The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-09

sage Of the President and to return an an
swer to his Excei!ency's most gracious mes
sage, he should certainly be opposed to it.
II ever there had been one particular part
or the condoct OF the former administration
winch had met the appreciation of the Re:
paoi,cans OF this Country generally, it was
the discontnuance of this practice The re-
suit OF the alteration was, that although
more was done during tic sessions of tile
Republican congresses, they animated
them three or four weeks sooner ri,an ever
had been done before. AS to the opportu-
MY which the answers afforded for debate.
Could any one say that sufficient latitude had
not been taken in debate ? Had not gentle
men efcn called others by name, and intro
tuceo every subject on any question. MIR.
Aston said he was pleased with what had
been done, and he could not vote that he
was not pleased; but hewas certainly oppo-
Sed to entering into fall discussion at the
opening II each session, ofevery thing which
was to ccme under the confederation of the
riouse. fthey were take up this resolu-
ton, they might as well take some abstract
act OF Mr.. Adamss, he being still living, &
discuss his political life. Washington, 1T
ieast he hoped, having departed from US,
would be permitted TO rest i'm peace;
Mr.. bacon said that with other gentlemen
lie Could not but regret that this proposition
mad been brought forward. If he were bro't
tn vote upon it, he feed not tell the House
that he should cordially vote for it; but il
was really one of the last observations which
ne had expected to have heard from any
gentleman that we wanted field for debate.
ne mad thought that the grievance was the
other way; that the cause of COMPLAINT was,
tfat they consumed too much time in de-
bate. He said he should certainly vote for
the resolution, were it brought to direct
vote but for the purpose of placing before
the House the view of the subject which he
entertained he should take the liberty to
move an amendment to it, and then move to
refer it to a committee Of the whole The
amendment was in these words, proposed to
De added to the motion -" And furnishes
an additional proof of the spirit of accom-
mediation on the part of the government of
the United States, which has at no time been
intermtted.''
MIR. d. G. Jackson moved that the whole
subject be postponed indefinitely.
Mr.. Randolph said, that as an indefinite
postponement was considered as tai!tamount
10 a reJection--for IL prevents renewal of
the subject during the session, and reJec-
ton does nothing more, Is the house had
heretofore had woeful experience in the
case Of certain very pertinacious petitioners,
ana as he was afraid, they would again have
from certain body Of petitioners, who, he
presumed, had not entirely given up their
hopes OF quarsering themselves on the. pub
hc property-an indefinite postponement
then being equivalent to rejection, he Ger
tain!y was opposed to the rejection of his
own motion. He could not have believed
that this motion would have been rejected by
the house; though he said he had certainly
calculated on IT'S being opposed by those who
condemned the promptitude and frankhess
with which the president had proceeded to
restore, as far as depended on him, the inter
course between the two nations 1t is this
part of the conduct of the president of the
y. States (said Mr.. II. on which mean 20
give an opinion" BY the President ot the
y. States northumberland in that proc
iamation in my opinion, he has deserved we'll
OF his country. | ask the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Nlr. Findley) il he is near e.
nough TO hear me this vast room, 7vhen
have proposed bringing in review the whole
measures OF former Observation-Disclosures
have proposed an answer to an address to
the two houses9 have propose no such
thing, sir-altho' my motion is nearly tanta-
nounttoit; because it sohappens that the on
ly act of which we have any knowledge, ex-
cept the laying up the gun boats in dry dock,
which also most cordially appreciate. is this
very thing. Now, have not the slightest
objection, it the gentleman chuses, that the
hon. and .worthy gentleman from Massa
chusettS should insist on a Uenire on the
conduct of any former President of the u.
States-but beg myself to be excused from
serving on it. AS an unqualified Juror,
chuse TO except to myself-for, really as to
one OF those Presidents, his career does not
seem yet to be fnished--it would seem as if
he yet meditated another batch of midnight
judges and another midnight retreat from the
capitol. i do therefore except to myself as a
Juror as to him or any other President.--
De mortuis nil niSi 6onum-agreed, sir.-
Let the good that men do live after them and
the evil be inferred in their graves But /
would ask the gentleman from Connecticut
and the gentleman from Pennsylvania also,
it this be one Of their abstract propositions
How abstract, Ipray you9 Orif it be one of
those unmeaning propositions, the discussion
OF which can answer TO good to this house 1t
would be idle in us now to be trying Mr.. A
dams on the merits of the sedition law, the 8
per cent. loans, or any other such act it would
answer no purpose--and it would be equally
idle and futile to pass any opinion on the me-
rits or dement's of the first or last 4years Of
the late administration. for this plain reason
the question bolts upon you; cm bono p
What earthly good can result from itl But
Is that the case in relation to the Executive,
on whose future dispositions rest the best in
terests Of this nation? Is that mere idle
discussion! And is it come to this! Is this
house 80 sunk in the Executive opinion. !
trust not, sir ] scout the idea that its APP
probation OF great course of national policy
is to pass for nothing. is to have no influence