The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-10
mo. 60.

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was one: Was a petition presented and
/ a motion made to refer il, some one rose
and told them the petition ought not
! 70 be referred; II came from q British party.
w as motion, on the face, Of i; unexcepton.
ahle, proposed, they were told the mover had
no confidence in the executive, and i.,ust bo
voted down. No confidence in the executive
Vote him down Were they to reject petit
ohs because they expressed no confidence in
| the executive lie understood some a,lusion
10 DC mate III the petition to demands made
by our government. In turning to tire mes
sage or the President, he found no mention OF
such demands. After noticing the interiic1
ton OF our waters, the President SAYS. An
armed vessel OF the u. States was dispatch
Ell WIN instructions to our ministers at Lon
don to call on that government for The salts
faction and security required by the outrage
a very short interval ought now to bring the
ansN err &c. Nomination was given of tho
demand which was here mentioned being co;i-
nected with any other demand. But did tie
petitioners intimate any thing which did nes
ARISE from the general understanding that
TINS demand had been connected with ether
demands, regarding perhaps questions 81 Sill
greater importance. Such was the general
understanding OF the country; he did cot un-
dertake to question the policy of such de-
mands. He did not want confidence ,astk.-f
executive himself, but would not reject a re-
tltion, because did not express the same sen
timent.
Mr.. Nelson could not tell how the Gentle.
man from Vermont had got into the arg,l-
ment about British parry in The Country,
except 1T was because Mr.. n. himself had
called Tor reading of the names subscribed
TO the memorial. Ile had Ito idea in doing
TINS OF enquring whether there were Bri..
tiSh party in the country or not He merely
wished TO know whether the memorial was
signed by the community at large or lev mer-
chants only because lie knew that The inter-
est OF the great body and the mercantile in
terest wefe Very different, andsf the latter
were to have its way tie country would be.
pi'nged into a war for its commence, at the.
eHpehce OF the resources Of the whole CON-
munity. But the gentleman had said that il,
the greatest monarch on earth were present.
eu with petition from his meanest subject.
ne would at least smile on the petitioner
LHr. n. hoped this would never be the case,
here; that this House would not courtier like.
smile, but boldly and like a republican frown
IN the face OF man whose petition 'thcr did
not Ike, and not put it i'll their pockees, when.
they did not mean 20 attend to it. If the pc.
tlConers asked Tor what ought not to be done,
the responsibility of their characters should
nave no weight with the House In favor OF il.
circumstances had much changed since the,
adoption OF the law. Did they net rccollect.
That previous to its adoption it was proclaimI
ed throughout the country, that it was mere
than the United States dared to do, to pass
such law? The law had been passed {; they
were now on the eve of war, and the Bril-
tsh nation had said to them, if YOU PERSIST
In this law, we consider it declaration of
war Ought they under these circumstances
to refer applications made for the repeal of
That law! Was 1t not time mispent even to-
consider whether they would refer the memo
rial or not He confessed he did not much
IKE the law when it passed, but he voted for
II, because lie thought something ough to be
done. But should they now retreat? He hop
Ell not lie hoped the petition would neither
be referred to any committee, or lie on the
table; he wished it to receive no Consi(ierati-
on whatever
MIR. Bdsset withdrew his motion for refer
ring the memorial to a committee Of the,
whole on the state of the union, rot that he
was perfectly convinced his proposition was
incorrect; as it was made with a view 70
the subject and net to the petition; but he
was not one OF those who wished question
taken On the motion merely because he made
1t himself. Another reason was, that he uD-
derstood that il was contemplated to take I'D
report of the committee of aggressions to
day, when the House could go into & general
discussion.
Mr.. W. .fiato1 withdrew his motion for a
reterehce tn committee of the whole, as he
did rot wish to shew any particular complaiss
&nce to the petition.
(De6aEe to be ConGinucd