Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-18
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Su,ive "a take neainfss for providing The
means ! bbt did it9ollow that the house
hould authovise them wi,hcue informa-
4ouan she tuhjeet? They should knoS
abe partieNlAib, they shoald askf for Them.
Did the hcusS hupw any thing aboatis Z
No. The eeNsisahan from Maryland who
Ad ju.t sp3ke hsd ssated dat no money .
hid actnally;bsen paid aud ysl the se-
eretary &c the aayy sta.es, kxplieitly
We have consequently, purchased IN
hat has been oEsrsd fSr sale alta reason.
ale price What payneut bus been
made for he purchase he shodid like 1 3
MI. q. .aidh Had ) o6iecdodso the
object ofshe bill ; bur wished % BE ena.
bledtto give his fun aud perfect approba-
ton to the measure AtPteserthc co1ldi
oniyIeive q half way sss.ut bat could
not say the whole course had been correct.
II amy reelection we're cast on this coca.
sioas it should De Oh the committee who
had rSpsrtrdahe bin.
M@;slK Aisscn saids the question was
rs he understood il, whether the Honse,
weald pas aslaw for defraying the extra.
ordinary expenses which had 6eenincur.
red in consequence of certain events.
fo him the discussion which had taken
place waathe mast extraordinary winch
he had ever witnessed,instead Of coming
forward and opposing this measure,
gsntiemen, employ themselves injpstif,-
ing their ceaduet on former DECISIONS,
and abusing the administration. ffihey
wishto arraiKntae L xschtiye. Oh any Of
its acts, let them come aforwardin 4 man-
" manner, and lay i rssolutiou.Sn the
table for the purposes and not, arraig1n
their conduct, while they SANCTION The
measure. This was the proper way,
and If he were dispieased with the adj
mili.tration ii Was the course which he
would pursue. Mas It fair for gentle.
mea Who approved It's eondoct, 10 pro-
pose measures which would cast 4 CEN
supe u.ponzeyery step which bad been d.
iksns Hsshonghs MOI.
file gendemepvhohad just satdown,
had said, that he wished no eoncealment,
he, wanted information. Surely FIAT
j eenJenanhad net read the estimate from
the! Secretary Of tbs treasury laid on
thEH tables fori ID shat he might lind
SIMPLE infdrmaliop 8 ii stated the very ar
Itieirs Tot which these expenses had been
| Incurred. fthad been said there was
| pb law 70 cover this expense; no person,
denied that. Was II question nateria
ID the House&hether they were pai3 for
ar not. or If paid fnr ~helher out OF any
! spassieular appropriations The prices
EivrG for the Parsicalar articles were
shown TO them there were merchants Id
! the House who knew what the price of
thsse a~rtlcles sbo1id be be presumed
that if an,pextraordinary ptiee had beep
| given, some gentleman would have
said %.
Il had been said that the President
should have called Congress, and NOT
hsse violatsd the laws Of hsz country.-
/ He thought this the CREATES, emergency
+ tkat had ever occurred, sud that We, were
nov better p.eparrdso deuide ON lie itn.
PoFtant question ofPsaee or wan, shan Il
the moment when the evens had taken
place which called them together: The
course which bad been pursued wouldbe
sanciianed by ell prudent men, and ifby
this course war had been averfed, the
voice Of the nation would approve IT.
The cases Whichlhe had heard cised did
not sppN. for hi the present case there
Observation-Disclosures application ofpub-
lie money whAt contracts had 6een
! made n nae moi knr ksr "a nn,,s.h