Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-14

NUV N'cSa"tsS7 Us wesl as The rt@aSut IS. re
ierses. to. The committee OF ways and
sslssaas- we.e not bs,as,d To rsas.e a special
report 90 ttc snojett; tiiey migh, ,ctn-
tent themselves with a general one; and
II might be niece Ssary afterwards to ap.
point new committee, To make he re
qnisi.s investigation. Mr. Q. was the more
anxious, as he thonsht il necessary that
complete Investigation should be made
IN the house OF tae nature and extent of
the principles retcfred To- in the message.
z Atr Elliot said he did not perls6liy UNI,
,lerstand the gentleman from Maryland
when he told them that the subject cSh-
: templa,ed (o.be referred naturally and ex-
clusi.ely 1I-il within the proper jlrisdicti-
on OF thu committee of ways and means.
Il would be admitted On all hands that The
sdbiea was not only important, but like.
wise novel. Our attention is iorcibly call
ed IN the message to this as a subject Of
the FIRST irp,rfsnce
New principles loo have been interpo-
slateti into The law of nations founded nei
ther 10 pistice nor the usage or acknow-
'lsagment ofnaticns. According To these
'a beligerent takes to itself commerce
with It's own enemy, which il denies 10 a
neutral. on the ground of its aiding that
'enemy in the war. But reason reyolis
at sech an Inconsistency, and The neutral
having equal right with the belligerent
'to decide The question, the interests OF
! Que constituents, and the duty Of main
tanning the authority of reason, the only
Sum siie between just nations, impose on
fos The, obligation of providing an eff
tcetaai and determined opposition 10 a
'dacttine so injurious TO the rights OF peac-
. able uatioiis.' 80
Oar atlenton is called to The important
po'at OF new interpretations into the law of
nations, or IN other words 10 the adopt
~ by the COVE snnent OF one or more TO-
reign powers OF what is considered as
modification eF;se arrient laws OF nations
rs accommodating them TO their wishes,
AVID Introducing new principles which they
wish 70 inIpuse hpon other naiious. How
a subjea sSimpoyjant naturally and ne
ccs@crliy belongs to4hs committee OF ways
and means il ,Sas impossible for him 10
say. But, says the gentleman, t-is a que
su0n orrevepue. How so II may affe6f
,herevsnue incidentally but the question
.-ol ieyGuus, tcorn It's comparative unini.
'portance, is at once merged aud lost in the
i1oye important question, whether We
-tii new principles be imposed upon neu.
tIs.is by any government whatever, how
ever powerful o. extensive It's influence.
c,i ,i,ts'sahIcct, Nc Elliot SAID he Thought,
as!t appeared by the rlessagcy.ie exect-
stlTethousht, thattt p',asessed great i'm
<roriance IN nseff. Nor .G;d re cuHcelve
at'po-7ih's 10 present any VIE ~ rnu { i'm
rortaut iiss. that taken By, the resolution
rel the gentleman frem Massaol,,!seits.--.
sSie acknowledged the coni;RiJtee OF
ways ard meabs we're folly competent to
IN inve ,ligation Gfthe sublest, irthsir q.
btlly TO investigate il he had foil coafi
dei,ce. Dat he thought ;hey had sufFici.
eBt husiuess in their proper sphere to oso n
fpy thtir attention. For these reasons be
shoped the resolution offered by the Gen.
.tieIaaa isosf. maryland would be rejected
slnd that su5Wi.ted by the gentleman
from Alassiachasetts substituted in IL
3fooTn.
~ Nlr Gregg Thought the gentleman from
Massachusetts would fully attain his 90
rjeet by ofssriDg part OF the resolution h,
had read as anendment 10 the resolution
gbeEsre Tie house. The resolution of a,
aEsn3e man embraced two dstina parts
,i1e hfstregarded the Objects 10 be enquir
: ed iaio, aud the last instructed The com
Tnittee how 10 acl. r he resolution offth,
Ben;letnan from Maryland embraces III,
same obie6t. The end therefore OF IN,
= Fenuenlan. from Massachusetts would b,
tuby gained By adding The instructive par
ol hrs own resoiulOn to the resolution IN
der discNssfon. rs 10 the difference be
tween standing and select COMMITTEES
!, was vol so important as it appeared to
DC u tSr Rentiemsn from Vermont. The
subject from SIS Chataeter naturally came
before the committee OF ways and means
ana II was understood that standing com
miiees went through the business refer.
red 70 them With more regularly than ,t,s
selcet committee.
hir BiGwcii said that if gen;lemcn az
teuuveiy considered The two resolutions
they would end that the resolution offered
by tic gentleman from Maryland did no
80 The same extent with the resolution
which be had had The hosor &c proposine
The former referred 70 but one principle
apd br.iied the sUbje6l 70 considerations,