The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-09-19

nus iOoS persons oeiOuSoS to tnc m"iihc
corps, cost S22 ,0oo, (which makes the av-
erage annual cost OF each person less than
205 dolls.
Is there man in the nation that will say
this is extravagant ! Will Mr.. Randolph call
this extravaganza ! If SO, should be pleased
If he would descend TO details, and shew US
In what the extravaganza consists. For my
part, 1 think 2o5 dollars small sum to sup.
port any man. II Is so dolls. less than
common labourcr receives. II is, q have
good reason to believe,) less than the soldiers
OF either Buonaparte or the British King, rec
ceive. However, my colntrymen, have
now furnished you with the means OF Judging
for yourselves.
Pressing engagements compel. me to alb.
breviatc this communication. Before con.
clnde however, will bes,ow, some attention.
and here permit me to enquire why Mr.. Rsn>
dolph selected the years 1900 and 1909 fot
his comparative political anatomy {" As
he chose the year preceding that in which tho
Administration Of Mr.. Adams terminated, hu
might with propriety have selected the same
year Of Mr. Jefierson's Administration. This
however, would not have suited his viewa
quite SO we'll and he therefore chose the
the last year of Mr.. Jefferson's Administras
creation oi Navy, has half ~ much been
expended on repairs us was expended In the
year 1909. In the year 1900, Mr.. Randolph'A
|. 30 ships Of war" required only 39a,6oo
dollars for their repeirs and con,inrrnt
expenses but In the year 1909, hiS
IS vessels of all sorts" required 77oooo
Ii. = ~ sc ~hv In be NO.
1900, our vessels Of war were new, and re.
quired but little outfits but in the year 1902
they were old, and, for want OF appropriations
had been suffered to lie in the mud,fOr years,
in a state Of decay and II was necessary TO
rebuild them almost, before they eould DO
put TO sea. This was the cause of Mr.. Ran-
dolph's selecting those years for his anatomy,
ought not however 10 be dispIeascd Ut this,
since have demonstrated the truth OF every
the reverse of all that he has said even OF the
years Of his own choice.
Mr.. Randolph says that he has understood
that the " John Adams has been 30 mctamcr'
phosed that nobody knew what TO make of
hcr--she retains nothing Of her former char.
acter" From whom did MIR. Randolph re.
ceive this Information I From. rs8riasA-s,
vessel Why, gentlemen, the john hcams
now a lar more cuCicht vCoSSS ""S '''~~-"
better sailer than she was before she was rc
paired. Every American ship carhen!er'and
every American seamen' says that shc mas
been highly improved in all resheefs.
Pcrmi, me, gentlemen, iurthef 70 enquire.
whence it happens, that Mr.. Randolph nas
invariably erred on that side Of the question
which he was advocating Can it be possible
,ha, he erred with an intention TO deceive
Can any gentleman, holding the dignihed res' :
ponsible station Of an American Legislator
have descended to arts, to tricks, WHICH
would be inexcusabls even in petty country
court lawyer o .,,
what he calls the proverbial prodigali'y OF the
Nayv Department, shall not escape attention
In NV next propose enquiring into that suu
iec,-,and % if my presen, Impressions be cor,
rsc,. Mr.. Randolph will find out, before
! shall have done with that subject that ne NAV
'o"s AMERICANUS.
/Ts Be eontinsed.