Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-25

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sor the yeas and nays on the resolution.
w;sh IA tell nv constituents that an wiling
to sit here till there is some change In the
awful appearance OF American ittalrs' J
c.nnot vote for this resolution without some
documents shewn or sone reasons given 20
indicate change.
Mr. Dazosoa said it was certainly not his
wish that Congress should rise without taklsis5
measures necessary Cor the national dciehce'
All nv acts, said he, will shew to the coli-
frary. ] have been one among those VINO al
vocated every measure of defence OF the
country | wish that some Others nag done
the same. Isit not a fact that those WHO now
wish to prolong the session were oppoed TO
all the defensive measures which have been
adoDted It's because Iwish to hasten the
necessary laws, that have proposed t's re-
solution.
Mr.. ID. r. Hah'ams said that he had no o.
Their motive for asking for the yeas and nays
than to shew that in the present situation OF
our affairs, he had voted against the resoluti--
on: am sorry, said lie, that the gentleman
from Virginia should have charged me with
being uniformly opposed to defending the na-
ton. Is this fact? Can he substantiate
the assertion What mighty measures has
he proposed for the defence of the nation &
AYE, sir, what are they? Let the gentle
nan who has boosted his zeal, tell us what
they are. On enc day bill for employing
52ls sseamcn is pressed through the house
|, " ith so much speal. as not even TO allow time
to have it printed the next day the gentle
man himself moved that the Till lie on the Ia
bic, and there it continues. In came a pro-
position for an army Of 2 or $4,000 rleD.---
What was the course with that : aim mis-
takea or the gentleman did induce the com
miitee Of the whole to go through that biz By
declaring that he did not mean to move The
consideration Of the report when it was made
to the house. How now An army of II, 900
men is trittered down to SIX. Is this ike be-
ing friend to defence And yet the gentle
man has stigmatised me in this manner be-
cause Shall vote against his motion, and per-
maps he anticipates that shall vote against
his 5000 men. wish the gentleman to sfcw
that have Voted against any measure forthe
defence Of the nation. know Of no strong
measure bit the embargo act and the gen-
tleman cannot have forgot that did with all
the zeal | was master OF, endeavor to support
the bill a1lonclatory OF the embargo law. !
iiaii net 81 opportunity OF voting on the Origi~
nal law and have before candidly said that
should not have voted for it had been mere
but because the nation had lifted It's arm
was willing to support it with all my pow
ers. | an accused wrongly: goiA defend
the nation; and when the gentleman from
svif s irts, OF any other, shall Shew that ny
country calls for il, it wcpla bls be doing us
tice to ny feelings, to say that ny BLOOD is
at their service.
MIR. Da7gaon said, that certainly the gentle
man from S. Carolina could not suppose that
he had been alluded to, for Mr.. D. now de-
clared he did not know how the gentleman
had voted on the questions OF defence.
AiHr some further observations
Air. Kelly moved that the resolution lie on
the table. Carried 50 TO SIS.
Mr.. pazOson having called for the order OF
the day on the bill for raising an additional
military force.
On motion of Mr.. Helms, supported BY
Messrs Nelson and ',ra,imadge, AID opposed
by Mr.. Dawson, the bill was recommi,ted to
a select committee to harmonic its parts con-
formally to the amendment yesterday made
at the Instance Of Mr. Taimadse, 40 to SO
The report of the committee OF elections or
the contested.eiection OF Mr.. Y. 3. hey was
called up.
The committee objections, to whom it
wall be recollected a former report was
recommitted, reported an opinion that no
thing in the evidence before them, SO far as
respects the suggestion of Mr.. Key being
pensioner or half pay officer to the king OF G.
BRIAN, suthorises them to alter the opinion,
or the resolution submitted with their former
report.
Mr.. Ro7Dan moved an indefinite postpone
ment of the subject, and supported his mo-
ton on the ground that the decision Of
question OF fact on the point Of residence,
rested properly and exclusively with the peo-
ole. who We're the best ind RES 0f IL &c 10 fhe