Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-24
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assto embrace the plan OF slnklnS oiuSAs
10 the hashor Of New York. lie considers
cd tha, re executive or The secretary OF
war. had acted correctly IN Recommending
"a The tAairnss Of the committee 10 have
5 this latitude given 10 the srec'heaaon OF
the obiecss al this appropriation. 4 was
truth, Mr. T.. said, ina, the corporation
Of he city Of Nsw York had recommend
ed shat mode of defence, aud he persons.
compasiup shat body cugh, certainly 70 BE-.
snppsssd, 10 be more competent Judges 81
he Be 81 mode If defending that city, OF az
least .heywsre better able ,o.iudge whe-
,herthis saode ci Swallowing me channeh
SO az rot to admis large ships OF war 70
spprcsci,sAe city, w6u'd materially isjaEei
the commerce OF ,ha. place, than any O..
sher class OF cieizers; they were cerraln!y
more ,tn diasely icteressed than any Q,
cher. ind since The corporation OF that
CRY had adopted The plan Of sinking blocks,
ia Inc ehannel. - par, ofshe system OF de-.
frnce. aoa submissed sha, pscposision &c
fhe president, il was undoubtedly proper
ID he house 70 allow thai cbjectso be en-.
brsced in the appropriation.
Mr.. It could not see that any alarm
cushtso be excited by this The secfsta.
" Of ~sr, he understood, had wrote 20 the
governor Of ths, state on the subject. -----
The determination would be submitted 70
the legislature. Ifthey withheld their as
ss>ns, by refusing so make tie cession, the
fh.uc was az an eud, but, a, this stage CT
the business. he conceived il was the da'y
OF shat house se give such latitude 10 the
effects Of the sppro pr;ation, IS TO eulbF ace
ihSt>ncde az defence, If il should be ulsi-
Emaseiy adopted. Mr.. t. said it was a
mode of which he did nos know that he
should himself approves bul he confessed
he was posa sonpe'ent Judge, and there.
fore wished the sublectlo be SO left sha, it.
could be ajop,ed OF not by The president
aud constituted authorities OF the state OF
New York, the consent Of both wcoid
be irccssary before i,coald be carried IN.
TO efIgct.
Exlhe gentleman from Massachusessf Asr,
Quincy appesredso ridicelr fhs idea OF
ehoki1s up the ha;bor Of New Yqss SIS he
had called il /: but he would iepea, 70 shat
gentleman, ita. the corPoFatiau OF that
very ciSy had Recommended sh.s plan ct
drfrrce. A corporation zoo, q vsaloritg OF
whom, a.leass, eoincided with hi,a. Mr..
>Q.l 10 politiesl ssesimept.
Mr.. Ubkcm observed, that slshough he
was net Gisposed 10 quibble on words. he
really though, by The ameudms5. proposed
70 the bin. The idea CT erecsl0g new fort.
cations was tosalIy excluded. Hs wished
the laneuag> OF the b.ll should bs soex..
pressed as 10 give the president power 10
erect new as well as 20 repair old tosslhca.
tons.
Mr.. Blount modified bis amendment SO
as TO read ssother forti6cstious ano works"
Mr.. Sloon said he rose TO give he com,
m;t,ee lsale information On this subject.
particularly The gentlemen from N. York
and Massachusetts, WHO were SO moch
ksiarmed on this occasion. Mr.. s. then
stated that dosiug the revolutionary war,
at the TINE the British army made 40 az
tack on Philadelphia, piers were sunk 10
The chanHsl Ct The Delaware, in direc.
ton suited &c The position of the fort, aud
chains extended from enc re- the other.-
This fortified The port above completely,
iusumuch tha, il detained the British YES.
seis Of war from proceeding further. He
barely men,ioned this historical TACT TO
take eff from the surprise which Fad been
manifested BY some gen,lemen at this pro-
posisioa-
The amendment was then agreed to,
ayes Sc.
Mr.. Blount moved to fill the blank Tor
the SUM to be appropriated Tor ionihca.
lions with tone uillion." Hlsfeason Tor
naming this sum was, that there remained
10 the treasury rnsxpeuded OF former aP-