Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-28

to discharge the principal than the intcress
gentleman from Massachusetts
|S(Mt Quincy has;said thai 10 all inslances
under the former adniDistr atioD ;shcre was
ar,icular obiec. for which money vas
appropriated yet we fnd thatin the casa
Jus. mcnsioned, although the object was The
same, the particular object of application
MAS very different: Isappears 70 me tina,
4 misunderstanding oisthe terms ahpretri.
ation and application among as, has pro-
auccd much Of the prcsens debate, they
have been indiscrininately used, AID for
the purpose Of expressing the same ideas,
al,houghin the authority relied on, the Sc.
crefaIy Of the treasury has in all the cases
he has addnced 10 Illustration, drawn the
distinction.
In the present case an acs Of hostility
towards this country had called forth the
energies Of our gogernmeut. Contracts
for articles Of necessity had been made aud
the responsibility ofthe of6cers Oh DOR 20.
vernm ens stands pledged for their fuial.
meat. Tyiew ,he measure. contemplated
BY the bill as inv diving question Of expe.
diency only. This being the case need
add nothing to the measures equally urged
on both sides 10 support Of The proprr-ty
20 the expenditure from the highly aggra-
waiting cause oft Whether indeed the for.
mer measures of this government have had
the effect Of producing the causes Of the
great national excitement we have witness
cd, as some gentlemen seem to suppose
or whslher the conduct of Great Britain
has ils origin in determined spirit of
hostility towards this country, is in the pre-
sent discussion entirely, unlmportant; whe.
Their the unexampled outrage she as com.
mi,.ed on Denmark, or the unprovoked at
tack on the vessels of Spain, have been
invited by the pusillsnimity of those coun-
tries, as is snggesled was the case with US
are questions,which shall not now dis.
cuss.
mr.. Cook expressed his full appreciation
Of the conduct of the executive and the of
fcers of the departments. There had been
no wrong application OF public money, for
none had been drawn out OF the treasury.
twas merely question Of expediency
with the House whether they would sane.
ton the measures which had been adopt.
ed the president had not bound them to
do il, and they were at liberty to act as
they choose. Approving IS he did the
course pursued, he should vote in favor of
the blu.
Mr. Lyon would not occupy the house
so long on a subject Of Sc little importance.
% the score Of consistency he should vote
as he had always done. When appropri.
alions were made without authority, if he
liked them he had voted for them; ifhe
did not he had voted sgainss them. He
thanked the president for the pYomptitude
which he had manifested by his9conducs
on this occasion, and could see no harm
whichIcould arise from it. If the House
approved the measures, they would vote
for them; it would be immaterial TO them
whether the bargain was made to-day or
tomorrow. And as he did like them and
the house liked them, he would vote for
the sill without OBTAINING them minute
longer on the subject.
Mr Gardner had been much pleased
with the debate which had taken place 60
this subject, in the course of which gen.
llemen had 40 opportunity of expressing
their opinion nor only on this particular
subject bat generally. The attack on che
Chesapeake made op the 2sd ofJune last,
had called from the nation one universal
of abhorrence one burst of ex-
ecrason at that daring assault, had resound-
ed from every part of the Union Il was
the voice of powerful nation calling for
satisfaction for her iDsulsed rights !; and
when heard il would be respected. In 20
part Of the union had this expression been