Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-18

his SXsCilSttSJs
OF lie distribution OF the stands o,
arms which had been actually received
~ the government of the United States
hntler the law of April 1908, 1t appears
from returns made 10 congress by the
department of war TO the month o' &c
cember last, that ~
looo stands had been delivered to N
Hamnsbire.
$500 to Vermont.
1000 TO Rhode Island. to which state
$50 stands had also been loaned.
1000 to New Jersey.
500 80 Delaware. 10 which state ESQ
stands Of aras had also been loaned
2iS0 u North Carolina
5000 10 South Carolina.
1000 to Georgia.
1900 to OHIO, u which state $500
stands iAd also been ioaned.
1900 10 Kentucky.
1900 to tennessee.
$50 10 i.oIisiara and
2i6 to tho Territory OF Illinois, anu
that there had been loaned to the DIsiilc.
OF Columbja, 5000
What has become of nearly $1,000
stands Of arms in addition, which arc ac-
knowitdssd 10 have been received, anu
Of $500 stands Of arms WHICH were
contracted to be deli, cred on Or before
the 9Th October, 1872. and remain un-
accounted Tor, or what number has been
received since October. or under what
authority tie department az wat has as
sumed-a disrieuon neither given, nor
warranted BY the law, of loaning an eX
cess b yond Tic proportion to watch Il
was entitled BY the provisions ot TIE
lew, to anv State or territory, or 81 NAH
ing any loan whatever, your committee
have not the nie1,5 Of asccrta!ning
and the sh,s.t au~aiian Of the present
session of ti.e legislature viii no! admit
of timely reference to the only source,
from which perhaps Information might
Dc obtained.
OF he cagses, or prcteDces ""ich
have induced the government o! the U
nitcd S;ales 10 tw9ish eleven states OF
the Uniof, the Di,i-lc: Oh Columbia, anc
the territory II Illinois, with rr"por-
ton Of arms, which il has sen proper
10 w;,hhrid SIN the populous, respee-
table, and exposed Slate CT liassachu-
setis, and wniuii ha,i been telircsec from
lis own msnuIac;eria s-the letter OF the
honorable John Armstrong, secretary at
war Of the U:,;,ed Sales, OF March 18th,
communicated bY his exceiiency, iur-
nishes the evidence.
Bv ,ha, iet;sr, his exceilency is in
formed, ,ha; " &C president has deem.
Ell il most conducive 20 the general in
teres; 10 supply IN the 6!st Place the
frontier states, aud Inc militia aho have
CONE forward n tie defence OF the
Country, AID that ,Fhen the state OF the
public arsenals sill Justify the moasuIe,
Massachusetts viii receive her proPer-
ton Ct aratr agteeab,y to the provisions
Of the iaw.''
In commenting on these reasons OF
the.secretaIy al war, Ter The omission 20
transmit. or TO deliver TO the sia.e OF
Mass cnu.etts, the proportion CT AZ Els
10 which Il Vas enli'led,you committee
beg leave 10 remark. that The state OF the
public assenais III Deccn,ber last, as II
respects The scpP:y OF arlGs. provided
ior tie resreclge states and territories,
will be manifested ty ,he preceding
statement, ;rcm which it appears. thai
OF The IS 200 s;a,ld OF agJns. which were
Que TO ti,e geI.eFal government Itoni The
contractors II Oc.pber, and oi Which ii
Is ackn@leGstG 81 GO had st that lime
b,eh deIiseFsd, s6oft CT l6,loo had been
Distributed IS late as December last
but they ce:Iilss t.ser are wholly uaasse
to coz pIes 80. or perceive even on iGe>
alleged principles OF distribution, how
TIC rlt;.hoiGisfG from The state of Mas
sachssets. rssbiy and unpreparedly
plunged, IN cpmn,on With The res, ofJhe
uhloI, LILO disastrous war With the
MOST powerful maritime naiion the verdi
ever SitDt ssed; possessing defence
lcss, mOIe extended, and msre denseiy
pepulatee ssaboard than any other state
ia tbe ulion, in.ersected ri,h ports and
harocrs II every direction, here lo.o-e,
by the goodness OF God, the blessings
OF peace, aud The Industry of their inaa-
b'tlnts, the naei'e hs.ens OF enc third of
the tonnage Of Tie pstioD, and beroered
~ long line Of boundary sn lhc east,
and Oh the Horth by the provinces offne
eoemy csn be justified or psl!isted. b,
a DrEtfrre THAT n n.. haars rAer~ej
iHost conducive to The general irieres.,
in the hts; place 10 supply lhe ftoniie7
states, and IN consequence, to ori. HE
transmissisn or delivery Of a single mas
ket, 10 state, with frontier OF nearly
thousand miles 10 circait.
The additional cae.e assigned BY toe
secretary at wsr. for withholding ihe
prsporrisn of arms allotted to Mastscbp-
SsfsS--1 that A Ma na~t rr.sd,,r.re e.