Twenty-five Shih'ings per Tear.
. Frim th WJbiftt federaliJK j.
1 We have not had, or"do mk expe& to
lave, fufficienf lelfiirei to attend fo particu
larly to the prefident'i meffage as the dif-
ferent fubjecls contained in it defery : we
cannot however forbear making a few re
roaiki, ariling from as curfory perufal.
It is well known to; hate beo heretofore
cuftomary fur the PixGdent, at the com
wencemeot of eery feffionof Congrefs, to,
deliver his fpcech perfunallyi This by iome
lias beeo faid to be an imitation of Britilh
pn cedent," an afti ni!aion.lto monarchy, in
oppofition to' trnerpbHcaiiifm Bat of
this we believe Q-.ty Walhinjtoa. ia,haie
v been a good a Ju Ige, as Mtv J.ffcrf,
far more of a republican. Ther'PrtfidentV
negleft of a peifonal j addnffs appears rather',
than thciwife an innovation intended to
- catch fome chiJdiih (lpplaofe. What weie
thole cireupaflanffes" 'that rendered his
pretence m the uapuai " inconvenient s .
Theddrefs is concluded by again uling
the unmeaning Frtaoch txprtflion of - ac
cept the homage af my high refpea and
confideration." . Itwerear beuer acred,
If top-y to' fi-. io.jyk'' im to-sge f
refpea and condeiitisii.
The firft glance 1 1 the Meffage difcovers
the Prefident'i anxii ty tofeiee popularity.
The whole performance befpeaks this: the
great objefl. Hcwce the oioft popular
lirings ate touched t o gain ths approbation
.nitrate who touches the purfe, touches wr
feelings and excite tne naren or me pto
p!c, however otgentthe rteceEUy s hence
eh veneral diflike harbored aeainll thtfe
1 vtbo levy taxes, 'arid hence. the univeifal po
i- .t . ...I - J- ..j . ..r
pularuy ot tnoie wuo cnucauur,iu muis
a ceflaion of laxos. The Prefident's con
',, fcioufnefs of this il.adily explains the rcafon
f hi. mettle btinu directed alvft wholly
to the recommendation of alterations of our
fewa relative to i he - intei nal revenue, and
"to thr prctende&ly uHneceUary estftencesefr
m . I , I 1 'VI 1
that part ot the judiciary lately wauiiinea,
and permanently if xed according to ike con-
UltUtlOO. '.
Ftemifing thtffe' things, we tee the po
r.m t .W PmAAmiF , in direelinff the at
unrlnu 7hff IcpI fat u re to the internal re.
venHe. end to ttroingly urging tts total oe
f rafli'oo 1 a meafijre that may catch popu
lat attention for : roomen t-Jbat ihich may.
nrnw eiceflivcly i niuriou. The Prefideut
fays that, withoiut this internal revenue,
the remaining fofurces of revenue will bi
sfufficicnt to defray the expences of govern
ment, pay the iutetcft of our publiq debts,
(cc. We are informed that two heavy in
flalments of tKe,13ufch debt become due in
the years l8oz and 1803, amaunting to
early two millions of dollars each year".
However the xep ort of the Secretary of ti e
Trcafury, giving the amount of our inter
nal and other revi nuc, will better enable us
in nf tlie ei'DettfettcT'dr itfl SBgdimr"
of dellroying the internal' revenue. Yet it
nought not to be tt ;rgot(en that this revenue
irifes not fro'ni tl ie purfes of the poor, as
fuggefted by Mtf. Jcffeifon, bat from the
. vicb i it otight not tq be-forgottertthat e
en if eur loreigli debts, or the fupport of
goepnmntt did hiot rtquie its corjUnyance
there arc very m any .uicful, important vand
:, 7. ... p' .
neceuary niooea 01 cjjvuuig ;v ytv
How dirTetcntiy 4ocs Mr. JtfFerfon rcafoft
in his Nodes orj Virginia. In how maay
ways, for "public utility , does he fay money
can and (inghttobe expended j aad how
eafily, do ts he ;aTert, cao fums much lai
a.. l, amount nf niir inFerfial revenue.
be Tailed for fucb'..parpoesf. without the na
tion's tceliog lofs or futtainfng an injury.
He AlA ti&t then rlcafon like a man areedv
of an ulu'i'ory asd (hort lived popuiarity, at
the expeuce of a. conftitution,' or the de-
Jl A? - f MMAMMmrtf T r rtllrrKt Tint
10 0B lOTJ'UHCU mwwuf ' vy.. " -
our Span lib "eiuhbours, or otherwife. this
revenue may bewanted ; nor how difficTult
" it will be to commence it again, ,
The revenue arifing from the poftage of
aewfpapeVs is iiifignificant t the trouble im
menfe. We pi inteti will certainly have no
objeftion to ita being ftopt. ' ;,
The Prefid nt has one laughaLle argu-
ment in favdr of deftrpying the tevenue j
he fpcaksiof whra ' which might n,Jt per
hapihappea biit from the teenptatlcos offer
ed by that tretifurc." . This is like advifing
i man not to attempt becoming rich, lelt
fucli tidies niight be a temptatio to law-
fuits. . ' : - - . . - .
4 ne oDieivauonn i
live to Ttipoli eorrea, but nccdlefsly
Ite obfet vations of the Prelident rela
t U E SD AT,
oiroii m ftantTa'. ti ii certainly twdieot
ibtt our armed (TeIs (houU bavp liberty
not only to rtM but to capture, and act 00
thefliW-The Piefident ,fayi that we
leek peace, " trom conjtmtmt yr w
direft the tnerriet of our nation to tbt mul-
. . -V - ; it 'ah .:it
tipitcatmw the human race. nu wh
grateful to Mr. JefFerfon for reminding u
of our natural ptopenfities. We' wiflt
.. .. . . .. - 1 - a .
would adhere to this mutttpiymg odjcci i
honejt and lawful way.
The Prefidcnt condemns in aa indirefit
yet mod fevere and unjuft rnanner, the ad-
miniftrattooB'or WalhHigton ana icama.
He fneakei of ' affeocies created by Exe.-'
cutive Auihority,'?." ufelefs things" " ge-
neral tendency to mulypiy owcesanti pe-
pendencies, and to.mcreaie expence 10
the ultimate term of burden which the
elflren can bear." Whofe general ten
dency" is here audacioufly ment ? tiow vl
fully yet foolithly cautiomis Mr. Jeffeifon
in many I hu declarations, wncrc toe 10.
tal dertruftioaof iuftice urges a meaner am.
bieuous cxpreffion. This low cunning of
exorffiion oiarhs, oNate, an tne ricuocoi b
commuoicatiotn. tmneaccciwis m"
neeilfd foch. ...? ?
. The P.f.dent. tells the tegifitnre not to
fer arate till thev have done for ttwnulitia
even thing that could be done, wert a enc-
my at r door. now mucu
nf.ntiw reml .r regiments, pro-
ar-i,t reli, and dlfciDUned, .WOUld DC
f V T ,
tnwcompaesi wun -ure vi'"r rirr
o . . . . e it:". TrM.ti
4 Tli inrtiViarir fvftem of the United
S fates, and efpecially that portion of it re
cently ereaa, will oMrfe prefent ufelf
to the contemplation of Congrefs.' How
will the judiciary prefent itfelf,. efeeurfer
We are however happy to be informed that
iWUrlrin and molt deftruclive attack on
the ConftTtution is properly 'appreciated bf
the democratic members of the hoyjle ma
ny of whom, it is faid, have declared their
Wwffliftgnefr to gtrtorJucb-lengths with
.l- j n..- i r. TCaoatteniDt
mould be made to- interfere here, farewell ;
to our government: the time will nave
- nken tKnfe innovations are iwAt
l.V..v '..-. - . ..
.1 l Y-i xzr.n,; nrnniticallv Fore
told would precede the total aefcruaiofl ot-
the govern meat.. 1 L:' ....
The Prcfident fpeaks very well on the
fuhjea of Juries-Jurie8 by lot arc fuppoL
ed to be the moft impartial: and" ptopbt
bly fome law, will be paffed to eftablifti thi?
molt eligible mode. :
As a literary performance, we can truly
fay it is the kail incorrea f his writings.
He has wifely " corrcaed the procedure"
with regard to rheioric. . He does not me
tumorphoize metaphors and disfigure fi
gures, wiib fuch raflineis and crueltyjs
heretofore. He does indeed in one inftancc
introduce a fiRt're, and,, as ufua, mikes
bungling woik of it. He fpcaka of Agri
r-til' nre STinutaaures. Commerce and Na
vigation, thefe four pillart of our profperity,
then moll thriving ,ecc. as wen mignt a
man talk of a fieurilb'mg pair of Anditont,
' To ANDRF.IV STERRETT,
Lieutenant and commander 9 th I. Stalet
' .. si . r? ......... . r
W A SMI N G T o s , Dsc. I, ltai
Sill. " : . ,.. .
"'TheHecretary of the navy, the regular
organ tor-ine preitnt comruumtuiiou, juc
lng abfent fiom the feat of government,
for caufes which may detain hitn for fome
tlme.M do mvfell the oleafure witbout.fuf-
ther defay, of expreffing to you On behalf
or vour country, 111c muu wiwumwu m
fnire A bv vbui'condua in the late enearrc
ment with the 1 riDOlitan cruuer capturea
b ou. Too lonff. for the. honor of nati-
ons, have thofe Barbarians been fuffered to
trample on the facred faith of treaties, on
the tiffhti and Ia,ws of human nature. You
have ihewn to your countrymen that the
enemy cannot meet bravery ana ikm unuea
Th nrnvincf fo them that our oaft condefcen
fions were from a love of peace, not a dread
ot them, you .have aeiervea wen or you
rnnnlrv. and have merited the hish efteem
" " w - v
and conGderation of which 1 have now the
pleafure of alluring you.
Tui JEFFERSON.
: V ft
Baltimore, t)eL 3, l8ot
Six,
-I'do royielf the honor to acknowledge
the'receipt of your excellency's letter of the
firft inltaot. . ' ...
' It has been mr crreatefl ambition to dif-
"""t- -j. v T . "
can navy, at all umei, with promptnefi 4c
lenarce mr auiy asan oiuccr or luc amci'
Decimiir 29, tSoty
fidelit f -to 4iftve-receired rajr-couflttyV-ft
your, e8eaCy's pprobaUo ofibeJate
eofcqtelS oyer a faithlefs abd Barbarian eoei
mf, cbieved by the ralor and good con
dua the ofScers and crew I had the ho
nor to command, is a reward which I efti
mate beyond my (rtcritp but of which 1
(hall cm; cherifii a grateful tccolle&ion,
pariicuuny jor me very jiaucring manner
in svhic'your excellency has been pleafed
to cooTty .
I yye the honor to be
.. frith profound refpeft
' your excellency's ' -J
obliged finaible fervant,
4P) ANDREW STERRETT.
LUpl&ant and. commander of the & Slatet
fchetner Interprixe.' , ' - ' r,
C O NO RES S.
f,,v, f
MUSE Or RETRESntTATirESt '-
M,ofl(Iayt Dtccmbtr 1 4. ,
MrA tlicholfon, called up the reWution
eonceriing Timothy Pickering, Efq. Mr.
Nicholjoo, on further tohhderation ot the
lubjewas convinced that the refolutioo
ought ftot. to refer to Mr. Pickering alont,
he wut4( therefore offer naovhec rcfolution,
that tWrnroittee be appointed, to enquire
whetlWthe monies drawn trom tne treaiu
ry h3f been faithfully applied ind account-'
ed fol by law-appropriated, and to en
quire Tl'ol rulCf wr icgumuuiie aic
nceeffarT.:.'"7."7:"-;':' ' . "
Mn. Bayard. He thought the lefoluti-
on exptefled in too general language, and
tny p!v4?,an. almoft endlefs inveftigation i
He wfflied to know if the gentleman meant
ailiesaminarioji of all the monies & appro
priations, or of the fecretaries of Rate alone",
aid the iecretaries of ftate only, he wifltf
Id" to; iujow whether the rcommutec p s opcf
ed wfre to go back to the commencement
Ot tHej leoerai government.
-7 l4rV-B.r faid- he- did. not -doubt,, nay he
koewit that money had been .appropriated
to afe not at the tlme'of the appropriation,
albv7td by Uw,vthat .the public fervice re
qairtc it, jbut Congrtft afterwards julified
Jilc?VPndua.. ......
Vbhf bayard declartd that tK evntlemsa
(Mr. Nicholfon) had done honer to kimfelf
as well as to lvir. ricKcring,,. Dy. m can
did declaration. of .Jbia beliet'lhat Mr. Pick
ering had ever conduflcd" with the ftiiaeft
bonefty and integrity as a public officer ;
he conlidered juch a declaration from fuch
a centleman. as fufficie'nt to fatisfy every
mind on the fubjeft ; fufficient to filence
all lhe"vile flandci1s and bafe falfehoods that
had been circulated.
Mr. Nicholfon. He faid he had made the
refolutioo general, in order to comprehend
a!fj the war and navy department', as well
as the department of ftate ; though bis firit
refolutioo was intended only for Mt. .'Pick-
eringyy-arthe departntent of ftate wastrrote
eafyof inveftigatioa than the othets ; he
however now. wnnea tne reioiution to ex.
tend to all. ' . ; ' .' . j
Mr. Giles, lie had always been in fa-
vor of making fuch enquiries ; he was the
6r(t who advanced the propriety ot fuch en
quirieson the part of ' the . houfe, tho' his
fotmer propofitious on that head had been
treated .with difrefpeftiL; Difburfme.hu o
pablic money always excited, the fenfibility
of the people, they were ever anxious to
know to what ules their money was put.
He was much pleafed with the rcfolution,
at it would go to all the former fecretaries
jccTand as it would filence all calumnies
from all quartertc.Hehad no diipofitioa1
to lulpca a want of integrity 1 but he be
lieved that in fome or all departments', prac
tices had beep- introduced that were ex
tremely incorrect, and might be injurious;
lie wilhed that all the doors of information
night, be opened, that all might obtain
fcoowtedge on "thefefubjeaa.He"did hot
know why this bad not been done before
it is certainty high kiase it was done: not
from any .regard to individuals, but from
the obligations each member was under to
bii.conaituems, and all to the public, they
were bound . to make thefe enquiries : he
(hould therefore give his hearty approbation
to the; refolution extending to all. He
conceived, that all the modes of tranfaAiag
bufinefs, and the expenditure of all money
ought to pafs in review before that houfe j
and that he fhould himfelf bring forward a
refolittion in a Ihort time to this effect, mak
ing a Handing law for thispurpofe.
Doaor Mitchel. He was' pleafed with
the . refolution. It wai the duty of the
houfe to" filence7 thefe calumnies j or it Hi-
Vol; V1V Num. 9
cere had conduced amifa. it nntrkt t U
Jtnbwn,:though be.was far from fufpecting
any corruption' Jf nothing wcie loft or ,
mifpent, itill he wilhedio know the fituatt
on and mode of puhfic"accoonti, It was -alfo
neceffary to enable the comptroller to '
fettle his account!, as he was fometimea
Obliged to hefitate, fon the Want of vouch- '
era. The objeft of the refolution h fho't
twofold j to make enquiries, and jo make
rulei for correcting irregularities. ' 1
Mr. Bacon followed Dofior Mitchel,
with fimilar arguments. '.
Mr. Bayard.' He congratulated the gen- '
tlemen or the appearance of fianimity in '
vuii enquiry, i ne gentleman (M.. Giles)
was mvliaken in what he laid of his attempt, '
formerly to make thefe enquiries 1 he re.
mesnbered io iuftarice of that gentleman'
bringing forward any refolutioo, of that '
kind, that was. difrefpeafully treated in
vbia boue; for hia part he never did nor'
ever Ihould "ojppofe - luch : fcc confidered '
fuch enquiries as.Wweting valuable prnpof-'
es, both as giving information to the peo.
pie, and operating at a check on public of
ficers. He. Ihould have no ohjeaion to Mr. '
Gile's intended refolution, but h btlievod ;
it would be more difficult than tb.r
tleman imagined to form regulations that '
would in all-ioftaqces apply 1 it had been, '
and ever would be the cafe, that fometimea
more money would be wanted than was ap-
propriated by law, and fometime's not fo
much Confidering our vaft extent of
country, and the multiijlicifT nH
tainty of public hufinefs. the re COIllr! Ke nn
remedy for this in many inftancea. TU
was fometjmes a redundancy or deficiency,"
tne reaunaency nad lometimes been takea
to fupply a deficiency elfewhcre : and fnch
will often be the cafe or public buGnefs muft
luncr ana it woui certainly be injurious,
to apply icftriaiona in all. inftancea. He
would mention one inftance. The Cora
miffianers of this City had expended all the
money appropriate to cpmpleating the
buildinps and preparinz for the receDtinn nf
Congrefs. What was v be done I la the
office of the Secretary of State there waa
an excels ot approprtatronw . The Secieta.
ry conceived himfelf juttifiable, in convert
th)U.f ccfs 1 the fupply of the defici
ency and ihuT" prevent an injury to the' '
"public.- " ' '- r . rf ' ' ;
It might alfo have been aflccd what ape'.
propriationa were made for 'the removal of
the public offices from Philadelphia to
Trenton, during the time of the fever ?J
Mr. B. obferved, that frcm fourcea on
a 1 . iii ...
wnicn lie couia aepena tie was enabled to..:
atTure the houfe that the accounts of Mr.
Picke ing were fettled, except fome fraall
fums for which the vouchers could not at
prefent be' obtained, though it wag well
known that the money was appropriated aa '
direded by law s nor did Mr. Pickering .
owe the public one farthing. But the re
folution comprehends too much. He with
ed it only to extend to the heads of De
partments. Mr. Giles. He was gratified with the
calmnefs and temper with which "this Tefibii
had commenced 1 he hoped it would con
tinue to diilinguilb alt their deliberations.'
He rofc principally to fay that the gentle
man (Bayard) waa incorrect in bisftatement
relative to his (Mr. . Gile's) pot having in -troduced
a refolution formerly to make len- "
quiiies int o the ftate of the public offices : -but
this was before Mr. Beyard was x
member of the houfe, - . - -- - - --
. Mr. Giles faid, he did not doubt but t(
was fometimea juftifiable to appropriate mo
ney to ufes not authorifed by law ) yet of
ficers thus appropriating ought ever to call
on the next Congrefs to decide the neceffity
nr nrnnriprv nf furh sn'nrnnnifinni. .TJi
I S -fr.' W . i.T,-.-:
refolution' docs not go to define fufficient
ly the duties of the committee as it now -uandi,
the committee, srill . be obliged to
go Pact iweivc years-. at, ougni 10 umic .
the duties of, the committee and fpecify to
what they Ihould attend,'
: On motion, carried, and a committee o -feven
appointed.
A communication was received from the
Secretary of the Treafury," conuining
lift of appropriation! neceffary for the yean ;
1 8oa, and fundry other documents. - '
The houfe thea rcfolved itfelf into a com-, .
mittee of the whole on the ftate of the unL
00, Mi Morris 11a the chairi
Mr, Smitn introduced refolution,1 the'
Eurpott of which was the repeal all lawa
ying difcriminating duties on tonnage and
. Mr: Dennia thourbt the hoafe not rine'
for a difcuffioa at prefent, , . -