Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-02-06

kr We arc authorised to state, that
GxoRcE WILLIAM SMITH, ESQUIRE, of
this City, is candidate fer the cffice Of
Senator, Cor The District composed Of the
counties of Hcnrico, Gopchla-d and LOU
lisa, al the approaching election.
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w For the SUMMARY OF PUBLIC
ACTS, &c. confirmed in the half sheet
enclosed in this days Argus, We are in
dehted 10 William WALLER HEN
ING, Esqairs. who sratul,ously compc-
sed tkenl for the Editor.
Our fellow citizens win rejoice 10 per-
ceiyc the lively solicnode felt nth house
at representatives onthe wADton out RACES
offered to our neutral rights by tl,e unjust
and oppressive treatment Of oar seamen
b. British armed vessels. The bcil,ge-
rent nations ought to know. and The az ak.
ening spirit cf America viii teach them.
that national wrongs cannot De endured
with impuuity. but that they will BE- re-
/ scnied, and it may be avenged, with an
crcrgy thar becomes powerful nation.
(, We say noiOerfut--for there is no nation
ION earlh;morc capable IF retaliation that
shall be f,sughi With injury 10 her agrees
sors. Fifteen hundred and thirty eight
seamen, impressed in the short period of
eighteen months! Do those who suffer
These wounds 10 be iniieled ON The domcs-
cur nation, recoiect how often famine has
stared them in tie face, and how often we
have saved them from its deadilesi scourg.
es! Do they recolect for how much OF
their wealth ard their glory they are in-
dch.ed TO US! If they do recoIlect these
thirgs, are they not aware also that Just
Insiion, however slow she may be in taxing
her measures, will when they arc oncc Ia
ken, pursue them with vigor equal to her
juslicel
We mean no particular reelection by
these remarks on any government. we
trust every government whosc Subjects
commit injustice, Will d.savow all y5ar,ici-
patton in it. Blu, we do rnean uneauiyo-
ca!iy TO mark Ia; we believe TO be the ma
tional temper on this important topic.
(Nai. Inlcl.)
Twas reported very confidently, in Lon.
don on. the 7,h OF November, (says the
Mercantile Adversely that the british
Resident al Naples had experienced a ST.
I rnilsr ,rea; meat To that which Sir George
Rumbold met with near Hamburg.
Or tie slsf Of T.-Uuary, 1905, tie
Hoase ef Delegates (;ui.ll Only enc
dissenting UoiccJ adapted tie fol-
losOiHg resolutions
RESOLVED, as the opinion of the
House of Delegates, that The Senate
does not possess a constitutional pow
or OF amending any bill originating in
the House of Delegates, on the sub
ject of importing or collecting taxes.
Rcsotued, That the Incorporation of
these subjects, in the same bill, does
rot tend in any degree to deprive the
Senate of their constitutional power
relative to the amendment of bills, o.
-thcr than money bills, originating in
this house.
In thc House Of DELEGATES, Fcbtua-
ry Isl, 1905.
Resofoed, That $50 copies of the re-
solutions OF the House of Delegates,
yesterday entered into, on the sa5ject
ofthe claim, by the Senate, Of a right
to amend bills proyidingfor the coilec-
ton OF taxes, together with the repor,
subcommittee, presented TO the House
of Delegates, on The 9Th day of Janua-
ry, 1873, on a similar subject, be i'm
mediately printed, for the use of the
members OF the General Assembly.
Exraet from the Journal Of the
House Of Delegates, 9Th of'1aau-
ary, 1779.
mr. Jefferson reported, from the
committee appointed TO prepare rea-
sons to be offered to tho Senate at the
conference to be desired OF them, on
the subject of the last conference. tina.
the committee had accordingly pre-
pared whatthey thought would be pso-
per to be offered ut the said confer
ence and he read the same in his
place, and afterwards delivered "a in
at The clerks table, where the same
was read, ADD is as followeth, viz.
Reasons 20 be offered al IRE coufer-
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