Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-10

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Mediterranean service had eyipeel tia, la,a
vessels produced in that quarter more decisiy. ;,
fees than snail ones aud that Of the formera.
cription of vessels we had sufficient nunbsr ~
employed that one great OCCASION FIR swall &.
sells were removed by the permission of the s,,,.
of South Carolina 10 import slaves which sup-,
seeded tie necessity Of any additional force to "a.
train their iliseal admission into The Usins,
States; that this ADDITION to eur marine to,r.
did not appear to BE- necessary, iaAsaluch as III.
President, wb Sc congttuttsn.l duty il W.,
70 give inf natio, to Coagsess Of III. s.a.
of the uaion, anl VII, rnette! the ard
tore of the nation, had nor laiimattd bis lpi;ao
ofns necessity and that congress might be SUR
il be thought IT necessary, he weold not hesta,,
to apprze them OF il; shsr in al 3ting Iii.
provision of the bill, the hnus@ waa acting alto.
grthc. in the dark, as no estimates Of the expeuc.
lad been fcenished and not even committee an
pointed to.exsmne e;ther.tte prop,iety or expenc.
OF he mcssurc 1t was aIIedged that it BEGAN.
tie Legislature, IN the present posture of III.
national finances, TO be uncomnionly circumspe4.
New and heavy pecuailiy obligations had been
incurred, and tJae alo1e couit Shew whseher the
rate to mees them. That the secretary of n.
treasury At she opening OF tlr sessloa had spoken
OF the competency otour resources wi5ii a cau.ioa
which Ought to Impress the House with the ne.
cessify Of exercising the closest economy, unless
disposed 70 vote neY saxes. To this point this,
ntasate ma0!icstly tended and It became those
who are hostll- to new taxes, TO hesitate before
nd cd -11o 10,
The motion, Was on the othe. hand, opposed by
Messfs. Nicholson, Iluslis, K. Gliswold, ard hu.
ger. They observed that the bill under consider.
a1ion had received the saneilon e the Senate, and
il might be tatonaIfy rsesuned, that they had
previously TO It's passage, received Satisfactory
proof Of rs necessity that the INST section author.
ised the sale of The trigate Geeeral Greene, in
the lieu whereof, II was contemplated to bold OF
purchase two small ships that this measure there
fore constituted no increase Of The navy beyond
lis present Strength; that SO t@ as related 10 ex.
pence, whatever the temporary cost arising ffon
the building OF purchase, might be, the perma-
nent expe0ce OF the TWO snail vessels would be
greatly inf.ror to that OF Gre large one that
the annual expeuce OF tory lou gun friga:c wa'
lO4 oeo dollars, while that Of vessel OF sixteen
guns was only $4,000; chat with regard TO the
argument of gentlemen, drawn from wait OF
estimates, it was Idle, and as estimates had bacn
Furnished ar the last session as the basis Of adding
four small vessels f3r the Mediterranean service,
which amounted to 5000 dollars, which SUM
appeared TO be sufficient; If therefore faur vesses
COST $4,000 dolars, two would not cost more
than 60, 900 /; that with regard 30 the necessity
of these ships, Congress were the proper and con-
,titutional judges, tbatt was their spsc'a 4uty TO
provide and maintain navy, aud 10 provide ior
the common defence and general welfare OF she
United Stases, ard that the absolute dependence
placed by gentlemen On executive mandates was
unprecedented, anti republican aud unconstltutl-
oral that it became tie legislature 70 Judge for
themselves as TO the propfisy of 5hr easu'e, that
from the knowledge they possessed, OF nc state
of the country, and the extended sprdrz Of CON-
merce, abundant evidence was presented Of itsnc'
cessitY.
|, sas a fact well afcst;aiacd ,bs; for Ba'bay
warfare thele lDsll fhips were cminea'y uleiut;
that shat i-rvice yeg ired relief; so5 in cafe Of
aifsfeer occurring 20 one of our ?fefent fnall
veaels, il was proper TO be provided with others
that might promptly make good the deficiency
that the aeqnfition u Louiiana would undoub'-
eddy require fome nava, force 60 infure the coll
lection OF the revenue in that quarter and that
the aate of the Welt Indies abtalGtely demaudad
an addition of fone nlll ycfIes TO protect our
trade from The bargcs that were ftscd on; By The
brigands for purpoies Of depreciation; that 1t wa'
tatt tbst If the executive, at this momsnt, poi
fc.led one Of thof fhips, i; would be Immediately
fent to the Wet Indies that there were cthet
importan, purpcies for which theie yeGeis wcfs
wanted. The government had freqa>ut coca
fon so fend fpeciai enyoYs, on points NJ wait
importance to III. two great powers 10 Europe
Was il then faft or becoming the dignity OF me
nation 10 fend fach characters in a pHvate mcE-
chantman, fubjed to the iearch OF capture OF any