Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-01-26

orour subsistence. Self preservation is the
lrst and supreme law of nature-its obliga-
ions are paramount to those of the const.
tuition itself. He concluded by saving that
the resolution must pass--he knew it would
pass, unless the minds of the majority were
hardened to the distress of those interested
in it.
MIR. Murfree moved to amend the resolu.
ton by adding, after The word cargo, the
words other than frovisions, or in ballast"
Mr.. Potter of RI. having enquired Mr..
NJ sims authority for fact he had lust
stated
Mr.. M'kim re>statcd what he had said
respecting eleven packe,s or traders seized
And, added, that something was said in
tne latter OF hive more wniCh were suspected.
Mr.. Potter said there were but two regu-
lar packets between the places he had mem
tioncd--and that of course there must be
an error inthe statement.
3 MIR. Pitkin of Cont. opposed Mr. Murfree,s
motion TO amend s, quoted the precedent
OF a clause in, a former law granting permits
sion to embargoed vessels to proceed coast
wise. Would 1t not be better, he said, TO
perm: the embargoed vessels tireturn home
with the provisions necessary for the subsis.
1ence OF the families of their owners and ma
vigators ; or at least to leave the subject O.
pen to the discretion of the committee who
were to enquire into it /,
Mr.. Comstock ot N. " opposed the reso-
hutton as proposed tho disposed TO grant re-
i'sf practicable to those who appe ared most
70 suffer Under the embargo. He did not be.
lieye the adoption of the resolution as pro
posed would answer any other object Than
10 aHord advantages TO SPECTATORS, and he
was therefore IN favor of the amendment.
= Il Al
ment was decided in the negative.
Pho question was then taken ON Mr..
Kings resolution as amended. and decided
as follows ~ ~ '-4-''-1,
| feasTMessrs. Archer, Baylies oil Mass
n1yy OF Vlrg Biselow. Bowen, Boyd, Brad ,
bury, breckenridge, Brigham, Caperton.
Champion. Chappell, Cheves, Cilley. CIon,
ton, Cooper. Creighton. Culpepper, Daven-
port, Davis of Mass. Davis of Pen. dewey
Ely Forsythe, Castor, G eddes, C ros venor.
| Hale, Hasbrouck, Humphreys, jackson OF
X. l. Kent, OF N. Y. King of Mas. King of
y. =. Law, Lewis, Lovett, Macon, M'Lean,
Miller. Mofiitt, Moseley, Murfree, Markell
rearson, Pickering, Pickens, Pitken. Plea
| SAINTS, Potter, John Reed, William Reed
| Richardson. Rdgely, Robertson, Rugries'
Shureman. Seybert, Shelley. Sherwood.
oiiipherd, Skinner, Smith, # N. Y. Stanford
STOCKTON, Stuart, Sturges. Taggart, Tall,
madge, Taylor. Thompson. Nose, Ward
OF Mas. Ward Of N. ]. Webster, Wheaton.
wilcox, Wilson of Mas. Winter, Wood
White. Wright.-s2
M iS--Mesars. Alexander, Aston, Ancier-
son. avery, Bard, Barnett, Bessll, Brown, Bur.
well, Butler, Caldwell, Comstock, Condit. Craw
lord, Crouch. Dawson, Denoyelles, Desha, Earle.
| Eppes, Evans, Farrow, Findiey, Fisk of Yer
Fisk OF N Forney, Franklin, Gholson. Conr.
| din, griffin. Grundy, Hall, Hanson. Harris.
Hawes, Hubbard. ingham, jackson of Virginia
johnson of Virginia, Kennedy, Rent of Md
Kerr, kershaw, Kiibourn. Lefferts, I.yl,., MEOW.
" nee, NJ KIM, Moore, Nelson, Newton, Or,ns,
| by, 'arker. Piper, Rea OF PEN Rhea of Ten.
Rich, Rmggold, Roar, Roberts, Sage. sl,srn.
smith OF Pen Fannehiii, Tr5up, ud.e, Wilson
OF Pen. Yancey.-69.
| So the resolution was passed.
THE WAR
Mr. CASTOR rose to offer resolution on
subject which would be admitted on ALI hands
| to be OF the first Importance, i'll the following
words:
Resoired, That tending the neeociafion
with Grcat BI ain, IL is inerheoicnt TO hro.
Secwe military ohe'adois against me Ca,
Radas TOR fnyaSion or conquest.
MIR g said that by the rules of the House.
as ne found them IN practice, though he saw
l. IT, nreHln6att
from going any farther in Introducing Ibis r.
solution than TO explain his motives for so do.
ing, ana the reasons which at this time indu.
! ced nm to press its consideration In present
ing this resolution to the House, said he. am
actuated by motives, which 4 win expIic;tlv
! ayow--
Mr.. Roberts OF Penn. rose to speak to order.
ne sa'd ne had viewed with much pain the
manner IN which measures proposed ia he
made a subject of deiibera,ion, had recently
peen introduced into the House. He wished
the speaker TO decide whether il was in order
20 DISCUSS resolution before it was made the
subject of delibcratiqn.
me speaker said he had repeatedly announ
Geo 10 Tue Ho'ise what was his idea on this head
Inc 'u'es OF the House admit a member to
maze such narrative of his object or views
Is IS necessary to explain any resolution he
wishes to introduce; and the introd,,ctorv re-
marks ought to be confined within that limit.
Inc speaker illustrated his idea. by what he
deemed the parallel case of a peader stating
case NJ court before he proceeds to argue + I
Mr.. 1aston said, he had understood the rule
as now stated by the chair. and it was not his
aesigI 10 violate 1t. His sole object, he said,
~ p.ls'nH any SeInark, was, that every gentle-
man might understand tn. reasons which indu.
| ced hun to submit the motion TO the House-be
meant not TO make single remark On the pro
1 Prietv oil adopting IL. II wa known 10 the
rouse, that discussion had proere ssed in
COMMITTEES OF the whole ON the sta,e of orn III.
lars as regards the prosecution of the war
yet the debate had arisen upon matter which
ready afforded not proper subject for the dis
eu'sion. One motive then for introcucinpthis
motion, was to present fixed siibstrafua,, for
the arguments OF gentlemen on bots. sides
that ms general discussion might not be had
on bill which really afforded no other tonr of
| discussion ihnn whether certain troops should
he enlisted for twelve months or duc,nr tb,.