The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-07
also On bis motion, referred to a selec, com
BANK OF ALEXANDRIA,.

nrltSe.
BANK OF ALEXANDRIA.
IL was erronecuS'y ssaIed in OUR last, that
a motion made by MIR. Fisk to limit the du-
ration OF this bank to zen year, was lost,
"i he motion was agreed to; and the bill
OF course only renews the charter for ten
years
The bill concerning the Bank of Alex
andria, was read third time, and pas
sed by Yeas aud NAYS. 9O-Nays
80.
THE NINETEENTH STATE
On motion OF Mr. Poinde.reer,
The House res lived itself into a commit
Tee OF the white, Mr. BAssEr m the chair,
on the report of the seiec, committee IN fa-
vor oil admitting the Mississippi zerrisory
mio me Union ON IN equal footing with the
original states
Il desultory debate of two or three hours
took place on the resolution
Mcsscs PoinIexter, John on. GhoIson.
Wealiey, Sheffey. M'Kim. Holland, aud
wright spoke tn tavor Of the resolution. and
Messrs Bacon Quincy, Bigelow, Blaisdel,
and PiSkin agains.t:
The arguments in tavoT of its passage
were, amongst others, that the territory
could, when possessing population of 60 600,
ciaim admission as a right that il now
Con AIMED probably Is 900. and would, more
than probable. before representative could
oe elected under he new constitution, con
tam t"lt % 600 souls; that, after admitting
Orleans to The rank of state, with mi :
nor population, at the present session, il
would DE the height of injustice 10 REFUSE the
same privilege to Mississippi. who had been
so much longer part of the United Terri
tory, and against the admission of whom into
the Union none otthe constitutional objections
mad weight which had been urged against
the admission 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 OF one
state during session was sufficient; # two
were admitted into the Union IN the course
OF three months, the people of the Eastern
states would be justly alarmed at the dimi-
mutton OF their relative weight in The scale of
the Om1n; that, since it was acknowIedg-
ei ehe new state could no, be repres, nted be-
iore the thirteenth Congress, there could be
no occasion TOR pressing this subject so ur-
gently at this time. Why not, it was asked.
waIs for the actual census of the TERRITORY ;
The very soicitude which was manifesto to
get this subject through Congress, it was
SAID, showed there was something wrong.
and was strong argument agains, the adop
ton OF the resolution.
The resolution vas agreed tom committee
OF the whole. Ayes 90
Inc commi ttee Isl. and reported their a
greement to the resolution.
"ar. ftfk1n moved to postpone the further
Consideration ofthe subject inde6nite!y.-
Mo"on LOST, Yeas 90, Nays IS.
Several unsuccessful motions were made
90 adjourn and to lay the subject on the Ia
o'e' IN order to read message which had
oeen presented from the President of the II.
States:
The question on the passage of the resoluti-
on was decided as follows
AE'Ao-Messrs. l.. ]. Aston, w. Aston.
Anderson, Bard. Bassett, Bibb, Brown, Bur-
well Butler Calhoun, Cheves, Clay, Coch-
ran, Crawford, Dawson, Desha, Eppes
Findley, Franklin, Gardner. Garland. Ghol.
son, GOODWIN, Hester. Helms, Holland,
Hutty, Johnson, Kenan, Kennedy, Love,
Lyle. Macon, M'Kee, M'Kim, MRiniey,
Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery n. r. Moore.
4. Moore, Mrrow, Newton, Nicholson.
}. PoT.er, Re- Pena.) Rbea (Trnn.) Rich
ards Ringold Roane, Root Sage, SAWYER.
Shaw, Sheffel, Smeit, Smile. j. Smith. G..
Smith, r Smith Southard Troup. Turner.
Weakiey, Whitehiil, Winu, Withsrspoon 6
', rieu SO.
\ NIS Messrs Ale Bocor, Bigelow,
81, DTeCAenrldSS, j &. Chamberlain,
W. ha"berI ain, Champion Chittenden,
Davenport, Fly, Emott, Fisk, Gardener
- oldsborough, Gold Gale, Haven, Hubbard
~ mt ng on, Jackson jenkins, Lewis L.
"n tt, M ,hewe, VI Mo,eie, Mum
''ro' Pearson, PicKman, Pitkin, =, tier Onln
cy' Sammons, Scudder Stanford. Stanley
Stephenson, Stmgss Swoope. Taggart. Ira.
cy, VFndyke Van Rensselaer, Wheaton
Whitman and Wil>un-47
Inc resolution was then referred to the
committee who reported it to bring in a
bill o :"
RELATIONS WITH FRANCE.
ne following message was received from
the president ofthe United States.
(Pu5Gshed in OH, last )
Mr. Quincy moved to refer the message
to the immiitee of tine whole to whom was
referred the bill concerning commercial in
tercourse, &c
Mr. Fhhes suggested the prnpriety of re.
fe'lng the message to the committee of 70
reign relations as its contents might be
thought essentially to change he state of our
foreign relations.
Mr. quincy withdrew his motion. and the
message and documents were referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
On motion Of Mr. Goi9s6orough. three
thousand copies of the message and docu-
meDtS were ordered to be printed
CASH SALES, from 50 90 80 NEGROES
- On Fr'dsy, the 29'D day Of March NIL
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