Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-13

hall receive il at the time OF delivery.
All the(e circumstances it was neceiiary
for Congre(s to know before they could
act correctly.
What necenity vas there for fecEecy In
the difcuflion OF this refolution, MIR. Hemp
hill could not conceive. All the informa-
ton we have On the fubjea is contained IN
the PreGdent's medage, which every per-
lon in the United States knows as we'll as
we do. Itappeared to him that when their
deliberations turned on facts which every
body knew they ought to be public. His
ideas of fecrecy were theie that policy
might require certain facts to be kept tc-
cret for time bur when made known,
their arguments on them ought not 70 be
iecret. In this opinion he was ftrengthen-
ed by the rule Of the houie. Mr.. Hemp
hill here read the rule on that point which
prcfcribes.thas the galleries fhalI be cleared
Whenever a confidential communication
fhall be received from the Proficient, or
whenever the Speaker, or any other mem
Der ihall inform the hou.e that he has COM
muaications to make which he. concsiyes
ought to be kept fcclet. Mr.. Heipphill
a{ked on which branch of this rule conid
the arguments Of gentlemen be predlcated.
The PRECEDENT had not tent them cent?
dental communication, nor had any men,
BET laid he had communications TO make
which he conceived ought TO be kept lecref.
The information referred TO in the rule
meant fatis, & not arguments drawn from
facts. He concluded by faylag he iaw no
location whatever for dilcutling this pro-
petition with cloled doors.
Mr.. DAYTON. The gentleman from s.
Carolina (Mr. Lowndesj fays there is
material connection between the futting
the porr Of New Orleanssnd the cell,on Of
LouiGana. After then that part Of the
lfcuhion which related to New, Orleans
had been ordered to be condueted wiz
lhut doors, how proper was it II hffa 70
introduce into debate q fubiet' iatiFnst6ly
connected with it his expedition 10 the
prefent motion did not asife ron, an indiE
petition fully TO diicufs The INFECT TO
which it referred but from indiipotition
to delay the dilcufion Of the moron offer
ed by bis colleague. Againf the pteient
motion he fhould vote, becaufe j, promifed
nothing uleful, aed might be mitchicyous.
We have been told this iubjett is impor-
tant and prefliog. That il was important
he felt; but did not believe il was pref
fng. He could fay, if tie time fhou|d
ever arrive when it became thar Houfe
to att, this was not the time. When the
time did arrive, he was prepared TO atf.
Gentlemen were very anxious en- this !un-
ietf. He rejoiced to witnels their ankle
ty. But he and his friends were not now
10 hear who were the friend, of the wefern
country. The people of this country
doubted not the protection Of the govern
ment. They were warmly attached 10
the government, and knew that every
thing would be done, that ought TO be
done, to protect and detend TIER rights.
Mr.. Bacon faid'if he underitood the gen
tleman from Pennfylvania MIR. Hemp
hiE) he perfectly agreed with him IN OPT
Mon, that this reioldtion was connected
with the fubjet Of New-Orleans. He
agreed with him as to their infeparable
connection. But the ooly difference was
that they inferred oppoffe consequences
from the fame premiies. He (Mr. Bacon)
contended that the refolution made a part
of the general fubjea, and ought not to be
divided from it. They FAY it ought to
be divided.
Mr.. Hemphill replied ,hathe had fpok-
en- as plainly as he could. He had fad
the fubje6ts were diaintf.
Mr.. Goddard. The gentlemen from
MaGachaletts yeiterday told US the cali
for information ought TO be public, though
the information itfelf fhould be iecres.