Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-02-02

4 SdlICs
! MIR. Aston said the proposition TO
| raise men last winter, was declaration
| of war. He was opposed to the resolu-
ton as were Messrs. Smile, Holland
and G.. w. Campbell. 1t was support
ed by Messrs. J. Clay, Barwell, Mas
tiers, Lloyd, and others.
Mr.. Smile thought the resolution
betrayed want Of confidence in the
executive ; who knows, and will give
information when necessary. Mr.. Al
ston was for waiting for further infor-
nation from the Westward, and MIR.
Campbell declared the resolution use
less.
Mr.. J. Randolph. We are told that
this conspiracy (Burr's) is defeated, or
has succeeded to the utmost ;--bUt if
1t may have succeeded but in part
can it not be checked. The newspa-
per evidence 10 which he alluded, he
observed, was the authentic proofs, at
the trial Of Judge Sebastian, Of the dis
position of the Spanish. Castiiiian hon
or and iarae are no more. Spain while
treating with one hand, was preparing to
stab us with the other. What has been
the treatment of the Spanish minis
ter "! Why has he not been sent home
When Miranda had gone, how great
were his complaints and inquiries. We
hear no complaints or inquiries now
made by him. New-Orleans is the OBJ
lect, and can We doubt whether or not
he is concerned ? OF one circumstance
MIR. r. said he thought he Insufficient
evidence. He believed that If the con
spirators should arrive at Baton Rouge
before our troops, Ncw-Orleans must
tall. He wished not suSh an f" union of
honest nlen" 10 take possession Of the
key Of the Mississippi and shut the door
In our iace-He was not disposed to
triumph tho lie had ample cause, il
would be no qualification to him to tri- /,
umph IN the disgrace of his country-
He had had, be said, no hand in those
acts ofcmission orof commission, which
had brought as to the present disastrous
state-Hc had expected, had foretold,
the danger Of losing the Data Of the
Nlssislppl-he knew not 7pho the mod
em Catihne would be, but expected
there would be such-Yet the house {
seemed in a state of indifference or in |
sensibillty,' or were so economical, 1
they wanted greatness Of soul enough I
to ahord the purchase of a KEY to Sc /
cure their strong box-they pursued a
narrow, an unaccountable policy
What would have been the FEELINGS of
this house if the British forces were
now securing the lakes, were along the
45th degree of latitude, within orr
frontiers /? What, if the British minis
ter had been ordered home, and his
court had continued him here stuck
HIM under the nose Of your executive } II
The feelings and the measures of this ,
house would be very different from ,
what they now are--they would bel
what they ought to be now, but wbatI
they are not. l.
The resolution had been said To be- |
tray want OF confidence in the Eye
cutive; ne must be INDUCED in thei
cultivation Of sceptical philosophy 1
ne should Judge in politics as in reli-
glon, by works not by faith-He would
not mortgage his conscience to the
Executive in that manner--but The
principle was wrong-the House was
entitled 10 information-it was their
duty to obtain it. Here Mr.. r. ed
verfed 10 a bill that moment yece;zea
M" the Senate, Increasing the miL;,o,7.
te6ce eStq6hshment1 1t was Of mol
consequence whether a force were cali Y
cd OF the 7ear establishment, or of the /
feace establishment for war. Hell
should suppose that for heace es,ab-I
llshment the fewer men the better
lie wished an efficient regular force. |
not the show Of one without the reai.l
ty ; not merely trHges consunere. bnt
to 90 duty-He had as much conHdencel
as any gentlemen, in the militia sfl
home, but net broad. The militia od
Vermont, or Of the western states are
no mere tit to defend Ncw-Orleansl
than the Cape Of Good Hope, if sud-
denly attacked.
A division Of the resolution, at the
words are az heacc," was called. And!
the first part Of the resolution was ~
greed TO, Ayes 100. Noes a. The.
latter part Of the resolution, viz. +" To-
getAer qciM Me measures The Erecutf7,,l
mas taken 10 defeat The same" was &C |
copied Yeas 81. Nays So and a COM