to ftY.ve and comirte a Torce, fcr
r..
An
a feather ttcne, tue uim
the ccmrome acd smen of ihe Umttd
Sat, Sint the Blxtiry r?o
BE il tnactti by th: Sinatt and
butt ej Hiprestn(ativft f tht
Vtittl Stttzi tf.ivutitti CtngJt
vttmhUl TbatWmvthbfUic.-ct;
paiscci -the twenty fifth Uy of
!rch,one thouwnd tight hundred
and four, cMuled u An act forUjcr
to prouct thccomipcfcc and seamen
of the Uoitctl htaic, ainst tht
Barbary poivew,? as is contained in
the first section of the sid act, (nd
tthicb rcmcxlnd coniii.ueU in
force, for the time therein rnniion
eJ cn act, entilukd 14 An act
to rcvirc an3 contirrue in force, tor
a further time, the Crst section of
the act, entitled " An act further to
protect the commerce and seamen
of the United SUtcs, ugvint the Uar
buy powers," passed the nineteenth
day of Jftnuary, one. thousand ciht
hundred andcightO ni1 lhc samc
hereby is rcrived vl contmutd in
force until the first day of January,
one thdusard e'ght hundred id Un :
Provided Aowcpct that the addition-'
al outy laid by the said lection, shall
be cpllecttd on al! such poods, wares
and merchandise,, liable to pay the
same, as shall hare Kn imported
prtTioui to that t'ay; - v ; .
Sttuirr tf 'd lut of lUprttenlXi ta,
CtO. CLINTON. .
Vice Pmic'cnt of tic United &taw mni
?rniiat tf tie Senate,
Tiaaary 1U. llJO. APraoTir,
. TH JtFFEUSO.y
An ict for the rtiietof Aojstin Serry.
'T'J'E if "rJiaed hi the -Senate-end
JD Hrsiecf Representatives ef the j
U cited states oj Atntrtcafiu yonrcjj
mssevibUdt Thai the ptopet account
ing officers of the treurf be and
hcy arc-hereby authorised to Settle
the account of Auustin Serry, for
merly a boatswain on board the
U. States brig . Sophia ; and that
they sdbw him the pay and emoJu
.mentsof a butswain,' from the fif
teenth day of October, one thtosand
seven hundred and nihety-slx, Ontil
the sixteenth day of February, one
thousand seven hundnd and ninety-eight
; and that they pay the bal
ance which may be found due to the
aM Auustin rr", out of any nio
nies in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
J. B. VAKNUn,
Stealer of ike Heme tf Kepretentallvcs.
CEO. CLINTON, .
Vice Hrtttdezt tie United Stater and
IttiJrnt of the Senate.
)axan 12, lbW. Appro vsd,
Tj . JLFF&KSOH.
j
An act aothcrisirg payraentof certain
rcnjKHisby ihe Sccreiar) oX Var at ib5
teat ofovtmnnett " .
BE it enacted By ihe Senate and
House of Representatives $f the
Vr.iied States cf America in ilongrtf
sscrfM:&, Trwt trcry pensi' ri or ar-rear-gc
of pension that shall be due
cx the taird dy of March, ope thbu-
, eand eight hundred and nine, ofthzt
may htreafitr become due- it aty
ofnctr, or soldier residing in cither
of the United States or the territories
thrrcrJ, in which there has not been
appointed an egent for the payment
of pensions, shall-be paid al the atat
of the j;oTcrfimem of the United
States,, by the Secretary fur. th
AVar rJepartmcnt, and the name of
.the pensioner shall,. on his applica
tion to thr Stcretaxy at War, be
transferred from the books of the
state in which it rx orrgmally'inrc-.
r.istertd to a registtr to be opened
for that purpose at the War OfBce
of the United States.
J. B VAKMimt; : '
Speoltr of tie IJt f Re.tr tier.iduTet,
STEPHEN H.URADLUV,
Pruutrj f the Senate, froicmporei
Jinvaj r, :b(J.-lArovD,
THV JEFFERSON.
An ACT for the r?hef of Andrew Joseph
BE Tr
enaCted by the Senate and
se of Retresmtaiives of tht
United States cf Amertia, iv Conf iss
attrmitcd That there be paid to
"Andrew Joseph Vtllafd. the silai'oL
one thousand dollars, out ot any mo
ney in the treasuty, net otherwise
appropriated, for his 'extra semces
andexp-ncc ia the mode cf mouuting
-. -)
rannnn Inr naitenes
construction, for the use and benefit
of the United States.
, i ). b. vaknum; .
Stealer the Haute of HepretentaUvee,
STEPHEN K. Bit AD LEY,
Prtident oftbe Senate prctempare.
January 4th, IW9. Approved.
TH t JEFFEV1SPN.
'
AnACT- iaiheirthe time the next
- , : 'mcethig of Coagresa. ; -
BE i nkcf by ' the. Senate and
House of Representative cf the
Unitt d States ej America in Congress
assembled, .Th4 '.after the aujourn-rnctit-
of the present. . session, the
next meeting of Congress Hhall.be
on the fourth Monday of May-nex.
. t J ' B. VaRNUM, '
Speal of the Uotue of Represexaxivct.
. r GEO CLINTON, ' :
Mce.iyeui&nt f the Unad Scaftt and
. f President of the Senate,
Tinaart 20th, IB09 Amoved,
J 7 ' . TH . JEFFERSON.
An Act for the relief of Esmond Beamoht. .
BA il enacled'by the Senate ond:
Huuf of Heirefentativ,st ef
Mr. 6'mW States, ef America,; in
Long t ess afsemblcd, .That Edmund
tk-iimoot, 'now imprisoned in ihe
State of - Connecticut, shall tic ai'd
hereby is released and discharged
from all cbim and demand of the
United States to a' certain ju'Igrhtrti
Ciir a peualty of four hundred doI
lani recovered, with costs, at tfatir
suit, before the district cou'tfor the
district- tf Connecticut, holden at
2stw H-vcn, in the month of Au
gust, eighteen hundred arid six ; sa
ting and reserving nevertheless, the
right and interest if any there De,
which.belongs to any other person:
J U. VAKJiU.M,
Sealer tf tlx Haute qf. liefrttentativer:
Pretifenttf the Senate Jrojemp
tpurex
TIL: jEFFERfON.
fULlilvo ur wvoninuiuii,
53-Read and Ponder J ! J
Extrtct of a Circular Letter cf Central
WASHINGTON, to the GOVERNORS
of the' KTrrarSTA TES, bearing date
June 18. 178J .'....
u There are four things which I
humblv conceive are essential to the
vll being, I may venture to say the
EX1S I ENCE of the United btates,
as an Independent Power.
1st; - An indissoliikle. UNION
of the States, Under, one Federal head.
44 2ndly. A sacred regard to puD"
lie justice . . , : .
Cdly. The adoption 01 a proper
peace establishment, and, 1 (
l 4thly . -The prevalence of that
pacific Scffiendlf disposition among
the neoole of the U. Stales, wmcn
will induce them to forget .their lo
cal prejudices and polic ics to jnake
those mutual concessions, uhich' arc
rtcuisiie (b general prosperity, pd,
in nme instances, to sacrifice their
individual advantages to itie inter
est of.the community , t. ,
Thtse are the. pillars on which
the glorious fabnc of our independ
ence and national character must be
supixrted. L-.berty. is the basis, and
whoever would dure to sap the firtin
daTionpr .overturn trie structure, bin
der whatever fpecious pretext, he
may attempt it will ment the ter
th execration and the severest pur
nishmeni which can be inJUctcd py
Aithouch it may. net be neces
sary or proper' for me in. this plce
to enu r m o a pariiciuar vjiaijuianiwn
f the principles of the Union, pd to
take un tHe creat question which
has been frequently ogiUted,. whe
ther it be expedient and; requisite
for the btates to delegate a large
proportion of porer to Congress, or
not : yet' it will be a part' of my duty,
and that ofjj:very true patriot, ,io as
sertr. without reserve; and , to insist
unothe foiiowlnff posi(fons.'! ; That
I vinless tht,tates will suQef f Con-
gress to erercisctnosc prerugauwes
they, are undoubted jy vested. wth
by Xbc QonstitutVonr every ; thing
munt very rapidly, tend to anarchy
and cottfusion ' That it is indispen-
.aDic to me) nappines pt-iqe .moivi-
l uat States lnat thtrc should! be
Jcxlgtd, somewhere, a Supreme Pow-
er,' ta regulate andgbyern "the 'gtrie-1
rai concerns 01 uc i-iiicuer4;eu ,j;r-nublic-
fith6t. .v7nich "the Union
cannot be-oring 'duration., That
there muAt be a faithful aod pointed
tance
btate with t
demands of
. ' t IIP1
fatalfconsequ
That syhatet
Wi.h. ircst -
considered as oitiK to
irid let ur ) wwiwa.
we can
StatesliO participate of
rence
the.fruirof the revutwni. jhd.to
th essential' b;ueat;ofv civil
soclyi under va form.of,.goyrn.
mtft so freehand tintorrupted, so
hafpily uariled agaiast the danger
of bppres.ipni as has beefl, dtv.sed
and adopted by th;s arUcMof Con-,
ftderatton, it wUljbc a subject of re
cret, that so much blood' and trea
sure have-been lavished for no pur
tSose ; that so many- sufferings. have
L-n encountered wiihott a recom-
iCy ana that 90 .many sacrifices
h Uze.n madtr' ibi.viin. ;; Many
ftthrr, considerations' might here be
adduced to prove, that without, an
entire" confo"nniy to the spirit if the
Union, we. cannot esist as an inde
pendent power. ..It will be sufficient
for my purpoe:tamertion blivoAe
or two,, which seem to mc'.of . the
greatest importance. i is"oniy;.iu :
our united character, ai an empire,
that our independence js.aclinow.
ledged, that our pover can be regard- -cd,
or our creoit supported; among
foreign nations. . The treaties of the
European powers wilr? ,the Vqited
btates of America,Wkave no va
lidity on the-dWsolutfon of tthe bu
nion. We shsJl be ieft.nearly in a
state of nature i -brwe rnay.find by
our own unlnpp experience,; that
there ii a naiclrTOsjary
! progression Irotpfihe exlteme of an
archy t the extserae oi iypi"jr
and that arfcUranJpdw.ee Uraost e,a
sity established rtfi thejwmji of li
berty abused to lientoaneis' ,
. . Such ras the:Foicebf the orna
ment of human Yature.of rue disin
terested patriot,, of f the Genera! of
r.rMiu .sour.d is xalcuiated to
cover the ehemis of? iadisHolubkl
union" with shame and ignominy, io
unnerve theirtriatbrous aims, and (to
form a rallying piint To every true
patriot and lover. xA the iAdependencr:
and ireedonof coulry.
lNSURRECTfOH REBELLION,
pjSSOLUTKfr ofthc UNION,
1 It must be I town to the public.
betfin to be spoiirf of by certain peo-
pie of lattr as piibable events..: Uut
no judicious peiifjn need be) alarm ?
id on thisV ac:&mU: There is no
real danjref cof Ihetr taking place.
JSo man who isr t,an ignorant fooly
or an urincipli villain, or a com-
oound ot both, laniemp:aic mu
. . 1 . 1.
stJte of thineb within the utmost
hnnndc of urobsiilny. He. is a fiase
Hhellcr of the hiqtt. Portion of the
federal party in NAjv-Eggland woo
says they e disposed to separate
tlW Uj r4Ur than subroit to the
laws : ,and,he mfiwH deceives him
self. who imagines; thU the vorthJessr
part of rtierfc have iU courage to at
tempt such a project Villains are
generally coords and tot-onein
an hundred of he federal disorgan
izersdare alters pt what, they might
wish-.others td execute.:, As to. a;
raivisjon of tlVetates,' we believe not
drre tenth part, the pefapie 01 was
sacbuset ts could be prevailed on to
listen to the measure; , The firs,&
indeed the only .consequence ols ?
civil commo.ioo would be the rKs
tmrtinn nf the F.ssex Junto and their
ad herents, w hertVer the trial shoulo; 1
bfe made. The, vengeance vnc .i
whom theiropobnents m action might
spare from immolation.'. : .Jhc. abe
i. n : ...xi nffiect, at 3
distance from . .scine ot U
Wiglit'possibfyietff
tarndFf thess of ifr
earsi if ihe pobiie resentment, which
they take uch incessant p ta.cx
cite, could be allayed so easily- .gj
.curs or so icaKoiwMJ.-. '
I! and rcwcTcd &
be
J,
r
ingjr-
f tne. couirytr fti ntloenctjhc minds.
them Vri (eirrvsVup, for trjey i
wiirVnly ihiurtbse6 feder,a-
most prudent jnanatrement xts -elec-
tioneermg' -measures they ctaoouly
feaiq, the. lfedfcTalistrafew ote.:
where they are.nr1 Cfwhleractetff
But in'no rei'pectMs'tKeAinion fif jthe" 1
states to "be jeopardised bjr ahese,
proceedings. rThe administration
may, be -'dejjounted its : nieasures
misrepresented and vilified, and e-
venfa' change in clectio prqdupe "1
wiihout' infpaiiinertKe federal com-
pact; in y t9XJy&&$-
the lead iri opposition tothe usurpations-
-or the general ; .adminbtratibn .
by .remonstiinces peti tjons and piib
I ic addresses. tr Njp vvrhland -itfu
sed tbico-bperaf e With her.-: ' put her
cause ;wasr just,' and prevailed- The
obnoxious1 laws were' submitted to.
with the exception ot a tnnin con
vulsion itj Pennsylvania, which was
suppressed as tliat of Shays was,
all in M assachu setts would be ; th-
people resorted to theiconstituwon
aLmbde of redress, and v elected re
presentatives .wfio removed tie ob
jects of. dissalisfactioh. i.Tie oppbr
5ition.of;that day .were republicans,
they conducted legally and.propeTly i
iheic nrincibles and. their objects
were RoodJ anil . laudable, and they.
were cr.ovnea wuu suvcj, t
opposition 'of the present day are
combined with old Tories (ia promo
ting the views of CreatrBritain m a
rhntest with our covernment ; they
act seditiously and illegally but their
aim being so hosute, to the interest
of the countrr. thv meet with the
I'ninrobatKjntof the solid .part pfthe
community; and Iheir" euorw yjll pe
rewarded" with" the public execratiari
. ' . ; ; . ' ' 1 ; -; - ; . .
ana contempu - .
or TpE riRXiNiA baftists to tee
rRESIDENT, WITH HIS ANSWER.1'
From the Baptist General Meeting of Cor
respondence of Vuginiao the President
..or the Ujruted butes. : i,. -
Sip. Actuated from pure motives
as We believe' you are, about to re
tire from public life, the applause of
niS consmuents, iDuf mih
relations, must be a pleasirgthing
to a statesman. : We, as. ;a religious
society, offer you, sir, our applause.
We do k pordiallyi , Ypumay re
ceive approbation from toiirces that
are iriore conspicuous---but from
nonef wes believe, that are more sin
cere.: , Attached to arc hunch goverb
ment of he freest, kind, we must be
friends to him, r who is a'friendto'
iherrclrtsjorconsQience. Many: say I
iheyare trtenas to tnese, jignu J,we
.believe them, because heyrsay . irv--
BuC from yoii we hvehettetCproofs;i
fi rfc'e whole tenor qf;yotir: public lif
exhibits undeniable evidence of your
Oil Wavering TrifP.MsJP
liberty. Your eenaie? aclmtt if,
some bfhemwefear enerniesr
fnr t hatv"vt-rv reason ; Th e heterb
t igneous i unutti of chdrch and state
wary never.congeniai ioouu piucipies
-liut wnen weemernuer, .inairoii
as tcv out principM
dissiuidn; hieeypu h are ascla
ed'the PresTfteii.ttal- ihairi.Kho'
of no nieaitrfei pryW
cbmpIetetyQaayo
former un.e oj uppwnaraii.;.! tuc
wholes then,oixTour;',puotic-Micr.wc
inffunfiiendlysebtiments thetoChtw?
tian rcuioi.
Your con duct'
evinced the contrary, Ana w
it was better to answer them- by c
tibnfitliarrhde
as you pave Decn,. 10 a cwibiuci aui.
I time.7 ;an declarations. , upon thdt
"Christian 'systejrappearto-us, th
weiTrsctbely :fimjne..ojj: aty,
manV'wha is -williiig'tQ, restrain his
jinlawAil anlitesV
rrfltS."doc!rihe vkV1--! " ""o- -r' i
10. n, uoKuwt
' -" v V
un.pn js as( xepugnao to.our feelnigs. ; fJSSWi
s.;fyou
imrhedijttclf wUhjn'ouf pmvinc;
Igwus'Jywc wis, as cT
hyioxpi&t oUr senlimeni.
are. persuaded thar nothing ' pri you
houai thlt
fa&i Remedies' tabthcr jandworse.
evils. ,- 11 we are -uj;umhwh ,
this,;we 'are teady?ib support! the; gf-
vemment pt our cboicei In; stronger
and mbre efficient, mesbrs- Some 4
nations. like -some iMiMTA
respects- wisuonu iuicivj v -ttefflrto'-haBlacusiia
the mo$$t ;
efrgibfc Tponditioh Tn true esnrTeCy , -eviu;:
but ive' beraKem;cbeerfuIly
hopbthittheiftoyanyope
justice only ''weh;xberced -ft.--:
TVusJine in a Cod of JuMibewe 4 r
not fear; theissUe Wje6nceistrug.
glcd-forou ,
hem;, r -:' W' i
Wire3 almost td. V man lavcra
ble to that su'eccssor )Hio;ris; most :. . v
likpiv' inr rireserve "the Spirit of Vthev
jresenf idminisVatidrv. VVeVhope
he may fall on more prbplubus times ,
nan.his preaeces5or,priii. ,., r
be equally capable to avom ineu-c-vils.
In ybur retire met:f from the
bustles of ppbHc iilewe deVpuUX
wiihvou eveVv blessincfetneisniiles
of flea ven. the' approbation of a vit
tubus mind, the auction 01, a; grate-
ful people-' ; and iahataiter .manjr
years of ralthdjhappiney
grey haitrs may go aowirj y
the grave. A$ ', j: v
v Signed dV; oraer i "ic, "-pi"
General Meeting of Correspencej
of Virsirilaf in w hjchSr jcia-'
tiontsiere represented by t ye
legates " ; : V V- Ifi fc -"
1 - President; of the Sf-t . : ' y :
:-r; R. " The above f address
was
icnt on, immediately after, its date,
Te PresideSt's reply as also,; with
out delay r committed! to the ,'mail
but fhrouj fa (he: post
office iildid pb fctfm'ei toahd until
thth int ;Thisxpiains the rea-
v f hcv were not nubiunea
soontl: ' , R. SEiMPLE,
V TfiE pBLESIDENT S Rli?LY
IT3 ih a deneral Meeting of Correspond
I enc0it tne aix gy?v.a-:-"w-
presented; ar Chestertieta vinia
I.CuanW youi fclloVctizens,
vo'tfr. fafftttfenate i adclressn abd
for
re-
ceive th satisfaction your appro
batibnof my' mbtivesifbr retircmehu
In feviewipg theistory of the times .
through which we have - passed,;, no x
portionv bf it gives greater satisfac
tion, on reflection, than that which-
presents the fTorts ot the friends, of
freedom, and .the success
fwith which they were browned.--
VVe.have solved, by tdir expimei,
the great and interesting question,;
whetb-er, freedom of religion Is com
natible with order, in government, 8c
obedience t6 ihe lavvs nd ptf e have? ,
experienced the quieas . well a the :
comfdrt hich resets from -leaving ,
eyerV etopresfireelf tc openly ;v
bsc! rinciplestnf f cligion whicli J
endtfeemerus his owif rea-
therserious onvicttori of his-;
tdw n : enquiries U..-.
w
iMsaP source pf Sftx content.
ha ver- nbtlimfc1
pnr eTor Yourselves.
-r-5
which hewdlseilnrfr rewcIts,
o", , J;Y -v-VXL t'j j
hiehtbf rnef t ilern; tnacwe; mea-
4 1 wtps wratii yy- 4" i :
chacteris femarklytheen ImW,
wereifaitSta .0u-r Mmi:
acksceiwMjfWil : Mm
ciUdrirbf thitia iWft t
rettionV althongri it may nDetnari.; :
wiv.rydiyidi-t hrm j
durdsi reSc7d lgti$d& Store &ay2
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