Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-28

1,ittee by ballot, initead OF the ordinary
way, by the Speaker
MI. S. Smith, according to notice, CALI
ed for the order Of the gay on the report
on djs5imiiuating daf'es.
Mr.. Euftls hoped the gentleman would
lafoend the call for it ar ieatt this and the
enfuing week. He obferved that the
commercial towns were now attending &c
the lubjea. II appeared to him highly
important that the opinions OF The uer-
chants of the United States ihould be
known; When known, the hooie would
be enabled to ac4 if not with better en-
derNand;ng, at leaf with greater fatisfac-
lion. Fol nimfelf he was not only not
prepared to vote, bur even 70 give an O.
pinion. He thought the opinions Of the
merchants, who, from their great interef,
had probably formed the mott correct
views, ought to be known before they
formed theirs.
MIR. S. Smith faid this was rot new
fabjet,. Ii had been propoled early in
the lat leilion. Ii had not then been cai-
led up, becaofe il had received an unex-
pesed oppoflion. The mover had tho't
proper to poapone it, till gentlemen lhould
have an opportunity Of going home and
confalting their conltituents. Early IL
this lefion the PreGdent has attrat}ed the
attention Of the bouie 70 it in his lnelIdge.
The Houle had referred the fubjett 10
fslett committee, who had reported. To
that report two !iemoriais had been OPP
pofed, which would haye their weight.
In copfeqnence Of ,he proPoGtion made laR
fcaicn, the Brisifh parliament had paaed
an att whole operation would expire either
on the fifth or or twenty fifth Of March.
IF this fubjett were pofponed untila mem-
ser from Georgia bad tine 70 get inior-
nation from his conaituenss; what time
would remain to pats the neaflre, or if
paneJ', to get it to England n luGicient
time He hao really hoped that Gentle
men would at this lalc period have been
prepared for The dfcufion. It was not
probable the qacitioo you'd be decided in
day; the ditcuGoo, If now commenced,
would probably continue ill gentlemen
obtained information from their conaitu-
ents. Il was unpIesfant in the chairman
Of the committee, Who had reported the
fubjeta, to prefs lis diicuilion; bus he tho't
it bea to enter upon il now /; particularly
as he had always found deliberations with
Ia thele walls more calculated 10 inform
his mind than out of door or new(paper
Information. Perhaps, tee, en- going into
committee, fome amendment might be
offered chat would give the iubjett new
afpeti, and prepare gentlemen, at Pfeient
hottie, TO come into ii.
Mr.. Southland thought one confederation
might induce the gentleman from Mary
land to pofpone the fubjett for few days.
The memorial from New Y ork, juf read,
contained facts and raaioning from thofe
ia6ts. The Floufa had determined 10 print
it. He, therefore, thought it it bea TO
po}pone II, al any rate until that was
printed.
Mr. Mitchell had no objection to going
Into committee Of the whole in orderto
difcufs the merits Of the fbjed. He ob-
ieTved that ii was not only important to
have the opinions OF the merchants on the
proportion, but ALTO Of a large body OF
mechanics, whole interehs were materially
involved. He expected memorial from
his conRituen,s of that defcription, proba-
bly, this very night. However opqofed
their convictions were TO the propofed mea-
fure, they were honef convictions, and
arofe from belief that it would be pre-
judicial to their intereas. For himlelf, he
was ready for difcuaion but he-aelleved
nothing would be loft by lhort delay.
Mr.. Lowndes faid he was very much
in the htuation of the gentleman from
Maaachufct,s Or. Eufis) unprePared on
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