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nrlfftnl AHIrl.. tit t Irln fnHprU I inn
Birrwtur tub statls.
We, mmkr.tfiH.J, M,gaU fA HiuU$ sTig,,.,. .
. Lerri,tJieIfjfiu-iJiL'ijiliIhtHtAitKi-ricv
la CunifroM wmbl'sl, dsi, on the lilW-nlli day
Novetnbrr, in tlie year of lAir lcd one tlfwand e
hunUrud and sevt nlv- v. n, and ii Hit second yer
of tii lni)fnik'nc of America, a gre to certain Arli
1 1 ConfotlwaUoa anil Perpetual Unma between the
ttawe of New 11ri!Unre. Ma
chuM'iui Buy, ICbotte
Jataod axl fiof Mik'aca I'tauUUme. UtnnetU ut, Atvr j Imni irmfmir, ttieir own purple ai mili)-eW)d ks at lnor theirtetjimit, ahall be rurntMiM wnj irnn
Vurk,New ier"T. I'eniwf Ivania, Delaware,! iryliixl, j or fnxn prohibiting the enoriatiori or iinpr.rlalKin of , cript of tlie aaid jounal, except auch parU a are above
XkWiume, North Carolina, boulti Citroiji, aod OvotgH,
intte word tollowmg u; e
Article of CWcderalina and rprpHiuil Union trtwern
tiie bUtta of Hem DauipUtire, AIncIiu IU lay,
iUioUe Inland and ProvKirnec rintation;ijonmrrti.
tut;- Weir York; New iemyrt'eniiiylnnii; t H
ttare; Maryland, Virtfiiiiar North Carolina, HoOth
AMtAta. and lirvryu:
Art. 1 Tb tvle of thi eonlvdera--rhH e TheTerwrmp and lrtrrmininjr, finll, aopeel-i in all ere
- l-mUrf 4mm U America,
Art. IL Ctvcb Wale rvuin it euvereigniy, freedom,
and mtUf 'MWnce, and ttury pimer, pirwireliun, and
ihl, whh i not by Una tW.rrtioexprciiely lo
'. i g tJ to the United Ktate in Corijfre amcinbloil.
Art UL The aaaj Bute nereoy neverauy enier iiiuj
firm leajriwof rendihip'with each oUier, (r Uii
cuiuno) defence, the mrurity of d-UbefrK:aI ami
Ueir urutiul and. nsner4-wtfiire ; binding lheuelv
eac'i otner. aeaiust ail force o.Tered to, or at
tacks md apua Iheui, or any of tle-n. on ceouot of
reliriou, overeigoty, trade, or any other pretence wh
ks-ver.
Art IV. I I. Tlie bHlrr toeecoreaml perpHuate
(nutoal friendahip aod intercourse aioooif tlieTeopIe of
the diiieteut (Male in Un Liixm, tho free inhabitants
of each of llxa tUus. uaupera, vaulwods, and futfi
U frvta Hwto 4(pUidt shall be entitled to all prt
iUye and iwmunittea of fri1 citiM.it ill Ui severui
Stiles; and the puopleoif each tiute iall have free irt
ftvm and eree to ami from any other uts ami shall
enjoy thereio all the pmilcgi- uf trade and commerce,
subject to the same duties, 'itupaiitions, and restricfSrVia,
as the mlalUrrt thereof reopeeiively ; provided that
tcj restnctHHM shall not exteti'l an Idr a to prevent
"lis wiiWrorTiooerTf Mifiirriidliitrw-ttU.-DW
other Sutof wli h the owner m an luUbttant: pnM
- it7tt'tmm:'faTmuC,iii reslrirlion, stiall
bv laid by any Suite on the property uf tlie LiuUxl
tit ite. or either of tlten.
;:j:r.rl If awv- sewma) ssiUy iC or -clrtrwl . witlytrtau.!
n, f liny, or otner iiih luieifHtimir, in jiiv St it
. Jul) fl frow iiMtice. and be (siod in any of the Um-!
tcl SUUm, be sliall, upon tlie demand of tho Governor strike, tue Con(re(M shall pr'ceed to iiooiinite three . ity to us iriven for thst norrswe, do. by thene prenenK
: Kxerutrw fnwr of the Htate rVnm wh eft rW; I perwrns mtt -hf-rwh-Htatfj-and- thf Krrtfnry of tVm-'-in the natneant in blialf f oor respective. oortiui
be delivered npadni rnov.veJ to the 3lau hnun ahall strike in behnlf nf shcIi party Hhwnt or entK, lully and entirely ratify and coiihrin each ami
inrmiictton hi elfence. t refnsinv ; and the .judgment mill wiitenre of the court . every of tho savl Articles of Confederation and lVruo
)3. rull faith ano cmlit snail be tfivn, in each Ol
. i i i
!iee State, to the records, acts, an I jii'licial proceed-
ius, nf the Cxsirts and umjfitrtea of every ottier Nt ite.
, : Act V. I 1. Fur tWinor eonveUM-nt Mwaninoiit
of the reneral inturext of tlie Uniti-d St'jteH, deh-jrale ;
tsJI Ue aanuallv unstinted, in inch manner as the le
g'tuUlre otaca sajb. nau qitlxu io ineeiin uuu
greson the first Monday in November in ev-ry rnr;
with a power rewrved to each Suiu to.recal lUdeiu
ft of any Of tlient at any'tmie withiirthe yeranrt
to settd uther in tiieir sttud, fur the reuuiinier of the
yT- . . .
I a An State shall tie repiwiiiwt in t. isin-ox ny
4x tlwxt nor trrre tin evm inetnVr: arid no
-perta shall be canaMe of hemg a dr''rate Str more
fwn three yewrs in any term six years; nor shall
it person, beimr a Mejrate, be raw ie nf T(0,i:ii: any !
- cmce urster the United Wales, lis- wh ch he", or any i
linfihiWiiefitreci,vesiiysHlsry,ft.vs,i)rciii..!ii-i
awtiU. any k'nd.
.-v, j B. l!ca tluie ahkll lustQta.u iia uwu tielevale in ,
I u;UjH-.of Iha&a'.esaiKl wh lo .Uiay act as uwu. .
" ' Wo of tiiu coauiiiuea of Ui biaUt. .. . . . . . i
4 fa detohMin.af iue-tiiiis in ilK'T'Ro.t plates '
.. ; Jil &THq$ . ji..niUI',fr liU''WMii.iMue una .koto-
I A Freednm.of 0e-ch an! di Vit.' n (S.-ii're"!!!
Canmrm. nvt th mpmher nf iiiirreH shtH be
.ptr.l-m Jtrir,.jKow Jttm jum. Mai
- .-i io,is (luring U wine tsi meir goin-' w irwriv nmi ,
:-illaCoow Maopt lor Otai, .&tuayv "
liKUt during Ue tune of their goin'' to snj n-ijfn, ami ,
- fjjgttich oftha peace. - -
rtr.- C fW WIIHUU UH nPIIJTUI UI 11
.iay tVajoytyfrie anyyui'smsy iwui, w enwr. rour
' ' im .,r.r.m-.' nmuwnL allumvt. ur treats, witii .
- - any Ktng, f nnee, or cUHef-lsr'oa1 aef fei nowi-j
. Lur an otBm tt Dtiibt or tru under toe united nutex.
"a any of accept of ant present, cioolumcrit,. I
wee, or title, of any amd whatever, rrora any iving,
iCroagK' aaseinUad, or
:-l-?t niij.'"r: "- "
l Mo two or more State shall enter uttaany ttea,
""ty. confe.ltial.on, or l!iuce whatever, belwwn them,
1 T W'luUI Uie consenr CT inr tmifn ninrn iq umrn
e'iibl4, pcitViiig accurately Um porpie t whw h
Minrii''1' t -mtereat M ami- WW. kmg.tt .bJJ
Hie
' aAt.nL ' f
1 X i'9tatriiail kjr aa'f .'InpaaU or ibjtit whiil4--
wsiy interfere with any. attpuktawa fa twsitws enUwf
wtu b the United Suu in Comrreaa assembled, with
an lLjiur. Pruscsv a tiutav im asirauwneeof any trr -
tie already proposed by Congroai to the courU of
Fnnce and Jtpiin,
; j i9 vesseui IS w.r aiinil ur r up I'J iilll--.;Wl
. . . ..1 r 1. l j ... . r
sesce f ui Stiter escrnt such mi r only as sliall
bu due wed necessary by tha llBite4 i. lie in Cotigresfn
mhle., lor the iU-reiK ol fUii a bUiti
mir shall any body "eif toreea be kept up by any StateJaeerrjmnCjui
1 .;,,Trimi W ui the
' "ju I aienf of the United State in Coeres Jhjwbled,
. ""i. 1 1 -.......-........'.. . i
UII4 UUI'IWI UU1J1 UI uioi
nr " te defence of ah State : but every Slate hsll
' alway kep op a well refolatrd and driplned m'ti
tpu satBeieoUy awed and aeeentmd;-aw4 atil proride
aod const fitly have re ly to useful public stores, a
doe numher of 6cld-pif; twt, i4 a proper
ej.rA-iiny farm. aarmtUoa audcaup4upag.--pr.
2 1 1 Mi Sato aiall emm in auv war wttlioia the.
Viit ITVA LUitilJ 5ta 'Si ID lohVfcsa SshciuiiIiSI. ,
i!is seb State a4ct4d'jr.Bided.b '.0
shall have received certiui ?i teor rsoluti bemy
tfrw4 by ome nitioa oTlndisfia yrwsdesoch State, I
tut tk .United Slate in Conres assomhleJ tan be
oKwulttil : nor shall any St ite irrant e'imiaission to
any )np or tasel tit . war, nor letter of mirone
or reprised, except it be after a declaration by Hit' n
tl Sute in Con rre aieiiiUy, an 1 thtift bntj i T
T'lelin? lon or tte an I the anhjectsi thereof, ajramst
which war has beeft declamL and ntide mch reifula-
to a aoatt.be esUhlishe4 by tho. Uo:tMUle in
'.Cmmrn aasemhlfld .ftnlusa aucbtate 4s oitDted
frste, in which case yessei of war ttiy b tilted wit
f .r tfiat occasion, and keiH sfttoaaa tlie damrcf hsJl
c itinutVot entd ftt United SUtea iaCngrasa aascow
lied shall de-rraioe otherwise. , - ." ' ' . ' -
Art VIL When land force are ra'nwd by kny State
fir the rrnirrsm defence, all oTicer of or aitder'the
fn.;ik of f!olonel artiall be appoints! by the JTisliifure
sf each State respectively by wlm sucb fWs shall
t e n mvd, or hi turn manner a ucb8tnte shall direct;
id til vacancies ahall be fillod op by Uie State" which
frst m4e the appointment ) -
ArL VIII. ( l. All charge of war, and all other
t xis-r.tea that shall be IncerrH Ibr the common defence
Vr i -wral wdArf, knd allowed bthe United Stnte
1 1 ! esiaismbled, thT be defrayed out of acotn-
t-Vrir, whkb fcLkfe be wifphea by the aeveral
;i A 'i bjwtw i b VUe nil land w ithm
"j each Suite, p ranted to or survryt-d r any person, m'
t mi b land and the buddmgsaist improvement thereon
' ahall he estimated, accord in? to mk li mode at the Urn-
i tt-d Ma!. in ('omrr swm!lni shall from tune to
''.ill '
proputiioii shstl b tawt and leva-d by Om etttUrity end WL- w .... - , .......
L . ... r.i 1 1 .. Cil.'..,..l -ji.-i.. 1 7 Tl - P. vf f'utnl Si. 1m dull nave
1, n i iiir.-ci null amsuiiL. 1 ne utcii Uit bnvinir um
Art. IX. j I. I lie Unit'd &lnte in Uin;T'fiirWin- W aojouriimtim M lor Knitfer ouraiMm mn u )v
b1rd ahall have the aol and Mclimive rijflit irtd pw;r of uout!w; and tvUail puuluh the journal of Ui;ir
of detifniiiniii(f on p-r;e and wr, rxc t in tlie cams proteetlm,p. uionUily, eacrpi orh parla th?r!of rela
fiimtfimtHl in tlmaixth article of aomlinj nd rwei- tinj to titatiw, allmiicpu, or military operaUowsaa 10
uig ainbujMiidor eiiutrintr into trealiee and alliancoe, ' their jtidjftneul rerjuird ircrtTy ; ano the yeaa and naye
uroml. d thai m trtty of .emmiierc wJualt be mil!if-4iie-iif legale of rv h Kuie oa any qutation .U
hcrehv tJ.e lr)r'i)ntive Dowt of tha roocUv HtU be euU-red on the hnTmWwimt 4cwnt Vf 'nf
nhnil be rtturained frmn impiwing or!i iuifxiii.anddn-
any inH!eof (rood or c.H?iiniiitiee hat nuoer f '- i excepted, 10 Uy bulore the lcgujature of tlie neveral
UlhiJiinff role fir deculin.u all ok, what capture Htate.
no land or water aliall ho kgd, nd in what oninnr Art X I. The conimiitee of the Slate, or any
triw taken ly luml or naval iorc in the ir u eof the ; nine of tlieui, tdiall be auUiril to executB, in the re
'nitel Htatii'hallrH!divid(!idnrjmmpritrwfrrant. :ce of Cont'rew. uoh of th power of Conifrei
inj Irer rif mniirr' nrl"Teprfmf Th tTtn
amviintinir court for tlie trial of Dirafifn and If ome
rnmmitLed on the high nl erftaWuihinf eonrt
of cap) ore, orovided that no memlx-r of Conirre shall
be pioiiiU)d a jmljfe of any of the midcourU. - .
a. I he ViuV:tl .lUiii' in UmfCtf-m iHftcnvhierr vJinii
a)o bo the lnt rtxirt mi auiwal nil Jifixilon and dif -
feniif.mi)r.WiM
tweei. tu.ur rnoro eitale, oorinjrrnn! boimdnry, JU-
- rrtr5Wi, Or ny other catM? whatever; whirh uuk-
rity ahall alway he exerciw'd in the nwnnr r lilloinjf :
hertever, the lefmuitive or executie au'iiority, or
lawtul jrrnl ot any tate m controversy wun anoiner, I Art. ml Ail Bill of crenii enrnieo, nvmeyi. oorruw
nhall prrvent a,prtilim to (nriBH. ntat irnr the inciter ed, and debt contracted, by or under me iiutliority of
m qnewtifm, and pray inv f kmruiff, noticu thereof pinrewH before the iiaieiiiultnt.' of the United Stalen in
hull be given by orilor of Coiimh to the legMlntive punoianfo of tlie prtneiil wwltjleratiiHi, rhall bt! Jwin
or executive tulhority of the oilier Huta in controveray , etl and emiaidered an a tvttgn a'pamM tliu United Sintf
awl a day atmignei! for tlie appearance of the partienhy f. payment and tifirt.on, whereof tlie id t'mu-il
ttieir lawful arenU, who nhall then lie di reeled to p ' Htntea and the public filth are tiiTck ileuiuly pliil-
poilit, by jMiit coiwent, coniiniwiimer ir jiilfn 10 con- gl,
UiuU:a court for heaririK and dclt huiuinc the uintter: Art' XI TL Every State idiall abuh; by Uie deU-rnii-in
ueritiin: but if they cannot ajree, Coritrrei nhall , nation of tlie United Slate in Conirreni asseuiblod in
name three peraon out of each of the United Hlitte, all qiinNtioii which by tffifCoofederation re subniittrd
ml front the lint of mich pernon e.idi party illull alter-, to tlu in. And tlie Articlt. uf tin fontederalKHi adiail
niTely utrike out oiie,'.td pe'titwmer' bejfinfling, until be inviolably olworved by every Stan-, ami the Union
Uie number liall be ntduo'tl to thirteen ; and from that ' aiutll be peqietiml ; nor (hall any alteration at any time
number not led than seven, nor naire tlmn nine name, hereafter h msde in ny of them, nnlen uncli alfern
ai Cnirre tiliall direct, hall in tlie prem-nce of Con- Um be asrreed to in Conirhiei of the United State,
frrjts beitrrwn out by hjf. anit the prrwwhinKme irrnt teaft3riFrctconftruinl by the tepniltnre-of ertry
'lL(..drn !. itfi 'V'h'
nlmll lie rommia -
wuner or judirea, to hear and finally ih-U
riniiiethe con -
trovemv, mo lway a a major part of the judges who
shall hear the cue shall acree injlu; .L-tiirmuiation :
Land it' oitlier rartv slwll nurlect brtttlend at the day
t rv.ini..i "i;'itfi ur".afCT.yr.-aaina wnirh tmiri'iiniTTnp..i'ftTn:iMif.itr1CiswTiTrfry:"
shall iuJire sntfirient, or beinif preent slntll relW to
ot im apis)iui"u, in me manner wiurtt prew-riiNi, niihii
i . . i . . . i .i . i .t .i .i. .ii
ue iwui ami ctinriumve ; anil n aiiT 01 -' nn nau uieiein coniaineii. .ni no iuriin;r )icimiij( 'ii:rn
refuse to submit to the ailt'sirity of Mich roiirt, 0i to ' and .-n.' ipe th'' fnth of mir rcpectiVc cnKt'tii;ri,
appiir-Mr dvfeml their clann Ciinse, the coin! shall : that they sha'l abide by the determinations nt the I'ni
Hevert'e'leHS iiroceed to pron'sinei. wiilenre. or jndn- ted SUie in Conprew assemhled, in all iiei.tinns wlm-h
m nt
whieh hnll in Ii'? manner he final ami deemive ;
(he j!t'ment or wntence and other pruceedini.n beinif . iJwl tlu sriieh lltereol' shall ts mvsdaldy otner
in eit'iw es tnirwmttted tn ('onfreiw, and lorlped ved hv the States we reflectively re?reMiit, and that
ariuin; tlwt. Acts ol' Osurress, for the secttrity if -tln: the Urtwm nhtcll be perpetiml.- In witnem whereof, we
parties com-erned r provided tlmt every eommisssmer, i hare-henenntn net mir hamK in (Vmirress.
beliire he sits in judifnieut sliall take sn onti,, Ui head-' Done at I'luladclpnit, in tlie Stat'; of IVniiKylvsniii,
luiinstereal by olio of the Judges, of the Supreme or (he Oth day of July, in the year of our I 'rl 177,
HuiK-rior i'ourt of the stlate where the ciie hall be 1 and in the tlnrd vear uf the Indenendeuce of Aine-
tried, "si-JT tinil Irtily tii har ri7'rine 'S' mu't'T
T7,'"sl'n, 'ofrnritiri'tj '' IKr ht'nf 'nf hi jvdxmrHt,
trilh-wt Javnr, aJJiViim, or hnprrj rrtr rrn :
provided
also thai no tittle 'shaft Ke dt'jirived of territory for tllO
henetit ot the dinted AUtea
J 3. All controversies ronenrning ihe privste right
of soil, claimed under dillereul grants ol two or nsr
Sut.'d, whose mriliCUofu as tiicy nuiy res peel sucu
laisls, and the iHa.ua which, puskod such, grants, are 4-
jiuiua, Uto hid grants or ettlier ot tuein bonu; at Uio
name Ttiiifl- daimM to have originated- anteerdent to I
small oU4ohmii
tfjmrtg f" f
rly to tlie (JoiiirMBa of the United ntstes, be
4d;asaM
either parly
'Uur a is oeiuitt orextr'iued tor Ui.'ciiling disputes res-
'mmm-Jjmim Jwwt wuuolij;;iotii M. ojbffcci: suuc4.
f . ine uuiu num uivonn-a aaauuiuieu anau
no vm . ....u
ao ine -4e 4uJ tU&mkt iifaltwL power of re.
-tgaod" -noy anu vsiimj oi h ruca oyinetr;
Wil .hihuii.j -i my - . . j ... j
we vniwa nwu mguuioi ui um uu iNHmtin (
all.alikirs Willi luu Lkluiiii. uuljuoiuburs oJ' any ul Ltio
(nvmifu uuu u jugunauji; jm a iuj uuj .
w.unii tu own nuiiui ov not iiii'iut"-i or vunaveu ks-
tobUnliinff and regulatip? pnM-ritfire Vtm one 8tate to
'anotner, mrougnoui an me unnen troro, d-j exacimg
forHce - ippoint;nf aU offlcersot' the land forces in the
, aetvuMi i' Ue- L'aiUsl Suu. oacupinui iiymwutal ot--
j.ft"t'" appoiuting all tlie officers of tuo naval trees,
nu nnn'mnHnnug bii mmi-ia nimir.ii m ,i.r.i,po
: of tlie United UWs making
i.ment ami regulation of tire said
rule for the Govero-
liiul and, naval forces,
and" direetihif tiieff 6iKirHTtofMr
lireetin tueir ppeTHTOifuf
UiUMiUtu iuCoi
. l.Ti..Uattel .altabw ittCew raaa aasaiaubled ahall .
have
ew
fthoniytoawsiint aHiMiUt mt'in Mre--
of tonress. to te deuommaW "aeo.nm.thHi of
jjtatea.' and to consist of otiff delcrtUi from each Suite
and to appomt sucir other ouimdo.H-s ooJ civd orlicer
v. " ;
-other coniinilo.H's nod civd oihcer
J as may be tfcxry
ur manajfing the general nltnr
s umlertneTr J.recti,-to appoint
to preshle, provided that no pena
In tie offioeVTreiaTuoremol
.j - ik 1 t....i w.-u,..d
urc uimri .t.,f
one or their nomner
"hi allowoa to serve
vt .tl'j yniiyi uu w f f I w fc "ffj . ' j
of the Unite,
ame fi defraying tie public ex pc tires io borrow mo-
' i . kill...., A..vll .if il.H Jii.
IranBrfiittiflir every half year to the rieeuve State.
n account of Ihe stTrwof money btr.rHwnt or emit-
ted 'nvbaild and eipttp a-navytowgrfe nport the mim
bar of land iurcea. and to make ronsisilion from each
Slate fijfwt loot, ia nroportHW tolhe-nainbor of white
inhamtanU m auch State ; which rorpinntion hll he
bindiair, and tliereupod the legislature of each titate
sliall kusnianuerftf unentai omcers, raise uie mon, iust
fhcitt in a soldicr-rike maiiner,
t the expense or the vnited ?ttey tn.t Uie othcer
and men clothed, armed, anderjippwl,lvU march to
the idaeamMtsJ, and within iiia tinw ared on by
the UuiteJ titate tu Conjcres asscmbloal : -but if tbe
I'uitsd States in Conres assemblisl shall; on eonsi
doralion of circumsUnce jndire proper that any Stahv
slKwj.l fint raise men, or should raise a smaller namber
thsii Hs qnotas, and that any-other Stale siiouM raise a
ppeiiter nmnher of mm lhan the quota tliereof, each
entra ntimhrtr khall be. risod.o!flcored, elothod, armisl,
and eiin4Hdi't ..th.me.ouuiner a the fuote of such
jtteftrttir - hnnsfat tif ictfitnw hall Jodge
that micIi e-Ttra number cs.nnot ba saftdy spared out of
the kauie, ta winch case they shall nii-vmier, Clotliei,
arnvand eottip, aiMminy 4t ub extra auiUor aUiey
jndije can be mfely apared, and the officer and men so
clothed, armed and eqrirf s-n ahall march to the place
appointed, and within the Vm agreed on by the United
State in Cmurreae asaembled. ;'' i ' '. e
) 6. .The United State in Conjrresa aasembe,' shall
never engage iti a war, nor grasft leVterao inarqu-J and
reprisal in twneef peace, nor enter .inte any rrt'es,'
or alliances, norVoin inmi-y. Bi tosfulste the valae
thireof, nor ascertain the sums snd sxpensea necessary
t th defence ad welfare ef'llie Vnrted State, or
airy of thm,-rwr emit bilrs, -tiftr borrow1 money oti he,
ttelit of (he IToifofj Mut", nor apppprikte moliey.inor,
scree npon ihe nfiinhr-rof eswlof war to be bndt w;
nnrchafodi or th hnwber if JarJ, r.aea ctrce to be
riu, nor appoint comniandcr in chief o tl army
or navy, unles nine Htatea assent to the mmt i nor
hall a uoiwtion im any otlicr point, except for adjoura-
inj from day to dsV. be deU mined, unless by the vote
ui a uunoriiv ui uu: 1. u..cu uuMiuwcim""- 1
!any ,)! wiUiin Urn lmtd HtttM, Ut w JHrtud
'doIiat; and the dclepatr of a 8utc,orny of loom,
f!iit ornine titate. wiall from bine lolutteunna exou-
i dient to Vent tliem with ; proyidetf tfiat no power be do-
levatod to llieaidcoirmiilU!i,fr the exergine of hieh,
i by tlie articleeorcorifeilHratMMi, tlie voJre nf nine Site
;iu-th! Conrtwof tlie United Ste nnttinblod w r-
uiiiiU.
i Art
Art XL Canada accedirur to tlii confederntion, ikI
Sialeis lll be
atlinitU'd into aod entitled to all the advntat!w of thin
Union -L but no other Colony lioil be Itiiitt' iuti. tlie
wine, unleM vuch admiMion he agreed to by u.ne
Htiitea.
. Hlnte.
1 And w herean it hath iMeawa the preal (ntvernor of
the world to incline the tiinrln of tlie lA.'.'ulture we
riielvt'ly reprwuent in liirnfea. t trm-e of, and
to authorize us to ratify tli" "m1 Articli of Confedern-
derirnd doleyite, bv v'rliin of th pnwi-r and aulhor-
uiiu lunon, ami un ami siiiyiiinr inc uniiK-ni nun urns
. .i. j .. . i. ...! ..i i..
hv the wwl Conlederation are iilinitt'd to t.rm ; and
rica.
On the irt and be'iolfof thn Stateof AVir Hnmpuhirf :
.)
JOSIAII I5.HTI.KIT.
J. WENTWORTH. Jr. Aug. S, 17fl.
Onthe pert Ji. Iiehalfof the State of Miawchuttttu Bay:
JOHN HANOK'K,
HAMfT.I. AHA MS.
Et.ftRlfXtR (JERItr,
FRANCIS DANA.
JAMES lOVEM.
SAMUEL 1IOUTO.V.
: o ,he tlie part and b.dlf Of the State of
, r. ..
RlukU Maui
.
HENRY MARCHANT,
-JOHN COI.f.INfl.
. -
the part M.&m-pte.i. Qmmttc
RlXiFR SHERMAN.
HA.MI EL HtlNTLVGTON,
OLIVER NVOIi'OTT,
TTTITH TTOSMER.
kAVnREW; AlMM-S, w v.
ati Wialf t"'i'iir 'Bttta-'ef Xrw York
James dUAnr."
" " -
FRANCIS I.EWHS,
- WILLIAM PUF.R, .
XJOVEftSECR M0RR!l.;i ?
psrt and Irhalf of the State of rew Jtrtrjf
.' J. WTTiiERSIDON, Nov. 20, 1778.
NATUAXIEL ftCL'DF.R, .da ..
Oa the part and behalf of the Rtate of Ptinuyltmnui
ROBERT MORRIS,
DANIEL RORERDEAU,
JONATHAN B WARD S.MlTIk
WILLIAM I LVGA.V. -
JOSEPH REEIX 5Hd July, 1774,
lhfl fwt .'Whalf the Stat-of i
.THOMAS M'KEAM, F IK
Imnrr,
t779: '
JOTI DICKINSON, 5th May,
wnini 10 vtv nvi-p
JOTTV niCKIN'SON, 5th May, 17711,
. , ,
0,1 P"rt '"1,, f "CAv b,nd
. ' ' " t;,rc hbh .
: IAWEfc-CARROf.1r tfa 5
iwriHJLAS-VA:: uihr:.
On (he wirt nmS bht vf.xhts Sute of FinfiWa;
& RiriMlVI. WPVPV It-P
John bamnter.
THOMAS ADAMS,!
..Jt'!.V.HARV!E, !. . .
FRWtTS LIGIITFOOT LEE.
On tb purt an ' behalf of the Stnte of .nrth-CnH4iua :
Um PEN.V. Jutv V'tst. 177S.
t;OKEIJ(?8 HHXETT,
JOHN AVI LUAMlV
On the part aad behalf of the Htate of af Carotin
HRVRV LAPKENS,
WTJITAlTTlETsltV DRAYTON,
:j;j:tom .MATniEwa ,
-kichard ntrrsox. - -
" THOMAS HEyWARTt, Jnn.
-On the part and behalf ef tire Stsle of fknttfn
JOHV WALTON, 21th July, 1778.
EDWARD TELFAIR
EDWARD LANG WORTHY.
7 Ree. Dr. 5ttcf. Tho jruligioa comiiwtiity of
rhiladolphia, and the friend of religion generally,
mllmlyar fiff.: the.dcat Jj. ofjbja eminent
divine He expired on Saturday morniius, at Bal
timore, on hi way to this city. He had spent a
goodfoVtioM44 (he suinmer at the, Mineral Spring
of Bodford, without receiving any essenli d benefit
ousttmntion boing, in fact, tbe malady by which
he was firmlly swept from lift. Dr. Bedell waa a
pure, nnhle--miii(led, and highly intelWtual man.
A a cleryman, he was eminently popular; as a
scholar, authentic in his taste, and rich in hi at
tninmeula. Ta all deeds of charity and toodnejw
tjm.jmvi ...M'tilfl. jh&juttiwr C-hU
well-spent lire remnhm, Iris name cannot era to be
cherished with i."reveren-ajrclinn by evey lover;
f pioty and talent. ComMfri-iul inieliigtncri:
' ; THE PttOCUtS OF HUM BUG. .
If tnii!e (Jeirt-nd JacUou' career from ilia
the prcatiit iiiouiouU'it will be
unaary of but tattic contiw Mi pranwing
the credulity of the peoj.le by " """IS
profession, catch words, trick, nud eipeuWsj m
alwirt, tint sort of game which ha beco aptly do
signaled by the word kumig. lie wu aurr-mi-ed,
from the br-ciniiing, by a kind of intriguers, who
ought power Rr elli-di urje ahnie and ince
tliey poMHesM.-d it, th7 have acted if they belie
m they ''ttht'7mi3rnylair'Wrtlttmi"nrt3r
if they could keep tle fjeople amu;d, or their pa,
sioo so excited a to set reason and argument at
defiance. Tho policy i a old at l.'at as tlie day
of Muchiavel. llmiinogue, lurp;rs, and Ty
rant, indeed, long' before and since Machiavof
time, have alway tit-alt with nwu a if tln-y were
noji-mnntiiiig animal, to be led by iihiiios,. instead
of ihinjpuJt upvet wa practkid in this country
until Juckiiisin reared its head among .iw, iint we
CJitifes thai the maxes of the expurunetil, so liir,
has egreKHMisly deceived us.
We will enuiwrntu, some of the! devices, and,
in ffoiiiir uloiic'. will briefly h w, from the uller
ij'alseheHid id' some of them, and the truss fully of
others, that there could he hut one laluiliun la
their coiiception and use, and that that intention
was to diiceiva -i a worJ, that tlicy evlnliit every
feature and alrriltutu of the science d hiiiuisi ; for
(iciier.il Jucksou has reduced it to a science.
The series l:iirtii when tieucrul Juckson wu a
candidate and liir the sukc of perMiiicuiiy, wft will
uuihIst these huinliiis in their order ot" time.
Humbug Ao. I. General Jackson' first hum
bug was his promise to nut down the " Murr.a,
I'ahtv," as ' unworthv of (he Chief MiisnMnite of
a ga-ut Nation." That humbug took ndiinnililv
for a time, and procured him iiiunicstiouuMv a
lartje mmilicr of votes. Wo believe tliut it can de
ceive nobody now.
No. 'i. lie declared thnt if niemliers of Congress
ctsitiiiund to he nisjintcd to office, corruption would
be the order of the day. That humbug took too,
and nndoobtedly jfitined bim rotnr,' -
jVo,.,3u.JJtf-was,.t.4af4isl- tlw -prdtcirtle tlmt
I he I'n-siilcut slnsild holil his office hut for out linn.
Sniie mllit
ami that the
say that this was no huiiibujr nt ulj,
i coplo had voted linn in, a bccoiid
lMwVo Hne of- hit
he nut "ifwrty thnt her
had, through Ins private Secretary, siiuhl a linini-!
nation lor a second term, from the Legislature of;
1'eniM.ylvHiiia f We kmw, however, thai tlie luck ''
look cxcelleiitlv well, mid tlmt ninny voted for hnn I
expressly ts'cause ho Was to serve but one term.
No. 4. lie promised rtform his partisans told
IIA tlml lit i.flii-i. ttf l2.iteriiliiMTil urlirfi ulpf.tiful t,k I
the hps in corruptits, n...l prohWy, bikI Hint lli""'t'w ""J "".''atid uk?u. will have aa
.dlicers thc.nM-lves I....I the i.mu,lcnce to interlere d" h p,r i(- or ,PJ " "P."1 tT,e st"t
in 1-liviii.iui I i;-ri J,...iu.., t. -,,M ...
an end to all this, and the prent humbiiir, AyVm,
was iinmedmtelv in every Jacksonnmn's. .naaiih.
Thl ,.-u.I.r...l tl.,. ....P... ..n,i . .1.1 .i, i...
lions. V;VamV ili.isi7nk the tn.th of this
lemn humlHi.r better thnn hv referring the res.ler
to ihe IW Oi'.ee Ih..pt. ..ei .,wt tta. I.-...I
for the ni.st approved tejimrng hf rh.slcrri profli
gacy and corruption; and to the following letters
from that great apostle of reform, that accomplish
ed IVolessor of ilie. science of Humbug, Amos Ken.
dall, the one written immediately afler Jackson
came into otlne, to tlie editor -of the Baltimore Pa
triot, the other just before General Jackson' se
cond elecliou, inchsring pmposul tor sabsprtptiom
to tbe Globe s
. '- ilAaCH 24lh. 18m
" The. interest of the country demands thai the 4th
Auditor' oQiee.ahaJJ. be Ued with men of business, and
n witlr bahbl ntr pttHltciaii.' Partisaw feelinpi shall
not enUir here if 1 can keeptheni orrt. -To-other be
ten? the Who- bosiiHssMif electuwaeriiwTnieaiiiir
my clerks other rtuiiea are assigned. - Them I sfmll en
deiiVor to t ischare in Uie spirit of h'fiirm'which ha
made (ieiientl JackH Prvsideut Taiu I may be,
prond I am, that the President ha .Jfi yxFi..irjR.jj.p .pppTfC.-,
tnrrftv W aid Ijtin Jn priivmg tjiat reform is not to'appiy
merely to a clwnie.of men. Henceforth, assii'uoiislv
devoted to mftft iat doties, I'sfinTT leave my enemies
ana ass 10 uieir ireeilomol peeeh sivf the prewi, rest
ing my cluin to publ'C conrilenee 011 my acta.
" Very respectfully, your friend. Ac
- iecono Lirrrta. .
M Washwotos, April 28lh,
" Dkab Si ; l lake tlie iibcrty to encloso vou certai
prtiposals, which iH-ak Jlif tlienisclves. Tim Popple
neea rsiiy correct iiirurmation, and the propi.eI paper
gives it on tlM chtpest terms. It is intended to reach
every nucbborbofiri in tlie Union, snd it is iveu Utrlv
desirable that it shottJd be circulated lbjuaeh.all.Kva..
tucky. It wnJ renJer esseuuai seryiee in all your He
"' Wilt yoa take the imul.lejbr Uie aakcofoiif
av"'.1, cauie.itf, j;aiiJi sulMcr.pUuu i yor garter, to
mae a spr.-!y rei trrn ot Dames ami money T Tlio tune
iot acoen ai tiand.
"The President is well, and in excellent spirits. I
do not dotiU tlisl the Pwple, whom lie has to hoocslly
iu AuuuiuaoutiMjswinr---""--'
" With jfreat respect, vonrs, truly, -
"AMOS KENDALL.
tmro-TOTi 1 111 nmriu, 100, was Qliloii ine proini
n tiKTo wie two many ollicer liviiig upon the
P'.'Ul fib, futuiiug o ib. peopK lty rrhfSi be
re-luccd. This hiimbui;, also, told excellently well
at the elections. - Like the rest, too, it has boon fill-
filM. The officers have been iocreaaod jn every
dcisiriineiit of tbe Government.
- No. i fh oa.arwarpribabfy fhei Tmrwt eonspi
m tins nm 01 numnngs. ueneral Jackson
etSnlcviMi
Hay ot 8U'im ify aiw
weeeeueq 10 a ctuumr-tue I'oopla were xaspera.
ted at (lie extravagance of Mr. Adams and eenno.
eiy waa Joaflly Jemam1ed aa a national want. Jack
smo came int j power, and under hia frtori.iiis rcijrn
the exjicnsea of the government have been tmso.
mited front iAirpef) million, the maximum in Mr
Aonmsa nine, ta twenff-tmt nwfftbnjtbo - actual
t i . . . ' '
expensf? 01 last yearl
X t 7. I hm rvA vl I... .l I .
... iiuuiuiiri. 11. oraer 01 lime waa
fM glPWajaaiiioifeiBwt stf- the oavtrtent nf the
Public Debt, by aud through fh snip exertions,
wiiom, Mid Cimninp, of General Jackson. It
niaoe maniinsi luat Ueneral Jackson wm b,,m ft..
i w express purpo of rt-lrevina the People from'
thia burtheTa, that none of it had been paid till he
came into power, that IM limnrMinnnl .
,., ....... - - ip"iin.ui wiinii-vrr
was Tireviously made for ravin ii. mA k
btuwelfwM paying it off out of his oVn private
tatej. Thul w&a a glorious humbug, and told well
at the second election. It begins now, however,
to be generally nndepflood that Genera Jackson
is ihi pnyino off thia debt with hf.
tlMa-tWwfe aaratera of the linking furVJ Wir
ranged long bEl m tboagfy ra? few the Tre-1
sideocy. that ; the debt ts paid witH the ,t mo
oei ami thai Mr. AdanAaid riff ftfti.& a;il
liowJurMijjlJfouryMM.. The hun.buL' Li, '
it day. "
No. 8. Tim splendid diplomatic "c1,'tt:v "
the soccesHful iH-ffoiiutiiHui, of Gerierol j. 1
craiuttw-ittrjticii lii this'Kst rjhuuiu, ;
Covered tiini with a "blaze of glury" Hhn
time of hi luslulisction, and what wa moret,!'
purNic, caiM'd him a j(d many vote,
was Uie 'Went Iwliu arrau'gpinoiit, whifh
cd tho currying trndo Id the Lritte,t-;lt i
wu Mr. Kiv ' treaty with Krance.whichabC1
ed twenty millions ot dollar fur fet
which wti. are likoly to Ume through, a apkt
hte of diploWtic vanity mi, tit jwrf of the, j
tiutor. There were hU gome aumll timliei't
iustwl with Denmark, Braail, Nunle. Ae 1
im
avj lieeil inuiilifciilly exaggeruie(J awj -,
, Inch worn iettlod by Minister ajipuuitcd lj
w
Ailuui.
Tlu'so liumbug are now worn cml,i.,Tht ':,
pic imiveniiiHy began to find that tlw were 4,"
humbug to buy vote ; the daya'ofuaiuiteuait'
f trjtkfctn.il tliieuiiciii .uji.ar.ediouu.JrajjJ'
a cloftc, himI o gross uit tho deformity of JaJ.
isin when divested oi itM I lx rbujuiii roliea,fim
was evident some new limi.bug must be cotu,
mi: wiixkj HiMLiiiiHii ji winiiu miia OIHler llMfil
lions of nil aliined um injured I'eiile, SuiattLi'
must bn devised tu exntn ; th r passim i bimI4 J
tfie n'os-iii (if ilie i'ciiile. i tinethinir tit divert 4, j
Irum 1 lie uakcu rculitica ol Jacksoiiisui. -'
arose Hi Mill o
No. U. The Ban a Iuastku this tin bjJ
tnont iik:kj conci juiou 01 uie whole launlyikn
buoM, It is worth nil the rst. It h the
imircd of a whole litter of little 'humbug. . 7 J
liuiik im a MoiiHter, nn Arn-tocracy, a Momj.
it intcrlt'res in elcctim., brilx's printer, comi
Coiigresj, suhji'ts us to (lie swny of Foreign Ca
Lllists uiul Brittsh iiuLlciiion, nud threatens w?
L'tiliih in its irciiii'tHliriu stoii'iich lite libortioi.
whole IVo)li'! This humbug ha ituccef-JcJ d
I. ...... ..I,. ..... .. inin.ul ,..,11 .....II f ' 1
1...,. 1. J"- 11 imn nilutKttrul
Jackson in Inioiing down this (. Ininepi, audfcstut
their ului'-Mt ilcvuuit'd liLsities from its fn.
Talk of )oii (jiiix'.Mo B'id the WimlmilL li
Lti uurC-floJ the. l);u&ur llcrculo and tbe Urh
or my oJriR .aidiieuiu;.
1 uiul tinw nu'tuiiiiy iiisiiiinCiint do these achs.
t incuts apiM-ar coiniiured vitli this'comlsit of Gii,
raf J'arkMoii and tho l.nnk Minister) Happy bun,
I'ULaUII.-llCMuUtW-liWrftdlmrlVlsJT?
work to;elUi:r, and cii.il.le (jonernl Juckso to et
ceiil the latul ftal -. !io i- uiniin at the. Coostitutsa
I'lom this fruitfui.de ice Bow. a anolttcr and tLebt.
Iiu'iiihu, uaiiiely : , . .,
No. 10. The Gold humbug r the gulden i,
ivi-d ( Vih'iuI Jnclisoii bus ri'hloreiJ i. F.wn
innii's rsM lA't is to Is- lilh'd wilh Gold it it L
I ''."' "r '" montiis irom tins time, aavi tUi
i Ghihe.fyery 4
! X",ml "IW," ulbnfmtiff
o wn ""ora-.tiirouKii 1110 nneraie.es 01 whatitk
'!:,,u' iM 'i,f" u'' fclitterveiy auUi
i tiul mail a w no aim uaiihter will Irattl vpOHgM
i'N(,H wh-i w-uld imi lien substantial citizen wlti
a eUk purse iilicd wU ytdlww boys, or wi
I Indv of sir acqtciintance would not like to be lair
stantial mini s w ile or ilaughter truvclluia 00 mid
V e insinuate naught arainnt our fair couitrjtoi
men, Mr we believe tiieiu to be the very best cuuiv
try women in the world ; latt-we have read of -th"r
Eve, and of Dunne "gotdcu Show er, ind w
say, that if our " wiva and ilanchtera resist w
tenipatimi, and do ui tMrrrJnckson en maar
s w tfl ftirever ststxl redwnied fVoin-the. imptttv
tiona w hich scribbler have been pleased to btith
ujion xhvuu.Z... .,
- Sncfr, iri brief, hai-brrii the reign anukp7oir
of ilunjbUpt under Jackson. -One huiiibor hasU-
in s: rmtgic Inntcrn each l thfowo "aalde when
has lost itsTiower J dupe" ho jH.-opIe--arMJ no
tlio w'ojlt iii.Xrn 3
tliio IfANiT" and "the Goto hnnibngs: 'They ,
hare their; tiny; Jiut Uwt day "win b jhrk'f J it
not Im ilmt the reign of Charliitanism t to he p
jstuBru"1liisroulitirjntVepi:o
fuM coripci'iusiH-M f Hi nvunVcliaDk trickytk
l$!fe'Jxx. wulck. tUov lve' Jee elsl4
forgot AilmWiT tifi-'iniest amf highest inter-
in n a
eatsTiind when they do awnkei we may thei ht
that the lesson tlicy luive boeo-taught will geew
ttmf for the -pn.'sorrsTirHi aiid prnfail'iice' iJvip'
haj.py iiwtiliitioiiii. ' "'
-.). '.-.-
iiii.-CoiTjiio.
ill thia quarter, and tjc4alJy in the Third C
ijrmsHional Uistnct, in consoquetice off prow
. .. .I..- .. : . .1 1 .. ' U
i"K" imi uie rinis (i 111c MKjMe recenliv conn
te by the Post Ofnce Department. It seen) that
during the rocc-id scsmoh of Cnngresa, many of It
ccMistitucut of Col. John (i. WtttiiKsji'h comula
W rf wJcct on- hra n-allJrgedk'i1iat1ie"'Tiewf'
lorwaroed them any puhlic documents, alth?
thev -liiid repcetediv WTitteii..ia.Jiinijuul .ttaLt
II It'
inlsjr ol I onfcrcs who did mit nav more ttco
Ttio'coiifiilfnce and sojiport of tho people. Stat"
Uionta to thia etiect reached tlm ear of Col "st
iiKmoht wlieii he expressed hioiself with the tait
surprise, and boldly alledged that he had bresf"
io.u!ar!j ive tiUhewv. ituliviikiulawho mm..
piniiMHl.and had frequently lorwarded them imp
taut public papers. o.till iw doenwients were ri
ceivod ilis constituents became more HMlignatt1""
awl a hia-retorrr rmrnrf hr-WAs fi e( jOetiTly Wisr-
re fry tnm, as they met htrtrin hirwwkS tfirwij"
the rhstrict. JUe still protested his innocence
the chnrw, atirj proved, in the most conclusive n .
ner, that th documents had ltn forwarded frwt
Washington had reached this city but had
tvppretted by 'the post office here iherjieri(l
a fditieal object a&knilW-oair&ii.
tained. ' Nay, Jiore, it turns 'out that tlie i1
dtorneanj JJ J?SJ.fiJAlLJl..
ipev,' arid rith'er to their
velope,8ealed,.anddirecte(l, have unofvned, vrrt
TBI SKALS STttt fPOT THK, BEK?l SptB l! B1"
DRtos Bt tiia post orru a DF.rK'rai..T, to Cue.
CEaa AND OTHEBS AS WASTti FarEII ! f ' ' J;
tJM . Philadelphia Cauttt-,
The Editor of a 7 brO nsrier in Oliio odcr S bet
of $100 that Ydn Buren will receive the ebctorJ.
vor-nf New York, and 100 on each of the State.
of Ohio and Pemwvlvania. and an dd 100 tlit. V-
. wllU.f kflcd FriMideuU--jrijittk jXvJillflWr
otter to take bacon, eggs, butler, wax, and luinbev
in "pay for hi, paper, swagerinjr bet dl IM!
orw timsi uringhis editorial hfel , i?rti i. til
aa OJuren fame si! fiwr.m.Wi 1 nrle stitr.
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