Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-25

"a seen from my speech, delyeTe, In favor OF the
resolution, that assumed the whole responsibility
OF the measure. VIII endeavor TO havs this
speech published, or, Al least, its exoriu with as
little delay possibe The debate on the rcsolr-
ton would throw much light on this subject.-The
resolution made by myself will appear in the Jour.
malls of the Senate OF the S.h of Feb 1909 and il
in the following words
"Nr Giles, submitted the lolona re Soirl;nn for
consideration: Resoired, That the several Laws
having an embargo on all ships and vessels in ,,,.
ports and har5o,fs oil the United States. be re-
,eaied on the 5,h day of March next excep, Ne %
Great 3ritln AMI France an, ti,Oir dcpeu
and that provision be made by law for prohibi,in,
N commercial Intercourse with those ,tions nj
their hepcndeneies ani. the importation OF any ar
ticlc into the United States the growth. produce
or manu- facturc OF either OF the said nations or of
the dom MONS OF either Of them.
.sMr. Giles also submitted the following m oton
Tor consideration: Rcsoised, That provision ought
70 BE- made by law, for iciing all foreign a,n
ed ships from the waters OF the United States"
This resolution was adopted BY the Senate on
the l4,h. a. will appear from the following extract
of the Journals Of that day:
"The Senate resumed the consideration az IN.
motion made Tie Sjl instant " That the several
laws laying embargo all ships and vessel in
the ports and harbors OF the United States be sc
pealed on the i;h day Of March next except as 10
isreat Britain and France, and their epenJencie.:
and that provision be- made by Law for prohibiting
all commercial stercoursc with those nations and
their dependencies, and the importation of any NJ
,cle into the United States, the growth produce
or manufacture OF either OF the said nations or Of
tie donnions of either of them
s.0n motion, by Mr.. Bayard,
''To strike out the following words, oycep, as
10 Great Britain and France and their
end that provision ought 10 be made by law for
prohibiting all commercial intercourse with those
nations and their dependencies, and the mpor,a.
ton of any article into the United States, the
growth, produce Manufacture oil either of The
said nations, Or oil the donnions of either of ihom
"a l,fA. ,.,.,.l
nays %.
- The yeas and nays having been required nv
one fifth oil the Senators present those who voted
in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Bayard, Gilman,
Goodrich, Hliouse, LLOYD, Parker Pickering
White.
'' Those who voted in the negative are hIessrs
Anderson, Coidit, Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard,
Giles, Gregg, Rowland, KitcIeI, Lcib, Mathew
son, Milledge, Mitchiil, Moore, Pope, Reed,
Smith, Of HarylGnd, Smith, Of .Ne,o York, Smith,
IF Tennessee, Sumpter, Thruston, Tilin, Turner.
(" On notion by MIR. Hil!house,
To postpone the further consideration of the
motion;
{" II passed in the negative.
''On the question to agree TO the original motion:
:" Ii was determined in the affirmative yeas %,
nays9.
.' The yeas and nays having been required by
0ne-fiiih OF the Senators present those who voted
in the atiiTm,tiAe, are, Messr. Anderson, Condit
Crawford, Franklin, Gaillard, Giles, Gregg How
land, kitche, feib, Mathewson ,aiiiledge, Mitch
III. Moore, Pope, Reed, Smith, Of .Mdryiand,
Smith, of .Ye,o Yorls, Smith Of Tennessee, Sum
ter, Thruston, THIN.
4" Those who voted in the negative, ARE, Messrs.
Bayard, Gilman. sGoodrici!, Hiilhouse. Lloyd, Par
ker, Pckeaing, Turner, White.
as Ordered That A,T. Giles, Mr. Smith OF Ma
ryland, and MIR. Crawford, be the Committee TO
bring in a bill accodingly."
Coniormab!y TO the resolution adopted and the
appointment OF Committee, reported. a bill ior
carrying the principles OF the resolution into effect:
n int he Al
containing pledge that in OF one of the 5el'is
serents accepting the overture, made TO BOTH the
other refusing letters of marque and reprisal,
should be issued against the refusing nation, which
was taken up the Goth March, when the fol-
lowing proceedings were held:
"The bill to inteTdict the CONNER cial intercourse
between the United States and Great Britain and
France and their dependencies, and for other pur-
poses, read the second time, and considered
as in committee ofthe whole; and the President
reported the bill to the House amended.
IS On motion, by Mr.. Reed,
ITO strike out of the llh section, the following
words, "and to cause to be issued under suitable
pledges and precautions, letters OF marque and re.
prisal, against the nation thereafter continuing
in, force its unlawful edcts against the commerce
ofthe u. States.
at was determined in then-xtv ,yess IL, oay~
IL.
"The yeas and nays having been required by
one nth OF the Senators present, those who voted
in the affirmative, are, Merssrs. Condii, Mathew
Parker. Pickering Reed, Sumter.
" Those whe voted in the negative, are, Messrs
anderson, Crawford, Gailiard, Giles, Gregg How
land, Miliege, Moore, Robinson, Smith, OF Mary
land, Smith, of ~. York, Smith, OF Tennessee,
Thin, Turner,
"And the bill having been further amended;
"On the question, t'Shall this bill be engrossed
and read third time as amended %
sit was determined in the affirmatvev
such are some OF the most material circumstan-
ces attending the repeal OF the embargo.
1t was urged, too, upon my motion at caucus,
consisting OF at least $50 members OF Congress
surely, II such espondence had taken pia &c,
it would have been laid before the caucus; - and
surely some one present would recoect its pro-
ducton and its influence at that meeting, As Tor
myself. have recollection whatever of the in.
PRODUCTION OF any such correspondence 1t was
well known at that day, that although supported
the embargo, il never favoiile measure of
inine; and that always insisted that il should be
substituted by some more efficient measure, when
II had been sufficiently tried and failed OF its objects
therefore brought that measure from my own
views OF its propriety and efficiency substituting
pledge TO assure letters OF marque and reprisal
ganst the beliigcrcnt nation, rejecting lust over
ture 10 BOTH the other accepting. ! have no time
now Tor further remarks. shall proceed with a
farther explanation Of this most extraordinary ex-
pose; and farther deveIopcInent Of other inter
esting ficis connected with it. paper ushered
forth to the world, in my judgment, in utter disre
gard OF every dictate OF common seBse-of com.
mon discrc:ion--and, 1 fear, OF common respect
Tor truth. VIM. b. GILES
Oct 81, 1925.
ANDREW JACKsON--nt fome.
EXTRACT IF Letter from .NJrshoiHc, to a gen.
Hcnan IN this Cyiy, drted Ocfober 7h.
" You will have received before this time the
Expose OF the Nashville Committee on the subject
Citfe Burr CHARGE ~ that hole yncuficncd