Mr. Randolph's speech on the British war. --

John Randolph

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27434? ^^^ .- ^' LIBRARY BROCK UiWvxK,.iiY J- ; RANDOLPH'S SPEECHMR. on the BRITISH WAR. Representatives the United States.House ofof Washington, Maj- 12, 1812. SOON after the House met, Mr. Fisk moved tliat the House adjourn it adjourn to meet on Monday*'\vhen been carried, he then immediatelynext." Which having moved that the House do now adjourn. Negatived by a majority.small RANDdLPH said that rumors to \fvessels and mortemain, by to liiem."the suspension of all jiroceedings in rognrd And cfthis letter Qitnl this case is adduceil as proof of the repeal the Berlin and Milan Decrees on the Ist November 1810! It is true tlmtin a postscript dated the fifth of July (a monlli subse- quent to tlie date of the letter to which it is appended, and seven months remoiislraiicc to Mr. Rus-after his Ihc Freuch sovcninieut) onlerssell states tliat had been givesi to cancel tlie bond in question. Hut surely tliis is no proof ofthe revocation ol the decrc s. Let seeus " -s\ h:-itlie says on the loth of tliat month. Altho' I wasfuliy impres- with the iniportiir.ce of an caj-ly decision favorseJ in of the captured nciie wliicli had been includedvessels, of in the list above mentioi-.ed" — [_'' American vessels whoseof 15 cargoes had been admitted by or- jirohabi)'dcr of the Euiperor" under licence] yet I deemed it proper— to wait for a few days, bcf. re I made an application on the sulyett. On tlie llth Iiov.'ever, iiav'.

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