The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-11-18

ing 'ho'S piincIP es or couitru6tlOns 9. The
extent to which the commerce of the U. S. has
been thereby injured
&C am with very great Reject.
"Sir,
" Yours,
JOHN RANDOLPH"
a comfortable time having elaDftd. and no
anfwer having been received, the Chairman
waited on the Secretary of Ate to know when
he Committee might expect one. He was in
formed, by that officer, that he had been 70
much occupied IN preparrga Iaborious report
upon that iubiefi, 10 he laid before the Pref
dent, that he had not had time to reply TO the
letter the Committee and il was not until
the goth of January (more than FIX weeks fllb-
ieqnent To the rtquihtion Of the Committee)
tnat the oecretarys communication was made
To then. 1t coniifted of a copy of his report to
the PRECEDENT, oa the new and injurious priaci-
PIES iutcrP oa,ed inio the Laws OF Nations hv
tore'Gn powers, ard contained no arfvsr what
i"eyer to tome OF the mott important points, To
wh'ch the committee had dire cttd the attention.
ana on which they had requeited the opinion IF
the Secretary of Stats. This communication
was f'arcely received, when ION the goth of
January the committee were difchagged from
al turf conf 'crati0n of the fuhie6t, which.
with MIR. Cregg's refolptlon, brought forward
n that DO" ..':c =, a ,,.sr,t,itrr nj m.
occation, iniinuations of tArdinefs ard ueclsct ~
duty on the part the Committl 81 WAYS and
ne ~ were thrown out by fome members. The
Char'nan was then abitnt from indif9uGition
On NE next day, however, he laid on the Ia
N'e MS letter to thc Secretary OF fate win the
aniwer, the dates OF which clear'y excuDqted
The committee from every imnutation of re-
mIhntis rendering it ielf-evident that they
could rot poiii5ly have reported previous to the
tn.e OF heir difcharge.
ne reiolution of Mr.. Gregg begot brood
of others, of whieh ii is not nv Durpofs to no.
ace any but the motion of Mr.. Nicholf n,
"hich was introduced, not 60 much from con-
Nctoh on the mind of its author, that the fep
was 'h iticiT adviabe, as from Il belief that il
."'g"t prove inc means Of preventing the Houfe
rom PTecIpita'i"g itiyf INTO more Iuinous mea-
i1reS. Accordingly We ind that NJ. Ni.hol-
Ion h'mie.f, voted to poApone its confederate
on and that he declined bring member ofthe
committee which brought in he DILL in pur(u-
-hc- OF IT, - "lch he eventually gave feeble
dad reluctant alient. And yet tins bill has been
Cd "a thrOuEoOu- the continent - Mr Nlchol-
ION bi'i" IL rs equally notorious, that, in re.
gard to the coude to be purified toward G..
h'H"'n' no opinion was eXPrefed by the mem
oeTS OF Inc Cabinet. in their collective or indi-
''d""i capacdi S. On the contrary, The P7rii-
dent frequently deciired, without ref.rve, that
nc had no opinion on the Ga iett Similar de-
c-araiIons were made by other influential and
ltadinG Pcitons prJiiding over the different exc
cutvr departments: ard it is i fa&, that no
combination was held between them from the
meeting OF Congreis until Tome time in March.
ihls want ofcOncert ana decifon in The adini
n'itration might eaiy have been Inferred (even Il
'here were no other proof Of ~ from the var-
Gus, t.!cords'j- and undige0cd prciects, which
"trt brouti onward ~ ths Legislature; and 10
'i5 want o. tyitcm mut he referred much of
ne m'IGhi,f winch tEeI refujted from this iub-
Je't, ~ well as the entertainments which have
hhce epiued, arr yet ike ITO grow out OF il.
nc avg ehons of Grcl: Butain naturally
divided t"einirives into too CiaHcs :-inDrgG.
meat OF our ieamea, and dcpredA,ions upon
cur CONN cree. To the irtt we have ben fup.
Jtcled Hndsr three iuccelive administrations,
RON me year 1893 10 the pr, fent time. But
TINS grievance, 10 which the u. States had so
long inImittcd, and to which CungrrIs had
heretofore been content 20 spp y ta,li,ti,,s.
was now enlarged and dweit upon hy certain
Pe'iohS' bscauie they fsw in 1t theme which
wonid tou n mot fenhbiy ibe American feel
lhgs. EIr. Nj, hO!iou did not f,tuple TO re-
PI"ach tne;n with tsigned zeal, and to- charge
mem WIN having oPpJicd At a former FELTON,,
OIL winch he had introduced for remedving
the evil. Nh. john Randolph was of opinion
thdt the i'prehment of our fcamen furnihsd
Juit cauie OF indignant recruitment on our part /:
out ne law no reaton for putting that matter to
extremity at this time, which had not cxilted
~ as full force, for the lat hyc or even twelve
Yeas Our government, in confederation OF
the great hummer OF Bs,ut feamen in our en-
pioyment, and OF the idsutity ct language and
manners between that cisf5 OF their fupie6ls.
aud the fame deicription OF our CITIZENS. but =.
ooVe all, from motives Of found policy too OBJ
v'ous TO need rccapitu.dtion,) had hitherto
deemed It cxpedient 20 temporze on this int.
rsting aud delicate toPic; be could fee no ion
ground at pre'ent, tor departing from ths
iyaem--nore especially pending an aelud me-.
Fotiaii0n between the two governments, ON Tx
point IN diirUtc Tie WAS OF opinion that 40.
tning fhcuid be leit uDdone L. accommodate
our cihereuces anicabiy, and that no aep
mould We taken which might interrupt or detest
iSch tettltment: thzt even if ,yr Gs0pjd refor,
to 'Tar' st "i"a even:oate in treaty OF peace,