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when the fame was produced, and that a like’
manifeft was delivered to him ; and shall
iranfmit the other manifeft to the colleftor of
the diftrtft to which such frip 01 vcfTel is
bound.
(To be continued.)
.Congress of the United States .
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday , Augvfi 24, 1789.
Revived, By the Senate and Houfeof Be
prefentatives of the United States of America
in Congress aftembled, two-thirds of both
Houses deeming it necefTary, that the follow
ing articles be proposed to the Legidatures of
thefevera! states, as amendments to the con
stitution of the United States ; all, or any of
which articles, when ratified by three-fourths
of the said Legidatures, to be valid, to all
intents and purpolca, as part of the said con*
ftitution.
ARTICLES
In addition to, and amendment of, the ConJIT
tutton of the United States of America, pro
posed by Congress, and ratified by the Ligifi
latures of the federal States, purjuant to the
sth article of the original conjlituiion .
Art. 1. After the firft enumeration, re
quired by the firft article of the conrtitution,
there frail be one representative for every
thirty thousand, until the number frail amount
to one hundred , after which the proportion
frail be so regulated by Congress, that there
frail be no less than one hundred representa
tives, nor less than one representative for
every forty thousand persons, until the num
ber of frail amount to two
hundred j after which the proportion frail be
so regulated by Congress, that there frail not
be lels than two hundred reprefeutatives, nor
less than one representative for every lixty
thousand persons.
Art. z No law, varying the campenfa*
tiuu to the members of Congress, frail take'
efTcft, until an election of reprefentative* (hall
Have intervened.
Art. 3. Congress frail make no law eflab
lifring religion, or prohibiting the free exer
cise thereof, nor fliall the rights of confcience'.
be infringed.
Art. 4. The freedom of fptcch, and of
the press, and the right of the people peace
ably to airemblc and eonfult for their common
good, and to apply to the government for re
dress of grievances, lliall not be infringed.
Art 5. A wellregulatcd militia composed
of the body of the people, being the heft le
an ity of a free slate, the right of the people
to keep and bear arms fliall not be infringed ;
bur, no one religiously scrupulous of bearing
arms, lhall be compelled to render military
fetvice in person,
Art. 6. No soldier (hall, in time of peace,
be quartered in any hotfe without the consent
of the owner; nor in- time of war, but in a
manner preferibed by law.. ,
Art. 7. The right of the people to be fe
curein their persons, houses, papers and ef
fects, against unreasonable learches and feiz
urcs, frail not be violated ; and no warrants'
lliall ilTue, but upon probable cause, support
ed by oath or animation, and particularly
deferring the place to be searched, and the
persons or tilings to be seized.
Art. 8. No person lhall be fubjetf, ex
cept in case of impeachment, to more than
otic trial'or one punifrment for the fame of
fence; frail be compelled in any criminal
case to be a witfiefs against himfelf; nor be
deprived of life, liberty or property, with
out due p;ocefs of law ; nor frail private pro
pel ty be taken for public ufc without just
compensation.
Art. 9. In all criminal prosecutions, the j
deenfed lhall enjoy the light to a fpcedy and
public trial, to he informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation, to be confronted with
the witneftes against him, to have coinpulfory
process for obtaining witnelTes in his favor,
and tu have the aditUnce of couufcl for his
defence.
Art. 10. The trial of ail crimes (except
in cases of impeachment, and in calcs arising
m the land o.r naval forces, or in the militia
1 hen in actual service in tune of war or pub
lic danger) lhall be by an impartial jury of
the vicinage, with the requisite of unanimity •
for conviction, the right of challenge, and
other accuitomed icquilice*; and no person
(hall be held to answer for a capital or other- :
wife infamous crime, uniefs on a preferment j
or indidment by a grand jury: but-if a crime 1
be committed iu a place in the pofleffion of
an euemy, or in which an infurredion may
prevail, the indiflments and trials may by
law be autliorifcd in some other place within
the fame state.
Art. 11. No appeal to the Supreme Court
of the United States (hall be allowed, where
the value in conttoverfy (hall not amount to
' one thousand dollars; nor (hall any fad, tri
able by a jury according to the course of the
common law, be otherwise re-examinable,'
. than according to the rules of the common
law.
Art. 12. In foits at common law, the
right of trial by jury (hall be preserved.
Art. 13. Excessive bail (hall not be re
quired, nor exceflive fines impoled, nor cruel
or unusual punilhments infixed.
Art. 14. No Hate- (ball infringe the right
of trial by jury in criminal cales, nor the
rights of coufcience, nor the freedom of
fpecch, or of the press.
Art. 1.5. The enumeration in the consti
tution of certain rights, fliall not be construed
to deny or difparagc others retained by the
people.
Art. 16. The powers delegated by this
constitution to the government of the United
States, fliall be exercised as thereiu appro
priated ; so that the Legislature fliall never
eocercife the powers vefled in the Executive
or Judicial, nor the Executive the powers
vefled in the Legislative or Judicial, nor the
judicial the powers vefled in the Legiflative-*
1 or Executive.
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Art. 17. The powers not delegated by
the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
flates, arc relerved to the states refpediyely.
Ordered, That the Clerk of this House da
cany to the Senate a fair and engrofled copy
of the said proposed articles of amendments,-
and desire their concurrence.
Extrcu f? from the 'Journal,
JOHN BECKLEY, Clerk.
N E W - Y OR K, August 22.
On Tuefday dipd Major 'John Lucas, an
officer of diftinftion in the Georgia line of the
late American army, and Treasurer of the
State Society of that state. His remains were
laft evening interred in St. Paul’s church
yard, attended by the State Society of the
> Cincinnati of New-York, and a detachment
of Col. Bauman’s artillery. He bore ate-.
di©us and lingering decay with all that forti
tude which his character as a soldier was
ftrougly marked with.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 12.
On Friday the 21st ult. the President of the
United States, by advise and consent of the
Senate, was pleased to appoint Benjamin Lin
coln, Cyrus Griffin, and David Humphreys,
Enquires, to be Commissioners for negociat
ing a treaty with the Southern Indians.
By a veflel arrived last week at Charleston
from New-York, after a very Ihort paflage,
we learn, that the Commissioners appointed
by Congress to treat with the Southern In
dians, were to fail for Savannah a few days
after her departure, escorted by a detachment
of continental troops.
Arthur St. Clair, Esq. is appointed Gover
nor ; Winthrop Sargeant, Secretary ; Samuel
Holden Parfous, John Cleves Symmes, and
William Barton, Judges, of the Weftern
Territory.
Iu a London Paper of the loth of June,
brought by the lhip Fair Penitent, arrived at
Norfolk from Port Glalcow, there is a mar.i
fefto from England to Denmark, intimating,
“ Should the Danes aflift the Ruffians, Great-
Bt ita.it) will look on it as a declaration of war,
and will attack them immediately.” Britain
has like wife ordered a fleet of 20 fail of the
line into the Baltic, as a fleet of observation.
Died, the 19th August, at the house of Mr.
Harry Caldwell, iu Peterfinrr-g, Wilkes coun
ty, Mr. Joseph Deni Jon, from Connecticut,
late a Tutor iu Yale College. The Wedncf
day following a sermon, well adapted to the
melancholy occaiiou. was delivered by the
Kev. Jeremiah Wa'ker.—The death of this
truly pious and learned young man, cannot
be fuflicieutly lamented.
On Sunday lafl departed thii life, Mr, Da
niel Walltcon, of this place.
To be Sold,
A GOOD
House and Lot
In the town of Augusta, for Cash,
Negroes or Tobacco. For particu
ticulars, enquire of the Printer.
On Saturday the JZth inst. twill be fold ,
At my Plantation, to the highest bidder, for
- ready payment, in specie, or the paper
medium at its depreciated date, a final!
Stock of Cattle,
Belonging to the estate of John Jameson, de
ceased. As lam desirous cf fettling the af
fairs of the estate, it is requeued of all per
sons having demands againtt it to make them
known, and those indebted to make imme
diate payment to
NATHANIEL COCKE, £*V.
September 5, 1789.
To be Sold, ”
On the First Monday in Oftober next,'
At the town of Washington, the following
Tracis of Land f
viz.—2ooo acres, Second quality— £000 dit
to, third quality, in the county of Franklin, 1
the property of John Hinfon, it being for his
tax for 1788.—Also, 1060 acres of the third
quality— 3502 acres pine land, in the county
of Franklin, the property of George Nailer,
being for his tax for the year 1788.
BUCKNER HARRIS, Colkaor
for Wilkes Comity.
CAME to my house near Walker's bridge,
in Burke county, about the 15th or 20th
of April hft, a NEGRO FELLOW, who
fays his name is George, and belongs to one
Robert M*Crary, lately of South-Carolina, and
who left that state about the ift of April lalt,
with an intention of fettling in this state, in
Wilkes county, near Washington he fays
his master left him in South-Carolina, but
having been ill-treated, thought proper to
come in pursuit of him. This fellow is about
fifty years of age, of a yellowish complexion,
stout made, about five feet, leven or eight
inches high, cross-eyed, and appears to be:
country born. Mr. M { Crary, by proving
his property agreeable to law, and yayingthe
expencesthat shad appear reasonable, may re-*
• ceive him on application.
DEMPEY WELCH.
July 25, 1789.
Lift of Defaulters in Capt. Pearre’s Diftrit£
JOHN Cafti, Thomas Wynn, John Martin,
r Fort, Browh, Morgan,
Lorkey, Crawford, Thomas Wynn,
John Wynn, Arglefs Penter, Amafa Jackson,
Graham, John Hunfler, —— Nixon,
Anselm Bugg, James Fox, jdh. John An
drews, William Barkley.
+*f Archibald Beale, ?nd Moody Burt,
ate Said to belong to Capt. Pool’s diftrift.
W. U RQUHART, R. R,
.L.ift of persons, not. belonging to Captain
Pearre’s Company, who have made their
returns to me.
GEORGE Walton, Esq. John Meals,
Esq.- James Armstrong, Esq. David
Cath, Godfrey'Zimmerman, Robert Farilh,
Sherwood Alien, Anselm Lee, Jas. Vaughan
W. URQUHART R.R.*
A lift of Defaulters in Capt. Cartlcdge’a di
ftritf, Richmond county.
JOHN Culbreath, David Keath, John Wel
don, Thomas Smith, Martin Breen, John’
Shoufe, John Kelly, Charles Steward, Johur
Burch Ellison, William Motes, Hiel M‘Da-
n jcl, Daniel M'Daniel, John M'Daniel.
Non-ref dents nvbo have rendered a lift (f their
taxable property*
James Cartledgc, Randall Ramsey, fen.
Randall Ramsey, jnu. David Perryman, Hen
ry Oat*fcr, '* F»W.
irf;l Rec.