The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-07-28
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he excitement Of deep and darab]e
nItchief. At tine houFe oF ca3caia
Dicky, ne complained Of the Thirteen
Ieftef5 publilhed iometime before the
by M, Findley. fIe lwore
thar they contained lies againll him.
His landlord replied, that he believed
their contents TO be true. Such fool
ifh demeanor, of which MFR. Hamilton
Afforded MARY examples, would have
been fcarcely pardona5le in boy
Another trait in the colonel's conduct
deferves attentive reflection. Ihe mo-
ncy for defraying the -expence Of this
army was fppPlied by hiru in dire9 OPP
potion 20 the conltltution. That IN
itrun,enr, article i. fiction tx. claufc Vi.
faYs, that no money ihal be drawn
&C from the treafury, but IN conicqusuce
&c Of appropriations made b. .a.y. y
There exilted 5 Itarute aurhoiling the
PRECEDENT to call out the militia, IN cafe
oF an inturrcGtion; but by an overliehs
in flaming the law, he had no power
10 take money from the treaiury to
iuppCrr them. e The iaoHies drawn
& from tie rreafury on that location
e (the weacrn expedition.) were PAID
g out of : fund Appropriated for ekber
& dia,ncf p&rpoE,s They were not
& drawn, agreeable to the contribution,
in con1equence Of any appropriation
6 made by law II might DC defect
C in the law, authorizing the expence5
g MOTTO have provided the means; bur
81 that defect hould have been relneded
e' BY the only competent authority, By
convening congress" This o,nilIoD
n the law hews the n1aiterly isIle in
which our aatutes are sometimes com
poied.
1.-THE bombardn1cne ola Bialh act-.
Or the diiembarlLation Of q French az
my, had otletr one moment to iparc,
engulphing necehity wo,iIi i2Itly have
luperceded all forms, and yindicaled the
irregular abltraGtion OF million Of dol
lars. Yet even in thae caie, the pref
deat, at the next meeting OF Congrels,
oughG 70 nave eXpLincd AMI apologi2cd
for the nleature,
But no luch i;uniaenr danger had a
being. There was ample time 70 nave
atltmbled congreis Neville the In
ips6tor's holle was burnt on the I7ra
Of July, i794. The Grf proclamation
by the PRECEDENT was ifuca On the 7rA
Of AagUlt, and the lecond on che 9Th
OF September following It was hot
till after die latter date, rhar she n,.ria
ss,s,-. CrieraJ p, ~,ror-+, ~
weeks intervening between the tno
proola1aaiioAs allowed t9il cine for A.
lenbling the legidactue. OK this Mr.
& dams hath afforded an inffance, ii rlc
FRI felton, Of the hsth coh9reis. Ia
i1ead Of this legal and practicable inca
fare, The PRECEDENT and Mr.. iIaDiicoa |
walked itraighr through the c2ndiru- /
ton, through the privileges Of the |
and the duties o. chejI own
Offices.
IF congress Had BEEN previouly called, /
the very report Of their ATTENDING
would have truck mortal damp into
chis ihoughllcls rabblc, who had neither
plans, leaders, nor relources. The To-
lerairy Of the fep vas flre O making
z comfortable imPrcHon Tme would /!
have been gained alfo, for more accu-
ra,s Information; aHd as the ffTecn |
shcu1and militia, who dc march over F.,
the mountains, never {av an enemy, it !
IS to be .uppolcd that FIVE rboufand
could have done the oufne5 eqnaIly
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