Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-03

sEeVT Il D assussetss md expose tlts fallas
81. MI. t Campbell was pfossedisg 20
animadsert upon the outrage which had
.ilss passed upon bis feelings, his rights,
sodsthe principles Of representative govern
mext. vixen he was stopped by the speaker,
wild, the fnformasion, thss he rvds not IN
order. as he zpds not speakity to any qaes-
t;sn before tie house! He sat down, and
before he. or the gentleman who thought
with him. could recover from toe surprizs
into which they had ben ihrown, by these
extraordinary proceedings, the question
was nut upon the adoption OF the substitute
proposed by the committee. 1t was CARR.
ed without a division. The chair then de-
eided, tina. the house having adopted the
,ubstitute no other question was to be TAX
en-, and the subjec. was finally disposed OF.
The house Immediately adjourned. =
Having presented the above statement of
facts, think j. proper to observe, that Sc
veral of the most respectable members of
the majority have decidedly reprsbated the
motion Of Mr.. Daniel, as we'll as the rude
noises by which Mr.. M'Campbell was ia
terruPted. But majority evinced dis
position TO stop at no act OF outrage what
ever. ..-. ....-... 80,
The conduct of the Speaker, in putting
the question upon Mr. M'CsmpbsIi's reso-
tons, without reading them, was a gross
violation of parliamentary propriety. X
was in CONSEQUENCE Of this departure from
the usual course Of proceeding, that the
ayes and noes were not taken. But have
the satisfaction to be informed, that the
sentiments contained in The resolutions are
participated by the entire body OF federal
lists.
The last decision Of the Speaker was no
less singular. In tact the resolutions of
tho committee have net been passed by TIE
house Of dsAyates. They were moved as
an amendment, and a. such the house a.
dopted them. But it was necessary to put
another OUT ;tion: WHETHER THEY SHOULD
PASS.
These extraordinary proceedings canno,
fail 70 mortify every friend Of republican
institutions. They manifest a total disre-
gard for the principles OF civil liberty, a
spirit Of Intolerance, furious, savage aud
unrelensiug,. restrained BY no sentiment OF
propristy, and capable OF the mou bloody
persecution. The feelings which. theys *
cite I will not attempt TO pouitray every
man of honor will ind ] mirror in his own
Bosom.
NOTE:
1t is the usual custom in the house Of
delegates Of Virginia, to stop any member,
who attempts - Ut or disagreeablr -" rs.
By making sTAAnGE NOISES !Gu this way h.
de6ciescy Ut ability to answer torc.ul. Al
s,xnents Is supplied =!
Since the above wa, written, the resolu-
,ions have been before the senate. Mr.
DANIEL (of Cumberland) moved to strike
our the word per6diously" from the 6rst
and offered a few arguments
eonclusively proving that j. was not cempe-
tent for the government of this country to
say, that the government of Great Britain
in disavowing MIR. Erskine's act, had been |
guilty of perhdy. The motion did not Oh
ia n-Ayes 9.-Noss II.
The passage OF the resolution was op-
posed b, Mr.. Hndal, who exposed with
much ability their Improperly and chai-
lengsd any of The majority 10 defend by ar,
gument the ground they had .akan. This
challenge the champions Of democracy did |
no. think i, prudent to accept. Tbs re.
solutions finally passed with some incensi-
derable amendments, which have since
been agreed to BY the house.
Another amendment proposed by Mr.. (
Daniel was to strike out the word deem
ed" from the last paragraph. He urged |
The improperly of pletiging the general [
to support all the measures Of
administration, whatever opinion they
might entertain Of the particular measures. |
He thong 1t it sufficient to support such
measures as were proper and necessary.
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