Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-15
MONDAY; JANUARY is.
&C O N G r, E S S. ~
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THuRspAY, December 81.

THURSDAY, December 81.
DEBATE ,
ON THE JOINT RESOLUTION
iAtprevins the condses Of the Executive
in'rrlasisa to Ms refusal to receive any
!. further communication from Francis Jas.
Jackson.
coNTINUYo.1 90.
h committee of the whole MIR. BAssET
in The chair D.
Mr.. Ross observed. chat i. sssppsated to
him that che. gentlemen who had preceded
him had .saken wider range in debate than
the resolution seemed TO call for. In all
cases of,this kind (said he) it would be pro.
per to ascertain our objects to knew the
tobiseta Of those in favor Of the resolution
aud those against it. Two gentlemen in
opposition to the resoIusions have very cam
didiy declared what are their objects. One
OF thcm(Mr. P0tser)has said that he thinks
all political questions are not que stions OF
policy, but contests for power between the
ins and ours; not questions how the 60
vernmene shall be administered, but who
shall administer il j not what Office shall be
created, buswho. shall gil them. The other
of,hem chr. Emost) says that he dis.in-
guishes besweea. abe government and the
administratiou oft. These gentlemen and
che British minister, no doubt, had different
objects !; the object OF those gentlemen is.to
degrade theadministfation. Mr.. Jackson's
object was not'unly todcgrade the admin
stratien but the government alsos r,
I and 'Sorfy,I confess, and feel all the
passions of grief, fear and aud anger that
such divisions shsuld afflict our councils at
she time grieps 20 see such divisions.
I Fsr Isst a knowledge of them should
have On injurious eject on our foreign re.
lasions ard feel anger and indignation
90 hear IL declared nc this critical moment.
thai Il S fair and right TO pursue measures
tending 70 degrade the administration rof
our governmrnt. I do NOT, and wish it
TO be understood that do not undertake to
quote the precise words of gentlemen, but
shalt cndeavor tol state what were their
CON us,ons and the tenor of the arguments:
The gentleman from Massachusetts,,
(Mr. wheaton, was not quite SO explicit in
his object as theother gentlemen were, but
assured US that it was natural that all his
partiality should be in favor of his own so.
yerunent. would ask them, sir, why
does he act so unnaturally If his position
be correct, It Is reasonable, to suppose that
in this critical period OF our affairs he would
act naturally !; and acting as he does now is
a proof to- my mind of the truth of the
principle asserted by philosophers, that men
have no natural partia!ities at all. If he
had stated what we're his political PARTIAL
tiss, be might have, been better understood.
The rsnsleman from Connections (Mr.
D.na) has said that It Is not suHieisn,, 10
deciding question Of this kind, chat that
decision shouldbe satisfactory to this house
and 20 che American people, but that it is
necessary, on great and important ques.
zion Of the nature OF that under eonsidera.
tion. that Il should be decided 90 as to
meet the appreciation Of :he whole world,
and he asks with an emphasis, 10 there to
he found in the annals Of diplomacy pro-
!. eriure OF the nature Of that now contenn-
r(aked Permit me. cir, TO answer this
!, snquiry by asking another question. Can
h. 6ad n.the annals of diplomacy . con-
duet 90 eompletely ousraging all deeeney
and arcorurn q, the conduct which 10 now
!: che subisc. Of eur snimadyersion :, For, is
! csssi never before occurred, is not to
he rresumed that thers il any record Of
surh case in exissence. And indeed the
presumpsion thar 10 diplomatie corresponds
enee ministers usually conducs themselves
-;.S ssscorum. 4, safEeieas 30 induce me
- sslisw. that aeass sim;lar % this never
before has occurred. - /,
Hayiae shas paid my Srsspecta. 10 the
four gentlemea who preceded me IN TIE
opposisian, any flfthes observation INSIDE
~ ms j. rsply % shssa M0 Esssis ttolnshs,