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86 jror tijc Columbian fpufnutn To the People of the United States. WHEN the British Treaty made its firft appearance, it was pret ty generally reprobated from New- Hampfhirc to Georgia, a few hundreds. of merchants from Bolton, New-York and Philadelphia, together with the place men, old tories and the knights of the funding fyitem excepted ; they dared to set themselves in opposition to the general will, and the president for rea ion belt known to him, paid refpeft to their fupe'rior information, craft and fub tlcties in preference to the millions of the tell of the citizens whom he. was molt graciously pleased to denominate the friends to France, and according to his favourite opinion (therefore) the lov ers of war anarchy and contusion. And now again, because the immediate guar dians of our rights and liberties, had it incumbent on them, not to make the neceflary provision for carrying the trea ty into execution, the merchants and traders of New-York and Philadelphia, arc again dictating to a whole nation, to have the treaty with Britain carried ihto immediate effeft, and that they intend to establish committees of cor re f pondcnce with other commercial towns, and .with the late weflern inlurgents. As these merchants and trader* (who 1 fuppofedo not furnifli, above 30,000, to the number of our population) are so forward and daring, thus to oppofethe public will, and to attempt to dictate and govern it; it is nccclfary to enquire who and what they they arc. Is there not one quarter part of them bona fide Britidi fubjeds ? and are not two thirds of the remainder, entirely devoted to and in the British interest ? and have they not proved in every in dance, that intcrell to be nearer to their heart, than the prosperity and honor of our country that feeds them, and upon which they moil ungratefully prey ? Are they not even worse, than that set of Speculators, friends to the treaty and the infamous British fyitem, who riot upon the spoils of the hard earned labours of the founders of our Independence ? For if in courting a clofc connection with great Britain, the views of the latter are, to aflimilate our Government to theirs, by eftablifliing a monarchy here, and themselves a hereditary nobility, and to {Lengthen the executive with dcfpotic energy by the means of a pernicious bank, funding, and patronage fyitem : Thofeofthe British merchants, old to nes, and all interested and connected with them and their trade, are nothing ihort of making us a province dependant on Britain ; like Portugal, Holland and all other Countries that ever had the mif fortune to have any connections with that moft fellifh and perfidious nation. Is it not an undeniable truth, that by means of agriculture alone, governments are supported ? and that of all the peo ple, the merchant* find a way to pay the towards its support; for however high The duties, taxes, ike. are laid on them, the dearer they fell their goods, and thelef9 they givefor ourproduce. Under all these circumstances, is it just ? Is it reasonable ? Is is politic ? That about 30,600 merchants, traders end speculators, moft of them infected with a foreign interest, fhouidbc fu tic red to didate, govern and impcridully lord it over 3 { millions of their fellow citi zens, agricultures and mechanics. If the people of the United States can fuffer this, then really, we do deserve to be llaves, and to be bound in all cases ivhatfoever, by his Columbian Majeity and a few interefled senators, through the means of treaties, patronage and trea sury inllrumentality ; and at that rate we would be worse ofF, than even the British fubjeds. These few observations, I hope will have a tendency to reflect on our fixa tion, and determine, whether we arc to remain free, or become fubjeds, to the mere will of any twenty-one persons in this country, under the influence of a British interest. For to be or not to be free, is now the question, too serious to be pafled over in silence, by an AGRICULTURES Pojlcr'tpt. —War ! War ! War ! A few words about this bugbear, as held forth by the Executive and its fat tellites : Have not the British their hands full in maintaining it, against our senior allies, and to save their Weft-In dia I Hands and in protecting their com- I mercc. They may indeed ‘take our de ienoclefs veilels and profs our seamen, as they have done before, during and ftnee the treaty. . And may not we, lay our hands on British property in our power J May wc not cut off all communication Columbian JHufeum, £&♦ with them ? May not our merchants wait for buyers at their own door ? and thus straighten the YVeft-India islands and paralize their manufadurers : who in order not to lose their bell and chief market, will (bon compel their govern ment to just and equitable measure ? And should the British have audacity enough, against their known interest, to declare war againit us, does not Cana da and Nova Scotia, lie very conveni ent ? Had the executive, instead of fend ing the adual Chief Justice of the Uni ted States, an envoy extraordinary to England, waited the refuit of certain resolutions then in contemplation in the houfc ofreprefentatives ; (events have elearly proven) we would long ago have had full and ample fatisfadion, and a compleat free trade. But no! then they would have aded the friends to France, and countenanced democracy; whereas monarchy and ariflocracy is their wish. JffDcral JUgiflamre* MOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. Monday , April 23. MR. Tracey, of the committee of claims, made a report upon the petition of Winthrop Sargeant, secreta ry of the North Weflern territory, tor his additional services as governor. ‘The report, which was read a lecond time, and committed to a committee of the whole on Wednesday, recommend ing that 875 dollars fhouid be allowed him. The fpeaker informed the houfc, he had received a letter iron the governor of the North Weflern territory, inclo fing two petitions, which he requested, as that territory had at prelent no repre fentativein the houle, the fpeaker would present. They were accordingly read. One related to lots of land, which the petitioners had been promised, and which they had not received ; the oth er prayed for permillion to import slaves into that country from other llates, so as not to increase the number. They were referred to different committees. The following petitions were pr e fented in favour of the British treaty— viz. by Mr. Livingston 17 petitions, signed in the whole, by 3286 citizens of New-York; by Mr. Muhlenberg, from Blockley townlhip, Philadelphia coun ty, r signed by 87 persons ; by Mr. Isaac Smith, 4 petitions signed by 230 citizens from New-Jersey; and after wards 2 others, one of which was ligned by 70, the other not certain ; one by Mr. Hartley, from 29 merchants of Philadelphia ; by Mr. Kittera, from Pennsylvania, signed by 123 names; 2 by Mr. Sitgreaves, from the fame Hate, signed by 242 persons ; one by Mr. Richards, and 3 by Mr. Thomas, all from the fame state; iby Mr. Gallatin, from the state of Delaware, iigned by 40 ; one by Mr, Goodhue, iigned by 67; and 2by Mr. Brent, from Alex andria. Mr. Gallatin presented a petition from the state of Deleware, againit the trea ty, signed by 91 persons, and Mr. S. Smith, a petition signed by the chair man and clerk of a feciety of manufac tures and mechanics at Baltimore, eon fifting (as Mr. Smith informed thehoufe) of about 400 relpedable persons, pray ing that house would use its own difi creticn, with refped to the treaties be fore them, uninfluenced by any other confuleration than the public good. This petition, caused conliderable de bate. Melfrs. Ames, Thatcher, and Sitgreaves, opposed its being received, as it was from an incorporated society, as it purported to be the petition of a number of men, and was only signed by two, and that even these two, as they had signed the petition in an official cha racter, might not approve of its con tents. Its reception was supported by Melfrs. S. Smith, Macon, Findley, Gallatin, Hillhoule, Madison &: Kitch ell, as a practice not uncommon in that house (the societies for the abolition of llavcry, and the society ol quakers were mentioned as inftanccs) that they had frequently received petitions of socie ties, ligned by their chairman and secre tary, which, if they were incorporated, were not incorporated for that purpose. It was referred. The inhabitants ofCincinnati, (W.T.) complained bv petition of the grievan ces experienced by an holding ot courts, Judge Turner, different from those heretofore held. Their complaint was referred to a felecl committee. ‘flic house rclblved itfelfinto a com mittee of the whole, on the Hate of the union ; when the resolution for carrying intoeffed the JBritifh treaty, being un der confidration, Mr. Henderson, and Mr, Harper fpokc ia favour of it, At the concluflon of Mr. Harper’s speech, there was a divided cry of “ committee rife.” “ and the question;” when the feufe of thecommitte being taken, it was in favour of riling, there being 50 votes for it, which was a majority of the members in the house. FRANCK FORT, Feb. 18. From a French journal. •Letters from Brandenburg mention, as a sass that Ruffian troops are on their march to the lower Rhine. These ad vices add, that the king of Prulfia hav ing the interest of the ftadtholder at heart, and his own dominions being (Lengthened on the fide of Poland, is determined to take an adive part in the approaching campaign tor the fecuritv of his polleiiions on the left hank, which have given rife to much anxiety for their iafety. It is evident at lealt that his objed is to preierve the line of de marcation. The Wetzlar Gazettee has already asserted on authority, that 30,000 Fruf fians were on the point of entering the Circle of Franconia, where quarters had been provided for them. Letters from Vienna Hate, that on the 15th instant the troops which com pose the contingent of Saxe for the com bined army, were to have begun their march* They conftft of 10,000 men, of whom 4000 are cavalry. February 23. A great number of cavalry coming from Austria, palled through this town the day before yesterday, on their way to join the army on the Rhine, having a great number of horses for it. ‘ Two messengers from the British ain baflador at Lausanne, and another from Turin, have palled on their way to London. Advices from Munich mention, that the Hates of Bavaria have offered three millions and an half of florins to the el ector, to afiift him in eftablifhingan army of 30,000 men, 18,000 of which are to join the Aiiftrian troops at the opening of next campaign. There is a report, that a convention of the Hates of the empire will be form ed at Manheim ; the deputies to which are also mentioned, namely; baron 110- henthal for the court of Saxonia, and count Sailern for the electorate of Bo hemia. Much is said in our papers, of a re port of peace circulating at Vienna on the 13th, the accounts from whence fay, that the triple alliance of the courts at Vienna, Peterfburgh, and London, has made a very great impression on the pre sent government of France, and induced them to lower their demands in fome degree. It is laid, that the iaft courier from Bafle, with dipatches from our minister Dagelman, at that place, has brought with him more moderate pro posals of peace. We cannot speak with any certainty on this head, although foine of our politicians pretend, that the plan tor a pacification is already made, agreeably to which the English as well as the French make mutual rellitution of all conquests. Thus far it may be relied on, that the correfponuence be tween our court and several foreign ones, is at prelent uncommonly trequent: couriersarc daily arriving, while others are difparched. The forced loan in Alsace, is levied by execution, at present. The report, Hating that the French had made proposals for the renewal of the armistice for three months longer, has hitherto not been confirmed. HAGUE, February 16. The new revolution in. Friefland, cau ses here much conversation. The fa mous preacher John, who was thought to have left the country, is arrived at Leunwarden at the head of his party, with fome troops, and has dispersed the new aflembly ofreprefentatives. March 1. The day of the meeting of the nation al convention, so earneitly wished for, has at length arrived ; and at the mo ment this letter isfent off, it will enter on all the fundions of the rep refen tative body of the sovereignty of cur Batavian republic. The deputies aflembled a bout eleven in the morning ; the hall has been filled with fpedators from be fore seven. Our whole garrison was drawn out, and the national guards received and es corted the deputies to the hall. To wards noon the commission of the states general, by which the convention was constituted, was opened. A deputation from the new convention accompanied the commiflion back, after which the states general dissolved themselves. We do not yet know with certainty, who will be chosen president of the conven tion, but probably citizen Paulus, who was firft president of the aflembly of Holland. _ 7 On the opening of the national con vention, all the ships displayed the na tional flag, and every sailor received a pint of wine, and a quarter of a pound of tobacco, and two pipes. Tire laborers m the public works, likewise had a holiday, with their usual pa/- Anew tree of liberty will likewise be planted. . > AMSTERDAM, March 1. According to private letters from Friezland, the fugitive representatives, twenty seven in number, have taken with them the provincial chest, and re tired into a foreign territory. Among them is the celebrated Joha. This re volution, however, was without blood ihedk The number of the fugitives is reckoned at 400. They conlift of the before mentioned representatives, the citizens who espoused their cause, and the adherents to the old system of go vernment. I am informed from good authority, that Mr. Pitt has said confidentially, that if the forced loan ordered by France be filled up, he would determine the king to accept overtures of peace, but that previously he would spare nothing to obftrud that salutary ineafure, and continue the war with more fury than ever. (Signed,). THIBAULT. Reprefcntative of the people, com miiiioner of the government with the republic of the United Pro vinces. As an authentic copy. LAG ARDE, Secretary-general. PARIS, March 4. COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNDRED. Sitting of March 1. A member proposed, and the council adopted a resolution, annihilating the proceedings of the primary affembiy of Dainery. The reporter, in the report, spoke in favor of a democratic govern ment, it was observed, that the govern ment ot France was not a democratic one. The council ordered, that instead of this improper exprelfion, that of a republican government fnould be sub stituted. DUBLIN, February 13.’ Thur/day night a moll horrid mur der was committed at Lutterlftown, the particulars of which are nearly as follow Two brothers of the name of Mb Connie, who were bound to give evi dence againit a principal deienaer, had been lodged by lord Carhampton in a lnill-houie at the corner of his lord fliip’s domain, in order to prevent them from being ieduced or terrified from giving the tellimony : at the hour of midnight, twenty men, armed, and hab ited in brown clothes, broke into the house, and meeting a woman who redd ed in it, and whole fears upon their ap pearance a£ted so forcibly as to produce fits, they aiiurcd her that fire had no cause to be alarmed, that they meant not in the lealt degree to injure her, but de sired that they fliould be flievvn to the chamber of the McCormick’s ; t-hey then pro. -Ted to the room in whick these unfortunate brothers lay, tha youageft of whom, a lad about 14 year# old, they shot through the heart, and the elder, through dirierent parts of tha body. Not fattsfied with the wound# which they had inflided on the latter, they Habbed him when he fell, and beat his head with a mufquet till the instru ment broke. The unhappy vidims of this cruelty died before morning. This is part of the fyitem of the atrocious banditti to deter any witnefsfrom com ing forward to give evidence against them. LONDON, Feb. 20. The court of Denmark publilhcd an ordinance at Copenhagen on the 25th oflaft month, recalling all their seamen from the service of foreign powers, and ltridly forbidding, under the fevered penalties, any of their fubjeds from en gaging, by lea or land, in the service of loreign llates. The Swedes are said to have publifned a similar placard, about the fame time at Stockholm. March 10. Wc are informed by a letter from Hamburgh, of the 4th instant, that th* magistrates of Bremen, in consequence of the repeated complaints of the adual Dutch government, have by a placard of the 26th ult. ordered all military emi grants, who re fide in that to quit it within the space of three days. From the Khin , February 25. General Jouruan, who has concerted No. 22.