Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-11

lturaily excites, 80 rivet this dcstpessfe en-
barge upon the country. Howsit posslpie
ito read the annual report of ,tc oecrstafy
Iof the Treasury, and not ine}itabiy reacn /,
that conclusion In has annuA report, that
officer tells Us expressly, that : i, however,
the embargo and hon-intsrcourse arc.to maze !:
equa continuance, with the btlligerent e
diets indefinite, as that is; if 1t be deter
m4l.d to rely exclusively Oh that measure,
AMI at all events, not to risk war on &C
CONT Of those aggressions, preparations A ~.
warwiN become useless, and the extraofui-
narp expences need not be incurred. IN
that case, the expenditure for the year Sos'
ought not to exceed the sum OF thirteen
millions If dollars, which, as has been stat
ed, Il requisite or;the support OF the pre-
seat establishments" And again, I" It is Ger
tainly ony with view to war, either ira
Mediator contemplated, that it WI be-
come NECESSARY to resort, at least, TO any
considerable extent, to extraordinary sonFc-.
es of supply" Now, sir, when most IN
| fuential officer of this government, no less
than the head of the treasury, expressly tells
Us as he does that Sin case 81 7Oaf' ne 7,
resources, to an an16,.'st yet u'aasceftst'1eG'
must beIresortedto," when he also tells lis,
that /" afnon-intercoatrsea and embargo are 10
Aaoe an indcfnite continuance, u 7caA nes o. Z
come necessary to resort, at least to any co'l-
siderable extent, 10 extraordinary sauces q
supply such rssort icing only Necessary, an
ease at 7ccy, immediate or contemplated, ana
when this house do not provide any new re-
sources, either Of loans or revenues, Wslen
it leaves the treasury precisely IN that state,
in which the Secretary tells Gs, 1t may DC
left, IN case indefinite, 210n-iAferceurse ana
embargo are reaotved ub0n, and precisely IL
that state in which the same Secretary tells
us it must nol be left, IN case 7pdr be tic de-
termination, how is il possible that any o.
Their conclusion can be imagined than this,
that war IS not, but that Indefinite embargo
is contemplated. Sir, these are conclusions
concerning intentions from public docu-
ments compared wish public conduct. Ii
gentlemen choose to tiy into passion On G.
very such exposition, Iii can say is, that
sha.I not follow their example. nor be de-
tered by their exhibition of wounded feel
ings, from performing an Official duty. An
attempt has been made 20 wrest al observa-
ton of mine to imply doubt Of the courage
Of the officers appointed to the new army.
Nothing could be more untounded than such
an attempt. CONCERNING few Of those APP
poi -. en-
those few officers WitA whom nave person
ii acquaintance, there are some in the pro-
priety OF whose appointment certainly
conGur. The only tendency Of my argu-
ment was to shew thar party army, whose
officers we've exclusively taken from pre-
vailing sect, was NOT likely to produce that
union, to which gentlemen SO anxiously IN
vited. II a foreigc war was seriously con-
templated, the necessity OF union among
ali parties, would induce naturally, as
thought, different course Of conduct
Such a course, as BY practically removing
party distinctions, would mite all in that
common confidence, which is the only as
surance Of strength and vigor in hostile opr-
ratlons. When | found the principle OF
party exclusion adopted as the rule Of ap-
poinsments, the conclusion I drew from the
fact was, that the army was destined only
TO effect party purposes, and not at al t.
meet a common enemy. For with all the
preiudices which exist against federal men,
as they are called, there is no need OF argn-
ment to convince even the majority Of this
house, that they are in genera! men, who,
when their country is in danger, will Dt
found and will be tru,t ted, in the front ranks
of our armies.
[5peecA to be continued.
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