Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-04-26

do good. The proposed amendment wea,,l
compromit the honor OF the nation . II de-.
olares that the embargo shall not be taken
OF until certain events should take place
these events might never take riact.
and yet we might be forced at last tn ,,ta
1t oil Besides, the British government
might say, that ths was the very th,ro
they wAnted-that their only object was to
drive US IRON the ocean-and tina, so lono.
as they kept up their present measures ,ve.
had consented TO abandon it, We saw tn.v
cannot 90 without us-they say they can.
ana 1t was certainly dubious point wbe-
ther nation did not receive as much bc-
heht lfom foreign intercourse as she gave
-w"e'hvr 'nere was not perfect recipro-
city In these matters.-Hc Concluded ivy
hoping this amendment would nor nrevaii
Mr. Key commended that this hill yyou'S
give the president an Unconstitutional now
or, and that congress had no right 10 d.
ieSate It. has bill, he sad, authorised the,
president TO raise the embargo, nor in tb,-
eVcnt Oh peace ora suspension of hostilit.es.
OUT III the event OF ''SHch peace" sc. Nrt-
Their, IN the latter event. was he cnmbsN,,,
10 do lit depended entirely on his own
viii and even after having done so. he was
authorised TO impose new restrictions, on
commerce. Mr. Key dwelt particularly ON
tne danger OF deIegating the power of sus-
,ehdinS iaws. In the history of England,
from the time OF William the Cona1erer.
,nS year 1858, but Two instances of ir
could be found (; and the convention Viii
met at that time had declared /, d,nms.-
rous practice, and it had never since r.,
exercised. @S"
Ntr hoiianc opposed the amendment. He
gave long Catalogue Of Mr. Randolph's in
cohSiStencles and observed that the. wbole
course OF MS political Conduct seemed to I've
dictated by the whims of the momen,.
Mr fihdiey also spoke against the amend
ment and Mr. Rowan in favor of it !: wbe,
'he question was taken, and it was lost
MT Lewis offered to amend the bill so as
20 declare the Embargo should be rebeaied.
w. nahuoiph spoke III favor of this amend
nien'' IN me course of his remarks he oh.
served, that he had it from good an,hor;t,,
that upwards of one hundred tbonsand ha,:,
rels OF -four had been shipped from R,It;.
more ALONE, since the embargo was laiJ
oirHliar circumstances had no Doubt. he
sand, taken place in other cities from which
II Was eVidenl that the embargo was an en-
enlargement Tor rogues to get rich at the
| expense OF honest men. He men. Toned ,
number of other evils resulting fron, rho
embargo, among which he enumerated the
danger of smuggling.
20 Mr hewis's amendment was lost, yeas
-. Inc committee then rose, and renort.
gu the bail without amendment.
Mr hey offered an amendment similar
TO Nlr hahdoiph's. The ayes and noes were
taken on this amendments and II ,yas loot
ayes %, noes 70
| Mr. Randolph renewed his amendment.
| The ayes and noes were taken on this also.
and 1t was lost, ayes 90, noes rs.
Mr Randolph then offered another amend
ment; and as they are now debating on If,
ana as the mail IS ABOUT TO close, / must
close my letter: but you sec here is vast
majority in favor of the bill.
! Ihe senate have passed bill authorship.
the president OF the United States TO sus
Pend the non-lmportation law Gn pursuance
OF their second resolution Yesterday sentO
Whether they will pass bills in pursuance
OF their other resolutions or not, remains to
be seen.