Let it be our care to avoid those rocks and shoals in our political voyage which have injured, and nearly proved fatal to many of our contemporary navigators." The amendment was rejected.
[Sidenote: On the style by which the president should be addressed.] Among the interesting points which were settled in the first congress, was the question by what style the President and Vice President should be addressed.

Mr.Benson, from the committee appointed to confer with a committee of the senate on this subject reported, "that it is not proper to annex any style or title to the respective styles or titles of office expressed in the constitution;" and this report was, without opposition, agreed to in the house of representatives.

In the senate, the report was disapproved, and a resolution passed requesting the house of representatives to appoint another committee, again to confer with one from the senate, on the same subject.

This message being taken up in the house of representatives, a resolution was moved by Mr.Parker, seconded by Mr.Page, declaring that it would be improper to accede to the request of the senate.

Several members were in favour of this motion; but others who were opposed to receding from the ground already taken, seemed inclined to appoint a committee as a measure properly respectful to the other branch of the legislature.
After a warm debate, the resolution proposed by Mr.Parker was set aside by the previous question, and a committee of conference was appointed.