Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-14
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 9.
ELECTORAL VOTE.

nal oil Yesterday proceedings, by insert
ing the letter Of Mr.. Walton, the elector
: from The state of Kentucky who did no at
tend 10 give his vote, stating the reason
thereof. He stated hts object to be to
state on the iouroal The reason why one
vote ives deficient; from the state Of Ken
lucky, that il, might serve az a precedent
on similar occasions. For. If hereaf er
in consequence of the sickness or inabl.
ity to attend of any one or more electors,
there should be tie be,wixs any two can
didates for the Presidency, it would be
made matter Of question whether
their votes, although unable to attend at
the time, ought not 70 he counted.
Some discussion took place ON this point,
it being contended by some gentlemen,
thai the House had m concern with the
causes Why any vote was not received,
BET merely to count those which came 20
hand And that il it was intended to fix
spreceedent to govern future proceedings
on this subject. it ought TO be done with
great delibera:ion.
MIR. Macon's motion was negatiyed,
Ayes 20.
NON INTERCOURSE.
Mr.. Taylor SAID it would be recollected
that in the course of the publ C business
OF this sessioa, resolution reported By
comHittee on our foreign relations aris
ing out Of a motion of a member from "
Carolina, f,r the purpose of interdicting
commercial intercourse with such hellire
r.nts as had in force DEGREES pr edic:s
against the lawful commerce OF the L..
hates had been agceed to and referred ~
he same committee, who had reported
bill for non Intercourse. This bill in fact
however comprized but one If of The
whole subject embraced by the words
"non intercourse The bill az reported
to this House proviJed for the non impor
tation of the goods, wares and merchan
die, the growth and manufacture of these
2 particular countries That (said h-) may
y readily accounted foc from the cir
nims;arce that The Hou sc was then actu.
Ny engaged in passing alaw for the en-
prcement of the embargo, the committee
herefore having only III view the oiher
TART OF the question, so as to complete a
non intercourse. After that bill was re.
ported, gentleman from Tennessee (Mr.
Rhea) in order that the whole nigh, be
Incorporated toto one, Offered resolution
for that purpose, I DID think i, unneces-
sary at that time ; bui as the course of
business seems TO look towards repeal
of the embargo in order ,ha, the whole
subject at non intercourse may be incor
pora,sd in the bill before the House,
move that the committees OF The whole
be discharged from the consideration of
the bill, and that it may be referred to
committee, 10 order that it may be made
in fact what the title imports it to be,
completely bill for non intercourse be-
tween this conHtry AND those na,ions hav.
ing in force DEGREES affecting our neutral
rigots.
The committee of the whole was dis
charged from The further confederation OF
the bii, Ayes 70.
A motion having been made that this
bill be referred To the commi tee of.the
whole on Mr.. NiCholas's resolution, was
negativel, Sc 10 IS.
IT was then moved to refer the bill t.
the Committee who reported il, and carri-
ed, 81 To Al.
Much desuliory debate took place on
these motions, in which Nessrs Sloar ID.
X. Williams, Uoham, Macon, Dana, Erpes
Taylor, Nicholas, Van Horne and Smile
partook
Mr.. w. Aston moved thai the commit
tee which now has under consideration
the resolutions Offered by Mrssrs. Ncbo
las, Bacon and Durel be discharged from
the further conslde alton Of them and
that they be referred to the same commit
tee to whom the non-iutercourse bill was
just referred.
Mr.. Dawson seconded the motion, and
Messrs Smile, Love, Holland, and Rhel
supported q, and Nessrs. Usna. Randolph
Minor, GARDENER and Macon opposed
il.
The question was taken on dscharging
the committee from the further considera
ton Of them a, haIfpa O'Clock Yeas
s5-Nays IS.
ITO be contipued.)
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