The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-24 00:00:00

Tie thought it due to Ms thoro, te,.
to investigate the suiticct ; the eoustitutiovalii7l
01 ,hr
laws; the propriety of their continuance;
Ill; "°''ner in which they hod been aerial into
stud the manner in which they had beta trall,J Although he did not wish to precipitate the dims.
daym much less the decision, yet lie thought nil
inentioued by the gentleman from Petinstli4
utw was too distant. The people had certso:•
looked formai%) to the *fleeting of Cougresli si•
considerable sulicitude, as much muted by
embargo system, as by the situation of our lON
affairs. The peoplo of the United States, said
tin not believe that they are culled iiiam to dui
between the tiulnir.m or war. yl'e ko utcKirul
opposed the einliargo law, believing it woulu I
ruinous to the natoni, are under uo obligations
propose the subst:tute which is called for, and
wind) lie would have proposed, though it 1,11.11•1
not have been adopted, had not the ember
put hi operation. Mr. E. apologised far his otisti,,i,
nu this subject, by alleging the semidality he
felt at the allusion of the gentleinan from ?Iwo.
Carolina. •

Mr. A I.STON explained, dud i,r 11441 not said, 0
memtit, that it would be seen from " what plane
of the Union," opposition came.
Mr. MACON could steno advitotage in posters
ing a decision 01 the iuestion, being himoelf 1.001
to meet it at any time. The very proprwition of r3l
resolution would excite all the attention of 1.0
senpurts, and awaken all theirasaxiety ; he thooght,,
out to order now to discuss the merits of the tia.
tiois.

Mr. Tacit:, said he found himself bound at tll
tiuies to treat with the greatest delicacy, all ;,,f,
tions and propositions of arc ordinary nature. ho
there were timer iu which his feeling* comrA
him to depart from the ordinary rule. Tin w,
one. He, had voted against the consideration al
the resolution. because he would reject, with that
indignity which it deserved, an abstract K 01,964604
at this time to remove the embargo; and beta
he thought • prompt rejection would 'nark ton.
foreign world the temper of the country. He sug
since it was to be discussed, that the di
cussioa should be postponed awhile, till time sods
given to digest the volumiuo•a amass of discerner,
laid before them ; for in these documents were
contained the best argumeuta in favour of the e
bargo.
Erre, was williug to vote in favonr oft:.
oommitment of the motion ; but did not wish UR
delusion, under which some portion of the peo?le
the United States laboured, should longer (vault:
lie wished them to understand what course woo:
he pursued. lf, said he, it be the opinion of t.
Represeotatives of the nation, that the em
should be taken oft, and im other Leasure su'
stituted ; the majority governs in a repti.b:ic,
I should, with every good citizens submit to It. i.
61110 U ; but I ►hould ever feel for the et..•••
disgrace of that nation, of which I should their far
it it misfortune to be a member. As it is my
[lion that, should the einfuti-Ko he tat9eil..iz.itt
measures ought to be adopted ; vsluHier I meet
with the support of the House or not, I will at '.amt
evince to the people whose Repraseozstive lam
that I will not submit to British or French tyraes,
or, but loud down to their posterity,
that liberty wlucia their fors fathers so nobly
achieved.

Mr. E: then proposed this following Resolutis
as an Amendment to Mr. Cliitteudeu's motion :
Resolved—flat ft OM sad after tlit. da! of .
omit all imermtarse between din Gaited SlA.rs and Cl
Britain, its I•latida and Depots/embus, totglit (*team
determine.

Resslved—.That fi•im and ahar the alsy of
Illext, all intercourse n.qweeti the United States and
its Wasik and Dependencies, consiat la cease awl 4
mine.

Ivetl—That provision ought to be oadt b L I
arming and equippolt fur mm...date tril ire
band Militia, in eilihtion to the force alma), astkreisor
Law.

The SPEAK 61i informed Mr. Eppea that the,
could not he received while another que...tion we
pending; and Mr. Eppel withdrew them for d
present.
Messrs. BLACKLESCE, taorrows and G.
CAMPBELL, declared themselves positively *lipoid
to the motion in its present abstract form. %%
have not room to detail their observations. Tl'
were, however, of the same terser as those of 11.bst

Smilir, Troup, and Eppel.
?dews. Cook and Cott., Spoke in favour of
immediate consideration of the subject, from
importance to Ihe mercantile interests.
The resolution was then ma.!e the order eft!
(Illy fur Monday next ; a motion foryostponenr,
till Monday week having been negatived.
EXECUTION AND EVASIONS OP THE EMEAM
LAWV.

Mr. ELLIOT offered7l;;;lnlllowing resoitttlor
Resolved-..-That tin &ciliary of the Treason br d '
to lay before the Rouse of Representation Unties
etaodious which have been transmitted by bias t,. the
lector of the Reveuue and other Olken of tie 1..“
States, is relatiors to the execution of the art la% tit; an / •
harp upon all ships and retorts is the pens awl barium.
the l'atteel States, sod the se%eral arts sopplenontar)
additional thereto.

On %notion of Mr. D. H. WIII.I.IASPI. tbr 1,1
lowing amendment o.tb atlacti to 1.1. c 1:,,t1 of tit
rcsoltstion:--

" Abo, as far as practicable, the names and places
sitkoce of mach persons as lase bee: detected to rwl:
the Embargo Law.."
After • ►bort disettraion, the Tesolutiott
dered to lie on the Tahl.: titl to-morrow.