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-ft,lie mcafures was a provifioft
f n reduce r o the ‘conchcion of a
Srandmg Army Bc,coo militia'
v—ro import the inrtrnmt'irs of i
clearh —to inrreafe the import
on art clef of the firftneceflity—
to budd and man (hips of war I
—and millions of dollars were
(ported on thtfe wild projefts
as freely as If the men in power
had biown the earning of money.
Envoys wire lent abroad at vaft
cxpencc in order to lay the foun
dation of diflenfions at home,
and by magic of alphabet to |
conjure up the needfuy of a j
Standing Army. The Prefi
denc wa. empowered to build j
or procure frigates at any price j
—to borrow money at 8 per |
cent. —more millions of money 1
weie appropriarcd, kingly power I
given to the Prtfielent—aliens)
ful jeded to his will—jails made
the p( rtion ofthofe feditious fub
jeds, who dared to quertion his
fupremacy—the odious Starnpr
A 6l was puffed—our houfes and
lands appraized and our win
dows counted—our ducts in
fefted with the uni formed re.fife
(f creation, embodied to give
iron force to the reign of order!
and through all the he mealures
that miracle of human invention ,
the Britilh government, ‘drag-. |
ging its How length a long,’ in ;
(he deceitful form of a ‘ I)e- i
fence of the American Condi- j
tutiond
We will never forget that all
thefe tenific mealures were to
humble the friends of the revo
lution —nor will we forget that
Ls enemies rejoiced in and aided
the 1c mcafures ; but that ail their
arcs to irritate foreign nations
were unfuccefsful. We will re
member that the object was to
raife up priviledged orders, to
fubftitute rtars and ribbons in
place of merit, and to overwhelm
Hi the magnitude of public
debt the bale nets of its origin
and all hope of its extinction.
V/e will remember that from
the p red dent to the hum bit ft
officer, contempt for republican
government was a conipicuous
charaderdlic of political merit,
and that feme of our own neigh
bours were fu ft among the fore
moft to difpofe of the labours
of a betrayed foldiery, and to
lac ri free to a fucceffion of jobs
the rights of millions, and to
take to themfelves, the honors
and profits, rtfulting from an
ingenious unifcrmiiyof political
wrongs. V/e rejoice that of
the talents, integrity, wifdom,
and confiftcncy of fuch men no
proof remains, but their own
foluary tellunnny, in oppofition
to record evidence of all their
mcafures arid to the conduitve
elecifion of all the reft of the
union. V/e rejo-.ce that from
the me cl hated dertrudion of
of our rights us vs ere redeemed
by the exertions of our Sou
thern Brethren. In the mid ft
of imaginary triu nphs our enc
. As were overwhelmed by a
iu;c and fudden dtftrudion and
we will rejoice that the places,
which once knew them, will
know them no more tor ever.
V/c v/iil rtj ha c,
That I’refiJciK Jtlivrfon gain
ed his high ohice by a triumph
of principles over fusion—that
he tnt* red on its duties, preferr
ing the purrft of republican
principles-*—that he offered the
olive-branch to his enemies—
that i c retained moft ot them
in office, till their own conduct
convinced the public of their
demerits-—that he has fliewn
him ft If capable of viewing the
whole grot nd and of admirnfter
ing on principles, far elevated
above local prejudices or vindic
tive animofitics—that his mea
lures have confuted the calumny
of the enemies of liberty, and
that a gam ft their falfehoods his
character has ftood as a rock
againft the waves—that he has
fill d the high offices of govern
ment with men of unqueftion
able talents anti integrity—that
he has been gaining upon the
affedions of the people*—that
both houfes of Congrefs iecond
his mcafures—and that the mi
norities in thofe houfes are (land
ing monuments of the iaft ry,
with which error and even cbjii
nacy may ftand, where realbn is
left free to combat them.
We will rejoice,
That the prefect adminiftra
fion has not facrificcd our inter
efts to foreign nations—that it
has not controuled men’s reli
gious opinions, nor warped to
its views the rel gious proftfllons
of any clafs of men—that k
has offered no violence to the
altar—-ihat it has not availed it
felt of tub-plots, or ocean maff
facrcs, of fed it ion ads or falfe
alarms—that it has deliberately
advanced in relieving the public
burthens—in diffufing a know
ledge of its mcafures, and has
repofed itfelf on the confidence
& intelligenceof a free people—
that it has yielded equal and ex
a<6l juftirc to all men— has culti
vated peace, commerce and fo
nt ft friendftiip with all nations,
and has avoided entangling al
liai.eee- has prejerved the State
Governments mail their rights,
ana the General Government in
irs whole Conftitutionai vigor—
has refpefted the elective franchife
— has btntred rht militia as our
bell reliance in peace— has pre
jet ved the fuprtmacy of the t ml
over the military authority— has
frafiijed a,conlpicu< us economy
—has laithfuliy complied with
every public engagement, and
advanced in eft mauon the na
tional faith—that it has encou
raged the induftry of our peo
ple, and has rdpeded the free
dom of religion, the freedom
of the prels, and the rights of
mai—that none tf the evils
with which our enemies threat
ened the people, under the pre
fect admimrtration, have arriv
ed, and that far more bk flings
have been enjoyed, than were
promifed or expeded.
Vv e will rejoice.
In the tedudion of public
expenditures—in the facilities
granted to foreigners fettling
here, in our ftate of peace and
profperity, and in the full fuc
a Is of every experiment made
j on k epublican principles.-—We
j w ik rejoice tliat the amount of
| our external revenue, in the part;
war has been 12,280,000 del
j lars, which is more by two
minions, than has been colled
eu in any one year, from the
lai ie lot rce i and more by
i,zoo,coo than the whole a
mount of the external and in
terns] revenue fur any year—
1 and that in the pad year, the
principal of our national deb:
has been diminiflied 5.1-2 mil
lions of dollars and that 41-2
millions more are in a train for
a further reduction.
With inch occafions of j >v,
we will meet to celebrate the
feflival, and 10 give our public
teftimony in favor of a Prefi
dent and adminiflration, vvhofc
principles and mcafures have
uniformly prefented lure pledg
es of confidence to republicans,
and infupnablc arguments a
gainfl the cavils and mifrepre
fenracions of the enemies of our
revolution.
Reported in behalfof the ma
nagers.
w
Samuel Bifhop,
Pierpont Edwards,
John Heylegcr,
John R. Throop,
•Levi Ives,
Pete; Johnfon,
Obadiah Hotckhis, jun.
Elijah Munion,
Unanimoufly approved for
publication, and figned by or
der,
W illiam Powell, Director.
Repubhan meeting, New- }
Haven, Jan. 17, 1803 J
•FOREIGN NEW-S.
PARIS, December to.
We harn from the Hague,
that the embarkation of the sth
and 17 cii demi-brigades of
French troops defhnpd for
Loinfiana, will take place im
mediately ; that already forty
veffels for tranfperts have ar
rived from Dunkirk, at the
mouth of the Mcufe, to take
them on board and carry them
to the place of definition.
LONDON, December 4.
A private letter from Paris
mentions, tha’ Buonaparte, when
he vifited the port D’Onfleur,
on obftrvirg the Englifh co
lours placed under the French,
ordered them to be placed fide
by fide, faying that England
ranked with the firft nations on
on the globe, that her people
were brave, induflrious, and
naturally friends to France.
1 he colors of the other nations
were hung beneath, except the
American, which did not appear,
and the abfence of which is con
fidered as a great offence.
November 28.
Eve.y Britifh flatefman muft
now be aware of the great im
portance of maintaining a good
undirflanding with the United
States of America. The two
countries may be lb mutually
ferviecable, or fo mutually mif
chievous to each other, that the
utmofl pains fhotild be employ
cn to cultivate not only peace,
butto improve every fentiment
of kindnefs and afFedlion. The
French, it is well known, make
every exertion to obtain a par
ty in America, hoftile to Eng
land. In appointing a mim'Ur
to the United States, it there
fore is of the utmofl importance
to fend a man qualified to im
prove cur interefts with the go
vernment, and the people of
that country ; one who will
conciliate their affedliens and
t fleem, as far as his perfonal
character and his pcrfcnal com
mimcation with them era
Mr. Quo is to be die bunch
envoy.
C O NO R E S S
Of the UNI I ED STATES.
Mouse of Representatives.
IFednefAay, February 9, 1803.
Mr. Dawfon moved mat tuc
committee ot the whole qn ri.e
ft ate'or the union fhou'd bUclil
charged from rite confidtration
ot two propofi.i n, of amend
ment to the c onfbcutiofi— *the
one prefenbing rlie defig- atioa
or the perfons voted fura, pj t „
fidenc and vlce-pr- fi.'ieiu— tae
other prefenbing that repn. fen
tatives and electors fhail be
chofen in dnlricts.
' Mr. Davis laid he would fe
cond the motion to relieve
gentlemen fiom the apprehen
fi ms entertained of thefe aruc n.i
nuntsp being taken up at a late
the ftflion wh n t||e
houfe might be thin. And if
the motion prevailed, lie would
moveapoflponeinentof the csn
fidcration of the amendments
till the full Monday ct Novem
ber.
Both motions were carried
without a divifion.
‘ Thurfday , Fdr nary to, 1803.
Mr. Thomfon from the com
mittee aJ?poin r ed on the memo
rials of the city cf Walh-inizron
and Alexandria, reported a bill
for tflabhlh ng the government
of Columbia.
The bill cftablifhes a legif
lature compofed of a houfe of
reprefemanves to be chofen an
nually, and afenate to be chofen
biannual!v, by the freemen who
have rtfidccl in the territory 12
months and paid taxes. —Na
perfon to be eligible as a mem
ber of the houfe of reprelenta
tives unlefs rtfident in the ter
ritory for three years, and pof
lefied of a-fret hold for the fame
time } and no perfon to be eli
gible as a member of the fenate
Unlefs puff fled of property in
value amounting to dollars.
Referred to a committee of
the wh le on Monday next.
Mr. Early from the commit
tee appointed on the memorial
from Georgia and the report or
the Secretary of War, reported
-a refolution for moving
lion by law for the payment ot
certain militia employed in
Georgia, in 1793 and 179.4,
the defence of tne laid Rate.
Referred to the committee
of tne whole on Monday.
NOTICE.
I Caution all perfons
agamll trading for a Note, giv
en by me to Bnnfon James, for
fixteen dollars and leventy-live
cents, dated June 1801, as I
have paid the amount ot the
fame.
ABNER WOMACH.
February 26, 1803* _____
~ CXUT I O N.
fed/ 3 I Forewarn all perfons
from trelTpafTing, or removing
any part of the property on the
plantation whereon Samuel IT
nedix formerly refided, and no-/
occupied by Major Abner Ham
mond.
JOSEPH G. POSNER
February 23, iBO3.