The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-07

Their. II had hecn SAIL that The ether res .hntion
WA not ~,scriEs. erougi.-;..st ie co,s., uul Dc IN .
o.rstrrs that u won!t ti,Ns u? riucl, ,iae ct
the House. aal w.e.: L came 4holcrc ac ,anl;,
tie To dtstt a tlim pursuance If Il, their con.
~ssr;ietion ct It's tcr-.s ,ais..t GiTcr from til.t1f
Saie HOUSE, ard the whole SIT. Get mus be gu:.c
ever ssa,n. he wished The question to be dec;-
dcd, and that The Whole na,:un should Know rs
snon as 20 ss.ble. what was to b. done. Genie.
men VINO Thought that we ought 10 take-a deter
nttasl >tai,i against enc,oac.ta.i,ts on oir rights.
ne sad wou'i vote wit., him gentlemen OF a
contrary orinion would vote against lmh,.
lNr Dnha ssd, lie WAS .to- striking; out the
words ?f tic or,ainat resolution, Because h. did
nat wish, 60 vote On thcr,. { ircclv knowinlr what
construction to put upon Them himself, or what
construction others would put upoi, any vote
which he might give OH theta. The resolution,
asst cushl.iiy stcod, he said, did not cont in mi
proposition, bal. IA sort OF compound
negative one. II declared that tie United States
nt'S't not, ocyorithc dar "a de-
lay repeating the embargo. Now any gentleman
who might wish it TO he repeated to day, wp,ld
.'e clearl, of opinion that it ought hot to be tic.
iay~d Tor six months or a year. So that 4 vote on
the resolution, ST posing the day of j,ne, 10
he inserted as Tie day beyond which .repe,l
ought rot 30 be DELAYED, would give no definite. l..
9ea of the sentiments OF ANY gentleman VIA,
'"N'Ns - L NsS lGNllN OGtl-
gcd TO the gentleman that he bad brought f,r.
waid a resolution which ie could understand. <
which had a srcc!ic practical be,Eins. AS it
respected the character efthc proposition, il was
a declaration: OF war alphabetically. He could
not express anopin:sn ON Tie sub 3litUtc proposed.
but would vote to strike. out the original ,yords
because they were iisble To a diversity OF con-
s'rttci0n. .
SsIhe House agreeS to strike cut the substance
~ tie first resolution
. division oftl,c substitute offered bv~ Mr.. Nj
cioias, WAS called for, so as to take the question
first o. the question OF rcpcaiing the embargo,
(De6ate 10 be continued
.'UEsoAv, Jam. 81.
Mr.. 6f;1rforI presented aInemotiai OF s,uudry
citizens ut New York, demonstrating against the
act fer enfo.cing and making more eilectuaithe
several embargo iaws-Referred to the commit
tee ofttie whole, to whom had been referred MIR.
Nicholas's resolution.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Mcssrs. Vnraun,, Ssa5er, Cook, lister, Baic.,
Cats and Grcea, on this day and Yesterday, pre-.
scnted petitions from various towns IN the stat,
OF massachusetts, demonstrating against the
mode III whicA the late election OF Electors was
conductcl in that state.
Mr.. Cats moved az tile time was fast 2pproa
ching when it would be necessary % decide ON
the subject Of these Petitions, a refcrcnce of ALI
The petitions on this subject, TO q joint committee
ot the two houses; which WIS withdrawn 20
make way tor n resolution to the same effect Of
itred BY Mr.. Bacon, which waa ordered To lie on
the table.
PREPARATION F0Rw AR.
The House Resumed the discussion of Mt. NJ.
choAas's proposition and tie motion pending
when lhc House ~csterday adjourned, was dcba-
ted tlii 1--we O'Clock, when the House adjourned
without taxing the question.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Z.
Mr.. RolmeS from TIE committee of Claims
made a report on the memorial of Thomas
raine. recommending that the petitioner
nave leave 70 Withdraw his memorial. Laid
on the table.
Mr.. Harris presented a petition of ,tIr.
MILcllan, an old evolutionary soldier and
also a petition of number of inhabitants of
Cayusa county, NY. praying for a post road.
Referred.
REPEAL OF TIE EMBARGO AND
ISSUING LETTERS OF MARQUE
AND REPRISAL.
The House again resolved itself into A
committee of the whole, on Mr.. Nicholas's
resolution, Mr.. MACON in the chair. The
proposition for filling the blank in the reso-
tuition with the first day of June still under.
consideration, was debated till 4 O'Clock.
when the committee rose.
On the question that the committee have
leave to sill again,
Mr.. Dazc&on moved to postpone the fur
Their consideration Of the subject indefinite
ly. The House adjourned without coming
to a decision on the motion.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Mr.. hlac2n called for the consideration
OF the resolution offered by him on. Monday
for appointing a joint committee to examine
the subject of the petition against the mode
in. which the late election of Electors of
President and Nice-President of tie u. s.
by the Legislature of the state of Massachu.
setts, was conducted.
Ma. Randobh wished the resolution to
lie on the Die, that tine members of the
House migh' have an opportunity to take
INTO their mcst serious consideration. He
SAD 1t appeared to him that under color oil
a redress OF grievances the resolution might
go IN a very alarming and DANGEROUS manner