Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-04-29

ca!ami.ies basely intended to deiame the
government, and denied that the exec,-
tive had possessed The information stated
BY MIR Quincy.
After Il few remarks from Mess. Num-
ford, Masters ard Bidwell, Mr. Early Of.
Tered the following resolution.
Rescfued, That the charges contained
in the memorials Of S. G.. Ogden and Will
liam Smirh sre, in the opinion Of this
house, unsupported by any evidence which
in'the least degree eliminates the execu-.
i've government of this counsry--that The.
said memorials APPEAR to have been pre-.
ssnled at atime aud under circumstances
insidiously calculated TO excite unjust sus-
plcions in ths minds of the good people
OF this nation against the existing arnini.
stratioD OF the general goversment--and
that il would be highly improper in This
house to take any step which might influ-
euce or prejudics a cause now depending
If legal tribunal of the u. S.--tIierefore,
Resolved, that the said memorials be by
the clerk of this house returned to those
from whom they came. g
Mr Clark required the previous questi-
on, which was taken by Yeas aud NAYS, as
follows: "shall the. main question be now
put"-Yeas 74--Nays Is.
The question was then taken BY Yeas
ana Nays on the several members of the
resolution as divided by dashes--
On agreeing 10 the
LIST member, the Yeas were f5-Nays s. 8
I'd --- Yeas 7o-Nays Is.
Sd --- Yeas S4--No Nays.
Last ------ Yeas Tl--Nays l4.
We ,ba!l not refrain from expressing
our satisfaction at the completely abcrtiye'
issue of tbis miserable attempt, viewed
either relatively to time or substance, 10
impair the confidence of The people in the
purify Of The motives and the fairness of
the conduct Of the executive, and parti.
cu'ariy Of the president and secretary of
state. The Object was undoubtedly to
SOW suspicion, to scatter nisrepresentati.
on, to cas-, cloud over the fair-fame Of
rasn whose names and services have be-
come Identified with republican principles.
Eur the poison has been met by its anil
dete, and the blow aenaced at them has
Feco,isd with double, with overwhelming
farce on his heads Of its authors. The at.
;enpt has sxtort.d from the represents
tNes of the people vote Of confidence, al
most unparalleled in the annals of legi.la.
tive bodles--a vote of Seventy to thirteen.
he iirst session of the ninth congress-
y D. which was opened on the I'd De.
cember, will have terminated TO day. IL
vas hold al one Of the most interesting
periods, and the representative, called up
on TO act on the mos, Important subjects
the result OF its Isbors will, We trust, be
approved of by the country.
In srder 10 learn what were the pro-
minent and particular measures, adopted
eurinB the session q recurrence to the
message of the president of the Sd De-
| cember, viii be necessary. In this com.
munication, the executive gave a faithful
description of he internal and external sf-
fairs of the union, and recommended in
the mosi emphatic manner the adoption
OF such measures for the protection OF
commerce and our coasts ard for eHforc-
ing The rights of the nation, as The wisdom,
moderation and frrnDcss of congress
should dictate.
de informed congress,
bat the aspect of our foreign relations
had been considerably changed.
1 hat our coasts and harbors were infe,t-
ed and watched by pfIyale armed ves-s
sells which had captured in our own
bsI6cis our own vessels and the vessels
of our friends. !,
hatn principles bad been inierpc.atcd
INTO the ;awsof NATIONS founded nrither
on the Justice nor the usage or acknow-
iedgmeni OF uations acco.d ding to
which novel principles beAigerenf
took TO i,seii commerce with il. own
eFemy. which ii denied to neutral, on
The ground of It's aiding chat enemy in
war So
That Is i,ish cruisers continued 20 inn.
press our seamen.
That with SPAN, there had been no set
tlement oil diacrences-thst she had
refused to compensate US fer spoliati-
ons affecting other claims in no rjse
connected with them that spolia-
tons have been made by her Crng the.
present war 10 great amount.
The Spanish officers had Cbsirueled our
commerce on the Mobile, by arbitrary
duties and yexatious searches.
That proposals for adjusting The Lou;sia-
ma boundaries hal been reieGlCd b. the