Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-15

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mediate. =. been alledgcd that the m,ll,la
!! ", ,.s been competent TO deiena she
soua H Bn, this could not prevail on
frontier. don the measure, as could not
n n..t i proper that shs militia, even -. !,
ih'ns s., = shoald Ds forced out into SO
s0i slstby 4 service. The resolution sm.
uunea.'n other idea but that the standing
b' as'a = ,h,t quarter should be strengthen
lofs' + ! considered this safe and proper 70
g. ~. provision for cases when mlgn'
mas + I could no, believe that the militia
'TlsI q :. competent TO defend the country
g We are TOO remotely situated, and the
ihsy :. 700 sickly and the only just cal
r0u ,',ao was that they would have found
u' ;' graves there. Il was not commended
~, : large army was necessary; but that
"s "o,,ll Be requisite 10 case Spanish troops
.ho,M be superior to ours. to raise lew
.rb,,e are the reasons that induced me
no,s for the resolution. had others.
8Iy, were Informed of the necessity of
q sas;oo ) ldi,ioal laud batteries, Of putting
0or Morris and harbers in state OF defence,
and Of building an addiuonal number of
ran boats. II these measures were CARR.
led into effect, / thought, as militia would
rot he competent TO these objects, Il would
h. recoisits 10 have an addition made to
our troops. Under all these circumstances
n | was in favor OF empowering the presi-
&drn, 10 raise small cumbsr OF troops.
q Bnt while I was IN favor of this measure,
u was as strongly opposed, as any man on
Z, his aoor, to any thing like large stauding
8army. Twill never consent 20 SUCH mea
sure without al urgent necessity tor il,
j Twas OPP ossd TO the measure adopted
5by the house 90 many grounds. itsppear.
Ned by the report of the secretary OF the
|&reasury that there was nor in the treasury
more than surplus million of dollars. |
considered 1t improper. when we were
.&hrateusd from every quarter. to lay
magic hand on the two millions aPproPrl.
bled, to anticipate the receipts of revenue
by million of dollars, and thus drain the
treasury when money might soon be want
ed for the most urgent purposes.
Twas cppolcd to II On other grouad. /. did
pot appear for what purpoie it was TO be applied.
1T is true, heard one gentleman FAY il was IN
eorrefpondence with the lecres wiihes Of the Pre-.
Gdens, but Icould pay no regard TO thar dcclara.
sion. We had before us no communication either
public or private, whish declared that il was Ell.
sher win Spain or France thar the negotiation
was 10 be carried on. Nor Rad we any reafon for
entertaining the idea thar the two millions, whe.
thcr they are gone or nos, would make one far.
thing difference. |, va, nscefary for me, vot.
ing on this cccaGon, to Zee she nsceiIi,y and pro
lpriety Of the meaiuIe. We had been told in the
mefage Of the Preiident that the negotiation
with SPAN had come to an ii{le, * that iGue was
not favourable. But we had received no irfor.
lcasion that Spain was diipoled to adiaR her diff.
ftfsnccs with US respecting boundaries. We had,
ION the Contrary, different int,mation. Neither
PAD We any inemasion that the contemplated ne
gociation would be agreeable to Spain, or to the
President OF the United States. Was il then
proper sor the HOMIE or myGeIi TO vote for appro.
F'istns two millions ofdoliara for theLord knows
|@aa', when it neithcr appeared from any COM
Pnnnlca'ionirem the Prsd5ent or from any other
ethtlai iource, to be deGrable. IF VIC haa had
Fach al 1ntimasiou Som the PfeGdcE1 what fccu.
F0Y was there thar the negoeiasion W ud have
|ceen mace and | sm inclin.d 10 believe iha, /
mould have been oppoicd TO rs having been en-
gl go pom. Nhss gave rife TO the tirR pa chaft?
IA &C figat Of denote e;n,,l,,as H. 4
peer iefu led. Its we'll known tAat a conGdera-
PIE number OF v,Gela came down The MiGilipp;.
winch from their peculiar construction could NOT
'[SSa Inc ocean AID thence refaltca the nccefity
:. place OF dspoGr: The reeusal CT tha, right
p''r ga7c fise to the idea Of parehsfe. We got
i sAslnon OF New Orleans and of che riyes, and
=, SaHa ourselves ALTO P 81 lled OF "trip of land on
S.lss noe Ct &, after having thought We had
r'S,.A'sa welt Florida; and when I find inRead
N',' We have been iwinaled out of our mo-
LIE au unwilling to aegocia:e again. and
I ''s away the public creature