Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-06-29

IS abandoned, and that it viii be permitt1
to expire by its own Limitation.
The Senate have passed the bill respect.
ing prizes and prize goods, &c. but with "a
which reached the House yes-
terday at too late an hour to be taken up.
That body had the Treasury Note Bill
Yesterday under discussion, but took no vote
on 1t before they adjourned. ID.
Our Reporter not having been present at
the opening the House on Tuesday, we are
not able to present to our readers detail
of short but interesting debate which arose
from the presentation by Mr.. Milnor Of GER
tain resolutions disappearing of the measures
of government. The resolutions. we under
stand, not only wanted date and other evil
dences of authenticity, but grossly charged
the House with intrenching on the freedom
OF debate when celebrating ON the question
ofpeace and war.
MIR. Minor declared i'll his opinion the al.
legations in the resolutions were Just and
true, aud that they ought to lie ON the table.
Mr.. Calhoun opposed this motion and said.
among other things, that it might not per-
'haps be considered strange that some Der
sons might be found who from ignorance Of
the proceedings of the House, or even from
improper motives, might in this almost ano-
nymous manner tell this body that il violat-
ed the freedom of debate on the war cues
tio'; but it might be considered truly asto-
ulshing that any gentleman who had per-
feet knowledge of the whole proceedings in
secret session, could have, he might saw, al
m st the hardihood to abet the statement of
the resolution, which, from their want Of
date as to time and place and other circum-,
stances, it appeared that even the persons
Cor more strictly speaking the person) con-
csrned were ashamed of.
Mr. hey spoke in favor of the motion to
lie on the table, ard Messrs. Findley. Sni-
lie, Roberts and Grundy against it.
Mr.. Minor at length rose and requested
leave to withdraw the paper, which he said
he, should again offer when he could have i,
properly authenticated.
Mr.. Widgery and Mr.. Roberts objected to
the withdrawal.
The Speaker decided the gentleman had
right to withdraw the paper; and he ae-
cordlngiy withdrew 1t. 10.
We have in our possession, and shall nro-
baby publish in our next, an authentic list
OF the General and Field Officers of the Re-,
voiutlonary Army, who continued in service
to the end OF the war, or were deranged in
pursuance of Acts of Congress This re-
cord cannot but prove highly interesting to
their descendants, and to others; exhibitinp.
roll OF as honorable names IS have ever
distinguished any Country, and which. we,
believe, has never before been thus pub.
lished. r. =
We learn from Albany that the Legisla.
ture OF the state of New-York adjourned
their session on the evening of The 18th inst.
Just before the adjournment took place Gen.
ROOT introduced into the Senate the follow-
ing resolutions:-
Rescued, if the assembly concur herein.
that the present state Of our country with
respect 10 its foreign relations demands am
unequivocal expression of sentiment from
every member Of the union and that under
this impression the members If the Legis-
iature of this state pledge Themselves h. stIp-
port such measures as shall be adopted by
the general government for the vindlcation
of our violated rights and The defence of the.
national interest and homer
Alter considerable discussion on the sub
Ject, and various eff,rts to amend, to post
pone, and to adjourn, without effect, the,
question was taken, when all the republican
members present, and one Of the federalists,
voted for the resolution. Il would have
unanimity, had it not been that advantage
was taken of the absence of "a great number
OF the republican members, who were at
tending the debate in the Senate, to adjourn
the House sine die. When it was learnt in
the Senate that the House had adjourned.
the resolution was so modified as to make il.
resolution of the Senate only. and not a con-
current resolution, as was hrstproposed.-I6.
The following is an extract of let
ter from gentleman at Baltimore to the
Editor:
Preparations for privateering are pro-
crossing very briskly here. hope the 90.
vernment viii carry on the war as actively
as possible. This will keep it popular and
make it successful" ID.
BeAigerent Commeyce--The following
article shows the manner in which the wat,
is now carried ON in Europe, and the avow
ed license given by Great Britain to a ,iirect.
trade with her enemy, against which her or
ders in council have declared war of exc
termination il carried on by neutrals. IL
places in strong light the degradation OF
the neutral character, when consuls of that
description are allowed in the European
ports, little other privilege than that Of mi
nistering to the illicit pleasures of the bel
ligerents, by officiating as convenient tools.
to prove the compliance OF their citizens
with the forms required by their anti-neu-
tral edlcts Tor carrying on trade, the OBJ
Iect OF which is the total extinction Of every
thing like the rights which it is the Iegiti-
mate province OF those Consuls TO protect.
1t was indeed time that America should take
some steps TO assert rights, the submission
nfr IS