r-J'i-' T—■. . b( CONGRESS. dt CO HOD'SE OF REPRESENTATIVES, jj cc t Toefday, April 19. na Mr. Livingfton, wished to submit a resolution to the consideration of the house, relative to the situ- ba anon of certain merchants of the United States, in ra consequence of spoliations committed upon their v ' property by foreign powers. It was, he believed, ' al an eltablifhcd principle of a free government, that m ' prpfc&ion was equally due to the person and pror e ° perty of every citizen, and that when the property of a citizen was, notwithllanding the protection 8° which was due to it, injured by » foreign power, a l relief ought to be granted to him. In applying P' tliefe principles to the merchants of the United States, it was an indilputable faCt, that they had fulfered very materially by the spoliations commit ted, chiefly by the Britilh, upon their property at N sea, Mid that hitherto they had received no redress. These merchants felt themselves at this moment, peculiarly situated with respeCt to the treaty lately n < concluded with Great Britain, now under difcuf lion in that house, which afforded them some hope of relief; but, from the opposition which was shewn ™ thereto, it appeared doubtful whether it would be eventually carried into effect. As, however, these C£ citizens were, in his opinion, entitled to relief from w government, he (hould wiih to bring the subjeCt rt before the house by means of the following rcfolu- K tion: " Resolved, That provision ought to be made by law, for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of loflcs, which may have been sustained by citizens '' •f America, in the pursuit of their lawful commerce " either by any infraction of the laws of nations, on the part of any foreign 1 power, or by the unautho- r! rifed aCts of any of the subjeCts of such foreign power, where, from whatever cause relief cannot be ® had against such fabjeCts, in the ordinary course of " juitice. " Resolved, That Dollars be appro- a priated to be advanced to such citizens, and divided 11 among them in proportion to their respeCtive lofTes." a Mr. Heqderfon said they had very frequently ' means proposed to them of taking money from the * treasury, he (hould wilh to propose a mtafure which n would be likely to bring some money into it. He 1 believed there was a quantity of land, equal to 0 100,000 acres, which might be fold for public use, 1 and would afford seasonable a Alliance to their re- L venue. For this purpose, he proposed a resolution 3 to the following effect : '? " Resolved", That a committee be appointed to ! enquire into and make a statement of the number J 1 of lots of land, together with the number of acres 1 they contain, which are reserved foi public use out of the sale of lands of the Ohio Company and o- j thers, that they consider thereupon, and that they maV* a report of the fame by bill or otherwise." The honC* t\ien resolved itfelf into a committee ef the whole ou the State »f the Union, when Mr. Heath having fpoVv-n against the resolution for car rying into effeCt the BritiiVTreatv, and Mr. Wil- 1 liams in favour of it, Mr. HiftWjfe entered upon a difcufllon in support of the refolut><» jdfo : But after having spoken upon the subjeCt about an hour, j the usual time of adjournment being at hand, and there appearing an uneasiness in the committee ;on , motion, the committee rose and had leave to fit 1 ' agaiu. The house resolved itfelf into a committee of the 1 whole, AM, on the bill for carrying into effeCt the ' , treaty with Spain, and afterwards on that for car- j rying into effe& the treaty with the Indian Tribes , north weft of the river Ohio, which having gone through, the house took, them into consideration, • and ordered them to be engrossed and read a third 1 time to-morrow. Adjourned. FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Fenso, THE late declarations and meafiires of several | members of the majority of the house of repre- , featatives, in consequence of Mr. Livingflon's mo tion, to requsft certain pipers of the President, (truck me with extreme surprise. I could not have believed, before the event, that they would have had the boldneft —to use Mr. G 9's own idea and word, to undertake uneonftitutionally to extend their powers—traiteroufly to oppose " the fuprem» law of the land"—wickedly to dellroy the powers and counteract the operations of the other departments of government ; at firft, I was seriously alarmed, at their infurgeiit aifertious and a£ts. At present, lam highly onfoled, by them. The unanimous voice, of all I have met with, against those gentlemen, and against their late eon duCt and evident designs or wijku, the firmnefs of the President, backed by inconteltible reasons, and his decision grounded—on Conventional facts and records, together with the miserable prospeCt of success before them, convince me, that the liberties and happiness of America wilt be afTailed by them, in vain. And, as this is the oafe, 1 am, on the whole, happy, since we must ever be exposed to the malignant designs of such characters, that they have boldly stepped forward on an occasion, when baffled as they will be, they ofuft impotently a.tack our peace. Now, they will be known—now they will br seen in their true colors, and the people will henceforward be in less danger from their hypocrit ical cant. How often does evil dealing, fall on the knave's own pate ! First, they blinded the eyes of the mob in some cities, and alarmed the fears of honett ignorance in many quarters ; then mifcalcur lating the nature and the extent of the rumours againjl the treaty —they really thought that the happy period wax come, when they could effectu ate their Robefperian febemes. Unfortunately sit uated too near the continued found from the work fliop of the Hillow Ware company—their more judicious thoughts have been drowned in the noifc, and they have, to use Mr. Faachet's explanation, made an untimely explofton, as their coadjutors, or rather some of themselves did, to the weft ward in the furamcr of '94. That it is untimely—and GoJ be praised tor it, I am fully convinced. Their declarations are so outre—that all pronounce ihe , la contrary : T ie enemies even to the tresty are fur- I n prised, while they condemn the late doctrines of tti M -n and Co. M -n, a name once highly jci confided in and revered, now the subjeCt of indig nation and contempt. A3 To have become a party man,has some time de- „) based his character—but to have been in the gene- f c ral convention—to have there urged, and to have E viSorioujly urged and pleaded for—what he has lately maligned and opposed, is inconfiftant with a mind, to be be trujled—but, to have, not merely changed his fentiments—(that could be easily pir ditned—in many cases applauded) but to ha it for- m gotten fueh all-interesting fi3s —to have employed all his abil ties and learning, to obfeure, and- if T pofiible to hide truth—Oil I I weep over hiW— how is he forever loft as an upright legislator— how is he now execrated for his dishonest attack on the great charter of American freedom and glory I T No longer does he live in my esteem ; and the pub lic approbation I have in past years given him thro' the rriedium of your paper, I now recall. I should not, fir, have exercised so democratically my right of pablifhing my opinions, had I not been compel- d led by strong renewed emotions of mv own, and t< the joint errotions of many othe s. Being some I p distance from my own home, tho' dill in my »wn q county, I have fallen in with a company of friends ; 0 with some of whom I am accustomed to differ on w ratical fubjedts 5 with whom also I have often ar gued the merits of the late treaty with Britain.— y These all speaking in such strong terms against the It doHrines of the majority of evil renown—lamenting ii that we have from this state a K to enereafe S the overturning phalanx—and approbating the pre- tl fentatioi of the Grand Jury of this coftnty on this v fubjedt at the lad term—l could not refrain from t! retiring to the wi idow and penning these lines, ii As none of us present were of the Grand Jury, our r opinion will be one more p r oof, that the public war in fentimewt with said majority—lndeed, if they u do not cfe&ually and immediately do their duty, t and make the requisite appropriations, without a wincing any more at the neceflity of being honelt 1 and faithful, I do expeCt, that the meeting of us v farmers, which took place in consequence of the f Pre(ident'B proclamation of neutrality, will be re- r newed— not, as then, to approve and thank, but t to condemn and etirfe. lam sure certain nffociates c of the Southern phalanx are tinder a great dehifion : 1 they are not aware of the unpopularity, the great r unpopularity of their conduct and opinion—they 1 are, it is hoped, good at taking a hint. As one of Mr. K 's conltituents, I would requeU him, t , if keeping his fe3t is, as I fear it is, his chief ob- < jeCt, to join with his colleagues in supporting truth, i the conltitution, and the libertiee of America. A SUBSCRIBER. t Middlesex County, State of I New-Jfrfcy, April x6th, 1796. Philadelphia, WEDNESDAY EVENINO, APRIL ts, 1796. ( Extra& of a letter from a Gentleman in New-York, to his friend in this city, April 18. ' " I think I have coul you of" my frnlilulity on politi- 1 cal faHjecU. Yon will therefore not lit surprised that I feel myfe'f extremely afTeCted by ."'-Jr. Maclay't mo tion. Ihe alarm it occafioaed here was fitch at could rot but be expeiSled from a measure of so lcrioiis a na ture. The two Companies of Underwriter- have (hut up their Oftres, nor is there an individual who will fubferibe a In ftorr a general and effectual em bargo has taken place. Our merchants meet this day. and will probably r»jke a reprefentatien to the HoulV on this fubjeCt—BleJC-d effeCts of faCiion and party spirit. Whatever may be the result ot the bulinefo, 1 (hall always btlieve that French influence in various ways, is the source of our divifmnt. lam happy lam J not on the floor of Congress, and I ftneerely Sympathize with those who find truth and]eloquence]furmouiited by sophistry and specious declamation." ExtrnS of a Letter from a refpcSable House in New- Tori, to a House in thit City, dated New-Tori, April 19th, 1796. " The present political aspeCt of onr country, has almost arrested all commerce. The underwri ters having refufed to insure any more vefTels until j * a decision of the question before Congress for the , ' appropriations f«r the British treaty, Exchange F ' nominally 2 1-2 per cent discount, a great demand | for mouey and general confidence lessened." n 3 COMMUNICATION S. y The Italian leader's men (hew the great need e they have of something ,to prop the drooping ,s band, by harping on the antifederalifm and anti d trearyifm of the date of Massachusetts, in the re 1. election of Governor Adams. [11 the coimtics of 1, Berkshire, Hampfliire and Worcefler, which c»n -- tain more than 150,000 independent farmers, Mr. j if Sumner had • majority of 3 to 1 in the two firit, > d and 2to( in the last. If Bolton, and some other i parts of the liate, have been disgraced by permit if ting Jacobinism to predominate, the independent s yeomanry of the (tale are not anfwcrable for the 1, coafequences. , e — e Diforgantzers and Jacobins have been for four a years unremittingly employed in reviling, in the d molt abusive terms, all the good men who have been r concerned in the adminiftratioa of the government: II And this has been so general, that not to have re- II eeived the abftfe of t\icir venal preflfes were not to ;- have a£te<l up to the line of duty. e These are the men who now cry out Decency 111 if — if There are upwards of one hundred and twenty ir different newspapers published in the United States, s Of these, only thueb appear to be intercjled in e opposing the Government of this Country. Viz : i- The Aurora, the Argus ef N«w-York, and the t- Chronicle of Bolton. i ' — e The right of discussing public meafurrs, has been :, advocated by the enemies of the government when i, it could promote their liberticide designs. n- Now that they h?i*e a majority in the house, n any ftriCtutes on tbt li conduct, are Jiferganizing j doclrincs. t At a meeting of a number of ihe citizens of Phi ladelphia, convened at Dunwoody's tavern, April ar i '9> 1 796, Mr. John Stille in the chair, it wa- in tlnanimoufiy agreed to lecommend to their fellow- ' j citizens Benja'Min R. Morgan, 1,1 as a proper person to fill the vacancy in the Senate '}' nf this Stale, occasioned by the resignation of Jo seph Thomai, Esq. and to support him at the 1 ') Election to be held on Thursday the 2lit inft. I l ' Publifhcd by older of the meeting, DAVID LEWIS, Sec'ry. K l . ca The following appeared in the Aurora this 2' Rtorning : th . or The following addr<f»..vvai agreed to at a refpe&a ble meeting of citizens on Saturday last, »nd is now circulating for signature : Stephen QirurJ, Chairman. Thk Address <>f the Citizens of Philadelphia and its vicinity, to the Houfeof Reprefcnta tives of the United States, Refpe&iully Sheweth, THAT, in full reliance upon the firmnefs, wis dom, and patiiotifm of the House, we have hither- dt to been frlent, though anxious, fpefla ors of its 6' 1 i proceedings upon a fubje£t, involving in its conle i quences the pejee, independence, and liberties of ; our common country —the Treaty lately negociated i with Great Britain. But when we behold attempts made to influence - your decisions upon this head, we Ihould do vio- : lence to our feelings, and betray an unwarrantable ; infcnfibility for the inteieft and honor ot the United : States, if we longer omitted rcfpcdlfuliy to offer to the immediate representatives of the people our s warmefl approbation of their condus>, in asserting n i their constitutional prerogatives, and in execut l if ing their trust, as the guardians of our dearest e , r tights. t_ We consider the Treaty with Great-Britain as p r unequal in, i(s llipulalions, derogatory t® our na- f , tjiwal chataiVr, injurious to our general huerefts, t aud a • offering infiilt in it cad of redress. We be I lieve that like all other treaties, the conditions of s which have been unequal, instead of eofnpoGng dif e ferences, it must eventuilly lead to war ; for if j • notwithflanding the artful manner in which the in- ( t ftrument is worded, its disadvantageous confequen s ces are so eaiily forefecn, an experience of its evils : cgnnot reconcile us tor, or induce American free i/ men silently to submit for a? y length'of time to its y operation. e Though we lament the hard cafe of those of i, our fellow citizens, who have l.ifer.d by Briufti i. depredations, aid feel tneir well-founded claim to i, indemnification, we cannot consent to surrender • iur ..a:ional rights, to ensure a eompenfation for (hose lofTes. But though wc fear no danger from c this rcfmul, we declare that we would rather pay s our full proportion, than facrifice the iuterell and 1 independence i>f our country, to purchase what we ] might jnltlv demand. We have, however, full reliance or the House of Representatives, anl 1 L,k up wi:h confidence to J y.,u a« a conllitnted authority, aid as the supporters t of the honor of our 'country, the guardians of her i- indeperjer.ee, aud the avengers of her wrongs. The Ex.rcuT'Vt Dirfctoky of Fran't f-efjeet' their propfuion far a forced loan with the \. re ix.it it. it " Wc have for foute lime endeavored to hide the " calamities of the republic, hut the truih is now '* out only, our lad resort. We can no longer dif !' femhle the alfli&ing fit nation of France at the mo y ment the reins of government were confided to us 1 All the springs are breaking into our hands. The ' •ii moll fatal catallrophc threatens to swallow up the m Uepnblic, if the lcgiflative body does not take im ce mediate and efficacious ineafures. We are convin 'Y eed of the abundance both of specie and provisions, but the want of their circulation threatens us with dcflruftijn. The uncertainty of the plans of si- nance which have swollen the evil, and the refour ' ecs of the public treasury ateexhaufted' in the ex peflation of the good effefls which the plans pro-' r > mifed. We aie approaching to our end, if you do not take immediate meafurN to relUire the iiuanees. •' j The depreciation of affignats isfuch, that specie >e j for the public farvice is the molt urgent want,but J how is it to be procured ! The means propoled are too flow ; more rapid ones mult be adopted. We are of opinion that a forced loan mull be made for 600 millions in specie. SENTIMENTS of PHOCION on WAR. One of the great principles in the politics of Pho ig cion (a noted Athenian general and eminent ora ti- tor) fays Rollin (in his hiltpry of the Grecians) e- was, that peace sught always to be in the aim of . of every wife government ; and with this view, he n- was a conllant nppofcr of all wais that were either tr. j imprudent or unneceffaiy. He was even zppre -11, ' henfiveof those that weie moftjuft and expedient ; erbecaufe he w; s fenfiblc that rvcry war weakened 4c it- impoverilhed a (late, even amiJlV a series of the nt greatest viAories ; and that whatever the advan lie tages might be at the commencement of it, there never was any certainty of terminating it without experiencing the mod tragical vieiflitudes of for ur tune. ™ BY THIS DAY'S MAIL. t: e- NEW-YORK, Aptil 18. to ft ia.furprifing to fee with what temper* the peo ple every where observe the conduct of the house .'/ of representatives in Congress. While the quef. tion of demanding papers was before the house, ty the public mipd was divided, and parties took fides :s. with the champions in the field us debate. But in the friends of Mr. Livingfton's rcfolution, at least t: many of the molt discreet, were of this opinion, he that the hoirfc could nut ultimately refufe the ne ceflfery appropriations. They are row astonished at the daring efforts of their nwn leaders to put all en at flake, rather than yield to the other branches of en the government. The most decided oppofers of the Treaty do not hesitate to declare that since it e, i« the law of the land, it ought to be executed. ng Indeed an uncommon unanimity sppeirs on this occasion. t t ' - ■ is J •viW, Union and firmnefs, in governments like otirs, are often neceflary to preserve theconfli U'iow from invasion ; but never more than at the prelent time* she puijic will, in fegard to the treaty, is not rep resented in the popular branch of Congress—os this fatt we have had demon It rative evidence in the proceedings and declarations of the several Lejjiflatures. Many of the members were elected by force of party; the contest was between pro perty, Ready principles and wisdom on one fide, and numbers without property, led by noisy dema gogues and inflamed by parly seal on the other It can be demon'.lrated that there are numbers io Cod* jjrefs opposed to the treaty, who do not repr.efent the real feufe of one third of their constituents, nor on« tenth of the property which is at (lake, nor a tenth- of the wisdom aud found dilcreliutr in the diftrifls wl'ich elcilcd fhem. A valt majority of the people of the United States are in favor of fulfilling the treaty, and this fad will soon appear. The MERCHANTS and TRADERS of this citv are requelUd to convene at ihe Tontine Coffee House To morrow, at one o'clock, P. M. for the purpose of deliberating on the line of con duct to be pursued by thera in the present critical situation of public affairs. At the foiicitatton of a number of refpeftaWi Merchants, C. SANDS. Prtl'dent of the N. Y. Chamber of Commerce. At a meeting of Committee* appointed by the New- York and United lnfurance Companies, and by the meeting of Individual Underwriters in thi# city, held pursuant to Public Notice— Re/olveJ nnaniutoujly, I* the sense of these Com mittees, That during the present critical and alarm ing situation of Public Affairs, it will be inexpedi ent for the lnfurance Companies and individual Underwriters in this City to insure American pro perty againil Capture or detention by any foreign Power* or the Confluences thereof. Refohed, That the Presidents of the said two companies, and Mr. Ver-Planck be a committee to communicate the above Refohition to the Under writers in the several seaports of the United States in such manner as they (hall think most proper, and to correspond with them upon such matters as may affe& the common interest of the Insurers. JAS. WATSON, Chan man. New-York, 18th April, 1796. EOSTON, April 14. Worthy a Frame of Gold. TO FEDS. Cj" A few copies of the President's MessaCl on :he treaty papers elegantly printedon Wh its sattin, for sale at MARTIN , s iPrinting-Officc,Qua ker-Lane, dircttly opposite the Quaker Meet«ig House. The remains of the late hon. Thomas Russeil* £«q. were 011 monday interred with every mark of refpedl which gratitude ard affetiinn could inspire. The Chamber of Commerce, Emigrant, Agricultu ral, Humane,and Marine Societies, and the Soci* ety for propagating the Gofprl, preceded the coiplie which wai followed hy a lengthy train of bereaved relatives, afHiclcd friends and mourning citizens, each of whom felt an individual loss. The number of carriages w,is the greatelt we ever remember to have seen on anyoccafton ; the (hops andtlores were (hut, the flripping in the harbor noticed the occa sion ;Jand the concourfc of people who afTtmbled to pay iheir lafl tribute was innumerable. STOCKS. Six per Cent. ------ 17/3 to 47 int. Three per Cent. - - - - 10/ ito 4 j off. Deferred Six per Cent. - - - - 13/6 per Cent. - - Ifc/8 4J per Cent. - - - I^s BANK United States, - - - - »4 to ij pr. cent. —— Pennsylvania, - - - - 36 to 27 — North America, ------ 48 lnfurance Comp. North-America, ————— Pennfy I vania, Exchange, at 60 days, - - 160 FOR SALE, MALAGA WINE, in quarter Calks j RAISINS, in Kegs ; ana NEW RICE, in wftule and half Tierces. Isaac Harvey, jun. No. j, i. Witer-Ureet. 4th Month, 30th. J3W. I Landing, From oil board the Brig Abigail, from Xiiverpocl, EARTHEN WAKE, iu Crates; and A quantity ps COAL; FOR SALE, BY Thomas Ss* John Ketland. April so. § For 80/ ion, Salem, or Newbury Port, THE SLOOP _ WILL carry about 600 barrels—lhe now lit, at Sims's wharf. For freight or passage apply to Captain John Rogers, on board the Hoop, or to Samuel Coates, No. 2a, louth Front-street. Who bath Imported in the said vejftl, 356 Barrels of BEEF ; A small quantity of COPPER & LEAD ; and A quantity of CANDLES. aoth April. *§6t. LANDING, From on board the brig Peace, JofephSalter, mailer, at South street Wharf, Old London particular Madeira Wine y in Pipes, and Hoglhcads. tot SALE, BY Andrews & Meredith. April to. $
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