The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-03

wards us, thence showing the propr;ety of a.
DOPING The means OF Supporting DER rights
by mibary pre- parations. he quoted pas
seSe from a pubic and Official declaration
OF the Essex juno, wherein they declare tina,
Great Britain is justified IN her orders OF
ceuncil by the French DEGREES, &c. M-
EDpcs said whoever made such assertion,
waH tory. 1t is time, said ..Sr. Eppes, for
iedeiaiists to forget that they have lost the
i'cim OF power: it is time Tor the tories
10 forget that we have acquired intspen-
dence; and AL ought to unite in support OF
the unalien;,ble rights OF the naiIon.
MIR quincy rose in reply. He declared
thas the house had put the power of reg ia :
ting commerce oul OF their own hands, and
gwen Ii to the .,reSideat and twelve men
ms, saic he, IS precisely the kind OF ODE
dIcnce which the cr3ssie..-d l'urk, and
crooked kQeed l'rencIman wo,.d pay 70 their
emrerors. .s,noiig other things. MIR. Qun-
cy sand he had heard 1t asserted By a gentie-
man OF The majority, that it was useless to
vote tor a repeal OF the embargo. as the /.re-
St3cnt zoeuid nor agree 10 IL,
Mr d. G Jackson. Name The person.
here several persons called on Mr.. Q TO
name the person he alluded TOT
Nlr Quincy said it was lii {. private con-
verst,tian out Of doors.
MF. ,Nichoias enqnired if the gentleman
was In order IN reierlTn3 TO conversations out
o! Co0rS.
Mr.. Speaker said, gentlemen were fire.
quentiy in the habit OF introlu ciur matters
OF, OF the house, sucn as publications. in news
papers &c He was .;ltier OF opinion, how
ever, thlJ 1T was not strictly ia order To refer
to points x circumstances Which were foreign
~ the proceedings OF tae house.
Mr.. q, ". temb6sH called upon Mr.. Q.
to say II he alluded to him? Other gentle
men might take 1t in what lgh5 they pleas
ed.
Mr. Quincy said he would CRAFTY
He did not aiiude 60 Mr.. G. Mr.. .. said he
understood gentlemen Il was not this aiiJ.-
sion, but the strength of his argument that
made hem vince.
Mr.. Quincy was proceeding to argue the
uncons,tu'ohality OF the eubarso laws,
when
. Mr.. Jackson called to order He said,
ON every question rhat came before the house
the embargo was brought up There had been
."olauch departure from orGer, not only intnc
house bur in the galleries - and with respect
to me Latter, the disorder Came ION a
quarter whence, above all others, it ought
net 10 have proceeded: from British SUB
JecIs, certain Of whom, wiilc tlu gentleman
ftom Virginia (Mr. Eppes) was speaking,
had made disturbance.
Mi. Speaker gave the door keeper orders
to keep an eyS to the galleries, and give
notice OF any improper behavior, that means
might be tasSen to check it.
My. Jackson Continuing said his object
vas 10 Know, whether in discussing ques-
tion tor iasinS so 005 men, ii WAS in order 10
enter into all enquiry relative to the const-
tutionality OF the embargo?
Mr.. Speaker said it was difficult to draw
precise line, gentlemen having in(ulged in
such wide latitude
Mr. Quincy, (after some explanations from
Mr.. Eppes, with respect to the Tenor Of his
arSument) proceeded, for short time, with
regard to the uaconstitutionality of the embar-
go. &c
MIR. Macon moved to strike out Of the re-
solution the words .Etiy thousand" and tie
words tzvo years" SO as to leave blanks in
their places.
On the question for striking ont the first,
it was negativcd--47 to 47-the speaker vo-
ting in the negative.
On the question TO strike out the second,
it was carried. Ayes So, Noes 40
he resolution was then passed. Ayes
rs, Nays "a
On motion of Mr.. Nek7on the resolution
was REFERRED to the same committee, VINO
reported it to draft bill
Mr. Rhea from the committee of post Offices
and post-roads, reported bal in conformity
to the resolution offered to day for franking
public documents
1t was read, and ORD cred to be eagrossed
when the house adjourned.