Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-13

govern his vote. He was opposed 70 the
resolution on the table; not because ne
wished 10 have any thing relative to the
attack on the Chesapeake smoshered but
because he considered the subject as AREA
dy referred. The committee had already
progrs ssed 10 the business, and 10 TWO or
three days the house might expsc. arspors.
/ He did DOT wish 10 enter into a resolution
for The purpose Of shewiOg Britain what
ground we arc determined 10 lake. He
did got wish 10 bully the Brisish na,iop
he would be for showing them BY acts, aud
not by words, what We would 10. He
never wished TO legislase where legislation
was unnecessary, and this subject having
been once referred he was no,itor referring
it again. This kind OF procedure remind.
ed him of masters treatment towards
negligent servant. He tells him 10 do a
certain thing to- morrow, then calls him a.
gain and cautions him again and again to
do The same thing. And The passing Of this
resolution would be saying to the commit
Tee, Take care you do your duty, Mr..
Committee" after having been duly charg.
ed with it.
Mr.. Sloan said. that indisposition had
prevented him from offering his sentiments
on this occasion before, and would now
preven, him from saying much. Is not this
subject already referred to committee OF
this house !? Have we aoy reason 10 believe
this committee will not do their dutyl
Have the committee had sufficient time TO
make their report? They have not; and he
took it for granted that the subJect was
properly before them He never knew
resolution like the present brought for
ward, except there were good grounds tor
charging committee with remissness 10
the discharge of their du,y. He might
go further, and enquire into the causes
which prodoced This motion. He .houghs
he could see them; and if his state OF
health would have apermitied, ne would
have endeayored to explain them TO the
house. Blu. he should satisfy himself with
cau,ioning m embers against giving avote
which would cast az updeserved censurc
upon 40 important committee.
Mr.. .Neqyton did not mean to enter at large
into this subject. He meant barely to go into
the enquiry whether the affair OF the Chesa-
peake was referred to committee or not. Mr.
n read the resolution making the references.
and insisted that this object was clearly en-
braced in it, and now before the proper COM
mittee He differed in opinion from the gen
tleman from Connecticut Mr. Dana) that the
attack was made on the Chesapeake without
Al. tod Sfafn M,
did he think any gentleman could assert this
with any degree of certainty. He who was
much nearer the scene of action than the
gentleman that had made this assertion did not
believe that this was the case. What he had
to say as to the cnormity of this attack, ne
should reserve for the proper time. AT pre-
sent, as the committee are already progressing
with their enquiries on this subject, he was
decidedly opposed to this resolution.
Mr.. G. ~. Campbell would reserve his OPT
MON as to the extraordinary attack upon the
Chesapeake to more suitable opportunity
than the present. He rose merely to state his
reasons for the vote which he was about to give
1t appeared clearly to him that this subject
came within the first resolution referred under
the message of the president. 10 come to
different determination now, he should consf-
der as passing Gems ure upon this House for
having neglected its duty in emitting to refer
to committee the most important subject
contained in the message and that which had
occasioned the present early meeting OF Con
gress, The house would not surely give the
resolution this construction. The committee
to whom it had been referred, had not SO con-
strued it and were the house to pass the re-
solution now before it, it would amount to
declaration that the committee had mlsconstru
ed the resolution referred to them, and pro-.
cceded to act upon a subject without being au-
thorised to do SO. He hoped, therefore, as
there was no necessity for II, and as 1t would
be an. improper interference with the business