Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-08

M.ssrs. Poirdex..-. Iohrson, Gho,s~n,
Weakly, Sh-ifsy, M'Kim, iceland, ani3
Nrish, spoke in favor -os tha resolution,
md Messrs. Hacon, gu ncy, 1,gelow, Blais.
ieli, and pitk;n against ".
The arguments IN favor Of its passage |,
were amongst others, that the territory |
could, when possessing population of Co.. |
900, CLAIM admission "a a right that IL
now contained prob.bly IS 600, and would,
more than probably, be fore representa-
tive could he elected under the new con-
s,ituticn, contain full 6O,O souls; that.
after admitting Orleans to the rank of a
state, with a minor population, at the pre-.
sent session, it would be the height OF in.
Justice 10 eguse the same privilege to Mis-
sissippi, who bad been SO much longer a
part Of the United Territory, AID against
the admission of whom into the Union none
Of the constitutional objections had weight
which bad been urged against the admis-
sion of Orleans.
The opponents of the resolution argued
that some respect was due to the feelings,
however grounded, Of the eastern states,
in relation to the creation Of new states on
the Western waters that the admission
o. one state during session was sufficient !,
1t two were admitted into the Union in the
course OF three months, the people of the
eastern states would be Justly alarmed
at the diminution Of their relative weight
in the scale of the Union that, since it
was acknowledged the new state could not
be represented before the thirteenth Con.
gress, there could be no occasion for pres.
sing this subject so urgently at this time.
Why not, IL was asked, wait for the actu.
al census of the territory , Tue very So
iicitude which was manifested to get this
subject through Congress, it was said,
showed th-re was something wrong, and
was a strong argument against the adop-
ton of the resolution.
The resolution was agreed to in, com.
mittee of the whole, Ayes 62.
The committee rose and reported their
agreement to the resolution.
Mr.. Pi;kin moved To postpone the fur.
Their consideration of the subject indetinite-
y.-Moii ion lost, Yeas 50, Nays IS.
Several unsuccessful motions were made
to adjourn and to lay the subject on the ta-
BILE. In order to read message which had
been presented from the President of the
United States,
/ The question on the passage of the reso-
luton was decided as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. L. ]. Aston, w. Alstons
Anderson, Bard, Bassett, Bib, Brown,
Burweil, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Clay,
Cochran, Crawford, Dawson, Desha,
Eppes. Findley, Franklin, Gardner, Gar.
land, Gholson, Goodwin. Hester, Helms,
Holland Hufiy, Johnson. keenan,, Kennedy,
Love, Lyle, Macon. M'Kee. M'Kim, Nj.
Kinley. Miller, MITCHELL, Montgomery, N.
r. Moore, T. Moore, Morrow Newton, Nj.
r. MI L De- I a IN
ards, RingoldI Roane, Root. Sage, Sawyer,
Shaw. Sheffey, Smelt, Smile, j. Smith, G.,
Smith, S Smith, Southard, Troup, Tur.
Tner, Weskley, Whitehill, Vim, Wither-
spoon and Wright--6S.
Nays--Msssrs. Allen, Bacon, 3igeIow,
Blaisdeil, Breckenridge, J. C. Chamber
lain, w. Chamberlain, Champion, Chit.
tendeu, Davenport, Ely, Emoit, Fisk,
GARDENER, Goldsborongh, Gold, Hale. Ha-
ven, Hrobard, Harrington, Jackson, len
kins. Lewis livingston, Matthews, MIL.
nor, Moseley, Mumford, Pearson, Pick.
man, Pnkin, Potter Qaincy, Summons,
Scudder, Stanford, Stanley, Stephenson,
Sturges, Swoope, Taggarr, Tracy, Van
Dyke, Van Rensellaer. Wneaton, Whit.
man, and tVilson--47
The resolution was then referred to the
committee who reported II to bring ia a
bill
RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
The following message was received
from the President of the Unised States.
fSee the last Argus.]
Mr.. Quincy moved to refer the message
to the comm tee of the whole to whom
was referred the bill concerning eommerci~
al intercourse, &c.
MIR. Eppes suggested the proprieiy of
feferring the message 70 the committee of
foreign relations, az its contents might De
thought essentially to change the state of
our foreign relations.
Mr.. Quincy withdrew hi, motion, aHd
the message and documents we're referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
On motion Of MIR. Goidsborough, three
thousand copies of the message and docu.
ments were ordered TO be printed.