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AN ACT
FjT cfiahtjh’Vg rules and articles for the
government of the armlet of the United
States,
BE it< enabled by the Senate and House of
Rtpre/enlattves of the United States of
America in Congfefs ajftmiled , That from
and after (he passing of ihis art, the follow,
ingthall be the rules and articles by which
the armies of (he United States (hall be go
verned :
Art. I. Every officer now in the army
, of the United States, (hall in fix months '■
\ from the paffir* of this art, and every officer
\who (hall hereafter be appointed, thill before
\e enters on the dunes of his office, fubfciibe
ahefe rules and regulation-.
* Art. i. It is recommended to
ml officers and soldiers diligently to attend
rfivine service ; and all officers who (hall be
have indecently at any place of divine wor
/(hip (hall, if comniilftoncd officers, be brought
/ before a general court martial, there to be
1 publicly and severely reprimanded by the
T president ; if non-commissioned cffiixrs or
I soldiers, every person so ofFcndtng (hall, for
J his fill offence, forfeit one fix th of a dollar,
I to be deduced out of his next pav ; lor the
/ second offence, he (hall net only forfeit a
like Turn, hut be confined twenty-four hours;
and for every like c'fence (hall fuffer and pay
in like in inner; which money, so forfeited,
hull be applied by the captain or feubr of
ficer of thf troop or company to the use of
the Tick soldiers of the company ur troop to
which the off.nder belongs.
Art. 3, Any non-cummiffioned officer
or fuldier whi (hill use any profane oath or
ex cratiun (hall incur the penalties exprefled
in the foregoing article, and a commflfinncd
officer (hall forfait and pay for each and every
off nee one dollar, to be applied as in the pre
ceding article.
Art. 4. Every chaplain corniniffioned in
the army or armies of the United States,
who ihdl absent himfelf from the duties as
sign d him (except in cases of fteknefs or
leave of absence) (hall on conviction thereof
beforp a court martial be fined not exceeding
one month's par, hefidcs the loss of his pay
daring his abfenceor be difeharged, as
the said court martial (h ill judge proper.
Art-. Any officer or soldier who (hall
use contemptuous or difrcfpeftful words against
l!)f President of the United States, againil
the Vi-c-PrefuJsnt thereof, agaieft the Con
gress of Ihe United States, or against the
chief rnagi&rate or legislature of any of the
United States in which he may he quartered,
if a commissioned officer, (hall be ealhiered,
or other wife piloiihed as a court martial (hall
if - nim.tvumii(ii»iiwtvilhxr or fOl
dier, he (h ill fuffer such puaidament as (hall
be iilirted on him by the femcnce of a coutt
martial, i -
Ar r. 6. Anv officer or foldicr who (hall
behaveJrimfglf with contempt or difrefpccl
towards his commanding officer, (hall be
puniihed according to the nature of his of
fence by the judgement of a court martial.
Art. 7. Any officer or foldicr who (hall
begin, excite, caufeor join in any rnutinv
or (edition or isi any troop or company in the
sci vioe of the United States, or in any par
ty, port detarchmcrit or guajrd, fiiall fuffer
death, or such other pnnifliment as by a
court martial (hall be ii flirted.
Art. 8. Any officer, non commiffioncd
officer er foldicr, who, being present at any
mutiny or fvdition, does not use his utmoll
endeavour to suppress the fame, or coming
to the knowledge of any intended mutiny,
does not, - without delay, give information
thereof to his commanding officer, shall be
punithed by the fenteßrc of a court martial
with death or otherwise, according to the
nature of his offence.
Art. 9. Any officer or soldier who (hall
strike his superior, or draw or lift up any
weapon, or offer any violence agr.infl him,
being in the execution of his office on any
pretence whatfbever, or (hall disobey anv
lawful command of his superior officer, (ball
fuffer. death, or such other pnnifhmcnt as
(hill, according to the nature of his offence,
be inflirted upon him by the fcntencc of a
court martial.
Art. ro. Every non. commissioned offi
cer, orfoldisr, who (hall inlift hiinfejf in the
service of the United Stifles, shall, at the
time of his so infilling, or within fix days
afterwards, have the articles for the govern
ment of the armies of the United States,
read to him, .and shall by the officer who
infilled him, or by the commanding officer
of the troop or comp my into w hich he was
infilled, fie taken before the next justice of I
the peace, or chief magillrate of any city, |
or town corporate, not being an officer of
tht army, orwr.crc recourse cannot be had
to the civil magistrate, before the judge
advocate, and, in his presence, fbalf take
the fallowing oath or affirmation: « I, A.
B- do solemnly swear, or affirm, (»s the
case may be) that i will bear true allegiance
to the United Stares of America, and that
I will serve them htmcllly and faithfully a.
gnnft all their enemies, or oppofers, what,
soever, and observe and obey the orders of
the Prefidcnt of the United States, and the
orders of the officers appointed over me, ac
cording to the roles and articles for the
government of the armies of the United
States,” Which justice, magistrate, or
judge advocate is to give the officer a cer
tificate, fignifying that the man inlifted,
did take the laid oath, or affirmation,
[/• be continued*] *
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j A CONCISE HISTORY
OF YAZOO ISM,
BY
Mr. J. RANDOLPH.
DtUvered in Cong rrj), on the zy:h } Marc |
luji.
tl Ihe fafts r.re Amply these; that in 1795,
a project was set on foot to debauch and cor.
rupt the legislature of Georgia, and to ob
tain for the projectors a traft of country
more extensive than any Hate in this union,
and more fertile than most of them:—that
this project fueccedtd ; that the legislature
of Georgia were bribed ; that for a mess of
pottage, to be eaten by thenrifclves, they
transferred the birth right of their country
men. These fafts are in proof to the House ;
and initead of a poflponcment, gentlemen
who want information hate only to tall for
the reading of the records on your table.
The furn stipulated to be paid for the conn,
try in question, embracing at the least forty
millions of abres, was 500,000 dollars.
This law excited, as it ought to have ex.
cited, in the people of Georgia, one general
sentiment of indignation. But the cor
ruption had prevaded and flooded and over
flowed every department of the government.
Grants were made our, and the grantees
held the parchment in their bands. The
people of Georgia rcfolvcd to telort to fiift
principles, it will he rccolleCted that the
corrupt law was palled in 1795. In the
lubfequent fprirg the grand juries of the
several counties made an unanimous protrft
again# its palfage; the fuccceding legifla
turc repealed if, burnt the parchnunt Sc ex.
pefed its authors..-And what are we now
about to du ? Will we, after following an
illustrious patriot to his grave, fully the
faireft page in his hiftory, by giving a sane,
ticn to this meafurc ? The peopie will “fay
you are mere mummers, aCtors that put on
falfe garments fora particular occasion, and
the moment after return to your original
infignificance. The law was burnt—it was
expunged from the records of the Hale, and
the refunding aft incorporated in a fubfe
qnent constitution made by the people. But
the grantees under the firtt aft, under the
corrupt aft, had thbir port horses and run.
nets ready who flew to the East and the
Well, the North and the South, and made
falc of their grants. To whom did they
fell; To peifons apprised of the original
invalidity of the aft. But if they did net,
does that change the question ? Who are
the legislature of Georgia ? The delegates
of the people of Georgia. Who were the
sovereigns of the fevers! ft„res before the
revolution ? The reptefentarives of ti c
crown. I will dkycfl then if one of :kfe
men had proceeded to give away the coin,
try, whether the court of King’s F« iyh
would not have set aside the grant ? They
would. Subfcquently to this the United
Slates received from the state of Georgia a
grant of the country in question and of o
thcr country not in question. In receiving
this grant, they acknowledged the validity
of the refunding aft of Georgia. The U.
States when they received the grant, were
apprised of the preceding transfer. 1 ', and
their acceptance cf the ct untry from Geor.
giais unequivocal evidence of their opinion
that the original aft of 1795, was null and
void. But in a country so extensive as
this, in which some fcrtiemer.ts had been
previously made under Britilh, Spanifli and
other grants hom the flared Georgia, than
thole ct 1795* w ill be readily believed
there were many antagrnifing claims for *
land. W hen, therefore, the U, • Stares
received the countiy from Georgia, they
entered into a compaft with Georga, or
obtained per million from her, to give land
not cxiceding live millions, tofatisiy claims
not provided tor in the original contrast
with her. Now the bill before you propofts
to give this land cs far as it goes, and to
pledge the faith of the United States to that
particular class of daimants whose preten
ftons arise unrhr the aft of 1795— -These
claims under the aft of 1795 are the last class
of claims under the (late ft Georgia, which
in my opinion, the U. States are bour d to
\ fatisty, T here is another defeription of
claims, called the claim*, of 1789 —And
lam very glad the claims of 1789, are not
included in this till, bocaufe the joint inter
ett of the two claflfes might pcflib’y have an
eflrft, that in this Houle a Angle class
would not. Weil, Congress tor k the grant
of country in question from Georgia. They
hound thcmfelves to extinguilh the Indian
title to lands within the existing state of
Georgia—to Georgia they ftipubited to pay
a certain sum of money, and they refafed
the right of appropriating a quantity of lands
rot exceeding five millions of acres, to
faiitfy claims not fpecificaily recogniftd in
I the contrast wdih Georgia. The question
now -is, as I take it, whether these five
millions (hall go to fatisfy the claims under
the aft of 1795. — But if it should be the
sense of the House that the bill includes
thole like wife of 1789, it will not alter,
in my opinion, the question.
Mr. J. RANDOLPH said, he hoped
the bill would be rejefted, and that an end
would be put to the miferahle farce of beg
ging to he cxuited from voting, when gen
tlcir.cn could anfwcr the fame purpwe, a
thing which was every day praftfeed, by
stepping aside. He hoped if they did net
wish to vote they wcftxl take this course,
and that the Hoofs would no longer be
pelleted with their motions. What, are
gentlemen afraid to lofc a Yazoo vote.
When 1 was up before, I omitted to fay
many things that have a bearing on this
qtietton, as I may have fi*id feverai thin**
that had no bearing on it. But there is u«
' J,
which I omitted—that a mao, not 4
Georgian—he lived on the north fide of
Savannah rivei—if lam not correft in my
ftatiement let the Georgia delegates, corleft
me. This man happend to be admitted into
the secrets of the Divan, who had done a
deed without $ name, who had corrupted
the legiflaturc of Georgia. He went home,
and he was blockhead enough to speak « hat
he thought, notwithstanding his principles d
and his promiser. He was used like ajf
gtubbing-hoc to do dirty wo.k and then
thrown aside as a useless engine. He told
other* u-hot he knew—-mark the catastrophe
—at a still hour of the night, without being
the enemy of any mottal man, he was {hot.
And it is from this faft that we now want
on this quefiion the benefit es a witness,
who was murdered in cold blocd, and whose
testimony has thus been prevented fjcai
being brought forward to this or other tribu
nals, before which thefc claims may Le
brought. This fatt is a truth as notorious
as the maffaore of JBdloa or the battle of
Concord.
On the question being put—(hall the bill
be rejedled, It paftVd in the affirnaativx—
Yeas 62—Nays 54— as follows :
YEAS. Me fir r. Andcifon, Bard, Bas
sett, Bcdingcr, Blackledgc, Blake, jun.
Blount, Brown, Butler, Casey, Claiborne,
Claik, J. Clajv M. Clay, Clopton,
Cuhcord, Dawson,- Earle, Eppes, Garnett,
Goadwyn, Grey, Gregg, Halfcr, Hamil
ton, Holmes, Jones, Kenan, Lelb, M‘-
Farbmd, Marion, Matters, N. JR. Moore,
T. Moore, Jno. Morrow, Mutnford, R.
Nelson, NewroVi, Olin, Pugh, J. Ran
dolph,’ T. M. Randolph, Rea, of Pen,
Richards, Sammons, Sandford, Seaver,
Sloan, Smilse, J. Smith, S. Smith, Southard,
Spalding, Stanford, P, R, Thompson,
Trigg, J. Whitehill, R. Whitehill, D,
R. Williams, Wilson, Winn, and Wanfton.
NATS.*—* Meffrs* Alftoc, jur, Barker,
Betron, Bidwell, J. Campbell, Chandler,
..Chittendertj Cook, Crowningfhielcl, Cults,
Dina, Darby, Davenport, Dickson, Ellis,
Elmer, Ely, Findley, F.lk, Fowler, Green,
Heftings, Helms, Hough, Jackfor, Kelly,
Lewis, jun. Lyon, M Creery, ]er. Mor
row, Mofely, J. NeHbil, Pitkin, jr. Quincy,
Ruffdl, Saiily, Schuneman, J. C. Smith,
Stanton, Stcdman, Sturges, Taggart,
Tallmadge, Tenney, Thomas, I T. W.
Thompson, Tracy, Van. Renflelae*, Var
nmr, Wafdwqrth, Wickes, M. Williams
and N. Williams.
—.-MHnaarr’
IRELAND.
The Following Circular Letter has been ad
dreffcJby the celebrated Dortor Mac Nevin 1
to iucli of his countrymen in the U, States,
who from their situation during the honora
ble struggle lor liberty and independence,
attempted by unhappy Ireland, are fuppoled
rnoH capable offupplying him with fadU re
lative thereto. As it may be in the pow er
of some of our readers to give such informa
tion to the Dr. who might not ocherwife
lee his letter, we Jay it before them with
a hope that a work, so much wanted in the
the United States as a hiftory of the fuff r
ings and struggles of the liittr Nation, by
one of its molt illustrious champions, will
1 receive ample encouragement.
(Alex, Expot.)
SIR,
BEING now engaged, as fsr as my
lei hire will permu, in preparing an account
of Irilk affairs, for the lad thirty years, I
wish to acquaint with my defigr, thtfe who
feel any intcreil in Inch a work, that they
may communicate to ms, if they please, the
ladls and documents they pofffs, which their
a vocations or fafety may not allow themselves
to make public.
In speaking of individuals yet alive, or
oflhofe departed lately, whilst I attempt to
record their adfions and motives in such co
lors of applause or cerifnre, as may ftigara
tize Vice or emblazon Virtue, Hill, it is
by the merit of impartiality to all concerned,
that I am mod ambitious ol dittinguilhing j
my performance, I write in a country \
where I have nothing to fear, and nothing j
to hope, from any party or pov-cr in Europe ;
The interest of tru h is that alone for which
my thoughts can now revert to the past ; Sc
as far as I already know, or ihall be able
to afeertain it, friends and fees (hall meet
with equal candor,
Thefpirit of fincerify prompts to the ac
knowledgement that I fliould not engage in
my present undertaking, unlcfs I tho't when
haneitly executed, it would redound to the
honor of a country, which will he ever dear
tam?; of friends whom i ihali ever cherilb ;
of a oaufe I will never abandon y and all of
which, if virtue could insure fuccds, had
found another fate than what they now ex
perience in the loss of liberty, and the cx
tin&ion of independence.
Though ihe hiftory of the period to which
I now confine myfelf, be mod important to
liilh readers, yet it is not to them alone
that it offers fubje&s of sympathy, inftruft
iv< lessons, and rhemes of meditation.—The
lirft fpeiftactc its presents, is a generous and
gallant people aiming at the belt acquisition
for which a nation c m contend ; but from
jealousy and disunion, lofmg a great oppor
tunity, and the noblcft prize. The cor
rupting* disuniting, debilitating inrterfer
ence of a foreign enemy, blindly deemed a
friend, is at length nr.ivcrfally felt; the
consequences are generally deplored ; an ear.
nett attempt is made to redress the evil; and
again the foreign foe labors with fuccefsful
inveteracy to reduce the patriot by the big
ot, and after imolating what was good,
and expofmg what was vile, appropri
ates, with ttern indiftbrencc, the profits of
their antmefitiss.
Public fpirir, unrivalled deque nee, ntllL *
tary ardor, integrity and paiaotifm, will
balance the stain of venality, the baseness of
treason, the prostitution of talents, the a b_
jest surrender of rational rights; and ftiii
uphold the Irilh character as great and good,
amidst the vitiating taints that make inroads
on it, from a foreign (here.
* We (hall fee fortitude worthy of the mnft
A heroic age-; fidelity that would honor the
r mod viituous ; benevolence of intention,
with philosophy of dffigr, that would
ensure the greaUlt bltflirgs ; —and by die
fide of these, an audacity in the comrcifTioa
ofa crime, a maturity in corruption, a coo,
funimatctiefs in villainy, which will exhibit
this uncommon people frequently wife or
wicked, but never mile—which will (hew
it to be whatever it is with energy; and
prove ths noble materials it pofl'tffcs for ter
ming an independent (fate, if it (hould ever
emerge from the ilavery that prcduces its
worst vices, and U left to totter the fplcndiifr
qualities that belong to its own nature.
Os all that can attest, elevate, or improve
the heart and inform the judgment, examples
may be found in the hiftory of these thirty
years. An Iriftiman of any parry may well
be dcCrous that tranfafiions which, after
all, give a high idea ts his country, (hould
not be loft to its fame. Though the ccn
clufion commemorates no triumph to dw ell
on with piideorexultation, it poffeffi s the ir
teretl of tragedy, and inttruds by its cataf
trephe.
Wm. Js. MAC KEVIN.
New-Y oik, iBed.
LONDON, May ig.
The trial of lord Melville concluded on
Saturday, but the proceedings arc not 10 be
publiftied untill the peers (hall give their
decision, which it is expeded they will do
on Wednesday fc’nnight.
On Saturday forae accounts were received
from Holland by a veflei lent into Yar
mouth, by which we learn that the camp a:
Seyft is immediately to receive large rein
forcements. If is added, that £c,oco Pruf.
fianS are to join in the invadon of (his coun*
try* and are to embark in Dutch ports,
, May 22.
Another important piece of intelligence
is dated in letters from Vienna cf the 6th
inst. According to .tiefe “ The differences
relative to the mouth of the Cattaro have
been amicably accommodated. The repre
sentations made at St. Peterlburgh have
produced the tftcfls wUhcd far by Austria
and the Ruffian troops are making disposi
tions to evacuate the Cattaro.” We know
/ not what degree oferedit is due to this (iate
ment.
It is repeated, that such is the undeman
ding between France and Austria, that an
often five and defend ve alliance is about to
be concluded, and Austria is bound actively
to defend 3onapar<.cL late changes This
may be doubted.
FROM ENGLAND.
NEW.YORK, July 8.
Since! our lift publication, we have receiv.
ed European intelligence five days latter than
that by the Kitub-n. The (hip Liberty,
capr. Chew, arrived at this port yetterday,
has fuppHcd the Editor of the Mercantile
Advcrtifer, with Liverpool papers to the
24th of May, London of the 2 2d, & Lloyd's
Lifts of the 2o;h ; from which we have fc
kifted forne intelligent article?. These pa
pers'afford a hope, that the difpulc between
Priffia aad Englan 1 will (hortly be brought
to aa amicable adjustment.
London, May 17-
Ouve/runAns w* t.(-4rr ftriolis aoprrhKii.
fidns tor the fafety of the. Prince of Walts
I(land, having received advice that one of
the enemy's squadrons which left Hreft is de
fined to a<ft against that feukment,
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
The following letter has been add relied
from Mr. Secretary Fox, to tire American
Miniftcr;
Do<wntng-Jlrttt i May Iy, 1 806.
The undersigned, his M*jefty's Principal
Secretary of S’ate for Foreign Affairs, b?s
received his Mjjjerty's commands to aquaint
Mr. Monroe, that the King, taking into
consideration the new and extraordinary
means refoned to by the enemy for the fur
pofc of dill retting the commerce of his fab
jeds ; has thought fir to direct that the re
ccllary measures (hculd ae taken for the Id lock
ade of the cuafts, rivers, and ports, freni
the river Elbe to the port of Urtft, both in
crafive ; and the said (W.tts, rivers, and
ports, are and mult be confidcred as block
aded; but that his WLiy is fHeafed to de
clare, that such blockade (hall not extend
to prevent neutral (hips and veiTds, laden
with goods not being the property
of his Majcfty's enemies, and not being’ /
contraband of war, (rum approaching the
said coaAs, and entering into and failing
from ihe said rivers and port®, (fjv.e and
except the coatts, risers, and ports from
Oltend to ihe river Seine, already in a fta f e
of ftrkd and vigorous blockade, and whir l
are to bccontidered as so continued} provi
ded the said (hips and v vffels so approaching
and entering, (except as aferefaid) (hall no:
have been laden at any part belonging tn,
or in the paffeftbn of, any cf his Majeftt '*
enemies ; and that the said (hips and veffeb
so failing from rhe said rivers and'ports (dx
i cept as aSDrefaid) fha-i not be destined to an/
port belonging to, or in the poss ffi->n of -■’/