Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-02-14

facture, und.r pre.rnce Of any authority
whatsoever, without or against the consent
OF the owner Of such dwelling iiouse, and
not having warrant therefor, supported
by oath or affirmation and issued bv magis-
trate having competent Authority to issue
the same, every person SO offending shall
be adjuded to be gull ? of high mistlemea-
or, and ahall of conviction thereof in the
Supreme Judicial Court, be sentenced by
said Court to pay fine to the use of the
Commonwealth, not exceeding the sum of
dollars, and to suffer Imprisonment
In the common Jail of the county in which
the conviction may he, for term of time
not exceeding months, for either of
the said punishments, according to the
circumstances and aggravasiou of the said
offence.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted BY
the authority aforesaid, That If any per-
son or persons, after the passing of this act,
I'm contempt and violation of the said pro-
VISIONS in the Declaration of Rights and
Constitution aforesaid, shall enter any
dwelling house of any citizen of this Com.
monwealth. situate, within the same, in the
night time, being armed with any Offensive or
deadly weapon, to search the same house
for any specie, or any articles Of domestic
growth, produce, or manu- iactures, under
F.~sS"SS Va duy authority whatsoever,
without or against the consent of the ow-
ner of such dwelling house, and not having
a warrant therefor, supported by oath or
affirmation and issued by magistrate, ha-
wing competent authority to issue the same,
every person so offending, shall be adjudg
ed to be guilty of high misdemeanor, and
shaii on conviction thereof, in the Supreme
JUDICIAL Court, be sentenced by the said
Sourt, to pay fine to the use of the Com
monweaith, not exceeding the sum of
dollars and to suffer Imprisonment in the
common Jail in the county in which the con-
viction may be for, term of time not excee-
ding months, or either of said punish
ments according to the circumstances & ae.
gravation fine said offence Provided how
ever, that nothingin this act shall be con-
strued to affect, or in any manner imuair.
the remedy which any person might have
mad for damages in a civil action,if this
act had not been passed.
lhe Senate ordered 500 copies of the
report, &c. to be printed, together with
Ine new Embargo Law; and assigned
tuesday next, ii o'clock, for considering
.he report, which is long. being wanted to
prepare the phamphlets, we are unable to
publish the preamble this day.
An answer to the Lieutenant Governors
Speech was reported in the Sanate and
to morrow, at IL o'clock, A. NJ. assigned
tor its consideration.
LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. Crowninshield's Resolutions.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the
1898 Ao'"-
Resolved, as the sense of this House. that
In, ,ao british Orders in council. of November
iSuH interdlcting all neutral trade with France,
and the nations under her control. axcent the
neutral shall first enter i,er ports and there re.
ceive her hccnce to proceed and paw such din.
u 5. as they shall and have i'm ,osed and the
uecrees OF France, interdicting all trade with
the british nation and her dependencies and
suoJectiug to capture and condemnation. all
neutral vessels. and their cargoes for the alb
surd cause of being spoken with, " visited by
force, by her enemies are violations of tbe
neutral rights of the United States and Their
independence and sovereignty, and If tney csn.
not be removed by fair negotiation. ought to
oe resisted, by all other means in their DO ,yer-
Nesoived, that m case it shall appear tn
Congress that all fair attempts to remove q. 4
oriGrs and DEGREES by negotiation, shall nave
oeeh exhausted, and they shall hnd il neces-
s''y 20 assume any other attitude of resistance
IL w'ii De tue duty OF the p -opie of the Com
mon Wealth OF Massachusetts to rally rounI the
standard OF their own Nation and its Govern.
ment- and to afford them their utmost SIM.
port by all Constitutional means in their pow.
er. >.' .r0"-
The above resolves were committed Tn
messrs. Gore, Crowningsheld, Hsugil, of G
Morton and Ives, with instructions to report =,
The next session.
REPORT.
4ne committee to whom was referred the two
Resolutions, that accompany this report, and
which were proposed for the consideration
Oh this House, nave iuly attended to their
commission, and ask leave to report that. i'm
their opinion, it is inexpedient to pass the
same, for the following reasons.
by the constitution Of the u. States, the for
eiSn relations thereof are, exclusively, vested
IN the national government-wth that govern
ment rest the obligation TO consider of, and act
upon the doings of other nations-with it rests
aiso. knowledge Of the conduct of other ma
lions their motives and pretensions, and how
iar the same may have been sanctioned, or en-
Outraged by the government of the u. States.
Inc communications, which have passed be
tween the U. States, and the nations referred
To- ~ the proposed resolutions, are in a GREAT
degree unknown to the Legislature of Massa
chusetts any opinion therefore, OF the House
Oh Representatives, on this subject, would be
founded on an imperfect knn,yledore or ,,ha,