Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1803-01-24

WEDNESDAY, JAN 5.
MFR. Grifwold called up his relalution
Lid on The tatle yeaerd4y, reipeding
Loajfaaa. The qneaion on taking It
was carried, ayes s., noes 81.
Mr.. Randolph moved it 20 be refer
red to committee Of the whole on the
ltate of the union, to whom had been
committed the medage Of the Pretide ri
sefpetting New Orleans A debate of
comfortable ienglh enlued. Mr. Ran
doph's motion was fuPpor ed byM9Grs.
Smile AID Gregg, and oppofed by
Medls Ddna, Davis, Huger and Ba
con. 1t was finally carri-d-yeas 4e
NAYS 80.
The Houf. then took up the fubiea
Of the Preddent's neaage, when The
queltIon for clearing the galleries was
pur, and tied--ayes ~, noes 4I-The
Speaker declaring himlelt in The afIir-
NATIVE, the galleries were cleared.
THURSDAY, Jan 6
Mr.. Grfvoli moved that the Houfe
reioive toto a committee OF he whole,
on the ttatc Of the union. This m ation
was fuPpar;ed by MeiTrs. GifSold,
Lowudes, Hemphiil, Goddard and DS
M, and oPpoftd by Alellrs S. Smith,
Bacon, DAwfoa and Ra dolph, in an
animated d~bate, which continued two
hours /; Uhsn the quelfinn on Mr. G.
motion was taken as foIlows-yeas IS.
nays Is
Innediatsly on this deciion, NJ a S.
Grfwold and Randolph both contend
ed for The floor. The Speaker gave
NJ. G. the preference.
Mr. GrifaOold fad, notwithstanding
the unfortunate Gtuation in which hrs
were placed, he Gill thought it his
du'y TO Purfue the objea he bad II
vi-w. He had in his hand reiclutiou
which he begged leave 20 read, and ii
| feconded, be ihculd al pernillion to
lay it on the table. The motion being
Eco' ded he read as follows:
Rst6ipes, That the people of the IT,
Ssates, are entitled o the free nayiga
tion IF the River NjEfbfi.
Rsj6lVed, That the navigation Of the
River MD5l1i has been otarrd=d by
regulations recently carried into eded
At Ne7v Orieanf.
R5i5lvsd, That the right of freely
navigating the River bfDgGpbi, ought
never to be abandoned by the U. States.
RfEIVed, That committee be ap.
pointed to enquire whether any, and if
any, what tgilative meafures sre ne
ctfarY to fscure q the people Of the u.
S. the free navigation OF the River
A1lZlbpi.
The queaion was taken, that the
houle do now proceed TO take the fdid
motion into confederation. Negatived,
Soto g..
Mr.. Randolph moved that The houfe
relieve itielf into committee Of the
whole on the PreGdent's confidential
mefage. The galleries were cleared
and the doors clnled till pat 3 o'clock.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, JAN. 2.
Tie galleries of the Houft were clear.
ed, and continued cloied until near FIVE
O'Clock when they were opened, and
the refult Of the f1ref 6gjfn5G difcioied
in the following refoutions.
Rei5V-d, That this Houle receive with
great fenGbility the information OF a
difpoftion in certain officers of the Span
ith government at New Orleans to oh
ltrut the navigation Of the river Milf,
iippi, as fecured to the United States
by the mott folenn Populations.
That adhering TO that humane and
wife policy whieh ought ever to char
aaerize a free people, and by which
the United States have always profea-
ed BE governed willing, at the fame
time, TO afcribe this breach of compact
to the unauthorized miscondua of GER
tain individuals, rather than TO want
of good faith on the part OF his Catholic
MajeGy and relying with perfect con
fidenee, on the vigilance and wifdom Of
the Executive, they will wait he iiiue
of fnch meafures as that department. of
the government lhall have purified for
Altering the rights and vindica.ing the
injuries Of the United States Hold