Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-14

wlsfed 10 know, whesnsr ! -. ssW'lis
| oniser mad actually paid this NONE asss
S whrther !: remained unpaid and i .; e
wnese me secretary got the money "a pa y"
IT. For himself, he considered !, y = pay
importance 10 what manner the moDeS !. ~
paid, whether 10 dollars e, in bant IVA was
or 10 aSy other way. Tn. presideo, h
dsciared that he deemed it uece,pa,n n,u
procure these materials, because apns,s,s 2
ces indicated an approaching rup,ur.
they had ao' been procured then ,,hey mo-.
have become scarce, and perhaps eoo o.,
not be had 2; all. The materials were CIV
ed; the secretary of the navy had ~,
that they we're purchased. He eoucsi,eIs.
imma.erial whether the money was ac,n,,
" paid, or whether AIRY individual had +.
come responsible for ii. lswa. 10, mr.,
Tor The committee OF ways and mean,
forthe house to SO into minu,ia, or to -
quife whether the money were paid in ~.
way or In another. He ASKED IA. pen@"
man from Massachusetts if i, WIS IF .1n
importance whether it were paid mou,b
ago or should be paid mcnth hence -
The gentleman seemed TO endeayor 10 nto
pose some question that would ptoduc.
difficulty lie protested TO be in favor oe
the appropriation, ard YET wished to ,h,ov
sone obstacle in the way TO c5slsuct i,
passags. Even had the secretary aon,cD,i
assd money 70 this eSigency which had
been otherwise appropriated, j, was Gus.
tomary measure. There was tine when
this doctrine was advocated b. the ve,v
gentlemen who now seemed to oppo.e il
Mr.. c. here read tina. part OF the message
from the president to congress whith re.
lases to this subjec.. he thea cou,end.d
thas this proved tina, the articles spoken Of
were secured, ard ,ha, the persons Of
whom they were procured were satisfied
with The security OF goyerpmen. for the
purchase. If the prop.iesy OF incurring
these expenses were brought into question,
il nigh, be recesss,y TO give some answer
TO objections which should be eftrsd.--
But as it seemed ,ha. the propris,y Of The
measure was not questioned, ne should 60
no farther into the subjecr.
MIR. Randolph said, from wha, he had
heard Of the debate, i,appeared to him, iha:
seme doctrines had been advanced by the
gentleman on his left (Mr. CampbslD
which had not been heretofore considered
as the true Old whig doctrine, the true re.
publican or democratic doctrine, lie had
heard il stated, with some surprise, that
the Misrepresentation Of public monty, or in
other words, to apply public money which
had been appropriated Tor one subIectso
another, was matter O! !i:tle Importance,
aud unworthy of being made question OF
enquiry in this house. lie thoughi very
differently. He hal rot heard much the
debate; but he had heard enough TO con-
vince him tina, an alarmiog-a damalog
hsresy Oh The subject Of politics, was hktly
TO become prevalens ia this body. Mr.. Il
said ne would take The liberty OF reading
an extract fem The first communication
which The present psesidea. OF The Unlsea
NN"tSS p'ooS ~ eciSS't -
conmenos il as prudent TO multiply oar'''
ers agaips, the misappliea'iou OF pu0i'c mo-
ney, BY cophniug expenditures to express
appropriations. Mr. z read the passage
10 which he ALLUDED, as follows: " In ouf
care toe ct tie public contributions eotfs't'
ed 10 our direction, il would be prudent 70
multiply barriers against their dissipation,
by appiopria,ipg specific sums 70 every
secihc purpose susceptible otdehnl''on;oy
t;sallowing all Applications Of money vary.
irg from the appropriation ID ooJec' o.
srsnscerdisg i, in amount: by reducing VIZ
unde6ned field of contingencies, soa 'p''e'
by eribing discretionary pows'su'
yer money: aud by bringing back 70 ''a'
gle departments all accoun'sbl!l'les io' W.
ney, where The examination maybe pro'hp'
eficaclous and uniform," iaese op'u,'
ems said he are at total variance win ", we
doctrine now advsnced-the presen1 W.