Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-01-08

SUSPICION had gone 6oIodu etidt sicsS 49,
partment which enpi. cally holds sthe
purse-strings Of The nation, was more
remiss than any 9th in guarding the
expenditures of its subordinate agents;
and. if it should be neralIy and unl.
yersally understood, hattie body whose
dntyit is to guard he public treasury
from wasteful expen iture had abandon>
ed their trust to a blind confidence In
the dispensers of the public patronage,
they must Immediately and justly lose
ali the confidence of the community
He had heard yesterday, with astonish-
ment, proposition to surrender inquiry
to confidence in the integrity & ability
of the officer who had made the requisi.
ton. When this house should be dis
posed to become mere chamber, in
which to register, not Presidential. but
Departmental DEGREES, it would be un-
important whether the members of this
house professed to represent individual
ly 35 900 freemen, or collectively the
single borough of Old Sarum. This
proceeding, he said, was unprecedented.
He had been himself once personally ac-
quainted with the proceedings of the
committee of Ways and Means, and he
had himself brought in many bills to
make partial appropriations--no, he
said, not many of them, for the business
had been in those days SO conducted as
not to leave much room for them-but
he had brought in such bills, and sup
ported them too, and he would again
support such bills when they were ne
cessary. He would give to the govern
ment his confidence where confidence
was necessary, and he would not give it
to the government, nor to any one, fur
Their than that, unless to his bosom
friend. But there was wide difference
Mr.. r. said, between voting for an adj
vance for the service ofthe current year,
and voting for the same sum to cover a
deficiency for the past year, under cover
of an advance for the present year. &c.
He wished this bill to be recommitted,
that the appropriation might be put on
its proper footing, sc. Whilst am
up, ! will make one more remark-and
that by the best estimate has been
fortified by what has fallen from others
in the course of this debate--these In
dams cost US, on the system OF civiliza-
tion and Cancellation, rather more than
if they were black, and our property,
and working on our estates for our
benefits. And this, Mr.. Il. suggested,
without reciprocity; for though the mas
ter be bound for the whole expense OF
food and raiment for his servant, he is
entitled to his services in return. The
u, States, Mr.. r. said, he thought,
ought not to be expected wholly to
clothe and feed these people; they ought
at least to do some little for themselves.
One more remark he would make: 1t
was astonishing, he said, what afond.
ness the people of the frontier had for
having their throats cut. A gentleman
yesterday told the house, that this money
for the Indian Department was to be
appropriated to prevent those people
from having their Threats cut. But
what did the Representatives of the
frontier people in this house say? Why,
that they had rather not have the reve-
nue. applied for their relief; they depre
cate your protection, said Mr.. r. aud en-.
deavor to stave off your defence ofthem
The question on recommitnent Of this
of this bill to committee of the whole,
was then put and carried; and then
On motion Of Mr. Smith, OF Maryland,
the House Immediately resolved into COM
mittee of the whole on said bill, Mr.. Mel
son in the chair.
MIR. Chambers moved to insert, after the
words " for the curreOt expenses of the In
dian Dedartment," the words ), including
deEcit Of O7o,ooo of the appropriations
for tina, object in the year l82i'-Dfoo,-
900.
Mr.. Smith remarked that the adoption
of this amendment would save the commit
tee of Ways and Means great deal at
trouble. Mr.. S. then recurrad to the let
ter of the Secretary OF War 10 show the
mount asked for, however convenient it
might be to cover deficit, was not solici :
ted tor that purpose. Il the House should
ieel that they were sufficiently informed on
the subject 10 justify an unsoliciiiei APP
appropriation he did not feel inclined 20
oppose it-especialIy as he believed it
would be faithfully applied, if applied at
all Mr. S. then took general view OF
The situation of our Indian affairs, in rela.
ton to the several subjects of annuiiies,
trade, civilization, &c and Showed that the
hill under consideration was not affected
by them; is object being totally dissimilar
and distinct. An important item in this
disbursement appeared to be the rations
that were furnished in making the Indian
treaties, as alluded to YESTERDAY by the
gentleman from Ohio, (Mr. Ross The