Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-04-02
REPORTED /sr me Alera"dr'a Safe'' g

DELIVERED AGAINST THh
bOaN BILL
| For borro,sing lIcrntg fUe Million
of Dollars.
| MR. CHAIsMAN.
| IF my honorable friend
frnu, Mar, Iand (Mr, Han,on) as he OBJ
served, felt the task TOO great, to follow
| The gentle, hen, who had SO fully, and so
ably discussed the subject before the
committee II trust and hope, that q re-
| Collection of what has ,ran.piced since,
| IS well as before he made The remark
viii &c sufficient apology in the nina
oftte committee, ifthe argument shou'o
troop in my possession. If sir, ge-
! RUS thit i,radiales, and embelii'hes'
whatever it touches, approached me
| - eat md momentous question WIN ave.
,urely y,u will readily pronounce le-
! MEM Judgment, upon the eXeruohS VI
| humble intellect, that engages I'D 'his
| contest with fca, ful emotions /; thai rom
no passion To declaim. 10 vanity o. pue-
| lho shew enters the list; hui iiom oetP
sense. solcr u conviction thst inc OH
on you- table is mes, urc, repicte WIN
| ruinnus tendencies 10 tie best interests
| if this once happy najion.--Yrs sir
sepse of duty mas c n>,j aimed ne to take
he Hnor aud in III. lag age q expos
| nj ,tlan Ia raise ms warning voice, a
| sa,Dst a measure ceir, la'cd 10 produce
evils, the most drea;ed Urg"d bV CON-
| 10 ratinns So serious and pc'a lie,
| cannot bc i ent, and although | ma,
Give offence which is not Iniended, per.
| plex aud delay which is not my OBJECT
shall invite, indeed claim your attention
HE the opp ,rlunily 1s permitted, 81
ontending f,i my country's Interests,
ard pleading her cause.
Win these feelings, | must be eX-
cused # proceed, Notwithstanding The
danger of giving offence to the advc-
Gates Of this bill
And sir, before your attention is called
| to the question Immediately under cons'-
| t7ra,ion. snail ask permission to no.
ice few remarks, made on the amy
! bill hv gentleman from n. Carolina
| fMr. Murirec) whom very much re-
>pect, for his talents md integrity, and
who in debate observed--Ii my doctrine
| was cnrrect, and the nations nf the earth
should all adap, it, there would DE no
more wars s. bee 4use there would not he
| inferred that | must be incsrrect, aud
ne strong emphasis used by that gentle
! nAn evinccd the triumph he felt in
| supp seq victory over his antagonist;
VIII had advanced opinions against u
>ares, on which depended the salsatlon
of tins country. Sir, tbs consequences
! drawn fo.n nv premises, are admitted
10 be correct. TDe'e wouio be no more
wars if all naiinns adopted what has been
,tsiea b. me az The only tue doctrine.
! And What then ?-To"l -, here would
ne peace -Dreadful dRemma What an
| mp ,rdonable heretlck nuSl iae mdD be,
that shall venture to mylstaln an argu-
men, in fosnur Of principles, Which are
| not Only consistent, with the precepts oi
The Christian religion, but 1t adopted
wauld pvt an end 10 human bu!chery;
nd destroy the militia y profession alo
pethrr WAS not ms nsible ufthc risqne
which was run, in making the remarks
| ,ha, provoked the argument menuoned
Il, was expected, that my observation
| would lra upon me the sncer anil scott
IF the skeptic, and perhaps the censnre
| IF 1en uhn maintain that wars are Saiu
| r,ry and tend TO improve the condition OF
| man, but 1t was no; expected the honor
| bic gentleman would have roduccd
| Jus, such an argument as he did.
Sir. do most religiously bel,eve the
| ,ime is not FIR distant, when the clarion
Of war will give place TO the voice o
| nesce, and the arms e the warrior viii
form the plough share and pruning
| hook Of the hasbant,nap When the ma
tons IF the earth shall become brethren
| and be linked in the chain OF affection.
Is there gentleman in this house that
could regret the approach OF the happy
time Is there benevolent heart in
| G dis universe bu. would throb with Joy,
if the dawn Of that propi'ious day was
beginning to bless OR world
Thus much for the argument OF the
honorable gentleman. And now Mr..
Chairman you shall have my reasons
gains, the bill on your table.
NV OPP sition 10 that bill does MT
consist wholly IN The idea that 1t
is avowcd 10 be a war measure
but there are extrinsic objects which
pr,sen' the asel,es in formidable shapes,
! and which l am of opinion ough. to
prevent lie passage.
First, By CROW ding the market in
such rapid succession with loans, large
loans, you che pen the credit OF your
government. and 100 obviously exhibit
your poverty and dependence, and t>e!e-
BY produce a result much to be dread
ed. The public stock viii deprsciate
until the credit of the government is
ruined. :, ..c