Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-12-20

WOTuS:
"Also the quantity exported from the
United States during The above mentioned
periods. and the countries or places to
which exported.
This was agreed to.
Mr.. EustIs moved to amend the reso'u-
ton by requesting information in such ca
ses from the President OF the u. States, in
stead of II lie Heads of Departments, and
proposed that the resolution now before
the house be so amended as TO conform to
that principle. The mover asseHted 10
the amendment; whereupon,
Mr. Randolph remarked that he was OPP
posed to the rule that had been just laid
down with regard to tins subject. II would
In his opinion, lead to serious difficulties
and endorsements. To pack off two
members of this body 10 the President
House. whenever petty details OF the
Treasury-o: the Post Office Department
or concerning the importation of wool
was required, would be derogatory OF the
dignity OF the House, and perhaps equally
inconv enient to the parsonage of whom The
information was to be sought
Mr.. Rich observed that the observations
of the honorable gentleman from Virginia
had created dOub's in bis mind with regard
to the proper channel through which the
necessary information shouid be obtained.
He therefore moved that the further COR
sid-ration of the resolution be POSITION. i,
4 Al q L. A., L. ho -
ried.
On motion of Mr.. Moore Of Alabama,
il was
Resolved, That the committee on the
Post Office and Post roads be Instructed to
inquire into the expedIency OF establishing
a post route from Huntsville TO Athens,
from thence to Bainbridse, and from
thence direct 10 Tuscaloosa.
Mr.. Whitman called for the considera-
ton Of the resolution by him submitted on
a former day, requesting information from
the Secretary of State relating to the
transactions at Pensacola, &c.
The House agreed to consider the same.
when
Mr.. Poinsett moved to amend it. by lin
iting the information called for to such as
the President may think proper to eommu.
niCdte.
Mr.. Whitman assented to the amend
mgDt.
Mr.. Randolph moved to insert the word
"information" in lieu of the word cores
pondence,' which was assented to.
Mr.. Edwards, Of N e. moved that
the resolution be laid OH the table. He
thought it more respectful to the Presi.
dent of the United States to wait for
the information on the subject which
it was doubtless the intention of the
Executive to communicate. The mes
sage that had been delivered at the
commencement of the session referred
to the matter in question in very clear
and explicit terms. Mr.. e. referred to
that document To shew that it had been
announced as the intention of the Ex-
ecutive to communicate, further infor.
nation on the subject to Congress. Mr.
+. thought it, therefore a matter of
proper courtesy and decorum for this
House to wait until the President
should think proper to make it q sub
ject Of special communication.
Mr.. Wright made few remarks on
the subject, which, from his position in
the house, the reporter could not hear.
MIR. Whitman opposed the motion.
At the first reading of the Presidents
message, he had entertained the same
opinion which his honorable friend from
North Carolina (Mr. Edwards) had
expressed. But, on further examina.
ton, he had found it impossible to de-
ternine whether the matters of an un-
pleasant nature, to which the Preside
referred, were of the same character
with those contemplated by the resolu-
ton. The facts alluded to in the Mes
sage were general and underlined. Those
included in the resolution were particu-
lar and specific. 1t could not therefore
be disrespectful to ask for information
on a subject that it was impossible to
say had been even alluded to in the
Presidents Message. But the resolu-
ton called for information not only in
regard to the controversy between Gen.
jackson and Judge Fromentin, but it
was contemplated to extend it to an in
quiry into the causes that led to the is.
suing of an order by the Governor of
the Floridas for the removal of certain
persons from that territory, which, to
say the least of it, is in it. chara cter
noueI. Mr.. w. knew of no law that
justified sentence of Punishment, even
by the Executives Of sovereign states:
still less could he comprehend the JUS
tifable exercise of such power by the
created head Of dependant territory. |
Such sentence might perhaps be al |
lowed as punishment, when resulting