Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

laturday, December 8, 1787. GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE I*. i *;••• r r . °R Y INDEPENDENT REGISTER. 1.. " ■" * ' 1 "■ — — ■' --m. M I FREEDOM of the PR ESS, and TRIAL by JURY, to remain inviolate forever. Constitution of Georgia . 81 . t t i ■ „ f ■ _ ■ 1 1 maim i 1 ■ ■■■■■—«■■■ ■.i .. , m ■■■■■■ ■■■ - ‘I - - - - - - —— huGUST A: Printed, by JOHN E. SMIT H, Printer to tie State } Ffays, Articles of Intelligence , | yidver tijements, &c. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing performed, I * ~ 1 1 - - - ■ -■ : ... . , 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 * 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* THE [No. L^cm.j est thereon * 110,185 55 Domestic J'ebt, one year’s interest thereon - • 1,700,407 ' T + * % 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