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rr:...:-it4--V-' it : 'I-- a-- - ... .' ' ". ; : t . , - .v- . SENATE ? Vr rt.V from ;the commUtee a the subject Orleans to jorm . a coumruuvii nu.oty. ( ' vernment, and for ttie admission f such fctate into lhevunion, on an-cquai iuoumj ' . -"Najjar andaor other purposes." Read and passed ' to a secoad: tyadingVuL.::-:.:.; ' 1. " ' .. . r J jTutedayy Jfiril lQ. ' ; . . r-Th-tlregjilatg: thedst,Ofllftabbslil ment, having undergone various, amendments, - fioive'of which "oeslo take away from Post Mas Ctcrs the l ight affrankmgX was rwd tt third. tune -'.and passed.; , -' , ')'. ';,--' ' of" -.-t-,....,-. .... 9 ...J 1 --,4- - " HOUSE dF;R8PRKSEXTATJV&Si ' ' ' '. Afiril. ' "r-'.:w '' Afr -it it reported a bill to amend the art pro. ll-ir, for the third Census or enumeration of th inhabitants of the . tJhited States. - Read three '"'times and "passed. ,'( ' ', .J ... . ' ; . ,,'... ' V Afir'17. ...I-',. -:t. '' - AAc repoited a bill authorising a loan for a sum of money not exceeding the amounf of the pubhc dtbt rt-rmbursable according to law during the present year.Tkc read. . . X'mr Macon said ne was insiruciea oy.iae.com inittee of foreign relations to report ia part the ' following bill j T 3 w s' .wi Ml concerning the commercial intercourse between the Ui'dtcd "Stait't and-'Great BmainMnti-ffwce, . and 'vr other flurio8ci''' . . T : ' Stc. 1, .Be it. enacted, &o-That the Sd secticin ofthe actntitled " fi act to imen't altidxonti- r niie iii'rce certain parts 'of the ect entitled at) act to interdict , the commercial 'tercojur'se .be 'tween the United States 'andGriatiBritain and France, and their dependencies, and for other pur poses,' be and the sameis rereby repealed. Sec 2 provides that all penalties heretofore incurred ThSll nevertheless be collected. ' ' '' Sec 3. And be it further enacted. That in case either Great Britain or France shall before the 3d day of March next, so revoke or modify ner th hcse liould knoyr: the- principle afterwards.: Suppose therprinci finvernment irt South uarouna, may oc fern mere wDruQu ' f- u.. .''.W-fMiKr' Oilnart mail tn ih r. t : if . . VTMfrtm- f .jwlirtii . . anil ffAtnni be .dopteJ-nwhapj on. r two..tat might souui HinuiT. ihe Alio beei Bxed r W m''Sh$ btnuespenc.w .?-W.TZ-n- iusfly.; The house must know the facts in ortier seai oi Kuvcu.u.cv v. .Tj r--- fnlrlv1i?tKn6rtn rbi.d m- day, and u ? andn half day, by the ii 7 ; k . . . . - f . . l - - - : m mm. AAtnfc in niti irifvaii 1 1 m rtbjalatiboHohceiishtHf7.4hi sfates ia . the uVion-and .these., considerations could.not have their "dueweight till after- the rela tive numbers were,'crrihe'di''l':::r',r .';ir;. : KtistoQ;.was'iRi!!iyo.r deciding, on the subject at thrt sessiortrHe had.no fear ofdiffavk tyjel aitiii ti!)0diPaowft.Mg de"prcs,ent ed... It would be recollected that ; t he last-op-portionment -Delaware had a'i fraction of "31,000 leftf"and-.Caroliiia29.000..1Wm could not' object to 'the coui'sb ( propose di'foiifjuis question was 'postpqbed till-atterthe cnf us, and a -particular. ratio should appear to suit the re turns of the. three; large states, tney ivouia sup nort it and c'atrv it too".4riOtwithwantJinBr the large fractions it might leave tqsnuiiler stteiv ; A;djS' advantage would tlm'efore result'.io "the small states from postponement rather than from ..a. de cision (now. - , ' - r ' Mr. Fisk said there was one other jreacon why, an 'apportionment .'should' be made at ibis session, viii tat it would enable the state legislatures at their ordinary winter Sessions tQ'djviue' the'states into' districts, and ti.otubject them to the neces sity of an; extra session . for the purpose, . . T, IrLivrmore was against indefinite postpone ment,1 because he was inclitied to the opinion that the subject ought to be acted on at this session, but wished the -'resolution to lie on the- table aiay or two. He said h was Convinced, fcpm liVeX' ferience in tRe manner 6f doing business in thi5 house, that it would take nearjjr the whole of the next session, of. Congress to m8.ke the apportion menV if it was post poned till lifter the census-was' takttt. He had rather the resolution had been blank' as to the ratio. . : - "L - . MpI Fisk modified lvis motion so as to leave it blank as to the ratio. , - , : " ;''' -.,... " The motion for iiulefinite postponement wasrie: gatlved, ayes 23. The motion to postpone to Mondav shared the same fate, aves 33. " The "mo- diets as ih;.t they sljall cease to violate the law- tjon t0 ije 0n the, table was carried...; 53 to 41. ; ful commerce oltne jitea states men wci m - . - Tn'dayy -Jiril 10. President ot the United States shall declare by R00t offered the follow int; resolution, which Proclamation, and if the other nations shall not within three months thereafter so revoke or mo lify her edicts in like manner, then the. -3d, 4th, iih 6th, 7th, 8th, 9ih, and. 10th sections of the act entitled an act to interdict the commercial in- tecctnirse between the United Slates and Great nofVof the .committee of the whole on' the bill for -.rx Britain and 1 ranee- anovtueiixiepenuencies. Ana establi?hn? PojU H6als. ' '- , for other purposes shall Horn ana , alter tne expi- The bill having been gone through about five ration ot three months trom tne aate oi me pro i was agreed to....504o 27 M Resolved. That a committee be appointed to bring in a bill appointing the-time for the next meeting ot congress.-' . ' The House took up tor consideration tne re- nfion rkillai'A ner atuuim. -Thsum -of;tleven thousand four hundred dol b'rs which' was appropriated ;for opening and'im. proving the Orleans' rKjsOoadbetwen tieoi'gia and 3ew CMans, has betrt -jvintipally expanded ; ahjf the '.-whole -out wwildiyaveJiten cxpeniltdjast , had it not been fovtb intervention, otUhing.?' I the -Indian's. , VLfV--W y- . All whidh is respectfully Submitted. . ' , t;iDli)iS U RANtitK,. :"t;po'st:rnasfe? general. .-- wrUcr , observes, firth . endure cowbut they 'who de'r,Ca' can. we hone frnn :' ; ,"tlv racter rW; need not wonder RJ Jtvu a vcii-m .parliament, or n "! deposed the-1 Frtncl, JegWIaC.? assembly invite the' -.usurper-iJ vS t.nayylause in the indignation ed andusrepresented peoDle. . 1 1 - iUmay be Siiid to whut purpQ?e j,. sure- -I answer-to; induce rle aruunu utem lor alter 'repre.selitativ' x tketion f. to make them .recc, and, lantahed ;conditionrw h ich r.;,.r , or corrupt deputies have nsM,A thinC.!' I SV thfV ,r.l,i A COjlli clamation aforesaid be revived and have full pow er and effect so far as relates the dominion-, colohie$ or dependencies and to the articles the growth, produce or manufacture of the dominions,- colonies or dependencies: or the nation tltus reius i rtg or neglecting to revoke oi modify her edicts in the-raaimer aforesaid. "'v .- , I'he bill was read a first time, and passed a se cond reading,' 5 1 to 3'J. , - - J . yv Bask ot tn&jxrtip Staves.' ' M. Taylor reported.a bill '.continuing in force for a term of twenty years, 4he act en;aled An act to. incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the U;StafS." on theterms & conditions: therein jnentipned. Twice readntfTcommiited. . " ' Monday Afiril 9. , ' r Apportionment op rlpresentation. o'clock, Was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading' on Thursday. i " ' ' : - ' Si; GENERAL POST OFFICE. - ' March a gth, 1810. Mr- Fisk said he rose r to, offer a resolution, I do mvself the honor to transmit two reports, mafte in obedience td the resolutions passed in ihe House of Htjprtfsentfctives bn the A'4th and aothof the pi esent months S '. , . I have the honor to he,- &c. ""Tv?' GIDEON GRANGER. Hon. Speaker, House of R. ! '' - " . - The post master general, in obedience U a reso . liiiion of the House of Representativei, passed on the I4'ji jnst. respcctftiily. rc ports s, ; ' The whol; amount of expenditures in transport ing what is commonly4, called the Orleans mail, oo:Sp:oo ' From t,he, Lynchbui gStar. C v S HALIFAX cbtJNTf. f f fMirh Tern, 1810.' Merry 1 -This "was an aclidtT- of delit ; . the vs. iwrit retiirnableto March Court, was Pearce Vreryid sGhietime In February and the defendant committed to gabl 'for wanV'pf bail.- And this day , y..B. B att'y icr th-j Common wealth stated. to the court th:t, jt was repres'tnttd to him that the. party" under arrest in this suit; was a woman,' and suggested iiie"expedit;ncy,of bring ing up the supposed defendant for the purpose of 'examining intof the truth of this alltation. Whereupon the .Sheriff was ordered to bring in the party---'i appeal jrTg 'be;0rejUie...eMrtrt.the jailor was VaHed in, who dv posed. he had put the defendant HamUh- Pearce into, the j; il, that the defendant had continued there until the preceding night, and that he.did not know' when' he had come Out if at all lhat on the preceding night his mother and two sisters -had come to see him, that they had; bee'h adrriitted. in?o the jail," and after staying there sometime, had returned as it appear ed to him as they went. The SberjT-was then asked whetheT the pcrsop betide the court was the defendant he. replied hedid not know, and vish ed it to be : ascertained,' "andereupoTv. moved the court thf t J..S. capta'inof dragoons be appoinU'd by the court to examine into 'the 'sex of thepat ty and report the same to the court- The cqurt how ever preferred making the examination themselves but at the carin st solicitation of the party, the mother of the deft, was brought m as a witness, and being swora ansVvered as follows to the inter rogatories of J. the presiding Jiutice : Q Do you know the person at the bur : ' A Yes. '-! - 'J : ." ;. V vy ho is it r- t A. Jenney-Pearce." - QMsit Hamlin Pearce or Jcnney Pearce I At It is Jepney Pearce. . V Q Is it a.. man or a woman ?. ( A. It is a woman. .... Y;:,''..-', '.I--;.. Q Do you know it to be a woman I 'A. Yes, I do. '''-'.""' Per. Cou. Let the party be discharged. N. B. Tfie prisoner during the whole examina tion conducted herself with the utnjpst propriety, sell possession and composure. . What an honorable instance of courage and af ecliOn. in a leniale.- to encounter the horrtirs of confinement ui a common jail, for the purpose of iberatmg ...a'lavcrif-e f nd beloved brother, thing.?' I sy they would do nothing ' euse is their crime. -The 'brhBi,,,.?1 FederahmisjMbyth cl.H of miscalled democrats. . U li"4 .v,..r ?t .gu,utlu startup. tor. j complete change of rep. tntative, 1 ther' gentleman has ilndei-takeu , ....'M I ,iZ..... - 4 IU 1 ("II il v ifrt i rli!r Km ., 11 is Hushed with Umw n,i ' lt! ... 'u cxuuatioi. usufjKemis iranncwith joy 1UJ n. mujuruy of Me Crfa(um nJ sent nro-pnt wrrmm.i...:" rx . 'M inspect the defects of th law .... ' "- Duir's, mt cktiial Vhith he had for some tirnewished to present for hcecn this ci,y At liens in (Georgia, and New t)rieans, from us commencement m 'Apfil, 1805, to the 1st of January, l$10, was 74,824 dollars and 5 cents ; of that sum, 21,590 dollars and 9 cents was paid for carrying the mail-' between!' this city and Coweta, MT. from May 10th, 1S0J to April 1st, averaging at the rate of 1 1,926 dollars a year nearly ; and the expence of crrry ing. the mad be tween Coweta, andTNew-Orle!ns Jfor . jhe, same time, was 9,37.1 dollars and 73 cents, averaging nearly 4,3 dollars a year. The exptnee of car rvinir tK5 mail hefween ihiA ctv -ind r.owota frntn me present rau wi iiwcmiu.i, .8v Apnl j,, ,807, to Jan. 1, 1810, amounts to 23, tUufcouae two hundred and eighteen tnempers 31oliars anj 6 cents, averaging at the rate of greater numuer uian wmiu uc wimuwawu 8,660 dollars neatly a year; within these ;waiis, anu a greater rxwy oi men No accounts have been kept which will shew the value in postages, or the mails, conveyed by this route. -Two mails., were sent upon it durin? the Consideration ot this house. It is to for fixincr the apportionment of representatives a jnong the several stales according ;to the third census, lue last ratio was one representauve "iof every thirty three thousand souls ; which "gave one hundred and forty two .members to Urn house A numbtr as fargeas may be considered necessary for the dispatch of legislation,1 or to preserve the libertiesof'the people. It is estimat ed that th next census will giV seven millions two hundred thousand souls which; according to than could" progress with the business , of this House. . ' . . j After the census shall be taken, the amount in each statejascertained, and he fractional num bers fc-nowh, will be much more difficult to fix the ratio than at this time. ; I therefore beg leave to submit the following resolution. Arid the first year of its1 estabfisiiment,-but since that time it has been the" route, oi neaily an equal por t'wn of the correspondence with New-Orleans. The rett .proc.ee dings of the post offie'e at New f"iflahs fW.m Aniril , 1; HO . r l-tnuarv I. IRIO". as it emoraces a suujeci ui S mponance, i amoUnted to 243 dollars and 30 cents ; and have no objection that Uay upon the table a few r April lst, i806, to Jan.-1, 1810, t6 20,171 days lor tne consmerauon 01 uicuicmoers: . dollars and 99, cents the value bf postages of let Kesolvedy l nat xne apporuonmeni 01 represen- ier4 fIOm N'ew Orleans mav be s.mnosed.eoual. ' ' 1 .! '.'. . T .-111.. .' -. J'.. V , JT . 5.. otr...o !imiiir tlic iicvi'i-l staLes acrorrlincr t tho wim.. u...-. .... -----....0 ,v aiJQ mis'oute snetjur nave creun sov carrving ie- thifd entmleration ot the people, ought to; be-in lfcfsrwno,e postages' would'-aroouot to ihe-Jast the ratiort or-one representative Jot j:very forty meouoned.sum : taking into view the produce of hve thousanu persons injacjj, sine, an(L mat a Voit Stoddert and several ohcr small offices wiiich committee be appointed to bring in a bill accord- U accommodates. By the arrangements of this ingiy. v - - ; lofhce, the mail should be conveyed from this city Amotion, was maae mac me reso.uuon ne on kv-Athens' t.. Vw nrl,n ii- Havg.- anl fm nence oy wayrot .Nashville in lennessee, uv- 24 the table. j - i A motion wasso rnade to postpone it , for a and a haJr davs v and the actual terfotmances do vree' " '". 1 '"''' ' -' ' ' -. , 'K . "k not materially differ from the same proporlion , .. M moved to. postpone ;the further hijncejhe time taken to transmit intelligence is 7 consideralipn ofihe resolut.on indefinitely. ... IT and a half ctoys less by the Athens than. by the lllOUgu 1 hi. uv.oiiU1i wuiu mv- uinusM vy wiyi ii NaShVlllS TOUte-- - ' " " ' ; . greater ad vttai . next session of Congress than in thctwo weeks , GIDEON GRANGER remaining of the present session. ' . :. . -.5 ; - ; ' ' - r. . post master General. 1 MrrMicon was against inqennite postponement 1 V - , -- - f ' esolu pa&scd on Every one on reflection n3ust. be satisfied that it The post master general in pbedieftce to a r eiikl Uerto-decuiewe-rauo Gppertion-4-tionf the House of Representalivesr TmjMtnowman irannc rcautt oi inc xensu3 was 1 the aotti insL resDecttu known. Me thought the resolution had better have been m blank as to the ratio. - The rati' mighLbeeua cither py nxing tne mim&er of government of North Carolina,- by pursuing the - 1 r I 1- 1. ' 1 1 I . . ' J r . .. ' . re;ircscniainc3oi wnoiii wic uouac snuuia con-, uruans post r.oad-10 the south oLtie river. Koan- Hy report The mails may be carried with symeincreased expedition from this place to Raleigh, the seat 0 government of North Carolina, by pursuing th sist' after the next census, or by fixincr the num ber of souls whicji'; sbtfinratMfV ;4istdct -Jt a represent ative. oke and goirg from -.thence to Raleigh, at a pro oaoie increased expence ot 700 dollars per annum out-theeneht ansing irom this' mcf eased expedi .MlvQuincy said he understood the object 6f the tlon will be.verv inconsiderable. ' S - resolution to be to settle a principle before the facts - The rfnail whicli tsw eikhClnd an half dav Striking Statement. ThenetLttttnue i-i insU uud Stae, as appears hy Mr. ? - -Gallatin's report, December, . i808. from the commence- -ment ot the ffedtral ovttrr ment to the close of 1807 (19 - years) was v g 185.903,802 "29 Of this Sum the federal admin istration during twelve years received : " Whilst Mr. Jefferson's admin-- istrations, during 7 years, re ceived -,, v--.:-;.; .''',, .' The average annual revenue a- mo,unted to the federal admi nistration, ' : - ' ' Do. tci the democratic do -' ' Leaving a.yearly excess of 89,588,83 67 96,405,118 61 . uyiiiw oaiuiioraid any thin. ui iwiptinani surject, - Uehold the fca nit nt nit iiyuu (.un&quences cldu great Jenerson's advice : -1..Ji 11.,.,L..ii i. . J I'ldiaiiuii, resoivetl on ,mL..! ivith each'- other, and- intent o:i ,u,J 11 lb luaiiiuilUilS. iillU UL1VS t. ha rr,,.:. , . .. ' , , uiurivm in lamous -act-; of usurpationt6" dUtr.rt sp'-ctable states of Pennsylvaniaby ih J """""m 'iiiisivuu a base. abujk of .thk prf.sident. t n .. .. . v.. . -""M iYiduisoH,-ana tne stupidity of a lazy Cu what does he next ? Under their Jr. I Under their m J In ViVrfr.i rtf tht I . .J.L:t. . i m minister, ne makes a decision direct hwsi serious natin! i.if . .r . .. .. - ' I " pooy au tne xazoomen in tl.e country m tranquillity, at such a crisis as tins : and place Mr Madison m a try in? dilemma told Mr Snyder, that he is hound to cuff decrees of the supreme, court -Trighfor t J coraing to law or against it he doeu minate. He hd3 also'swornjo execiiit xsow, it a decision be iireeal how is he He must either recede from his fluty, or ine oictum oi the American Jthernj. great blame must re"st on congress, ',n usurpation to pass unpunished. Will tit accept as an apology, the pettish decfel Kaiidolph, 1 wash my hands of impeadiir If judges are "thus permitted to change :J or to make.it, instead ol being truided bnt; sure and blood were vainly wasted in mw a revolutionary struggli; ; and our wnUtt tution is only a table cf words. Thus, whether we look to our foreign rtl or to our internal concerns, the raaji present congress, rnuir he, pronounced k andculpablevlethe-renovating billomd lar indignation purify the stagnant pool. W ot worth, energy and talents haTe support election. TAME 7,465,723 64 I3,77al59 60 6.3(56,4 3 5 9 6 44, 145,051 72 27,100,559 14 17,944,4'J9 58 Making in seven years the en ormoussum Of To be accounted for by the democrats:hf the re duction of the national debt ; as all-other ex- pepce3 they say, were reduced by their econo- WyV.;V'''r:'--i.''''---..-:S';; '.-: -.''. The national debt, actuary di-i , mir.ished (intluding the sum in the treasury, 1st October, ,N 1 607 amounted at that time, - to- . " ;' ', - Leavimr a balance of ''. r'. Upwards of-seventeen millions of dollars airainst Mr. Jeffirson! administrations ; compared with the federal administrations- .Boston Caz. ' 006-ooo m . More Democratic Flagellation. . TheHVhigievtr can be ..blamed fof --partiality to either branch .ot 'government,.,.teht4'ec,pm&osr ed''oflmajt)rj'ty;"6f'-'eralisfi The delectable article - below animadverts, with equaVacrimony, though unequal jus tice, upon con- grcssfcine juaiciary and the executive. .-'-. : Federal Republican. ' - Fr'm the Whig. -t .- - - V f ABUSR or CONGRESS. ,! ' . To thefieofile ofthe Union. ' .i ' T v . Congress ! the sound was ..reverenced 'from l?75-tdr 1783 : why is it now as ndius k disgusting as it was then respectable ? I1iie ;hae yielded to, a biteMvarit e 'and all the unmanly fears it 'en- 1 . . t.' .- i "- ' . .. . , 1. gciiucra, nicy naye aisappoimeu tha expectati ons of the nation ; they have mtiimed its inter estili Of this corrupt business,7 X may speak but, I am supposed by truth, m it: That the case gravely argued and ita the "supreme court,' was a FICTI TJOUS intended, to draw forth an opinion from 5i in favor ot Yazoo men. He was in ine yet, went through "the 'farce as regulafM were reality I Was there ever such an m ed t'n the teeth of Congrrss K I challenpe H ol respectability to controvert these lacu proper name;. . - All" IUs TBIS DAY William Sliaw: TAKEN , INTO . his y-iyxc MAN ' ROBERT CALLUS THE Business- will be in future, conducts : -,'r " the name and r'irm of WILLIAM SHAW & CO. i W Si avails himself of this opportune hclv to make a tender of his sinctre ackK' ments to his Fiietuls fnrnsr lavors. anil faht Firm solicit a continuance. 'i They have now on hand, to o very cos amount, a well chosen assortment of ;G.OBS: And having a vtry fajUitV.i a.-datfnti in both New" York and Pi.i'n.-itlnhia. iiil1'1' these means.be kent Trcc-ulavl v furnishei intervals, 'with M.r.li'Tivsh siinrjlitfs-as t11"5 . ri may require. v- ' .." " Kaleiih March29 1810 - -,...yy' lv Lost On the night of' the ! ffh day of Januarj - Red I.t-flrher ''ZZk2XpQL:KE r BOOK, l house, contairiint- a Rond -aeainst ya10 'ftsn. for 2 SO flallnrs naVaWe the "tsf'daj nextybcaring jnterest from the (-8-- last, wjth a credit endorsed on. w dollars'.- Also nnc olhe-r hord of "v!'- ami ST iht litli l IjcI uItV. Kporn "O mA 10 doliaiS in of K'ewbern"and Cane Fear, uSH. , - --i ... . pers net recollected. j .J . ,, - I forwarn ail Dtrsons from trading MiifriK.--t nntpc. riv'thr f,(rvjnS-WJ!?j?: against, from paying the iwrne to any "1 son tn an myseu. ,-rz:: k- it' JRo.bcrL vtfren5certained.-Now 'ltaJripBniOTLihju Wake county t M.Vobl 8 1 0. '-!!-': . '
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