Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11


gent, or Commissioner, 10 GREEcE.
whessyer The President shall deem II
expedieat to mako such appointment.
On offering the resolution, Mr.. WEBB
stsr slated, il was far from being bis
wish. in any manner, to commit the
House. in this or any of the political
contests of Europe, but tho President
of. the United States having, in his
message to Congress. not only express
ed belief that the Greek nation In Its
present struggle with its oppfessors,
had the good wishes OF the whole civil
lized world. but also advanced the o.
pipion that the Turkish dominion ever
that country was lost forever; he thought
that, if such were ,he fact, it was I'M
portant that Congress should act upon
the subject. The United States, he
said, had diverse interests in the Medi.
terrsnean. which nigh. he seriously al
fec.ed, more or less. by the course OF O.
vsnts in that quarter. The main oo.
iect he had in view, he confessed, was
to obtain from this House an express
sion, responsive to the sentiments OF
the Message, in reference to the sacr'-
fees and sufferings of that heroic peo-
uls--sacrifice. and sufferings which
ought to excite the sympathy OF every
hberal,minded man in Europe as we'll
as in this county. But, whatever
might be the case With other nstions,
zoe certainly ought not to he restrained
from expressing, with freedom. what
are our views 10 relation to the Greek
cause. 90 far as it may be done without
committing ourselves in the contest
And he really did hope that we shouid
show to the world, that there is, at
least, one government which does On.
terrain proper view Of that barbarous
despotism, which, under the eyes OF Eu.
rope, has been permitted by system
of tie foulest strocity, to attempt to
crush an interesting Christian nation.
He did not desire that the resolution
should be at present acted upon, but
simply that it lie on the table, tor the
confederation and deliberate reflection
of this House.
The resolution was laid on the table.
according to Mr.. Webster's motion. in
preference to the suggestion Of Nh.
Foote, to refer it t. Committee OF the
Whole on the State Of the Union. and
Of Mr.. Farrelly, to refer it to the Com'
mittee Of Foreign Relations.
Go motion of Mr.. Wilson, of s. G. it
was
Rssolusd. That the Committee on
the Poet Office and Post Roads be in
structed to inquire into the expediency
Of establishing post route from Cam
bridge, by Seuf1etown and Broyfs to
Greenville Court House, in South Ca
rolins.
On motion of Mr.. Herrick. it was
ResoIued, That the Committee on
Revolutionary Pensions be instructed
to consider the expediency of placing
on the pension list John l.. Pofereczky,
an officer in the French troops allied
with the American army in the war Of
the Revolution.
On motion of Mr.. Brent. it was
Rssokped, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be directed to inquire into
the expedjency Of SO amending the laws
Of the United States as to abolish i'm
prlsopment for debt.
On morion Of Mr.. Brent, it was also
Resolued, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into
tho policy and expediency of establish
ing q Criminal Code for the government
of he United States.
On motion of Mr.. 8eecher, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on tho
Cumberland Road be instructed to in.
quire into the expediency offurther ex
tending the Cumberland Road by open.
ing and making the same, from Wheel
ing to Zanesville. in the state Of Ohio.
Mr., Owen offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be instructed to inquire into
the expediency Of extending q Circuit
Court Of the United States, Ito the
state Of Alaba ma
On motion Of Mr.. Rankin, the re-
solve was amended 40 as to extend il to
those states in which no Circuit Court
has been tablished.'
Thus amended it was agreed to.
The House then proceeded to the
choice Of a Chaplain: when. on the sec
obd ballot, the Rev. Mr.. Basco,n. Of the
State of Ohio. was declared to be duly
elected, Chaplain on the part Of this
House.
And then the House adjourned.
The names ofthe new members, (says
the lntalligencer Of yesterday who at