Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-21
C O N G. r T. S S
OF The UNITED STATES.
Housz or RrPRKsrsTATIvzs.
.Fnday, TanxAsy Il, 1909.

and an att making partial appropriation
tof the naval iervice for the year sos.
Mr.. Van Nris reported bill amend
a,ory Of an act Incorporating the City OF
Warrington, which ~as lead twice, and
referred 10 acomlnittee OF the whole on
Tucidsy next.
This bill ,propefcs the amendment to
he Incorporating ats recommended by the
city Council; and the appropriation OF
dollarssfor the etfablnhmsni
and furport of ichoois, and OF
dollars for city uies, 70 long as the pub
lie property in the city fhaliremaln ex-
smpt from taxation.
MIR. Van Neis alto reported a bill Tor
Opening road from 18th Street, &c.
Referred TO committee OF the whole
on Tueiday.
The houfe refolved itfelf into commit
tee Of ,he whole-Mr. John G. Smith in
The chair-on Mr.. Rurledge's relolation,
10 sxem3t fai<s Tm9arfixg arms t" tie
nc "a tbeir militia from he payment o
1atsss tlLrreon.
On this relolution an intercfing debate
s,toea which continued till near four O :.
clock.
1huGe who advocated the refolution
are Meiirs. Rut]edge, Macon, Lownde',
Bayasd, Nicholion, Dennis, Huger, But
Ter, and Gsifwold.
I,Aofs o5poied to it are Meffs. Daw-'
lon,. Randolph, Baeea, Euais, Mastoon
yIellbr,ti, ard Mitchell.
The iriends Of the reiolution furroFt.
Ia il principally 90 general principles !;
na,withRaudiug lis originaiion III the Pc
sulisr circumstances in which South Care.
lima was placed by the rurchsic Ct aims
abroad which fhe was about importing.
Trey declared the arming the militia OF
she United States an object Of the uia'oe
importance /; an Object not only recon-
,men6ed by the ordinary fiiua,icn OF The
country, hut llkewiie enforced by the pc
Collar crifis Of affairs. The militia had
been correAiyvden0m;na lhc'eatural de-
fierce ofshc nation, and alone couid Zen
dsra Handing army unneceHary. A eele
brased writer had truly pronounced an
afred nation ;nyincible and when arms
thould be put universally into she hansis
or ous militia, the United States would
be an armed nation. As thcle fentimsatss
were ;ndifpu,able. and as Gaze Of affairs
exiiicd no. of the mof p!csfant nature,
as there was no knowing the moment
when our n5oit Vulnerable pciuts might &c
attacked, inducements TO the adoptioil 81
the rcfolution of a temporary, were ~
peradaed to thaie Of permanent ccm-
plexion.
9wo. ohie6ions only were urged sgainf
the adoption. Of tie fsfosution; the hit,
that ,hereby a elimination Ct The revenue.
nigh, be experienced +; the fscond, that
il withdrew legitimstr and ncccaary
p.ctctsson from the domeaic r'anasattore
ofsYms. With regard &c The hFtf objec
tioa, il was slledged to have but little
weight. The qusntun, Of reveeue derlv-
.e.. IRON the importation OF arms was Ia
tigu:hcans; ard i, appeared by documents
on sile table tbst in .heyeSrs 1899, 1900
and 1901 not dollar he'd been received
~ffrom this fource. So trifing iacrihcs,
therefore, as this confederation involved,
was cpwoEfhy Of the regard OF the lsg'ila-
sure IN competition with the immsnie ob-
iscf Of aiming our militia. A good mill.
ia {, fem had always been eonfidetsd as
great a.fderamH. and had engaged
every Efiea The stteusion Of the leglila-
rere. But il was believed that until arms
~ere exciufyeiy PIT into fbe hands OF our
citizens no efsAual prosEion could De
accomplished ;,whereas WIKI arms IN their
hands they could be competent, under
ffsrc regulations, TO the complete deitnce
cfthe country.
Under the Contributions of the Uai,ed
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