The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-11-25

the district, be felt earlier or later a
grievous evil here aud that those, the
most instrumental in enec,ing It's es.
adjustment, might yet feel 1t CALLING
yoke. II would possess the ability ana
might be constrained by its wants, or
upon occasions might indulge the tenn
per 10 Cypress, and could not from its
remotcDess be restrained in any degree
by the liberality of the parent bank.
Col. Deneaie, in an address TO the
chair, revived the subjec'--,hat it was
not reasonable demand made on the
members of the committee that they
should advocate in argument, or ex
plain particularly, their views in the
resolutions comprehended in the report
and we lament that as his motion is
perfectly nouveH-, The want of order
prevented our Expressing mis- ingenious
observations upun cur memory. SIEVE
raj gentlemen expressed themselves al
The same moment, aud We regret that
the repeated efforts of the chair were
necessary 10 restore order. The cries
OF order! order! the question the
question: closed the discussion.
The debate having gone through, the
question was then upon the amends
D,ens.
The chair then stated that as the
mee'ing mad expressed no ohbsiou upon
the subject, he should put the question
Gpcn the resolution as IL stood, IN orde,
70 decide the principle whether the
meeting would agree TO the establish
me"t OF Bank at ell in the District
and 1t tina, was agreed to, II would chen
DC IN order to take up the amendment
/ II was stated TO the char 40 he no.
vel course IL parliamentary proceed
my 10 fest fCSs resolution. and Their
dsclare 1t ohen for amendment
The question OF The resolution was
demanded, and clamorousIy oppus ed as
rot in order
MIR. Cehagen suggested that q.
meeting d,,,de whether rhe question
soou!d be frs, prt upon the resolution
Hr the amendment.
The friends To the resolution gave
Wy to III cali for tie amendment, ant,
expressed themselves willing 10 pursue
the course proposed.
thc chair, h0wevct, maiu;airej ,ba
cptrectaess OF hIs positions, and decided
nat IN virtue OF MS appointment as
cnanman, he was constituted the SOLE
Judge OF order, from which there could
be no ahreet!
Mr. Coh0geu remarked that Inc shoult
lind i; difficult 10 know how to vote,
iiOm the decision the chair had given
he wished the Bank in .HIerGndria; but
1t he voted for the resolution, he nigh
ne instrumental in placing ii where he
%as opposed to having u.-VotiDg Tor
'tIn Aiexsndria, was voting forit IN the
District; but to vote Cor it in the Dis
trict, was no; voting for it in AleSan.
dria.
The question cn the resolution was
put and carried. The chair then stated
he amendment would be ia order.
The. question wos then put on the a.
men. and carried, 8? TO so, and the re-
solution passed as amended.
Nir. Swann moved the following a.
amendment 10 come In at the end of the
first resolution" or II the town Of Al
exandria cannot be obtained, then in
such other place In The District as the
Directors Of the Bank OF the y. States
may deem expedient."
he chair decided the resolution stRl
ofien for amendment, and ii passed-7O
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The other resolutions were then pu,
and carried.
The blank in the Sd resolution was
'heu crdercd TO be filled by the char
niCz with five persons, who appointed
Thomas Vowel, Hugh Smith, Phi
meas Ianney, Thomas Swami, and 10
seph Dean.
a motion was made to add the
chairman TO this committee, which he
declined
Mr.. ScOtt urged the propriety of such
an appointmeul--The chair then put
The question which was carried
a vote of thanks was passed to the
chairman and the meeting adjourned
OBJECTIONS lsc That the chair
man should proceed to appoint COM
mitfee 20 draft resolu ions ertrcastue
OF the sentiments Of the meetings with.
out first having taken measures 10 as.
certain what that sentiment was.
29kv. That he should establish the
principle that resolution must FIRST be
ad'Ated, before it could be amended.
3dly Tha, there could be no ahheal
from tic decision Of the chair which
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