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4bat the words ‘‘lud law, but utterly
null, void and of no effect,” which had
folio wtij], in one of the lie volutions, the
word ‘Unconstitutional,” were stiuck
out by common consent. Though the
words were in fact but synonymous with
‘unconstitutional,’ yet to guard against
a misunderstanding of this phrase as
more than declaratory of opinion, the
tme WtWTC*
tained,n8 wot Viable to that danger.
The published address of the Legis
Iatnre to the people, their constituents,
affords another conclusive evidence ol
its views. The Address warns thorn a*
gainst the encroaching spirit of the
oeneral Government, argues the uncon
etitutiooality of the Alien and Sedition
Acts, points to other instances in which
the constitutional limits had been over
leaped ; dwells upon the dangerous mode
of deriving power by implication; and
in general presses the necessity of watch
ing over the consolidating tendency of
the Federal policy. But nothing is said
that can be understood to look to means
of maintaining the rights of the States,
beyond the regular ones, within the
forms of the Constitution.
If any farther lights on the subject
could he needed, a very strong one is
reflected in the answers of the resolu
tions, by the States which protested n
gainst them. The main objection of
these, beypnd a few general complaints
of the inflammatory tendency of tlie Re
solutions, was directed against the as
sumed authority of a State Legislature
to declare a law of the United States to
be unconstitutional,which they pronoun
ced an unwarrantable interference with
the exclusive jurisdiction of tlie Su
preme Court of the United States.—
Had the resolutions been regarded as
avowing and maintaining a right, in an
individual state, to arrest, by force, the
ciccutionof the law of the United States
it must be presumed that it would have
been a conspicuous object of their de
nunciation. With cordial salutations,
JAMES MADISON.
rORBIOXT HTTSLLIG5IT03.
t INTERESTING l'UOM HUKOPF.r"
By the arrival at New York on Sal at
day last of the packet ship Birmingham,
Capi. Harris, of Liverpool, London pa
pers to the 7th September and Liver
pool papers to the Hth have been re
ceived.—We are indebted to the Com
mercial Advertiser, Gazette and Daily
. Advertiser, for the subsequent articles.
There seems to be an extensive unea
siness and fermentation on the continent
of Europe. In France disturbances
had arisen among the mechanics and
“ working men,'” particularly in Paris,
where war had been proclaimed by the
disaffected against machinery. It is
said, however, that they had beennud
Icd.
Brussels, Sept. 2.—Yesterday, by an
arrangement with the authorities ot the
city, the Prince of Orange entered
Brussels. He had received two depu
tations on the previous afternoon and
night. The first he had treated very
haughtily, desiring its members to lay
aside it; colours. He declined to make
any concessions, bat threatened to en
ter Brussels yesterday morning at the
head of his troops. The announcement
of this treatment and of this threat pro
duced the greatest agitation among the
Garde Bourgeoise and in the mind ol
the Provisional Government, under
which the capital has been for the last
seven days. They resolved, if he at
tempted to effect his threatened pur
pose, to oppose force to force.
The people about ten o clock on
Tuesday night, began, in imitation ol
the Parisians, to nnpave the streets and
to erect barricades at all the issues ol
the city towards the side on which he
■would enter. All the citizens were at
their posts, and the most determined
-— resolutions were every where taken to
remain united and in arms till the Prince
came to terms. Wagons were over
turned across the streets—barrels were
brought and tilled with stones to increase
the obstruction—great mounds were
formed of the pavement which had
been taken up—the trees along the
Boulevards, were cut down to throw
on these heaps : and before sis o'clock
in tlie morning the preparations made
to receive the army must have effectu
ally protected the city till after a great
slaughter of. the troops. Yet this
no test of what the resolution of the
inhabitants might ultimately have ac
complished, as the work of barricading
was discontinued from half past twelve
tti night, when the Result of the Prince’s:
•conference with the second deputation
aaras avuiounced.
His Iloval Highness agreed, on the
representation made to him of the state
of the city, to enter it yesterday fore
noon, with some members of his stall
only, and without any other troops. He
agreed to send back the troops coming
on to Brussels, or at least to suspeud
their march, and to give orders to those
before the Palace to remain inactive in
their position.
The commandant of the civic force
issued an order of the day for the citi
zens fo assemble at ten o'clock yester
day morning, in the square of the Hotel
de Ville. But before they mot* the
Prince sent to order that they should
l'*y down their colours. Toth is com
eegativc nvfts returned,
i and it was for so®e time doubtful whe
ther hts Royal Highness would appear
under the Brabant flag, which had dis
placed the Orange. The urgency of
the occasion, however, made him wave
even this noint. whinh to him at first was
a point of honor, and he was obliged
to entrust himself alone, without troops
or assistance of any bind, among 8,000
or 10,000 armed "CitiZenr, who huu
thrown aside the colours of his family
and assumed those of their ancient pro
vince. d,000 stand ofarms had arrived
the day before from Liege ; and it pro
bably is no exaggeration to say, that
not less than 10,000burghers were pro
vided muskets by yesterday morning.—
The square of the Hotel de Ville pro
bably never exhibited a finer display
than when each of the eight sections
had taken up their positions with their
appropriate flags and glittering arms.
They not only displayed the tri-colour,
on theirstundards, but each citizen wore
a tri-coloured cockade at his button hole,
and most of them had tri-coloured scarfs
round their waists.
The march began towards the Pa
lace at Lacken, to meet the Prince a
boul nn.It past eleven o’clock, and the
last of the sections had not left the
square till half past twelve. His Royul
Highness, accompanied by three Aids
de-Camp, came in about half past one
but did not reach the Hotel de Ville tili
past d o'clock.
He was extremely anxious to proceed
directly to the I’alace, without going to
the Hotel de Ville at all ; but the low
er class of inhabitants, no doubt direct
ed by the city authorities, opposed his
progress,and aftera quarter of an hour's
contest (during which the populace re
peatedly seized the bridle of his horse,
and insisted on his going to pay hom
age to the city authorities.) he was ob
liged to submit to their dictation. At
the Hotel de Ville he made a speech in
a very animated manner, in which he
promised to satisfy the reasonable wish
es of the Belgians, and announced the
their grievances. He then rode off with
the cavalry of a part of the Civic Guard;
and going too fast narrowly escaped be
ing killed by one of the posts, who
thought that he was flying from the city
to call in the troops.
All the Guards were afterwards pass
ed in review by him before the Palace.
He appeared pale and alarmed in the
midst of the Guarde Bourgeoise.
The commission meets this morning
at 9 o’clock ; as you will see by the en
closed Proclamation.
Proclamation of the Prince of Orange in
the King's name.
Inhabitants of Brussels!—I come with
coniidence among you ; my security is
i complete, guaranteed as it is by your
loyalty.
it is to your prudence that the rc-es
tablishmentof order is due. 1 am glad
to acknowledge this, and I thank you in
the King's name.
Join with me in securing tranquility,
and no troops will then enter the town;
and, in concert with your authorities, I
will take the necessary measures lor
restoring calmness and confidence.
A commission composed, of the Duke
d’Ursel, President; Vander Fosse,Gov
ernor of the Province, d’Wellens, Bur
gomaster of Brussels; Bmm. Vander
linden d'Hougverst, Commander of the
Civic Guard; General d’Aubrame;
Kockaert, Member of the Regency;
the Duke d’Arenberg (who has agreed,
at my wish, to co-operate in this com
mission,) is charged to propose these
measures to me.
It will meet to-morrow, the 2d of
September, at nine o'clock in the morn
ing, at my palace.
WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE.
It was said by the-last advices from
Brussels,that the Prince of Orange was
to set out from the Hague with propo
sals, the object of which was to require
that Holland and Belgium should ferna
two distinct administrations, under a fe
deral government.
andJNamnr_disturbances to a greateror
less extent broke out on the latter days
of August. At Brouges,.eighteen pri
soners took advantage of the departure
of the troops to escape from gaol.
SPAIN.—The Journal dn Commerce
of September 1st. says :—“We learn
that General Minn left Paris yesterday
to approach the Spanish frontiers; but
it seems that it is his intention not to
pass them unless the state of the coun
try should oiler him tire elements of a
vigorous resistance, that he might not
have to reproach himself with tile death
of the gallant men whom his name
might induce to take up arms, if such a
rising should ultimately remain unat
tended with any favourable conse
quence. Tins way of thinking Is cer
tainly praiseworthy; but it is probable
that on his arrival he will find every
thing prepared for action.”
The Morning Chronicle of Septem
ber 4th says - We learn lrom an au
thority on w'hich we can rely, that the
Revolution in Spain was to commence
in the first week of the month of Sep
tember; and to be general through the
provinces adjoining France, and some
of the Mediterranean provinces. Ail
the active Spaniards have left Paris for
their respective points. Mina is at pre
sent in Paris, bat lie is noiconsidered
i active Spaniard, and we believe tbe |
Spaniards no longer count'on bin. for
aid in their undertaking.
PORTUGAL.—The Journal da
Commerce of Sept. 2nd, contains the
following paragraph relating to Portu
gal: 4t On the Ibtn of August the tor
ment continued at Lisbon; the guns ot
fort St. George were pointed against
the city and the frigate Diana, of 48
guns, was anchored in front of the
Place de Torreiro de Paco, which is
the usual place of popular tumults. In
order to avert the storm, agents ol the
police spread among the crowd a report
that i buries X. had been restored to
his throne, and that he had cut oil the
heads of more than 200 noted rebels,
and among them those of the principal
editors of the Jacobin Journals and
General La Fayette.”
FRANCE.—England has fully re
cognised tlie new French government.
The jVlessager des Chambrcs of the
1st ult. says:
By the Paris papers of the 5th, it ap
pears that the Emperor of Austria had ,
I ibllowed the example of England and
acknowledged the new French Govern
ment.
Yesterday, at 2 o’clock, Lord Stuart
de Rothsay, and the Secretaries of the
English Embassy, went in state to Oie
King. Ilis Lordship presented to his
Majesty his new letters of credentials.
On leaving the Palais Royal, Lord Stu
art was received by acclamations, which
tie returned by bow ing in a verj friend
ly manner. The public fully appreci
ated the importance of the new tie
which unites two of the most liberal na
tions of Europe.
The Globe remarks : There can be
no doubt that the principal powers of
Europe will follow the English exam
ple. It is impossible not to admire the
tact and good sense evinced by Louis
Piiiiip through all these transactions,
which, in conjunction with the general
moderation displayed throughout this
wonderful revolution, would absolutely
have exacted acquiescence from with
out, iiad there been a much greater dis
position to withhold it.
When the Lrnperor of Russia first
heard of the insurrection in France, he
gave orders that the tri-colored flag
should not be received into the harbours
of his empire; but he was not aware of
the formation of a regular government,
and it appears from the latest papers,
that the best informed persons did not
apprehend a refusal on h;s part to recog
nize the new government.
The Moniteur of the 2d ult. contains
an announcement by the King, mat uii
Peers who do not take the required
oath of adhering within one month, will
forfeit their right to sit in the Chamber
oi Peers, anu tnat all Deputies' who do
1 not take it within 15 days* will be de
prived of their seats in the Chamber of
i deputies.
Rumours existed in London of a
change of Ministry. It wa6 said that
Mr. iluskisson, Mr. Charles Grant,
Lord Palmerston and Lord Melbourne,
would come into the cabinet under the
Duke of Wellington.
The commission having for its object
the recognition of the States of South
America, and (he establishing political
and commercial relations with them, is
composed of M. M. Count Mole, Lafitte,
Manguin, and Lafayette.
A private letter from Paris dated the
evening of the 4th says,—“As I am sure
that any information relative to the
present state of the Press in France will
fie acceptable to yon, 1 send you the
following. The Journal Dcs Debats ap
peared to-day. 1 was with the princi
pal proprietor yesterday ; and in the
course of conversation he said, ‘ I re
sisted Ministerial despotism, and I will
not yield to the despotism of the work
men. My workmen.have been seduc
ed; I declared to all of them that they,
might leave me, that I would not keep
them by force, and 1 rhould be enabled
to do with the assistance of my friends.
I aiso told them that if any attempts
were niade to destroy my mechanical
presses, I would defend them to the last
drop of my blood. AH the workmen
left -M. Deveaux, with the exception of
two; hut when they saw that he was so
determined, they returned again by de
tachments of two, four, &sC. and at last
so many came, that he was obliged to
refuse twenty. The Constitutionel, and
tl/C Courier Francais uiu not act with
so much independence; they capitulat
ed.”
Another letter Irom .Paris of the same
date, observes, the peace of this city has
been, during the last three days, dis
turbed by bodies of men, who have
done much mischief, but whose career
is About to close,
A post ot 30 National Guards is sta
tioned in the office of the Messager des
Chambrsto protect its mechanical press.
On the 3d an assemblage of workmen
collected at Boulevard du Temple, and
in the midst of them was a man appa
rently belonging to the working class,
who excited them to discontent or ve
hement complaints. M. Bertrand, a
man whose name is celebrated since the
taking of the Bastile in 1780, and now
aged 82 years, approached the group,
and recognized in theorator a disguised
gendarme. He unmasked Aids wretch,
who endeavored to escape, but all the
listeners, furious at being deceived.
rushed on him, ard womd have psmsb-1
od hi in, if a patrol of tiie national Guard ;
had not rescued him irotn tueir nanus.;
'On tiie same day a seminarestc was .
arrested at the Place Maabcrt, while;
he was engaged in exciting the people* i
Public tranquility, which was disturb
ed during two days by assemblage ol.
operative printers, or persons so calling j
themselves, is nearly re-established. i
Flora Galignani's Messenger, August 30. j
THE itEVIEW EN PARIS. \
The Grand review of the National !
Guards by the Iking, which-took place
in the Chamn de Mars yesterday, was
highly favoured with one ol the finest
days that could have been desired ior
such an occasion, the heut ol the sun be
ing delightfully tempered by a refresh
ing breeze. The preparation lor a ies
tivai that may truly be called a nation- i
al one, began at an early hour in the j
morning and the enthusiastic ardour ol
the corps for which the honours ol the
day were destined, was heightened by
the recollection of the alfront ©tiered to
them on the day after their last review,
when Charles the Tenth pronounced
the dissolution of the citizen force, to
w hom at a former period, lie stated that
44 the safeguard and maintenance of tlie
charter was entrusted.” Each individual
of this noble corps, to whom France is
indebted for the recovery of her liber
ty, and restoration of her peace and se
curity, was anxious to contribute to the
splendour of the occasion, and hence
from the hour of day break, activity pre
vailed in every quarter to obtain the
periect complement of uniforms and e
quipments, which would fit the troops to
receive, from the hand of the Sovereign .
of the people s choice, those standards
which were at once the badge of hon
our and the pledge of confidence. The
twelve legions, led by their respective
officers, and headed by their sappers,
drums and bands, arrived at the Champ
de Mars at noon, and drew up on three
side., ol the ground, leaving the. space
..ext the Ecole Militaire open, and be-!
j tween each line the space necessary ibr i
uie rvmg iu puss. ai uic same nour
the thirteenth or cavalry legicrt cl the
National Guard proceeded to the held;
two squadrons drew up in the Rue de
Chartres, and the remainder of the le
gion in the Court of the Palace. At
half past twelve a salute of ‘J1 guns,
fired by the cannon of the Hotel des In
valides, announcing the departure of
the King. His Majesty, in the unilorm
of the National Guards, was on horse
back, attended by the Duke of Orleans,
tile Duke dfe Nemours, Marshals the
Dukes de Treviso, de Reggio, and Cor
negliano, Marquis Moison, Count Jour
dan, and Count Molitor, and a nume
rous body of general otlicers who form
ed his stan, a part or the thirteenth le
gion preceding, and the rest following
the cortege.
Along the whole line of road the
King was greeted with reiterated and
enthusiastic acclamations. U pon reach
ing the gate of the Champ de Mars, his
Majesty was received by General La
fayette, Coinmander-in-Chiefof the Na
tional Guards,accompanied by hisStaf]^
the Cavalry Legion drawing up at the
side of the gate, and afterwards taking
their station at the extremity of the
field next the bridge. The King a
lighted,and taking his seat oil a throne,
raised under a tent in front of the Ecole
Militaire, and facing which were sta
tioned deputations of the thirteen legi
ons, comprising an equal number of of
ficers, sub-oflicers and privates, he ad
dressed them in the following terms:-—
“Comrades! it is with pleasure that I
entrust these standards to your keeping,
aria witn peculiar satisfaction that J
place them in your hands, through those
of him, who forty years ago, was at the;
head of your fathers in this same place.
These colours marked the dawn of lib
erty amongst us. The sight of them
rocals to my mind with delight my first
essay in arms. Symbols of victory over
the enemies of the State, let them be
at the same time at home the safeguards
of public order and of liberty! Let
these glorious colours, entrusted to your
patriotism and fidelity, be ever our ral
lying ensign—Vive la France!” His
Majesty then delivered four colours for
legions into the hands of General La
fayette, who pronounced the formula of
the oath for each deputation, when the
Chiefs of Battalions, and the members
of the Deputations, lilted up the right
hand and said, “ Je le jure.” General
Lafayette then delivered the colours to
each deputation, who carried them to
the fronts of their legions, and when
all the detachments had taken their!
places, the Colonels administered the
oath to their respective Legions,
and thirteen guns were fired in ho
nor of the thirteen legions. At this
signal the bands struck up, and the
troops presented arms. The colours
having been delivered, the King pro
ceeded to the review, passing along in j
front of each Battalion, the Colonel of
each Legion, tind the Chiefs of Batta
lions accompanying his Majesty.
The King then returned towards the
front of the Ecole Militaire, and the Na
tional Guards filed off before him, ca
valry passing after the infantry. Depu
tations from the National Guards of se-:
veral other towns having1 expressed a
desire-to participate in the honors of
the review, had a staUoa assigned tfcer* j
pn the right.*? therflto>t'tagb>3.
review being terminated, his MajcstT
♦ j-sjocupied 'i
a avilion which had been erected ibr [[,.
occasion. The National Guards wer!
in excellent order, and presented a moo
brilliant and martial spectacle! the u\eti ic
were computed at forty thousand stronu l|
complgtely.armed and" equipped, ■
rising ground on each side of the Chanm
de Mars, the open space at the extre
mity, the bridge, and the• height# <j>
Charllot, were covered wKh jf den"!
mass of spectators, forming a niultitu,],.
that sets aii calculation of--numbers at
defiance; and who, during the delivery
of the colours, and repeatedly in
course of the review, rent the air with
shouts of u Vive ic Roi." Tiii the clo<e
of the review, Paris did notseein to bn
longer the capi tal of the kingdom; f10ni
the absence of all noise an$ bustle,and
the comparative desertion of thestreets
“ The following Order of the Day*
dated Aug. 30, has been published by
tlie Commander-In-Chief of the Paris
National Guards: The fine review of
yesterday—the admirable appearance
of the Citizen Army, the rapid forma
lion of which is in harmony with the
rapidity of the triumph of liberiy_u!r
manner in. which the National Guards
presented themselves under aims, and
tiled off before the king—excited the
enthusiasm of the immense population
that surrounded us, and the just eulo<d
ums of Generals whose victories have
many years since proved them to be tho
best of all military judges. The pre
sence of the brave men \yho* were
wounded in the Great Week, and of
several deputations of our brethren ia
arms from the departments,, added to
the enjoyments of this memorable
day. The General in Chief confines
himself on this occasion to congra
tulate his comrades of the National
Guards of Paris on the superb and pat
riotic spectacle they exhibited on the
memorable day. What expressions
could he find, after those contained in
the speech of the King when he placed
the coloursin your hands, and the letter
he has addressed to his brethren ia
arms.”
" a lie lonow mg- is me letter auaress
ed by his Majesty to Gen. La Fayette:
—‘I am anxious to learn, my dear Gen
eral, how you find yourself after this
j glorious day; for I am fearfsl that job
| must be overcome with fatigue; W/
! have another object which lies near my
! heart, namely, to request you to be the
interpreter of my feelings towards those
glorious National Guards ol whomyo\l
are the Patriarch. Tell them, that
they have not only surpassed1'my most
sanguine expectations,but that it is coin
pletely out of my powerifffexpiess my
sentiments.of joy and happiness. Hav
ing been a witness’of the Federation
of 1790, iu this same Qharop de Mars,
a witness also of the grand enthusiasm
of 1792, when 1 saw come up, to join
our army in Campaigne, 4t*; bwttallions
of the citizensof Paris, formed in three
days, and who so eminently contribut
ed to repel the invasion we had the hap
piness ol arresting atVolmy—-I am able
to make the Comparison; and'it is with
transport I declare to you, that what I
have just seen is far superior to whatl
then considered so noble, and what our
■enemies found so formidable. Have
the goodness, my dear General) to ex
press to tlie National Guards,1'how sen
sibly I was affected by their testimonies
towards myself, and how deeply my
heart is impressed therewith. ~*
Yours affectionately.
* LOUIS PHIL*IV
“La Fayette.”
••runs, Ayg. ioau."
In consequence of the intelligence
from Russia, and the state ol affairs in
the Netherlands, the English funds had
declined three per cent*
The greater part of the town of
den has been destroyed by lire.
The house of Mauowsky -in. Warsaw
has stopped payment. *
Intelligence has been received of the
death of Ali Pacha, of Egypt fhe died
at Cairo.
Jllgiers,—At the last accounts all waa
quiet. Part of the French tleet were
to return to France to avoid' the c*
quir.ox. The division to remain in the
ports of Algiers, Bona and Oran will be
under command of M. Massieu de Mo
val,consisting of four frigates* two cor»
vettes four brigs, and smaller vessels.
La Fayette.—With what feelings, say
the National Gazette, must th«>govern1
meat of Austria view the present situar
tion ofLa Fayette, whom it so longhcld !
as a malefactor in a dungeon! .Vt i» st3*'
ed of Franklin that when he signed at
Paris the treaty of alliance between the
United colonies and France,her^put on |
the same coat which he wore yhen he
was grossly insulted By Widdprburu
and tlie lords of the privy council 1°
London. 1 f La Fayette has retained the
suit in which he escaped from plmutz*
he might resume it By tho. side qj Phil'R
when the Austrian awbas&ado,?;
first audience of the ft
Philip P, Barbour, of Virginia, N*
been appointed by the President, *!ut^
of the United States for 0*0 Eustclif:
District of Virgin^ . • t .