Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-14
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terkCt TX n SECtHtT SO 3tGES "a che rc,l,
Icommsrd itespd 10 icrger. Perhaps ~ u
4 rassci iheaine sucdsnrysto cree, such ~
], naxys;sbut sttysn'gh' pressed grsdusr'
iIum ytsrS.o yts', I'll ra.y suaiiiss,i,
Z large WIS tItcisc.
& Hcw.ye, asts pfcpo.sds~ken he bes,.
no, to take up nreh Ct ,hsist:me. he uo ~
net strr spas upcn j, .isIshst --lse shonls
vote f1r ,fis till r0' btcauss be was, :
dove wisb this fsiih1si.r 81 etisst cell ..
though !, n gh, be . r.eessa'y psyssl
yyste AZ, Luf IS zkty eight hasr cat
y ard iirwsssuscsssaly 70 have ,one !
tie utols , i.,s' oi''te sltjse' he }ss
+ Mr.. Fan%Dyks steeb pct hsve risen ),
this oecasicp lid not he yeas snd cav,
been called but he fel,i, lis dsty 10 SD,
.,heressc1s en- vbi.htt shs lld g;re his VI,
He had iis,e1ed With mn eh ats r,;ou 70 a,
qrIre ,hai correct irtcSms,i,n Oh he s(.
iect uhith would ksve tratisd him L 81,
charge The ds4y which te ew.d !c h.
constituents; tot he ioutd ,ha. he sht,a
al las. be &C compelled tc glse lis .c,c N.
| Gu, tha, irtor nailcr which be WAS spli,i
,ous 70 CHAIR. Ee bad rol besr ;blr ia
ssesttsin heller il was the wish Ct ii.
executive decidedly esr'es.td ;hat su,h;s
! Bill IS this Should &c passed he Eie le,w
! cd with -muth a,.fuiier The nssssee II III,
president ct,hs u.S.celive,et. 70 Cot rrs.,
( schmit,edto tie house br.oft he tock h
4 -. L * T. /,
.has 1su ct il relative TO CUR boais, X F
could not 6nd decided opiuion on hi,
srtject expsssssa.
!, nigh, &c, be inr,orer for him hsn
70 ren,ark .ha, dispatches lrcm abroad had
pow been received; ard be had hoped
before they should have been called upcr
no give their vote rPon It's bill, that th,y
should have been able to ascertain wbm
WAS The opinion ct the executive. 1t W,
probable that some gentle menio the house,
10 who's. the avenues of executive iaforma.
tion were more upon than 70 him, might be
able to say A1ha1 that oFiuiop vas; ba. &
searching 30 he did, be had ros been sb,: k
TO disco. er il. Fsrhaps,he should not b:
wrong in vo.irg for this as so executive
measure. betsree he saw an hoporsH:
gentleman acsit 6 SO strerrousl, 90 TIL,
occasion, 10 whom he had been told geo.
,len,t might lock upfus intormsIion c'5e
executive wishes. His own opinion OH.
-giaally he'd beer, and bow was. that such
system OF defence should be ADOPTED a,
The state ofthc nation eheuld require.
The house lad been told by some g:u'
sltmen that the Tna,on was ACTUALLY Ios
stste of war; by others, TIA, if 20, 10
state Of war, iDsuth a sf.uation that war 81
was inevitable. : he sirelr question ,helr'
fore now brfore the house. was what was 81
10 be dore 10 sneh situation! Should They s.
81. still thste III! il pleased she execuF: 3
department, TO Gene forward and tell Them E
what. they shcold do, or should they do
that which ihsy believed 10 be right. he
was inclined 10 the latter course, TO n: IS
discharge OF his duty 10 The best OF hlss'
biii,y: he knew that some mode OF d.'
fence mus, be ,fsor,ed TO. He obserta
thar, there were on the files ct the houseM'
verai propositions Tor various dtfsns's
measures. Hut il was The opinion OF Ga
sIemen who s,sd'more opportunities aa'
himself for acquiring correct irsoinr,''p.,
ha. this vas The most expeditions roceo ~
defence he should therefore cor'o.,'.
ss 40 aoziiary mode Of defence 500 VIM. ."
the executive ihoaghs' most Proper GOV"
be, adopted.
If he erred 10 ssne,ionirg ibis mea: 81,
by his vote, he should err GA the fle w..
because ii was aeaasre intended 70 P'sss
his coun,ry 10 .,a.> Of deferee. ~"
&c, con, inced hat this y aid svef { ao , ),
that saiciept defence whiei O.. s. s0o" IN
would rsq,,;re; he ,herelde hsa 'a1as y.
otto express The grousis Gu "s'sa nc ~