Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-23

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conn, for this phenoteenon, IS neither
.w,ship my poarsr or prcviace.'
Could Any declaration be quoted,
fem MIR. Pickering himself, more in.
dics,ive of. want OF confidence In Mr.
Madison's administration, than those
Of Mr.. Crawford, (which may be found
in the National In.elligencer, of Feb
ruary Cd, 1910? Let IT be remember.
ed. that this speech was made in opPo.
silIon TO Bill for fitting out ell our
frigates for the protection OF our com
meree, and that Mr.. Crawford there
declares. that IF every frigate. sloop,
and bomb ketch in our navy was q first
rafe ship of the line. il would De, even
than. whslly Incompetent TO that ob-
Zee, .lfhe United Sta'es!5 said he,
swere TO invest one hundred millions OF
dollars in vessels of war, and 10 expend
one. fourth that SON annually by em.
playing it for the protection Of our
com nerce, it would be still unprotect.
ed. or the nation involved IN war;
Did not Mr.. Crawford. in that speech,
saw The strongest things TO convince the
world that we had no intention of GO
ing TO warp and did not this speech en-
courage Great Britain to refuse II re-
paration to Mr.. Madison, for the inju-
.ries and insults she had bea ped on us?
What said Mr., C.s But waving ell the
'arguments.' said be, against our decla :
fog war. which may be drawn from our
past conduct, hewoni6 ask this hoDors-
BILE body, WHEEL her the present situation
of the world does not solemoiy admo.
nish this nation to stand aloof from the
breads ul commissions with which Eu.
rope has. for years past, been agitaied
90 its centre? Yes, Sir, the character
of the war, and the principles upon
which it 10 conducted, admonish Us, In
the most solsmD manner, to remain
quiet, until it's stormy pillows shall sub
eide into cslm.' Let it be the wis.
dom Of this nation to remain at peace
as Tonga az peace is within its option
Having shown, from our past conduct.
tina, I'VE do not mean TO declare war,
and also. that sound policy .forbids us
to do at, il 10 necessary to inquire into
the probability of its being declared a
garnet u.s. Such were the sentiments
Of Mr.. Crawford, when Great Britain
was plundering, impeessing and mur.
deripg Americans. even in sight of the
aeeples of New York and Norfolk! and
yet be 10 called sthe consistent repub
l,can, the defender of HE country's
rights'
In obieeting to Mr. Madisco's wish,
to have our five frigates fitted out,
what did Mr.. Crawford ssy9 But sd.
mitting,' said he, there is danger of
war with England, of what service will
these few additional frigates be against
the 1000 chips of wac winch that nation
can put in commissions If they are
sent out to prey upon the commerce OF
the ensmy. but few if any of them will
ever return to defend our ports ut
Is in vain for Us to contend Oh the ocean
with nation which expends more
shan three hundred millions of doiats!'
Such we're Mr.. Crawford's sentiments,
and yet his is the consistent republican.
the staunch defender of our coontry's
rights!'
Let Us now see what Mr.. Crawford
thinks of the American Navy, and what
Q jections be urged against Mr.. Madi-
sen's naval preparations for war. The
Navy said M. Crawford. which wss
created by federal administration,
was, by that ad ADMINISTRATION. reduced to
what they called peace establishment.
In this SITUATION, it was found by the
late administration, (Mr. Jefferson's)
who, SO far from running into the ex-
treme, stopped short On the sat@tary
,rork of REFORM 'The new admins
tration, cautiously guarding against the
charge of innovation, stopped short OF
their duty. They ought to haue am
putated this fungus Of the body polite,
and restored it to a sound and healthy
state. This was not done, and the IA.
ton has consequently spent sbost
twelve millions of dollars upon it, phe
Navy Such are Nv. Crawford's ex.
pressious in coDdemDing Mr.. Jefferson
for not having destroyed the Navy. and
yet he lie "a consistent republican, and
not unfrieadly to the Navy!!'
What did Mr.. Crawford afterwards
say was the use of the Navy9 Hear
BIN. That gentleman Mr.. Hillhonse)
and his friends are acting consistently
iu supporting this bill, they are support
ing a system which owes its birth to
them. They believed. and no doubt
honestly, that government which re-
lied for support only on the utility of
its measures, would be weak and iDetli.
.iens They eDdeavored to strengthen