Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-29
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Senate Of The limited Stakes.
MoNDAY, Mogemttr 21.


ICONIlNuEDsJ
Mr.. Braaes moved the postponement
Of the further consideration of the subject
I'LL tomorrow. "A committee had beenap-
pointed. by the house on this subJect, and 11
the present agitation Of the subject must
paradise the proceedings Of the committee, 4.
not operate against its. total disso lntlon.
Mr.. Hiiahouse said that he had no objee-
ton that the subject should be postponed tlll
tomorrow. but the reason the gentleman
had given. for it, was very extraordinary
one, for when an objection had been mad.
to the appointment Of this committee II had
been answered that its appointment would
not at all interfere with his Mr.. H,sl reso-
luton !; upon which ground no opposition
had been made to the appointment OF COM
nittee.
Mr.. Pope said it had been his opinion
this morning that this resolution should have
been referred to that committee, but after
what had been said It was his wish that some
commercial gentlemen, whose knowledge
of commercial subjects would enable him to
explore the wide field taken by. the gentle
man from Connecticut, wonld have answer
ed him. He had hoped at this session, al
ter the presidential election was decided,
that all would have dismounted from their
political hobbies, that they would havc been
all federalists, all repnblicans---ali Amer
cans. When they saw the ocean swarmlrg
with pirates, and commerce almost annlht-
lated. he had hoped that the demon OF par
~ spirit would not have reared It's head
within these walls, but that they would all
have mingled opinions and consult the COM
mon GOOD. He had heretofore been often
charmed with the matter OF fact argument
of the gentleman from Connecticut but on
this day the gentleman had resorted 70 argu-
ments from newspapers, and revived all the
old story of French influence, IN the same
breath in which he. begged them to discard
all party feelings aud discuss with cansiof;
The gentleman had gone into WIDE held
which Mr.. p. said he would not now ex-
plore, but begged time till tomorrow, when
he would endeavor to shew to the nation 8
to. the world that the arguments used by the
sl a saas At fe. haa ii hsd
departed the land, il the streams Of. foreign
corruption had flowed SO fur that the people,
were ready to rise in opposition 70 their go-
yernment, it was indeed time that foreign,
intercourse should cease. IF the spirit of
'76 were no more, if the spirit Of CONNER
cial speculation had surmounted all patriot.
isnn--if this was the melancholy situation
of the III. States, it was time to redeem the
people from this degeneracy, to regenerate.
them, to cause them to be. born again Of the.
shirt of re. But he believed he shouldhe
able to shew that the proposition Of the gen;
tleraan from Connecticut hardly lnerited the.
respect or serious consideration of this ho-
norab!e body. Mr.. p. said he had expect
ed, that in advocating his resolution, the
gentleman would have told the senate that
we should 90 to war with Great Britain and,
France that he would have risen with pa
triotic indignation and have called for a
more efficient measure. But to his surprise !.
the gentleman had risen, and with the ut-.I
mostsQng 3roid told them, LET your ships go
out all's we'll; and nothing to be appre-
hended. Mr.. P. said he would not 20 into
the subject at this moment he had but risen
to express his feelings on the occasion. He 1
wished the subject postponed the more, be-
cause he wished to consult document just
laid on their table, tosee how the memori-
ais presented !, a short time ago from those
whose cause the gentleman from Connectl-
cut undertook to advocate, accorded with 1
the sentiments he had this day expressed.for
them.s
Mr.. Hilzaouse said he should have been
much gratihed if the gentleman from Ken
lucky had confined his remarks to argument
without making a personal attack On him.
Mr.. H. said he had arraigned no party,
charged none with party views or corrup-