Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-03

then withdrawn by adding to Il.
section the following clause: cue .ae
the same 1.-THE constitution shan any an.
proved by Congress at their r new DC
81 sion after the receipt thereof. tha s
Territory, shall be admitted i int s "a
Union. as a state upon the same f,o.t
as the original states. 'OoOI
This motion was advanced ), i,
mover, and earnestly oppos oJ
Mcssrs. Scott, Clay, and Ma rpss'a
after some remarks by Mr.. Bna.s s0a
Loa, referred to in the debate.
The question was taken on Mr. n.
lor's motion, and negatived-aroai lay +
noes "a. ="
Mr.. storrs then offered an anna,
ment, in effect to transfer tho raata
tive amendment already adonted +"
9Th section of the bill. (Which embras's
those provisions in the nature of cam
pact,ll and SO modify it as to make il (
recommendation for the free acceptanc1
or rejection of the Convention Of NIL
souri,, as an article of compact. 70 a.
clude slavery, instead of enioinins 4
as an absolute condition of their adHDioI
sion.
Mr.. Clay seconded the motion. and
with the mover, zealously urged ths
adoption of the amendment. 1t wason.
posed as zealously by Messrs. Taylor.
Sergeant, and Gross of NY.
The debate had continued some timsI
with much animation when, in cousss
quence of the doubts expressed wbetbe,
the amendment, in its present shane.
was in order, Mr.. Storrs withdrew + :
MIR. Clay renewed the amendment Il
substance, but so changing the man0er
of inserting it in the bill as to avoid thu
objection as to the point of order.
The debate was renewed on the nro.
position. and continued two hours with
undlminished zeal, by Mr.. Clay in i'd
support, and by Messrs. Taylor, ser-
geant, Randolph, and Cook against II.
The question being put, the commit /
tee divided, and the amendment wal
negatiyed:
For the amendment, 20
Against it, 90
No other amendment being offered ]
about half past 9 o'clock the committee
(having rejected several motions in tha
course of the evening, to rise and re.
port progress} rose and reported tha
bill to the House.
Mr.. Lowndes land the following pro-
position on the table, as an amendment,
of the rules and orders of the House
"And if any member shall not con.
fine himself to the question under de-
bate, and shall be called to order, if thu
decision Of the Speaker of the House
upon appeal, be against the membel
thus deviating from the question, such
member shall not be, at that time, per.
mitted to proceed without the special
leave of the House.
And the House adjourned.
The following anecdate is related OF
the Marquis de Latour Maubourg, the
new French minister at war. de los'
his leg in consequence OF a severe
wound by musket ball in the thigh
He bore the ampntation with much IN
difference, and when the operation was
over, he con, ersed loosely with those
around. Percejving his servant m
tears, he said to him, "you aft ct To-
CRY, but you cannot deceive me-
/ know YOU to be an idle fellow
and that you are secretly glad to see
me in this state because, hlther'
to, you have had two boots to clean
and now you will only have one"
Frou the Neu. York Evening Post
Mr.. Coleman-The following is ci'ar'''
ter in real life, and at this very moment nuu' !,
bered in the quick in body, though Inc us''
in soul.
know bachelor who talks OF love, 49,,
And scrapes acquaintance with all pFe'9
misses,
But whom no fair one, young OF ola can uO''
To taste the sweets of hymeneal ol''''''
Still in torpid state Of single lite,
Tho ever harping oa the theme oil "''''
This gentleman, that all the world may 81"
it, ,-,.