Canal Lottery-Office,
fc« r the BANK of the Ex» ra a
rr-BE drawing of A" Ijott £, r 7, b ' g^ c °n by th»
1 *?lth ,h. ° f C^ C or ' mng , until 3 o'clock T o he ha,
fubfcr.bcr, from 8 o clock in t. - r Roosrdtau
in the afternoon, at the above office,J ud 1
at the State Hout %V rMDt oav'ment, &to , h , FAREWT
I>i ire Tickets will bt r 4 c««d .« pay««n=• > hc , d j ,
f*' - ***" I*-' '
; • i t.one hunflred .o.uw » * A ihimele
> fVM. BL/'CKSIfR Vs. Ag*«. T he fw
AI,, 'rie'.L-ts examintd t Like th
C --'"■•* ■; t- cifteKti at it-too e*eh ticket. ! \ trsitor
. 4-ico each. -Higher, *-• t ,- dra -*j n<r . £
N. B. No during the " My (fount
Cahal' fcotterK-Office «?4
\Sef>tembt'> ' ZS*p 9 /9) * \ c-t, tho
a TTENDiNCE will be giv-n »« this OWe- from j lmmor
A ight toone oclo.;, ever, day (^ept VanAay) so, j A n?
°\ tirV«n"feoltart till tlie farther order j ® ! *
nc pr-cc w, ' . f urn «» exceeding one hundred j- J? f*-"
notes oa-hle on or before the 20th day O^.
rf December net will Agfftt . Fa- ewefl
Canal Lottery.
rpHE Public are refpe&fully informed, that a eorred
1 N«merual Book of each day s drawing will be Kep„ To th
!t the OFFICE, No. 149 Chef .u-.-fcreet, between Fourth jN e ,
sr.d Fifth-Erects, where maybe teg.to-ed .=4 «-
trained.—Alfc, prize ticket, bought, or exchanged lor
, f r Y r? durina: the continuance. . nation,
X Book is alfe opened of Waihington selves ar
Lottery which cemmcnces in a few days. partmei
N. B. New-Castle piie-ticket. pnrchaf.d at the above
OlSce, 3t P t their fe
Jacob Johnson and Co.
147, Market-Street, Philadelphia, Mcetia
SAy& OONSrANTLr FOR SALS, Meetm
A very general aliortment of " j
BOOKS ist STAT 10 N ART, g*
Which they offer en the lowed terms. fe ,
»* A liberal <ie4«Aioit will be made to Country Store e '<' c 1 '
k«cpm, whose orders will be thankfully
9 th mo- ajtM79s- —~~T r fameil
fhU Day is publilhed frncH
f r ROBERT CAMPBELL, ,
No. 40, feuth Second-iliest, ' •
fpsict 0N2D0.-I.AU tii CENTS.] _ 10 m
A narrative of the BritifhEmbaJ)' to China,
In the years 1791, 1793, R "° "794> .j " ,
Containing the various circwinEaaces of the embassy, with left t
accounts of cuSomS and manners of tne Chinese, and blind (
p vkfeription of the country, towns cities, &c. Th
&Y Eh£ >iiYDERSON, j n j n( j
Thsn in the frrTice of his excellcftcy Earl Macartney, K. B - . ,
Ambassador from th. king of Great-Britain to the P C
Emperor of China. tr u
. , fett&f. in »p
Sep? 1%. r
_________ — —— IQ OVC
Le Breton, L as fct
SURGEON DENTIST, has b<
' tMif the rJtbratti Mr, Duhij, late Dnt fl to Ou Kwg anikfy- has
J£mity H F"»*< mtmkr °f lhc CoUe S e * ni ACi " my olentl
cl Sargttv Fans < „ r 1
Caeps a complete afrortrntnt of every thing nccelTary to vert-1
be iif d for tte | < ufl
FrefirvaiUn bf the Mouth and Teeth. plied
patent mineral Teeth, and human and ivory Teoth; Den tiring
trifice in powder; Opiate; excellent Elixir lor fweeten;ng tine*,
the month, and oreferving the teeth.—H« also furnifhet gj eJ ,
B» U '> '■ and foft Sponges- , j
rf'T He lives in CkeCnttt-^reci. » , lencc?
cafe,
PORTRAITS. Thee
A NY Ladies and Gentlemen, who are defirons of tar reme
A ' vino- their LikenClTus taken, tnay have t'nem done (Q tl]
t applyin'- to the. Paiuter, at No. 11., corner of Union
and Fourth-ftroets, where they can be refer. edtoj
timens. ' fom«
A STATED meeting of the FhUadelphia Society for » e nl
the information and AO'iitance of Perfwns enugrat- w h e
i r .e from Foreign Countries, will be held at the College r
in Fourth-street, -at 7 o'clock on Wednesday Evenmg,_ the _>
October. WM.TURNER, Secratary. «n.t
Members c'.tflrd the t_td injlant:
Messrs. Tame 1 Willing; Ezekiel King Nath. Thomas j
Thos W.Tallman, Philadelphia. d°"
The Conftkutien is left for signature the mem- ly c
te» eleded, at the Office of Messrs. Wrigley & Berr.man, fed
N«. 119, Chefnut-flrcet. mac
,DELAWARE BRIDGE. J
THE Governors of the States of Pennsylvania and . vf)
New-lerfey having refpeilively iCfued Letters Patent, .
,crreeabW to the directions of ads of the refped.ve Leg.f- «
lit" es to a Company for erefling a Bridge ten
over the river Ddaware, at. the borough cf l.acton by the to
, sme and stile of •• The PreCdent, Manners and Com- ace
« pany for eroding a Bridge over the river Delaware, at
- the borough of tttiteff}" the undertigncd, being the >
Ex persons firfl named in the laid Lettcs Patent do here- 1
ty, conformably to the prdvif.onso the said ads, ™»
'* GIVE NOTICE, dc
That they have aapointed Saturday, the thirty-firft day CC!
groaoher next,'for' the fubfcHber. to.the flock of the said
Company to meet at the County-house, >n the borough of
Si fton, at ten o'clock, A. M then and there t. proved to
*,«n«e the said Corporation-at wh.eh time find pU.e in
a,c fubferibers aforefatd fhal choose, by a trtajontf of votes I
bv ballot, to be delivered in person or by proxy duly au- p ]
' thoi-.fed, one President. fix Managers, oncTreamrer, and
such other Officers as they Shall think neceflary to condua »
the bufmefs of the said Company for one year, and until
other Officers lh ill be cbofen; and may make fuen by-laws, U
rules, orders and. regulations, not inconsistent with the h
' taws of the said Stat.s, as shall be necessary for the well a
ordering the affairs of the said Company—" Pre,vM al- f .
« That no person (hall have more than 10 votes, at
« any eledion, or in determining any queflion anting at
" such meeting, whatever ntimber of shares he mav he «
" entitled to; and that each person shall be entitled to a t
'• vo* • for every (hare by him held under that number." t
. JOHN BARNETT, » ,
JOHN M. TAT LOR, ,
JAMES HTNDSHAIV,
THOMAS ?AUL,
SAMUEL SITGRE AVES,
MICHAEL HART.
A few Sli3r-s of the Stock of the said Company j
may yet be fubferjbed for at the-Cempting-Houfe ofim j
' Hritinrwrtb « Sir., .id wharf below the bridge in Phi..a
'delvhTa- if the fubfeription (hall not brfuH bv the sixth
of Odober next, the Book will then be transferred to Sa
muel Sitgretwj, Eafion.
Canal Lottery Tickets
[OR SAL E,
At "NO, IJ3 Chsfiiut-f.re :■
Fl.ilad. Sept. 29, ;;?J. »-*
F,a>« the trench and American Gazette. uumii.tf J«.i
<l
Extract from the sketch of the Frifoni in Pjri3 ' R.*' "* *
carrying H
fER SE S j tii fp eec ''
To be handed to my Wife the diy of my dea • (
Br the Citizen la Cbafcau/Jiere.
FARE WELL, dear partner of my joys and earej, the do
Thy cVa ms, thy virtuous worth, by a/Zrever ,
, To me hy fifteen years of bliss endear d, .
1 A tyrant's mandate from my bosom tears. .pea ,
A fliamei'efs wretch, \rf. fe impious hand has m*«e
The iword of jiifttre (drawn for publi'jood) of th-1
t Like the a dagger, ftreamwf.h blood, by their
• I A traitor in the patriot's rt&e array u ! [eats or k
Mv Country' Oh, for thee I mourn indeed ! to themfe
Abas'd,b.tra) 'd I fee thee kiss the chain ;
I fee thee w-orihip those beneath whose teign con&denc
Thy sons, thy friends, thy dearest rrgh'.i mult b ee<[ eH((
Yet, tho' unpunifh'dlong, the monfleik rage, gilter, to
n j Immortal is 'heir crime: they die, and then pole.
>r ' Avenpng truth, with adamantine pen,
: Shall grave it deep 011 ./fame's eternal page. „J
?d i The signal! hark ! I hasten to be free,
.' : Olce more a (hort farewell, my tender mfel 0 , V
gtiie thou deferv'ft Hot to be curd with life— wha lhail
Fa-ewellt in happier world I wait ior thee. Conprefs
<f~~" : a. iy-; he, Root
least five
From the VirmOvt journal. Congreli
ft To the CITIZENS of the UNITED STATES.
th IN every free (late are found great numbei sos in- ture>
[*" dividuals, eminently qualified bj abilities and mcli
. nation, to fill with honor, «nd even utility to them- 3 •
:on fdves and country, ths firtt plautf in the various de- J
partmcnts of government ; who, nevertheless, from
" e the intrigues, ignorance, jealousy or caprice of
__ their fellow citizens, are too often negleifted in the
dilli ibution of offices-This neglect give, frequent
rife to political Clubs, Democ.atic Societies, lown «g «
Meeti»«s, andfometimesto liifurredlions and civil ,
war. All" this, in such a (late of things, is very na rn
r tural. Inftinft will prevail. The dung lull cock, g
taught by powerful injlinft to scratch the eart in ; :
» will pUcd on , hyp of to*
grain, perform the fame motions, befaie be will
t«ke a hngle com—So the Swme, taught by the >
— ~ fame inftinft to turn up the earth with his fnotit, in L * > " 11
search of fuftenjince, will root amid the greatelt alwa >»
plenty, though he get nothing by it, uuleli it he, 4th.
to mix his food with dirt and excrements. The (hall b<
na fame may be observed, in effect, in many other ani- fupplie
' r»3h. The animal man, is, in ma :y inftaasei, no nuine ]
with less than others, fuhjeftcd to the powerful, though .ring w
id blind dite£lion of inttinft. ten b»t
This inftinft, or powerful propensity of nature States
~r> in individuals, to perform certain acfidns, is a prirt* 1 o
a ciple far above the guiilar.ee of reason, or the con- into e;
4 troul of human laws.—Wherever, theiefore.it tends with f
!tf. in »ppofition to the general interelt of a ltat«N,or no fm
™ -— to overturn the present eltablilhed oider of things, its pr:
as fettled by the will of the majority, superior force stance
has been spplied, as the only effectual remedy. If 'be a f
it happen that o ly a few individuals have been vi- fuppo
1 olentlv affetSed with this principle operating per- famoi
rjto verfely, all nations have agreed to brand their con- 10,OC
j r'utl with the odious r ame of treason : and have ap- pletel
th. ' plied the fnre, though violent ret^X
Den firings, racks, halteis, axes, eleasers a,,d gtullo tie, o
cnin ? tines. If its influence chance t ) extend toany con o
nifhcs fic'erable diftrift of country, ft tains the name .railed
- r q—rr—rt in in Jit, according to the vio- But
1 lenes and extent of the oppofitidn. in the last den f
ca f ej t hc whole apparatus of war is called in aid of in tin
the other remedies. The principal objection to thei'e cure
jf ta- remedies, and all, is, that they always prove fatal Briii
1 done (0 t j, e p at i e nt, antj oftentimes to those who pre affuri
Un r ion fetibe orlsdminifter them. Some nations, indeed, prori
,° U7 pe from motives of humanity, or of policy, have in these
■ some inltances, adopted a different method of treat- our I
ty for wient. They have instituted places of confinement as It!
nigral- w h e re those individuals, who have discovered strong tifm.
College sy m p toms 0 f s uc h mifchievons inlliiifls, might be A
iar'y confined out of harm. Such was originally the fa- entl)
J> mous institution of the Baftile of Paris, and of the cond
lonias • Tower of London 5 and such, at present, in LOll- We
don, is the institution of Bethtlem Hospital, vulgar- toft
mem- ly called Bedlam ; and by some, errooeoufiy fupr.o- inde
rriman, f e( j to be a place of confinement for lunatics and los tl
mad men. The directors of this last institution, shall
when they discover a person to be under ihe irrefifta- tiar
ble impulse of those perverse & dangerous inftin£ls, one
nia and before they have broken out into oven a£ls, forth- on
vL-"f' w ' U^e ' l " n " lto custod y' undcr 'b 8 plauftble pre- cal
tence of his being mad or lunatic, and confine him cufl
I,by tie to one of their cells for life. By this means, the pro
id Com- accusation of treason and its consequences are, in ma- tin;
vyarc, at instances, avoided—And although some may imf
dolvre* prefer confinements for life, with the reputation of fuc
5 " mad men, to racks, tortures and death, yet confi- pre
4 deted in the light of a preventative remedy, it is
firfl day CC itainly a very cruel one. req
f the said ASuated by the purest principles of disinterest- dy
lough benevolence* and an ardent dtfire to promote coi
md place the happiness of every class of my fe.low citizens, cat
yof votes I have anxiously revolved in my mind a variety of wf
duly au- plans for rendering a full indulgence of these cross fei
urer, and j g ra j ne( } i»fti n t\s and propenfitics, not only harm- foi
"and urtil less in society, but a soUrce of the higheft.gratifies- Ci
hby-laws, tion to the hitherto- unfortunate individuals, who
with the have fallen under their resistless infloence. I have cr
r the well a t length fuceeedcd, and it is with unspeakable satis- th
o'vift "at t ' lit I announce to the public a discovery tf
°anfin-;' at mut tniporfance to the rights of humanity— h:
ic ma* be a d fcovery which I can assure my fellow citizens, is g
ititled to a mote deserving the patronage of government', ir
lumber. ' th an any new invention for catching mice, or even b
, * » the noble invention of the fleam jack, by which/ the t<
:HAtr labors of the cook have been so much facilitated, b
and that worthy race of animals, the turnspits freed ft
IF. AVES, from a vile and cruel fervituJe. In this ageofli- g
IT. berty, when the equal right* of man are so fully ho- e
34' v . I derft%od, 1 (hall not fear to acknowledge, that 1 t
tlie hint of m y plan ( from an institution for- e
' .^CTI) , adopted in Connefticutt; by that class ofci- t
3V the sixth tizerts whom modern*politenefs has denominated a
etred to 5a- people of colour j norcanlfora moment fufpctSl, t
that any obje£lioti will be made on that account, bv
that liberal cl;fs of citizens for whose benefit it is '
.CtS principally intended. i
No' to hohl an anxious public anv longeron fuf- I
<pence, I flu! give the following, as the outlines of 1
>5 tne p.un ; le.yiog, with confidence, that thc pens
SSSBSig *.
vrill zealously unite in per -- 8 jeflsas n
carrying it »«"> execution, with all come.nc. ft
fo ce d. VT the tenui
OUTLINES ot the PLAN- an d ma y
,ft All thof* person, who fi«d «he«6Won. natives, a
V . • ■ «, of those perverse inthndU this artic
- think, itmerilsi
ai«. .pmpena <- » f ß bje&*, in »pp"fition ftitutiona
fpcaK, and a' ' p interelts of the tf.ajonty Congress
to thc n . 11 hose who that neither C
by their io ; Y fill' vv ith honor, at lead dare the
feat* of legation, i Important placet in the territ
to themfclves, any o i t0 g*; n the turalizati
but have neve, b n ftl/ / avrvdl coafin ,
confidence « th ? r fe.low' in a re . w „ ot
p °':. Th„ MI,
way and manner as (hill be pre en ' ft ; abridged
dent, Vice Pre!,dent Sena or. . wi(h to mak ,
wha shall meet annually, a • ,f t ener if need confined
Motft Vf f rAh ir ™ ■•• »>*
* H of Jpr-fo. 0*(S"
leiH five miles dfiftai t tlom ~ r BBtr ; 0 . tive of
Congrels, left in the laudable P arttX J" w P their an
Sczeal, thar vociferous eloquence ftoujd d.tturb.
. the calm deliberation, of the National Leg.Ha
ture. . the righ
sd. When they meet, they ftia.l be y- e< } * er3 not ,
7 TaSinical Congress of America and (hall, in ,m.- todfcla
tation of the Federal Congref., have power to ap. lal , ds ; n
?S poin" aU necessary Officer, in the fcveral depart. givc r|g
,W ments of State. They shall, both in and out of . t))(
, n t session, together with all their The rig
, wn Wed from aueft., particularly for Bntjh DA i. bound ,
: ivil They (hall have a right to deliberate, to aft, and po{l
na to publifl. their proceedings on a:l the they ov
, ck government : and (hall have the folc and exclusive may
»in power, of regulating managing, and applying Hai
0„f Excise on Whilkey. It is to be provided, hov/e- may
1- U vet that they (hall not finally pas« up on any m>.a- i)egc|
.1 ftire, until they (hall have the'opinion. of their arf ent
t i„ con Hit uents in the meetings of the Jever®I tow ns compe j
a'teft always beginning with the town ot u j- ua j J
. be, 4th. The accounts in the several Departments comma
The (hall be kept in livi<» and their trealnry Shall be you an
ani- 1 supplied with one hundred and fifty millions of ge- den of
i, no nuine French'affifMta; for the purpose of procu- er equ;
nigh .ring which, and defraying the expence of agency, our 10,
ten barrels of flour (hall on account of the United yours
»ture States, be immediately (hipped for France. betrea
priil- To carry the mcafures of this important you.
cow- into execution, with fatisfaction to themftlvej, a>id pologi
tends with faftty to the Federal Government, will require to do
te,or |no small degree of attention. However, to prove While
lings, | its practicability* I Will pbint out two er three in- of dev
force j ftanccs by way of example. War, no doubt vri.l
. If be a favourite measure. Should they declare \r r, citizei
jn vi- suppose with Great Btitam, M. Blanchard, the the Pi
; per- famous Aeronaut, (hall be employed to fmnifli geKiu
rcon- lO.CCO todt
V "P' Tnefe (hSll be di-awn up in older of bat- fubjei!
•uillo tie, on a plain to be provided for that purpose. on Co
r con Double the number of Jacobinical troop, (hall be chufe
name raiied, aimed, difcipliiud, and led to ihe atrack. that 1
e vio- But to p:event any fmifter accidents, from a fud- as it 1
e lad den panic, which might fcize our band of 'heroes of it.
aid ><f in the moment of attack, M. Blanchard shall fe- who
) the(e cure the point of every sword and bayonet in the tity <
: fatal Britilh army with a cob ; and (hall further give avow
0 pre assurance that not one of their gnns is loaded, or right
ndeed, provided with a flint.—Thus.appointtd, and with taine
lavei'n theft advantages, we may reasonably suppose thai mon
treat- our brave troops will soon gain a complete as well pure
ement as !»loodlefs vidtory over the satellites of defpo- of t
strong tifm. . P^.'"
ht be After Britain (hall in this way have been fiißici- cflf<f
ihe fa- ently humbled ; probably our Jaeubin rulers will sign
of the eondefcend to give her peace on their own terms, this
1 Lon- We cannot suppose, however, that they will deign zem
vulgar- to tend an ambaflador to that haughty power, or prol
fuppo- indeed, to tiuft tha negotiation, for a mqment.out ere!
ics and jof their own hands. The lCing of Great" Britain ate
itution, I (hall therefore be direftad to fend with plenipoten- of
rrefilta- tiary powers, to treat, conclude, and finally ratify, Bri
illin<Ss, one of his moll noted politicians in Bedlam, who, the
forth- on his arrival, (hall be introduced to our Jacobint- hay
blepre- cal Congress, in full fefiion. Ther# they ftiall dif- flai
ine him cuss, with such plenipotentiary, every article of the flat
n», the proposed treaty, shall have the sole right of di<£la- 100
,in ma. ting in every instance, and of disposing of the two gai
ne may important auxiliaries, " ivill" and " Jball, ' in gei
ation of such way and manner, that the whole may be ex to
ft confi- prefTed with the rtioft exad diplomatic chaflity. cai
:dy, it is The National Convention of France (hall nlfo be tla
' \ requeued to fend, as an ambaflador to the fame hi-
Entered- dy, a zealous partizas of R.obe(pierre, if any in that wl
promote country have escaped the Guillotine. If none there fa'
citizens, can be found, they (hall reappoint Monfteur Genet, th
ariety of -who tkall employ his time in making ted caps, and j so
.efe cross sewing togethgr pieces of (ilk, of different colours, w<
ly harm- for the purpose of decorating the Hall of our new w
gratifies- Congress, ahi mode de Paris. it
lals, who I will briefly give an example ef carrying the b;
I have criminal coda into execution. They shall have au ,ir
ible satis- thority to proceed againlt any person resident in 1
discovery the United States. If the person accused (hall not v,
manity have entered his name in any of the Jacobinical re- t<
iiizens, i. gitlers, he shall be brought forward in a waxen f.
rernment', image made to the life ; and in this maimer, shall II
, or even be tried, Sentenced, and executed. To enable them p
whicti the to execute their fente«ces, m a manner truly Jaeo- r
acihtated, binical, a Guillotine of the most approved con- T
spits freed ftruftion (ha'l be procured from france; audio I
aaeof li- <*ive the business a nearer resemblance to a real ex t
o fully mi- ecution, a bladder of bl««d (hall be Concealed in
ge, that 1 the neck of every culprit.—They (hall execute in t
tution for- efficv only, unlets the culprit shall have been regif- :
claft of ci- -ered in their class ; an.? in such cafe they (hall be ,
nominated allowed to chop off no more than 150 teal heads in I
ntfufpea, the cortrfe of a year.
ceount, bv Thus, my fellow citizens, in pure love and good
aenefrt it is will have 1 given you a (ketch of that plan, which
is destined to raifc its author to the pinnacle of
ngerin fuf- fame, and our count 17 to the highest point of poli
outlines of tical happmefs.
t the pens iYCURGUS. I
'
FMM TffE il-i'A.
CA T O.—No. XVI.
The 9th article flip-ilatc* that such Brftifli fill
jeasas " uw hold ■lands in the territory ov U,
States, (hall continue to hold them accor.lfj.; . -
the tenure and manner of their refpicitive WUe .
and may fell, grant or devise them as if ther wn:
natives, and renders this ftipnlation mutual. The
this article may not be extrftfively dangerous, yc
it merits attention, as it appears to infringe the fee
ftitutional indep ndence of the refpedivc (Urs.-
Congress alone have the pofrerto naturalize, but
neither Congrefsor any member of the federal k< *
verument, appear to mc to have any right to d<.-
clarc the tenure by which linds fnali r><* hc.ldtn i
the territories of the individual tiatcs, without n«
tutalization. This is an s£t of fovt ie t> 'ty whit
is confined to the state legislatures, and which the .
■ have not ceded to Congress, about jkWV r.
■ lam led todoubt the right of the President a:; i
Senate to treat, " Powers not delegated to tfe
i Unittd States, being expressly reserved to tlfeStar. *
or the people thereof." Is this of the ftirtc*
abridged by the power of the Prefidcnt and Senaie I
I to make treaties > are not their powei;s to g
3 confined to fueh objedts as the constitution entmfl
t to the federal govetnment ? had they iiiptii'ted tlv
t the Governor of New York should alwayS ( i>e a na
tive of Britain, or that British fubjefts should,, o'i
, their arrival, be members of the city eoiporation <
* freejtn of the cit) ;» we (hould, I believe, have
proSlunced th : s article void, as an intrusion upu.i
the rights of the state, and an afTtimp-ion ot pmv
.f ers not vested in the parties treating. Is it lei* I ;
to declare the terms on which individuals f!;a 1 hi/ i
lands in the territories of the refpeftive Rates I t
give rights to Grangers which citizen# cannot en.
'. joy, the rights of landholders without the bui them,
The right of holding real property v-ithout ben.
'J bound to defend it ; the right to be piotefltd in.
f the pofleflion of that property by Hates to whor
they owe no allegiance, and again!! whom tbey
' e may even make war without incuring a forfeiture.,
Happy British fubjeas ! A* merchants you'J
e ' m a? enjoy in every part of our country all the priv -
V ileges of our fellow citizens. A» creditors, yo*
lr are entitled to recover your debts, without beipj,'
ni compelled to submit to the forms of suits, ot tfie
usual rules of evidence. As officer?, jrou are tts
its command our refpeaful homage. As landholder*
be you are to poflefs our lands in peace, while the bur.
;e- den of defending them devolves on us, your form
u- er equals, your present vassals. Ihe produce oi
:y, our foil is to be diveited from every other purl but
ed yours —Our seamen are to fight your Rattles, but tt
be treated as pirates if they appear in againf
<}y you. Our ftatefinen condescended to be your a
rtd pologifts, arid our Ltgiflattnes are bound in fut tiru
ire to do no aft which may aflVa jruut intert-ils ! —
>ve WhileCongiefs only are intrulled with the power
in- of declaring the rules of naturalization, lral4 one
vill (late by making the terms tco easy, Ihmild- -intrude
'r, citizens upon others. Can it be corfhtutional sot
the the President and Senate to rxercife the more dan
ijfH ge r * '^»er
»u»- tITC fttJtcs 1H lOTtlgTlf'ij win/ fniriTTnt be compel^**;
:rly to defend them ? If the right exifis as to Brinfh
lat- fubjeas who now - hold lands, it may be extended
jfe. on some futuie occasion to all who may hereafter
Ibe chufe to purchase. It is title the
ick. that length, but the principle that jultifies it as far
fud- as it has gone, will apply equally to every exteniion
roes of it. It m?y not be improper to remind those
fe- who view this article with indifference of the quan
thc tity of land held in Georgia by companies wjiofe
jnve avowed objea it is to fell it in Euiope. If I mtj
!, or rightly informed, it greatly exceeds.all the land
vith tained by the state. ir. New YWk, the lands com-'
:hnt manly called Morris's, Mc'Combs, and Scriba's/'
well purchafiS, equal in quantity all the remaining land*
:fpo- of the state. They have had agents for some time
past jn England forfaleot these lai'ds, it thev weris
ffici- effeaed before the ratification, o> « least bei->*the
, will signature of the treaty, as much land maybe held in
•rir.s. this state by Biitilh jwfcjcdls as by American tit i-
Jeign zens. If they were hi din tu 'V, whit his hAb)y :3> f- si
r, or probable, the person in the truH \»>sg* j
t,out created, is now iecured from forfeiture, finre t! y
ritain ate to hold " accciding to tlie i.ati. ; ait.} uiiuie
ioten- of their refpeaive estates and titles, &c. The'
atify, British conftruaion of this article will give then*
who, the full benefit of their psichafes ; it may then '
obini- happen, even under the present treaty, as it now
II dif- (lands, that the greater part of the lands of two
of the Hates, at least belong to British fubjeas, who may
didta- look to their own foverign for proitaion, even a
e two gainst the state whose lands they hold. W hat dan
' in gers and difficulties may not this expose the ftatee
be ex to ?Ifit is admitted that the President
ty. can by treaty stipulate without the consent of a
ilfo be ftste, that their lands may be held by British fiib
mc hi- jeas, what principle is there in the constitution
in that which prevents their making the fame stipulation in
e there favour of the British king, or their transferring B H
Genet, the vacant lands in every state to him? these were
ps, and | formerly inverted in him," avid I doubt not that if he
:olours, were to set up a claim under this article, lhat he
ur new w&uld find advocates among us to fnppoit it. Let
it be remembered that the'exercife of these powers
ing the by the President and Senate is only derived from an
lave au implication founded on their right to make treaties.
ident in I would aflc, whether a fftrmger implication in sal
lhall not vour of an exrlafive right in the state government
lical re- to make regulations relative to this object is not
a waxei. found in the third feaion, fourth article of the con
er, shall dilution—'" Congress (hall have the power to dif
ble them pofeof and make.-all needful rule.sand regulations
ly J 3 "'- refpeaing the territory, or other proj&rty of
ved con- United States and nothing i n th is constitution
i and to (hall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of 1
real tx tluOnited States, or of #ny particular' states "
:ealoi in The claim of states to declare the tennre on which
tecute in their lands fcaH be held, has never been disputed
•en regif- and so jealous have some of them been of it that
fhr.ll be they have repeatedly refufed to admit foreigners to
heads m hold lands without naturalization.
Several articles which appear to me excepticna
and good ble remain discussed ; bui >. circumltances,
in, which atifing from th* present unhappy fnustion of this
in*ck of city, compel me to lay aside my pen. When these
,t of poll- cireumfiances eegz to operate, I may again refine
nl7 „ ',!• 1 V uft r ' that "=»lgh has been said 'a
GUS, (hew. that the treaty has obtained no adequate