American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-01-14
Eighteenth Congressional Session.
Monday JAN. 10.
SENATE.

i sect of
EReport: which was ordered 10 be printed.
aThat our commerce, for years, has been harass'
ed and the lives OF citizens destroyed, BY pirates
;.sn;ny from the colonies OF Spain, in the Yves,
ladies is a TACT derived not only from the message
of the President but is OF universal notoriety These
soutrages have been so long and so often repeated
and marked with such atrocous circumstances, that
detail of the particular cases would be as lmprac.
,cable as unnecessary. Our government, with a
view to protect our citizens, has resorled to the
means within their power, by staloning naval force
near the places where the pirates resort; measure
also pursued by other powers Every effort, here
toorc has been unavaling, to put an end to these
4 atrocities These desperadoes, acquiring confidence
\ from impuniiy, becoming more erocious from hab-
it, and multiplying by recruits from the most aban-
doned of other nations, threaten the most disastrous
mschiefs, Justly alarming to that highly valuable
and most respectable portion OF our fellow citizens
whose pursuits the high seas II IS manifest,
a. we'll from facts derived from the message OF the
President, that the continuance OF this evil is asci-
babe to the asylum afforded the banditt in the COL
4 onies of Spain. The government OF the Y States,
cherishing the most amicable disposition towards
SPAIN has presented the subject with great earnest
ness to the Spanish government, demanding rePa
ration for the past and security for the future. To
these reiterated remonstrances, no answer was
h returned till very recently, and to this day,
all that has been obtained is promise OF satlsfac-
tory answer to the applications Of the government
of the United States although Spain has been sol
EMMY warned that, If she did not promptly acquil
herself oil her obligations to us on this SUBJECT our
4 government would be constrained, from the nature
Of the ourages to become its own avenger, and,
availing itself of its own resources protect the com
rnerce aud lives of the American citizens from de-
stuclion In the same spirit of conciation, an ap-
peal has been made TO the local authorities, accom-
panied with request, that it, from weakness, they
were unable to extermlnae the hordes OF bandItii
who took shelter from pursuit, within their terrific
ries, that permission might be given our forces to
pursue them on land. This has been denied, on the
vain punctlio Of national dignity. The posture in
which Spain now stands, is that OF conniyance IN
these injuries, or incapacity to prevent them. "a
y sovereign who refuses to cause PREPARATION to be
made Of the damage caused by his subject, or to
punish the guilty, or, in short, TO deliver him up,
renders himself an accomplish in the injury, and
becomes responsible for it " If the committee were
Of opinion that the refusal, the part of Spain,
was wful, and not the result Of inability, they
WOULD with full view Of all the consequences
(which the measure involves, at once recommend
Ian appeal to the last resort OF nations, against
4Span, and all her dependencies. But, believing, as
%ihey do that courtesy requires that her refusal to
&do Justice should be placed on the ground OF in
a ahihly-an inability resulting from causes which the
Acommttee Intentionally toibear to enumerate, they
content themselves with recommending only such
measures as are believed TO be Indispensable eflec
h tually to reach the mischief. And hence they beg
leave to present bill with suitable provisions for
Y the end desgned.'
Accompanying the Report, Mr.. B. reported a
a Bill Tor the Suppression oil Piracy IN the West In
dies, which was twice read, and made the order OF
4 the day for Thursday next.
a AIr Ront,a ifary
Affairs, to whom referred the bill from the other
House. " to authorize the occupation OF the Oregon
River" reported it without amendment.
message was received from the President OF
The U. States, Qhe same as that received IN the
I other House on Frday,) respecting his accounts
with, and disbursements for. the government.
MIR. barbour observed, that subject OF this kind
was one which would require mature consideration,
before it could be acted on. He, therefore, to give
lime Tor reflection, moved that the message lay on
n The table, to be taken up hereafter.
4 This resolution was agreed 10.
The bill for abolishng imprisonmet tor debt was
read third time, and the question taken on the
commitment of the Bill, and cariied-Ayes, %.
Noes, 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. .NcLane, from the Committee of Ways and
4 Means, reported bill " authorizing Noah Webster
0 To import into the u. States his work upon Ian
suages at rate Of duty therein specihed;" which
was twice read and committed.
The following Message was received from the
President oil the United States, by Mr. Euerett, his
n private Secretary.
Y 10 the House of Representatives
should hasten to communicate to you the docu-
ments called for by resolution of the House OF Re.
representatives., Of the 4,h instant relating to the con-
duct Of the officers of the Navy Of the United States,
on the Pacific ocean, and Of the public agents in
South America, if such a communication might
now be made, consistently with the public interest,
or with justice TO the parties concerned. In conse-
quence of several charges which have been alleged