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54" 'Vﬂiwsi --si7
Friday, the "Sd ajT-jsanuary, 1'80'6.
Mr. ]ohn Raodolph trow the committee'
ct Kowhom were referred themcssage and
X " munication os'the'Presidcnt—osthe U.
Sntes of Bth of- December last,-tagetner
Fit]:I 1be sidocuments iccompanymg 'the
F upside, unde Lreport thereon as follow.
If :
' si red the message of the Prrsia'ent ojstlze
si,- _ 47:th if the mmmittee to whom was rc' er
) Um'ml Mater siQf the fith December,
ffi _-1 aos. .
_, 'The comminee have beheld wish just in.
Bigoation she hostilesispiric manifesxed-by
the court of Madrid towards the govern.
men! of the Upited Scatca in withholdinsig
the ratificatlon of its convention with us,
although signcd bv- in own minister under
sithe eye of -'his sovereign, unless-sswith alter.
miona of in terms, aﬀecting claims of
the United States, which. by the express
conditions of the instrument itself, were
reservcd for future discussion ; in piratical
depredacions upon our-fasilr cummercc; in
obnruuiug che navigmou ofihe Mobillc.;
in resming to come to ansivfsair and amica
ble adjuszmsi-n: of the boondarivs of Lon
siisiamy; and in :! daring violation, by per.
Ions acting under the authority of-Spain,
and no doubt, epp-Zscd of her sentiments
and views, of our uzzdispmed limits which
she had eolc mnly recogr-iud'by treaty.
To a government having mterests datinct
from those ofics people and disregarding
=tluz-ilsiz'welkare, here is ample cause for a for.
"an} declaratiou of war, on she part esthc
United—siStares, and such, did shey obey the
impulse of their feelings alone, is ahe course
which the committee would ] not hesnate to
recnmmeod ; but to a government identi.
' ﬂed with its citizens,too fat- removed from
the powerful nations of the earth for' its
nlety ta'be endangered by their hostility,
peace must ahvays be desirabie, so long as
.it is .eompatible with the honor and inter.
'ct-nssts of the community.
Whilst the Untted States continue bur
tbened with :debt, which annually absurbs
two thirds of their revenue, aod dnties up.
'on import: constitute the anly resource
from which that revenue 'ean be siraieed,
{without resorting to system; of tention,
not more Ninous and oppressive, than they
-are uncertain and precario'ut, the best in
'terests of the union cry aloud for peace.
ctWhen that debt shall have been discharged,
& the resourees at the nation thereby'libcr.
med, then may we ratwnally espcct to
raise even in time of war, the supp'siea
which our srugai institutions require, with
-out recarving to the hateful assnd destructive
expedient et leans; then, and not till then,
may we bid defiancc to the world. The
present momentis peculiarly ctauspicious for
this great and desirable work. Now, is
ever, the national debt is to bepaid, by such
finascial arrangements as will accelerate its
extineticn, bysi-reasiping the rich harvest of
neutraiity, andsithtts providing for that di.
minution of revenue, which experience
teaches us to expect on the general pacifi
moon of Europe. And the =committee in
dulge shope, that, in the-changed aspect
o! affair- in that quarter,'Spain win-fmd
muftves for ajust fulsilment of her etipula
tions with tts, and on amicable settlement
of limits, upon terms not more benesicial
to the Uniud States, than advantageous to
herself , secuing to her an maple barrier on
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si'ss' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATWE'S.
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T—HURSDAY, April.8.
On Muddy the house of representatim were
ctnxclusively engaged until ; o'elosicfi, with glosed
doors, in discafing the proprietyctof taking of the
'hjonﬂion of sectecy relative to the measures ta,
Lken on' Spanish :aftirssiwhicb ' issued in taking of
sictthe injunction ot'secseey. The tollowing it the
jonmel ot these proceeding. Long as it is, it
_- is but : sheleton. Such, however, as- it it, it
si-N "mll bectreadwith adeep interest. We haveno
si-si'nime to lecampnny these prmeedingc. with any
sisi-ducidating remaiks. We shall merely say that
"there appears to haevebeen on this subject an ha
*-—— ct' tell diversity of opinion, which resusilted in the
: adoption of measure. oft pqqisic comnlectinnjby
"?si' ahrge majority. -si [Nun .I/ml.
Friday, the Gth'os December, '1805.
, The Speakerlaid before the Homea let
ter and communication from the Presideut
of the United States, which were send.
Ordered, That the said letter and com.
mentation, together with the documents
lumpauying the same. be referred to Mr.
]oho Wdþh, Mr.":"Nisicholsoo, Mr. ]ohu
Catonﬀsisi ith, Mr. Mumshrd, Mr. Wﬂ
liams osSouth Carolina, Mr. Bidwelland
Mr. Brown.
-CONGRESS
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' *"-"'si '."'Y- . ..ct—v.
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Tuesday, the 7!!! january, 1805.
"On a motion made and scconded, that
* the house do come to the following reso.
i lution :
? Reso-l-ved, That any arrangement of li.
! mits between the ctUnited Statcs and Spain,
' on the side of Mexico, and'to the United
I States, the countries-watered by the Miasi
aissippi, and to the eastward of it, -will
meet the approbation and support of this
house; and
si 'Ordcred, That the third ssresolution be
committed to the committee of the whole
house, to-whotnct.is referred the report us
the committee on the message and com.
si munication from the president of the !U.
f'S. of the 6th-Dccember inst, and the do
?cuments accompanying the "same, as also
; two resolutions referred to the same com
; mittce of the whole house on Friday 'last.
; Thesshouse then, according to the order
.' o's-the day, again resolved itself into a-com.
appropriated by law set the purpose of delraying
fa-xy extraordinary expences Which -may be in.
sicurrcd in the intercourse between the U. State:
Snies-in 'the treasuryttot otherwise ztpproprtatcfi,
and to "be appited under the d'ifcction of the
ppsiesident of- the U. S. who shall have authority,
threcot, in behalf of the U. States, at a rate os
interest no: exceeding 6 per centum pcrssanrmm,
and shall cause an -account of'the expendirure
thereof to be laid before congrcst as soon atmzy
usi be.
' tf necessary, to borrow the said sum Or any part z
:"teferred to the ccvnst-jcrazion of a committee of
the whole house on Monday next. '
On matiOn unde and (si-conded, that the house
to the'said committce os t-hess-whole House un Fri.
d:;y last; :sissnd after some time spent therein, Mr.
Speaker resumed the chair, and 'Mr. Gsegg te.
'p ned .that the committee had. according to
ordssr, had the said report and resqutinns unde:
yconsisiierauon, and made some pmgress therein,
but not having time to go through the same, had
directed him to move the House for leave to lit
again.
Resal—vad That this House will, to morrow,
again tdolve ltseH into a committee of the whole
House, on the said report and- resolutiom.
sufficient. to protectcthe southern fromicra
jot the .U. StateeromiSpanish inroad and
insult, and to chasttse the same, be imme
Ldiate'ty raised. ss
jthe side of Mexsco, end to us the countriel
sisntered by the Misaisaippt, and to_ the
ectutward ofisst. But w-h'tlat the commtttee
siperce'tve, "to the general uproar of Europe.
La state Oft-hings peculiarly !avomble to the
{of Decembcr last.
?ss-lettcr'sifrom the .secretary of war will ex.
:plain why it is not more expltcit.
: mittee of the whole house, on the said resi
ssport and resolutions, and after some time
apent therein. Mr. Speaker resumed the
, mtt thefollowing resolution; the anneXed .
' committee had, according to order., again
"had the said sirepott and resolutione under
nor unwilling to repel eimilar outrage.—
-On the subject of self defence. when the
terrttory ofthessUnitcd State: is insulted,
there can besibttt one opinion; whatever dis
ference may cxist on the question, whe
ther "that protection which ; vessel finds in
our hatbours, shall be extended to her, by
tthe nation, in the Indian Or .Chioese seasst'
Under thin impression, the committee sub.
ctpeatceable pursuit of our best" toterestst ct
'do come to the toilowitzg resolution: :
Tow, again resolve itself into a committee
of the whole home on the said report and
. resolutions.
-sinot exceeding as the
_-Presideut of the United States shallsi'deetn'
and a halk per centutctn advalorem, imposed by an
act, entitled " An act turthersi to protect the
commence and teamen of theU- S. against the
Barbafy powers,"—-be continued for
'ycars.
- Ordue'd, That the said resolutions be commit
ted to the cammitt-e of the whole house," to
whom is committed the before menti-mcd report
of the committee on the message and communi.
cssxtion from the president of the U. S. of the Gth
--consideration, and made a further progress *
therein, but not having tune to go through
the same, had -directed him to move the
.house for leave to sit again.
house, on the report of the committee to whom ;
were referred "the mesisge and communication ;
from the president etsi tne-U. States at the 6th
01 Dsi-cembcr lust, and the documents accompany.
ing the same, 23 also on the resolutions referred .
sMarzda), t/n (zib qf januarynyOS.
'The house. accotding to the order of the day,
resulvvd itself into a committee & the whole
and fossfeign nations, to be paid out of any mo. _
which shall securc to her an ample bartict, si
chair, and Mr. Gregg reported, that the
Whtchhas been oﬀered ou-thesiparc of Spain, -
they are neither insens'tble to the indigntty,
'RrsoI-ve'd, That thesszddsiitional dutysim twoct
Re/osi'ped' That dollan be
The said report wns-tead and ordered to be si
Resolved, That such number of troops .
Received, That this house will.-to-mor. !.
Wednaday, "the Slh of january.
The house according to the order of the
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sssiday, again received itscusi intMthtee
-of the whole house, on the report of the
acommitteesito whom was referred a mea
snge and communication from .the preet
dent of the —Unsitted States, of-the -6th of
Decemberlaet, and the documents accom
paoying the same, as albo on tum reseluti.
ons referred to the same committee of the
whole house on Friday last, and one other
resolution referred to the same committee
of the whole house on Tuesday last; and
after-eotne time-spent therein, Mr. Speaker
.Thursday, the 91}: -os__7sanuary.
The house according to the order of the
day, again resolved itselfinto a committee
ofthe wholehouse, on the report of the
committee to whom was referred a—mes—
sage :md communication from the presi.
.deut of the "United States, of the .Gth of
--December last, and the documents accom.
.panying the same, as aiso on two resoluti
.ons referred to the same committee of the
whole house on Friday last, and on one 0.
ther resomtion referred to the same com
zmmee on 'suesday last, and after sume
ttme spent therein, Mr. Spenker resumed
the chair and MrsiGregg repsszrted, that the
eomnsizittee had, accordmg to order, again
had the said report and resolutions under
siennsideration, and made :! surther progress
therein, but not haviqg time to go through
the same, had directed him to move the
house sor leave to sit again.
Resalved, That thts house will to mor
-row, again resolve itself into a committee
The house proceeded to comider thcsi
report of the commtttec of the whole sict
house made yesterday on the report of thsi '_
committec to whom was referred themes -
sissinge and communication from the president
of the siUnitcd States of the Gth Decembersisi
last, and sundry resolution: of the Zd amiss
7th instants, whereupon,
The resolution contained in the report
ofthe committee on the president's messs
sisage aforesaid being read in the words sol _.
lowing, to wit. ss
\ " Resolved, That such number of troops'
not exceeding as the presi-LJ
deut of the United States shall deem suf
ficient to protect che southern srontiers'of
the 'Unitcd 'States from Spanish inroad.
and insult, and to chastisc the samesibc im.
mediately raised."
on 'l'uesday last, and after some time
spent therein Mr.Speaker resumed the
chair and Mr.'(- Gregg reported, that the
-sscommittee had according to order, had the
said report and resolmions under conside
the whole of the business referred to them
-— had directedhim to move the house for
leave to sit again.
On the question that the committce of
the whole house have leave tosit again.
lt passed in the negativc.
Ordered. That the report ofthe comsi
wine;: of .the-whole house do lieon the ta -
'Yus. Mesm. Ahton, jun. Anderson, Bard,*
Baaker, Bedinger, BHwell, Bishop, Blakc, jun.ss.
Blount, Brown, Boylc, ButlerÞG. W. Campbcll,
Casey, Chanctdlcr, M. Clay, Clopton, Conrad,ct
Cook, Cto-wninsh'teld, Gum, Dzrby, Dickson,
Earle, Elliot, Elmer, Eppes, Findiey, Filkss
Grzy, .Gregg, .Gteen, Halsey , Hamikon, He].
row, again resolve itself into a committee
of the whole house, on the said report and
..rcctsolutions. *
Solution refefred to the same committec'
contained to the report of the committee
aforesaid, also their agreement to the first
of the two resolutions referred to them on
Friday last with Sundry amendments, and
ble.
Friday, P7'anuary 40.
The house accotding to the order of the
day, again reaolvedizself into : committee
of the whole house,-on the report of the
committce to whom was referred a mes
sage & communication from the president,
of the United States, of the 6th of Decem.
ber last, and the documcnts accompanying
the same, as also on two resolutiuns reter-.
house their disagreement to ther esolution *
The question was taken that the house
do agree with the committee ofssthe whole.
house in their disagreement to the same. .
And resolved in the affirmativc, ycas 72'
unays 58, ac follows. ct
ted to the samezcommittee of the whole
ration, and directed him to report to the.
further, that the said .committee of the -_
whole house not having time tossgo through,
house on Friday 'ast, and on one other re. ss
of the whole house on the said report and
resolutions.
ed, that the committee had, according to
order, again had the said report and teso
lution: under consideration, and made some
progress therein, but nothaving time to .go
through the same, had directed him to
move thejhousc fer leave to sit again.
resumed the chair, and Mr. Grcgg report.
Resalved. That this house will to mor- sisi
Saturday january 11.
mudsficﬂmea, Jacksan, Kenan, Knissgssfsit !.
b_n, Lcib, Mutton, Matter;, Mcrmctl'tu
R. MW'C, To MOOIC, ]. Mull'siw' vjs
Mcrr-ssw, Ohic; Olzn, Pugh, 'l'. M, ss '
Red, Penc. Rhca, Ten. thhnds, R.;sisisi, _
min, Scavec, Sloan, Smilic, O'B Smith Sosict
nd,-Ssstmdt'ord, Stannzorf, Thomas, '
num, ]. Whitehill, .R. Whitchill, D.R.Wnlsi
ama, M. William, N. William, and Wynm
72.
Nu-e. Meﬂ'ctsis. Archcr, Bksset, Betton, Bmm
Blctyan. ]. Campbcll, Chittendcn, Chibom
Clayk. ], C ay, Clinton, jun, Dma. Dnenpun
jun. Esissjy, Elliu, Ely, Fsimlcr, Gamctt, Cold
borough, Hashngs, Hough, jane:, Kcil ,Lcw
u, jan. Livingstonsi, Lyon, Mugrndct, 'Cm
.ry, Moscly, ]. Nc-It'un, R. Ne-son, Ncmsisi
jun. siicholson, P-tkcn, jun. Qaimsiy, ]. .Rctn
d. Iph, S.il}y, Sandlord, ] C. omith, j.Snsinbss
)S Smithss Spaldzng, Stctsman, Swlch, suggest,
Tailnmdgc, Tcnuy, P. R. Thompshn, ]. W.
ss 'lsshompsct-rv, Trigg, Van Cortlandt, "Van chg,
' sell.cs,\7c.planak, Wadswonh, Walton, Wine;,
ss thscn, and Winston—SS.
ss The house then proceeded to consider
[the amendments reported by the commit.
tce sicsis zhc whole house to the first resolu.
tion refcz'rtd tzsi- thcmsson the 8d inst. which
.res::]u'ibzn arzd amendmcots being read at
the clsi-rk's table as follows :
" Rssoz'wd, lhaz dollan be ap
pz opriatcd'by law for the pucpz-sc osdcsifray.
ing any extraordinary expcuccs-which macty
bc- incuned in the it-tcrcuurse bethcn the
U_ state; and smcign nations, to be paid
oux of any munics in the treasury 00: 0.
thcrwisc appropriated, nor] to be applied
under the direction of the president of the
U. S'ntes, who shall have authority to
borrow the said sum or any part thereof,
on behalf of thc'U. States, at a-uteosiu.
tercst not exceeding six per centum per
annum, and shall cause an accountol the
expcnditurc thereof to-bc laid before sicon
great; as soone: may-be."
Amendmenta.
And on the question mereupnn,
'Ic was-rcsolvcd in the affirmativc—
Ycas 74—Nays 57—45 tullow:
YEAs. Messssra. Andersun, Archer,
Bard, Bassett, Bedingsssir, Bctton, Brm—m,
]. Campbell, Casey, Chittendcn, Claibornc,
Ciark, Clay, Climoa. jun. Clo'pzun, Dana,
Davenport,jun- Earssly, EHis, Ely, Fowler,
siarncu, Goldzborough, Gray, Hastings,
ilolmes, Hougssh, ]acksoo,_]ooes, Kcﬂyu
Kenan,.Lcib, Lewis, jun. Livingsten, Msi'
non, Masters, M'Crcery, Mcrriwethctf,
No R. Moorc, T. Moon, Marrow, Va.
.Vloacly, ]. Ncwcon, jun. Nichnlson- Pit'
ken. jun. Quincctv, ]. .Randolph. ]. Rctez,
Pcnu. Sammons, ]. C. Smixh, ]. Smuh.
O'B. Smith, S. Smith.siSpalding. Smnsordo
Stcdmao, Smrgcs, Taggarc, Tallmadgc,
Tenny. P. R. 'l'hompson, T. W. 'shomp
son, Trigg, Van Cortlaudt,Van Ransselaer,
Vcrplanck, 'Wadswonh, Wickes. D. R
Williams, M . William, VVllson, Winscon,
Wyuns—74.
NAYI- Mesan. Alston, Barkcr, Bid
well, Bishop, Blake, jun. Blount, Brown,
Boylc, Bryao, Butlcr, (ct. W. Campbcll,
Chandlcr, M. Clay. Conrad, Ccok, Crow
ninshield. Cuus, Darby, Dicksou, Earle,
Eliiet, Elmer, Eppes, Findlcy, Fisko
Grcgg, Green, Halscy, Hamihon, Holland,
Knight, Lambcrt, Lyon, Magrudcr. jes
Morrow, R. Nclsou, Olin, Pugh. T. M
Randolph, ]. Rhea, Ten. Richarda, Ros
sell, Sailly, Sandford, Scbuoeman, Scavcs
Sloan, Smilic, Soulhard. Stanton, Thomal.
Tracy, Varnum, Walmn, ]. Whicchill, R
VVhitehil], N. Willxams—57. - - -
._ And the said prcamblc as amendodho
,iogundcr consideration, it was, ona m'l'
'U. Statea."_
contiguous to the sznusiiz Prtwmce of New
Mexico, and Spairsi fetamtng the sore.
reigrzty of territor'ct:s oa the Atlanttc oceaa
and 6qu of Mexico, detached from her
other Americao possessions. 'lmt whote
local position ,rendcr them destrable to the
-1st. -l'rehx.a preamble "to the words'kol
lowing, to wit: " Whereas in the uttle.
them of our diﬀerence: with Spaio. it may
be for the interest of the ill. State: to pro.
cure : cession -of the Spaninhterrituriee
eastward of the river IMissmippt by pur
chase ; to enable the president, m eﬀecttng
such purchase, to eecure to the U. S. the
most advantageou: terme."
Ld. Strike out the words, " any extre.
ondinary expences which may be incurred
in the intercourse between the U. Smes
and foreigu nationi" and insert " the ex—
pence whtch may be incurred-in the pur
chase of the Spanish terricorics lying on
the Atlantic ocezn and Guls of Mexico,
and eastward of the Mimssippi."
.3d. After the words ** per annum," in
sert " redeemable at will.?
The first of the said amendmeots, to
presix a .preamble t!" the resolmion being
ugain read, it was moved and seconded to
amend the said preamble by preceding it
with the following words:
" France havmg transferred to the U.
States the sovereignty of LOUYSFZM, CW
bracing extensive but uzsisssisiisiss-fined countries -
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