The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-03

would have exhausted the patience CT the
nation and tested the efficacy OF the mea-
sure. MIR. I. said that there were now no
vessels of the United States abroad which
had not already incurred the penalties Of
this act by taking Out liccncc. Ifthey had
not, they would soon fall into the clutches of
the belligerents. So that in fact the first
eection Il work of supererogation. The
second section should be adopted intiepea-
IDENTITY Of the embargo CT any other mea-
sure. Indeed gentlemen who had voted in
favor OF the resolution expressive of a de-
termination to resist the beliigerert edicts,
could not consistently vote against this sec
tion, for it went to rcSs. one OF che most o.
dious parts of an edict of one of t;::: bcllSe-
rents-that part which requires our vessels
to take out licences in order to pursue thief.
fair commerce.
MIR. Darrell expressed himself decidedly
in favor Of the principle, but did not like
Iegisating by piece meal, passing section
to-day and section tomorrow, a law to day
ard law To morrow. lie wished to see it
connected with general plan OF resistance
Mar. .Nrsvton had no idea by the first sec
ton OF this bill to pledge the house to the
Continuance of the embargo for IS months
, He considered it no pledge To continne it for
even six or eight months If the embargo
didn operate as CoerCive measure, he
was prepared to take that ATTITUDES which
should by force secure to US that justice we
had hitherto in vain attempted TO procure ia
anothcrmods, If the European nations did not
meet us IN short time, rs they ought To do
in amicable arrangements, he was prepared
to cry havcck and let loose the dogs OF
war" As he had no very particular parti-
atty for the section, in order to accommo
date the gentleman fi'ot, Massachusetts, h,
'wsuid now Withdraw MS support Of it
MIR. Masters thought the first section of
the bin was perfectly proper, and not "a
ali Indicative OF an intention to continue the
embargo when compared with the amend
atary embargo law. manning gun boats,
&c. which would seem to leave no doubt no
the subject.
Mr.. dfiLi'or opposed the first section but
supported the second.
Mr.. Irouh considered the first section
superfiuous, for Cur vessels could not now.
continue abroad except they trade under
foreign licences
M. G1raner defended the people of the
eastern statca from insinuatiuns against their
patriotism, and used arguments, to
shew that angry passions should net be OK
cited IN the house but rather ailayrd.
MI; Sloan. said he understood some gen
tlencn consider the present bill as connect
ed with the embargo that being the case
he had done with it. II was for him to
know that any thing had connection with
tie embargo TO indsce himto reject it.
The House struck out the first section
yeas?S.
Mr. d. r. UihEanta said he had Just
come IN, < wished to understandable grounds
on which the decision OF the House had Just
now been MADE
Mr.. NAQc0H made a motion ti,at the f,r thes
consideration OF the subject lie on the ia
bic to give time for dehbsration which mo-
tion however he afterwards withdrew I; and
M jackson moved to consider the vote lust
taken.
This motion was supported by Messrs.
Macon, Masters, Jackson an 'T{o,land, and
opposedby Aiesars. Story 3 Itara.
Mr Gardeniey nfadc speech of half an
hou- IN favor Of Reconsideration.
When he concluded, quorum not being
present. the house adjourned, ayes ~, at
near i've O'clock.
Treasury Dehartmrnt, Dec. 26, 1903.
/ have the honor to transmit herewith a
statement ci goods wares and n!erchan-
dze exported from II. States noininaliy dur
ing ,"Ie car prior to the first day Of Octo-
Der, 1905 bat in fact, durig the three
last months of the year 1907, subsequent
expectations having bccn prevented by the
embargo.
The goods, wares, and merchandise of
darnestic growth or mauafac1lre, included
III tue statements, arc estimated,
at S9,453, SIG
And t'ose cf foreign growth aud
AIanuiac.uie at 10 as7 ,47E
-
Amounting together to 2243o, 500
TIE articles ofdomcstc Growth Or manu-
fac,ureg may ne arranged under tic follow
Jig heads, viz.
Produce Of the sea. $50 o c
Forest, / 500. CIG
Agriculture, 6,74G. 600
Manufactures, 3A4 900
Uncertain, 1000
9 435 900
have the honor to be, with great res
pect. sir, your obedient servant,
ALBERT GALLATIN.
The hon. the Speaker O. tie House of Re-
representatives.
FRIDAY, Dec. 80, 1903.
Mr.. Dag1aon proposed the following rcso-
luton, which was ordered to lie OIL the ta-
bic:
Re8olred, That the committee Of Com
merce and Manufactures, be instructed to
enquire into the expcdiency of removing the
collectors CtFICe from the pOrt Of Tanra