The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-01-17

w NC fn'CSo ch hcr sense or luStice or ihter-
We mus, resort 1T last tn Ia. ittlima
ratio rcgnan, and we oaght to prepare cor it.
Mr.. Lib6 wished foreign nations ,o~know
thai unless they changed their measures.
we would adopt some other measurs. He
wished the resolution to be adopted, that the
people OF the United States might know that
the time was not far distant, when a change
of measures would take place.
Mr.. 6. ". (amh6cE %asin favor of the
re solution. lie wished the nation 70 under
stand that its representatives would meet
here at an early period; that titev would
meet the day OF danger, and be ready to take
stronger measures. He cared not how soon
foreign nations knew it. 1t was high time
that they should know it. MIR. Campbell
adverted TO Mr.. Daua's observations, i'm re-
lation to the madness of the idea of the pre-
sent congress dcciariag war. He observed
that he gentleman had but a few DAYS ago
voted, thar the nation could not submit to
the edicts of the belligercnts. The gentle
man bad also expressed AN opinion, that the
attack on the Chesapeake Was cause of war.
lie could MT therefore suppose that TO re-
sistby war these accumulated injuries, would
appear strange to the gentleman.
Mr.. 7rouh was in favor of the resolution.
IHic regretted iiot ai,v oiieot 1t would nave on
foreign nations. lfGreat Britain had rather
have war than embargo (said he) let her
have 1t; and let her see that we oan be as
formidable to her as an adversary in war, as
we are asa rival in peace.
Mr.. Bacon supported the resolution. He
said, he had given votes at the present ses-
sion which ne should have given with reluc-
tance but for the belief tina. the extra sessi-
on would take place; and measures W ere
now pending before the House, for which he
should vote with reluctance but under this
expectation
Mr.. Ehhas said he was not for adhering
to the embargo till December; he did
net believe that it would comport the hon
or or the interest of the United States
to adhere to 1t so long He had declaredby
his vote that he would not repeal the en-
largo on the 4th of March, and ne was still
of the same opinion. But. long before the first
of Dece:1ber, he said, he should be prepar
cd to substitute another measure in its place.
Mr.. j. Jackson expressed nearly the same
sentiments as Mr.. Eppes He did not know
whether it would be proper to continue
the embargo longer than the first oil June.
Mr. DANG observed, chat this nation would
never so to war, except the objects for which
IT went to war were distinctly marked and
dehned; because a war would not other
wise be popular: and a war declared by
this governments, to be efiectaal, must be
follow ed by the general sense Of the people.
Mr.. d.. examined some of the points in con :
troversy, and made some observations in re
iation to the principle, that the American
Tag should protect all persons sailing under
1t.
Mr.. Alexander moved that the resolution
lie on the table.
Mir. Taylor was in favor ofthe resolution
The invasion of Canada could not be autho-
rised without an extra session, nor regular
force sufficient for offensive operations be or
5ii.acu. Inc OBJECT tor which the nation
might now Justly go TO war was sufficiently
defined. The gentleman himself (Mr. Da-
na) had by his VOC declared it. and the ma
ton mad followed their representatives in the
declaration.
Mr. Nicholas said he Thought and still be-
lleVed the embargo to have been the best
measure when could have been adopted
1t had answered every purpose as a
precautionary measure !; and he believed it
would have operated coercively on the prin
cipai aggressor Oh our rights (aud in saying
so he had 40 fear of being accused of undue
Partiaiity)-if every man in the nation had
been faithful to his country, and had it noC
been for circumstances which we could Mt
! control. Those who had violated the en-
barge, those who had encouraged violations
OF 1t, he SAID, were responsible for its fall
ure, II 1t did tail-those who told the peo-
pie that ii was to subserve the interests of
tie South-that it was intended to destroy
commerce and promote manufactures Nc
thing but extreme ignorance could have
produced such an idea for manufactures
neither did nor could exist to any extent>in the
country whose interests were said to have
been intended to be promoted. He thought
that Congress ought to meet about the 18th
OF May or LIST of June-that the embargo
ought to be continued til. the country was
in a state of defence, and till means of of
fence were at hand.
The Question ON the resolutions laying on
the table was negatived-Ayes 19.
The question on the resolution was carri-
ed, 60 TO II.
TUESDAY, Jan 10.
a bill from the Senate making an appro-
Pfiation for the pubic buildings, &c. was
twice read and referred to a committee of
the whole.
A bill from the Senate, authorising the
Insurance Company of Alexandria 10 alter
their sti.e and firm, was twice read and re-
ferred TO acommittee of the whole.
Ihe Dill tor the relief of the infrm and
disabled officers and soldiers of the late re
volutlonsry army, with amendments repor-
ted by Z select Committee, was referred TO
a Commute Of the whole.
Mr.. Rhea in pursuance off resolution yes
terday otered by Mr. Story, reported a bill