The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-04-15

thote who voted for the taking crthe injunction
OF fecrecy TO take that responsibility on them
tsives. AT the tame time, however, that he
nnlt vote aeainit it, he hoped r,aiortywouId
be found in its favor, bScaufe he faw it would h.
necefiary to puhlfh this document, to place
their conduct in proper oon, OF light. So far
was the meiiage of the 18th of January, which
had been alluded 70, from havn. any influence
in changing his vote, tina. it tended ifronylv 70
confirm him in the propriety OF it.
On the Speaker reminding Mr.. Smile of RI.
quettion before the Houfc, he declined, fayip,-
any thing further than requefing the Yeas ana
Nays to be taken.
Mr.. ELMER faid if he underaood the dec;.
ZION of the Speaker, the molten of the gentle
man from Virginia was altogether uftlefs. lie
had underitood from former dechon that the
journal did not include the meiTage but other
gentlemen appeared to have confidered II in
another way. He was perfectly willing that II
fhould be pubiihed, and he did not think anv
III could arife from it. For reafons already At.
hened by other gentlemen he had been apainft
taking off the Injunction of fecrecy at thi; fine.
He fhould therefore vote againtt every oueltion
of this kind. .y
Mr.. JACKSON. Is it not competent. NJ.
Speaker, TO any member OF the Houra - d..
mand an Official copy of the neflaee Yo,
nave decided 1t to be a part of the ioun,l or
dered to be made public, and now /, isz,,;,, :.
nail not he read, hecaufe the reading II ,v;,I
give publicity. l am not now prepared to
make motion, which f.,all do at fon,s 81, W
time, unlefs anticipated by fome o,hcr .aa.,0
man, that the Preddent be reouelf.d IS
muncate to the Houfe all the papers bere, En-.
communicated from him, with view te ,;v;n,
toem puohclty. hope, however, that the -.
iafe Will now be read tc give it pub,;c;,,,
win on all locations to give publicity - -,
conduct, as well in conclave, as when thaG ~
aoors are open. L will take this location q, ~,
prcis my ienie OF an infinuation made The o,tn-
day' IN debate on the Yazoo queition. which
a." .o'o applied to me. was charged with
deiertmg my feat through fear of o.;ne 49,.
VIII canaidly confefs that in the wear 60. .,
ian, declared ooDfdered it for tbe ;nta-sa nI
me country that thofe claims fhonld be comn,o.
n"eo out tnat finding gentlemen. i'm ,vbn, r
nau confidence, Oft the opinion that finch -.
lute would tend TO ian6sion fcene of nee,,;o,,,
winding, was induced to Cay that 80
not again vote on it ;; s. was the NOR. ;n,,..'a
10 40 'n' from the exftence of certain rls;c,.
G'''eo Indiana claims, which barer over tb.
-. medu vi my continents, and in confuuence of
.ae 'eiu.c"a,'on or which. lands have been foj,,
at one-fourth of their value 7 was u;,l;no
think that the opinion had formed nm ~. CT
Ject was not correct. But when. at tb, Ia c.r
noh' the gentleman from Virginia CHARGED al,
VINO Vo'ed forthe compromifc with corrnp,i,n
ahd threatened them with the vengeance of a..
people, and declared that no member fro,, W.
slnia who voted for it fhouId be re-e,sSed
was driven from the ground had takcn -
mus borne down by the impetuous eloouencs
OF the gentleman. thought it became me NOT
10 inrink from the vote had given. The ron
lons OF which acted went before the peont,
who reelected me by greater maiori,v tbsn
conidered as having fhrunk from the vot. tc,.
TINS reaion. AS an individual, care not for tb-
aecilon on theie claims, but as Judge via,
II 10 ne equitable. My colleague knows 7 re-
luleo by my vote to give leave to the aentle,na,
rom Maryland to be executed Having o;ven
inns vote went to the other iide of the Horc.
20 20 ak gentleman from North-c arolin, ~
iPehd local evening with me. Twill NOT a,
tempt 10 lean The feelings of that mind thar dir.
toysls unworthy feelings in every man who
noids different opinions from tfelf. tb.nt,
God that my feelings are not of tbi, caf 7. q
my delire to avoid acting on cafes which b,vs
tendency TO excite malignant FEELINGS bn,
VIII never ihrnk from performance of nv A.,
ty IN this Houfe or elsewhere at anv c,cr;G1ca va"
Mr.. BLACKLEDGET laid he was alon;o,oI
1.-THE courfe which this debate had t,Lsn I'll
qneftIon is this-ihall a certain paper. bsre,o
iore 1ecret, he made public And the cb,;r b,,
.t 'ldo 'his very paper is already public.
Leu 'ne queition then be decided which wav If
may the paper goes TO the public. NV oh;etl
lsto get vote which fhan decide whether tb;s
quettion hall be debated with cloG.d docrs ~.
in public. eoo'S Ut
Mr.. SPEAKER fad it was in order TO an.
peal from his deciion. "p-
Mr.. BLACKLEDGE then faid he would -,
peal from that decifion.
After iome further conversation Mr.. Black-
ledge withdrew his motion, which was rene,y-
| ed by Mr.. ]. Clay.
The SPEAKER then fad--the readine Of tbe
meiiage of the PRECEDENT of the 9th of Deem
Der is called for ;--the Speaker has decids d
that that document is part of the journal order
ed to be publifhed, and may be read. From
TINS aeciion an appeal is made to the Houfe, ON
winch appeal there can be no debate.
When, without taking queRion, two h,o.
cenhve motions were made to adjourn, the Lao
of which prevailed.