Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-19
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not commit some small degree Of violence
even upon friends, for eueTnes r,,ay often
assume the gsrb OF friends and thereby
render even friends suspected. The law
iof 1898 required bonds only to the amount
lor The value Of tie vessel, tackle and appa-
rel, and did moi ever extend to The number
of guns She might carry.
! Mir. X. Grswold sgain declared that
commercial enterprise would be greatly
diminished II bond was required for bo,h
vessel and cargo. The consequence would
be tina, those merchants only who possess
large capitals and independent fortunes
could give bond. And white the young
AID small traders would be incapable of
sending single shipto sea, the Issge spe-
culatist would be enriching himself with
the total profits of very advantageous
commerce.
/ MIR J. Clay said the obscrvatiors %. the
two gentlemen who preceded him arslied
against striking out The proviso But he
! did not see that The position OF the cen
tlsman from Connecticut (htr. n. C;rts.
| woldlwas fsuch great weigh, as hc SEEM
ed TO assign 20 il. For his part he did not
see the III consequences Of regulations
which might prevent rash specnlations on
the part Of young traders mon small Ca.
pitfalls in engaging in voyages that might
oversiiain their credit, and prove their ,i,-
IN. as IL respected the trade ia the West
indies, he hoped the house would avree
20 the amepdment as il stood, and
ecneIr he amendment for e,ssl.,,,g cut tha
tr0riso. lie would agree with tber, ~
retain the proviso if the present amend.
ment was adopted.
Ca the question TO agree TO that mar, of
he report extending the bond TO double
he value of the vessel. ethey faekfe. ohoa-
-ef, furniture and cargo" Thu amend
men, being the words IN i,alic, was nesss-
Ned--Ayes 53--Noes S.
fEAS-Msssrs. Archer, Bard, Ped;n-
ger Bsckledge, Brown, BRYAN, C.. w.
campbell, Casey, Claiborne Clark, ]. CLAW.
N. Cay, Conrad, Dickson, Earie. Ear,v.
Eppes, Gillespi-, Goodwyr, Gregg. Cri
I'M, Ii asbrouck Esisier, Holland, Holres.
jackson, Kennedy, Le,b isncas, MisCora.
Aeriwether, s.. X. Moore. Il. E,,,r.
Morrow, Newton, DIN, Palmer, ]. Rea.
tof Pen.) ;. Rhes, {Ct Tea.j Rodney,
Rooi, oammens, SANFORD, Seaver, Sl,,a,,.
Smile, ] Smith, Stafford, Stewart.
Trigg, Van Horne, w nlehii, Wilson,
SIS.
NhYs--Messrs. Aston, Alexander,
Andersen, Baldwin, Bclton. ioyd. Bowie.
Butier, Chamberlain, Chittendeh, C.see.t.
Crownlnshield, Cntier, Cuts, Da9s. %.
NEWPORT, Dwight, Elliot, Elmer. gas,is.
Findley, Goddard Gay C!Grtswstd. II.
Grisacld. Hanna, Hastings Helms. lioee,
Haugh, iiuger arneo, LeW.s, Living
ston, LDendes, Lyon. A'Cleery, Mnchen,
Mot, Placer, RIker, J & Smith, S anton,
StedInsn, Ste phenson. Tsggsrt, Tennsy.
Thatcher, Tibbits, Varnum, VefnianK,
Wadsworth, IL. Williams, Winston.
Wynns--55.
The new section before the house as RI
ported by the committee OF The whole.
Mr.. Eliot hopsd the house would not
agree to this amendment. The pc fle-
nan WHO had moved II apptefendeti r. a.
iiemen had mol wen understood il wien
N the committee of the whole, he cries-
i0ned whether the mossr had paid that
close attentions 10 ils effects. as 40 insure
is being proper aud beneficial. lie reid
II created new class ofcfimes. and II thar
measure was proper, it was proper alst 20
define the pun1shueut OF each cfin@. 'Ihc
section refer to certain laws of The UAs,-
ed States establishing The enumerated OF.
fences, and directs THAI the panishm.nt
shall bee confornabiy 10 the pun,sh,rs8t
iafiicted for similar offences camaoft..a
90 shore. II is true ,he construction pro.
vdes that congress shalt have power 70
define and punish piracies end .cloFgs
committed on The his seas; ms, 20 ,er
had Deco exercised, the crimes de6srd
and the punishmenss annexed Mr.. Elfot
here read ao extract from tie law on hat
snbject.) a misdemeapor was o crime,
but under the terms of the constitution
he did not sec how congress could ltgis-
Iale upon Il unless they defined IL a i~lo-
ny; and weFc gentlemen prepared to say
that every Depreciation, every species 1t
outrage o. violence was foinuy he wa
persuaded i wss not the Intention OF the
mover.---lf a misdemea.or, ocwsysr. be
considered : crime, il nueh, % be defined.
and the punishmeht decieed, Cor none Of
the laws Of the United Ste,es had hi.her.
70 done it.--Oe this view 81 The s1sisQ,
he considered the new se@ion totally an.
necessary, or If necessary IL was o ia,gcr-
r. a ~. - Il. 4