Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-25

Mr.. Lyon moved to divide the resolution
into two sections, the second Of which he
should vote for, but would not consent to
the first, because ne had no idea that our
army should lay down their arms and be
disbanded, when every state in the union
is vulnerable to rabble, and the country
which | represent open to the inroads Of sa-
wages and it would be impolitic in the
present congulsed state of the world. c..
Britain has but told US that she would re-
cede, and so forth, but this is not the assur-
ance of reality, which wish to see, before
| can conset to disbandsour army.
Mr.. jackson moved that the resolution
be referred to a committee of the whole on
the state of the union, divided into two sec
tons.
Mr.. Randolph opposed such a reference.
In the course OF his opposition he remarked
(echoing an expression of Mr.. Macon's) the
country indeed never will see such an adj
mlnistration as the last; the first 4 years of
it had my most hearty concurrence but the
last had my hearty disapprobation it was
the lean kline eating up the fat kline for
the last four years with the embargo in their
train, devoured the rich harvest of the pre-
ceding 4, and had not some Joshph stepped
in it is impossible to sap what would have
been the extent of dilapidation no admit
nistration ever went from Office leaving the
country in soedeplorable a state as the last.
His object was for ferreting out the rats
from the public departments and to cor.
rect what he conceived errors in ourmilitary
system for while we were appropriating
millions for standing armies, millions for
~navies, millions for gun-boats, we %appropri-
ated but 100000 dollars for arming the mi
litla Of the country, not 20 cents a man for
rendering it i%nvulnerable in his elective
capacity he would meyer, SO help him God,
vote for any man who would not arm the
militia !; then we would hear no more of
invasions from Canada, no more of Burr
and his conspiracy, and the uses that have
been made of them, like the Pope and the
Pretender, to scare us into compliance, no
more suspensions of habeas corpus act, no
more enforcing embargo acts.
Speaking of the President he observed,
that he would do him the justice to say, as
he was disposed to do every person justice,
but more particularly him, that he entered
on his Office the friend of economy, the
friend of reform, and that in his practice he
was as economical as a man would be who
had command Of a fleet of gun boats, who
had the resources. Of the country cut off by
an embargo.
The first member was referred to the
committee of the whole on the state of the
union.
The second member was also referred to
the same committee.
The second resolution under considera-
ton.
Mr.. Ebbes moved to amend the resolu-
ton to insert after the word treasury
"from the 4th March 1901, to the present
day."
Mr.. Randolph concurrad in the gentle
mans modification, and the resolution was
referred to the committee Of the whole house
on the state of the union, unanimously.
CA misunderstanding having arisen on
the passage of the second resolution
Mr.. Iroub moved to reconsider the last
vote, which was passed by yeas and nays,
yeas SIS nays So.
Mr.. Nelson moved for an adjournment
carried.
APPOINTMENTS
By The Supreme Central Tunta Of Spain, IN
the nan Of king Ferdinand the 7th.
His excellency the Marquis de CASA