The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-07

rcceived no particular Instructions from nav
constituents in regard to this measure. yet
presume from the spirit which they have
already displayed, that they viii resolutely.
| support it..
Nj. Pore Observed the he Should cau for
the Ayes ard Noes on this question. Time
forsonta must be gwen TO gentlcricn, from to-
morrow aldtc-.norrow, ard ncresHy believ-
1t YOU'D he toa all cteeritY. --SYhy do gen
stlemen waser Oh these resolutions There
7 saul be 10 neutrality IN our age. People
must either declare for the general govern
! nent OF against it. They rilst either say,
that this 1eiylbarga is AN exec Nent measure,
OF, that it is q very bad one. j ss,ali call up
nthen, said Air. Pope to kiloY, whetheror
not they have Il confidence iii tic wisdom of
Congress. What! when it is declared BIZ a
nation OF pirates by an Island of bears and
fools, that the people of this country are a
mo5, it is not high time for us to be Speaking
by towns, By cities, by states and ultimately
BY the Congress CT the u. States. Whether
gentlemen doubt about the neutrality-suspicious.
act IN the embargo or the illustrious presi-
dent of the u. States, surely they viii rally
around Congress. When | saw other states
had acted upon this subject, / drew up my
resolutions. 1 thought we ought not to be ST.
lent when they were thus speaking: And
thought the sentiments i'll my Resolutions as
well rs IN these would bave been congenial
Dr.. FonShcc trusted that the Ayes and Nays
would not be called at prescnt. Might it not
be time enough TO cali them on tho adoption
of this address,
Mr.. POPE. shall call for them, from tic
beginning to tine end.
s. Mr.. iStro.her protested against the doc
trine, which inculcated 4 Blind confidence; IN
the wisdom of Congress. tic was not yet
completcly satisfied, THAR the chlbrrgo wa:
a wise measure Bat II he had nct yet tie
materials for forming dec's,cE, sac;lid he
n IT have time 70 e;iquiro! Ec deprecated
war. 1t WIS TIE mCSt avfal crisis that coui,.
occt.r. Tic would avoid it, if it cou:G DC tiCliS
Wiihaut diAhcrour. VIII not the house the;'
sG!!eirhim TO enquire, whcthrr tbs ncasyUc
was really correct; whctrcr it was consist
ent with The policy and interests Of this { Gun
tiyt The house would permit hial 10 re-
mark, that the word ADMINISTRATION was
growIitoc fcrcib'ei in this coGntry. White Lc
admired tht. men who administer oJir affairs
Shculd he be. tir,l down TO .5tsDc acquieSccrcc
Is allthe rncasarcGot government! fie might
be wiling to admit, rs 2 n:iri, that all The
measures Of goyeinmenton this subj were
Correct, but IS ( Representative ol Virginia,
wasit not binding on him 10 deliberate with
calmncss, that he might decide with dignity?
,Ehe embargo wasnct one of those measures
which was to be coTaprehcndco in q moment !;
nor WAS it 10. be exrected rom men, whesc
devotion TO etc.r private business preclIGcd
any elaborate researches, that thtY shoGld
iinneG.ately be able teeA!hracc such = Qaos-
tiGn in all its manifestations. The question
cfpcace or war. was Inc most important on
which anynation coald deliberate, Marwas
zthe greatest calamity which could befll them.
Slt all Is mserica hc was prepared TO meet,
al its sacrifices he vas willing to encounter,
if it would only relieve lis country. Shall
the house plunge blindly into questions ot thia
great magnitude? Ought they not to aEow
rome time to receive information from tao
north The House should act IS the official
agents OF this commonwealth and thcy should
consider, that the world world not fail "a
ecan their measures, and the Iaanne; IN Which
they were pursued.
lGr. Senhie was for LAYING these. resoluti-
ons on the table. WAS not this new subject
before the house Was not the dress which
it had assumed so completely different from
its original shape, that the human mind could
not have conceived that the one had grown
out of the other, Is it customary, under
these circumstances, for gentlemen 20 Pfess
animmediate decision upon the house? But
1t has been said, that tho3e who are iCr laying
them ON the table, are opposed TO these rcsc-
.uiions. This wis not however the fat. He
mad already expressed mich stronger senti-
nlents than these Resolutions e1.ofaCcd. As
10 an Embargo, it had always ofen q favour
-
expected such a mcasurc--It had been also
said, that the English natioa liad stigmatised
las under the char@cter of a moo buff these
Important Resolutions we're decided in the
harry OF the moment and without due dclibe-
ration, would it not in some measure tend to
countenance this base asgcr5ioE: Why not
indulge members? Does it rot sometimes
happen, that members are pronp pied TO vote
Immediately ia a resolution, with tine words
T spirit Of which they find themscives dis
pleased upon calm subsequent reflection? Fife
had regretted, that this body was already TOO
numerous; he had believe! thc constitution
ought to DC amended for rcnedying this evil.
If the present measure was adopted, itwCuid
certainly not change these impressions.
Mr. fPofe was not surprised at the oppo-
sitionmade by the gentleman from williams
burg (A5r. S;elnPIc.) Ii was that very gen
temap, wI0 had opposed his resolutions CT
tIc:r Introduction, because he SAID &c wan5
Cd q different dress for them. The sead-
ntcnts were coDgeniJ bat he wanted a DIFF
fereDt dress for them / Vas tod. SAID Mr. p.
that l was a young member; that ! ought 70
have gone to some Of the leading members OF
the house thatI ought % have consntca them;
and that | night nave sodyessed tasla up IS
TO eeke them p2latt5le to al plr,ics. ~as
willing to submit lily resolutions were re-
fe.ted to a select committee. The gentle