Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-01-20

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lin our face. He wasnos disposed to tr'. :.
lumph thosgh he had ample cause ;itWoala
be no gratl6ca,ion TO him 70 tEiamph 10
1.-THE disgrace of his country.
/ He had had, he said, no hand 10 nose
..ac,s of omission o. of comtniss' on, wniea
had brough. as to the present disastrous, re.
state. He had expected, had tofe'ola' tue
| danger Of losing the Delta OF tao Miss's-
sipvl. He knew not wHo the modsra "a.
itaine would be, bat expected tiers woa'a
be SOCK vet the house seemed Ia STATE
of indifference or inseasi5i!isy, or were SO
scons nical, they wanted greatness OF soul
enoagh 70 afford the purchase OF key 90
secure their strong box; they pursued
narrow, an unaccountabls policy; what
would have been the feelings OF this hesss
Iif the British torccs.we DOW scouting
the lakes, were along the 45ih degree OF
latitude, within oar frontiers! What, II
the British minister had been ordered home,
and his court had con.iaued hiM here
stuck hina under the nose OF your essen.
tive The feelings and the measures OF
This housa would be very different iroE
what they now are they would be what
they ought 10 be nav, but VIVA. they are
not.
| The resolution had been said to betray
want IF confidence in the executive he
must be iadulg-d ia she cul,ivatloa OF
I,seeptiesl philosophy he should iusgs in
politics as 10 religion, BY works aot By faith
he would no, mortgage his conscience to
the executive ia that manner bat tine prin.
clple was wrong the house we're entitled
to iaformalios il was their duty to obtain
il.
. iMr. r. here adxertcdt to bill that moment
received from the Senate, increasing the nj
Gtary peace establishments Itwss of no con-
sequence whether a force were called CT the
war establishment, OF of the peace establish
ment, provided the force were efficient; nss-
ny gentlemen seemed really to increase the
heace establishment for war. He should SUPP
pose that for fleece establishment the fewer
Insn the bettsr.-He wished en- efficient rsgu-
lar force, not a shew Of one without the reaii-
ty /; not merely Ji'ftses eonsunere, but to do
duty--He had as much confidence as any gen.
tIeman, in the militia at home, but not abroad
The militia Of Vermont, Or Of the western
states are no more fit TO defend New-OrIsaDs
than, The Cape of Good Hope, if suddenly at
tucked.
MIR Smile was opposed to the resolution
be considered the conspiracy, if any, as o.
ready crushed and the country in no dam
ger.
Mr. Eppes was Of the same opinion, but to
satisfy the public, he hoped the resolution
would be adopted.
For postpoRing 3S
Against it SO.
Mr.. Thomas called for division Of the re-
solution divide at the word g states"
Mr. Early moved that the house adjourn.
For adjourning 40
Against it 68.
A pcstponemcnt was again called for.
For postponing 4S
Against it 68.
The ayes and noes were taken on the first
part of the resolution, and were--Ayes 100.
Noes ID.
Mr. Randolph amended the second part CT
the resolution, by striking out the words 8 and
proposes to take"
Ayes and noes were,
Ayes 81. Noes So
A committee was appointed to wait on the
President with the resolution, and the House
adjourned till Monday.
The discussion of this resolution continued
TIL candle light. We havs merely given some
OF the larger benes of the skeleton Of it more
will be given hereafter.
-~4aze <s.A--
FROM THE PEOPLES FRIEND.
With chaos and blunders eneircling my head
Let me ponder, and tell what / think of the
dead