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THE JOURNAL, TUESDAY, April 17. The opinion of the Supreme Court of the* United States, in the case of Fletcher vs. Peck, which we have published entire in our paper, con firms the decision of the court below’, in all its points, in favor of the Ncw- /fengland Yazoo Land Company, la it a fort of fcare-crow let np to frighten the great belligerents of Europe—or it it a toy, a rattle, a bare plaything ro amufe the great children in our political world ? On whatfoever meafures the nation may.ulti mately refolve, be it peace, be it war, be it (it there be fuch a thing) an intermediate ftate between these two, there is no differ, ettce of opinion as to the delet r rious opera, tion of this unfortunate law. I ought per haps to call it fortunate 5 for, although it here appeared to be a majority of up- sis to be dismissed.” Why did wards of forty Votes in fav'dr of it. struggle for liberty ? Of what v il I'm rt t a n , S t w% a.* n Sm sI* ■ %.« . a I« ^ 1 ... .. .t. . * * The question was taken on the rc- naindcr ofthe resolution in the fol- ow’ing Words : “ That the * said committee enquire generally into the conduct of the said. James Wilkinson as a Brigadier General of the arim of the United States and that the An investigation intb the conduct of general Wilkinson is at length de termined on by Congress. The re ports relative to his having been a Spanish pensioner and of his connex ion with Burr appear to have gained befiet even among his oVm officers. We find that Capt. Scott was tried by a Court Martial at Natchez some time past for uttering expressions to that effect. The unparallelled suf- i firings and prodigious mortality of our litttle army during the last year, attributed on all hands to the mis conduct of the Commander in Chief, seemed to render an investigation in to his conduct absolutely necessary ; yet', strange to tell, an attempt was made to suppress the investigation, and by one of the members from this state.* The motion was rejected by a very large majority. The rea son offered in support of this mo tion, was the late period of the session—or, in other words, the want of time.—How inconsistent ! Con gress met in November & have been in session five months—And how have they been employed ?—not in passing laws of public utility, or, in repealing such as were peculiarly op pressive ; not in asserting the rights, or. in relieving the distresses of the Country ; but, in proposing Resoluti- tions, which after long discussion are finally w ithdrawn....In chimericalpro- jects of every kind. It is acknowledg- edby themselves, that they have done nothing—and if they have now much to .perform, they certainly in the fore-part of the session were shame fully remiss in their duty—-they have made a wanton waste of time and ojtthe public money. If they can, let tliem justify such conduct to their constituents. * Dr. Bibb. See procecdingi of Congress. can it be, it we suffer the minist • of England to dictate to our gov n inent ?—to say in the teeth of oui, Secretary, he knew what he did not know'. In this situation we should degrade ourselves beneath the digni ty of civilized beings. We should simply enjoy the name of liberty, and Worship the shadow for the substance. What, I would ask, terminates wars. Houfc Wi,h ? ut committee have power to send Bugle friend, although no man was found.« „ , 1 •. . to lift up hh voice in it. defence, it actually^ P erson * a ™l papers, and compel pafsed by a majority of two to one, and ii their attendance and production, and found nearly ai difficult to repeal ai the oldjthat they report the result to this concludes treaties, &c. if it is not the 1 th u ^° r, i! er even after all i«S|House.” It was agreed to bV a large^faith which one nation reposes in the BurtevCh^pi-lword of another > Is JL any o- lull profit of former experience, and not|° n * Deshea, Pearson and Root were ther pledge bv which they are bound ? pertinaciously adhere to a meafure which appointed a committee pursuant to Do they not Hotel it as immutably is daily diminilhing the refources of the na*,the foregoing resolution respecting sacred ?—and yet, you are willintrto Xrtitelffl 0 :" 1 "* ,n ib!miSh , i ‘ <V °”' >7»r minds. You the Legislature—hut I beg pardon- -lam . 1 he Hous f resumed the consider-are ready to regard as indifferent the entering into a difeuflion, when my foie ob- a tion of the joiht resolution- for an foundation of all civilized govern- ments—the great basis of the liber- &fc. >A press of matter more interest ing, prevents the insertion of the King’s Speech to the British Parli ament, in our paper of to-day. they mud prefent ...1......... every man of common obfervation and com-l** 608 ^ mon fenfe—the arguments by which the propriety of a fpeedy decifion of this quef- tiotr it enforced. If any member of this Houfe will figute to himfelf the fair and bo na fidt American merchant, whofe fliip has been lying at the wharf the greater part of the winter laden with a cargo perilhable in its nature, fay flax feed, which if not export ed now becomes utterly worthless, he will conceive the situation of tbofe whom I wilh to relieve. How our refources are to be enlarged, or the belligerent! to be act. ed on bT our produce perilhing hvre I cannot conceive—I mean the pro duce of the fair and bona fide trader— for the other defeript ion of men we kaow all men fend their produce when and where they pleafe. We have had official information near five months ago that the law is wholly inoperative, except as to men of high character for probity and honor, who cannot gain their own confent to vi- olate.the l^w. I therefore move “ That the aft interdicting commercial in tercourse, Sec. &c.—ought to be immedi ately repealed.” The Houfe agreed to conGdcr the refo- lutipn.—Yeas Nays 53 Mr. Montgomery was opposed to the repeal of the Non-Intercourse without a substitute. He conceived that its repeal without some substi tute was positive, unequivocal sub mission. He thought Congress could not separate at the present session without repealing the Non-Inter course and doing something to main tain, support and defend the rights of our country. He concluded by of fering the following amendment : “ And that provision ought to be made bv law, to maintain and defend SUMMARY VIEW OF THE PROCEED- * INGS OF CONGRESS. NATE.—On the 30th ult. Mr. Crawford, from the committee ap pointed for that purpose, reported the resolution proposed by Mr. Reed, for’ amending the Constitution re spec ting titles of nobility, with amend ments. The bill making appropria tions for carrying into effect certain Italian treaties was passed Mr. Smith of Aid, on the 5th inst. gave notice that he would on the fol io Ang day ask leave to bring in a bill to authorise the President of the U. S.lo employ the public armed ships in protecting the commerce of the United States. A resolution was submitted for consideration, by Mr. Lloyd, request ing the Secretary of the YVar Depart ment to prepare a system.for impro ving the discipline oi the Militia of the U. S. comprehending infantry, cavalry and artillery, and to report the same at the next session of Con gress House of Representatives.—The H. of R. on the 21st ult. resumed the consideration of the amendments of Senate to the Commercial Intercourse BiU. The question on adherence was taken without debate. Ayes 6G— No.es 58. And the bill is finally re jected. Immediately after the deci sion of this question, Air. Randolph rose.. ... He faid that f<rld->m had a qurftion excit ed fo-much fenfation which was of intrinfi- cally Itfs importance than that juft now de cide.q—arid perhaps it mi^hi be deemed that the propoGrion winch he was now about to offer was not oFitfelf deferving of higher confideiaMon. He faid he would ftate his ideas as luccinctly as poffible, becaufe his prefenr object was difpatch. We have (fnd he) an a»ft fubfifting which for brevity’s l-*kr ) will call the non-intercourfe law. ’* his aTl has been reprobated and reviled by ♦ very man of every political defeription in this- Houfe arwl out of it, from one’ end of the continent *o the other—and yet, sir, lira* gc a., it may appear, Cong refs has been -i in It dim near five months, and this law in relation -o which ♦ very one feems to concur (in.ieeti vie with each other) in its reprobati n'!, (till remains.upon our (tatute* book FOR THE GEORGIA JOURNAL. duct of Francis fames fackson,^° W 1T * What then would become our liberty, the preservation of . . , , , , . .which, you say, drew forth vour in- Again, gentlemen, I appear before , fl ammatorv rc p 0rt ? WO uld dis- the public in defence of our common l)crse like ’ thc morn i ng inisU will think it a bold assumption of anf 1 “ la, ' r - n " h ° ut not,c !"« ,h<; individual to place- himself in oppo-j lo :': ,n S hnes-the re-pubheanon of sition to enlightened commUtc, wrest mnm. of the,r of thc Lcgntdxan'of Mdurnhwctul' and your surprize will be encrcased''f "”. r ’ " */»q***< ,ha deem it illiberal, if I should question against xmom the motives which brought your T ^one they could be expected to operate, port into existence, «id should even' 1 ™ RKs * ECtED OUR ELAf? ’ fosvor- indirectly insinuate, thaitU3reat»Bri- |E £ > 0l R r w Ips i and admitted us to a tain had her influence over your acji- and lucrative commerce with e- ons very part oj her dominions. Gra J What induced you to bring., for- '^ olls heaven . s ! Here ' ,s a f of Ward your infiammatory report is en-f the mf)st ^« ious nature, of the black- the riphtt, honor snd independence . . .- , . , , , of the U. S. against the edicts of f;ur, y elucidated by concurrent e- France and Great-Britain. On the 2d inst. Mr. Love reported a bill for the establishment of a Nati onal Bank. The Bank to be esta blished at the city of Washington, with branches in each territory and state, provided the consent of the state Legislatures shall be obtained The bill was twice read and commit ted. Mr. Pearson called for the consi deration of the resolution offered by him some time ago, relative to an en quire into the conduct of Brig. Gen James Wilkinson. The House a greed now to consi der the resolution, Yeas 84, Nays 15. A division of the question was called for, so as to take the question distinctly on each clause. The first question was on the first clause in the following words : Resolved, That a committee be ap pointed to enquire into the conduct of brigadier general James Wilkinson, in relation to his having at any time whilst in the service of the U- S. cor ruptly received money from the go vernment of Spainjor its agents, or in relation to having during the time a ty we enjoy’. “ All governments arc f founded in opinion,” says a great po litical writer. And what is opinion, hut that belief or faith .vhich one in dividual reposes in the word of ano ther ? If Great-Britain has a right LETTER II. to ted us we know, what we do not MilkJ s nUk,i.ihJtril,UlO.}" oyr < ma )' sh ' no < rob us of To thc Committee of thc LegiolatuJ"™: °“ r "“kpendence and all that ofMaeoachmeUoUhodrwupthe™'*.*™}?™™', »“ h c ,1 uaI liettolutions'approbatory o/rt c «»- !pmprlc, - v . Kl ‘.- us > **♦ »” d *« niinent services in the cause oj En- land, you deserve a statue of Gold.' 1 ' Yon will consider these remarks, * gentlemen* as wholly directed to your selves. It is an arduous task to an swer objections and remove difficul ties. It is painful in the extreme to ' question the motives -by which you were actuated : But, as a link in the great chain of the human family—-as a member of the American Repub lic, the only one on earth, every free man should be vigilant, and act in that manner which may seem best ■ calculated to promote the happiness, welfare and prosperity of his coun try* bACELLUS. Norfolk\ March 30. The brig Fame, Captain Stone, ar rived here yesterday from France— " left Calais the 22d jan. where he was carried in on his outward passage ' from this port, bound to Tonningen, by a French privateer ; and after a long detention was liberated, on cbm- • promising with the captors. Ca'pt. S. confirms the reports we have al- 1 ready had of all American property at St. Sebastian’s being confiscated ‘ by the French government j—knows nothing of a convention between France and this government—landed ■' despatches at Dover (E.) from Mr. * Armstrong for Mr. Pinkney, and is * also the bearer of despatches to our | government from Mr. Armstrong. rights, and to eradicate thc foul stains which you have cast upon- the Gene ral and State Governments. You I cannot, gentlemen, in justice to myself or mv country, close the pre- when you recollect it comes from the wilds of Georgia. But, gentlemen, as you have taken the liberty of ques tioning the motives by which Con gress and our National Executive were actuated—as you have indirect ly accused them of being under the influence of France, you will not the entire period of these commercial restrictions (meaning the embargo and non-intercourse act I suppose) France, WITH WHOSE CONSENT THEY WERE IMPOSED, AND CONTINUED, has seized and se questered nearly all the American Property, which has fallen within her grasp, whilst Britain, against whom veloped in doubt, and cait- only be vents. Every other Legislature had determined wtth one voicid'to support the administration in the: dismissal of Mr. Jackson. Every other felt the wound given to tlreir-honor by En gland. You were callous to all.— You chose to be the shield between an injured people and that perfidious nation—a nation, whose character i« stained with blood, and polluted hv the most attrocious crimes. Admit ting every thing in your report to have been founded in fact, it cannot in that case be justified. • When we are tottering on the precipice of war, it ill becomes a confederated state to expose the weakness of its govern ment, and invite the enemy to car nage and plunder. But, you^did not stand on a foundation such as I have supposed. To gratify your spleen, you assailed the fair fabric of truth ; but you assailed it in vain. You have represented us as w<?ak and de bilitated, when we are strong, & in the vigor of. manhood. You have said we are under the influence of France, because we will not enter in to an alliance with England. Such is the language of men enjoying the foresaid, been an accomplice or in any blessings of the oaly Republic on w ay concerned with the agents of anv Lartn. ■* * ~ • You, gentlemen, say “ a war with Great Britain in the present state of Europe, and under the existing cir cumstances of our country, would be the greatest calamity that could befal thc United States, short of their, liber ties and independence, and would in its consequences ehdanger these."— Which is most compatible wish Li berty ?—which best accords with the noble deeds of our ancestors, to run the risk of losing our independence by a war, or passively suffer its anni hilation by intrigue and duplicity ? If we defend our rights like freemen, we discharge the imperious duty en joined on us by our ancestors. If not, we provoke their vengeance, and justly incur their displeasure. You, gentlemen, are willing to con strue the insult of Mr. Jackson in am other way than that which is correct. You go farther, and say, “ if thi British Minister had, either througli accident or df-sign, used equivocal foreign power or with Aaron Burr in' a project against the dominions of the king of Spain or to dismember these United States. This part, as well as the proposi tion generally, was supported by Messrs. Pearson, Pitkin, Key, Shef- fey, Lyon, and Macon, & opposed by Alessrs. Rhea, Holland, M’iCiin, Smilie, Taylor and Findley. The debate turned principally on the right of the House of Representatives to institute an enquiry into the conduct of the commander in chief or of any officer of the army of the United States. The debate Will be given hereafter. A motion was made by Air. Bibb, inder the impression that it wss too ate in the session to act on the sub ject, to postpone the further consi- leration of the proposition indefmite- v. The motion was negatived, 79 o 33. rhe question was then taken on the est dye, against our government. YY’hat patriotic bosom does not throb with emotion, at so unprincipled, so diabolical a sentence ? Can any friend to America read it without feeling the most dire contempt for its authors ? I shall not, gentlemen, palliate or justify the conduct o France at the expense of my own go vernment. I will not, like you, by prostituting truth, extol a foreign na tion, whilst I stigmatise my own. England, you say, “ has rejected our flag, convoyed our ships, and ad mitted us to a free commerce.” Y murdered citizens arise from the si lent grave—awake from the cokl sleep of death, and contradict this cruel assertion. Ye unfortunate sea men who are now pining in fruitless hope in her dungeons—who are drag ging out a life more horrible than death, testify against it. But, why disturb the ashes of the dead ? Why call them to prove acts, which are known to all, who are not wilfully blind ? You, gentlemen, Can view our national ship wantonly insulted —Youcan beholdits deck streaming, and the ocean purpled with the in nocent blood of our citizens, and as sert in the face of thc American na tion, that “ Britain has respected our flag, convoyed our ships, Jkc. How does she convoy them ? By capturing our vessels, impressing our seametw-carrying them to England —condemning them by a mock trial —and convoying the value of the vessel and cargo into the public cof< fers of the nation. In your report, gentlemen, We are Unable to discover the sentiments of freemen—a tacit submission to a fo reign despot bursts forth from even- part. When, too, we recollect that : To aafwer wiat cni, I tcEccb you, fit : first clause of the proposition, when exnresssions, he ought not at this cri We understand (says the Nation^; al Intelligencer,) that a letter from- General Armstrong to the Secretary of State, dated January 20th, has been .received by the Fame, arrived at Norfolk, wliich states that our at* . fairs with the French government had at that time assumed ft more fa vorable aspect. General Armstrong ordered the John Adams to repair to England, to receive Mr. Pinkney’s despatches, and to return to France, for Lieut. Fenwick, who would be charged with the French despatches. H. & E. GATES, ; Respectfully inform their customers and the public, that they have rc* : moved their Blacksmith’s Business. to their Shop, on Hancock street, next door to DcVereux Jarratt’s, and nearly* opposite John Matthews’?*, where business in that line will be executed with neatness and dispatch. They have on hand, a large sup* ■ ply of ' Excellent Timber, Suitable for Waggons and riding Car riages, which will enable th ( to furnish any article in the Wheel* weight and Coach-Maker’s business < on a short notief. April 17. 65—tf.. Notice. A Ll. perfWns *re forwarned again!* trad. I*- ing for three note! of hand given b)r tbe Subscriber and W'nK*te Hall (as fecurity) to Finlater Clements, on the firft of April laft one of the ssid notes is for 174 dollars payable in 1812—the other notes payable Ift January lit!—the frid notos were gi.‘ ven fo Clements for the purchafr of a Traft of Land, snd he being a citizen of Pcnnfyl. vania, and executions having been rince le* * vied on frid land as the property of the ori* •• ginal grantee, lam determined not to pay the notes until my title to the land be fe* cured--But if the faid Finlater Clements will come forward and satisfy the elccUti* ) ons, I (lull consider myfclf bound to dif. charge thc notes. ROBERT HILL* *„ April IT. j) * i.. i inpt Notice. A LL perfons are herrby forwarnrd from trading with my wife Peggy Ann Wil- - liama, ai I am determined not to be answei* able for any of her contrails, (lie having kit my bed and board without any provocation. ARTHUR WILLIAMS. April 17. 95—It* Notice. 'T’HIS is |to ferwarn all perfons what* L foever, from tradirti; for a certaia note of hand given from William Penn to mv. bearing date feme lime in March 18! 3, and" made payable on the 95tb of December lAlfl, with an alignment on the back of faid note from rtte fo Crorgr Hird, and one alfe from me to Sanford L. Rarnry, as the faid note was fraudulently obtained by the frantic fame, fachon had IcUen "* ““ introduction to Christopher Gohr., Governor of Alassachusctts, and combine that Circumstance with your report, we are at the same instant, fired with pity and indignation. Your report is an invaluable state- paper to England. Although she has not the impudence, openly to a April 17. ARTHUR miLUMC. 25 ltfl GEORCilA, Laurens County. W HEREAS Nancy Brazcal has applied to 1 me tor letters of adminiftrafor oa the ettate of Willis Brazeal, late of this county, deceafed Thele are 'hcreforr to cite and admonlfh all and s npular the kbtdred and creditors vow the principles you profess, she'of said dec’d, to be and appear at my Of- ■ * * * '—*- -J1 hy law, to . 1. 1, _ • • . - - r , me— (.use 11 any nicy na.c, wtiy said let. iovalty. Her ministers no doubt' not Given under .vill declare of you, as they did of my hand this 10th day oi April, i^o. Peter Porcupine, that, “ for your #-| A. Love, C. C* 0