The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-11-21
MARYLAND HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Mr.. BRENT's RESOLUTIONS.

| MARYLAND HOUSE OF pELEGATKs
| Mr.. BRENT's RESOLUTIONS.
On Thursday last, WiliamrI.. Brent, Esq.
| from Washington county, intv oducec int, The:
Legislature ot this State, the subjoined reso-
iu'ions. Mr.. Brent, in introducing them,
observed, that he felt himself obliged To ~,
| 1t from duty he owed to his countre and
! to MS constituents. He was well aware thac
the ground he WAS about To tread upon was
somewhat exposed, but that he had cauti9us-
iy explored its every winding, and shouia
proceed ON his way, regardless and fearless
or the consequences which might ensue ---.
lie thcn said, that, had not the majority in
the late house ,ef delegates abandoned the
elevated stand they ought to have occupied,
by descending into the bathos of rsartv de-
nunciation u measures, he never woald have.
introduced resolutions similar 10 those he.
then, held IL his hand :. but imperiaus duty
demanded theIr introduction, in order to
counteract the effect EFF the. resol,tions en-
tered into a.the last Novecnber session thr,
object Of which was to Anrag.: the public.
mind against ti,s. governments of their cou.-
try, and 10 fan the flame of party prejudice.
ana violence She observed that the.
resolutions alluded TO, would record an C.
ternal disgrace upon the annals of the Lee
sisiature, II hot corrected by. other resolutl-
ons; and Tor that reason ;,ionc, he move cd the.
following
WHEREAS, certain resolutions were.
entered into by the Blouse of Delegates
Of the. General assembly of Maryland, at the
last November session. the object of which
was To impress a belief upon the public mind
that the citizeEs OF the state of MARYLAND
viewed the ACT passed by Congress, q impe-
sing as Embargo, and the several acts sup
Elementary thereto, as constituting a por
te2touses system OF unnecessary, impolitic and
unprecedented restraint upon the foreign
trade and domestic intercourse of these o.
nited States - and also directing the
Senators and Representatives from this state,
III the Congress of the United States to cx
ert themselves with all convenient diligence
IN endeavoTs to procure speedy relieffrom
the operation of the aforesaid act and the.
several acts supplementary therefor" And
zvhcreas I" the public will'' has been lately
expressedby ''the public voice ITSELF in the
election for the immediate representative
branch of this legislature so as to leave ne
doubt what the real, true and unveiled SEN
timents of the people Of Maryland are rea-
tive to that important and polite measure.
OF our government, so far as their sentiments
at thistine can be ascertained BY their sup
porting policy of a similar nature and bv
their electiHg, IS members of this body mers
who were ihe warm advocates ard actives
administrations AND sUhereas the late pub
lie -Vaice" has sheW concusively, to every
unprotected and Impartial mind that the
success, so much boaS ed of in the said re-.
solutions by the majority of the late house.
OF delegates" must have proceeded from the
many misrepresentation and receptions
made and used to deceive and enspare the
nnguarded voter, and not from any real
change in the political tenets Of the state.
And lUHPrPHS q a nd tIx
false impressions which may have been made
upon the public mind by the proceedings of
the majority III the (" House OF Delegates
at the last November session. touching a
measure so extensively interesting To the,
whole American people, and in order to re-
move the unfavor.lble opinion of the politics
of this state, which the false colouriue of
the majority IN the last {" House of Dele
gates" may have created in our sister states
IL Is duty which the members of the pre-
sent Assembly owe to the country, their con-
Stituents aud themselves to express a true.
and solemn declaration of their sentime,ts
as 10 the measures of tic late and presenc
administrations Of the general COVE, nment,
and to SET forth those feeiiass Of unqualified
disapprobation which the said resolutions
have excited---Ihcrefor
Re8ofved, That it is "the conscientious
belief and unbiased conviction" OF this le
gisiature, representing the interests, and
speaking the sentiments of the independent
freemen Of Maryland that the aforesaid
act, imposing an embargo. and the several
acts supplement- thereto. were 7v;se RI
fcient and dtgnyfed measures. rendered
indispensably necessary by the unjust and
illegal proceedings of tie .elligerents OF,
Europe, and tie convulse6l and unprecedent-
eel state of the world, as the only advisable,
alternatives between Il destructive and Ca
Iamitous wal, and the hnmiliating surrender
OF our naioual hOgor and Independence -,
that the many evils which were stated to-
nave flowed FROM the adoption OF the said
embargo, and the gioomy picture OF its con-
sequences, portrayed by the aforesaid reso-
MtIons were contrary 20 the good Opinion,
and the general sentiments Of a larse maio.
rty oi the free and independent voters
tnis state; that so far from prescribing 80
sprung away 1.-The existence of Commerce.
enterprize," 1T must DC obvious to every re-
decLns and dispassonate mind, that the Of
Ject Ut ourSoyernunsnt was to secure il ulti-
mA,eiy 20 the citizens Of the United States
b, sonisna'aS !or psihciyies, AMI denanaint