The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-13

trolted or influenced to deviate from tho Or
binary course by the feelings or displeasure
OF those Interested in this district If this
operated in any way, it would induce me to
vote tor removing the seat of government,
because the attempt to control the freedom, of
dehberation is not to be tolerated. The COZ
rect course for every individual, is, not To s,,f
ter his mature or better Judgment to be in
nuenccd by such considerations. Not being
perfectly satisfied on the subject, wished tn
give 1t fair discussion. This was any oni-
nlon should vote for reference of my nao-
ton on general principle and give anv sub
Ject talrdiscussion in the usual course ex
cept 1t were so palpably wrong that no man
OF sense or information could support it. +
was not at liberty to refuse reference to-
this, on this ground, from knowledge of ;tS
advocates. AS gentlemen wish a decision or
TINS question, my own vote will be against re-.
moval, because have not been convinced Of
ITS proprety. AS to the breach of public
falth, TINS argument does not influence M.
do not consider thas there is a constitution
al injunction against removal l consider il
as an honorary pledge of the public faith
which constitutes not perfect obligation, as
IN case OF debt, but an imperfect obligation
Ia casa of estimation and uncertainty.
would rather cherish caution as respects
deviation from the course of public faith
would rather err from exec sivc scrupulous-
ness han from too much laxity. This is
my''rieNrof the subject. The realqucstiors
IS ORG ON which gentlemen of information.
ABILITY .aefi uRsuiiied integrity may well diff
ter, u takes ~ so many questions gecgra-.
phical,. Political, ald moral, that We NAV
wei differ; and its being an imperfect OBJ,
lgation renders IL a peuuliarlv difficult cues
ton. The arguments in favor of the reno.
val not having been sufficient to satisfy NV
N, inG SloIr -
impressions.
Mr. ". .fistom couldpre;xfily conceive that
gentlemen possessing the same sentiments
rs the gentleman from Connecticut euuld
vote as that gentleman had done for refer,
|cncc, but gentlemen who could not be indrc-,
Cd to vote tor removal in ally circumstan-
ces, would vote as Mr. 4. did against it
ms, SAID Mir. A. is my situation no argu-
ments could have influenced me in voting far:
removal, and therefore | should give NV
vote against it in any shape. This question
has been discussed. III various ways but the
REFUSAL to refer yesterday deciGet,th arinci-
pie that there was majority of the House
against removal on any principle whatever
The vote Tor commitment having been le-
gatived by shall majority might induce !,
Delct thas but few were against renewal
for this reason it is proper to shew the sense
OF the House by an immediate decision OF
the resolution, as well as to settle the uuesti
on, to put the matter to rest, and prevent
6 tation OF the public mind, forno question
could De discussed which could as,tate the.
public mind equally with this He there.
lore hopedi it woald be decided
Mr.. GARDENER rose to enquire whether
the motion was in o: der In Introducing thu
resolution the gentlemt had said he should
vote against it him c t; it was therefore M
troduced not .or the purpose OF being CARR.
ed, but for the purpose OF taking up the time
or the House useles Ky; ami he submitted it
to tho Speaker whetner motion was in or
der when the mover OF il declared he sho.,jt
himself vote again.t t -whe her il was net
inconsistent with the honor and dignity fth.
House? In this hail no proposition should ne
submitted which the mover does NOT mean To
persist IN; nor should any member be per-
mitted to introduce motion calculated use
iess;y to consume the time o. The House,
Was it in order /?
Mr.. Macon asked whether the House had
agreed to consider the notions Mr. M. OBJ
jected to the vase tine which would be-
occasioned by this mouoa f the House agreed
tn consider 1t, not tnt.t ne was one Of those,
VINO tho 6 { they vas cd time when they
did noth.n5; "a ne thcughc the less they le-
gislated, the beer. If the House had NOT
agreed to consider, he hoped they would
rot
The Speaker fist decided the Question Of
the gentle an from New-York, stating that
there had occurred in h s Sc sion an instance
IN which : gentleman from Vi sinil lIr.
Rald pm made mouon against which he
hai declared IL the tine o. making it, that
lie hmsei should 20 c this motion was
slei core IL ordet. -l- ten said the House
had not yet agreed ,onsdcl tie motion.
Several gentlemen rising 70 spell.
he hN.0 ~ Fi..Tei thar ,tpf...t :, m,