Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-03-16
From the National 1ntelligencer, March 6.
CONGRESS.


We have already stated that Congress
closed its late session on Wednesday, and
have given the prominent legislative pro-
ceedings of that day. The two houses
adjourned, sine die, about half past nine
o'clock in the evening. Previous TO part
ing. the following interchange of expires
sions of regard took place between the
Houses and their presiding officers, re-
spectively.
In the Senate, on motion Of Mr.. Bur
rill, Of Rhode Island, the following reso-
lutious were unanimously adopted
Resolrcd, unanimously, That the thanks
Of the Senate be presented to the Hon.
James Barbour, Senator from Virginia,
for the disnified and impartial manner in
which he has discharged the important
duties of President Of the Senate since he
was called to the chair.
Rcsolred, unanimously, that the thanks
of the Senate be also presented TO the Hon.
John GailIard, Senator from South Caro-
lima, for the digni6ed and impartial man.
uer in which he discharged the important
duties of President Of the Senate during
the time he presided therein.
Mr.. Barbour, in reply, addressed the
Senate as follows:
Gentlemen: The sensibility produced
by this new evidence of your kindness aud
appreciation, is beyond my power to ex-
press. would rather refer to your own
bosoms as furnishing a more correct stand
ard by which to appreciate it. | have
the consolation to reflect that whatever of
zeal or capacity possess, has been de-
voted to the discharge Of the duties OF my
station. Your appreciation is more than
an ample reward. Permit me, as the mo-
ment of separating is approaching, from
all for season, from some perhaps for
ever, to tender you all an affectionate
farewell, and to pray that, upon your re-
turn to your respective homes, your re.
ception may be such, in all your rela-
lions, as may make you happy.
Mr.. Gaillard next rose and replied, as
follows:
Mr.. President-Next to the satisfaction
arising from the consciousness OF faithful.
ly performing our duty, the favourable
opinion of those with whom We are asso-
ciated, affords the highest qualification
that can be received and the present vote
of appreciation, together with the many
acts of kindness have experienced from
this honorable body, have excited in my
mind feelings of gratitude which neither
time nor circumstances can ever effaCe.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following resolution was, on motion
Of Mr.. Hugh Nelson, Of Va. unanimous
ly adopted:
ResotUed, That the thanks of this house
be presented to the Hon. Henry Clay, FOL
the able, impartial, and dignified manner
in which he has presided over its delibe-
ralions, and performed the arduous and
important duties of the chair.
To which Mr. Clay replied as follows
beg you to receive, gentlemen, my
most respectful Acknowledgements for the
fIatteriBg vote which you have done me
the honour to pass. Always entertaining
for this house the highest consideration,
the expression of your appreciation con-
yeys qualification as pure as it is inde-
scribable | owe it to truth, however, to
say, gentlemen, that but for the almost
unlimited confidence with which you have
constantly sustained the chair, | should
have been utterly Incompetent to dis
charge its srduous duties.
II, gentlemen, in the course OF our de-
liberaiions, momentary irritation has been
at any time felt, or unkind expressions
have ever, in the heat Of debate, fallen
1 from any OF us, let these unpleasant incl-
dents be consigned TO oblivion, and let us
recoilect, only, The anxious desire which
has uniformly animated every one TO pro
mote what appeared TO him to be Tor the
prosperity of or common country.
| One painful circumstance fills me with
The deepest regret. II is that, after hav-
ing co.operated' with many of you, with
some Tor years, TO advance the public
good, we separate 10 meet, perhaps, nc
more. | bear testimony to the fidelity
with which you have all laboured to fulfil
! the high and honorable trust committed