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A PROCLAMATION,
i Wirui ne rlearlj'hajjj'Ht
ln the valine r infbiration, aor
any more folly demonstrated by the'
of all ages, than mat a
deep iVnte and due acknowledg
ment ot the 2v rninji providence of
4 Supreme Being and of the accoun-
taWkuefrof men to Him as the feared
r of hearts and righteous dittributor
of rewards and pat ii(h menu, are
conducive, equally, to the happinefs
and rectitude of individuals ann to
the well beiHt of communities i as
it is, aifo, Tnoft reafenable in it'felf,1
met ho ore made capable of
Ibr'ral aeti and relations, who owe
their improvements to the fecial ftate,
rrferwhadertbe'ir enjoyments from
iryllioflld, at a fociety, make their
acknowledgment of dependence and
obligation to Him who limb eudned I
t bn nth inereanacities, ana ele
vated them n the fcaie of ekiftenee,
bv thde diltinc'tions ; a it is, like-
vlft Sjdaiu dictate of" dtty,iid.R
It rone fentiment. of nature, that in
fircomftancei of great 05encpnd
IcAfeiw of imminent danger earner!
and particular lupplicarionimold be
made to Hint who is able to defend
or to Heftroy I as, moreover, the snoft
precious intaretls of the people of
the United Sates are ft ill held in
ieopjrdy, by the limine defiant and
mudious arts of a foreign nation,, as
well as by the difleniiuation. among
IPOl or liiuicr pinii.!jJic lunvriiiTc
of the' foundations Of all religious,
m t1 and fndal sobatins. that
h tve produced incalculable mifchief
A wand mifery in athef conmries ; and
as, in one, Tne omei vamc oi lpeciai
Galons for public religious faepini
ties, is happflr calcidnted to avert
the evils w hich we ought to depre
cue and to excite the performance
of the duties which-we eugbt to d:H
charge, by calling and fixing the
we,ntion of the people at large to
the momentous truths already recit
ed, by affording opportunities to
each and inculcate them, by ani .
'mating devet ion and giving to it the
character of a naiional "at-l For
thele reafons 1 have thought proper
to recommend, and I. -do hereby re
eomihend accordingly, that Thurf
y, the 25th day ot April next', he
ohlerved, throughout the United
trates of America, a a day of folvtun
numiliation, falling mid prayer
That the citizens, on that day, ab
ft aining as lar as may he from their
fcti.u, ..ccnpai ion, daoato the time
to the facred datisa of religion, in
public and in private : That they call
o min d eor nomorous offences n-
raiull the moft Hiuh GOD, confefs
-frrem hetore bias with the flucereft
penitence,, emploie hii pardoning
aierry, (lironii ike great Mediator
and Redeemer, for our paft tranf
greffions, an A that, through thegrce
of his Holy Spirit, we may be dif
pofed and enabled to yield a more
fortahle obedience to bis righteooa
requifitions tn time to come : That
he would inter pole to arrelt the pro.
grtfs of that impiety and licentiouf
nefsin principle and practice, fo of.
fenQve to hi "ilelt and fo ruinous to
mankind t That he would make os
deeply fen Able that " righteoufnefti
exilteth a nation, but that fiu is the
reproach of any people" t That he
wo' Id torn us from oar tran(grVf
nous and tur n hrs difpleafure from
vt . That he woald withhold as
from onrcafoiiable diieonlont,from
- difunion, facliou, fedition and tn
I urrediou : That he would preserve
oar country from the dcfofatfng
fword t That l.e would fave our ci
ties and towns troma repetition of
. f'ioie awful pelt 1 len 1 ial vifliaiiona
auder which they have lovely infer,
ad le feverely, and that the health
01 oar inhabitanli, generally , may he
precioua 1 11 his fight t That he svould
taour us with inn 1 il leafoiu, ami
foblefs the lobars ofibf hnfbjMd
tnan that there may he fouud la
abondauee for man ami beait 1 That
aa would profper our commerce,
saanafatores, an t fv.hen, and give
fucceis to the people iu all their law
ful iodullry and inter prize : That ho
would 1 nuie oa our cot leges, acade
nun, fchools and firniiiaries of learn
ing, and make them uurfenes of
found fcieuce, morals and religion :
'I nt he would bids all magiltrates
item the bigheit to the lowelt, give
tnem the true fpir it of thair Hat ion,
make lots a terror 10 evil doeti and
n praife ta ihem that do well . That
he would piriide over the oauncils of
Hie nation at ihsa critical period, oa.
Hghten them to a juft difcerumesit
"t the iniblre latfrest, and fare them
from nnitake, diviflon any difcord t
That he would fuceeed our pt ja
tatioos far detente, and afofa aar
ormvoeutt by land tud by frfl t That
III would pat an end lo t efufian
, oi o-nuan blo'id, mid lha acrnniula
aUou of human milery, amatie the
rNMNowdlna iwtimi ot tKe enrtn, py
MloUwg ihcoj tjulticr, to equity,
t hmevlenea tud ta peace 1 Ann
IWai lie would extend the blefhigt ot
kuowlelt;r,of trot libeny, and at
;-ure and uiidfttlad religion, ihrongh
the world."
AND I do aifo
ret ontm end that
tvitbtl.efeactseflioiniliat.is.il, peni
tence and prayer, fervent ihaiikr
giving to the anchor of all god be
united, for the conntlefsfavort which
he is (htt continuing to the people
of the United States, and which ren
der their condition as a nation emi
nently happy, wfceu compared with
the rot of others.
GIVEN onder my band and the
. - .r fcsrof the Vntted States of A
merica, at the city or Fhila.
L. S. dclphia, this fixih day of March
in the year of our Lord one
thooiand Teveu hundred and
i(nety-nine and of the hide
pendente of the (aid States the
tweht):nird,
JOHN ADAMS.
By the Prefident,
TIMtiTHY PICKERING,
Secretly Of State.
HtLARKLPHIA, March 18.
The la Whicti hatftirni(led a pre
tifxt to the euamies tff the govern
ment, for an Opetro5spofitroa to tt Jt
Dcrban oneof the inoflrflpeitception
able ever patted W atfy Lcgiflutiv
body. the provifionf which it con.
taiNS, wiin refpeA to property, are
entirely nfw, Moft laws ot this kind,
have operated equally upon an pro
perty. whether pofletieo ty tne ncn
or by, poorer ewffes or citiKtns but
here; a tiifFerent principle had been
admitted. By it, the perron whole
hogfe is valued at coo derllais, Py
bat one dollar tax, which is equal lo
j. lot hs of one per cent, while one
worth I0,ooo dollars, pays 60 dollars,
eqnal to 6 roths, of one per cent,
upon the value of bis houfe.
The following lift will (hew the
different rates at which houfel are
taxer) :
A Houfe valued at 500 pays 1 dollar
10003 dollar!
3000 12 dollars
aooo jo dollars
1 0,000-60 dollars
It.OOO IOf dollars
3o,ooo 160 doll ai
30,000 370 dollars
And ah boufes above that
value pay one per cent.
which is equai to 5 timet
as much at that paid op
on a houic valued at 500
dollars.
So that this law may be (aid to be
nefit the poor at ftie expenee of thofe
in enfier circumftaqcet.
There it one provtiton, however
which feems ro have rendered it pe
culiarly obnoxious that of caofiiig
the number and dimenfiont of win
dows to be taken. This part of the
law appears to have been introduced
merely to aid the principal afleflora
in forming a truer efiimate of the
value of property, which they had
not an opportunity of viewing in
perfon ; and for this parpofe, only,
was it introduced. Daring the left
fcfTton of Congreft, the law wi fa
modified, entirely to do away all
objections on this neari, lo that not
even the (mailed reafon tOr oppoft-
tion.to it now remains.
But 'tis ufelefs to reafon an the
fubject, tor there are men who Lu
cifer like, would not reft fatitfied with
the government of heaven itfelf.
The following is tire law to whith
we allude it palled OOlU houfcS OB
the sld February.
AN ACTa
Ti ameissf tkt s& entity J " An
h fir out tit for the vuiuatiin lunJs
uni WmumML hou'ti, uwi the tnu
merttiwt tj jUvci mttbm the United
SlaKi.
K it enaile-l by the
IJ Senate and Houle of
fleprelentatnes ol the United States
in Congrels adr milled, that fo much
of the act, entnleu " An act to pro
vuieforthe valuation of lands and
dwelliitg houles, and tle euumeia.
tion of Haves within the United
Itaiei," ns requires, that the lifts ba
delivered in porfuauce of the ninth
feci ion thereof, lhall fpetify in rtf
pect todwelling boufos the num
ber aud dimenfions of their win
dows fhall be, aud hereby is repeal
ed. Sed. 11. And be it further enac
ted, That the CommifJaaner onder
the Ibid v't far each Mate, refpedtive
ly, fhall be, atsd hereby it aotborised
loesrtend the time thereby allowed
for receiving appeals by the princi
pal a Ut flora, tnd alfa allowed far re
mining hilt by the oflsAant afsef.
fori, ia oil rales where the laid eem
raifEoners (hall deem fuch eatenfion
neeefsary, and tor luch time as ,they
fhall think espedteot . and mat lo
much af the t(th fedkiaa of the above
mentioned act, as requires all ap
peal' to be made in writing be and
it is hereby repealed. I
Sect. III. And be It further ansa.
d, That the secretary if the Tree .
r"yfhaH he. and hereby is authorifeo
lad ewrtecsed,. onder the docioa
ot the Pirfruent of taaUnstad ?aate,
o aagmewt mv eases where hasaay
find it uerrfTury, the eampenlaunn'
fiaed for piiuciptl mid aftUti t ft?f
fbrs, by fklda ;fe. However, as that
no prti ii al at aJLrt.m sKtfUii lhall.
in any cafe, receive mare than two
dollars r day.; which addjliorai rem
penfatinii fhttll W foteTTo rtie one
roteoFTenlewtent aa are rflabliflifd
by the aforefaid adt xt ti ee'ving the
compenfatiofs therein filed fot prin
cipal and affiflant aUefl.-rs. r
(Palled both houles of Coo-refs,
S3d of Frbruaiy, npprved and
fmned by the Pre 6 dent ift Marck
t79) tE
March tU . v
Pennfyhaniu Ltviflature y
The following report v.'as this mrn
ing agreed to by the Houfe ot Kc
prefeaiativei : t& .
The committee to wham was re
fetred a meflage from the governor,
relpedmg the proclamation of the
frefulentof the United States, au-
nuuuiHij; iuai ittiiiuiiintintis t'. ucicui
the execution oi the laws fr the va
luat ion of lands and dwelling houlcs.
have exuted In the count ie- ot No tli
aiupton, Men r pome' v and Bucks
REPORT .
THAT they have had the faid me!
fage under their ferious confidera
tion and find caufeofdeep regret that
comninitTions 10 oereat tne taws or
- . . . . . .
the United States have a second time
made their appearance in the ftate ot
Pennfy lvama ; as fuch cambinatioiiSr
are repugnant rot only to the pure
principles or rcpnoiieenum ana tiu
Iptrit of onr conftitutton, but slfc
highly difhonor&ble to the characte
01 a portion or . (lie citizens ot ou
m . ! . . . -
(late. That law teitdino to lay th
heavier! burthens on the moll opt
lent part of the community fhould
ne oppoied by thoto on Wkom tbey
operate lifhtelt proves that the op
poiition had arifen from igtioranc
or the moft dark and inaliguant de
Hen.
"Yoar committee cannot hefitste U
cxpreft with the moft. lively fenfibi
nty tntir entire tPlapprobation of
fuch -unwarrantable copdurt , tend in.
(o the rtilsolution otour covern
ano tuoveruve ot ttie pniiSrV.
tranquility and wood order, and tha
it is the duty of every good citizen to
difcountenance fuch treasonable com
btnatiopt. Yet at the general go j
vernmcut has hi-nicitni power to com-,
pel obedience to their laws, and tin
prefident hat iu hit proclamation de
ievn.it cd to to do in this inttance,
tnd hat not thought the aid this title
nccefiary.
Your committee offer the following
refolut ion t
Retolved, That tail houfe will
when required, .co-ope 1 am with th
general government iih alacrit)
and promptitude to fupprefS unlaw ,
ful and untfcafonable combinations
to defeat the execution of the lawr
of the United States : But at no (utlj
co-operation it now required, tin
boufc oonftder their jnterfcrence at
prefent as wholly unnerefsary.
It was moved by Dr. Logan, and fei
conded by Mr. Horn, of Not tin
am pton, to add the fallowing tc-
foi ut ion 1
RefbUed, That the governor be
and be hereby reqnelled 10 caufe
lull and due requirs to be mad ni,
the caufa at the laid riots, and aiake
fpecial report to this houfe thereuii
particularly of any citeumHxnco
which may be alledged or difcoveres-
ending to (how the origin of tin
lame in the agency ot loieipn in.
cendiariea or the leditiout viewt oj
domettic traitors.
Upon which the ayet and nays wcrt
called, and were at follows.
AYLS.
1 Baird, loiliao, Coolbanght, Cun
iiioeiiaiu, v.onrao, cyie, twait. rrai
...... t . . . b r .
ley, rol)mcr, Gehr, Hartaell, Huf
ton., Ingles, Kraufr, Linnard, l.vle.
pogan, Mewhortor, M Dowell, fen
ole, Rugh, Role, Shoemaker. Si.y-
aer, uarer, Weaver jp.
NAYS.
Evana, Allbrighs, 1MI, Brown
-a - v w
iinrkley. Barclay, toake, Blair.
CampVllhwia,r't(hcr, Korfter Hall.
a at a its . . m .
tleinpaui, Hannum, Hopkins, Hoi
teller, Hendricks, Keppele, Kick,
Keys, KeUey, Kenedy, Mdler, Mart,, ,
M'Pherfon, Power, frefion, Palsoet.
fta a a
naum, docket , stover, StrKkler,, A
Scon, Stewart, J. Stoat, fpitr, Sam.
fie, Tarner, Wkaetoti, Wotfoti
W.igbt, W iilon, WeUas, William 0.
41.
In apportion to ibit relolottor
h wot obferved geasrsUy, that taV
perfont guilty were amenable ia tb
gaernment of the United State
who had and would adopt prope,
meafures to bring the goihy to jut
ire- That independent ad the pm
prTrxyJafrn.ptptSty oi ftxrh an ft!
omry. the resalt at lha reiatutimi
mould be adopted woald am probate?
end in an o pan ton which is now ge
nerally eniertataod, via. that the
perfoot offending wore ignorant and
credulous, led sdtray by theft) aa
whom they had placed their depea.
de
were ranftontly exclaim
nig agoina the meal ores or the ge
neral govern nty sad endeavor,
log ta iweoleate a belief that f is
eorropt and opparffive in Its tdrai-
nillrattan, that tntts were tailed to I
gratify ambition tad fepporta va
-w or :v .
. i, . - : . si i I . m , I ia
Ot peace wit ua. me proteu or
. mi . mm. r
the minority oa the,addte to thai
i Untied Statel, wax
a lVireWy t-alculated tar foeh effecto,
as weM at tae opiaianp, that ambaf.
fa fo-s from the people were only ne-'
ceflary to afacl o general peace. To
.heCeobfervatioRS the sinuous mo-
verosadeaoraply.
-..-J
Wa Department.
SIR, To fuppreft the inturretfiion
iow exiinng in tne conduct or
Sort ham pton, Boekt and Momgo
aery", in itbe Rate of PennryrraaW,
in obpofitiOrf to the laae of the
nited States, the Prefident has t bought
it necellary to employ a Military
Farce, to be com pofed in part of
Inch of the-Militia of Pennfy lvania,
whofe fituatiouand Rate of prepa
ration will enable them to Marcl
vith promptitude. The corps o'
Military firft defired on this occafion
re the troops of cavalry belencim
tothir city, and one troop of'each
of the enooties of Philadelphia.
Baeks. Cheer Monteosaary and
Lancafter ; Thefe troops 1 have sll
honor to requeft your exelleney will J
1 1 1 . . . 1 ; (. 1
oraer to noiti tnemtet ves in reaiiinei
to march on or before the 28th in v
(taut under the command of Briga.
dier General Maepherfon.
1 nave tne nanor to oe,
With the crestctV reftjeel.
Your Exelleney 's .tnoft obedient
inu iiuhioic ni'i'ii,
' JAMES M'HEKRY
His Kxellrncy
Go. THOMAS MlVrUN.
o ..''K; . j
THE Secretary -of War has this
aioment communicated to me the
Prefidents intention to employ a Mi
Urary Force, in fupprt fling the in
urrcciton 1 row cxiningm inecuwii
tet pt Northampton, Bucks and
Montgosnery, with a rtoueft that the
:oopt of cavalry belonging to this
ity, and a troop trom each of the
.,-iaragB stzt ?hadinnia. Uwkt
hefler, Mont gomer y and Lancalber
nay be ardeked 10 hold thentfelvct
in readinefs to march an. or before
he 2fih ii It. under the command o
liiasdier General Macuherfen.
You wiH, therefore, hnmediately
line General Orders for complying
with the rrendeut t requeft t and
communicate, by espfefs, with ihe
' nmmanding officers at the feveral
orps As foon as the troops are
rady ta march, yah w ill mike you
rpon tn me , teraitng tne return
f 'he officers, frorn unre to tiair
yoo recc'rVe them.
J am, Sir,'
Yaur moft obedient fervant,
THOMAS MIFFLIN,
'hfladetphia, so, 1709.
Ran away
from the fubicri-
bcr on Monday
the 8th inft. a
iirgro fellow named AS
TON, a country born
flave, about twenty-four
years of age, five feet eight
or nine Inches high, ot a
yellowifh complexion, and
flutters when fhirply ipo
Icen to -being very artful,
he will in all probability,
endcavgur to pais for a free
m:m he can do a little at
the coopering and fliocmak
'"K bulinels lie had on
when he went away, a
lij;! it colored cloth coal,
broad brluiM hat ; a a had
vfith him nankectl and
homefpun fmall clothes
hewaa born in the county
of Wake, and may pofliby
make that way or to il-
mingtofi.
AuyperfSn who will np
prehend and fecure the faid
(lave (ball h -vc a reward of
thirty dollars 6c all roflbna
blc charges, b) deliferlnif
Uumto me at KockiUb, Du-
pUii county, or tecuriug
in any goal, fo that 1 get
him again.
KHAOrtlCK iTAI L1T1GS.
Rock&h, Duplin county,
April 1 1
liL A N K S
Of alt kinds, for file at the
Printing-Office
1 Baa
Lift of LfttftS remaining lit
1 1 1 a by m m av w m m u av avav at at 11
a. e 1 a w wmmr-mm 1 r am ii
m'mgton, N. C.
A
rt.,M. ....
TOHN Allan, H Benjaaiin Ayde-
J lott, I ; Capt. Edward Atkitilon,
, Hon. Samuel A the, I
R
Timothy Blood w war A, juVr. 31
Mr. R Bloodworth, Walhmgtou,
Capt. Richti-d Bulloch, ft ; t apt.
Geptge Boccock, 1 j. ardin Johu
Bulkley, f ; wears, w mum oian-
chtrd nd Sod, t r wpt. William
Bafden, I j Mr. lotto DurKe, 1
Thomas Brkklc, 1 ; Madame Boil-
ton, 1
C. - '
ommiflioners of Taxes for the
Oiftntl ti Wilmington, I ; Clerk ot
he Superior Court, ij Wiliunite.
viL; i V Cap fluent JEer Cbiney 1 1
John Callon, i; 1 nomas Cole, 1
Stephen Ca(, I , Joltph GalT, I j
j EietcieJ Iay, cate bf Pottt and
Gibbs, 2; Chriftophtr Dudley, i;
Chriftopber Dudley pj nflovv, 2;
Samuel Uenhuiit, I ; iJliani , Di
vis, I ;' Madame Doriiipgo, I i Capr.
iMathaniel Lonnei, care pi rutis .,na
GiblMt I ; I homas f . Davit,, 1 ; L4.
ward Doililpn, I : A. Dulnc, r;
Jatqes De vaunt:, I ; James Dkfo ',
Duplin, 1 Doctor James Dubois, 1.
&
Mary Edwards, t; Hufui Elliot, 1.
,. .t-:r-Qri t ( . 5
Monf. Gsmafii, l ; 'Wnlbm Curl,
;M.Gulliaiu1h, 1 JauiciGteeii, i.
Capt. Benjamin jrlpttthent, 1 j'Cor.
nel'ms Ht It. 1 1 Dankl .Heart v. ell. Ps
Gabriel Hohne, 1 1 Hct.ry H fk nt,
1 ; mac ncnancKion, 1 ; jonn 11411,
Niorih-wtft, i j Wm. Hudryjsc-rc
of Mr. Ure. ft: Walter tlulltv , 1:
Mrs. Ca thai .ne homer, 1 ; licury
Hull, Rockey Point, 1 1 Dicinr N.
Hill, I ; Mr- tiulet, l ; bcorge
Hooper, t.
Js .,. n
a
Edward Johes, SolicitorGi(eneral,
? ; Mfs. Junes, 1 ; St R. jo eel) i', i.
K.
John Kajr?, 1 ; John Kennedy,
r a a as i atf t
cate ot n. urqirnan, ij wiinaru
Keddie, i Capi-in Conkling Ketdt-
uot, t: Lphr-r.i Kcmpioi), 1.
L.
Mr. Lalpeyfc, i j Stephen Lelly,
I ; James Larkini, Long-ct cek, i ,
Capt. Audrcw Laurcnw, I ; Letpt
Latour, l
A ma I a Malon, 4 ; Roger Moore,
I Henry Moore ii D. Mallet, 1
Berjauiitt Mcflet, I Wsn. Mkir.
ral, I 1 Wro. G. Marlh-ll', 1 ; Ko
(land M Duil, X, Dopaki M'in-
ure,
N.
Richard Nixon, Topftrl, 1 W !.
liatu Nott, ij, Henry Norn ir,
Jarrot Noble, 1 ; Jihn No) t, 1
Peter Nicnolloti, 1.
Pa
William Polly, if Arthur Part
man, Onflow, I ; John Flair, I
Miff Etna Pratt, 1 ; Cpt. Williaia
Pafasr, I Dsvld Perry, 1.
R.
Cap'. Jofeph Robbins, t ; Edward
aa,itscs, t Wn. liuAcll, 1 j Ceo.
toulr, 1 s Idward Kobcrvii un tbc
ound, I.
a.
Capt. Gamala Small, v Captain
Robert Jage, William Sutt ;
Daniel Shoakr, l ; James o'baw, 1 t
Jamas Stew art, Ela. 1 ; Mrs Sulsn
St lien, I I Capt. John Canton, 1 1
Jacob Ssart, 1 ; Oeo. Btemur, tare
of Cornelius Hurft, if 9TS100 5el-
krs, 1.
T. .
Capt. John Thompfon, 1 Cktrlet
I hotnp mi, Onflow, 1 ) Wan. Tur
oaT, 2 1 Mrs. Arm? y T urner, I ; Cap
tain William Tolmin, I
r u.
Heavy Ureihait, 1. 4
w.
Rithird WH14 l ; Henry Wit.
ftts, 1 1 Jtates Wear, I Mt. R.
nrtTJ uaiiiiwii, I , J""' ',
I 1 Capt. James Walker, I ; latnet
Walker, Lin. I ; Capt. Job a Weed,
I I Gtruert Wtrtovi, 1.
bbould the sbovt let ten not be ts
ken Ml of (be Pofl-cAce be I ore tbc
full dty of July oral, ilkty Wlfl tr.en
be forwirded ta ta Otsseral Pi ft
office as dead letters.
JOHN LORD. AfilfaK