Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-23
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New Tark had worked himself INTO = con-
s;<3rra},,r feru,sept on this occasion 1t ne
had amended to- What had been said Just
row. he would have understood that the
p,esit,ept Of The United States had deter.
mined 20 place 40 cbsructicn whatever 10
their waters excsps the assent 1i q TUG &c
gislatore Of ~. York should DC previously
giveo. /, was shoaght proper taas 40 ap.
proppia:ion should be made 20 meet THIS
nn,nose # thar assent should be gwen
The gentlrssau certainly knew that 40 OPT
Mon vas 5,eysle1t To- New York, that by
placing obs,ruc.ions which would not tend
70 destroy The navigation ct lie riyef' q
better proteetioa would be- stfofoei 'nan
BY any fortl6ca,ions whatsyes; ana mar
mlIl,ors. TENS Of mll!ions h- might say
woe not BE suffisisu, for complaining tor
,;6ca,ionss on lans which would afford as
\ etfsctual protection as that mode. ne
could assure thar gentleman that be had
row beFsr& him three different esssmates 20
sihe sxpcnce CT placing shsse shsifucsio ''
10 ,hyse dsffsren. places 10 thar river; as
wsli as scuadiogs which had been taken
for ths, purpose by captain chaunesy o
the U. S navy. The gen;lsman might a.,
so rest assured, that il tie isglsia'ase "
New York shen.d choose 20 aashNrise THIS
me azure /: would nottotaly block up nc
channel as be had supposed.
Mr.. quincy said he woulc only ask VIC
pen.le ire m North Casotoa asto hts
precise meaning ia inssr,io8 the words
" wo,ksn Tors word was perhaps 10
commcn life confined TO constructions
other than fors6calioOs: he believed huw'
ever il might Include forlihea,lons also. -
When he asked The question as 10 the spe.
c;es of su0Yks contemplated 70 be erecfedi,7
he had 40 conception thar il was possible
under "a. expression eff this KIDD, 70 COM
prsherd the sieking # blocks 10 choak up
he hsrberof New York, forhe had mot
B the erection Of works was pairing up whist
sinkiog blockswaa pnssiug dcz0a. lie had,
however, a diffsrcn, objeSs 10 rising he.
had understood il TO be the Intention OF
this bill GOT only 10 authorisc the refalr OF
old forsi6ca.ions, bit the erection a new
Does; aud the bin as it stood anseeedsntso
thu gentlemsn's amendment, migaS nave
y bsen comps,en, to that end Now, as ire
gentlemsd had AMENDED u, II would imply
works diifsrent from Notifications, as ne
Sc understood. If Indeed It were Inc real
object of the gentle man 70 repair old tori.
hSstiona Only, and not TO erect new ones,
the bill would now answer his purpose foi.
". Fit wsye Otherwise, he, conceived
the lsFgoage was not correct.
Mr.. B!aunt said he felt very little solici.
,ude as 20 The fate of his motion. His.
Intention wss 10 give a grerter latitude to
the discreiiou Of the president. he
would not however undertake to dispute
with the gentleman from MassachusetE on
the. precise meaning of words; for hf- I'D
DOT spent his early life within the wsfis OF
a college as that gentleman had, but 10 inc
field, 6ghsirg tcr,he liberties OF hrs coun.
try. Under the belief that the word scorks
did Include forsi6ca,iors, be had make hrs
motion for amendment. Il was the iDten-
,iou of the committee both TO erect new
works and to repair old ones. II the gen.
i!emen from New York ADD Massachusetts,
were determined TO restrain the pfesioens !.
from giving that protection TO the port o.
New York which The people ct that state
shouId think proper, he was contens. he
did GOT wish 10 waste the time of the house
unnecessarily, especially on subject which
required so much expedition.
Mr. Cock said he lived In a port IA when
there was sufficient depth of water for a.
Dy British man of war, and he thoogh'
he should feel as indignant at any proposi.
ton for destroying the hasbor as the gen
,.eman from New York. He hoped the
feelings OF other gentlemen 10 the hsuss
would be 10 unison with hiss 1t the.
were arrived al such APPOINT OF degradatioz