Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-06-16
Gongrees.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, May IS.
VOTE OFApppOR
MR. RANDOLPH in continuation.

Nh. RANDOLPH in continuation.
If, sir, we are not to have a full
discussion of the conducto OF the pre-
sent administration, and it is TO be
Blended and identified with the. con-
duct ofthc last-which | very much
deprecate, because | see.nothing but
a most striking difference between
the tWo-we must take into view
the situation of the two countries,
Great Britain and America. at the
time the first session of the 9th
Congress commemorative the begin
ming of the winter of 1905, thar un-
Ehappy yer of schism. Were those
orders then in force which Mr.. Can
ming has Withdrawn {? No, sir. What
was then the language of gentlemen
in this house ? That something must
be done, and that unhappy opinion
that something must be done,
that some medicine must be ia
ken, has destroyed many patient,
political as well as individual
that something turned out to be
the old non-importation act. After
that, the disease instead of yielding
to the remedy, only became exas-
peratedby it. Something more must
= done. What was that, sir !? The
Embargo. When that was laid, was
the existence of the British orders
n council known ? 1t was not-and
take the opportunity of saying so
here, because ! see it has been as
serted ii the British Parliament, by
gentleman Of the first respectable,
ETY. for talents and character. that.
they were known here. They were
pot as was in my opinion unequi-
locally demonstrated on Saturday
hight the 18th and Sunday the 18th
December last-although that de-
pate has been suppressed. | say they
yere not. The embargo was laid Oh
he receipt of the documents expires,
ing the determination of the French
government to enforce the Berlin
Eecree and the copy of the procla-
nation of the king of England,
which last was cut out Of a ncwspa-
per. again repeat what said and
repeated that night, unknowing whe-
her it will go to the public or not,
hat IN my opinion the President of
ne United States acted with perfect
ropricty in sending us that news
aper information that though it
vas unofficial, 1t was proper to have
been laid before this House as a
Huide TO its decision-and it is an
FreIragable proof, the President ha-
ing sent us that paper, that he did
OF possess Information official or
noficial OH the subject OF the or
ers in council when he recommen-
cd and we received the proposition
the embargo. it cannot be gotten
yer, unless gentlemen are willing
b admit, which |, TOTS viribus, de-
~, that the President Of the United
btates was deficient in his duty, or
hut the newspapers Of this place
ave earlier and more correct Infor-
natlon on the subject of our foreign
Citations than our government.
ay that by a recurrence to that mes
age of the President Of the United
Ptates it will be found that there was
10 knowledge in the cabinet Of the
Existence of these orders in coun-
l-for, although we received the
British proclamation, we did not re-
eive any information of those or
ers in council, though | presume
hat something might have been APP
pretended without distinctly know
hg what it was. The non-impor-
alton act was passed previous to
be orders i'll council, and conse-
uently did not grow out of them