The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-25

N"e s'odhuS 10Y rt, ana also OF the impruprie
;, y OF the reflections he had cast on the de
cision o! the House on Friday last
n Mr.. King. when he resumed the floor. ex
pressed his indispostion to violate the ruls.
lof the House, tue feelings of the member.
VINO compose II, or o. the gentleman who
pres'des with perfect ability in the chair
lie might, he said. have pursued a course
not perfectly acc dant with the rules. for
WHICH, 1t be had done so, he asked pardon
OF the Hcuse. With this explain tion, Mr.
n. begged leave merely to add that he had
come here TO advocate the rights of his fell
loW-citizens and if necessary, not either to
iney or buy, but to demand tneru He then
proceeded TO state the situation of some Goa -
ting vessels in the state which he in part
represents, which had unfortunately Been
caught by the Embargo Law at a distance
| from home, and were unable to RETURN
'he masters and sailors belongjng TO which
| aye the sailors, OF whose rights we hear
$50 much, had been turned ON shore, and
compelled, exposed to the rgors of a north
ern Climate, to travel on foot. some one. g.
some two hundred miles TO their homes in
various parts ut the district of Maine And
what were the Objects 70 aw ait them yh,u
theV did return Their wives & children
suffering for the want of that subsistence
winch II was the object o. their voyage 60
procure, and which il was rot in their pow
! many OF these masters and sailors These
cases 1t was partly the object &C the rcsolu-
ton which he had moved to embrace; but
II had not met the views of honorab e mem
oerS OF the House to consider it. MIR. K.
said II wat hs wish so TO frame a resolution
as to meet the wishes and views oC the
House, which without further remark, ne
would submit, and OF @h CHI he thought, STAN
ding on this door as an independ ent Ar1er;-
- raj ,trt:t e.,
mad a right not only 10 Solicit but demand
the con liberation.
Mr.. Is then submitted the following res
olurion Tor consideration
NeaoiU@d, That the committee of foreign
relations be instructed to enquire into the
right OF so amending the act laying AN en-
barge on all ships and vessels in the ports
and harbors of the u. States, passed on the
l7th day Of December, 1918, as % permit
such coasting vessels Of the u States a,
we're absent from the district wheve they
were owned or empioyed, when their mas
tefs were notified Of SAID act. TO return to
SAID districts with their freight or eturn
cargnes on board, on such conditions as may
be Institutional.
me House agreed by Yeas and Nays, to
consider this resolution.
For consideration 90
Mr. Macon of n. c. suggested the uro-
PTiety Of inserting the wore "a heaiencg in
stead OF tue word night. in the reso!ut
Wr. King appeared to decline accedInE
to this suggestipl
Mr.. Taylor, of n. Y. SAW no good which
could result trom the insertion of the last
clause OF the resolution, referring 70 the con-
stitutlohality of any measures to be adopted
lie there fore moved 70 strike it out.
Mr.. King objected to this erasHre He
faIx /
on Ihis head which was not constitutional.
he molten of Mr.. FayIor was agreed TO.
Mr.. Potter, of r. J. moved to substitute
the word eTfediency for the word RIGHT in |
the resolution--hgre to.
Mr.. Fisk of n. Y. said he had voted for
the consideration Of this resolution, out of
respect to the class Of persons to whom it
related But To instruct committee to en-. |
qure into this subject so soon after the pas
age Of the law would seem to imply that
some deficiency in it HAD escaped the com
mitfee when they reported, anu the House
"heh they passed the embargo bill The |
part OF the bill to Ii CHI his seolution re- !
'tr', had been adopted after much delibera- I
uon ard ne thought it would be uubecom-
ing The dignity and Stability which ought to
characterize the proceeding Of the House,
50 soon to enquire INFO the expediency off
changing principle Of the bill. The /
tl"use had not been una ware Of She opera
ION of the Embargo law when it was pas
ed. They knew il would operate more
severely on some parts of the community
than on Others. they had not been un- !
n1ndiul OF the interests of commerce but /
they had hoped there was patriotism e
nougn ~ those affected by the measure TO |
induce them 20 reflect that in a season Of
war and peril, when 4 system of energy be. !
came necessary, the interest of the few
must yeid to the good of the whole. Mr.. !
+ said he should be very happy to facilitate
he return OF hose cossting vessels TO their
homes as ne should be TO adopt measures
to enable the distressed inhabitants Of the
ronneTs TO return 10 heir habitationo. Yeti
was not IN tie power Of the House to afford
this relief < ne therct re did not believe tie
adoption OF the resolution could answer any
valuable purpose--whllst it might have an
III tendency, by crcating suspense and anx
iety ~ the minds Of those who yet remained
with their vessels, AMI would remain in ex
Pectation of the adoption Of the proposed
measure.
Mr. Trorp ct Geo. moved that the reso.
luton lie on the table with riew tn take nm
he order of the day.--NegadUed.
! Ny. Pitkin Of Cont. spoke in favor Of the
resolution. He could not see but relief
mi,1t be granted in perfect constituency
| WITH the policy OF the Embargo act and a
tne resolution only proposed enquiry, N no.
| ped it would be granted.
Mr.. Wright of Md. sail Ae had voted