Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1802-11-01
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Mr.. WoLcoTT'S Addrels
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No VI.
THE Taft four items Of the committees
bill O. complaints, relate, Mr.. WoIcott OBJ
ierves, TO psrsisE,Iy srsajaesissf Of the late sd
minaration the 7h contains their attack upon
Mr.. Stodd-rt for The purchale Of the Navy
wards. As have left unnoticed every thing
which had been iutfic entity difcuhed for the
public inflrmation, before the appearance Of
Mr.. Wolcotts address. and as this refers TO
MIR. Stoddert's letter, for the explanation and
defence Of thi. mealure, | have only here to
remark Mr.. Wolcott's detection Of mifta&e
committed by Mr. Callatin, in ipeaking Of an
appropriation made by Congrcfs in March,
1901, respecting thefe fame navy-yards, &c.
The appropriation was made for the cxpcn-
ces ATTENDING tx "a gun fhips:" MIR.
Galstin fubftitutes the word completing, Ia
itead of the word at.sHihy. Had fuch an
error been committed by any oppoier Of the
prefent administration, all its vcnal preiles
would have groaned for tx months. with
bule upon the whole federal party, for sao-
thcr federal Interpretation and the Wor-
ceffcr " Farmer" with that legal scuteneis aud
accuracy for which he is 10 dilineuihcd,
would have repeated what he has already
told the world, that the refutation of one
nillaken charge nun be taken as concluiive
denomination Of falfliood in all other charges
by the fame party. Such proceedings and
fuch arguments we may fafely dfdain -
We fhali only fay that the cenlure of mfr
application of public monies, aledged by
the committee, fInks into ftIll deeper fhades
OF ablurdity when the fubje6t is conddered
after referring the proper word to its place.
The colt Of the Navy yards had been All ex-
penfe attending the fix Jas, bur not an expcnfe
in completing them. Mr.. Cslatin's miftake is
of very material word; yet am not deGr-
Gus of believing thar il was purpofely COM
mitted. II is hoped however that in future
bis ilatemen,s OF public laws will be more
coTrcf--sfpecially when the reputation Of
Respectable citizens is TO be Gported with upon
the faith of thcis accuracy.
9Th. The next eYe.forc to the committee.
is the pile of buildings erecte6 on the banks Of
the Schuylkil, which have been called LO5o-
yaio,y. though as they manfeft dtgree Of i'll
humour at the term, MIR. Wolcott gives them
the choice Of the terms Ayfsnai or Magazine
as equally proper to indicate their ufe. Tho
committee fay, they are in an uafajGed Rat. J;
which would naturally lead us TO tuppoic them
urelels. But this would be great miaake !;
For the import ant and necefary purpoies Of a
public magazine or arlenal, the buildings are
not undn1ied. That they we're necefiary no
one csn doubt after being informed that
Sjfore fbey ers7ed, there did nof exf ~ tie
Jniied Sfafes, f1gts pubic building, ase1bI6s b.
,ga sr tyarortOtiaa, in ppGia6 arnJ, military ores,
clothing and ether Va.1abe articles Of public reperty
could Be dePeftsi. ~ iefi a IaSa fb,a 1900. 900
4olgDI aPprqp,iafsd, IN I79s,Jor fbs P~ebst
Of cannon. fsaH arms a@maHifisa U military Gor.i.
4 sogfis,AJs Proportion Of Jlapiit suas rxdse
ted to be dyazon and atfAdlly d,sscr trsE fbs
,usrEst Of P5lz1slpJia and it, visiHiy ut hgF aAr
central masazire, aeesEAe b. 7Uater. zeai nee.gIy
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