Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-13

latc9 po9erity would find a Mield<for lic,
liberty and property. The contributions
and form of government was adopted and
orgapized. Before I proceed TO examine
you iayour new Ration OF a representative
of The people in Congress, under the new
government, permit me to take fome no.
.tice of your later conduct in. the State Lc-
gilature. During tie period which paf-
fed from the peace of 1888 to the ofgani-
zation of the new government in 1850,
no fubjef perhaps exci,edm r. unjuit cla-
mour than the honctt payment Of the natl,
onal debit the price Of independence ::
ipecu!ations On the unsa y folder, oe on
the necefitous officer, had been e :gented to.
a comfortable degree. Perions either for
gain, or Pofieting more confidence in the
faith of government, than Others, adycntur-
cd their monies in thefe untunded debts,
and Whit partial provi6on only, was
made by fome of the STAKES to pay off the
interef of the State debts, it was natural
to expect the evidences would undergo
comfortable depreciation-more'fo in re-
fpeet TO the proper debt of the United
States i'll the then government, of which no
power of coercion exiAed for rafting re-
venue, and as the ration could barely fup-
port its W civil government by requiii-
tions, no reliance con.d be had for the ho-
nourable and faithful difcharge Of lis debts.
This fate of things actually produced in
Maifachufetts, a ferrous rebellion againt
the laws. In our own State, things did
not extend 70 far, but you wilt recollett
how much fenGbiiity was excited upon
.his fubjed, and you will moreover reccl-
lect, a ferious proportion was brought for
ward in the Legislature for discriminating
between original holders of certificates,
and holders by purchafe. Do you recol-
leet Sir, tina, propoGtion? | will anlwer
the qnefion--You do. Do you remember
your fpeech upon this fubjea You do.
This fpeech fienced all oppoftion, and to
ufe the Rrong and deciGve language Of a
de e fed friend, for which lie was highly
difinguihed erp fed b. him TO the
wri:tr OF tee remarks, /" 1t was the beit
fpcech he "ever heard or read, and better
than any he ever expected to hear or read.''
1heie ientiments IN the State Legislature,
are introduced here, TO ccntraf them with
thole delivered by you on a i:milar fb-
Ject in Congrefs, and will be noticed here
after. In order to bring you fully before
the public, | mutt ALTO recur 10 the period
OF the general convention. Do you qe-
collect, Sir, that you either PUBLICLY in
the convention, or privately to fome mem
bers with whom you were tbeu in poiiti-
cal uniton and confidence, propoicd and
itrongly advocated, the incorporation of
an article in the contribution for nNIming
the fate debts? You mutt recolett the
fact, and you mutt further recollect, that
you could with difficulty be prevailed up
on to give up this t%avorite idea. A diff
tingulfhed member of the convention con-
WINGED you by ~reafoning to the following
effect. The fubject of affirming the
" State debts is proper for legislative in
" terpoiition, and within the powers to be
" given to the general government, and
:" a meaiure 10 juit in itfelf that no doubt
" can be entertained of its adoption. To
" make it an article of the contribution
" may defeat the adoption, by the fates,
/" or iome of them" To this ~reafoning
yon reluctantly yielded, and the article
was not introduced. At the 6rt fenion of
the hrt congrefs, the fecretary Of the trea-
fury was directed to report TO congrefs at
their next fefion ways and means for the
iupport of public credit, and to pay the
oebts of the Union. During the recrefs
cid nor the then fecretary of the treafury,
with whom you were ii habits of intimacy
and confidence, correfpond regularly with
you, afking your advice and fugport on
this important and momentous lubject (!
Did he not communicate to you very ear
w hiS intention fo recommanJ ,ho aT,n,a