Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-12-18

8l&yS&aE "a &H.&r+N- go
lattusiomed 10 afe Id the dafk AID |
hope Il never wilEs but on . subject Of
The last Importance, involving : sacred,
LaecDstitutional question:, il IS infinitely
more important that wesshouLd proceed
undsrstandingy The gsntleman from
North Carolina will allow me % nay, i
& particularly his. dur, with thssotheu
members Of hiscommittee, % furnish sll
the information required, % be Is. nov
one Of the principal characters on whom
the House q made 70 rely for 6scslknoMi.
edge. lhers i D item in this bill
which has esraped notice snd which, 20
me, sppears very extraoydiiary We
ARE about 70 make The appropriation for
de6cisncyaof $500 dollars, Incurred
" The purchase Of timber for the Navy,
says The bill. and yetthere Is 10 Eespon-
sibls person making the demand, no
docnmens %. the table relatise 20 Il.
There IS aaun similarto this in the es-
timate from the areTetary k5is trues but
that is alledged 20 have been paid for
timber for RnH.boafs. AppFnpriaio1s
Heretofore have been perfectly distinct.
for these TWO objects. andso theyshould
be nos. vas much surprised yeseer-
day, that the usual accuracy Of the gem
tleman from Connecticut Mr.. Dana)
had totally failed him, while spcaking Of
this timber for run, boats The gskile-
pan improved i 20 IN soscasion 20 IL
umph, and Ne viii permit me % say BE
triumphed excessiyelp that this measure
which he hadproposed 20 the last session
Of Congress, but whichwas then, reject.
ed, was now like 70 pass, ihrpugh the
same House, with an overwhelming ma
jority ; because, "a he observed, itSis
now presentedto ns under The auspices
of the highest authority in the govern.
ment. The gentlrpan is completely
mistaken, there IS no suehFesommenda.
tipn in the message, no such responsible
ity i therein assumed. The subject Of
Sun.boats is mentioned but Twice Ia the
message. In the irst place they are thus
spoken Of. :. The gun-boats too, alrea-
.dy provided, have, on q like principle,
been chiefly assigned 20 New FORK,
New rfeans and the chesspeake.-
WhetheEour moyesbie. force 90 the wa
ter, 80 matsrialin aid uf the defensive
works on the land, sSoald be augmepted
in this or any other form, islrf 70 the,
wisdom Of the legislature" Again
/" Expenses also unprovided. for, arose
out ofthe necessity d calling Al our gum
boats into actual service &c. Thus Il
appears, this object of expynditureisfno
where alluded totin the message. for II
viii not be commended, they are consider.
ed supplements 20 our existiDg STOCK of
military stores. The Chairman OF the
communicated Ways and Means has ash.
ed Of the Secretary ofthe navy, md ask.
ed loosely too, for such information "a
he may deem material and the answer
of the secretary which mus. be presum.d
70 contain all the information required,
Is - silent about these $1,000 dollars
worth Of tlmbef Is the message inelf.
Upon wkst authority then is dis itemr
introduced, this arficle which, no body
acknowledge, which no one Is responsi.
BE for would rather ask ifie l.. not
altogether ) misfske ia The estimate I Ii
seems q mistaEe not less monstrousthan
this would BE, il acknowledged 20 hay.
been committed for assuredly. il Woassa
be a,less error % estimate fiM6ey for the
repairs. Of vessels than $4,000 lbs. Of
sheet irons Ivoted sgainstthe purchase