Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-08-07

9HN oti t'i'pf lO'ls tub'S Aiic iCNtScS nave a
constitutional right 20 declare Il void.
hope they win have courage to exercise
that right; and il, sir, am called upon
to take my side, S,andin5 acquitted in my
conscience and before my God, of III mo-
tives but the support OF the constitution of
my country, shall Dot rrcmb'c at the con-
sequences.
The constitution may have its enc
mics, bat know that 1t has also its friends.
beg gentlemen 70 pause before they take
this rash step. There are many, very
many who believe. Is you strike this blow,
you infiet 4 nor,ai wound Tn the Dons,i-
tuition. There are many DOW Wiling 70
spill their blood 70 defend that constituti-
on. Are gentlemen disposed TO risk the
consequence f? Sir, mean 10 threats--I
have no expectation Of Appalling the stout
hearts OF ny aciversRries; nut Il gentic-
men are regardless Of themselves, let them
consider their wives and CHILDREN, their
neighbours and their friends. Win they
risk civil dissention viii they hazard the
welfare, viii they ieopayGiae the peace
! of the country, to save paitry sum of
money, less than thirty thousand dol
lars
From these specimens, il viii appear
ti,at the speech of MIR. Bayar;l was char
acterised by d stile OF uncommon fehc--
I ,nence, not to say fury. lie pcofesssd TO
End his apology Tor this strain in the pre-
ceding remarks of Mr.. Giles huI 1t is be-
lieyed that the disinterested observer of
political events VII discern in this apollo
gy no othRr than protest iorJhc unboun-
ded license With which the orator, By di-
rect assertion, or more envenomed insi-
nuation, reproached the present Admins
tration.
From this period the debate assumed
the harshest features of party antiquity
and prejudice. Few ofthe following speak
ers confined themselves to the merits o
. the question, while many entirely los
) sight of them in the ye;lemence OF theil
: feelings. Whatever OF prejudice or o
= truth that related TO the past, present, 81
expected measures ofthe government, wa
literally and tiresomely repeated, unit
} the patience of the house, apparently e7e
= hausted, no longer brooked delay. 70
} twelve days, the house was exclusively &C
cupied with the speeches Of Messrs. Ma
con, Israel Smith, Dawson, Nicholson, S
Smith, in Favor of the repeal and o
: Messrs. Huger, Goddard, Rutledge, Girls
void, Dennis, against it in addition {
those already noticed; when on Saturda
the 9th, the taking Of the question wa
!, earnestly urged by the republican, and a
: earnestly opposed by the federal side c
The house further time FOR discussion
was however allowed, by a majority c
, three.
On Monday, N7essrs. Greeg, and HeI
: land, spoke in favor Of, and Messrs. Hi
Cutler, Hastings, Dara, platter, Tinnnagc
ana 1.s'vrdes- against the bill, when, 9
bout IL o'clock It nisht he question wa
taken On striking cut The isst 2vSlio.
J which would have been equivalent 10
rejection OF TIE bill, and lost--Yeas 81
Nays so.
The bill, being reported without a
mendHlent, was the next day taken up j
the House, when Messrs. Griswold an
! Bayard moved q number of aTnendments
ali OF which were rejected by large ma
jorties.
AZ this period Of the debate DR.. Eusti
delivered Lis sentiments; and expresse,
himself against the bill in its present shape
not because he deemed tn. repeal uncon
stitutional--of that he had no doubtful
because he thought the old system ough
10 be amended before it should DC restor
ed.
On the ensuing day the bill was read
third time. a motion, made by Mr.
Lowndcss to postpone it until the FIRST Mon
day of December, was lost by majority
! Of 27.
Messrs. Clopton, Varntuo and Stanford
spoke in favor OF, and My. Lowndes q
sainst The bill; whem the final question
was taken on the passage, by Yeas and
Nays, and carried by majority of 81.
The Yeas were Messrs. Aston, Archer
Bacon, Bailey, Bishop, Brent, j}rn,vn, But.
Ter, Cabell, Claiborne, Clay, Clopton, Con
dit, Cuts, Davis, Dawson, Dickson, FL
mendorf, Elmer, Fowler, Giles, GRAY.
Gregg, ). Hester, Helms, Hoge, Holland,
Holmes, jackson, johnson, Jones, Leib,
Milledgey MjtchlI, Moore, Nett, New.
! Newton, NicholsoB, Randolph, Smile, ],
Smith, OF N. Y. J. Smith, or Virp. Jos.
I Smith, $. Smith, SouiharA, Stanford, Stan
ton, Stewart, 'Iallieferro, Thomas, Thonnp-
son, a. Tigg, }. irieg, Van CorUandt,
( Van Ness, Narnum, Van Horne, i. VIII
I aIns--5o.
Nays--Messrs, Boude, Campbell, Cut
Ter, Dana, Davenport Dennis, Eustig, Eos
! ter, Goddard, Criswold Grove, Hastings,
Hemphiil, Henderson, IIill, Huper,
l.owHdes, L. Z. Morris, Pierce, Platter,
Read, lsuledge, Stanley, Tsllmape, TenL