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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.