Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-04-11
Mr.. ElG,er said If he understood the


sr decision that the journal did not in.
clude the message, bat other gentlemen aP-
psared TO have considered it In another
way. He was perfectly wiling that il
should be published, and he did not think
any i'll could arise from it. For reasons
already assigned by other gentlemen, he
had been against taking of the injunction
Of sssrecy at this time. He should there
tsre vote asainsteyeryqsestion of this KIDD.
Mr.. Jackson. Is il NOT compesent Mr..
Speaker,to any member of this housete de-
nand an Official copy OF the message? You
hare decided~ir to be part of the Journal,
ordered il 70 be made public, aud now 1t
is said il shall not be read, because the
reading It will give it publicity. lam not
now prepared to make motion, which |
hall do at some future time, anlsss antici.
paied BY some other Sentlemao, that she
prssidsn. be requested 60 communicate 10
ii: house all the papers heresofore com.
nunica,ed from him, with a view to gis-
log them publicity. hope however that
the message will now be read in order 70
s,ss publicity. wish on all occasions
70 give publicity to my conduct, as web in
souclase a. when these doors are open.
I viii take this occasion TO express my
ssuse Of the iasinuation made the other
dsy, in adebasc on the YaEoo question,
shieh am tslc applied TO me--7-L was
shsrged with deserving my seat through
ear Of voting upon i'll will candidiy
pnfsss that IN the year before the last,
declared considered il for the interest
sElhs country thas those claims should be
soUpromised; bat that finding gentle men
in whom had confidence of the opinion,
that saeh q measure would tend I'd sancsi.
on scene OF nstarious swindlipg, 4 was in.
dacedso say that would net again vote
On il and was the more induced 20 do
ihis from the existence OF certain claims
called Indiana sclaims, which hover over
the head OF my constituents, andin conse.
.quence OF sthe resuscieation Of which,
hnds have been sold at Que fourth of their
value. Il waswilling TO shink that the Cpl.
Moo Lhad formed on this sobjeet was not
correct. But whcH at the last session the
9:aslemanaffom Virginia charged all who
voted for the compromise with corruption,
and threatened them with the vengeance
dAs people, and declared ,has 40 member
ION Virgsuia who voted for it should be
'fsslscted, was driven from the ground
had sakens and thus borne down by the im-
pssuous eleauence ofthe.gensleman, i tho's
II became nae NOT 90 shrink from the vote
had given. The reasons on which ]
acted went before the people, who re-
-elessed nae by greater majority than Il
ever had before received. / cannot there
lore DC considered as having shrunkfrom the
vote tor this reason. As an individual, I
care NOT for the decision on these claims,
Susas judge wish il co be equitable.
NY colleague knows I refused by nay vote
70 Slveleave to the gentleman from Mary.
land to be excused. Having given this
vote went TO the other side of the house,
10 ask gentleman from Nsrth Carolina
70 spend social evening with me. will
not attempt TO scan the feelings LOT that
mind shas discovers unworthy feelings in
every man who holds different opinions
Fom itself. thank God that my feelings
are not of this cast. II is ray desire TO a.
void acting on cases which have tenden-
sy to excite malignant feelings; bat / will
never shrink from performance of my du.
y 10 this house or elsewhere at any sacii.
ice. =
MIR. Blaekiedge said he was aftonihed at the
sc which this debate had taken. The ques-
aOo is ths-fAall certain paper heretofore fecret,
Oe made public And the chair has decided that
.en very paper is already pnalic. lie, che quei.
u'a then be decided which way is may, the pa.
per goes TO the public. My objsa is TO gst
vote which thall decide whether this queaion
haa be debated with clofed doors or. in public.
Mr. Speaker iaid it war in order to appeal
tom his declfon.
!, Mr. Backledgc then faid he would appeal from