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RICHMOND,!
FRIDAY, April 13, 1810.
lfOR Tits Viscrsu Akcvs:
Neio System of Arithmetic.
Mr. Macon, w ith the help of a state
ment lioin the books of the Treasury,
has discovered that the army and navy
ff the Uni ed Scutes, siuce the year
1739, have cost the U. States about
fifty »ive millions of dollars ; a pretty
rcun l sutu, I admit, tor a period ol
twenty-one years, ii it had been applied
to the purchase of green pease. The
■object ol this estimate no doubt is, t0
soew the propriety of abolishing the
army and navy altogether. The com
munity will perceive, I presume, that
this is a ne w species of calculation ; or,
at least, a nnu scheme ojfiri inciatopera
tion. If the moulitain will no: go to
Mahomet, why Manomet must go to
the m muiitia : ii the mou-.y will not
come to the Treasury, cue ships must
be sold, »he soldiers disbanded i and
the republic, being politically deprived
of its viriiuy, will continue to latten,
like a capon, till the appe ite of so iic
military epicure longs tor a slice, when
he will nave nothing to do but to stick
in hi.t knife and fork ancl eat a way
1 his retrospection of expenditure ici
any particular establishment is one ol
those miserable elForts at popularity’
hunting which the weakest and tus vi
lest minds resort to. It in n *t ever
plausible. . If the aggregate expcnct
ot any institution ot society were to be
nllowdd to operate against its existence,
there is no doubt but it would be anni
hilated immediately ; and, in virtue
a( thf cu.njk un../*i.u af 'l . . .. _ .
. . - ----- •• Q.o, a man
might had a very curious, economical
reason, tor cutting his tnro.it. For
instance : Air, Macon is a man aged
about forty five : at a moderate com.,
puutioa it rus cost five bundled dol<
lars t > maintain him (meat, drink
cloa thing, &.'* included^ every year
aince he was born ; forty, hve ti nes
five hu id red are twenty-two thousand
five hundred dollars, JNowr, it i^ n
i nr question, upon this estimate, aid
agrctrably to i\ir, Mac x.’s own node
ot proceeding, to ask., Has he been 9/
twenty-two thousand five hundred dol
lars worth of benefit to ius couutry 1
1 think we iniy sdely answer Ho,
■Ifat, then, it would tie ubsurd to say
tn.»t Mr. Macon ought to be deniolisti
ed, cut up from stem to stern, whe:
his plantation stands in need ot his at
tennou at home. Armies and nuvici
are not io be estimated oy what they
cost ; Out by what th©y perform and by
what tiny prevent. A norse :s vulua
TREASURY department,
glj^ APRIL 3c!, 1810.
mit a 8^atemrn?or1fhr0!1r0r’ ohftf^cllcei.to the resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 31st ult. to trans.. >
4th of March, 1789, to chc endoT uh^ycar *“ rclati°n lo tbce milha<7 and naval establishments, from the
hraT^all^thrr^xaV.r^11^ Pen?'°,u* and J>r the Indian department, are not included in the statement : but it em.
building of vessels/ ^ lnc a^ln8 those for fortifications, arms and military stores, purchase of navy yards and
I have the honor to be, with great respect,
Sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
—, , „ „ hv i ALBERT GALLATIN.
fclhe Honorable the Speaker of the Home of Representatives.
A Statement exhibiting the Gross Annual Amount\of Expenditure, i t relation to the Military and Naval £_
tablithments. from the 4th of March, 1739, to the end of the year 1S09.
TEARS.
Irom 4th March, 1^89, to 3 lit Dec. 1791
Vor the year ,792
1793
1794
1795
1/96
1797
' > 1798
1799
1800
1801 |
1802
1803
1804
» 1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
* REGISTER'S OlTICE. Si April. Iglo,
JOSEPH NOUR3E, Register.
i/<r . , ‘ ‘
’ J/le acrorditw to his qualui.-s, his use.
ft!l«e»s, the convenience which iie is
of !<» his owner, and not tiv the coatof
his loud. Mr. Afacor.’s estimate re
minds we of an old acquaintance of
mine who purchased a horse lor l/>0
dollars, kept him ten years, [his sub
sistence having cost 100 dollars per
annum] and then, when about to sell
him, demanded 1150 dollars for him.,
being the original price of the animal
and the price of his food. But let us,
as the affair is agitated, have a full dc
vclopement of the whole business ; let
us be informed what the army and na
vy have performedas well as what they
have cost. Mr. Macon should have
called upon the secretaries o! the war
and navy Departments, at the same
time that he called upon the secretary
ol the Treasury, for precise informa
tion of what has been achieved by the
mili'.ary and naval establishments. 1
am myself no friend to nor advocate
tor ex'ravagance ; but i will not tame
ly look on and see my Country etnas,
culated. 1 can myself very well re*
member certain Indian wars in which
our army hu3 been useful ; and I
should like to he informed bv Mr.
Randolph cr by hi* friend Mr. Mat on
[ior these gentlemen seem to play into
each other’* hands,] whether we should
not immediately have new wars with
the Indians when they should find out
that we had no army i And who is to
defend the frontier ? The poor set
tler i H’ho null buy your-la ad at this
. rate ; it the settler on the frontiers is
in continual nightly danger of being
shot through the head whilst asleep on
his pillow ? But Messrs. Randolph
and Macon do not live on the fronti
er—And us to the navy, s nail as it
is, sell the frigates when you will, you
will have a nest of Barbary pirates n
bout your ears ; buccaneers will piun*
uei you ou your own coast ; and West
India canoei, with one gun and a ne
gro captain, will lay your sea-board
under contribution, steal your mer*
chantmrn from the very wharves,
and compel your traders to pay
forliceu e to put to s.a.-And
where does the money go, that
is expended on the army and navy?
1 o the enemy ? ——to a foreign country ?
No ! Into the p *ckets ot our oivn ci.
tiiens. It circulates in 'he country ;
and promotes business of many kinds.
. Have the people been taxed for tnese
establishments? Not by the republi
cans. \\ hy, then, abolish them ?
Because it suits the vthhn of Mr. Ran
dolph—the whim of Mr. Macon. If
there be extravagance, correct it; i
there be mismanage meat, rectify the e..
1 vil: But in the uame of reason and
■ experience, do not expose this nation,
1 in the thirty-fourth year of its age, to
all .he accidents and calamities ol a
r second childhood.
WASHINGTON.
Military establishment.
I y._
632,804 03
1 503,048 47
1,132,443 91
2.589,097 59
2 422,585 81
1,246,327 82
1,002,299 04
1,939,692 39
2,405,669 17
2.517,409 99
1,600,944 08
| 1,179,148 25
822.055 85
875,923 93
712,781 28
1,224,355 38
1,288,685 91
2,900,834 40
3,345,772 17
30,941,669 47
| Naval establishment. |
61,40 R
410,562 C3
274,784 04
3*?ir,631 89
1,381,347 76
2,858,081 84
i 3,418,716 03
2; 111,424 i
015,811 87
1,246,317 89
1,273,860 25
1,597,500
1,649,641 44
1, *22,064 47
1,884,067 80
___2,427,758 80 !
| 23,645,979 08 “ j
Extract of a lelCtr fi o%n Washington*
City to the Editor of the Virginia Ar
g"LSy dated the 9th of April, 1810. j
11 W« have received sufficient iotel- J
licence fronp Massachusetts to con. •
vhice us that the republicans have tri- ■'
umphed in that state. Thus, (Rhode !
Island b-*ing, it is supposed, with the t
government,) ihe Madison admiiiis-!
tratioo vrill tie as strong in friends ns
was Mr. Jefferson’s in its best days. !
Wlnt was loit by the color which the J
embargo afforded to the misrepresent ,
t itious ol the tories and designing f<-- ji
derailsts, has been now regdned, and
no doubt will be long retained, for the j <
return of our eastern brethren to sound ' i
principles has been effected by the jli
strongest convictions of taeir minds ' >
that tncy had been duped. They will j i
surely never hereafter repose confi- j,
dence in those men who have so art- ■ i
fully and so clamorously deluded the n. ;
“ It is worthy of remark, that the e- <
lections to. the eastward have turned i
almost exclusively upon the single i
point of the rupture with Mr. Jackson, i
In the course of the conflict the Secre- -
ury of State has suffered no snail
share of abuse ; He has been repre
sented as a man devoid of abilities,
unfit for the station he fills, and s ha
ving quarrelled "with Mr. Jackson be
cause he was unable to r-aspn wuh
him: But what is the fa. I f Why, I
sir, the more Mr. Smith’s part of the
correspondence has been canvassed,
the more hi> talents have appeared;;:
the more cause we have had to. admire i
tne firmness oi mind,- the g >od temper, *
the acuteness of undersun bug, the '
promptness, and the decision, wi.h:
which he met Mr. Jackson’s equivo*.'
cation, sly insolence, evasion, iu»mn-j
ation, and shameless falsehood. How !
must the whole corps of little spirits
who attacked the Secretary’s letters
feel confounded and overwuclinned!
* ii- nuui is, mat mere is not a rnau
ot information in the union who aid
not view those letters of ir. S.ni h to j
Mr. Jackson, as spirited, perspicuous, '
and logic:d—as ^demonstrating and de- !
fending the rights of the U. States, aud'
as unveiling the anti-neutral priuci- 1
pies masked in the deplomat c style of >
the discarded Envoy. That insult
which tile tones affected not to s.e ;
which xVIr. Randolph 3neeringly pre
tended was not couUined j.i Air.
Jackson’s letters, but wntcu the Se
cretary of State both discerned and
resented, has operated so powerfully
upon the people of the eastern states,
upon our fellow citizens of New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, as to ;
thrust Governor Gore and all his junto j
out ol their places. What will Air.
Randolph’s constituents think of him
now? i’he freeholders of that gen.
tleman’s distiict, are among ihe purest
republicans of the uuion. is it then
| TOTAL.
632,804 03
1,103,038 47
1,132,443 91
2,650,506 56
2,832,947 84
1,521,111 86
1,384,930 93
3,321,040 15
5,263,751 01
5,966,126 02
3,71368 08
2,094,960 12
2,068,373 74
2,149,7 4 18
2,S 10,281 28
2,873,996 82
3,010,750 38
4,784,902 20
5,773,530 97
~54,587,048 55
to he supposed that they will longer t
countenance a inau who has calum:^1
utc;l the venerable JriTersoh, taiiVed
anil tn warts <1 and revil 'd me amiabl.
and virtuous and enlightened Madi
son? Far.better wo d.t it be were tht
constituents of Mr. Kandolph to dec
a federalistt an open, avowed federal
1 t; tor then the public would not be
deceived by the speeches of a repre- \
stfntataye, who really is nothing but a <
federalist in a mask. ’ ;
“ Y'>ti do hot know, my dear sir, how !
much the reputation of Virginia suf- i
fern by die frivolous conduct of Mr. !
l«andoiph. Such men as Muihcw Ly. |
oh and tKe very lowest grade of fede
ralists make use of him for their sport «
as a fighting cock ! Their common <
phrase is, when • alking of the adniinis- 1
tration, “ Damme, we'll set Jack R„n- c
dohfi on 'em” You will acknowledge
that there can be very little dignity in
a character ivho is spoken of in a strain
of so much levity. You never hear
such remarks in relation to Giles ; His r
repu ation and talents arc ot too solid
a cast thus to be trided with. By the
wav, Giles derives no small share of
genuine fame from the n anly support
which he g:Vc ihe executive govern,
mem by the' rtsolu ions which he 8
brought forward in the Senate, and y
which were adopted, with respect to t
•dr. J scics-m.* The federal sts, it will e
be remembered, ci i-d out mo*: voriie_
rously against those resolutions as pre
cipitating the nation into war; blit it
has turned <■ itth.il tiie firmness oi the •
ad minis ration with respect to Che fm, 11
puderit envoy, and the promptitude of c
Giles, have had a proper effect in Lon
don, as the king*3 sp ech very clearly j
ind cates. Mh iLftid dph'^has afrar- c
ed hjmself against every man who is
in any manner an honor toVirginia
and in the administration. His hatred "
ot Mr. Jefferson has not ceased with
that great man’s retirement into pri
v ite life. In fact the cUse stands, Jo n
rcinuoipn versus I nomas Jefferson, j'
J 4 es Madison, Robert Smith. WniJ'
«• Giles, John \V. Epp s, and almost';
every conspicuous and worthy man n ,
the republican ranks. I ask \ou, what <
can Virginia gai a hy countenancing
such an tgnisfatuus as John Randolph
against such mm as Jefferson, Madi
i son, and Giles? C n thr virtuous
republicans of Mr. Randolph's dis
I trict have reflected upon the couse
J quences of giving him their su; p .rt i
! Uo ’-hey not perceive th^t if Ran_
j dolph could nuceeed, Jefferson, Madi
! son, and men of that kind must Ut
: crushed ? And if they were to be crush
ed, where would be the reputation of
j Virginia? Where the glory of the com
monwealth ? Besides, the republican
constituents of Mr. Randolph are the
friends of IVlr. .Madison. Randolph
is the enemy of Madison. How then
can the friends of Madison be the
friends of Randolph? They hav.
been imposed on, my friend; th:
s.aunch and stern repuolic .ns of Mr.
Randolph's district have been imposed
on. At a distance from the seat ol the
general government, they have been
' induced to receive falsehood as truth,
and have been tricked oy knaves in
the garb of patriotism* I speak with
the spirit of a Virginian ; I teel for the
honor ol the st.ttt, and will never a
baudon a Jefferson for a Randolph.”
Extract of a letter from Boston, dated.
April 4<A, 1810.
inucn oi oUr success will be owing
to the part which certain persons here
u elsewhere have taken in favor of Mi
Jackson. A great number of federal
ists, who were not cordial with the
present administration of the general
government, have been totally disgus
ted with the idea of taking side with
C*reat Britain against their own coun
try. You mnv depend that the electi
ons in New Hampshire and Massa
chusetts have pretty well separated the
sheep fro.n the goats. Your Mr.
; Randolph has, I think, missed a figure
i ,n J°,n,nk in the outcry in favor of
Jackson against the administration.
Our triumph in this quarter ought to
j convince every politician of the even,
tual omnipotence ol truth. I.ving mat
do for a season, but cannot stand it for
any considerable length of time. Old
| Mr Pickering, who left home whilst
! ,hce federal, will return mor
I tified (if not humbled) amidst the vic
torious hymn9 of democracy. He has
not polluted the eve of this frir world
as yet, nor will the political Adam be
driven bom this Eastern Paradise.
; Ve mat now hail you of the South as
- brethren of the same principle
| . A correspondent remarks, in rela
j t,G? to tGe expenditures for the navv
' and army since the establishment of
| the government of the United Sta'< i
i (an official statement of which we this
dav present *o the readers of the Ar
gu'i) that toe average yearly amount
( )e,ng less than three millions of dol
lars for both army and navy,) is excee
i Singly ftodcfitu. ft on ht to he
itpt in raiti'J, thnt a gre.tt ~.‘.rt «,f t>,«
I n<>,i<iy wrers isrii out it '"fifrtyX U
\-hru,arnuy miLiaty stzrf*,#-vy ijurU-u
■mdvviseL^ which :r<ii».wu
-y ol the Uoitci) Sn»e% ap-j arl ..t
his moment worth more than Ml/ of
the whol : sum expended, it i. c >. ji
clenciy asserted, that ^establishments
oi tne same kind under similar nati
onal circumstances, havt^yrer in auv
part of the word, b;.en commoted tv itis
more economy than those of the L’ .i
t~d S ates since the republicuM r
been in power ; & any man who is dis
posed to take Mr iiindolpVs and Mr*
''laeon’s aide oi the question, is invi
ted to a calm discussion of the cjucstt
on, upon its true merits, in the co
lumns of the Virginia Argus. Titus
challeiigeth our Corresp hueuc.
MASSACHUSET Td EER CTION.
The Boston papers to the 4-.h, stale t!t«
returns from 33 towns,
For Gerry 15,939
Gore 15,152
Majority for Gerry —937
In the above S3 towns there is a «•*
gam of 5546 republican votes since last
year** Tiie federal papers s*y “ It appears
that the democratic Governor vr;ll be elect*
ed.”
I Ihf firm of James F. Lcitch, & Co
•SC^ ay^a o OKI r-JO. \'I & Cl, wn*
will dispose of nctr Civi . 1 ' r
r,.L ‘ . , r on low terms for
CMn or produce onlr.
o^rVXZt-S0™ <f
^un^i’ifdiau’;" "*'*"** t0“iUe
Mhnchester, April I.t, 1919. 3.*-^
Notice l
The Partnership of S. Hevev. & Co.
wMlexp.re o„ the 17 a in*. .|f ,h ,sc m.
aebted r.re requeued to Co.n, forward and
s Uie their accounts. Those having c lamis '
uiwn he firm will pleitg~ aopfy fir
mcnt to r>y,vestcr Herey, who^£ authmiL
ed to set le tne saai;*, ,
Ricketts, Richmond, April 10lh, 1810.
Manchester Turnpike;
Company.
WANTED to HIRE for the rr,i,l„e of,he
Jm*r;fFrnk4tOUt NEGRO k TWO
* . * • A 1 btrai hire, by tne
rtt;.4Mw*4-»
JA.ME3 BRANDER, Treas’r.
_ tl vf.
i'HK subscription for building of a
Prrcrant Ephe-p I Church, havir.^ b£n
celved io suer :,n ex ent, as lo eniure tbe «„c
cess or -hat object. TheSubcctin<*rj »,«. reou t"*
trl to mref a 'he Capitol on Monday ..A
TO MILLERS.
I am disposed to rent, or for a
£w years mv mills on the sou h branch of
I nimiHcev rivrr. The house is hui|t of orne
5„ >v 61, with fout floors, and ail the an.
ohmety ,n good rrpnir . in It *re 2 pair of
Harr, and one r.f Cologne star; s. These
mtU- are altnatvd is a good wS.c.tt nr.ghi
bourhond, distant Irom R chmind 29 miles,
* aim t 7 milps aarve tin- hea l of ti»c* tnr .
pike road. Ah the preaervaf. n of the mills
will be an oojsct. they will be let reasena.
bly.
At the same place may be had a larre
conven.ent none hou e, well fired u«» wi h
convenient rooms fora family, and'a good
stand fur business ^ior terms apn.y to
Bryson U Parkhill, h chmoi.d, or die aub
acriber.
„ W( h T. SV.VXNN.
Reeky Mills. April 12di, J8l0. cjw
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ot preservation. Apply to the printer, o*r*
to Mr. Hkghks, coach makers opposine
the Old City Tavern, where the csri i.uA
may bo seen. *
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And for sale at this office, • *.
A nkw
P A M P H I, fe T, '
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A LETTER
TO TU r • *
lion. John RunciAbh.
By MUAlA*
Containing much politicaf nuu«r m;
‘’ercst—i dcvelopcment of the"Crtns of
Randolph’s lergivrrsa'icn j and i .cidr, .
ally, a dcTente of gentlemen ass.ikj l y
Mutiti*, See. kr:. itc.
Bishop Madisob's
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