Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-21

them In the outlet, Gentiemen, tnefe arr
all the tranfatfions of thepaa sdminiffati.
ols, to which you can ilnpart the leaf
fhade of impropriety." They doubted e,
ven his word, and went to runmaging To-
themielyes or, were they apprehenhye
that the federal members would, ifoppor-
tunity had been given them, have proved
TO the fatisfattion of every one the fouls
nefs and falGty of their ordinations
Thus to hold up men, at leaf as good as
thenlelves, to obioguy, without giving
them or their friends a chance OF being
heard in their behalf, for long months
is TOO montrons it is worthy only Of The
mott debated undeffrappers of the faction.
To punilll conduit like this in any other
/ fiuation in life, | would fay
I'dputiu eve,y bouef b41da ay5ib,
/ /" 10 lab The rg/cals nekea thru The
war!a,,;
But feared Oh high as thefe people are, to
their condolences and their conaituents, we
will leave them. If they cannot feel re-
smorie, they mutt at leait feel as much tor
sture as could with them, in finding them
telves driven to 70 dread an alternative
compelled to mike fuch a report as they
have made, or to be 6lent.
Mr.. stoddert's letter is 70 complete and
Satisfactory defence OF his conduct in the
pnrchafe of the navy yards, that little need
be fai9 further on that fubjetf. True, we
find no law approNiating money for the
purchale ofnayy yards but will any man
diilent from the proportion laid down by
MIR. S. that the grant of a power to do
any particular thing, neceaarily carries
with 1t grant OF power 10 ule all law
ful means to effect II? The incidents pals
by grant of the principal" accslFouem
Je9aifar /uHm pymcipale. - There is no
appropriation for paying the wages Of peo-
pie who may be employed in building the
lhips. Where is the appropriation for
paying hire of navy yards for the building
of our frigates /? There ale hundreds Of |
incidental and contingent expences which |
are notlegalized Ivy being fpecifcally men
toned in The bills of appropriation, be- |
cauie OF the harosoiess pndenied acceptati-
on of this maxim; and if, as Mr. o1oa- |
dert ayers to be the cafe land no man who
knows the clearnefs of his head and the |
foundnefs of his heart will doubt it, y
/" more expence has been incurred In the |
improvements made on private property, |
and ufeleis to the public, when the fhips |
we're fnihed, and in the employment of |
lsborers, Whole fervices under different
iyaem might have been difpenied WITH
il, fay, thefe expences, which were IN
CARED under the fyaem of hiring navy |
yards for the building Of the few frigates,
exceeded the. FUN paid for our fix navy
yards purchaled for the United States by
MIR. Stoddert, furely he is jufifed before
his country, to whole jufice he has ap-
pealed from the condemnation pronounced
againa him by partial judges and from
his country he will receive not tame ac-
aaittal, but lively teltimony OF their
appreciation.
But the behavior Of tie committee TO-
wards Mr.. S. mutt not pats without notice
lat three o'clock in the afternoon of the
day preceding that on which they had
determined to preient their report, they
tent him note dehrlng to know by what
authority Tx navy yards had been purchai-
ed, Whit be was fecretary of the navy,
AL requiring an anlwer by ten ia tie
II eaoon of the next day. Mr.. S. did not
ilappo. himfelf in the power of the Star
iChambsr OF Inquihfiof', he fpPpoled that
salthoaghihe was to anfwer TO enemies,
thole enemies were gentlemen; he accord
ingly anfwesed them in feafon. Leaving
the merits of this defence entirely out OF
the quetion, let Us ak, would It have
been more than common light to permit
the defence to accompany the accuiatlon?
The lefs Satisfactory the defence, the bet