Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-05
CONGRESS.
HOUSE or RRPagsGNrf7fyEs.
7uesdny. December &c.

o. Tie 'gho'c ~ the pin. resolution oil
Mr. Giles Ms Brent in The chair.
Mr. FISK occnpicl tn. q "a fran rorr
- Eve iip1-s in favor of he resolution.
His sp.ech eIibs7ced a recaptnlsiion OF
the causes OF difference bstszeen this
country and (;rcli 3 ;tsin frop, the com.
mcacem ut Of The war. ~hich has witt,
shor' intervals su.,sis ed be ween France
end Eegiapd for he issttweniy years, to
the Dismissal OF NJ jackson by ,h- Anne.
rican exscu i've. lie also embraced a re .
view of the IN asu'cs which have been
successfully tsksa by this government &c
repel AND d.fe',d itself agaiast the hostile
orpressioos of he European belligsren's
fbe mp essnent OF our scamsn; the
ssizli-ss and cpad m aasioa Of cur vessels
snS eur merchapiiz. by Britain; the va
finuS aiacks UPON our vesseis agitbin the
wete's osteT American juriidic'ion; the
iluTdty OF Hsarce add some OF lie crew
OF M Chesapeake the d saYowll of the
arrangement WITH Mr. Erskine: the TN
ruccrssf.l and repealed negora ions wi h
England; and the coDduet nr Mr. Jack5 son :
These constituted the principal themes Of
his an N decision. To follow The gentle.
man ;i'taush-r his 1ens hy speech would
require more space, as vel as time, than
can DC dsyoied 10 bare sketch. He ex-
a'illntd nespondence Tween the
new Hfi.Ish enyGy and the department @!
sia'e. 70 pr ve the hostility and insolence
Of The fo'nser. and the fo-beafance Of ,hr
execGiive. EIe said, that every session.
C3ng-s had had their braias s,u(f. d with
cuceneris resp Cling the violation of our
rights; and he'd yet done n1,hing. II was
tine 10 do soms hing. He was tired oil
Feading so many papers: enough had
been laid before them TO make shroud
Tor one national sovereignty and yet they
hal been converted into cartridges to in
suit aad destroy our rational rights. In
tesp&c, the embargo, sediiion, rebellion
and treason sgs;ns, the laws of the coun
= iIy had been fostcred and yielded to ir
some rneasufe by Congress. He began
20 dread the InbeciIity and rant of sabi.
lily in cur councils. This opposition tc
the general laws had not 6sen confined Ia
ale-house resolutions and town meetings
j! had approached The sacred hall oI
legislation. Esuch proceedings were &c
prevail, he feared the government was
destined 10 speedy die o,uion He en-
S~o'OANI ~ StiNN AifC ttSSlIst!diIiE UclWEeT
the present resolution and that which
came under The consideration Of the house
~ the last session, npprobaiory oflhe con.
duct Of he executive in relation to The
arrangement with Mr. Ersk;ne. He pro.
duced precedent from The journals of the
second session Of the fifth Congress, IN
answer 20 q speech from president A
dams N which the house Of representa-.
tiyes express their abhorreuce of certain
attempts made By the English to stir IL
the saysges against the Americans, and
pledge Themselves 20 the support of such
measures as might be taken 10 suppress:
or punish such Inirigues. AEoiher pre-
cedent he drew from he journals during
MIR Jeff-rson's admiDisra ION the house
had approved by resolution, the course
IA sued by the executive 10 secure IN,
tree navigation Of the Mississippi 10 the
cii'zsns of the United States, He did
not view the resolution as a war mea.
sure; but If il were, we had better hayr
var han submission. Gentlemen ia op
position might say they would not sub
mil; but they would go on obieSiDg 10
The measures taken or proposed by 90.
VcrGment unlil hey would leave them
selves no other alternative than subrnissi
on. He trusted in God, that If this were
The disposition Of the house, j, was not
that of the p ople. The spirit of the ma
ton wss mansclsd and broken dswn by
The indecissye, passive, pstien;, AID feeble
proceedings olihe houss. II was feces
safy 10 prepare for defence. IL the trea.
sury were no. fnil, the resources OF tie
county gere ample.
The committee rose at quarter past
'fou o'clock,
-lDd ihc house adjourned.
HednesAay, Dec. q.
&c hoose gan went INTO committee
Of he VI Ole ~ he Joint resolution Of Nj.
Giles. w Brent in The chair.
Mf. Miluor remarked rnat when q
qu stion arose between lhs administration
81 lis country and foreign minister o.
qosetnmenf, lie WIS always inclined 70
take psrI with the FORMER. dal-ss rs cor
due were ps,r bly, w,oog. lie i0d tneni
~ hf rftscut cceston ccr5ss Po0ded witt
hIsireHngs, When sc dfcisged ,hal the sx
ccaure, ia is pr cccdir gs-wi,h Mr. Jack
OF bed ocled properly lhroggFou,. y.
lad been much astoplshed 70 hear gen
tlemen, ior vhase opinions he entertained