Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-11
[wnoLE No. Ash

ticles were actually paid FOR ifpaid for,
out =of what monies had the payment
been made. A. member Of the com-
mittee of WAYS aad means, he could de-
clare that not one cent had been actually
paid. The president had said, thar Do
had authorized engagements for these
articles: the sovsrnment was pledged
for them |; and The house we're % strong
" called ON b faith and honor 90 make
appropriation for them % they were
bound 70 do 10 the case Of The marine
corps. I
Mr.. M. said II had been asked 81 =
mother gentleman, perhaps from Con-
neeticut, whether the timber mentioned
was for general naval purposes, or gun.
boats only At this ihpoful1t tfisis,
when localities were mcnaeed, ii had
been thought prudent 70 lay up I stock
Of timber for building gun boats and it
was aceotdingly done; but in laying il
up, il had been contracted for, and PIE.
pared 10 such ! manner+ as o answer any
naval purposes. H our differences
should be amieaBiy settled, and Il was
o required thar gun-boats should Be g.
rected, the materials would still. Be on
hand for the use Of any naval purpose.
Il had beer stated, he believed By q
gentleman from Virginia, that approrria.
tions had been anticipated , that this was
NOT the language held by the pre,idenk
of the u. 5. or these the principles de-
Tended BY him in his FIRST communiea.
tion made to Congress IN 1907; Mr..
N. said, he admired the principle laid
down BY the gentleman: approximations
should never be anticipated but ii 1
irene cases. The principle was IN nee
neraicorrect ; but Ne would ash the gen.
ucman from Virginia, who had taken
this ground yesterday, il aAcase co0ld
o occur IN which Il might be departed
from! He would ask ! gentleman
need there exist . sirongef case than the
present 20 Justify ouch departure . He
believed not.
They had been told by 4 ~eentIeman
from Connections, that in the manner ii
~hich shey Wers now acting. In aaaki6r
appropriations, they we're justif, ine ne
measure upon afkuments resorted Is s.
the Former adminisirstion. God forbid.
said he. that We should take my Of ~
principles Of the: former administrat;on
Tor i'll rule Of conduct. The present
measure stood on firm grouna he exi.
gsncies of the times had justified he 81.
ticipation, md not the example Of the
former administration.
Theyhadbeen told BY aEentleman wee.
xfdayrt ON navy had been diseraced
,bythis Outrage. True, if the oiScer al,
the degraded vessel instead Of ] verbal
answer from the mouth Of His trumpet.
had sent . metal one from the mouth Of
his cannon, the honour Of tie navy OF
the u. s. would have been preserved.
That officer and his conduct were row
under investigation bur from the 8
age, character, and patriotism Of the sc.
hcers Of our nasyt the country might be
assured, thar If occasion offered, they
would retrieve IL reputation
Il bad been said that the governments
had receiysd Two marked insults from
foreienpoWers he presumed one case
alluded 20 was that Of the Spanish minis
ter 5 ifhe was wrong ii this idea, ha
wished TO be corrected. This minister
began to show his Spanish airs to our
,homespun government he WA INFORM.
ed that . demand wouls BE made for his
recall. lfit should be thought tkatT am