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94 sTor ttje Columbian 3puftum. Friend Graerhus, ONE ot thy admirers, laHy (hewed mr a couipoirtion of thine, pulilifhcd in tin’ Columbian M •ileum, No. fix ; with which lie ♦ ppr ared^nrapturd, and infilled on my giv .ugit a feriouaand godly p ’rufal; not doubting cut it would convert m*; to hin opinion—that the burning of records was orthodox, wlvn ‘hole who had the command of the Jaertd de jfits, might conceive them heterodox, or h” - in.- neoiu to the peculative view* of their y. meipal leader ; which leader is said to b ■ tie", friend Gracchus—the choli of the m*teor Smlius, humbly supplicating earthly beings, .:ill.ead of the Supreme, to metamorphose thee into a real luminary. Thou art laid 10 belczm-d in the la vs of the land, if thou ai t, or art not, 1 muff pity the deluded wretches who iniitook thee tor a fl.tr, tike that wiiich guided the wife men of the call < the- city of Bethlehem. —Had rhy intentions (seen as pure as theirs, thou wouldefl not have made, ule ol undue mean* to get ni rn defied .'egidatoM, wtiom thou kn-welf thou couldll influence to whatever thy lophiftical brain, and depraved heart might conceive, moil conducive to thy wicked purpoles. it is in vain for thee to diit-mhle any longer. Th* world hath found thee out; and if they had not before, thy fiim/.y attack on the citi zen, who appeared in the (Charleilon) City Gazette, ami was repnblifhed in the Columbi an Museum, is fufheient to convince every thinking man, thou art hard run for arguments to fbpport thy tottering cause, when invectives are obliged to be fubfeituted.— l hope the day of grace is not yet puffed with thee; because thou lesmeflnot quite iufenfible of thy mif’deed ; but not having had time to lludy ihe laws of Gni, and pervert their meaning as thou didst tlie.t o: Vattell, and fome others ; by way of gaining time, thou haft followed the example of thoutmds —-when not prepared with fuili <ient arguments or falfe testimony, to excul pate them of what they knew themselves guil ty, they would try to divert the attention of the multitude, by recriminating. That may an swer thy temporary purposes, with the igno rant cf thy fellow mortals ; but when thou corned before that awful tribunal , where neither Vattell, Sully nor Blackltone will be received as authority,, thy wily crooks will not avail thee—Thy heart will be open to iiifpcftion; and there is too much reafou to fear it wiliap-< pear very black. Now, friend Gracchus, permit me to afle tfw e a few plain queftion*. Hadst thou not a firm assurance, from fome of the great men of the north, of ten thousand dollars, if thy influence could, and would, procure an aft of the Georgia legidature, to nullity the Yazoo aft ? II lull thou not (amongst other anti Yazoo m my a firm aflurance of a large portion of ihe weftorn territory of Georgia, provided thy (and their) influence would procure a ceftioii thereof to the United States ? And Were not thof: afturances, and the hope of being a demi-fov ereign, wallowing in luxury, (he main fpringof aftiofts which will certainly difgracc thee, and probably configu thee to ev er jalting pcidition ? I hou remindeft me of those fa males the vulgaf and profane rail demireps—lfawhif perer (alias a ffanderer) informs th-m that a woman generally dc*med virtuous, has exhibit led the flighted appearance ofrifibility at what is termed a double entendre, their imagination is inllantly on the ilretch, to bring down to their own level, the reputation of the virtuous woman. 1 hns thou, inllead of attempting to relate the cogent arguments, and law authori *,r , > brought forth by the Citizen, thou attempt eft to vilify, and poureft forth a torrent ofabuft on the Yazoo afTembly. Whether they deferv” it, is to me unknown ; but, from the little knowledge 1 have of the fundamental laws of the land I do not befkate to pronounce, tha< fbc anti \ a/.00 assembly deserve jl ratiun.fuper Jtratum, of epithets far more abulive than X will condescend to bestow on them. How could thy pettifogging effrontery car ry thee io far, as to wonder why force was not uled. to prevent the palling of what thou cal lelt an vjurpcJ acl ; when it cannot be un known to thee, that an armed force was brought into the town ol Augusta, to compel Hr senate to rejeft the Yazoo bill ; and that they sneaked off, execrating their prompter, (who is said to rank as high as Major General oithe militia)becaufe he hid not lpirit enough to head them, and carry their ungodly purpofc FV? exception ? This Major General, is a!fo aid to be connefted with the JeleSl few , who made the sham offer of eight hundred thousand dollars, m order to disappoint the firft appli cants, and wait the favorable moment, when a Cracker's concurrence might be worth millions. ihou suppose the enlightened part of thy fellow citizens, can be so far blinded by thy pompems nothings, as to take thy bare word for the refpeftabirity, refponfibihty, and up- T| ght intentions of the filed few, when their of ten nuc leader (though not the projeftor of the pian, whole brain is too flimzy foreurn fueh a p* ‘ry attempt as that) as also several of the rest ot them, have afted in such a manner, as to Jote the confidence of their country, and the Ft tee in of every good man, who is acquainted vvith the general tenor of their conduft. Thou haft been very alert in procuring affi davits to prove—that friend Azarias had told • riemi Jacob, that his grandmother Sarah, and h s mother Rebeckah, had overheard his grand father telling his father, that our venerable old riend and brother, Hezekiah Broadbrim, had made an attempt on the chaftitv of our lovely tfter, Ruth Callus ; and on her relenting, and tctolutely rejefting his ungodly purpose, had •tted towards her as the two wicked elders did towards the virtuous Susannah. • u t | t^OU nnt a * ra fome casuist, endued With the lagacity of the prophet Daniel, will uep forth, and develop the wily plaits, which have hitherto concealed the black effenco that peradeth the core ofthy heart, and lay it open m the mipfft.on of lhc multitud who have been so far led astray by thy pom pouc dei amauons, and pretended patriotism ( hPn co,leftmg affidavits, why didst thou not bring forth thofe/Mu rcfpeftable citizX, (aided by a sand Cracker, with a twig in his hand, tojxilch the unbelievers) and cause them 4,0 cl r pole t.iat thr vilible property they held •'a* unencumbered • that there was not a Columbian pluCeunt, £&♦ I doubt, but that their bills would be punftr.ally t ,aid ? The aniwer is (ready —Tn-y dared not riflt their er.rs ; but such as had feats in the af fembW, might swallow oaths or affirmations, with impunity ; as, by the conilitutioa, th<-y could not be quertioned therefor, but before themselves ; not remembering that there is a power above, who has jurifdiftion paramount to the rules hid down by a Georgia conven tion. I muflatk thcc one or two more questions, friend Gracchus. How happened it that thy profound erudition, fertile imagination, and mock patriotism, did not find out, in the year i-qy, that the Yazoo aft of 1789, was uncon ftiiutioual P V.’as it that thou waft not then promifeda fuffiJentfec; or did the ebulition of thy enthusiastic brain, hide the truth from thee, until one better veried in the wilycrooks ol law, and arts ot iophillry, pointed out a path which thou halt lincc cag rly trodden, witliout thinking <m the numberlel* briars and tliorns strewed therein. If I liave written any thing oftenfive, I hop* the grace of God will so far operate on thee, that thou wilt forgive me ; clpecially when thou remembereft that I only feck thy soul’s health, by giving thee timely warning of thy danger, and trying to {natch thcc from the pre cipice on which thou ftandclt, ready to drop into the lake ot bt imltone —the fire of which is never quenched. AN OLD QUAKER. jftaeral Ilfgiflat tire* HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday , April 30. THE resolution reported yesterday by the carting vote of the chair man of the committee of the whole on the fubjeit of the treaty was taken up. Mr. Dearborn proposed the follow ing- addition to it, after the word re foived. “ That altho’ in the opinion of this house the treaty is highly objec tionable and may prove injurious to the United States, yet* considering all rbe circumitances relating thereto particu larly that the lad 18 articles are to con tinue in force only during the present war, and two years thereafter, and con fiding also in the efficacy of mcafures which maybe taken for bringing about a difeonunaouce of the violations com mitted on our neucral rights in regard to our vessels Sc teamen, therefore,” Sc. c. Mr. Goodhue was opposed to die a mendmenr. Mr. b wan wick hoped the house would agree to it. He had expected that gentlemen who were in iavor of carrying the treaty into effect would not objed to an exprellion of the senti ments, which ihearaendnrent contained. Many of those members who advocated its being carried into effect had acknow ledged the defeds of the treaty, few coniidcred it free from objection. It might be said, that this amendment would be conducted as a reflection on other departments of the government. He did uot conceive it contained any implication that the preiident aud sen ate had aded improperly ; they ccrytin ly acted to the bed of their judgment at the time ; but this did not preclude the hou fa from the free exercise of their o piaions. The guellian brought into view by the amendment is, whether the house courtlier the treaty to be intrinsi cally good ; this the yeas and nays on the amendment would determine. He reminded the house that yederday the resolution wa! only carried by che cart ing vote of the chairman, and that he iaid he did not like it; but voted for it under this iinpreffion, tliac in the houk it might be modified. No one could object, be conceived, to exp reding a reliance on the executive, that they would by further negotiation relieve us from the dangers to which our property on the Teas a..d seamen tre exposed. He mentioned fome inllances of well authen ticated fufferings on those heads. He torctold that the operation of the treaty would rivet the opposition to the treaty, and feared, that ualefs something furth er was done to protect our neutral rights, that we would be more and more mo leftcd by the Britilh. Mr. Williams conceived there would be inconfiltency in modifying a resolu tion in the house, that had received the fanCtion ofa majority yelterdav, in com mittee of the whole. Mr. Hillhoufe was against the amend ment. He conceived it was not can did to bring thebufinefs forward in that lbape. It would place gentlemen who were in favor of the treaty inadifagreca ble situation ot being obliged to vote for apropofition at variance with their form er declarations, or to vote againlt the treaty. It was impofllibie in a resolu tion to express the impressions under which each vote was given ; different motives operated on different minds. He could not for his own part vote for the resolution, if in that vote he was to declare he believed the treaty net a good one. The hour of 12 having arrived, a greeably to order, a call of the house took place. Some members were ab sent. Mr. G regg declared his intention of voting for the resolution as it was re ported, if reduced to that : but lie should prefer voting for it with the qualifica tion proposed. Me would do it under these impressions. He did not like the treaty ; but feared the rejeftion of the treaty would be rather more injurious to the country than its acceptance. - Mr. Harper came in. He would have been excluded by the rules of the house, not being present at the call. But having slated. that by his watch the hour of twelve had not arrived, the ex cuse was accepted, a*u he took his feat. Mr. Moore conceived, that the house were now to decide between two evils. He wiihed the amendment adopted ; its adoption would reltorc more unani mity by declaring their opinion of the intrinsic merits or the treaty, and would throw the responsibility where it ought to rert. Mr. Sitgrcave wiihed the question so modified, that members should be able to vote on the intrinsic merits of the treaty, di{connectedly from the final vote on the propriety ofcarrying it in to effect. For his part he would lather vote agamll it, than vote at the lame time a disapprobation of its merits. He wiihed the amendment could be brought in as a dirtin<ft proportion, that a vote could be taken on it, and then on the resolution unconnected with it; then he conceived the sense of the majority would be fairly had on each. Mr. Dearborn said,. that in offering the amendment, he did not conceive he had departed from the drift line of can id or. He wiihed the sense of the house fairly taken, that was his only inten tion. He had conceived from the course of the debate on the treaty, that there were few gentlemen who contended for the intrinsic merits of the inilrument, he did not suppose therefore that there could be opposition to the amendment he proposed to introduce. He was wil ling’to modify if the house tho’t it ne cessary. Mr. Brent who had been absent when the call was made, came in, and having excused himfclf to the fatisia&ion of the house took his feat. Mr. Harper expressed an opinion fa vorable to the intrinsic merits of the treaty ; he wiihed, therefore fome modi fication made, that would enable gentle men io vote for the treaty without pro nouncing at the fame time its condemna tion. He proposed that the amendment should be introduced by way of pream ble, and a vote taken on it, and then on the resolution. Mr. Dearborn agreed to modify it according to the willies of the member ! iait up, and proposed to bring in his a mendment by way of a preamble— “ Whereas, although &rc.’’ Mr. Nicholas observed, that the ma jority of the house was he believed a gainii the resolution as it liood. It had been decided by the carting vote of tiic chairman yerterday, who then declared that he voted for it hoping that it would be. modified in the house—to attempt to fay that a majority was for the resolu tion without the amendment, was at tempting to decide by argument what the majority of the house was, or upon what motives they voted. A quell:ion on the amendment and resolution mull decide these points. The house, had certainly a right to make the resolution as palatable as pof fiblc before its final adoption. He con ceived, that the sense of the house could be as diftindly taken on the amendment as firft brought forward, as it could by introducing it by way of preamble. Mr. j. Smith thought, that the order would be, to take a queltion on the pre amble, then on the resolution ; and that no question would be neceflary on the two connectedly. Mr. Gregg v ilhed to offer an amend ment, as a lubltitute to that before'the committee. It was in fubilance as fol lows : “ Resolved, that under aconfideration ofexifting circumitances, without ref erence to the merits or demerits of the treaty ; and in confidence that raeafurcs will be taken by the executive, to main tain our neutral, rights,”—lt is expedi ent, See. This was declared out of order, until the other amendment was negatived. Mr. Venable was of opinion that, as the amendment was firft brought for ward, the members were placed in no dilemma to express their sense ot it. Mr. Murray dwelt on the gloomy profpeft which mult open, if the treaty was to go into operation with the pro posed vote of censure. It would em bitter the enmity which exifti between this country and Britain, and weaken - the hands of our executive (which rath er required rtrengthening) by linking at the confidence which ought tofubfifi in that branch of the government, j;, gave an eulogium on the President f o ' r having obtained as much as he had by the treaty, with the small means in his hands. Mr. S. Smith moved to strike out of the proposed preamble the words, rna - prove injurious to the United States.’’ Mr. Muhlenberg ftatcd, that when'he gave the calling vote yesterday, it was expressly with a view of obtaining a modification. He declared his willin g nefs to vote for the rclblution with the preamble proposed. It was then moved to strike out the word highly in the preamble, so as t# make it read, “ Although the treat,- k objectionable, &c. 1 This was carried by the caft.bg vot* of the fpeakcr, 4S members rifin? ei each fide. Mr. Sedgwick find a few words a gainit the preamble, fie declared him lelf a friend to the treaty upon its intrin sic merits. He feared the preamble if adopted, would encreafe the divifion* which exist on the fuhjcCi of the treaty. He conceived it reflected unwarrantably on the President and ienate. He wish ed the heufe not to undertake to pro nounce on the merits of the treaty ■ but that this should be left to the experience and judgment of any intelligent people. Mr. ivitchell was against the pream ble, nearly on the lame ground. Mr. Ames wiihed to know, whether after a diitinft question was taken on the preamble and resolution, one mult be ta ken by the chair conjointly. He was informed by the chair, not. Mr. Parker was against the treaty in every stage and lhape. No modifica tion of the resolution could induce him to give his vote for it. He should oa that ground vote against the preamble. Mr. Hcifter said he should vote for. the preamble ; that if the resolution should pass, a proreft of the sense of tug house might exist upon the journals. The yeas and nays were then called on the preamble, and were as follow ; Veas, 49 —nays, 50. rheckyk, by mifeounting, declared the vote to be 49 and 49, and the 1 pea It er declared in the negative. However it appears by the above, that 50 voted in t ire negative. Mr. Smith (S.C.) then moved to in sert the words “ without reference to the merits of the treaty, 5 ’ in the re folia tion. Mr. Giles remarked, that the houfo had fume time since decided, that tbeV had a right to examine the merits of the treaty ; and that therefore the adoption of these words, would lead them to con tradid themfclres. The motion was withdrawn. * Mr. Swan wick regretted the iofs of the preamble, but declared his intention under his present imprelfions, which were formed on the nroft mature delibe ration, of voting rgainll the resolution. Mr. Holland lard a few words by way of recapitulation, on the demerits of the treaty, and exp re lied his intentio* to vote against it. Mn Winn disapproved of the treaty when he firft saw it ; nothing that he had heard in the house could induce him to change his sentiments; he believed his conltituents opposed to it, and should vote decidedly against it. The yeasand nays were as follow, on the resolution for carry ing the treaty in to effect : Yeas. —MefTrs. Ames, Bailey, Bourne, Bradbury, Buck, Christie, Coit. Coop er, Crabb, Dent, A. Foller, D. Foster, Gilbert, Gilman, Glenn, Goodhue, Goodrich, Gregg, Griswold, Grove, Hancock, Harper,, Hartley, Hendcrfon, Hillhoufe, Hindman, Kitchell, Kittera, Leonard, S. Lyman, Mnibone, Muh lenberg, Murray, Reed, Richards,Sedg wick, Sitgreaves, J. Smith, N. Smith, lfaac Smith, S. Smith, W. Smith, Swift, Thatcher, Thomas, Thcmp fon, Tracy, Van Allen, Van Cortland', Wadsworth, Williams—sl. | Nays. —MefTrs. Baird, Baldwin, Ben ton, Blount, Brent, Bryan, Burgeis, Cabel, Claiborne, Clopton, Coles, Dea-. born, Earle, Franklin, Gallatin, Gil lespie, Giles, Greenup, Hampton, Har rison, Hathorne, Havens, Heath, Help er, Holland, Jackson, Livingon, L ockc, I W. Lyman, Maclay, Macon, Maridt fon, Milledge, Moore, New, Nicho las, Orr, Page, Parker, Preston, P uth erford, lfrael Smith, Sprigg, Swanwick, l’atom, Varnum, Venal, Winn—4B. It was consequently carried ; and 2 committee was appointed to bring **■ the bills. Abfcnt upon this question, MefTrs. bherbourne and Freeman c* leave. Mr. Duvall resigned. r •* Patton by illncfs. Mr. Findley- i\ • dL *