The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-16

rr...,.a ar Representatives, anl go M. -
- " Y. standing committees 10 ibe P's''u
~ '.. wrriften messages were receives
nv. p,..iaept or TIE United states, mos
- 80 .s,,el, were spon Executive business
uorsr oF REPRESENTATIVES,
NJ M'Kins resolutions, calling on me DE
.-s,nent Of State for information respecting
". ,ranr,. paid % In6rmaries or Hospitals
80 and disabled seamcn, submitted on
-, last was called up, aud, after shori
a.nl.ralion from Mr.. NIX. was adopted.
- NATION or Mr.. Little, II was
,Te.olved. That the subject Of Revolutiona-
:. per.ious under the acts Of March Is, 1878,
M Nav /. 1890, be referred 10 a select com
mittee- j,
MI. Webster, of Massachusetts,, submitted
for consideration, the following
Resolved, That provision ought to be made
~ law. for defraying the expense incident to
lie appointment OF an Agent, Or COMMISSION
er. 10 Greece. Whenever the President shall
deem it exped ienI % make such appointment.
In offering the resolution, Mr.. Webster sta
ted. Il was Gar from being his wish. IN any
manner, TO commit the house, in this or any
lof he political contests Of Europe; but the
President Of the United States having in his
Message to Congress, not only expressed be-
lief that the Greek nation, 10 It's present stTug-
rle with its oppressors, had the COED wishes
Of the whole civilized world, bot also adyaDc-
ed the opinion, that the Turkish dominion
over that country was lost forever; he thought
that. if such were the fact, it was important
that Congress should act upon the subject.
The United States, he said, had diverse inter
ests 10 the Mediterranean, which might be Sc
riously affected, more or less, BY the course Of
events il that quarter. TAe main object be
had in view, he confessed, was 10 obtain from
this House an expression, responsive 70 the
sentiment Of the Message, ID reference to the
sacrifices and sulIerings Of that heroic peo-
ple--which ought TO excite the sympathy Of
every hberal-mnded man in Europe, AZ well
as in this country. But whatever might be
the case with other nations, sce certainly
ought not to be restrained from expressing,
with freedom, what are our views in relation
TO the Greek cause, so far as il may be done
without committing ourselves in the contest.
And he really did hope that we should shew to
the world, that there is, az least, one govern
ment which does entertain proper view Of
that barbarous despotism, which, under the
eyes of Europe, has been permitted, by sys-
TEN Of the foulest atrocity, TO attempt 10 crush
an interesting christian nation. He did not
desire that the resolutions should be at present
acted upon, but simply that it lie on the table
for the consideration and deliberate refsc-
ton Of this House.
The resolution was laid on the table, &C.
cording to DIR. Webster's motion, in pre-
ference to the suggestion Of Mr.. Foots, to re
fer il to committee of The whole, on the
state Of the Union, and Of Mr. FarreIly, TO re-
fer ii to the committee Of Foreign Relations.
On motion of Mr.. Brent, il was
Resolved. That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be directed TO inquire into the expedi-
eney of so amending the laws of the United
States as to abolish imprisonment for debt.
i On motion of MIR. Brent, il was also
Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed to inquire into the poll
cy and expediency OF Establishing Criminal
Code for the government of the United States.
On motion of Mr. Beecher, il was
i Resolved, That the Committee on the Cum
lberlsnd Road be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of feTther extending the Cum
berland Road, BY opening and making the
same, from Wheeling to GAINESVILLE, in the
State Of Ohio.
The House then proceeded 10 the choice
ola Chaplain; when, on the second ballot
the Rev. Mr.. Bascom, of the state of Ohio
was declared to be duly elected Chaplain Or
the part Of this House,
i And then the House adjourned.