Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-05-04
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FRIDAY, MAY A, 1910.

Extract Of letter .fron, Washington
City, to the Editor Of the. TIrginia
Argus, dated Nay 1, 1907
Congress wikadjourn Sometime to
nighDgwithQut, bAlieve, having satisfi.
ed tie expectations of thsfna.ion. How
somf of be Aembeis will justify their
condu6t4fhe3 constituents it is truly
difGeuNsosaY But there is no end to
humsp ingepAty. Gibbon, in his ia
miliar correspondence, aaers that the
principal use of reason is to6nd out ar
guments for what we want TO do and,
[ think he might have added for THAT
we want not to do; as, doubtless,
the behavior many Representatives,
will evinSfjuss before the next electi-
ons. Considering the present intri-
cate posture of our foreign affairs, the
variety of conflicting opinions pre-
valent in Congress, the reproaches le-
yelled atthe House of Representatives
by many of our most popular prints,
and +Asndifkculty of pleasing all inter-
ests of community, the Presidents
conduct las been really admirable.
Were heehot man of a very perspi-
cacious intellect, of the finest temper
or mind, and totally unalloyed with a.
ny thing like factiousness of dispo-
sition, he would never have got through
with such Congress as we have had
the last winter, without stain upon his
political reputation. / do not state
an untruth when L declare, that the
President has been IT. ade to bear nor e
than his proper and constitutional share
of responsibility. Weak members of
Congress. glad to find any excuse for
their own imbecility and want of intel
ligenc have cried out, uOhy does not
the Prs&dent recommend Well, Sir !;
he die 1ommend but no sooner had
he done<his, than one would say, his
Recommendation means nothing: ano.
Their would exclaim, why does the
President wish to dictate? What, sir.
could President do with men Of
this cast! With men in such va
grant mood of temper that to-day they
were feverish, tomorrow aguish, and,
the third day oscillating between heat
and cold! Every man of sense and
spirit in either branch of Congress has
gone home Disguised and dishsarten-
ed out of tune with his party; out
of ere with himself.
The native virtue of the people must
purg4ouF councils of the ignorance and
weakds sS they contain, or we are an
undone, as certainly as we are at this
moment a disgraced nation. How,
does 1t happen that when we have so
much talent in the country the worst
men speaking generally get into the
House ofReprs sentativess How is it.
that when the freeborn generous spirit
disqualification Aourishes every where
out OF doors, it should withcr and d c
cline In the most numerous branch of
the National Legislature? 1 propose
these questions for the consideration of
the community; and they involve sub
jects. which ought to be seriously and
solewpiy fAected upon by every man
in our aaffphgl society"
ETtfact 81 another letter, same date.
"The President will send message
to Congress this day, in answer to a
resolution calling upon him for infor-
nation touching our foreign relations
1t will shew, have no doubt, that our
executive has never intcrmitted its ex-
ertions Whatever Congress may have
done) to bring about an adjustment of
our differences with the belllgerents."
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
- April 80.
fhe House proceeded to the considera.
top ob,tharamehdment of the Senate 70 the
cop AetcN tslntercours bill mo. 2.)
After atong debate relative 10 the ar
rangemeue~sef ths senate proposing convey
queAioe was, taken to strike OUT a.
greeabiy to The ao.enement Of the senate, ,
the section which lays the so per cent. ad =.
dl'ional duties. the vote stood Ayes-.-44
Noes--- ~.
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