Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-01-06
CONGRESS.
Fran Walbingt0n, Dec. I3, 1906.

" On Wednefday, Mr.. Bidwel from
| your State, (who am confident, knows
better than 10 have acted the part he has
for icveral years been aGting) offered ref
olution, the fubfance of which was-to re-
quslt the Prefdent to prefent Sword 10
Gen. Eaton. The reiolution was taken up
ye!terday when Bidwel moved an amend
meRt, viz. initead of Sqvad, to prefent
Gold Medal with fuitabe devices. Claw,
one of the Pennfylvanian Duanites, oppo-
poied the amendment. Il need not have
mentioned this circumfance however, for
Clay is Of very little eonfequence, except to
himlelf) Mr.. Elliot was in favor of the a.
mendment - ( poke few minutes with
much ProPriety and fome elegance The
men whom Eaton had with him on bis ex-
pediticn againH Derne, were from all quar-
ters-led on by an Notwithstanding the
banners of liberty over the ground where
they had been unknown fEce the deltruc
ton of Cato and his little band at Utica:
1t was indeed phenomenon. Great as
were the fervices of Commodore Preble,
and greatly mertorious they indeed we're
he thought thofe of Gen. Eaton fuperio-
lie conGdered him as the anthor oil the
peace with Tripoli.
"Smilie followed Elliot on the fame f..
as well as he could, and very we'll indgld
too, for Smile. i do not, however, recoI-
lec any thing very ftriking in his remarks.
" MIR. QUINCYs remarks were fhort but
pertinent, and Handsomely delivered de
concurred with his colleague (BidwelD;
he confdered the Szvoyd as the proper re-
ward of vahor ;-but we were not intend
ing merely to compliment Gen. Eaton on
his valor.--This was fecondary conGdera-
tion.-It was not his fecking the Ex- Bath
aW his collecting little force his mar
ching through the delart of Barca, nor his
taking the city of Derre, that competed lis
principal merit. NO, he had of his own
accord, without (olicitation, or order Of
Government, MasnaRimouAy laid the plan
of reforing the rightful monarch to the
throne, and forcing peace with the Uni
ted States on our own tcrms.-The con-
cePtion was that of courageous, great and
truly enobled mind.-His military conduit
was but under machinery The preienta-
ton Of gold medal was more honorable
than the Sword I; and he thought with his
colleague, it were much more proper.
Mr.. Jackson {Vir) moved reference
to Select committee, for the rurpofe W in-
quiring what Americans attended Gen. Ia
ton in this hazardous undertaking; IA
whether fuch were not worthy of lu.rs
complimentary notice. Ills motion was
was loft, ga to 52.-Mr Quincy moved III
amendment to ilfart the word B4yra ir.-
ttesd Of Ly5ia -Ly6ia, was The anfient
name, bat not now ufed, except by peers,
and claiiical men nc modern geogrzphurs
u6ng 1t. Bidwell 0 poied the amendment
he faid Gen. Eaton had himf5lf u.cd the
word in one Of his letters (which lie mil
have done very property. The amend
ment was lot by large majority could
fee no reaion tor this, bur brcauf- the A.
mendment vas offered by Mr Quincy had
il been offered BY Mr.. NichoIlon, there
would have been large majority for it
iruc, 1t was ret Of much conlequence
but, how would the preamble Of iaw
found in this manner .sWnerras the
cruifers of Gallia and Albion" sc. which
would p qal'e as proper But, mljori-