Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1810-01-08
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CONGRESS-.

Cor : IS have now been in session six
weeks, and notwithstanding the perilous
situation of the country, not a single meas
ure Of consequence has been decided on.
The sum and substance of the political wis
dom of our democratic rulers consists in wa
ging a zvar Of JUo,ds, and taking their six dol
lars per day for their patriotic labors IN
welding those mighty weapons Of demo-
cratic warfare On the 14th Of december,
the resolution introduced by Giles, 10 the
Senate, approaching the conduct ofthe Pres
ident in breaking off the negotiation with
Mr.. Jackson was taken up in the House of
Representatives. The resolution goes to
pledge the support of Congress to whatey-
er consequence may follow from this un-
precedented conduct of the Executive the
probable result Of which will be war with
England, an event devoutly wished for by
many of the leading democrats in power.
The federaGsts in the house are exerung
their united talents and influence to ward
Oft the threatened evil resolved, that
should the democrats plunge the country
INTO the horrors OF war, the blood shall not
be on their heads. Nor are they alone in
this determination. Mr.. Macon, one Of the
most respectable of the democratic men,
bers, has expressed his decided dissppro-
BATON OF the resolution.
Mr.. Macon, in the course Of his speech,
observed, but will vote against the res
olutIon, put it IN suhat form yon please. If it
be intended in this indirect manner to revive
the exploded practice, exploded by both
parties, of answering the Presidents Spec
ches or Messages, object to it; if it be in
tended to praise the President, object TO
1t ; IT IT be intended as declaration of war,
object 10 it as SUCH" Mr.. M. said he had
been in favour of the Embargo, and thought
1T ought not to have been abandoned. He
thought the President had not done wrong
IN dismlssing Mr.. Jackson, whose mission
he considered as repetition Of that of Rose.
He had believed, from the moment of the
attack upon the Chesapeake, that we must
eventually have war with England, but he
had no apprehension that her government
would take IN dudgeon the dismissal of her
Minister He thought it would have been
better to have dismissed Mr. Jackson in con-
sequence OF his first letter, which he belize
we'd III ms conscience was much worse than
the subsequent ones. outstanding he
entertained these views, SO different from
! nose OF the other oppOsers Of the resOlu-
| ton, stu he was most decidedly opposed to
! the adoption of every measure of this dies.
I, eruption In the conclusion Of his remarks,
! he objected to the style OF the resolution, &
recommended to its advocates TO recommit
| or amend 1t, if not for their own sakes, yet
/. tor the sake Of the Nation.
SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. %.
THE PROSPECT.
1t IS the settled policy, both of the Exec
utive and Congress, TO DO NOTHING. "Ne-
mo Nobody, Esq" would be an excellent
hand 70 manage the Something" Of our
| national government at the present time
There are to be no Embargu Laws, no Mir
, litia CoEscriptions, no naval and military
\ preparations, no Declarations of War One
7 thing indeed must be done, or rather nndone,
from sheer necessity The Non Intercourse
Law must and will be repealed, but not IN
hurry. A little revenue must be had at all
events. The ominous words EXHAUS-
TED TREASURY" fell from the lips OF
Colonel TRoUP like thunderbolts upon he
ears OF his copatriots. Their CONSERVATION.
as well as their chagrin, is inexpressible.
when we speak of doing nothing, We
mean nothing GREAT. As usual, little
thtHgs are to be done, vitlelicet, the adoption
OF GILEs's Resolutions, ct hoe gems o,pne.
Bw these resolutions have sustained terri
bic because unexpecteI attack frem that