Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-08
Rcn.rted for she Federal Republicans.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MoNpAY, May 81.
DEBATE UPo.NFHE MEMO REAL
GEORGE RICHARDS.


DEPATE UPoNFHE ME- MO RLzL
or GEORGE RICHARDS.
The following report Of the proceed.
logs Of the house of representatives ana
the debate which arose upon the memo
rial of MIR. Richards, have been made
ND from notes furnished rs, ard the re-
ports of nther papers. We know 1t Is
Imperfect, but consider It more accurate
titan any that has vet Appeared. Con-
nected with topics deeply Interesting 10
tree people. it will no dous' De read
with interest and excite feelings OF in-
disna,ion which such high handed n'ea-
.nres are well calculated TO produce,
TO prevent party prejudice from being
enlisted on the side of oppress'on. we
forbore 10 accompany the statement with
any remarks which might DE recon-
mended BY their energy. The pubic
p.,d must be kept in view in preference
TO the qualification of private resentment
and we are by no means precldded from
treating the subject at any and all ua'es
hereafter, in tone and manner l''cuh-
arly demanded by its very singular ana
nature. That all the l''ce
and arts of administration and ITS cfea-
lures ha, C long been engaged to break
dawn this establishment and DESTROY It's
proprie,ors, the people arc not no~ 10
he informed, nor are they ignorant OF
,ae degree OF success which has So tar
attended their Herculean eHorts-is me
same unchangeable constancy and Inn
movable firmness, which has rendered
.bor,ive al former efforts, Can defeat
,b-ir future attempts, there Is no dah-
ger of this Journals not Surviving the
nre.en, reign of terror, prescription and
6i1oa.
AR. GnosvExoa, presented the petit
ton of George Richards, which at'eF
some appropriate remarks he moved 10
refer 70 a select committee.
Ar. GRUNpY remarked. that this was
one of thoss questions which there was
mn occasion To refer to a committee, as
the house were as we'll qualified to de-
id. ., j, as any commi,tee could be.
MIR. GR, svExoa urged the reference
of this memorial 10 a committee as the
he's, mode of ascertaiHing whether other
s;encrraphers could be admitted on the
i,oor. consistently with the c0nveniehce
os the house, and course which would
g. rh.,s ,orc decorous TO the Chair
than any other.
Mr. TRoup suggested the proprIety
Of referring the memorial to a commit
tee Of the whole. He SAID The paper y
the mode of it's introduction into me
bo.se were calculated directly OF ihdi
rec,,v to convey to the house and TO the
public, an intimation that the speaSes
had acted With injustice In relation 10
the individual performing IL sesthed,
proner therefore, las,thc speaker Should
have an opportunity OF explaining ''e
grounds en- which he had acted
Mr.. WRIeHr VAS opposed 10 any re-
ference Of the petition a, al. IL was
ruhiect belonging peculiarly TO VIC
Sneaker himself To dcciae on. Lac
" ,,t,s of the rule OF the house we're
4" The speaker NAV sdmi' stenogrspners
wishing TO take debates" &c he ad-
mission nfthen was mere indulgence
" bich the soess,er might extend to such
persons rs he thought proper. u Could
net be the RICH, of every editor IN the
I,nitcc Sts,e. TO send stenographer in<
70 this house; aud pa bei,esed the hono-
rsble sneaker would tesl no hesha'l'n
in declaring the motives which ihdaseo
h., TO exclude the petitioner. Mr.
Wright felt himself warranted on TINS
occasion, in making one or two remsFks
In relation to the paper tor which ms
application had been made he sAid
Tint i, had been the Praet'ce OF publish
inr a report of speeches cH one sios on,
E-yyso were the editors al this paper!
T. WAS no, known. They d:a nos afprar
an me fee Of he paper. In n. b. 10
+. ,e.,er e Cabbets TO the Prince Regent
b. tad -decIared tia, tasse unen were ID
p ;,;s, ,.,v: t:4a; s..c Federal RePa6i,-
-, w,. sa.,ec ur,i-r Brush Influence.
T,b.v had no, th.,aSAt proper to lnst'-
,r,ca s,.it against porcupioe tor this
chasre. A sia.i.sr charge haa oeeo
n,sas by the paper. in this country.
Tbey had i,ss;i,sied suit against one Q,
,,,.u e The American )" but, as he had
I,s.a inEormed. had discontinued 1t. MT
ss,,ter, reoollec. a spee.h OF yours
,.hieh ought 10 hare been rseo'ae1
.usrs ef ssid /; it was sought aasF WIKI