The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-28
ENaUIRER-oFFICE, Jan. ss.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS
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On Friday last the Senate took up the sub
Ject OF the Resolutions relative to the gene
raj Government-and after negatjving an =
mendment proposed by select Committee.
adopted the whole of the paper sent up by
the II. of DON the 1st Resolution the vote
was, Ayes II Noes 3:
dyes-Robt. TAYLOR (Speaker,) Matthew
Cheatham, James Harrison, VIM. Chamber
layne, VIM. G. Poindcxter, Chapman John
son. Heroine l.. Opie, Charles IL. Graves.
Joseph WYATT, Houlder Eudgips, James
Irezvant, Francis Smith, George Washing
ton, John III. Qpshaw, Joseph c. Cabell, Ed
ward Watts and Robert Neison.-l7. Maze
john Scott, Lewis Wolfe and John Camu
BELLS.
On the I'd the votes were Is to S. The
Ayes and Noes as follows
dyes"Taylor (Speaker,) Cheatham,
Harrison, Chamberlayne, Poindexter, Opie,
Graves, Wyatt, Hudgins, Smith, Washing
ton, Upshaw, Cabell, Watts and Nelson
want and Campbell-5.
The Sd Resolution was unQniD,ouSlv n :
DOTTED.
The Preamble was then adopted, Is to s.
IS follows
Ayes-Messrs. Taylor (Speaker,) Cheat
ham, Harrison, Chamberavne, Poindexte,.
Opie, Graves, Wyatt, Hudgins, Smith,
Washington, Upshaw, Cabeil, Watts and
Nelson WoeS-Messrs Johnson, Scott.
Wolfe, Trezvant and Campbell
a new Resolution was added, which FOL-
lows the rest: So that the Preamble and
Resolutions. as adopted by the Legislature
ot Virginia, are iii these words
The General Assembly of Virginia have
oeheid, with deep sensbiiity, he fragrant vi
olations, which the great belligerents Of Flu
rope have practiSed upon the rights of neu-
trailty, as established upon the principles of
universal law, and sanctioned by the acdui-
cscenoe OF the whole civilized world for ma
ny ages. hese violations nave driven all
| the nations of Europe into war, alike un
eXampied in its ravages and it's coIseoueu-
ces And whilst the u. ). have kept out Of
It's vortex. and most scrupuously adhered
10 the duties devolved upon them, by treat
ing all with equal impartiaiity they have,
| from year toyear, INDUCED the Elusive hope
| shat reflection would bring back the ap-
gresSors to sense of justice, and returning
reason would ensure to the long violated i'm
munities or the persons and property Of their
| citizens an exemption from the war commit
! ted upon them. France has paused in her
career OF hostility, and thereby afforded tc
ncr rival, England, al opportunity of per-
forming her solemn promises without a COR,
Up ointment OF her pride and il was cx-
Ipected by the government and peor'e cf ;he
y. .. that the proofs OF this panze, prcss;I,c,
III an uuquest'onabic shape TO the Iri,isl,
ministry, would have been promptly follow.
ca by repeal OF the orders In council ; but
fatal experience has produced the pa;nfu
lconVicu"n that iii this just expectation the>
nave been mistaken. And regardless Of al
tprinciple, the bold avowal has been made
10y G Britain, TINT the permitted admjs,i,,
or her fabric, INFO the continent re I.,,.n,,
IthrouSh neutral vessels, was AN indispensa
lDlc preliminary to the Termination of he,
la8gTcssiUns Il condition which the. Uuitef
3tates nave no right to demand in relation II
me produce OF their own soil or manufacto
| flcs, and Which their honor forbds them (,
demand at the instance and for the benefit q
another. With a knowledge of this avow3,
and the daily evidence that Great Brita;,
executes her Orders in their living spirit
which is war upon us Of the most aggraVatet
! 'pccles, further indulgence of hope is ALI
90 with disgrace, and forbeargnce become,
criminal And, although this Assembly con
'dc IN me PATRIOTISM OF the Congress * TX.
| ecunvc OF the United States to assert the
| lgnts OF the nation, in the manner us honn,
! requires; and. as regards themselves, thi,
expression of their opinion may be superGu
ods yet, influenced by the examples Of pre-.
cedins legislatures, at times less moinentyu,
nan the present; and aPprehensive that
their silence will DC Iniscbnstrued into ipdif
terence o. distrust more especially as the
Minister Pieaipotentiary Of Great Britain IN
| 'us correspondence with the government ot
the United States, recently published, ha,
opposed, to the act OF the Executive. & the
evidence on which it vas predicated, a pre-.
sumed disagreeme rs to the fact upor
waich ne decided, aGd the justice Of the