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' fn hi 1 1 11 1 i ii ii i in ii .nil' ii ii i if, I, i, . : ; h 'miums-fbm riM--''v--V C.-Ptf&.IED (weekly) BY' WILUAM JBOYL ANi . 1 lr' fl U R S D AY, -J N E"jl 8 1 0 . lot .15. No; 740. ourizen, ninety 4une, in, a hundreci, of;homest and the deprivation of tlomeiAic, happiness un- propviations necessary to carry drettigrjiuo' fe jiic; anu tnr uiifltuuy i uut u nuu lauu, uui iu Obtain labor'to cul ivate rt ." r? 'rr EXTRACTS FKOW-THB? ICUUR LETTEROF MR. STANLV, OHIS CONSTITUENTS. jjorin? all their (JUcuSsions pttubttitutet-Xot on intercourse a simjiic repeat oi inai law frequently, tnougn unayaumgiy urgeu s ;a ,ity suITinsisted on a substitute. T Mri Ma coiiimittee therefore prodaced another bill, ii Macoa' bill? PP; 3J This bill also propos- exclude the puouc snips oi ureat joruain rancefrom our "waters, arid to "repeal the Intercourse: but it provided that in case" ei Britain.br France shoitid, prior to the 4th of Ii I all', repeal their aecrees and orders or odify them that they should cease to violate pntral risrhts of the U. States, that then upon fesident's proclamation of sjich an event, the Hions 0t tne non imponauon ana non-mier- lws should alter three months be revived force aeainst that nation which persisted in decrees or-orders. V)This bill "also had its freely with, potn nations as resistance to It is due to Mr. Macon' to say that althp :tf as chairman of the committee required ' .1 " 1. L'. J! J I - A. . l repori inis dui nc uia not uuvocaie or ap- it. vvnust inis oiii was Deiore . uie nouse rmined, a caucus of the democratic mem- g of a party, in which particular measures; w As'everv man -rtquires for necessity or for comfort, or everi for luiury manvi articles whicW heaflfMt-mafcr-hmiwlfth4j market)f those who sell thcarifstand it forms no point in the consideration of any man however patrioticNvhom Xhayel known, whether the artujel which is good in quality, fitted for his purpose, and .cheafieet, is made in this country or in any other. ; . V - - .- - 4---,. '. '"t Jf any part of our citizens, prefer manufactur ing to cultivating the earth v there' is nothing to prevent- them indulging their preference, and' if they make as good cloth, calicoes, linens,' scythes, 8cc. and at as low a pr'i9e as we can "get them from Europe, ' we will buy lbembut if their manufdC tures canhoVcpme' into the market on e'qijal terms with imported goods even when these last'are' as at this time subjected to charges of sfreight'and jhsurance and a duty of 1 7 percent, increas ing the duty for the purpose, of heightening the price of the articles, that the imported goods niay no longer be cheapest and thus no longer secure of preference, is, iiv fact,,, but axinj' 'those who are- agriculturists for the benefit of those who are manufacturers. : And as it is already manifest that the increasing population of Pennsylvania and the New England states; .lias in a measure forced many of-their citizenMo manufactures', while our southern feopJe, foitnately less restrictetl, prefer aorir :tilt'urf. it: is obvioiis that the Ooeratioh of this liscussed and . determined on for reasons j heavyuw tludingutyjnust soon,he- a tax on the do notaamu oi oemg oiciosea in ponc. g0ulj,ern states, fori the benetit ot our northern idocu l-o'r-com cthred, J trust, as eVidence of. my - disiriterted-'the President to communicate uthe House ' jiess-jmajat-rny-readiness to contrioute, ven-4in-4neotsrespecting -treaty contemplated -or der weighty disadvantages, the feeble efforts "of menced,- and. what right has the house to act upon my humble talents to. the service of my'coubftyl thern in th't)t character ? If such powers and right exist,: are they unlimited tn duration as-weifus itr extent PArc they to operate upon particular casS noi oniy in me present, out inrougnr every tuture age ? Some plthese, as Dr. Franklin said to the , House of Lords, "are derfi, qumkmr All of them;1" are jnoiiehtbus. It .wotild. bfcabsurd tocontend that th I right of imposing 'see'recf.tipon'a'memDe'r of c6ngress Tc;eases to operate iip6nlhat member when he ceases to be a member. " Jn that case, it would only be; necessary for a member to resign his seat, tc f become "enfitied to tht privilege of publishing, the whole' of i he secret jou'-na.ls of the body to which he belonged, f; , No?1 Let reasonable constructiotj be made in all doubtful cases; So far as the right to Impose ..jthe" injunction of secrecy is fairly warranted by the constitution, it must be adrnutedJlhat the duration, of the obligation result ing from thle'eiercise df that right, must depend " upon the pleasure of the body by whom .it is thus j constitutionally exercised." And it is certain that this resolution too, .from a persuasion that under presenjt circumstances I have it, not in my power la be- particularly useful to. myvconstituentsand frnm"a hope that, ah opportunity will. be! afforded t h em of confe r ri n g their su ff rages; oh a.'successor whose political opinions are in nisbn - withfmy own, "and whose ability to serve them is greater." X-IIOM THE FKEEMAir'r JOCKNAL. ! ' T LETTERii tUNRENcmNFLUENCEi '.. ;.. '; fc? -.'TC" ; - TJ THE' PEOPLE OF'"THE USlTED, STATES. - The' constitution makes it, the duty of the .pre sideu VFtpm time to time to give lo the congress information of-the state of the Union, and recant meud to tlitir. cohsideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.". This duty &tr. Jefferson was not very much . in the habit of performing, .-.'Or.ratner, .like Mr. .Jbrskine, hede-leach house of con eress does boskess the riht of parted from the letter of his instructions" totfceeping a secret journal of its proceedings.' ' Its' exepute wljat lie chose .to deem their sukit. p9Wtt to conceal political documents, relative to Te gun bdat system, and the project of paying the " common defence and general welfare," is money to France, as the price of peace, under the quite another thing. Dobumnts, especially exe pretence of purchasing Florida" from Spain,-were jcutive one'sT are hot regularly a part of the jour prominent irjstanceftsof4his policy. His. conduct J naU'-AVhen printed for the iiseof the members, le fluemma in wiukii tuc ucuiuuraviu w.y how placed, the public good requiring; an Uiate repeal of the non-intercourse and an wment ot the system, oy tnose wno had nmposed and obstinately persisted in keep- on, amounting to a confession of the inefR- of exiting measures and ot their own m- . . . . . i tiencv to uevise otners in omer woras Ito save the- country an immediate repeal of Jw was demanded j but to save the party t lute was wanting, a caucus was determined rhe.next day, when; the bill, No.' 2, ' was up, me worit oi. me caucus was proaucca. moved to amend the bill by inserting a increasing the existing duties . upon all i and British' produce and manufactures, 50 Int. Thus, sugar, molasses, -conee, spirits already pay "a tax equal to one half of their I cost; and cloths, linens, muslins, blank Lnufactures of iron and steel, and other ar hich are necessaries of life and which the can' buy cheaper than they can make them iwti are now taxea io i i-x per cent on tne fell these were to be charged with the enor I additional duty of 50 percent. pre is no proposition more true than that mmtra of imported goods pay the tax or du lien. is imposed on them ";;thus, when th pt pays the government yie duty of 2 1 2 I per pound on brown 6ugar, 5 cents per gal ) molasses, and 50 cents on a yard of coarse cloth,- which costs in Europe 3J-3 dollars Plainly adds this duty with a premium on it, price of the article and the farmer who buys isthe duty. And in this Wav the democratic Is. in their substitute had determined to resist i Britain avnd France," by increasinsr the tajc the people 50 per cent ! Extravagant as this FLwaslittle as. you may see i ot wisdom or wce in this self distressinc measure, (full as vm lull as strong by the bve, as our embar Ii iioh intercourse have proved) the bill, No p inus avnenaea anc passed the bouse ot re fiiatives. - The senate acain internosed the Ft their better judgment and struck out;this ol Wsbill was also advocated on other'and differ founds, oy tome as a means of obtaining re mce as they said an mciease of duty must an increase of revenue. ' By others, on J?P'ite ground,' that the" heavy duty would iUlClPn CTfwU 1pai h0 nqrlrf nnl ViAtKr o iiuiu iiv iiiainvv (iiju i.at. i vlj j wge and increase thtf manufactures of the 4 States. I differ from thestr onlnions not 85 to the facts on which they are founded, but me conclusion drawn from them. l ijUhe experience of every government uHAuons of the laws increase in ft eauencv K ttmnt;r. : :: . j . moderate duty on importations has pi-oduc- 111 tTE.l IA11II1LI V Bllll UII CT XI II lllf-rill L Sl)th as .tliat nronosed bv this bill offerintr b icmptations in the increased : profit ol vemuresC0tnc5 in fact a 'premium for Jcouragement of smuggling and smuggUncr n rK. .... . . i - - ic tounirw uith crmvl in t nmfir r honest advent m-pW. th ininrv' nf K U,. honest importer and the destruction of ,.. nuice results xne political axiom, . V'UliniSrr thi rmtanna' Ac Mnraivls (ko of I' taxes on lmnnrt r .... ' htPracl,caMity and its policy at leasfun- ." circumstances t l.hey. States L 'ld 111 Asia tahfl !a cz-ori-M tirl fivvm ""wen roniilnixn i-k"s----u.:--i t A.l :C0seQuence is that articles of which k r. '", awvays oe maae ana spia aj m rate ibm t . ,i ifivt ,.l " ' incy can fe atloraea at jn fM rreWlr ,5 pt)t abundant: and. there "-.H. .ii, inf i ni Ad vfoiafi rii'ri m. P-tSIl-. V.. . viumi main, r re tianm j:tr... . . . . ... ...... brethren." - " . - - Such indeed is the dearth of capacity for busi ness in most of t the party, that the -few indiviclu- als amongst; them who are respectapie ior their ability find - themselves incompetent to the diffi cult lask of -managing a machine in whjch the eaden weights-are to numero jis tor its springs,. or to conceal or excuse the dangerous errors and ruinous projects .lhep.artgaar-So;toto. rius has this imbecility become that, the demo cratic paperSi their oracles of political Visdoih. have repeatedly aavisea tneir ciemocratic irienas-i to elect. men ot more understanding or that . tntir; party is ruined, ':' Would to God that the 'great body of the sub stantial yeomanry of the country, the )lanter, the merchant and: the machanic, could. . quit his nlouehvhis warehouse and his shop, ana? vliitl' congttss in their session ; that they might fairly . i- . c .t i 1.' JUOge oi. ine' competency ui huujc w wiium nicy have committed the helm of this mighty empire. " The causes of this disgraceful state of things are, I repeat, it.sir, to be found in the blind vio lence, of partyspirit-From the over flowings or which, men thirsting for office, ambitious ot its honors, or ava,ricious; of its profits (as a torrent sweeps the fruits of the orchard and the offal of the bain-yardaqgethei) from tlie mere circum stance of swimming on the same current, irna gine themselves converted into Statesmen -they keep alive-that ferment of pariyjJ:iHhich they have risen frorrrthe dregs, of society, and with out which they would again sink to their proper level. . I '..'--' . - - " It is natural to enquire how isr this deplorable state of our public couricils toiie remedied ? The remedy is to be sought only m the candour, wis dom, and virtue ol the, people.: in their choice o! representatives let them be governed by that rule which guides a prudent man in the selection of his private agents ; let? them enquire " is he honest, jet them select for their service men distinguish ed for: their: virtue, their superior talents and proved attachments to the interests' and govern ment oi their country ; and discard from their favour the applicant whosleadlffgjiirrto their attention is , that servility which pecuharlyjits him for a party tool. . , " Then sir, we might confidently hope, that the councils of our beloved country would be again marked with wisdom, firmness and magnanimity The shame of that disgraceful misconduct which has brought us to the verge of ruin at Fomearid to contempt r abroad, might yet ' be removed. That scandalous Waste and piofusiprun the army and navy, for enriching hirelings, andmultiplyrng dependents, would be retormed, and the peopi of the United States once" more become, happy and prosperous amongst themselve, and regain that enviable 'height'-in the view of foreign na- ftions, from which we have of late been so rapidly 1 descending. . 1 :..:"-'' ' L ':.", '''.' ' ''x-ir'': I ought perhaps 10 improve this Occasion -to ive a more explicit and public answer to the en uiries of my friends in. relation to my ' standing a poll at the next election,- than I yet have. 4 It has for some time been my determihation not to be a candidate at theapproachinelection. iinvtldaniiOfi i TOejLtqaycijwiJlxiiaye.; formed this resolution without some regret ; I am a stranger 'to ' that insensibility which , would not prize the honor of representing so respectable a portion ot my native state, as me aisinct in wnign i reside riorami.'so unmmqiuioi inose repeat ed proofs which I have received of tne confidence of mv fellow citizensrras tot to be penetrated with feelings of the most grateful acknowledgement and respect, foi their flattering invitations again to represent them. My, determination to withdraw irom'rriy seat in Congress is 'founded on reasons too well known to my friends to need nenumera lion, and too ifileresting to .myself and family to be disregarded. The obvious 6armces f mier ' ' '.a I "J'; I .1 "7 l . - in DOtnmose cases, win oe reviewea at large, ana ; thev are nrtiitett in riitir,rfUhP.ti. imrnnnprtr with original illustrations,' in future numbers. A with the iourml. and never consirfwrf' a a nirr better service to the interests of political truth, of it, not considered even as appendices to it. ; jfJ and of course to the "good otn united states,", the President communicates papers professedly . can Jhard.ly.be rendered. i he review will involve: relating to the intended origination of. a treaty, a complex defence of the " republican minority," which papers areiiot entered on the secret iour- ' or democratic seceaers irora rreiw-n puuey, unu will, be followed byjtlieir acquittal of the : charge, that their conduct resulted from impure motives,! and was the consequence of disappointment The power to give information to congress, could not have been intended io mean the same as to withhold infoimuion from the people. This nal, what- have they to do with the constitutional power of the house to keep a secret journal of its proceedings ? What natural 'connexion ' have they with the secret journal rather than with the pub lic one? How can they be considered v as M pro ceedings' of the house at all I- Howf indeetircanr the t house, proceed to" act constit uiionally ,. upon tl SI -f.i ;; " 1, --'-ii' 1 construction would evidently be contrary to the 'them ? Did the Democrats ever pretend, even in acknowledged theory of the constitution. It caii ' the days of the famous British treaty, that the never be too much insisted on, by real republicans, j house of representatives could claim a right of a that theconsfitution is the act ef " We the Peo- ' operating with the President and senate in the Vie," and that. to secure the blessings oi liberty, origination of a treaty, especially a treaty uncoil' forms the summit of the r iniax descriptive of the I ntcied with the legislative power to regtUatecom objects for which the constitution was ordained andtmerce"?- Or, if the house could not claim th rieht, esiaojisneo. l.ne pouucai -system oi our counuy that. ihe president could comtfun Gate it toth.-m f was rot calculated, by its authors, for the meridi an of a region ruled by a u dark divan," It- was meant for a realm of licht and lustrei It was ne- From this view ofthe subject it appears .easy to - establish, 'njosturianswerabry and conclusively, that the President possesses no constitution ax, ver intended that the president should hs secludedjonv m oy ra wAarvtr, to impose any h in a ".Seraglio or shut up with L-artnnais in j junction of secrecyipon the memlieis of the :hous conclave.' i rAv as not contempiateptnat a wean, Ut representatives- nerveless, out intriguing president, or any other presidtnt,with a smlliuajority: of. obsequious iiartizans in the--ley:i5la.ure, should shroud. that yenerable-btfify in darknrss and forqe the minority iodeoate. ami act, ween aiierweex,. ana almost. moEth after month, excluded from the light of opular communication,' and almost from the. light Heaven. ; The' framers ol tne consutution, clearly ,v did not com emplate any such thing as the communication of ticret information" from the president to congressl-or they would have-provid ed lor th. exercise of a power which they could deem no less important than that jpiveh to the two houses oFcongress to keep a secret journal. . isut me presiaeni, togeiner wnn me beuate, is vested with the povver of --making 1 trtaUesTTrea- ties require rsecrecyi Vet the President has no power to oblige even the senate to consider his communications as confidential. That body must exeicise its own judgment in such a case. And the majority has jio other " right 'to close the mouths ot the .piuionty than what results irom live .'.a.U.th.oiirxjy.y'ej). by .the "constitution to both houses to " puoiisn a journal, excepting men parts as may in their judgment rtguire tccrtty." till a member ot tne minority ougntnpt, m any com F&OM THE NIW YoKIlWinINO POIT. THE COl4 TRAST,' " ' Of the difference between a king and a firmdebf. The following statement , of facts will explaitt the title of this article and its purpose; Lord Chatham, who cbiumanced the late unfor,-, lunate " expedition against Walcheren, consciou that his conduct was'the subject of almost uni versal dissatisfaction, and the topic of daily cSiir sure, undertook to remove the bjame of failure from himself, and fix it some where else. With this view he drevup a paper containing a narra. live suitable for his purposeand one day at levee hcindCd it to . the km g himself lor his - majesty's: perusal. In a few days afterwards, he was observ ed to request to take it back for concticmrand in a short time afterwards, it was belteVed, he hand ed the king another paper-c-fithe same subject not the first paper coirected, but a second, nrate--rially different; from Uve first, Somehow the mi nprityrfiTthe. hoe became acquainted with these facts, aitd it was moved that the paper or papers should be prouueed. A paper was without diffi -'' culiy sent them by the king, which LordXhatham - O . - 4 I . - ' . t . . mon case, to publish any part of the proceedings ;on 3 examination declared to be the narrative contrary to therein of the .majority. Mr. Mason delivered by ; him. rvot being satisfied with Ins was censurea ior. puonsniug me rinsn ucaiji rr ' ' ' . '. v...aj,. u3 i "-. u even by some of his own party. But how far do was the only; paper delivered ; they "then asfced the.iiel.tsof the President, in conseqdence of'tbi him .in Precise manner,-; whether he did npt dc- treaty making power, go to seal the lips of thef members ot the house ot representatives , r an K6 communicate what papers he pleases lo that-body, and, by a hod from his political Olympus, impose uporilhat body the degrading necessity of being silent as to their contents, at his own discretion ? Is the injunction to produce' atoncealment of the substance or the form of the documents, of. both substance and forrrt,' or of. whichv exclusively .of the other r Have the members no nghtio examine the subject fdr themselves, ' and form an opinion whether the papers communicated do or: do not belong to the properphere of the treaty making power C And if the",hoUse neglects to makea. tier cision involving siicK aq opinion, are individual memucc prepiwoisirom ivaj ps.pee -e- gulatton of their own conduct irf As it is-a mere matter oropinion how far the house of represea tatives possesses any - constitutional ppwer of cor operating with the president and senate in the Jor- mauon oi treaties, is not every memoer iu juugc for himselfi, how far he'is bound to respect the opinion of the executive upon that subject Jl Is it not thebetter opinion, even upon the principles of lheLdemocrals"thenselves, .that the-house 61, re presentatives have no..previous agencyv hate vcri n the matter of treaties, but a power,' ajnd thai tobe president and senate, when they make "treaties de a -British House of Commons that he d?d not struclive t the sute, by refusioe U ruake the ap k"uvf where 4 look for w how to t a I'YiCr tver a second and diffeitnt paper ? Which ques- 1 tion he told thtm he must decline to answer, On this, arc address was moved by JMr. Whitbread be fore the:houseL requesting thajt his majesty, wpuld te be'pleased to lay a copy of Ul other papers pre-' sentcd by Lord Chatham on the table. He said . that Lord Chatham not having denied the fact, warranted the assumption that other papers had been presented; and it became the duty of Die ? house to insist on . tneir production. - . T7' This motion was opposed by the ministry. Tlve Ser-retar'y of btate and the" Chancellor of the ' Exchequer asked h6v ministers were to get at the paper without searchihg.his majesty's private es- , . crutoir ? .The paper sought for they said was de- y:v- ftitp. ha ments pt state,. runder such circumstances incy said it was impossiMejoom ply vviili . j his iiiotjonr r1- V as-it to be contenoed that n a private letter. up- r , on a public subiect were addressed to the.sove. " reign, that letter was to be laid before he House ! ; C : - But the leading members ot ihe (,ppoMuoiv, Mr. : , PonsonbyirNIrTiefny, Sir Komily r -'1 r'.-W ImN-t '-ry bread, BccroSd jsnd boldly :dectiivfi tlit such ja.v : guage and such doctrine; was not ta be t iHi-ited in th me at House. Was U, ( they demanded) f i; a mo erfto be permitted to: a Ihitisli stcrttaiyf state to maintain as a legitimate objection t lur 'U i II "if i ? l'V ,IM:, tni" ,an is nerepiciuy, r.A,.. .
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