' V
" X'-''
TL Legr3atef J MiflSchufeltg'ai! oa
-'. "T lflVJ f4l m . i V
u ivvu cuutcuicu iu4i uuut in a intern
replete wi:h genuine natrioitfm. r-Our
li Jimits wih not permit us to prefent our
' bulwarks would be fluttered
. to lomA. 1 hen mlotht their
fragment! float by the jicenfes oiput eri.
kemies. ibeh might ye Ongie- handed.
merthecnfi and buffeting the ' 4eW
truSion threatened from' the deep con
u'ciwim tne c.ouds ahoy, which, in an.
readers with, more of this raafteriy rC t7 &lifidrt,Tre ready " tdbrtal Wow
formtncei than the following. wUti
yjicjaiafted ,.aa 3l fpecimeCaT the
j. who)et .. ;. .-, .."i.: -.. yv;
lKIegaVntTfi'ui. incendiary
in T jibel'bjiis puWfotionaoufd be thought
b jr foniedaiigcroui to the liberty cf fpeecb
tnriAir preft a"ttrong public opinion, (a
wouiprf ro govemmenr, wwiid he. equally
Vflkicjoufto its authorift and to-dilcouiw
teiuncf m oppofer: .; Shall fucVaibe
xvithhetd f Or rriuiV falfe views. mUftarii
tnents and grodndlefs alarms, indicative of
" itremrdiftruft and daijffer from the ft;.
jprefeqtatives of ourown election, the Go '
vernrnent ef ouf own chokj hurry Tirtu
pnaund well meaning men into aftg preg
nane with: awful confequences Ir 19 faid
meafae are nBneflarf;fuocrtniitutioiali
oppr'sjllrve1 and tyrranmcal-1 ;'ls it ';e itain1
this ig correft l-Areirizerisw the (Iteetg;
iti to meetings, An multitudinous afiem.
bliesf citizens prefled ; with deep perfonal
interefts and exctte'd from erroi.eous con.'
eptioT8,r capable' of deciding on great
- Cbmpbcated conditutional " que&ions i
Hen -e bur peril. heme' diftratt ion 1 aud
confufion in fociety. Hence encourages
roenHto the 'enemy. -i Are fch cl ikens
moreonhy ot confidence than their fu
lers'fi' Are. the better inflrufted or.'do
they poflefs higher means of information ?
Ae our rulers bknded-by their interefts or
imp alfioned byitheir bufferings ? fhey de
cide againft their interefts, and their Iu (fen
uigsitfein common wi htheh conlti'uent!.
Are. they actuated by prejudice or ftimu ;
lmtm.A k. (....-.. ' ' PL I -
vj .inruiuicmi t ncj IMIC UO
. thing perfonalJ Their infults and Injuries
hire seen the infults and ir juries of their
cpuntry - What then is to be done I States,
' tawis. and indwtdua s hare "their favori
projects, rjie-union h?vei theirs? Thus J
jvrt ig;c are we, with augmented relent
men s, to lulh 'oetber in tuinous coliifi v
oas ? Are -we wi h mutual hatred to rend
afui !er the bands which hint united us ? '
To throw from our vitals the Uiield which
proteds them ., : . 4 : '
A good government is Heaven's richeft
girt.', Pift flea's will hewthe worth of
ours V Calami'ies farmed and. h troduced
our federal ; Confti'ution. Its 'adoption,
the defired and lon fofpended hope of
our citiaens was hailed and tru'y hailed,
as the falrarioa of our country Experi
ence has exalted its value, and difctofed
more and more, its practical excellencies.
Ir is worthy the wifom an J labours of its
so hort, aod merits erery facrafice for iu
prefer? it ion.. (Jar hiflory which preceded
i:s a loprion furnifhti'xmpl-s, which are
fraught with ad nnnitions. Our Govern,
mmt was hombled and inefEcient. . Otr
Union a thicad. .Our Commerce unrrgu.
lated and unpro'edet'. Uur revenue no.
thing. Our faith prrfidy, 0r e.tt
bankroptcy,'and our privations the trtot of
every thing. Individuals were embarraflcdi
gri'vances complained of our rulers ceaw
fared, town ana county , reloluiioM pub
tidied, combiaitions formed, a non-com
j w .i. 1 . - 1 t
iktcnt oppofed, property fold tat one third
its value, lender laws made, the iofdveot
smprifoned and ourcouttiof judice dop ,
ped Bat Government mad then be fop
potted and its laws be refpeQed. Troops
were detached, armed men pa ro td uur
ftreets, snd we faw them with a j-y b
fptred by the idea of prote&ioa and fees,
ri'j, from the exco wn of the law aod
the energits of lis officers. Is the prevnu
tatire sgainft all there and worfe calami;ies
o. w to be aVtfuloned, snd thefe ami worfe
ones to be iavoktd to affl.ft s ?
ShooMthe oonheiv the middle or the
foithtm Stites, fhrtald Virginia, or could
M uachefvtts, eny of lur towns or chr-
A.tf truifnrM la Conrrf. m l
. ww.-r . ill'. ,
by vppoGiion or a cotivejfed Sate of things
force iheiradop'ion thoa In Iced, would
one AatthveoUtainfd sdtfaftrausniairph
o -rtbe U. S'aus. Then we lhoU have
c rHTti the Union -then fho-ald wt
h ie profits ted v Gatetnmeot, snd hire
t amplrd uo4rr our iti the lad fcfetre of
rtitiotul power. Could the oppofi-ioa
nm all. s rirt ttwttt (be who v our r'vhi a
i ior ftTrrb would be festmd to ibe
beadi But this can never "be. Societ't
is yet: ftrbhg Americans, virtaous and
enlightened Americans, fteady " and deter.'
mined, will continue 'their C onfidence in
their eflTorts.? ; They will rally around the'
national Coruitution.c
vernment, and fhould it be driven to the
edge of the precipice, keep thein bold in
the extremity of its exit, ani fink with it'
into.the awful abyls rv:;
1 Th.e importance, &' the interefting &
perilouB nature of the crifis, has cohipslled
me, thus Idng, to dwell upon it, and to
hope from thewifdom of 6ur legifliture,
fbvne reconciling .expedient, to quiet the
agifated minds of our citizens. .
I h ittheadeathat there are no dangers;
thit i can be faid, thus far fhall the incite
ment come, & nofarther and here fhaUits
effects be ftayed ? Let us not be deceived,
This is the prerogative of God alone '- Are,
we ripe, are we prepared to proclaim to i
fuffering and an enflived world, that uti :
happy man ha made his lad difpanng ef
fort for the fupport of a free government
that the molt Dromifinpexnerimemha- fa
foon failed ? that libetty, the (egitimaiel!
offspring of law the favourite child of go.,
vernment, has been exoeUed its honednr
t. tLinz p ace, drivei! from itslail re reat, & :
meaJikepsirofts, who perhaps eat:ainei
an awacataeat tor me commodore a aa
officer." .. ' j '.1 " ; -: : i -.'.,;.,- , -
:tf-The commodcre fuffer ed himfelf b .be
pUced In &e chair; , in the manner here
refvTibed . arid fjut of the perfons who
furroundei hi-ti weref about to Ipeak,
wien the citizens began to throng into the
pUce of meetiiigc K hrvVji-.Vi
v 'Tne occupation of the'chiir before the
oenod "advertifed. ixcitrA
ferm irit j the perfons who 1iad occupied
K. t .' ... . L . - ;'
mv puic, aiuuuuiuig 10 aoout 9 to
.endeavored to prevent any accefs of other
citizens 1 and much info'ent abufe was
lavished by perfons in this jgroupe, on the
citizens who had juft arrived - the pref.
fiire from the putfide .became Very great,
and it reusable' and thofe who had raken
poflelBan of the platform, found ir i-rtnnf
fible toTentjin nrewardi of ten thonfand
ucitizens nia entered in urge malles, at a
-Huiucr Deiore cieycn anathe groupe
found a retreat their only refource they
however determined to deitroy the 'chair
afid platform, when l a momentary cpoflid
took olace-1 fome broken heads were, re
ceived, & much worfe mud have followed,
hadirnot been for the timely interpofition
of captain Jones and foiie other citizens,
who affoj-ded the difffiaid an oppouunity
of retiring under fbowers of fnow balls
and fhouts of derifwn they then fof ned
their littlt group in front of1 the State
Houfe.'and after givinir Phin RnnJ ki.
Britannic maj? fty sconiul,TtiRKr.CHBEas!
'4k
t J " J ." MMBrii.nBM!.
letired to their head quarters, the Briti i
lofit Hout, where it is 'pre timed they
ft, I
... . . - 1 . . - - W - f - V. . . V W 1
u.uicru me wunu i van we nor win wua "in mue men reioiutions as It tney had
maenanimous oatience. and endure mm
tions a few motuhs longer, and give to go
vernment faii", unimpeded experiment
of their meaiurt , on foreign nations i
Will Dot the evils and the objections from
exifting meafures lie as ftrong againft non
intercourfe, war, or any o'her arrangement
for na ional defence ? Are we ready to
fiirrender all, to export our government
!with our produce, and to import foreign
Jefpo ifm with foreign goods i The, far.
jmer's merchandize and his fhips" are in
;theconnrty. Mine are there,' and I fhould
rather fink them than government fhould
, belunk- w uhout government they are not
mine : nor family nor perfonal protection,
'nor the opportunity of future acqutfltioos,
iof future happinefs" . . ,
; Frm tbt AtHtOMM. -,,. "T
" . ' '.: . ;
PHILADELPHIA CITY ANDCQUN
', ' - TT MEETING' -
Teflerday being appointed by a call up
on the friends of the union, independence
and commerce, for meeting at the State
Houfe, to take place at eleven o'clock, the
citizens of the various djfhi&s of the
Northern and Southern Liberties, and "of
the fourteen wards of die city, affembled
about 10 o'clock, at their relpeclive dif
t lets, in order to reach the place of afleov
b!y at the hour publicly notified.
' A platform aod chairs, for the accom
modation of the citizens who fhodld b rU
led to prefide and to act as fecretirv, and
iut iulu luiiciia miui iiun( or to ad.
drefs the meeting, had been prepared by
a fe'eft committee "of the feveral dutritls.
At ten o'clock, an hour before the pe
riod appointed for taking the ch tir a num.
ber of tet loos, com oof cd of men hofti! m
the peace and the principles of the govern
mmt, lome tew lawyers, Kobtrt Vfhu
ton, the late mayor of this city, and per
fons of ibis all. entered the S ate Houfe
Yard, and in a quarter of 'aa boar after,
placed ihemfclves on the platform and
were in the aft of proceeding to read cer
fai.i refolations or fame fucb muttr. mU
j - w W w
the fit ft boJr of the citizens, from tk
lower part of the city and Sou.hwatk
rcacnea ine place 01 mtetuir .
r .1 i 1. .
iiofnrrit was imcaaea to Prod act a
riot bf this uaworthv trick, or thai it
etpe:ted 10 impofe oon the public by
fuch furrrptuiout proceeding, is oeiiher
impmanttoafur aia, nor atahe maitet
termunieti, of any other confequence than
as it gvs So ahibit in ftrotigvr colota the
unpnnctcd flly or depmliy ol thofe
who wne cceriel , ,
A hod f vl failors wis calUJ upon the
preceding rvtoing, sndcommodoif Trg
ton wis fetKled to be ma!e the InArunvnt
of this unwof 'by proce?din " Among the,
flste l et of this feiilioos rroanp. .
rrtfat formerly' a roidthlpman, recentl
I'rrrb would be festerrd to ibe ' mfai fomierlt' a mlUm ..
wrtdt Al ns'hn we fbottlf oen'b as dXnlTeJ for miLnri.T.rM (rnm .K. if
frrt aca bt loft. Our paladiom, our aik butti tu; .mi a suo-.Ut ol other Ui
Hood their pn-nnd
'A: "A few minuses before 1 1 o'ciockcapt'
W.".M J iWM was called to the chair,'
ond B:o; Robert. M Mytus appoin ed
Seaetafy by the unani nous voice of
tIGH TEEV; THOUSAND ct zens V
who were there affembled Order and
filence immediately prevai d. .The chair
tnan addrefled the people in. his ufual en ergetic,
and impreffive ftyle -and was
followed by Mr Dallas, who went into a
verv lengthy examination 7f the topics
which tiowaguate the nation-hut it wm hot
.poffible to hear, from the immen e boiy of
people ihat we're' arranged between the
centre and the place at which we flood.".
k After a number of patriotjlL re.tblu ions
were pauea, general darkei, the mayor ot
ibis citv delivered ' a very, popular and
pointed IpeeCn"7"WBlcti TnwB our uia.
we could not well h.-ar, we onderfland he
narrated the conduct ot Timothy Pickering,
in the afe of feveral American citizens,
who were detained and prefled bo board a
Bririfh floop of war, at Phila lelphia harf, ,
when Pickering was Secretary of State.
The cafe we reco' e(X well, and thofe who
were near enoo rh to hear Mr. B.uker's
ftatemenr, expr.ffd their execration of
Pickering, in terms and rones, that rerer
berated to the adjacent ftreets.'
. . After the ftveral fpeakers had clofeJ,
.Mr. J. Leib moved, that as a grofs mifre
prefentation, u to the nambers of the
people had been fptead abroad, that the
citizens prefent, match in proosflbn down
Chefnat (beet through Second inro Dock,
(bv the Bntifb Coff e Houfe,) and there
difperfe. The motion was carried with
an unirerfal fhout. an j the meeting was
immediately clofed the citizens in ai
immrnfeco:amn,of boat 8,000 perfons,
proceeded in the direction propofedi 'and
ta Dock Street, jhe citizens from the
northern and fouthera diftncti, fepara.ed
for their refpective homes, ia different
bodies ' -
. HOUSE OFREPRBSBKTJTirES.
REPEAL OF THEE.M lARGO,&c.
Mr. XVR. Williams noved that tht
Houfe at 4in refolre kfrlf into a mmm!nu
of the whote'oo Mr. Nich lUs'a rrfolntwn
Mf ireap mored to p npone the fr
ther confidrr tioa of the f jS-ett inJenni t.
ly. CThe mvlon was ua Icrftood to M
template puitlrj the fubjtfi tompJ'ettiy
atttft. Mr. Troup's tnoiioa war ncva
rived, by teas snd Kay,, 93 t t , j
the Houfe re folved Itfcif into a tomoTniee
of the who'v on the fubjeiV
The qurS'ioa being now a ,i t
Waak lathe rtfolurtoa for rrpJ,rt!
eWarvl bltri $f mwau, sni
rtft 'utl with the ftmth Ly tf ti -
Mr. MrfeJv ftvoke a f m'
withlm dayt wa taka . aoi CtrrwJ
Ayes 70.; 1 1 '
yTifh hca bn9ttt to be patii
on thai claaTe of fche.rfo4.eiMi contesinla
ting the MPatL eF:rda"MBiacU'
" a r 1.1.1 i 4 '
and a half in favour of it,.:V- -
.. ' ml .. .v . (! . ' . . -- . i .
i t ticii me qur.iion, was racen on that :
ITie queilionbeing" ttatel ot the feconi ';
.. w . iiw uw pai( :
-which relates to iflumg lettert of marque'; "-"
and reprifal . y ,
. Mr.. Jlandolnh mnved tA (rriV t
t.u r a. ur.i..: . j i" . j. . . ,
n ito rctmaiion, ana mien alter tne ..
word? iMnlgt th aint timt itewot0lA
- autmrut tin mfcbvtt vittHt of IIh XT. ....
Stattt tvnti vibolljb) tttimiofjb0 jJnUe&?J -rStatefto
arm and dtfmi agdimt aay'erhtit:'i:-'i
vttlii tYttinf'utStr. iti British VmH T -
fl'gio ioTtr as tbir ordirt oi dtertf
the alternatives Drsfenwd a th ifii-'l..,':
pi the committee bf this motion ;;.for , a '
inendmehti moved thatjthemimmitteenowi.
rife to igive time for mature telibcratioa-i i
'Agreed to without debate. ,. . ; -ry t -tf
'.f." ,, i.,t cj.rv'
' J 1 . , FeVaf.r . -1. i .t- l:
? REPE AL OF THE EM rah rcr '
i , The .'Houfe.agjia refoived itteif into a
committee ot the whole on Mr. Nicholas' ; ,
reto utton 'i v j , t '(-,. : . 4
FTh qaeftion pending .fcirg' oo M
Randolph!s motion .to amend nidhyct
I MefliM Key arid jMilnot fupported i ; !
Aqd Mr D R. Wiliiamr oppofed it. "
And the committe rof.withrur . Am-rt-
dine die auefticn and obtained - :
s C Monday j February & Pi.' .4' , '
REPEAL OF. THE EMBARGO,'1 &v
I The following reioiutions wereoi&red -by
Mr. Darell on Saturday, and referred '?
to the committee of the whole on 'jMeJj'.' '
Nicholas's refolutioa i 1 ! ? i
Jittolwd, That the United States wilf' :
conGderi any capture and condemnation of '
merchant,. veflels of the...U. S. owned V,-"
holly by a citizen or citizens thereof, and '
engaged in a lawful commerce,.! by Taa i ' i
armed veflel failing under belligerent
lljc. An A arrinrr hm ml iihiIm imk-. f
(awful com aerce or neu ral r!.br of rk .'
V, States, as a declaration of war oi rh T'
i ; O -i.n a
liferent flair fhdl belonr and in whnfT "
courts fuch co deovuiioo lhall be had. .V.-'t
Raolwd, That the Prefidedt of the U. . ' '
States, on being fatisfadlordy informed ' - j
ium Mpiurc ana CJ.iaennation as arore-V -faid,
be rcquettcd,' forthwith, . to recall
from fuch beuijerem .date, by and uhaer
whofe authority fucb capture and concern , .
l itioa lhall be made! fuch refi dent mLiu. '.
ller or miniders of the U. States as a)tj
refide at the gjvera Bent thereof. ;
The Hjur again rsfolved itfelf into a ' . '
committee of tiie whofe oa the rcbUtio is .
ottered by Mr Nicliolu. Mi, flacoa. 43 J
ror. uiueu ; ": t'-' -
' The amendment offered to Mri UuH"
cholas's refolution bv Mr. Randolah Ut
the followuig words, being under coaS. f
deration t to authorize the merchant V
veueuot th3 Urn e.l Statei, owned whrf.
iy by citizens of the United States, to arm ,
and defend themfelrea apaicft an arn-,1
veffels fading uaJtr die tJrailh or French
ag, 10 rang as toeir oraeri or decrees ax
u tire volte i.
Mr. J. G. Jaclfjti fnoke a-tin& it fr
about three houts. f .
When the com.uluee rofa aal ohtaiael
least tofitagViu. J
fuotJ FA 7. .
HXPEAL OF ma EM3 RGO, tcU
Tlie Houfe rtfaiwd i felf into a coea.
snUtee of the-whole 11 sail. JLl r. M um'
n the chair, on tha rvfe suiooa oa tie f&.
jea ol the Rate of omr Hrwn teUooos,
Mr. Randolph suse44tsu yn der
conrtderaiioo.
Meflis Sioan. C,uLjalicu ,
ud the amendmrou" J( . -
I he qucflKMi wa aiM.UlbOLurrsm .
fomiii.hotMr NiCinrrftiyat- ,
there were fjr iMag 4y
So Nit tiaraacf wviktmt
1
!
1
tool of that itj.