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R A ME I G H DMTl SiR. Tol. IV y '';' K , y . J - !.g.-tjM4i..'- TUESDA Y, Frc?.u ARY 25, 1800. Numb. ioa "CD H G R F. S 5 . JJovts of Jltpzf.tENrJTirss, January Qi Red u tlono' theS f 'aHdifigl&TiTiyr '' M R.HILL, Not v I tint a nd i 1 . the 'invifcible era- j their .right, wllo'e icfccrcci Unequal to tlictr pro- Jti..on.i. . ;, i 'But, Sir, it!s kid that the nrgociation may fail 5 nay, ic would (Vein that 0enlerW&rCi!cu!aie it will fail; TT'A . I I r - t . . ,?),.,- r . . -and therefore i,t is, iy i iicy, .w. bring -the. ..ro jyolifrmr forward nowy aware that w now have, to encounter leis , Jbarriffliwent . .which always oppress1 me "when .': rife JO j .Acuities than if w e yait Jth,j?.:i of the.:.i.jegot u;t ion . la - " '. kit'1,, r a 1 a ! OT . .....At-.. ..... f.ii V.i - iiaK!i --rafldfeW IMS ilOmet-mvtWitilllafraint lVY-Cttlaiee lO I uuwf-wtmiiinnmcrmmnmnTtv".- i Adi: W .W-t V m hlUJjMj116 3 ? c yjJX membei ofm ft houfe f.vor.ibi.- ?'' .'-.a' eo on tomaj liuTv ."'.'. i f.fci .rJf"rr..-t!.4 a nh imehts. !han this (Wbr-jiinn. !it niii if r fvtrv I I hooe Sir the ouefi :...".4ferfationi on the.' fiibidtt tt. hvulwr tyident that my df- i mind on the pjf pity of maKg a firmjlrmil i frei evevy difpo r 'fl'te tb.nreftTDee'W dtfcifion doe not aitr no-w the ' ,llie'itlriit tlimnt r - v f in ihcr.ffrljngs and. vrifi : arf pffcl i g t h psffi b!e. S car celyr i rr !ii araant If e Idpfcd lince this iiuufe, without a divifion,-anuonncei to tl.e American f tople, to the world at large, that it i the di&ate of uil'dom, of duty, to prtfervc in the -fyf hrm 6 f -drfenctV adopted b y-1 h e ceu n cf It txf-ur-eo u try. The fentiment ii emphatically exprcfiVd io the addrefs: (if this houfe to the ; PieildcDt. And we arc ce ar 1 1 uro jd on that ly Rem, to in worthy mti fr4;i' ihc minority into, a mca lure without a lull difeitiTi M of it rr'.rits ; and that .the f d 1 1 t e ii t wh i c 1 rj a v e ?. ft a t e d tn'i , ao d .will d $. ,4 termine. my vote on the pr.fcnt oceafmn, aie ftifh as It is fuitber 1aed lht thff. Brmy cani;otJ'" nf ful, thcco:uitiy which I buct becMt-invvorrnm length of thistbrte, it cannot-he urcful, on ?cc-iik of tnv.- xr.-.vxky of it f apprck"cn!j:vciy tiule ion will be taken, this day. rition to accommodate gentletnea us but 1 hold the intcrtfti oi the coiiiiti y which I fiticerely believe to be involved in as too exjxnfive a faenfice forcibly in preliti, n-iih ije..propiirty and ne'eeihty nave been !o ably alunedti asieftions' i eoiiviitcive c( fweh ilifpDiitiQu a)l the .. icfi.ltiiionv ' - .ly refuted by..-, two jentleraen 'Jrvwn Vii'.iiia,-,;ihat it I connoer tne.qnenin o:--yii iraportance in .various i wwm.m ui. i.u wutwi umc w .mii c- rn ic u.iwcvi poieti of -view, V-Ieilitr v. resrds our refprciabiluy abro' ou? t;. UrcUa- ad fafety M hun.r. The p" pofition3 appear to ne to be fraught wi;h mifchicf, cal culated to iuvolve the coijiioils ol unr country in the contempt of othr ni-tions to n.ake them difieputable jn thecoiifidertifjf of our -owrr -citizenn; VhHc,-liry 1 tbui freely -dt'EUre my l'cntiments of the mesfure 1 wtptvfrnt be uu.dt;alu.ud.-.tu.iiitendtliat an impioptfr ' H--wfrTch--rreil,'wiuieurod fa lhgle natUm, uiiai.ded-iir motive4' ia to' beafcribed'to.' the"2entlem'c'n who advoca- Uies tavtyiw 'Ijjj.gidjIijljgJlJL" vanor.t rmiong at the i: t v. it a j;:?c ha combi- tationot powers to veliit iiin itk'tt viacmoirt ulenuh i has i made iip liis rviind infmberiraTid fnr:itheT reah'iVbtiih-ili'eft-- y6'iit"ois';V wTuhout. ttic'prob'iiity relinoitifhing the point on . which a retts -f to,, a further poftponemot can only v beto Mturd an opportunity foi a dilplay of oratory. If t tiii lriiri have ;"n7iideTip7ihcifihihdi7d-rtf it i im j I will cu!yohfifTvr,tHipoiii Clitic"! tnore reoiote have . p Jitant ihif "a prowipt decilion fhiuld be had, it wilt ! bernfuaained-in the- .French 'councils ahd have' pro"-; be. better "to take the vote now and 'have the fpeechet ved practicable in tht'i-extcut.h calculation. found- afterward they U 6ub. efs will prove entertaining and ed on the event s-o" ;-,.i.iti .vm':s, asc not adrnifTib!e .as I inliiut'tive efT.iys and this cwurfe will be conflicted correct idiriiiioni of vr? at niv occi..- in the piefent i -let exceptionable at ic has been exemplified with no . : . . .' ' .. - ' i- ii .-. i i . r l i war. iJeverviu fBObt-; tr- t 4-ueet ty an ancitnt oratonn x-eteorityrri auuae this has been, exiited ppr!;tp the prefent are the onlj tliar the fime obireVnf coniemolauon willrouear dii fsrently to different per fans', and cvc.i . undei' various views' -will afi'umc various apptaranccs to the fame miim - to this I am difpjfed to afenbe th? waiit'of uuaiiin ty now experienced". ": . To mf, fir, after be(lowing the mod "unremitting "ind dyTn?mioTi-'m both fides, it appears nnrquivocally, t'ut the, meai-urc ;"f adopted, would prodqf -the ru.!l fatl efftdts; tbl, ithevfry proportion canaot but cieue-tfte molt perui - r. cioflS influence on, otirperrdh-g-tjcgort tori witlr Fvy.nce. !ifpfed oi'jt l bc'ie-ve a ir.ijarity of this luiufe Clique i- , tionably -di Cap prove" it ; and ihc only vty. to prcvonv the"perw'cous influence drcaaed, is to let the.drlappi o ballon of the Uoufe. aecauipui.tii.e a.':ewunt of the ; r -. . litiof). 1 wouhi have the lire buezr: which vwita a crohf tlre oceatt the paraiyziog mttlhgnc'e of the pro pofttion, couveyt'o our ;e:'0';ioT"ftn.ioii'ei-s'nie"i"tarawTijj' iiiformation of its decifiv'e rejection, ; ,Eutr Sir; it ia faid that this ill effect cannot' be pn) duced, . beeaufe tins aiimy forms tigit a part-o'f'.that fyf-' tern of defence O'ccaTimed by French sggre faons i he eontraiv'oi this ii fo viutut, th.:t it would be an in fult on the underl'tanduig of this, houfc.to attempt to prove it. j f, .h(vvcvc,a doubt exi.ts, a reference fo th'criaw authoi:2 the cnllunu'r! v t the terms of 1, .' 1 , 1 ., . W y-rvi I I ik. VnUHnitllL, Wllieil H.'IIU 111V. l.U'ilfV.1, Utl.KH 11 IMU fcW ly as the Fiem h nation has ' ve. Ate we to fatisfy onrfelvei wiili tire bejief that the Frencli will A-t invac'e us and become unprepared to defend our'ilvea ? While in ft nil war witMhat po v er ? inot this iivitiog :"i.vffion t but admit that the French have of annoyfn ti? ? ofditlufbing the peace, and intiod.ncmg war ifuo ovr coutfy I, . While w p.ie coniideriig .jfhetbes hjhloiiA'itvttional po wer-t o- ad cpt n v-;i fure 1 ' invalix js, or is not .vxpcdic.it tc b: rxou'a. U'1 '$q&-') e iimti y has a vulnerable fide,' other'than that cxpofed to ii:v.ti:c:! a point, iir, that will not efcpe lioflile notice, a point, Sir, which the iSouthcru otatcs have n,i?liio .dl-U'lii'd . vhci e, it war in our country ii To liapjieii it will piobably cofunericei-" "f . : A's. io tiic cxpetice'to . be incurred -by wniutaining Urtr aFrriy-nrofrolVd-to- l)f-'d HcWgeoV . it Is adoutKd-it to Cicero, and his Oration in defence,' but not hear until after tire-trial of h:frien,4MilolttrtTnc"it,"w-ai-ofuo mai.ner of fervice to his ftiend -but it was uever- th clefs a very fi ne fpee t h, and con t rjbnjediiot a little to enereak the tame oHus eloquence." ' ; . 1 hope, thereforcy ,bir, that this courfe may b ta ken rattttr than the decifion fliould be longer delayed. .'iiiowle'irt-d, t( I i i A ''r . . T fi 1 1 p m ( I i-. Hunt r iu :w I. m i be an object, if the n illn n to France Ini.c et'ds -it that event it if vciy quvllion..lile whetl) siy faving at ;!)' oy ih!)i p oiKilJy the pav which to.b.cdowH).ii the difcha.r.g.'i, you'd be fully V(pul to Us fupport -during the whole period of its tnhltuient. . Much h.V been faid on the fubjcvH of cconony ; trn. iy1jir, it.Ti an impovtatu-cnijiidewuion, ami ougn t'at: I I- I 1 ! . T n II V 1 vernmeot ana t lie ioio;u- .win. eueaiuuiy concmue u' "If Their; - Sir, tin's army is pa it TFa ty ilen of defi-ncrr : adopted in onfecpie'nee of French ajfrcffioMs before we. ri imr t ii: armv novV. a mou may be eoufideied as proper iVtiy to hr preient in our t oii'-.eii-: nut,; oir, econo my cohliils in-.a due-appliea'don of the wealth and re 'fources of thj Vonntiy ; to. promote nieaures calcula ted to pro-;4 'ire the peace,' . lVfciy 'a-rid bappinefs of the itiens, to infurc the p; ofperity and welfare" of the rcsiuffeved4 to - cxwe4lre Republic ri!iii kin.d-of (induiyis-as-diftant-irorrv pfefej!tlflat.ffciirs Wtivcey the two cptintj ie's. : Wil ibe paltry confideratioiis of an impolitic - parfimony as ' ""it hcallpd-re l that -this is materially rfiflere'nt'Tfonuha't" I: it"i5Tc'mc'te from the walle of an inconfiderate prodi- l therefore conTTd e r wtiaThns Deenurgeci on n A I Cm rt A iu. o iif't'oltic iifrffTare to Itnnur vvlr. i lv. kj k - - : - - - - - j - ther )Luefc agrcbiouk li tve ceah u ; . whtUier the mju- exifling wtieu tins annya-as (Vfgui'oTTllTTiTITbe'con-. j gTTiy eluded -itwill tr.ci a ate r aia:n"3 o?-ttt4' rav ii o t , fit that .c aie, not in a il .itW aclual. war ? Sir, it that fubjeft as of no' moment intlve prcfent queftion ; ifoti'be'u! e'.ot'uerw'ile. Why then, Sir, I'.? lie, are ye'o-j 'reflecting. populace, than convince the niinds of a de- rbcrame afletrfbf yV i tba-wen-a-ifetged-t-H-a t trie ex iU nee' of this iirmv occafmns .tinp'eafaiit fenfatioris ii VaT.nnt hWve anv u;nibi etl.'ct on the F rcncu cou neiTs. "Vhilc uiiduces"a heavN .x pence oh the Ameiicari peo: ! tile minds of the citize.is At large, that the found oi P that : - - ' ' . . .- . . . ... . r i Sir, it had been ck mly and concbi (i vHypfcTffed "'"t he-dr irn-and-t lie-, g.uiier pi arms among lucir p.eacciui tlurn. oir, donbtlcls it excites fi run tlm pnnnirif! nil : . - " " ." - -"t't-o tx i . .j- -,.-. .'i j -i - .1 ;r. J furred by this uovernipert, 'was a Urong rncl nulubita ' the liibjctt tut wiv:J tola tnuc mis army n, l.aneu 19, ' Me evidence to the (iOvei iintent -of France, that we ihould pieftr war, -with til m calamities, to.fubmifii- : ouv and'lofa of our -indc ;pwiidwit:'fc -th,aAtytv-woulU'. ex- : Vc n d or I a it (Jo L f Tnrkfe tVc e 9 f.'ouj- tig h tsr but; no 1 1 of mta 1 hellow a finale ei ut tor tribute the chat.e fuies evitlcos'thc elnngc of feiitimeot in the- French councils, and tuii was confequent to the -adopt io-n ...of t his Ijltenr a t;egocition is in vited by -.thole, who, but a, little while1 before, . rej iCied-it h fcorn and cou 5igj)t,ajike overture; If now.in ihe very co.nnience-; liient of - ttatlgotraTi ture, if an abanlonment, is the deltru'ctiou of that (y f- -TctiT-r what mult be thcfatal etrtilequence f . binr(if can ; not beany tiling KPi 'than n-oilrat ion of cur WKtioilal ' 4 honor, jiii'y and interelH;-at the feet of .French mer cy and all w'e culd hayt to eK'peft woixld.be what the ! AH . ,o r.t' ni , fi br in ifs tpnrlafM nagn.aiiimity-of the'greltLnaf.loh niiglit, iujis tenderj be ready. to -pr:'t the lights, and fiippoit the honor or rheir country, wlich has been and Hill is injured and iniuUtd by a foicign power, they are fatisticd. 'But vjLw?nldLb on the iiiinds Vbihefe very citizens they find .the ar my dt (banded )tv. enquire wljat reparations Jias, ont; government reo4iveJ for the injuries, what fatisfaSii n for the inf6!ts4tieaped on our country ? Noiic why is the army then difbanded, and afier the expence pf.organistion for the defence of our country, we are nrow Irft witkoutHhe prapoia can thtfe quertions.be anfwered without involving our Ijovernnrent in the difrepute of its citizens f? No, S,ir, it mnft Fbrcibly attach to it in; every, "mind. It hf, been! urged t.liat the yifdom and prudence of this houfe are involved in the prefent queftion. I fin cerelv coincide in this fentiraent. Fwill. go further.- The dignity, Sir, of this houfe. is involved m enter- t oth'miferatibri. thirikiTrober' to beliow on a people BALTIMORE, Fcl rnary 8. uoured w with ---thcblhivinr-xtrafis'foi-fubiiiatit and authorlp us io fay ihty bav.- tngatd perfons io carry -. round and dijpofe of th)s beneficent prudvilien on Monday - ti.ytt It it tmryiltn:ctpamybliiof-yifagtSi- . uftem9 Yo the truJe is f governors, or by wbatfoevtr other "tiam'e they may be d-iignated) of the aedmyr in the town of 'A'lrxirdu'a, 1 giveau'd bequeath; in triifl; four thoufand dolhus,' or, in other woids, ' twenr ty of liic fhaies wiiieli f hold iu-'ihe bank of Alcxao rcTriapl Tw iuuV'tlfe" oV:vpHt of a -free fchool, ellabhihed : at, and annevd to, die faid academy, for the pi;rpofe. of educating Inch 01 pban children, or the children of ineh other poor ?n:i indrgent perfons as are unable to , accompb-fii it v.itli ioeir own means ; and who, in the jti(Iguient of -the tvultees of t!ie faid feminary, arc beft ciilnled to the benefit of thivdouation." . " Item. I' h rtos bv a law of commonwealth ofVir g;ni., enadted ,in,thc yar 178c, the legiflature thrcof v?s ple.ifed (as an evidence -of its approbation of the Lt vices l had rendered the public d tiring the revolution, d paTtlyFbelicve in co nficieration of my having fug gcttcd tl-c vatt advantages which the community would derive from the extenliun of its inland navigation un der legiflativc patronage-) to piefent me' with one hun dred iharea of one hundred dollars each, in the incorpo rated company ellablilhed for the pifrpofe of extending the navigation of James River, fi om tide water to the rnountaius ; -and alftr with fifty fliaxesjof one hundred pounds fterling cach, in the corporation of another com- : penine the navigation of the River Potomac from tide .vvaicra'o: FQrL.Cunil althouah the offer-was' highly honorable and grateful to -ry feelrBgv-foftfifttvith; a pineiple which I had adopted, ahd had never departed trom ISIamely iiot to ficejvfc pecuniary compenfation far any fer vices I could tender my country in its afduout druggie with.Great-Britain for its rights ; ard beeaufe I had evaJwJ fimilar propofitions from el her flatei' in the union. Adding to this refufal, lioweytr, an inti mation that, if it flio'ulJ be the pleafufe of "the leg ilia -tiite to permit me to appiopriste the faid fhares q pub lie ufes I wuld receive "them on tfiofe terms with due fe n fi b i 1 i t y ;' a ndthi s it having conftntcd to. In flat ter ing terms, as will appear by a fubfequent law and fun dry rcfolutipns, in tbe molt ample and honorable man ner. 1 proceed after, this recital, for the more correcV underftanding of the cafe, to declare That as it haJ always been a fourcc'nf, e' 'mis; regret with me to fee the youth of the United States" feut to foreign coun tries fox the purpofe of education, often befete their. 'rnTndrwfere fbrmedi or theyaijRvbibcd any adequate ideas oH frequently, not only habits of diflipation andt cxtrava gance, but principles unfrlendly'tO republican govern-': ment, and to the ttuc and genuine liberties of mankiadi which, thereafter arc rarely overcome. For thefcrea- . forfsFit has been iny irdent wifh -to fee a plan dcvifcfl 1 1 1 Lon a jWcaUblfcgj 'v'".;-;''"'--;-.--;- it w.m':.1-.v11 7S" pJ
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