Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-07
] CO N G R e S s..
HoUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
DEBA TIE ON EXTRA SESSION.
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TUESDAY,, SANITARY e.

Mr.. EPPES said that he had no hope
that at this late hour of the day, alter the
house had been SO long amused with an
eloquent Grafton, Astounding with troPes'
figures and well turned periods, that he
could Offer any thing calculated to interest
or auuse them. cannot, however, lsald
he suppress the sentiment feel at nearing
a gentleman, in the present situation OF thus
country, attempt to place IN degraded
point of view the resources OF the nation,
and level exclusively at the administration
of his own government that asperlty which
ought to be confined to the belilgerent ma
tons. To a man who knew nothing CT the
foreign relations Of this country, It would
appear from the speech Of the gentleman
from Massachusetts, that peace, prosperity
and every other blessing would attend the
removal of the embargo. No person from
his speech could suppose that the sovereign
ty and independence of this nation was IN
danger from the atrocious and unprlnclpled
conduct of foreigu nations. The embargo
8 Is the cause Of all our difficulties Nothing
but are,noval Of ths embargo is necessary
to re-establishthe unrivalled prosperity OF
the nation This measure is reprss ented as
having originated in political deception as
having been supported on grounds not only
extraordinary but unprineipled. Even the
present bill is represented as new species
Of political deception, intended todecelve
and nlislead the people. The speech OF the
gentleman himself is nothing more than poc-
litical delusion an old story dressed up ~
"a new rarb. and ushered into the world at
the present moment, for the purpose OF
ssaet ssats 81 ST that Sh5tss sas ana
on the approaching elections. The speech
IS certainly not made on the bill Before the
house. it@can have no object but to IN
Grease the irritation already produced in
that portion of the union by misrepresenta-
tons. The gentleman has said, | am sick
to loathing, at hearing the constant cry Of
war, war, war. (said Mr.. E. am sick to
loathing, AZ hearing the constant cry of en-
barge. am sick TO loathing, when find
a representative of this nation calIous to
the wroags of his country; when hear
him holding cut to foreign nations the idea
that We cannot be driven into war !; that we
are incapable of making it. What has the
gentleman told you? you cannot carry the
nation into war you have neither resources
nor men; will this country resort to direct
taxes or loans Will the party that came
into power by opposing direct taxes and
loans, resort to them? They cannot, when
ever they do they must go out. It was
neither direct taxes or loans which lost to
the federal party the confidence of the peo-
pie. The prodigal expenditure of public
money, which produced the necessity of
taxes and loans, deprived them of the pub
lie confidence. The republican party came
ina the friends of a proper and not Mig
gardiy system Of economy; on the ground
of attachment to the nation individually
and collectively; neither the people or the
party viii shrink from that species of ex-
pence which is necessary to maintain the IN
dependence and rights of the nation; that
species of nie-ardly economy, which could
put money III competition with the indie
pendence of the nation / for one disclaim. !
1t would be disclaimed by the whole of the |
republican party. BY a judicious manage
ment of our funds we have acquired credit (
THAT is equal to our wants we can COM
mand without difficulty and without taxes,
whatever sum may be necessary to assert
and maintain our rights; when the period !
OF dltfculty shall have passed, it can be dis |
charged honestly, as our debts heretofore |
contracted have been, without new taxes
or burthens on the people. We possess a
credit superior to that of any other nation.
and we deserve it. The gentleman, in
speaking OF his political opponents, has said.
by their deeds shall you know them. Ap,
Ply this principle 70 the ground taken by