Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-12-23

Mr.. Smile compared Tie army now pro-
postdto be raised. W.. that under Adams
admins ration, which latter, he said, under
pree 81 attacking france, was intended
10 clushthe Republican party. Mr. S made
some remarks 10 reply To what had iallen
from Mr. Randolph, reis i've 10 the affair on
the Sabine - The gentleman, he observed,
was at that time wiling L. 70 to war with
both France and SPAN, 40 syenge a riot on
the h'ontiers-- He expressed the deepest re-
greet that the term "acqnited feIun" should
have been applied Oh his floor 10 Gan VII
klnson /; a nan who was now undergoing
a trial for lie and death before Court Mar.
tial- lie believed that when the Whale truh
should be known, such charges would be
viewed with adherence BIZ the American
people-He disasowed entertaining any pre-
JUDGES in fAvour Of France at prescnt-yet
he asserted that England acted with az much
tyranny at sea as Bonaparie Did on land
He acknowledged that BOaaparte had des.
troYed his thous ADDS ami tens of thousands
but he entrcated the house 10 reflect uDon
The millions murdered by the British in The
East Indies--As TO our being unpsepared
for war, lac said, we we're better prepared
now than we were Attic commencement Of
the revolutionary war, AZ which lime public
spirit supplied every thing.
Mr. Macon Observed that tie should much
rather Lave war a cncc, ii ii was ID be re-
sorted TO. He was much opposed TO stand
ing armies, in time Of peace, as any man
bui they must be used in case Of war. and
especially as the militia could not be scut
out Of lie limits Of tie United States. He
.,Y.Ar anrn1 ~ wv ,.-ax~. 90
which had led TO our present cmbarrass-
meat He should support war entered
into 10 defence OF our rights to carry our
Own produce bat tie should oppose war
undertaken 10 encourage manufactures, or
that might tend to f4sten any systems u3un
US which we never could get lid of. lis
acknowledged that we had no Washington
now such men did not often appear per.
haps there had no. been such one since
the days Of Joshua bu, lie believed, wth
the exception ofthe comm .ndei in CHEF We
had better chance OF selecting Good o.T
GERS now, than VIC had at the commence
meGt of The reyolution.-lie saw - pro, al.
ETY. in hurrying the decision vf mis- question
(nor agreeing TO the resolution j Ie wish
ed 10 give every man time 10 deliver his
sentiments upon It. With respect to what
had been said about closing the doors upon
this SUBJECT, he was convinced, it would
have been useless lie had as high an opn
ion OF the virtue OF The nation IS any man
bat experience had long ago convinced him
that Congress could not keep d secret.
Mr. I ster would know wial they were de-
liberatlng about wet as any man.
A debate OF considerable lcig.h cnsued,
which Mr.. Froup SAID be should endeayolr
y PIT an end 20 by calling for the previous
question, ii those Ola The other side of tie
House did not take par; IN the discussion.
Alter some obserr Atiojs Oh Tie Disagree
menl amongst the committee Of foreign
relations on the subject Of war (Which oU-
servailon- were connncd principally 10 The
mea,bers OF The comHttce themselyes) The
house adjourned at 8 o'clock.
] Russell, Esq. la.e Charge des Affairs
al PARIS, has been appointed 10 the same Of
h-e, at Loadon.
William Pmkney, Esq. late U. S. Minis
ter to The Court OF 81. lanes. IS appoinis.l