Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-05-09

IN order 10 iui this particular cafe,
and MIR. Cuts name ftands recorded
/ in the journal among the ayes who
! voted for this bill. "A quere for the
Aaxleed merchants. fthe honorable
/ MIR. Curtis had had fhip loaded with
I fAxGced, would not your memorial
! 10 congrels have been treated with
a little more refpea /? Might i; not
politely have been granted ! OIL
whar fine thing It is to Be patti
OF in these times
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, NGRESSION-AL .4A1USR1fEAT
! The United States Gazette, III ap.
nouncing the last days proceedings M
! Congress, gives the following pleasant
statement Of political tliding
/ +" Mr.. Bib, (Geo) introduced me
/ following II solution, which he hoped
would be unanimously agreed To.
| g ResoEved, That the Ngm5ers 9th.
; House of Representatives viii appear
at their next meeting clothed III the
manufactures Of their own country.
Z. Mr.. Macon, IN. CO. would never
agree W a resolution which they could
not enforce. Congress have nothing
TO do with this subject. He could noc
Conceive what effect this resolution
could have. fit was intended az a
pledge, he was not willing to give i'll;
If to have force he denied their authors
ty to enforce il.
Mr.. y RhsG, [Teh.N said, if the
House adopted the resoluton,he should
pay no regard to it. He would appear
in what clothing he chose, this resolu-
ton to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Ehhea, (Virg) admitted That
the resolution could have no force It
was intended to express the feelings IF
the House. He should rejoice to see
every member of the house and every
man in the nation, clothed entirely in
the manufactures Of this country. Ii
would establish an independence Ofthe
best kind. The proposition was val
liable one, and he wished to God that
the ladies could be placed in a situa-
ton to adopt similar resolution. II
he were to appear in the manufactures
Of his own state, he must be confined
to homely garb but If the resolution
passed, he would before the next ses-
sion, have cloth manufactured for his
use in his own family. MIR. (. calcu-
lated that million Of men i'll the Uni
ted States wore broad cloth coats, and
if they were all manufactured il this
country the saving would We immense.
" Mr.. Macon, did not conceive ii fair
that those who like him had no wives
az nome 10 MAKE tlrv4rr u-yrrts3 =hrlald not
only be reproached for their misfor-
tune, but pointed al as sinners. Hs
had during this session bought himself
suit, but he was not able 10 obtain A.
merican manufacture. His friend from
Maryland, (Mr Nelson hac procured
him hat, and that was ali that he
could obtain Of American manufacture.
As to the ladies, if they were to legis-
late on the subject, he did not believe
that the gentleman from Virginia, Mr..
Eppes,) fond as he is of the ladies,
would persuade one in the house, or
in the nation, to agree to such resolu-
ton. Had La wife, ] should be viii
ling 70 see her dressed to her own sat-
isfaotion. The ladies have right 10
dress as they please, and he did Tot
care who knew it. The gentleman
from Virginia reminded him of Z neigh
bour who used often to say, %, how itch
we might be, fit was not for the ex-
Pense Of eating and cloathing
" " MIR. Bib, said lie had hoped that
the resolution would be at once adopted
unanimously. He did not wish to pre-
woke d-bate, and therefore Withdrew lis
Il resolution.
During tie debate the zysstern gale
ny zras cr01yded z0ith ladies'. TFheq The
resolution 7oaa 1gitadra7yH, D ,aeD,jer had
hTctlared and zpas about to 9fcr an ar
me'ldment," hat during ne recess, no
member should either car Or drink any
articles erceiif me grozyth Or produce Of
me UHitsd States"
On the evening ofthe last day ofthc
late session Of Congress, (and only one
hour before the adjournment) Mr..
Randolph; asked, and obtained leave Of
absence. Previous to his leaving Con-
gress Hall, he went round, and in the
most impressive and aarclionatr man