Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-13

uadsr The /ume geueralbead, and afterwards
throw himlelf on the wifdom of the le-
gilature to cover the expence, than to H.
create the appropriation for each fpecihc
Object beyond the necedary amount, or to
augment the contingent funds, funds of
all Others the mott liable to abuie. We
find however thar thele mortal enemies to
deviat ion from lpeciac appropriations have
voted as +" partial appropriation" onc
hundred rhoaEand dollars towards defgay-
lag the expenditure Of the civil lit mo
fpeciication) including the eo1tinge1t sx-
pences of the leyeral departments.
The prefent administration has gone
further. They have taken mony from the
navy funds and applied it to repairing
captured French corvette, in order 10
her being delivered up to the French Re
public. Nay, this has been done without
any appropriation at all for that purpofe,
and without the Ieat fantaion of law.
Thele facts were drawn from their iecret
receGes by tbs refolution Of Mr.. Grilwold
relpetting The Berceau, after hard Grug
gle among the nini&erialifs, between the
danger Of denying the information called
for, and the danger ofgrantiog. On ano-
ther location however their fear of meeting
an important que2ion fairly, or indeed OF
its going before the people atall, prevailed
not only over all precedent and proprietY,
but even over their fear Of the consequences
of {uch an outrage againR reaion, & over
their loquacity itlelf. When the federal
its called for ofici4l information on the
fubef Of internal revenue it was abiolute,
y refuled, and the majority, afraid of
diicaaion, fat il &C phiIofophic" ilence.
At the commencement of the felton, when
the party wilhed that an mutual number
Of the Preddent's msi'age and documents,
voluninous beyond example, ihould be
publihea, they declared by thair mouth
peice Mr.. Giles, that {" it was not. oeconp-
my OF information they dehred." But
in the courle Of the felton, they have refuf
ed information, contrary both to precedent
and propriety. They have repeatedly
evinced shat on certain occsiions even an
economical fupply Of information was too
much for the houle and the public. Like
ablolute mifers they kept it all for them.
telves. They had no doubt their reafons.
What they were, let the people judge.
As economy in the uie of the public
treafure is their great boat, the net with
which they are always filing for popula-
rity, let Us now examine what proofs Of
it this rspa5Ac0r congrefs have given, or
what their hrt felton, has difclofed. There
are various things which go under the
name of economy, and to the pra;le of
fome Of them this administration is Judy
entitled. There is telf-ayled econo-
my which ends in iols, waite and profufon.
Of this kind Of economy there have al
ready been proofs, and ample ptoviGon
has been made for more.
Neglect and folly often cali thenlclyes
economy. The former iometimes leaves
his fences in fate of ruin, ana tays he
cent q8oyd to repair or renew them bur
when his neighbours cattle break through
and deRroy his crop, then this kind of
faving turns OUT to be folly. SiniIavis
the cafe with nations who neglect the
means Of defence, until iome rapaciou8
conqueror levies from them untold MILL
ons, and rsvifhes away their independence
itielf. Destruction to fach a narrow
minded ECONOMY which facridces every
thing future, to the m.ferly fpirit Of lay-
ing dollars at the prefent moment!
There is another lpecies Of economy
which faves in the meree triAes, ina man
ner unbecoming the dignity OF fation.
and inconGaent with the views of an en-
larged and practical mind. This in iome
cafes is only a lhort-fghted, little-mind
ed uneafne(s. But when it withholds,
h,, Calfa ~ doubtful conf ruS3;onc of Law,