Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-19


weight, because gun boats. iortlhcations
and land batteries, and aiming the militia,
were bar three several parts Of one great
system.
his own idea Of what ought 70 be done: he
,hought ,hry should frs, provide gun boats;
ssooSdly. erect for.i6esiiops auu Land bat
steries; ,hiralys pass law providing for
a,mirg the m,li,ia-for unless men were
armed, they coule no. prevent sanssaeasy
fross landing, dessroyieg sed laying vase
the country. Mr. S, hoped every thing
would be done which was requisite torpro.
tec.ion. sIssn.lemen had salG that our re.
sources we're not Sufficient 10 nee, these
objects: Mr.. S. would observe that there
uss in the treasury uaoney srficient TO an.
swer all these purposes il not, the cosu.
thy, hsd resources within itself, fully ade.
!. qua,e TO every measure of pro,ec,ien and
defence. He would not go, as some gen.
tlemen had, isto cslc,aationsuf dollars &
ceois If the patton wss eu,broilcd ia " az.
rs tzpence would be iacalculable Il. was
Impossible TO form an idea of the enormous
.sSpence iha. would accrue from war: bot
Mr.. S. weuld draw I'll the money out of
the ,teasury he would not ieave cent
he would even GraiB the blood from his owu
veins if il were necessary for the defeucc
of the rights so dear TO his country. II
the nation was involved ID war, life, liber
~ snd property, every thing was al stake;
sud oil .heir encrgirs should be exer.ed to
rsrelthe invader
A number Of gentlemen appeared desir.
Gus of building ships Of war for the pro-
tee,ion of OR commerce. Mr.. S. was ct
opisieu tina. Whatever. might have been
proper hets.ofore, such msssure weuid
be inexpsdient hereafter, of wnat cAecs
would be any naval force which the u. s.
could erect? Itwocld form 30 object at
ederision 70! the eneny, aud afford pre-.
text for war. II would increase the cg.
peace of the esnssry. snd add 70 the
s,rerg.h of cur adversary. Would genie
men ssse view Of Denmark and Other
Eu-epesn powess! See them all ssrcpt
from the ocean. and their vessels where
the sapy Ct the u. S. would soon be, were
any 20 be erected. Asso the ships OF war
which the T. S. nnw had, he should have
90 objec.ioo ,ha, those which we're &. for
service should be distributed az I'm sid to
batteries end ether works wherever i.
might be DEF med most proper 10 msse:
sseh distribution. He was clearly IS op.
siep, whether war or peace might b. the
resus; Of car present uuceriaisty. that pre-.
pars,iou for defense ought Immediately 10
be commenced; # preparation wsold Dot
preres, war. ii would tend 10 shorseo the
terss of les dprs,lea.
Some gentlemen had gone. toto caleu'a.
lions on principal aud in:eres, Of expcnces
for SIX or seven years. Away with sech
trifIug Lct.os act The part Of Americans !.
let ns go boldly into defensive operations,
snd let as not be saddlrs wi,n Iorg and
tedisus war. If var should bs cur lot,
We shsii experience a temporary depriya
tiop---not Of the necessaTies, ,bu, Of The
|laxurirs OF life. for,svety thoussud we
spend 10 opposition TO The enemy, we shal
save million 10 aar swu resources: our
ei.izcns would rum their attention 20 do.
&esic msraisciures; and though nc man
nore sthsn himsclf dSprecard war. he,
shopghr advantages might result free, j, TO
the nation. He hcpes she horse. would
spsss the law, and take such further steps
- nHhi be necessary toprepare fully for
dsfeoce; tina, they wouid discharge with
care the responsibility a,,eehed to their 81
'assion. and suppors ,hronshou. the jus.
tice OF their cause and the righ,s.os .hs
people.
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