Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-28
Monday, February 20.
INVALID PENSIONS.

On motion of Mr. HI Zines, the house re-
solved itref into committee OF the whole
Mr. Cuts in the chair, on the bill concern
ing invalid pensioners which being gene
thro', was reported to the house, and orr
deTed to third reading tomorrow.
NON-INTERCOURSE.
The house took up the repor, Of the COM
mi,tee of the whole, on the bill for inter.
dieting commercial intercourse, sc.
Mr. Masters proposed new section to
to the bill, declaring that the bill shall be
in force tillthe end Of the next session of
congress and no longer; and that the en-
barge shall be repealed at that time. On
the suggestion of M Randolph, Mr.. NJ
wi hdrew his motion for line and
Mr.. Randolph moved 10 str.ke GU. 50
much Of the l2th sect of the bill a,
makes exceptions to the general remoys.
OF the embargo.
Mr. Bibo made motion which superce
ded Mr. Rsndolph's, VIZ To strike gu the
whole section, so as To- keep on ,he embaT
g., IN Us present situation.
Mr. Randolph opposed this motion. and
advocated The repeai of the embargo ia 2
speech of about an hour and half u ieng n
embracing The subjec of our foreign re.a
tons generally. lie treated ths idea Of 3
partial repeal of an embacgo as ebsurd; he
might as well say ne you'd partially pull
The house over his mead as bat he woult!
partially repeal an embargo. After vessels
we're permitted 20 go out they wnnid chuse
their course. He conceived hat he EN-
barge must be wholly repe led, and indeed
the proposition partially 10 repeal eyi ocG
the existence ola conviction ~ the House,
tbat it nlsl be gotten over 10 some way o.
other. MIR r spoke at large oi;he disastrous
con equeaces which he conceived 20 have
oeeD produced by the embargo, and which
should operate as reasons for it's repeal
He considered the embargo system TO be
one which, like q barrel, derived al its va
Iuefrom its being water tight; IL they be"
gan 10 drill holes in its bottom, no matter
of VIVA. diameter, il would lose any value
It might have had. He spoke OF the OPP
Grafton OF the measure on our revenue
and deprecated its effects, If continued, on
the treasury which, when exhausted,
must b. replenished by excise or land tax
es-nei,her Of which would comport with
the principles upon which tie present adj
iituioApAieu nu0 SOttsC tittO NttiOCs WI Ns
also examined at some length the pol cy
ofthe additional du.y bill which passed the
house few days ago, and which he dis
approved.
Mr Macon replied to some of he argu
mems Of Mr. Randolph and Of other gen.
tlemsn on the subject e the embargo. He
was decidedly Of opinion hat II ough, still
farther to be confined. Now was the time
for ! operation, and he was m favor ol
continuing IL until September, unless i
snoneF produced au effect. If we went in
10 war we must in short time BE- thrown
on The side of one Of the belligerehts ant
he wanted no en,augilog alliances witt
either. He said that this nation was nuw
contending for It's very existence. II.
had not, IL was true, been in favor Of %,
increasing duties on imports SO per cent
bnt put that bill in competition with IN,
tax which b. ilain had laid on our expots
| (Which We ourselves had not right to AK
and all comparison ceased The tax lai,
| by Great Brltein alone on our exports a.