The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-02-06
CVoLuME Q.

GREETED that the honorable gentleman has ON ,bs &c
cation, given us long fpeech but it is TO be reyret-
ted that he did not feel the OF information at al
| earlier period Of tile felton,
Mr.. DANA. 1t j, unfortunate thar tbe bo, o.r,,.
man from Georgia fhould aIume cause either
10 DC iuisaned, that it hond be addrened to bod,
has ne a2ines incapable of feeling the force of ar
| gumeilt. Prsiume that in deciding on peaiures in
TINS Houie, the motives of particular gentlemen ars
not to guide deliberations but the ntrniic me.
rt OF the nieaiures thenfeves, and If they can be
Imported by rong and fair argument, no gentleman
"ou'a tnE OK appealing paions for their ful-
PoTt. Whatever may have been my opinion on the
general coure OF meaiures purified by the preent adj
hi''ration is notnow tie quefinn The only enquiry
proper Tor US to purdue, relates to the merits of the
proportion before US On the general fubi.A oe iu-
iernatioD u the genslcnap <es,iy ires obtain ii,
there can be no exception the CALI however ws
may reGrsr its act having been made earlier. When
We ysHercEy eoniiJersd the report was in the pe-
"tfai PFhSipie whether any Notifications ihoud be
erected or repaired, without undertaking to FAY 10
what extent tse bu!ineE houll go thist we i, 20
abundant information to jpitify vosing OF sh.s
principle, although when We defend into the dcu,ils
we may require more particular Information.
Mr. EARLY. have but word of reply to the
gentleman from Connettcne, who rit addreiItS -,
WHO mas eSpreiied his rcgre, at my not having Ia
an earlier call Tor ris ipforation and that is thar
have made the call early the iubiect matter OF
the report came into diicuion 1t wa, never before
Yesterday dicuHei and, the e.rl:eG period of tho
deoate, avowed my want of information
lSoie conversation here took place between Metre
u. K Williams Clark; AID Crownnfhieid on the a.
nendmen,s Eabfelaently made in the details of the
rclolutipn.1 - -
When MIR. DAWSON faid, thar not being II, the
houe at the time ,hete refoiusions were offered shs
regretted that he had heard the reafous affirmed
oy the mover in iupPor, Of tnem He NUT hoyyc-
yer, be permitted co obierve, tina, it was mad. the an
Dual duty OF the !ec.etary of the navy which tu,yh
Performed to lay before the oue the fvsrai items
OF lniorniation called for by the refolutions He
could therefore, only eonhier deayIas the elea th,y
were eait uiated TO produce The iimple reiolu.ion
before the committee yeilerday was do the ports and
harnors OF the u States require pro.etaion' Has
not every gentlemen declared this 10 be the f.tt
ifds 1t rot been enforced by every paper in tie H.
States! Does not every days mail bring us the cub
lie iennient and is it Ekewiic enforced by tn.
i'rf authority III the nation The general neceity
oil the meairTe cantllen admit OF no 7doIbt The
next qucltion then is il the fun, recommended nv The
committee too large! believe, faid MIR. Dawfon,
every gentleman win with me in opnior that
It IS much imaller than expected If tfeie ara
iacts what can the objea be bur farther delay? IL
can only be Of two alternatives either TO carry
the reolutons calling for information and therebv
from the time which will eapfe before il can be re-
eeived, TO give the whole buinefs the go-hy or IL
mutt ariie from want of confidence in the execu,iv.
In the d'tbmfeinent OF the monies appropriated
Lay the object mutt arie from either one or the other
OF theie two cauies. hold my daty here RI k,,.
that the committee on their frft meeting, diraefed
their Chairman to write 70 the fecreta,y w.. anJ
the lecretary of the navy for Information to guide
their deciiions. The fecretary at war infornci us
that the enquiry called for could not be eivco in
les than even eight weeks, and venture to affirm
that 1t the retoutons agreed to, the fuhject Viii
not be taken up again for that length of time Is
this the wifi of gentlemen truf tina, lift is their
wiih majority of this Houe will be found 10 hold
different opinions and will be in favor of rocyediop.
without delay il. bu.!acls 70 i... eaing to the pub,
lie welfare.
Mr.. ID. R. WILLIAMS As far-as I. a fall,bI.
man, can undernand the infal;hle ideas of the gen.
teman from Virginia (hIr. Dawion) n,uH diicla:ui
the motives ne acribes the friends Of thefe r-lof-
ons and declare my total ignorance of gentleman
being Influenced ty them. Surely that hon gen.ic-
man not 10 devoid of CHARITY. as to with me to yo,s
b!indolded a fubjet9 which he allows 70 h. t;!,,,
important What is the verbal communications Of
the iecretary OF war to me? They may have been
satisfactory to the committee who heard then, bu,
they inreiy cannot enghen thoie who are altogether
unacGpainted with them. hopewe fha not pro-
coed with degree of precipitation that viii! oblie US
to act blndfod.
FIR. EARLY. The gentleman from VIRGINIA IA,
told us that the very information, we now cali for IA
Ear as 1t applies to the Ert refoiution was verbav
given by the iscretary of the fee cornrnitte
gentleman from Vii. ;na could not have offered
n~re forci0e argument FOR adopting the relolut;o
What Is this Houfe to decid. on the pr;va,. H.,
formation oil head of department, given to crm-
nittee, when that information is verbal Is tbis
the way in which the funds of the nation are ,o l..
pledged to an ncalculable extent IN the furtherabcs
OF meaures, Whole fuccefs is at ben predetermined
preiune not. Before they adopted, we ought ~,
be polcfled of Official documents; and it. after wa
have acted on the information have received W..
hall iiud it ircorrrtl, iha know whom to bIanre
and Oh whom to fix the refponfibility. But would
that be the cafe, when information was verbally v;-
ven By head ofdePartment to a Committee and yer.
baly delivered by tina, committee to the Houre
Surely NOT. VAST ever heard Of, that the UoyC.
Mould act in neaure Of fuch magnitude on the YER
bal communications of the head of a Department. yer.
bay delivered to the Honfe
Mr.. Dawson iaid, the gentleman was nina}en
in point of fact. lie had not isd word aeairO m.
refoluicn.
Mr.. EARLY begged pardon for his n,ilake. He
had, however, always uuderiloud agentlenm TO be
oPPoied to motion when he fpoke againR H.
After amending the refoluon, by adding after the
words, -rbia he Uafd SfeJ +" the territories there.
Of, it was agreed to-Ayes Ss--wheu the fecond re-
olution was alto agreed to-Ayes 81, after infertipr
in lieu Of figafet, armed Hips or other vcels built
or purciated on account of the H. States" and adj
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