Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-30
] CONGRESS.
g0usE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
SAruRDAv Apri. IS.
Conversation on the ncvy biH,
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NIf.. G10c0H uau iHOu gus At}ss 'tN 's"a't
of Copeohagee thar the patton would 'h,nk
no more of navy; he had thougnt that II
would have been entirely given up. he
presiden, had already authority 10 cail Out,
i,igates; then where was the necessity or
repeating the authority? For gentlemen
seemed TO be unwilling absolutely % re,
qure k, as the SENATE had done. y the
executive bad beer guilty Of neglect innos
exercising the authority rePossd 10 him,
there was constitutional mose OF Calling
Kim TO accouotfor il, without dong IT 10.
directly bv passing this b'll
Mr.. lNikaor wished TO leave fair dlscte
ton with The presiden. 10 employ these
vessels TO enforce obedience 10 be laws,
aud TO protect our harbers. The sesmen
also now ou, OF service might be employ
ed, which would be desirable thing. He
fsl! NOT so much terror at :he care n.ensioa
oil navy that some g4n,lrmen seemed 10
do.
Mr.. G. w. Campbell sa;d ne had been 10
favor Of every measure OF detcuce which
lad been proposed, and which he consider.
ed our circu instances TO require; but be
could not see The necessity tor ,thls. bill.
Tie expsnce. al IT would be very great !.
three or four miiiluos hid already bIeo sp.
prontiai.d for defence during the present
session, and il must DC snownio all tha,
our receipts from The rsverue would be
considerably d'miuished 10 Goose qaencr ct
tie embargo.
Mr. Smile was strongly opposed TO the
bill. 1t the navy were equipped aod sent
20 sea. war woeld be the inevitable result !;
ADD esen i i goald ao.l the expe ne~ ~ a,iiA-
Mir. Pltken entered somewhat al large
into the use and advantages OF navy, He.
wished The presiden. ct the y. S. 10 have
power 70 repsi attack, if we arc 70 have it.
We have Alright 10 pssce within oas waters
and within three 1-1l!ss Of our shores; If
we could oppressive il, We had.het.et
give up caS sovereign =. Our Commercial
tonnage. he said, sss almos, as much az
tia, OF England, aud much more than TIA,
Of any other nasiop we ought therefore
20 have some ships 10 protect II,
MIR. Holland vas opposed TO The bill. If
we were 60 attempt to meet the British on
toe sea, IL would oe the only way ia " icl
we could be materially injurcd by then /;
aod would afford 'ksm au opportunity of
gratifying ,hcir thlrss for nsyai dominio".
He was IS much against war as The ger
tleman from COME c,icu:; and il was be-.
cause he wished for peace he was opposed
10 navy, as il must oa!y become a prey
m q SAif e:9yftt
once more attack Us, SAID he, and We will
retaliate 90 them not by Sea, bu. BY apd,
where they are vulnerable, and our 0 Coo
men, with few at our militia, will &c.
veoge their insults.
The question on postpaoement was iheu
taken by yeas and nays, and the bill was
pos ,poned SIS TO 81.
The house then went toto a committee
of the whole on the bill making appropria,
ton to supply the deGcit io she spp,opfia
,on Cor the Pablo bulldogs for the year
1907, and for other purposes
HE bill having gone through the COM
mi,tee of the whole, after filing up the
blanks for the deficit, and for small sum
for finishing the wall round Inc presidents
house, and refusingto make al sppropria.
ton tor the ensniag year, for other pur-
poses, the committee rose ADD reported the
bill.
The house then adjourned till FIVE O.
clock.
S O'Clock.
The house took up the report Of the
committee of the whole Oh the above bill.
Aud The yeas and nays being required
by Mr.. d., K. Williams on concurrence
with the sum reported to supply the deficit
10000 dollars) there were for concur.
renee IS, agains. it II.
The appropriation FIR the sou,h Wing OF