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1 ffi'?. 4c .J" AjTO tf'iV AKCOUKfr T PAP E R VmyipjTV E3 DAT, aV.A LEXANDER MA RTIN, ro T O HNS IBl EYr (VOLk Il-pfnOllfTI fiATI, T U B S D A Ty N O V E M B.E R "17, 179?. P. CONGRESS. MdUSE'irilEPRESENTAtjrES, v Qi th& UNITED STATES, t Nivetnhir, 6.; A MESAGE: was received from the XX Senate, by Mr. Otis, informing the llcuie'thit the Senate are now ready, to receive thePrefident of the United States jthe'accenimodation ojC th$ xnemfyeis. of accordingly repaired to the Senate Charm .ber, whcrerexaftly at twelve bMoclr, the PreGdent of the United Statesarrived, - attended by hUfecretary'and aids,; and ; acrornMniedbyiihjs' the attorney general jhe fecretary ot the he delivered the following fpcech to both Houfes of Gongrefs : w i ? - Fcllvw-Citizent of the Senate, and - Jii-" ' 'JthtfepfRetMhejx IT is fome abatement ot the fatufaetU on,'vritb which I rneetyou on the prefent occafion, that in felicitating you On a con tinuance of the national profperitjv' gen- elly;i anj not able to add to it inform 'afioft that the ' Indian hottilities, which - have for fome time patty diitreffed ur nortn-wtnern ironucr. navff iciuimaicu. iidtbeMg-di&iMs wcic punuuix; low hi us it jj.ii.iut: iciiuu.-' vwu wtllCIl llllgat icnu louiliuro tion pi the war) has been m ufelf deemed : it, and to put ourfelves tn a condition to prelerabk to imnalttre eff rts. - A aee- ( give that fatufaftion to foreien nationsT ment, from the proper depsrtmfnti with f which we rnaf fometimes have occafiori . r Yoo. wiU, I am perfuaded, learn" with o lefs eoncern'thatst I communicate it, 'tht teUerated endeavors', toward reffecl Jns a Dacification. have hitherto iflued on ly if4jlSgiwtfiooU of per 'feveiirw hoflilitvoiSrM part of the vibes' with w horn wrare in coniS. An earn el defure to procure. tranWuity to the . frontier to flop the further ; effufion of blood to arreft theproerefs of . expenfe to forwaid ,the pravaler.t wifli of the, , nauori. for teac; has led to Itrenuou ef tnrti. atibutchactieh.tbaCC0Tn4 " inir ivhich'' efforts, iJconfulted lefi my Own anticipation! om'yin,i or iw fcuiples whicn lome connaeranoni were Calculated 10 inipirc, man ic un vw uuu ' the ol left attainable t 01 if not attainable to afcertain unequivocally thatfuch is the, A detail cf the tneafure which havt bten purfbed, and of their confiquences,; l which "wilt be laid before joSf while 1t ' uill confirm to'Tou the want of fuccefi, thus. far, will, I truft, evince that means as proper and ascmcacious as could have . been devifed,have been employed The iuue of fome of them, indeed, is iiiH de pendine- i. but 'a favorable one, thoujl . not to be defpaired of, Ss not promiTed by i any tLihe that ha vet happened. . - ' . '.1 ' In the courfe of the attempts which' have been made, fome valuable citizens have fallen vi&ims to their zeal "for the public.fervice. . A fanflion commenjy rcfpeQed even among favarrcs, has been . ' !-a r..rr:.. . 1 XOUHUy Id lull UiUiui.c, ii-iuiiiLJtU'-l'J yru - teS from maflacree the etnilTariescf peace i ' It will, I prtfume,:be duly) considered whether the occafion docs not call for an cxetcifecf liberality towards the families of the deceased. Ittnuft add to our concern, to-be in formed, thatbefldet the continuation hoftile appearances among -the ttibes iicrth of the01:So,fome thratning fymp; tomshawot late been-revived among fome of thofe fouth of it. A part of (he Chctokees, known by the Tajne of Chiclamagas, inhabiting five Tillages on the Tenne flee river Jiave long Ken in the practice of commit ting depre 'darionion the neJphborinir ffttlfmenii ' It was hoped ibat th. treaty of Iloj- rttin made with the Cherokee nation in J t hi 1 79V wculd, have prevented a repe , tition cl Jucb depredations., But the tnt has cot anfwered this hopt. The : Chickamagaf, aided by fome banditti of anotker tribe, in iheir vicinity, have re cently perpetrated wanton and uppro voked hoflili jes uporvthe ci'izrns 'f the United States in that quarter. The In- formation which hube en receive J on this ful'jca will be laid before you Hither to c!clenfife'eauiions only have been ft:itf!y enj'ine !, ad olfeivcd. It is not underflood that any breach cf trtaty,r a?f,ffnn wlutfocver, tut the parto(tL Uaiiedbuies, or their citi zens is even alledged ai a pretext for the pint oFhoitility in this quater. l--ave rcafon to bslievethat every pra.2icable ex ertion, has been made.(purfilant t6 the proviSon by law for that parpoiej to be prepared for the alternative of a prnfeca- tion of the war, in the event of-ar failure of pacific overtures. A large proportion, ot the troops authorised to b; raifed. live been recruited,' though the number 14 ftill ir.com Dltte : Pains have been tak. o todifcipHne, and piitihem irt foriditi 1 TJli " .' 1 " I 'I HA I . .' 1 ons itife out of the Jrucurof jhat fyf "tiSiwTi?chi In Tome cafes, tetd to. relax thiif efficac.jr:A -conneAed with this int?ft,'proviSons"to facilitate the taking of fail upon precedes out of the court of the United States, and a fupplementary defipition of offences againft the conflitu tioiand laws of the union, and of the on tor-the periornjed. pun Ihment fof fuch offirtce, will, it is pre funi4 beound worthy f particular-at-tendon. ; . . iOhfervatisnsoaibsahieL oLpeace panicullandof ferviceto be j witljqther-naiions, are unnecrTary. It t wci.iT ot operations joe- - wwua pe wue, nowever. bv timei? pro- TCRafa tsthe miraberraiitd. aai lome 0- tner. points wfeb -Jhavebeenlu will afibrd more prccue infcrrma'-nr, as a guide to thelegiflative conAiltaMons ; and amotg other things will rnable- Congrefs to judge whether fome additional ' ftimu lu s to the re cruiiing fervice may not be advjicable. , , . , . -.Iu looking forward to the futuie ex penfe ortlie operations, vhicli may be : found inevitable, I derive confoUtion , from the informatim I ; receive, that the producl of. the revenue - for the piefent ' year is likely to fupercede the neceflity of. additional burthens on the" community, jfor the fervice of the enfuirg year. ' This, however will be better afcertained in the ' courfe of the feffion t and it is , proper to add, that the information alluded to, pro ' ceeds upon the fuppofmon 6f.no mater ral extenfion cf thefpiiit cf hbftility. ,: ; I cannot dumifs the fubiect of Indian' alTairs, without again recommending,, to jour confideration theexpediency of more adequate provifon for giving energy toj the lawsthrouchout our interior frontier;' and for,re(lrajning the'commillioncf out-l rageh Upon the Indians 1 ,withoat wbichl all pacific ptbs muft piove;itug3t6r.---j To enable - by competent "rewards, the; employment of qualified and triiHy per-' font xa.reude.amonz them as agents, would alfo contribute to thepiefervation of peace and good nfighbouThoodr : r : If in addition to thefe erpediejrjts, Jin eligible plan could be deviled lor promot to require from themTpar commend toyour confideration the means ine civilization amoncthe friendly tribes ana ior carrying on. iraoe wiinmem jn afcale equal to their wants, and under legulatlons calculated to protedl ihem from impofition and extortion, i's influ ence in cementing their mtertlts wuh our's could not but be conudcrabl : - The pfpfperous flate of our revemte has. beenh'htedThis Would be flill more the cafe, were it not for the impedi ment which in fome places continue to cmbarrafs the collection of .the duties on fpirlrs difiilled hhin the .United States,' Thefe impediments have leflened, and are hffening in local exteht and ai applied to the community at large,, the content ment with the? law appears to be pro grefiiye, ... , - ' Jiutfymptoms of increafed oppofitlon having lately macifctled themfdves in a certain .quarter t -I judged a fpec'ial interpcnucn entity part, proper and ad vifab'e, and under this imprcflion, have ilfueda proclamation, warnintr atrmllall unlawful combinations and proceedings, having tor their oljctt or tending to ob llruct the operation of the lawin queuion ana announcing that au lawiul way and means, would be IhicUy put in execu tion to bring to juilice all fuch infractors thereof, and fecurir.g obedience, thereto. Mcafurcs have alio been taken for the profecution of offenders f and.Congref may bs affuredjihat nothing within con flitutiohal and legal limits, which may de pend on me, fhall be wanting to aiTcrt and maintain tlie jud authotity of the laws. In fulfi'lirg this truth, I (hall count entirely upon the full co-operaiion ot the other depatmcntscf the covern ment, and upon the zealous fupport of all good citizen. 1 cannot toihsar to bring aain into the view cf the lej'ilLture the fubjeel cf a revifiou of the juJicinry fyftcm. A rc prefentation from the judges cf the fu prcme ff.nrt, which be Li! before you, points out fome of tl.e incnvenin ces that are txpvritn.fd., In the ccurfc of the tKCutbncfih! lavs, cjci'-en1.'! f preventing thefe aggreffipns by our ci- uzens on me territory 01 ouier nations, and other infractions of the law of nati ons, which, furuilhing juj f ubjecY of com plaint might endanger bur peace wkh them : And, in general, the maintenance of a friendly intercoaife with foreign pov ers, w ill be prefentcd. to your attention by the, expiration of the law for that purpofe which takes place, if not renewed, at the elofe ef -.he prefent feffion. . In execution of the authority given by the legifl.tture, meafures have been taken for engaging fome anilts from abroad to aidinthcetlablifliment cf our mint fnthcrs have been employed at home. Provifi- on has been made of the-requifite build ings, and thefe are no w putting 1 nto pro per" condition for the purpofes of the efta- blilhment. There has alfo been a fnull beginning in the coinage of half difmes j the want of fraall coins in circulation cal- irig the firft attention to them. . The regulation of foreien coins, in cor- tefpohdency-with the principleiof aur na tional coinage, as ocing cucauai to rneir dae'OaerMion. and to ofdr in onr mo. ney-conierns, will, I doubt hot, be refu- med arid compleate?; -T-. , L T PT" It is reprefented that fome provifions in the law, which eftabltfhes the Poft-Of- ficerfperate: in experiment aeainfl the irarXmiffion of ne wfpapers to diilant parts oi the country. Should this upon dueenquiry, befotlnd to be lhefaA.a Toll conviction of the im portance of facilitating the circulation of will; I doubt not, lead to the application of a remedy. The adoption of a cbnfti -' tudnn for the (Late of Kentucky has been notincd to me. The legiflature will fhare from an event intending to the happivl ncfs'of the part of the nation, to which it I relates, and conducive to the general or-1 oer. . ,- It is proper like wife to inform you, that fincemy laft communication, on the fub- jea, and in further execution ot the acts feverally making provifion for the public debt,' and tor the reduction thereof, three new loans . have been effected, each for threemillions of florins one at Antwerp, at the annual Intereft of four and one half per cent, with an allowance of four per cent; in lien of all charges, and the o- ther two at Amftetdam, at the annual imereft of four percent, with an allow ance of five and one half per cent, in one cafe, and of five per cent in the other; in lieu cf all charges. The rates of thefe 1 loans, and the circumRances under which they have been made, are confirmation of the hlgTt Rate of our credit abroad. Among the objects to which thefe fundi have been directed to be applied, the pay-, ment of the debts due to certain foreign officers, according to the provifion made dorirfg the laft fcflion, has- been embra ced. - " - ! - Gtntlmtn f Ih Utuft . Refrefir.fathtt, '' ' . I entertain a ilrong hope that the (late of the national finances is now fjflieicnt ly matored to enable you to enter upon a fyflematicandtiTcctual arrangement for tl.e regular redemption and diliharc of the public dsbt, according to the right which has been referred to tie govern ment. No meafures can be mote ilefira hie, whether viewed with an eye to its In trinlic imro'rncc, or to the general fenti- fcett and vita cf th? n?tl;a. ProTifion i3 likewife reqifite for the reimbinfe ment of the loan which has been, iaadc of the Bank Of the United States, purfuant to theelevepthjtction of the act by whic it is incorporated.. In tulhuing the pu lie Piipufatibns in ' this particular it u e peeled a .valuable faving will be made. Apprptiationr for the current fervi. of the enfuing year, and for fuch extra dinahes as may require provifion, -Will demand, and I doubt nor, will engage ycur eai ly.atteroian,iS:-;:":':. . " rr 7 ... ; Gentlemen of tie Senate and- : : r- i . - i.J M J I content myielf withecslltpg fovx aiicunuu, j;c;nrail7 10 lUClUCiwjeciS,. HOC - particularized In ray' prefent, as have beaa fuggetledin my formr communicationa W.youk',;: " .. 'Cr: ':i,:r '-,J;:i:.:7:,-, '" Various ierriporary laws will expire'eta ring the prefent ft (Hon, Among thefr, that which regulates trade and icttrcourfe? with the Indian tribes, will merit parti- ', cnlar notice. .' ' ' :'' ' The refulls of your common delibera tions hitherto, will, I 'trull, be product jve cf folid and durable advantages to . our confiituerits fuch as by conciliating more ard more their ultimate fuffr?ge," will $lib tend to fireng'hth and xonfiim their attachment : haL cpriflitijonal"l goveftmetiiy upon which, utu'er divine Providence, matcially 4epeniT their uni on, their fafety and tl)cis happine fi. Still ' further to promote "and fecure thefe ineftimable endV, there is nothing whichcan have a more powerful tenderer than the careful ct'lvation of haimrny, 'combined with a due regard to liability muiflpuDiic councils. - : Go. WASHINGTON. UHITBO ;4TiTESjl0V. 6, Ijpj." After which the Prefident, accompani ed as before rcttted, and the Members tf the Houfe rpuned to tbtirJhali, vheta thi 8peehWs read by the Clcjk, and ordered to.' be printed, and then ie Hp'ufe adjmtrncd. i - The order of the dav beinir calld for. I Mr. Lavfrrence in the chair, the fpetch of aent, oeiivered yelterday to Con .the grefs Mr, 'as taken up, and on motion cf ' ith.the followuiB refolve waa a- to" That a committee be ap- ppiuted to prepare and report a refpeft fuVaddrefs to the Prefident of the United tes, inanfwcrtohis foeech deliver-i both houfes of Contrfefs. at the ng of the prefeut feffion i with affuraicM that they, would take into confideraiion the important matters therein contained An amendment was moved tp fir ike out the word "important," but it was nega tived, as being a word of too much impor tance to be: negleaed. The" refolution therefore was carried in fubftance as a bove. Mellrs. Madifon, Benfon," and Murray were appointed by the fpeaker to prepare the anfwer in cenformitywith the faid rcfolve. ;, A meffage traf delivered by Mr. Lear from he Prefident of the United-Scate cornrounicatjng tothehoufe, fundry do cuments referred to by him in his addref to both houfes yeflerday, viz. a flatement of the appropriating of the fundi, certifi ed by the proper officers, A reprefenta tion from the chief iudice and affociate juftices of the court of, the Uaited State's, complatning of the great feveniy of the duties irrpolcd on them In heing obliged to attend the circuit courti which occafi oneylhemtofpenda large portion of their lives in the act of travelling,-which ought not be expected from men far advanced nr years; unlefs in cafe of great neceflity, That they were alm'od con.lantly forced . to be abicnt from their familic, and their heal'.li 'daily impaired by the fateigucand burthen of their oflice, apd praying that rrio'Ilation tr ay fped:ly take place in tiie judiciary fyflem. Another memorial, was alfo amingfl the papers received with the PrrO Jem's mtd.ige,fromthejudges cf the Ne rh-Ca-rolina diilViet, containing a detail cf the Inconveniences to which they we: e fub je3 by the Uvr refpecting the claims of widows, orphans, and invalid pcnfioners. B uhofthofe commutiica'ioni reqasfled tint Conrefs mxj haftcn 4 trwdidsatl m oTtfis j'tjiciary fy.tem. i. X 1 , - I
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