Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-10

III at tAis. time but if otherwise,
' .so,,ld be opposed to it, because the appfo-
IS $500 sss for this object would shew whether
lev were prepared t0 meet enc essA'gi -
or not, Is. c,ron,itfee would
to fill the blan:. at this tlIls' % -
sf,sv cot further Information. fle 49, 20
~ ~ sno,t;.,,lar statement Of the exPenSS %
: !, s;;c,la part Of the system ei 81, e
thai nigh be iot
m air pofss and hlsrbors ~ 8 STATE q &C.
passa' MN, s have 4 considerable influence on
iyass' - - tl, ON Of peace Or war;
.ee 8, I've tlst influence on his mind.
= 49, -, e., i, New York had proposed
Zoo dollars, ei .,.ls !, s
lsss il ought tobe y thes s,aoi,1sp ~
- so,usion as it now steos they pisaseu 'lic'li-
Lies to tac people to witiAsaca sum- . AZ
-: yl,t be commensurate with the o0lecl. : nc
e,as5s from Pennsylvania bad SAID some
sh;.s,7 NTH, regard to the cultivators OF the
al s,;;f n,,st he known TO that gentle that
essr, Part of the community was entltled to
,>rra,ssss,r, tie custivators Of the soil not
moro -t!i..l any ether. The mercantile class
w.sse. as slle gen;. elnan had said, the hand OF
the co,nin,l,iitv, anu equally neceSsaryto the
pootlof the whole. It had been said tnat i
75o, 300 dollars were taken Tor tnc pare wasls
of Notifications, itwould not leave enough 1or
CHG. parts Of a system of offence or aeScnce.
Mr.. G.. sid The only question new 70 DC con-
s;,erss vas, would the5 resist the insults and
spoEs Gus of foreign nations Lesus, sad nc,
rls,,jye ,tc,y, resistance andif we determine
,,n,r tAaS, TIE. in the treasury shouid nave
no influence upon us. as TO the extent oi onr
operations.
Mr.. W9thsreH thought, from what he nae
heard tAattie chairman of the committee na s
proiuced to the house every tact Witpii ms
power. When the. secretary OF WarsWas M
sitad TO an interview with the communities MI.
w. himself asked him. X he. could say WhaS
specific s,sI.:s were necessary tor speeiHc
noists. he answered, that he. thought. 1t was
impossible te state them, Although he had
t.kcn every possible means TO enquire INTO
fine expenditure witch might be necessary,
vet wisea tie engineers came TO work upon
The fortilicatjons, aheir views might vary nom
lis, aaa i. MAS impossible to say any thing
near the IsSsEsse sum but that whatever SUR
plus remained from one pal~5night supply the
deficiency ia aaottscr his was-ail the lntor-
&raatioa communicated to tiecomnlttee. He
& Sereiore Hoped the blank would lot be filled
Ms now, as there was no INN aiate necessity
$ios il, and itcoallRe dene more properly IN
Etae bill.
Mr.. Quiucy salG the reason given sbg the
gentleman from Vermont was a very good
zone 70 shew why the appropriation should be
general: Bnt the committee would perceive
B and col. slider whether it was not absolutely ne
cessary, in order TO enable them to do justice
i, this vote, that there, should be before them
Il caicHIati from eti cIaI sources, such an one
8 as might heresftersBe referred to, Nitwere
not in the potser Of the secretary at war to
give a full statement, such an one as was IN
his power. He made those o5seFyatons, that
some gentleman might, ifno other gentleman
did, lie wouldrnoye that the cornnEtee shoulf
rise, in order to ask for information. He
wished every port in the United States,dafge
and small, to have its portion of the money
expended he wished all this money should
be laid out.well, aid that every portion OF eur
citizens might know what protection they were
to receive, and what they might expect.
MIR IGamadee confessed thai. he was
opposed 10. filing up lhe blank atprssens as
recommended by the comnltlee, without
n further information Bs therefore. eaqulr'
4 ed whether il would he in order 10 this
stage OF the business to move the previous
4 question whether tbs blank should be~flled
or not
n From The general objection that appear
4 ed Ito filing the blank at present, Msssrs.
\ Gardeaier,s'a Masters, and Blount, withdrew
the respective SANS sney had proposed
i sn,l
The resolution wssthsp agreed to With
oaf a division.
The second resolrsio0b being upasE con,
federation, -
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