Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-01-16

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mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Melton advocated the paiiage OF the
bill.--He admitted the militia CT the United
States to be patriotic; bu. It was necefLry
that the u. s. have in the field a difpoiable
force of more fpeci6c organization. After
lhort dilcuihon on a point of order, the CON-
mi,tee of the whole rofe and reported the bill.
| The Houie took up the bill Immediately.
Mr.. GARDENER inquired, very emphaticaily'
what the Object was which required theie
10000 men to effect If for war, ought II
not to be 10 fpec6ed If to be aaofb0 ard IN
the execution of the Embargo, then the peo.
pie ought to know it and TO be told where
iuch an oppofition to the meafure e1iited,
which required fnch a fpecies of executive
force to command obedience.
| Mr.. Eppes, Mr.. s.tssjont jan in,iapl at
tempted to vindicafe the mealares OF the AL
| ninifration.-lIe retailed the hatenents,
| which have 70 often been made and reiutta
of the dangers of navigating the ocean.-ne
quoted paiiage from newipaper which ne
iaid, contained declaration Of the "EDsr
Jsnis," that Great Britain wa. juitifed in her
orders Of council by the French DEGREES, &c.
Mr.. Eppes fAid, whoever made fueh an aiier-
tion, ws, tory l,.rLnaesd If calling ,idissis@,
Jeyi6 sass<s, f5b yosag ,sss J6os3 il Le rrf,s able,
bsvs pointed oSf bs ailoy Of fJe sDs,fies, q. Ssss
fienf day fool eas call bard ssmss HE con-
cuded by laying that all parties ought to "
mite IN fupport Of the administration and its
meafures.
MIR. Quincy confidered the refoIu,ion be.
fnrs shss. .s snottes Embargo ACT and
therefore declared, that the tioufe by their
coaduct had put their confti,utional right to
regulate commerce our of their own hands,
into the hands Of the Prehdent and twelve
Senators. This he fAid was the kind Of ODE.
dence to execltive will which the crofseg-
ged Turk, and crookneed Frenchman paid %
their Emperors. He added, that he had heard
il ailerssd, by gentleman in the majority,
that il was ufelefs to vote for a repeal Of the
Embargo laws, A. the Prehdent would not
fign the repeating ae. Here Mr.. Jackfon,
Of Georgia, M, Campbell, sfTenuefiee, ssd
otbsrs vseifersfsf. +" <s~< fbe pe,jss," ssms sbs
fe,fss.") Mr.. Quincy obfervel, he knew the
fource Of the Glamour il was not the allulion
he had made, but the cogeney of his argu-
ment, which had excited the irritation He
fhould only obierve, that the remark was
made to him ia private couverfation aud
without the content of the gentleman who
made il he lhould not difclofe his name
| Mr.. Nicholfon inquired If the gentleman
was in order in referring to out-of doors con-
verfation.
The Speaker obferyed, that gentlemen fre.
quensly indulged the habit of introducing
out-sf doors matters, fucii As newfpaper para.
graphs, lsas&.s . Mr.. Etpe,. ubo, ty tbe !,
sss sslsd to s.dt,,l sc. He was rather Of
opinion. however, that fuch coudu0 was Not
Rretly in order. ARA
Mr.. Quincy. after this fecond interruptions
was proceeding to ihew. that the Embargo
laws being unconititutional, laws TO enforce
them ought not to be paffed -When
4 Mr.. Jackfon called to order, obferving
that he did not like to hear the iubjea of The
Embargo brought up on every occafon and
wifhed to inquire Of the chair, il in di(cuihns
a bill for rafting an army Of $4,000 men il
was in order to enter iuto an inquiry ON the
contstusionality Of the Embargo laws.
II The Speaker anfwered, is was difkcult C
draw precife line, gentlemen having indul
ged in fuch wide latitude.
ms Argument ON the fubIecf.
Mr.. Macon moved to ftrike out the word,
l"6ty tbos(asd and "tspo y<sys." TO leave the
number and tenn Of fervice of the troops Z
blank. On the queition to ftrike out" 5o,oeo,'
the numbers were ~ and 47-The Quenior
to itriks out srDo ys,s," paaed SO 10 -
The Reiolution then paded-76 to "a and
the committee who reported it, directed tc
draft bili.-Adjourned.
i MOTIF. -
i krA letter from Waihington, makes thu
following reflections on the above proceed.
ings.
"The htuation of the country hourly be.
comes more alarming. The majority in Con.
greis who are bu6ly employed in gradually
undermining the liberties of the nation are
not content with violating the contribution
fubverting the Judicial authority, and tram.
ping upon all thofe rights and privileges fc
dear to freemen but an iron military de(pot.
i'm is TO be created to complete the fcene Of
iniquity by gratifying all the ambitious view,
Of vhonary crazy politician. This day has
the boundary line Of Legitimate power been
tranfiliated.. The lail ftep towards enilavinq
the nation has been taken. Seventy tx mem.
bers of the Houle of Representatives., lave
emitted under the banners of defpokic power
have openly arrayed themfelves againlt the
people and voted for the refolution to raile
10000 men to fsrve fortlle term OF two wears
/ This propoGtion to raife this immenfe army
in atine of profound peace, in direct hoRiii-
ty 10 the Conftisut'on, was put forth unatton.
ed without the faretion of any name. and has
been acted upon and adopted by an over
whelming majority" $50 Nt
SATURDAY, DEc- 81
The bill for frsnking public document. by
mail, pa,red. aisi' a"-st ~
Mr.. Quincy prefented petition from fun
dry mariners, late matters aud mates of yef.
ieis belonging to the port of Portland, (Niaine)
praying aiiiitancs from the general govern
ment. 1fia