Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-16

,,,,v f,s.ered, would be Of so
,hisa pr ~ !. - the people; thar gentle men,
,a;,'y he he r rich blood from other ios'i.
5 drsvl ,ad giving i, passage into this
plisO', .a' void destroy the very obJecr
ip'lisu'sss ss oply airned to nourish 10 any
sbIen ' - more harm would result from
Ssni -" i 10 100 great aiati;ace than
nsOeps so,,;pc !. With economy. 10 addl.
rom i0s s.s !, was said that if This bill pass.
100 . a sdd,iopsl appropriations must be
ID ~ or me pos, master general must oe
a'oe, a,ed carrying the law into effect, or
Es' a., anticipate appropriations. puFsa-
~ s,,e,,ce which had of late been SO
y, fohisc:ed 70 that the establishments
r''' o~v roads year or two sgo had di,
4ssd Inc se,t psoreeds of the pos, of
ap' ..,sblsasnent from $4,000 TO $500
,.. vbile The prescott bill proPosirg 80
''' ,oads, would 10 the same proportion
", dc 6tir Of perhaps &c, 900 OF SO, geo
S 'lI,,s beyond ,he nett revenue OF the G.
%1.bmcnt that there vas already TAX
;o,o siew the salaries OF the officers
n, erusIs! pos, ofsce, an snnoa! expen
a,e .sr aud abore1he annual receipts,
ril ooo dollars; which when encreased
i. additional expence caused by the
..;en of The new roads proposed would
..r,ops expeoce 10 the Uuised States
s.m ,bss establishment WHICH Ought pro-
a.,Iv 10 Weld proh;.
The advocates of the bill replied that
!. oolv ublrcticp which could be fairly
I'D. % The oil @as on account of the old
o,l, Supposed TO b= uuproductive which
nj down, and oct 90 account Of the Dew
g., which it erected; ,has supposiog the
e,oi.c,ur.l esiim4e af surplus expcuce
ovr and above thS rsveaue arising from
H. establishments, Of SO or even $1,000
|d,Esr,, was correct. which was by no means
admitted, il would BE- at teasa problemati.
al whether lae benefit TO be received fsom
GG0sioa OF information would NOT far
actsd the addsiooal expence; that the
|kO,6s 10 be derived from rhe two millions
u,sd for the new army OF 5000 men,
Ioull sh,iok fro:n the comparison with
tebsne6,s 70 be derived from the expeo.
fure Of SO 600 dollars for this purpose 5;
a ,he bli provided roads for vsss tract
d uew seuled couGtry 10 The state OF
Georgia 20 wh:ch the Indian .ille has been
auOguished, which would be left totally
&sluD'e Of information except the bill
pissed AID in a gnseromens Ike ours,
be cooducs of which was founded upon
|hsua of the people, 1t was OF absolute
aportaace sha, tue people should DC IN.
kntd; tia, if the principle admitted By
|Ss opponents Of the bill was correct, that
ht establishment should consume is own
|eSsOu=, even 10 case ct The expeuce DOW
|scsedi1s the revenue, the establishments
|aSdtjus,iy claim Cred;s from the general
ETspmen. for the many thousand dollars
|shrh II had annually oetscd 10 the teasu
|E; ADD that is WAS extremely doubtful
|ht'her the cost of these roads would ex.
s'sd Tie proceeds 10 be derived from them
Twas also said, ihat If the express mail
NNew:O leaos were pus down, il would
Case great diminu,ion of expeuce, per.
.pa opal 10 the whole expence caused by
Ss ns@ roads established by this billi aud
h'@all being KEEP, up for the service of
s'efOmeot altogether, the post Office &c
Iasnt ought correctly 70 have creditor
sshole espepce.
.a' O'lsWas passed By yeas aud nays. II
WEDNESDAY, .Aarl 70. -