Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-24

.lieve that few rcunds Of salt re.re had
pu. The nation 10 . posture Of Defence or
thar We bad any other preparation han
thar which stout and wiling hearts affcrd.
ed. The measures which had been taken
were as far as respected The siolation OF
the constitution aad lave certainly t!lici.
snt, LrIt 10 relation 20 defence next 10 20
thing. We were nearly il the Same state
of preparation now as 40 years ago when
the non importation law, that Panacea Of
political empyIicism, came into vogue 80
late as the last session Of congress she
house had been told, by . gentleman scn
Massachusetts not now IN his place, that
this law had already done woDders-thas
until j, had passed Great Britain would not
listen to any proposition from our minis.
etcrs, but no soccer was II enacted than her
ears were opened and a disposition mani.
tested to grant our demands. Euta regu
lar course of this nostrum had ended, as
all quackery was sure to do. 10 an aggrs.
vs.ion of the disease. The gentleman
from Maryland had said something which
he could nor distinctly hear, concerning
the Spanish minister. He hoped the gen.
,lrmap did not consider him as 40 apolcg:s,
ofSpain or her minister. nc had warned
The house two years ago Of the conse.
qnsrces of trucking 10 Spain, of The inc
yisable effect Of such mean submissions 90
the conduct Of other nations towaTds Us
What then was prophecy is now history.
Afcar had been expressed that It q re.
luctang assent were given to this sbill, we
should disappoint the hopes OF the people.
NJ, e. said he did give reluctant assent.
Because itwas measure ct defence! NO
because it WIS half measure mere make
believe tub to- the political whale, some.
thing like The famous &C, fer raising voiun.
teers which had caused such confusion in
our militia system. that 10 fact il could not
be exccoted-because more especially the
expepce had been illegally incurred. Ru,
he would be the last 10 give 3 reluctant as
en,io vigorous and eficieot measures o.
rigipa,ed 10 constitutional way, which
might be deemed essential TO the national
defence, or TO the yindica,ion OF the patl,
onal honor. IF instead Of waiting the SOW
return Of the Revenge, Congress had been
assembled Immediately Cd the attack OF the
Chesapeake, 10 provide for The common
defence, be would have given his warmes.
assep,to any measures that could have been
devised for retrieving the national honor,
For if any thing was worth going TO war
for ii wassa nations honor, since il is IN.
separable from nations safety.
MIR. quincy deemed It his duty TO 3:
sign his reasons for The vote he was abou.
TO give. The house would reccllect, tina.
10 The course Of proceeding which bad tax
en- place yesterday, this bill containing SO
many appropriations, aud coming before
the house under such peculiar circums,an.
ces, and a motion being made for the com
miuec 10 rise. he had assumed the parIis.
,aenlary righs Of asking ufthe organ otshe
bou:e, few questions, 10 order 70 aacet'
tain tie particular Objects of .ssse appsopri
s,ions--whetheg The amount Of spprop'ia-
sions 10 The bill covered the whole exsens
Of military stores mentioned in the presi-
dents message, as having been purchased,
and wnrtntr they extended over al! the ez.
penditures which had been made !: he
had conceived tia. all the ques,ionah he had
asked, were relevant to ,hs subject, add
such as he had right to ask !; hs had e.
pressed 20 Misrepresentation of,he approprla'
lion os,he expenditure which produced It,
bu. merely asked tor information There
was no gentleman of the comnit.ee OF
ways and means who pretended to illuni.
nate the subject; on the contrary, nst col.
lateral remark had been made. 1t had
been said that he wished to overthrow The
bill. Being placed in this situation he
deemed it his duty to add a few renarka
10 .hew VIA, were the real objects Of hi.
enquiries. !.
He laid it dowa as a principle, and