Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-01-22

gentle men then prepared TO tell the &C.
Heral Government that they will so all
lengths with them in supporting the no.
Hour o -four country; and yetdo they he
state on the very first step that is taken
Gentlemen say, they are unacqnainted
with the sentiments Of their constituents.
But is one solitary ray expected by to-
morrow! Is not every man acquainted
with the sentiments Of the people D.
While our impressed seamen are shaking
the chains Of their captivity ; whilst the
ghasts Of our slaughtered countrymrn
are walking unrevenged among US, shall
We riEgle about the price of our -four !
What! whentwo Of the strongest nations
Of the ancient hemisphere have deter
minedto invade your property ; when
you caunot shew your"face on the ocean.
unless piracy makes lawful capture of
your vessels what better can we do,
than to draw ourselves in our own iuris.
dic,ion, and perhaps react upon our op.
ponent?
MI. Tucker would avail himself of his
right to answer observations, when the
house proceeded to the discussion of the
main question. He was willing that the
Ayes and Noes should be taken, that
the people might perceive who they were
tina. Precipitated the deeision ofquestions
before they were prepared for a mature
discussion!
Mr.. Otey shoNld have wished to have
made some saeri6ees for the sake ofun t.
nimity. The gentle man from Oraaec,
(Mr. Barbour) should have recollected
that these resolutions had been a whole
week before himl AID should no. the
house be INDUCED with a single moment:
At time too, when they were about TO
pledge their constituents to support the
measures Of the Federal Government?
The question was then taken and lost,
Ayes 76-Noes 90.
Mr.. NOLandthen moved to commit the
resolution. L.ost-Ayes 79-Noes 90.
Mr.. Breckenridge then moved % a.
mend the FIRST resolution bv striking out
the words, the whole energies Of this
Commonwealth" aud substituting the
word " ourselves" Z
Lost without a division. j.
Mr.. NoAnd then moved to substitute
the word " tundnmon.ly" in place of
I" therefore" in the 6rst resolution
Carried. ST. .
The question was then put on The pre-.
amble.
Mr.. Nhraavgh had uniformly deter.
mined to vote against all addresses,
which were merely complim sn.ary and
had such an occasion occurred At the
present moment, he should have pursu.
ed his former course. But he viewed
these resolution as expressive ofgreat ma.
tional sentiments. This was a grea. and
crisis. The time may come,
when theFseeds now sown may spring up
in the ruins ofthe liberties ofhis country.
He had felt the ~indignities and a~sgressi.
ons Of Great Britain. lie had felt shock.
ed by the e~xtravagant principles which
she had interPolated into the laws of ma.
tons. He had felt for his countrymen
confined in chains. He had been wound.
ed BY piratical encroachments upon our
And he had not failed 70
feel for that insult, which had topped
the climax other injustice, the attack on
Chesapeake. He would not consent
exPunge that passage which relates 10
the embargo. That feature appeared to
him the most beautiful in these resoluti.
ons. He had in some respects dissented
from the policy which our government
had pursued towards Great Brisain.-l
the executive had pursued the
cool course Of wisdom, in preference to
ardent career offeeliug. He should
r~heerfully submit to their wisdom. He
considered the measure, which he spoke
Of as a war-measure. He would 70 |
hand in hand in ever effort which may
pc pursued to heal the wound inflicted
pPon his country, or to wash out its in
in the blood ofthe enemy.
Mr.. Brockenbr0xgh called for the