Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-03-28

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the resolution, and the melton to postpone
would give all right to speak twice more
on the subject.
Mr.. r. was sorry for the declaration OF
Mr.. Smile. that he should vote IN tavoF
of pos.ponemsnt. he understood that
gentleman to be 10 favor of the measure
and how could he reconcile vote 70 post.
pone Can be point out any difference be-
tween neg 4tiving the resolution and post.
poning it indefinitely This kind OF post.
poncment is only q method OF quist'ng
tender consciencrs il has been inyented
10 gain the votes OF those who had not
the courage TO put manly negative TO
bill. The essence of both is the same
Suppose mo.ios were made. TO postpone
indefinitely the petitions 81, Stephan Sayfs
or, don't recollect the name member
suggested Oliver Pollock Oliver Pollock
or any other at those PERSONS who hang up
ON US session after session would not the
gentleman from Pennsylvania M. -
consider il equivaleat 10 apropos'tlon to
put an absolute negative? Inc actisihefe
is no difference between an indefinite post
psnement and negative, and were, 40
enemy to toe resolution Oh the table,
would vote against the postpone ent and
then negative it openly and maniuliy. !
hope these genIlsmen who are opposed to
the resolution will have the candor TO vote
against a postponemsnt. This motion
gives members an opportunity e, reJse' the
resolulion without apPear!ngso DC the oprn
enemies of measure to secure the right
of the citizen for when they go home and
their constituents ask hen: Well, what
have you done with regard to the habsas
corpus resolution Have you rejected i
Oh! No. We have only postp oned H..
This mo'ien gives a loophole tor dis
honest members 10 cheat their const.u-
eEts~
Ia reply TO some observations OF Mr..
Eidr:ell on what MIR. X. had before SAID
relative 10 the conduct Of Chatham aad
Camden 10 the case OF the proclamation
issued to prohibu,he expectation OF corn.
Mr.. K. said he merely referred 'a the case,
to shrw ,ha, when ne knpwn and a1kaow-
ledszd friends Of lib-ry, Intoxicated with
power and popularity, quit lac rue ground,
they inset expect the cannon ct ihe!r
own battery to be turned against them.
selves.
InrtpIy to Mr.. 6 w Campbell Mr.. r
said he was sorry to trouble The house WI b
idle defamation tha; served only 10 answer
itself. twas however endued Of lesstwltte
the properties Of al echo and sersed5as Z
sntheien, reply to the observations OF Ger
Tain gentlemen. From time lcnmemof1sl
dispute existed between VIZ and dutness,
Imagination and Judgment, aand though
some sctp,ical philosopher $ haye presume
TO doubt whether they afsaiw avs sep4fat
ed, yet the cpinlon Of their incompa,i.
blli,y has prevailed SO long that thsre
is not a coxcomb who does Tot on the
strength Of his dulness arrogate judg.
mens.
Mr.. r. said il was generally his misfor
tune to come to the house uppsepared. aud
that therefore when he got up to speak he
was obliged to say what came first isto his
head. s,
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they. throw GU, very broad hints. TIE cas-.
es OF captains Little and Murray have been
cited in supper, Of Wilkinson. Mr.. r
considered the cases at some length and
insisted that there was % analogy between
4. sms because captains. Little and Murray
had only obeyed their commanding oaacer
,Fhis 1ease does NOT sherstore apply unless
.Wilkinsoo had the orders OF the executive
to conducs himself as he has done. -Andis
the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr..
Hidweil) preparing the house to receive in
struc,ions 10 the commander ia chief? Il
hope not; l believe cot; though my belief
is taken up much at, random. But viii the
gentleman Mr.. B say, if the coaduct.of
capts. Little and Murray was pallia'ed or
justified that there fore no blame atloht tr