Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-09-24
Frsss The NssO 7;ors Eysnisg Post
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NO. VI

49, Id our k1st VIC nave $3.50 N'ss> r.
his Official message that was to 60 up0f
the journals aud before the public, boassiRs
OF the state of the public treasury; telling
as exu,tingly Of the millions Of the debt VIC
had paid OF, and OF the millions OF surplus
that still remained to. meet every exigence'
I we have seen him afterwards, however,
By one Of his puppets asking congress %
SECRET manner, for the appropriation ol
two millions of dollars, and a grant to siia'
effect, for the purpose of enabling hln 70
treat with Spain, BY giving this money as
I doceur to France. This We understand
20 be the result of an accommodation be-
tween the president and monsieur Ihnreau
the French minister. We are perfectly
aware that the voting Of an appropriation
merely, farGrom sup?ossng al empty srea.
sury, snpposes a full one or, as Mr. JET.
ferson would say, arompetrnt surplus, and
as he would iuFihe, in this case say, 1.-THE
surplus to be competent must be consider.
able. {" But the motion Of the mercenary
match did~nos stop at equesting 40 aPpro-
priasion, il alsorequessed revenue. Along
with his motion for the two millions OF tri-
bufe money, came the proposal that the du-
ties which had been raised for the purpose
: ofsproyiding a fund tor carrying on the
3 laic war,wish the bashaw of 1Iipoli, called
: the Mediserralean fund, should've conu-
! nuea, although the war was ended. lh's,
thrust bs admitted, is nor quite so easily
reconciIeable with the accouut giveninthe
message of such a power Of moaey 10 the
treasury. Here is not only call for the
important sum al TWO millions of dollars,
so enable the executive to meet certain con.
tingcneies, but il was thought necessary
20 cali for il in conclaye, and under a pre-
sence totally different fromlshe object.
Perhaps no one trick that Mr. sifefsoa
ever played of on the deluaed people, has
acquired him more popularity chan thar OF
always making them believe they had 40 o.
verfowing treasury, owiag toe 10 his eco'
nomicaI wav of managiog our public affairs.
Mr.. Randolph, during the last session,
blurte6 out the real truth he said the adj
ministrasien had been fading on federal
capital, ADD that whrn that was exhausted
the treasury would be bankrupt Mr.. JEFF
ferson has never ceased to boast of its pro.
.sperous situation, aud tokce7 up thu tarce,
we see he has already been obliged 10 OBJ
sain money Of the nation under Z false pre-
stences''-a transaction which might IN this
view of il, be Justly branded with avery
) harsh epishet, bur We viii in decencyspars
sSis.
Whether. Mr.. Bidwelps plan Of raising
che money was that which the secretary Of
the treasury informed Mr.. Randolph she
s had provided as he hid been directed we
know nor. Itis,, however, not improba.
bic, since Mr.. Randolph told The secretary
he considered the whole; proceeding as
highly disiagenuous, and added, he was
extremely disgustedwi,hsii Atany rate
the motion appeared so extraordinary, and
IN SO questionable shape, that il was re.
jrcted.
The next thing that came before the
house was the reportof the committee on
she message. This report, though in
strics union with the Official recommenda.
,tion of the executive to purthe country ia
"a statesof dsfence, was rejected by dlisci.
plised majority and then once more
came up the proposition for the apprepria-
bsf,on of TWO millions for the purposes Of
Foreign intercourse. The avo5vcd object
being TO enable the.president TO open a nc.
sgocia,ion for the purchase Of Florida, Mr..
Randolph accordingly made motion to
con6ns the appropriations to thar object,
which was agreed 10, and a bill ordered 10
be brought IN accordingly. Things had
not been sufficiently arranged before hand.
When the bill was reportsd, however, eve
~ puppet stood ready to obey its proper
wire. The house resciuded .its:votesfor q
sPecihc Ppropriatisns ADD instead Of guard
ing the bill 10 apy manner, the .wo millions
of money were voted aud sheswhole placed
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