Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-23
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: should be considered as incapable Of req
derirg essential services, because shrs bad
DOT hitherto driven the British squadron
J our Of the Chesapeake for the measures
taken By the executive bad nor warranted
sueh assep. Wsafe not at var, said he
\ when by shs shameless impressmeut OF our
seamrn and other Inquiries. aud when con
summasing her folly ADD wickedoess by the
attack on The Chesapeake, the English ma
sioa gave Cause for war, We did OCT 81 10
war. Ea bis, jadgment, and he was reiuce
nsto withhold praise where II was due, a
much wiser course was takeo; he mean,
the call upon ,has government for rspara
tion before resors was had 30 war. Had
they gone TO war on the spur ct the occa
siou. tney would have committed 10 the
mercy Of he British navy twenty millions
Of American properly aaoas on .he ocean;
il would have fat. o sac fee 10 the supe-
rior naval force OF our apponsnts. IF no.
norable rsparadop be made, rhe Course
which had been pursued would nave beeu
wise: at all eveess, whether r.para,ion
were made or nos. time had been gwen 10
our citizens 10 save grea portion OF their
properly. A measure of imtnsdlste war
would have bfcugh bankruptcy 90 oar CT.
ties, an run on our citizens: IL wss well
for this reason 10 par the eyeo, of as long
as possible the logger Is was poe IF, the
better we should be prfpared for il when
il did arrive. There was 40 necessity for
Immediate precipitation; and measures
had been wisely taken; aud they now daily
expected a minister from Engiand for the
purpose of oHericg the cup of peace t: Whe-
Their !. would be such as the nation would
drink Of he could not say No measure
had yer been taxed by ,his governmen, "
suallv ;sken by nations 10 STATE IF war,
He hoped the country would never agalr
be caughi 10 a state so perfectly defSncel IS,
and at NE mercy Of the enemy, uoi be
caugh, mapping ., its post Even ccntem
plating r.sssnt peace, he considered c,
seSy protective mra sare 10 be ie,.---.--ss,sy
demanded by the situation of he country:
the building of ships of war or friga,es
Sould 20, be accomplished ID The necessary
time m case of Immediate war , bu. he
thought they would be driven by reesssity
10 this means oi defence whenever the es-
igencv of The timss lsaumed strenuous
dsfcoce.
An honorable gentleman had yesterday
observed as cor reason agaicst this mea-
sure. that j, would, if carried into opera
iipn to the proposed extens, presep, the
adoption ct another measure, 90 which
the gentlSmao placed much reliance, arm,
ipg the miliDa. Mr.. <. was greatly 10
favor of this principle, and voted fer 's
he also wishrd il To be carried INTO &ees
as early as possible; ne thought it wopid
be wise and prudent TO sim the mills
but when the question now presented itself
should Our funds be exhausted bv genera
armiug of our militia, neglee,iug to afford
that protection so necessary to our porte
and harbors. he should be strongly oppcs.
ed 10 il. becasse the whole body of she
militia would nor De called nto service y:
one nme, and because by srming them
pow az he public expeuce, tb4y would
: draw those sums of money frora she trea
surv, which could. uuder Presrn. circnm
stances, be much more adv antagsously I'm
ployrd.
When be rejected on orr expectation o
no immediate ruPsufe with foreign paw
or, onfhc situa'ion of our rnest vulner adj,
poinss, and the danger 10 which they were
now. exposed, all copspired 20 ,ufi nc.
hsm w his belief that the measure updel
consideration ought to be adopsea. On,
other resson: gentlemen srdeus for IN
prosecsicn sod safety Of the couo,ry, WIZ
expressed the greatest dislike 20 Ibis mod
of detecre, had no, painted oo, any o,he,
had offered no more eligbi mode as
substitute Because this cid not mee, en-
tire spprobs'ioo. were hey go have co de
fence. If he could hear gentlemen If Z,