Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-10
co N G r 8 s S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, NoUem6e,. 80.
on The repsrt ofthe committee. on
aggressions, recommending Gbprofrie-
tons for the defence of our. sea1borts.
CONCLUDED
CONCLUDED J

Mr.. Smile observed from what had been
said By the gentleman from Nsw York on
the .ubiect,s he,thoughs .he hous you'd
NOT accommodate him with such asun as
would please. him. When the gen;lemaa
contemplated such grea, preparations Tor
Notifications, had he cast a single ,hough'
6on The means new 10 our possessions! Did
he believe tina, all we cou.a spaseif solely
applied 10 Notifications, would be spM-;ent
10 efecs the object he appeared 20 have 10
view II. he did Mr.: S. did COT. II sig
nifisd nothing to be sslkiDg. aho1f the inju.
ries they had received. Theywere 10 q
critical situation, and all sensible ma: they
osght to exert themselves they might
Terwilhrespecs 70 the money neeessa-
ny 10 be applied to- foru6ca,ioas, but he
took i. for granted, that there was not .
mar in The house who was net wilisg to
prepare or.defence. He was wiling TO.
apply money fcrshe purpose OF ior9iiica.
ton; but there were also osher means OF
defence necessary. Had the gentleman
thought a, all on what appropriations m'sht
be necessary for the m'tltary5 If they bad
war, they must have large aeay, and q
large sum OF money ulust be applied tor
It's support. Now would AIRY gentleman
presendto say, that by taking 1890 900
dcllars, or latges SUM for the purpose OF
fnri6ea,ien, Tia; they would have suttic's
ens m ass left for o,hcr purposes ST de-.
feace iethoushs net; beesusr i thsg
had war, although j, would bes val IN si,eit
cwu drfsnces they mus; ACT on the ctteae'ye
in one cua.ser, spd i they did, il nus be
seen how iaapsopsr i,wootd be 80 weaken
.hemselyes SO as oct TO leasreitic necessary
| surn for that porPose.
y A stranger hearing the gen.lsEaan trosa
New York (Mr. Gardenie') talk &C his
subject, m,ghsssupp The house bad
no disposition to forsity. and the gentle.
man had said, iha,if tsey now refused TO
EfisI up the blank, he should doubt ;heir sin.
ceri,y. Would ,he S .uslsnaap say that he
| had more a. sake than any 8 her gentleman
!. 10 the house: He presumed DOT; and II
1 not, why should the gentle man doubt that
4 the house would act when the pfcaer tine
csme. With rrspec. TO the cityot New
York, Mr.. S. was well dispoast 20 g'se
! her entcsh 10 pa, her il a state Q! defence,
! though he did not agree with the position
of the gentleman, THAI our cisiesswereshe
sorrcesof wealth, and supPors Of govern.
ment. Mr.. S. thought the cnltiyasors O
/ the soil were the supporters OF govern
! men,. Between The two descriptions O
| men, he would say, and he hoped he was
! not going bsvaad the mark when ne s ali
+ il. that The euhivsiors of the soiiwcrs a
! least sas necessary % the country as shs
merchants whu exported their produce
who were but tks hand, as itsWefe. 10 ih'
s great body osshs community. lie Or
nosmean, 10 wha, he had saidsand,W was
bout 70 say, 70 intimate aay hing agsins
] the merchants. whom he considered as
respectable class~of eiti2eass ba. this The,
all knew. that if tAe1e were na .sueh shipg
J as ships belonging to the s. our prcdoe
would be exported. and our farmers conl'
+ suppors themselves. He. was sorry tia
the chairman had moved 10 fill Up. th
{ blank: if TIE question were taEta, a
!, should vote 10 favor Of the sum psepos
, ed by that gentleman; yet he though, 1