Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-28
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:HorsEsoF REPRESENT ATIyEs: ID
TUESDAY, lvouen5 Der 10.
DEBATE on Mr.. g. w. CAMPBELL's
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purpose at en,cring INTO. adiscusslon Of CUES
aons BOT connected with the passage OF the.
| bill. He thought i Important the public
should correctly understand The grounds
"a which this appropriations ascaled for.
1 That money ought not 10 be drawn from
( the treasury unless previously appropriated
BY law, was sasred constitutional prin.
/ ciplc principle which he would always
| supper. and, srcnye which he would, 60
! as far as any mcmbsr OF the house. He
did net consider TIA on the present occa-
sion this principle 81 sacred 10 republicans.
had been violated. What was the state OF
facts On The present occasion: Alta time
when the public peace was violated, the
executive Oh It's own responsibility had au-
.horised contracts tor ARTICLES of the FIRST
NECESSITY Articles essential ia the event
of war 10 support the honor and maintain
The independence OF the nation. Among
lhese Articles the materials for making
Gun powder, Toe which there was press.
ing and nrgen. necessity. The contracts
/ for the materials for powder, add the con-
tracts for timber we're pot authorised by q
ny existing law. Ths crisis was one which!
demanded an Immediate supply OF such ar,
,icles as were deemed essential for defence.
Both The materials for powder and the tim.
her, were considered as absolutely neces.
Isary. The Exeeu,ive did not hesitate TO
assume the responsibility which the ener-
gency required. Contracts were authoris.
ed for articles deemed essential for the
public safety, and on the meeting Of The
National. Legislature, communicates
made as 70 the course pursued. lie had
stated On former day his ideas fully as TO
the other articles 10 the appropriation, and
s h00 fer' they were authorised by the exist
isg laws He did no. consider 1t necessa-
ry at presentto examine the question whe-
{ tber these articles ought at once to have
been secured by conttacs after the outrage
on The Chesapeake, oatae 22d of June, or
whether Congress ought arssto have been
Convened : The Legislature when pos
scssed ofall the circumstances which at.
tended that transaction mus. decide, whe-
sthertthe emrrgr ncy justified the course pur..
sud { .at.w far sound discretion has been
essrcassr sin assuming this responsibility !;
And whsther.he engagements thus entered
into ought now to be completed
Mr. Loue said he had MT intended to
have risen ca this subject, nor should he
l.then havehten subjected TO The embar,ass-
msps he lels in addressing the speaker,
was il not fosthe apprehension, ks enier.
taiscd, thas ii might be supposed BY his
constituents that he was influenced 10 the
vote he was about 70 give by the samer ea.
sous whick hs1 been offered by gentlemen
who, arguing against the passage Of the
bill, had yer decIafed their ultimate insen-
| ton TO ose Tor ii.
IF there is,sny queasion in this debate.
| said Mr.. l.. it's a constitutional one
/ The argumerss Of the gentleman from
Massachusetts Mr.. Quincy andthoss Of
the gentleman from Virginia chr. RAN
dolPh) prove that this il any isthe ground
OF oppisit:san. Ia the authority introduced
and relied on by the.e gentlemen there was
1.-The Teeollecesd il right, (for il was some
time since he h.:d read the book q discus.
1 sion ofthe question arising under the sec.
ti0n OF the constitution which declares that
nomoney shall BE drawn from the treasury,
/ but 10 consequence ofappr opriasions made
I By law: He coneurred with the gentleman
! from. Virgin 10 the respes, which is due
1 TO the opinions Of the secretary q .hetrca.
/ sury whose authority is quoted ADD if,
I said Mr.. E. was satisfied thar the rea.i
soning he has advanced applied 70 the pro.
visions Of ,his bill, would rather incur
! all the risk which on this or any future oc &
casion might be the consequence, OF reias.
I Jog 10 give our aid 10 the executive. when
]. il had, on great emergency advanced its
personal responsibility, than lend my voice
s IN support Of Measure deemed 4uncon.