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s?or tf?c Columbian *sufrmti.
TO THE I’UBLIC.
r freedom of the profs, happily
X exists in Georgia without con
troul—Laws cease to retrain the vi
cious, ad virtue, no longer prote&sthe
innocent. Your press, Melfieurs Prin
ters, is the Lord’s anointed, blacking
the hallowed oil, and your Devil, the
holy Daniel. Right and wrong, virtue
and vice, ate now but specious names—
Public: opinion, and private character,
all ! all! dejxud upon the Columbian
Mu feu in.
Imprefled with the, importance of
your office, and the utility of a newspa
per paragrapher ; 1 presume in that lint,
to offer iny services to the public at
largo, hut more cfpecially to my friends
thefpcculators,whofc former favors I beg
leave molt gratefully to acknowledge ;
and humbly hope, that candor and jui
ticc, will oblige them to confefs, that
my productions have facilitated the sale
of their lands in the northern Hates; and
in faft, on my abilities chiefly, now, de
pends their claim to weltcrn territory.
To you, Messrs. Typographers, my
vocation will give eafc, and save you
much labour, in spelling, correcting,
end clcaniing thofc dirty etiu lions, of the
‘Cacoctpps Scribendi, which daily foil
you* paper.
Mill est y forbids me to boast of my
own abilities, but l appeal to the varied
productions, already exhibited in your
Mufeuiii, under different signatures ;
for winterer polemic, literary, or patri
otic merit, their god fathers may,claim,
be allured, they are all the genuine offs
■prings of Benjamin Spatter, and Cos.
The low price of twenty-five cents
per copy-fhcct, for fefiays on all subjects,
! liopc will be deemed moderate ; even
during the present glut.
The following pieces, are corrcftly
tinilhed for the prof's. A compleat sett
of essays, abuiing the President, and
federalariftocracy, from number i to 12,
warranted fufheient to raise any youth
of decent abilities, and honest parents,
to a feat in Congrcfs.
Various mifccllaneous pieces, refpeft
ing Gracclius, interspersed with many
choice anecdotes, that never happened,
telling as honuy he was a little blue hea
ded boy, wore petticoats, aud was rock
ed ia a cradle by his mother, Sec. Sec.
Good judges, think a lew groce of the
above, diiivibuted in the upper counties,
before the next election, would help to
“ an 6 ll the Loktfvtfle Rainy’ and give
the Yazoo Wolves, another lair chance
to fleece the Georgia Lambs.
A molt elaborate well vvritienaddrefs,
to the inhabitants of Georgia, proving
that bribery is no corruption : That
tho’ ninety-nine, ro one, of the citizens,
beagainlt the sale of Yazoo—(Yet it
mult appear evident to ail, nuho are not
party men) that they are nothing but a
dirty faction, headed by a little teilow,
not two inches high ; who cocks his hat
over his eye, which is of itfelf, fuflicient
to damn him. This address, will fur
•ther prove, to every unprejudiced mind,
that the repealing of the Yazoo, was
the effefts of a party, violently heated
by feme old fafhioned ideas of public
virtue, honelty, and such other toolilh
nonsense. The’ address concludes, by
recommending seriously to the people,
to eled moderate men, who may be
cooled against next meeting of the legis
lature, by a few dotes of lerip, and re
peal the record burning ad, and eftablhh
the Yazoo grant $ which will have the
happy effed of relloring union and peace.
Pieces upon every other fubjed, lur
nilhed upon the Ihorteft notice, and with
secrecy : Pundual payment is however
expeded, as the borrowed plumes mult
be ltript from many dignified names—
Gato and Pyrrhus, among the ancient ;
Sydney, Howard, and Warren, amon-r
the moderns—willpkafe recoiled, that
pay day is palt, and no going to market
without Cajh.
Ogechee, will also observe, that I
decline spelling and correding any more
of his productions, under 50 cents per
foeet.
Tn hopes of public favor, and the pro
tection of my good friends, the specula
tors—l remain their molt devoted,
BENJAMIN SPATTER, Sen.
Ncwfpaper paragrapher of Georgia.
ifeurrat iUgiflatttre,
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
T uefdaj, April 26.
r report of the Secretary of
1. State, on the petition of Charles
Caldwell, for a re-payment of a fu:u of
money, which he had paid for his *an
fom from fiavery in Algiers, which
Columbian JJflttteum, £&♦
was in his favor. It was referred to a
committee of the whole.
Mr. Hartley presented a petition from
106 citizens of Philadelphia ; Mr.
Muhlenberg one from 62 citizens of
the Northern liberties ; Mr. Kittera
from 406 inhabitants of Lancaftcr ;
Mr. Ilaac Smith 6 petitions from N.
Jersey, signed by 230 persons ; Mr.
C rabb one from George ‘I own in Mary
land, signed by 400 persons ; Mr.
Brent one from Alexandria and Fairfax;
and Mr. S. Smith read a letter of in
ftrudion from 571 of his conftitucnts,
all in favour of the Britilh treaty, now
under difouffion.
Mr. Muhlenberg presented a petition
also from the county of Deleware against
the treaty, and Mr. S. Smith mentioned
his haying one from 400 citizens of
Maryland, requesting him to exercise
his own judgment with refpeft to the
Britilh treaty.
Thcfeveral petitions were referred to
the committee of the whole on the ft ate
of the union.
The house refolvcd itfeifinto a com
mittee of the whole, on the state of the
Union, when the resolution being under
consideration for carrying the Britilh
treaty into effeft, Mr. Dwight Foiler
and Mr. Griswold spoke in favor of it ;
Mr. Gallatinagainll it; and Mr. Kitch
ell delivered his sentiments upon the
occasion. He did not approve of the
treaty ; but thought fewer evils would
a rife from carrying it into effed, than
from a contrary resolution, and there
fore exprefled his intention to vote for
the aueition before the committee. At
the conclulion of Mr. Gallatin’s speech,
iome calls being heard lor the question,
a division took place for the committee’s
r.fing, when there were 56 members in
lavor oi it ; it of course rose, and had
leave to fit again.
Mr. Livingston, chairman of the
committee for carrying into effed a re
solution refpeding the lon ofof the Mar
quis La Fayette, reported that he was
arrived in this country, and that he had
received the patronage of the President
of the United States ; that he was in
New-Jersey for education • and to fliew
that he had no occasion for pecuniary
aifiltance, the committee fubjemed a ve
ry well written, attesting letter, to die
chairman of the committee, in anfwcr to
one from him, exp rein ve of this grati
tude, lor the kind attention lhewn to
iiim, by the legislature of tiie United
States, by the i'rclidcnt, and to ever)
person to whom he was made known,
tiuu he had no wants; that he was as
‘ ,a Ppy a s lie could be, confide ring his
liberation from his lather, and that il
he should in future have occasion foraf
fiftance, he would apply to Congrels,
vyiio had been so kind and attentive to
his welfare. Adjourned.
l'P\ dutjdnyy April 27.
r Mr. Swan wick presented a petition
from 55 citizens of Philadelphia ; Mr.
Goodhue ieveral petitions from the state
ol Delaware; Mr. Richards one from
Pennsylvania ; Mr. Isaac Smith ten pe
tions, signed by 862 persons, from the
state of New-Jersey ; Mr. Kittera one
from the state of Pennsylvania ; Mr.
Sitgreaves one from Montgomery, sign
ed by 161 persons, (he yesterday pre
sented one from Deleware county, lign
by 300, which wc omitted,) in favour of
the Britilh treaty.
>lr. Swan wick presented a petition
also from citizens ol Philadelphia, and
a mother from the state ol Delaware, a
gainst the Britilh treaty.
Mr. Sedgwick informed the house
that he held in his hand, a letter from fix
rclpedable gentlemen in Boston, fentby
exprels, addressed to the representatives
ot the state ol Maflachufctts in congrcfs.
It was accompanied, hefaid, by an at
tested copy of a petition, praying that
provision may be made for carrying in
to effedt the Britilh treaty, lie was
informed it was already signed by be
twixt 11 and 1200 manufac
turers, and other citizens of Boston.
1 he realon that the petition itlell was
not sent, was that it remained to receive
further lignaturcs. He expeded the
original would come to hand b the poll
on t riday but as the important ques
tion to which it related, might in the
mean time be taken, he hoped the atteil
ed copy would be received.
‘1 he above was received, and, togeth
er with all the petitions above mention
ed, was referred to the committee of the
whole on the state of the union.
1 he house then refolvcd ittelf into a
committee of the whole, on the state of
the union ; when the resolution for car
rying into effed the Britilh treaty, be
ing under consideration, Messrs. Gilbert
and I racy ipokc in favor ot the motion.
A call lor the question was again made ;
but upon the motion being put for the
committees riling, there appeared $i lor
it, which was more than a majority’ of
the members present. The committee
accordingly rose without coming to* a
decificn. Adjourned.
A message was received from the
president, informing the house he had
approved and signed a bill for making
further provision for supporting public
credit, and for the redemption of the
public debt;
Also a message in writing represent
ing the propriety of advancing the sala
ries of the attornies, which was ieferred
to a feled committee.
A bill was received from the senate,
authorizing Ebenezer Zane, to locate
certain lands northwest of the river
Ohio, which was twice read and refer
red to a committee of the whole.
Mr. S. Smith proposed a resolution
to the following effect, which was re
ferred to the committee of commerce
and manufactures to report thereon :
“ Resolved, that the president of the
United States lie authorized to direct
quarantine to be performed on all vef
lels from foreign countries, arriving at
the ports of the United States, as lie
lhail judge neceifary.”
Mr. Muhlenberg presented a petition
from 42 inhabitants of the city of Phi
ladelphia; Mr. Sitgreaves four peti
tions from 358 inhabitants of Bucks,
and one from Belfaft, signed by 50 per
sons; Mr. Hartley one from 130 in
habitants of York county ; Mr. Maclay
one Irom 101 persons in Dauphin coun
ty ; one by Mr. Heister from 400 per
sons in Berks ; one by Mr. Richards
from 1; 2 inhabitants of Montgomery ;
one by Mr. Kittera from 65 inhabitants
ol Lancaster ; by Mr. Isaac Smith, one
from Ncw-Jerfey; oneby Mr. Kitchell
from the fame state signed by 307 per
sons; oneby Mr. Madison from 100
citizens of Fredericklburg ; one by Mr.
Crabb from Annapolis, signed by 164
persons; one by Mr. Havens from the
county of Kings, in the state of Nevv-
York, signed by about 200 inhabitants,
praying that provision may be made for
carrying the Britilh treaty into effect.
They were referred as uiual.
Mr. S. Smith also informed the house
that, he had received inftrudtions from
97 of his ccnftituents to exert hiini’elf
in getting the Britilh treaty carried in
to effedt. He laid the inftruCtions which
he read to the house before from his con
stituents in Baltimore county, were
signed by 197 pcrlbns, and net , as
had been Hated.
Mr. Livingston presented a represen
tation and memorial (a copy of which
appeared in our paper of yesterday)
signed by 37 persons, in behalf of a pub
lic meeting which had been heidat New-
O
York m the fields, praying that the
house of representatives would a<ft as
they thought bell with refpedt to the
Britilh treaty, without being influenced
by the efforts of any party. It was re
ferred to the usual committee;
The house then resolved itfeifinto a
committee of the whole on the state of
the Union ; when the resolution for
carrying the Britilh treaty into effect
being under consideration, Mr. Preston
spoke against the motion, and Mr. Ames
in favor of it. At the conclulion of
Mr. Ames’s speech, there was again a
divided cry of “ committee rife,” and
“the question” : when,
Mr. Venable said he hoped the ques
tion would not be taken today. The
business was allowed on all hands to be
important, and one day he trusted would
not make much difference. Me said
there were mifehievous effects stared
them in the face, look which way they
would j for if they refufed to carry the
treaty into effedt evils might be dreaded,
and if they carried it into effect, very
lerious evils would certainly arise; The
question was ‘.a chufe the least of the two
evils. He himfelf was not determined
at present which was the least, and wilh
ed lor another day’s consideration.
The committee divided, and there
appeared 70 members for riling. Adj.
April 29.
The following petitions were pre
sented in favor oi appropriating to car
ry the Britilh treaty into effed, viz.
Icven bv Mr. Glenn, from the county
oi Albany, from the city, signed by
45? persons; oneby Mr. Kittera from
Lancafiercounty,figned by 1 S3 persons ;
sundry petitions by Mr. Rutherford
from Frederick, in Virginia ; one by
Mr. Ilaac Smith from 69 inhabitants
of Mount Holly, one from 217 of
Springfield, and one from 200 of Tuck
erton in New-Jcrtey : one by Mr.
Hartley from 517 inhabitants of York
county, one by Mr. Sitgreaves from 80
inhabitants of Montgomery, one of 160
from Delaware, and one from 70 inhabi
tants Eucks, 1 by Mr. Gallatin, from
154 inhabitants of the western country,
1 by Mr. Bradbury, from 3 or 400
merchants, traders and others, of Ne- •
buryport, Iby Mr. Goodhue, f rom a
town meeting at Salem, signed bv
persons, one by Mr, Van Allen', from
two hundred inhabitants of Lanfino
burgh, 1 by Mr. Christie from 230 ml
habitants of Cheftertown, 1 by Mr
Nulilenberg from 100 inhabitants of the
liberties ol Philadelphia ; and one by
Mr. Sprigg from inhabitants of Fred,
ericklburgli.
Mr. Bourne also presented a memori
al from a meeting of merchants, traders
and citizens of Providence (signed by
17 peiions in behalf of the meeting)
praying that the consideration might be
resumed of appropriating the fupplic*
for carrying into effect the Britilh trea
ty, on the luppofition that they had al
ready refufed.
Mr. Gallatin presented a petition from
21 inhabitants of the state of Delaware
against the treaty.
The above petitions were disposed of
as usual.
Mr. Sedgwick informed the house
that he had in his hand a letter from Bos
ton, addrefied to the representatives of
Mafiaclndents in congrcfs, informing
them that a public meeting had been
held .to. confider upon the pro; riety of
petitioning that house to requeii the ne
cessary mealure* might be taken to ear
ly .the Britilh treaty into effect, at
which it was supposed 22C0 persons
were present, and that more than iSco
were in favor of the measure. As it ap
peared the petition which was agreed
cn at that meeting would not come to
hand Until the next poll day, and as the
question to which it related ini-rht in
the mean time be taken, lie and his col
leagues tho’t it neceifary to make this
communication.
The houle then resolved itfelf into a
committee of the whole, Mr. Muhlen
berg in the chair, on the state of the
union ; and the resolution for carrying
into effelft the Britilh treaty being un
der consideration, Mr. N. Smith and
Mr. Dayton (the lpeaker) spoke in favor
of thermion. Mr. Chriitie spoke also
a few words in condemnation of the trea
ty ; but obforved, as he found the great
er part of his conftitucnts were delirous
that the treaty should be carried into
eftbft (though they had not attempted to
influence his vote) he lliouid facrifice hri
own opinion to theirs, by voting for tho
resolution to carry the treaty into efferi.
The question being called for, and
every part 01 the committee appearing
to concur, a division took pmee, when
there appeared 49 in favor of the motion,
and 49 against it. The chairman, after
fome little hesitation, laid,
He was not altogether fatisfied with
the form of the revolution; but as be
1 uppofed it would undergo further dif
cuilion when it came before the house,
and perhaps fome modification of it
might take place, he should give Ids vote
in lavor of it.
The question was accordingly carried.
The houle took up the resolution,
and the yeas and nays were called for.
Mr. Giles wilhed fome modification
to be made in the resolution before them,
or an additional one introduced loas to
express the sense of the house upon the
treaty ; he laid it was obfervabie that
ieveral. gentlemen voted for the prefont
resolution who thought the treaty a
very bad one. He was not prepared
at present with a proper resolution.
The. realon why he thought fome quali
fication neceifary was that as a part of
the treaty was only to continue ineffeft
tor two years, and at the end of that
time a frefh negociation would probably
take place, if the lenfo of that house up
on the treaty was known to the presi
dent; it might, in fome degree operate
with him in a renewal of that part of
the treaty.
Mr. Jackson wilhed, as he difeevered
fame ol the members cl the house were
a jfent, and as the yeas and nays were
to be taken upon the question, that a
call ot the houle lhould be made previ
ous to the taking of it. He said, he
lhould vote againtt the treaty, and lhould
be able to give fiuisladfory reasons to
his conftitucnts for so doing ; he wilhed,
iherefore, that, on tnis important deci
lion, the name of every member lhould
appear on the lift of yeas any nays. He
hoped, therefore, the question would be
poitponed for the purpose.
Mr. Maccon alio Wilhed, the question
to be postponed. He said he had yet
doubts iu his mind, icfpedting tiie con
ftruffion ot the 9th article, relative to
the holding ol lands, and if the conftruc
rion which fome gentlemen had thought
it would bear, was the true conftrudlion,
this question would beot greater impor
tance to the state of North-Carolina,
tnan tue Declaration ot independence
itfelf. He lhould fpcak much within
bounds, if he was to fay one half the
No. 23.