Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-02

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, December 10.
| On motion OF Er. Rhea, the h euse again
lresalved itself INTO a committee Of the
whole. on the joint resolution from the
Senate respecting the conduct ofMr. lack
lson and of the executive az Sac u. Ssates.--
MIR. Bas-set in the chair.
] MIR. Rhea hoped the resolution would
he unanimously adopted. 1t had nov been
| found that the proposition to allow the ma
val forge of Great Britain to execute the
non intercourse law against France. had
mot originated, as had been attempted 70 be
lpalned upon the nation, in the American
minister in London, but with that celebra.
ted K renowned politician, the ex.m,nister
Mr.. Canning. TIE executive had made
no',.e stand. 'fhc Senate had approved
the resolution almost unanimously. He he
Iped the House would approve il also. Tine
conduct of MIR. Jackson mast be traced to
ithe source whence he derived al mia au.
lthority and he dgubscd not that this mir.
lister would, like admiral Berkeley, be pro.
mated to sodle higher STATEN to an en-.
bassy to son.e OF the courts OF Of Eu.
lrope.
! Mr Potter was opposed to the resolution.
| he adverted to the cmbargo and It's ef.
fleets; and maint3ined Che position, thar
jthe British people we're no lnnger anxious
for settlement OF differences with US,
that the embargo, and car system of non
finie.course,, resolutions and proc,a nations,
had done more for them, than hey could
have done for themselves. We had been
necessarily insulted for more than fifteen
Years by Great Britain and France; and
when we had been attacked within sight
of our chimney fire sides, all we had done
was to let OF proclamation. We ought
10 prepare for deIeGce, ~ to the conduci
lof Mr. laSkson, he could no; cohesive that
1T was insulting; he must take the liberty
iof j1dgirg ior himself. Was this resoluti..
lon the grand speci6c for Ell tbs wrorss
I've had SufS RID He did No, os.,rose
llyotes Of appreciation on tie executive.
lThey had ruined one president (M,. AID
taG.s At The simmer session, q rescluti
Ion CT approbation was bro't forward, and
loPposed % the grou-i that the execntise
was so good as to speak for Itself. He
supposed, OF course, that the conduct @.
the president on this orc-sion required no
I apProbatory vote to bolster It no. The
ipeopic OF this Country, of all parties, wonld
10 man rally rouad the standard Of tn
Igovernmeny, IL conAic. Should take place
with any foreign power. AL The Giy!s ons
lin TINS country was between the ms and
ieats. Ii WAS not how TIE government
should be administered but who should
administer i. Tie people understood tue
thing. lie never wished TO see politica
Idiylsioas cease. In proportion 10 tae over
lwhelmng majority IN any one parry il
the same proportion was the liberty Of ths
people endangered.
4 MIR Dana occupied the aoor against the
1ieSoiutiSn about an hour and haiE He
ranged through wide field OF argument
and remark. lie distinctly condemaed the
DEGREES Of the dictator of Continental Eu.
rope, and the orders of the British king 4,
icouncil ; they were neither cons stent wit
4 the dictates of neutral or public law ant
he disdained all kind of sanction of tn,
dcctfine of msdern biockades, without ,
csEpelent blockadiUg force. The thIr,
lcondition prescribed in the despatch of Mr.
] Gaining, of Jan. 80, was totally inadnissa
BILE, even by implication. To allow th,
naval force of a foreign power TO execute
American laws, would be 10 FeiinQu:sh on,
: IOi InS interesting attributes Ot sovereign
: ty ; noi would he allow the government Q
: his country to suffer such degradation AMI
debasenent, as to be charged By publ,
. minister with the turpinude of a deliberate
(: classification in point OF auy matter of fac
whatever. The privileges Of q minister
/, Cid not extend this far. lie could not b,
{. permitted 70 appeal to the people from tn,
= government 10 aay case. lie was not CON
4 peteht 10 profess peace towards the PEG.
. PIE whilst he proclaimed war against th,
lpeFlgh. The president, too, was the con
sliiquonal power 70 pronounce apon tn,
1concuct Of public minister. If his Of
fence be atrocious, the president may no
only DISMISS hun, but order him TO be SCI
zsd by The gentlemen of the sword, an,
sent nome for punishmeut. Mr.. Dani
then proceeded to demonstrate the impro
. priety OF passing the resolution from TN
4 senate. lie did not disapproye 1t oec .usr
9 he was opposed 70 the geacsal principe o
+ passing woes OF appreciation or eensurc q
lshe executive, or 70 addresses 20 hrm, al
Though some gentlemen nad loudly denoun
ced that principle az the summer sesscl
But Mr. IL. objected to tie resolutions o
hose grounds That il went 10 give
tpiedge 10 the nation and To the worid, tna
6 Congress would resort TO var, K C.rtai
. vents occurred IN consequence 0. thv dis
luissal Of MIR. Jackson that we had nc
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