Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-06-05


Mr.. Ross "a new member from Pennsyl-
vaDia) moved 10 amend the proposed reso-
luton by adding an instruction to the COM
mittee to enquire into the propriety of re-
munera,ing those who had suffered in con-
sequence of their resistance to the law lay
Ing direct tax, in the insurrection conn.,
monty called the hOs .oo,sr nsr,ecnon , He
said no portion of the people VI the United
States had made greater sacrifices in sup
por. of the tue democratic cause than those
CT that part OF the country from which he
came they had uniformly presented a firm
barrier against the oppressive measures Of
federalism, against the torrent Of arbitrary
power which threatened to inundate the
country, and sweep away every vestigc of
liberty. Iftheir tellow-patriots who suffer.
ed under the Sedltion Law were TO be re.
Enumerated. he ihou, T. those WHO opposed
the direct tax had Ala equal claim, as bo;h
measures were equally leprobsted by the
cEEviEE DEaseRATIc SAarr, and equal
ly contributed 10 place them in power.
probably = more extraordinary motion than
this Of Mr.. Ross was never made in dellb-
erative body. or supported by more extra.
ordinary arguments. He has supplanted
Mr. Nelson, at the outset, as the Eoore,ges
of the House. His voice is extremely
Stentorian, and his manner excessively the
atrical. lie was elected by the united con-
sututional and federal interest, and owes
his seat to the votes Of the party which he
abused with SO much asrimony.)
Mr. Dana thought that if those who oepos.
ed tue laws were entitled to compensation,
those who submitted would have some claim
10 consideration, and would therefore pro-
pose another amendment, to provide for
compensating those who had subn...ed 10
the Oario-s .asss !eyigS ~ ensIugo. "a loud
laugh ..f......., ~
Mr.. GARDENER suggested to the gentle
man from Pennsylvania, the propriety OF
gong the whole length of the principle up
on which lis proposition rested. II those
who resisted the laws Of the land by force
of arms we're TO be compensated for resist
ance, those who had quietly paid the tax
ought to have their money repaid to them
This could hardly be questioned, if the law
was 80 radically wrong As had been repYes-
en,cd, unless indeed there was something
so admirably, 50 lovely, SO peculiarly wor-
thy OF encouragement and Legislative pat
.onage, in the HOLY Duty OF iSsusnsc-
IEos, as TO entitle it to rewards and dis.
tinctions superior to those which should be
conferred upon the supporters of the col.sti-
tuition Of their country.
Mr.. Ross made some remarks an reply.
which were tinged with the same coioring
OF party As those which he had made in the
first instance.
Mr. Rhea moved to postpone the subject
indefinitely, which, was carried, 60 to SO.
Mr. Randolph gave notice that he should
daily and every day call for the considera-
ton of the motion which the House had re i.
fused to consider this morning, and dc msnd
the Yeas and Nays upon it, if it should be
in his power to obtain them. He concluded
a speech OF considerable length upon the
subject of the military code of the Uniled
States, and the improperly Of applying its
barbarous aud brata! punisl,nen.s To the
militia when IN actual service, punishmenis
which he said were abolished in France,
and he believed in the other countries ofthe
South of Europe, by moving the appoint.
ment OF a committee to report upon the ex-
pediency Of amending the system, which
motion was adopted without opposition.