Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-03

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Mr. Nicholas wit!sirew his motion, and the 4!
house refused 20 take rpthe eo:itraesols' ayes
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qbe house then took up the bid amendatory
&c the embargo law ], which being under con.
;dsrstior,s q III ssage inviting was received
from the president Of the T. Ssatas WHICH the
Speaker declared to be Of confidential na-
lure.
The galleries were accordingly cleared, and
the dooss remained shut till hall past 3 o'clock
wien the house adjourned.
] SATURDAY, february II.
The house met with closed doors and SO
continued till near 2 O'Clock, when the doors
were opened.
The bill for extinguishing the debts due
from the U. S. was postponed TIL the next
| Monday week, e@6ytc So.
The house then took up for consideration
the law amendatory of the embargo law, as
reported by the committee OF commerce aud
manufactures.
Several amendments having been made and
negatiyed to render less burthensome the re-
strictions on fishermen, motion to adjourn,
IA o'clock was negatived, ayes Is.
Mr.. Nemton moved to add to the bill an
amendment vesting in the president of the
United States power to grant leave to citl-
zens having property in foreign port, to
dispatch vessels in ballast to convey the same
to this country, provided sufficient bond &c.
be given.
a motion was made by Mr.. Lyon to adj
iourn, and negaliyed, ayes twenty weight, noes
iosty>seyen.
Amendment carried without a division !;
and
The bill ordered to third reading on Mon
|. day, mem. con.
The following is the celebrated Speech.
delivered on Saturday, the Goth Feb. by Mr..
GARDENER, of the state Of New York.
in the house. OF Representatives of the United
States. 2.
R1horted to,. The UAitsd Stairs Ga-ette.
SATURDAY, ,FEB..2o.
lifR. GARDENERS -Sy1eecA on the biz" IL
addition to the act, entitled g IN Get sup
Elementary to the act, entitled an act .sor
iaying an embargo, &c.
shall vote in favor OF the motion to con-
NIT; but not for precisely the same reasons
which have been urged; but, as Iappre'4 ll.
for reasons more powerful. Il has struck me,
sir, that the more We iegislate on tn. subject,
the worse We lcgisate-the more We le3lslate,
the more We legslate the destruction Ct the
country.
Why we passed the embargo lauitseit,4i
have been always unable to tel. Why nc
fy.
of rendering the original evil more Pcrfect
and more universal, Cop OILY, knows. L
does appear to me, Sir, that we aoe led Gil,
step by step, by al mlseen hand. Ne ala
urged forwsrd By sort Of spell, to the ruin
of our country. Under the name Of an en-
barge we are in truth and in fact passing.a cia-
intercourse laws Under tie beguiling form
Of bill, supplemental to the embargo law,
2 law which prohibited the departure Of .cs-
sells from your is! Is endharbors you are about
to prohibit al intercourse byland With anyso.
the circumlacent territories offorcign nations.
Between tie original measure aud sh,s, <Giere
is no connection tie principle Of the one *
totally different from TIC other. Nay, sir,
this bill is totally at variance With the prcsi~
dents embargo message. or. GaS>5enier
here read the PRESIDENTS message IF -ceceae5e,
81, 1907
g The communications now maze, showing
tie great and increasing dangers with which
our pesse!s, our sea'ee1l ard merchandise are
threatened on the A;Sh Sfqs, and elsewhere,
from the helIgerent powers OF Eafote; and
it being CT the greatest importance 70 feef IN
safety these essential assous'ces. I,deem II ny
duty to recommend the subjcctfo the coass-
deration Of congress, who VII doubtless per.
ceive all the advantage which may ,be expect
cd from an inhibition of the departure esr
uesse.s rom he 5lorts of the. U. S.
T o proven, car ships and vessels 1ronf'vas'y-
ing heir ports, for the purpose Of preserving
them as resources to meet state OF War, Ii
that should ultimately come. WAS ali that the