Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-05-01

contested 'hereto. JAMES MUNROE, nov
NIn'der Plenipo'eDiiary of she U1itSd s,a,e, az
the Court OF London, aud WILLIAM PTNCK.
NEY oi Ma'ylsod 10 he Can,. IL .ners Plen-
ipotentisY and Extsaagairaiy s5t i-uliec all
matter, OF difference bet>eea as United Ssacs
and The ,uni,.d k,ngdoms ot 9 esr B,i,aiasrd
ifcland, ieiasiveho ws0ngs coarpiited between
the parties on the nigh f-ss or tner wa,crs. end
'or eitabhihing the ffiaciplcs os navigation ard
commerce beisecn lhsn,.
The two Houfes OF Congrefs brought their
fittings toa clofe on Monday nigh, a, abaatc-
leven O'Clock, ~hcn an adjourn nent took Mace
10 he fff Monday in December The fitting
ct Monday ~as Continued from ten o'clock ia
tho morning. un,ii eleven in she evening with,
only the intermiaion Of one hour. Too much
bphneis eas ,gan.n tied TO enable u. 10 give de-
tail Of il IN this paper. The moti important
meafutes adopted were,
TIE rnBsgc of bin for continuing until the
end Of the next fsfli5n, the Mediterranean fund,
dhconnetted from TIE repeal 0. the falt rax, the
Senafe having adhered 10 their disagreement 10
the lsa OBJECT Of the bill.
TIE padigs OF the naysl peace eRabin.ment
biz.
The psiisge ofa bill for The temporary relief
of Hamct Caramalli, allowing him 2, AGO dol
lars.
The psGige CT the bill for The paymen, Of all
the wisntaes. fummaned On the trial of Judge
Cbaf---the Houfc OF Representatives having re.
ceded from fher amcndmsnr.
The inde6 rite pcapouemspt of the report Of
the commit tee OF enc iisy on thc official condu6
of G dcon Granger, Poit Msasr General.
But that buGnefs which excited moti atten.
tion. Mingled with perhaps, becoming warmth.
was the preientaticn by MIR. Quincy of two me.
morals, one from Samuel 6. Ogden, the other
from William Smith of the city Of New York.
The memorials are very long, and give a ni-
mute detail of the circumeances alledeed 20 hay:
attended the expedition of Miranda; ackno~i-
edge the participation Of the memoriaIiifs in the
entrrprize aud declare il to have been their
impreilion that the cxpcdi,ion was countcnanc-
ed 'by the implied fantaion Of the Pfefdsns and
Secretary of siste. The memorisIifs .fp rther
complain Of the unjpf and Illegal proceedings oe
the circuit court OF New Yok. The memori-
ais are couched in language uncomnonly acri- {
mopicd,, sw afcribc TO the public agents un.
worthy and impure motives.
Airer the reading Of ibeie memorials, an in.
tereising debate eufned, whole length prccludes
iss inierion ia this days psper. We (hall only
at p,eient attemp, brict Getch.
NJ. Dos reprobated the IT'S lie and contsnt,of
the petiton, and moved that the petitioners
fhould have lsave TO withdraw their petition.
Mr.. Wikliams, Of NeS- York, iuveiehed in
terms Of ltrong indignation, agsna the natar.s
and tendency of the attempt. He pronouoced
IL unprecedented, while pro;ecn,ion vas roran
jadiee. for the accuted 70 come forward, ard
attempt to wreh ,hcir cafe from legal ,r,bunsl,
declared his to,~l disbelief of the charges c,imi.
mating the executive and f,oke with the srca,ea
emphad, of the enormi'y of the effort Of mcu
thus iituated TO deaeminstc fufpicion wish Ie-
gard to the motives ct the executive govern
meat. and faid il sas ridiculous to msgine hat
any legin,tive enquiry Could be made on the x
very laA day of the iefion.
Mr.. 9sipcy roie TO explain. He laid he dee
med il his duty to prefent the memorials, dif-
claimed ali intentions TO cae cen;ure on the ad-
minihration but he ,hnught, considering the
facts sIcdgcd by the memons iAs, il va, proper
to make an enquiry and aided that from cis-
cumasoces known to gen,emcntn the Aoor,
TIE executive had beeu advied Of the fitting ost
of the Leander time enough to have prevented 4
her falling. ,,
? Mr.. Qeincv vas folo~ed By M fTr,. Smile,
and Rhca ot TenneGce, ,sho delivered opinions
nearly the fame with thofs Of Mr.. Williams.
Va. Jaek/ss then RIFE, and pronounced the 4
<nemorisls tiG[se of flfenoods and calumuies
bafely intended to defsme the gosesoment, sad
denied that the executive had pofeiEed the in-
formation aated hy Mr., Q ,incy.
After few remssks frosn Meffp. Mumfcrd.
MsRen. aud Bid~e'l. No Early offered the
following rofolutioe.
Refaivsd, That the charges contain
ed in the memorials of S. G. Ogden
and William Smith are, in the opin-
ion Of this Houfe, uniupported by any }
evideuce which in the leait degree
eliminates the executive government
of this country-shat tie faid memor-
iaIs appear to have been prelented at