Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political — Alexandria [Va.], 1810-01-27 00:00:00, page 2

(- wis", " !. Mr *
'mjliltrydmﬂd __ __
. andcmmin ' ; *_
_o'nth. Pox,-buxopcMss
licked n'] proined set-hie bon?" 'siss-sizss, ss
war-pins! France. both king; , _
it mennes-tent? __ - - & -b_ _'
A Inmorereccntimtan an ctsi 'cto -
"tom-& "Gum-ilke, Mr; Bag-ing. Mr.
B. on;-him, for their otuck "on their own"
u' ' -in the question bet'ozn us and
(5:qu
lcign nations ! - .
We answer, our government, like that of
(siireut btiiain, is it government ol' opinion,
that opinion when once well ascertainetl ?
ought to and must got-ern our ruler: ; this
is the very soon-lation osn sree government. 1
But how is this opinion to be lorined'or to j
Le known? A member of Congress (lOcs ,
li.:l correspond with ten psiers ms Out ol lss
i-iiy thuuaannd of his constitsients. It will i
be S.]itl ihsitt he carrie's with him their scn- (
tinneiits, but suppose a question arise: like 3
this oi'Mr. ]:tcltsoii, after he lent-"es home, 3
how is he to know the public lsi-eling 3— 1
Vv'e answer— Through the mediutn of the ?
these—that pazlsiidiuin of our rights. ls all i
the zcn'. which we have displeyed hereto- *
liart- in savor of the liberty of me press a i
incre preteneion? And shall we renounce l
its prit'ileges at the Very moment when a- ;
lone they become important in times Of ss
peace and quiet, it is very imtnaterial what
the press does or does not iticulente; but
in times of danger and turbulence its value
is felt : a a lit be, the-i, restnined when it,
is most w'anted? Shall we be permitted to
discuss who shall or shall not be constnbles
or clerks in :: petty village, and be denied
the discussion whether our country, uur
lives. and our fortune shall be put in jeopar
dy by an unnecessary was ?
'l'nis doctrine Of the liberty of the press
is strangely managed. \Vhen the public
papers in the case of the Chesapeake, and
as the first unsziir and false promulgation of
the pretended insttlt of Mr. ]ackson, took
.side with the government, me were then
telii they Were the wox dci, and not to be re
sisted. "The people hat-e willed it,"-said
the National lniellegencer, " and it must
not be opposed." But when these sunne
public prestese, recovering from the panic
and the eﬀect of misdirected passiona, be
gan to express a diﬀerent opinion. they were
denounced. The sentiments of more to
herthought were declared to be the oil"
tpring oi sediiious opinions.
The motives of the foregoing writings
were these—[t was believed that there was
a ntanisest disposition to bring a ruptnre ]
with Great Britnin ; it was perceived that \
the doctitneni. iurmshed no new and no ]
(
!
cd to such : (Luna-ous measure, tn-wg-m
and cathmcional means of evening it. !:
wan, and it intill hoped, thn if'petitions
should be pnocnced :: the too: of Mr.
Madison's through: may revdk: bin deter
mine-tion as to the, rejection otctthvct: cnvoy
as hie Brianoic majesty; (: iq aho hppcd
that Great Britain, noxw'ilhn'anding ctche
"jection of her minister on jub-len: pre
knees. which inch: usual prclud'c to war,
ui'l )ct be diverted from ndopting- 88-8
list-cautiomsy cup. the-uizure ufctour ves
scis and pi'operty. to west which mul
m-(anly halfe : war, much to be dcplor
. (! on both sidn. " __ ,
The only 'PF entertained by the writer
as this aside it derived fret-sithe belief
man (inn Brinin under-mld; the pqlicy
of our cahinet—chn while gþefr fgessLW
and Vi>c* ." Maid" qidc Of Bsm'fil
'th do not chmsn WJ WHW'P
plausible occnsion {or it; it was known
that our members of eoitgress lest their re- ss
speetit'e ststeshesore this state of things
sins understood, and it was deemed impor
tant to let them know in what light these
tlespatchn, and the late conduct (is out
government, were viewed lure- lt was
lound, moreover, that the dismitsal of his.
]ackson tnightbe followed by a declnration
of watbgainst Great Britain, and that the
best made of avoiding such it calamity,
would be by uniting the people and the le
gislatures of there states, the most oppos
.itain ? .
_ Box. indeed. lodyorthy only of being
the dare q/"a tyrant, must be thou: men
who would so in! degudc our national cha
ncter, as to content! lb.]: we are unable to
but both me: ol'thc question without-im
cord. ", as lhhle people pretend. our ar
Emtems and our run-th . ;.re pmols of our
votiort to another natiw, am. of our coun
try, why not expou- us to contempt and ex
ecution by pusi'duhiug- our nough ? 'Are.
the people am no capable osjudg'mg as these ,
who! editou ! '- ,
But there is another clad of people who ?
are cutlthd tumorc respect, and vhosson- 3
qctirc,wh.1t is the bcncstt dedvcd to our *
wuntr}, by exhibitiag the umouudncss us
the sinmsiiples us bar own admioistration
P'-_l=Jct:-5 :: controversy between us and so
That the arrangement of Mr. Erskinesi'
was co-rciudcd, main tide, without demand
si ing his powere, knowing that_ouch as he did
ex/tibit were violated, and accompanied
with such aﬀrontive expressions as render
si ed it certain it wouid not he accepted.
i That Mr. ]acks-m is chargeahie with no,
insuiting extirt-ssions which we can dil
i ccrn: with no indecorum towards our'ca
i him:, but 'that the most harsh and indeco
r0us language has been adopted towards
him by our steretm'y of state.
, 'stsihat the British minister and British
7 got-Prntncnt have both heen charged with
\ the mosc impmper conduct in this late nc-si'
sigociationss, without, as iar as we can dis
ss ctrn, the slightest evidence. si
si On the contrary, that the most injurious
& conduct and the most insuiting insinuations
; from France, have been whoﬂy ovulook
ss ed. .
ss \Ve owe an apology to the public for the
, very incorrcct torm in which these idea;
'are conveyed. it has been our endeavor
ssto present a perspicuoue .vi'ew of the—sub
ject, rather than to exhthlt lt in an enttcing
dress. We :tre anon-e that many imperfec
time and itmccuracies will be found in the
etvle, but tnev have aris. . from the strong
desire which was felt to present this inter-ct
esting subject as. us. early moment to the
pubiic.
Mount-Vcrnon Frshcrtcs
, 'l' 0 it 15 JV 7'.
' '"HE above l-'lSlIL-'.RlE-**i will be rentcd
for the ensinint; sea—son, or lcused ll' re
' quit-ed for a term of year:-, on very ndvanta
geous terms, to any person disposed to take
the same. Apnly to -_
' Bushrod Washmgton,
I
i Alexandcr Moore,
} si efctllexandn'c
!
January Io. Stawzw
STROsiNG BEER ffiR SALE.
A few harrels of the firstquttlity, unde by
]. Lwnard. Unitimore, of which l she}! has.
: a regular supply during the sea-on, price un
dollars, barrels return.-ole.
Insoanc: Canon, Jun. :, IIIO.
THE stockholders-in this .imtitutionol'c
hereby notified that the directon hue th'u
Z-dny declared a dividensid of eight per cent on
{shut pan-t of the cap'ml stock now paid, for
- the In: si: mouths—which will be ready to
f- be paid- ter-the. stockhokbn or their legal re
presentadvc: in ten days scorn this-due.
; By ord-r. '
5' ]. B.— Nlckolls, Secjv.
" an
! .] wish to se". or loue on pound not for
si ever, : Let us Ground onctsstbe,south side .o
Z-Prioce met,.between Au'red and Punch
Sm. - . si . ..
? . si R._Moss. .
)' Jm ;. ' ' si' any.
l
! January 4. _
l'ssf ' ForctSale or'Lea-seT
l'si'lsisisiw- full two . si :
A Bake-Izouje w" Dwellzng-hotzse. ct
THAT Bakc House and Dwelling House
titu-ttc at the corner of W'uter and ()ronoko
street.—s, at present occupied by Mr. Amirew
Jztznsiteson. Posscssion may bc had the first
day of January next.
John Dundas.
passed 10 I war do gucsissssctisil "si" .si si owl-3
hire beenet ah!-ought fsiofinsir (tidio
.: much e per, lad more agsigl'i
wsironge wholl ssuuatoncd for by France.
W :: how the knowe farther, ud we I}!
founde ntinmtel more nel-lovely the I?"
intetcm of liberty—that the (t'-don
of Am "me from the gmþ me. "
vast! owe impomnt than Any smelle?
consideration, and that much so to be en
dured ra'ther then to suﬀer each In even:
to take place.
She will not, we are .pehuuded, permit
herself to mistake the temporary po'licy of
the democrntic party, for the real intersint
and let-lings of the Amerltan people. She
will recollcct that Great Britain had her
long Parliament: and her Cromwelle, lad
France her Robetplerres and Mlml, but
that nuch ephmiernl appearances are no in
dication of the general connect natlotuh
poltey. . 54
It u hoped end believed that the prosintiue ss
made by me wtucr has been to some mea- ?
am e lultiiied. 'l hat u has been shewn that
we had a right to expect such anegociation
and such an issue from 1fit". Madison' a sor
mer character.
Maid—lie lhstsssslssrance Company at
Alexandria.
. Not-timber 17. dlnsikeots
JEROME PLUMM'ER.
sissJssAssMsirYssS - _ss . Ram-s
si'"ss*:*._**.'.t_*f"_"siss"ss ss_ _____ ss 3 ct
For cht or Salc,
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.Mosml- I'ermm ; or
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Thefello wing- areﬂsste WWM "(9 69
: ' " Mr. co'x, in the 'Hesstmsi .ct'Rgfrssecessi-ft;
: tion, in the del-meek WMWW
er: oft/te Home. They are WW
Sir, who that calle 'ltimeelf . " blieao
iwill deny that amnjorityin . deli entive
'body like this, on whom reepomibility doe-,
, end of right ought to rest, .tltould not allo
' govern. "
in order to explain my ideas on the sub
ject, I will put a case, air ; supposing my
sseelf to have, been here, say some four or five
ss months, deputed and authorized by my sel
low-cinzens, to make laws for-them; on
'my return home, ] am soon informed that
the laws or a copy of them, have got there
before me, and that she sovereign people
have assembled, ! will sup pose previous to, ss
and preparatory for another election. sil am
summoned to attend, or some of my friends
advise me to go. I take the advice, and
when [have arrived, behold a great num
siber of people have assembled, and organiz
ed themselves [to deliberate on .thelaws, ss
(as they most certainly have an' undoubted
right to do) having their" president or chair
man, or as it is sometimes said, called ma- ss
ior or colonel such an one to the chair—a
clerk or secretary thosen—l am first salut
ed by the said chairman, it may be in a
rough-manner, withsia copy of those laws-—
hear tny defence. '
I hope, fellow cititizens, that you do not
condemn them all in grou- 0 no, but here
is one a most iniquitous & mischievous one,
ss-what do you say-to that? Say, why I say
L gentlemen, that I perfectly agree with you
; in opinion, and if 1 had the journals of the
) house to which .] belong, and which ] think
ought to have accompanied these laws, "I
could from those journalssi-convince you,
that I opposed that bill in every stagc of
its passage, l raised m) siseeble voice a
gainstit; and if the majority would but
have listened to my strong sireasoning on
the subject, 1 think they would have been
convinced of the evil of their ways,- and
it may be would have mended them : but ?
they would not attend-ahey woted me
down. Certainly, says the ehalrmas,siif ss
this is the case you are innocent; and so ss
they say all.; and then I am cleared. -So\
far for respossibility. '
lsay then, who denies that a majority ss
ought to govern. If therefore, after being
tired, worn down with long speeches, it
may be argument, and it may be mere
speeches without argument: be that as it
may—the revious question is called for by
one fifth o the members present, say as the
tule now stands, say one third if you please.
However, I shall not make a motionto that
A eﬀect.
— men will nMse-tffi'kfin'ﬄy I?!"
eometb'mgton , jbmbezhjtbq
nium-m. : Lhmz si .. lhim
l-makcie , one"! -'
Well. cir, is the queetion is put who de
cided? A mejority. If they ny the: the
main quen'wn then not be now put, the de
bate gon on and she bmineu-progreuee a
in: had not been put—but is 4be ny that
the necenity-of-thesicue requires : decision.
! am so much of : republiean, or think my
self lo, that l will consorm thereto. ] hope
therefore, that the rule will be adopted by
the commince, and that it will be age-ved me
by the house—but whether in in precede
-form,ultered or wedded, ne may penibly
be done. But, sir, ! do not believe that Ill
altention are lmendumnqand if the mle in
ding-wed to to that it in done by a fair
mejority "! will man eordially acquieue
therein— And then. sir, one gentleman may
get up and begio'bis speech in the morning
and all: all day-; du: is. a long is he no
me to read his access—Aud (be! (he by:
may be cnllecl 'in,.'the lamp! lnd united
lighted, this hall illminznedslnnber gea
tlemen may go: and up.-a all night. - I
will lummon all e power of patience till
I pened- and eisindahm then—i nyhllr
them, because I in blent "will! them "!
hearing, and ! (lo-non] II.-ﬂy N.?"—
Bucone thing I find; (I;-ten, tblt' guile,
A. there has been to any opinion: ex-ct'"
prened on thit wit;, and pefbepe-nooe et
them exacclxaeoording with mine, ] will
try to give my opinion aleo—insi : few-re
marko on the subject. -
And I will anure the committee, that
they shall be bm low, to that if ! weary
them it shall not be with .: lodg speech. ;
ed do delivered, to correct mindmummct si '
Mn. Cuunul, . - - >
art/an'", ;:ANUAlwct'wsi
i
THE Rev. .Bisnor H is, of' George
Town, will preach sse' W- w W '.
Catholic ( hurdl of this mine,-I !
next, the man intent. who-tend! "till'
be made for-the b-elcof the moon, m
fully.
?! he eongregstioo mzuwomi
end lll good order—it willee'my- then!
sspeny the choir.
:1 he tnietoee of the Cut-elde w
"have heart with regret of n'ettesiinpeþde;
been made to circulete s repclt. tht ment
bers of other perfidious en Mtht
i Prieilego of visiting their church—t. .. si " si
s her take the opportunity WM. (sit
.mviie the members of the aﬄ
'getions to ettond llot only on "ply-I
cesion, when " He who gintisiezto'. (he ' ,.
;_lendeth to the Lord,"—but et filth—m .
si when their church isqpon. - -.-f._ ct- ,
. January 25. : . . (
On TUESDAY Many-'osrm'.
( next,-will bsso mld-,n-Wdyllh'h— es
Mr. meam:- mm-eomysi si .
A_ Ncgro May, .: Tsimk and
Flddlc, , . jsi'
Be hgwshcumctjobﬂfiﬄhb
'linctdno - " '
Allpemns having-Man 3le
dawned,-m request-no. gctcben fu—
-nrd.fornulcmcn, - . .
L £&.Rct'm-M_ si'ss:
. . ."siss. ,m-si-siss-ss. .si.
.uc mld-gin
Tbi hour. in:
"bold-'— m- Sal . . . .. .
"35me I , ., . .
lippi llrriwry. Mrsim 'll ﬂu-Mi- _
The Wpaned iichct ned-direct: h' 'usip-s
mine and-un (him up and putedw I. '
third (: in the house.
Theibill- or (he relief os— 'Dididi
doe: (dwnpndpmodwxW'
.rca lp ' .- . .,
The 55! osin (mixing in? (55*- Wþfct
_.]n-_:ph .]. When m (tied up and piss—94 ct
to a third tending. _ '
The bill sct (be crclicf ot Mman jco'ch. '
.ran was tdkcnupandpmed w z(bird tedctdpss
.inl. ; ss.
WXLL SELL, ——moderete' on ten-ende!
veluable end highly-improvehle TMCT
OF LAND, them on the out eld-et .the
\Veshington and Alexendrie Tmpikej end
bounded by Potoniac river. This
distent about e nileend e hell" seem nu
ington end three end e be]! from Ahlﬂle.
contains shent so eeres, one fifth find it
march of the first quelity. the belt-et here
ble, eﬂ'ording eeverel fine "simctn mer.
end e beeutihti eiteetien for
lend: will be shown enl term melt th':
npon "application to
a .... M' ' si ,
Lands near Washington- was}
d
ensample-on (. .
1. _lssutisi0d1_
'(tharlea Alexandcc. "
'Ianuery 27 (Sea v-dle
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