Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-02-20

he fays he made the principal collection,
and from the time when he made it thar
there were in this library many books Of
an irrciigous and immoral tendency. EN-
bracing many Of the works Of the French
in6sel philosophers. who had caufcd and
inhancd the volcano of the French rev
olution, which, in lis progrcfs, had def.
olated the faireit portions Of Europe, and
| had extended its faial-i,s de!trucfive
|rHeas, TO ur once happy country TO
prevent general determination OF this
inhdcl pfilolopny, and q tie principles Of
a man, gvko ha ], eis5s3 greater a,st dsrp-A
ey iniuyiss rpm or coxp.yy than any ON
er pcrfon, EXCEPT Ma. M.DisoN, ever
did upon any country. Mr.. K again
moved 10 reconmit the bill to irislt
committee, with inltrucions 10 feporr
the following, as
SEC. 2 And5s it turtle, enacted, That
as soon as faid library fhaIl DC. received
at Waihiagton, the JOINT library com
mit'ee be, and they are hereby authorized
ard directed, to sclatt therefron all
books, if any there be, OF an atheiitlcal,
lirreligious, and immo. al tendency, and
to iend the fame back 10 MIR JeHcrion,
without sxpencc to him.
This amendment was hrff attacked by
an hon gentleman from Penn. DR. Sry-
bert vino thanked the gentleman from
Mails. for the confidence intended by the
motion to be rcpofed III Ilmiclf and 9TH
er gentlemen III tic JOINT library commit
tee, but as he nei,htr felt able nor vii
ling to undertake the iels6tion, lie would
pIopofe thai the gentleman from MATS
thould be made folr inquiGtor upon the
occalon.
Mr.. King Immediately intima.ed to
him that nc would with great pirafure
undertake the buhnels, Especially as it
might be violation OF The gentieman's
jsea gi and principles to 40 il.
The motion was next attacked 5y an
hoo. geuileman from MATS. Mr.. iiarl-
bert who, after advocating the bill on
general principles, with his uiuai ability
and pcripicuity, obleryed, as it Ieipsc Cts
this motion, and the reaions aligned by
the mover in favor of it, that thsle real
ans were incontliient with the motion,
as The iettion PROVIDED for tie preiesva-
tion ct thoie books, aledse 30 be ire
igions, by lending hem back to Mr. JET
fcrfon, whereas the motive OF his 1co.-
league was to prevent the contagion
~hich might ipread from them that if
he was iIncercly dcsirous of preventing
this evil, ne ought IL amend tue iecticn
by introducing provliioa for the burn
ling of fuch books. MIR. King Informed
thc hon. ipeaker, thar he would accept
with pleafurc of the modification pfopoi
cd by his colleague that indeed h had
at lrit drawn his amendment with a pro
yiGIcn thar lheie books ihould BE- burnt
by the library committee, bur that il at
forwards appeared to him.. to compoFt
better with The dIguity OF the houie, to
isnd them back, Especially as iad COM
mittee might be unwilling to pertorm a,
tatk ulually allotted to the common hang
man. That as the motion now flood,
the tears OF AIS colleague, as to the Ill eft
iects Of thcle books upon The pure minds
OF MIR. Jeferlen and bis trends, were
certainly groupdlefs, as they were happily
fecured therefrom by their own deprayi
ty.
An honorable gentle nan from Mary
land Mr.. Wright, next took the floor,
il oppsh,ion to Mr. Kings amendment,
and ia defence Of dclitical works, obic,y.
ing that Mr. X. bad iesereIy ceniured
Mr.. eheflon, as being the greaseit enc
my OF the country, although, he had
been ieletted by " ellington as one OF
i.is principal officers. Mir. X remarked,
that it was very trac, that MI Jctfcrfon
had been put into office by psefaent
N athlngton, but that i, was equally true,
that lie made ufc Of all the influence
winch that Office gave him, TO iupplant
his beneiattor, III which he but TOO well
tuccecded, BY the asd Of Mr.. Madiion,
and his other democratic CO adjutors, as
the diitreis ala ruin of our country now
demonttrate. Mr. w further aikrd, if
the gentleman wIihed to introduce the
Inqaihsion |; but Mr.. K thought there
would be no occaGon for ,hi,. as ting as
the p,slfnt majority yulra. Mr.. w. re-
marked thar lonnc OF the ancient authors
had hecn Objected tO : that without titcfc