Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-04

ions which Re andt sfahlicans With
whom BE had actcd, had always consi.
dered sacred. But he was not adyoea-
ting principles which the gentleman from
Tennessee had opposed. He never re-
collected to have seen him ID opposition ,
ne meant to cast no such imputation upon
him, Mr.. IL. saidh did NOT mean TO
oppose the present appropriation for
though he should do il reluctantly. he
meant, 10 vote In favour Of il. But he
felt the same reluctance 10 giving this
ynte, that he should feel ID paying q
gambling debt toa swindler. He con-
sidersd the navy OF the u. States dis.
.craced, and be fell The same kind bf re.
luctsnce ID sppropriating money for its
support, which I master felt ~ paying
The expenses 81 an Improbable and die
Eraced servant.
Mi. Smile said, the gentleman from
Massachusetts had inquired whether
money had been actually paid for these
speci6ck articles, or were contracts lon.
~ made for them on this point hay
could not satisfy the gentleman. NE
thought the only question on the pasSage
Of this bill was, would the house cover
these expenditures, BY m appropriatioh
OF NOT! They had a right to answer
this plain question In the Affirmative or
negative but Il appeared doubtfal whe-
ther they would answer at .ail. He
thought he perceived from the questions
of the gentleman from Massachusetts an,
inteatioaso cast some iaputstion Of 4
nature on the President of the
United States ; or on the Secretary Of
the navy whether such eriminslity
existed or not, was not the question be-
fore the house. Il hadbesn customary,
whenever the Secretary offhc navy or A.
NY other officer Of The government, had
made Disbursements which were net AZ.
thorized. u cover them by an appropfia.
ton. This gu q ion, therefore, did mt
necessarily involve any inquiry Of the
kind which had been made.
He did not NEAR 70 paint out the pro-
triety or inpropriety Of the arguments
which gentlemen had used. ffthey be-
liesed that the conduct ct the executive
had not been correct, they would notyote
for the appropriation. II had been said
that Congress should have beeneonven-
ed Immediately il was true the Presi-
dent had q right 70 call them sooner ifhe
had thought the interest Of the coan,ry
required il but he had postponed the
meeting lsthe fermentation should have
subsidized, and.san answer mighs have
been received from Great BiitaSn to be
demanded which had been made for re.
paration. II he had convened hen so
early in the season - the month of Au-
gust they could not haeeacome here to
legislase withoui danger TO their healsh.
Mi. 5. was in favour Of specific sp-
propriatiops, and agaips. the practice Of
drawing money from the treasury with.
out appropriation previously made +; but
every gsn,leman knew that there we're
eases in which this form m lst be dispens.
ed with, and IN this instance he thought
the circumstances Of the case Justified
the measures adopted. .
Mr.. Dana perceived il was mot IN the
power Of the chairman ofthe committee
of3Waysa and Means 10 answer the inqui-
ries which had bern made, because he
would not permit himself 10 indulge .
thought that he posssssedthe desifed in.
formation and YET withtleld n. He tho't
that the want ef,his Infci nsticn
might ieadIoa misstatement OF facts;
and though Ne did NOT pretend 10 be 10
tie secrets Of the cabinet, he was in-
cliued % the opinion that : fun diselo.
sure would be more satisfactory to the
House, and TO the people 1fthis were
made. they would be denied the iberty
Of rowing at will, eoajscturine-as they
chose. But said he, are We n~otssailed
upon 10 grant money, and shall ne no,
know fos what purpuses Does the Pre-
fsident call upon " for an appropriation,
and shall we not have .ieasc 10 inquire
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