Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-18
CONGRESS.
hoUsE or REPRESE.' ENTITIES.
Mosnsr, March "a.

cosnpanying statement ofsne receipts and
ssptpaisurss of The government Tor The
{ yesr sos, proposed ~ pursuance CT me
iaw of i79s, Referred TO the committee
eli ways and useaos.
Mr.. gon E,oyupre sen,ed petition from
number oi she inhsbitanss OF ms CITY OF
Washing on. praying some alterations 70
Be made 10 The act repeating he twenty
dollar law
Referred 10 The standing commi,tee 90
IN STARS Of The district Of Columbia.
A resolution was fEsred by Mr.. Macen,
aud adopted. ipsirue.lng The committee on
public lands 10 erquite ipto the eSpedlency
OF allowing additional discounts tor pur-
chasets OF public lands, tor prorPs pay.
meoi.
SIR. T. Clay presented the petition OF
If phliadeiphia, stating that he had
al gres, expeoce, created chemical. iabo-
,ssory. for ihe manufacture Of Oil CT Nlsti.
Oh, Marine Acid, &c &c. rot heretofore
manufactured in this country. he prsys
tha. du les may be imposed on those aTii.
rles wheo imported. R-fs'ted 10 the com.
miliee of commerce aud manufactures.
French A0asrs.
Mr.. Quincy rose to' the purpose OF OF
ferirg 2 sesolauon, and would auail hin.
self Of that prac,iee Of the house, 10 assign
some reasons which be hoped would 10.
duce esutle men to consider and adopt It.
Al a period like the present, IN which
every eye beheid dark clouds spreading
over The nnEt;cai horizon, and when the
whole country began TO feel that rule was
fast spreading, be could hardly think II
possibIe that au individual OF the house
could be opposed TO rec quest Tor iniorFna.
ton CD those great subjrcss on which they
were called 20 lsgisla,e. and in which their
responsibility was deeply involged.--
When i. was iecollec,ed that they were IN
the ooh week Of the session, which was
probably drawing towards close, ne hop
ed 20 motive Of delcacy would be suffered
to weigh on the decision of the question,
but thai sense of doiy alone would prevail
On .hai hoor Il was high lime 20 ask what
is our situation To gain some efhcisl
Iigh, Gu our political relations With ioie'gn
pow rs.
When he viewed two great nations OF
she world. whose power 50 cruelty inter.
tered with our rights, he could not but De
anxious 90 kGow 10 what situation wes'ood
with those powers. He stared 1t not as
charge agaiealShe executive; bus with re-
spect 10 one Of hose powers, 6. Britain,
much was kocwo; with respect 10 The
u;hsr Of ibose powers, France, SCARCE any
thing was kuown-- I'll parts of the con,ro-
yersy win Great Britain he'd been spread
before ;hem-. ( they had 10. been spread
before ,hr na,icn they had before the house
mo, only the poia,s OF controversy, but
the correspondence between Cur govern.
rn.p, sud the American minister at Lon.
don, ard between the minister and the
BRUSH poyerpmcn,. But with respect TO
The Other nower cor relations were entire.
" upbeown. Els resolaton was therefore
exclusively directed 10 that Que csJec'.
He feared the house would not realize
their want G. official information. relative
10 The si,ua,iou ofcur sfsirs with that ma.
ton. They were in the habit OF receiving
liph, from newspapers 90 the subj Ct, which
they we're apt 10 blend with The little ofdicial
Information they possesaed' IL was 90
The latter slooe the house oueh' TO at.
He begged he house 70 go as lar baes
with him as the frs. session OF the nlEin
congress-. A,,hat time our foreign reias'.
obs began 70 ehsnge--,hsy began TO wear
war aspect. 10 the communication q
she prsrideps al, tie opening of that session,
he stated our relations with Great Britain
aud proceeded TO the speculation ofeerta'n
;rfrac ,ions If cur neutral righ's on The
psrs Of tia, power. He stated our rela'lsn'
with Spain. and specified certain Irregular
tiles On her part but there was got
.:.sri. N ord In al lht riesssEc On Ahe sub