Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-07-08

enterprise. You readily perceive I wae
n0t favorable 70 sending an enyoyj u
s~cak nation must beg for It's rights; but
q strong one ought TO demand them. I
shase nofear but Mr.. Munroe Willreturn
wiih an acknowledgement Of our right TO
the port,of Orleans but who can tell
how long il win be before that right may,
be again invaded. i do notbeiieve chat
our government considered the shutting
of the porn, the unauthorized oct Of the
intendant. Mthey did, why send q pin-
ister. ID fine, If il was unauthorized,
could NOT the courtof Spain long since
have opened the portss 1 ask the candid
mind TO answer the question:
Alaw passedanthorising The president
10 hold in readiness, 20 march al mo-
ment's warning, &C, 900 militia, or 10 ac-
cept Of the service ofany portion Of them,
q volunteers. did not vote Tor the law,
because I do belieyeif 10 be violation of
the eonstitusion. That Instrument en-
pressly. gives the power Of raising and
suppoSting armies 10 congress, and do
nd believe u safe OF constitutional to
TRANSFER that power 10 the president
y any other person. If troops are
nttessary, eongresss ought 70 raise
them. tfthey are found necessary IN
the recess, the president can convene
congress. Besides this objection, Others
cooperated with me. Il Is wen known
that the mikta cannot be marched out Of
the United States, andno particular pro-
vision i made for raising volunteers
Hence conclude they win not be raised.
Therefore consider the law . pompous
nullity. s...s. "a 1. s. .s-..s5 ii
Various proportions were made from
both the republican and federal side Of.
the house on the subject Of the port Of
New-O Orleans ana both, in my opini-
on, equally insincese.
The republicans laboring by faint
shews to quiet the minds of the western
people, lest they might attemptto avenge
their own wrongs, and thereby commit
the peace Of the United States before the
result Of negotiation could Be known,
and the federalists exerting themselves
%. embarrass the negotiation so. as 10 de-
feat In object. I must therefore con-
clude, that. in the contest of conflicting
parties, already advanced too far IN ops
position to each other, the western peo-
pie have been neglected. For I cannot
imputesto any Of our sister states, the
wantof good win towards US. Ihave ~
ready said the political contest he'd gone
too iar. | explain IN this way under
the administration Of Mr.. Adams, the
republicans, then the minority, COM
planned Of the folloWing errors, 70 wit.
the constant increase Of expence the
thirst he showed for power, and his viii
lingness TO engage in war on slight pre-
'tenee.--Under the administration. of
Mr.. Jefferson, the leading republican
mem6ers have pledged themselves opay
the national debt In seventeen years, d.
ter repeating the internal taxes ANY
step therefore thar win hreak in on this
arrangement win be opposed BY the lead
ing republicans, because the wisdom Of
the president and accuracy Of the secre-
tary of the treasury, and their own fiscal
knowledge, il atstake. Every step there-
fore that tends 10 assimilate the admin
istration of Mr.. Jefferson 10 thar Of Mr..
Adams, whether It be necessary or not,
win be opposed BY the present maiority.,
The federalists. desirous Infringing the
administration of Mr.. Jefferson INTO dis
repute, will do al in their power 10
adopt measures calculated toincrease ex-
pence, and il possible, breed war, no
matter on what pretencea OF with what
nations so they may say, Adams made
peace, Jefferson made war, Early last
session, aresolution was introduced and
passed relating to the port Of New-0r-
leepss wherein il was declared that CON
gfvss received with great sensibility the
Information Of the closing Of that port,
&c. but adhering to their former pacific
disposition. Gc.--I did not vote for this
resolution, because, at . time when one
Of the best rights Of the western people
was arbitrarily wi,hheld from them, I
did not think Il proper 70 declare We
would be pacific. Of what avail 10 natl.