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

ixing letters gf hiurque ci1d Renrisal-
Continued.
FEBrrAey S.
MFR. Rrsdonh said, chat he had voted a.
against filling the blank in the resolution
with the 4tl day CT March, because, If pos
sjhle, he could have wished an cartier das (;
-eserving heweycr III his own mint the right,
when the question should come before the
House, Of agreeing TO that day, it an earlier.
could not h, obtained. He hnped-and the
prospect which presented iiseii that morning
gave him good cause to hope, that the Gem
mittee would agree to that membcryo of the
resolution which was then before them. For
some time past he had been an inactive,
though not an inactive observer of the pre-
ceedings OF Congress- He did not know
whether he ought not to rejoice at the ply
steal ~incapacity which had prevented him
from taking apart in those proceedings.--
They had been such-as (until now 10 fill
his mind with great apprehension and a.
larm, because they had hitherto indicated
81 great want ct concert, not TO say disun;nn
some zchere. He would have deemed it one
OF the most calamitous events that could
nave Dei;.iicn the country, II, after the pro-
greSs whica had been made in the conside-
ration of the motion Of the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Niciloias) the House could
that day, have refused further to, consider
1t. And wherefore should he so have
deemed it? Because it would lave indica-
ted not merely 4 want of concert and of u
MON in the cabinet and councils OF our conn
try, but he feared it might have led to a
state O. things. which he would not then
attempt to anticipate. 3he plain. broad,
open road for, every government to pursue
was-that OF commen sense and decision--
comm on sense is theory; decision is cxecu-
ton. If, as they had been told, el.ere cxis-
ted dissatisfaction. %murmuring diScnntent:
a spirit--if not OF Instruction, at least lea
ding to resurrection against The laws-wis-
dom and pc.icy required either. Il Prompt
subduai OF that spirit, or an Immediate Wei
ding to it:tke or the other. 1t. was the
hating Between these extremes, an o~scillat.
ing, hesitatipg,i ,emporizing, tamr.erine.
patching mp policy, that brought rain on
every nation, so situated. The history of
cur own revolution taught this. The CON-
duct of the Sritish i~oinistry 10 the Aneri-
can colonies, he supposed, would have i'm
pressed thih principle on the mind OF every
man. What was that conduct ; Marked
by :. spirit Of irritation and ndccisios.-
whist we were irritated on the one hand,
we were uncontrolled by power On the other.
and after years mf excitement and ILL
blood, the event is known to all. He there
tore cong atuiatedthe House and the nation
that tins systcn-if system il could be cal
Ied-was about to be gtyenrp that the
hopes, the wishes, thu fcars-everv slroi,e.
passion Of the pabi;c-wcre 40 loneer TO he
sported with :--that the example of Lord
North was not so soon to he lost upon u.s.
Sir, lsaid he) If my voice will permit me.
i Will state another subject of congratulations
TO you and the committee. it is, that du-
ring this period of general q .tractjon-J
none No gGptfopN N Ir.n aFtaNl - - -
wrong sense to the word, but that it will he
taken (as ] utter it) to mean a difference. n
contrariety OF views and opinions (; there
Deing hitherto perhaps no ten men to be
found In this House who could agree upon
any Affirmative proposition amidst this
public distraction it is n subject Of consoio.
tion to me that we have not, as vet. compro-
united the safety of the state that during
TINS long and tedious political ma1ady rndeT
winch we have been and not without some
SHADOW OF reason ; so extremely pecvish
and %fretful, the body polite has sustained
perhaps no radical injury and that. now
by a happy determination to tho surface.
the disease isHkejy to be wi o ythrown of.
BY some it might be thon.ht ,hat IN ,be
wide, and perhaps zffd yanae. which he
shoild take "? tic subject, he was viola
ting the rules and orders of the Iousc. On
this SUBJECT he must be permitted so CIV
~ OF
phat there was not q single oue stion nct
even that OF filing a blark, in the reso'uii-
on under consideration, that did not involve
every foreign /; and he might almost say p.
very domestic relation Of this union. It vas
impossible to discuss q subieet cf ,iat great
ana momchtoas rational inportarce witb
me cry minutencAs Of snecial pleader net
10 traVeI out or the record, or 10 be lied
Gown TO the matter contained in fhe decla-
ration. Aud perniitme, sir, fsaid Mr.. Ran
ooiph) TO add that so long as escape the
correction of the chair, i SHALL feel myself
AT hoerfy to proceed. whntsacvcr NAV be
Ine opinions as to order Of other gentlemen
mere are occasions ia which "a sneak Of
any man to his. face IN y certain sf-nin
onght TO be ieprCbatcd aud stamptd as tho
West adulotson but there ate other coca
sions IN which not so to speak to restrain
the feelifgs OF a full and ov%crAowine heat
SUBJECTS perhaps to colder, but for bitter
censure. | shall dismiss this topic. then. tv
saying, that you, sir, nave not so LONG presi.
ied IN this assembly, with so much yeputa-
.ioh 70 yourself and benefit to the state. To
De new sclooled in your duty by the vo.ne.
hngs OF yesterday. And / say il, because n
cuair"-no OF this committee would certsinlv
very grossly depart from rule and order
were he to rise to vindicate his conduct in