The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-03
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And if he Thought it would have any effect,
he would call upon the advocates of these
measures, TO fcUse upon this fearful abyss
this labyrinth of war, into which whomsoever
has entered, except the two great devou, ers
of mankind. the Tiger and the Shark, have
most assuredly died.
With respect to the taxes in question:
though they should be voted in shoals, he
should never believe that the people of the
u. States will ever submit to pay thcn.-
He wished not to be misunderstood. They
will submit to them as long as they are en-
forced by laws but the people of the
u. States are the law-givers of this land
and they will take care these laws shall not
long exist Indeed, they would be traitors
to themselves and their children, it they suf-
fered their last shilling to be taken from
their pockets, and their blood to be spilled,
in war which they did not approve.
The bill passed its third reading 90 to 90.
The Yeas and Nays we're:
YEAS-Messrs. Aston, Anderson, Ar
cher. Bacon. Bard, Bassett, Bibb, Blocker,
Boyd, Brown, Rurwell, Butler, Calhoun,
Cheves, Clay. Cochran, Coudit, Crawford, ;,
Davis, Dawson, Dcsha, Dinsmoor, Earle,
Emott, Finaley, Fisk, Franklin, Ghoison,
Gold, Goodwin, Green, Grundy, Il. Hail..
Q. Hall, Harper, Halves, Hufty, Johnson,
Kent, King, Lacock, Lefever, Little, Lii,
vingston, Lowndes, Lyle, Macon, Maxwell
Moore, M'Coy, M'Kim, Metcalf, Mitchill
Morgan, Morrow, Nelson. New, Newbold,
Newton, Ormsby, Pickcns, Piper, Peasants
Pond, Porter. Potter. Quincy, Reed, Rich
ardson. Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Roberts,
Sage, Summons, Seaver, Sewer, Seybert,
Shaw, Smile, G. Smith, ]. Smith, Stow,
Strong. Tracy, Troup, Turner, Van Cort-
landt, Whitehill, Widgery, Winn, Wright
--92.
NAYS-Messrs. Baker, Bigelow, Breck-
Nprrloa Rriu
Davenport, Fitch, Golsborough, Gray, Jack
son, Law, Lewis, Minor, Moseley, Pear
son, Pitkin, Randolph, Ridgely, Rodman,
Shelley, Stanford, Stewart, Sturges, Tag
CART, Tallmadge, Wheaton, White, Wilson
-29.
az In the Yeas and Nays on the engross-
ing of this bill. in our last, the name of Mr..
Gold was inserted in the Yeas, instead of
Mr.. GholSon; and in the NAYS, the name
OF Mr.. IaLatcrro in the place of Mr.. Tall
nadge.
A bill from the Senate for establishing a
Ouartermaster's Department, and for other
purposes, was twice read, and referred to
the committee on Military Affairs.
WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr.. Bacon called for the order of the day
on The report OF the committee of Ways and
Means on the subject of the contemplated
taxes.
Mr.. Clay moved that this subject be post
Poned till monday, week, for the reasons
which he had already stated
Mr.. 1aimadge could see no good reason fer
t,is delay. The report of the committee of
Ways and Means had been some time before
the House. The House had, from day to
day, passed upon objects .cf great expence,
and it was certainly necessary to provide the
ways and means to meet them. We have
just passed bill for borrowing eleven mil
lions OF dollars; but tins will fall far short of
what will be wanted. Expences have been
authorised to the amount of twenty millions
Why do gentlemen wish to postpone this
question of peace or war? 1t cannot be
that after authorising the preparatory mea-
sures, they are afraid to meet it. He wish
ed to see the question before the House, &
to hear it fully discussed. 1t will be of no
use that armies have been authorised ex-
cept the sinezos of war be provided. He
was against postponoment.
Mr.. Fisk was in favor of postponement !;
not because he was afraid to meet the ques-
ton OF peace OF. war at a proper time
He was not willing, however, to vote for
taxes, or war, until every hope of accom-
mediation had misrepresentation did he see
any necessity fer doing SO. Were the SUBJ
Ject to be taken up at present, some men,
bers would be placed in difficulty as to
their vote when, some days hence, there
would be no difference of opinion amongst
those VINO nave uniformly voted for putting
the nation in state of defence. He knew
there were taxes amongst those proposed
which had been used as instruments against
those who had laid them, and which might
again be so used but if they become ne
cessary, this consideration, he presumed,
would be lost sight Of.
Mr.. Porter spoke against the postpone
nfent.
INr. Bacon was not particularly anxious
on the subject, though he could see no OBJ
lection to entering upon it at present. The
committee of ways and means had thought
it their duty to make their report as soon as
they were able, and having done this, the
responsibility lies with the House If the
House showed an unwillingness TO enter
upon this subject, it might have an unfavor-
able effect upon Tie loan which had been
authorised.
Mr.. .Nczvton wished the House to go into
committee Oh this subject, if it were only
80 take up that part of the report which
has reference TO an increase Of duties OH
imposts, as the manufacturers in different
parts OF the II. States, who had expended
large SUMS in erecting works, are anxious
TO know the determination of Congress on
this subject.
Mr.. Guy, from the considerations sug-
gested by the gentleman last up, withdrew
his motion.
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