Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-05-06

as token OF admission 20 bath no, be
cause ,heir object is political happiness
but 10 receive the favor and caress-s oI
bo:h parties. Tho sound of moderation
is happily adapted TO win the feelings, and
increase The puuI5er OF il. advocates. Fl
low c',izer. trust your vigilance is no, AZ
be eludei by such stale pretensions and
false principles. 10 advocating political
orthodoxy, let the faithful tongue pro.
nounce the honest feelings oil the soul :
not in terms of ambiguity, but in unvar.
nished, FULL toned words. Firmness and
decision, are certainly considered the best
pillars to political faith and unless we
prove this, how is possible for US to com.
mt The safety Of our rights and liberties
TO men, who shrink frqm manly support
oi our cause, and screen themselves under
the Pro,ean garb Of moderation.
! have no doubt, but that the public
mind has been considerably arit ated, md
their curiosity very much excited, to know
what has been the result of the frequent
private sittings Of congress. Early in the
present session several confidential mes
ssges were received from the President
oil the United States, with some conGd.n-
ua' documents, and some other papers
which have been published, relative to our
AFFAIRS with Spain. These several ,apers
were acied on by the house, in a commit.
ice OF the whole; the result was, three
several resolutions one for raising a num.
Der OF troops, which was finally re;eeted !:
one Tor appropriating Two millions of dol.
isrs, towards purchasing the two Floridas,
winch passed INFO law /; and one express.
sVe OF an aeqniescsnce in this house, to
+! settle our disputed Limits with Spain, by am
exchange OF territory. Those reso,u,iops
were discussed for several DAYS. with
! great vehemeoce. The first resolution
! was rejected by considerable majority :
the reasons for rejection, were, because,
no apparent cause existed to Justify the ma
/ ton IN war. The other two resolv,;on.
gave discretionary power 10 The exccu.
i've, either TO give money, or am EXCHANGE
OF land, for the two Fioridas. AS 10 ,b.
proper time for removing the iniunciion
OF secrecy, there appeared difference OF
opinion; the reasons are obvious: il was
not necessary TO conceal the proceedings
OF congress from the people of the United
States, but from foreign nations. viii
whom we had pending negotiation and
the question was, whether full d,scIo.
sure at this time might not prove ipiuri
GUS TO our foreign relations; and il is well
it It does not {: howeyer, two DAYS after the
vessel sailed with the dispatches 10 on,
minisiersi.a Europe, the Injunction of Sc.
cFecy was removed, in part that is 10 saw.
our proceedings were made public.
n number OF private and local ac,s have
been passed in the course of the present
session; such as do notimmedia,e civ eon.
Germ the people of the district have the
honor 10 repre- sent. The following lis,
contains such as are deemed of general
public nature, viz.
An act making provision for defrayinp
any extraordinary expenses attending III,
intercourse between the United States and
foreign nations- This ael furnishes the
executive with two millions OF dollars. to-
wards purchasing the two Floridas.
An act 10 suspend Commercial inter.
course betweenthe United States AID Ger,
tain paVs of the island Of ST. Don,inco.
meaning such parts Of the island. as ARE. -
the possession Of the revolted blacks.
IN AT W Pio'iuS LOT persons who were
disabled by known wounds received in the
revolutionary war. This aet places on the
pension list, such persons as are not sIrea.
dy provided for by the United States. nor
any individual state it also admits Of An
increase of pension in certain cases,
J An act regulating the currency of IN.
reign coins in the United States. This an
makes foreign gold and silver coins ten.
der by weight.
! An ace authorizing detachment from
\ the militia. This aa gives the executive
power to call out one hundred thousand
militia, if occasion shall require.
| An act to prohibit the importa, ion n
British goods, wares and merchandise
This act is bo,tomed upon Mr.. Nicho,
sons resolution, and prohibits, after thu
18th Nov. next, certain goods, wares and
merchandise, being Of tile growth, or ma,
nuiselure Of G. Britain, or it's dependen.
cies, VIZ. All articles of which leather
silk, hemp and fax, is The material of cb;et
value all articles OF which tin or brass /.
the material of chief value, tin in sheet.
excepted; woollen cloths, Whose invoice
prices shall exceed Eve shiIlines s,erIioo
per square yard; woollen hosiery OF al
kinds; window glass, and all other manu-.
1 factrr~< NJ uIaas ritvsr ..f-t