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laturday, December 8, 1787.
GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE
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I PROVIDENCE, September 29»
On Thursday, last week, a convocation of epi-
Ifeopal clergy, from the state of Connerticut, Rhode
■lilanH, Maffichuletts, New-Hamplhire, was held
■in New- London; at which time a new end very
■elegant church, completely finilhed in two years,
■was confecraccd by Bishop Seibury, to the fevices
■of Almighty God. It muff afford pleasure
■to every friend of religion, of virtue, and of
■ America, to behold our churches, which were de-
Iftroyed in the late war, now rebuilding with new
land greater magnificence, and to fee such as have
I heen long vacant, now supplied with clergymen
I of distinguished piety, learning and abilities, from
I one end of the continent to the other. From fuCli
I sudden good effects we may augur great advan
-1 tages, not only to church but state, by erecting
I new places of public worship, and extending the
I benefits of religious inftrurtiou far and wide. These
■ benefits are to be enlarged by the general tolera-
I tion. which God’s good providence secured to us
I ail in the late revolution. Whilst all agree in
I promoting love and charity among all denomina-
I irons, and all these are united among themfclves
I in faith and uniformity of worlhip, and abhor bi-
I potry, superstition and perfection; whilst those
concerned in sacred things take heed- tothemfelves
I and to their dortrines, enter not into the labours
I of others, do not attempt to insult each other by
I alfuming new titles, or borrowing plumes from
others, but -agree as brethren, and in their diffe
rent places and stations confederate as one allied
body against -vice and irrcligion, American inde
pendence will be eftabdilhed, her peace and pro
iperity promoted., more than by all the combined
force of fleets and armies, individuals will enjoy
the rights of conscience and private judgment,
family government and affection be fafhionable,
the alliances by blood, marriage, and friend (hip,
cncreafed; government obeyed, industry prartifed,
agriculture and commerce flourilh, this continent
become an asylum from tyranny and oppreflion,
and posterity enjoy those bleflings for which we
have fought and bled, and for which our heroes
have died.
RICHMOND, Oa:hr jK
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Monday last the Honorable General Assembly of
this state met agreeable to adjournment, and there
appearing a fufficient number of Members to con
stitute a House, proceeded to the election of a
Speaker, when the Honorable John Prentis, Esq.
Was conduced to the chair without any opposition.
At a meeting of refpertablc inhabitants of Berk
ley comity.
Refolded) That it is the opinion of the gentle
men now met, that the United States are under
the greatest obligation to the Members of the late
Convention, for their aftiduity and perseverance
inaccomplifhingthe plan of federal government.
Re/olved , That two of the gentlemen nowpre
fent do wait upon the clergymen of different per
fualions in this county, and request them to pre-
J?are a sermon, to be preached at place of
worlhip, on the Sabbath they think most proper,
to return thanks, in afpccial manner, to Almighty
God, for iufpiring the Members of the late .me
morable Convention with amity, wisdom, and
unanimity, to form a federal government, with so
great judgment and found policy, amidtl so many
and various intereft*,
Rcfbivtd , That the Members of the present
meeting do pledge themfclves to one another to
contribute all in their power to eftablifti and Ai|»«
the plan of federal government, propuftd by
late Convention, ai it appear* fudicient and
well adapted to secure peace, liberty, and fafety
to the citizens of the United States.
Done at Martenburg, September 28, 1787.
AUGUSTA Dec. 8.
By the UNITER STATES in CONGRESS
Assembled, Oftober l\ y 1787.
THE Committee to whom was referred a report
of the Board of Treafury* and a motion of Mr.
Kean, refperting the requisition for 1787, having
reported, “ That from the several papers referred
to them, it appears that there is wanting, for the
services of the year 1787, the payment of one
year’s interest on the foreign debt, and such part
of the principal as becomes due in the year 1788,
and the payment of one year’s interest on the do
mestic debt, the fnm of 3,009,798.64-90 dollars :
« That of the aforefaid Ann, 1,309,391.64-90'
is absolutely necessary in specie—that there are
cftiifiderable sums in specie due from the States,
over and above those which are necessary to dif
•charge the exiftiug demands on farmer requifi
tjons, which sums are nearly equal to the payment :
of that part of the present xequilition that is abso
lutely necessary in specie; and the objerts, for
w*hich the said sums were called for, 'itO longer
rtifting, they may he now appropriate to tht
' purpofts of the present requi/ition ; that, in their
opinion, many difficulties have arisen from the
reftrirtions made in farmer requisitions, in the
i!Tuing of the indents of iuterefts ; the makingthem
receivable only for the year in which they were
blued, and then only when accompanied by a cer
tain proportion of specie; and declaring, that after
a certain period, they Ihotfld not be received from
the states at the Federal Treasury ; all which have
served to check the exertions of the Hates, and to
keep back the specie payments-; nor have they had
those beneficial efferts experted from them, of
flopping the ilTue of indents, where states had not
palled Legiilative Arts to call them in, or keeping
up their value, and preventing depreciation ; but
on the contrary have opened a new feene of spe
culation, in translerring the property of a citizen
of a state, which has not passed a Legiilative Art,
to a citizen of a state wh’ch has. In addition to
this, the Committee observe, that the Arts of
Congress, empowering the Board of Treasury to
conirart for the sale of theWeftern Territory, also
empowers them to iiliie indeuts of interest to the
purchasers 5 so that, to continue such reftrirtions,
would operate only to the injury of a few, and be
no public benefit * Whereupon,
Rejol*ved y That for the services of the year 1787,
for the payment of one year’s interest on the foreign
debt, and such part.of the principal as becomes due
in the year 1788, and for the payment of one
year’s interest on the domestic debt, it will be ne
cessary, that three millions and nine thotifand seven
hundred and ninety-eight sixty-sour ninetieth)dol
lars, be paid into the Treasury of the UnitedStates*
011 or before the firft day of July next; to bg ap
propriated to the following purposes, viz.
For the Crvil Department 124,161 85
Military Department - 176,757 l 7
Geographer’s Department - 9,964
invalid Penfion* - - 88,coo
Contingencies - • 19,000
Foreign debt for the payment of in
terelt on the French and Dutch
Loans, and two inllalments ofprin
capal on the French Loans, becom
ing due in 1788, 871,611 87
§oaobli Loin, on*
Interest doe theieou 8,709 •
Debt due to ForeieqOftU
cere, one year'* inter*
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est thereon * 110,185 55
Domestic J'ebt, one year’s
interest thereon - • 1,700,407
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Making in the whole, Dollars 3,009,798 6a
Re/olvedy That the sums called for in the years
1784, 1785, and 1786, and dated by the Board
of Treasury not now to he neceflary, the objects
for which they were called for no longer existing,
which sums amount to one million two hundred
thmifand dollars, he now appropriated to the pay
ment of that part of the present »e«ji ifition, which
cannot be difeharged but with pc c; any thing
in former requisitions to the eon* ary notwith
standing; and fliall be applied in conformity with
the several appropriations in the preceding part of
this report, giving preference according to the
order in which they are dated in the eftimitc.
Re/dtoed, That one hundred and nine thou*
sand, three hundred and ninety-one dollars, fixty
four ninetieths, in the hands of the commiflioner#
of loans in Holland, in aid of the above sum, be
appropriated for.the difeharging the interest due on*
foreign debt due in Holland, and to no other pur*
pose whatever. .
As 1,706-407 cSHed for, are to be applied to
the payment of thejjitereft due on the domestic
debt of the United States. •■* -*
Relol-dedy That the several dates he allowed to
difchgrge the fame by indents for interest on loan
office certificates, and upon other certificates of the
liquidated debts of the United States, in fuefi
manner as they may think most expedient; and
to afeertain the evidences of interest. due on loan
office certificates, the holders thereof relpectivcly
thill be at liberty to carry them to the office from
which they iftued ; and the holders of other certi
ficates of liquidated debts.of the United States, to
carry the f.ime to the loan office of that state where
in they are inhabitants, or if foreigners, to any
lpau-oifi.ee wi’hin the United States, and to have
the interest thereon fettled and certified to the lad
day of the year 1786; any thing in the rcquifi
tions for the years 1874, 1785, and 178610 the
contrary uotwithftanding.
Refolvedy That the quotas of the several ftate#
of the aforefaid sum of 1,700,407 dollars in in*
dents be as follows :
tyew-Hampfliire, 29,684
Matfachufetts, 254,38 1
Rhode-Jfland, 36,558
Connefticutj 149,976
• New-York, 145,555
New-Jersey, 94*37*
Pennsylvania, 232,616
Delaware, 25,506
Maryland, 160,349
Virginia, 200,770
North-Carolina, 1*3,450
South-Caroiiua, 108,996
Georgia, 18,194 » fi *>700,407
That the foregoing requisition, when paid, iliall
be passed to the credit of the rtates respectively,
on the terms prescribed by the resolve of Congrcfs
of the 6th day of Oftober, J 779.
Rejoivtd , That the Board of Treasury furnillt
the several loan-officers with indents, to be iftueti
for iuterefts as afurefaid, and also with such checks
and iuftruftions as they from time to time ihalt
judge neceftary, to pi event counterfeit certificate#
of debts from obtaining a lettlcment of intered,
to detect counterfeited evidence! of interest, and
theteby to avoid receiving them in difehirtfe of
tax wliicli mdeuis of im#rell being parted with
by the holders of the principal, (hall be deemed
evidence that he ha« icccived fat the