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if: ST&T E '3IA?2&TTE ( o JED ENT ON: Printed by HODGE & WIL1TS, Printers to the Syat, by whom Sutrcrlp ?tions for this paper arc" taken in ats. per annum, rand advertifements of no mbre;length than breadth inferted forSs. fthe firft week and 4s. for every'time afterwarda; larger ones in, proportion. THE Vol. III. IVI O N D A Y, 0 c tober 13, 1788. Numb. 145. X 0 N D O N, 7 -H O USE d p L O R D 6, -Friday, -July rt." '. nrvH'E :Lorch met 3t an early hour, land the Slave Trade bill was read the thfrd time -- Vi'thotit pofitibn, ihd pafledw It was fent yto the;Commons and retnrned, and His Majef ; ty having taken his feat on the throne, was leafed to gtyt his Toyal afient, and IX pafled ; into a law. ' . ,"-' ...l;:;:'": :'" : The King was then pleafed to put a period ' 'to the feftlbn b .'throne : '- - t1" , P 11 1 1 A t) E L P H I A, September 20. JIIarrisburgt Dauphin Cbmty, State of Ptnn G K E A Jo L i to a circu- TV Vr H 'I . t . . . !' iw'Wf letter wnicn originated My lords and Gentlemen, ; j-. T" In 1 the prefeirratlvancecj feafdn of the year, and after the laborious; attendance which the: public bufinefs haSTequired bfxyou, Lt neceffary to put an end to the prefent feilion of PaiiiamentJ annotdthisjwitlidiJt expief-- iing the fatisfaction with which I have obferved -the nniformtfdlinigen the well fare of my people, which has appeared in all your proceedings. 4 ' Gentlemen 'of He HoUJe of 'Common ' The chearfulnefs arid liberality with which you have gi anted the neceflary fupplies, de mand my particular aclciiowkdgments. ft :muft-:affprd"yb - tire greateiV latisfaftion that -you have been enabled, withoot any additions to the burthens of my people, to provide for the extraoi-dinary exigencies of the ht year, in addition to the ttirrcnt aemaTias or me puo tlic ierviccand to the fum annually appropria ted to the reduction of the national debt. zMy&orfeim ; " I fee with concern the continuance of the ' war betvveen Rujia the Emperor has " alfo taken a part. But the general ft ate of Europe, and the affurarrces ; which I receive from - foreign - powers, -rflTord 1 me every reafon to expect that my fubjects will continue to enjoy the bleffings of peace. ; L " The engagements which-1 have recently stWered into with my good brother the Xing of Pvulua, and thofe with the States-General , of the United Provinces which have already , been communicated to you, are directed to this object, which liiave uniformly ' in'view, and they wi 11, I tnjft, tjeroductive of the h 9 ppr eft confequences in promoting the fecurity and welfare of 'my-dominioiiSf and in contributing ' to the general tranquility of Europe.. r- The -Lord Chartcellprerib RiytHe; 25 tlT temDer"nex then, h'oldcn. .. : : x Lady Eucah wais i healfd tolayTthis very, neat !'") t - - tV.' .. ;i I - " iy be a very happy woman, my dear AJdam, who have the felicity of pleafing the man that f leaf es the whole fiuorld" . " -Our readers may "depend on the veracity of me rouowingract : .txn inianr, granu ncpncw ot the prefent Pope, was lately, taken alarm ingly ill at Rome. The image called Bambi no (fuperftitioufly imagined to have the, power of. curing all maladies by its prefence) was brought in great proceffibnal pomp to the lick chamber T but the'child growing worieruppn 2 thexad v ice :i of4fbme ignorant enthufiafts in quackery, the Pope ordered a.pjece of hurnan ..wty cut from a corpfc before it was cblij. to be mvenUie child-tbiiuckandwhil aJinjnifterihgBheTcml jS-S land, inviting to a confer ence, fjch or the citizens of this Itiftey who. Conceive that a revilloh of the Fede- tal Syftem, lately propefed for thegeneral go vernment of the United States" is ; heceflary, a number of eentlemen frbnrthecity siizMhi-zz ueipnia, and counties 01 rniiaceipma, oucks, 'Clieftei , Lancafteiv Ctimberland, Berks," Nor thumberland, Bedford, Fayette, Wafliington, Franklin, Dauphin and Hnntington, afTentbled at this place for the faid pilrpofe, viz. Hon. George Bryan, Charles Petti t, Blair M 'Cte'na cTianTlv re b aroTBackhofuie, James HsiunapJ btjhG at d ner,-J airies -MercerV" Benjamin JBlyth, Rbbert Whitehill, John x. joraan, vviuiam oicrvti, vv imam xogersj AXAIII... DaKrUn Tnnittl'in Uirra Jk juuxiop, idiiicj iviomguiirciy, juuii-i.yt.ic, .- John Dickey, Hon. John Smiley," Albert Gallatin, James iMa'rfiiall Benjamin El liot, Richard Baird, J ames Crooks, Adam. Orth, John RodgeVs, Thomas .. Murray, Thomas M'Kee, John Kean, John A. anna, Daniel Bradlv Robert Smith. James Andeiion. -"";"r,'',-..';-:'''' Blair M Clenachan , E fq . . was unanimou fly ( elected Chairman, and John Av Hanna,'Efq." oecretary. ." :.. . --r -- After frfedi feu flion and mature deliberation had upon the fubject before them, the follow- mg reioiutions and propoiitions were adopted. ' The ratification of the new conllitution hav ing formed a new era in the American world highly interelting to all the citizens of the Uni. , I giflature of this ftate; requelting that honour- ted States, it is no leis the duty than the pn- abie. body to take the earlieft opportunity to vacge 01 every citizen 10 examine wuiiauenu- uit.c appucauon ror - inai: purpoic to the hev on the principles & probable effectsofa fyftem, Congrels. . " ; on which the happinefs or.mifery of the prefent ' The petition ptopofedjis as follows; ; ' as well as future generations fo much depend; To the ionorable the -Reprefentatives oFfche In the to'u rfe of ftich txamiiiativn many of the ; Fr.eemen of the commonwealth of Penhfvl- . j W . I 7 MM , M . . '- - .- : 'tonventidn, and frbmadeljretohartrionizewith our fellow-citizen's, we arc induced to acquiefce 'inrtheorganizationtjfthe lard Cbnftitutiorf." 7"T We are fen fible 'that a large number oPthe : citizens, toth in this and the other Hates, r who gave'UieiraiTent to itsbeing'cafried irfto ex , ecution, previous to any amendments, were ac- , i tuated more by the feat- of. the dangers that might arifefrbm delays, than by a orivictfon . 6i its being perfect s We therefore hope they , Will concur with us in purfomg every peace- ble method of obtaining a fpeedy reVifion of the cphaitu tion inthemodeherein provided ? and : when we reflect cm ithe rpreYcot crrcumftances of ' t heunion, we can entertam "no doubt that 'mo- ' tivcsfof.5ojicjHtationjan policy ahd 'prudelpce to induce every man of true federal principles to give his up port to me(ucetrc j itoLbhfyIc'ulated to K recommend the new vconftitction to the ap fMtkm-artropport. tof 'eviiy..'dals of Titi zens, but even neccflary to prevent the total de fection of fome of the "members of the union. . Strongly imprefTed with thefefentiments, we have agreed to the following refolntions : , I. Refolved, Tha it be recommended to th people of this ftate to accjuiefte iii the orgkni zation of the faid govern mentj. but al thou gh -we thus accord in its" organization, ;we by no means lofe fight TiblF the grand object f 'bhtain ing very confiderable amendments and altera- ' tions, which we . cpnfider eVTenrial to: preferye the peaceand harmony of nnion, and thofe in-' r valuable privileges for which, fo much blood and treasure have been recently expended. y- Iir Refolved; That it is neceiRary to obtain a fpeYvfttoti a ge neral convention. . - "X";vr'v: III. Refolved, That in order to effect this" defireable end, a oetition be orefeht'ed to tfiV good citizens of the ftate of Pennlylvar.ia have ifojimjth'drippre the con- . ffiturion in its prefent form, contains in it fome pri iiciriles whi ch maytjc perverted to pu rpofes tjuiriqus to theriglrtsbfrrcecitlzerisand' fome h'guities which imay probably lead to ' con- rteiitiQnsmcoDatibje vermneritr In-ordefrto remedy thefe i neon ve niences, and to avert the apprehended dangers, it has bten;thousbt-ex chejen bv thole who wi in the laid conftitution, vania, in General Aliemblv met. I The Petition and Reprtfentatihn of the Subfcrihefs, . Humbly Jhetoi' That your petitioners poiTeTs fentiments com:: pletely federal r being convinced that a confe-; dtracy of republican ftates; and nb other, caii -fecuVe'poImcaRTbertyThapiefVandTaf uirougnout a territory 10 extended as the Uni ted States of America. They are well apprized of theneceffity of "devolving extenfive. power Ihould meet together Mature;with every p man imagine that fuch moriltrous, credulity nd,olly could exith&eigteehthemry ? i The Ambaffadbrs from Spain and the Em, peror of Morocco arrived at- Conftantinpple about the middle of June with prefents the; latter, amongft other gifts'was charged with a fubfidiary lum of 63 million, tournois, for the ptirpofe of deliberating on the fubject,- neiaj nature and'eonfequently they acquiefce ana uniti.ngirMQmecomtitutiouat plan ror 00- -n ue general lyitem ot-government framed bv wining 1 ne amenumenis wnicn incy niay i heceflary. We the conferees, arTembkd for the purpofe aioreiaiii, agree in opinion : -x , : : That a federal gcfvernment ipnl jcanjpre ferve the liberties and feure the happinefs of fhfeinhabitants of acountry foextenfivejistliefe: the late Federal Cimiietitibm in full rnn EAmm however, that the fame will be rev ifeds without delay 1 for however worthyrqfcapprobation thev general principles and outlines of the faid fy. Wem may be,;,yourpetitiSnersj conceive that a.t rriendments in fome parts of the plan are efTen tial, not only, to the brefervatlon of fuch ritrln Uni ted;i S tates and ex perience having taught; an d pri vilegesasoth t to be reTtrved in the tef- ' u s that the ties of our u nibn under the articles PS&i ve ftates - and Hxi the citizins thereof, b ttt " of confederation, were Xo. weak as to depriv?; to the fair and unenbarrafted operation of the us of fome' of "the. greatell advantages we had a ! government in its varioui depaitmentS4Anff right to expect from it, we are fully convinced as provifion is made in the Conlitution itfelf for' . I r-- ' - - . . - - r- t . -i - - . .. inacaTinore emcient govemm blyrrieceffary but al though "theeWftrt propofed by the United" State's is likely to objHififousfob Trawmoitr ot tne mcpnyeniewcies .we. laboured cur to tnem ai more immediately deftrabie and 5 unditif y e feveral parts of itappear fo, ex cept i - ntceffary,-1 in the mode admi tted- hj iujrhpro vi ' vuMiy iv wf fciicifc tv v at w vital iv vi vr4 1 ivm vwu .1 . y yv -. U rvk v-,v iiaeraoie amendments; are eMentlaily neceuary.; In full confidence, however, of obtainrng a revi- fion of fuch "exceptionable parts bva srencral They pray that your lonorabie pufeCfei : the repfefentatives of the"Veople in tfc'is Sn., iituuwcaiiin, will, ih thc-courfe of youi pre- v :: I! m u -Mi ' : - - "';."; :j'l" '...,..
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