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I idian line to a point which (hall
intersect the line now dividing the
lands claimed by the laid Creek
nation from those claimed & own
ed by the state of Georgia: Pro
vided, nevertheless, that where any
pofl'ellion of any Chief or Warrior
of the Creek nation, who (hall
have been friendly to the United
States during the war, and taken
an active part therein, fliall be with
in the territory ceded by these ar
ticles to the United States, every
fucli person (hall be entitled to a
reservation of hnd within the said
territory of one mile square, to in
clude his improvements as near the
centre thereof as may be, which
(hall enure to the said Chief or War
rior and his descendant so long as
he or they (hall continue to occu
py the fame, who (hall be protected
by and subject to the laws of the
tJ. States; but upon the voluntary
abandonment thereof, by such pol
feflor or his defendants, the light
of occupancy or pofleflion of said
lands fliall devolve to the United
States, and be identified with the
right of property ceded hereby.
2nd. The -United States will
guarantee to the Creek nation, the
integrity of all their territory eaft
wardly and northwardly of the
said line to be run and deferibed as
mentioned in the flrft article.
Groans of the British.
London, Dec. 30.
The state of the funds may be
iaid-to afford a tnoft striking com
ment on the text of those who
have the front to call the treaty of
Ghent honorable to this country.
What ? An honorable peace with
the last of our adverfarics, with a
populous and commercial nation—
and yet a depreflion in the public
funds 1 , the thing is impoflible.—
There is a moral inconffiflency in
•the fads. But the truth, unhap
pily, peeps out in the course of the
eulogy bellowed on this famous
specimen of diplomatic ingenuity.
The peace is, like that of Amiens,
a peace of necessity—and upon ;
what grounds ? t; A leaning to
certain points,” it feenis has been
c ‘ hinted” at the congress of Vien- ■
na. Now, let us put this mysteri
ous language into plain English.
ft can bear no other cdnflruction
thin tbj|—that Rullia, or Austria,
or Pruflia, has avowed an inclina
ii6n to fupporttthe innovations on
oublic law'which Mr. Ma.difon af
fertsi Might not this have been
foretold—was it not foretold in
this paper above fix months ago f
Was ii hot the very, argument we
J u
brgSd for punning the war in A
tnerica with the ‘ utmost vigor,
vvhiift yet the field was open, and
our adverfavy without allies ? And
is it not a motive for the fame con
duct, even at this late period ? If
any of the powers who have receiv
ed our subsidies, or have been ref
cuedfrom deflruction bv our cou
j
rage and example, have had the
baseness to turn againfl us, it is
morally ceitain, that the treaty of
Ghent will confirm them in their
resolution.—They will reflect that
we have attempted to force cur
principles on America, and have
failed. Nay, that we have retired
from the combat with flripes yet
bleeding on our backs—with the
recent defeats at Plattfburgh, and
on Lake Champlain, unavenged.
To make peace at such a moment
they will think, betrays a deadness
cc; the feelings cf honor, and (hews
u timidity of dilpolmbii, inviting
further infuit. If vve could have
pointed America overthrown,
we should surely have flood on
much higher ground at Vienna,
and every where else, than we pof
flbly can do now. Even yet, how
ever, if we could but dole the war
with Come great naval triumph,
the reputation of our maritime
greatness might be partially Tailor
ed ; but to fay, that it has not hi
therto fullered in the eftuiiation of
all Europe, and what is v/orfc, of
America herfeif, is to belie com
mon sense and universal experi
ence.
“ Two or three of our (hips
have struck to a force vaflly supe
rior 1” No, nor two or three, but
many, on the ocean, and whole
squadrons on the Lakes; and the
numbers are to be viewed with
relation to the comparative mag
nitude of the two navies. Scarcely
is there one American (hip of war,
which has not to boast a victorv o
-4
ver the British flag; scarcely one
Britiih ship in thirty or forty that
has been an American. Our sea-,
men it is urged have on all occasi
ons fought bravely. Who denies
it ? Our complaint is, that with
die braved feathen, and the mod
powerful navy in the world, we re
tire from the coined when the bal
ance of defeat is so heavily againfl
€is. ®e it accident, or be it mis-
Conduct, we enquire hot now into
“the cause ; the certain, the inevita
ble consequences are what we look
to, and these may be futntned up in
few words—the speedy growth of
an American navy—and the re-,
currence of anew and much more
formidable American war. From
that fatal moment when the flag of
the Guerriere was flruck, there
has been quite a rage for building
(hips of war in the United States.
Their navy lias been nearly doub
led, and i heir vessels are of extra
ordinary magnitude. The people,
vain boaftful, and infolHu, have*
been .filled with an absolute con
tempt of ojr maritime power and
a furious eagemefs to beat down
cur maritime pretensions. Those
passions, which have been inflamed
by success, could only have been
cooled by what in vulgar but em
phatic language has been termed
“a found flogging;” but, unfortu
nately, our Chr!llian meekness has
induced us rather to kiss the rod
than to retaliate its cxercife. Such
falfe and feeble humanity is not
calculated for the guidance of na
tions. War is, indeed, a tremen
dous engine of justice : but when
j office withholds; the sword, (he
muff be Looking'’ nei
ther to the right nor to the left,
she muff .purftie her blow, until
the evil a; clean rooted out. This
is not blind rage or blinder re
venge ; but it is a diferiminating,
a calm, and even a tender calcula
tion of confequenees. Better is it
that wc should grapple with the
young lion, when he is flrft flefhed
with the taffe of our flock, than
wait until, on the maturity of his
(Length, he bears away at once
both sheep and shepherd.
Richmond, February iG.
WAR WITH ALGIERS.
We have said from the moment
: that Algiers availed herfeif of our
1 war with England to infuit our mi
: r.iftcr and make prisoners or our
! countrymen, that the day of Peace
1 with England ought to be the day
of War agaidt* Algiers. We re
! peat the deUartfficD. Not cue
moment should be Joft in equiping
our navy to attack the Pirate. He
, should give up our captive coun
■ tryirien, and relinquish his annual
tribute, or his town should be bat
■ tered about his ears—We could
not with a finer fchool for our na
| yy. The Tripolitan war brought
great talents to light.—A war with
Algiers would be productive of the
j dune benefits.— Enquirer.
We leoh lo the South. —Eever day
• convinces the people of New Eng
land how much we are indebted to
the South for food, for bu fin id’s,
j and even for news. We scarcely
: originate any thing in New-Eng
| land worth notice, either for the
body or the mind. We eat bread
; made of southern flour, we spin
southern cotten and wear it, we
; get southern indigo to dye with, we
, smoke southern tobacco, we load
our fli’ps with southern produce &
the next moment we prate about
our commerce, when we onlvfur
nifh the ‘vehicle , the (hip, the cart,
or wheelbarrow, to cary it. Even
if the souther mail happens to fail
in its arrival, we arc as stupid as
oich for want of matter to talk a
bout; unless forne Boston mob ex
cited by the junto, has attack a
custom-house officer. In that case
we have foinething to talk about,
and console us for the non-arrival
of the southern mail. The fad is,
fanaticifrn is our dog star i and Jeiu- .
lion guides the helm.
Boston Patriot.
We underfland that the Govern
or of Maffichufetts, agreeably to a
Rrefolution of the Legislature of
that state, has appointed the HOll.
Harrison G. Otis , William Sullivan ,
and Thomas 11. Perkins , delegates
from the (late of Massachusetts to ,
tire Government of the United
States, to solicit a redress of griev
ances. Curse their d — dimpudence!! .
Philadelphia paper.
congress: i
Haase: or R?PAESEX : r.rrir£!>\
Tuesday , Feb. 14.
THE BARBARY POWERS.
Mr. Newton of Va. offered for
consideration the following resolu
tion, which, he said, would speak
for it fell, and preclude the neceflity
of any elucidatory remarks :
l * Resolved , That the President
of the U. S. be requested to cause
to be laid before this house such in
ior.nation as he 11'all deem neceffi
ry to be communicated, touching
the state of the relations existing
between the U.,S. and the Barba
ry powers.”
The resolution was agreed to,
nem con : and a committee appoint
ed to !av it before the President.
February T.
PAY OF THE MEMBERS.
Mr Shipherd of New-York, sub
mitted for consideration the follow
ing resolution :
Resolved, That a committee be
appointed to enquire into the expe
diency of providing for the making
a reafonabie compensation to the
members of both Houles of Con
greefs, for travelling to and form
Congress, and attendance thereon
refpe&ively; that they report by
bill or other wife ; and that the com
mittee embrace in such enquiry the
present fefiion.
Mr. Pearson enquired the obie£l
of this motion aad ohs groundsTcr
it.
OtiCpliCiU iuid he ftIOU.U
have fnppofed his honorable friend
understood his own intered fuffi
ciently not to have required an ex
planation on this head. Congref?
having the right to regulate drs;‘f
own pay in the fame nameas the
compenfatioa cf other officers or
the government, they ought to ren
der to themfclves that justice which
they feel bound to do to other of
ficers of the government. He
need nor, he said, tell the house
that the pay now received by the
members, was not half what its va
lue was, when that pay was fixed,
more particularly when it was con
sidered that the paper with which
the members were paid, was full
25 per cent below par or the val
ue of fpgcie. Elis object was so to
augment the pay of the members
as to make it equal to fix dollar;*
of that medium, ia which the mem
bers formerly received their pay.
Mr. Rhea of Ten. said he did net
conceive this the proper time to en
ter into the con fide ration of this
fubjeft. He thought gentlemen
should let the nation get thro’ the
war, before they inereafed their
pay.
Mr. Farrow was opposed to the
motion throughout on principle,
and denied the aliedged deprecia
tion of money, which he said wa?
very gladly received in payment, in
dealings of any fort, in the diffcridl.
Mr. Shipherd, in support of hhj
firft obierWtion, said, that it W3S as
obvious, that all our paper was de
preciated, as that the continental
money was depreciated. He had
no fastidious delicacy abode him,
which would prevent him from do
ing justice to himfeif. If payment
could be obtained in specie, it
would be a good argument against:
the proposed motion ; bur ft was
notorious that for specie, they muff:
pay a difeount of twenty-five per
cent, on the paper which they re
ceived for their pay.
Mr, Rhea said that cvey mem
ber knew, when he was chosen,
what compensation he was to ex
pect, and had no right to complain
of it. lie required the yeas and
nays, that he might at least record
his vote againfl; the motion.
Adr. Hall cf Georgia, cbferved,
if the object of the gentleman was,
as he had avowed, to give to the
members a corr.penfation adequate
to their fei vices, he would recom
mend to him to depreciate their
pay iuflead of increaftng it, for he.
was confident the acts cf Congress
had depreciated qs much as the pa
per, of which the gentleman had
I’pokcn.
The question on the adoption of
the motion was decided in the neg
ative. by yeas and nays as follows r
For the motion 8
Againfl it 99
(Those who voted in the affirma
tive were MefTrs. Boyd, Davis of
Muff. Fisk of Vt. Grosvenor, Hop.
kins of Ky. Shepherd, Sturges,
Thompson.)
The engrossed bill fer making
j proviflon for fubflftirg the armies
of the United States, by authori
j flng the appointment of commiC
i fsoners of subsistence, was read &
third time and passed.
“ Mr. Shipherd has given us but
a poor specimen of his liberality,in
moving to increase his own pay, at
such a time at this. He appears
perfe&Jy to underfland No. 1. He
as richly merits an increase of fal
tfry for his service?, 3$ Jgrk FaL
