American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-12-18
Twentieth Congress, First Session.
Monday, DECEMBER 10-Continved.

The House having resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole, Mr. Condict in the chair, and
the Message Of the President being taken into con.
sideration
Mr. fright, Of Ohio, submitted the following re-
solutions
Resolued, That SO much Of the Presidents Message
relaes political relations with other Nations be re-
tered to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Resoped That much Of said Message as relates TO
the Commerce of the United States Nth Foreign Nsions
and their Colonies and to the Improvement OF Bays and
Harbors, be referred 10 the Committee Of Commerce.
8 Resolved. That much Of said Message as relates 10
the Revenue, and TO the Public Debt be referred to the
Committee of Ways aud Means.
Ec'eired That much of said Message as relates to
the Army, the Military Academy, and TO Fortfcaons,
be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
g. Resoued. That much Of tire said Message relates
10 Roads and Canals, and the Reports Of the Board of In
ternal Improvement be referred to Select Committee
g. Resoi,ed That much Of said Message relates to
the formation Of effective and uniform system for
the government Of the Militia, be referred 10 Select Com
miitee
q Re.ared That so much Of the said Message relates
70 the Navy and the Establishment Of Naval Academy,
be referred to the Committee on Naval Afsirs.
3 Resoi,ed That so much of said Message rels 10
the Post Office Department, and the Transportation Of the
Mails. be referred to the Committee on the Post Office and
Post Roads.
g. Resoired That much Of said Message relates
The Public Lands 10 the extension of further relief 10 those
indebted the United States for lands and to the refund
ing Of moneys forfeited to the United States Of
purchases of lands. be referred to the Committee the
Public Lands,
10. Resolved, That much Of said Message relates
to the Indian Tribes, be referred to the Committee In
dian Affairs
H. Resored That SO much Of said Message as relates
to the Surviving Warriors Of the Revolutionary Wa be
referred to a Select Committee.
-. Resolved That so much oi said Message as relates
to The extension Of he Judicial Administration of the Uni
ted States States organized since the adoption of the
present Judicial Establishment and also, much Of said
Message relates to the modification of the diversified
Codes relating to Insolvency, be referred to the Committee
the Judiciary
49, Resolved That the several Select Committees Lave
leave to eport by bill. or otherwise.
Mr. Sprngue offered the following resolution for
adopton:
Resoiped That so much of the Presidents Message ms
relates the boundary line of the United States the
ou,rages alleged have been committed the territory in
dispute between the United States and Great Britain be
referred to Selec, Committee.
Mr. Sprague said, he was reluctant to interfere
with the course proposed by the gentleman from
Ohio, (Mr Wrght) for the reference of the Mes.
sage, but was constrained to offer this resolution
BY the great Importance Of the subject to the State
which he had the honor, in part, to represent. H.
was extremely grafed to find that this subject had
received the constant and watchiu attention Of the
Executive of the United States and that the Cow
eminent had zeaously and assiduously laborcd To
preserve our rights and effect peaceab,e adjust
ment of the controversy, and had also taken tho
most prompt and effective measures to ascertain the
character Of the recent transactions upon our North
eastern frontier. lie hoped that the House. so far
as appertaned TO them, would manifest a readiness
to second and sustain the efforts of the President.
The question respecting our Northeastern bounda-
ny was one ni no ordinary moment. The great ex-
tent of the Territory in dispute the fertility Of IL
soil, the quantity and value of its timber its posi-
ton, with reference to the ST. Johns river. and in
military point Of view. all concuiTed to make it 4
matter OF much interest to the nation at large and
of peculiar and increasing solictnde to the State
Of Maine while the recent alleged outrage bv the
British Authorities, in aresting, upon this Terri
tory one who himself claimed to be, and whom we
claimed as an American citizen, upon American
soil. and transporting him to foreign gaol. was
calculated to excite the yel.es, scnsihli,cs &C the