The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-17

'''s. e"'3'wercc q cassc TO % quit On the
host Improved model. frigates.
To- carry not exceeding thirty six guns each
anu that snni not exceeding
doiiars be, and the same hereby Is. appro-
priatcd TOR building the said frigates,S
] II was determined i'll the negative, as fol-
lows
NEAS-Mcssrs. Bayard, Bib, Brent,
Dana, German. Giles, Gilman, Goodrich,
ti-well, Hunter, Lloyd, Reed, Smith of Md.
NAtS--Messienrs Anderson, Bradley,
Campbell OF Ohio, Campbcli.of Tenn. Con-
dit, Crawford, Cults, Franklin, G;,illard.
Gregg, Lambert, Leib. Pope, Robinson
Smith OF n. Y. TAFT, Taylor, Turner, Var
mum.
The bill was further amended by retu-
cling the appropriation for repairs from
10000 to 100000 dollars, and confirming
ITS application to the repair of the frieates
Chesapeake, Constellation, and Adams.
The timber tobe annually purchased for
three years, is to be such as is" suitable for
rebuilding the frigates Philadelphia, Gener-
al Greene, New York, and Boston,
new section is also added, requiring
the advice and consent of the Senate to all
nominations to the Office of purser in the ma
Wy, and precluding any ono from acting IN
that capacity after certain time who she'll
! not have been thus first nominated and ap-
pointed; they are also to give bond i'm an
amount not yet fixed, for the faithful perfor-
nance of the duties of purser, &c.
| The bill was, as amended, ordered to 4
third reading.
Tuesday, March 10.
The resolution Yesterday offered by l.r.
Lloyd, was, on motion of Mr.. Gacs, modi-
fed to read as follows:
| RESOLVED, That the President Of the Uni
ted States be requested to cause to be laid
before the Senate any information which
may be IN his possession, and which in his
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INJURY to the public interest, respecting the
names OF any and all persons in the United
states, who have, in any, way or manner
whatever, entered into, or most remotely
countenanced, the project or the views, for
the execution or attainment of which John
Henry vas in the year 1909, employed bv
Sir James Craig then Governor General Of
the British provinces in North america, and
which have. this day, been communicated to
the Senate of the U. States
And, after debate, the question on the
passage OF the resolution was decided i'm the
affirmative as follows: -
| YEAS-Messrs. Bayard, Bradley, Camp
bell OF ohio. Campbell of Ten, Cuts, Dana,
German, Giles, Gilman, Goodrich, Grere.
Horsey, Howell, Hunter, Lambert. Le!b.
Lloyd, Pope, Smith, of Md. Smith, of N. Y.
| Iait, Taylor, Turner, Varnum.-o4
| NAYS.-Messrs. Anderson, Bib. Brent.
Condit, Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard, Robin
tson, Worthngton.-s. n
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Monday, March g.,
The message of the President of the U.
States, transmitting the disclosures of Mr..
Henry, British Agent, having been read.
ana motion for printing the same having
been made
Mr.. PlTKIN said, that he had no obiccl
ltlon to the papers Being printed, but that
20 tn A.
triDuted IN these papers to the federal par
~, being CONSIDERED as those of the citizens
OF the state which he had the honor to re-
tT' SSo,'. He t'u-,S,l IL wouIc not be oe-s
heVed' that they had any knowledge of anv
mission, of this kind from Canada. or fron,
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 connection with the British government.
or with any project of separation of the
Union In any manner, much less under the.
agency OF a British Spy. So far as he could
understand the papers from the first read
ing, Mr.. p. said they did not intimate.
that any disclosure had been made to anv
individual OF the U. States by Mr.. Henry OF
the object OF his mission, or that his scheme
mad been advocated or supported by any
one. and l trust no gentleman will take
the character OF the parties in any section,
~ VII" Souhtiy, iTOHf a man who 1t seems
mas proved traitor to his own government.
30 tar as the statements made in these pa
pers may be considered as involving the.
party I'm concert with the federal party. in
any scheme of cooperation with the Bri-
tish government in dividing the Union, it
is one OF the grossest libels that ever was
uttered.
Nor do feel willing to take the charac-
ter OF the people of this country from the
mouth OF this man. He doe, not stop at
ldebaslng the character of the people of this
icountry, but he utters = libel against ali
parties and against the government itself.
tie states, thatin the extra session of Con-
gress Ill May 1909, there were 81 votes a..
tga'nst Mr. Madison, in consequence of his
arrangement with Mr. Erskine when we
| all know, that the vote on the resolution
approving OF the Presidents conduct in that
Eatfair, was no criterion by which to Judge.
While therefore, gentlemen will not, as
Epresume they wii.-ot, place any confidence
III the statements made by this man, against
themselves and against those whom he stiles
I democrats trust they will be equally in
Icreduious, as to any statements he has made
against. those he has called federalists, with
respect to theircooperation with the British
government, in dividing the Union. More
especially as they come from one, who dis
appointed at not receiving the promised re-
ward from his government has turned trail