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

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| OF tbe 100, y ','slY N f, IS iesoluty,.
MIR, SotdNd nnysdti,at TIC report sly ui,on
the table, 'aat seuy,einen hight iisye an or-
| poitunsty % eNa,aiaing It. -
AfSer some 3esalrory remarks from differ
| ent mciiherS,
Mr.. 1ackNr hoped that these Resolutions
would 'e laid upantlte table, that the men,
bers might have time TO deliberate uoon the
subject IRerc WIS q material difference be-
tween the resolutions first offered, and those
which were now before the House. The for
mer were general III their nature but these
were sPecibc IN one respect: They express
ed an appreciation of the embargo, which
had been lately imposed. How then was it
possible tor gentlemen, who may have been
able to pronounce on the first resolutions,
to come to an Immediate decision ON those.
before the House? Mr.. T. was willing to con-
TESS that he had neither the head nor the
mind, as some gentemcnhade expressed them
selves, OF dcte rInining at once upon this SUBJ
lJect@ The embargo was an energetic and
mast ,mportantmeasure. Congress had bcs,i
engaged, God knows how long, in secret s,s-.
sion teliberatingon this, subject They hal
documents laid before them, which were nct
yet before this House. How then could gem
tlemen pretend to decide 1T once upon this;
measure, and without having the documents
before them. Gould the inenibers q this Lee
glsiature pronounce the option OF their con-.
sctuents on the consequences OF q measure
Wtlch had not been natureci, at the time Of
| their elsctions Could tliey possibly say, whas
the people themselves might think OF this
lmeasure Or should they venture to say, that
n system by which the farmer is losing 4 >
| pel~barrel or his -four and the planter one
half the worth OF his tobacco, was in nahy
| respects the best calculated fcl, the protect
on Of this country? M
| Mr.. .drcher- would be sorry, that these Re-
solutions sfould be laid upon the table Tie
| Legislature had possessed time enough to de-
ttermine upon chem. Though Congress had
decided upen the adoption Of TIE embargo in
closed doors, yet il was fair to- infer from the
n! &C majority which had vosed for 1t, chat It.
was fortified by the strongest reaaons. This
was crisis which rec,.iiarly required a dr..
| ''ised EXPRESSION Of the national sentiment.
| On the ether side Of the water, the Reso.,,
tioas w!a;ch had been adCp>cd By the peoD.es
Of this country, had been tcascc! rs the e.ST9-
ty c!fusicis of rlo1s. Was il .lct EIalo f3rtile
| LeGialatp:c TO remove this i,l.c spcoosi;ion
by giving these sentiments tlie foren!ei sane
ton OF theii' APPRECIATION? Did not the tin.cs
! ca!l uPo;I tiienn 20 ex press their full deter,
minatioa to support the rights Of their coun-
| try,
Mr.. Eaife;' had not expected an unani.
| nous vote on this occasion lie Auesq ti.1t
there was party intlfat House who were de-
cidcd IN their opposition to TIE best Interests
! OF Their ocaDt,y, and Autobiography Who we've
wavcrnS ia aheir politics. lie did not wish
the support Of such sacn Did not the moi,
ton to lay these resolutions upon the tacie i'm
! ply . Misrepresentation of them GentleInan
had declared themselves in faycr of the ether
parts Of these resolutions, while they avowcd
their doubts about the embargo. But was It
not inconsistent i'll them to say to Inc gova.7,-t
nlcnt, eve VIII support you il the war, while
We disapprove that measure, w!lica may pro-
ducc Ii an appeal had besn made to the,
interests and feelings Of the agricultlgIa
f; pie. NO doubt, his Measure would subject
them 20 many evils BAT they wereprcualed
to eIbRlt to ali privatipas for the good of their
country. in June, wfsnwar was deemed ex-
tremcly probable, did they coldly calculate
eli ITS evilss No: there was = general burst
| Of indignation through this continent ana
he seriously believed, that if the govern
ment had then declared war, the spirit of the
tunes Wcuid have completely borne them out,
Nh. ". observed. tllat the' sooner the House
acted upon these resolutions, the better would
It be Tor their country If they dciiberated
too lorS, they would seem to doubt.
Mr.. Parker was in favor ef theeet resoluti-
ems, yet he was anxious to iAy themupon the
table. lf gentlemen aesred time TO dellbe-
rate Calmly on amy subi4ct, he Was always
disposed 70 indulge them. He agreed with
the advocate Of ,hese resolutions that tic
embargo had been dictated by prudence, If
rot by necessity. Many woald certainly hs
injured iHtneir private alairs, bus they would
support 1t Ter the honor ard dignity of their
Country. II however there were some gem
tlcmen "ho felt any doubts OH this subject.
could any harm result Tram poscponing il un-
I'll tomorrow ?---Could the embargo be consi-
dered as war-measu"e, or as measure
that would be productive of WARP BY 10
means. 1t would have a very different e.
icct, and this. was one of the greatest advan-
tagcs which accompaniedit. How then could
the gentleman last up assert that Il was IN
consistent to pledge themselves to the sup,
port OF war and yet to refuse voting for The
embargos II the House taxes single day
for deliberation, will foreign nations suppose
that we are not an united people? Does it
comport with the dignit,' Of tbs House to d.
eide wlthc1t mature reflection ? If the hoa c
came to haSty decision, It will but produce
ar effect directly opposite to what these re-
solutions contemplate.
Mr.. Smith (KiGg & Queen) was opposed
to laying these rcsolatio0s on the table. He
conceived that tiis adiress had been so franz
ed as 90 exclude all party considerations, and
that on Chs subject at least parry spi,it would
have been buried in the tomt If their slaugh-
tered countiyBcn. lie h1d hcrei that these
resolutions had been so constructed as tounite