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granted. The report was agreed to by the house.' Mr. Claiborne Hated that du ring the last session, a committee V as appointed to enquire in«o the Hate os the trade, authorised bv law, with the Indian nations. Xha: committee had reported unsavorably to the trade. But dsirous or maturing with deli beration a new plan besore the old one was supplanted, they had seoorted a bill sor continu ing the existing s/stem sor one vear. The bill had palled the house os representatives unani moussy, but had been postponed by the senate to this session. For his own part he was alto gether unsavorable to the trade ; sar he believed it answcred no jrood purpose in relation to the Indians, while it was a loss to the United States. It was, however, proper that somc Ic ,ridative provision should be made immediately. The old law, regulating the ossicers who had the luperintendance os the trade had expired, and they were, os consequence, under no legal controul. He, theresore, moved the appointment os a committee to enquire into the expediency os carrying on any surther trade sn a capital surnilhed by the U. States, to report by bill or other* vi- . which motion being read a iccond time, w r as agreed to, and a committee os three ap pointed. Mr. Otis observed, that at the time he moved sor the reser ence os the letter srom the se cretary os the treasury, he was os opinion that it might be ne cessary to give particular instruc tions to the committee to regu late their measures in the con templated investigation. But on sunner resledion he thought it would be better to leave the committee at large to make the investigation in such way as they, in the progress os their enquiries, should consider most satissaclory. Objecls, not soreseen, might occur, requiring disserent modes os procedure srom any now a grecd upon. Such was the opi nion os the committee, who had slireded him to move an instruc t'on to the committee to exa m'nc into the Hate os the trea sury, the mode os conducing t “ e husiness therein, the expen ditures os the public money, and to report such sads and tatements as will conduce to a Hi and satissadory undershmd- JsS °s the (late os the treasury, lince the appointment os the kcretary. Agreed to. general Lee, srom the com rri!ttee appointed sor that pur reported a bill sor ereding d nauj oleum to George Wash tN'GTON, w r hich was read twice reserred to a committee os the whole to-morrow. The bill direds that the mau si’cum shall be os marble, to be peered, in the city os Washing l°n > tinder the supcrintendance ** the sour secretaries. ednejday , December 3. H r - Gregg moved that the Petition os Oliver Pollock, with e documents accompanying 'A s a nne, and the report made 1/ Cre °n last session, be reserred 3 committee os the whole.— On the suggestion os Mr. Gris woid, a reserence made to the committee os claims. 7 hnrsday y December 4. Mr. Macon srom the com* mittee os claims, made a report on the petitions os Michael Muhlcnburg, and James M*Ne niera, sor services rendered the United States, that, being barred by the limitation law, the petitions ought not to be grant ed. The house took up, and a greed to the report. A letter laid besore the house srom the commissioners os the city, inclosing a plan os the city os Washington. POLITICAL SCRAPS. In proportion as the right os lussrage is abridged, or the cx pression os the public will sup pressed, in that proportion re publican governments become weak and turbulent, and in the same proportion monarchical or aristocratical governments be come st ong and oppressive. This principle Items to be lb well known, and has become so impressivc upon the minds e>s the American people, that what ever man, or party os men, shall dare to violate it, they can not long escape popular neglcd and contempt. The party os junto in Massa chusetts, who have taken away the right os popular sussrage in the choice os electors sor press dent and vicc-president, arc about to receive their just deme rits. That sadion in this statc who organized a plan sor the choice os president, in which the will os party, instead os the public will, could only be ex pressed, have at length become bound by the chains which they had prepared sor others. In Maryland the dcsigns os the monarchical party were not clearly diseovered, until they began to declare their determi nation to deprive the people os that slare os a vote in the presi dential election—and this may be considercd as one powersul cause os the deseat os aristocracy in that Rate. The people os Pennsylvania have shewn a spirit on this occa sion worthy os sreemen and re publicans. As sar as their voice could be expressed, they have disearded their would-be tyrants —but while they have over thrown sederalism in the house os representatives, the senate still continues to have a Snail majority determined to go all lengths in dissranchising the state —These senators w r ere chosen when alphabetical delusion pre vailed—when X. Y. and Z. were called on to aid sederalism. Since the people have been un deceived, no opportunity has occurred to divest these sriends os order os that powxr with which an insultcd people have clothed them—but perhaps they would do w'cll to consider that the day os retribution is not sar distant —and that thesovereignty os the people is not to be tramp led upon. Am. Cit, The wretched, starved and naked people in many parts os England have become riotous, to such an alarming degree, sor a reduction os the prices os nc cessarics os lise, that the king has ilsucd his proclamation, and the aid os the militia been called in to suppress the commotions, 'mpcrious necessity urges them to a6ls os dclperation, sor driven to the last sil l Its, there appears no alternative but to die by the sword or samine. The cries os sullering humanity arc unheard or unheeded by a proud ambi tious iministry, who appear de termined to sacrisice every thing to conquest and domination. They are the dlsturbcrs os human repose in every quarter os the globe ; and every nation and people ought to unite in termi nating the career, and putting a period to the crimes and wick edness os this detcstable court. IS IT IVAR OR PEACE s We were led to put thisques tion, upon seeing sorme days ago, accounts os an adion which lasted one hour and an hals be tween the United States srigate Bollon, os 36 guns, capt. Geo, Little, and the French corvette La Berceau, os 28 guns, capt. Louis Senes, on the 12th os Odobcrlast. Upon the account itsels as it appeared in the Bol ton paper, upon the captures os American vclsels, &c. sluted therein, we Ihall only osser a Tingle remark—the Frcndi na tional ships have been notisied sor sevcral months to resped the American slag, and not to molest any stiip under that slag unarmed. No order has been issued by our wise adrninistration, although pacisic negotiations were carrying on j but the same murderous spirit which com menced, has charaderized the progress os our naval assairs to the present moment. One seature marks this ac count, however, and merits the marked notice os every person endowed with humanity, or pre tending to a Tingle spark os re ligious seeling. Is on a morning in ourstreets, the assrighted people should see the liselcst mangled bodies, the (battered limbs, the streaming blood os twenty os their sellow citizens. The bloodstaincd bo dies stretched bessde each other —and over their senleless re mains, their widowed wives, their orphaned children, their parents, kindred and sriends, pouring out their asslidling tears —what abhorrence and execra tion would not the voice os the public declare ? Would not the public seeling be roused ? Would not rewards be ossered sor the diseovery os the perpetrators ? Would not the community blush with hor ror, and glow with resentment ? Yet !—Let humanity alone govern the judgment sor a mo ment, and ask, wherein consists the disserence between a murder so perpetrated, and the butchery os as many os our sellow citizens on board a ship ? Does distance—does the Tea make that innocent, which on land, and under the eye os so ciety is murder ? Docs that solcmn command ment — THOU SHALT NOT kill!’’•—Docs that scnous obli gation ns God obtain a remisliosi ot atrocity, or alteration os cri minality, by the change os place ? Ye who talk os religion— and who talk only, say who it is that must atone sor the murder ot your sellow citizens on board the Boston srigate—and those 3$ strangers on board the Berceau ? It is time that the nation pre tending to a superior value sor religion, and obedience toserip turul ordinances, should manisest by their work* the smcerity os their proscssions. It is time that the people should determine between the ads and the proscssions os those whom they cntnist with power. Mere we sind a calculation— not os the injury which jullice and morality sustains—which society and the samilies os tlio murdered susser—but a calcula tion os the value os La Berceau I That The is <c one os the sailed sailing vrssels in the French navy !” T hat “ she served as a look out vcssel sor the French sleet sor 18 months !*’—Thac u she was never overtaken be sore”—which renders her cap ture as os more importance than appears at sirst blush ! Gra cious I leaven, and this is the rcasoning os a nation proscssingj a peace and the religion os „ Christ 1 A tribute is indeed ossered to be paid to the merits os one in dividual in this odious article—-* but what sentiments will it ex cite, is we but turn to the rest os the catalogue, sor whom no mourner sorms a panegyric, sor whom no political zealot srames no horrible casuistry, no impu tation on sate, at the expence os reason and religion—Ford, Hig gins and Jasey arc passed over with cold indisserence—and the blank in their samilies is unno ticed and unregretted! Such are the hardened horrors and indisserence which sollow the mad projeds os war—mur der becomes a trade, and morals, a mere echo. Aurora . ji/yjAVt* Ko/tMUK, CEORGIIjs Clerk os the Court 0/ > Ordinary s%r Out Jessa son County, V County os J’ss'.r-* ' Jon . WHEREAS Jan* ha-h v.- , lied 10 T.»r os ad-.i (r-.i'on on lll* ar.d t (Tceti os D. M ( N*il la’e os the rounty as iss.id* dretasrd : ihrse »r« U.eresore co rj,c t & admonllh all and sjng ilar the klndr.-i! nml c editors .*s the saicl ro sri'* lirir »hr ir c bye A ion», is arv ibry h.i *•, in tny olsice, on «r besore the third Mo»tj im Jantiary nrxi, oih*rwise letter* os ; min. mllraiinn will he granted her. Given under niy hand, thia dny « s Dec. »800, end In the twenty sisth c«- ot the American Inde pendence. By in, GEORGIA./ CUrh ostht Court 0/ V Ordinary s CT Jtsrsn* County. I County os J s on ' WHEREAS P. Iljr Coooollr Uib th'B day tpp 1 esl to me sor letter® os admmistrarion, on the tstate and tic&B •s Patiirk ConnoUtr, lue os the os Jesltrson, deceasrd : rhtse Are theresore to cite and adroon ih tli and sioH'ijltr the kindred and crcd tora os lh; s»'<s deceasrd, to sile their hjedtoos is tns they hiae, in my on or besore the third Monday in January neil % otherwise letter® os adm n itration will be rranted her. undrr my hand, th»» day os Dec. 1 too and in r h t> eney sts h year vi Amwicaa Indepciwl-t Csusty