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

ter demand and refusal as aforesaid. 70 grant
TO the owners OF private armed vessels .. the
United States, Who shall make application
h.reicr, special commissions in the form
which he shall direct, and under the seal of
the United States, and such private armed
vessels, when duly commissioned as afore-
said. shalt have the same license and autho-
rity for the subduing, sciziny and capturing
any armed or unarmed BRUSH vessel, and
for the OF the vessels, goods aud
effects of the United States. as the public
armed vessels of the United States may by
law have and shall be, in like manner, SUBJ
ject to such Instructions as snail be ordered
by the President ofthe United States for the
regulation OF tl.cir conduct. And the COM
missions which shall be granted, shall.b re-
vccable at the pleasure OF the President of
the United States.
"Sec.- 81. ind be it.further enacted, That
after demand made and refusal on the pa:C
of the Emperor of France to withdraw his
DEGREES and orders Infringing the lawful
of the United States, the presi-
dent of the United States shall be authori-
zed and required to instruct the commanders
of the pubic arnied vessels, which arc or
shall be employed nthe service CT the Uni
ted States to subdue, seize, and take any arm
ed or unarmcd French vessel on the nigh
seas, or elsewhere, and such captured ves-
sci with her apparel, guns and appurtenan-
Ces, and tile goods or eiiccys which shall be
found on board the same, being French pro-
perry, shall be brought within some port OF
the United States, and shall be duly proceed
ed against aid contenned as directed, and
shall accrue and BIC distributed as by law is
oi'shail be provided respecting the capture
which shall be made by the public armed YES
sells ofthe United States.
Sec. %. .4gdbc ii. Iu;ihcr enacted, That
the President of The United States shall be,
and he is hereby authorised and required,
after demand made and refusal aforesaid, To
grant to.tie owners of private armed ships
and vessels of the United States, who Shall
make application therefor. special commissi-
ons III the form which he shall direct and
under the seal of the u. >. and such private
armed vessel, when duly commissioned as
aforesaid, shall nave the s.lne licence and
authority for the sibduinS, seizing and Cap
turing any armed Or unarmed French YES
sci, and for the recapture of the vessels,
& 'ods and effects of the people of the United
States, as the public armed vessels of the u.
States may by law have and shall be, in
like manner, subject to such instructions as
shall be orderedby the President of the u.
States for the regulation of their conduct,
and the commissions which shall be granted
as aforesaid, shall be revocab,. at the plea
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Mr.. EpbeS said, that this was a proposition
which he Hoped might unite all parties in the
House. Il authorised the President To- dcrland
the recall OF the injurious acts fthe beiigcrents,
and on a refusal, it declared that we would Use
all the force which we possess against the DEGREES
and orders, which, under whatever aspects they
COULD be viewed, were calculated 10 produce to-
tai ruin to all the great interests of the country.
The bill under consideration, he feared, would
Afford no relief to Che Southern country; their
produce would still be lying on their hands And
indeed take three dollars a hundred from the
price of tobacco, (as the orders in council do) and
the cultivation OF it is cut of the que stion. ii we
allowed Cieat-Blitain to say that we shall not
trade withou coming & paying her u tax, where
would be the limit to her eXtoriion Ifweiwerc
such dastafdly wretches rs to permit her to tax
ut will the great staples of the county, could it
be supposed that she would ever allow us here
after even to be the carriers of eur own produce :
Whatever present relief, the bill might afford to
the shipping interest, ruii would Ultimately fail
on every man who had any thing at stake in the
country. III we took no means to resist taxation.
he should be compelled to believe that what had
been SAID was correct: that "the m,a;oyity can
NOT 6e KICKED into u suey." And if some such
measure as that proposed was not aiopted. The
assertion would stand as a damnable record to fu-
tlre ages. It we should hereafter be efrac.ory.
a foreign nation cughttherciore not to SEMI ;roops
but rnen armed with whips 10 seourge us INTO o.
bed'ence. He concluded by saying, that he no.
ped the House would agree To postpone the con-
sideratlon of the subject till Monday, that the 4.
men0neIts might be printed.
Nr. EaSSctt also expressed his appreciation of
the proposition. There must he one of two in
tentions Ill tie House, either 10 glide smoothly
down the current of submission or to take a high.
er ground, which must be war. Could it be be.
ieVed, that ii 9. Britain maintained her system
of excluding our from the ocean. or
subIect'ng 1t TO heavy / Xation, war was not ine-
vitable No man could conceal this fact from
himself or from the nation.
Mr.. u. r. Williams wished to offer an .mend-
ment to the amendment, for the purpose of as.
certaining the sense OF the House on the subiec,
OF fighting. For this purpose he moved to amend
the bill as to GnthoriSe The President forthwith n,
use thefubGc Jorce, &c.
Mr., Masters opposed the postponement he
htoped the business would be finally concluded 10.
night.
The question being taken by yeas and nays on
Mr.. EEPes' motion for the postponement of the
further consideration of the subject till Monday,
the : we're for it ~6O-again4t it,60.
The House being equally divided, the Speaker
decided in the negative.
Mr.. 4. G jackson wished to postpone the con
sideratiOn OF this amendment, so as net to delay
the progress of the bill. The Speaker declared
that 4 part Of a subject before the House could
not b. postponed.
MIR. D.. r. WiHi,ons reioioed in the opportuni.
ty OF registering his vote tor war. He observed.
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