Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-21

m0tisn to J1H Up inc on On Lse 'aaOas es1e0,
Hshment.
Iur.. Msntgomery's speech concluded
Mr.. M. hoped his trust was we'll found,
ed; that the legislature, feeling the same
anxiety for the public safety 50 materially
promoted by this precaution, would dc.
clare that this was, what they would have
done had they been in session. He asked.
had the president of the.U. s. passed over
this great emergency, and failed TO make
these preparations, ought be not TO have
been censured fer a neglect of du'ys AS
these articles therefore had been purchased
because the in,eres. apd safely OF the
country required them, and the ezpepees
had been incurred for the public safely,
The house could not hesitate to give taslr
sanction to the appropriations.
II had been asked by gentleman ifoaa
Massachusetts, whether these articles were
actually paid for; if paid for out of what
monies had the paymsas been mades As
a menber of the committee Of ways and
means, he could declare that not one cent
had been actually paid. The president
had said, that he had authorised engage
NESTS for these articles: The government
was pledged for themj and the house were
as strongly called On by faith and honor TO
make an appropriation for them as they
were bound to do in the ease OF the Rarins
corps.
Mr.. M. said ii had been asked by ano.
ther gentleman, perhaps from Connecticut.
whether the ,:mber mentioned Tor &c.
neral naval purposes, or for gun-boais 90.
lvs A, this important Crisis, when hos
tilities were n,enaced, it had beer thought
pruden, to lay up STOCK OF simber for
building gun-boa;s and II vas accordingly
done; but in laying it up, Il had been con
.racted for, and prepared 10 sacti manner
as TO answer any naval purposes. Il our
differences should be amicabiy settled, sod
il wac nc, required that gun-b9ats should
be erected. the materials would still be CO
hand for the use of the navy.
1t had been stated, he believed, by a
gentleman from Virginia, that apPropria
tons had been anticipated /; that this was
not the language held by the president of
the II. S. or these the principles defsndtd
BY him 10 his FIRST communication made to
congress in 1901: MIR. NJ. said he. admired
the principle laid down by the gen'lesnar ,
appropriations shoHld ncver be anticipated
bu, in extreme cases. The prioeiple was
in general correct; but be vruld ask the
geusleman from Virginia. Who bad taken
this ground yesterday, if casecould not
occcr in which it might be depzsteJ from /!
Ee would ask any genilemaa, need there
exist stronger case than the present to
Justify such departure? He believed not.
They had been told by q gentleman
from Connecticut, thar 10 the manner in
which they were now acting, in making
appropriations. they were jssstiiying The
measure upon arguments resorsed 20 by
the former administration. Gcd forbid,
said he, tina; we should take any of the
principles Of the former administration for
our rule of conduct The presrntn sure
stood on firm ground: the exigeaees OF
the simes had justified The anticipation. and
mos the example of the former admiaissra.
sioR.
They had been told By gentleman yes.
terday, that our navy had been disgraced
by this outrage. True. if the officer OF
/ the degraded vessel, instead of a,ve,bal
answer from the mouth of his trumpet,
/ had sent metal one from the mouth Of his
cannon, she honor Of tie navy Of the u.
| S. would have been preserved. fha,
I.oficer and his conduct were naw under
inves,igasion; bat iron the courage, cha.