Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-07

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reputation, and dead 10 the opinion OF their
countrymen. :,
A gentleman from Tennessee has said, that
throughout this bill, whenever TWO sums are
mentioned. he will always vote for the smallest.
But wbv. MIR. Speaker, will the gentleman
nledee himself TO vote for the smallest sum !?
Isl, because he knows that the smallest sum
will always be the best How can he know this,
bp, from the estimates And once more, say,
&c Won refuse to trust these estimates, show
that they are wrong.
But sir, permit me to ask, il the members OF
this House really do believe that the finances OF
the country will seriously suffer by granting
10000 dollars for these works OF defence, or
will be materially benefited by Withholding the
$4,000 dollars. MIR. Speaker, the alarm on this
subject is altogether unnecessary. For myself
| am never afraid of literally expanding the
public money provided it is expended on useful
objects, and you are obliged to resort to no taxa
ton to get il. Sir, 1t retreshes the country IKE
the rain upon the pastures. 1t stimulates IN.
dustry and multiplies domestic happiness IL
gentlemen will take "a millions from our I'M
posts, and spend il among the citizens OF the
"a states, they will confer on them blessing,
and not an injury. There is no fear oil our IL
berty's being endangered by liberal aPproprla-
lions for the public defence.
Look at the condition Of the country, said
Mr.. McLane. Eleven years ago, we came out
of the war without a dollar III our Treasury,
and an immense debt on our hands. we have
almost got clear of the debt during the inter-
val; besides, we have created considerable
Nayy-wc have carried on internal improve
ments-we have purchased Florlda-yet the
Treasury is full-every man is happy, and the
country is prosperous. This great nauon is on
its march, which will not, and ought not to be
interrupted. Does any man suppose, whilst
the nation is thus improving, under wise ad-
ministration, building up its defences, and de-
yeloping its resources, that 1t is to be lmpeded
by dispute about few thousand dollars, more
or sss, TO be expended within given time on
fprti6cations
Mr Mel. repeated that he had nothing at
stake in this BILL but his share in the public In
terest. He professed himself to be the advo-
cate of the great national system which COM
binSd the Navy, Army, Fortihcations, Internal
Improvements, and the Militia. The men who
steer, by that chart, (said he,) are my men, be-
cause those measures are my measures: and
will sustain any administration that will take
hold and cherish those measures; and will
sustain none that will not. Nothing but pub
lie considerations had induced him to occupy
so much Of the time Of the House to-day -
The performance Of the duty which he dis
charged was not sought for by him, but de-
volved upon him by the selection Of Others
He had discharged his duty, and submitted the
bill 10 the pleasure Of the House He put him
self for defence of the Bill, on the merits OF
the system; and he stated, from authority, that
the Department could not well get along with
its engagements for the current year with
less amount of appi opriation than the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means had proposed.
THE CONTEMPLATED NAVY YARD.
The resources Of Baltimore, as adapted to the
establishment Of Navy Yard, are so numerous,
that we are scarcely able to detail one before
another presents itself to our view, as command
ING the first attention Of this description we
consider the Copper Rolling Mill of John NJ
KIM This mill is situated on the Hart
ford turnpike road, about ten miles from tins
CITY. and it is the most extensive in the United
States; and as TO the quality ofthe copper, it
is decidedly superior to the English, and COM
mands a preference over il in every market
where il is known. We have heard Of a COM
mercial house in a neighboring city, that has
given an order to the amount oil $4,000. AS
to thaquality Of this copper, we viii! give one
among many evidences, Of its lasting proper
ties. The Virginia, belonging to Mr.. Fergu-
son, which has lately been drawn up to have
repairs done TO her bottom, has been running
nine years; her copper was obtained from this
establishment, and was found, upon examina-
ton, to be in the greatest state of preservation,
ha~irs lost but one third Of its original weight
The supply ofpigs, from which this copper is
manufactured, is obtained from Chill; is entire
ly free from all impregnation with iron, and
is therefore not subject to be corroded by the
action of salt water, which has proven SO de-
strucIiye TO many other kinds of copper, where
this metal has formed component part. This
mill employs about SIS hands, consumes about
$4,000 bushels of coal, besides large quantity
of wood, and IS competent 10 supply our Navy
with goo, 900 pounds of every description Of
copper, annually. The policy Of locating a
Navy Yard at port, where so many advanta-
gcs are combined, we feel assured, will not fail
to elicit the notice and attention Of the intei
gent Officers who preside over the Navy De-
partment, as well as that of Congress; and we
do not doubt, that when our claims TO the pat
ronage of Government are considered, in con-
nection with these, that they will receive an APP
propriate recognition. Chronicle.