Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-25

blank was so filed as to limit the term of
service to two years.
The committee rose and reported the bill
! with the amendments.
I The house Immediately took up the re-
rost, and after some observations in oppo-.
sition to the bill, from Mr.. Minor, the
question on engrossing the bill for third
reading, was taken by yeas and nays, and
carried ayes 72, noes rs.
On the motion that the bill be ordered for
third reading tomorrow,
Mr.. D. r. Williams wished that it might
be postponed until the cours which was
to be pursued should be determined.
He alluded to declaration to made
some days SAGE bv Mr.. Bacon, that he
would bring forward motion for the
repeal of the embargo, at a certain period.
Mr.. Williams wished to have that question
settled before this additional force should
be voted.
Mr.. Nelson could not consent to a post
ponement. He thought the country ought
to be put into an immediate state of de-
fence, and it would be unwlse to repeal the
embargo until that was done. He apprr-
headcd no danger to the liberties Of the peo-
pie from the encresed force Of the United
States. From what he had seen Of the MI
iitia, he did not believe them sufficiently
disciplined to be so immediately effective.
Col. 1aiima2se thought the bill of more
importance in respect to the interests Of the
people, ,han the gentleman from Maryland
(Mr. Neisoa) seemed to imagine. He
therefore moved that it should be ordered
to third req Ing on this day week, that
gentlemen might have time to consider the
billin all its bearings.
Mr.. Bacon wished for an intermediate
pe.lod. He said that he should not shrink
from the duty which he had assigned HIM
self, in bringing forward resolution for
the repeal Of the embargo At no distant Pc
Rod.
Mr.. Desaa moved that the bill be read
third time on Thursday rext.
Mr.. ID. K. Williams thought if war mea-
sures were resolved upon, tie nation should
know it. IF war was the object OF the pre-
sentbiIl it was deceivipg the people.
NJ. Nelson made some remarks IN sup
port of the bill, and of third reading to-
morrow.
Mr.. Lyon wished the longest period nam-
ed might prevail. He wanted time to look
over book of speeches, in which he found
certain principles in direct hostility to the
present bill, maintained by the gentleman
who now fills the chair, and the celebrated
parsonage who is at present at the head OF
the treasury. He wanted 70 shew the re-
publicans what they themselves had said
upon the subject. He called these men
time seroers, whose principles altered to
salt the times.
Mr.. Nich9las supported the bill, not on
the ground of It's contemplating the raising
of more militia or volunteers, but as an ar
my of defence.
MIR. GARDENER moved hat the third read
ing of the bill should be postponed until the
22d of February next. Mr.. G. took a wide
view, in speech Of about an hour, OF the
affairs of the country, and OF the present
system of measures, and hoped that gentle
men, if they would not consent to SO back,
would at least consent to make short
nause. and allow time to have complete
knowledge of the situation of the ma
ton before they should pass the present
bill.
Mr.. Macon replied atlength to Mr.. Gar
denier, defending the embargo and the O.
Their measures of the government.
Mr.. 9.G. Jackson also spoke at ien5'h
in reply to Mr.. GARDENER.
The question was then taken by ayes ana
noes, on the motion of Mr.. Gardener ana
lost-ayes is, noes 81. -,
The question was then put on the third
reading on Monday" and lost.
The bill was then ordered to a third