Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-07
From Riffs Philadelphia edssffe. :.
Tgs Two RAND0LPHS!


HE late session of congress was oissin.
! goished by an unprecedented scene Ok up
roar aud confusion IN ths mouse o. fsepse :
srntatlyes. Several brief statements Oh
til. proceeding have appsaredln the dilfsr. ;,
ept oapers of the Union. The Nanoaal
Intelligenccr of the S0stuls. with q vi t- 70
correct any misrepresen1aslons wa ca hl,sy
have taken place has reported at fuli len gu
the proceedings OF. that day. As i 1ml'g t
5, be nrason,e to our readers 10 wiS. sthf onsa
this detail, we shall merely insert tue
speeches of taoss gelrtisaseis who appear 20
: have INDUCED most in the Iangaass, 81 e.
g9Ts.stiys4e B;aiagsgass The subject OF the
debate was the repeal OF the duty on1SaRs
when Mr.. FindlY remarked,
Though I represent district which.
suffers mare perhaps than any otasrSSia 9. the
s United States from the duty oa salt, yer
& confess rnysslf as,epished at the manner IN
8 which this bill has brtnhrcuSSit bsfare as.
: We have heard on a former occasion nlaeR
about cabiast. la this instance no cabi-
, net has been consulted !; but the measufs
has been smuggled in at the last period OF
the session. Are we sitting here 70 en-.
: barr IS the character & credit ofthe Q.-Ss!
Thought the measure had come IN on Cal.
s culation; out 4 6nd since that 1t is iounaeG
on misca.culation aud that IS part OF the
syssems TO throw the gauntsets 70 destroy
ans administration. Fhe people have ct
frred US 90 petitions TO repeal this tax
= What have we done The Mediterranean
fund is about 20 cease, and ltdsiProposea to
give up the SALE tax for 1t. This mode OF
bargaining this system of corruption
have always been averse to- II voted fos
che bill. because I thought II came from
the, treasury department, but instead o.
this IsGad il part of5a system 70 embarrass
the administration. I wilagree 10 CONT
nue. the Mediterranean fund, FORK ags got
at war with the.goyernmeut or any part OF
IT, know I am risking my PoPulari'yas
much as any man but | am not afraid OF
this as am convinced IN good cause 4
: sbsslnever suffer. here can be no good
argument for theunosiont TO adhere bat
desire TO 'desuoythe Administrations.
Mr.. d. K. WiLiams.- No man can &c
snoEe earnestly Impressed with the proven
ghial7dasy of paving respect to aga than
myself; ben my feelings have never been
more hurt than by the gentlemaa's im-
peachinga slls raesi1e Of those who have
acted patroiicpart. The gentleman has
-avowed the idea thar the conmittee of
Ways and Means have been ac,uated by
the view of embarrassing the admiaistra-
sion. I,abhor and detest such an imputa,
sion---- 49,
Here was a loud cry of order bysa nuHi.
Der of gentlemen, and among others By
MIR. Thomas Nj. Randolph. 80
Mr.. Fiadltu said be hoped that gentle.
man would bekpsrnistsd to go son. He
. wished those who were opposed &c the So.
yernmeat TO speak Out s
The callto order was again repeated.
Mar. ?. Randol5h-- u hope We shall adhere
10 our vote, and will give my reasous
forinaulgiag this hope. / do not profess
70 b. dwell acquainted with subjects of
6aanae as some other gentlemen on this
looy. But II the Mediterranean fand is
{. 10 be continued for SO short tine, 1t is
obvious that the Tevenue to be cleaned
from II will be proportionably small. The
Arguments of gentlemen therefore rebus
themselves. They-deolare that fehay want
great rereuue, while ssev acknowledge
, thai the continuance of this tag will e.pro.
t,uce out. a small one. Ihoptthat re shall
keep the MediterraaeanSfnud rs hostage
!. for the salt tax. If between this and the
nc xt session deficiency shall occur IN our.
ways and means, to meet the demaods Of
{ the govesnsnen,, 1t viii not be the first
timc, as know il will not be. the last, Ia
which ] shall step forward to vote d. supply
TO ases every honorable demand. If there
shalt be adefci, as there IS no season to
believe there viii be- r pledge myself as
one of those who will naeeeIt. wish to