The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-12-21
IvoIuME Q.


~releafe Of our captive countrymen were to have
been effected. A conception of this kind be.
ionged only to great and hyperion minds and
what was ~fufticient TO fill the minds of mott
men, the machinery for efeeeiug this plan, was
to him but of fecondary nature. He believed
IT would be for, the reputation Of the United
States to give fome fele6 and appropriate re.
ward, fuch as a man like Eaton ought to- re-
ce,ve, and fuch al it would be to the honor Of
our country to give.
The queition was .hen taken on Mr.. B;dwcll's
amendment, which was carried by a conIidera-
bic majority.
Mr.. JACKSON faid te entertained a high Genfe
OF tue extraordinary merit of the officer who
was the objeee of the refolution under ccnGde.
tas,on, and was of opinion that the Hourc
mould exPrefs their highefi fentiment of appro-
bation. To do this, he thought the phrafeo-
iogy OF the refolution ought to be changed in
conformity to the ideas of the gentleman from
Mahachufetts. He would, therefore, with this
view move that th. committec fhould rife, with
the intention of moving in the iouft the refer
ence of the refolntion to Il feico Committee for
fuch alteration.
The auefsion was taken on the Ring of the
c ommittee-Aycs 5a-Noes 81.
hr. QUINCY fngyefted the Dropriety of fnb.
htutins Barro m the room of Ly6is, az the lat
ter was an anfiquated word, not to DC found in
modern maps.
Mr.. BlbwRLL obfcrved that he was net te-
nseions ot the particular form OF the exprefiion.
If that fugeeftcd by his colleague was dcea,eL
mott correct ne had no objection to it.. He
would, however, remark that the word Lydia
was taken fro, n an expre!liaa ufrd by Mr.. Ea-
ten IN one of his letters. It was c~rrta.aly 4
word uied IN modern times, Although. it Nigh,
not be IN general ufc.
As to the general Gnefion Mr.. PiIweil ho.
ped, that as fone gentlemen thought the ref1-
iution went too tar, while Others thought it did
NOT go far enough, and as th: general fenfi-
ment was that fomething ought to he done by
the Houte, il would be coniidered that a middle
courie between the two extremcs was the st.
te1t, and that there would he f~ufIicient magma.
nImity to give an unanimous vote in favor of the
reioiutlon. For hinfclf, he was willing to have
it varied 10 as to make it conform to the general
leofe Of the committee, for the purpofs of IN.
flung unanirnity.
Mr.. QUINCY faid he was not particularly re-
nac'oIs of the form ofexprefinn ufcd. He had
only nien to fate his knowledge a. far as il
went. Lybia wasa word ID ME. among claGi-
cal men, among poets, but not among men
of bufinefa.
The qucfion was put on fibfituting Bqr.a
in the room of Ly5ia, aud, paicd in the negative
by a conliderabIe majority.
The refolulion, as amended, wa then agreed
10 without q dlvlhOn. +r @
The committee rofe and reported it to the
Houle, who Immediately took It into oon6der.
alton.
The amendment for rubGitu.iug +" a gold me-
dal with proper Devices" in the room of ga
iworf,o being under confederation.
Mr.. J. Clay fai6 as the committee of the
whole had reported their q yrecmcnt to the o..
ment, and As a defre had been expreGrJ thai
there might be an unariHcrs vote on the nc,
calion, he wified more information on ire mt
lcct than he poGtfed before he could act upan
IT. After having obtained this he might vcry
probably vote for the amendment. He there
tore, moved a reference OF the rrfolution to a
te!ecf committee, who might obtain the iufor-
nation required from the f~cretary Of the ma.
Wy.
Mr.. Jacsfon ohferved that the names of other
gentlemen, who were before the walls of Derne,
had been announced in the newspapers, rs hav-
ing aniited ia the achievements that were the
object Of the refolution under confederation. IL
was not noroper TO enquire whether they
ought not IL be affaciatedin the honours award.
ed by Congrefs. To infure, therefore, unani-
nifty, and below proper praifc, he hoped the
courfe pointed Ont BY the gentleman from Penn.
fylyania would be purified.
The motion TO refer the refolution TO 4 feleef
committee was carried-Ayes 90 and MeGrs,
BidwelI, J. Clay, Thonpfor, of n. H. Matters,
Gray, Archer, and Cafey, appointed a commit
tee.