The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-28
mo. Ga.

The committee then rose and reported
the bill
The amendments made in committee Of
the whole were sevcraliY agreed TO by tae
House aud on the question tl,a. the hili be
engrossed. FOR - third reading Mr.. Ltper-
mare called for the Yeas and Nays. There
we're or it s., against il 81.
1t was subsequently, read a third TING.
and opp.~ed by Messrs. Dana. Mscon, Van
Ha'n, LYON, Cook, Aiilucr and Sloan, and
supported hy R7cssrs. w. Aston ard ] G..
Jackson. twas PASSED by Yeas and Nays,
OF to %.
NON-lNTERCOURSE.
lac House again resolved itself into a
Commits Of the whole, on the bill for in
Serdict!ng commercial intercourse.
Mr.. HhhiCr's molten for striking out the
mrs, section being under considerations
Nlr. "'fch5faS spoke against the motion
ior about halt an hour. lie replied 10 ma
ny ohJect'ons which had been made to the
81. lie observed howerer that this state
OF lungs could not CONT: ne long; and that
ne haa nohesitatiom 10 say that this nation
mnsf soon determine eitlier to maintain and
enforce ITS rights on To ABANDON commerce.
altogether. lie could not consent TO carry on
commerce as it WAS now sIiackied by the
oeiilScrents, nor abandon it altogether. He
hopcd hat there yet was n manly anil no.
norahle spirit in the nation which would
resist the inYasions of our rights; and thi,
nlii would prevent our citizens fsom stain
ing tse character OF the nation by carrying
on a commerce which could only be carried
on with disgrace, until another fort Should
have been made for pcace.
he question was taken ON striking out
the first section OF the bin and EGATIvt
Ayes 81.
The House proceeded in the considerati-
on Of the bill.
The Period after which the entrance If
vessels should DC prohibited into our waters
being under considerations
Mr.. Nicholas named the goth of Nav
As the vessels coming IN after the time e.
ed on were to be subject to condemnation.
ne thought It would be to the honor of the
nation to give reasonable notice OF the re-
g~ulation.
Mr.. Lyon named the first of June. az be-
ing after the next meeting of Congress.
Mr.. RISK hoped neither day wnald be n
greed to. lie was MT for giving to England
any longer notice OF oar regulations than she
gave ct the Orders in Council, viz. from the
18th of November 10 the 18th of Janus
RE therefore named the 2oth dav Of
April. ="
Ihe question on the LIST day of June was
negatived 50 to II.
The goth OF May was agreed to, so to
The fourth section having been read fpro-
hlolting the importation OF French or Bri-
lisa gools.)-
Mr. d. X. H9iicms moved to strike T.
or and insert in lien of it Il provision for
imposing a discriminating duty of SO pei.
cent. on all former duties, on goods, &c. i'm
ported rom Great Britain or France or the
colonies of either. MIR. w. made a number
az remarks III support of his motion. His
molten vas Gredicated on a total repeal of the
embargo. lie sad to his extreme NORTH
Ica'lon Cor he had not expected itl he had
just learnt thar the governor OF the state of
Connecticut had refused to execute the in
functions OF the President made in pursu-
ance OF the law os the United States IF
the embargo could not be executed, he con-
tended that certaiaIy a non. intercourse could
not.
Mr. Pima enquircd Of the gentleman
from =. &. ~ what particular ms ance the
governor OF Connecticut had refused to ex-
ecnte TIC directions C the President.
Mr.. y. II. U5Hiaa,s reolicd fhaf he ba6
heard that he had refused TO comply with
inc letter FROM the Secretary of War. writ
ten in conformity with he Oh Zero the pre-
s.dent Of tie L 5. requesting the governors
OF the states to appoint an oGicer 70 suner-
intend the militia, vino was 10 5e called IN
on to aSslst IN the execution Of the Fnbargo
laws. The governor he understood had o.
fused to execute it.
Mr. Dana said he enguireG because he
wished to Know whether the governor had
retn9ed to Do any act which the laws or con-
a'Itution OF the u s.. gave the Pee; lent
P0werto require ofhiH. IF in case vbera
neither the law or constitution authorised
It, the President Of the l.. s. had anplicd
to the ~5ovcrn>r as a gentleman of rank or
authority Of the country. requesting him to
90 any ao', 1t was certainly at his option to
10 vt oTnot, as he cho2e.
pc committee rose on motion Of Mr.. Tav-
'or' and obtainedlcaye To sit again.
Adjourned after 8 o'clock.
FRIDAY, Fe5. II.
OlS-T&TERCOURSF.
Inc House again resolved Itself into =.
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