Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-12-17
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| WHICH tue gentleman HAD now
oeen Rind enough to make. Hc hadl,eartl
OF no such case as that alluded to by his col
league but he trusted he had been sufici-
emily guarded nor to commit himself. even
| TO the most inyidious construction, as o~pos-
ea TO proper investigation of the subject
10 the present motion he Welded his perfect
ac4uiescence. Mr.. II. said he trusted that in
any thipS that related 10 the hunsr of the
Country inthc contest i'll which we are now
engaged, Whatever might have been his O.
pinion OF the propriety of entering into it, he
should not be found more back ward than o.
tner gentlemen iii sustaining the just rights
| OF the nation.
Mr.. Shelley said, if American citizens had
| been treated in the manner, rsDrcsented. he
was clearly of opinion tina, severe reta!iatf-
on ought to follow. But did gentlemen pre-
tend mat British subject, running away
'rom British vessel, aud found on board OF
one OF ours, was to be considered as enti-
tied obe treated rs d prisoner OK yai.. Cou'd
inns doctrine be asserted by any gentleman:
He presumed not. The resolution, as it now
STOOD, would not elicit the facts material as
TO TINS pont. He therefore moved to amend
IT. by inserting. after the words persons
the words " OTHER hhGn ByiEish su&iects''
Mr' Seyoert said he was happy to hear
the declaration last made by hi. coIleapue
(Mr N;iinor.) Tie hoped the amendmsnp
iirSt offered would be rejeGted with dislaiD.
he speaker declared that such LANGUAGE.
was not proper in debate, the expression be.
Wy tco strong, and such as sometimes led
TO personal alteration, always 10 be a.
tolded.] Mr.. Seybert thanked the sDecker
tor his caution; ne meant no personality:
but he thought it did no become this HOUSE,
to debate whether tie persons in question
were 81! 'lsh subjects or not, when tJcy hal
Deen put IN irons for fighting the battles %
the country. Let the proof rest Oh the ae-.
S'essor OH national law and the violator os
the rules of war. He iioDed tie House
would without hesitation reject the amend
rnent. / may &c too far, said he, by STATING
too much /; but will say thus nue. witbour
f!sK OF contradiction: that the boatssain oP
the wasp, q warrant officer of the u States.
had been IL years within the United State.
and has wife and children here. These
nope, arc sutiiCit MT Carbohydrates TO ensure.
him our support: will give him nine. and
have no doubt ,he House will do the sam..
Mr' Randolph SAID. that the proposed g.
'nendhept brought strongly 10 view the i'm
proPn5ty q. lie House, on the rude SUCCESS
Mons OF any member, committing itself has
siy by "a dehuJe determination which to.
morrow they might De ilisDos, d to retrac+
lie believed this WAS one Of those cases in
which there was no NECESSITY for haste.
me Mouse would be IS competent to-mor-
row, to decide on the subject of tie ,.esolu-
ton and the propo q amendment ard in
manner TO retlound It least as much n the
credit of the House and the national good
as now. With regard to his own opinions
II they were o. any consequence, as he trust
ed they were with his worthy colleague he
Would at once say they were on this subject
TIC opinions OF that man, from whom he ne
Ner qua dissent juc Epon one question, with
ont being wroGg---that man who was en-
phatically called for g Years our Connn,u-
der III Chiet--thc founder of this nation.
the author OF the constitut;on-our first Yrc.
Sldent-the man who was made for the Of
| hcc and the Office for liim--the man WIN
discouraged all rs duties SO perfectly, as if il
! had been only to shew these who came af-
ter him their incompetence. Mr. r. said he
! would ask his worthy colleague. what m.
supposed would have been the fate of a cer-
! tain Benedict Arnold, had he been brought
! alive to the AMERICAN camp, after his de-
| serton from it' On that sabiect there could
ne O"t one oFhinn' On otncr question, il
! his opinion was of any value, he would statc
| 1t. 1t was not loose thought, taken upon
the Impulse OF the moment but the result
! of meditation aud reflection. rs long as TO-
reisners, naturalzed by our laws, re main on
cur sell, he was ready to throw over them
! the mantle Of the cOnstitution-hS womb
| protect them as he would protect The native
/ citizen at the hazard of the last shilling of
! the public revenue, and the last drcD cf Tho
blood OF our people. But, when they go a.
broad on the high seas; when they come to
| TINS Country to acquire q neutrality of char
| acter, nov indeed no longer to be found
| here; when they come here only 20 nentral-
| lze goods III the Halsic, at Hciiea!a,,d in tba
/ Black Sea, the White Sea, and thc Red sea.
| and are passing to aud fro on the hirh ,yay
| OF nations it il please God. their Old mas
! ter George the TiIird, or Napoleon, or A.
| lexander of Russia, sh uid lay MS hand ON
! them, they were welcome, MIR z. said for
| him lie wo;.ld not spend one shdiisg. one
| drop ct American blood to redeem such a
man; much less would lie have retaliation
| executed on subjects of the nation .,,amine.
| him, with whom VIC should happen to coma
| ~ collision, which might have 4, be cxpia-
! ted by the native DloOd OF these states. I
I wonid not, said Mr.. r. have the New Epp-
I land man or Old Nirginan executed by aGy
| despot, limited or unlimited in authorize. IN
| order 20 secGre to us the worthless property
| IN tile pan who is . Christian in Chri.ten-
| cofD md Mussnlni "A Turkey. But, Mr..
| x asked, did nos thIs question assume q
dGeo.nt shape, when this man was not 90
mg to and fro on the h.sn seas in search &c
! plunder, which he calls patriotism. bn,
when nc Is found in pubic shiD.of war as
The u 81 On that suhjcct fri, was u new
qUcsticH--he was not pre- ,sared TO de.ide.
IL was not, Mr.. Il. sad, aud the House mirL.
rely OIL II, tho sentiment Of the peoDla az
these .tttrs---it might be Cf some cunpara-
th'cly small and therefore oniJ insjcniicans
lection ~ the coutpiu1it,y-sI ..s 80 et,..ff