Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-13
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HoUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
FRIDAY, rIay 26.
VOTE OF APPRECIATION.
(Continued.)

mite postponenent was considered as
tantamouns toa rejection-for it pre-
vents renewal of the subject during
the session, and rejection does moth.
ing more, as the house had heretofore
had woetul experience in the case of
certain very pertinacious petitioners /:
and, as he was afraid. they would a.
gam have from certain BODY OF petit
TONERS who, he presumed had not en-
.reiv gwen up their hopes of quarter
ing thems Ives On the public proper
ty---an indefinite postponement then
being equivalent to rejection. he GER
talnlv was opposed 70 the rejection of
OF his own motion. He could not
nave believed thst this motion would
have been rejected By the house );
though he said he had certainly calcu.
lated on its being opposed by those
who condemned the peomptitadc ana
trankness with which the President
mad proceeded TO restore. as far as de-
}Pended on him, the intercourse be.
t~een the two nations. It is this psr1
OF the conduct OF the President Of the
United States (said Mr. R. on which
mean to give an opinion--ss Dy the
President of the United Sta:es q D o.
clamation"--and in that proclamation.
IN my opinion, he has deserved well of
his country. l ask the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Findley) If
he Is near enough to near me in this
vast room, when l have proposed
bringing in review the whole measures
OF former rations-when have
proposed an address to the two hou-
ses /! have proposed no such thing,
sir, altho' my motion is nearly tanta-
mountto 1t; because it so happens that
the only act OF which we have auy
knowledge, except the having up the
gun-bo.,, 10 dry dock, when also
must cordially appreciate in this ver,
thing. Now, have not the slightest
objection, ifthe gentleman chuses, tina,
the honorable and worthy gentleman
from Massachusetts should insist on
venire on the conduct Of any former
President of the United States--,ur |
beg myself to be excused from sery
Ing on 1t. AS an unqualified Juror |
chase to except to nyseif-ior, really
as to one Of those Presidents, his ca
reer does not seem yet To- be finished
1t would seem as if he vet medi,ated
another batch OF midnight Judges and
another midnight retreat from the
EcaPltol. l do therefore except 70 my
self as juror as TO him or ANY other
| President. Dc inortuis nilnisi bonnm
agreed, sir. Let The good dat men
do live after ana ine evil be Inferred
IN their graves. But [ would ask che
gentleman from Connecticut, AMI the
gentleman from Pennsylvania also, If
inns DC one oF'their abscr propositi.
ons How abstract, ] pray YOU /? Or
II 1t be one OF those un,neaniap pro-
positions, the discussion of which can
answer no good to this house /? &
would be idle IN US now 10 be trying
| Mr. Adams or the merits &C the sedi-
ton law, the g per cent. loans. or AMI
lother such act it would answer no
lPorPose jand IL would be equally idle
and futile TO pass anv opiuion ON the
| - va ilIS o. the ttfst tour OF
last tour years ofthe late adtninistra.
tion, for tois plain reason ;ihe question
bolts Upon you chi bono (! What
Iearthly good can result from it? Bol
IS that the case in relation 10 the IKE.
tcutlve ON whose futu,e disposition,
rest the best interests ofthis nation |.
that mere idle discussion ! And !.
1t come to this Is the house So suni
IN tne Executive opinion trust no;
SIR | scout the ideA that its apor,
baton OF grea: course OF national
Ipohcy IS to pass for nothing. IS 70 have
no influence on the conduct of ths
Executive OF the United States .rbis
Isir, IS taking higher doctrine than wa.
ever advanced by those who wished r.
sec the President open Parliamept b,
speech from the throne, and to sc,
the faithful Commons return 4 ,o,al q
humble address in reply TO the qraciou.
speech from the throne. II is ,ati,.
higher ground than was ever advance
by the minister OF that country iron
when the precedent was derived
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