Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-28

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vote, moved to amend the first section, By
inserting s LIST Cd, 2 after the words S hat
the, immediately after the enactinn clause,
which would prohibit the public vessels Of
both belligerents, and was lost ayes Is,
nays 100, as follow: q
Yeas Messrs. Bard Boyd, Chamber
lin, Crawford, Desha, Holland, M aeon, Ma
rion. Morrow, Pickman, Ross, Smith, Tay-
Tor. Whitehill, and Withsrspo on-l5.
Nays--Messrs. L. ]. Alston, w. Aston,
Anderson, Bacon, Bassett, Blaisdell, Brown,
Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Campbell, Cham
pion, Chamberlain, Clay, Clopton, Cobb, Coch-
ran, Cook, Coz, Cuts, Dawson, Ely,sE mott,
EpprsFindley, Fisk, Franklin, Gannett, Card
ner, Gholdson, GO ldsborsugh,s Goodwin,
Gold, Hale, Haven, Hester, Helms, Howard,
Hufty, J. G. Jackson, R. Jackson, jenkins,
Johnson, Jones, Kennedy, Knickerbacker,
Lewis, Livermore, Livingston, Love Lyle
Matthews, MsKim, Miller, Minor, Mont
gomery, n. r. Moore, =. Moore, Num-
ford, Newton, Nicholas, Pearson, Pitkin,
7. Porter, r. b. Porter, Quincy, Randolph,
Rea, (Penn. Rhea, Tenn. Richards, Root,
Roane Sage, Summons, Sawyer, Shaw, Shelf
fey, Smile, J. Smith, S. Smith. Southland,
Stanford. Stanley, Stedman, Stephenson,
Sturges, Swoope, Tallmadge, Thompson,
Tracy, Troup, Upham, Van Dyke, Van
Horn, Van Rensselaer,, Weakley, Wheaton,
Wilson, and Winn--1oo.
III. Montgomery moved an amendment
to the 4th section, making all torfeitures
aud penalties incurred by this act, recoyera-.
bic during its continuance or after ITS exPi-
ration. Carried.
MIR, Livermore moved an amendment to
the tst section and for the purposes of
this act, no country or place shall be. consi-
dered colony of G. Britain or France
which is not under the immediate govern.
ment and control of either Great Britain or
France" [Intended particularly to exclude
from the provisions Of the ron. intercourse
with respect to France the island of St. Do
mingo.l
Mr.. Randolph opposed it, not on account
Of Its bearing on our foreign relations, but
on account of its domestic operation for
as southern man and STAKEHOLDER, he
must protest against it, as question of
great domestic policy !: he shuddered to
think of the effect,of atradebetween Charles
ton and the revolted blacks of St. Domingo;
the small pox carried into.a nation OF Indi-
ans or country stranger @toits operation,
would dwindle into insignihcance before.
the introduction OF such trade.
Mr.. Livermore did not think importing
the produce would have the effect Of i'm
porting the principles of the island Of ST.
Domingo: His only object was to legalize
trade chat is and will be carried on.
After some conversation the amendment
was lost--aye 1, nays 81.
Mr.. jackson moved an amendment more
clearly defining the 18th section and carried.
Mr.. Milaor moved an amendment to the
5th section exempting from forfeitures and
ne,,alty all vessels together Nth their car.
goes which nas have arrived in the Us;
from G.. Britain and her colonies, otter the
Goth Mau. Lost. [Opposed on the ground
that the secretary OF the treasury had a, dis
eliminating power to this effect, and to adj
nit the cargo by law would farce the remis-
sion of all penalties, their illegally not
withstanding.
/ Mr.. Gold moved an amendment to the
| Cd section to strike out the words haze been,
for the purpose of inserting BE-, and lost.
ayes Q.
[This would have prevented further pro-
| secutions for penalties incurred under the,
embargo and non intercourse laws
| The bill was then ordered to be read a
! third time to- morrow.
| And then the house adjourned, between
6 and O'Clock.
TUESDAY, June q.
| A bill from the Senate generating from
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