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Old American Company.
THEATRE—CEDAR STREET.
For the Benefit of Mr. Prig
more &c Mr. Martini
THIS EVENING,
November 26.
Will be prefentfd,
A much admired COMEDY. (perform
ed but once in this city,) call'd
NOTORIETT.
Aftc the Play, Mr. M irlsn will deliver a
DifHrUtion upon Hob';>y Ilorfcs, in the
charifler of Squire Groom—the Sutef
man's hobby, tiie Soldier's the
I jwvtr a h&bhy,. {he Beau*? hobby, thd
Phytician's hobby, the HBgrt hobby,
-♦♦nrPatridt sliobby, the Fiddler's hob
by, the Manajjcr's hubby, and Ilia own
hobby.
In the course of the evening, Jonathan's
journey to Philadelphia, his vilit to the
Theatre, peep into the Mnfeum, view
of the Circus, his trip to the Camp at
Carlisle, and defeviption thereof,by Mr.
Frigmore.
To •which ivill be added,
(by Pirffcftlar Desire)
A Musical Entertainment, never perform
ed uere'fHut once) called the
Children in the Wood. '
Performed in all the Principal Theatres in
Great Britain, with unbounded Ap
plauft- i
The Music by Dr. Arnold, with accom
paniments and additional Sengs, by Mr.
Carr.
Between the ails of the farce, Mi. Hodg-
jcinlon will sing the much admired long
of the new " Jjow Wow."
End of the Farce, Mr. MSrtin will recite
Dr. G l .nith's celebrated Epilogue in
the c!i trailer of Harlequin. The whole
to conclude with a
Leap thro* a Barrel of Fire.
The doors will be opened at half after*
five, and the curtain drawn up prccifely at
hair after fix o'clock.
BOX, one Dollar—PlTT, three quar
ters —GALLERY, half a dollar.
Mefihr.IIAIXAM & HODGKINSON-
acquaint the CitiKiis in gene
ral, that every -xperce hJh hseti chearrul
ly ftllMiud'/ that might te:id to matte the
Oid American Co npanv, wort!i/a fliare of
their din ing the fhorl flay the
nature of rileir engagements will per .rat
jhem to'ti Wfc hwe.
Places in the Boxes may be had at the
Box OBict, from ten to orfe every day
(Sundays excepied) snd on days of per
formance from three to 6vc P. M. where
also tickets may Or bad, and at Mr. Brad
ford's book-flore,' No. 8, l'onth Front
street, and at Mr. Carr's nrafic-fiore.
{, —4.'
LAST NIGHT BUT ONE.
Tor. th: Benefit of Mrv Nel-
son y Mrs, Wilfoti v
On Friday Evening, Nov. iS, wilt be pre
sented a much admired" fc'omedy, cal
led
Wild Oats }
o R,
The Si rolling Gentleman.
End of the Play, " Thte Soldier Tired of
War's Alarms," by Mrs. Pownal.
Afterwards a CATdll CLUB, under the
diraiSVion of Mr. Carr, President Mr.
Hodgkinfon, in which will be introduc
ed several of the newest and inoft ad
mired fongn, duettes, catches, and glees
aid " the Heaving of the Lead," by
Mv. Nrffon.
To which will be added a FARCE, called
The Ramp,
Tickets delivered for that night, by
Me firs. Lee, Miller, Keonard, M'Night,
or Humphreys, will be admitted.
THE LAST NIdHT THIS SEASON
Mr. y Mrs. Hodgkinfon
Refpe<Rfully acquaint the Citizens in ge
neral, their BENEFIT is o» Monday,
December lit, when will be presented,
the Verv popular OPERA of
The HAUNTED TOWER,
Ykh new Scenery and decoratiOifs—by
particular desire, the Dance of the
TWO PHILOSOPHERS.
Arid the Comfcdy of the
L Y A R.
Tickets may b* had at the ufuaf plicft,
and of Mr. and Mr*. 89
fourth ftrertfouth.
To-Morrow will be Landed
from on board of the Brig Mary, Capt
Beaks, at Sims' wharf,
Old sherry Wine,
In hhds. and quarter calks,
FOR SALE By
FbMipf) Cratnond Co.
K«t. 14 djt
1
House of Representatives of the United did not, he Ihould rtooye that th~ corti-
States about to erect itfelf ipto an office mittee flwtild rife. Mr. LyMan conii
of cenforn>ip, he ■ ould not reconcile it chrred it as improper to pafsa vote of
to his duty to remain silent on tire 6c- cinfure, as it would be to pa fa a vote of
cafion. approbation. Besides, where will this
Mr. Giles then entered into an eriio- birfinefs of censorship end ? It would be ,
mium of some length, ob the public much better not to meddle with'the
services and personal character of the mocratic societies at all. Some of theifi
President. He vindicated himfelf from were perfectly fenfibje that they 1 had
any want of refpeft 01 esteem towards gone too far. He (hould therefore
him. But at the fame time contended move that this committee do now i¥fc,
that they had a right to canvas his com- and that the chairman (hould report the
municatiouS. He then entered into an address as it now flood. .
examination of the propriety of the ex- Mr. Thatcher hoped that htY Col
prefTion employed by the President, with league would not ihfift On taking that
regard to felf-created societies. Mr. question just now, before other gentle-
Giles said that there was not an irtdivi* men had an oppoi ttmiiy of atifweri'ng
dual in America, who might not come him if they saw proper.' , _
under the charge of being a member of j Mr. Lyman in reply, fti'cf that geri
lome one ot other felf-created society. j tlemen were at liberty, in difcufllng his
AfTociation's of this kind, religious, po- ; motion, to ex'prefs their minds as to the
litical and philosophical, Were to be < felf-created societies- He had no \vi(h
found in every quarter of the continent, j to preclude any member frorti deliver-
The fiiptills and Methodifti, for exam- j ing his opinion.
pie, might be termed felf-created iocie- 1 Mr. Sedgwick requested that Mr.
ties. The people called the Friends x Lyman would tale this Motion out cf the
wcic of the fame kind. Every pulpit j way. Mr. Lyman withdrew it.
in the United States might be incjft- i Mr. W. Smith then rose, and enter
d«l in thin vote of censure, lince, from ed at large, into the ftibjecl. He said
every one of them, ttpon occasion, in- that if the committee withheld an ejj
iti iidtions had been delivered, not only prefTion of their fentintents in regard to
for the eternal welfare, but likewise for the societies pointed out by the Prefi
the temporal happiness of the people, dent, their filenee would be an avowed
There had bVen other societies ill Penn- desertion of the executive. He had no
. fylvania long hefore the present one ex- ! fciuple to declare that the conduct of
itlcd, and for several purposes. The these people had tended to blow up the
venerable Franklin had been at the infurredb'on. Adverting to Mr. Giles
head of one, entitled a society for poli- he thought the afTertion of that gentle
tical information. Tliey had crimina- man too broad, when he spoke of not
ted the conduct of the governor of this meddling'witn the opiniomof other than
slate and the governors of other dates, political societies. He considered the
'yet they were not prosecuted or dilhir- dilFetftination of improper sentiments as
bed. 'There was, if he rnillook not, a fuifable object for the public reproba
;once a society in this state, for the pur- tion of that house. Suppose an agricul
. pose of oppofiug or subverting the sexist turaf society were to eltablifh itfelf, and
; ing aonflitution. This was called a under that title to disseminate opinions
republican focicty, and finally succeeded subversive of good ofder, the difference
in its object. They also were unmo- |of a name (hould not make Mr. Smith
lefted. If the Honfe are to censure think them exempted from becoming
the Democratic societies, they do objects of jullice. Would any man fay
the Cincinnati. It is out that the sole object of felf-created foci
of the way of the legiflatflre to attempt eties, has been the publication of politi
checking or retraining public opinion, cal doctrines? The-whole of their pro-
If the felf-created societies a(?£ contrary ceedings hat bem\a chain of cenfttres on
to law, they are unprotected,, and let the conduct of government. If we do not
the law'purfue them. That a man is a support the President, the filcnce of the
member of one of these societies will not house will be interpreted into an implied
prote t him from an accusation for disapprobation of that part of his speech.
treason, if charge is well founded. He will be left in a dilemma. It will
If the charge is not well founded, if the be said that he has committed himfelf.
focicties, in their proceedings, keep Mr. Smith declared that he was a
within the vetge of thfe law, Mr. Giles friend to the freedom of the Press ; but
■would be glad to learn what was to be would any one compare a regular town
the sequel ? If the House undertake to meeting where deliberations were cool
censure particular classes of men, who and unruffled, to these societies, to the
jan tell where they will stop ? Perhaps nocturnal meetings of individuals, after
it may be advisable to commence moral they have dined, -where they Jhut their
philosophers, and compose a new fyflem doors, p«fs votes in secret, and admit no
of ethicls for the citizens of America, members into their societies, but thnfe of
In that cafe there would be many other their own -way of thinking. Mr Smith
fubjedts for censure, as well as the felf- by way of illustration, observed, that
created societies. Land-jobbing, for this house had never done much business
example, ha 3 been in various inltanees after dinner. In obje&ioo to this ainend
brought to such a pass, that it might ment it had been Bated, that the felf
be defined swindling on a broad scale. created societies would acquire import-
Paper money also would be a fubjeft of ance from a vote of censure passed on
very tolerable fertility for the censure ps thera. They were, for his part, wel
a nforali'l. Mr. Giles proceeded to e- come to the whole importance that such
numerate other particulars on this head, a vote could give them. He complained
and again insisted on the fufficiency of in (trong terms, of the calumnies and Jlan-
I the existing laws, for the punishment of ders which they had propagated against
every exilting abuse. He observed, government men and meafutrc. Eve
that gentlemen Vfere sent to thrs house, ry gentleman who though; that these
' not % purpose of patting indifcri clubs had done mifchief, was by this a
minate vote# of cenlure,but to legillate me nduient called tfpon to avow hisopi
only. By adopting the amendment of iiion. This was the whole. Mr Smith
Mr. Fitzhmons, the House would only begged the house to take notice, and
produce recrimination on the pnrt oil he repeated his words once or twice,
[ societies, and raise them into much did not mean to go inta the oon
more iinportar.ee than they poflibly | llitutlon of these foe.eties, or to fay that
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they were illegal. TV before
the house vras not whether tKcle locie
ties were illegal or not, but « hether they
have ;-eea mifchievotw in their conle
quences. . . ,
Mr. M'Dawell wa» of opinion that
the terrii of fetf+reated for id its was too
indefinite. He profciW the lligheft
refpeft for thecliarader of the President;
but lie did not think that the proofed
vote of censure would be <iny eligible
proof of it. The house of reprel'e,na
tives were assembled not to volunteer in
ffaffing votes of reprobation on societies,
or individuals, but to legiftife. He
wished that gentlertien, inttead of lcfmg
their time on such frivolous and inflam
matory amendments; ft'iis was the exact
meamitg, though perhaps not the exadt
txpreflioij of the member,) would pio
i ceed to the proper btvfinefs of the house.
| The gentleman from South-Carolina
feeniea to he well acquainted with de
: mocratid focitfies. It was very true
| that they had published resolutions re
| probating the, qffiiiAption f>u(ineis, and
the fvffem of funding ; hut the rejl of
the pedfle, as well as well as democratic
societies had very generally, censured
the affurtptToW, an 3 the funding trail fac
tions. Theft laws were, wantonly pas
sed in dai'.nefs—they Ijatfe occasioned
the iirfifr'reftion which have called the
citizens by thousands to the field find
have occafiohed ah expenceof millions He
thought that some "laws ,had been palled
whi'. h answered ho goodpurpofe, nor in
deed an/ pnrpofe, but that of irritating
the public; The plefent amendment
he considered as deltru&ive npt only to
the intercourse of dotneflic society, but ;
that it involved a profpeet of throwing
restraint upon the conduct of gentle
nten in the house of reprefentafi/cs.
With the gentleman from Virginia,
(Mr. Giles) he was fatishee, th.it the a
mendment, if adopted, would have no
weight whatever with the citizens of
rtic United Statesas fhey were too
enlightened to accept of opinions froiVi
their representatives. Mr. McDowell,
in different parts of his lpetch, spoke of
the societies in general, as mjjch less of
fenfive than they were supposed, if in
deed they were not entirely free from
blame.
Mr. Tracy rcrfe next. He had i
rtiagined that i)o man would have the
Hardihood to come forward in that house
and vindicate these societies. He quo
• ted,' from ;he remarks of Mr. M'Dow-
J ill, The words " your wanton laws, be
; gotten in darknefr,-firrf raised in furreft-
I ion, and have <aufed the enormous, ex.
t penc? of millions for the western expe
j dition". Mr. Tracy after lending these
' expreflior.s from a roenioianouin, which
■he held in his band, declared"his ftrprifc,
I that i. gentleman, wliom he knew to pof
j fefs the candor and sense of the
{ member fr6m North Carolina, could fuffer
i such language to efeape him. He was
certain that the gentleman, if he had not
been someWhat ;n a hurry, never would
have permitted these words ta p*£> from
hw If} .. Quitting this topic, Mr. Tracy,
said that he would, for his own part, be
difpoied to let these societies alone, and
leave them/o the ehaflifement of their oivn
confeiences. If they were to fav " gentle
men you, as tyrants make laws, end
slaves obey them,"—" I would answer"
said Mr. Tracy " 1; is very ra(h. Think
before you fay this again. We be
lieved that, from inadvertency, some
things have escaped from Democratic soci
eties. which they had not well weighed,
and which had a bad effeil on weak and
ignorant people in the western counties of
t'ennlylvaria. You have feeri the bad ef
fects of your temerity. Take care befor
you publish my luch thing again"—'* this
is all the length which we frican to go, and
can any body objedt tothiVf The Demo
cratic iboieties form hut a very small pro
portion ofihe penplcof America. Where
is the harm in faying that one hundredth,
or, J believe I might fay, not more than one
thousandth part ©i the citizens of the U
nited States have been millakert, and that
they have been imprudent in printing cer
tain indiiercet refiriotions : Mr. Tracy de
clared that if the Preside t had 'tot spoke
of the matter, he -hoLt, i have been willing
to let it alone, becaufc whenever a fub
je&of >h;skiiul was tourhid,'there werecei'-
tain gentlemen in that honfe whofhook
then uacks, like a fore bathed fjorfe, and
cried out the libe; ties of the people ! Mr.
Tracy wished only that the house, if their
opinion ofchefe societies corn fponded with
J that oi the Weftdcnt, lhouid declare tl>at
' f uc h an opiniou. This was quite
i different irom attempting to legislate on
; the fubjeif. Ha« not the legislature done
' h) before ' Js there any impropriety In pay
ing this mark of respect to a man to whom
all America hath such indelible obligations'
He thought that this de ■: la ration from the
Honfe of Reprefentatiyes would tend to
difcotirage democratic focic ties, by unitinr
all men of sense against them. Mr. Tra
cy said, that perhaps the member who
spoke fa*, might be ronne&ed with feme
of these societies. o which he entertained
so tavoraok- an opinicn.
Mr. M'D o w ell fait" that he had want
ed the House to avoid quarrels, and to
mind their proper bufinrfc of legislation.
He dec.:.] id tlint he w.ta not a member
of any such society. H? did .ipt know
shat he had ever been in the company
of any perforc, who was a
any of them He was even, he (ic , < "
cd upon Lis honour, ignorant »l )et | "
there Vere, or ever had been, , n '
I'ocieties in Nortli Carolina, ij' *.
verted to the simile of the Yore-h ac ]^ p j
horse, and said. that he lie believed hi
back to have been rubbed hardei in t |*
latl war, than that of the gei,tfe lniUl
He imagined that these societies had
done both good and harm, and ap ,; n
declared, that he could not confeiit
vote of indifcrimiiiate reprobation.
?• |
Mr. Dayton said, He could »«.JiI T
believe the declaration of tfie {;rr;; ;r , an
from North-Carolina, that lie r3 , r ,, s
member of any Democratic society, f or
it was very certain that if he had been a
Member, their principles and v j rw<
would have been better known.,-to him
and he or course would have been more
cautious how he defended the whole
them. Mr. Dayton said he could p ut
that member right in one particular
by telling him that he was
millaken, in fuppoiiing that tile J« e j a .
furredtion was to be afci ibed solely to
o,Ur laws. New-Jersey was one of th e
Hates upon which a requisition was made
for, troops to march agait ft the Infur
g,ents. There were citizens in that
liate,' who were not in favor of the law s
in quc!lion, particularly the Excise
Law, hut instead of being lei's friendly
16 good older and to the governmr:'i,
they were anion- the foremull to oft r
themfefves as volunteers. They argutrd
thus with themselves (and Mr. Dayton
[ said, he wilhed the member from N„ith
| Carolina had in his discretion, adopted
the fame just course of argument before
he had conle out in his. fpeectw) "The
q\ieflio'n is .not now whether this ortlut
particular law begood or bjd, but whe
ther the authority of the laws shall be
maintained, whether the will of the ma
jority (hall be ftipported, or anarchy and
disorder (hall prevail ? Imprefled with
tkefe nobie kn'timents, .his eoriftituenti,
at the call of the President, a man in
| whom they all confided, and whom they
all loved, had zealously ftept forth, and
were now {baring the hardfliips of the
camp with their brethren in arms from
ihc other dates. Mr. Dayton conceiv
ed it to be, the duty of the house, to ao
fwer that psftt of the Prefident'sfpcech
which pointed to certain societies, and
combinations cf men, as the fomenters
of those unhappy disturbances. The
Legiflativj and executive branches were
established by the people, to promote
their most and de«i It
rights. The members who compoled
them, had been duly elected, and were
regarded, as the centinels over public ti
beityand general order. If he whom
the confidence of the people had placed
in the highest watch-tower, and whole
commanding situation enabled him fiift
to fee the approach of danger, founded
abroad the alarm, Ihonld we in our sub
ordinate stations, fear to convoy the
ivorct and tb communicate the alarm, left
thereby we may render ouifelvcs more
conspicuous to our energies, and itvy
be mqre finely aimed at by those wiio
are equally the enemies of our conftiru
eots. Such a conduct Mr, Dayton ad
ded, would be dastardly in the extreme,
and would be treacherous to their trull.
It was not that he feared as some gentle
men had expressed themselves, to leave
the President to the single resentment of
■ those societies, for his character was a
bove their censure, and was too well es
tablished in the hearts of the people,
to be affected by any of the machinati
ons of those felfcreated foeie ies. As
for himfelf, Mr. Dayton declared he
Ihould think it an honor to be censured
by-thofe societies or combinations which
had been guilty of designs to defeat the
operations of the laws, and to dcfleinii
nate suspicions, jealousies and accusati
ons of the whole government.
Mr. Nicholas.—" When we fee an '
attempt made in this House to repro
bate whole societies, 011 account of the
condtift of individuals, it may truly be
suspected that some of the members of
; this hsuie have fore bads. The Prefi
i dent has beenapprifed of the abfurduy
: of making this a Legislative business."
| Here Mr- Nicholas read a pafTagefrom
1 the Prelident's fpeecb, to (hew, tl it
the notice taken of felf-created iocic
ties, was not intended for a topic of dif
cuflion in that house, The pafiage wa#
expressly addreded to every drfrr'tptirn of
citizens. " And when in thecal™ mo
ments i.f refUflion, they fhal! have rc
ti.rced the origin and progrcls of tl 8
injurteeHoii, let them determine, whe
ther it has been fomented by combina
tions of toen, who, earchfsof confequen.
ces," clcdern. Wasthistanaddrefs to i"»
two houses ? Did this paflage fhcwtfft
the President wanted them to intermed
dle ? Were they called upon to give an
opinion ? Where could be tie
for any thing of this fort ? The Ho" '
have made a£ts. The Democratic ocj