Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-10

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4 have not written You Tor some
time, becauke thsrc has been nothing
u consequence 70 inlorrA YOU Of. CUn-
gress continue TO DO nothing, or what is
worse then nothing. Tnhing bills,
foolish resolutions, and unimportant re-
ports, employ their time, while the
great concerns Of the nation remain un-
noticed. How can we account for this
wllltpl neglect o. duty ?-For can call
II nothing else believe the true rta-
son is, that the democrats are fearful
OF putting IN execution those energtu
measures, which they know are necct
sarytor the honor& safety ofthc nau~-
because they will be obliged to I'LL
taxes TO support such medsures.-.
well know, that suCn step wc
priyc them Of their present pc.
popularity, earned by TIA
ceit. Therefore they -...
ing in reality, but r-.-
thing. Tor TIL .l.. .-.. .l
militia bill VS. .-1. -.c
member was ncad ~ saw, Lol lln5
since, that tho Congress Aad been i
session ten weeks, they had not done
50 much business, as they could easily
have transacted in ten days. That
thought It more prudent to adjourn i'm
medi.tcly, than continue in their pre-
sent mode Of wasting time and money"
Now if one Of their own party confess
their sins, may we not believe a Eart
Of what is said oG their conduct, by ev-
cry body ?
esterday the St. Domingo billwas
brought beforc the House, and postp0-
ned till to-day, in order that all the
members mightwell consider the cXpe-
diency ofpassing it. Those who wish
cd a Postponement, intend to amend it,
by forbidding foreign vessels coming
hither, and carrying our produce to ST.
Domingo. ! think it will not pass
without some amendment Of the like
kind.
Mr.. Randolph also revived his re-
solutions about the rem9Uai offhcJuages
at the will Of two thirds Of the lcgisll-
ture. 1t was referred TO the House for
Monday next. A motion was made to
have it postponed indefinitely, which
quite reused Mr.. Randolph, and loosed
the strings Of MS tongue, which have
for sometime been confined by illness.
He lectured the house handsomely, for
their objectionable DELAYS in the bust
ness Of the nation, during his absence
or sickness, and told them, IL plain Ian
guage, that they had done nothing
lie said they moved the Postponement
Of his resolutions, on pretenCe oi acting
upon more important bnsinesS when,
in fact, they intended no such thing,
but merely to introduce some tIii4ns
question. So, said ne, IS every impor-
tant question deferred, on similar
grounds, and eUery thing left to the
close Of the session, when nothing can
be done. What effect this lecture will
have, ! cannot say. Tho Mr. Randolph
IS very SICK, and looks more like a cam
didate for the grave, than q proper PEI
son to be in Congress, he is not mac
tive, but is again rAllying his party, and
may yet make a formidable appearance,
In Senate the ahhcaraHce o/ som
Thing is going OF. Gen. Smiths bill,
concerning our differences with Great
Britain, has passed, and is nov before
the President How he VIII determine
is very dubious. If we negotiate, it
VIII BE- very desirable to send a Minis
ter but how can that be done without
oT.nding Monroe, by implying that he
is inadequate to the business: Mr..
Madison, perhaps, would have no objcc-
ton to this step but the President has,
and think will not consent 70 1.-THE
committee are pre- pared to report IN td-
for of the claimants in the YazoO busi
ncss.-Thc brig Hornet Mil certainly
sail from NewyorK soon, because the
officers have left Washington"