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WATCH-TOWER.
Removals have been a great
f, iroe of federal opposition
tn the adminiftration. Mr.
jefferfon has been mild. He
j, as been content with railing
(bme republicans to the confi
(icn.ee of the government. The
federalifts ftill hold more offices
than the republicans. Of the
twelve hundred officers em
ployed in the pofl-office de
partment, not more than fifty
are republicans; and at leaft one
half of the colledlors and naval
aorents in the United Scares are
federalifts. To whatever branch
of the adminiftration we look—
except the Department ofState,
we find that the federalifts fill
more than their juft proportion
of the public offices. Still they
;ire discontented i flill do they
clamour as if they were totally
excluded from all public trufl.
But what was the language
of the federalifts in the zenith
of their pride and power ? The
followi g extratl from the Far
mer’s Mufcum, of Jan 16,
1798, a paper then edited by
Mr. Dennie, will fhew with
what compofure this hero of
the federal, editors viewed the
removal of a republican from
office, even when one was
fcarcely to be found in the fer
vice of the government, and
with what humanity they bowed
to the will of the Executive.
The Preudent of the United
States has thought proper to
difmifs Tench Coxe, from his
office as commiffioner of the
revenue. It is furmifed that
th s gentleman is a facred ,
perhaps an open foe to the admi
mflration. He has written a
valuable book, and, we believe,
has ful filled his bureau duties with
integrity. Still no merit can
atone for the lack of zeal to our
government. If our grave, fa
gicious, and confiderace chief
officer, has thought fit to remove
a fubaltern, the writer of this
article can form but one conclu
fion, that the man was not
blamelefs, and that the meafure
was wife.
Such was the language of
Mr. Dennie, who was at that
time tne organ, the favourite
editor of the adminiftration.
It is acknowledged in the pa
ragraph, that Mr. Coxe fulfilled
his duty with integrity, and ic
is diffidently admitted that his
fupc.dor acquirements enabled
him to execute it with diftin
girfhed ability. He was not
difmifTed formal conduft in of
fice, but it'was furmifed that he
was a Tarred foe to the adminif
tration of Mr. Adams; and no
thing ca n atone, laid Mr. Den
nie, for lack of zeal to our go
vernment ! This lack of zeal
then to the government, was
the touchttone of dilmiflal dur
ing the adminiftration of Mr.
Adams. If the prelent execu
tive was to regulate his conduct
by this rule, not a fingle federa
l;fl would remain long in office.
Nor could the federalifts con
fidently complain. For that
which is juft in the one cafe
would he juft in the other.
Such was the conduct, fuch
was the language of the federal
o D t
party when at the height of tneir
power and glory, but Mr. Jef-
‘ e:i :: lt ‘h not of tin ir
example. In reftoring the
greater portion of the commu
nity to their jud privileges, he
forgets not the rights of the
red. He has neither adopted,
nor purified a lydera of exulta
tion on the one hand, nor of
monopoly on the other. His
conduft is benignant without a
parallel; ratlier indeed too much
fo, fince the federalids dill en
joy the greaced.di ire of public
offices. \\ ith what jndice then
do they complain of removals
from office, and how deluded
mud thofe be who hden to their
murmurs.
CONG R ES S
Of the UNITED STATES.
House of Representatives.
Menday , Dec. 20.
The following are the com
mittees appointed on the refo
lutions entered into on Friday
in the Houfe of Reprefenratives.
On that part of the Prefident’s
medage that relates to our con
cerns with the Indian tribes and
the of a new fer
rlement, —Meflrs. Dawfon, T.
Morris, Hoge, Hading', and
Meriwether.
On that part which relies to
our Navy Yards, and the build
ing of Docks, —Meflrs. Mit
chell, Rutledge, Hanna, Wadf
worth, and Mott.
On that part which relates to
the providing dir the return of
American feamen difeharged in
foreign ports, and left abroad, —
Medrs. S. Smith, Goddard,
Jofuh Smith, Woods, and
Gray,
On that part which refers to
the warfare with Tripoli, and
to the relation with the other
Barbary powers,—Meflrs. Euf
tis, Perkins, Elmendorf, Tillin
ghad, and Taliaferro.
On that part, which relates
to the militia indication of the
United States, —Meflrs. Var
num, Upham, j. Smith, of
Virginia, Holmes, Brown, But
ler, D. Hcider, Stanton, and
Stanford.
On that part which relates to
the fodering of the fiilheries of
the United States, —Meflrs.
Huger, Bifhop, f. Heider. J.
Trigg, and Van Nefs.
IVednefday , December 22 i
A meflage was received from
the Prefident of the United
States by Mr. Lewis, his fccre
tary, imparting to the Houfe
the information requeded re
fpedling the violation on the
part of Spain of the treaty be
tween the United States and
that nation.
The medage Is as follows :
“ Gentlemen of the Houfe of Re
presentatives,
“ I now tranfmit a report from
the Secretary of State, with
the information requeded in
your refolution of the 17th
indant.
“ In making this communica
tion, I deem it proper to ob
forve, that I was led by the re
gard due to the rights and in
ter reds of the United States, and
to the jud fenfibility of the por
tion of our follow-citizens, more
immediately affected by the ir
regular proceeding at New-Or
leans, to loofe not a moment in
every fteji to be taken
v.luch tue oCcafion claimed from
ri( ‘» being equally aware of the
obligation to maintain, in a ! I
calcs, the rights of the nation,
and to employ, for that purpofe,
tltofe.juil and honorable means
which belong to the character
of the United States.
“ Th; JKFFERSOX.
<f Dec. 22, i Soi."
1 he nidi ige is accompanied
bv letters from our Coniul at
New-Orlcans—the Proclama
tion of the Intendant—a letter
from the governor of the M fTif-
Tippi Territory to the fecretary
of (late, enclofing a letter writ
ten to the governor of Louifiana
—and a letter from the g jvernor
of Kentucky to the Prefidenr.
Air. Alums fubmitted a
rcfolunon, inltruding the com
mittee of Ways and Means to
enquire whether any and what
alterations are neceliary in the
ad iupplemcntary to the ad
laying a dired rax.
He Hated his ohjed to be the
poftponcment of the time of
felling lands for the non-pay
ment of taxes; the necefllty of
which arofe from the confufcd
manner in which the alicfiinent
had been made in that part of
the flare (New-York,) which
he represented. Agreed to.
Tburjday , December 23.
1 he Speaker laid before the
I loufe a letter from Thomas
Worthington, enclofing an or
dinance of the Convention of
the Hate of Ohio, and a copy
of the Conflitucion formed by
them.
The ordinance accepts the
terms offered by Congrcls with
certain modifications, which
principally arc that Congrcfs
Ihall allow, an additional portion
of land for public fchools :—and
3 per cent of the proceeds of
all land fold after the 30th of
J une laft, to be laid out on roads,
within the new Hate, in which
calc all lands fold ihall be ex
empt from taxation fur five
years.
On motion of Mr. Randolph,
this communication, with ac
companying docomcms, were
referred to the feled commit
tee appointed on the preceding
communication from the prefi
denr of the convention.
Mr. Dawfon fubmitted two
relolutions: the one providing
by law for the eHablilhment of
PoH Roads within the United
States; the other for the appro
priation of the refiduary funds
of the PoH-Officc, tor fixing
and improving Roll Roads.
Agreeably to his wifli, thefc
refolutions were ordered to lie
on the table.
Mr. Greene moved a refo
lution, inHrudbng tae commit
tee of commerce and manufac
tures to enquire into the expe
diency of providing by law for
fixing the port of entry for the
MiffifTppi Territory at Fort
Adams, and the port of delive
ry at the Natchez.
Ordered to he on the table.
MAY BE RENTED ,
r PHRFJF Plantations, within
* five , fix and J even miles of
Lcuifiville , at the low price cf
One Dollar per acre , and make
a few repairs. Apply to
R. FLOURNOY.
Jan. 4, iBoj.
V OTIC E.
N7NE / ' r **bs after date, npi
picat'm will he made to the ho
norable. Inferior Court cf Han
cock County, for leave to fell two
trails of land, cr.e in fat,hcounty,
on the venters cf ijhvd Creek ,
adjoining Ihtgb [forton and others ,
containing about Jive hundred
acres. The ether in the County
of ICafbington , containing eight
hundred acres, on the wafers cf
Spring Creek, adj lining Ik'ker
and ethers ; the real eft ate cf
John Cook de.eafed, for the bene
fit cf the heirs and creditors of
[aid deecafed.
John Haßbirt,}
Jo fin Cook, sld'ors,
Phimp Cook, 1
January i, 1803.
GEo w G !
IVttfJnnglim courtf.
Whereas iwn.ii f^c.
rdr, If «tli this day applied to me
for 'etters of adnunifliation ori
ihc cfl.itc and c*il of [ imes
Frederick, late of rhe county
afoicf id, dec. thefe ate therc
fV>ie to cite and ad rnmifh all and
lingular the kindredahd creditors
of ihr laid det calcd to trie . heir
objections if any 'bey have, fit
my office, on or be!cor the cd
Monday in Feb. next, ot'icr
wife IcLtcts of admnidratioa
will be granted her.
Given ur der my hard this
sth day of [an 1803,
and in the 27'h year of
Americm Independence.
J. Watts, c. c. o.
G F O P G I A,
IVd/hington Countv,
V H’ R E/VS Dcmpfey Prowii
hath this day applied to
me for letters of adminift-ation
on the dlatc and rfFt*6ls of
Rudd Lee. laic of the county
a fore (aid defeated ; thefe aro
therefore to che and admomfii
all and fingular tb.e kindred and
cicdito's of the hid deceafcd, to
file their objections if any t cy
have, in my office, on or hef >rc
rhe 2d Monday in Fch. next,
otherwife icttc’s of aduaniilla
tion will be granted him.
Given under my hmJ this
5f.11 day of [an 1803, and
in the 26 h year of Ameri
can Independence.
J. W AT IS, c. c. o •
GKOKCI A,
Wa/hington County.
\\T M £ R E A S Robert
Moles, snd Pabitha M f -
Kinney,hath this day applied to
me for letters of adinindlra
tion, on the ell ate and effects of
lilmon M Kinney, late of the
county aforehid dec.; ih'Tc are*
therefore to cite andadmonilh
r> 1 1 and Regular the kindred
and creditors of the faid deceaf
ed, to file their objections if
any they have, in mv office*
on or before the fedond Monday
in Feb. next, rthenvifc letters
ofadminiflration will be granted
them.
Given uncLr my hand at
office, this 5th of -anuary
1803, and in the 27th year
of /lineriran I ndcpendenco
f. WAT rs c. c. o.
almanacs
for Gak at this Oiace*