Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-07-01

rcmonstrahces and debates on subjects which
have been dcliberated and decided upon by the |
I gisiative body of the nation, (the CONSTITUTE.
onal organs OF the whole people) thereby ne.
sleetmg the Immediate concerns of the state,
Tor which alone they were constituted. Their
principal aim appears 10 have been, to justify
and palliate the conduct OF the enemy, ioment
discard and jealousy between different sections
OF the country, animoSity towards our national
rulers, and in short TO prepare the minds Of
their constituents fora SeparotionJroni the Union
What admirable Discipies Of Washi>on -
Hut the most remarkable proceeding in this
factious assemblage, is the adoption by the Sc
nate of the following extraordinary Resolve,
relative to the great and glorious victories a.
chieved by our Naval Heroes. This resolve
was introduced and supported by hypocrites,
who have before pretended TO rejoice AZ our ma
val successes-who have been foremost i'm ce-
lebrsting by public dinners and parades the a
chievements Of a gallant navy-(at the same
time that they celebrated the victories of Rus.
STA, gained in common cause with the same
nation over whom our navy had achieved their
victories) and who have been the loudest in
crying out, :" We are the use. friends Of the Ma
py-Te reared and cherished it--see What our
FEDERAL N-iV1' has accom- olished!" But
at length they have displayed their true colours
their elOven .foOtis no longer concealed At
the moment when the brave LAWRENCE is
supposed to have yielded his life, together
with many of his brave comrades, in support
OF the Naval Glory of his couitry-wben n state
OF dreadful and unparalleled anxiety and sus-
pence prevades the mind of every true friend oil
his country, with regard to the unfortunate and
melancholy eveat which has doubtless proved
fatal to this gallant man--the Senate of Masss
chusetts REFUSE to pass an encemum upon bis
former brilliant achievements in capturing u
from he nd in bSto
cancel all the eulogiums which have before been
bestowed by the same men upon the otller Naval
Honors OF our country. o degraded People o.
Massachusetts, l-how long will you suffer
yourselves to be the dupes of such wretched
leaders
Essex Register.
The following preamble and resolution
were proposed and laid upon the table by the
Hen. MIR. QUINCY, and adopt by the Sen
ate.
Commonwealth Of M-ssachusetts.
IN SENATE, June IS, 1913.
Whereas proposition has been made to
this Senate for the adoption of sundry reso-
buttons, expressive of their sense Of the gall
lantry and good conduct, exhibited by capt
James Law renee, commander of the United
States ship Gfw war Hornet, and the officers
and crew of that ship, in the destruction OF
His Britannia Majesty's ship of war Pea
cock: And whereas it has been found that
former resolutions of this kind, passed on
similar occasions relative to other officers,
engaged in like service, have give great
discomfort to many of'the good heohie Qf'fhis
Commonwealth, 1t being Considered by them
as an encouragement aud excitement to the
present unjust, unnecessary, and Ubiquitous
war ; and, on that account, the Senate Of
Massachusetts have deemed it their DUTY
TO REFRAIN FROM ACTING ON THE SAID
PROPOSITION And also, whereas this de-
Termination of the Senate may, without ex-
animation, be miscenstrued into an ntenti-
onal slight of capt. Lawrence, and denial of
his particular merits. the Senate, therefore
deem IL their duty to declare that they have
a high sense of the naval skill and military
and civil virtues of capt. James Lawrence
and that they have been withheld from act
ing on said proposition solely from conside
rations relative to the nature and principles
of the present war: And to the end that
all INTERPRETATIONS on this subject may
be obviated,
ReSolpea, as the sense Of the Senate OF
Massachusetts, that, in war like the pre-
sent, waged without justifiable cause, and
prosecuted in manner which indicates that
conquest and ambition are its real motives
tbs not becoming a moral and religious pco
pie TO EXPRESS ANY APPRECIATE
ON OF MILITARY OR NAVAL En-
PLOTS, which are not immediately con-
nected with the defence of our sea coast OF
soil.