the Western Army under the command of General Wayne, is enhanced by the hope, that their victories will lay the foundation of a just and durable peace with the Indian tribes:"

It passed in the negative.

On motion to strike out of the paragraph respecting the Western Army, the words, "General and," it passed in the negative.

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Ordered, That the committee who prepared the Address wait on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and desire him to acquaint the Senate at what time and place it will be most convenient for him that it should be presented.

Mr. KING reported, from the committee, that they had waited on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and that he would receive the Address of the Senate to-morrow at 12 o'clock,

istration.

Our anxiety arising from the licentious and open

resistance to the laws in the western counties of Pennsylvania, has been increased by the proceedings of certain self-created societies, relative to the laws and administration of the Government; proceedings, in our apprehension, founded in political error, calculated, if not intended, to disorganize our Government, and which, by inspiring delusive hopes of support, have been influential in misleading our fellow-citizens in the scene of insurrection.

In a situation so delicate and important, the lenient and persuasive measures which you adopted merit and receive our affectionate approbation. These failing to produce their proper effect, and coercion having become inevitable, we have derived the highest satisfaction from the enlightened patriotism and animating zeal with which the citizens of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, have rallied around the standard of Government, in opposition to anarchy and insurrection.

Our warm and cordial acknowledgments are due to you, sir, for the wisdom and decision with which you arrayed the militia, to execute the public will; and to them, for the disinterestedness and alacrity with which they obeyed your summons.

The example is precious to the theory of our Government, and confers the brightest honor upon the patriots who have given it.

We shall readily concur in such farther provisions for the security of internal peace and a due obedience to the laws, as the occasion manifestly requires.

The effectual organization of the militia, and a prudent attention to the fortifications of our ports and harbors, are subjects of great national importance, and together with the other measures you have been pleased to recommend, will receive our deliberate consideration.

The success of the troops under the command of General Wayne cannot fail to produce essential advantages. The pleasure with which we acknowledge the merits of that gallant General and army, is enhanced by the hope that their victories will lay the foundation of a just and durable peace with the

Indian tribes.

At a period so momentous in the affairs of nations, the temperate, just, and firm policy that you have pursued, in respect to foreign powers, has been eminently calculated to promote the great and essential interest of our country, and has created the fairest title to the public gratitude and thanks.

JOHN ADAMS,

Vice President of the United States,

and President of the Senate.

SATURDAY, November 22.

The Senate waited on the PRESIDENT OF THE

UNITED STATES, and the VICE PRESIDENT, in their name, presented the Address agreed to on the 21st instant.

To which the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED

STATES was pleased to make the following reply: Gentlemen :

Among the occasions which have been afforded for expressing my sense of the zealous and steadfast cooperation of the Senate, in the maintenance of Government, none has yet occurred more forcibly demanding my unqualified acknowledgments than the present.

Next to the consciousness of upright intentions, it is the highest pleasure to be approved by the enlightened Representatives of a free nation. With the satisfaction, therefore, which arises from an unalterable attachment to public order, do I learn, that the Senate discountenance those proceedings, which would arrogate the direction of our affairs, without any degree of authority derived from the people.

It has been more than once the lot of our Government to be thrown into new and delicate situations; and of these, the insurrection has not been the least important. Having been compelled at length to lay aside my repugnance to resort to arms, I derive much happiness from being confirmed by your judgment in the necessity of decisive measures, and from the support of my fellow citizens of the militia, who were the patriotic instruments of that necessity.

With such demonstrations of affection for our constitution; with an adequate organization of the militia; with the establishment of necessary fortifications; with a continuance of those judicious and spirited exertions which have brought victory to our Western Army; with a due attention to public credit and an unsullied honor towards all nations; we may meet, under every assurance of success, our enemies from within and from without.

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TUESDAY, December 9.

day.

THURSDAY, December 11.

attended.

MONDAY, December 15.

STEPHEN MIX MITCHELL, from Connecticut, attended to-day.

MONDAY, December 29.

HENRY TAZEWELL, appointed a Senator by the State of Virginia, in the place of JOHN TAYLOR, resigned, produced his credentials, which were read, and the VICE PRESIDENT administered to him the oath required by law, and he took his seat in the Senate.

FRIDAY, February 20.

The VICE PRESIDENT being absent, the Senate proceeded to the election of a PRESIDENT pro tempore, as the constitution provides, and SAMUEL LIVERMORE was duly elected; who, declining the appointment,

The Senate proceeded to the election of HENRY TAZEWELL to that office.

Ordered, That the Secretary wait on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and notify him of the election of Mr. TAZEWELL to be PRESIDENT of the Senate pro tempore.

SATURDAY, February 28.

HENRY LATIMER, from the State of Delaware, in place of GEORGE READ, resigned, attended, and produced his credentials, which were read; and, the oath prescribed by law being administered, he took his seat in the Senate.

JAMES GUNN, from Georgia, attended.
TUESDAY, March 3.

Mr. BURR laid before the Senate a motion, as follows:

valid as part of the said constitution, to wit:

"That the term for which the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the next Congress are or shall be chosen shall expire on the first day of June next following the third day of March, on which it would have expired if this amendment to the constitution had not been adopted."

Ordered, That this motion lie for consideration.

TUESDAY EVENING, March 3.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House, having finished the business of the session, are about to adjourn.

Ordered, That Messrs. IZARD and MORRIS be a committee, jointly, with such committee as the House of Representatives may appoint on their part, to wait on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and inform him that Congress is ready to adjourn without day, unless he may have any further communications to make.

Ordered, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives therewith, and desire the appointment of a committee on their part.

A message from the House of Representatives informed the Senate that the House have appointed a joint committee on their part to wait on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and inform him that Congress is ready to adjourn.

Mr. IZARD reported, from the joint committee, that they had waited on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, who informed them that he had no further communications to make to Congress during this session. Whereupon, it was

Resolved, That the Senate adjourn without day.

MONDAY, June 8, 1795.

Pursuant to a call from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, in a circular addressed to the several Senators, informing each that "certain matters touching the public good required that the Senate should be convened on the above day, at the Senate Chamber, in Philadelphia, then and there to receive and deliberate on such communications as he shall then make to them:" the Senate assembled accordingly.

PRESENT.

JOHN ADAMS, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. From New Hampshire.-JOHN LANGDON and SAMUEL LIVERMORE.

From Massachusetts.-CALEB STRONG and GEORGE CABOT.

From Vermont.-MOSES ROBINSON. From Connecticut.-OLIVER ELLSWORTH and JONATHAN TRUMBULL.

JUNE, 1795.]

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From New York.-RUFUS KING and AARON BURR.

From New Jersey.-JOHN Rutherford. From Pennsylvania.-JAMES Ross and WILLIAM BINGHAM.

From Delaware.-HENRY LATIMER. From Maryland.-RICHARD POTTS. From Virginia.-HENRY TAZEWELL and STEVENS THOMSON MASON.

From Kentucky.-JOHN BROWN and HUMPHREY MARSHALL.

From North Carolina.-ALEXANDER MARTIN and TIMOTHY BLOODWORTH.

From South Carolina.-JACOB READ.
From Georgia.-JAMES JACKSON.

Ordered, That Mr. STRONG and Mr. LANGDON be a committee to wait on the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and notify him that a quorum of the Senate is assembled, and ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to make.

it be

"Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senate concurring therein,) That they do consent to, and advise the President of the United States, to ratify the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, concluded at London, the 19th day of November, 1794, on condition that there be added to the said Treaty an article whereby it shall be agreed to suspend the operation of so much of the 12th article as respects the trade which his said Majesty thereby consents may be carried on between the United States and his Islands in the West Indies, in the manner, and on the terms and conditions therein specified.

"And the Senate recommend to the President, to proceed, without delay, to further friendly negotiations with His Majesty, on the subject of the said trade, and of the terms and conditions in question."

On motion, it was agreed, that this motion lie for consideration until to-morrow.*

MONDAY, June 22.

TUESDAY, June 9.

PIERCE BUTLER, from the State of South Carolina, and FREDERICK FRELINGHUYSEN, from the State of New Jersey, severally attended.

JAMES GUNN, from the State of Georgia, produced his credentials, and, the usual oath being administered, took his seat in the Senate.

FRIDAY, June 12.

JOHN HENRY, from the State of Maryland, produced his credentials, and, the usual oath being administered, he took his seat in the Senate.

SATURDAY, June 13.

ELIJAH PAINE, from the State of Vermont, produced his credentials, and the usual oath being administered, he took his seat in the Senate.

MONDAY, June 15.

JOHN VINING, from the State of Delaware, attended.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the Treaty, communicated by the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, with his Message of the 8th instant: and, after progress, the Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, June 17.

The Senate resumed the consideration of the Treaty, communicated with the Message of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, of the 8th instant, and after discussion on the remaining

Carleton relates; " which was read, and, with the document referred to, ordered to lie on the table.

WEDNESDAY, June 24.

Deported Slaves of the Revolution.

A motion was made by Mr. GUNN, seconded by Mr. READ, as follows:

"Whereas it is alleged by divers American citizens, that negroes, and other property, to a considerable amount, were carried away, in contravention of the seventh article of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and His Britannic Majesty :

Resolved, That the Senate recommend to the President of the United States, to renew, by friendly negotiation with his said Majesty, the claims of the American citizens, to compensation for the negroes and other property, so alleged to have been carried away; and in case the disagreement that has hitherto existed, relative to the construction in this behalf of the said article, cannot be removed by candid and amicable discussions, that it be proposed, as a measure calculated to cherish and confirm the good understanding and friendship which it is desired may pre

*The ratification of the Treaty, with the exception of the 12th article, was by the following vote: YEAS-Messrs. Bingham, Bradford, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Gunn, Henry, King, Latimer, Livermore, Marshall, Paine, Potts, Read, Ross, Rutherford, Strong, Trumbull, and Vining-20. NAYS-Messrs. Bloodworth, Brown, Burr, Butler, Jackson, Langdon, Martin, Mason, Robinson, and Tazewell-10. This excepted article related to the direct trade with the British West Indies; and the recommendation added to the clause of ratification was with a view to obtain

the full enjoyment of that trade. This was in the year 1795, and the object of the recommendation was not obtained until above thirty years thereafter, and under the administration of General Jackson.

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of the Senators present in the affirmative. On motion, by Mr. RUTHERFORD, for the ques tion on the resolution as amended, to wit:

the West Indies."

And, after debate, it was agreed that this motion lie until to-morrow for consideration.

THURSDAY, June 25.

The motion made by Mr. GUNN, as last recited, and yesterday referred to this day for consideration, was resumed.

On motion to divide this motion, and to agree to all that is contained from the word "whereas," to the word "same," at the end of the first paragraph of the resolution inclusive, it passed in the affirmative-yeas 27, nay 1, as follows:

YEAS.-Messrs. Bingham, Bloodworth, Bradford, Brown, Burr, Butler, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Gunn, Jackson, King, Langdon, Latimer, Livermore, Marshall, Martin, Paine, Potts, Read, Robinson, Ross, Rutherford, Strong, Trumbull, and Vining.

Mr. Tazewell voted in the negative.*

The yeas and nays were required by one-fifth of the Senators present.

Those who voted in the affirmative, are-Messrs. Bingham, Bradford, Butler, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, Gunn, King, Latimer, Livermore, Paine, Potts, Read, Ross, Rutherford, Strong, Trumbull, and Vining.

Those who voted in the negative, are-Messrs. Bloodworth, Brown, Burr, Jackson, Langdon, Marshall, Martin, Mason, Robinson, and Tazewell.

Yeas 19, nays 10. So the question of recon

*This recommendation to treat further for obtaining indemnity for the slaves carried off by the British during the Revolution, remained without effect, and all claim to that

indemnification was relinquished by the treaty of 1796. But the same deportation of slaves took place in the war of 1812, followed by the same stipulation for indemnity in the treaty which closed that war, which was contained in the treaty which closed the war of the Revolution; and attended by the same refusal to comply with it. It was not until after twelve years of further negotiation, and under the administration of Mr. John Quincy Adams, and under the arbitrament of the Emperor Alexander, of Russia, that indemnity for these deported slaves of 1812 was received.

"Whereas, it is alleged by divers American citizens, that negroes and other property, to a considerable amount, were carried away in contravention of the 7th article of the Treaty of Peace between the United States and His Britannic Majesty:

66 Resolved, That the Senate recommend to the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES to renew, by friendly negotiation with his said Majesty, the claims of the American citizens to compensation for the negroes and other property so alleged to have been carried away; and in case the disagreement, that

has hitherto existed relative to the construction in this behalf of the said article, cannot be removed by candid and amicable discussions, that it be proposed, as a measure calculated to cherish and confirm the

good understanding and friendship which it is desired may prevail between the two countries, that comthe 6th article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce. missioners be appointed in the manner directed by and Navigation lately concluded between the United States and his said Majesty, with authority to ascer tain and decide, as well the interpretation of the said 7th article, in this respect, as likewise the amount of the losses sustained by the alleged violation of the same."

It passed in the negative-yeas 14, nays 15, as follows:

Gunn, Jackson, Langdon, Marshall, Martin, Mason, YEAS.-Messrs. Bloodworth, Brown, Butler, Burr, Paine, Read, Robinson, and Tazewell.

NAYS.-Messrs. Bingham, Bradford, Cabot, Ellsworth, Foster, Frelinghuysen, King, Latimer, Livermore, Potts, Ross, Rutherford, Strong, Trumbull, and Vining.