Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)United States. Congress
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Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. 4 (of 16)
United States. Congress
Law -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
WEDNESDAY, December 7.
Mr. SAY presented memorials from sundry late officers in the
Pennsylvania line of the Revolutionary army, stating that, from the
peculiar circumstances of the memorialists, they have been compelled
to dispose of the certificates of pay and commutation granted them
for military services rendered to the United States; and praying such
relief in the premises as to the wisdom and justice of Congress shall
seem meet.
Mr. WHARTON presented a petition from sundry late officers of the
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
lines of the said Revolutionary arm, to the like effect.
The said memorials and petition were read, and ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr. DURELL moved that the House do come to the following resolution:
_Resolved_, That it be the duty of the Clerk of this House to
furnish the Representatives in Congress from each State in the
Union, for the time being, and the Delegates from each of the
Territories thereof, with one copy of every public document,
including the laws and journals printed by order of the House,
to be by them transmitted to the principal seminary of learning
in each State and Territory, respectively.
The resolution was read, and, on motion of Mr. BACON, ordered to lie on
the table.
_Foreign Relations._
The House then resumed the consideration of the first member of the
first resolution reported on Thursday last, from the Committee of the
Whole, which was depending yesterday at the time of adjournment, in the
words following, to wit:
"_Resolved_, That the United States cannot, without a sacrifice
of their rights, honor, and independence, submit to the late
edicts of Great Britain."
Mr. G. W. CAMPBELL concluded his observations of yesterday, as given
entire in preceding pages.
Mr. QUINCY.--Mr. Speaker, I offer myself to the view of this House
with a very sensible embarrassment, in attempting to follow the
honorable gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. CAMPBELL)--a gentleman who
holds so distinguished a station on this floor, through thy blessing,
Mr. Speaker, on his talents and industry. I place myself with much
reluctance in competition with this, our great political Æneas, an
illustrious leader of antiquity, whom, in his present relations, and
in his present objects, the gentleman from Tennessee not a little
resembles; since, in order to evade the ruin impending over our
cities--taking my honorable colleague (Mr. BACON) by one hand, and the
honorable gentleman from Maryland (Mr. MONTGOMERY) by the other (little
Iülus and wife Creusa)--he is posting away into the woods with Father
Anchises and all the household gods.
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