The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-06-27

= announcer gentleman from the same state mn
. ,aeASon) made motion after motion till verv
~, nour IN the night to defeat the law
wuHst sat still voting in its favor unt;, a, !.
last stage; and voted against il eyen,;,, t.
hoe because felt any opposition to the q.
: on the ground which those gentlemen d;d
OUT because believed, five had MT bot rid os
sne embargo on those terms, that we sho,,is
! nave got rid Of it on better Mine Vas !,
SUI. OF negative Opposition to the law: theirs
posltlye and un9ualifed-they said il was
az oSo,ute disgrace. Now, therefore, sir. II
ascribed TO that law, L wish the aayoc ~ ~, oe
OF ~ TO rise up and assert their sh are in t. in
lptSsehce OF the house. The fact is MAT No :.
nooy would adrotate il; that tho;ipl; IL w..
carried ny majority Of two TN .h.a~
VINO finally votedfot it Condemned II and am
parties seemed ashamed Of it and ,haf nr;n,
90 .ne tate restoration of good understan dino )
al .ne nigh toned men and hish-eoned press'
IN TINS country denounced The majority
o! tnis house forpassing this law. az hsv;ns-
utterly disgraced themselves If: thersfo,.Hs
any credit be due to the non co,,rs L., ~
90 not wish IT to be run away with hv ,ho"s
"ho were enemies to the measure v,tad
r. saipSe the law because l. thought we could
nave got rid of the embargo on better 70 r',,s Z.
.h'e nose TO have the credit of il. who s.;d y
s sna: II .heir opinion was followed. thev wers
~ ..',isoiaae war ana with Great Britain
h.. s WHO hhdinS their friends could nor
|oe screwed up to the war mitch hui
made a sort OF compromise of thei. w ,.hss
anu agreed to accept this STUPID nnma.n;n..
=, ',inteTcourseslaw by way of anpe., So. e,
oe DONG something, M, sir. Arc ,hhsss
.he merit ,of the re .conciliatioi, VIII
UNNeu to:issue letters of marque and re
p,'"' schemes which thank God. Ibad
, ,U"ie snare IN defeatinss Are those to have
Az. LII OF tue good consequence. which
intercourse law Certainly NOT. reai,,;
.hihk, sir, that if there be any mer;t .,,!,
where 1t belongs to those men who nrevent-
th p"werIui and energetic party in this and
."e 0ther house of congress. a parry TO-
.'''nG hiSh In Executive confidence from
the executive against his will. and ,
is mouse ana THIS nation into war win =
,h.. -, IAN &c is those men who deserve
to,,, L., = LOT one, although desuI
wi Nniu OF Partlzan, acting OH INV own i'm
Pulse, claim my share. fortif tbe er.,.in
Iers coaia have-Peen gratified accord;no, :.
. 'I own sheWing, they would have dsaooaI,
.e country into war " it'll Great Brian
!" MN s certainly would have closed the door
~ .no present happy arrangement-Their
VIC. SPeeches were printed by subscrintion
Seu,'u up--and venture to say. that somc
m 4. -. "Shce they Will form curiosity
.hs;,. a, "ulc-ttey stand on record agains,
sons who undertook TO step their wild ca. IL
we're composed of heterogeneous matrri.ls
wen those who have been designated TLno,-
10. Why) as Ultra -federalists. and &C.,.
=. "' .S,' HahY such there be, united On ,hie
- mere were minority men, caucus men
p,o,esters-in fact, sir, all parties, catholics
- - t ,h. secsders and all, were united
nm m
-. e s' 70 prevent the leaders of both
y;,h e ron P'unglng the nation into war
''th one power, and knuckline to thc ,,ha
from rivettins. the chains of French M,
rnoe, perhaps OF French alliance, upon nc
H'h Nroa; that their designs were nro-,
&c. 70 the natisn, that the President did
w SNe nus consent. which would have made
. hIck tne beam--Yes, sir, federalists mi
.:y men, Protesters and all, would have
- tne oeam, If it had. ever emanated
~ 't,e caninet, that The President was for
var. Al was as much as old Nes,or vii,
rusty Sthenalus by his side, and ali The $50
ouia no. to arrest these fiery hot. headed
'eeus' VINO were hurrying the state. carr;
o. uowp 'he precipce;of French alliance.
uIpRoSe mat we had given. them the re;ns.
,n .i should we have been and what do;ng
TINS TIME, sir! We should have be.S
ere ed--discussng abstract propositi-
.,'' as ,iey are Called! No. sir, we should
avg oeeh voting supplies we should have
o' y, III luii committee of supply and of wavs
~ M means, and come out of il almost nc
N'1 as we did, out of the committee IN thn
due oi lne union, on the Presidents mes
tSe--for our whole arcane of RAISING mo.
ev' appears to consist i'm borrowinp-
afa, e'aHS' 0anS, are the alpha and ONE
:, .ie sum ana substance OF Onr system of
oii!ieai economy; and the worthy gentle.
ah VINO Presides at the head of the com
ittee OF ways and means. would now 49,,
zen gaining for loans with all his miehr .
snouio have been marching trooDs "a,
inaoa, passing acts for the relief Of suffbr.
$ IN the bombardment of n. York. JiElns,.
ng whether the owners of slaves, stolen froJ
= pea BOARD, Should be compensated b.
e general government, or not--Thls 10 ~
luation IN which we should haye be- :,
ct instead of being in the situasinn =.
men we now are, the merit of s;J,ich is
there be, Isnot due to those who arroo,.
10 themselves, but to the late Pres;des,,.e
e u. states. and that majority. how 60.
scordant the, materials COMPOSING Il ,s,,
ieateu 'he cABAL IN the two Houses oF
that was determined to plunge re
20 war-who restrained what have b CO.
hea kand.t is no nomenclature of mi nea
e e iHDtStofr S-----wbo curbed what has heo,wI
iled land am not the SPONSOR the 60;
contact. JHmf-
BeforI sit down, sir, permit me o. s.o.
pressly ana nnequiyocally, and,I deem r.
pre- especially my duty at prese,at. that in
: .ou!se OF mat discussion and tihe voteson