Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-03-07

with the honorable gentleman IRON Sont
Carolina, (Mr. Lowndes,) iD the race
honour and public utility. That gentle
man had, by the motion which had jus
been adopted, anticipated him, 10 part, i
proposition which he (Mr. r. had III
tended on this particular day, for reason
which would suggest themselves to th
mind OF every one, to offer to the House
When he had this morning heard the Tow
err guns announcing the return OF the brit
day OF Washington, Mr.. Il. said the tho
had came across his mind that, if this ques
tion was put to those who had honour II
their mouths aud money in their pockets
il would be curious 10 see how it would o.
received. His purpose was, Mr.. h. sta
ted, TO make motion in relation TO TN
vile and children of Oliver I'll. Perry
1t was his opinion, Mr.. Il. said, whether
correct or not, that the country owed more
TO that man. in It's late contest with Grea
Britain. than TO any other whatever, viii
the exception of Isaac Huii....that mar
who had first broken the steel plate, tilt
cuira of British inyincibllity. tie had
frequently, Mr.. r. said, heard persons o.
that country speak in terms of admiration
Of the achievement of capt Hull. in his es-
cape from fleet Of the enemy, in the Con.
stitution irigate.. ..of the admirable sea.
manship which he had display ed....of his
professional skill; bui he had never heard
any of them speak with satisfaction OF his
achievement with the Guerrero, which
had carried her name in defiance, emilia.
zoned in large letters on her sails. That
was an event on which they were gener.
ally silent. Mr.. r. believed that old
England would consent that forty Paken.
hams, with all their iegions, should have
been buried in the alluvial lands of the
Mississippi, TO take back the single actiol
Of the GnerFiere because that action had
done more than any thing else to open the
eyes of Europe. 1t was not inferior il
lustre TO any event in her history. except
only that of La Hogue, under admiral
Russell Next in glory to the victory
over the Guerrero, was that on Lake Erie.
by the gallant Perry. One had shown us
the way to victory with single ships, the
other with fleets. Shall we, said Mr.. X
suffer his family to melt up the plate that
was given to him by his counirvmen.i in
compliment to his galantry, to buy bread
He would say no more but at once offer
the following resolution
ReSoiUed, That provision be made by
law for the support Of the family Of the
late Oliver H. Perry, Esq. Of the United
States navy, and for the education Of his
children.
Mr.. Lowndes concurred with great cor
diality in Mr. RS resolution. He felt il
its fullest force the sentiment of gratitud,
TO the man who had first taught bis countr,
TO hope for victory by fleets as well as b,
single ships: and Mr.. L. said it was only
because he had supposed that the house
would not at this time give its approbatio
to proposition such as Mr.. Randolph ha.
offered, that he had contented himself will
the very inferior one which he had SUB
mitted.
MIR. Hazard, Of Rhode Island, did no
rise to say much on the subject, which h
said he could scarcely trust himself Il
speak OIL at all. But he rose to offer hi
thanks to the gentleman from Virginia an,
the gentleman from South Carolia 10 be
half Of the name of Perry--to thank then
in behalf OF the state which gave him birth
to thank them in the name of bis amiabl
widow; to thank them in the name ofthei
common country.
The resolution was adopted; and,
On motion of Mr.. Randolph, a commit
tee of three was appointed to bring in bill
10 pursuance thereto.