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90 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.