Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-29

iios ul'i'os'Su " iiS-'i - Us IN as he,
quite exhausted, he should nat on coai
Aection, trouble them with the full r~S
-he.intended to make, bat should wbsa
amendment came into the house AL
division of the Question, and Offer e.,
marks in support of the opinions h. - \
The main amendment was then 49,
to-Ayes 75-Noes 26. aS
The committee having risen, and i
chairman having reported an lgreemso,
the resolution from the Senate witha,, |
mendment, the house took the same in.
,diately into consideration.
Mr.. Chitsenden said as this was an
portant question requiring in his Opi,a
more time for elaboration, he would NJ.
an adjournment.
The yeas and nays being taken on 4
adjournment, were yeas 80, nays77.
Mr.. Dana renewed the motion mad.
committee ofthe whole, for so ALTERING 4
resolution to abolish the Office OF Weep
sident and called for the yeas and NAYS l
it.
The yeas and nays were accordingly i
ken and the motion rejected. Yeas 2s]
Nays IS.
Mr.. Goddard moved to strike'outa, n
sons having the highest number not exec
ing three on in order to insert as]
highest" and called for the yeas and nj
whichwere taken and the lnotionnegatiy,I
Yeas 32--Nays IS.
Mr.. G.. Griswold moved to strike Nv
"two'' and insert " three" being the nun,
Der of candidates for the Vice Presiden1
from whom an election shall be made !,
the Senate.
Lost without division.
Mr.. Elliot moved a division of the Cue.
ton ON agreeing to the whole amending
at the word Vicc-Presidcnt in the secC]
paragraph, and called for the yeas and a
his object being to record on the Journal
vote in favor of the discriminating pine
pie.
The question was accordingly taken \
that part ofthe resolution which was agru5
TO, Yea. 86--Nays 80.
The remaining members of the rcsoi
ton were then agreed to without dir,
sion.
The Speaker put the question on D
whole resolution.
Mr.. Elliot. [ shall detain toe housed
few moments in submitting to their 4
tention few remarks. If the. vote | shl
give this night shall induce my CONSTITUTES
to call me back to the studious and ruiz
life from which | was reluctantly taken
shall have the consolation to reflect that
have done my duty. I have voted tora|
simple principle of discrimination, behGI
ing it the only amendment the publ
voice calls for, believe the objections
that principle ar founded on ideas tnatrl
erroneous and visionary l believe it VI
not impair the rights and relative lmrl
lance of the smaller states / bellevtp
constitution to be founded on clemenn|
and federative principles, and thatby tHl
union it constitutes the most illustrlous
nument of human wisdom; believe nnl
portant to all the members of the 'Une
that the process of the election should
simple and pure. and that the FeslO'
should be elected by a fair expression
si,S eoasiisacl1t, tilat he may thereby be u
correct organ of the public will, and o
compared with this, it is Of little c0p
quence, whether once in 400 years he
be "a citizen of Massachusetts rather
Virginia, or of Vermont, rather Ian
Delaware. | have heard many lngeliD
arguments on former occasion WIN.
being induced to believe that either
rights or relative importance of the 81
states would be impaired by this Prln'l%a
butin deciding on this subject, also
lieve this>house ought to manifest 'al.
ard deliberation in making the alteta~
believe that all irritation and pna /
party should be laid asleep. A OlnS
course from this has been pursued p~
| have no doubt with pure motives w
ho,,a come, G(nLtc ,yb a+bar with DeCUp1 T.