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WASHINGTON €tt Y,
February 28.
The great length of onr de
tails prevents other than very
conci/e nonce of the moil im
portant proceedings of the houfc
of reprefentatives.
On Friday the bill for the
reduction of the marine corps
was taken up in committee, and
agreed to —and a ’•efolution paf
fed, after a long debate, direct
ing the printing of documents
containing* a ftatement of the
expenditure of the quarter maf
ter general for fcveral paft years *
and the contingencies of the
war and navy departments for
the fame period.
On Saturday the houfc patted “
to a third reading the bill for
the reduction of the marine
corps.
March 4.
Wc have been fo conflantly
occupied, in attending the de
liberations of the Houfe, and
in other unavoidable bufmefs,
that wc are unable to (late in
detail, the proceedings of the
two laft days. Never, perhaps,
has the American Congrefs tranf
aCled more bufmefs in fo Ihort
a time.
On Wednefday the Houfe fat
till half pafe 4, and then adjourn
ed to 6 in the evening, and con
tinued fitting till pafl 10. —
Ycfterday there were two fit
tings, the laft of which do fed
the conftitutional period of the
body.
Among the moft important
bufmefs tranfafted were : The
paffage of the bill from the Se
nate, aurhorifing a detachment
of 80,000 militia; for which
purpofc one million and a half
of dollars are appropriated—
Twenty five thoufand dollars
are appropriated for building
arfenals on the Weftern Waters.
The impeachment of John
Pickering, Diftrift Judge of
New Hampfliire,for high Crimes
and mifdemeanors which was
agreed to by a great majority.
The paffage of the militia bill
refpe&ing the diftrift of Colum
bia.
The pafftge of the bill for
continuing the Mint for live
years.
On motion of Mr. Varnum,
the following it foliation was a
greedterby unanimous vote, the
yeas and nays being called to
record the unanimity of the
Houfe.
Rejolved, that the thanks cf
this Houfe be prefented to Na
thaniel Macon, in teftimony of
their approbation of his conduft
in di(charging the arduous and
important duties afhgned him
while in the chair.
The Houfe met laft evening
at 6 o’clock i when, after trani
afting various bufmefs, a quar
ter before twelve o’clock 2:1
adjournment took place fine die .
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FOR SALE AT THISOF&fCE,
T U F
ACTS
OF THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY of thf STATE,
of GEORGIA, PASSED at
the Sessions cf lune and
November, 1802.
L 6 U ! S V I L L E,
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 1803.
m. " ——
Thuriliay laft, the 17 th in ft.
being the anniverfary of Saint
Patrick, the fame was celebrated
at the houfe of Mr. John Dow
ner’s, by a number of refpeda
ble Citizens of Louifviiie, and
its neighborhood—at which his
Excellency the Governoi was
prefent. Col. John Clements
beir.r, nominated prefident, and
David M ( Cormick, efq. vice
prefident. The following toafts
were drank :
ift. The immortal memory
of St. Patrick. Mufic—Pa
trick's Day.
2d. The Land of Potatoes,
with its Sons and Daughters all
over the v/orld. Mufic —The
Land of Potatoes .
3d. The United States of
America—May they fiourifh
independent as a nation, and her
conftitution exift commenfuratc
with time. Mufic — Yankee Doo
dle,
4th. Thomas Jetterfon, Presi
dent of the United States, the
ftranger’s friend and patriot’s
guide. Mufic— JejferJon s
March.
sth. The memory of General
Waldington, the fcourge of ty
rants and his country’s friend.
Mufic— JVajbingtoris March.
6th. James Munroe, our en
voy to France and Spain—*May
the refuit of his million be ad
vantageous to his country. —
Mufic— America , Commerce and
Freedom.
7th. The State of Georgia,
integrity her guide, truth her
motto, and may wifdom animate
her councils. Mufic— Peace
and Plenty.
Bth. Our Reprefentatives in
Congrefs—May the love of
civil and religious liberty, con
tinue to form the firft article in
their creed. Mufic— White
Ccckade.
9th. The memory of George
Golphin, our revered country
man, whole virtues require no
panegyric. Mufic— Logan Wa
ter.
10th. Public Good-May
it guide our Executive, invigo
rate our Councils, infpire the
Souls cf our Fellow-Citizens,
and only afeend to Heaven,
when no one is left on Earth to
mourn its lofs. Mufic— Viva
La.
11 tti. Republics—May they
become too numerous to be
toafted, and perpetual union to
them. Mufic*— MarfeillesHymn.
12th. The memory of the
departed, and the happinefs of
the lurviying heroes of our re
volutionary war—May their
noble example only expire when
the laft trumpet declares that
time (hail be no more. Mufic
CajHe.
13th. 1 he Irifh Patriots—
May their manly but hitherto
unfucccfsful endeavours, ulti
mately crown the Irifh Harp
with the wreath of Liberty.—
Mufic— Erin go Braugh.
M-th. General Wiikinfon,
, great in the field and firm in the
cabinet. Mufic—Akrry Man
frem his Crave,
15th. 1 he Fair Daughters
of A merles-- Mr- 7 they take to
: their :.j ;tr,'nftne but the friends
of their country. Mufic —Fair
American .
16th. May the frown of Li
berty blafl the hand of oppref
fion, and convince the Tyrants
of the Earth, that Man was
born to be free. Mufic —Let
millions he free.
17th.' The free navigation of
the MdlifTippi— Or if mU
Mufic —Fly to the
pofi of honor.
VOLUNTEERS.
Major General James Jack
fon—the Stateffnan and Soldier.
After the Governor retin d
His Excellency John Milkdge,
Governor of Georgia.
General Joliah Tattnall.
The memory of the brave
General Montgomery.
The memory of General
Clark, cf Georgia.
Eternal Eclipfe to Fedcralifm,
or other wife Anftocracy.
The 4th of March 1801,
the fecund declaration of Ame
rican independence.
Among the important fub
iects that have attracted the ar
tendon of congrefs, during the
prefent feflion, we are glad to
to fee the revolutionary foldier,
whofe wounds are healed up at
laft with a penfion for life—
This is a mark of gratitude
which does honor to the repre
fentatives of a free people—
While the detenders ot the
country are honorably rewarded
and gratefully remembered, we
(hail not want for citizens to
volunteer in the caufe of their
country—This trait of jufticeis
very feafonabie too, at the mo
ttient when we are on the eve of
an important negociation, or a
terrible alternative !—Who can
refufe to advance even to the
Mifiiflippi, when he dies glori
oufly, or lurvivcs with honor
and elbeem ?
[ American Patriot .
The tory printers have great
objedions to be tried for ctidr
manifold libels, by the common
law. As their crimes are of an
uncommon kind, truly they ought
to be tried in an uncommon man
ner I the pumfhment too, to do
juftice to thole Kings- men , Ihould
be of a more Jubltme and exalted
nature, than what, we humble de
mocrats arc accuftomed to.
{lbid.
Governcur Morris, and Mr.
Dayton and Mr. Adams appear
to agree on the rottennefsof the
chain which binds the union—
the conftitution of thefe Matts
guarantees to each State a repre
fentative form of government,
which bjates give up certain
privileges for the general good,
were this conftitution annihilat
ed all would be anarchy—yet
the three federal chiefs above
named have avowed their aver
lion to its principles —Mr.
Adams has faid republicanifm
may mean any thing , that a body
of nobles in a hole are the bell
fafeguards to the fafety of the
ftacc from the wolves , the peo
ple—Mr. Dayton has la»d that
the conftitution has done its
duty or bufmefs, and that it
fnould be burned at the point
of the bayonet—and Governeur
Mon is declares the houfe of
it'prclenrarivtfs bf the United
States, became within the im
mediate controul of the people
v.dl] ufurp ell power y certainly
evinang a diftrtift of the con
ftitutinn, and proving that the
affcrtion of ttit people beingsbeir
czvn werft enemies was not made
in a moment of rafhncfs but is
the fixed opinion of this able de
fender—of ami-republican doc
trints. [Aurora*
An attempt has been made in
congrefs to foift upon the {late
of Pennfylvania judge Chase
as the circuit judge, in the
room of judge Fatter Jen, What
the aftua! obj*d of this move
ment was we cannot afeertain—
but it did not fucceed. It is
very well worthy of remark
that the members from Mary
land all voted for the remove}
from their (late, and all the
members from Pcnnfyivania a
gainll removing him to their
(late—and the latter motion
carried—and fo the American
Jeffries remains as he flood
before. [ibd,
GEORGIA.
By his Excellency JOHN MIL
LEDGE, Governor and Com
mander in Chief of the Army
and Navy of this ftate , and
of the Militia thereof,
A PROCLAMATION,
WHEREAS by the eighth
fedion of the fecond
article of the corflltution of this
(late, it is declared that the go
vernor fhall have power to con
vene the General Aflembly on
extraordinary occafions.
And whereas , the Legifiaturo
of this {late, at their fcflion in
November 1802, Refolved y That
in the event of the ratification
of the late treaty between the
United States and the Creek
Indians, for the cefllon of certain
lands to the {late, the governor
be requelled to convene the
General Aflembly, asfoon there
after as circumflances would
permit.
And whereas , I have re
ceived information of the rati
fication of the aforefaid treaty,
and other matters of im
portance require the deliberation
of the legi flature. —I have there
fore thought fit, to iflue this my
proclamation, appointing Mon
day the eighteenth day of April
next, the time for the meeting
of the General Aflembly, at
Louifvillc, the Seat of Govern
ment. And Ido hereby enjoin
and require the attendance 01
the fevcial members of the ref
pedlive branches thereof, on the
day and at the place above men
tioned.
Given under my hand, and
the Great Seal of the ftate,
at the State Houfe, in
Louifvillc, this 17th day
of March, in the year
of our Lord one thoufand
eight hundred & three, and
of the Independence of the
United States of America
the twenty-feventh,
JOHN MILLED GE.
By the Governor ,
Horatio MarburVj
Secretary of fiat e,
God save the State.