tongress. Should our sister states, which have the commerce, "lest their magnitude and variety' same rights as we have, undertake to direct or con should induce a belief that we do not duly appre troul congress, it would throw confusion into the ciate the horrors of war. We cannot however, but councils of the nation, and embarrass rather than hope, that government "having tried for years a aid their deliberations. It is impossible for the un system of restrictions which have proved hitherto dersigned to subscribe to a single statement or con ineffectual," will permit us to defend our rights on clusion in the address passed by the house of represen- the ocean, and give blows as well as receive them. tatives of this state to congress. "It is with deep re gret that we perceive the" partial "failure ofthene are unmindful of the example of their ancestors, Nor do we believe the people of Massachusetts gotiations instituted by ournational government with who in the most perilous times, "took" no "counsel a view to obtain from the belligerent nations a due respect for our neutral rights." "In the present pos-cause, they will support the measures adopted by from fear," but that confident of the justice of their ture of Europe," we are firmly convinced "that an the national government with that energy and firm. immense majority of our citizens cannot be recon ciled" any longer to the impressment of our seaness which becomes a free people, men or the plunder of our property. Such has been the forbearance of our government to British ag gression, that we apprehend the world will be indu ced to believe that the spirit of our fathers is fled, and that Britain is again chastising her rebellious colonies. We verily believe it is for "the honor and interest of our country" to resist these aggressions to the utmost of our power. "We conceive it not our duty to enter upon a comparison of the injuries sustained from the respective nations at war"-" It is sufficient that every consideration arising from good policy and from a duty of a nation to itself," forbids us longer to suffer such unparalleled injuries, without resistance and punishment. helief" of the invincible and growing opposition of Impelled by our attachment to the union, by a firm the people" to these submissive measures, and "by duty to ourselves, to posterity and to God," we make to your honorable body, this our solemn and individual appeal. WM. P. WALKER, Committee, in behalf of the republican representatives of Massachusetts, whose are signed to the names J PROTEST. Legislature of Maryland. The general assembly of Maryland was convened "An offensive war" belongs in the nature of at Annapolis on Monday 15th inst. by proclamation things to the aggressor. When such are the "local of the governor, for the purpose of making the requi. situation and relations" of a country, that the hope site appropriations to enable the executive to furnish of effecting either the reparation for past injuries or the state's quota of the 100,000 militia, demandsecurity against future aggressions, is "precluded ed by the president of the United States, to be by a hostile spirit of perseverance" in our enemy in prepared for actual service. The papers relating destroying our commerce, impressing our seamen to this object being referred to a committee and a and exciting the merciless savages to murder our report thereon had, the sum of $20,000 was defenceless inhabitants. When the colonies of that appropriated to enable the governor and council nation, three thousand miles from their government, to equip and supply said quota with its needful apare placed by an over-ruling Providence within purtenances. our controul," a yielding to such reiterated insults Among the papers laid before the legislature was and injuries, is a reproach upon “our sensibility to the following injury, and our courage and our patriotism." of the state of Maryland. A further forbearance to resist the British navy Statement of arms and military stores in the possession and cruizers which are sweeping our commerce from the ocean, would soon induce her to believe, Muskets. that nothing, however unjust and humiliating would 5765 old Muskets in the hands of the militia, unite our councils to a manly resistance, and that 363 do. do. in the armory at Frederick-town, an apprehension that she would "sequester the pro- 2000 new do. do. do. perty of our citizens,” would be a sufficient in 424 old do. do. at Annapolis, ducement to suffer her depredations. 2400 new do. do. do. "The conquest of Canada," not "her only vul- 2000 new do. stored in Baltimore, nerable point," would of itself in a national point Rifles. Pistols. 151 Pistols in the armory at Annapolis, do. loaned to sundry troops of horse in virtue of the cavalry law, of view, more than afford "an indemnification for" 242 Rifles in the hands of sundry rifle companies. all "the losses we should sustain by the war." While Britain possesses fifteen hundred miles of contiguous territory, it is not to be expected that we can enforce an embargo or non intercourse against her with effect-From these colonies her West-India islands can be supplied, and the savage Indians excited to war. "Destitute" as we are of a "naval force," this state alone can furnish more ships and sailors than the United States could in the commencement of the revolution. If "Great Britain has announced her deliberate purpose to adhere to her orders in council" during the European conflict; that conflict cannot be long, when attended by her present privations, her debts and her taxes. We forbear to present to the consideration of congress, the advantages of a war with England when compared with our present inactive state and ruined. 100 do. purchased from the general government, 349 Horsemen's Swords loaned to sundry troops 14 Six pound iron field pieces, loaned to sundry 5 do. do. in the armory at Annapolis. Old Cannon. 3 Brass field pieces in the possession of the armorer at Annapolis. 3 Iron do. do. in the hands of artillery companies, The following are copies of the letter of the general republican committee to the venerable John Langdon, announcing the deter mination of the republican party to support him as vice-president, together with the patriot's reply thereto : To the honorable John Langdon, of New-Hampshire. We are dircted by the general committee of correspondence ap pointed by the republican members of congress at their meeting held on the 18th May, for the purpose of recommending to their fellow-citizens suitable persons to fill the offices of president and vice-president of the United States, for the term of four years from the third day of March next: to inform you that a large majority of that meeting have recommended you for the office of vice-president of the United States. At a meeting of the republican members of congress, convened in the senate chamber this evening, for the purpose of recom mending a proper person to be supported for vice-president of the United States, at the ensuing election, agrecably to notice given by the committee of arrangement appointed at the late meeting: Mr. Varnum stated the object of the meeting to be to fix on i candidate to be supported in lieu of John Langdon, declined, for the office of vice-president of the United States. Mr. Crawford, of Georgia, read the letter from Mr. Langden to he general committee. ry. Ou motion of Mr. Ringgold, Mr. Varnum was appointed chairman and Mr. Johnson secrets On motion of Mr. Wright, the names of those present were noted, and are as follows: Senators.-Messrs. Cutts, Varnum, Howell, Smith, (of N. York Condit, Brent, Giles, Turner, Franklin, Taylor, Tate, Crawford Campbell, (of Ten.)-13. Representatives.-Messrs. Bartlett, Dinsmoore, Harper, Cotts Carr, Turner, Widgery, Richardson, Fisk, Shaw, Sage, Boyd, Cou dit, Maxwell, Morgan, Anderson, Bard, Brown, Crawford, Davis, Findley, Hyneman, Lacock, Lyle, Piper, Roberts, G. Smith, Ring. gold, Wright, Bassett, Burwell, M. Clay, Clopton, Dawson, Ghol son, Goodwynn, Hawes, Taliaferro, Nelson, Newton, Plasants Roane, Alston, Blackledge, Franklin, King, Pickens, Butler, Cal houn, Earle, Moore, Winn, Bibb, B. Hall, Troup, Clay, (speaker) Desha, Johnson, Ormsby, Grundy, Sevier, Morrow, Poindex ter.-63. On motion of Mr. Findley, the meeting then proceeded to bal lot for a person to be supported for the office of Vice-President. Messrs. Condit (of the senate) and Crawford (of Pennsylvania) being appointed tellers, on counting the ballots, it appeared that there were, For Elbridge Gerry 74 Resolved, That Elbridge Gerry be recommended to the people of the United States as a proper person to fill the office of Vice-Pre sident of the United States, for four years, from the 4th day of March next. On motion of Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, a ballot was opened, for such persons as were not present at the former meeting, for a cair didate for the presidency; when the following persons voted, viz. Messrs. Roane, Clopton, Cutts. Widgery, M. Franklin, J. Frank All of whom voted for James Madison. This recommendation is the result of a deep conviction, that unanimity, not only in our councils, but in the nation, is indispensi ble to the success of the measures which the government has adopt-in, Carr, Crawford, (of Penn.) Maxwell and Blackledge—19. ed, and intends to adopt, for the vindication of the national rights and interests against the lawless aggressions of foreign nations. In this awful period of arms and calamities, when the whole system of nature appears to be convulsed, the republic has a the last meeting. right to the service of its citizens. When the nation is imperiously called upon to exchange the garments of pace for the habiliments R. M. Johnson, secretary. of war, there is a peculiar fitness in your presiding over the de liberations of the senate of the United States. The same committee of arrangement, &c. was appointed as at J. B. VARNUM, chairman." Presidential Nomination. At a meeting of the executive, and democratic members of the legislature of Maryland, in the senate chamber at the city of Annapolis, on Thursday the 18th instant, for the purpose of support Having felt the throes which preceded our national existenceministered to the wants and weaknesses of our national infancyand participated largely in forming our national constitution, which is the admiration of the wise and good in other nations, and the object of the most ardent attachment in this; you will, we confidently trust, attend to the call of your countrymen, and by your exertions, secure to remotest posterity, the blessings whichthat constitution, faithfully administered, is calculated to confer. We cannot but hope that the motives which influence your feling harmony and unanimity among the republicans of the state, low-citizens, to require your services at this time, will turish were present, with additional inducements to comply with their wishes. With sentiments of the highest respect, we subscribe ourselves your fellow-citizens. Gentlemen, [Signed by the Sub-Committee.] MR. LANGDON'S ANSWER. you Portsmouth, May 28, 1812. I His excellency Robert Bowie, (governor,) John Stephen, The as W. Hall, Reverdy Gheislin, James Butcher, William Thomas, Levi Hollingsworth. Frederick Holbrook, Edward Lloyd, James Brown, William Hollingsworth, Elijah Davis, MosesTablis, Thomas Hawkins, Nathaniel Williams, William H. Marriott, John S. Bek, Zachariah Duvall, Tobias E. Stansbury, Samuel Stevens, junior, James Wainwright, Samuel Tenant. James Dooris, Frederick Bennett, Thomas W. Veazey, Thomas Williams, John Groome, John S. Moffitt. Demis Claude, Lewis Duvall, Samuel Burgess, Thomas Emory, George Little, Joseph Swearingen, Thomas Jones, Isage Shriver, John Sanders, John Forwood, John Street, Peter Wills, John Tillotson, Per grine F. Bayard, William Pechin, James La Donaldson, John Bowles, Thomas B. Hall, William Downey, Bei jamin Tomlinson. William Thomas, president of the senate, was appointed chair man, and John Sanders, secretary; when the following resolution moved by governor Bowie, and seconded by Edward Lloyd, of the senate, was unanimously adopted: By the mail last evening, I had the honor of receiving your letter of the 22d inst. which informs me that at a meeting of the republican members of congress, I was recommended for the office of vice-president of the United States. This mark of attention and confidence shewn me by honorable gentlemen, demands my most grateful acknowledgments. I wrote to the honorable Mr.Ringgold the day before yesterday, giving some farther reasons why could not consent to be brought forward as a candidate for vice president of the United States; to which I beg leave to add, that I am now 71 years of age, my faculties bluted, have lived the last Resolved, That we have the highest opinion of the integrity, pa forty years of my life in the whirlwind of politics, and am longing triotism and ability of James Madison, of the state of Virginia, for the sweets of retirement. I a:n, therefore, under the painful and Elbridge Gerry, of the state of Massachusetts: and that we do necessity of declining the honorable offer of my friends of being in our private and individual capacity, earnestly recommend to brought forward as a candidate for the office of vice-president of the support of the people of Maryland, JAMES MADISON as the the United States. My advanced age forbids my undertaking long next president, and LLBRIDGE GERRY as the next vice-prejournies, and readers me incapable of performing the duties of the sident of the United States. important station of vice-president with any advantage to our be loved country, or honor to myself. To launch again into the ocean By order of the meeting, of politics, at my time of life, appears to me highly improper. I JOHN SANDERS, secretary. WILLIAM THOMAS, chairman. Roads in Spain. The following table represents the number of leagues between all the capital towns of the provinces or kingdoms, and the metropolis or court of Spain, Madrid. If it is desired to know the distance between Badajos and Madrid, the angle of the column under the former, and immediately opposite the latter, gives 63 leagues, or 252 English miles; if from Badajos to Saragossa, we find 113 leagues, or 452 English miles; and so with all the others. 85 50 80 111 27 125 125 62 72 112 76 Toledo 113 52 5 134 100 105 92 N. B. The distances in this table are taken on the carriage roads, and not the bridle roads, which are shorter, more mountanious, and generally impassable to any thing but asses, mules, sheep, or black cattle. Paul Jones. (Continued from page 251.) nister of the marine, and the difficulty was not diminished by the intelligence brought by the Prince, who asserted that the Dutch would not permit the Indienne to be equipped. I had no sooner arrived at Brest, than admiral the As M de Sartine had written to the three Americount D'Orvilliers transmitted an account of my lean ministers, and obtained their consent for my expedition to the minister of the marine, in conse remaining in Europe, I offered to serve on board of quence of which it was intimated to Dr. Franklin, the grand fleet; I also communicated several plans that his majesty was desirous that I should repair to for crippling the power of England, such as that of Versailles, as he was resolved to employ me on a se destroying her trade and settlements on the coast of eret expedition, for which purpose he would give Africa, and in Hudson's Bay; of annihilating their me the Indienne, with some other frigates, with fisheries in Newfoundland; intercepting their East troops, &c. for the purpose of effecting a descent. and West India and, above all, the Baltic, fleet, I was instantly informed of this by the ambassador, which was escorted by a single frigate, as I learned who observed to me, at the same time, that this by certain information from England. The minis. must be considered as a profound secret, it being of ter adopted the last of chese plans and I accordingly so important a nature, that it had been deemed pro per to withhold a communication of it even to his colleagues. repaired to Brest, to take the command of one of the frigates of that port, with two others, and a eutter, &e. then at St. Maloes; but I found on my M. de Sartine received me with the most distin arrival, that the admiral had appointed a French guished politeness, making me, at the same time, officer to the vessel in question, and as there was the most flattering promises; and the prince de Nas not a single moment to be lost, the senior officer of san was sent into Holland to give instructions for the frigates at St. Maloes was dispatched against the the necessary arrangements for arming and equip Baltic fleet, which he missed, by not steering suffiping the frigate intended for me. But, in a short ciently near to the coast of England to intercept it, time after this, hostilities took place between France Being greatly disgusted with a series of delays, and England in consequence of the action with La that ensued during nine months, I at length repairBelle Poule. This not a little embarrassed the mi led to Versailles, with an intention of returning to America, if I should not immediately obtain a com- the channel, with sixty-six ships of the line, I remand; for I recollected the saying of Old Richard, ceived a carte blanche, during six weeks, without if you wish that your affairs should be prosper-any other restriction than that of repairing to the ous, superintend them in person," &c. This in-Texel, by the 1st of October. By this time, I reduced me to promise, that if the minister should at ceived intimation from England, that eight East Inlength comply with my request, I should call my diamen were soon expected on the coast of Ireland, own ship Old Richard. tention; and as there were two privateers at port near to Limerick. This was an object of great at and Le Granville, of fourteen, the captains of which P'Orient ready for sea, Le Monsieur of forty guns, offered to place themselves under my orders, I aecepted the proposition. But the French commissa ry who superintended the naval department, acted with great impropriety on this, as well as on many former occasions. Accordingly, on obtaining Le Duras, until a bet ter vessel could be procured, I called herShe was a very small and very old and infirm vessel, that had made four voyages to the East Indies. As proper guns could not be procured at L'Orient, where the. -lay, I repaired, first to Bordeaux, and then to Angouleme, where I made a contract for such as I wanted. On my return, found that the Marquis de la Fayette, who had returned from America, was desirous to join me in the expedition, it being intended that he should command a body of land forces, he having obtained the king's command for that purpose. road of Groays, on the fourteenth of August, The little squadron, at length, set sail from the 1779; but we had no sooner proceeded to the north of the mouth of the channel, than Le Monsieur and While the necessary arrangements were making Le Cer, soon after imitated their conduct. I was Le Granville abandoned me during the night, and at court, a naval commissary purchased at Nantes extremely anxious to cruise for a fortnight in the a merchantman, called La Pallas, of thirty-two latitude of Limerick but the captain of the Alli eight-pounders, and a brig, named La Vengeance, ance, after objecting to this, also left me during the of twelve three-pounders; but neither of them was night; and as I had now with me only the Pallas calculated for war: to these was added Le Cerf, a and the Vengeance, I was obliged to renounce my very fine cutter belonging to the royal navy, carry. [original intentions. ing eighteen nine pounders; with the Alliance, a I took two prizes on the coast of Ireland; and new as the guns had not as yet arrived from Angouleme, privateers, of twenty-two guns each, which, with came The Good Man Richard was armed from an old bat-a brigantine, I sent to Bergen in Norway, accordtery of twelve pounders; and, as the expedition ing to the orders I had received from Dr. Franklin: was intended against the enemy's ports, I mounted these prizes however, were restored to the English six old eighteen pounders in the gun room, so that by the king of Denmark. she might, in some measure, be called a forty gun ship. As it was found impossible to procure a suffiral vessels and learned by my prisoners, as well as by When I entered the North Sea, I captured seve cient number of American sailors, I determined to the newspapers, that the capital of Scotland and supply the deficiency by enrolling English ones, the port of Leith were left totally defenceless. I who happened to be prisoners of war in France; also understood at the same time that my informaand in addition to these a certain number of pea- tion relative to the eight Indiamen was correct; they sants was levied, so that we may be said to have had having entered Limerick three days after I had been as bad a crew as was ever shipped on board any ves-obliged to leave the neighborhood of that port, sel. I was given to understand, however, that the chosen body of troops, under the command of the Marquis de la Fayette, would serve as a guarantee for their good conduct; but, no sooner was the litthe squadron ready, than I received a letter from the Marquis, intimating that, the object of the expedition having been divulged at Paris, the king had issued orders to prevent the embarkation of the troops, in consequence of which he had joined his dry bitants, merchants, and others, of the city of New-York, regiment. praying that the embargo and non-importation laws might be con tinued as a substitute for war against Great Britain: Thus the project, which was no less than that of putting Liverpool, the second town in England, un-To der contribution, failed, in consequence of having been indiscreetly communicated to ****** I ought also remark, that according to the first arrangement, my little squadron was to have been joined by two fire-ships, and five hundred men of Walsh's Dish regiment, but the minister did not keep his word, for he neither procured for me the fire-ships, nor the soldiers, so that it became impossible for me to fulfil the plan I had concerted, although it was still more important than that of seizing on Liverpool. I now received orders to escort a fleet of transports and merchantmen from l'Orient, destined for different ports, between that and Bordeaux ; and after that I was to chase away the English cruizers from the bay of Biscay, and then to return for fürther orders. After executing this commission, on my repre senting how necessary it was to make a diversion in favor of the count D'Orviliers, then cruising in (TO BE CONTINUED.) Twelfth Congress, (OMITTED LAST WEEK.) IN SENATE.-Monday, June 15. Mr. Smith of New-York, presented the following petition of sun MEMORIAL. the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, the memorial of the subscribers, merchants, and others, inhabitants of the city of New-York, respectfully sheweth : That your memorialists feel, in common with the rest of their their country, and an equal determination to assert and maintain fellow-citizens, an anxious solicitude for the honor and interests of them. it tive measures now in operation will produce all the benefits while That your memorialists believe that a continuation of the restrieprevents the calamities of war. That when the British ministry become convinced that a trade with the United States cannot be their merchants and manufacturers, and their inability to support renewed, but by the repeal of the orders in conneil, the distress of their armies in Spain and Portugal, will probably compel them to that nipasure. now visible; and it may be reasonably hoper, that a continuance Your memorialists therefore respectfully solicic of your hindre ble body, the passage of a law continuing the embargo, and giving of the restrictive system on the rescinding of the British orders to the president of the United States power to discutitue the whe in council. our property entering her ports, expecting protection in conue The conduct of France in burning our ships, in sequestrating quence of the promised repeal of the Berlin and Milan decrees, and attention which he now moved it should receive. He moved that the delay in completing a treaty with the American minister, has the petition should be printed. Which was agreed to. excited great sensation, and we hope and trust will call forth from your honorable body such retaliatory measures as may be best calculated to procure justice. John Jacob Astor Howland & Grinnel E. Slusson Israel Gibbs Isaac Clasou John Slidell John K. Townsend John T. Lawrence Amasa Jackson Joseph Otis Lewis Hartman Garret Storin George Bement Andrew Ogden & Co. S. A. Rich Thomas Storiu Ebenezer Burrill Amos Butler Isaac Heyer Ralph Bulkley John F. Delaplaine William Ådee Abraham Smith John Kane HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. [The following paragraphs, froin the National Intelligencer, are so aptly fitted to our own condition this week, that we copy them entire, as immediately applying to it-] The public proceedings of congress for some days past, have been rather uninteresting (and we on that account the less regret the Frederick Giraud, jr.necessity which compels us again to defer a detail of them) with the exception of the bill authorising the issuing of Treasury Notes. Robert Roberts James Lovett The bill was yesterday accordingly read a third time, and on the question of its passage was opposed by Messrs. Stow, Gold and Pitkin, and supported by Messrs. Wright, Binh, Mitchill, M'Kin aud Cheves, and was passed by a vote of 83 to 13. Congress-Secret Journal. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. After the same was read, Mr. Taylor said, "That the respecta lity of the subscribers to a petition presented to this body, and the importance of the inatter therein contained, had on varions occasions been used as inducements to us to give such a petition a rospectful disposition in the course of our proceedings. He retoilected a case in point. It was the case of the petition of an engMonday, June 1.-A confidential message in writnent merchant of Massachusetts, presented by an honorable senator from that state, and which at the suggestion of that honora-ling was received from the president of the United ble gentleman was by the senate ordered to be printed. He was States, by Mr. Coles, his secretary, which he deof opinion that the petition just read ought not to be treated with less attention. That he had seen the petition, and had euquired into livered in at the speaker's table. the character of its subscribers-and had been informed that the fifty-six signers to it were among the most respectable, wealthy and intelligent merchants of the city of New-York. There are to be found in that list the names of two presidents of banks, three presidents of insurance companies, thirteen directors of banks, be sides other names of preeminent standing in the mercantile world. They had all united in the sentiments contained in the petition. [Here follows the message of the president as pubnotwithstanding that there existed among them a difference in polished on Saturday last.] itical opinions-for he understood that of the petitioners 42 were A motion was then made by Mr. Randolph that of the sentiments contained in the petition as of the highest impor- the said message be referred to the committee of the tance. He hailed it as an auspicious occurrence, that these honora ble merchants, in praying that the evils of war might be averted whole house on the state of the Union. And then the house adjourned until to-morrow morning 11 o'clock.. Tuesday, June 2.-The house met, and A journed until to morrow morning 11 o'clock. Wednesday, June 3.-Mr. Calhoun, from the committee on foreign relations, to whom was referred the message of the president of the United States of the 1st inst. made a report, stating at large the causes and reasons of a war with Great Britain, from them and from the nation, had nevertheless held fast to the principle of resistance to the aggressions and unhallowed conduct of Great Britain towards our nation-and had exercised the candor and firmness to bear testimony to the efficiency of the restrictive system for obtaining a redress of our wrongs, and off course the integrity and honor of those who had imposed this system for that purpose. He hoped that the example of these petitioners would tend to counteract those strenuous and unremitong exertions of passion, prejudice and party feeling, which had attempted to stamp upon the majority in congress the foul and unjust censure of being enemies to commerce. That however unfashionable and obstinate it night appear, he still believed that the embargo and non-importation laws, il faithfully executed, were capable of reaching farther than our cannon. We are at this very time tendering an urgent argument, an argument to be felt by each city, village and hamlet in England. This touching to the quick the vital interests of that empire, would demonstrate to the people at least the folly and absurdity of the orders in council. The ordeal of the twenty weeks of scarcity which the people of that unhappy coun try are undergoing, to relieve which, but for the madness and folly of their rulers, every yard of American canvass would be spread to the gales. The thousands of starving manufacturers thrown out of employ for want of our custom, which custom, but for the injustice of their masters, we were willing to give, now feel the effi- which being read, ciency of the restrictive system. These matters of fact arguments M. Quincy moved that the doors be now opened, want no sophistry nor long speeches to give them weight. But Great Britain is proud and will never yield to this sort of pressure. that the injunction of secrecy on the said message Hunger has nolawe. Where was her pride during the last year when be removed, that the same be promulgated, and she exported to her enemy on the continent more than eleven millions of pounds sterling for provisions; and meanly truckling that the subsequent proceedings thereupon be had to her enemy, consented to buy the privilege of laying out her gui with open doors. nças for bread; and actually submitted on the compulsion of Napoleon to buy the wines, brandies and silks of France, which she did not want. This restrictive system, when commenced under the former embargo law encountered every opposition among ourselves which selfh avarice, which passion and party rage could YEAS.-Messrs. Baker, Bleecker, Boyd, Breckenridge, Brigham, suggest; and so successful were its assailants, that while it was operating with its fullest effects (which the prices current of that Champion, Chittenden, Cooke, Davenport, Ely, Emott, Fitch, day will shew) some of its greatest champions in the national Gold, Goldsborough, Hawes, Hufty, Jackson, Rey, Law, Lewis, legislature abandoned it ;-yes, sir, in the tide of victory they threw Macon, Bryde, Milnor, Mosely, Newbold, Pearson, Pitkin, Potter, down their arms. How were the mighty fallen and the shield of Quincy, Randolph, Reed, Richardson, Ridgely. Rodian, Stanford, the mighty vilely cast away. The disavowal of Erskine's ar- Stewart, Sturges, Sullivan, Taggart, Tallbadge, Tracy, Van rangement w3 the consequence of this retreat. But it may be Cortlandt, Wheaton, White, Williams, Wilson-46. said that the sentiments in the petition were extorted by the ap prehension of a greater evil-war. In all our trials, those who had not predetermined to submit to Great Britain must have an ticipated this alternative. Let those who by their acrimony, sneers and scod's have thrown away this chief defence of our nation, be held responsible for the compulsion they have imposed on us to take this dire alternative. He said that although he was unwilling to abate a single pang which we might trgally inflict upon our enemy, and might at the proper time oppose any thing like the swap proposed of one system for another, when we had the power and the right to impose upon our enemy both the one and the other, he nevertheless thought the petition was deserving of the! And the question thereupon being taken, NAYS.-Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Archer, Bard, Bartlett, Bassett, Bibb, Blackledge, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Calhoun, Cheves, Cochran, Clopton, Condit, Crawford, Davis, Dawson, Desha, Dins moor, Farle, Findley, Fisk, Gholson, Goodwyn, Green, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Harper, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, Lefever. Little, Lowndes, Lyle, Maxwell, Moore, MCoy, M•Kee, Kim, Metcalf, Mitchid. Morgan, Morrow, Nelson, New, Newton, Ornsby, Pickens, Piper, Pleasants, Pond, Ringgold, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Sage, Samions, Seaver, Sevier, Seybert, Shaw, G. South, J, Smith, Strong, Talliaferro, Troup, Turner, Whitehill, Winn, Wright-70, A motion was then made by Mr. Randolph, that |