Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-16

lJect worthy Of consideration in the
passage of this bill, that it was such a
one as the nation couldestand to for a
Inv length of time. Ii the committee
were to strike out every clause In
1.-THE bill but that which repealed the
non intercourse law, he should be op.
posed to rising till hey agreed to that
one. At every place in the nation
where even a boat could come, the
Ipeople were satisfied that the non.in-
te.course law could not be enforced.
1t 1t wasa mere dead letter, it should
lbe repealed, and they should thus put
every man in the nation on the same
footing.
As he did not with his colleague ;h.nh
his very weak bill neither did ne with
the oher gentleman ,hink i, a very ener.
geiic bill. He So he should have likedes
h2vs heard this talk Of enersy when the
tCnesapeake was attacked, s when the cele-
lora'sd orders IN councils were issued but
thS.lime for il had pas, ed, They could not
talGr seemed gel warm at tue same time.
~ was best to take such measures now as
the nation could Stand to, and as would
euabie The President to settle our
disputes with one or both be.lgerents !;
and This bail ,sts calculate for thai put
pose. Whether The bill would satisfy he
people or not he was otally ignorant. He
himself coald never tell here VIVA, Would
satisfy those whom he represented. aud
all hat hs cnuid do was to aet as he
'hought tighE aud depe0d Oh such con.
duct for their. appreciation. Last winter
the measures which his colleague now
called paper. measures were 100 s-roag
tor him, tor he wanted to open gate 10
| 80 20 The West India islands TINS biz
vas different from the non.intercourse
law as It opened he world u the COM
'neice of the United States, and shut their
ports 20 the vessels of Great Britain and
France. Nj M. said he had hardly ex
ptcted complaint against tte bill from
gentleman from the Eas, shough h. haa
thousht from another Part Of the patton
here might be a complaint. He cared
livery little what was done, SO that .licfe
vas not too much energy in it. lie
was not for declaration OF war Just now,
AID he took tbs opportunity of saying so,
The nation was not as mueh prepared now
for war as it had been LAST winter, or as
4 had been when the Chesapeake was at.
lacked. As 10 The pe,iy quarrel between
NJ Smith & Mr. Jackson, he d d NOT think
that it changed the state OF affairs one
iota.
Mr. Pickman expressed his hope tha
tn: motion for the rising Of he commit
tee would not prevail. He considered the
bill as very important one. and since c.
~ hoped that il would meet hal cool
and deliberate discussion TO which its I'M
portance and tine respect ability of the
COMMITTEE who reported it entitled il.
There were some parts of The bill which
met his cordial appreciation; there were
other parts 20 which he could not give his
assent tiil his objections 10 them were
emosed. The Fl; secuol of the biz, lin.
efdic.lng the entrance OF our waters %
The public armed ships of Great Britain
AID FraCce) he approved. He said it
| would be reColiecied that al the last sessi
on OF Congress he had voted for The mo
ion FOR excluding the armed ships OF
Doth e eat Britain and France. He had
done 1t because he thought it disg ace
to admit into our wa,ers armed ships
sailing under orders to cap.ure our YES
sells; and he hoped they never would be
admitted under such circumstances. With
respect to the third section h. confessed
that he had rot entirely made up his mind
lie did not think, however, that il would
authorise either Great Britain or France
20 pass such DEGREES as his colleague
seemed to think they would do for il
would not essentially change our CONNER
lcial relations with them, as they are now
prohibited from carrying on commerce
with our ports, ard our vessels are PROM.
bited from going 10 theirs.
Mr. r. SAID it would also be recolle9ed
by gentlemen that he had spoken against
he non-intercourse law at the last session,
land did not woe for it because he had
believed it totally Intellectual for the pur4
poses Tor which it was passed. lie had
bought then, aud experience had con.
hFmed the ruth of his opinion, tina. u
vas totally inefficient; that our ciiizens
could not be res rained from yioa ing IT,
land tiisl Il would ope, ale only on thos,
A1nestrnen who were disposed TO pay ,
Ifcsard - the laws OF thsIr Country, all
aoIgh lhey doubted their expedIency
| Che IA ssciion Of thiS bill (prohlbitin.
he imPor'a iou OF French or British good
from any o.her pafi Of the dominion