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4 | l! <r -- • • • : hr KLhZtR A. JENKS. • ' ’ {No. 10, or Vol. VIII) , PORTLAND (MAINS) TUESDAY*, JUNE 25 1*15. [fVmzM No. 374 jrvr?iT 3!<4trrkimcr. i 1 f/t SNC£, I . V I % By an impcFal decree tic f.ile of gurtpo*der , proWitca in France, a-.i ai. iad»V duals who «,!; l>e puC:tT:d cf a iy C sanrity, are ofdtrei account for *-*e manner hi which it came hto ch ir petition, anil to deliver it forthwith » tht a which are ordered to pay the vaia: to the prrfons dcpofiunjT it— l be art. ol the tie tr-re enacts—“ After the t :tp ration ot the delay allowed by the preceding art. [w; every individual, who ihail have coucaled, or liiall be denounced before the tribunals profecuted agree ably to the 27th Article of the law of the 13th Frucfidor year 5, and pyniitrd by ^ fine of 3^00 fi.’* . *■ _ . ' | Lctde*?, March 14 At the audiences given by the Emperor of France, after his coronation, to the functionaries invited to attend that cere mony, were the Presidents . *of the Con filtories of Lutheran and Reformed Com rfhunions. The ad Irefs to the Emperor by fhe dean of the prehdents r: F the .con till ories of the latter communion, hi. Mattie, paltor •at Geneva, and the renarkadle iml'wer of the emperor, h ire not yet been publilhed. Tade are as follows : JO.'KvurJi adduced tv the Eetftrtr tf the Fremh by J\4C~ fit irtim, it O-rtvj ■. * “HIsmajedy ha-j fuli'ied ih^ with Ifng hace fnrntrd , bv the reformed t hurclics of France, in en ihlina them to carry to.the lout of the throne their homage, and the ex pridian of their feutimentt, ft is with the live i eft iati stuck: On thu. we cuiuc t i etprefs tc it* m ijcf ty, for pi^ritirc*, and for our Churche* cur reipr 3k ful gratitude for the protc.Viou which lie h .s hither to granted to us, and the full conqpence w; p'ire in <iic oath widen he has takui in our prcfence with fo . mu:h lot< utility to maintain the Flirty o: * orfh;p; xro o’th tit ait give* tranquility to coakicoccs and en feres the ptace of the church. Wc hope frliat ail the French of *11 communions,ail of whom we regard as cur brothers, feel a* we do, the value of thi-> benefit. Ve will merit it by our gratitude, our fidelity and Oif fubm iliou to the law*, of which wc have iiuiionrJy |i\cn an example. Miy our fervent prayers draw cuwn upon his maje/ly. upon the empren, and upon the princes of the imperial family, all ti** hleifit.<j* wf the king of the world !! May h:« m after Faeiug done fo much for his glory, add to it the talc of pacihcator or alt Europe, and ccafe to have *t»v other way of cxcrcihng his virtues,except in coti trffcuting to the huppiocls of his people, and augment jbgthe uue glory of fuvertigns.” ji»ftt;er cf the £rmfmr, " 1 fee, with plcafure, afTemhied here the pafiors of Hw reform d churches of>Vaftce. I ftize with cager tvls t[.is opportunity to cipfils mv fi tistatflion at the * dc;»ty uud good conduct ©t the pallors and citizsns y*‘ the feverui proullant cernmun:3U>. 1 with it to known, that my firm icfolve and w (li arc to maintain the liberty ol worlkip. The empire Wf the law ends where the indefinite empire of ctnifrieuTc begin-, licit her the law nor tue foverogu can do anv thing a* | .iuft that liberty. Such are n*y principles, and 'hole pf the nation : and if any of my race, who inav fuc ceco me, Iliall forget the oath l have taken, und milled Ly*3 fa’fc confidence-, thall violate it, ! here devote hnu to public mimadvtrtion, and 1 authurife you to give fauu the iumc ot Were.” —4^-4— I.oncom, £Lry 13. The treaty with RufTia, which has been to iong de* pending, is laid to be at laft brought to a fort of con clnfuin. 0;v Fiiurfday a JVle'iTt nger arrived with a Copv 1 f it ratified by the (ynper-n of Lt'^u. It is ccie-ribcd to be a treaty ohm five and de unlive, to take cfL.il, however, only in ceitain even's The Lmpeior of RulLa Uipal.itis to j->;» this country with a certain number ot llijpi and with ai! his bnu font*, a gain ft France, mile fit Bonaparte agues to certain terms of peace, in width •’he general iAtercYL of Ku rape thall i>c jjravld<-<j for. In order, thertfdrc, to tertain the view* of Bonapafce on tins fubjrdk, it is Fated hat Novo/nlz »iT, i* gone uy Rull in Plenipoten tiary,” to meet Bonaparte at Milan, *nd to offer the •enctliattou of the Jvnpcror AlcnnJer, h .r the refto-a tion 01 peace. One report ftys, that the fubfidy to Roma is not to be p..»d, uniels AtiU.ia or FrulTt 1 iliall join in the vrar aguinffFrun.e. 1 hut ccr-'atftly, would l c 1 judicious and po*i:ic refervation oft th> part of i.ur nilLr* ; for, we cannot fire bow the Ruffian tuOfi-force* can he brought to ads with any effect, un lti j oue or other, or Loth of the Great Powers con Fig* «ojis to France,take z tbare in the w ar, and <jF. rd tire Ruffians a theatre on which tc appear. Tut it (Verna to he* a condition that nullifies the whole treaty ; the Emperor of ,*uftiia, it is Lid, has rcctfgnif.d Lma pt re,a* King of Italy. This fcrms*'ti aiFord little pr ifpc..*l oi the cb-opera:iV 11 of ti*.,t Fo«cr. • It is laid tnjt tfie Treaty r ii! be laid l>,*frr» F,*rlia J7K.»r. ik however, it be r.f me pmvili-nil nature Kii attuned, it u*ds tc e?gociati(Hi in the |:rft. uifi.incc earlier tbsr. tp vtar, un'cf* Hit pmfic pint of t *.c tiro cttdmg be e^imiltcd wholly to our ally. It ft proha bie, indeed 7.1.11 ajttr concluding fncli ,t treaty wHi this country, the Bmperor of Ruffian prepared to hv bcf. -c Bonaparte,^ fcheme of pueficatioo wkieh wiU r. /t occupy jnuch tirnrin the difcuffion. :,r.j will «!*. y.iiim an ^mediate aufwer of ac*-irfctiice or of rr •tcltoni . u; the cucwmftancri of he cafe, we appre i cn^ t'.at L n,parte will accept of no mediation' tho’ he may er.prc&hU readiuefs tr» negotiate:—nur lhould wi Uc ftrijriiod after all. that the feafon df action, al - j »t itiy ,o far advanced, fho’ild he exhaufted in overtures a* project*. . . . ■ it IS u.-deruo id rhar the Traty with Rtf Hi a leave* * <»m for the acrcfion of other Power*, iiwedca wll probably accept a fuhftdy. j t2*‘r- p,ff has ^formed the *#gem for Jamaica, thi* '"rj.mtnt, folly aware of toe danger vhith threat *”* the Weft-fndia Iflards, have loft no time in adopt »J’0 mcaAirf s for their prottiftion ; that, cxcluftve of ‘■'C tore; under the command of admiral Cochrane, tsriv.i and military forces have bern lcdt to the Weft lothes, which will a:7 according to circtimftanees. The frrond expedition, which i* to he under the fnmnaftd of General Sir Fyre Cor.te, is now in a very r io. h.ite -j preparation. 7 hree of the regiments * *'' immediately at Partfmv>uth, under the tracts af hrigidur-Gtnaal Balfour, and wHi be joined y ^'c teth at Cork. Jamaica is their destination ; t; j --: iKi.^g rr, , JI to apprehend that ihc Iwolcu fleet ft a I ^ ■ » Ml t; « M ft a * _jjtestQ «urc of .__ The fprirsg ioilisn cf the I*- g jlaturc was clo feJ on Tie i jth i if —l he toiitjwinr zxc iac 1I TLEoOF i’rili ACTS, puiicd curing the fefiun : - k;• , Ail act rnanrh' '•lie II nr* 'fv her and hi:, a'rtji ates, to bu Id a V ige over a Salt Cite* a biaacn i f Aponcgaofet river, in tlie town of D^t imoatd.—Ait a A m,i mcorporjuc a n *. noer of kite uih, litants of the totvn of FUnebt: gl\ in the county cf »lr*r;rjt--r% into a P.cbglous Society, by the name of Fite Calviniitic Cong egatiotiaf Social r ut fiUkbur^h—An act to de termine the tin e u' I •hlio j the Courts ot gt iicrai Scf foas of (lie Peace within ^u«i ior the County of Hamp d n.—All aot to continue in idree an art*, cuiilled An ,i t i * incorporate (tMiury perlbits by the n..:nc ot i*he Prcfidhif anti Director* o' the Nautu Vet Bank —An aci; i.i addition to au art, ut tiled An art to incorpo rate a part of tilt OpUtKUt Of York and C, norland, itffo a ieparate County. by |he name of Ck- ford— An art to incorporate ltirury per >rs> by the r.a nr or The Little Harbour Corporation ia Marblehead.—An art for ■uniting the Merrimack and Newbury port Banks.— An art to incorporate certain perlou* into a Qj.upany, by the iiui c tit I’ht iiooth B if» >u Giociation —An art to encourage the eltabhfhment of a Cotton Manufcc tory in the town of Au irtrto fet off William •Paricer, jun. tr.*m the fir ft and annex hi:n to the thud parith in Reading.—An art to incorporate the planta tion called B»flwi:k, in the County of Oxford, into 3, Iowa, by l!i^* larnc of ~\'.iu/y — An art to Gtablifh The Middkic ' i irnptke Copui ottou—Au art determin ing tne 'times lot holding the Courts ot Common Pitas ond General .Sellimi* of the Peace, within and. lor th> ■County at F.Jfrx.—Au art to ettabiith a Corporation by the name of i'iic Andover and Medford turnpike Corporation.—An art to incorporate the iiiiiab'taiua of Bat nardjlom'i Grant, and a p rt ot Bulln-Yt Grant, in the county of Betkji:rct into a town, by the name of Florid/.—An art to tftd iuh a Corporation by the p one of 11’he WorcHler an t eiizwuli .dn t'unipikc Corporation -t-Aii art in audition to at* art, luu.ilcd An art to etFibliili a Corporation !<v tlie name Of The Union Turnpike Corporation.— m art determining the tir»u*VrJ pUcrs ‘»t holding me feverai C mrts of Common . ..a* and Court* oi ucne.al Stii: <ns m the Peace,-within and .o: : he County of Cawc. ri r. —An art declaring and conrirmmg the i .corpora’ not the proprietor.*of the Me ting iTo*jft,in heuera' Irtcl, in the ton a i) J —Ail act to alter the iiain oi car tam pet-ions t'ic. n mentioned.—An art to .ncorp • raue 4 number inhabitants of ht town o: Bethel, townct AY; js ttQCl Plantation Of Howard.'i Goie, (fo called; in ih«. ccunty ol Oxjud, into a Religions So ciety, by ihc min e of Th - Icrfl Japtift Society in 3itber—A11 a-1 ate loriat!) * Hi* Lxciilenc) the Go vernor, by and w;th the au-iet or the Ctumcii to pro vide rcgulaticu* for the lace Pr»!o 1.—An act to au thorize the feycral Bank- inc^tporated within this Commonwealth, m if >e Bi1U oi th denomination'of One, Two and Thru Doliarf. - Vti art to incorporate Rnval Makepeace and other*, into a Society fur the purport of Budding a Meeting Him rt and iupporting Pubbc Woi fh-ip t 'tr'ciH. in tilt eaOcrly part m' Cam* kndge —An art in add rt *-,n to an art, tnfuled n art toeilibliili the isluclii'd..Turnpike Cerpor3tion.—A\ 1 art t») Micorpoi-ate a number of the inhabitants of the town of ffrijfol, 111 the county of Bitten!*, into a Religious Society, by the cdift? of The Firft Corgregationa! So ciety in Jtripol. Fioai tue Vermont Herald. Mr. Elliot to his Qonstituer.tt. • — . . LETTER IX. THAT patt of the ^on flir u* ion of the United b * es which allows to the people ct the fouihern (Fates, a reprefentation in congrefs and intheele&ion cf pref* 'em, for. their fl ives,(fror it .:$ not a repr. h-nra tion of llaves)is the only part of that in tru nvent which I onfider as materially ob, - H enable ; md ! fall not be deterred fr n ?n exprefuo i >f my fenthnenis upon th iubiuct, by the lojlidi outcry about an irua ginary thif-Uition of the union, i have cl ten jhid, thit 1 with ri >t to fee rhe fuo \C. njain agitated, in the fornuoF an a mendment of the constitution. f very one knows it mail be unavailing: Bur it way (: ill be ufeful that the operation of that part of the coi: ijutio^hould be better underfoot! >v the ocop.e than it has been hither: 3. —Information can do no harm in a republican rovernmenr: rhe more the pen: !e know, the greater the pro a* . . ii ic certainly true rhit t»xe rich planter n the foul a;■ r11 rates, who pontiles futy Hives, has ,'lkirty cks tines the political weight n our rational government that is i ii pofleucd by the fanner or merchant of ISew England. Ke does not dirctfcly give fo ran yvwes, huttheftate is allowed then, and as one of the conlfitaents of the rep irefentatl*e$ <ivA t’edtor of his difiri&g lie po .Cedes a!i that confequer.ce. At the iYuarfrcii he contributes much lefs than Lis proportion to th* fupport of govern ment, for the labouring fLves consume nothing cf corubquence open which a duty is paid ; end what the m i fer does ccntri bure is earned for him by the labour of fi n es, ur.ile thfe farmer fend every man of butmefs ie the not hern and middie Hates piys ius taxes with ti e fweai cf his own brow, ir will be faid fh«C comparibns of this kind are invidious. It is falfe.— Frurh an \ correct isformitlon, fo far from mericin * th it character, are always honor able and ufefuL ;Vith very considerable i i. i. iim■ tini ..r~T"~."~i i i. i.imTTT—IHBIWI fn1 for which I nail recieve the thanks of everv honefl man in the diftritt,' snd which will certainly give rile to re-' ilv.5; ms of a motr interefting nature. r ^ u W ft ole No. c perfons in U. S. ki .jgo ...... Deduifi (laves ------ 694,2£o / 1 ' ' ' 3»199»J55 Three fifths of the Haves - - 416,568 Whole No. reprdf nted - • jfi 15.923 Giving 109 RejSh^fentatives ard a fraction, of 18,923. Rue by the lois o; tra&ionc-d> r>art% or the ratio of reorientation in the ippOrtio: ment to the leverai iUteb, the ac ual nu nber was only 106. * *,/ Of the do 4,280V ives, the ftaret; of Ma ryland, VfrginiV, Kentucky, Norrh-Car dina, and South Carolina, and Georgia, contained 645,023* three fifth of which, number is '■87,012- which divided bv 35,000, (and nor calculating for fra&tioira! lofs in the apportion neat to tne flares, which would not in this cafe amount to ;no member.) gives as the Have reprefehration of the fouthern flatus agree ably to .the fir t t' . 11 members, and a fr tffion o' 2 i.c-i 2 Wh bn ' »s in the United States in 800, cxa fivc enrjcH-t:, Ohio, raJ he i’erntorics, 5,-40,208 SL. AVL:». TOT A L. Tenneffje, 13,584 105,62s Uhio, 45,365 Indiana, 135 c ,<>4. i Miinuppi, 3.^ , < . , 17,208 i6j,-,s^ t sd>,4;8 In other - Hate*, flavcs, ?*5,225 - 5,305.666 —- Dedufi in Indi Total fbve*., 892 453 ana and Mdlilippi Deduct n unrcpiciemcd, 14,491 lad. and Miifi 3,624 , - 5,291,’75 888,809 Dedudl Haves fc 28,889 • 4,4C1, Three fifths cf Haves 533,28c 4>92S'*A6 Giving 349 rsprefenratlves and a frac tion of 18,646. But by tbe lofs of fractional parts, &c. the number is onb 142. j . By the fecond cenfus, of 888,809 Haves, th * fame Bates contain 8 :2,992, three fit * > of which is 499,79 i, giving x j rep idunratives and a baftioirof a,794. I findi divide the United States into the three great natural dtvifions of notheni, middle, smd fouthern Hates. 1 he north ern re.cive no advantage, the middle bur a tufij if any, and the fouthern a very im portant advantage, from the reprdbnution for flives., i he following table exhibits the de ci alb of Haves in the northern 8c middle, and their increafe in the fouthern 5taies, for ten years. J Newhitcpmire, IV: aliacnuietts, Koode ' ifluud, (Connecticut and Vermont,'conriin eJin i.7no—l ord i,goo,c«;2 ; Haves 2,2fN I.i 18oo Loral 1*233,0*11 ; fl2vci 1 309.1 Ne vyork, New |c.fc;, Penni'viv mia an i | j DtPiwarc in 1790, total n,017.726, ll ives 45,371. In 1 dec, total 1.464.017, Hives 40,894. Maryland, Virginia, Kentu;fc:y, NortliCN‘olina, booth Carolina and Geo* N*i, hi 1700, total 1,866,387 ; .haves 1645,025.. In i8co. total 2,437,231 v 1 Hives 8 i?,go2. 1 he Haves in the northern States have dec?eafe* from 3,886 to 1.7 33 2U10R in the ratio of 2 in 3. In the mid dle Hates Prom 45,37.1 to 40,894, in that -of nearlv one ninth. Increafed in the -foe* hern fron 6-5,0;3 to 832,992, ne.uly one third of the ojgmal number, .or It the ratio of 63 2 to O45. Rhode 1:1 md has decreased from 945 to 380. Cbr.Wlicat from 2,764X0 051. 1 Network nearlv itaiionary. ' Penu(viv.ania ana Delaware have decreaftd a little, and Maryland made a fra all increafe. Virtia J . '•* h has increafed Lithe ratio 345 to 292. Kentucky in that of 40 to 12. Nonh .Carolina iii that ot 133 to ico. South Carolina, *in that ol 146 to 107. Geor gia Las doubled her number, j'he til er cate ;iv£S four members of C«in»!ef* and as many rectors of Prefident to the lout hern Hates. 1 he In create cf the whole No. of perfo&s H ires far which their matters arereprefen* red as rj to 41 ; tknt of freemen as 44 to thirty one. Let us calculate upon the fame ratio ofincreafe for ten years to come, fncreafe the Lumber or perfons represent ed from 49 to 65—flails from 53 to 63—• freemen irorn 44 to 60, roan 1 numbers 4 there v 11 be in ten years, mote than 19 repreki uiiv. s tor H ives. Pat if wo calculate as we- may with probability, up on a tiiucii lar er irtcreafe, up >n the crea tion of new Hates in L ord liana, and the importation and prorogation <>f Haves ia that country, in 20 or 30 vears there will be between 30 and 40 reprdenurives in. coii^is for Have^, and as many electors of Prefideirt. . » % ’ Hut another very gloomy pirt of the picture remains to be unfolded. In the lait ten years the1 whole Dumber of perdhns' in the northern or eaitsra Hates has incrcafed crtly in the propor tion of 12 to io, in-tlie rxiddle sis 14 is« to 10 in the fouthem r.earlV as a 24 to 13. ; T ree people in the eaftefn as 12 to to, Haves in the L-uth^rr. as 83 t6 64. t ree people in the * fomhern from 1,221,364 to 1,604.259.—Free people in , the eaitern in the ratio of one filth only of the Original numbeY; thofe if) the ' f nnhern date*; in that of nearly one third j, fi ives in aboiY the fame proportion. Ey the lad cenfgsnhe number of free perTofis in the northern (lares was 1,231, 1 672 and in the louthern 1*604.22 —* By the ‘orrarcr icenfus Yhe Ynimber of f/ca perfons la the n^ithera r ates was 1 0:5 6^6, and in tb* fou thorn 1,221,36,.— Ho» are the people in tuefe different quar ters of the union relatively reprefented ? !3)v the firdeenfus Yermant had 2 mem bers, Ncwhami (hire 4, IVlaffachufetts 14, Rhodc.Ifland 2, and Connecticut 7.— 29 members. Maryland 7, Virginia 19, ICei^ tuchv 2, North Carolina 10, Srjili CanE ilrra 6, Georgia 2,—46 members. 1,005 656 free citizefi’i in the northern dates had 29 reprefenttiives ;—and 1,221,364, in the i&atnern 46 leprefeatatives. , With out allowing any fra£.*ion$. of fhc ratio of reprefentaticn in the apportionment to the feverai (fates, and n lung no allowance for Saves./the northern Rates would have* been emiiled by the cenlus of 1791 to 5 > representatives and a fraction of 15.636, tLe fouihein to 37 only v/ith the trifling frail ion of cjj. in confer uence there v# * *. fore; of the conftitofioftai reprefentation for I ives, the relative weight ol the nor* iln ra an;l font herd dates was only as 29 to 46, when tuber wife, it would have been as 30 to 77. •* * • s By the prefect cenfu the northern dates have 2 c reprefentatives and the four hem* 64, including Tr.ineffee. 1^3!,672 free people in the.northern ttat^s have 35 rep refefit Yvc:. Souther/i Elites, mclud'ng [ cunaVee, contain. 1,696,25^ Tee people*, ant! have 64 reprefcnatives. As above, the Northern Gates would have been enti tl , with a Iracdit*>;i cf 10,672. I nc lout hero to 51 and'a;fraction 13,277. It is as 35 to 64, and were freemen alone ;eprelent ed, and that equally,.it would be«a* 37 to ri. In Head of -be* a; a liiilc m re than half, it would be more than two thirds. liitr is contended rhat .the equal ren refentation in the ienare counterbul in:e$ this ^qualify ; and tne deceiiers cf the people have inH with ibme fucet-fi in this j f;Ufhood. . i j; 1 will prove It falfe in one minute. The 5 noitheln Gates contain 1,231,672^0 peo ple & fend lo Lnators : tue 7 foplhern Gates t,696; 257, and fend 14 fenators. by a fun pi 0 operation of the rule j>£ three it wilt he found that the feu them ^a-es, bv their numbers, ia prnportici to tfcofe of j the northern, are entitled on!y :o 13 fin rotors,-with a frsr^ion cf.31 ports or 123. j The n.idd e Gates Hand a', noil on ib e fame ('round wit h tnc northern. As it refpc&s r I the tenure they are on worfe ground—* With a ires population but one eighth lets than that of the foil them Gates they have but one more than half the cumber of fonators. Vermont ior 154,000 free people has 4 reprefentaiives. fdaGachuietts, ior C74,