Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-18
IWHoLf No. t46.l

ing for II atticle and purchasing its. tho
distiucfipneE vas obsions-an article nav
bt ~ ato-dsy and paid forto nor.
sow, .nnst sohfsss that 10 ibis ease
he could peishstaes shisapprppriadon or
Misa6pIieapiOn. Z
Ri said, he had uaderstood
thut there Nefe laiseases both 3 fbody and
mind, whicRadlhiued ofno sadicalcure.
The dihp6sitibn % End kanle was one &c
these, The gentleman from Massachu.
setts hid eomplained that the committees
of Ways md Means hid not done tkeir
duty , he Manted TO know fhe pricss.
given kos the sexsf2i artjelcS 6sfurx he
could i've this Bili His idfl sssent. AZ
Present he tss ID Egyptian dafknesSs
% c~bscnrity 70 great q 70 be tnnrible
this being Bis situation, il vas doG6uul
whether any ray ofiieht rtHeetedby rea-
son, could reach Mid Optical nefve ther.
could Be no Sdpnbk but his mind Wa
sloude4, for had 10 read three lines
more OF the letter Of the Secretary ofthe
Navy 70 the committed, . part of which
be had just read. he would have. Soin6
the very Information he wsAsed. = We
have consequently psrthsssd n TIM kas
been Uttered fer sale at q reasonable price.
For that stated in the estimate ne have
gwen different prices, the lowest of
which has been is, and the Highest II
cent? per ID. For powder, cannon. cru.
non ball, copper, canvas and cordsre.
we 8 = contracted g che Ordinary nars
Here they found the pricea which were
given for salt.fetse; iks Other articlsa
wsse purchased II the market price,
Did the gentieman wish the Honse sotre.
tnfh the letter to the Secretary, 10 al
whatth The market prices werei Surely NOT.
Mr.. I. conceived the only question now
was whether i was expedient 70 make
The appropriation, (it was d thsir optionl
or withhold i. The money had not been
paid. The President had told them thas
he made the purchase o. his own r.spon.-
sibility.; yettbe. gentleman from Mas.
sachusetts thought the money IN actin.
ally Paidhecause purchase Implied nav
ments the gentleman might, rs u mo-
f~essional uIIn, have found 1 very Rim
Distinction between purchase and pay.
meut. The same geadehan had said,
that the Executive IN the. presenf ID.
stante;S hadexOsedsd the powers dele
gated by the constitutions much more
than Aadbesn done 81 his fayorise. a.
administration II The csse cited by the ren
tlsnsan from Virginia (hfr Randolph
Mr.. +. drought very diastenty. ln
that case money appropriatedfor one q.
ject was nken from il andapplied 10
Other: inthe present case no money ad
been drawn from the treasury q q n,
ney bad been paid.
The gsntleman from Virginia had re-
minded them Of the measures adopted
the 6rst session Of the 9th Coneress. ID
whichshe arribnted theiaic ontsare con.
mitted BY . British ship % one AZ cor
public armed yes.sts. Mr.. i. callsd
upon the House 70 decide wheeler tke
apeasurss then pursusd pr6yoked, Of the
contact Of tie then nfnofityin Congress
invited this outragsi thatminoritv which
e~ndeaypte6 10 distsact and weaken the
councils Of our government, Who DE-
claimed against IN oppusition9to BEitish
hsufpation, and declared, thar the Bn.
tish navy was the only ,harsier between
u. aud universal i~despotisin. Thea
things circulated md were read .sith
ayidity In that country, and 90 do1btin
dnced that nation 20 believe that there
was . strong party in ,kis country In her
favor. and thar she might insult us with
impunitys But thank God !! sid Mr..
r. the indignation expressed BY the
country on the late outrage win convince
them Of the error into which they hsA
Mr.: Upham asked the patience oftk1
comminee. while be mads a lev 70.
marks. He believed thats thers vas .
general concurrence of opiaion, that the
executive bad no right 10 appropriate
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