Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-18

- 3 tine of5eac. aaaa9on he a'asmai-
f. i, IF such american citlSe'as, Jof Their
! l ssa and damages sustained " these cap
] t9sses 49, ~ condsmuatl5,ss andf0 enter into
:, = -, .,rrnts with the British gs.era-
meot. on this and all o,her differences sao.
siis,i0r between the two nanons, land par
liicularIy respecting the impressmen' OF a.
.asr,can seamen.] as may be consistent
with The honor and interests OF inc Oalted
States, and manifesstheir earnest des'fe TO
obtain for themselves and their citizens BY
amicable negotiation, that justice 70 "i'lch
i,hey.are entitled.
Messrs. Worthington, Adams, 8. smith,
Affair. Pickering, Bayard, Tracy, An-
dersou and Maclay delivered their senti'
meays,
wh.o motion TO recommit the resou-
ton tor the purpose of amending 1t, was
lost. AYES IS, Noes 10. :,
Mr.. Worthiugton then moved TO strike
N, ,be words in Italics from the End to the
10Th line.
,Messrs. S. Smith and White opposed
the motion, which was disagreed to. Yeas
10, Nays 16.
Mr.. Thruston moved to postpone the
res olution for the purpose OF previously
taking up and aeung upon the 'hlrd, wnlcn
prohibits tie importation INTO the United
States of variety of articles, the growth
n-ndnce or manrfac. ures O! Great Britain,
after the day next uniess
equitable arrangements shall be made Or
tween the United States aud Great BIZ
tain.
This nos;oa was lost. Ayes IS.
Nlrssrs. Israel Smith and Bradley, then
spoke against agreeing 10 the resolution.
The principal grouod taken by them was
that it became the Senate 10 take stronger
ground, and 10 adopt vigorous measures,
before they requested the executive 20 re-
sumo negoclatton.
AR. Tracy advocated the resolution.
He did not think negotiations exhausted.
He thought i. became the Senate 10 make
one further attempt towards negotiating
our differences, before q resort was had To
warlike measures. The President would
be enabled 20 take this step, by the Senase,
who were branch of the war declaring
Epuwer, expressing their support OF the mea-
sures he had taken, at the same time that
they requested a renewal of the negocia-
ton.
Mr.. Moore moved 20 strike out the
| words sand insist which motion. pre-
vailed.
MIR. Worthingtoa said that, SO modified
he should vote for the resolution.
Messrs. Logan, Kischell and Pickering
! spoke in favor Of the resolution, and, Mr..
Israel Smith, against it; when after some
verbal amendments, the qlet;ion was TAX
en- upon it, by Yeas and Nays, and the
resolution carried Yeas 80, Nays7.
H. the couIic of the remarks offered by off,
emf gentlemen, the principal iourcc Of difference
appeared 10 be, whctae. it was pfopsr an,,er ex.
ihog circumstances to rseu-tt the Executive "a
g2iEe,o fel5rr 20 oegcaiat,on. Thofe gentlemen
who opp2f7d the fcf9luton though; il became the
government 10 tase higher ground; TO arm the
| i'SehdcDt with the means Of in{orcipg compli.
4ncc with our JAZZ del an5s. an;l to leave eyety
| hing efe to his di(cgr,!rn On The Other hard,
il was thought by the friends of he re(oieuon
clltt s!igi5e, that tbs PfcGdent, Imported y
he leg:llaiure mstn whcc1 'efiics The confituti
onal right OF declaring war, hyui4 make one
| more toienn appeal 20 the jafice of Britain.
TIE third rS!oluton remains yet to &c at9ed
EnPan.