Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-29

please and arrestthe attention of The sn...
to! as ne descends this beautiful river
'fhe next subject which presents ;,..,,
said Mr. }. is the report of the commissions,
This document, which have before mo :
lasting monument of the merit n, a.
who executed the work assigned TO them h.
resolution Of the respective states conco,,
ed, by the invitation of the state of Ohio, I'll
their own expense. inlthe frs! instance !
the heat Of summer. These Commission,
devoted themselves faithfully to the uOhra
trust committed TO them, and have at ls,r,I
given to US the knowledge of the cba,.a','
ofthe Ohio river, and established how.
doubt the practicability of making il n,w..
bic at all seasons, at an expense far balo.
the wreck OF property and loss of the l.s,
season, in consequence of the low state Fl
the water. These distractions are MIN;
pally OF gravel and sand, some rocks lin =.
rious parts of the river, and some arti6c;,,
distractions OF trees. &c. And the rero,.
is no, less valuable, on account of its modes,
and unassumiDg character, which urd.,
stand, said Mr.. J. is the labor of nsnb.,
of this body and whose usefulness | ,ru,,
will moi only benefit the great state who's.
confidence has sent him here, but the Who'll.
Union--lWalter Lowrie, Senator from Penn.
sylyania.) The Constitution of the Initial
States next presents itself for considerable
We are, said Mr.. J, vested with the ac,;v.
and positive power to regulate commerce
win ioreign nations, with lndirn tribes, and
among the several states. We have eyo,.
cised this power to its full yigor, as resuec,,
foreign nations and Indian tribes but as 70 /
the states, it has remained almost dead
letter; and it is time, said he, that We
should look at the cause of this apathy. The
various states are busily employed in plan. |
ming and executing systems of internal in. |
provements. and individuals co-operatins
with state authority, to effect these desirs.
bic objects. In this state of the country,
shall Congress nvigorate the spirit Of enter.
prize which characterizes the states and the /
people Of the states, by timely and reasona-
bic appropriations or shall we refuse our
aid, and thus indirectly condemn and posi-
lively pro:ract that system which will give
TO this nation so much wealth, so much pow.
er, and so much union
The resolutions were then adopted.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
the report of the committee of claims unfa-
yo.able to the petition OF Joseph M'Neil.
On the motion of Mr.. Johnson, of Lodisi-
ana, who advocated at some length the jus.
tice of the claim of the petitioner, which
was also supported by Mr.. Brown, and OPP
posed by Mr.. Roberts, the report was rever'
sed, by vote of I9 to 9. and the committee
was instructed to report bill for the relief Of
the petitioner.
Several bills were in part considered, LAID
over to tomorrow and
The Senate adjoured
Thursday, Feb. "a.
Mr.. Leakc from the committee to I
whom had been referred the bill re-
specting Indian Trade, reported the
same without amendment.
Several petitions were presented and
referred.
The senate proceeded to the cOn'i'
deration of the report of the committee
Of finance, on the petition of Andrew
Low aud others, merchants of Savan. /
nah, who pray for remission of da- (
ties paid and secured to be paid ola
large amount Of imported goods when
were consumed and destroyed by the
late fire in that city. In general Inc
government has refused TO remit uls
payment of duties in such cases. No.
lief has, however, in very few suCo
cases, been granted but, in extraoFGl'
nary cases--suoh, for example, as tr'
goods being in the custody Of the Oh.
GERS of the United States, to secure 'no
payment of duties. The report con-
cludes an argument of some length W
recommending the adoption OF reSo.
luton "that it is inexpedient to gram
the prayer of the petitioners"
Mr.. Elliot, of Georgia, moved l" -.
mend the report by substituting .ns
following resolution for that fep0r"1
by the committee !: 4