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HciifevJ Keprefoitalivcs.
AVednefday, January 4.
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Mr. S»ory id, that if the
house did not wifli to he coo-
as numbering at their
ports’, it was proper ihat they
should after determining that
they would not submit to the
orders & decrees of the beliige
rents, adopt some efficient sys
tem of warfare, if war niuft be
the fefult. On this point he was
decidedly of opinion, that we
could carry on operations to
great advantage on the <stean.
lie held in his hand a refolytion
1 for enquiring into the proprie.
ty of augmenting our naval
force, which he fubrtmitted to the
confiderarion of the house.
Kefolved , That the commit
tee to whom was referred so
much of the message of the Pre
sident of the U. S. as relates to
our military and naval ertabiifh
meets, be inftrufled to enquire
into the expediency of tncreaf
ing cur vaval eflablijlvnicnt , and
that they have leave to report
by hill or otherwise
Mr. D. R. Williams asked of
the gentleman, againll whom
was this force to he applied ?
From what source could anv
considerable increale be made?
He presumed as the gentleman
appeared to have his mind so
fully made up on the fuhjed,
that he had made the nectfiary
calculations, and would favot
the house wi;h them. For his
part, Mr. Williams laid, if we
were to go to w f ar to.morrow,
he would not vote a Tingle addi
tional floating gun. What had
been the consequence of aug.
mentations of naval force in cth.
er countries ? Weie they not
perpetually augmenting theßrL
tifli navy r The ministry would
! give but a small premium to en.
litre the gentleman’s auguienta.
; tion (should it be made] a fafe
birth in their ports. Did the
gentleman wish to follow the
example of Denmark, and have
our towns Copenhageniztd ?
Mr. Gardner observed, that
a bill for putting our prelent na
vy into ferfcice, was already be
fore the house. He should pre
set fiilf afling on that, Sc there
fore moved that the reiolution
lie on the table.
Mt. Story hoped this course
would not be given to his moti
on ; for it might be perfectly
proper not to order the whole
J naval force to he put into a&uul
feivice, and yet it might be ve*
I proper to prepare an additL
onal naval force* We were not,
he (aid, at present at wa.‘ ; but
we soon might be. Thegentlfc
man from S. C. had supposed
that any augmentation of our
naval force, mu'ft fall a facrifice
to the Britifti navy. Mr. S. laid
he could not so much doubt
I the courage and character of his
countrymen, as to feel as the
gentleman did. I was born a.
mong the hardy tons of the
ocean, said Mr. S. They nev
er will be guilty of a deiehtiion
of their doty, or their country’s
rights. They never will submit.
II G. Britain ever obtains pof.
Icflion of oor preleru little tf
tabliffement, it mutt be at an ex.
, pence of the bed blood of the
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country, and after a ttrupg'e
which would call for more
of I er (Length than flic has ever
found necelTary Tor an Euro
pean enemy. He /aid, he did
not wish our naval foice to be
cncreafed for often five mea.
hires; but it hed appeared to
him, that the only force which
could effebluftlly proteO out sea
coatt, was a naval force. He
wifited a few vessels of war to
co-operate with oilr fortilicati.
ons. Such a force too, with
ihe known bravciv of Ameri
can seamen, would carry dismay
wherever it went. The paffaee
of this refolmion would not de
cide 1 } the principle'; it was bare
iy for enquiry. Would not gen
t'etnen enquire whether an in.
crease of the naval force might
not he proper ? Would they
hold out the language that they
would permit the feene of the
Chesapeake to he afted over
again with impunity ? That they
would ft ill remain on land ? Mr
Story said he could not believe
•hat the gentleman from S. C.
wifiled to fee this game played
>gain. He hoped that we would
prepare a force 10 proteD us
against every foe. 'I he naval
ettablifhments of European na
tions mutt be always maintained
at an expence double of the
proportionate expence, which
would be incurred in this coun
try. He asked the gentleman
from S’ C. if we had fifty fait
failing frigates, whether the Bri
rifh nation would fend an arma
ment fufficiently powerful to en
danger them ? Mr. Story laid
hat we knew perfectly Well the
importance which they attached
to their eftabltftiment,—
1 he thunder which rolled over
iheir heads in terror, was only
that from floating batteries on
the water. Believing that when,
ever we have War it hmtt be
carried on at sea as well as on
land, he was in favor of increa
sing our naval force.
Mr. D. R. Williams said that
the gentleman mutt excuse him
for laying that he had pursued
the eattern mode of propound
ing other questions inttead of
answering those which had been
put to him. He said lie had
meant no reflexion on the har
dy Tons of Neptune; he believ.
ed them to be as courageous as
the gentleman had represented
them. The gentleman talks of
fifty fall lailind frigates (said Mr
W-) It is importable that any
man in ihe nation can suppose
that its fafety depends uponTifty
sass failing frigates. They inuft,
if sent cut, either carry orders,
not to fight, or become what
the Chclapeake has been —a dis
grace to us. I feel regret that
such is our lituation ; and I
have no other consolation than
the state of the nation. Yes,
fir, it is a mortification to me
that the British minifler here has
said, and perhaps to members
of this iloufc, that if fifty fail
of the line were built they would
soon Be taken from us. We
cannot cofnmand refourccs for
such efiablittimews. Will gen
tlemen confider that our greatett
annual icvenue never amoumed
to seventeen millions of dol
lars ? I c.fk then where are wc
to get money for the support
of such itnmcnfe ettablifhments.
Mr. Williams laid that twas on
fiiore that he would nfk the ial
vaiion of hi« country; and of
an invading foe there would not,
he fruited, a (ingle man el cape
to te!l the fate of hts comrades.
Indeed he lhould tremble (or
his country il he thought its fal
vat ion depended on floating
batteries.
Mr. Nicholas (aid there ap
peared to be a difference of
opinion among gentlemen as to
the mode of preparing for acti
on. It was upqueffionaby re
ctflary, he oblerved, that the
house (hould come to some de
cision on the fubjett- Gentle,
men who were in favor of naval
force, when that qneflion was
fairly decided in the negative,
would no doubt give up all idea
ot that force and join those in
the majority in Voting for that
force which they deemed necef
/aiy. Ido not, will not believe
(aid Mr. N. that a difference of
opinion as to the (pecies of pre
paration tb be made, will pre.
vent us from making any. Un
til some decition be made we
(hall be perpetually etnharrafled
m this way. 1 have not made
up tny opinion on this fubjebl;
but I am inclihed to believe
that in the event of a war we can
do but little on warer. I think
it important, however, that the
thing lhould be lettlcd and not
procrastinated. r l his quellion
(hould be met and decidtd* 1
do not believe that I lay too
much when I lay that I belie he
war is tntviteblc. 1 lay this up
on the pielumption that I am
warranted in believing that it is
the determination of this houle
and the nation to relift. as long
as a tnan remains of u , the
edi6ts of G. Britain bird France.
Having made this determinati
on, vvhat is our duty under the
prelent afpebt cf our affairs,
when (it does not appear that
either cfthele nations \Gil re
cede ? To prepare to meet the
crifls as men determined to refill
effedlually. Shall we do this
as long as vve divide as to the
means to be employed? We
(halt not, fir.
Mr. Nicholasexprcflcd a hope
that gentlemen who thought
land force the heft, would, if it
lhould not he agreed to by a ma
jority, consent to employ naval
force ; and thaij under similar
circumstances, thole in favor
of naval force would consent to
employ land forces. It was of
the uimolt importance that they
(hould come to an underhand
ing on the lubjedf. If out vo
ted in the force which was heft
m his opinion, he would cordial
ly aflilt in preparing the other
ipecies. lie laid he was for of
fencej not lor defence merely,
when thus vitally a Hailed, lie
hoped the House would at once
fettle the mode and commence
the woik of preparation.
Mr. I.yon laid that it was
well know n that he had never
been inimical to naval foice.
r I he rule which he had laid
down to himlelf had been to
give a great (hare of the tevenue
derived from commerce to the
protedlion of commerce, He
had never entertained the idea
of manning a fleet, for the pur
pole of del) ing Great Britain on
the ocean. He had wished
to give that fhaie of the pro
ceeds of the commerce of the
nation toils protection which
fhouid be deemed r.eceflary.
MONDAY, January 30 I?09‘
He (aid ihat lending out a navy
With a view to meet that of G,
Britain on the ocean, would in
deed be a Ouixouc expedition,
lie had always though', that this
! nation would be jufitfibU* alone
In defenfive w'ar. He woo d
I forever maintain the right to
govern our (elves on land, <&: on
the ocean too if lie tho't the»e
Was any probability of ftiecvrd
| ing in such a contell. lie cen
sured the propensity dtipUycd
by gen lemen for m*.king paitial
piepan.tious, and w flud to lec
a whole lyHem at onte.
The queliion cn o?de«ing
Mr. Story ’• propolition ro be
on the tab!" ■ »s carried, 47
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Mr. GILKS’* SBI ECU,
On (he bill more.cjf<cliuii'y to en
force the Em oar go lu ws,
Mr- President,
I am sensible chat I owe an apo
logy to the senate, as chairman «<f
the committee, for not basing made
an exposition of the objects and
principle of the bill reported for
consideration, at an earlier u;.g*» <>(
the discussion. 'I bis » nfNmoi* ban
not in the smallest d< gree b en in
fluenced by anv app'ehen ion, that
these objects and print ipl s are in.
defensible ; but in some cl*gr<e
from a desire to sere* n tnyseit ;.s
much as possible, from in • rmix rg
in discusstms ; a t.»*k w neb •' le
ver agreeable, b.'i is a present pe.
cubarly disiressn g aid -HI ' ting o
mv feelings. 1 aiso th f ,in, hat
the session had alrtadi o en sufft
ciontlr fruitful of discussions u.ti
matelv connected *’ tti» tin* bI) fn.-
fore us : aim thin the | ttbhc inter*
esis, alibis dne, r< qmrcu «u'io<».
1 know too, sir, that f cue an apo
logy to the ''f-ni.’< , mt the g’tat
number of ame* Jmt-nts wb.in, tin
oer tlu-ir inciHip re-", lias bi:eu
made to this btil aiu* it*as first
presented to then consideration.—
But sir, you si id nub s< me apolo
gy in the intrinsic difficulty son ce
il cacy of ihe tubjtct it?t 1, and al o
in the disposition mao fested by
the committee, ;o give .0 'he ob
jections made b\ the opponents of
the bill, that res; 1 cdu* aiuijimir,
to which many of tiltm were ier
tainly entitled ; anti 10 accotruno
date ns |irovi-ions as far us Possi
ble, to the <’iews « f these gln.de
men. Alter every effort, however,
to < iTc-ct this object, it stiff uppe..i*
that the bill presents tt mpta u n*
for addressing the popular sens ; .o‘«
lily, too strong to be rtlHttd by
gentlemen in me opposition. 1 < ! <y
have accordingly with great £ at
and ability, dtscribed the provisi
ons of 'ins bill as dangerous uni
alarming to the rights and .ibtrtiu*
of the people. 'I his, sir, ‘3 die
common course of opposition, and
applies to every strong measure re
quiring the exercise of much exe
cutive discretion. 1 think, howe
ver, I shall be able to show, that
the r e is no new principle contained
in the provisions of this hill : but
that every provision 1$ contains, is
amply justified by precedents in.
pre-existing laws, winch have not
been found to be so destructive to.
the rights cf the people, as gentle
men strenuously insist similar pro
visions in tins bill \\ ill be, if they
receive the sanction of law. In
performing this task! shad bi ing
into view' only such parts of the
bill, as have been objected to by
gentlemen, presuming that as thur
objections have evidently been the
result of gri at industry and Uciibe.
ration, all other pans ot the bill ie
mani uiiobjecti.oi.able, I shall al
so, perhaps, avoid some of the ob
servations respecting minute de
tails.; apply inv remarks gtucrafly
to priutipies ; and thus bru.g vuf
t bstjr\aliens and replies into at
short a compass a* possible.
r ] lie gentleman irom Connecti
cut (Xu. Oeednch) ooiamtuced
(No. XVI.]
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