The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-27
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Il
tidered the motion of poaponement itrictly in
order. .SEfs, - 'a
The queNion was thcntaken or, executing Mr..
Kelly from voting and pai1cd in the negative.
Ayes 4a-Nres IS. -.
| Mr.. SMILE. The queflion rrturna on re-
tJsetnE the bill. regret that this deciion is
thrs prefed. II is the 6rft time have ever feen
members in the fituation in Which they are now
placed. with fmall delay had heen allow
ed-But the Speaker has decided motion Il;
poltnone TO be out of order, and there is ma
. remedy. TIE quefion teing to be taken on
the rejection OF the bin fhal vote for it, INC.
; yer had but'one entiment on that fnbie9. al.
} trough never could confder il of fi,ch mag
n'surie as fome gentenen appear tt, conlider Il.
Fever believed Il improper for the Legislative he
cy to decide on thefe claims. But. that this
i Guettion has drawn in all the consequences THAI
we have heard fated TODAY by the gen. Ieman
rom Virginia, that it has influenced this Houi;.
IN the deciiion of every other qusition, Il can
4 not oeeves-tf,at the Representatives, ofthe Anne
rcan people are 70 corrupt that i'm the coi,rfe OF
a.iineie evening they may be made blythe Exc
cu.,ve to Adopt any thing they pl-afe II CANNOT
! believe. This Is fti,h picture of the member,
I OF rms Houie as do not thi9k any member is
4 authorized to draw. Nay the member has re-
terret to cafe in which Grange influence ID
| repreiented;o have been exerted, where there
was not minute to fpare. MIR. Speaker, has
! It come 10 this, that the mea,bers of this E,uf1
can Yet nehind their fea.s, and few Influence
al the ret on qleftion of the Lar moment. ON
Ia Gucaion IN which the contribution of our
countryis invo'ved--Good Cod is the IIoufe
10 coIru2t--Dut Iwilifay ro more on this I,,b.
fJect--Every mcndhsr who hears me knows th.v
are not. =. 3,.sf '
Mr.. CONRADf ii, he fI,ouid vote for re-.
Jectng the bill. He thought fomc further time
oucht TO be allowed, and if any of the younger
n,e'loers would appeal from the deciion of The
cnair, he-Honld fecond the motion.
a member called for the reading Of the lii, foy
information. ~ ''
Ms. J. RANDOLPH oppofed the c.ly and
twice. Af 49, '>eA'
Ms. cRoWN1NsHT2TlD Gid he boped i
wou,a ne read twenty times If nece1ary.
inc 'peaker pnt' the quenion on its being
read, which was carried by A large ,na;,,r;tv
Mr.. KELLY faid, he thonpbt tiere o,.h.
not tob line of die:utlion drawn between,fb,
nien'oers or the Honfe, and therefore m wed 4
RECOMMENDATION of the vote executing Mr.. Go,df.
borough from votipg-wFIich was agreed to.
ano me reioutIon to excife him rcfindcd -
Ayes S4--IJoes al. ~
-eph9d De f.Jet:ed, and taas an end would he
put TO the 'niferabe farce of begging to be ex.
cu'ed RON voting, when gentlemen could an
twer the fame purpofe, thing which was cvery
day prattiied, by fepping aide. He hoped IF
they .''d not viii 70 vote they would take this
.couiie, and that the Houfe waul no Longer Ia
peitered with their motions. What, ase gen.
tlemen afraid to lofe Yazoo vo.e! They ;rf
executed one member from voting. But thew
found this would ROT do, and they therefore
re!nied executing another, and NOT flsisied wirh
this, they nliif reconider their fra vote. and
get Yazoo vote back again. This is the p,an
cafe: hope we n,aIi not rife TIL we have the
queftion. Were I dfpnted to po,tnone thr
proceedings OF this Houfe, H,e,uld be in Cav =
OF Delaying this decfon till the gentleman from,
MARYLAND (Mr. Nicholf,n) now abrent, ihouII
return into the Houfe-that is an anti Yazoo
vote and every body knows it. That Is 4
mn o. honorable views, who having a, frh
been cajolled into an acduier-enc- in he c,;,ns
without having Efficiently examined Them, had.
atterwards virtue and magnanimity enouyh Ia
acknowledge that he had been wrong, and ia
declare that lie would not commit ths keeDins
of hisreputation to Yazoo men.
When was up before, omitted TO fay n,apv
things that have Bearing on this auction, as r
may have f1id feverhl things that ha.tno BEARING
on on u. but there is one f'tt WHICH omitted
that q man, not a Georgan-he lived on thu
north hde of the Savannah river--if am M,
correct IN my itatenert lei the Georgia dee.
gates corre9 ME. This man bappe6ed RI X.
admitted into the fecrets ofthe Divsn, who had
done deed without name, who had corrupt.
ed the Legislature of Georgia. He went home.
and he was blockhead enotighto foeak what he
Thought; notwithstanding his principles and bia
pro'nifes. He was ufed like a grubbine hoe TO
do dirty work and then thrown aide as NE.
eis engine; He told others what he knew
mark the catafrophe--at filI hour of the
night, without being the enemy OF any mortal
man, he was hot. And it is from this fae tt,t
we now want on this queflion the benefi, ola
witneis, who was murdered IN cold blood. and
whole teftjnony has thus been prevented from
being brought forward to this or other tribunals
before which thefe caims may be brou9bt.
This fact isa truth asnotorols as the mafiacfe
OF Bottom or the battle of Concord.
But we are told by fome gentlemen that ,hia
is not queition of fasgnitude. VIVA, isa
guefion OF magnitude IF the peoole OF the
U. =. are to go to war with Britain for three
penny tax on tea, Is not that queftion of mag.
n'tude for there Is great political principle
nvoIvedintheimpolitiono fthastax. And what's
the real rate of the country The quarter froq,
which we nave NOT to dread ia fpecuiators, I1nd
iobbers, and If You can prefer7c the interefs OF
the community invioabIe againit them. vour
inferior iFitereas are fate. And where do we
find every land jobber IL aaio1e or bay1l, but
rallying round this iniquity And what viii
be che event, FLY little and little you iaulion
/ theie claims, the pretenfbns of thefe men, bur
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