Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-07


nnmenss amount, was deposited, az he
u~derstooA, at MINT cal, for the rurpos-
OF exporting ii as soon as the ice broke
up, and h.. presumed it was alreaiy paid
for IN British, gold or comm .dities of
some sort. And this, he said, was one
of The ways in which he should have no
objection to finger some of,heir gold, viz.
by getting to market before them, under.
selling and frcsialling them, winch might
easily be done from the expence of he
transportation-by land. lie submitted il
therefore To the gentleman fsom Penn
sylvsnia, whe ether, if the committee de.
termined to repeal the. embargo, i; should
not. be as soon as possible. If imnedi-
|ately removed, it must shake, and severe.
ly ton, the capitalists of CANADA; but if
the removal was procras,ina.ed, they wculd
reap The prois, whilst we should carry
cur produce to market already gluued
or it not glut,ed considerably gta;iied.-
When the resolution came before the
House, it the committee of .,he whole a
greed to il, he said he should certainly
move the eailles, day possible for The re-
moval OF the em}a go
Mr. Minor said the gentleman from
| Virginia must b. fully persuaded that he
was as willing to get rid of the embargo
as the gentleman himself could possibly
be; fer he had been opposed to the en-
bArgr sysem from ihe Srst day the orr.
ginal embargo law was passed. He SAID
ne had moved to fill the blank with The 4th
day OF March for several considerations
The resolution Contemplated repea; Of
the emma 80 a, future day and no, at
the present day; and from conversation
which he had held with gentlemen here.
otofe friendly To the esnbargo and now
disposed TO remov II, he had supposed
tina. 40 earlier day would rot bs az reed to.
N)le o'her consideration he said had con-
piierabls inHusocp with him. 4. pycSen;
here was a naturs' cmbtryo on consid.
BY the fourth day cf March it ssas pretty
certain that nature would have rcpeaie,il
that embargo 10 place the soerchsnls
upon aae4aa.itr, he had supposed, he said,
that II would be proper to. iS day for
the reno.ai e ,he embargo, which would
give &c al eqoa! advan,ages-
Mr. sloan gave one reason in addition
to those urged by the gentleman from
Virginia, why the embasgo should be spec
| Oily repealed. u was a lsct known to
macy members on the floor that layre
spectators had been made in con.
sequence OF belief that the embargo
would be continued for great w,,,.c.-
Articles Of foreign produce which, though
not absolutely necessary, had become ne.
ves:ary by habit we're up TO an exiraya.
giant p'Ice. An ea,ly removal ot he en-.
barge would Iced toremoyeihe sufferines Of
the hoces, part Of the community in con.
sequence OF the high price at these com.
Inodilies.
Mr. Nicholas, who had been absent.
when the subjec, Was ,eksn up, wished 20
modisy MS resolution. This being consid
cred cut Of order, Mr Nicholas moved TO
amend the resolution under consideration
by striking cur the whole Off after the
word " Resolved" and inserting the fol.-
loving:
Resolved es he opioion of This House,
Thai the United S ates ought not to DELAY
heyond he day of TO resume
MAINTAIN and defend the navigation Of she
high seas; and thai provision ought to be
made by law for repeating on the
dav OF the several embargo laws, &
Tor authorizing a, the same time LET.
rEHS OF MARQUE AND REPRE-
SAL against G.. Briain aud France
provided on that day their orders or edc,s
violating the lawful commerce and neut,a al
rights OF the u. States shall be in force
--rr, against either OF those ma ious Ina.
wing in force such orders or edicts.
Nj Lyon opposed the striking cut ihe
Substance cf he original morton, under
the idea that i, wouid depuye he House
Of an opportunity Of taking direct vote
on lhe repeal OF the embargo
MIR Nicholas said thai he object ofb,ih
resoluliens was the same. The obIec, OF.
The resolution FIST proposed was 20 repeal
fhe embargo laws, 10 ASSERT and prepare
to enforce our rights, The oniy object in
proposing The amendment was 10 bring
the subject to a chose IN one gay or o,he
II had been said that ;he ouier restlu-
ton was not specific enough THAT it could
MT be understood shs; It would AXE up
much time Of the House ard when It,
Came before committee to dat bill in
pursuance OF il, their construction Of rs
terms might differ from Ina, of,h House,