Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-01-31

he pleased He believed tilat tiis bil! wv '
ed !. question material to the viia l!,,e,,, :"
the nation. His colleague, Mr.. l'ay.at
said that this was not a time to be o,,.;,
or particular; but he thought Of al nss.9
this was one when every in.a ought 10 - ~ ~
ticu!ar as Tar Us rs gardeiexpenditure of ~ ~
ney Mr.. w. hoped these vessels were
intended to enforce the embargo. if s''
were, he was entirely of. From wl,a, =,
occurred he believed that this law could
now he efcctua!iy maintained, and be w
one Of those vino would be willing to VEN,
il at this liae. He never could consent
thrust the lw down the throsts oil tie pe,.,J
Of Massachusetts az the point af the bayaat,,
and as to the purposes OF war, the Fa,yF,.
had one hundred vessels which could sineI,
bea, the whole Of the trlgates, or cert,S,,,
any two Of tae,a. The reasons which lie m.
derstood the managers on the part CT the q.
nate had assigned Tor wishing the passa,s@
this bill, were three, l,be first ofthese ".
that they wanted pledge from this l!ur
that il vas willing 70 come forward to dekd
the nation. Another was, that these !lir,s
were necessary 10 aid the gun boats in Tai,
operations and a third, that men cuulia
be cot to s;.liSt for the service OF the o.,
boats and that to remedy this evil tiiaey n::et
be enlisted TO man the trisatcs, and afteraaA
transferred. lie objected TO these Reason.
toto. As to the first CT them he expltsyt
bis astonislpcnf tha{ a pledge Should hegs
CURED Of the house by .he other branch 9th,
legislature, that it was wiling to 2on..iaue
towargis tie defense off@c nation. IN regio,
10 tbs second reason, tic considered it full.
i5e knew, indeed, that Commodore Pgas
had saic! TIA. gun boats could BOT Eight toad
vantage. without TIC all Of a battery }tth
conceived the land batteries wcfeao'stilat--
To nave batteries on hand and fligales 100, /:
believed every naval gentleman would cNl
der AS ridiculous. When we first rad frislaa
it was said they were rs ii disguise ;s:,
they would I've match for any hostile n, Of
az any rate ship OF Ga guns how i apP&a
tnal one vessel oil the largest description cog
beat two probably four OF them. AiieF lbs
was ascertaiaed, gun boats were bulls 70 aan
cooperation wilh batteries on land :taey wee
TO do every thing 10 lie much better aa
fligates now It seems tie gun boats are /
Ger nothing, unlesstiicy can &c aided BY !'ts
very 1ligetes and after while We saaas
called upon TO vote Us to help them!! BIZ
W. cou.d see nothing but endless expohcta
this system. il It Was TO DC pa"sucd. iiaaa
TWO objections 10 toe t'.ird reason, tiat nh
could nor be emitted lor tie &;aaooa.s, nd
that they might BE- c5.uia2d by sas.nela
for the irig4tes, ADD then be tTaoo!eFfse'~
The FIRST objection was, gi'st oe oln1 ~
!ieye tie fact was as rePrsS 9atsl .@s &c
cord, chat ii it were true, he cea,i ne. e'F
S nj to the altiiice OF cnt:appiag q free peeps
in thc way 7 opposed. NJ" " ieaa5 sol'
osoer observations n supper q MS oa'As
aepl, AID II oppostioa 70 the 1lii ia Is VI
ginsl form. 81
Mr. .Ntlsou I'D not, Ike his frlani FoaN
Carolina, { Mr. d Z Williams thiaS ''ai
time when men should be particular as u ca
oenditures Of moncy. He was not tor 12",
ing his discretionary power IN tAE a1'a' !,
the President not that he donbted q te @
~ Being faithfully discharged, but he tnol3 s,
it unfair to throw the responsibility =.
House upon the President Much too' a. .
m ght respect the Judgment otany Pf's.a'n ..
he was not az all times wliiing tor TIE H0e u.
to give up their opinion 70 that otdc:F ~. ~
asked OF what use the srigates were IN '.s 40.
present si,aa;ion? Trey were lying iE,
Potomac, q mere sinking fund. l''F :,
better be done without. il they were new.
De c.lled into actual service. nc a'+,s
edged ihsthe believed II worid DC V''' - :.
course, at the present time, to FeiH''. h
,roargo, and Of cons eqncncc war Nh" al
;---for he hoped there va "a
creeping thing Oh the face Of the e1f'"st
would think of submission. n the e''" a
var, letters of lnarque would be i'sa'h j.
he frigates would be useful, not o'n "S ~
yiag points for Our privsteors; Dbl ID
,ther repccto. :, en-
Mr.. Taylor made few remarks u n.
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