The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-21
house CT REPREsGa7a1Iy.ES
TUESDAY, Jan. s.
DEBATE

TUE DAY, Jan. S.
DEBATE
On rho Rcsoiisfioa for requesting IRE Pre-
sidea. 70 Geese an enquiry 10 Be made i,,so
he condxet Of Ger. Bfik;nsoa.
(coNrINUfpl
NJ. Soc, said, he rose with an intention,
and for the purpose of making some obser-
vaeions on what had fallsn from The sentle ].
man from New-Yori, [Mr. Gardenier) whom
he did not now see II, his place, but ifhe was
within the walls he should be glad to know
He had intended IN the first place to have
acknowledged and eXpresscd in his plain wav
his gratitude to the gentleman for his cndea-
sors to cniigh,cn the House, and this he
should have endcavored to do in a very few
words. This member mad expressed his ex-
.rerne surprize that the motion which he had
offered on a former day had not been more
adveIted to by members of the House he
should have recollected that every member
OF the House was not endued with the same
sagacity and penetrating genius which he so
abundanly possessed. But permit me to say,
said MIR. 5. that was not less surprized than
that gentleman could be. that the first move
made this morning was not (under existing
circumstances) to Withdraw the resolution
1t was fact known and believed by every
member on the floor, that the proper autho-
rity had undertaken to investigate the object
OF the re- O. ation. Under consideration and
from full convictio that this House was not
the proper tribunal 10 try this case, his sur
prize aud disappointment had surpassed that
expressed by the member from New-Yo rk,
that the subject had not been taken up yester-
day morning. Mr.. s. said he was then pre-
pared 10 have made pretty lengthy speech,
the notes for which he now held in his hand !;
but the House had been taken up the whole
day In discussing what course thew should
give to certain (Eazoo) memorial. In the
course of that debate he had been much in
structed by the member from Vermont (Mr.
EuioD being warned Of the taking the bill
by tae i'orns, and also something about club
and Hercules: although these expressions
were somewhat obscure, they had raised some
sensation in his mind, and induced him to
think he had better De cautious how he made
speeches on that tlocr; he had therefore con-
Guided not to make this long speech which he
had digested and prepared
But before he sat down, he world say, that
being privy 20 certain circumstances, altho
he had no right to speak OF them, he had GER
sainly right to think and he would state
what thoughts this resolution produced in his
mind. Knowing, as no doubt every member
or the House did, Of what had latciy turned
up between certain great men, it brought to
his mind circumstance which might be
thought simple, but he hoped he might be per-
mitted to introduce q smile: when he went
TO school in his youthful DAYS he had seen
little ARRAYS turn up between the bows, and
he had known those who were likely to get
the worst OF the bargain, Cry ont, q" I'll tell
daddy or nanny; I'll tell my MASTER
f his struck MP :. very forcibly as applicabls
To the present case.
lie would not detain the House much lon
ger, but barely observe, that he hoped the
amendment would be rejected and after
that, that the resolution itself would be re-
)ected with all the contempt which it deserv-
ed.
Mr.. Elliot. ! am oppased to the amend
rrrut proposed TO the u,otiou of the gentleman
from \. FORK, and to the motion itself; and
shall probably 6e opposed 20 any amendment
that may be offered TO the original resoluti-
on. All this for the best of all possible rea-
sons, because / am in favor of the original
proposition in its original form.
Had not long since resolved TO adopt as
a political man, the motto nil admi,ar:, !
should regard with some degree of adnlirati-
on, il not OF establishment, the extreme squea-
inishnsss which is manifested by some gen
tlemen respecting an invasion of Executive
functions, which they apprehend will be in
VOWED in the adoption of the resolution, and
the very curious arguments which are adj
vanced to support the position. But adrnira-
ton and astonishment ought not to be excited
by any political events OF opinions of the pre-
sent day.
II is to be regretted, that the gentleman
frsm n. York (Mr. Gardencr) has suffered
himseifto wander into SO wide field Of clio
quent defamation, respecting the celebrated
campaign 81 the officer who's the object OF
the present resolution, against what have.
been called the Bui'ri;es at New Orleans. !
regret it, sir, because ! wished argument.
and argument alone, tobe used upon the pre-
sent occasion. Still, whenever an opportu-
nifty is fairly offered for the expression of an
opinion upon that subject, l shall not hesitate
Tor moment 20 express that which it has
been my lot to form. 1t was horrible.
though blOodess campaign And believe
the continuance IN the command of the army
OF the United States in the Chief command.
subordinate to the President who's the con-
stititioDal commander in chief of orr armies.
Of that officer since that period, has placed
disgracefal stain upon the carly annals Of
or new western world, which the annual in
utdations Of the Mississippi, were they in
creased to the magnitude and duration Of
those Of the Nile, could not efface in a centu-
~.
Few members, perhaps none, have ex-
pressed any DOUBTS Of the propriety Cf the
measure, If we possess the constitutional pow
or to ADOPT 1t. But as many serious doubts
are entertained Of its constitutionality, itmav
BE proper Go gointo an argument with view
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