The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-03-04
War Dctartment,1
Fcb. 24th, 1908. s


| force into separate departments, and to have
| commander to each department, and of
course, to have no such officer as a commander
In chiefs and until larger army shall be raj
| sed than is now proposed, it NAV not be advi-
sable to have any officers above the rank of
brlgadier Generals; Of that grade it may be
proper to nave Jour of five, as soon asa s,tit-
able proportion of the troops is raised.
With sentiments Of the highest
respect,
am, sir, your humbleserv't,
H. DEARBORN.
II supplemental journal Of such PROCEEDINGS
as during the time they we're dehendin e,
acre ordered TO be keht secret, and re-
.$feefins' (Which pthe injunction, of secre-
ey zUas afterwards removed
FRIDAY, February 26.
conhdential message in writing was re-
ceived from the President of the u. S. by
Mr. COLES, his Secretary, as follows:
10 me Senate and House Of REPRESENTA-
tues cfthe United States.
enclose for the information of Congress-
letters recently received from our ministers
at farls and London, communicating their
representations against the late DEGREES and
orders OF France and G. Britain, heretofore
transmitted to Congress. These documents
Will contribute to the information OF Congress-
as to the dispositions of these powers, and
the probable course of their proceedings to-
wardt neutrals: and will doubtless have their
due influence in adapting the measures of
the Legislature to the actual crisis.
Although nothing forbids the general mat
ter OF these letters from being spoken of
without reserve; yet as the publication of
papers OF this description would restrain in
Jurlously the freedom of our foreign CORES
pondence, they are communicated, so far
conhdentially, and with request that after
oein6 read to the satisfaction of both Houses,
they may be returned.
| ;. afruf, TIL: JEFFERSON.
February 10th, 1903.
Ihe,said message and papers arcomuanv-
ing the same being read.
n motion was made by Mr.. Quincy and
secondedthattheH House do come to the fol-
lowing resolution
NeSotUed, That previous TO return of
the papers accompanying the message of the
President Of the U. s. this day communi cat
| ed, the Clerk of this House take and retain
copies thereof.
And on the question that the House do now
proceed to take the said proposed resolution
into consideration,
| ltpassed in the negative.
Another motion was made by Mr.. OnitieV
and seconded, that the House do come to the
| following resolution.
ReSoiUed, That the President of the Unit
ed States be requested to lay before this
House such letters received from the A.
merlcan minister at Paris as accompahi-
ed the said minister's Representations a.
gainst the late DEGREES and orders of Fra n &C
communicated to Congress in his message
OF TINS day, under such restrictions as in his
opinion the public interest may require.
And on the question that the House do now
I proceed q i,,.o
deration,
1t passed IN the negative, yeas 90, nays g..
he yeas and nays being demanded by one
fifth of the members present,
those who voted in the affirmative are,
fEAS-Messrs. Bacon, Boyle, Burwell, ].
Campbell; Champion, Chittenden, ]. Clay,
Clinton, Cook, Culpeper, Dana, Davenport,
Oesha. Durell, Elliott, Ely, Fisk, Gardcni-
er, Gardner, Goldsborough, GRAY, Harris,
helms, Hoge, Howard, Humphreys, Jenkins,
Johnson, Kelly, Kenan, Key, kirkpatrick,
Lewis, Livermore, Lyon, Macen, Marion,
Masters, ID. Montgomery, T. Moore, Nose
ley, Mumford, Newboid, Pitken, Quincy,
Rea OF Pen. Rowan, Russell, S. Smith, Sted-
man, Storer, Sturges, Swart, Taggart, Tall
madge, Upham, Van DYKE, Van Horne, Van
Rensselaer,, ID. II. Williams-6O.
| Those who voted in the negative are,
! NAYS-Messrs. Alexander, l.. ]. Aston.
w. Aston, Bard, Barker, Bassett, Bibb,
Blachledgei Blake, Blount, Brown. Buder,
Calhoun, G.. w. Campbell. M. Clay, Clop-
ton, Cobb, Cuts, Dawson, Deane, Eppes,
Findley, Franklin, Goodwin, Green, Heis-
ter, Holland, Holmes, Ilsley, Jackson, Jones,
Lambert, M'Creery, J. Mont ornerv, n. r.
Moore, Jno. Morrow, Nelson, Newton. Nicho-
las, Pugh, Rhea of Ten. j. Richards, Riker.
Seaver, Sloan, Smelt, Smilie, J. K. Smith, ].
Smith, Southard, Stanford, TAYLOR, Tro D.,
Van Allen, Nerplapk, Wharton, Whitchiil.
M. Williams, Wilson, Vim, WithcrelI.-62.
| Another motion was then made bv Mr.
| quincy and secondedj that the Injunction of
secrecy, so far as relates to the proceedings
OF the House upon the foregoing message OF
the President of the u. States be removed,
and that the same be published.
And debate arising thereon
An adjournment was called for: on which
che several orders of the day were farther
postponed until tomorrow
Ahd then the House adjourned until to-
morrow morning eleven o'clock.
Saturday Fe6. 81. ~
The House proceeded 70 take into conside-