Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-27

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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS
C/fde Uait-a s.zte.
IN SENATE.
M>1O'ay. May -. 1915.
a; twelve o'clsck Rl6r11,ge Gerry, Rsa,
The Wire rassiden; Of the Ubl:cd States, cook
his seat
On calling over the rot'. ), appeared TIA,
here were twenty-five nss'nb~rs present,
New Hampshire. Esshsiax C3iln,an Cha,
Cuts 49,
Ma'saehu'e''s Jasepi. ,. yarnqp.
Connecticut 5afnsei sy. DAbA,~ David
Rhode bland. Wnliztr ffsns.r, jeremiah
Howell
Vermont. jonathan Robinson. Dudly
ChAse.
New Jersey. John Lambert
reHn'yl'a"iA- Michael Leib. ASnsF La
Delaware. On,.rbridge Horsey.
North Carolina lanes Turner, Dayis
s,uth CarolinA. JohE Taylor. JoAa Gail
Georgia, Charlie. TAFT. Wiilisn 3. Bal
Tenuessee. Joseph Anderson. Georse w
! Campbell
Ohio. rhsmas worthinssou. Jeremiah
Morrow. A
Louisiana. lanes Brown.
Kentucky. Jes,e Biedsoe.
Thefvice President the. rose and deIiy.r-
ed the following
ADDRESS.
Gentlemen efhe Senate
Our fellow citizens, in the free eyer
else o. their constitutional euthori,y, having
been pleased to honor The person .tdresunx
you, WITH this Distinguished ssation, have COZ.
terred on him an indispensable obligation to
meet their ust expectations To attain rbj.
desirable object. aud % preside over tn. ho-
norable body in conformity 10 their rnasna .
nimity and dignity, which at all times have
bsen conspicuous, will be his primary pur-
suit. Whist the constitution has invested
| him with Legislative and Executive pozers.
| III cases only that are casual, to the decisi-
ons, OF these 1t has attached great respon-
sioiiTy; IN anticipating which and his ether
duties. he has The pleasing prospect of re
| posing on your liberal.ty and candor. But n
in this high and influential branch Of the 20
vernment, such unanimity should prevail as
TO decide fer themselves every question of
policy, the example will still encrsase their
iu.tre and add to his happiness
IL IS subject of cordial coHgratulation,
that the liberties of the pe0pie in so great :
degree rest on that ~isdon and fortitude,
which mark the Characters Of the exalted
parsonage who fills the Supreme Executive
OF the dignifed members vino constitute The
| National Legislature, and Of the ,.-1iuep ?
l OtHCSra who C3Ir-C- "a
ments- Public virtues, maia cd by lev 90
vernments, need no enconiuma Fidelity
and integrity, unsubdued by the sever 81
ordeais and Pressging Ia PUBLIC calam'tes =
favorable issne, will beseyer held IL nigh es-
hmation whist government, scrupulous-
| ly faithful to its trust, and measures WHICH
merit the highestapplause, have Just claim
TO the public SUPPORT.
The preseut epoch Is momentous, an
leads to observations " aich would not occur
on ordinary occasions.s
ONrcountry Is gain Involved in a sanguin
airy conflict, the issue Of which, in Tue es !
nation of the enemy, is to determlne, whe-
Their the republican SYSTEM adopted Nv the
people is imoecle and transient, or whether
lthas force and duration Worthy ofthe enter
prize. That 1t can never fail whilst they are
true to their interests, j. BEYOND doubt And
1 20 ~ HHs NHNN'il SNs blldt OlcI VIII never de-
sort the government IF their choice, or at
tach themselves to a foreign domination,
| from which, under the benign smLss of Di-
vine Providence, they haze lately by their
own Salor emancipated themselresf Can
they need arguments to convince them, th a
IN proportion to the purity sfrepublcan go
vernments, have ever aeen the reproacnes
and efforts for overtFrowing them, by inpe-
r7ous sovereigus who once ruled theml
10 divide aud to conquer" have long
been the opJects Of the enemy. He nus pre-
sumed on his own arts ; and on impoen
IN oursystee OF governments but in both in
stances he will TX consiacei of his error
The people and conssiuted authorities OF
the scvcrai states those great pillars of our
| confederate SySten, Ruolerous as they sre 4
ine ritably disc9rdant in some Of lieir inte
rests, have eviuccd in various ways. hrm
determination, 20 support it. The intero!
frontier states, where the terri orial war
commenced snd cotinnes. asSailed by innu
merable diaiculties, have sarmou7ted thu n,
and by their unanimity ndsSpartaa vslor
are establishing for themselves inmoital ho-
nor. Through the extensive wilds OF our
military operations, some of these rs IN ali
| wars, have been successful, and others no
| fortunate. But 10 whatever causes the lat
ter may be traced, they never can be impu-
ted to those heroic eficers or privateS of tn
army or of the militia, who have bra yely
| combated the enemy; and Of whom, some