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tfear % Stternpt to dif
crimfcate between them in the
covirfe of this difcuflion, either as
to indention, or amount of injury ;
and more especially as that attempt
irtdiredly contradicted the memo
mi.
Bnt, fir, as this beneficial trade
which was to be carried on, has
been pourtrayed in such glowing
colours, let us, for the fake of ar- j
gument, admit that the pretence is
a just one, what security have we
that it will remain so ? Are not
the French Wdt-In.dia islands de
clared in aft ate of blockade ? This j
measure is but the execution of part j
of the report the committee of j
the houle of commons on the sub- *
jed of their Weft-India islands, 1
made fome time last spring, and j
published in this country in the
futurner. Repeal your embargo ;
fend out your vessels on the faith of
even an honed execution of thele
orders and decrees, and depend up
on the magnanimity of thele great
belligerents, and suddenly they will
he jfflept from the face of the great
deep, x/y swvVf and de
crees. Sir, the magnanimity of
these nations has no connexion with
moral honesty.
Mr. president, the last reafen of
fered in favor of this resolution,
may be said to be an argument in
terrorem. The gentleman from
Mafl'tchuletts lavs down an abftrad
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piopofilion, that a perseverance in
a measure .oppefed to the feelings
and interest ol the people may lead
to opposition and infurredion. But
the gentleman from Connecticut
fays that the further execution of
this measure may lead to opposition.
Sir, an impression of this kind may
rhave been made Upon the mind of
honorable gentleman. 1.
mod lolemnly disbelieve the fad.
This reason, fir, may be a forcible
one #ith fome gentlemen, but I
trust it will not be found to have
weight with this house. If the mea
sure is wrong in itlelf, we ought to
be convinced of that fad, and then
the repeal would take place; but,
fir, if it is right, and if we consci
entiously believe it to be so, I trust
that there is firmnefs enough in this
body to rejed the resolution, and
that the good sense & patriot!fm of
the nation will support the rejection,
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Monday, January 9.
Mr. Dana observed that he wish
ed to a'certain the whole number of
naturalized seamen in the U. States. |
He believed that in the annual re
turns of seamen registered, a dis- j
tirclion was made between native j
and naturalized seamen. He con
ceived therefore that the following <
resolution would enable him to at
tain his objed:
Resolved, that the secretary of
state be direded to lay before this
house, a statement of the whole
number of per lons born in foreign
countries, and legally admitted citi
* zens of the U. S. by naturalization,
who have been registered as Amer
ican seamen, and returned as such
to the department of state, accord
ing to the lifts transmitted by the
colicaors of the customs, in purfu
nnce of the law relative to the relief
& protedion of American seamen.
Agreed to.
! he amendments of the senate to
the bill for authorifing the president
of the United States to employ an
additional number of seamen were
taken up. [ These amendments es
sentially vary the bill, making it in
fact precisely the fame bill with that
sent from the senate, (and now be
fore a committee of the whole in
this house) for authorifing and re
quiring the president of the United
States immediately to arm, man and
fend out all the armed vessels and
gun-boats of the United States.]
The ftrft amendment (contain
ing the principle) being under con
fi derat ion,
A debate arose on it which occu
pied the house till they adjourned
(4 o’clock) without taking the ques
tion.
Tutfday, January 10.
The house were engaged the
whole of this day, after disposing of
business of minor importance, in
disc the amendments of the
senate to the bill authorifing the
president of the United States to
employ an additional number of
semen and marines.
The question on the firft amend
ment, which requires the president
to man, equip and fit out all the ar
med veftels of the United States,was
taken about 3 o’clock, and carried.
Friday, Jan. 13.
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A bill from the senate amendato
ry of the ad for the establishment of
an uniform militia (by eftablifliing a
marine militia) was referred to the
committee cn our military and na
val efta’oii foments.
Mr. G. W. Campbell from the
committee of ways and means re
ported a bill for impofmg additional
duties on all goods, wares and mer
chandize imported fffitrtTKrUitfecbl
States from any foreign port or
place; which was twice read and
referred to a committee of the
whole. [The bill is blank as to the i
amount of duty.] \
Mr. Burwell, from the commit
tee appointed to enquire into the
propriety of providing for a supply
of lalt, reported, in part, a bi*l au
thoriftng the president ol the U. S.
to permit vessels to depart from the
ports and harbors of the U. States
lor the purpose of bringing in fait.
Twice read and committed. The
following letter from the secretary
of the treasury was- also laid before
the house:
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[ The letter in cur ;/?a7.]
The house resolved itfelf into a
committee of the whole, rar. aeon
in the chair, on the amendments of
the senate to the bill for employing
seamen and marines.
Mr. J. Montgomery moved to
strike out the firft amendment of
the senate (requiring the nrefident
to cause to bs manned and employ
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ed all the armed vessels and gun
boats of the United States) and in
fer t a provision, leaving it difere
tionary with the president to employ
them whenever in his opinion the
public service may require it.
A division of the question was
called for, so as to take it firft on
striking out the words in the amend
ment of the senate.
On this motion a defuTtory de
bate of three or four hours took
place, in which me firs. J. G. Jack
son, G. W. Campbell, Sloan, Smi- ;
lie, Southard, Bacon, Gardner,
Ghoifon, Dawson, Newton, Lloyd, ;
Mofely, Love, Lyon and Van Dyke ,
partook. !
The motion to strike out was car
ried 58 to 42 ; and the motion to
insert negatived, 55 to 47.
It was under flood that tnis vote
destroyed the firft amendment in
committee of the whole ; but tnat
the house might disagree to the re
port of the committee.
The question was taiccn separate
• ly on each of the other amendments
from the senate (for adding to the
number of midshipmen, corporals,
seamen & marines:) and carried by
majorities ot four, five and fix votes.
The committee then rose and re
ported to the house their disagree
ment to the firft amendment of the
senate, and their agreement to the
remainder. And the heuie adjourn
ed.
Saturday, January 14.
The documents from the senate
on the fubjed of the naval establish
ment, were ordered to be printed.
1 he house agreed now to take up
the report of the committee of the j
whole of yesterday on the amend
ments from the senate, 43 to 29.
Mr. Nicholas moved to postpone
the consideration of the fubjed till
1 Monday, that the documents might
be printed —s 4to 31.
The house resolved itfelf into a
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committee of the whole, on the bill
for the relief of sick, disabled and
diftrefted feamen—mr. Dcfha in
the chair.
1 he blank for the sum to be ap
propriated for the purpoie, was fill
ed with 200 000 dollars, 68 rifling
in the affirmative.
1 he committee rose and reported
the bill.
1 he question on inferring 200,000
•dollars, was taken by yeas & nays,
iand carried—yeas 69.
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M O N I TO R.
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Saturday, February 4.
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The legislature of North Caroli
na have pa fled an ad forbidding
levies being made under judgments
for debt until December 1809
The ad requires defendants to give
freehold security for the amount of
judgment and fix percent interest.
A bill is before the legislature of
Virginia, to flay levies until ninety
days after the railing of the embar
go-
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Michael Leib is chosen senator of
the U. S. for Pennsylvania, in the
room of Samuel Maclay, refigried,
for the remainder of the prefect
feflion.
Richard Brent, efq. is chosen
a Senator of the U. States, from
the state of Virginia, to supply the
place of Mr. Moore.
Yesterday four ships chartered
by government to convey troops
to New-Orleans, dropped down the
bay for Annapolis, to avoid being
detained by the ice. Ail the troops
have not yet arrived, but are mo
mently expeded. They will em
bark at Annapolis for their port of
destination.
Baltimore pap. Jan. 9.
The Parisian belies wear no ear
rings in the morning, or have them
so small as not to be perceived. In
the evening, except in very full
dress they wear ear-rings of a cir
cumference, resembling a serpent
in a circle with an apple in its
jnouth, so tka* in looking cn a
well sketched naked belie* cue
fees at the fame time, the women
the serpent, and the apple ; and
cannot avoid exclaiming— 4 I heia
Parisian dames are the first zvwien
cf the world .
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
WILL BE SOLD,
On the first Tuesday in March
next, between the hours of ten and
three o'clock, at the Court house
in IVilkes county , the following
property , viz .
rp
HREE hundred acres of land
(be the fame more or less) situate
in the county of Wilkes, on the
waters of Newford creek, adjoin
ing Stribbling and others, it being
the fame tiad whereon William
Overftreet now lives, and occupied
by the said William, with the im
provements thereon ; taken by vir
tue of an execution against the said
William.
Also
Three hundred acres of land,
(be rhe fame more or less) situate
in the county of Wilkes, on the
waters of Rocky creek, adjoining
Benjamin Sherwood and others,
the lame trad or parcel of land
now occupied by John Darricott,
efq. and taken by virtue of an ex
ecution against said John Darricott
and others, and pointed out by the
said John Da rricott.
Johnson Wellborn, fl.fT,
Feb. 3, 1809.
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| Executive Department
Georgia,
Milledgevillcy jtiH. 4* 1809.
. , Ordered,. . }
That the Ad to appropriate -the
funds heretofore set apart for the
redemption of the public debt,
pafled the 22d December last, be
published in the Milledgeville In
telligencer, Georgia Argus, Lou
ifvillee Gazette, Augusta Chroni
cle, Savannah Intelligencer, The
Monitor and Georgia Express; for
| the information of the citizens of
this state.
Audi , JAMES BOZEMAN,
Secretary,
f ■ : t .
viw^nH
ApT
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7% asp 5 rpr i ate the fa ads h ere
to l ore set a fart for the rt~
demption of the public debt,
WHEREAS by an Ad of rhe
General Afiembiy pafled the 25th
| of June 1806, entitled an Ad to
I dispose of and distribute the late
j ftflicn of Lands obtained from the
Creek Nation by the United States
in a treaty concluded at the City
J j
of Wafiiington the 14th day of
November 1805 ; it is among o
! iher thingss enaded, “ That the
Fradional parts of Surveys which
may be created by the natural or
artificial boundaries of said Ter
ritory, {hall beset apart for the
redemption of the Public Debt un
der the diredion of a future legif
latmed*
And whereas the aforefaid fund
is now becoming produdive, and
a considerable part of the monies
due and owing to the state for
such Fradional Surveys, have and
will speedily become due ; and the
Legislature having failed to make
such arrangement cf the said fund
as to enable the proper officers to
carry the intentions cf the afore
faid ad into effect.