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1 .t- " ' " 1 i if' .r .. - if -I' v R A L E 4 G H A 15 V E It T I S E R; . ; R Ah E Xn HjPujun every TUATV&r 1 " ' .' ' '' ' .' ' r- ' - '. --f-A - -:-" .CONOR E S Si J3Jpe. went, into mnuuccof the wktde on the '. v": wived, Jsat it inexpedient . fo lo amend the ,c laTiag dutiea jMPW.4ajiholift( the office thereby eftabHlhcd j , ' J1? raP ?S MJViw parchmen t, and paper t in f!? ."-.f-eitcd Statei and io etlab. Wht the. feat ogoverWent,ne general office for jhat purpofe. ,; v-'. - r;Wbch.wa --.jgrjced to, and ordeted to be reported without amiwnt, ; . , Upon the queftion in the houfe to agree to tic re pott of the cmmittcc, Meil'rs; N5clu!aa and Hartley (poke .againft it-rand Mr.: Harper, in . favor fit-i when the quellion was put and carried Ayeri) Noes 32. . : . , ,., , .. The committee of wfys and means were, directed t bring in a bill.purfuant to fuid icfoluiioo. fice and your tinderftandiog i arid' I allure jbu JOHH RANDOLPH, )un. Chamber 'bf the reprefeHtatives or the: United ; States, 1 tth January, 5 th of independence; The Prrfdeni tf-ij United Statist- - - -1 T MESSAGE FROM TH E: PRESIDENT.; - A written Aieflagc-from the 'Prefident of the Uni- tod Staes, by the Xccvetary, Mr. Shaw, was pueferfted ?o the houfe, and ieadj in the word followitg,"to wit : Gentlemen of the Hotife f Reprefentatives, " A a the inclofcd letter, frum a member of your hpuf, received by meih the ight of Saturday; the Titlr which in my opinion, ought to be htquired into in the houfe it fejf, ; f any where, J. have t hough t proper to fubmit thewhr!e letter and its tendencies, to your con fideratlorf, . without any other comments on ita matter r ftyjte. : . .' r Bat a'W grbft lrrtprcprfety of condadl: on the part of:pefoQkbn'mmH&oDin the army or na. Jxy jf lhe Unfited tatea, ought to pafa withtut doe a--uimadvcrficm, Thave direded the fecretary of war' and fecretary of the navy, to iuVcftga the conduft com plained of, aod to report to me, without delay, fuch a ftatement of facta as will enable me to decide on the 4uifc which duty and jullkc fliall appear to prefcribe' TOKN ADAMS. - The foUowinj is the letter altiBed tb. SIR, JCnow to you only ai'Tioldin, In common with ycurfelf, the Honorable (tation f fetyant to the fame fovereign people, and difclaiming all pretentions to niake to you any application which; in flic general ef timation of men, requires the preface of apology, I mall, without the circumlocution f compliment, proceed to ftate the caufe which ifiduc this addrefs. v For words of a general nature, uttered on the floor of this houfe, and addrefled, in my official capacity, to the chairman ol the committee of the whole, and urged with a view to effect the reduction of a military eftab lifhment, I hai'e been grofsly and nubliclv infulted, by two officers of the aTmy (or havy, 1 know not which ) with evident intention to provoke me to a condafl which, in fome fort, might juftify the hoftile de(?ns 'which they manifcfl'ly entertained towards me, and from the execution, of which, i believe, they-were only deterred by the prefffnee-bf fevered ofjnyjfricnds mem bers of this houfe) who felt thewlfelves irrrpicated in art "infuhrwhich altljbuhmor e articular?yrTcied;toTBe7"' was certainly levelled to all. jgMag"ajnjedw;h unfottunate young men, wha appear to hWe made fo -jtaif c-4uidt imat e;f,,,tri1e;;i1intty-j aiaclcr-;wlio: feem to have mitlakerKbrutality for fpifit, ind-an armed. iiegrflature has beerj attacked, the tnaieftr of the twro pl, of which you are tfce principal Tepiefentativt? in f Jtcd and you p aut ktirtty otite'oMied; In iKeir nabe J demarui thai a prfvij(r'obmltteRfarate'''witW the cvit bctnade, a-whick-Willje icalctjUttjiiQr&tefheTri frorh any future attecbt to introduce the reign of Tcr-Verirto-itiuiottntrTTiifidKlfiirff Vou''ttte ' plaio "uguagcof mn't I-ginou, SirJ the beft proof thaf l ean afford of the eftimattbn in which 1 hofd your of Tlie.committce therefore fdbmitf tie following refol lution: V, : l:j : - ' s - W ..:L ' - . ...... ,;That from and arter tne - dav of , ekt.v all enliftmenti iindei' i led. an acV ; to anaiebf KeaViaV tof tbe-tf- States nd far .ptkpOTpoibi' (half be7 'fufpcWed iiBtil.the Mr; Kittera moved that the meflfage and letter ac tarnpaiiying it, be referred -to a feleft cdmtmtteeV Mr, RanJolph -hoped it would - ncc. .It was far from "hTs expectation, he iaid, when he eddreffed the lettei now before the hoOfr to". UevPrt$deVfilut -it would have been rt.adeihc fubjeft of a commiinicMion. Had he thog?t the houfe could have remedied the a bafe Complained 6f, ' lie wbuki hare entered hi com pUinttere, but he did not tonceiv'e it within their ju tiidi&icni i and he was bpofed to It as being a bad preicedgBt which" -thig-ht. 'at fome' future? pertpj, bt proftituied to piirpofes injurious to the country. The power of the commauicr in chief of the army, in his opinion, irwas falSeient W afford a rtmedyrand. to re itrain men under his corrthiaad, from giving perfanl abtife and infult. And ' he therefore difclaimed any wi(h that th5 houfe fhouJd take fcteafercs for hia pro tefon, ? The Wee of tke 4ibufe appeared to be1 ti'nabimojili rmr t he ctj m m !tmem"antl "fc'vefa t w t mBerTc x pr efled an opinion, that the President, in fubaaitting the fiib jec to the houfe, had aclted judicioiifly, it being a qucUicn on which he could not, dare flt decide. It was a conAitutional prerogative veiled in that houfe alonr, and that houfe, after having a ftatcmcnt.of fads, wr'r ik K tKi? tele iudpa.i3fjthm.. TK aC 'MjomplaiaaQt t rorpena tscTniy, ougnr not to . any weighty for if a membtr was to be infulted for any langiiage made Ofe of in debate, therc was an end to all legiflatiun, and they niijjht as v tll return to their homes at- once. ' The qneftion for commitment was put arid carried, and Mr. C. Goodrich, Mr. Macon," Mr- Kittera, Mr. Sewall, Mr. R. Wiliiamb, and Mr. Bayard wercap- po:nciu. fiit iterjrmi of Cbagrefi jinltXs Vt$&i fcreaf but ''; ; s WAPw DEPATlTMiNT, , hi ication o courage. lit was called, 1 think,; M'Kmghtrank-UDkrrown ; andrtgtnybeft recol hdion, of the Navy, Mr. Chriftier member of this Houfe, appeared ho know lum ; and that gentleman, wiclcapt. Campbell Smith who, a 1. underftood, en deavored to deter thofe rah youthi from their fcheme, and whofe coududl would. evitrce, if ipdeed there were- iriy need of proof, that the character of the wan awl the citizen is not incompatible with the profeffion of a ltiidier, can yiva an account of. the various lrtttances Wednefday January I c. Mr. Otis called up for conUd;ratitn, the report of the committee of defence ; but Mr. Macon obferving that he wiihed furtTiertimtf to confider the fubjeft, and expreffing a wiih that the unfinimed bufinefs of yeftcr- day might be proceeded nfclr. O. withdrew his nictiou. - 1 - - :- '1 ,. Mr. Smith renewed the motion fer. taking intocoo fideratiuti the followrng report of the committee of de fence s ' " T -r -- . . The committee to whom was referred fo much of the fueech of the Pre&dcnt bf the United Ststtef, as fc- . lares to sf'fyftem cf national defence, conunenfurate - r with cur refoorces, and the fituaHon of sur country, Report, in part r - That in-the Opinion of he 'Committee tio fucli mste ncllangiin Uie iTaieHeToreign relations oTtnc United States has happened as would jellify a telin- of the means or defence heretofore I Tccetied yobr UttCTiJated velterAavr arid hive tl honout tb inPdftri tbe toprjtnittee of defenciii 'that 1 'ant preparing and ;have Aearly firiilfiedi hi- tfyoh t6 the Prefident o,f the' United State, bfl rhe fubje'cl f the mtjitary ftabJrrfteflt it is eineeived wouhf improve ft . atid dhaitirhr infbr- . ax&llpia'cir'tAd':' latfrft: 4" .far a theygo that have been tranfrbittcd'to me, ithifct tb' the num ber of mtu thfat tave belfn acldally eWilted, tn the befir regimentj, ' , ' It will pe conceived "the report merit toped, is intend ea t embrace the mbft featirial objects that ; have be turredia mc-s protoifiag amchoratiori to biir mifita ry fyftcm. ,,Tbc Prefident, IVefpeafulIy pYcfuroe, wilt communicate the fame in Congrefs. ; The nurritorbfen enfidr fpecJficd, ; appearaffoto the ;la't6ft returns td the WarDepartment, in the twelve new rcgiScifa of tn fantry, will be feen Sy'tW ebclofcd ftatetocnt, which . is refpftfully fubmltted. m ' Ttc other requifitionfi will reqdtre Tame time to pre preararaiffefwrthey lion, aud an anfwei be furnifhed as foon as poffible. ' I ha the honour to be with great refped, Vcur obeditnt humble fervant, . . . JAMES M'HENRY. 1 H G. Otisv Efq. chairman of the committee of defence, oAifc h.f- -r- -r i:.-f-:.i.- vdteiy -enTtJled jor the tweht repments, directed to be raifed in .purfudnce the Q of July 1 ft, 1 7 90V qwifnment of any comtuflatWasain . . b ... ' .. . ... . n .1.. r . f mr.:-..r . Mr. Van Renffclaer. the Lieut. Governor of New York, Mr. -Nichlfon, Mr Glen, and Mr. Macon . af the Houfe-of JlcprefentativesV were likewife prefent ' at thofe ttanfaftions. Having laud the fact, it would be derogatory to your character, Sir, for melo point out the remedy, - which it is your province to provide-nor fhall I defcend from the,rcfpcl, which I owe myfelf to dtclate what are not the confidtrations which govern jny conducl -ort - this occafiwo So far as they relate to this appticaMou addreued to you in a public" capacity, thjy can only be fuppofed by you to be of a public nature, and it is enough for me to fta.te that the independence of the intertft in the prefent poflur of affairs, make it pru dent and-nectffary -4axbutinHeLpreparcdJfor-ahc-woill? event ; bat while danger dill threatens v 'bur iiountry, yejt circumllances having jdimitiimed the probability of an immfediate invafiun, tli attention of theepmmittee has been particularly directed to the ftateof the military tftabliiliment with a vkw to reconcile iarety with eco nomy; t prefervc the eftablifliment and retrench the expeefc. The annexed abfttaft and letter fromhe Secretary at War, exhibit the ftate of the twelve new 5th regt. to 1 2th April, 6th regt. to Dec. t793, 7th regt. to Nov. 8th ret. to Oft. 9th regt. tb Sept, 10th regt. to Aug. i tth regt. .to Oft. 1 2th regt. to Sept. ' 13th rjgto Nov. . 14th regt to Nov. 15th regt. to Nov; 1 6th regt. to Nov. War Departmtnti jam $5. too return .13 258- 424. 3 448 "458 287 37 "327 Hs M3 Total 3355 . AN EST Ilil ATE, , . .. ' " 6r"n:apphpfmtin'iifr 'Momes for ihe ftrvkes of - tbe year looo 1 h Secretary of the Treaftlry refpefffufiy reports to ihe Houfe bf Reprifenfaii of the tjnjted JirV "TnatWTeryiees"of the- year" one thouTand ciglt bifndred, ihe foXhvttjftoinzlM irt Itlenetttfiatertere ciilaiy. .. , ', -. ;:- ,'... ,-, , ; . For the civil lift, or the fuppbrt of the. go-- Dots. Cts. ui fliiltondiicit which were' exhibited by the parties regiment of infantty according to the. laUft relurns. s tqeie men nave rcccivcu men uwutajr im vwih and are daily improving in - difcipline j as they would be ufeful in any fudden-emergency, and the greater part of them may alfo be ufcfully employed until want ed fdr a&ual feTvice on the foitlfications of ports and harboursjit. is conceived proper to- retain Jthem, but to fufpend the recruiting fervice until the approach of danger (hall compel the government to relume it. this projtcLranibines: the ailvau tage or an imparaam reaac tiM of the national espence, with that' of having at ccfmmand a body of officers ready fofu fervice upon (hoi t notice, aud a number of difciphr.ed troops iuffi- eient for the prefent occafien. 1 v , J, -Vernne'nt including the contingent cx pehces of the feveral departments and officers, the funi ot For the cavment of annuities and' erartts. For the fupport of theniint cftabfifhments, Fori the expenfes of intcrcburfe with fo reign natiens, including a fura rcquir cd for rcimburdng1 to Confuls of the ' United States, theexpence of fupport ing claim s to ciptured property "ijtoir aid t6 drftreffed feamen id foreign cun tries, and occafionalafGftance after their arrival in the: United States, exclufive of the annual appropriation authorised by the" aft" of Mar&h 19th, 1798, For the payment of ; expences -incident to . the treaties with Great Britain, Spain, and the Mediterranean powers, -. For 'defray trig' the expences incident to V'the valuatfbh of dwelling hbafes and lahds, arid te enumeration of flaves, purfuant tcTthc aft of July jpthi 1 798, ' 95.3 33 13,300 o 1 .t-r, .iM : -- mv x itoPrfl'll'. 244,000 o .." : I,".-- ' ' )l 2 15,000 r .
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