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D G E N E R A t; A D V E R T I S E R,
r H U R S D ^ u January 22, 1789.
FrcnCORNWALL CHRONJCLE, printed nt MONTE
GO BAY.
address of the Honorable the COUNCIL of TAMAICAv
to his Royal Highnefs PRINCE WILLIaM HENRY.
To bis RoyalWgbnefs Prince Wiliam Henry, Knight of the mofi
noble Order of the Garter^ (^c. &c. Sff'e.
The Humble ADDRESS of the COUNCIL of JAMAICA.
May it pleafeycur Royal Higknefsf
W E, his Majefty’s dutiful and loyal fuhje£Is, the Council
of Jamaica, beg leave to approach your Rnyat High-
reis, with an untcigned tellimony of our Jjiy ae your'^fe ar
rival in this ifland. ^
Wc review with pride thofe favoured fnoinenfs.wMcfi WehW'*
been already allowed to experience in your royal prefehec •
V. e have lamented the interruption given to yoiir dt^red return •
t!e troubles that occafioned it, are happily no more. The
ii.ajnanimity of our moft gracious fovereign, to avenge the caufe
o.tan itifultcd Prince, has proclaimed aloud the wtcefs of his Ma.
jelly , care for the general good of mankind : It has extended
even to ftrar.gers the bleflings of peace ; and to us, his faithful
fubjeifls, the happinefs wc are now permirted to enjoy while
we contemplate the refulgence of his Majefty's illullrious vir
tues, in t!)c perfon ot his royal fon.
- Ycur nation, Sir,*ls far'above the reach of our boldcft at-
tempts to atteft your fame j we cannot, bovrever,^rbear to
admire the encouragement your Royal Higimefs has afforded
the .'aval ftrength of Great-Britrin, by the tranfcendencyof your
bright example. Whil6 we feel ouifelves thus pretefted j while
we perceive the influence of tlir.fe eminent qualities that have
been tranlmittcd you through a line of rojal anceftry ; deign.
Sir, to accept our fervent prayers, tlutt you may long live to diL
play thefn. ^ -
i hife fer.timents are but rhe efFufion of hearts flllcd with at
tachment and regard : And although we are proud to believe
cxr ardour could only be equalled by our fmc«rity, yet wc find
Vij-f* lyf^eomaciied^^bnm: (dafihiliwjft afcknowMte Ipw much
the warmth ot our congratulations is exceco^d,''by tft favour
of that condefeenfion with whioh your Royal HighneCs is plcaf-
ed 10 ructive them.
D
To which Addrefs his Royal Klghncfs was gracioufly pleafed
to return the following anfwcr.
I Gentlemen,
I N this valuable and wealthy Ifland of Jamaica, -it-^gives me
the moft heartfelt fatisfaftion, to receive fo dutiful and loyal
an addref; from the honorable members of his Majefty’s council.
I ll.al! make known to the King, by the earlieft opportunity, the
lentimcnts entertained by this refpeftablc body, for his moft fa^
errd perfon, and for thervanifold bleflings they enjoy under h*is
Wife and mild government, and more particularly the gratitude
tney feel for his Majefty's late glorious exertions to re-eftablilh
peace and tranquility in Europe.
Permit me. Gentlemen, to congratulate you cn the happy
efFtdli of the refolute conduft cf our juftly-bcloved Soverei-n,
ai d on the finjri(hing and profptrous flats of this colony, the
brighteft jewel of his crown.
I want words roexprefs my feelings for your flrong cxprefll-
ons of regard and efteem, whieh it ever will be my fludy to dc-
ferve. I truft I Ihall be believed, when I alTure this honorable
body, that upon ptace being reflored, I not only rejoiced as an
individual well-wilhcr to my country’s good, but looked for
ward with thegreatefl fatisfa£lion, to be thereby enabled to re-
vifit the ifland of Jamaica.
I cannot conclude without aflUring you, Gentlemen, that the
marked civility and attention 1 have received on every viflt, has
attached me in the flrongefl manner to the intereft of this im
portant colony i and that I heartily rejoice his Majcfty has placed
me in that prpfoflion, in which 1 may hereafter be enabled to
prove the fincerity of thefe alTertions.
PEECH of bit Excellency Gborgx Ccihtom, Efq, to both
Ihujes of tb' Legijlature of the fiate of Ntiu-Tork, cenmened at
on the wtb ultimo.
Gentlemen of the Senate and AJfewAly,
I WAS induced to convene you at this time, that I might
have afeafonable opportunity of laying before you the pro-
ccedirigs of the convention of this ftate, lately held at Pough-
heep.ie,snd the ordinance of Cengrefs for putting into operation
tlie conftitution of the United States, which was adopted by
that.conventlon.
While I fubmit this important fubjed to the legiflature, it is
my duty to call your particular attention to the amendments
propofcd by our convention, to this new fyftem of general go-i
▼eminent. It will appear from the inflrument of ratification,
that a declaration oi rights, with certain explanations, are in
fest^, in order to remove doubtful conflrudlions, and to guard
againft an undue and improper adminiflration, and that it was
Rented to cn the exprefs confidence, that the txcrcifc of dif-
.7**^ povvers would be fofpendeduntilitlhculd uudergoare-
vifion by a general convention of the flates. You will alfo per-,
ceiveby the circular letter addrefled to our After flates, that fc-'
▼eral articles of it appeared fe exceptionable to a majority of;
the convention, that nothing ftbit^af c'^nfidence of
obtaining fuch a revifion ccoW M^^ptevaikd upon a fufficient
number to have ratified, it^▼»k#ri^Ail^pBlating for previous
amendments, and that all unftclil^niopiniQn,' that a fpeedy rtt-
vifal of the fyftem w^ld bepecejki^ toreicominenft it to the.
approbation and fiipport of'a tiyrtilKous Jbddy of’pur conflitu •
ents, aad to allay the apprihMfihhd'ah’d. djfcontents which the
^excepuonehljj wtk^ of it ljad o4feailoncdt.,i3’here confiderati-
OPS, and a cun vlfiioh of'ilie truth of the obfervatloh;' “ that no
government, however can operate well, uokfs it
potTeff-s the confidence and goorkwHl' of the great body of the
people,” will, I am perfuaded,iiefufiicient4o. emgage your beft
cndjfavouCs for cflF-filipg a meafu^fo earncftl/recommended by
the ~conve;iti.on, aftd ainxlcufly ^^red. hy your conftitents.
In cunfonnrty to the lWpirfn|j!*1aft feffion, app^«\ft}ng dc h-
miflioners to hold treaties., with^nlb Indians rsiid^qg within t is
ftate, I now deliver to yoo a r;'^ddrt'-©f their procecdings,'^ct j-
taining copies of treaties efi/crerfTOO with the OnWda and Ohon^
dago nations. I Aatter m^elf, that thefe tranCii^jonk, in w hich
not only the peace and profperi^^JBfr the, ftate, but the welfare
of the Indians, were confuIted. v^Tll merit the approbation'of*
the legiflature, and that Ai«hprflVifi6ft?;teiH-bp inide, as fliall ap-
pear to be neceffary for a;'faiAf» (Afqt^aiice of thofe^^tiesw
An account of theexpe^ccs tbis^ fervice, fljalt'ftiTald
before you as foon as. It caq‘be arran^ and ac^ftfuJli and
when you confider the Cmbsitilfl^eaH wblck occurred in the
courfc of thefe negpCtStipirs, arfiNhe magwuilpf tficffifejces
which have been acco.roplifli^j 'Tt truft-yo^. ^ ©f opioion
that the ftrifteil ^ononiy has'hfentrb&fucd..‘
Gentlemen of the Senate
... , ^ , ’, ' ‘ ... ».>
^^h.^JWeave vvUh>pn;^e%u»ficmo"f.^^^ ki
Coirgrefs, fox the. -kderat fervMe'of tha.c>^frpp.t yeaVr together
with fuch otlier'communicafiulis felatii^ .tp the. jien^il^icdii'cbrns
of the Union as have been; n,ade to inc in tile r^e^. ’I* have al
fo dircCicd the necefiary returns aOdeftimates from ouf trekfury
-.wdo^pohKc t#«esto ^ lS#Jjticff£j[pu,_to afljft yoii in'
your deiiberatiuns cn the means of reducing the dAt oi the
ftate, and fopporting and advancing its credit. A bufinefs which
you will icr.dily agree is of the firft importance to the weal and
honor of the ftate.
Genthmen,
When I reflea on the great change which Is foon to take
place in the general government, and the Influence it may have
on the police and revenues of the ftate, I am fenfible it will be a
difficult talk to detc’-mine on the meafures moft proper to be
purfued at this t mr ; but I have confidence in your wifdom, and
that all your decifiona will be influenced by a regard tor the in-
terefts of yourconfticuents.
Permit me onlv ro obfervci that in whatever fituatlon wc may
be placed, a fteady attention to the promotion of agriculture
and tlie Introduction and encouragement of the uftfur arts, arc
effential to the profjierity ot our country, lor it is from thefe
alone we are to der ive our prrncipul refources for profitable com
merce—and it is with the hlaflTings of Heaven, by induftry and
frugality, as well as by the juftice and ftabillty of our laws, that
wc can expedl to enfure refpeftability abroad, or happinefs at
home. "
GEORGE CLINTON.
Albany, December II, 178S.-
From a late London Newspaper,
Of Mr. Adams.
B y letters frcLtn America wc learn,
that Mr. Adams was arrived at
Bofton, and had been received with
extraordinary public atteftations to his
worth by his countrymen. Indeed his
public tranfa^lions have been conduct
ed with fo much judgment, fpirit, and
addrefs, that his chara6ter will rife in
the efteem of an impartial public the
more it is confidered. In Spain,
France, England, and Holland, he was
well received, and there is reafon to
believe he fucceeded in all his public
defigns. The treaty,i concluded be
tween the United States and Pruflia, is
founded on principles divulged three
tbouiand years ago by Plato, but never
carried into execution till the prefent
time, by the virtue of three men, and
is now a model for other States to fol
low * by which principles war may be
prevented, or at leaft the horrors of it
lefleried, and mankind becorne more
hunianized. Mr. Adams’s name ftands
firft in the.coramiflion to treat with.
Pruflia, and in all the others to treat
with Europe and-Africa. Mr. Adams
was feveral times in Holland, and great
ly efteem ed and refpefted 5 and by his
owil weight and eonfequence obtains
a large ^public Jdah from the St'
General \ he was not perniitted by
thenx to leave Europe without taking
his leave, for wdiich he went from
England oh puilpo/e,*and received from
the S tates’at parting, a gold chain and
med^^ of a very' confiderable value, as
a public teftimohy of their efteem and
regard,, In all tl^c jlaccs he refided,
he lived with dighity^and’ fimpiicity,
becoming the chai adter of the republic
he reprefented ; and vi'henathis own
requeft he returned to America, he re
ceived the people’s glad applaufe for
his ftreniious and unremitted exertions
to eftabiifti and fccure their liberties
and profperity, on the firm bafis of
juft and equal laws, vdth whom domi
nion is fandtified by public choice, and
each direa:s the fw^ord he draws. He
returned not, like the difgraceful Bar-
rillon, rich and oppulent; attempting
to traduce and deftroy the faireft cha-
rafters in the Englif'h hiftbry ; con
tempt and infamy are the proper re
wards of fuch- condudt. The future
fafpty and welfare of his country em
ployed all Mr. Adams’s leifure hours,
to learn from hiftorians,' ancient and
modern, in the fearch of which he was
indefatigable, the various modes of go
vernment ; and to trace out their de
fers, and whatcauled the diflolution,
for though enthufiafm and the virtue
oi particulars preferved them in vigor
for lome time, the caufes always pro
duced the fame effe6t3 in all of them.
The total ignorance of a fair and
equal reprefentation of the people, of
whom exifted a moft fovereign con
tempt, and the wantJof a proper ba
lance to prevent one branch of govern
ment becoming too pow’erful for th
others. This Mr, Adams has provei