Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-14
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time extremely improper TO rrfersthe pei.
ton, as was proposed II any s.ep werc 90
be taken 10 regard TO the prayer OF the pe !
si,isn ii should be done 10 commistess - Of !
The whole house IL the exPedie6ey OF
repeating The lsw alluded to 10 the petition
was to be considered, il was plain cues.
ton which would present itse!. 70 every
member Of the house, and could be decd.
ed without any previous reference 70 any
inferior committee. The petition said
Something about instructions glyen 10 our
ministers. fitwere referredto the commit
tee ofcommerce and manufactures, they
might think themselves authorised to call
upon the secretary Of state for infornastion.
II had therefore at once better be brought
before the house and not 60 TO acosnmittee,
for though he fell perfect confidence 10
thar committee, he was not wiling atthls
crisis 10 ensrust Them with the poger OK
calling for information which il n.ight not
be proper to communicate In the co's'-
mi'tee Of the whole a,resolusion mighs
be brought forward which would deter
mine the principle at once; he therefore
rDosed thar i. be referred 10 the committee
of he whole house.
The Speaker said the motion msde.b
Mr.. Aston would superceae The morton
for reference TO the committee OF COM
merce and manufacturers.
Mr.. Base. amended the motion 80 as
TO refer itso comm;ttee OF the whole on
the state Of the onion.
Mr. Smile was sorry this motion was
made, forit was certainly giving the me
moriai more importance thar was attached
to i,by The motion Of his colleague, who
had introduced it. He considered The
matter 10 serious point of view, That
;here was 10 this country party 10 favor
OF the British government, he dao doubt,
nor did he doub, but that this memorial
was intended to embarrass he operations
of our government, and strengthen the
British government 10 their measures.
This as his Option; and If other geGtle-
men also Though. SO, they would mar.tsar
il by their votes.
Mr.. Bdsset said i. would be reco.!sc,ed
by the house, thar, urged by the same feel.
ngs which had acluated the gen.ieman
from Kentucky mr.. Rowan)bs had arisen
TO Offer his sentiments on the subject;
bu. had been prevented by tie preference
giy.nto another gentleman. lie consider.
ed the snbjecs 10 different lighi from the
gentlemen last up, and did not view j.
merely as il affected the petitioners. T1eir
proceedings on this memorial would so
forward TO Lac public. and shew to the
world their opinions on the subject. Should
they Oct now rouse from the s.umbsr into
which the gentleman from Pennsylvania
had said The. had fallen? Should they not
shew that they would be reused WHEN the
occasion called for it: He wished il re.
.ferred TO committee of the whol. on the
state of the union, because the nation was
particularly interested in IL; not 10 give
peculiar consequence TO the petition, bnt
because he wished the full sense of sEs
house 20 be obtained on it Efe had pre-.
pared resolution before the gentleman
from North Carolina made his motion,
declaring lhae the law ought no. 70 be re.
pealed. He thoughs this would have been
the proper course; bot as The affair
now stood j: was his wish to go into
committee Of the whole instanfey J, not
OH, Of respect to The petitioners, but TO-
the community, WHO had been long wai,.
iog for 40 expression Of their septimen,s. g.
What have we said, asked Mr.. g.?
That we will supper, the government &
its measures! No; we have said nothing.
He. was for giving to the world their
opinion, that Tar as those measures were
correct aGd proper, they would suppors
1heaa IN their ful! extent. This vas his