The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1807-11-20 00:00:00, page 4

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HOC3F. or UI* Pi* liSEN I A'i IVLS,
TUESDAY, November l
Of Late 0:1 t! c bill making furlh<-r up prop riatiun
fur tie fupport of: *>■ Ka ij.
coxtis urn.
?fr. F<E- fiid, ib it t|,e bill now bcfuvr tisc
Houle v. » to provide lor two ol j ; the
authorifrit hy law, to wit,the in, icafe.uf the
marine corps ; thy other unauthorized, the p^o
* iiriu’> of timber and pun » afe i f orJnar.ee, Sec.
The Xe< ret ary of the Nov fold them, in hij
communication and in his lett.-r to the rom
nutteeof ways and means, that they ha.I no
ilo'k of thefe articles on hand; amlth.it fi.'t
prtre was wanting, xnd was then purchaf.-it at
I he lowed price ; limber alio had.been prorur
rd, which was in the highelt degree neccir.i y
for the defence of our por's ami harhms. It
would not be doubted Ini' the Prefident hid a
r,»’ht to makr thefe provifions ; lie (Imuhl have
thought hbn deficient in duty if he ha«! not done
^ The Prefident had thought it idvv *rfo.ouR
to lay in thefe Uores, from the afpefl oftlje
tbre*: it (imply reded with the H >ufe to fiy
wh«rtb->r this r; propmtion IJi-mM » e made or
withheld. If in paying tl;is money or appro
priating it, any fault had been commit led hy
She officers of goveinmem,.if ’hry had exceeded
or violated their tin (Is, it would be time cVuigh
to enquire into it when it < auio propei|y before
tlte Hnufr.
The gentleman from Virginia rnpCrdcrFd theTe
doflvine* ns anti-repnhln an ; wfwher thi.
'■ be cate or not, the i fipinir h">d h. ■ r. i p, f ,..r
There wr.sa cafe on record .r. flj.y
lhcr.1. Uo alluded to a hi I p.'.tfi-d’ tlir fjVj| f |.
fion of the ninth CbntMcf*.
He thought It thcefoiv very ‘mmbtr.i. l whe
ther merry had !.»•»• n paid' o d : u,on..- not ,.p.
proprialcd, or out of memo j othrrtvif.- appro
priated. It was conceived i bat Cbrigr-. f; would
jollify t( c ;>fl by nr, aflu d a££rcbii.i'.i n. ’Hu*
only part of Oic'txpep«Ii'n,iv udiich the floufc
coiud obufl to, was that w! i, h related ... | dt
pe’.rc and naval (tores ; and he ..nnct i.. .| jbefe
f ad been pur. fnf.-d with a due : tvtd to the it;
trrvil nf l!u*
^Mr. G. if'. Caw*'.■!/, r<z> tixfc] very much
?** th« irentlemn horn Va. had cdlnr „.:rnn
< icrPood i.im, or had initiated vvi,,, j, „j
f-omhan. What lie h id (aid v .u this‘and
tlMH.mlv : that there rri, In bo ac.fe which
•Would authorize the apphcaUoi, of mo„ i def
tmeu lor one purpofe to another ; lie was cot
pn paied to fay that this was fuch a cafe but
:bat foch a cafe might happen. He tot Air
oi (ol that thefe dofliii.es were fligmitiy.ed as
mil,-republican orfcd- ml, and that it had’been
f-ad they were playing a game of politic*:
ound.ibout; thr exprc.Tion vas wot furelv
me mi to convey an idea that they were now
n .yoc.-inr.g a do.inne which they hid once on.
poled ? He,had tod that it was uimeoelVai y to
; 'Y"? vvbr;Lcr ,hp^ were p.l.i nMt .
. <• not laid wa.i immaterial whence they
.;r< Oern drawn, if they were' paid. He ap
r .-itcf • tisc chairman and uj tin- Houfe if thefe
w'/ 1 "ot tl'p l'*prefiions be had ufed. He tho’i
tbs: t.,- exigency would wjrraut the purchafc
crthele matrmls ; the lVcffdent had told them
.....c were ex-traordinary expenditures; hence
bc cooid not fe? how this qneltion involved the
ptmcqce of apppiyir.g mssev deflineu for one
purpoic to another.
, Kit .is mtinh rcluftan(!c lo vote for
;’*PP,opr;jtions as ihc gentleman from
V • rgimu ; he nrrtr had been m furor of th?ro,
vor ever ih»u!d be. He conceived that if ai.v
thing could authorize fuch expenditures, thi.
outrage did ; and if the Prrti lent had neeiedt
eu to put the nation in a Pate of defence, the
people vvonKJ hare bad icalon to complp.n of I
the u’rfficiency of government : it wasthedutvi
0. the I rcfider.t to adopt fu.-h meafures as would !
have been aphorized by Congtefs,h id they been
fitting at the time.
't he qurftion now was whether the Honfe
would Jam*) ion thefe expenditures or not •
v-.ietber the cx-geney of the cafe would jufijfy
them? 11c had not expected that ohjYtfione.
would have been made to the details «.t ih« bill
or that it would have become a quefiion whe
ther the money we* aflualiy paid by the Sctie
tary ot she Navy or not.
Mr. Oniucj faid, that theqneMon he had affc
ed was fo Iitriple and direct that he roil'd not
1. -e bow the chairman of the commistee of way*
: nd means or any other member could h ,*< j
imOaken it. Thefe articles had been pm chafed '
three months ago ; was if not elre.i ’bat there
was infereft due oti the pur,;h ,fi ; how w.i- n I
t<> he paid ? If no interefi was due, th m -ni, |
r‘ th. United States had b-e.i applied . ;r t , i
i'dCti fi was due, where yea? the 1
printin'! to pay it ? IJeafl d sl.ef- m.-fib.,, f,,v !
information, and not with ■» t t ri P|f.. j
difficulty. As to the pall:, e quoted I t if , I
|.. r>t!ema i from V< rmonl, w. fi. r, to |
,hc fur.piUrity of 'he propofi I inrefiire to . or
5 - i:n .!v «d< pled. It,at wn. expenec authoi
r 7 d by lav/, f » which t Inn. of money j,fd
I’*’1 '• .‘••ppruriiarrd by I >w. bur wh< h v „ol
fufficicnt‘o cover the wlodr . xpeinhMiie : thij
w*« atf*-xpcinliJure which had nol ht*n audio
rized.
Mr. R. flirt, if flic gentleman from Ten-1
n.dlrc had no* before piiycl a round .hoot!
game, he appeared now i«> have done if. Tf, -
j- Ml; man might ixp' iin away wh„t he I ad
, fo.l, hut lie «*ld not nuke hi* argument. cifFrr
nit from what he had ondeiflood it.
Jf'r *r"?!c,rt;M’ f">m Vermont
(Mr. jofV.') for havo.g referred him to a former
report of the cormT.ittec of W <ya arid Means,
in which he, as chairman of that committee’
h id ma le a foliar application to :he Secretary
of the Navy fur information fo that now recom
mended, and to which a definite anfwer was
given. He fuppofed *n» gentleman by quoting
ct.'y a part of the report, .id not mean to y u
Me it. [Mr. K.irad tf,e inter which lie wr.,tP
to the Secret sty f ,r i-. formation, ar.d his ren.i ].
Mr. It. faid if that fi fli >n hr reprehended t !lP
condmfl of that officer, and in tins viry par
tictthr. 7 K
Mr. Randolph cerMinly nndtrftootf the pm
»If man from leimeflv to f.y, that < did not
natter whctl.ee. I.1*- Secretary of the Nwy l „\
j.ml for the extraordinary (upplira on
It) Sank note* or l{K-rie, 01 whethi
paid for at a»l. Wow, he vrn of ..pioionThm
it d-d no! mao- r v. fy rha»eriallr. Hr remind
’« ger.tlrman tli^i he did not appear m (,p.
y^rtiori on thir ■ IV>n. JJr came into tor
J.otife wHrO’.it k:i<i* np what rjiirftion Wa# hf
* ,TC ,f He W I- fold the q lit if ton wail f<r the
t or. • ro r.. ,i!r ; hut he had heard doCfri, e.
de o c-d «' - « h he oonhdered ft.hvr.fi^
w':,ch*^ ?,!fl ,?tf rrpiihh -ant with wlm*,
- *i,. had a iv iv « onfid. red faore.J._
"1 (V *Ma not advocating principle* which the
rtic nan fi< m T reffre had oppofed. Hr
■ • rt enll.’Cli’ll t;j have ft cr. him ir oppofitmn;
}-• theant to « *(\ i of.j. h imputation upon bon.
i< ♦ id he dtd not mem to oppofe the
\ ' ' s: Dtr.priatmn ; f.»r thouvh he (horrid
' . • icluctanlly. hr; meant, to wvr in ft*,)r of
)t. out «e Kit the fame rcluCtaocc in givir^
t'.... .i •••• fhmitd f-rl in paying a patnh- ,
i ... t.. a l.vin <>. r. I!*; boufidercd the nit*
vy <1 t* e. t.bnifd S*-\teti dffgraeed, and lie frit i
the ftioc l.'ng cl reluctance in appropriating
itu'in-y F.u its fopport, which a matter felt at
!»«>'•"# the cxv Liices of an unprofitable and dif
gru td lei •< •*,t.
Mr. S/y/ViV faid, the gentleman from Mafla
cluifi tt(* had enquired, whtthcr money had been
nctu dly p'u.t ft>r theft fpecilic article*, or con
i'aiM i only m >de tor them : on this point they
could not fi'i»fy I lie gentleman. He thought
the only queltidn on the palTtge of this bill
was, would the Ilqtifecover thefeexpenditures,
by an appropriation or not ? They had a light
to aufwi r this plain qnettion in the affirmative
or ergative; but It -appeared doubtful whether
they woidd anfwcr ft at all. He thought he!
peree’vt«i from the queftions of the gentleman
from Malfichufetts an intention lo t alt foir.e
imputation of a.criminal nature on the Prefi
dent of the tlnited States ; or on •*>- Sr.-re'a
ry or the navy ; whether fueli erindtH try t Jett
ed cr not, was not the quellion before ‘fur hub.fe*
It b .-.l.lieen euftomary, whenever the Secretary I
of the navy or any other officer of the govern-!
nient had made ilifburfements which were not J
authorized, to cover them by an appropriation.
This qiiettipri,therefore, tlid rot neccllarily In
i' ’’ve any enquiry of the kind which had been j
I made.' " 1
lie did not mc.ynto point cut ih- propriety !
or impropriety of the argument whteli gentle- I
men had tif-d : If they befitted that {lie con- !
c!'M*l of the E xecutive had not been co'rrcift, they I
would not vote tor the apprdovritto'n. It had I
brto ftid ■iij.atracngrc-ft Ctould have heyrj co.i
VL-Iird i'vm-diaft >v ; it w.h t.ii- tht' Pridnlenf
bid c rigfi| to call.them fqo.ner ithc.lod thought
the ini (Hi; oF the Country required it, but lie
I td poftphru ! ;h, pueti.iig ti!l fne fermentation
Oi >U'd inv. ful'i’.d d, and an s'.fwer might have
bci.u received f.om Creat-lJritaiu to the dr
) ..j *yh:ch ha ! been made for reparation. If
be had conreno.il them fo early in the fcafon as j
the ijton/h of „\ ugntt, they could not have come
lievc to hg-II it« without danger to their health.
Mr. S■ wi-i in favor of fperdfic appropri
ati ;md agaiuli the praCltce of drawing nm- j
u* y d ic ttje trealury williout appropriation
prev.’toufly made; but every gentleman knew
fltat t here wore cafes in which this form mini
be cMpeufed wi*h, and in this inttauee he.tlto’t
•be ciicwmfinitces of the calc juitiiigd ihc mea-'
fuits adopted.
j Mr. ]).ii i perceived it was not in the power!
| ot the cnairman of the committee of Ways ami
! Mca is t.* anf'vet the enquiries which had been
i made, hccafiie he would not per.nit himfeif to'
| i id.ilpe a thought that h- poflylied the d< fired
| iiiformatinu, and yet withheld it. lie thought
| that the want of this information might lead
j to a miftatement offsets; and though he did
not pretend to be in the fecrcta of tile cabinet,
he was inclined to the opinion that r. full dif
clouire would he more latibfe.Clory to theiioufe,
to the Executive, and to the people. If this
were made, they wou.tl be denied the liberty
of roving at will, conjeifluring as they chofe.
Hul, i-nd he, ric we not eadeil upon lo grant
money, and (hall we not know for what pur
pole i Does the Prefulent call upon us for an
.ppttrpri.ition, and (hall we.not hive have to
enquire what expencts it is intended to cover i
I he vtry aCt they were about to p.ifs was de
claratory of their approbation of the conduct
of the Executive ; they were therefore entitled
to information tin the fobjetft. As the reprefen*
j tatives of the people, the peculiar guardians of
i p,ib!ic iicafaty, they wire entitled to it.
I . *;t* believed that no blame fhoii'iu attach to
| the .Secretary of the Navy or any oilier perfoti
; on act omit ot tl:i» expenditure ; but in every
cale in which money had been expended with- '
out order, the lraft that could be expected was!
a iair dii loltne of the circuruftanccs attending!
the tranfaet'on. v/juld not the Executive and
departments truft to the candor and liberality '
of !'’«* Houfe ? Did they refufe to confide in |
the Houfe ? Mr. D. was deGrous of the fullcft '
information, which he thought womd rrdouud I
more to the cr.:.lit of tiie adtniniftiatiutt than
this lilencc on the fabjelt.
Waving tlic light to make tliefe enquiries, he
thought tiieu r.vo queniori*. occum d for ronfi
ilcration. The lirlt was the great broad qurfli
on, whether or not it was proper Tor C • -gr-fi.
tn make appropriations to coyer expenditures
of puuhc on ney not previnufly authonfc.l by
law. Piior to the year !gOI, expenccs were
inclined without tbe expsefs faultioti ol Con
yefd ; they weic incurred with a view to the
filler feivice in cafe of emergency. It war
C «;.» difi retionary with Congo ft cither to ap-I
prove orclifapprove tins conduit ; if they ap- I
jjti.fi-;! it, t'try puffed a full making an appro-j
priniion to c-.v: r ihe expenditure. In jboi,
f --m birl.t it ;.uihoiity, a doli-tinc the itvrrfe
‘"■"r ; that it war. a p it of pnli
prbdenrc to r'ifcounttnatice and difalfow
•••I j,p it-11 on8 of money to purpol-s not au
t hoi if -! l y ic ; ft) that if money cleftined for
on- t>! jilt wax applied toanotlki, or money
un.ipproptia!rd was applied to any ohjelt with-'
.ir bring prt vioufly author fid by law, thi.i
doltnnr went to difillow it. ftt i soy. when
puhi ■< te'i 'in'll was directed to the Kxecxi
tive, t Ii3'! h’.en thought proper to incur certain
i <[n rices for hi Turing the public- fafety. A
public officer, oho, in a moment of public ex
igency m d< rr»k; x to purehafe fupplics, may re
ly nil public iuppoit. II the lrgiflaturc con
d uiti'j the pio< tdnri-, the officer rniilt hear the
b-!.\ Would vini. faid Mi, 1). bad you been
• litmbitd at this time, with a knowledge of all
the t xilting circuoiflancefi—would you have
authored thefe cxpenfn to he incurred? This
was the fair quHiio i, and ws* prefented to
them under favourable c'rcumflances for deter
mination. In 1801, this doltrine had been con
tr ublT-d, difavoWed ; ir was wilh fatisfaltion
he now obfrrvcd that prattler taking place nn
der Irgh authnri’y which has! before been de
nounced. II* fi t highly gratified wlh this
change, and certainly would not reproach gen
tlemen for if ; they had learnt wifdom by an
experience ol fix years, which had might them
the error of their dottrines ; the privilege of be
ing w fir on this day th it) Me years lince ought
not Vi be denied, lie declfred then, that as re
fpe.dcd the general principle, he concurred de
chit <t'»y w»tli the but' utive.
'l'hcVcwil qut-ftion was on the particular
fttbjcdl : Omuld they advocate rxpe^iuireii for '
tbclr particular purpoft?, fuppofu^lliit they'
had pt deft miortn Cion oil the fubje<'r *?PWlv i
Ipeftr I the fii'didm* e for feamrn, if pairs for
vi il'cl*, . the were prcvicit'fly nil borifed by i
law. I hr Prifidrnt was Sutkoidcd to iocreafe
tbt nnadfi ot framen, hut Ihe appropriation
aheady in.u^ vvoqii^ nut cover the additional j
open r. ?t was beyond all qurftion, that a*
tbi* power had been given to ihe Piefident, J
Congrrf* wc rr pledged to cover the expendi
ture. The tiett article was, for pay arid fubfilt I
cnee <>f thr tr. trine civ p». There was a clear
p twrrvrft'd mi the Preftdent to incieafe this
• or|»» i and a* Congref* had anthorifrd that in
creat., tary were pledged to defr ay the arlditi
<>nal exp tu e i. Pitting by ordnance and rr.ili
t ary gores, the hit article wav for timber for the
N tvv. ii • could have wilted th.it this artich
h <d t ren fnmething more explicit; he appre- j
, h< tided it was timber for gun boats ; if fo, on ,
that fubje.**. there itemed to be fon.c «]»tftion. /
lie fi»u*kI in th" eflimate of the N-va* *.x n-’t.'i
tures, timber'for -3 gun-boats} he did <nn;
doubt but th<-y might **e uf ful ; but th, v -ver '
not licfiffuatrfJ by n.muf ir. the bi!t, aurVlhomn
they be found to be Ufi left, the ftigma Hiight '•*<
call bn the N ivy generally. As refbfi'l*r<hui
timber, for gun-boats, he sliced, had their hem
any authority given To the Executive of th.- V.
S. to purchafe fuch timber i At the bait fefllbn
of this hody, ttiere was before the II >ufe aihdf
autliorifing, (among other ohjeft*) the tinriding
a number of ”Un-b6at», but which Failed of
fuecefs. A motion was made by' bimftit to
Itrikc out the words " for huilditip gtln-bo.■lt?,'',,
lo as to authorifethe provifion of timber for ce
ntral naval purpofes. Agairilb this motion he
found a long hit of names, for it had no nigh
authority to recommend it. They enuhf have
the whole number of gun boats th** were necef
firy, built in one month, even if it were a thou
land. For htmfclf, he wasnovv clearly in favor
of timber for gun-boat.*, not becsufV l-.e cnnli.
tiered (hem in adequate defence for the -U. S.
but as they rn'ght be ufebrl io fume cafri -ln tr
certain extent, a» a fubordinatc pin-‘of * fitRt-irr!
of defence; this was tneir true charftelfr. j
Hence it wn*.->ua» the ereftion «»f ynn-bofeU gave j
(o much amufement to mifehiecouston^nep and j
editors, When confirlered as forming in them- I
felvea a fyftem of defence. If * was-olear'y in j
favor of pitrfuing the finie f>hrt <a« that for whitii
ht h.rd before vottd ; and the gentHemen who
hail condemned the mcafure priiprfed by him
fell laft icflioo, might vo*e for the I'tme now, as
it was‘hacked by hip her authority. -
Mr. Tbotrins tt-ilhwl the chairman to hate the |
quellton before the IJonft, thit genlleuun might I
fee how far they wandered.from it.
The Chairman ft a ted the qucltiun to b • on
• he riling of the committee in order to icport
the-bdl.
Mr. Ne-vta>i faid, he rofe merely to Rite to
ihe committee a matter of fa ft ; , and when he!
had Rated that faft, bethought he I 1 l - ;
jufeified in the inference he Iboukl draw' froirt i! I
Confide r able prep vat foiisTiad been made in tl.. |
pact of the countiy -.viiic,h he had the houdr fb I
reprifent in coolcq-icnee of the outrage which j
had been committed. He knew it to !..- .. Utt !
that citizens of that difirift had luHiitiicd arti- j
cirs fot the fervi.rc of the linked Viatic, and |
rendered important lervices, and that they Wcu i
now anxiou.Oy v. ait-rg for the paflage of t(ii
law, that they.jnigJjs rive tl'.r rnbrnr* which <
'vcI’dd laconic due to them under it . I mbljon.j
Tills being the f :ft in his difirift, 1 1C* h )(1 tin I
doubt the fame fift exilled in other parts- of the !
United State-. lie did not le-.oo tl.; t the ; . J
ecutirc of the United States had puicii'alrJ i.r I
paid a cent tor fa It-pet re ; but as the ilHteoj
States wepe indebted to citizer.r in hi' dfiltrir!,;
the probability was that they were indebted u j
other parts of the'Union.
Mr. G. If' f Campbell f.iitl that he would make j
but a levy additional renvois on this fukjeft ; j
the committee of Ways and Means bad conceiv
ed.thy.y had done their duty by taking the only
means in their power to acquire informupon.
He was Curpiifcd that there could be a divifion
of feiuinietits among the in-mbers ->f ,j,
'vith regard to l!ic manner of making this ap
propriation. He declared that he flilj held tli
lin\e principles lie had always maintained fo iV
as rofpcifted Ipecitia appropriation; ; hut a cafe
might happen in wide, they might bcdiipented i
with, as cafes of otige .cy requited extraordiu; I
ry rctneil.es. After, making fome remark.; on
what had been (aid refpeiMing beretioai docltines.
ar. l deviations from republican principle . tie :
affurtd the gentleman on his right (Kir. Ran- i
dolpl.) that he was till. l«ft wl.ofe politics! prin- i
cip cs lie ffiould follow. The gentleman bom i
Conuedicnt had laid the Hotife were called up- 1
mi to make appropriations, but hail not been 1
fpecitically iuiormcJ what expenditure.-* they ■
were to cover. The objects of the appropri,.- I
tiotis had been detailed to the Houfe by the lei- 1
ter from the Secretary of the Navy, and |.y 1
members on *he floor. U did not appear to be
the defite of the gentleman to know for wl.at
particulars the expenditure hid been made, but
whether they were actually paid for or not ; '
this he mull lay, appeared to him perl <diy im
inaten.il, and that if the occaSon was fmTi ieut i
to juilify the cxpences incurred, the appropri-1
alton was proper and ought tube made. H:'
thought the taking money from an appropri*.
lio.i to one objcH, and applying it to another,
might he admitted in fucii an emergeney which
might alfo warrant the Executive in incurring
cxpences not authorised I y law.
Mr .Randolph oblcrved, that lie under flood !
the gentleman from TenncfTce to fay, tint he'
Ihouid not apply to him for iriftruCtton in poll- 1
tieal principles, lie would alfure the gent li
man lie was one of the Uft perfous lie Ihoold
wilh to inftrud : and when he wanted pupils,
he fhould not folicit him to become one. Mr.
K. laid he had been involved in this debate pie-1
maturely. He had heard the order of the day
Rated from the chair, and no perfon called t
up. He then walked out of the I Iouf<- in f.-arch j
ot a book ; from the extraordinary echo of this j
large room, there being great difficulty in I: .ir !
iug and being beard, when he returned, he had j
not diftindtly underftood the queftion.
He wifhed to lye underftood as giving his ro'r j
npon the fame ground with Ida frit in] and < < i- i
league who had juft fat down. Tin: expenre
having been incurred by the patriotifiri of oui
citizens, it would be an indelible difgrau m»!
to difeharge it. lint in doing this, he did not
mean to commit himfclf as voting fora nary, or
the cxpences ariiing out of a navy, except in ,i *
cafe fuch as the prefent, where a debt had been
actually incurred.
The gentleman from Pcnnfylvania had agn ed
with him perfectly in profrffions ; be had there ;
foie nothing uioic to no than to him, as hr i
had heretofore done, to a<ft v/ith him. This!
gentleman, as indeed i very other gentleman, j
had taken a wide range on this queflion. In
the firft place, the cxpences were not authorif-1
ed by iaw ; an enquiry bad been made why !
they were incurred without authority, ar»d ,
a reafon affigned that there was a great 1
< r fir, an infult had hern received which
every man muft feci—in (hurt, the circlnrftan-!
c ts were fuch, (hit the Icgifiafnre ought to have |
hern convened. The gentInmu from Pennfyl. {
vania bad urged as a reafon fur the ir not bt ing j
convened. Hut onr heallii might i»e endangered j
hy coining here lo early in the Icalon. Hr wifh.
ed Ids old friend from Pcnnfylvania, he hoped
lie might be permitted to rail him fn, wou'd
convey them to a plane where tbev might Sc !
convened without danger. Another re «(oti I
wap, that they would hive been convened at a ■
time when they would havetrh a deep and par.
ficttlar fenfe c*f national indignity. Mr. K. (aid
he thought they ought to h ive *»ren (ummoned
then, ami not to have (offered thii impreflion to
be weakened. There wn a time when that
gentleman and (ome other gentirmrn, in d'f
cuffing a fobjrft whirh they called Booth ag.
greffmru, were as warm aa he wait difpofe.l to
be tereperate ; m»w that gentleman Wa».v, feiti*'
perate an he w is w cn. Which h id the oetf r I
reaft»n ? fie deemed it to be the interert of the. j
nation to preferve peace with all mankmd, t», |
hold the balance of humanity vnh i ft.-ady
hand. lie had before deemed it the bderert of
the country to Ik* at peace with (!. If f:.i re i
f.ms which he had before urged, i n (na( ft--or,
and wliicii he would not Uatc agai:>f hut stow,
, vr. ti l> luil rna-nfi! a,
j * • *1 * tK'di'lf*! »*n(J iim'\ted, in lu»
, 1 • *1* 'liy^U' Oil*ot*. *’ I.* ‘'HH lihJ'IJ* 1 (VMVff
I.ui-I n MV U».\ret*, tvpfl iji.l.rv/ |,H ilia check from
11hr .iwt of fv.o'btii
! eh'. Sttiilif t il l t he 'vw more
J le-eoc i'e ttia'i hitsliiebd' IVgw Virginia j hut
j he liulicd whvti that p.'i.tlt-m.iii invcd tu l»a
period uf lire, be would he 'i|piliy i<-)>peiaU',
wiili him. Yet he did pofl'elj .t ttpipei, and
>’>dJ hfplciy it wlicii: oar Violated i itjits were
•the ftibjcdfr. MrJS.-theo alluded-to an auqient
• tutttm, who Wimc wont t.r dilcufa great tutuxa
| ! qmft-onstiwi'c, on re when they were drunk,
that they might.nut want fpirit, and once whep
, hrV were tober, tint they might not he detiei
j.'btin p-udetict. Ami he did believe,bowpvef
j othe; s thoiiel*t, th»t prudence required a tern
| perate ci'urfe, and that tbryonuht nbt to have
been under.thr.immediate iniueucq of pafiton
uhen-Htev took thic"? Icq'bon this occafion.
ThVtjusftirm wn now taken on the Tiling of
the romtRhtt*. ami «..uri«M., The aurendrprrtt).,
•igtred !o i:> com in Mire, were ad agreed to
without * dir u -a, (xqrptipg that making an
•ppiopriatimi for timber, on which tire .Hpule
divide ! — «lyr< m3 ; when the bill w«« ordered
toa 3-dreading to-morrow.
HARDWARE, IRONMONGERY,
.♦Ml
C6' T1. A A C S TO R£,
B R E A M £5* 1' o I, J, E T,
at ist iws or Pun jisvi, m.un.s « r,
UlC ilMOpio ;
li.mr r.,AM.b 'At W M
/./.*. ?,*>'•/, " cjfi, fy__ j
{ jAHIWASt, !"Of,„IOKC,,Vl l\,TIr.T ft, I
1 * w h" h t.iis :,e frtlti low for caflr. ft.,.:, J
;• ,djV •••’••**• •oj!t 1u,-kl. trrti: «„, • nteH, ‘r.v.V !
t s,-s„v.uil(..m au:1 ot;ier l;)<Kh:u)i 4 :
,Ue’ Ul'"‘ l!*e« Copper, a«d Copper bottoms'’• ft’i
: . », lr MS ora's ami Coppe*. Wire, b. :i,J> • --• !
CAnrt Mount,,,pi. .s.„ vT,,. ,r,<, .*.|
( .,les.,r M d-rmatual initr..;,,-i.>. . • ., , . . j
am; r.,C„| ri;t,»f,, beitr, wf)Jf. f.«, •’ n.d Vra--’ \
‘ 1
•few.?, : *?•*
;«n?S O'jv
'r: r vr,7 - ;' r irrs' -^nv.- • *. ,r.,.v
S;r«otl,r? WliVrrn,.r-SPnv,,-l-,
'• " 1 * •osi*-?-::,. Cloak I» py;r|
I N I.K r'.fl, H..r..vv, Ha-.., ... v
V:-*:* V" KartlettS old Fatr;« Nee.
- • . ’7 • Com:'-, Curry Comb's. P,uU.»n
■ TT'VJhijack
. . ' 1 • B.^or Strops, Sr. »;„* li„r
t • i tirirflicC-aT.insr loo^ Curriar's Knimand
sr -. l', . 0. fares and Cafes, Coffee Mills, Corn Mi'l
Sra:> Bea ns and weights, money Scale,, StcelvarVT
C -rf. Screvrg, ha:r and wire delves, vertical h -K
fccrperw. Mill, Croffa.t and Pit Sa.s/l^k
Scr. A s, Geima i Steel, weeding and .rarcen >).,V
ear.lu. Rakes, Sct.bei and Si.t.l, Srn» p. _
Gri n! Stones and Marbles, with a great variety‘,.f
tber article, in the above line, too tedious ;o ensue
rate.
— ALSO—
1°}:T Ff G",n P ,V'Vr’ a ,W ^""Jfltrs double
h,u”7 ‘w<ler' I ••'IT and Paint Oil, piinrs am! Pu*
7’. CJlaf., Glarlers l):a.norS beft
ri. •• I •'me, U rapping | wme, patent Wmdfor
|VI> r’l"V •-“•ths, a itw jtiece'l.m price''.
1,1 <^1 ‘ l;‘J y«l'or and white Plant. ;K | rt p „
4;n proof Cognise brandy, a lev/ Pip,., heft nV
! } ”*fc *n‘ h°r - *'n’ “,|J a !«?*»• l»oxes of Snauith S. - ,rs
n. boxes of I'Mea.i,.prime Pork, New-York mfp-c
tu.n, and old flint Corn. 1
Nov. J7. .
«p I m
r I 11 C. 1 N 1 A.
In the Chancery LijlriP. Court, Lc’c'en at Staunton,
JyLarub lermx 1807.
Between,
Samuel W. Barrrtt, p,,-f
and 1 J’
Wm. Hylton,fenr.'Wm. Hylton, junr. IV'e
hetah’e Campbell, Georg- ' i.awVance,
l.uke l-iernan, &c. p j~(s
( I Vi. S°t,0n, " Dcfen<h,,t* l>y their Counfe|,
ysw m Hay of the City of Richmond; the maftj
ki Chancery for the Richmond diftridl, •'•hereby
poutte.' a Connniflioner, who is anthorifcd aid direC*
H --rnrnc, Rate and fettle the account, bet««n
the ..n.it If an . the Defendants in this caufe. The
hud Comm,fit-,net m required to Rate particularly the
accounts ..erween the Plaintiff and the Defend int
Wm H.lroti, from whom he purchafed the Rich
Kerk Efta»e, to rake an account of the Linds s'iv(*
and other property, which ipp-mined to that eft Me
at t*.« time when the Defendant Foufl.ee and j
Hylton, J..M their intereft therein, to the Defen
d ot Wm. Hylton, and of the land, flaves and other
property, which now appertain thereto. And fork*
an account of the debti due, tod chargeable up.,n rJi:it
eflr.te, to tl.efatd DHr. dants, Wm. Fou/hce and In
toe, I -Hylton, and of .he debts which are yet due to
■*' y n:Le' p"r*°,1!,i arm were chargeable upon thef.jd
. fh te precoofly to the fnle of fr.me to the pfcj'„.
tiff. And the fii 1 Cnrr.inifltmier is dire .Red to nufe
report thereof to this court, together with any n.ar
tns fpcc tally tl.otvl,r pertinent by himftlf, or reoui
red by - ha parti., to I t fo flated.
A Copy. Tefle,
ID NPY j. PEYTON, c.c.c.
COMM ISSIONTII S OFFICE,
Richmond, November JO, j SOT.
T! e parties concerned, are defired ro take notice,
":,t 1 have appointed l-'.idav, the Sr>i day „f jalllu.
iy next ( .r carry im, intoi fle.fl the fore going ,ircrt„
m.;,,, which day, their attendance is required it rny
office with their pipetsand accounts, ready for exa.
ruination and lef.kmeiit.
Wm. HAY, m c.
ep4w
PITZWHYLSONN & I’OTI'ER
— lT.ivc 01 f'a/iJ, un exit if VC eljjirtmenl '/—•
L» J, A NII BOOKS, .Sra-ionary, School Bonk-., Mu*
1 t lie and Miif.n! i..liniments, Spectacles, IVn
Knives,travelling Trunks, iVc.
Book* Binding in all it lit .inches executed in the heft
manner. Nov. 17. epHD
HOLLAND LINEN.
JU1T RECEIVED AH ASSORTMENT Of
HO L L /1 NO /, INK N,
From 9/9 in \'2f pfr Taro.
BOHN *3* HUBOT.R.
Nov. 17. C|,7w.
rilli GRAND LODGE OP Vi KG IN 1/7,
Wilt. M-rr on Moxdav,
J)Ft.irtPR tip. I I'r/i vptr.
Wm. H. MT/.WHYLSONN, d. s.
Ricrvovn, Nov. 17.
RICHMOND TURNPIKE COMPANY.
/t it t/i-ff fi- rf />,- l>rr',‘!’r i t,f : f,til C.RUtfutty, da
■' 'Rt n 7.1? t'e U'.:h of (),lultt, i 807—
Oi. , MV rhat. ailSlratv* of dcliruj'-f nt Pfi<k.
* x K'lM'-r. rn th" foul r nfpjnii v, Ik fnl.hf mkIiiiii,
•i ■ ir.- front ilnoroftl'K IlijfU- Tuhii, intheCi.
ty ol Rict.iiu.ini, on Monday :Jip "!5fd uf scei mo.i.ti
a Co,./. Teflo,
N. SHEPPARD, Cf,ri.
JOHN ALCOC*.
• ‘"f-&*> f’ I an! the pji.'ic ct l.ir^e, lha‘ b h.rt
jujl active.:, anJ »> r-j-u t'.r.i/s?, rest door it nlrprr.
1‘r jfc-r arri K-.vcu-S’ tomum , „ he Flrt.jrrji! t t
M !•: R C li A N T) f 7, r;
co?: 'TIM- o» ti r rt>i.'.ori.vn a h rin a* •
r’ARI*: MTERfi anti joinert Tools, •V- n •ftcel
4 L.ocls andMinges, for home work ami cabinet
Ware. f !/•. rarrv on mp
C i fi!!'■!• r vry^/vrfacto nr,
as tifual, adjoining if » fre ir-.l’nranc.- ofSr.-, :• >.l b've
on ha:r! three thnuf.iml ifojl. rs \».>r-h <>i fiirm-.i.-i-, (Vi
**bed in rhe heft workman !i>r manner ;.tid iri the
newefl fafhion. Alfn, veimlfor Clta-;. ,. f wilt fell all
of the above "foods, very Juvr for cam, c,r ;-ra?J paper
ar a fhorr date.
scpi. 5. rrtr.
yusr jjr.cFTrr.n,
A Gl'NMIAI. ASSORT at l tt or
DUTCn BOLTING CLOTHS,
of si;’'MICK ri:c; r.'r,
— nm SAi.r i;v- —
J. Darmsdatt.
0<*! fiber f?.S. tf
GERMAN GOODS.
/>• 0 !■! N Iff H V R _Y K R
HAVE JOST i-.r.ctivrii IKOM i:irai;N,
.1 CBXCKAI. Atar.iirMBNI OF
G K ii :%i N G O o OS :
—c wSiirrw or—
O SNA BURGS,
Tick't’iiliuigs, '
Brown Roll*,
Hfiflians,
Dantzic Roll*,
Sacking,
C LAS S ir A R K.
Quart, j int, and half pint Decanter*,
Pint and half pint TumNers i Ali of which they
will fell on reafouable term).
N. H. I hev hive removed ro (he new Prick Tea
ncment, the door below JVlcffr*. Taylor A Brown’a
Vendue Office.
Richmond, N')V. C. fflsr.
FOR SAFE.
' | MfF half of a valuable I yitr or f ANT) ror.
I (ji'nt.y; JHX>nre«, in the county of Gvmchiend
about two miles cH. ve the rnurt houfe, cubed |.;r!
11 r. Cnm, and mi J »:n»s Hivfr j ore third (f
which m ftrime low yroutid*. Oil the f>it »f , , va.
Itl ihie Mcnufaetunn/ Mill and *Imuc I >» • fruit ten »
wi.h two pood d wi.il y hnufe*. Ac. Ac. d<■,
coni mod* lion will br y v n in th« j.iymi •. r4 , ,,f
which may be tnadr in .} el. and ti» vein*- Forieim*
apply to Hard. Couch on do y nil ’ , n; to
11.V.- •. NUR VT FF.
tf.
xnrinx is "R F.ftT GII'LX,
r I 1 1 -* 1 1 I’ • i f •< ' M Will l c prtfrnred to the
" m t Virj,., , Aflemhiy, |i, tnhnrd- the fld>.
*■ f f(t 91* - 1 ' i BR?l>Oh ovi,r l-'.Tiur.hv R ivert
Font Ne-v-CaX' :o the •pjofi"- fide.
JOHN At. SY1V3
I S«V*. I*/ eptf*
i MAS & ALf.r.U,
Aar orrNiM. ax xtrxxsivr as^jr i or
FALL X? F SIXMOS’ABLE GO SDS,
(-SdcJltd i>y oiic t*l rite |ur«tiei>,)
lirtil'W /a ill, CAAl'K/lr/* 7 .is.'i Rj/iyyPctM RtTRRil
L am /,■ i rf.- J ; . 1
—Anits’rt tr'ifmii ahh_
Br.s r Lnr.di.'i fupi .dint an ! ex r iluperfii & C’to*k*|
and fuporfiiie double and Angle milled Kerley
nirre*.
Patent Prince’s C«>rtl*.
■ Royal pafent Satiu VeNef*, ’ ,/
Nett Pint aloot.s,
Quilting*, Tnijenets, Spat-ilk, VT.mctlln, Orcadian
Stripe*, and rich riC*. - Silk, f. k Ouiltn-gs,
Black Florentine* anri Vtbleikitis h r veil*,
Gentlemen’s Vandyke*,
Worded, cott-m, (ilk and Anpnla Mole,
I.adle* gmtfe and worded tin.
Vi.un cotton A Need Clock* do.from 3-'J to 9- ftronsr.
Black cotton and worded ditto, '
Genrlemcn’s fadiioRaNe Itcavir and patent fi’k Hats,
Hrtk.it>*’ iird. drtr* Pwijpn,
k levant A; mduic Jac.yiett i;n!,«.s,
Sorcenmts. Cra;*-^ and opera ao.l imp-rid Nets*
•ta'iau Silks auri CI>/tiVay*,
Cambric* and Mi.Rios,
l awn, C’ritufnif.Neg, ntt Sf frtjjaM^ntlp, g-4 Si I-T,
Maroon* of ilijlVrejit cylnwrs, SplY-r Net lFafnini,
Re lt.-X I yufe .yid Bjrauchcand I iopfcts,
I.lilies bef: kid Shoes j * ' '
I.yruerick :>:)d York. J’ovvu Gloves,
•1 I lriOi Iitr.-ns, 3-< sl.tVr’ttgs, f on1- Fawns, anil
fontr it'iK IVaper.ind iJa.v.afe table Cloths,
Iri'h atul French CuVnhrick*/
Hrnfielik C’arpet* add R tips,
Co-'ir-.r-. :»;d*CV>K», Fls.tti-.-N, andr-ndy * ride Great
Ci a:- V -UieS. Purrnut Coat* •«».ISti'iti Ctaaihet,
Ac- Ac. Sr’c.'wliich they wHI tWiv<*rv < > v ibr radi
• i on ,i -koit credit to f*oo«l en.hrit.. s
0“. ■*:»•• * ' ' •> • ; rplmetsiuyy tin.
-KAI»J>. GQQpS.
X l C X A H' U J. I! o 0 X Z.
c*f
odk a i V o:t'*il 'i'ailiri sarinft* x-it.'s,
0. ir'.-n-.i .> s I . die.i Idle, rotton A wbi'rtt-d Ilo'eiv,
.ft1'; V»K- .h-r ed coibitrs,
t rapes * i> • ,1,,
Sarctfir r*.« t.., do do
i . • (Ir'iir* !n riu ' r'o For F)r,->ift.
; "O. !C:*>*»• ■ '
Silk & <"■ f'*, !«,•
C\>‘r >n in' ru,s,
C 1 i• r.» v Ujttix .
Me;; hi' Robti au<i fhort
l ‘rdRs,
Plain & £ nir» J R-n.N,
D’j (lo nnll'u r>'.'uCi..r.
.•% hand lor. ;...or .urn «.f K. «! ,ni ' * Ti r*>cco Sffcotri,
A lew j t.c <>l elegant ('.iflar and white too Jf.ml.,
An of which iie wi.i leh at the mad reduced price
fur rath,
OAnner lt>. tf
FAIL coons.
KIRB f, D!MKP. ;y fATf/VF?,
.^r.* boto > •.{,* Roi.t.A f tut /.enhnt
A I.AH.5K AN!' IM'OIr-U A. eRTMKNT Of
FASHION A Hi, lii O (> O OS,
f j/..' re; >1?. nr .< p.mi v •■« c*.7 .. a itt.cjr ;y
—t, *‘i b , re —
fONWJM fiiptrfJne On*U y
> K rleyirrr^/y ToHmersf ^uperur TeAHy.
Ot-titU-m. :i’.- !’ ir«rt Si k : r.( fir.v r Hats,
Children" . ['r.iLigr.r and Kr Heine do.
I'.Itg.tnt I .mu J’icijoHr arid Sewed imilir.s,
i'i» Rohr arid DreAri.,
C.'iourH.i (r.ilian Crape* for La.lie? D.'clTcs, *
S’Hc. Cotton and VVorrtnl Hoiery,
lr:!h J on. ns, I,ai*nt and .Sh*-eri,.g»,
d-4 CiVtton Shirting {very Jute,)
L illies Kid Shoes,
Caiicoe*, Camhrick-, Chatnbrays, Cotton and Thread
Lace*, Ac.
Andin daily erpedlation of receiving by :'>e TVo
icflrefs from Liverpool, a large jITorttiA ia of roarfe
Woolens, ftc. All nf which will be fo’.i very 5o.v,
* hoief.de and r«:i 1, for calh, or on a fnort credit to
pun.7ual cnflouitrs.
Sept. 30. tf
Ronm 3 .'inerting,
P'a'illas, ‘
J Pro w*'ii Holland,
i D<>»* I34, and
\ B’flcteld 1 .incut.
>
1 If’ n Linen; •ami Lawn*,
| Iriih .Sheetin'.*,
, {•i*n.i:ir Linen;:,
. •*ibi’»ii» Critinnv
Limit** m,d C...i.bri»t
l C :.-r.e:ir.p a d Hc-rrk