The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-31
In reply to the observations 0 fvarious gen.

uis~SiceIsSLt oil ms political TRENDS, woulu
Change his mind Oh a subject which he had
well considered 1t lie Was i'll an error
concerning the charge, or ra.her allegation
which he had made, he vas wiling to stand
before .he NATION alone in support of it.
1t gave him no sort OF pain or anxiety. Mar.
q. replied 70 several incidental observations
made by the gentlemen III the course OF the
debate, but which are not noticed in the
Course of the preceding sketch. In relation
to the execution OF the tate embargo law,
he said that the deputy collector had not
dared To execute the law, not from any
insurrection o. dISobedienCe to the laws,
bat from a determination m the community
toDri6g the laws o. the u ,. where he hop
ed the people of this country ALWAYS would
bring the laws, to the decision OF the Judi
GARY. III partiCul + cases (said MIR. OuisCy)
gentlemen, whose vesseis were loaded with
property To the AMOUNT OF perhaps so OF
so COO dollars, were called upon by your
laws either to give bond in six tunes the "a
niount of the Cargo, or to unload their YES
Sc.s, Tney refused to unioad the coiieC-
tor breaks open the matches and takes pos
session OF the property and as soon us
thai Is dime, he must give bond in the state
courts 10 the amount of 10000 dollars, or
g dpub g the amount of the property Selzed.
ms is a civil right of the citizen The in-
Slant your .iiicer begins to execute that
law. before one day is al an end, ne VIII
have been obliged to- give bond III a m,iliion
o dollars or to have gone to JAM. The de-
putty collector therefore could not put at ha-
Gard the wi,Gie hopes oi himself and his
tansily by eMecu ing ii law which brought
HIM into such obvious danger. Gentlemen
Say that l admit ed that ,his Jaw mVghk haze
BEEN executed. That wa. not he bearing
OF my expression 1t was. that if ,he law
could have been executed, the lead OF the
efnce, 1t an efficient man, would have been
competent to execute l.; but not when that
head is an individual, who is absolutely
from intirinity confined TO his house, add
almost to MS bed. The misfortune is that
there Is not now a responsible officer to Elk
ecite YOU laws; and it Is This whiCh has
Leu to the p. eseno motion. MIR. OunCy said,
that, COM need tnati 1t Was proper that an
crquiry should be made, Notwithstanding
gentlemen near hin had asked him to willl-
draw his resolution, although alone, he should
wish a question 10 be taken on it. lie DEM
ed that gen Lincoln had been kept in oiice az
4eward for his revolutionary services ana,
II Il were SO, The Executive had no right
To gratiiy any mait D. ii slnecure at the eX-
pence OF toe public IN crest. The facts
%hich he had stated, * the House would go
into a Committee OF eng urry, he could prove.
tie SAID he had not, as suggested by his COL
league, received his information from gene
go $'i'NO'f, ANU ilI was di Via uC NNulu
state on that point, MIR. Quincy said his
observations had been attributed to a de-
sign to excite New England. He said New
England was III a etatc of excitement under
the operation OF the embargo laws; laws
which some OF the wisest unen and hes. pat
rlots III The country deemed unconstitutional,
and 50 much SO that they could not submit
TO them. ihlS was the general sentiment.
Sappas- 1t to DC the Case that tins House
&htllI Ven NDN 80, m. H..
what must be the Course uf the people p
They could pursue no o;her mode THAN a
Coi'Sutuilonai remonstranCe and j. tina;
failed, he said they had no uther resource
than'a constitutional resistance. He hoped
Jlat Course would not he taken, because he
hoped the government would see ihc evil of
Its ways, and the incorTectncss s: The prin
ciPie on which il acted. He maintained the
correctness OF the ground that, when a law
2spa sedby which il thc opinion OF the peop,e
their interests are entirely destroy ed, he
law could not be enforced. His motives be-
1ng as he had stated them. he had wished To
lay the subject before the nation. Thus
House; lie said was the guardian OF the
rights OF the Citizens, and bad IA right TO en-
cure into The manner in which Offices were
bied. And though he might be alone in this
cp'mon, deemlng 1t his duty to make the
enquiry, he Said hc should not withdraw the
motion.
The question on the. pAssAcH of the re.
solution CIR. Quincy having Withdrawn his
motion that tile on the tabic) was taken by
Yeas & Nays as follows.
YE.4S."iIr. Quincey.
NuYS.. bfc5SrS, .Iie.rander,L j. .flston,
". MlSton, Eacon, Bard, Larker, Bassetf
Bib, Elaektedyc, Biake, Eiount, hc.ylc
Bro7rn, bur7oeH, Butler, Caitoun, Gus, J
(anf6 u, CAamhion, Clay, CIohton, cox,
C"Lh<Fte,, DaUenhort, Dazvson, Dand; he.
SRA, DureN, Ely, FIndkey. Fisk, franklin
Gnrdenier, GardAcr. Garnet, Ghoison,
Golds6orough, Good7oyn, Green, Harris
IriSf'r, AeLuas, hoge, Hohand, Holiness
He7oard, HnmfAreys, N8kcy, JG Jackson
Ienkins, Johnson, Jones, Ktty, xenan. Kcy
6irkhaGick, La,n6ert, Legvis, Lovt, Lvoa
Nfacop, Aayion, Masters, nc Crcery, MI.
nor, d.. 17onlSonrery,J J. Hfonfgomerq, ~. Il
Moore, T. hlOore, Jer. Alorr0zv, John MIR.
ro7o, Aio8eley, ALpnJard, Nelson, Aegy6oid
.Nes0ton. Aicholas, Pifkiu, Porter, Rugh
Rca. (P,J hhea, CI.j d. Richards, III
Ficha''fS, Riker, Rowan, Russell, Say, Sea.
ger, Sh07o, 3toan, Smell, Smile, j. K
Smith, j Smith. 5. Smith, Southard. sian
Z Jorc, Stedn'0n, 8.orer, ~SturseS, IaLLoader
JaDior, 1HomhSon, Trigs, TRAM, UhAaa.
Fan Hhs, Van Corflaad, Van Oykr, Yao
dori, Nharion. tVhfkehtH, u. K. EYiAiaDs,
II. fViison,N Htiaou, Him, liz.