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CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
January £?.
jvlr. Bayard appeared and took hi<
£c:if.
i he bill to incorporate reljgiouc
kocieties in the district of Cofttwia.
was read a second time and ordered
to be engrossed.
HOUSE OF JiEPKESRAFT.17IVES.
„ J'ridhj December 29.
T! c motion far an indefinite pos'pohc.
ment ol the j *iti reto’ution from the se
nate still raider cons‘d.*rati.in —
TvJr Qtrncey rtina ked, that this ro
Ic:n > asitmb’y the representative of the
Ame'fc/n pe-p!e, the image ol thei
ivi’dom in a c naitutional [taint of view
'v*s called upon to give its san&ion to tht
>o nt language • t indigrrctr n and reproach
*>n the.cli rr.cler and conduct of a single
individual cl» .rged. with tnioler.ee, ird
'O'tun, aSVonttve insult, disguised false
rood and t-i’.Iac’ctiftness. It was passing
possible to utter words o' gtfater contume
Jy. This individual, uo, hh the tepft
tcn’ntive cf a sovereign nowbeund to sup
L— 1 _! .1 _ L _t r •
t wwv iiu u .uiiui VI JLdi»VC<
but whs would vindicate his wrongs, if I t
Vas aw.aihd in his repulavo*1. This bul:
t'i una.h nv3; fulminated in the name
<f *he peppie, f cm the high tower o1
ih‘.:r cu hority—wha' would not be thei
indignation when ‘hey found,as lie feared
♦hey would it was bu.lt upon a ba«i$ fals'
in in ? The Uou c was about c
u ttutuu r,r> slight re pcnsibility. ’] his re.
soon-., bdi.y w.*.s of no m rr.er,!a:y cxis.
te: ee; ii wm- nut to usiiU’ and f.ei ill
bour upon ihe stage. nr.d then be seen r.c
more it would last forever. The Ma r
«<l falreltnod was about to be stomped up
on the f.irghead'of the minister* The na;ior
weie p'^ou’. to be degraded in that sell'es
teem winch was the Jiearl of great finite )
•''Inch gold '•oulc! not purchase; of whicl
power could not deprive them. This re.
solution bad no more to do with the re
lations between this couniy and G. Br .
tain, than it hid to do wrh the relation
between this r'un ry and China* YVoulc
it r.a d the test of scrutiny when w<
«ml our passions should be forgotten ? '
T-!r Q. then went imo a very minut<
analysis of the expressions of Mr Jackson
which was said to contain the offensive
insinuation, that the executive had a know
ledge of the incompetc ncy of Mr Ers
k ne to make the arrangement which Ik
did tnzke. This knowledge, thus impu
ted to the ext cu ive Mr Jackson had ex.
ptt ssly referred to the time when he him
heU Vad made Mr Smith ocquainted with
r. ; ar.d he could not have intended tr
c <11 in que:tion the veracity of the execu.
t'Ye, inasmuch as, rupposing. they hat
f."*n in CTtetuo Mr Canning's despatch, n
il:d nor i xclutfe the idea of other ins'.rufti.
< unless a part could he said to cootair
the whole. The resolution cm:!d not he
I'tdTirtl, either, on ihe ground tha' Mi
u k»p’n had omit’.cd to c-rntradift the
* ✓position, that he bed made the in
to filiation which lie was stated to h v<
fade. It contained, to his mind, a falv
Hsserion. The mis nke of g»n Jtmert, a«
» vd.e meaning of Mr Jackson's expres
sirrs. demonstrated how eaiby tire ray?
o! cv-timcS wets mr.de to passion ar.d pre
jtrd.ee
iHtt vhfi» possible good could 'he re*>
hi im pf * «*uce, vUppnsii’g i'« stamen’
to Lv; tree? lie will'd ten O e to say
that iii« I and of the clvcf mngstiae vu
rnt :n litis thing. However he migh
have v red i» dismissing Mr Jackson, h*
lw»d a ‘drd m * trim and dignified m.innei
f*' Wdtiiiiti g It -o he llritislt government.
Why wo ild the house use these women'?
Vfcrn«j<t(.!» ? .
1*1 the resolution was to be the test n
patiioiivrr.. Wit'* patriotism he wnult
\ h^.vti nothing to Or* if it rrqu'rrcd the vio
lu*i 1 of the s.*n.,1i y of truth to sus
tain it. It tv r. rot the li ghest duty#
IVtr Csrdenier enforced the aigumrn <
h • yiSteiday auggfs'ed in f.a*or of lln
postponement of this resolution. II
th >%hi »t a measure worse than war i
ae f. If it were only a continuation of tha
bl i .terrrg paper syS em w licit gcs'lrmcr
ha 1 *o long pui sued, he wv;dd try to bear it
Saturday December SO..
M* P.iindex-er said, iha* on th«<. qua-*
don orsnimity cmgh* ttqkenally to pre
va:l. He pronounced he Bri isii miiiittei
J b" a Icfi^he-d spy nt h»st. And wouU
he hou-c place the chief wngstrate or
a footing of equally with this man i
i Gen'I -men had m-.mfcs'ed tvuich tcmdS*.
- ness for the repu atton c f Mr. Jack o r
j *.n whit si ua'.lon wourd that ot the p o
sident be placed) should ihir: retiolutiot
) not be adopted ? Ife assered It’s belief
) that Mr J ck on had been instructed bj
) his goverbin-ntto insult otrs. He main
) tained that this m'nister had chag d ih<
execn-ive witbcollijiioo with Mr Erskine;
and that it was by proving this collusion
only, tint the disavowal of the arrange
ment cou d he justified. He said that
M-J ckson’s whole obje£l was to prove
fraud uuon the recreta y ofs-aie; Bnd
thus to invalidate the arrangement. He
ic leu Pot/tier on public law in support o(
jus doctrine on this point, in the abitruft.
• uffendrt- (T, Vat<el ard, in tru h, all th‘:
writers on pubjic law were explicit and
clear fin the principle, that even il a mi
nivier di I exceed bis in struCUona Ins g:>.
ve'rmea- was bound io perfui m the rn,
gagr-nien! itvo which he had en ered ; f;,r
otherwise, there could hs no secuii y to a
fjove-nmenr concluding an arrangement
with a pleri’po entinry. Mr Canning kn w
before Mr Jackson cams ip his coun ry.
that the lii.h ard honor of the B itish vo
ven raint were gone, unless t|u» rigmn* of
Haud or collusion c u!d b. fix d n ihc
American cab net. A sta n w mid have
been st.-mpeci upon them, which thr de
vouring hand of ime could rot efface
He urged the disinefor. between an <r.
rang menl a -d a fiea'y a d cited the-xtul
horitv of Mr Cann ng in rupport « f hit
OOSition. ■ivVi-rl, -- ■ .
--*«C '*illCr
side would no call in ques ion, un css :hty
bed very !a c’y dunged
he » as one rf itios:; who believ'd that
the renrival of he continental war had
product cl the disav wjI of he arrange
TitRi : a-d the repeal .f he en,' arro |,ar
n'ptrcd .he British minister with in idee
of-hs imbccil ty of this gover; men
which they wor ld turn to thei advan .
lit said that it wa- the Rou:hem and Wi-s
‘cm farmers who had, in thU country, m
felt Ihe pressure of this measure, borne
of the farmers of the n3r.l1 had fat'en d
on :t.
Inrci-Iy to t lie assertion of he the gen
th msn fri m Mastaclmse s (Mr Quincy)
relative to the time at -bicli the k*>o\v.
I dge o! the incompetency of M Ers"
Kir.e’s instruct ons ra re to the evccu*
live, hr said that Mr Jackson him elf had
not denied -.ha* Mr Smith corteclly cun,
prehended h s insinuation.
So far from the pas ege ol this resolu
non being « bar to funher negocia inm
, England, he beli- vcd that if It Wa.
not passed, she voold so much de pist
our pusillan m y, that she would no
“■peak 10 us. *• What « shall we not stand
by our executive in his refusal 10 ‘ receive
farther .comirun ca'nns from Franck
(James Jackson?” And shall we no
pledge the leubla u c 10 CJ.I out th,
j whole force of the nation, if necessary t,
1 support this de ermina',011 of the ex cu
(tive? He would rai.e his hands and hi
; voice in favor ol he resofati 5,0 1 nK a,
j the vital spa k of patr otitm Continued to
! animate his bosom’
The following is the report of the C onr
! mittee < f the House of Represent*,
tives of the United States upon the
affair between I. H. Coles, F.sq. and
Gen. Nelson of Ala’-ylarfd, wit.n the
consequent proceedings therecn
Air. Taylor, from the committee np*
pointed to enquire into the circumstan
jees alluded to in die letter of I. A
Coles to the Speaker of the Hr,use,
made the following report:
Pile committee appointed to enquire
into the circuimtaro**' 'attending
Ihe occurrences alluded to in the Je -
ter of --Ir. T. A. Coics to the Spea
ker of this Ilojtf,
Rrp.inr,
That a cording to order thev hive
taken in"o ennvideratio t tlie subject
referred to them; that in making the
proposed enq dry, they have ta
ken the deposi ions of the hoioroble
James Turner, a Senator of the Uni
nited States, & of Mr. Samuel Sprigg.
which depj.Uions they beg leive to
report to the house.
From these depositions it was eata
dished t<> the satisfactory |c|j »f
yoor com mitt *r, tint Mr. I. A. Coles
without any 1 owediate previous alter
ati«>n or provocation, did assault and
siriite a mem >er of this hrntsp, withir
he walls of the north wing ol the ca
piml; that this act was done on Mon
I (lay thc2jrJj nit. about one o’clock P.
1 . and alter tins louse had adjourn
ed over to the fallowing day.
' Ihat ,ro n the assertions of Mr.
' v d.s anr! florn ‘he actual admission
of. t.ie member assaulted, your com
ir.itiee wu*e satisfied that the pro
vocation, os* supposed provocation
which occasioned the assault, did not
arise from any thing said, or from anv
\ pct tlon^ h>’. the member of this house
I in the i ulfilment of his duties as are
l pi esentstive iutne Congress of the
1 United States.
Your committee are of opinion that
this latter circumstance may be receiv
ed in extenuation, but. cannot be ad
mitted in justification of the aerdnne
oy Mr. Coless' And from all the cir
cumstances of the case, they are of o
oinion that said assault and violence
offered to the member was a breach
of the privileges of this house.
Your committee further report, that
they have consulered the letter of Mr.
Coles to the Speaker of this lions-,
together with another letter from Mr.
Coles addressed to the chairman of
Tour commi tee (which they also beg
leave to report to the home) that
these two letters, in the opinion of
your committee, do contain acknow
ledgements aud apologies on the occa
sion which ought to be admitted as sa
tisfactory to the house. Tney there*
fore recommend the following reso
lution.
Resolved, that any further proceed
ing in the above case is unnecessary.
To the Hon. John Taylor, Chairman
ol the committee, See. <kc.
SIR,
Understanding that the declarati
on which I had ih,e honor this mor
■lin ; to make before the committee
w’\l hc acceptable if put in the
written form. I hastrn to comply with
wh it I b lieve to be their wish, in
•endering through them, to the House
of Representatives,"the renewed as
surance “ that if I could have suppos
ed that the circumstance alluded to in
my letter to the ‘Speaker would have
been construed a hre^h of the
privilege of the house, it would not
have occurred at the time and in the
place whfcre it unfortunately happen
With sentiments of great respect,
I am, your obedient
humble servant,
I. A, COLES.
Dec. 23, 1303.
The Honorable
Joi n Taylor, &c.
Ordered to lie on the Tabic.
Message from the President of the U
nited States transmitting a copy ot
the correspondence with the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, in the case
of Gid con Olmsteacl.
“To the Senate of the United States.
“ Agreeably to the request in thr
r-solution of the 15th inst. I transmit
•'. copy oi the correspondence with the
Govp nor of Pennsylvania, in the case
of Gideon Olimtend.
JAMES MADISON
December 1G, ISO#”
Lancaster, April 6th, 1809.
1 o ills excellency the President
ol the United States,
c*TTJ
Ollif
. In discharging of a legislative
i^junction, I transmit you the proceed*
ings of the general assembly, on the
(long lilig ted ca-c of Gideon Ol >.*
Istead and others, versus Elizabeth
Sergeant an Esther Water**, ex»*r»j.(
tnxes o( Divid Hittcnhousr, dec’d.;
late treasurer of Pennsylvania. ISe.
lieving it will tend to a more perfect
understanding of the subject, I take
;>ie liberty to add a copy i,f ;,n act of
the G nr e.i Assembly relative thereto,
passed the 4th inst. and also beg
leave to reier you to two other acts',
the one passed Fe'marv 1st, 1801, and
tiie otlur, April 2 1, 1304.
(While I deeply deplore the circuit)*
< e wli ch has led to th.s corres
pond! n C4 I ana consoled with th
d* a>ing idea, that the chief magsstra
cv of the union is confided to a ma
.vho merits, and who possesses w
;r.* :t a p >ftion of the esteem and th
onfijencr of avast majority of th
dtizens of the United States • who i
so intimately acquainted v.iih theprin
^ *-1,
ciales of the federal constitution, and'
who is no less disposed to protect the
sovereignty and independence of the
several stares, as guaranteed to them,
t.inn to defend the rights and legiti
mate powers of the general govern
rrent; who will justly discriminate be
tween opposition to the constitution
and laws of the United States and that
of resisting the decreeof a judge, foun
,ded, ns it is conceived, in a usurpation
ot power ard jurisdiction, not delega
ted to him by either; and who is e
qually solicitous with myself to pre
sene the union oT the states, and to
adjust the present unhappy collision
ol the two governments in such a man
ner as will be equally honorable to
both.
Permit me to add, in addition tothe
act, I have done as the chief magi3.
i.ate ol tne s:ate of Penns«’lvan:a, to
assure you, sir, as an individual, ofmv
full confidence in the wisdom, justice
and integrity of the present adminis
tration of the general government, and
mv fixed determination, in mv public
as w 11 as my private capacity, to sup
port it in all constitutional measures it
may adopt.
With the highest consideration,
I am, Sir,
\ our obedient servant,
(Signed)
SIMON SNYDER.
[Here follows the act parsed by the
Legislature of Pennsylvania.]
Washington, April 13, 1809.
I have received your letter of the '
“.th insf, accompanifcd .bv certain acts
the Legislature of Pennsylvania,
which will be laid before Congress ac- 1
cording to the desire expressed.
Considering our respective relations
to the subject of these comtrunicati
:>ns, it would be unnecessary if notim- '
proper, to enter into any examination '
. some of the questions connected j
with it. It is sufficient in the actual
posture of the cas •, to remark, that the. !
executive of the U. States is not only
unauthorised to prevent the execution
of a decree, sanctioned by the supreme
court of the United Stages, but is ex
grossly enjoined by the statute to carry
into effect such decree, where* op
position may be made to it.
It is a propitious circumstance,
diei efore, that whilst no legal discreti
on lies with the executive of the Uni
ted States to decline steps which might
lead to a very painful issue, aprovisi
onAas been made by -the legislative ^
act transmitted by you, adequate to a I
removal of the existing difficul y ; and 1
I feel great pleasure in assuring my
self that the authority which it gives 1
will be exercised in a spirit correspon- 1
ding with the patriotic character of the :
state over which you preside. !
lie pleased, sir, to accept assurances!
of my respectful consideration.
(Signed;
JAMES MADISOX. \
His excellency
Governor Snyder,
D O M L S l'IC.
FOR T1IE AURORA.
“ None are so blind as those who will
not sec.”
Mr. Duane—
There are men amongst ns called A
inericans, who are continually cackling
a- coffee house, against the pro
ceedings o! our government, in the
c.ose of the British minister ; and who,
with a high conceit pf their talents for
expounding what must appear as plain
as t e meridian sin on a midsummer’s
day, even o the most Common under
standing, as :, with an air of triumph,
** where sue the exceptionable parts in
Mr. Jackson’s letter to he found?
•Surely', si-, they must be obvious
very man, who has not predetermin
c l to cloic his eyes against the offen
sive passages; let them for a moment1
throw aside their prejudices in favor
>f (ireat B itain and the light of truth
•vill, most assuredly, Illuminate their
ninds.”
In order that these quondam friends
o the honor and interest of th. U. S.
nay not make an unfavorable impressi
on oa the minds of those, who have not
ead. with attention,the letters which
list* 1 between the British minister
ip.l the American secretary of state,
r think that it would fie well to publish
t'xtracts from the correspond*- rr. «•,
^which contained the insult. Admit
t *l * that ro ofTens ye allusions hart
oeen made, the gen< ral ten r t f Mr.
Jackson’-, letters, and the coiiclitiors
therein contained, were, in my mind,
a cogent reason for stopping ,JJ f„r„
ther communication with him* But,
say some ol the supporters of the Bri
tish, mi ister’s conduct, “ :h re a-e
•‘Cttrceiy twp persons who agree as to
the precise parts of the corresponds nc :
which o(Tended the adminis'.r.iiion.”
Admit this, and what is the plain ia
feter.ee ? Why that many parts of the
correspondence Were indecorous, and
therefore the necessity for stopping n;l
further communication became the
more necessary. If, si-, men of com
mon understanding point to mar.v of
fensive pa signs, or such as would be
so considered, rf applied fo individuals
in private life, then most assuredly,
the insult is aggravated thereby, and
the measures taken by the administra
tion to prevent a repetition, were per
fectly correct, and meet the decided
approbation of every American, witha
few exceptions.
Some persons are continually harp
ing on the Berlin decree: had that
icen resisted, say they, all would now
lave bee l well; but they do not take
nto view, the infraction of our rights
<n the ocean by the impressment of
lative Amcr:c .cs ; the infringement
if our neutrality, l»y attacking hellige
■«.nt Vi seels waliln tiie ju • iidiction
if the L;. States ; the bringing too of
>ur vessels, by firing into them t yen
vithin our own waters : all this, from
Hritish, antecedent t> the Berlin
lecree, wa3 pcrLcrly correct, perfect
V just, no resistance was then talked
>1 by these gentlemen. What would
>aveb-en the consequence had Frci.cU
cruisers committed :he same outrages
m our sovereignty and rights ? Wbv,
dr, there would have been a gene'".it
fie and cry f .»->i one end cf the union
o^the oilier, what is congress cbp-.t ?
iVliy don’t they protect our merchait
nen, seamen, and flag, from French
nsults? Why tempo!izu wi h these
listurbers of our tranquillity.; why
lot declare war at once? this, si--,
vouhJ have been their language.
We have doubtless, just cause of war
vith both nation's ; but, which has done
is the most injury ? and when did that
njury commence ? These are ques
ions that deserve rome consideration.;
t therefore requires discretion anil
lrmncss to conduct our affairs in the
‘resent crisis of the world. We have
>een slow to anger, but, I trufttlwt
ve are not the less sensible oi wh t :s
lue to ourselves as an independent na
;ion. Let us join, heart and hand in
lupport of the administration ; and
should an appeal to arms be the uri
nate step, let us shew ourselves wor
thy the name of Americans. It is to
be regret ed, that men, because th-.y
have been disappointed in their ambi
tious views should look at all the pro
ceedings of our government as through
a glass darkened ; it is time :o bury
all those nett v nirii-riniinn.it; -
grow out of these disappointments, in
oblivion. J,et no p.'irty he knn>»n hue
the American. It in a consoling re
flection, however, that'seven eighth?
at least of those persons denomira*
ted federalists arc decidedly in aver
ol the course the administration has pur
sued in the case of the British minister ;
Si are perfectly satisfied of the jr e- i
dent’simpartiality towards Frrnce & C'»»
Britain ; he lias shewn his moderation,
by still leaving a door open for the rd
justment of existing difference?, which
clearly evinces his amicable dispositi
on and magnanimity, and will, douhf
leas, be the means of uniting all honest
men, should the ultima ratio repttm be
adopted.
AN AMERICAN.
BA:.Ttwonr, Dec. 27,
“ GORE AND FRKE : i{\ Vfc »”
Mr. Jackson^ the ex -ittsh miniv
ter^ is stated to he dejilin; out with a
liberal hand his msje&tv's titerrec to
American merchants to trade to
France.
i his is not to he wondered nt -?
we know the '*king hi? ’’some
time since issued kis pro*Nmati' ■ in
viting the citizens ofilv l uted ’ t •?
to violate the laws of tl -tt com .
With u?j all person* l av ; liberty ;•