Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-02-25

ry which he had submitted.
The resolution was adopted nem. CON.
Mr.. Randolph rose to offer a motion.
| Flo believed it would be very difficult
Tor any member of this House --certain-
Iyit was not possible for him TO keep
pace with the honorable gentleman
from S. Carolina, mir. Lowndes,) in
the race of honor and public utilit, -
That gentleman had, by the motion
(which had Just been adopted, anticipa-
ted him, in part, in proposition which
he (Mr. Il. had intended on this parti-
cular day, for reasons which would
suggest themselves to the mind
Of every one. to offer to the House.
when he had this morning heard the
tower guns announcing the return Of
the birth day of Washington, Mr.. K.
said the thought had came across his
mind that, if this question was put to
those who have honor in their mouths
and money in their pockets, it would be
curious to see how it would be received
His purpose was, MIR. r. stated, to
make motion in relation to the wife
and children Of Oliver II. Perry. Il,
was his opinion, Mr.. r. said, whether
correct or not, that the country owed
more to that man, in its late contest
with Great Britain. than to any other
whatever. with the exception of Isaac
Hull--that man who had first broken
the steel plate, the curia, of British in.
vincibility. He had frequently, Mr.. r.
said, heard persons of that country
speak in terms of admiration of the 4.
chievement of Capt. Hull, in his cscape
from feet of the enemy, il the Con
stitutinn frigate---of ths admirable sea-
manship which he had displayed of
his professional skill but he had ne
yer heard any of them speak with sa-
| tisfaction of his achievement with the
Cuerricre, which had carried her name
in defiance, emblazoncd in large let
ters on her sails. That was an event
on which they were generally silent.
Mr.. r. believed that old England wcaId
consent that forty Pakenhams, with all
their legious. should have been buried
in the aluYial lands of the Mississippi,
to take back the single action of the
Guerrero; because that action had
done more than any thing else to open
the eyes of Europe. 1t was not inferi
or in 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
OH 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.. r. suffer his family
to melt up tie plate that was given to
him by his countrymen, in compliment
70 his salantry, to buy bread He
would say no more. but at once offer
the following resolution:
| Resolved, That provision be made
by law for the support of the family of
the late Oliver II. Perry, Esq. of the
United States Navy, and for the edu-
cation of his children.
| Mr.. Lowndcs concurred with great
cordially in Mr.. RS resolution. He
felt in its fullest force the sentiment of
gratitude to the man who had first
taught his country to hope for victory
by fleets, as we'll as by single ships
and Mr.. l.. said it was only because he
had supposed that the house would not
at this time give its appreciation to a
proposition such as Mr.. Randolph had
offered, that he had contented himself
with the very inferior one which he had
submitted.
Mr.. Hazard, Of Rhode Island. did
not rise to say much on the subject.
Viii ii he said he could scare ely trust
.imself to speak on at all. But he
rose to offer his thanks TO the gentle
man from Virginia and the gentleman
from South Carolina, in behalf of the
| name of Perry-to thank them in be.
half of the state which gave him birth +;
t. thank them in the name of his anna
| bic widow to thank them in the name
Of their common country.
The resolution was adopted /; and,
TN motion of Mr.. Randolph, a com
mittee of three was appointed to bring
in bill in pursuance thereto.
On motion Of Mr.. Storrs, it was
Resolved, That The Secretary of the
War nenat.tunent he flirpcted In trans