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

message should not be taken in first in
stance, dissected by the knife OF. opera.
tor most in the fashion OF the d and re
terred to different committees And it
has tendency to castaa sort ofiicule ON
our proceedings, when this augtassembly
resolves itself into committee dhe whole
on the state of the Union, and plves tina,
the message shall be referred such &
such comnittees--andwo would inSe shallow
observers to believe that i'm fs there is
little or no use for such comttee. But
whatever may be my opinion ONE subject
OF opening the two Houses by nrage, do
think that there are occasions. II that this
Is one, on which it behoves thisssembly TO
express its opinion. on the sta of public
affairs. ! will not recall to yo recollecvi
on, SIR, because perhaps. and MT probably
1t passed over your mind. witlut making
any impression, that some,imsdurine the
last session OF Congress, statethat if the
gentleman, in whose hand the Inns of gov
ernment were about to be place did not e.
ven tolerab!y perform the tsskassigned ty
him, some allowance oushtIto L made for
the state in which he foundthsnation. -.
And, sir, when see the jitmtion of the
country so materially chaned or the bet.
ter, am and is this Housl Ito sit still and
regard it butas news paper ok of the day &c
express no opinion on its6 nd what is our
opinion? 1t is either in APPRECIATION or dis
appreciation of the conduct ahe Executive.
In my opinion it is due tone Executive
that he have am expressiondour sentiment
on this subject. In the paraf the country
IN which.I live, dinners haze been given.
feasts have been held, and til song & toast
have passed round in CONNIE anratian of the
event-And is this House to be-insensibie,
and to leave the Pres,eent Of the United
States, in ignorance or doubt whether his
conduct has or has not eceivcd the sancti
on of their. appro',a,ioI Or'is he to get
that information from irficial sources /
hope not hope he WI get it from our
selves. therefore NOV you.
That the promptitde and frankncss
with which the presicnt of the United
States has met the overtres of the govern
ment of Great Britain twartls a restorati.
on OF harmony aud freecommercial inter
course between the twosations, meets the
appreciation of the Hous,
Mr.. Findly said that his proposition con
templated a novelty in he legislative pro-
ceedings of this country Where would it
end 1t the House were ow to make So
Tenn. resolution approvig of the conduct Of
the President ? - The. nswer returned to
the speech OF the king innonarchical govern
ments committed the House making it to
all that was containedin it. The practice
IN this country had bee long considered an
evil; indeed he tkough he could shew by
the journals one instane in which the dis
cussion of single ssctbp in an answer oc-
c',ied the House IS, Of Ii days. 1t was a
practice too which introduced at the very O.
pening of the Session al that irritation tina,
commonly arose in the course of a session
MIR. F. said he supposed there was not a
member in the House BIT did approve of the
Presidents exercise of he authority vested
in him. He presumed that they approved
equally also of the same offer heretofore
made to the Court of London. 1.-THE House
we're to appreciate the. conduct of one Presi
dent, they must approhte that of others
and the conduct of the different administra.
lions under the constitution might be bros
into view. Mr.. F. wa, totally against thi:
motion, or any other of the kind
To be Continued