a strong contrast to the six first, and a painful struggle against diminished revenue and increased expenses, injuries and insults from abroad, and preparation for war with one of the greatest powers in the world, while doing no wrong ourselves, and only asking for what the laws of nations and of nature allowed us--a friendly neutrality, and exemption from the evils of a war with which we had no concern. Preparation for war was then a tedious and expensive process; embargo, non-intercourse, fortifications, ships, militia, regular troops. All this is now superseded by railroads and volunteers, ready at any moment to annihilate any invading force; and by privateers, ready to drive the commerce of any nation from the ocean. ELEVENTH CONGRESS.--FIRST SESSION. BEGUN AT THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, MAY 22, 1809. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,--JAMES MADISON. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.[5] MONDAY, May 22, 1809. Conformably to the act passed at the last session, entitled "An act to alter the time for the next meeting of Congress," the first session of the eleventh Congress commenced this day, and the Senate assembled in their chamber, at the city of Washington. PRESENT: GEORGE CLINTON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate. NICHOLAS GILMAN and NAHUM PARKER, from New Hampshire. TIMOTHY PICKERING, from Massachusetts. JAMES HILLHOUSE and CHAUNCEY GOODRICH, from Connecticut. ELISHA MATHEWSON and FRANCIS MALBONE, from Rhode Island. JONATHAN ROBINSON, from Vermont. JOHN LAMBERT, from New Jersey. ANDREW GREGG and MICHAEL LEIB, from Pennsylvania. SAMUEL WHITE, from Delaware. SAMUEL SMITH, from Maryland. WILLIAM B. GILES, from Virginia. JESSE FRANKLIN and JAMES TURNER, from North Carolina. JOHN GAILLARD, from South Carolina. BUCKNER THRUSTON, from Kentucky. RETURN JONATHAN MEIGS, jr., from Ohio. JOSEPH ANDERSON, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Tennessee, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last; and OBADIAH GERMAN, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of New York, for the term of six years, commencing on the fourth day of March last, severally produced their credentials, which were read; and the oath prescribed by law having been administered to them, they took their seats in the Senate. _Ordered_, That the Secretary acquaint the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled and ready to proceed to business. _Resolved_, That each Senator be supplied, during the present session, with three such newspapers, printed in any of the States, as he may choose, provided that the same be furnished at the usual rate for the annual charge of such papers: and, provided also, that if any Senator shall choose to take any newspapers other than daily papers, he shall be supplied with as many such papers as shall not exceed the price of three daily papers.