Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-07

IF the house could ABANDON our rlgills ii
This. manner. when every square foot OF our
Ground was laid under contribution, they
S5eserved 10 be scoffed at by the world.
EIr. GARDENER declared the amendment
offered BY Mr.. J. G. Jackson, to be uneon-
stitutional; because the power OF declaring
war BELONGED to Congress, and was a pow
er which they could not delegate:
The question being about to be put on
Mr.. Williams's amendment, division OF
the question was called for SO as to take 1t
first on striking Out :,
= Mr.. Panaoibd observed, that he should
vote for striking out, to destroy the hypo-
tbetical character of the proposition. Ii we
were to have war at all it ought be direct
Mr.. Ebpes observed that the proposition
If Mr.. Jackson was not contingent, but
complete. Itauthorized the president to
saw to each nation 6 withdraw your orders
or DEGREES" If not, it was war and mime
diate war. Means for it were at hand !;
nothing was wanting but spirit On the part
of the house to use them.
Mr.. Lson was in favor OF striking. out
1--we were tc have war he wanted to nave
the first blow. :
The question on striking out part Of
Mr.. Jackscn's motion to make way Tor tiT.
Williams's amendment was negatived by
yeas and nays, 81 10 So.
Mr.. jackson renewed his molten Tor
postponement-for it 81, against 1t 81. f.
mother count being called-ior It 81 against
it 90. Another count being called for, tel
lers were named by the Speaker, who re-
ported that there were for it &c, against 1t
63.
Mr. BuraceA moved that the bill lie, On
the table. Tor it, by yeas and nays, 81 to
So. The Speaker CHR. Varnum) observ-
ed that the subject had been SO long under
debate and 50 many questions had been ia
ken on i that he felt compelled by duty to
vote the in negasiye.So the motion was lost
Mr.. G. ~. Campbell moved an adjourn
ment. For i. by yeas and nays, 81, against
20.
NJ. .. e. W7Aiaa,s moved 70 strike ont
the words in ita}gt IN M. Jackson's motion
and insert g to cd;ttst the dispute2 zvith the"
Fer the molten by yeas and nays Is, a
gaiast 81.
Alr, s. E'9ntg2msry, moved to adjourn
Yeas so, nays -.
TIE question wis next taken On She. frS5
8ecti0n OF Mr.. Jack5on's amendment as soL-
lows:
TEAs.-Messrs w. Alstcn, Bard, Rassett,
B.bb, Rlackledge, Blount, Boyle, Brown,
RarweIi, Butler, Calhoun. Clay. Cqtts, Duw
son, Goodwin Holland, Holnlcs, Howard,
J. C.. Jackson, Johnson, Eenan, Love, J.
Montgomery, Jer. Morrow, Newton, NiCho-
ias, orter, FuSh, Rea, Of Pen. Rhca OF Tea.
J. Richards, Sawyecs Say, Seavcr, Smile,
Shaw, J. &. smith, J. Smith, Taylor, Tloup
White hill, n. Williams, Winn--43.
I[Axs--Messrs. Alexander, Bacon, Barker,
Blake, Goyd, Campbell, Champion, Chitten-
den, Cook, Culpepper, Dana, Davenport, Du=
reIl, Elliot, Ely, GARDENER, Gardner, Car
nett Gray, Green, Harris, Holster, Helms,
Hoge, Humphreys, Ilsley, RS. Jackson, J6n-
kins, Kelly, Fey, Lambert, Lewis, Liverulore,
lloyd, lyon, Macon, Masters, MCreery, n,
4 Inoore, MilncrI Morrow, E-oseloy, Mum.
ford3l[ewbold Qu;ncy, Randolph, M, Richards,
RiEcr, Rowan, Russell, Slosn,S. Smith, South
ard, Stanford, Stedman, Starer, Surses,Gwart,
Taggart, iaI!ynadge, Thompson, Irigg, UF-
hanl, Van Allen, Van Costlandt, Van Dyke.
Van Horn. Van Rensselaer,, Verplahck, WI
baur, D. Z. Williams, a, Wilson, n. Wilson,
---zA.
Mr., Fisk entering after Ills name was
called, was not permitted 30 vote. He wish
Cd to vote il the Affirmative.
10 question was taken os the remaining
sections offered by fIr, J. G. Jackson.
WEDNEsDAY, 1Narch 1.
The following IS the resolution laid on
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