Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-09
fRI d AZ, UNE 9, 1909.

OF having the said tract Of country lait
| OFT into townships and sections, haifane
( quarter sections, agreeably To the seve
iral laws heretofore made for survey
| ing the lands OF the u. States and al
so to enquire into the expediency o.
granting one quarter of a section to c.
very tree male white person who now
resides thereon, or who will within
years actually improve & reside there.
on.
Ibis resolution was supported by
MIR. Rhea, on the ground chat the set
Elements IN that country were much dis
persed, and that the speedy settlement
OF It would give security to the 'front.'
ers, and form barrier between the A :
neriCan settlers and the Indian nations
on the frontier. 1t WIS opposed by
Mr.. ely on the ground that the sub.
lect had for several sessions been before
the committee of public lands, who
however disposed TO act on it, had ne
yer been able to perceive that any good
was to result from it f; and by Mr.. Ly-
on on the ground, that the very refer
ence OF the subject to a committee
would be an injury 10 the u. S. and a
veXat'on to the people, delaying them
iron purchasing lands, under the idea
that Congress were about TO give them
to settlers.
The motion was negatived-52 to
A..
MILITARY ACADEMY.
Mr.. Lewis offered the following re-
solution
G. Resolved, That a committee be
appointed To enquire into the expedien.
cy OF removing from West Point the
corps OF engineers constituting the Mi.
iItary Academy, to the city of Wash
ington and that they have leave to re.
part thereon by bin or otherwise"
On the question g Win the HOUSE
agree 20 consider the resolution 2" Their.
were Tor considering it, 47--against it,
81.
Do MESTIc MANUFACTURES.
Mr.. bacon laid Gu the table the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That the secretary of the
treasury be directed to. prepare and
report 20 this House, at their nexr'ses.
sion, plan for the application of such
means a. are within the powers of Con-
gress, Tor the purpose of protecting ana
fostering the manufactures of the II.
D. together with a statemsnt of the sc
veral manufacturing establishments
which have been commenced. the pro.
gress which has been made i'm them.
and the success with which they have
been attended, and such other infor-
nation, as III the opinion of the score
tary, shall be material in exhibiting a
general view of the manufactures of
the ". S.
A motion having been made to print
the resolution,
MI Lyon opposed the printing OIL
II. lie SAID THAI something should be
done at Tins session for the benefit ofl
manufacturers. 1t was cold comfor;
TO them TO tell them thae thev should
have report on the subject az the mex,
session. lie would not postpone con
slderation of the subject, from the fe ar
OF giving offence to the British govern |
ment by manufacturing for ourselves. |
Tie would proclaim to the world our
intention to encourage manufactures.
Mr. Bacon conquered heartily in the !
patriotic views of the gentleman from
Kentucky IN encouraging the manufac.
lures OF our country. He had no idea
by this motion Of interfering with any
particular measure which the gentle. |
man wished to adopt in relation to ma.
nuiacturesj ne merely looked forward
to the establishment of some practical
System for the encouragement of ma, !
nuiactures.
1t was ordered to be printed.
PROCESS AGAINST MAR
Halls.
Mr.. Randolph, after making a mum.
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