The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-07
mo. 90.

or to. declare them unconStitu i0ral. Mir.
Quincy said that the right OF a legislature
to comment on the measures of the govern
ment could not be questioned, when it was
secured by the constitution TO every indivi-
dual and that the sentiments contained in
me memorial just presented were not incon-
slstent with those expressed in the paper
read by Mr.. Newton. Mr. Froup said he
would be willing to treat this memorial with
respect, but not with fccUHQr respectable
cited the instance in which 4 memorial of
the legislature of Georgia on the subject OF
a proposed intraction OF her territorial rights
by the United States was lci,hcr. referred or
printed. Mar. Livermore denied that the Ie-
Sislature of Massachusetts had expressed a.
tnyd.Sorganizing sentiments they only SUIT
ported the rights of the states, streugthenine.
instead of weakening the whole Machine by
preserving a PARK III It's proper operation.
Mr.. Bacon observed, that he should enrol
ms nay in the vote for printing without the
least fear of being accused of disrespect for
the state which be represented for howe
verne might respect the legislature or the
state ne could not shew his aspect for it by
giving IT'S memorial a course different from
that pursued ia citation to petitions ~ me-
MORALS from rtner portions o. the people :
and 1t was already re.ecrcd To- q respcctable
committee of the House. M. Newton OBJ
Ser"ed, that when the committee yeDorted
on the memorial, he should he ~illing to
print the memorial and report on 1t at the
same time he should move 20 print The an
isWer OF the same Legislature to the Virginia
resolutions on tie subject Of tire alien and
Seditlon laws. and then it would be the legis-
ia'ure OF Massachusetts, castigating the le-
gisitture at Massachusetts,. Mr.. Quincy
said this memoria! contained tie opinion OF
a large commercial state and was entitled,
therefore,, to the attention of the House if
not printed now, a report would probably
not be made on 1T this session, and it would
not be printed. Mr. Holland observed, that
as tnlts containing information there was not
a ne" idea contained in the memorial, not
one which the gentleman himself had not
favored the House with during the session.
and some OF them in the very words of the
gentleman himself. Mr.. Rowan conceived
that the remonstranCe Of a state was entl-
tted tono particular preference over that of
any other memorial from any particular pur-'
ton OF the people and that the proper
course would be to let the rcmonstrance lie
on the table, as the subject of it was now
under consideration. / an answer was to
be give 20 it, she legislature might answer
that answer, and there would be no end to
the correspondence. Mr.. Rowan moved 10
re consider the vote for the reference to a
select committee. Mr. Quincy Withdrew his
motion tor printing, e. permit the question
u be taken on re-cWlsjdcriEE the vote for re-
ie'G"Se jhesSiS. oaHyeTs Macon and Iay-
, Mr, aa s!eonsid, e e-G5,. Ihr Xxx
again supported his notion h. wished not
by a silent disposition cf the memorial to
sanction its statements, wholly erroneous, or
treat IT with CCutenpt. Mr.. Rowan had no.
idea ot doing either bat an answer could
only produce irritation which he was desir-
Gus to avoid i, would be true magnanimity.
even ii the House believed it not to be COR
rect, to pass II over IN silence. Motion to
commit negati> ed, Ayes 90. Mr.. Quincy
renewed his motion that the remonstrarcc
be printed. For the motion -, against II So.
ARMY AND NAVY APPROPRIATION.
The bill for amending he act for establish
ing the War and Navy Departments. and
making appropriations for the support of
the military and naval establishment OF the
United States for the year 1909, WAS read the
third time and passed.
NON-INTERCOURSE.
The bill from the Senate for interdicting
commercial intercourse between the United
States and Great Britain and France and
their dependencies, was read the third time.
And on the question, Shall the bin pass as
amended,
Mr.. Minor said that the passage Of this
bill would be a novelty IN legislation, foc he
believed it had not a friend In the House.
He was at a loss what to think Of it. He
said he should be obliged to gentlemen who
were in favor of the bill to explain to him
how much of the embargo was to be retain
ed by it and how much tobU removed.
He thought that the offensive parts Of the
embargo laws was to be retained by il. The
bill was hilctionab'e ton, because it enacted
as a substitute for the G., barge q non. inter
course system winch was Not TO
unt,t Two dats Previous totIe next session Of
Congress, and was TO expire with that ses-
81 II 1t would scarcely have gone into ope-
ration before It would cca 9 ~ the limitation
OF the law. He could not conceive for what
purpose the non intercourse system was to
be enacted, If it was to- have an end so soon-
lie mad no doubt that those gentlemen WHO
voted for this measure now, aud who were
to be in the next Congress, would be then
told that they had by that vote pledged them
selves not to suffer the embargo to be re-
moved without an efficient substitute. Fer
one, he said, he could not consent to take
this measure in lieu OF the embargo, because
it was Inefficient for the purposes OF coercion ;
because it could not be carried into execu-
ton because it would prevent our usual i'll
tercourse without excluding foreign goods.
as they would be smuggled in because