Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-17
s,..5<, complaints befofe thgy kaeu Of !

Mr. Love said, as he understood the re:
.sI,ton Il, stood on the broad ground OF an
.a,,;rv into the manner in which the laws
q s besn executed, and THAT twas travelling
d 81 their province. He was not opposed
receiving information he could not
- how jurisdiction on this subject could be
canned by CONGRESS. Would they pass
.s,w DECLARING void Instructions which had
Zen Given No. If shsn no use could be
s,dr of Information when received, he
mid not see why it should be required.
q wished tie gentleman soexplain hissoS-
NJ. EHott sss;;a, the gentleman from
y.aaginia seemed 10 object 20 the rnotisn,
"a. because he wished 70 hear it azsaatea on,
I'D sssondly, to know the obiSct contemplate
a b. it. Though perhaps not SO much in
lie habitsof dskststiss'as she gentleman from
rt;;rc;;,.is. he would explain his object, and
s,fore the subject was dismissed, there
so,!l probably IS u..atioa sufficient on it,
ms bop:.l, notwithstanding nhc. alarming
Joesr:nss Of late advanced in regard 70 mo-
IONS ions tisat no gc1ties3s,. wosilti ever rise
: :il;s soor t.. IA axe I notion.the OBJECT Of
Which he should be ashamed . declare and
|dsaead, 81
A great r;~...ss.,er Of facts sa;d fir-
haxe been stared 50 me from various quar-
ers IN relation to the execution OF the en-
largo laws Tsslssd have coIiected al
sost encags 10 Eli fii a volums.wfiieh have left
Snlv MAD net a particle of doubt shst the
fsrs:is,tion and laws have been daily yiolat-
i a IN the execution of the embargo laws,
spd sometimes ia. che lost i,ag-a'st manner.
These facts viii Asreafter state to the
house. 1t is not 20 be presumed, however,
because the constitution and the laws have
|heep violated by subordinate officers wEe-
|they civil or military, that these violations
nave been authorised by the executive. s
vii not presume it !; I have no right to do
|p; nor does the resolution. But | think it
|ssry proper that It should be asccrtainea.
|yhether the oiGcers in these violations OF
and laws are or have 6een
authorised by Instructions received from
hyperion officers. II, when tie information
sobtained, it shall appear that the state
Rnts which have resolved on these sub
| kcss are erroneous that the executive has
hot authorised the commission Of these vio-
|aions which hare b,sn stated 80 me |
shall certainly have nothing Of which to ac-
|euse1he executive. And if it shall cvenap-
|psar tint the executive hss gone further than
He should, it will not follow that it viii be
either my duty or disposition to move an
Impeachment. Certainly. the executive Of
ieer is liable to errors of udgEent be
may have misintcrEreted his authority, and
| bus have led to violations withoutsany cor
| mpt intention. have stated In the most
EXPLICIT manner nay objects. ] lneen not to !
| mpeach tue head Of the executive or any a.
other department., for know not o6fciallyg
where in any one instance, orders have been
issued which amount to a violation Q! the
constitution on law. Althoueh ] have noe
Ghtcd SO much as the gentlemaa perhaps
could wish, he must be eonvincesl Of the
Eopriety of the motion.
Mr. Love sais., since the gentleman had
his obies:, he would withdraw his cpposi-gs
hon.
NJ. 6. ". Cssmt5el7 wished tie resolu
| ton to lie or the table till to-morrow, to
give time fer further consideration.
fIe had 10 ohIeetion 10 calling for infcr-
nation when necessary, though he must say
that had any persons suffered BY violations
d the constitutions and laws under pretencs
Of carrying them into effect, they had
heir remedy in a. court OF justice, a
sainst the individual officer, perPctrating
Tie cseree.--Whcn brought to trial,
sae cficer woaid in defence produce the au-
'Aorisy upon VIII oh he acted. That autho-
| TT would be the Instructors to which the
| CT iesnan alluded, which would then pro-
|h ibe subjected to aiudicial decision on
lSr copstitutionality or legality, and the
injured thus obtain his redress.