war should
terminate.
Talk of peace F It will be to arrest
the progrels of Viaory, congeal the
ardour of republicans, and rein our
country—<Offei- peace to-day, and to
morrow you will be attacked with new
vigour.
It is neccflarythat our enemies Ihould
be dettroyed—l have already said that
dead men will not return to the charge.
This catnpaign ought to immortalize
us; let us make a tcrnbte wai—luch
M {h; ll be \o our enemies a war of death !
'ED STATES.
ukp.
AUGUS i'A, Augult 14.
Savannah, 16/ i May, 1794*
SIR,
I received lad evening the letter you
did me the honor to wi itc on the 12th
instant. It is impofiible to expreis to
your Excellency the morufication J. feel
jit the intelligence conveyed by it. At
tii TTaviiig {übmitted, for iix months
p«tll, to. live among die Indians, fub
jcc\ myfeif to efcery possible inconvehi
euce, and exposed every moment to the
danger of being deltroyed, for the pur
pose of establishing peace, to fee the
fruit of my labours destroyed, in
| naortfetit by t'.eralh and lawless conduit
| of iduals, st a time when an entire
| good underilaiiding was eftabliihcdj
j and in a. ma«uer win.' promised to be
! permanent, fills my mind with the deep-
The Indians on whom this attack
ias been made, were ot tribes who have
>een the uniform friends of the white
ieople ; and it was done when the chiefs
•veie under fandtion of the United
States and this ftattj giving your Ex
difpofition, by delivering the prisoners
in their poflelfion, and' they were pre
paring also to deliver the property ta
ken liitee the Conference at Colerain, as
I had the honor of Rating to your Ex
cellency when at Augusta. The man
ner and cireumftance attending this tiri/-
fortunate affair, mud convince your
| Excellenby, as well as every other un
j prejudiced mind, that it is result of
J a premeditated combination among a
J number of individuals, to force the In
i dfans to Warj contrary to their ardent
I wishes sos peace, and in violation of
the laws of the United States and this
ttate. The perfc/ns who have commit
ted these outrages are officers In autho
rity in the rtiilitia, forhe of whom have
been guilty of similar adts not long
Ince. What good purpofc can it an
wer for the public agents to makecoin
padls, or enter into explanations, and
labour to avert the mi (chiefs! of war, |
when the, militia officers embody their
tiien ait plejifure, and attack and defiroy
even tlioff who are under the imme- l
diate fandtion and protedtion of your !
Excellency.
i This attack has been so wanton and :
i linp'rcrvoked, that it would be vain to ;
i pvopofi; any tArts of accommodation, ;
j 'Jtiltfs, the persons who have made it are i
| punished. . I
I . Your Excellency, who is the depo
) fitary of the public force to execute
! the laws, ys'n sett jqdge how far it is
j right and practicable ; but unless some
, thing of the kind prevjoufly takes place,
I am so certain the Indians would not
lilten to any overtures 5 of afeiomhiodati
on, that 1 (hall not propofd any.
I have done my duly, peace was
completely reffdred, arid in a way that
appeared to fatisfy your Excellency that
the Indian's meant cordially to observe
tbe terms of it. It now remains with
the government of Georgia so puriifh
those of its citizens who have thus
wantonly violated it on their part, Jr
io prepare for a war with the whole
Creek Nation, the mifchiefs of which'
are not fd easily calculated.
The conteli is between this govern
ment and its citizens .—lf the laftef
cannot be restrained. the Indians have
no alternative, they mult defend them
felves.—lf they are leftrained and the
prelent aggrefiurs puuifhed according to
law, your Excellency then might cer
tainly ccmnt on the continuation of
peace, but I confefs I think not other
wise.
Should aiiy opportunity offer of do
ing any thing tending to peace, I (hall
seize it with zeal.
I cannot yet believe that it was
Creeks who ilole the horses from Frank
lin county, on the Ift instant but allow
ing it was, it could not juftify Major
Adams's attack with about 150 mounted
militia on the friendly Indians encamp
ed opposite Fort Fidius on the 10th
inft. or that of another party of ten
horsemen the preceeding day, on the
camp of the Dog King of the Cowe-
I tas, who the militia' (hot through the
body. My teari for the fafeCy of the
fix chiefs who vilited your Excellency,
aitd wham you sent under care of Ge
neral Glafcock to Fort Fidius, is great,
as 1 have information that their deftrut
tion was contemplated by parties of
men from the upper counties of this
state; and that the general being ap
prehensive of danger to these people,
had changed his rout. Should any in
jury be done these chiefs, all hope of
peacc with the Creeks will be at end.
Some unexpeftcd public business calls
me to St. Mary's, previous to my go
ing to Philadelphia. I expect, howe
ver* to fail for the lattYr place iq, ten
days from this time, and ihallbe happy
to hear from you before then, bei&g
with much refpeft,
Your Excellency's devoted,
Obeiient humbfe servant,
JAMES SEAGROVE,
Agent Indian /iffairs.
His Excellency
George Matthews,
Georgia.
'Trot copy, taken froth the files as the
Executive. «.
J. MERIWETHER, S. E. D.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20.
It gives uii pleasure to hiention, that
a large majority t»f the eitizrm in the
fotlr weltern counties have acquiesced
in the proportions made by the Cpm
miifioners on thfc part of 'the LJnited
■States aild the Itate of Pennfvlvam'a,
-• nd there is every pn>fik£t tli'at, if fub
foription papers were opened in the Jif
lirent, county fowns, the fubmiflion
Would be unanimous.
We are informed by the post-rider
from Philadelphia, that Gevernor Mif
flin, at the head,of 0000 Volunteers, 's
(.in his march to the rendezvous at Car-
Irfle.
At a meeting of the inhabitants ps the <
town of Pittffimrgh, for, the parpofe of
confklering the proscriptions a* certain
citizens, daring the late disturbances, in
which ncceffity and policy, led to a tem
porary acquiefceuce on the part of the
town—
It was unanimously resolved, That
the said citizens were unjustly exiled* and
the laid prolcrip: ions are no longer re
garded by the inhabitants of the town
of Pittsburgh, and that this resolution
b. published for the purpose of commu
nicating these feutimeuts to those who
were the fohje&s of the proft'rip
tions;
, t- 'By order,
* Ai- Tankehill, Chairman.
At a '•netting of tlx Co>)i»litief'of Town-
Jhipi for the County of F yette, held in
Union-town on the t-,th if September,
1794, the foiinuing rejlluitoXj were
til/ten into confderation and adopted.
Whereas the. inhabitants of th:s county
have, by a large mtijority, determined to
fubm.it ;o the laivs of the United States and
of the State of PennJjlvania : and ivhf'rcas
the general committees of the Wefiern comi
ties held .it Parkirtfon' i ferry, entered into
rtfoiutions, for the purpose of protecH-.g the
persons And properties of very individual;
and whereas it is nectjjitiy to Jhtw to our
felhw-citizens the United States,
that the charact'r of the inhabitants of the
weflern country is not such as may have
been represented lo them, but thai, on the
contrary, 'they are dtfpofed to behave in a
peaceabi. manner, and can preserve good
order among ibemfelves, without the affijl
atice of a military force.
Resolved, That't ue recommended to the
i inhabitants of thefeverai townships to take
such measures. • s in their opinion will be beji
calculated to preserve pcace and order
among themselves ; and that the members
of this committee be reqiufed to promote
such tif ociations among the body of the peo
ple as may be necejjary for the protection of
persons and property, of all citizens, and for
thefuppot;i of civil <~:tbority.
Rejoined, That a copy of this resolution
be transmitted to the neighbouring counties,
and that they be invited to take Jimilar
rrteafnres.
Signed by order of the Committee,
KDIVARD COOK, Chairman.
Attest.
Albert Gallatin, Secry.
PHILADELPHIA,
SEPTEMBER 26,
A SiippleineM ta the AH entitled, "An
del lo prevent the receiving any more
applications, or ijfuing any more war
rants, except in certain cases for hand
tvuhin this CotnmoniveaLh."
Sec. 1. BE it mailed by the Senate and
Hcuft- of Rtprefehtatives of tie Common
_ wealth of Petinfylvania in General AJfem
bly *uet, and it /}' hereby enaSrd by the au
thority of the fAiHe, 7hut frim trnd after
the paJJ!»s of this afi, no applications skull
be received in the Land for any land
within thu Commonwealth, except for such
lands tnhereon a fettlemert rjus been, or.
hereafter fhetll be made, grain raised, and
a t er /9 n or persons rejidlng I hereon.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the
atUboritf aforefaid, That nil applications
made Jntc-ibejirJl dhy of April, One Thou-
Jm'kJ Seven finndrett and Ktghty-V'our, o>i
\the Jiles or boohs of the Land Office, for
lands within this Comrnonwetilih, for which
thepurchafe money has not teen paid, shall,
from and after the pajfing. of this aft, be
nulf and void : Provided nevertheless that
ailperfons Jhall have the benefits of the a':i
p-tjjed March the Tiuentynhiti, On:• Thott
fand Seven Hundred and Kinety-Twof l 77-
titled " An a 8 to authorize the Receiver
General oj the Land Office, to carry monies
received into that Office, fir.ee a given pe
riod, for lands fold, and which have not
I been, nor shall be, fecund to th* purchasers,
to the credit of fueb purchnfers, or their
i Afligns, inpayments already due, andhei-e
---'-fter to became due, toftec
for the pur chafe of any lands within the
fame," Agreeablyto the.prtvifwns contain
ed in a Supplement to the said AH, pajfed
March the Sixth, One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Ninety-Three : Andprovided
also, That nothing herein contained ffjfill, in
any manner, be conjlnied to abridge the
time for patenting lands, as declared by an
Atl pctjfed the third day of April, One
Thousand Seven Hutidred and Ninety-Four,
entitled " An AH to extend the time for
patenting lands" Provided that nothing in
this aH/hally in any zu.fe, injure the rights
of those pet Tons iijho no iv hrfd, or hereafter
Jhall hold, tctnds by virtu: of AHual fet
tlemeflts and improvements tirade, or to be
made, under the law passed the third day of
April, One Thousand Seven Hundred add
Ninety-Two. •
GEORGE LATIMER, Speaker of
t/je House of tieprefentatives.
■ ANTHONY MOR R TP, Speaker
of the Senate.
jfypro-jcdi S'pt- 2%J, 1754.
TtiOMAS MIFFLIN, Can'.-nor of
the Commonwealth of Peimfylikm'tdi.
Extracts from ''an Aft to enablefuch ef the
Militia of this Commonwealth as may
It on service, ami alfent from their
fiffcßrot counties, tn vole at the next
general elehion."
Sect. r. . .
Be it cnafted by the Senate, and
House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennfylrania, in General
Aflembly met, and it is hereby enacted
,by the authority of the fa rue, That
such of the freemen of Pennsylvania as
are, by the Con Ait ut ion and laws of
this Commonwealth entitled to vote at
•general eleiSions, and who (hall be absent
frpm their rclpcdtive places of residence
and in acJual service 011 the fourteenth
day of October next, (hall nevertheless
be entitled to exercise their right of luf
frage at such places as may be prescribed
by their respective judges of elediion, ap
pointed in the manner herein after men
tioned, as fully as if they were present
at their usual places of voting, any thing
in the act of General rfifcfiiMy pasTed
the thirteenth day of September, one
thouiand seven hundred and eighty-five,
entitled, «' an aCt to regulate the gene
ral ele&ions of this commonwealth,
and to prevent frauds therein," or the
a6t passed the nineteenth day ot Sep
tember, 011 c thcufarvd fevet> hundred j
and eighty iix, to alter and amend the
fame, to the contrary in any wife not
vi'idtanding: Provided, nevertheless,
that no inch eledlioK fliatl beheld with
in half a mile of any of the ordinary j
places of voting. ' j
Sect. 2.
be it further eoafted by the au
thority aforeiaid, i hat the manner of
voting at, and enodufting the said elec
tion, dial], as fur as the fame isprafli
cable, be as is prefcribcd Ly the general
election laws of this Commonwealth,
except that the captain, or command
ing officer of each company (hall aft as
judge, and the firft lieut. or officerle
cond in command in each company {hall
aft as infpeftor at i'uch election, so fat
as relates to their particular company ov
command.
Sect. 3.
And be it further enafStd by the au
thority afoiefaid, That as loon as any
luch ekilion is fitufhtd, the iaidfevcral
judges thereof shall make out, under
their refpe&ive hands and seals, a fair
statement and certificate of the number
of votes which (hall have been so given
for each candidate or person voted for,
diilinguifliing the stations and offices
for which ftich election was holden,
which numbers fliall be exprefied in
words at length, and duplicates thereof
being made out; which returns and du
plicates (hall be. attested by the ?nfpec
tor and clerk, and one copy forthwith
transmitted to the prothonotary of the
county to which the said deftprs be
long, and the other (cxcept in the
cases of the fifth fedion of this aft men
tioned) delivered to the commanding
officer of the regiment, who shall there,
from make out a general regimental re
turn under his hand and seal.-and trans
mit the fanrt to the Secretary of the
Commonwealth.
Sec. 6- And be it further enaited by the
authority atorti".:l. That the captains or
officers of such companies as may not be
attached or belonging to any particular re
giment, fliall transmit the duplicate 'certi
ficate of the election, so as aforefaid. made
by tlieir companies, to'tlie Se
cretary of this Commonwealth, as is di
rected in thecal* of thp regimental returns
mentioned ill the third ieiition of this aiA.
Sep.; 7.' And be it fiuthe.-'enaaed by the,
authority aforefaid, That thejudge and m
fpeiilor of every company fhpll have fuif
powder and authority to adminiftcr the fol
lowing v oath or affirmation, toanyperion
belonging to inch company, aud detireus
of voting *t the efe&ion to be held in" the
manner herein before Ipecified: Ydu A.
" B. do (v ear or affirm, that you are at
" half twtiuy one years of age ; have re
" tided the two lalt years in Pennfylva
" nia, have paid a fiate or county tax.,
" vhidt hat been afTeffed 611 j-ft* at leaf!
" fit months ago -." or, you, A. B. a r j
" between the ages of twenty one and
" twenty two years and the fon'ofa - uaii
fied ele&«r." And the judge and ; a _
fpedlor of each company (hall, previously
to their opening the election, relpedtively
administer to each other the requisite oaths
to wit. " lA. B. do swear or affirm,'
" that T will duly attend the ensuing elec
" tion througout the continnan.e of the
" fame, and that I will truly and faith
" fully aflift the infpedlor thereof accor
" ding to my best ability, according to
" law, and that I will endeavor to pre
" vent all fraud, deceit and abuse, in"
" the carrying on of the fame, and that I
" will make due return of the fame. I
" A. B. do fvvear, or fmcerely and truly
H declare and affirm, that I will duly at
" tend the ensuing elcdtion during
" the continuance of the fame, as in
" fpedlor thereof, and that I. will truly
" and faithfully perform my difty, therein
" to the belt of my abilities, and that I uiH
not receive any ticket or vote from any
" elector, who (hall offer th? fame until
" he (hall have proved his right to vote in
" the manner prescribed by the adl entitled
" An adl to regulate the general elections
" of this Commonwealth and to prevent
" frauds thereinand that I will en
deavor " to prevent all fraud, deceit and a
" bufe whatever of eledtors or others in 1
" carrying on the fame.'*—" 1 A. B.
" do fweai or affirm that J will imparti.il
•< ly and truly, to the best of my ability,
." write down the name of each efcdlor
" who (hall poll at the ensuing eledtion,
" which shall be given to me in chargs,
"■ and also the name of the town, town
" (hip, ward or diftritfl, wherein iiich elec
" tor (hall relide, and I will carefully and
" faithfully mark do vn the number of
" votes, whilst I (hall be the: em employed
" that (hall be given for each candidate at
" the eledlion, as often as his name fha'l
" be read unto me by the judge of this
'* election."
Sec. 8. And be it further enadled Ly the
authority aforefaid,That the feveralotncers
for conducting the (aid election (halt have
the fame powers, and as well as the electors
and other persons attending the fame, be
subject to the fame penalties for any crime
misbehavior, or ntgledt.of duty, as is pro
vided by the exifling laws ps this Com
monwealth, in ordinary cases of general
elections.
Sec. n. And be it further enadted by
the authority aforefaid, That all, or any
of the officers in adlual fcrvice as aforefaid,
not included in the tcrregoing proviiions,
shall be entitled to vote in the manner and
tinder the reftridtions herein before- men
tioned, except that they may vote with
such company as they may refpedlively
think fit, provided they (hall refpedfivejy
give but one vote.
Sec. ia. And be it further enadted by
the authority aforefaid, That no execution,
distress, or attachment, for any debt under
twenty pound, iflued,or to be ifTued against
ai-y officer, or private, engaged in service
as afwej'aid, during the continuance of
fuchTervice, shall he levied on their hotifr
hoM goods, and furniture, or inftrumeuu
of mechanical trade.
George Latimer, Speaker -
of the House of Representatives.
Anthony Morris, Speaker cf
the Senate.
Approved, Sept. 22, 1794.
Thomas Mifflin, Governor of
the Commonwealth of Pemifylvania.
By this Day's Mail.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
ThurfJay, June 19.
The Contention decreed a new crea
tion of afilgnats, viz.
200 millions afilgnats of 5 livres.
300 millions in afilgnats of 1251.
200 millions) in afilgnats of 10001.
400 millions in aflignats of 2501.
100 millions in afilgnats of 2001.
5 millions in afilgnats of 1 j l'ous.
These rtiall be passed into the eh eft,
with three keys, to be afterwards appli
ed to the service of the nation.
Another decree was pafied, ordering
the following ftttns to be ifiiicd, viz.
A'id 160 millions to the Comraiffionof
Cortimerce Stores.
3 millions to that of puMic works.
20 millions to that of transports,
ports, and mefiengeu.
2© millions to that of arms and pow
der.
2 millions to that of organization,
and the movement* of the armies.
LONDON, July 17.
If it bit rue, as is reported, that there
is an under/landing between the Emperor of
Gcnr.uny, the King of Pmjiu, and the
French Committee of Public Safety, the con
fluence of which has been the desertion by
the former of the Netherlands,, toe hope it
will serve as an additional inducement to
Great-Britain to dij/oltie the unprofitable
ties which compel her to ay for the music
to which her lionourahk and itluilrious al
lies nolo dance the hay#.
It is worthy of observation thai ht the
late war the Dutch contriied, -within tie
firjl year of hojlilities againjt them, to J. t
out a feet, which fought thi thojf deferate
battle thai occurred" in the whole war
vl>:d now it is not known that a Jingle Jb:f
of war of theirs is afloat!
i Men are always jiuigeiof by fucceft.—
lord How once fatted to bring the Frenck