Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-16

found so free from guilt either. The Brl.
fish government has been suspected as well
as the u. S. to have connived at this enter
prize, and it has received Miranda into It's
bosom and what has she done? She be-
slieved it delicate subject, and did nothing
this should be a lesson for us. 1 believe
most religiously, that these men were en-
sployed for her purposes and service, TO make
a diversion IN her favor, yet she hassnot ex-
tended clemency to them and shall the
said that we, who have exertcd every nerve
Of our government to relieve our seanlens
innocently suffering under the lash Of a
British boatswain, as yet without success,
shall we, while this business is unsettled,
enter into crusade for the Justly deemed
guilty If the Spanish nation have the
samelsentiments assthis house i trust has, it
will spurn our interference: should Burr be,
as he deservee,, confined in chains, in some
penitentiary, for similar acts with these men
against the sovereignty Of the state, and
the British government demand him as
her subject, under the pretext of being
once asubject always subject, would not
s..
our bosoms, at the insolence Of such de-
mand ? And must We expect less from the
proud minded Spaniard? The sympathy
sof the nation is not extended to these men
If 1t was, where are tbs petitions from every
part, in their favor ? The sympathy seems
to be confined altogether to this house but
| charge its members with no improper mo-
lives. This is a subject we have nothing
to do with, and would be an interference
with Spain which does not belong to us, &
only subject the executive to naughty re-
ply.
Mr.. Pana2lbh blew out few fugitive re-
marks, not On the question but as feathers
IN the wind, to be kept up by the breath Of
resentment; in personal illusions, such as
fredericksburg with little county court
law learning" hoping the country would
getrid OF leading politicians in the charac-
tiers OF second rate lawyers 90 men want
ing heads and included in the whole, a
critical, satirical, philHpical, eniematical
defamation, laboring rather to keep in
than letout, what he would say, of certain
members Of the house. lie indeed gene
rally discovers in bis language and gestures,
i Il BE contempt for the abilities of h CO.
Temperatures
On this subject yesterday he said as en-.
scouragenent to domestic manufactures by
taxing imports, was become favorite to-
PIC, he would have no objection to lay
prohibltory duty on the Importation, of
these men, and would give large draw
back on the expectation OF all with sach
principles.
Some other members followed, expressing
similar opinions for and against the resolu-
ton, which was fnall, lost, ayes sc, nays
81, the speaker deciding in the negative,
when the house adjourned about o'clock.
THURSDAY, June IS.
Another hat petition, from New Jersey,
was presented and referred, and one from
Rhode Island, also.
Mr.. Bacon presented petition from
sundry inhabitants Of Massachusetts pray
ing the interposition Of Congress to protect
their domestic fine woolen manufactures.
Referred to the committee Of commerce and
manufactures.
Mr.. Key obtained leave of absence for
one week from Monday next and Mr..
Sea0er for the REMAINDER OF the session from
Monday next.
On motion Of mr.. Epbes, the house re-
solved itself into committee Of the whole,
lylr. Pitkin in the chair, on the bill entitled
" An act supplementary to the act, entitled,
an act for the support of public credit, and
TOR the redemption Of the public debt, when
a motion was made by mr.. quincy to strike
out the whole Of the first section after the
word That, in order to try the principle of