Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1807-04-20

SAID NAT. ~. tlldL LlEy passed the act
with closed doors, they never could
have passedit otherwise Shame alone
would have restrained them from SO
disgraceful an act, had they permitted
the world to witness their conduct.
And now, whether this tzOo millions Of
TRIBUTE had been sent off to France,
or Spain, or 90 somewhere else, no one
could tell, for Mr.. Jefferson had not
vet condescended TO inform us.
MIR. o. spoke in terms Of the most
pointed contempt of the manner in
which the administration had treated
the application of this city for protec-
ton. The last year nothing was done.
Neither Mr.. MuElford nor Mr.. Clinton,
our two Representatives, would open
their lips upon the subject /; and we
Witnessed the curious and humiliating
fact, that the cause Of the city of New
York was abandoned by its own proper
agents, to be advocated by represent
alive from Boston, Mr.. Quincy. This
year to be sure, our cause had been
managed by our own orators with such
extraordinary ability as to obtain
grant of $500 to be expended in the
defence Of the Atlantic coast from New
Orleans to Maine. a sum not suffi-
Gent t. pay the engineers for surveying
the coasts, ard h%ing upon the proper
sites. After, however, the information
had been received by express that tic
Clinton faction nd been humbled at
Albany, and had lost their Council Of
Appointment, the news struck such
terror at Washington, that i was a.
greed to divide the sum Of 100000 dis
originally destined for gun-boats, so as
to ALLOW 10000 dolls. oft to be UxpCn-
ded on the sea coast. But this is boast
ed of as a g,ant of IS much to New
York alone whereas il was intended
and so expressed, to be for any part Of
the Atlantic coast, and left in the dis
cretion Of the Executive, how and
where it should be applied but if in
formation lately received could be relied
on, not a cent Of this money would be
expended on Newly orI The inhaibi-
tants Of the sea coast, Mr.. D. observ-
ed, had always shewn willingness to
have the Western country protected,
and TO bear their full proportion of the
requisite expence how then could it
be accounted for that they did not meet
with equal generosity in return, but
from the known antipathy of Mr.. JEFF
terson to cities and TO commerce
Mr.. 0. lastly took up the Miranda
expedition and gave very strong and
affecting picture of our fellow-citizens
lying in the Spanish dungeons or hung
upon Spanish gibbet; their suferings
being disregarded by an administra-
tion,which had itself countenanced and
encouraged this very expedition and
which now descended to this treachery
and cruelty towards these poor unhap-
Ply men for the purpose of shielding
themselves from censure.
1t IS not in our power, as already OBJ
served, to pursue Mr.. Ogden through
one half of this excellent speech, and
we therefore must content ourselves
with giving a very faint outline Of it.
We do not recollect having ever heard
a speech more enthusiastically receiv-
ed. Instead Of the House of Commons
Hear him, load applause and three
cheers far that r. were frequently and
unanimously given.
Having finished, he handed the following
Ticket to the Chairman, which being read
overly the Secretary, was received with unl
common sensations Of depreciation.
FOR SENATOR,
SAMUEL JONES,
ASSEMBLY.
RUFUS KING,
MATTHEW GARRISON,
EGBERT BENSON,
JOHN TOWNSEND,
RICHARD VARICK.
ANDREW NORRIS,
ABRAHAM RUSSELL,
JOSIAH OGDEN HOFFMAN. &
WILLIAM HENDERSON.