The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-27
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY., March 90.
DEBATE 800,
On tie GEORGIA LdIMS.
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SATURDAY, March 90.

j vi ISr GEOKGtH CLHIIMS.
4 CONTINUED
Mr.. FISK faid he was one OF thofe nnfortu
nate men who were not informed on this fub
l)eet I've pleaded guilty to the charge, and if b.
were thus Precpitately complied to give
vote, 1t would be againn the rejection of the
hi. And yet he was free to declare he was
Undecided as to the final vote he lhould give
on this fubjed. But he would never conien,
20 vote away any mans right until he had been
heard. The true quettion at prefsnt before US,
ia'd MIR. r. IS whether we fhaIl he allowed
Iur.her time to make up orr judgments on this
lnbJeef. do not undertake to fay that the in.
formation which the gentlem,n from Virginia
mas gwen of the atrocious f-,ads nraetifsd in
tins bui'netsar unfounded, tno:syt do won.
der that the perfons concerned nthem have conn
m'tted chem to his keepng---or to deny tn at Ex-
ecutve influence is 70 dangerous as he rer,rp(ruts
1t to he, though confefs do not Gee it. But /
am prepared to fay that the members of this
ioute are not of fucb CAT, AS 10 be bought
! IN tour and twenty hours, or to be mifled by
any Executive officers. am unwilling fn far
70 crunina;e the character of representative of
the people, as 70 admit that il is dangerous 70
lpohponea fubiett for Snort ting, for fear of
his corruption. Iwifh to know whether the A.
mercan people are 70 vicious I do not believe
this pnrtrsjt correct. hope the bill will be
poitponed. If it not, il,aii give mr. vote
againft its rejection. l think it my driy TO
enquire into the fubisa, though Iam willing
tn say my imprefions are tlnfaYoutable to the
claims.
Me. GoLpsBoRoUGH. am not pre-
pareG 20 give the vote of an honef frgiGatot on
TINS iubJeet. Whatever may be the informant
on poiieiied by other gentlemen, I have none
on which to form satisfactory deciion. j had
heard, lone time ince, that the mon fitisfac-
rory information on this fnhiecl was TO be found
u the report OF the conmiiIioners But mi,a
remind gentlemen that that report has not been
laid on our ,shlss this feflion. WhenI learnt
th,si erdeavorsd to obtain copy, hut With
ont 'nccefs, and yeferday tried to yet pam
Phiet, WHICH, underfood, contained conf
derabie Inflammation hat in vain. Thus I'M
Informed when this bill came under confidera.
tion u became my duty to deviie forne mode of
getting that information wanted, and when
tatagbf .asdimitea mo. ho,ioaf % MI
motion + acco.lingiy made without any view
of an injurious .deiay-,for my prejndiees are a.
gainf the claims. Itis faid gentlemen ought
to be prepared to vote on this bill, for that il
blsfheer twenty days on our fables. Bat + ak
gentlemen .whetaerit is the duty the mem
hers ot this Hnufe to examine before it comes
before us every fiibjeet depending before the
Senate. Is there not buiincfs enough before US
fully to occupy our attention? The molten Of
poGponement the chair has declared out of or
der. then only ak the Houfe to- execute me
from voting on this bill. I will only add, that
II is fuhie6 with which never had any thing
to do, and that Inosv know no man who is par
ticuIarly concerned in it..
Mr.. SAILE.Y hoped the gentleman would
not be executed. He faid he food himCelf in the
fame htuation, and was unprepared to vote up
on II.
Tie duenion was then taken or executing MI.
,Goldlborough from voting, and carried in the
affirmative Ayes 58-Noes 81.
Ma. KELLY faid he was ikewif. under the
necellity of afkng to- be excnfsd. 1t was true
the bill as Offered to the Senate had lain fome
time on their tables but it was well known
that bills generally underwent comfortable al
teration previous TO their pa.Iige, and there
had been no resfon to infer that this would no.
be the cafe with the prefent bill. TIe faid that
he had fome time fince taken comfortable
pains 10 inform himfrlf on this fiibiea, when
there was profpect of its being brought BE-
fore the Houfe bnt the information he had
obtained was imperfect, and he had not had
time TO compare the fs6ts attending the bulinefs
with the proviions of the bill on the table, 70
as to be enabled to give faithful and honeft
vote. The decilion being thus hurried placed
him under the ncceiiity Of aDSng to be executed
from voting. rs TO himf-If, he would declare
that he had had no concern in this, OF indeed
in any other Ejaculation nor were there any
perions intereAed in it for whom he felt pecu-
liar regard.
Ma. THOMAS faid he ihould vote againf
executing the gentleman from Pennsylvania. He
obferved that there would be no inconfnency in
voting againR the rejection of the bill, and af
forwards againa the bill itfelf, il, on conIidera-
ton, it appeared improper TO pats il. In the
exigency in which the Houfe we're placed, by
their being forced thus precipitatey to ACT on
this bulinefs, the only proper courie, in his o.
pinion was TO vote againf rejecting the bill,
thereby allowing time for examining It. Under
this view Of the fuhjeei he hoped the gentleman
from Pennsylvania would not be excufed from
voting, or any other member, unIefs he was
perfdnaiiy intereGe1.
ME-. d. r. WILLIAMS faid he fiould cote
for the rejection of this bill more heartily than
he had ever voted on a0y fubjse in the courfe
of his life. IF he were totally ignorant of the
enormous villainy ofthe legislature Of Georgia,
he ihould fill vote for It's rejection, becaufe II
| carried with it, one principle, which he could
never agree to ian6fion with his vote, it ve(ted
| the Houfe with both legislative and judicial
character.
Me. CONRAD aid il was painful to him
TO hear gentlemen ailsipg to te executed from
voting on this or any other fibieet, as he was