Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-19

| OF "iiIcn the people OF that territory cOmplau-
| cd, which required investigation. He had a
number otmcmorialS in his possession, the re-
Ference OF which, at proper time, he would
move to that committee
The resolution was adoptcd
GEN. ST CLAIR
| The House took up the order of the day.
The question pending when the House yestcr-
| day adjourned, was negatived, SO TO IL
The hill having been further amended, on
| motion OF Mr.. Roberts, by adding, &c if the said
sum shall be found due 20 him on a final settle
ment OF his accounts with the United States''-
was ordered to be engrossed for third read
| ing
The bill supplementary to the act for raising
! an additional military force, was read third
time s,ari passed.
COMPLICATIONS.
The House took uD the Senate's amendment
90 the bill for the defence OF orr maritime from
tier. The amendment reduces the appropria-
ton from one million to half million of dol
lars.
Messrs. Blackledgc and Potter opposed the
! amendment on the ground of the inexpediency
OF weakening the defence of our ports
The question on concurrence WAS decided in
the affirmative--60 to so.
So the appropriation now stands at 100000
dollars
On motion of Mr.. Gold, the House resolved
itself into committee OF the whole, Mr.. Mel
son in the chair, on the bill providing for the
removal OF the causes depending in the res
pectlve district courts of the U. States, in case
OF the disability of the iud res thereof
The bill provides, "that so much of the net
further TO amend the judicial system of the u
States, passed the 2Sth of March, 1909, as re-
quires the application Of the district attorney,
or marshal ofthe district, in writing, to autho-
rise the exercise of the power therein given to
aJustice OF the Supreme Court of the United
States, shall be, and hereby is repealed"
1t appeared, from the conversation which took
place this bill, that the district attorney and
marshal ofthe state Of New-York had withheld
the written application required by law in an
existing case of the absence of the iudge of that
district from the state. The object of the bill
was stated to be to make it the duty of the
Judge OF the supreme court TO exercise the pow
ers IN such case given by law, on satisfactory
evidence OF Che absence or inability OF the dis
trict judge.
The bill was reported to the House, and or
dered te be engrossed for third reading
On motion of Mr. Kent, the House resolved
itself into committee Of the whole, Mr.. De-
sha in the chair, on the bill for the relief of
Ninian Pinkney, Mr.. Pinkney is captain in
the First Regiment of Infantry of the United
States. His claim is for services rendered un
der an appointment as brigade-maior Of the ar
| my OF the U. States made by General WiIkin-
! son. ON 20kh June, 1900, and subsequently, de-
ciared by the War-Depsrtment to bave been
unauthorized. He prays, that he may receive
| credit on the Accountants books for money
drawn as compensation for the services render
ed whilst acting in that capacity, as his ordina-
! ry pay is now detained to that amount. The a.
| mount OF the claims is somewhat upwards of
| ) 700, After considerable conversation on
the biz, the question in the House on its pas
| sage to third reading, was negatived, Al to
| So
1 l. IL,
| and the relief of Thomas Orr, passed through
committees the whole, ALcssrs Lacock and
Aston in the chair, and were ordered to be en-
| crossed for a third reading.
The message ofthe President of the United
States, transmitting the disclosures of Mr..
Henry, British agent, having been read, and
motion for printing the same having been
! made
Mr. Pitkin.said, that be had no objection to
| the papers being printed, but that he rose to
protest against the sentiments attributed IN
| these papers to the federal party, being consi.
dered as those ofthe citizens of the state which
he had the honor to represent lie trusted il
would not be believed, that they had any know
ledge OF any mission of this kind from Canada,
| or from any other quarter.
1t was the first time that he had heard. that
the opposition to the embargo, in the states of
/ Vermont or Massachusetts,, had any connecfi-
on with the British government, or with any
| project OF separation of the Union in any
manner, much less under Che agency of Bri-
| fish spy So lar rs lie could understand the IN.
pers, from the first reading, Mr.. p. said, thcy
| did not intimate that any disclosure had been
made to any individual ofthe a. States by Mr..
| Henry, Of the object of his mission. or that his
| scheme had been advocated or supported by p
ny one And trust no gentleman will take
| the character the parties, in any section in
! TINS country, from man who, it seems. has
proved traitor to his own government So far
as The statements made in these papers may be
| considered as involving the party in concert
with the federal party, in any scheme of co-o,e.
ration with Che British government in dividing
the Union, IT IS one of the grosest iibels that e.
YER was uttered.
Nor do feel willing to aake the character Of
| the people Of this country from the mouth of
tbs man. Ils' does not stop at debasinp the
character OF thepeople Of this country, bit he
uttcrs libel against llpartics, and against tie
| gDvernmeut itself lie states, that in the extra
I session otCongiess, in MAY, 1859, there were
81 votes against Mr.. Madison, in CONSEQUENCE
! OF his arrangement with Mr.. Erssine wine,
| We OH know, that The vote on the reso' nion an,
| proving Of the President, conduct fbat r.
fair, was no criterion by which to pdge-
| Winnie, therefore, gentlemen will not, as pre-.
sumo ihcy VIII not, place any confidence in the
statements made by tiis man against them
| selves, and against those whom he stilcs de-.
| mocrati trust they vii, b. equally increII.
lols' as To any statements he his made arains,
| those ne has calicd iederdiists, with resrcct to
thcir coop ration with tile British government
| ~ dividing the Union. More especially. ,s ,le,
come from one, wbo Disappointed AT not re-
ct'"g INC p'owncl reward from his govern
ment, has turned traitor 10 tobis EMPLOYERS.
10 SUI, usre Us any individual in ilis conn
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