Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-25
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j thursday, FEB. %.
NON-INTERCQURsT

:" 'iie Ii.ur, CT ths hl
from the senate for interdictiine comm. "
intercouls@ &c.
Mr.. Maste,-'s motion for styik;n,o
Of the 1l;h section being yet undsr W. =, pm
deration. NONa
Mr.. T. G. jackson moved to stril.
the whole OF the section preceding ,bs, ~
yiso, for the purpose OF INSERTING II r: :,
lowing amendment: ~"@
eff after G. Britain or France .,.n
woke such Of their orders or DEGREES 'I IT.
or edicts as violate the lawful CONNIE. "''
neutral rights Of the U. S. of which :,
cation the President Of the u. S. sb,l wv
pubic noticeby proclamation Gxing tba e. ~
which shall be at the expiration Of 66r1 ,+'
from the date thereof, when the cpyr,'e r1a
this act and also of the act laying an em5s
go, &c. snail cease and determine anJ%,
president of the q. S. shall a. the eyp,,;,,
Of tae time limited in the said pro .s,noiN
issue letters Of flarque and repyisaI ao,rs
the r-a;ion whieI, shall continue in for S =
unsawi;il edlcts against the commerce ogh
Z. S." u
The reason he assigned for it was not
hostility to the principle, but as the Scotia
now stood, it gave the President ds,r
tlonary power 10 judge Of the time at vsi5t
the commerce OF the United States SsG2
be SAFE enough to warrant the Withdraw,
the embargo as relates 10 either power &c,
MIR. Pona9lbh called for division Off.
question on striking cut, so as to take IL
question distinctly on striking out the r9
clauses of the section.
HE question was taken on strking on
the first clause OF the section, and neca,iv
81 20 ~.
The question then recurring on striking
out The second clause, being precisely tn.
motion of Mr.. Masters.
Mr.. Dana objected to the clause for.
variety OF reasons, because it d~lega.edo
the President power which belonged
Congress only, by making him iudged
what pledges and precautions" we:
: suitable that it authorised the empjo;.
ment eta private force in case in which
the public force was not to be empoys&
which IS a novelty; It contemplated not
tnal war but invited individual entrrDrizc i
II was therefore 2 mere menace, going n3oa
the principle that private vessels might DC
authorised 70 make reprisals where hepa5'
| force WAS not presumed TO b; ,enp.0ytG
Il was thereto a measure WORTHY tito
govcrnmert, and unknown in the history Of
nations. The construction OF the section
too WAS singular, and he was as:onlsNa
that such q Bib should come from the SER
ate.-lt made no regulations as :
what disposition should be made
the property captured by these w.
sells, whether declared good prize OF MI
&c. 1t was mere vague proposition ap
unworthy Of the government, as 1t prop,
sed war by individuals whilst the nalol
5hrunk from the contest. He objected al"
10 the condition on which letters CT marlr
were to be issued-ti;at on enc natOD'
easing to wrong her, we should agree
light another. He objected 10 it to0'
:ause it transferred to the Presiden:
5isiative power, by making the issnln5 ~ ~.
ers OF marque dependant on the 1's "d
which in the op;nioa Of the Pres'delt ' r,,s,
'ender the commerce ct the United 0"''
efficiently safe &c. -,
Mr.. 7. G. Jacason renewed his nleI ~
o strike out the whole sectlons ezcSP ,r
nacting clause. He acknowledge ,s
ustice Of the argument of the geniiIr% Da
rom Connecticut but as session o. %
,ress would intervene, the obJec''on,
he defect in detail would tall to TIC 8 o' II,
ne amendment which he intended ~ il.
ar, would remove the REMAINDER :"
catlenan's objections.
Ssn0te Of the Un1ted Sf0S('
February p. =. biG
f,ay md tIy,,o o, the massage OF "P