The Virginia gazette — Williamsburg, Va., 1770-11-15 00:00:00, page 1

siTl—IURSDAZNovzmu 15, 17702 N U M 3 2 R 2359 ,
V 1 R G 1 N 1 A 13- G. A Z E T T E -
From the GENTLEMAN': MAGAZtNF.
for ]unc by).
DE BATE S in : m!) gflabli/bed SOClETY.
Mr. Can-well. '
ctMr. SPEAKER.
E seem at present to have ineurred : nis
sormne very mmon to puny disputuu,
but very inepsicrnotu to the wisdom and
_ss-_ .lfigniz gay: [Rule : We have in the
sir, ' bssetel 'fi t of what we ere
debating than: he subject of our Fesent enquiry in,
vil,-nue Ill quad-at In]! be made in our address to
B—Wy ipdtpssfiin ; neceilit of enquiring into the
nosesios _ent'diseooteeu. is royosal osemend
' upon [Spulac camp Lint: which have
' of Union to his Majesty ; these
a measure of thin House, con
<si --' - so! : ! resentntive for the county of
,- --si Mad esconfideriog whether thin com—
si' - .ss- _ Melt! os examining whether this
—-v W erimilzzt'ehitfelf. end in
-ssssctss.otn cryo . " "
_ss ass < - -- in disolgtioasigemiefi talk
sifctctw _, "ceein piss_ds.od'eon
_- te'edem (poem,-ad myotherthinga
Inuylssehthyetjshninguefliuhssueffid no
_ dg. M theseson, with nsped to the mates
I! _ bete. ,t ednesi indit- out notice. We have no
::ht !? ct the, ' ss' le disconteeted It any thing of.
tcteh ;: 'ct that they eomplein, end there
sqw Inch _ er that oply of which they do complain
" I? subject the proof-fed enquirv- ' -
.! ne non rable gentleman over agstnu me has menti
mqny 'e&a ofitisown dismtent, which he would,
! datFs-ly. be very ' to trauset to the people, but
even hit disi content tobe well sounded, it it
upon; eigu to ,the )r : suliea of debate; nor is
the discht ctsi [O! Vital" it be the wonnen:
the saflious and selfish,_ of the
of!) si ,, tp taken into conside
ration. 'I . ltlve petitioned the
Woe ,: ,nl} griersinqfizss' but therdue not petitioned'
Wsssi _ , nt. and !) ..rievance for the redress
vh'ieh the ", it When], 'th Aresnluti
: Pllw :' sslo-dothey request theredresaok',
in * si 7 !.adifilntiqnps Parliament. But;
sure! s yede: csnnqt enter the most disiern
per inn ' _ ' then for Pldiament to support thil
charge, Hal- in this, My. Nor man Parlia
oent to ings , ss _nt ' 'it it led upon in :
_ ; F part I do not
with ; ende ' si _ _ uses either of
till} alwssi or of that which is ailed
the disctmeqi of wale : ! with nothing more
than a free, : fair and full enquiry, at either the
dausetctos this disooltent. the subject: of this florid ha
,rangue my be proved to be groundlest and sallacious.
yh'tch I hope and believe will be the ease; or that is,
contrary to my apprehension. they should be supported,
as well sounded and real, the House may concert proper
means of redress.
" The question 'ng the Middlesex election, is too
important to be [13in decided. It has been agitated by
the greatest lawyers, the most fltilsul legishtors, and the
nblel! (latesmen of the present time, and it il (fill, unde
eided; shall we then precipitately act on is it bed beensi
decided. and determined against un ! I will not follow
Gentlemen who have hunted this question with a preci
pitation that hat nrried them out of the chase, but I
must say that this House nppean to me always to have
enjoyed the right osjudgin of its own member-: that
that right has never been be ore disputed ; tha't it is but
newly discovered that a power to put out, does not im
ply a power to be) out, and that: qualisied person
when elected against an uoqualisted person, ought to be
refused his seat; for these reasons, Sir, ! cannot, with
_out the sullell: conviction from the clearesl testimony of
the law, concur in nny measures that may, however in
directly, impeach the conduct of this House that has
been sounded upon antient principlet, and on uninter
mpted practice, and therefore am againlh the amend
menta. -
Mr. bra-i}.
Sir. ! am sorry that I am obliged to declare myself
of a different opinion from the worthy officer, but I
cannot see who! right this House can have to receive any
yerson into it a: : member, except by the full choice of
bin constituenu: It was for w; .t of considering the nice
distinction betwcen egpulfioc _l incapacitatioo. that l
gave my vote for the fittin osa member who was not
returnedin the last selion o thin Parliament : 'shnt vote
I shall always lament at the grene-si mitsortune of my
life. ! now see the .Middlefex election in anothef lllhl;
! now see, that though thin House has on nnqueshonnble
and long established rightto expel, yet that a right to to
sing i; lodged only in the le iflnture collectively.
man!) wea in an error, end amnot ashamed to
make thd public dnchretienctil. and gave my vonsor
the "niendment. - -- -'*
Mr. Not-son. . "
Sir. 1 intirely agree with the honourable Gentleman who
observed that themerite of the deasionybieh has been
complained of in one bunch of the lemsiature, end the
right of yetitioning hit Majesty for e dissol'ntion of the
w ole le iflative power on that account, ere question: of
very hi concern, and such a cannot with me riety be
entered nponntthie time. But ] am clearly o opinion
the: n day of enquiry shonld_be appointed, when these
question: may be eonhdeged wtth_the blemnity and deli—
hers-tion which they reqssune gon?-oil filth a dey ] will en
vour to prepare myself, shall he happy to lay be
fore the House such light! as my poor Mine: may enable
meto knmish.' ! am mystll for satiefm the eo le, end
[know nootherwayby which theydn he ' dthan
by a hill. ' " _'
Mr. ever-lb. _ ' _
Sir. lrisenpto do thypertnttsihie time eased-2 the
member- of this House,- MWWMtbewti ti
thepeople. ! know that anon; other-manam w '
ltew :: once the weaknese and nel-ne supposition, that
oflztsftepresenting worde spoken in the House it not the
le . Word: .wh'ssch ! spoke myself in a former sefion,
have been made ridiculoue by misrepreseatetion : end when
tht wn than made ridiculous was laugied at, the puuic
. were told thevltey laughed at me. By such an: So'aatee
l.:- ,- ..- - - . e-..... "g.", si, flfild not escnoesil
, .. .... r--——- ..msi nant-un or uorh
do; there was : time when ! should hue wondered at the
folly and effronrery of such an iniiqwn, but of late ]
have seen so many instances of both; at notwithfianding
every man who now lttt in thin assembly knows, that the
Parliament left nothing for Minishy to determine con
cerning that island, ] do not wonder to hear the sate of it,
evenin this assembly, imputed to Minility as their act. end
made : chargessosss treachery or Weakness against them.
You well know. Sir, and every Gentleman present well
knows. that the intention of the French to annex Cotsice
to their dominions, .was laid before this House, that in
this House the part we were to take in it was debated, and
that m this House it {in rated, almost unanimoufiy, that
Corsica was not an o ject of importance to Great Britain
sufficient" to justisy government in the risk of a war to
preserve its independance. lsanv thing could aggravate
: charge si) shameless. so deliberately false and unjust, it
is the conduct of adminishation with respect to Corlica ai
tcr its tate had been determined here. Every other shire,
Sir, tecognized to Ftance the justice of this acquiiitioo,
but though she peremptorily required the same o! Great
slzrssitsseasin, the demand was treated with the contempt it tle-.
, I -
.This fact am: nue: another charge [sir-ne idal;
nifluu'on no ksinfflidnom Lhzn false, that eyhn've by
mean fnhmilfions endeavoured to be, of ; vu- which
know at lust to be inevitable, which we hue among
""JTELLZ'LDQWRJB' si'TMhi-"mefflsik "
to in 7 oppr qn. _. .
the nccused. wu :: ed vmh : thndmg
no ans-erdirea. ful , undrmliac. no ter which 4
our ndversary had dame ly demuddihllm ' '
he could not deny to be 1 53; ons-et. ,;—
;Buz ithabeen ' [but shWdhm—W
nary have been _nhnuq_ end the: th . in,
dienmd the Jealous of lhmeen ss of hithsil _ '
ject; from _an unable Sovnelgn, !: "In sibsiw
the servants of the Crown nag/mals? rJquiJ—ss it
given ofdifloynl in the sin! le, who. vision "an.
I single mdivid . ue :: :: tedn riche: on , w
_sl'lere Mr, Range ,np. nnd them
hlmsdf, demed hu having keptesented a"
thirteen spillions an dienatedjrom this So'
North indited upon the charge,-wi nppeas
Mr. Barre urged (he extravagznce of
as : pwos3hat he could no; have :
thiuecn mllions cow "bended
pnd he could no: man all. an vl
nuns eye man have ,lbnck.
dispussn whuher ths wotds
run - Mr. Bone may
an, duck-un renew
don! Angles-bet m
kepe-ced m
"tracted hid type]
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nsidct: .1
cha
flom ""
th'- '
si].
much to .
public (still., .
the vessel who.
indeed threatned
drunken saw-muffim
qual impomnee with
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--.- now-.... uuu had on"
My worthy friend who wu
this {Housiza just andcandid l
nnd pursuits osthc different eld;
bruptly fio pcd by :: Gentleman
know no ' nctioq: among_£_ugli[hn_.
boululull uguu. I unveu men I mue (.
lishmen' :; en Gentleman in this House.
acquiefce in 1 e absnrd opininn_that all men ..
even pretend to level all djfiinctlon, and reduce ...-_ ..
classes into which the'pohtss of cnil life has divide.)
individual; of this kingdom tn_n state of nature, set :.
sake of flattering my own no"! by a little po hy'
plzuse. Were !de! that have een spoken in um
on one side. not-ced man the same. severit! " verb ' ."