Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-12
Fyom TIE National Iatsllsgeneer.

Inc cXpSCt1tou ~ 1879 sss''~ -
the suos. apce of the remarks made by
SONS otner eentle,eea who took paft IN
tae debate IN y hi1n the following speech
WAS dSisveted, has DELAYED lis appear
a1.ss TIL tai. sime. Ii relates, however,
10 sabiess Of such in.riasic importance
thar Ne nave 90 doubs Of its Command
ing the s,senuon OF the reader, nakwite.
s,aud,pg ,he. della, incurred I
MIR. WHITE's OBSERVATIONS IN tho Scr.
ale on .Ae bill eppreptiating certain lasds
to asa IN she execution OF the Ganat oe.
tween TIE Lhesapeske ADD tie Delaware,
llR. PREsIDANr,
IN had hoped mo question would nave
been decided lbs, evening. and the discuss
Sou closed IN sha. stage ut II. am sure
the senase must be faigued with the sub
iect; II Is therefore w.sn exsreme Jeiac-
! ,aace tha, I r.ss a, thu late period OF the
debate 70 repIY ,oahr obsefvasions OF 'as
grusle man from Massachusetts, before me
81, Adams who has Iuas sai down, esPe.
e,ssly ai..r The field Of aagument has been
SO srtenusely and closely. cleaned by my
colleague. The gentleman was pleased TO
commence BY charging Us with preclPitat-
ing this measure through the senate. But
+ is 4hls the fact, sir? Cn the contrary, u
was before congress- during the greater part
o! ;he lass SESSION, very det,lisd and Ia.
cid memorisl accompanied by numerous
documents was then presented IN relation
to II; upon which committee of TINS
hose, alter tull Investigation, reported
resolution favorable 10 The measure, sup
ported by their reasons, aud strong state
msnt OF facts. These documents were all
p-ia,ed and laid upon the table OF every
gentle man, and ,hen i, will be remember.
ed that IL, order 10 give further time tor
considera,inn so as to avoid .hc very cause
of complaint now made, ,he friends OF the
project themselves moved its pos'ponement
IL the present session. A second memorl'
al uf The managers has been received this
Sc ssion on be same subject, followed by
second favorable report from another com.
mitsee of the sens,e; the printed bill It.
self now under confederation. has been
before us near four weeks, and yet the
genie man from Massachusetts with oil
these facts staring him 10 the face, talks OF
our preeip,sansg this measure. 1 may
safely irus, the force and correctness OF
thi. argument to the recollection OF the
senate alone. But the gentleman has re
frrred as to similar project before the
senate for canal ut the falls OF Ohle, and
tells Us that three states are immediately
Interested in that, three likewise IN this,
and tha, consequently twelve members on
this floor feel the same particular inauense.
The gentleman certainly did not mean to
iunmate ,hat any private understanding had
taken place among the supporters o. these
respective measures, IN relation to them,
,or that they were capable of any such cen.
duct. Tnas gentlemen from different states
should be iosna supporting similar mea.
surss of public utility is not surely wonder.
= fnl, and alrnough the states they particular
B " represent may happen to be most imme.
dia,ely interested IN their success, YET 40
man of honor himself. could on this &C.
count suspect them of improper motives,
or attribute this coincidence OF opinion to
any other cause than the honest, unbiased
conyie,ions of their own minds, and a
view to the public good. sihe extreme
Csc s,a,eo by the gentlemau, of the nine
states that have now . msjority IN ccngrssa
combining TO divide the public lands and
public measures among them, could proba-
bly never haze suggested itself to the mind
of apy other member. Sir, if the oaths
and. political responsibility imposed by the
conat,turion were not sufficient, the integri-
~ ,h- v;,tue and the honor of the repre-.
sep,atives of the nation, shoald forever
precIuds even the idea of such possibility.
If you soppose all men Meachereus and
corrupt, what barriers, ask, can you op-
nose to them. that they may not trample