Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-09

--9S guns. Ship wasp, eod bngs Rorre,
Argos, and Syren, Of l6 guns each--sa
Brig VlxeD, aud scbooners Nautilus, and
Eoterprize, Of ID guns each, and Reyepe.
ofl2 guns-54 guns. Ketches Spuso..r
Vengeasce. Etna and Vesu,ius, the ,v'
former Of and the latter of II each as
Total 534 guns.
A year or two ago, in consequence Of,
motion made by myself, the secretary Of
the navy laid before the hsuse an estlm.,.
of the expeucs of supporting The whoIs Of
this armament 10 actual service. | lhsk
he calculated the amount at about a nl
lion md half ct dollars. / have NJ.
much confidence 10 such estimates, y
will venture to suppose thar Inc secre.sI
was not more than million of dollar. os
Of the WY. The real expsoce, .hso
would COT exceed TWO millions and hsf
Of doIlals. Thds We could keep 10 serve.
respectable ard very fsciens osyy Of 81
,, puus for abgur half the SUD- hs, .his well
and wre ched Rp,iila Of 257 guns (ess then
half the nunbel )wili cost tar the i.rs; ye,t
ARK, fos less, Oy several hundErd ,hqu,aud
dollar, ,han tie eypcnce OF II 10 any subs,
queut year Leu. hear 90 more CT h.
economy of the gus bva' system.
But il is popular sysem; The reopl.
ere in favor of it; and this IS 20 over.
| whelming answer TO every efgunens thu
( can be urged against IT.
With whom is it popu!zT Csf,alrl,
no, with the peoPle ia The nos,arrn sals.
| for very great majority Of them are
posgd to it. WI hin two or h,ee Yeas
we have received addresses fron The /.
e'sl2tures cf New York and Racde lslacd
passed, believe unanimously in bo,h
states, 10 favor Ct 40 eolargrd and nor.
| eAicien, sys.e N Of naval dttroce. Tho:.
two states Ct course, may be considered =,
opposed TO this ptoj CT. No one viii st,
! down Connecticut es fIiendIy to eunboss
I Is popula, IN Nassaohu' eusi One &C..
! tx man from that ssa;e mr.. Bacop) pro.
tests against b ing considered as he repre-.
+. sentative OF psople hostile to this mote
Of defen,e: Bot that gentleman will na
! tell Us shs. se!y large majoTiy Of bis
! constituents z!e attached to the system, 9,
/ that, among hose who are, one 10 fly has
any practical or eseu historical ibfJrma!ou
90 the subject. Are your Constituents,
{ Mr. Speaker, in favor OF this mode Ct dc.
fence !? presume Dot. When, two OF
three years aga, you opposed this establish
4 meos 10 ats lofaucy, YOU undoubtedly repre-
! scoted their sentiments and feelings, as
NOS certainly yor supported their true In
terest. ne representatives from New
hampshire, and others from The eastern
sistes, ask you Q excuse them from accept.
! lug their proportion of these buas, and 10
/ give them teW fr,es,ea, 10 exchange
gcn sefose the,f fequest. I hey ask fo'
ttagases aad you give shem gsn boats ,--
As II respec,s my owa Constituents, bave
ret been able &c fad ore gun boat nzn d.
nong ,hsm, j; IS pFebasie howegc: that
there are some, as there may be meu IN
that quarter as 10 others, wi!ling to believe
whatever the e1ecu;iye believes bu.
rust that shere are fever Of nese mlsera.
! bic Ein,oos il .kat dis.r,ct t5ar;n some O.
! rhess;n the ~ ion.
Here oannm hip r-mark;og u2on
sioeu!ar expression OF . gsD'tna" from
N c tMr. Sawyer tha, u.ost honosbIs
! quastes, the poth, used ironically as ":
ma. pfesame, froT bis manner, 10 clio.
sioo 10 ar obscrsa, .cn, p,shs Psisad1sr'an''
perhaps delhcra.e, eff gentleman IRON
Nav Hampshire (Mr bu'e'( hat he had
The honor 10 come teos! the norsh. Ins
people OF he uof.t, sir, arc cer,sinIy 40
honorable people. no more so than those
of The south; but as honorable a people,
a. GOO was ever pleased &c make. l5Y
kuow, they feel. that they have not h'if
| due weigh in ;te union; that their lneTs"
is improperly Neglected by the presea'
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