The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-01
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE orREpREsENrArIvEs.
TUESDAY. pEcEMpER 2s.

moran oil Oliver Evans on the subject oF
patent tsrmss which was efcrr.tl "a = "a.
lect Committee.
The Speaker laid before the IIouse a.,
petitian CT the town and County Of Nanuf X
ct. Mass. praS &, in consequence of ,..;c
peculiar situat:o TO be reii we'd sro,;, inc.
Direct Tax; which was referred to a select.
committee.
The Speaker>laid before the House the
memorial OF Alexander Smyth, hate In
spector General of the Army Of the United
States, stating the mo'ivss which had indu.
ecu nam to abandon bis profes siut. and enter
Into the military service Of his Country: STA
ting his SUR rize st being onsied from sar..
wee, by the abolition OF hia office: offering
to prove his Conduct whilst in Office. To hav,,
oeen free OF cshsuie ana praying &c be re-
iiIstated IN the rank in the army waic,, he
lrecentiy aeld
/ The memorial having been read
MI: Ne son otNa moved its reference to
the G'ihtary COMMITTEE bur, on suspestio,s
Oh Mt. ir up, Of Georgia, warned his motio,s
SO as 90 refer It to the x crelary of War
wnth reference WAS agreed to.
ar. Archer of Md from The Com mittes-
OF Slaims. reported a6l authorizing nav
Weht Ter property Captgred or destrayef3
while IN public rvice by the enemies of the
=. States: which was twRe read aud COM
mitted. "''''
On motion of MIR. Rhea, a resolution to
the toll owing effect was adopted
ResotDed, That ne Committee iop nr;,;.
'arY htfalrs be instructed tos,enquire into
ne eHpedlency OF extending ths laws of the
y. >, owe" parts of states or territories of
the y ). 20 which the Indian title is NOR
sxtiogulshe' by treaty, in sue, manner a,
mat all whI'e persons residing in such parts
Oh states or territories shall be subject 70 ne,
operation thereof.
OUR PEC AT7ONrS tSyr-rtI yc,, .>-,-
MIR. H. nson, of Nd. announce; his ;,,en.
ton to offer resolution o the House. He
saio that he inform alton to be lied for b.
at ieass one OF the resolutions. which he
should Presently offer, was of a natur. M.
require it to be placed Def re this body as
early as possible. One subject exce,ted,
perhaps no inflammation in thu pow er Of tia.
EAecntlVs was more important to beth sides
OF the House. lie did not, ne said. mean -
be understood as ntimating that some rer
u aps many it not all of the political elect.
OF those initiated into the mysteries Of gov.
ernWent, uld not possess Il minute know
tcoge OF what was only known to him and
others as Being biZzed abnut by faint re.
port. 10 be sure, said he, we W h. are mr.
i'tic at heTetics. and of Course under in,ie
'HehI, OF merry condeRna tion---we poli1cass
unneiieYers in the true faith have 70 riehr
TO expect to'be initiated into the ceremonies
and mysteries Of government. But sir. mn.
TIL yoa let into our mind the light Of RIVE
ration, ! Deg we may nor be cursed and con-.
uebneh Tor what we are not permitted ,cs
know and comprehend. II hal been SAID.
NiT. II. rem arked, b. an eminent divine
lot evangelical piety and mucb intelIe, tual
Iln 'orinaOon, that wlere mystery breine,
there true Religion ends. This o. servar;cn'.
and 10 quoting it he meant no invidious al.
'us'r.a to' any religions secs, applied with
'ouch nore aptness aHd force to nol;t;c,k
nan To religious or moral Concerns. With
II me acKnos'tetl'en forecast antis s2,-qr.;tv
o. de c6air. "a. y otseryed the Snea {sa,.
nigh not, from what little he had nArbans
uhheeeSsafiN said on this subject, antici-.
pate the nature of the information ne u,ae
abont to move for. He wonId ,herefors.
quoe from the Presidents message a mas
sag which appeared e. him to render the
adoption nt the first Of the resolves he had
ee'ore him, perfectly proper, and indeed
necessary Mr.. Fl. then Yeci,ed the nar-
sage from the message which recommends
the adoption OF legal provisions for reciprn.
caring the admission iato cur ports Of yess els
ii'~"d'y nations, Who admit within their
waters our public and privace armed YES
seis.- This part of the message. ne said;
although the word France was no where
contst'ied In IT, r lated exclusively to thnr
government, her dependencies and allies
wow, thiS part OF the message had been re-
Ierred to special COMMITTEES and nc ;rS
his Judgment, an alliance essentially in
tact, though lot in form, already exists be
t"eentour country and France, he begged.
before the Cords which bind US be drawn
Closer that Congress may be enabled IN
lsBisiate ntellgently and with wisdom on
this subject. At this day, lie said after The
very mortIlying disclosures of f4c,s If res.
pect to our relations with France, it woul,r
not be disputed here that many hnmjliatinee
injuries had been heepel by her Chefon tbis
country. 1t would notbe disputed that he
mad snrpri2ed seized and confscated mill
lions OF our properly perfd usly drawn
WITHIN ms grasp--to so great an amount as
that' to use the language Of cur Minister, it's
very magnitude destroyed all hopes of its
rest'ttton. To say nothing of the very a.
farming evils which might eDsue the admis-
SION INTO cur ports of French vessel f war.
ana privateeTs5'-r was certainly proper thar
th's House, before legslating on The subiect.
mould be apprized distinctly of the state %
( our relations with France. The second res
olution he should offer he was perfectly con-
tent to let rest its intrinsic merits boldme,
nlmseif, hcwever. bound to prove. If the
hodse should let, him all the material facts
connected with the subject, and out of which,
u had grown, Mr. y. then read in his Slace
| the toiIo" ing resolutions
ReSofUed That the President be, and he.
IS merely requested 60 communicate tc. tb;x-