Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-03-05

burg as the practice Of all nations. a.
well as the two powers now negeciaung.
cvinced this to be theecomnion usage OF
nations. II is certai.ly, said ne, ons OF
the fret dictates ofhumanity to spare the
eiiusionof human blood-and during I'M
pending negotiations, believed to De en-
tered into with sincerity and good tslth,
it would seem to he measurc OF Pri-
mary importance to heal ssperities and
then lead to happy termination OF the
negotiation.
: II then. sir, the sword shall be SHEATH
ed during the uegociation by an srmis-
ticc, that sword that can Only wound the
enemy. ask, if the two edged sword
the embargo, ought not during the ne
gociatione also to be shsathed, that which
cuts both friends and foes! And whe-
Their it is not or duty to tsst our deso
ton to our constituents and TO relieve
them from all pressure that may not be
absolutely necessary? Their parloiIc
submission to it, white absolutely neces-
safy 10 press the enemy, entiiies them
10 is removal, while the prospect oil
peace induces hope that it may not DC
nreessary as a weapon against the enc
my.
Having myself advocated the embar-
GO, In the summer session, and the pre-
sent embargo, AID there being no power
TO suspend 1t at ibis time, but by an act
Of the Legislature, have thought 1t M
duty 70 submit tie following resolution
---Dut feel il my duty to the admiHis-
( alton 10 declare that it is without their
consent and without their knowledge
4 sotved, That cnmmi,tes be APP
poinsed 10 enquire into the expedienc5
of suspenaing the Embarso Law during
tie Impending negotiation Tor peace.
Mr.. 3Etight appeared 10 be ,nci!ned
% let ala motion lie on the table for the
peeseDt; bat
M,sMr. Grosvensr Of n. Y. said he con-
eSlvea il was highly proper that the ste
ia proposition Of this character should
&c az once knswn, sod therefore moved
that the House now proceed to coasid,r
the resolution.
Mr.. Seybert of Pa. having required
the Yeas and Nays On the question OF
consmerauoa, wAich by the rlles Of the
Hoaae is not to be debated, it vas decld-
ed 80 follows:
YEAS.--Messrs: Baylies Of Mess
Bayly Of Va, Bigely, Bradbury, 8reck..
enridSc, Brigham, C2pcrtoa, Cilev,
Cooper, Cox Cuipeper, Davenport, Da-
Wis Of Mass. Dexef, Duvall, Ely, Cas-
ton, Geddcs, Goldsto9cugh, GTesvensr.
Hale, HopkIa, Of \. York, Howell, Huf
ty, Hungerford, K~nt Of n. Y. Kent Of
Nd. Law, Lewis, i.osct., Macon, M.
Kee, Miller, M'seiey, Massell, Oakley,
Pickering, P;ss;n, Past. Pettor, John
Reed, Wm. Reed, Richardson, Ridge
ly Robertson, RugsIss, Sherwood, Ship.
herd, Smith If n York, StantorG, Stock.
Ton, Stuart, Stnrses, Taggsrt, Tall
,rsdge, ThomTsoa, Vase, Ward Of Mas.
WAesfao, TT5itc, Wilcox, Wilson OF
Mas, Winter, Wed, 8Vright.--6s.
NAYS ---Messss: Aistas, A2ery,
Rsrd, Barnett Bsal- Bowen, Bradky.
Rrosn, Busvs!I, Butler, Caldwell, Cal
houp, Cnappel', Comstock, ConaTd,
Cuthhert, Davis of Penn.
Den,ycGes, Fade, Eppes, Farrow, For
ney, l'ofsythe, Franklin, Griffin, Grun-
dy, Hail, Harris, Haserouck, Hswes,
ingerseil, IngRau, Irwin, Jackson Of
Virg. Rennedy, Kerr. Xershaw, Kill
boara, King ot II. G, Lef'erts,Ly1s. M
Coy, M'Lean, Moore, Murfree, Newton,
Ofnsby, Parker, Pckena, Pirer, Plsa-
rapts, Rca nj Pen. Rbea of Ten. Rich,
Se,,er, Sevbes.. Skinner, Smith OF Pen,
Smith OF Va. I'anrebil' TeItair, Tsoup,
IJiree, Ward oil ~. ]. TYhitehi.l, Viii
.iains, YaHcev--6s.
s.. the House refused TO consider the
said resolution
! THURSDAY, March 5.
On m%tion Of Nh RugsIes Of Mass.
the petition %: Lbeaeaer Brown was
referred to the csaimitree of Claims.
Mr. Markell Of n. Y. presented the
petition OF Moses Morse, OF New-York,
praying payment for properly lost OF
the surrender Of Dctroit to the enemy
and at the destruction OF the British
brig Detroit by Captain Elliot on Lake
Eric Referred to the committee Of
Cltims. -
Mr.. Irving of II. Y. presented the
pStilicn of Rarmaa Hendricks and SO.
iomon P. Issacs, manufacturers of cop.
per, praying t5at dulles may be laid on
sheet cnppeN, bottoms, tops and other
ports of stills, and copper bolts-Re-
erred To the committee Of Commerce &
M. Stanford Of N c, presented the
petition of Daniel Pettibone, praying tn
ne employed to erect in the Capitol aud
ather public buildings in the city Of
Washington the Columbian fire place,
lately invented by Embroidered to lie
on the table.
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