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THE GnElK QUESTIO
In iconrnliance vrhh WrtjnEJFnJSC give
: f low tneremarkf of si foiw stt ot souui
(- Carolina, in committee of the whole, on the
- resolution AubmUted b v" Mr. WsBsrin 'of
; MassAchusettio, recommencugan ppropn
; ation to defray the cypensd of a missioii to
. " 'Greece' 'i " fcJ - ,
v Mr. PoiwsirrT, said,'lto view- this question
culmty aitfl dispassionately , as sa statesman
: 'nought to .do, requires us ta exercise the ut
pniost con(roul over our feelings. - t -V, ,
v " It is impossible fo contemplate he content
.between : the Greek & Turks, sqeloqufntlr
describe! h v the gentleman froTrt;MasAchu-
setts, w ithout feeling the strpngefst mdijrna
tion at the barbarous atrqeijes committedvby
: -fie'1 infidel oppressor & tjare deepest interest
m the cause of a brave people stru.crglig
JoSie'iftint:fearfiil-: shake off the
- 'Yyke'oflespoiwm'; . i- -J."
' Out v?rpathies are alwa3-s with theoppres
Vcd -oiir feelms afe always engaged in the
Realise of liberty. In favor of Greece; tbey
are still more' strongly excited by recollec
I pns which thechlar cherishes i-wjjh delist
y and which are associate in our minds, wjth
everv puie and exalted sentiment.
v The descemlantsfof that jllusi ions people,
wlrom we oive'oiir arts, our sciences, and,
excejit oiir religion, very thing which gives
-a charm taliff must command ouf warmest j
, interest & but ttie Greeks have, other claims
to our svmoatliles. ! ney are not -only neirs
of the immortal fame of their ancestors--; they !
are the rivals of their virtues. In their hero- f which might strengthen one, or lessen the se
icHtriijrele for freedom, they have exhibited i curity of another ; and that they would dis-
. a persevering courage, a spirit of enterpr.ze,
am! a contemJt ot aanger.anttoi suneriitK
wyjrt'iy the best days ot ancient, Greece". The
: entlnisiasm' witl liberality manifested in their
';-caus;, by ot r .fcJlo'fcitizen? throughoiit -tthe
' Hnin, nrc, in the highest degree, honorable
i to their feclin is. As men, e 'fnti&ipplaud
their gencrosity, and may imitate their, exhm
l ple.But the duty of a statesman is a stern
duty. As representatives of the people, we
. - are not to indulge our sympathies however no
br to iivew3V to our feelings however
' jrenei We are to regard only the pohc
of a measure submit ted to our consideration.
vOur first and mostrjnportant duty, is to main
tain peace, whenever that can be done con
sist :.ily with the honor and safety of the na
tion.; and wc ought to be slov. to adopt any
; measure which might involve us in war, ex
cept where those great;intercsis are concern
cd. The gentleman disclaims any su "h in
tention. He does not believe 'that we run the
j'. slightest risk,' by axlopting the resolution ori
! your tahle.' He considers it as a pacific mea
I "" sure, and relies entirely ou the discretion ot'
the President, to accept or reject our recOm
j mendation.' The object of; passing such a
V resolution, canjonly bVto give an impulse to
' the Executive, aiirtMo induce him, by an ex
pression of the opinion of this House to send
;c ;tiinisKion to Greece. I have as great a
reliance u on the discretion of the ExecutiveJ
as tie gentleman from Massachusetts. I be
lieve that he would resist the suggestion of
. this House in favor of any measure, if he
' thought the public interest required him to
do" so. But unless we wish and; expect him
to act upon our recommendation, we ought
. not to throw - upon him alone, the responsi-
bility of resisting the strong public feeling
which lias Veen excited on this subject
' The questien fof us to consider, appears to me
to be, 'whether,1 it the power resed uith us,
: we-wouhText rcise, it to this extent - I think
could not do so, without incurring some
risk of involving the country in a wartoreign
to its iritresis Let us suppose that thest-Ccumiis-s!
Mi ls were to fall into the hands of
the Turks ; uji event by no means impossible
- in the present state of Greecewhat would
be tfu ir iae ? The Porte has not been re
lnnrkblc lor its; strict observance of the laws
cf -nations, in its intercourse with the powers
of Europe, and it is not probable that sucii a
court would bei very acruiiulous in its con.
duct towasils a nation whose flagrit. has never
aiKnowjeufieu. jt, icv us iniagine, w.ni
j.s intich more probable, -that on the rumor
of .r l.aviiig taken any measure in favor
of 'Greece,, the barbarous "and infuriated
Janissaries at" Smyrna, were to assassinate our
Consul i nd fellow-citizens,' residing there ;
.''Xnight not a v!ar grow out of such acts ?
JThe; gentlemanij from Massachusetts, said,
yesterday, hat we had already taken stejys,
which Iwoiilft offerid the Ottoman Porte as
much astSie one; he proposed. Money has
been freely and publicly contributed in aid
of the Greeks. J What we have done in that
respect, is common'to. all Christian Europe.
s JLurge sums hive been contr.buted for that
purposeir Egland, in Germany; and even
in liussia. i He said too, that the Executive,
in tire Secretuify 's letter, to the agent of the
' Greek government, and subsequently in his
messp.gf to Congress, has used expressions
. 'calculated to irritate that Court as much as
if we Were to send a commission to Greece.
' ' Thrse expressions of ardent wishes for the
jsuccts f the Greeks are honorable to the
Executive, a nd will be echoed back by the
. nation. .They may be so.by this House with
' ! safety, and. that expression of our interest in
their V; fclty v and success would have all .the
vli-eriig-'-uflueice-thc;gentlemfetn anticipates
:x from the measure he pi-opdses. ij : ' -
, ? Itipptlarsi.fo: nie, that in; the consideration
of. i Iris question, we have heed misled by
com paring this revolution with ihat of Spa
? nish inerlca. , Audi have heard it argued,
thai, ; as - we sent conunisiouurs; to v Buenos
Ayres, wifhou causing the jealousy of an
; " nation, and recognized the independence of
t hese governmjentswithiuf exciting the hos-j
-utility of Span,4. we may do the same in rela
Uoh lo Greece, without offending any nation
"in Europe; : ;
. - Independent h-j of the different attitude It
ecomes us to assume towai-ds AmcricV, there
is no similarity in' tl)e two cases -.When we
y adopted the' first measure Buenos Ay res iiad
ben independent, deucto, for Tuore than
r eight years, and Spain had not. duriner tlie
whole- of that pcriotl, ; made the slightest ef-
.. sort bj recover possessn of that country,-
Whta we recognised iadependeice pf
uwiictitan uucrDmenxs soum or .us iny
.-pre.all free, from tlie aBifte theJUTla
, Xx'r Thctidccould not be ; lied bk ;hu
. .iu whatever hght Spain niav have regarded
our conduct bn.tbpseioccasioris, tliS situation
uppr-that the ItaLan -states had made an
..t,io suajte on: tne irotT'Vo:ie:ot,Au5Jtria-
wVuiv oc any aouot as io tne course oi l
J -. 1 t. 1 1 1 I'm '" '.:'. ".
-fSi0? ''""J'oaglt to .pursue in that
j the internal concerns or that country pre-
. , vcnied any iparafestatioh pf its resentment.
tft r " It is to Burope;;that':"we;.rnust look
' "-.i ,a rtj.. para!lel to that of Greece. Let -us
, . -7 i -
''v wmnf1;e X.r rTi'r'hpTil --w shouM I this view h
hesitate- before we. took arty step which might
offend the Emperor ?of Kussia. y; Is there a
country on, earth in whose fate wfeifeel ; a
deeper interest thai; in that Of Ireland ?. A
braver or more, cenerous t nation 'does not ex-
ist.. Her .exiled, patriots have .taken- refuge
here, and are atponjr our most nsemi ano ais
tinguished citizens Theyre identified with
m, arid the laitcl whicli "giv them birth rout
always insjptc us with thd urmest; interest !
But, if.ilte-Irish "Were to1 niake a general ef
fort Jtri separate tliemselves' from England,
shouldpatiio before we adopted arnea-ire.-which
. might be. interpreted by Great
Britain as an Interference; with her domestic
policy.-' And yet the Turks are more regard
less of the laws of- nations, jmord iolent in
clwracter, and - more reckless of consequen
ces, thaa any power in Europe- It has been
said, tfhat when we rexercise j an undoubted
right, "i'e ought not to regard consequences.'
This may be magnanimous language to hold,
hut would such conduct be i. prudent in this
case ? We may despise the power of Tur
key, .and Egypt, and Barbary, united, but
can we bo" cei'tain,' that, in the event of a war,
we should hare only to contend with them )
The conduct of,-Great Brituin and of the al
lies, in relation to the contest, ' which' has
been so fully dwelt upon, and so ably. expos
ed hy the gentleman from Massachusetts,
ought to convince us, that they would regard
any interference, on our. part with great jeal
ousy. They have, repeatedly declared, that
they would discourage any change in the pre
sent state of possession of the Ijjrcat European
powers, among which Turkey Ivolds a station
countenance any actmalculated to call forth a
pew oraer ot xmngs,; tne .issue oi wnicn it
would be impossible to predict. ; The reasons
for, these dechuations are obvious. Every
power in Europe halance between its terror
of revolutionaty principles, and its dread of
the augmcnting power jofjnussia. . The inde
pendence of Greece alarms their fears in both
these respects. The first revolutionary move
ment in that country was supported by, if it
did not emanate from, an; s variation in Ger
many The succours affbrvlcd ny the Philhellenic-
Societies n Gemany,f Switzerland,
and Italv, have contributed largelv to the
success" of the Patriots. The revolution of!
Greece broke, out Vimultaneoiisly with that of
Piedmont ; and thie agents ef the Greek go
vernment have, most imprudently, boasted
of the effect which the jllbcrties of-Greece
would be likely to produce on the neighbor
ing staTes.. And there is not doubt that the
establishment of free institutions in Greece
would have a powerful influence on the minds
of the enthusiastic Italian and-Germans.
I For these reasons, among others even more
selfish, Austria i has been hostile to this revo
lution from its comencementl i Prance is op
posed to any change in the present state of
possession ot the great European powers,
which will grow out of tlie dismemberment
of Turkey. Such an event could not aug
ment her strength, and might lessen her se
curity. . For obvious reasons that power, in
common with all others on the continent of
Europe, is . averse to the establishment of any
new Republic. Great Britain, throughout
this contest, has evinced desire to preserve
the integrity o; the Turkish Empire. ; Tlie
Ionian Islands, which are tiudefher dominion,'
halve not only been prohibited from taking a
part in the, war, and the inhabitants disarm
ed, but the ports of those islands have been
made places of deposit tor grain and otli,r
supplies for the Turkisl( fleets. - The onlv
act of Great Britain which can be regarded
as at all favorable to the Greeks, is the ac
knov!edgemnt of their blockades ; an act
of justice which could not be refused to the
relative position of .the ".-two parties. The
prevailing opinion appear to be, that, united
bythe bond of one common religion, Greece,
as: the ally, or as the dependent Of Russia,
would, by means of hef" formidable marine,
render irresistible that ahieudy colossal pow
er. , Great Britain appears, to have regarded
the dismemberment and partition of Turkey,
Ujs a necessary consequence of a mpture be
tween that power and Russia. ; To prevent
this, all her influence, has been exerted, and
no reasonable doubt exists, thatif negotia
tion had failed to effect an accommodation
between them, Great Brit lin would have ap
peared in arms as the ally of that Porte.
The course of policy pursued by Russia,
on this occason,: has been so fully developed
by the gentleman from Massachusetts, that it
is unnecessary for me to dwell upon it. The
sscred obligations of that power to protect
the Greeks, atid even its lang conceived pro
jects of aggTandizetnentL appear to have
yielded to the7 dread of e ncouraging revolu
tion. - In whatever light ve may regard a po
licy which sacrifices toils selfish views the
rights of humanity and jujricei and the claims
of a suffering christian people, in matters re
lating exclusively to', Europe, we ought hot
to interfere. We cannot do so without de
parting from those principles of sound policy
which have hitherto guided our councils, and
directed our conduct. : Any interference on
our part, in favor of a cause which not even
remotely affects our interests, could only be
regarded in the light of a crusade, and might
injure the Greeks by alarming the fears of
the Allied Powers. 'They already dread the
moral influence of our republican institutions;
let us hot make it their interest, and. give
them a pretext, to attack us, by going forth
to disturb; the integrity of their possessions,
or the security of their ir onarchical - govern
ments in Europ. The distinction drawn by
the President in his last message, marks the
true "and the only safe course of-. policy for
this country t pursue.' Mr. P. here quoted
the Messajre
fc A strnnff hnnp has hpn nfrf anH
founded on t he heroic struggle of the Greeks,
that they would succed ih their contest, and
resume1 their equal station among the nations
of t!ie earth. It is believed that the whole J
civilized world takes a deeplnterest in their
welfare. Although no powerias declared in
their favor, yet none, according to our infor
mation, has taken part against th em. Their
cause and their name ha.ve protected.? tht-m
trom dangers which might, ere this, have
overwhelmed any other people. The ordin
ary Calculations of interest and of acquisition,
with a view to - aggrandizement, which min
gle so mutsh in the trahactions of nations,
soeuvto have liad no effect in regard to them.
From the facts which have come toour knuwl
edge, there is good cause to believe teat
their enemy has lost forever altdomuiio.i over
thei'n. that Greece will become again an in
l dependent nation. Tiiatjshe may obtain that
ira Rkv is the object of oUrniost ardent wish
Mr.P. then referred also to the letter of
- . " .. -V f .... - ?-
ftieilettelrof thfce'w
e IGreeH government corroborates
f our tiolic vVand: i Ftakeo together,
clearlvl sbw; the' yieWof e Kxecutive-n
I- In tins heraisphre'Are have already taken
the statiohl!;which it becomes ' tw tol hold.
We h 4 e been the first toiecognize the free
stated of Korrh? and South: America, and the
honor ami safety of this country require us
to defeml them fi-pm the attacks; 6f the coo
federated monarchs of,Europe. We are call
ed unon Ihl'irl'everv consideration, tbresist
them; ihihhey ttert t3 . extend their
planA (it conquest land legitvmacy to Ameri
ca ; for, if thev-SceeedMn that tinjnallowed en
terpiplze, the independence of nations will be
but a nafrieij!t 'C t ' W :r. ; 'X"'' - - ; - v .v
U Hiai there are Indications of such inteiv
lions, no one will dehv. The Kincrof Spam
has proclaimed bis determination ti employ
force - to recover 'his American dominions.
t,vt n;he n
enterprise
sources ot
hot weak enough to unUertaRe an
Of such magmtu.de with the re
Spain 'aJone. The Envoy of the
Emperor of
Uussjai sent to congratulate. Per-
dinand on
legitimate
the. right
sis restoration to the fulness of his
iju'ithorify, or, in Other words, to
if j tyrarinifaing over his subjects
without
control, exijress the wishes of his
"v . i 'I . ' - . .
august ,
mylster, that" the benents nowenjoy4
ed byihis suiTiects In Europe may be extend-
,exi io jus uominrms in America, in repiy to
pur cjill for information upon that subject,
the rjresifleht indirectly tells us, that some
combined movement against America is to
be apprehended. Indeed, we may, see the
stOrm Igathejiing inSdl the signs of the times,
j . And at this portentous crisis, when we may
be compelled to take up arms to defend our
rightdand libertiesj on this' side Of the Atlan
tic, shall wej extend our operation's to the' re
motest cotntr of 'Europe ? When to pre
serve our j political existence,, we ought to
concentrate our strenerth, shall we diffuse
.iiid weaken it by engaging in a distant warf
Shall we, in short, so give' wy to feelings of
mere charity and gjsn-rosity. -as to lose sijht
of the; higher obligations of prudence and
self-defence!?" . I "-v ; ' I '
The gentleman from Massachusetts, has
Pointed in rue colors the ' fearful combination
o sovereigns against the hherties ot mankind.
Ihrt, if there) is danger, and I asyree H-jtiv bjjp
that it is irntninenit anl appalling, it is' here
that we ought to. meet it. A very slio-ht ex
animation
of our resources, of the nature and
clar:icter of our pif erurreiit hnd institutions.
will convince lis, hat, in a listant,war, for-
e??rn to our interests, this nation is weak, as
an infant, j Em purposes of defence, in a war
that would unite all our resources, and roiis'-
the enrpries of thej people, w e are strong as
HerrulesV H
I repeat, that" if there is danger to be ap
prehenfled from the avowed principles of the
Holv Allianfee it is in' America that 'we must
resist them
.ike t
he generous animal whirh
is tne em Diem ot tnis countrv, let us not iro
forth to seek enemies. If they threaten us.
let our warnng be heard oy-r the wav s, in
the' voices of millions of freemen, resolved to
mr'nfain! their liberties. If they approach
our shore Jwith hostile intent, wemav arise
in thf collected strength of a riHat nation,
and hurl dptnicliojn" on the foes of freedom
and of America. '.. '
I think, fsir, that any resolutions we pass
tin this sub feet ouyht to be expressive of our
policy and jofj the ppsition we occupy, in re
lation to- F.uropej and that which we ate re
solved to assume in relation to America';, and,
will i that vjiew, I propose the following reso
li.vn is a substitute; for those offered by my
jpend from Massachusetts
If
cioiv
ed. That
this Hou view with
heroic struggle of the
deep
interest the
Grr eks to J elevate tlsemsclves to the. rank of
a tree and! independent nation ; and unite
yith 'the President in the sentiments he has
expressed ifi their jj favor i in sympathy fur
their sufferings, in jinterest in their welfare,
and in ardent wishes' for their success."
SENATE.
Friday, Jan. 23.
I The Seriate then proceeded to con
sider, ao in committe of the; whole, the
hill authorizing tfie building of an ad
ditional number of sloops of war, for
the Naval Service of the United States!
1 Mr. Parrott said, that; upon examination-into
this, shbject, he had found
that the government had, at different
times, built twelve or thirteen vessels
of the descnptipnjpropdsed to be built,
under this 'act ; that this class of ves
sel s were of . the greatest u se, both in
peace and war tfiat the experience of
the. last year furnfshes proof enough of
their utility. The outrages committed
by the pirates in the West Indian seas,
had sheWn the necessity of vessels of
such size as were best fitted to protect
our comnierce. In 1 803, Consress had
authorized
the building of four vessels
guns -an 1804, two others
of sixteen
were built and in 1813, six addition
al vessels of the same class making,
in 'the whcler twelye vessels. 3y ship
wreck, decay, and 'disaster, a consider
able portion of tnese vessels were lost
4 and; there; now bid y remained three
or four of
them, and -those not of the
best kind.
By passing this act, Con-
ikress; wrtuld
only'i restore the former
number o
sloops of war. The great
our trade to1 tlie West In
amount of
dies, requiting Hie protection of the
government, coulcl De protected in no
better way : than by this class of ves:
sels ; ana,vhen their general utility &
efficiency I were 'considered, Mr. Par
rott hoped the billfwould nof be oppos
ed, ille aid,: if the bill should pass,
that probably ail tjhe vessels would' not
be built this jj earJ and that, the money
would not;pe callel for immediateljr---probably
three years would elapse, be
fore the ten vessels, authorized by the
bill, would be coninleted. . . t.f
Mr, Smith thought the Senate ought
to haye some regard to the .finances f
the country vdiiie! acting upon bills of
this kind, and to riecollectthatthts spe
cific apprbpriationj was over and above1
the annual .appropriation of 500.000
dollars fori the increase of ' the Navv :J
that riot Hlj.th.e ost of building theiel
OUSUUieill U l.'iu jiUJjiiC, utut, auu uua:i
piirpos e s , : sK(yu I c! b e s c ciiisid e rei ? f i He
hoped, if the bill' shioald pass that, the
btiildirio; t)f Hhese vessels.would riot be
hrifincd?:t6v those; p
Navy Yards were stablislied--but that
contracts wduIcT be mad e in other ports
in ortler.to jnve their mechanics a share
ot the Business. ne conciuaea Dy
nvimlhe M bil
till Tuesday next
. Messrs.- Holmes,
of Main e, K Lloyd,
of Md. Macon, and
Lowrie, each made
a fetV remarksr upon the siibject, and
the motion to pos
next, prevailed ; ;-
pone, to Tuesday
, Satueda y, Jan. 24.
The Senate did nolsit to-dajv
Monday,
Jan. 26.
Air. Holmes of Elaine, from the com
mittee on Finance, reported the bill for
the better securing the accountability
or puuiic omcers, wan certain amena
ments. - ,'.
, 3VIr. Hayne from the Select Commit
tee to whom was referred aresolution
from the Houe of Rtpresentafivcs, pro
viding for the smdine;8of a ship of the
line to convey the Marquis la r ayette
to America, reported a new resolution
on the subjec t, as an aim-n d in en t to the
one from the other House. This reso
lution requests the. President of the U.
States to express to the- Marquis the
jratetul as&urances pt i the .respect and
gratitude of the government towards
him : and alsa au th orizes the;Prcsident,
whenever the Marquis's intention to vi
sit this countrv shall! be made known
to him, to send a public vessel to con
vey that distinguished individual to the
land to which in ; earjyjlifche had ren
dered su ch em i n en t services. The re
solution was subsequently taken up for
consideration m committee ot the whole,
Mr. King of Alabama in the chain
Mr. HavneJ stated the views of the
Committee on the subject, and went in
to an animated description of the cpurse
which the venerable Marquis had pur
sued through life ; his disinterested de
votion to the cause elf liberty : the pu
rity of his military and political career $
his strong attachment to this country j
the friendship and eseStn which Wash
ington entertained forjhim 5 the delicate
nature of the attention. now proposed
to be shewn to him,, &c. J j
Mr. Chandler expressed his assent to
the resolution, as reported "by the Se
lect Committee. It was unanimously
passed, engrossed, ai dj read the third
time, and subsequently had its third
read i ng, by gen era! c opseht, an d passed. I
House of Hepresentativee
Friday, J.cc. 23. j.; j ;
Mr. Condiet, of New Jersey, 'sub
mitted for consideration the following
resolutions :
" Resolved, That the Committee on Naval
Affairs be instructed to inquire how. far it
may comport with the pu1 die good to change
the mode of compensation jl to Navy Officers
substituting a gross sum per annum in lieu of
all allowances now madei t - " . :
"Retained, That the Committee on; Mili
tary Affairs be instructed. to inquire howTar
it may be expedient and proper to change .
the mode of payment to j army oficers,! 'sub
stituting a gross sum per annum in lieu of
such pay & emoluments as are now allowed!
vjn motion 01 air. v an :e, 01 jNpin-uaron-
na, it was . -'.;?( l;'v-
Resolved, That the Co ximittee0n the Post
Office and Post Roads bet directed to inquire
into the expediency of discontinuing the post
route from YorksviDe, .inj South Carolina, to
Murraysville, in Buncombe county, m North
Carolina, and transporting the mail, weekly,
from Lincolnton, by Modre's Mill in Rutlie.r-
tord ctmnty, to Rutherfordton, N. Carolina.
Tlie House then asram resolved it
self into a Committee of the whole, on
the State of the Union and resumed
the consideration mf Mr. Webster's re
solution, for sending an agent to Greece,
and the amendment thereto proposed
by Mr. Poinsett.;;;" : j ' - . Jh: ' j
I he rollowing gentlemen participa
ted in the debate this day, viz. Messrs.
Cuthbert of Geo. and
lay, the former
in opposition to, the
latter in favor of
thp rp;nliifion. sAfte
Mr. Clay had
finished, Mr, Randolph, moved that
the Committee rise, report progress &
obtain leave to sit again--which i was
agreed to.
: ; ;' Sattjrpay, Jan. 24. J
Miv Livingston submitted an amend
ment to the proposed lamendmentrof
the Constitution of the United States ;
which was received, and ordered to lie
on the table and be printed. ;; -
MR Floyd laid on the table the fol
lowing, for consideration on Monday
next: - --. : .i . Ir.-r: v fi;
' Resolved, That the President be request
ed to cause to be laid before this House an
estimate of the expense which would be in-
curred by transporting tile troops now at the
council limns to tne moAtu ot tne Uolumbia
or Oregon River." : yA''.v 14 .'vlsi''
The House then again resolved itself
into a committee or tne wnoLe, on ;tie
State of the Union, ind rcsu rnetl the
consideration of Mr. Webster's reso
lution, for sending-an agent toc XJreece.
The depending ques ion having been
stated a 1 . t . '
Mr. RandolpK delivered his views at
considerable length, .1 clecidedly; in op
position to the resolution.. Messrs.
Monday, ' JavI ?r.
-Wuraerous petitions
nmong whiclipvas one from 3lm
- w;..- tp " Mu,!RtSS"h .. n
incasurcs io perpetuate! pk beU
this r.fitnitrv MnA Cl.t TZ?A1. "Cl
tamablej brWy. act'of legislation
as the.pelit..m.-aScoucie(l in res i
fill terms, he had not refiiswlfJ.
l r Tn rno -mm Alien I - ! -
. Mr. Mercer presented theY,,!!,,; ;,,
which lies onthetableoneda,.f... ..
Hi
44 Resolved. That
hat the President oftK.:V : I
states be requested to mm.mi-v..;-:'
housed
su
... ' ' univaLf Tf
h part as he'mav nntfri
npdierit tn ilivi'ilrr nfimn.. r ' . ' -t
negotiation . which he, may have instil ti,
mtti any foreign eovernmt. sirir ti...
t 1- . v- - v win -i,ui rsnnnri .,
February last, n compliance wlh ireo...
contained in a Resolution of the Mouse of p
wsmWe of thardate, relative to the I
Muiiyiiiiiujj uj uic ftincan slave tr&( .
THE GREEK HAtrv M
1 ne noue. men iesolved ;fHf . ; 1
a committee of the whole, on Mr. S'
ster rid Mp. Poiflsetfs .VmbtU V
pectin the Greeks rMriTaVlor a'' : .
Chair-pwhen! " v - ) ' f.
;.; Mr. A:.Siith of .delivenMl h
sentimerjts against the resold n a
nrUi tt:.' I 'j :- . . : . - J
speech which
o'clock.
Mr.! Rich.
occupied; the I louse til 1 1
of Vermont, air, such
were the; arguments which had been
pioyeti, ootn lor and against the resol j.
tion and such the feeelings with which
they had beeii urged, that, ; although no
thing was proposed but a small appro- i
priation, to bf expended in the discre- I
tion ofjthe.Ecutive, it wasjipipossible
that it Should be considered in any other I
Mian a jvmu 01 nrotesiairainsr. th.
doctrine attempted to be established by
the Sovereign of Europe; If, said Mr.
R. gentlemen kre disposed tci brina-for
ward a distinct proposition jfbr such a
protest, lie, at present, saw no cause for
an objection I But it appeared totiia
to be now too jate to make it in" .refer.
ence to an Isolated case, le jthe oppres-
oiyit vh uic one uiuiu, aru ine eiiorr. ior
I
jertyK on thej other, what iimight. ,'
Mr. ORi said,' that he would resnect.
fully suggest tb the committee, whether
it would not be x advisable, considering
the diversity of opinioii which "is knowa
to exist, to rise without taking the ques
tion, either on theameiidment oiVered
by thelentiemanjffom S. Gjarolina, or
the oriinal reolutiori. !Anfc with aa
understanding that, unless in the course
of the kession,jsomethin should occur.
to create greater unanimity, the subject
should not be further pressed u pon their
attention. ;y InloVdeV to obtain the sense
of the members on this point!, he- would
titvf , iiat cue
submitted that
Committe rise, and hei
motiori. ' fi ' ; :
requested the member
Mr.
rom Vermont
to; waive his morion, till
d subnr;
t an 7 amendment to the
amendment of!
the sentleman from S.
Carolina.
1To this Mr.
Rich aaspntiHll savinfflift
presumed,! when the amendment should
have been j offered, the floor! would be
yielded him tol renew his motion for the
committee! to rise. 4 1
ing amendment to the amehdmeHt of .
Mr. Ppinsett, yizr-i-Strike out all after
the words Resolved that, and insert
the following: I" Provision , ought to 'be
made, j by law, ffor defraying the expen
ses incident tc! the apporntihent of an
agent to Greece, whenever,1 'in the 0
piuion of the President, such an appoint-'
ment -shallj' be deemed proper and expe
pedient consistent with ( the neu ti a
character and fpacific relations of the
United States. '. .' :
Before any, question was taken 011 the
amendment j -v. j;" I ;
Mr.! Rich renewed his motion for ths
committee's rising, .which was carried
ayes 131. . ! , I . ' i ;
lpe committee then rpsei and th
House adjourned. 1 " !
4 ND committed to the Jail of Wake coun-
iJL ty, on the 30h instant, a Nego Man wh
calls himself Moses, about forty-six years o.
age, dark complected, and says that he b
lonffs to Samuel jEdraundsoh of pittsyivun' i
county, Virginia- ' The owner ; is requeste i
to comejorward, prove property, pay cnarg?5
and take: him .tiwav otherwise he will
disposed of a the law directs! :
.;;;;' :r vLi ;.; k .-s. puller jaikr.
Raleigh, January 31, 1824.
LANCASTER DISTRICT,
-ir I SOCtH-CABOIJirA.
. r- lih K:-tf JVvhember 18, -lSiO.
T ECEIVED of Charles Elms, sen. a LaiU-
A Mj Warrant, No 64, dated 4tn uci. 10.
it beinff trranted him tor services onc m
Revolution: and granted to mm tor tne arnou.
of two hundred j ind twenty-eight -acres--,
which Warrant I! agree to lay on the b : s
land 1 know or can find, appropriated for tlia
purpose, thatis vacant where its No, b dra . ry
In witness whereof I hav annexed my lun
f vj '. WILLV. OSBORNE
N. B. Said Osborn aeato obtain a Gra ;tf
on said Warrant, in said Elms name.'
Witness.
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