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Three dinars per
Volume XIII.]
DIhSUFTOkY.
ihe extra l< Hi nos Congr fs ad
y in rt (1 . :: the"-hid in! ft lifter tin
vh ks lif-ng. |jv.g !1. wir..r -IK .
aim • g tin- tin ft important of the
act which li'i hem pfth-H :
Av act vr ‘hi further ch-fencv of
tht {Wt: ik ’-arbors ol the It Si >: .<
(•’ r> iinqu ill the claim < i rI. Ift
S'atcs to certain goods, wares and
i. “ r di/ , ceptur. dby private
a. d\> ir is.
Voi : • ucine the du‘ics payable
on prize c ptuic-J by private
an: v ii< is.
,ft : w-mg a bounty to the own
Ct>. llin.r? and crow >f he private
armed vi di-ls of th • U States
1 (> !< ward the < tlrtrs cr< wof
?! fl •( pot war 11 met, at. 1 i ut
til i ,\ Ins th rs L companions
l or ti e relief <•( the t ili ei sand
crew of tl: late U S. brig \ ixeii.
li> provide t r the widow and
orphans c>f i’ iiiria tl -.in and militia
dist and in the iefcica (i the Ul.i
ten States.
I d aintnd art act in ad hrinp i >
nn acl entitled, at: ad to rail; a:,
addki >’ ai trlhtary force, and for
other purpolts.
. -urhurifing th*. IV fluent of ihe
I’ States to caul to be bui ! t liar
g t r tiro lief net* and lire ports ft
harbors oi H e U States.
apple m ”tarv to the ads here
to! n* pa tied Upon the iul-joct ot
an l/hiiorn- rnh if unturaliznion.
T I tifab tfii lire tovvu of Mobile
a pm t of entiy.*
To prohibit the use of licences nr
pcfl’es granted byaunboriiy ot gov
ernment of Great Britain.
Maoism addiiii.’iiai appropriation
fm the luuport ol government du
ring the year 1 ft 3-
Authoruing a h.a.; for a fun) not
CK r : mg i i.n millions lice fain
fiv hundred thousand dollars.
F"r the afllir.iHT.t a::.! colkftion
of dirtft taxes and internal duties.
lo lav and colled a direct tax
within tin United States.
1. yi; g entities on lales at auction
ol mere handlist, ot ilrips & u fll-ls.
Faying a duty on imported fait,
graining a bounty on pickled fifli
exported, and ailmvanecs to certain
veil’, is employed in the hfh-.ries
Faying duties on licences tj dif
ti't’ rs id fpintut so liquors.
Laving du::.;. on carriages for the
coisveyance of pt rh ns.
Laving a duty on lugar lefir.cd
witiiin tlu U States
Fating duties on licences to re
tailers < t wines, fpiiitu us liquors,
an 1 iortign i:a k handize.
Faying duties on notes ol banks,
banker* ; nd ceitain companies, on
notes bonds F obligation:; dikeun
n! by bank, and certain compar-Ls
and on biil oi exchange oi certain
iklciipti r.s.
Making further proviflou for ttie.
colled!.>:: oi intern::! duties and. for
the app. ir.tm.nt and cotnpinihiion
01. :T. IT >rs.
: o author;!.. i io appointment by
th . Prdidciu of U. S. ofccitjiti ot
i::. • du; in;- the reeds of Co*: it *
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I’uiiLlSlllx!) (v/lu:i::.v) BY l)AVIl) I’. HIDLTIOUSR.
W ASHINGTON, (Geo.)—SATURDAY, AUGUST LO, 1813.
Tilt LATE SESSION COltO!*.!
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The Fi'g'fl itivc bufinrfs of the
i iii >n of (fongref, which lia jull
termunted, Ins been conducted
with imm afii luitv aid z tl, j) r
h.tps, and will) more celerity and
off ct cettainfy. than at any
ou,. I.ln m whi-h has itiU , i wrthta
<>ur nHerv b n. The object fur
which l'; j fs was c .nvcMed at
tins l.xfra ‘• lii el, W's g .-ner iily
u : .• ti. •! to be, to nr vi lea lyi
te.D iit w(i i \< s, calm!lied to de
i ay ’h. *• ••e e i of til Pu'ihc i) bt
n. .v *\:(t •j, ail Ahicfi maybe
r< j, e.i du- o- ;t a* war, L o this
obj ..t, the 1 1 iev ben* th -ir princi
pal attention. I* has be ndt ii>er
att-ly ha* love. a y ,u:co ipli'he I ;
an ! the I Hi j.i was net pr •trach.d a
ino men* a ‘ r the h. v\ - >! f tils on
this fu'v-.ct w ep ,l ct and Ih re
wis conlidcrao e fl ‘ uceof opin
ion, cv namm ,th i ti:y, on
tile ;>i ip.r objects ot tu\L n ; hut
lhde differences a re iv t p row* .1
to inteifere with tin pub!..: intera !l,
or frulttute the oh alines it r quir
e i ; and th >fe wh ) could !"•’ r!i
tain luck a vanati n or tno.iifi :-
tion of the lyiteui as t!i y wilh and,
gave their luppnrt : that (idem
which v.a prop.ifed by the enm
• tniftce of Ways and ‘Far.:, rather
lit.m defeat the rm tlures r.e ,- > ifirv
4
to support the credit ot tie- g iveru
t.nent. i.he laws on tins Inbjecl,
thciefore, notwithifanding the op
pofltion (habitual on all nccafionsj
of thole who have cl inured molt
about the nvcefiiiy of tax-;-, were
pa l and by commanding nuj nities.
I tele fcver.il l.nvs, brlidcs c ul ‘fl
ing the general prortfinns for the
ass fl'nent and collection of direct
and internal taxes, ar.d fir citab
hfhhtg th*e office of Co'irnilTi merof
the revenue, embrace the full swing
provificns, viz to lay duti s o*i li
c-enc'.s to retailers of wines, ffiiiitu
c-us liquors and lo reign merclian
ilizc ; on licences to dilldlers of spi
rituous liquors ; un files .it auclio:i
of merchandize and id Hups and
V- if . Is; on refined within the
U.iit-ed States ; on t.aiik notes an 1
certain neg .liable paper; and on
imported fait. Fhde laws to con
tinue in force during th ■ prelent
war, and until one year after its ter
mination.
IF fifes these several laws, in
number ten, providing a lyftem of
direct and internal taxation, a law
was pafLd aurhonfing a loan of
7.A) d’ liars, a part of which
is to be appropriated to tile iervice
cf the nrefent year, for expences
(of nv.iiiia principally) not b f
calculated on, and the remainder
for the fcrvice of the li: it qua: ter ,
of ti:e next year, which it is fuppoi
ed could not be provided for in
time at the next fell: m of Cong refs, j
These are ai! the m-eafurts taken i
for raiflug a revenue, or providing
the ways and means for the luppcit i
of government.
• ilciides the j'-aflage of these laws,
however, Congress adopted many
proviiions for cjce.araging the pro
! j: cf tl* * ani to render i
it* both nflVr.livpiv and defenfively,
mere cui-lent Oi tliis rharaefrr,
we may pronounce the afts which
wire p 11 and, to atnhorife the raifmg
aFwi...‘ of sea h ncihFs ; to authg*-
il tin purebaf am! h iking of !>u k.3
for the. further dnf nr;, oi iii- ports
an l iurb- rs of th United hi.-.Ls ;
to authoiile tiie ouilvli-ig t ! barges
t ; protect <Uir bays and'rivers; to
coii'inue in force me several afts au
tliDfiii u;.the employmeur nf moun
ted iangers on the frontiers, and lo
explain and a mud tl: >fe afts ; to
prolong the ’ter nos enhflu'.'-nt of
liv-*regiments ot rhe tv. Ive months*
men uufhorilt-d by the’ act .f the
1 .If f- Hi m, to live yea's or duririg
the ua- ; to amend tile act eildb
lilhmg the ordnance department;
t i regu .tc the allowance of lorage
to tlic ud.ctrs of the army, ftc.
B fl les these tnilita v and r.av.d pre
ptrati ns anJ icgul ttions t.vuads
woo-ls and, th ti it f them unan
im ufly in th 11 >uits, which,
h ivmg an i.np< -rtant beating on our
mint'.ry ope: ;u ions, we all) cl i.
under tliis head. ‘Ve beak of the
art to provide ft r the v.iil nvs and
orphans ot militia ilain. and for mi
le :.i oifabled in the lervice of the
U lited iStatt'S ; and the act making
co itpetilation tor waggon:, ft t.;:i!i;
raptured r.rul deflr >\cd by the ene
my r Detr-.-it. Ihe lirlt *} ti tf *
act . ..Hurts to the mifitia man v.lk
is called out under his country's
banners, that it he is dilahled hij
g(*v-rnnviit will iuure h::n from
want, and that, if he la! ~ his coun
try will take hi- family under its
guanii m care ; the kilt allures c im
ps illation to the citizen for his pro
peny uml roved in the puttie lu
vice.
It had become notorious, and the
fad was eilabiidied by the woful
experience oi many who had enga
ged in and lull -ad by it, that I*i i
vateeiing on the ocean, that mode
of wiiriare which, *.ve believe in re
than any other, liarraffes the enemy
by di.'citfnng hi 3 commerce, had
l ‘nguilh.d anJ had al noft ccaF-d
from the want ol encouragement
from the government, the ahfc-r.ce
of whic !i, together with the oLitruc
tioa thrown in the way by tlvfe
opposed to the fuccefsof their coun
try’s arms, had uiicouraged and
fmothere-J that enter prizing fpiiir.
under the impuife ol which, on the
declaration of the war privateeii: ;;
io vigoroully {'.kiii
grefs took ihisfuo-cct into their ma
ture cor.fidcrat'on ; and, during the
fell;on, paiL-d ievet :i la ■.; having
for their c'ft.-cl to rcleafa the claims
of the Unite 1 h: dc.. to certain IFi
tif!i property captured by private
armed vvd'J.a ; to reduc-- t'i- dutlt 3
on pr-zc goods captured hy private
armet! vdl'e!:;; to alow a b ntt.ty
of 2.T uollars lor every prifoncr cap
tured and brought it> by them ; to
extend th-:* aft allowing penflonr to
ihe wounded in act; • on board pi i
v;:t.. r’int.l Vcfills, to ill h es if.at!
b<-urcidenta'ly wounded dming the
crude. Under tht it: faiuttu y pro
v i >:•••, ii i: h> p -1 aiiu he:; ved
:::vv i; ring v/il. be given to* eater-
[ 1 \tyablr half yearly.
f Number 053.
1 prize, and thatrtv ocean v.ii! again
fw.irm with our hardy mid advau
i turous (eamen, who have clandy
fignalizcd tht mlt Ives in tveiy sea
by their bravery and (kill when.ver
th-.y l ave - ncountered an tn j my.
Fhe only law pa fled of a general
c uimtrcia! nr.tuie. is one very im
p< in its c-fF cts on the preltn*.
Hate of < ur ci.inmcrce, and which
hiJ become n* c-.diary to pre vent
c?ur trade from becoming win dy
fuliferviuit to the intends of the
eii< my ; vve nuan trie aft piuhibi
ting ihe u(e ol Briti/h licen. ies.
I his will put an end, we iru’L to
the difgraceiul intercourse e > tied
on with tfie cm my under this vvile
at leak ; th*>ugb vv (ear that a neu
tral char, ft r is cs cafily pure haled
as a idiitifl: IFence, and that many
of iur vefii v.iii .dlu'iL r! former
v.dii. !t cannot i v. take the lauer.
bid!, much will have been u* ne to
reui.dv an evil, which c->i;!d only
hive been cured by a gct.viu! et:t
ba-go
1 It : proposed amendment to tlic
natural!/a*ioti law. which lias b- en
lot two oi three f-.ili c.i bandit o a-
I lit between tile two li uks cf
(d>i.gifts, bar, at length pafFd, in
a:i impirtvct Ih >pe, we believe, but
the only l*rm in which i: c-u*!.l
meet the views of a niaj -lity of
both Houfts, and in f'ufti a if re.i,
too, as will mate'iailv an.t-inl and
improve the exiflit g pre vi lions ua
that head.
In coniequ* nc? of rl.e fn fl. i Hioa
c-f rhe riiirigetith Cengrefs h;n;ng
beer: held iti anticipation of i!;_ pe
siod, prcfciihe. . v l: e ( • r.fli:i::ic-.n
as t’ at on v.!.: h tin li -it Iftli nos
of each Clongr-.i.-. (Fall !)t left : un
it Is otherwile v i.v.fted fry law, it bc
canrerectiT ry to provid'. by lavvoa
what day Ct ngreb Ihould ag .in as
semble. A law was accordingly
p.tdivd fixing the r. xt ii.eiflog <i
Congrcis tor the firfl Momlay in
December, the day n wf-.ich C - :i
----grefs would have alt’ tnbled, lead r.o
law pil'kd authormag :.'.i Extta
Sftii >n.
“1 Ft. above flrtement cotnpriA=s
all the lav\S . :piiU’io natuie v hi* h
were pafFd doling the fi ii or.. Sev
eral other nv.afures of impc*rm;cc
were p.ropoFJ, and received thi ir
qi ietus in tme or the ether branch
of the I egiflzture, among vvliich
was a general I robargo, the fate
of which is too recent to require
any particular remark; fre-m us.
IF- (übjrft, bgfldcs, is putty v. .11
under:: ft by the people at large,
vl.o are quit • as competent as cur
felv *s to i-jdje cf its t-xredu vtcv.
J 1< I 4
Our intention v.-..s merely to uflV-r
a general Hate merit of a!! the mca
f'u: • cf v get:tra.! nature which p.T
----fe-.i t; .* k)t>•.*)• U : am! a':! the laws
ot that c! fvtrip.ii-.in, we h<lie-v , are
c u: pftled iu t!;e ab- vc reenpituia
i.-n. A ./ft hiuUh'tnctr*
o
ri. (A :< ii'p.nti.s,
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