Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-04
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FRIDAY, DEcEMsER q. ]

long as the subject OF the public defence
bad been before respectable committee
of the house, and as long as their report
was pending in the house, he had deemed
il .uoimportan,, or at least unayailpg IN
him, 10 cffer any thing upon the aub1scs.
Bus he felt necessity SO pressing that ne
could 40 longer dispense with IS, TO ofeF
some propositions 10 the house on Ibis;
allinporsant subject. hat Ueeessty grew
Oh, Of the. general opinion which appeared
10 prevail IA the house, that peculiar made
of defence was thc only one proper
20 be adopled. il asose TOO out Of
the enormoss sums which he had heard
proposed for that mode of defence; and
which, II agreed 30, We should, when We
wished TO adopt other measures Of defence
equally essential, hnd al empty treasury,
and be compelled to resort to the system OF
loans Recommended in the report Of the
secretary Of the treasury. He said the
Nilitia ought to be armed and equipped,
ready at all times 70 oppose an invading
enemy. lie had hoped, that some Of the
committees Of the house would have
turned thelra.ien.'on to this subject. Il
lad been said, tina. if a war took place, we
should have to contend with enemies on
our frontiers; We should be attacked by
the sayages from Montreai. Whether We
considered ourselves en- shc eve Of wsr,
or actually at war, j; beloved Is to arm tbs
natural defence of he cuuu,:y. which It'd
carried Us through dangers, am! on WHEN
We shaald always have to rely. Ineys
was snor!ser sublect on vi Ii 10 man could
doubt, and hat was, the fehase Of teld
/ artillery. Whilst our natgralsncmieswerc
known 10 be on terra lffma, we were turn
ing all our attention 10 dcience on the wa
ter. He con,ended, thar muskels 10 lie
hands OF our ciiiZens, and cannon On our
shoree, were the proper methods Of de-
fence. There was another measure, be
said, which ought 10 De adopted previous
to any step for the defence of The nation
measure Of justice, measure which
would not only entille US 10 success. but
which was eminertly calculated 10 ensure
it a measure which would unite all hearts
and all hands in our service. This was, J,
that the house should no longer permi, the.
nation 70 labor under the stigma of leav.
ing the men, who had formerly fought ip
its service, to perish inthe streets. With
VIVA, proprie.y could We call upon the youth
'-of the country to arm 10 It's defsncc. wheu
they saw their fathers standing at the door
of the hall begging for bread.
Mr.. Randolph then submitted the fol.
loving resolutions.
ResolUed, Thar provision ought to be
made by law for an adequate and com
Portable Support. ct such officers and sol
ders Of the revolutionary army as are
still existing in state of indulgence, dis.
graceful to the country which owes It's
liberties TO their valor.
Resolved, That proy:sion ought to be
made by law for aiming and equpping
The whole body Of the militia Of the u.
States.
& RESOLVED, Tha. provision ought to be
made by law for procuring formidable
train Ct field artillery for the seryice Of
the u. States.
Mr.. r. moved tha: these resolutions
be referred to committee of she whole
house on "Wednesday, which !, was agreed
TO, mem. con.
We learn from Milledgeyille, by gen.
.leman who arrived in town yesterday, this,
the legislature have elected I'm. II, Craw
1srd, Esq. 70 ell the place of the late Mr.. |
Baldwin 10 the Senate ofthe u. S.
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Capt. Whipple arrived al Savannah from
London, was boarded off Cape Onugal by /
a British friga,e. one Of a Aeet Of three
sail Of the line, and TWO trigates. The board.
ing officer informed that they were prepar.
Jog an expedition to burn one of the lng-