Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-11

had fessisea ahlow md blow only
murder had been committed. The
reckine blood of onf fellow citizens and
the insultrd dignity pf tho nation called
for s~atibfsetory yetrihution, or speedy
retaliation. If re~tribusion. . REUSED
iasn thc epnssitution did not vest the
spower ID the president Of the United
States 10 resent the injury il did vest
ii in.the congress- Of The. United States.
ifsuch i crisis should IKE place, they
would meet Il with energy and 6tmness,
and use every exertion O. efface the M
suit.
The prevent measure now under con-
sidsraiiun, said Mr.. Al. Is The FIRST de-
fsnsiye measure presented for our DEF
termination. If We rive This measures
uuibbIing, a~uerking. or reluctant air.
NATION, The people win be disappointed
IN thsir hopes. 4 have no apprehension
thar We shall do sol I believe the con
trary. I have no doubt but that the pa.
sriosie characters here called together on
the exigency Of the moment, and 20
Nhom Il infrusted the honour Of the ma
don, wifi realize al the wishes Of the
people.
MI. M. concluded BY saying, thar,
feeling co1scious Of the rectitnde Of his
inteutiopz. as Ear as his feeble athletes.
would permit, he had discharged his
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., AID to himself.
Mr. Randolph hoped the time would
Eoms-and that very soon-whenl We
should have an opportunity Of going into
aregular discussion Of the points touch
ed upon by the gentleman from Mary
land, and Of some Others. He trusted,
that. 10 the FIRST place, The question
would be regularly brought before the
House-and the late experiment had
thrown considerable light upon the sub
iees-whether the United States ought
% maintain ! navy, andto what extentl
sWhcthet an establishmsnt which for
years had proseda moth in the pnblic
purse, and (which, when the exigency Of
tie moment called for It's Last e~xertions,
had proved only 4 ccnductor Of dishonor
I 3 the nation. deserved 70 be cherished
with the trpdsrnsss and supported At the
expense, which had hitherto been la
wished upon Il He hopedth question
woaldbe fairly decided-for ssrangeas
Il might appear this great point had me-
yer been directly seuled, since the pre-.
sent administration came into Office, but
had heretofore been determined III an
obliqae, collateral way. He hoped too
the question would be diseused how fl.
The present siale four Rolitieal relations
abroad, had grown out 90 De proceedings
ofthe raemoriahle session 81 iS05-6,
and how far perhaps thu mighs prove
the only opportunity for such discuss
sion1 the measures taken ~ the execu.
tive upon the capture Of the Chesapeake
comported with the wishes and expects-
tions ofthe people, and with The maxims.
SQUAD digni6sd and enlishssned
policy.
The grntiemsn from Maryland, who
had JUST satdown, SLOWED that the po-
sition commended fcr ysstefday ii oppo-
sitionso The prsetice Of co1traeti public
debts or ~sxpeadiug pubic money ille-
Eally. were In the general good, but
seemed % consider them liable 10 many
and great exceptions. On this subject
he would produce m authority which
would shew what hadbsen the opinionUf
the republican partp, when they were
out Of po~er. and how Ear Il supported
The doctrine which gentlemen had nov
undrftaken 10 defend. Here Mr.. Ran.
dsiph quoted Gallatia on the Finances
nf The United States. page el. /" Ano,
ther irregularity has once taken place
upon an extraordinary occasion. Attic,
the President of the u. S. vas an.hori.:
sed 10 call oat the militia 10 suppress IN
susrsctions, no monies were appropria.
s,tedfos that seryiee. Whea die wes,ern
resurrection took place. nntil Coegrsss
had covered the expenditures of thc ex.
petition BY n appropriation made only
% the 3ist Of Dec. I7Y4, De expenses
were betrayed out Of the monica appro-
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