Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-10

necessary no feserue soFae paH q 'ne,'
,rcasnre for carrying 90 war 10 osheI q aaf-
tcrs thanh their ports.
Mr.. Neaot0n would not now snser a q
large upon the subject. becsuse ltappeaNrf'
ed 10 himstha: there was no hostiii'y g
The. principle Of the resolution from any
par. Of the house; he thought 50 because N
II was contrary 10 the course hitherto
pursued, and they wsre now entering apon
that subject which should properly be DIS (
cussed 10 committee of the whole on ths
bill.
Mr. GARDENER said that when a aaes.
ton Of such deep interest, OF such great
importance, was agisa:ed, il would be we'll,
he intreated gentlemeo, TO repress 'her
passion for personal alteration. 8 he + SGD
isct was too interesting, too momes,ons,
10 permit h;nto go out Of his VIZ, to-
switch any BODY who might have taken II
into his head TO be impairment 10 him
1t nigh, be.-hs said, that ~when he aas
first up. he had not couched his demand
OF forli6ca,ion and projection int.hc cour.
teous style OF enircatv. q Coming intodbas
house with all the feelings and all the
ea.nestness of The people herepresented,
he corlj not beg from the charity OF tie
goveromen., that which he had a right
10 demand from lis justice; that when
had been denied hitherto, and the nscess'.
~ Of granting Which, the pefiloos state 81
The country nov rendered evideot and 10
disputable. The gen;lemaa from Penhsyi.
ysnia ( Mr.. Smilie) had cnqnirtd whether
he (slr., G. was more Interested THAI 4
others. am not acting here (said MI.
G 10 my individual capacity; am hs1e 1
representative of the state of N York,
and as such, the interest have instis
matseris of the very first Importance ri
the very frs, magnitude. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania lMr. Smilie) had re-
presented him as expressing doubts Ct the
patriotism of the house. Not so. Lie
did NOT see. tia, because he pressed, and
even with zeal, his demands for protection,
.hs, be was therefore to be conaiaered TO
denbt the patriotism OF those whom he
addressed. Quite the reverse. He VINO
claims rights should descend ne,,her. 20 /
the attitude of humility, nor to the ian.
guag- Of suppliea.ion. .Agaia the same
genllsman had epdeavored 10 make h'ea
sly, that The cities were the sources 81
wealth. He had said 20 such thing he
had said the Cites were the sources fron
wt,ies ali our revenue flowed directly inio
the oationaTeasury, and that they ought
e h..f RI, n Z .
object OF our care. They were 81 all
parts cf the union the faos, .ulnerabie !
lhey were. shs hens hat laid the gesden
eggs, and. ough, 20 be therefore cherish
ed sod prasectsd viii pecs.:sf so'isiude. !
He hoped and trusted, t.ss no .uoneces-
saty delay would take place. The people
cf your citiea sod ne are an8'oUsly swat
ioe your decision Their sotsunrs aod
ih~ir lives may at some pef'os probably oof
distaut one, depend On ihe gnagntude o.
The appropriation you are about 20 iaaSs.
Whether the pressot negocisuons eyea;u.
a,eia war otia peace, fhesr nights ana
s,our dug is the same. J. SaPpase that by
some n.l1aclr We shoutdb be snatched iTon
the pyecipice az this time, can We aatter
ourselves The acked) with al eseraa! cg.
emp,ion,.{Fon the calamiiies OF war
Shall NE fauer ourselves that that will be
allowed 10 us, which never YET was allow.
ed 10 the most favored people an uninssr-
rupied peace? II not, are we wiling .cana1
we answer it TO our country, il with our
present experience we subject ourselves 20 :
be caught again 10 the .sane condition We
are now, without acknowledgements
ed, and defrncslrss? five were to delay
vigorous measures, we.naight continue to
delay till the present per,of the ration
was FILTERED away by negotiations and dis
cpssions runoiog into eudless details, Why
should no; that happen again WHICH bad
hapnansd a,vesdtg Had ra. (he ssked0