The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-08
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTAT1vrs

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we are informed, was misunderstood by oar
reporer as being opposed both to the bill
and to Mr. Stockton's amendment. In ex-
pressing doubt as 20 the praprie,y of the
location of these canals, in reference to
connected chain of inland communication
from North to South. he merely intim ated a
de ire r further iifo' nation re'a've to the
sane. lie was not opposed to the object sE
the bill.
Monday Jan. 9.
Several petitions, &c were esented.
which shall be noticed in our next.
MIR. Eppes Of Va. from the ommittee ef
ways and Means, reported bill making
certain partial appropriations f + The SER
wee OF the year 1914 ; and bill to amend
the 9TH section of an act 70 lay and collect
direct tax within the United States (ex;en
ding rhe time allowed TO the states who have
asssmed their quota of the direct tax. TO
pay in the same) which was twice read and
committed.
Mr.. Fisk of Vert from the com =, ittee OF
Elections, made report on the petition of
Mr.. Kelly, contesting the Election of Mr..
Harris, sitting member from the state of
iennes &c, concluding with a resolution to
his effect:
Resoiocd, That Mr.. Kelly has not sun.
ported his petit, n. and that Thomas k.
Harris is entitled to seat in this House.
The report was referred to committee of
the VIII lie.
MIR. NJ Kee of Ky. from The commttte of
Public Lands, reported bill for the relief
OF ID ei Boone-which was twice read 81
ordered 30 be engrossed for a third reading.
M Ln"nhes of South Caro- from the
committee on Na,al Affairs, reported the
resolutions f'om the Senate relative to the
heroic actiuns of our naval officers during
the past summer. without amendment &
they were referred toa COMMITTEE of the
whole.
The Speaker laid before the House LETT
ter from he Secretary of the Navy, trans
uniting an account OF the expenditures in
that aePar ment during the past year, &c
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Mr. Webster OF n H said, that it would
be remembered that at the lasr seesi n. 2
mes age was received b. tie House f,.rn
the President, in answer to certain re,ulu-
items OF the House, relative to The repeal IF
the French DEGREES. This message was re-
tered 10 the committee on Foreign Rela-
tionss who made their report. On this re-
port the House did not act at that session.
nov rise, said Mr. w. f.. the purpose of
submitting motion, which shall again bring
the subject before tae House mean, sir,
that the MESA e and the report of the con-
Tnttee OF Foreign Relations thereon, be again
referred to the same I understand such a.
! reference, or some similar proceeding, 10
! be necessary, in order to bring the s!biec.
again regularly before US. / am induced to
this, as we'll by the intrinsic importance Of
he ma ter contained in the report of the
Ses7 etacy of STATE, rs by an unwillingness
that he manner in which the resolutions OF
the H@use were answered Oh tina. occasion
should quietly pass into q precedent. de-
precaie the idea, that when this House
! which is he INC est OF the nation, calls for
li1ofmafion on Certain specific poIa;s, the
cali is to be answered by an elaborate az.
gument, and that such argument is TO ~
onclu'ive on the Judgment of the HUuec e
Of the nation.
The subject TO which The message and the
report of the Sccretsry relate h IS lest r.cne
| t rs Importance. u remains an object of
great interest, to those esilecialiy Who have
/ been an still ar dissatisfied with The + d
fesseH grounds Of the war.
! This House, bv IN almost unanimous
vote, has recently expire sed rs sens of
| he necessity Il q ir2 int he causes
OF the failure of our arms. ! agree. SIR. with
the general sense Of the Eonse, anl With
wha' am persua e is eqnany the general
'ente OF the community. Is is dcubt less ne
cess r. 90 know if thcre be y, some hing
wrong o. defective in the war. Bot T. <
Iequ liy important 20 enquire, If mere " re
nothing wrong or d,frctive In the orig 4
cpmmencem at Off? May it =. t ha eileen
i'll dyed and i'll timed ~ the beg ing,
IS well as III cunduc ed since There may
be- sir, want Il bitter armies and better
Generals. Let rs enquire if { ere be not
also the want Of bctter cause--t mean
a cause that stands clearer in reg .rd to the
Ijuyt &C and necessity Of the wal ; a c use
that approves itself better to the Judgments
and nsciences Of those whose efforts are
indispensable to its Vigorous prosecution.
II its advocates can shew satisfactorily that
this war was undertaken on grounds plainly
< manifestly just; it they can shew that
II was necessary and unavoidable Is they
can slew that it is strictly an Am rican
war that il rests solely on American
grounds; and that it grew out 6 a policy
Just and impartial, as it related toihs bel.
}, iigerents OF Europe--if they ever max g
this manifest, tn war will change It's cha
i racter. II wi, then grow as energetic a.
it DOW is feeble. 1t will become the cause
iof the people, and not the cause of a
+ party The people ~onld then maintain
their own cause, with vieor and effect,
In such cause, government would have
inotaing to do but to direct the spontaneous
actions of the community. IL has nov 90