The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-02-03
mo. Sc.

P.''Su Wy the OIL recommended as one part
OF system of preparations for war
Mr. G. said he would now bcstow, some
observations ON the objection of expence.-
ms point afforded, an argument always pow
! sriui' ana Tor some years past Irresistible.
It's said. 600 900 dollars, the contemplated
expence for equipping all the frigates, is
enormous He said it was so and no zen
temap regretted the necessity o; mourning
TINS ana other similar eNpenocs, more than
himself bu:the correct and proper questi-
OH Is not---is tins sum not enormous IL is
how can 1t be avoided, and save the rights
and interests OF the natioaa The real oh.
Ilcct OF this eXpencc, is 20 save the. u y
against the rapacity aud mad ambition of
the rules of other nations and hence arises
It's indispensable necessity. Ii no doub, will
appear wonderful TO speculative philo,o-
phic mind, to contemplate the enormous
expenses incurred by nations, for the our.
pose of scf-protection against the rapacitv
and ambsion of the rulers of other nations.
In this respect, However, the " S. have
been at all. tines peculiarly fortunate, COM
pared with any other nation with which
they have any intimate relations Take
u Britain, tor instances, and calculate the
enormous expenses she incurs, to protect
herself from the ambition of her own. and
the rulers of o.hsr nations; and compare
them with those incurred bv the CJ. s for
the same object; and the latrer would be TO
the former as drop in the ocean This
would be the result in some degree in COM
parison with any other nation But the
question is, whethert is not better TO incpr,
TINS eXpence, than to Weld to Inc fata! in
hne"ce OF this upboundsd rapaci;y and am
o!tion! independently of exchanging the
attributes of freedom and INDEPENDENCE for
the degradation of slavery woult. not this
SUBMISSION cost you more in money upon the
economic cal calculations Could you purchase
off its siiping inflGence for GOO 600 dollars.
Would not Your proud conqueror take all
you had, and think he had left YOU too much.
as Ions as you had Comfort remaining p
The same speculative reflections may be an
Phed 10 me enormous sums expended in the
NOSE perfect political associations for the
protection OF society against the violence
and depraVity OF individuals. To connt IN
all the Costs expended, TO protect the virtu.
Gus and the good against the violence and
depravisy OF the vicious and the BAD would
doubtless De a subject of wonder to a philoso
phic mind. Take the U. S. for exarnpe-s
and imagine the costs of all the courts Of
criminal jurisdiction, the grand and petit
Juries, Witnesses, Sc &c. and add te them.
the costs Of the dungeons the ja!ls. the bolts
the bars, the chains, &c. &c and the a.
mount would be enormous; and if du should
choose to indulge yourself in the speculation
still further, Count the costs of all the locks
and keys in the u. 5. &c. Which would h.
useless, ii there were no such thing as hu
man vice and depravity; and the aind
would De LETT IN state of Advertisements at
the enormous result, at the immense sums
necessarily expended for tie protection of
society, asainSt the h-neful aud destructive
inhuence or human vices But I'D ever ayiy
man douot OF the propricty of tbs cxpehdi- 2
tofe! DIG he Ever pause and ask himreIf
whether these sums were not enornlouss-
NO he knew they were great in them
selves; but nothing Garnp&~cd with che OBJ
Ject TO DE- obtaisFd BY thea. Eoghng COM
pared with she preservation of society from
The destructive influence of human violence
ana depraviy. And is this result 10 be.
wondered at, when you refiecr fora rnomenr
at the horrible effects of giving them the
triumph, and yielding submission to their
ihhpenCe! The sane observations will an
Ply With greater force to the society of natl
o1S: the same injurious CONSEQUENCES geuld
resui' IRON submission by one nation to the
demands OF the rapacious and atnbitiops ru-
iers VI another nation--he was therefor.
willing 70 ressC and repe them when di.
rected by another nation against the iripbts.
and interests ofthe u. s and for that Dur-
pose was willing TO incur the proposed 4x
pence, or any other within the ability of the
government. rather than to Yield submission
to the destructive influence OF these ambiti
Gus and rapacions demands
Mr. G.. said, he could not help reminding.
gentlemen here, of the unfortunate conse.
quences of the successful influence of this
argument OF economy at no distant period
He feared that from the want of a timely
expenditure q money to enforce a great and
wise measure of the government, we were.
no" reduced to our present embarrassed
situation; and to be relieved from it mighr
probably cost us much more money than
was then necessary FOR the object and in
addition TO this economical waste of treasure.
might also be waste Of blood
Mr.. G.. then begged to present another
aspect OF the proposed measure to the view
OF the Senate He said that the a rgressions
OF the beilgerents upon our rights q Interests.
were so universally known C felt throughout
the u. . that the people were almost unver.-
sally locking up to Congress for sore mea
sures OF preparation for meeting any crieis
which may hefal us. The present measure
goes to PUT into state of readiness Tor ser.
vice, all the naval force of the Us II is
therefore believed, that in this respect the
measure would satisfy the Just expectations
OF tine people, and when combined with other
preparatory measures contemplated Cor the
and service, would afford such projection
and security, as would justify the confidence
OF tho people 10 Congress. He said that the
measure of the first Importance In his iuds-
meut, FOR this object Was a t,rcv;.;o, g.