Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-19
CON G. r ES S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, November 10.
DEB4TE on Mr.. G. w. CAMPBELL's
motion to fA up the bill on tae nava. esla0-
lisllnte,1f.
fcoN-TINUED.)

bur few additions lrcmarss on the sHpJeCii
the committee Of ways and means had
conceived they had done their duty by
taking the only means in their power TO
acouire informaiions He was surprised
ina. there could be division of sentiment
among the members Of the house with re-
gard 10 the manner OF making this appro.
prialion. He declared thar he still held the
same principles ne bad always maintained
Sc far as respected specific appropriations;
bu, case might happen 10 which they
nigh. be dispensed with, as cases of ext.
gency required extraordinary remedies.
After making some remarks on what had
been said respecting herstical doctrines,
aud devia,ions from republican principles,
he assuredtbe gentleman on his RICH, Mr..
Randolph) tia, he was the last whose Pc
ilitical principles he shoald follow, The
gentleman from Connecticut had said the.
| house were called upon to make sppropri.
/ atoms. bat had not been specifically 10.
| formed what expenditures they were to co
yer. The objects of the appropriations
had been detailed to the house by the letter
from the secretary of she navy. and by
members on the floor. II did got appear
i 10 be the desire of the gentleman to know
] for what particulars the expenditure had
/ been made, bur whe,ker they were actually
paid for or not; this he must say appeared
10 him perfectly immatefial, and that if
1.-The occasion was sufficient 10 justify the
expeuces incurred, the appropriation was
/ proper and ought TO be made. He thought
,he.aking money from an appropriation TO
one object, and applying il 10 another,
might be admitted 10 such an emsfgency
! which might also warrant the executive in
inenrriog expepces not authorized by
law,
| Mr.. Randolph observed, that he under.
stood the gentleman from Tennessee to
+ say, ,ha, he should not apply to him for
instruction IN political principles. He
would assure the gentleman he was oae of
4 the las, persons he should wish to instruct;
and when he wanted pupils he should not
solicit him TO become one. Mr.. r. said
he had been inyolvedin this debate prema.
turely. He had heard the order of the
day stated from the chair, and no person
called it up. He ,ben walked out Of the
4 house in search OF a book; from the ex.
traordinary echo of this large room. there
! being grea. difficulty in hearing and bsiug
heard, when he returned he had not dis
,incsly understood the question.
i Ele wished rs be understood as giving
his vote upon the same ground with hia
friend and colleague wao hsa Just sa,
4 down, The expence having been incurred
by the patriotism of our citizens, il would
be anindelble disgrace Dor 10 discharge il,
But in doing this he did nor mean,o com.
nit hirassit as voting for navy, or the
expenses arising Gu, ct ssaVy, excep, in
a case such as the prseens, .2ssese = deb
| had been artuslly incurred.
/ The gep:Eeman from Peansylvaaia had
4 agreed with him perfectly il professions
he had therefore nothing at 10 DO han
Ito ask him, as be t.ae, heretofore done, 70
nc. wnh him Thib gen,lefasn, as indeed
], every other gensie nsn had taken. a wide
i range On This qutsFioc- lqihe frs. place,
4 the expsncts were 90. au:aar.sr; by lazy;
an enquiry had been made wis aksy,had
: been Incurred without Authority. ard a
reason assigned that there WIS great cfi-
4 sis, an ;asul. had brsn Tece,sed XXI ch
>. every man must feel: 10 shore. th- cir.
cumsiances were sucli.thai the legislature
4 ought 10 have been cont coed Tie g-n
E.lclnan from Pennsylvania had asgstl az a
treason for their NOT beiaS conyeusJ, ihai
Tour health nigh, BE- easssng cred by eesaing
hare SO early 10 the seaion. He wished
bis old friend from PENIS, saaia, he hnpsd
+ he might be permlNea % cali him sc.
would convey them 70 place. where tlsy
might be convened wish,o' dsoger, AFRO.
.hcr reason is, that they .vou,l ils.e bero
q conuened az fion. w n ihr,. ,,,.,iEl i, ~