Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-18

hap hefser for he President 70 act =
be had done.
Ne h<lievcdahskft was unanimpusly
asreedbFshr na5o1, thsk ifthe Enklids
noserAslens had directed he search 81
! nafiousl ship. Il va Acause for srar ,
there uas ~ question bur IN aggression
had bern comnittrd 81 searching ! M
sional ship BY force |, andit appeared from
The lsfser from admltal Berkeley su cap
tain Humphreys. that II was dcne 81
order. This being a .encr6achment on
the laws and assees ~ Stations, hs did
not wish 4 20 Be undkrstood that ne
thodght L impfupsf % make these pres
parafions 20 resent L. Huli If they per-
mitled their oGiesrs q naks epntraats
ldashihorised, ifths ieEir Itnse were, not
d. 1xamine into and scrutinize. fheSe
tAMEs they might eopc<ise they had .
nsktto aet u tkia mannsr, and Il would
become : matter Of course for ythem 10
do q. As TO The generAI principlc then
thsrs could Be no question but he be-
heved vith The geutleman from Virginia,
that there mightbe = case where itwould
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~bepecessary 10 make preparations before
ths lrgislatnFe could &c called ; and IN
thateAss there should Be 20 sort Of re.
luctance 10 Sanction such measuress at
The same time, were itpossible. II mish,
besafer % can C6agress Together.
Under eveFyciscumsta1te ~ tie case,
however, heuas. inclined - belieRs that
the executive bad ac.ed rexzessy j. his
case 4 the same iimc,shss heath1nght
thsfe uas n6 improptiety 10 mskma en-
qniries = g particulars. HesconclGded
~ declaring thst &c should :your for the
bill
MI. Slsaa would dstain die commi.-
tee but ! mpment he only rose % drop
lev hints as toihe extraordinary nature
Of this debate, III the course Of which the
prosesdings Of The 6rst. session of The 9th
C0ngress had sber& brought into view
- they had bean brought forward SO Ear,
he would bring them still further into
siew. 1.-THE feelings Of members were
10 be narrowed up, and what they had
then said introduced 4 this time, he
would INFORM de gentleman from Viz
gina. who had undertaken 10 quote
words which had been used ii that time,
that he TOO vas Ia possession of words
then used BY him. Who had been &C
cessaFy % the present situation Was
il not he conduct Of the minorisy who
uersshsna1 u noe are ID an underhand
way inpvarhing the conduct ofsthe Ex-
erntse He would ISL, and submit
ths qhestiont % the people of the u. s..
shelher the language which had been
just fOotedby The gentleman from Yer.
Aont, had NOT condueed 10 Ibis Tesuls /
Such voSds - these-tEat the battle Of
1rakalglr prevented the Rests Of France
md Spain from levyiug contributions on
commerce IN our own ssas, thatif NE
offended she minister of he British ma
tinl. he would put forth kis ssreneth.
and makeus fesl IL, that be would cover
tie deem nifh vessels Of val, dat de
Brush would bgsa our sespoft towns,
md drive ~ from tbe s-ea.cnast overthe
. Lei the GOOD people of the
u-S.say whether Il was ob~setvations
Of this nature which he had noted down
md hndin his possession. coming from
, memher on The aoor of copgress, OF !
~hethrr ths prudent measures Of the
President had tendency to bring aboat,
ihS presens fEoables. Mrs. wishedthe
people % pronounce Who were the tue
iIiends &C de liberty and prosperity or
the U. Shse2
MEH.K. WiAaMs. Ihsve remain
Cd silent q this late period OF debate, ex.
pecting the mfosnation which, am anxi-
pss 20 c6tatA, Wouidhaye been extract
Cd By de inqaiEy e etEers i nnE shqnldl
! have nov Hseh had net the qaestion
seanpeasrdly called fos ipam several
pars Of DE hoass. IAS S,rsule &c viii
b taken before eaIi ,se s5sti6ed With
lhat Which IsoEcis, syfbe eourtesy OF ]
he esntlssuan yan ksAs,laaa taar. /
Management IaAate nj apptiration-
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