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At t ie expriict of l!icif bvh i.ucrcit* ?iid l beau: ;viicv/cd. .Ordered It was true irdtrd that Ohio became a (W hi fore (he u-d 60 000. i f lie were to reafun on thin fubject, Mr. S fnid h* would Cay, under the Fofterinp to i.e on the table. * The resolution of Mr. Love, pre sented a lew days since, calling on the Secretary of the Treasury, for in hand of the prnrral government let thrm | formation relative to the United become accnflometl to cur govrrrtnrnt befoir thofe were permitted to jp vern throifrlves who had lo lately ftntrgW from drspotifm He was not he faid- directly tiodile to the sdmiffioiv ‘f this territory into the Union; but he miide tlieft ohlervatioas in answer to I^Kftula- tionsulhered in to lead the Honte Lorn its duly* They ought to have the lie ceffary information The id* a of a gen tleman from Georgia had aKd occurred to him refpecting the extrnfion of die li mits to the Terdido. ..When,the K*«m five had directed tne occupation of that territory it had ,»iven a pledge that it fhould be fubje£\ to future negotiation And would gentlemen fay, that 'he 1 Ex ecutive could convey away any pirt of a flatte ? Although it fliould be hereafter dearly proved, that the territory waa not ceded, what is he boond to do ? To efla- bi.fli a doctrine fpurned at by all, that the treaty making power has a right to, cede a (late or any part of a Hate I Cer tainly not. This confideration wa* fufli cieni to induce the Houfe to look about them before they piocetdcd. Why fhould they be hurried on without information l \ T lie part cular lituat.ou ol the Territory had been mentii tied as a ground ot an immediate dccifiou.' What was itsiitu ation? It is far diftant: lo is the Mif- .fiflippi Territory The latter haa been nut ted in the principles of civil liberty ; the tormer has not. The latter compos • cd chiefly of our own citizens ; the for- juvr is not Mr. S. laid he had always underltood that New Orleans was'the mull vuiaerable point ot the Union, and it was therefore the more proper 11)11 to keep the power in our own hands. Mr. MACON said he would treat these people as he would the people of every other territory. They were a part of the nation, and to ought to be considered. There ought to be no question as to what stock they sprung from ; the true question was, ought they to be a state 1 The true policy, Mr. M. thought, was as they were to become a part of the United States, to make them one and indivi sible as soon as possible. They had already served a sufficient appren ticeship to the United States, hut not under a free government, for the territorial governments were not tree. The advantage of exacting of them the condition of using the same lan guage, was a great one. How could they be made one with the United States unless by the use of the same language i Mr. M. wished to treat this territory as well as the others, and no better : he would not treat one as a daughter and the other as a step-daughter. He was as willing now to make Orleans a state as he had been to make Ohio a state. The great object is to make us one people ; to make this nation one. As to the Mississippi territory, it had not ser ved a much longer apprenticeship than Orleans, having only been ac quired by the treaty with Spain in 1795. 'file people of Orleans pos sessed certainly as strong an attach ment to the nation as could be expect' ed from the time they had belonged to it. When the Spaniards invaded the territory, they stepped forward promptly to repel them ; and when some citizens of the old states forgot the love every honest heart owes to his country, they showed their attach ment to the Union by the readiness with which they lent their aid to re pel them. To make them a state would make attachment still greater, and it was therefore advisable to act on the subject. The committee rose, reported pro gress, & asked leave to sit again ; but before leave was granted, the house adjourned Thursday, January 3. On motion of Mr. Johnson, Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be directed to enquire into the propriety of designating a portion of the public lands, West of the river Mississippi, to satisfy the claims of individuals, holding under the act of Virginia of 1779, add re port thereon to this House. On motion of Mr. Witherspoon % Resolved, That the Speaker address a letter to the executive of the State of South Carolina, communicating information of the resignation of John Taylor, one of the members returned from that state to serve in this House, that measures may be taken to sup- S ly the vacancy occasioned there- y in the representation from that state. Mr. Seubert presented a memorial signed. by 2^84 persons, inhabitants of Philadelphia, praying that the Charter of the Bank of the United (lol’ms, borrow'd tj.e year eifi! 1 ' . lyiuiuig Was ^l>p;eicd tu, o'* ickuju t<-c:i hundred and tin Ihali he coiifider- I couid be received, but to jrjeciit i i . ... ' I .. .. . .... l. .i .. .r.;;,.. States Baulk, was taken upland agreed to without opposition. Mr. Rhea, (Ten.) reported a bill “further providing for the_govern ment of the territory of Louisiana which was referred to a committee of the whole. • • Mr. Pearson reported a bill sup plementary to an act passed in 1793, respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from their masters,” extending the benefits of the said act to the different territories. Referred to a committee of the whole. TERRITORIES osthk UNITED STATES. Mr. HlHBsaid it would he recol lected that in the course of the dis cussion yesterday on the subject of admiring the territory of Orleans as a state into the union, he had explicit ly declared himself hi favor of such a course whenever there was infor (nation before the House to justify it. The bill now before the House on 1 that subject provided for including in that territory the tract of country the occupation whereof had recently been directed by the President of the United States. He had said yester day that, although this step had been taken, the President had given a pledge that the territory should here after be a subject of negotiation ; and that in making it'it’sfcfite they would forever preclude negotiation on the subject. Mr. B. said, when the bill again can\e up, it was his intention to move to strike out the provisions re lating iO this territory ; but before that bill came up, he thought proper to move the following resolution. Resolved, a That committee be ap pointed to enquire into the expedien cy of ahnexing to the Mississippi Territory, or of creating into a sepa rate territorial government, the tract of country lying south of the 31st degree of north latitude, and extend ing-from the river Perdido, to-a line drawn along the middle of the lakes Maurepas, and Poncliartrain and the. river Ibberville, to its junction with the river Mississippi. The discussion of this resolution had progressed to some extent (a sketch of which hereafter) when a message in writing was received from the President of the United! States by Mr. Edward Coles. CLOSED DOORS. The Speaker having opened the message, declared it to be of a confi dential nature. : The subject then under discussion was postponed ; the galleries were immediately cleared, and all Stran gers excluded. The doors were closed the remain der (>f the sitting; which continued till 4 o’clock. rd a- pari ihr-eof, uid. ih*t no gieaie » nou (lull be rrquJM Ir> of a year than one milubn of dollars Alii provided further,'fnat all luch loans fhall be rehnbiirlablt at or before the ex piration of the fa Id t;rm of years, unlef* it ThaU be orhcrwile agreed be tween the laid corponuiMi and the Unit ed S.atrs — . . § 4. And best further enacted^ That if the said President and Directors shall on any occasion fail to furnish any load or loans, Mt be required by the United States in the manner herein bcfoift enacted, their corpora tion «hall fortiiwtjjMwr dissolved, and the power, itpemdj. shall cease and determine, any thing in this act, or in the. act. hereby eputinued in force, to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. § 5. And be it further anacted, That the Directors chosen by the stock holders of the sajd corporation on the first Monday of January in the present year, and the President cho sen by the Directors at the first meet ing after such election, shall be capa ble of serving by virtue of such elec tions, until the first Monday in Jan uary, eighteen hundred and twelve. § 6. And he it further enacted, That the act entitled. “ An act to punish frauds commuted on the bank of the United States?’ passed the 24th day of Februaryj 1807, be and the same is hereby cdnfifiued in force, during the continuance of the said corpora tion, and the tanje shall at ail times hereafter, audio all respects be deem ed aof! taken..(> appfy to the said cor poration, and m tne same manner that it has bee» deemed and taken to apply to the pame heretofore. § 7. And be it further enacted, That the President anti Directors of the said bank shaiDafter the fourth day of March next,(pay the United Stats, an interest atrjthe rate of three per centum per ye# on all sums of mo ney above the sfim of —— millions ot dollars, which the credit of tl Mr. Basset wished a discussion of *ny qaat-ter j ifoe question. Several gtnileiiten i! qn- “' u,, * r * Ani 1 friendly to the bill appeared desirous that it should take ^tie usual course, and declared that.tliey should vote a- gainst rejection. . Influenced by these suggestions, Mr. liholson, who had again moved to reject the bill, withdrew his oppo sition.; and the bill was read a se cond time and retired to a commit tee of the whole. On the. question when it should be taken up, great interest appeared to j be excited., * ••. Por Wednctdiy nest ss, against it 1% Tuesday As, a ain.t it 50.' ORLEANS TBKRITORY. The bouse again relolved uselt in to committee of the whole on the bill for erecting the Orleans territory, into a state. Mr. Wheaton spoke against the bill on consitutional grounds. .. Mr. Miller spoke against it, and moved to strike out the whole substance of the bill, and insert a provision for INCORPORATING IN ONE -STATE the Orleans and Mississippi territories. This motion was opposed I ly Messrs. Rhea, (T.) Bibb, Oliolson, Macon, and Poindexter. [The debate will hereafter be given.] The committee rose about 4 o’clock without coming to a decision ; .and, after ordering the memorial of the legislature of Orleans to be printed, and refusing to print Mr, Miller’s proposed amendment, the House adjourned. e ■ • Friday January 4. BANK OP THE UNITED STATES. Mr- Harwell reported the following bill : A BILL continuing in force for the term of the act entitled “ An Act to incorporate the Subscribers to the Bunk of the United States,” on the terms, and conditions therein mentioned. BE it enacted &c. iTTi'aj the act to incorporate the subscribers to the bank of die United States passed the 25th day pf February, in the year of our Lord 1791, be and the same is hereby-continued in force, subject to the provisions and conditions in this act specified, for and during the fur ther term of years from' and after the 4th day of march next. § 2. Provided however, and be itfur- ther enacted, That the President and Directors of the said bank of the U- nited States shall, on or before the day of next, pay into the treasury of the United States for the use thereof, one million and two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That the Prclidcnt and Directors oY the (aid bank (hall at all tunes, from and af ter the paffing of this act, and dtfring the continuance of the fame. >e hylden and bound to make a loan or loans to the United States, if required and authorised by law, of any fum of turns of money not exceeding in the whole at any one time five millions of dollars, reimbursable at the pteal'ure of the United States, and at a rate of inttred not exceeding fix per eenuim pen year ; Provided, that it Ihall be the duty of the Secretary of the Trea> fury to make his application in writing to tbe iVefident and Directors of the faid bank for fuch loan or loans at lead three calendar months prior to the time when furh loan or loans (hall he required; Pro vided alia, that the sum of two millions and seven hundred and fifty thoufand shall accumulate .to 1 le treasurer of the U. | States in said lank, or in the branch es pf the sarue.J there fpr id which shall remain Provided, it shall be I the duty of, the Secretary of the Trea sury, from tl<a* to time, to give no tice in writitg, to the President and Directors, at feast' days before (he term or time at which the said interest shall begin to accrue find,be computed) fehicli notice in writing shall specify'me exact amount of the deposits so 'td''remain for the whole year as aforesaid. $ 8. Arid be ii further enacted, That the United States shall be authorized, at any time duriiig the continuance of this act, to increase the capital stock of the.said corporation, in such manner as may be hereafter prescri bed by law, and for which the Uni ted States shall be the subscriber, and own to an amount not exceeding in the whole shares and not ex- deeding in one year shares Provided, That during the ti floe the U. Sates shall so liold stocks in the said corporation, they shall have the right to appoint, in sach manner as shall hereafter be declared by law, a number *npt^ exceeding of the Directorsy r And provided also, That ,the Shares, thus to be subscri bed^ arid acided^Jby and on behalf of the' United Stfifcp, shall not be sold at a price ifi.‘ss than per cen turn advance on each share. § 9. ‘And be it further enacted, That the twelfth seci;dn of the before men tioned act,.entitled “ An act to in corporate the subscribers to the bank of the United States, passed March 2d, I79f, be and the same is hereby repealed. $ 10. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the <foty of the President and directors df the said bank, on or before the day of next, to signify to the president of the United States, in writing, their acceptance i*’behalf of the said cor poration,of t{\n terms and conditi ons in this itqt contained ; and if they shall fail to do 30, on or before the above mentioned day, then this act shall cease t6 bu in force. The lull having been read through for >infona.ati4n,'<- i * ► -*■- Mr. Basset WtSb a motion for the rejection of the hill? grounding it on the constitutional objections th its passage.- • -'"- 1 “* ~ ; After remarks' from various gen-' tlemen, which our wfii)t 'of room a- lone compels os to omit for'the pre sent— ‘ jo- Mr. Basset withdrew the motion for rejection, and moVed to postpone it to Monday. After some discussion, The speaker decided, that on the first beading of the foil, if a second The aboriginal inhabitants of the United States are opening their eyes to their true interest; a great num her of whom representatives of jhir- teen nations (and in all about 2,000) lately kindled a council fire near De troit to take into consideration the present state ot their alfairs. Red Jacket spoke almost a whole day—he advised the Indians to peace, to attend to agriculture, and change their man ner of life with their circumstances —he forcibly pourtrayed the different policy of France and Great Britain, and the United States—the former had always desired to make them parties in their wars—wars in lvhich they had no interest: the latter ad vised them in every event to re main at home in peace attending to their wives and children, The grand council sent a speech, urging nearly the same things to the nations they represented, and strictly cautioning them to be peaceble towards tne U. States. A speech was also sent u to the prophet and our younger brethren the Shawanese,” commanding them to be quiet and to attend to their domestic concerns, and orderingahey shall not kindle a council fire'except for their own tribe, “ being the youn gest of the nations.”-—East, pap. rcSpci'f tu {• relit Huiiiftif’ But th6 fuel is - , n!l the hostility coorrs from that Chui t, die United S'.atcs having- exhausted every friendly measure' within tlieir power to propose. ; It inav not perhaps be amissfto take^A short /eyiew of the situatlbftwT- our commercial affairs with Frfihcrf a&d England, for the last four yearsi' Ut Previous to the promulgation df.- ’’ the British order bearing dxtfc hi ‘ r May 1806, our commerce was molested No piratical depVedatiJ- 1 ons were made by either belligerent, * *' under the fallacious plea of “ orders • • 4 and decrees.”' The above stated or^ ' -' . der declared the whole coast front Elbe to Brest, in a state of blockade* '<-• The French government waited 1 4l# months before they retaliated; at the J expiration of which time the Berlin •• decree appeared. This was -follow ed by an order in council, alle&ged - •-> to be in retaliation ; but it was nbt stated by the British that the Berlin decree was in retaliation of the order ■ ' of May, although such was clearly -• the case. This order in council was followed by the Milan decree, and that by another order. This is the whole history of the commercial res- ■ trictions. The British order of May, . being the source from whence all the others origirtat.d, ought to have been first repealed; The French, howe ver, have set' the example of-justice,' by cutting off their decree. If Great Britain wishes for our friendship, let r ~ her repeal her orders and blockades, ■’ and send out a Plenipotentiary in the '• room of Mr. Jackson.———But we are inclined to think, (to ’ use the v words of that -minister*) that the) “ Orders in Council are partkff systemi, which will never be abandon ed bv great Britain.” If this proven to be the case, the sooner we disco ver to her our unalterable determina- ' tion to vindicate our neutral- rights, the better.—Boston Chronicle. s £-- * Thirty nine boat palled the rapids of Ohio, between the 24th of Nov. and the . thof D ermber. laden with 3071 bbls. flour, 329 ditto cider 33 ditto dry Trust. I5J33 bt>ls apples 14150 gallons and 63 bbl*. whifkey, 151.400 lbs pork, gOObbis beef 10 bbis, and 2500 lbs. hogs Sard 400 lbs. heotp, 13 h jrlVs. 9OOO feet cherry plank, a*ns veniloii. 1000 yards cot ton bagging, 9OO yards tow lin- ti,' 110 lb cut nail ', 11 11 ibs. cordage. 3 olili four krout 100 horfe collars .70.000 lbs. yarn, 160OO lbs , bail rope, 1180 lbs butter, 53 bbls. cider royal 1180 Ibs.flioe thread 141 flave>. 500 ;bs cheese, 9bbls bran d> o bbls bean?, 5oo fowls, 46 ’julhels potatoes, 2 Franklin tloves, 60 peck and half peck baskets brlides laddies, 26 cos dollars in nie.chabdife and 4«oo dollars in fnndries. not enurnesred The above property was all piloted by two men in the period above Hated befides ten boats which pafled down on the cppolite fide of he riv-r the cargoes f which so account was taken. . Linn Enterprizc.—X correspon dent has favoured us with a statement of the annual product of the labours of our industrious, enterprising, and persevering neighbours in the town of Lynn.—It 'does honour to our country; tyid we are particularly pleased in finding so much ofthe a* mount to be the eflecl oFthe industry of the fair' females of that Undent town. In the manufacture of Women's Shoes in Lynn, 1037 persons are employed ; they produce annually 987,000, and wh-n 'manufactured are worth about 800,000 ; giving 8300,000 as the reward ofthe la bour. Of this sum 84.9,395 annual ly is the product ol the work of fe males in binding, &c. the ehpes. . tfdbtbn Gcniinel. From whence arises the difficulty The Federalists nu*ke a great cla mor about what they term the *$hos* tile intentions of our government with Nearly three millions of dollars were lad fpring Hupped froip the singli port of Philadelphia for Canton an*- Calcutta in the E Indies. When it is corfider-' ed that every pecuniary Imh&rrafCiBent, attributed.to the scarcity of ntoney is.' brought shout by fending our fpreie oat - of the country to procure rnsny articles,,, of luxury which we lo not want, and ci thers which indolence alone.prevents our. manufacturing among ourfelvet ; how powerful is the incitement to' encourage' our own manufactures—to wVai- lioitic- fpun in the place 6f the flimsy cloths fitr- pofed on us from foreign-counthe**- -§8 long, tioweve-, as 1 •' “ Women for tea foifake (pining and ktiiting* ' And men for Punch,leava off hawing A f plitipgY We may expetil individuals en,..arrayed, and whenever fueing time comes round trembling for the fear of toting tbetr ally and being imrourred within the walla of «. pnlon.—N. H. Patriot* London, Nov* 6. - ’ ■ La Peyrouse.—By the Dfomedary storeship, iroin New South Wales, some letters arc iitolight over, which were found by an olticer at Van Die-* : inan’s Land, in-New Holland. TKje discovery Was made from observing an inscription upou a tree in j'rencltj' which directed the reader to dig for a bottle a) the loot ol the same tree. The letters are addressed to som« . persons in France, and were written about seventeen years ago* Upon their arrival in England, they were... forwarded to the Earl of, Liverpool. The following are the particulars of this extraordinary event. “ An officer of the name of Ed’ > wards, belonging to the 8tH-regimen k • ol light dragoons^ which has Been long on service in India, was proceed*. ing to New South Wales in. the Ve—* nus, for the benefit of his .health* When the vessel wasoff VanDieman’s, Land, Lieut Edwards and some, b- thers landed lor the purpose of amu sing themselves, and seeing. a little of the country. Auer walking about lor some time, some of the .company ; , perceived an inscription cut 'in .the ', bark ot a tree, the characters of which' were nearly.obliterated or filled up.>. The date,- however, waslegible* which - by a singular coincidence, proved to ’ - ' have beeu insertb^d exactly that very day seventeen ycaraT Asuhe wfc*14*k of thcYnscription, from the- circum- ’ stances, we have stated, could not be decypbered, tne company rcturneii - 1 ' on board, giving up all ideaoj fnrther research. Tne extraordinary disco- -i very having made a deeper impressi-'- *,'. on on M r. Edwards than it did on his ' .fellow passengers, he determined rpake another attempt to decypher- \ tlie inscription ; for which purpose - 1 he went on shore the next morning, • accompanied by soma persons |o i whotn.he had imparted4‘portion'bf • his zeal ;flnd curiosity* Their first proceeding was to clear away the