The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-06

so.".,oo, AMI p'sF -aye,l in glowing c.l,rs the
wrongs "a the sjeitvd St.t-s. The r>sol.tcn.'
he hadiop-';, wcu!'l hirc passed unan;,no.,7sy !
ancit WAS s'rForta't, isas:ptch as the PROPOSE.
tor II coe.ain Il met the snart,on Of The rcrrc.
sentt,'vcs from eyer: quartet OF The unicn, al;
lac aeilcScdit wo,ii,, NEE; the sanction ofte POO.
ric-Therc world be no OCCASION for the
w,n 'ting OF feelings, aitcr It was asccrta;u.d
tht :i united IN Ietcrn, nation to resist Tie en-
cro chmt nt' OF .oreicl powers, AMI tn ,l,sc.,s-
SION would then b. carried Oh witt, less a-per.tv,
seeing that every one had the same object IL
view
1t time (Mr. johnson sadly that line of
dis'nctop should be drawn between the iriea,is
% oar republican institutions and sheir enemies
anil That ~ crisis Ike the present there shoul!
De no ncutrais. Mr.. J. conceived the question
, ought {. SIC thoroughly discussed, because, al
though there might he no difference Of sentiment
m the house there was some cuntrariety of OPT
MON OF. ufto"is, and liberal aul cen,i:l dscrs-
sion would serve - pat an end TO il, and INTRO
d;icc "p'"t Of un;n,iinity III the country. lie
alluded 70 the iocnto,i' prohibitions w:,icn iss,c
troHi the press, ursDs the citizens to resent the
laws and declared that those w.,a attempted
10 star up treason, those n,screants who set the
iNws ~ nougt, ought 20 be irowned upon ;ntii:;-
nan,lv.
Mr.. Teknson took copious view of the con-
duct oi Great br,;:in towards this country, both
rs it respects their Behaviour in Europe, on our
sea board and interior f-Sntier; the vaciiatiug
policy she HAL adopted toward, u.s. and Che e,,n.
ming and contumeiy wljcn she had, as her i,-
tcresis demanded, played OH upon our ministers
from dalc 10 time.
Speaking of thc Chesapeake, and aluiing to
Etr. Q,ncy's say ing the iiaerty Of New Engllc.i
was sea nymph; yes, sir, said Mr. !. oar god
dess of lbertyis born OF the ocean; II the 's,ir-
der or our citizens she came Angry and raging
from the deep, and kindl6, throughout the land
tame of horrible Indignation and RESENTMENT.
Mr. JohHSaH discarded Ulocai feelings what
eFci portion OF the unicn STACKED, <entuck.
feltit with keen scnsibility and was ready to d.
rs, ,;"iy. i, no., sEr, Isaia ne,J Inc
individual, bat ct the seventeen states 1t does
not interest tho Present generation alone but pos
terity also. What haY. we to dread Why
should we, like the Atheu:ans, go about enq,ri-
ring is Philip cad Let us act with unani,nty
and fear nothing.
| Mr.. Clo3.on would vote for the resolution, bu,
| not Gas the gcntleman from Massachusetts had
SAID as pledge fNr n change OF measures. Il :
would vote for ii because It was correct in il
sell. He was not OF opinion with some gentle
men, that suspension Oi commerce subm;s-
sion to foreign cdct5 it was resistance, because
! 1t was refusal to trade und>r the terms pre-
Scriocd. Mr.. CloTtou said 4 sentiment which
he had uttered some time since hai been MS
ts!scn ~ the gentleman from Massachusetts,
/ The observation he had made was preIlic:tcd
upon the naked proposition oftlc gentleman from
4 ~ repeal SttliDarEO Witntftt SfDSt-
tutinS a;lv other measure. MIR. Clopton tId net
inc..u that there might not be tune when the
repeal ct the cmb,. 30 and resort to other HI
/ Gent measures would he necessary; bat h Ger
tainiy would notrotc for repeal without very
safe AND ciectual substitute. He expressed Ia s
desiee ed appreciation Of the embargo I'D sad ne
wished the present policy strengthened instead OF
beng weakened.
Mr. Caption WIS followed By mcssrs. Ran
deiph, TroAp, Masters and Lyon, whose obser-
vat'ons we shall notice hereafter, wait of room
excluding chem to day.
The following message was received from the
president OF the United States, by Mr. Coles,
aud read by thc speaker the proclamation ail.
dcd to therein has already been published III the
newspapers. II ordered to be prinlca Tor
the Of the house.
To the II. X. of the u. 6.
According to the request ofthe house ofrepre-
sentstivc5, expressed III their resolution Of tise
25th instant, now lay before them cory o.
my proclamation OF the 19th April last.
TIL: JEFFERSON.
Nov. 80.