Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-10

" narrowed the ground for ali who foiIow
him; his range was commemorate with
the extent OF his mighty mind AID with
the magnitude Of the iubjett; .a5jett,
fir, let me tell gentlemen that is perhaps
as awful one as any on this Tide OF the
grave. This attack upon our confsituti-
ton will form a great epoch in the hltso-
| ry of our government. In the important
changes we read of in the lyGems Of other
governments we find fome pu5iic benefit
to have been intended; fomeehins p!aaG-
bic at leaa was offered in publication.
But here, T" when we arc in the full tide
of experimental fuccefs,' a revolution
commences without any neceiIity or pre-
tence. 1t is not to be pfeiuned the exc
cutiye has been melted to this by the pal.
try confederation of faving 10000. dolls.
He has proved by his expenditures dnce
| the fourth of March that our nation is not
in great want of money. The fact
is, fir, that 70 good was the management
by the pat administration of our flcal con-
Germs that our treafury overAows with nc
ney TO shis caule may be afcribed {ome
of the great expenditures made during the
recels and which to me appear to have
been perfectly ulelels; but perhaps they
were not 70. Although the lenate laf
felton, appointed minifer to France; i'm
lnediately upon It's rifing the executive ap-
pointed another honorable gentleman (who
now fits near me) envoy to carry over the
treaty although the French had called in
their CRITTERS, and for US it was time of
profound peace, this gentleman was fent
over III a man of war at an enormous ex-
pence. If gentlemen will look at the
printed report of the fecresary Of the navy
for the lat year of money neceaary to be
appropriated, they will read in page 81,
that the expences of the flip Maryland are
efimated for year at 57,z69 dollars II
cents. The Maryland was ieyen months
in carrying our envoy, waiting his orders
and returning to America; and for feven
months the cxPence of this flip would be !,
tbiry-tbrse tb0gla1l fasy hundred and f.
v<n dollays. Perhaps all this was wife
and necegary on the part Of the executive.
barely fate the tatt. Another which |
will notice is, that without waiting for
the final ratification Of the treaty, or for
Congrefs to make appropriations for its
fulflment, the executive had the lhip Ber
ceau repaired to be delivered up 70 the
French government al the enormous coz
of 10000 dollars. Beiides this, the Of
fcers were paid when at Bottom, fix dol
lars per day. How does all this agree
with afaiiing the moR precious part Of
our contribution to fave little money.
But if am under any deluGon ana We are
not rich; if We want to fave and mutt fave
money; let US turn 10 iome5hing e!fe; let
u. begin with ourlelve5. The fpeaker Of
this houie receives twelve dollars day
give him fx--we receive fix; let US be
content with three on our hdc we cheer
fully agree to this Reduction. If gentle
men will look at the catalogue Of expenccs
under the head Of {" LegsQatare" they
will find number of items which if fun.
med up will amount to 193,47o dollars;
let us retrench as [ have propofed, and |
fave to the nation one half Of this fun we |
will in doing 70 fave nearly 10000 dol |
lars year.
Sir, gentlemen may depend upon it the
people of this country are too intelligent
TO alcribe this naeafure TO the mere de- |
fire OF faving little money they will |
view it as th3 vengeance of an iritated |
majority.-I conjure gentlemen 60 ceIe-
brate their victory by more harmless
fports.-Let them triumph over us, but
not by imnolating the contribution; let
them beware that in erecting triumphal
arch for the celebration Of their iucceis,