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AAC IC!Nn IOr whatever is faIr.
and good, and excellent, is a mar Of the
mott exqultlte enjoyment, and capabIe of
all endleis Improvement. 1t finds a per
Petual qualification in the trembling cxhi-
billions OF power, in the calm difolays OF
whdom, and in the fill melting fcenes Of
gcodneis. A mind thus improved and
reflned holds converfe with that inviGble
divinity, which gives life, beauty and
tenderness TO %inaninate objects: wanders
IN the region Of future being, the delight
fui element OF great ard good minds, ana
strengthens its virtues, BY coniiderations
calculated equally to iatisfy the reaCon
delight the fancy, and impress. the heart"
1t directs Its viiion to that eternal being,
In whom all the rayso of glory and excellence
meet who combines whatever is veneer
able in authority, whatever is awful in
power, whatever is touching in soodrels.
But when we banifh the idea OF this BEING.
we find no fnifhed pattern OF beauty to a.
waken our admiration and delight cur
tate no perfect model of moral excellence
to a resemblance Of which, we may con-
itantly atplre; no diiplays Of power to
touch US with reverence and }olcmn
dread no traces Of wmdom, to call into
action the mingled emotions of p~lea!ure
and wonder; no exhibition of beneyoIsnce
to melt us into tenderness and gratitude.
The mind is limited and confined 10 the
tame and fckening realities Of lie, and
nothing appears, within her reach, calca-
lated to tooth, to retire, or esal,.
A melancholy gloom icstlcs upon the
face Of fittings, and no Object can be found.
in the natural or moral world, ui,on which
the mind can reit, with either reverence
or pleafure. Will the fcntiments or mo.
raj tate Of a Philadelphia have an inau-
ence upon his conduct favorable to an in
dividual, to focal and to national harpi.
neis so long as he is Influenced by TO-
t1ves and feelings, will not his conduct
bear the imprciion of his tate and ienti-
ments? or rather, will they not mutually
operate as caufc ard effect.
Eaeb, fire and dam 5 al isferual race,
CeneeiVhgg and bsge7tiag aNtbut's bole.
May we not challenge theEe haters Of
chrlitianity, thefe enthuGa}ic loveres Of
the general good, reproduce, from among
themislves, examples of exalted or diGn.
tereited virtue! What mar Of this rev
ieet has been known to facrihce his own
private views or perfonal aggr~andizelnent
tor the good of others On the other hand
1t is declared, by certain very refpeetablc
writer's that the German philofophifs, with
the exception of Wieland, ~exempliGed by
their practice, their iincers attachment TO
their principles /; that the Audents at tie
@!everal Universities, particularly at Jena,
In the dutchy Of SAFE Weimar, arc adopts
in the myfteries of the new philofophy !; and
IN fhort, that the mott deplorable diAo-
~lutencfs of manners prevails among both
fexes. KNOW it may be faid, that from
this new Ghool, men have iGucd, who
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morality, is to become an help meet to the
avs OF the land, !and afford a convenient
remedy tor thoie almof innumerable evils.
which human laws can never reach. Tn
all theie iytems, the Arong ties, which
bind families and f~ocieties together. are
rent afunder, and every man becomes in.
iuiated, unconfcious ofany obligation, and
without any motives to deeds of virtue,
except what may refult from an abttraSt
general rule, which never can be applied.
tor according to NIr. GoDw1N's fcheme,
II we find a man, lying by the way fide,
fsripped Of his raiment, and wounded. we
mutt enter into calculations upon the cir
c~umitances, and consequences of the cafe,
before we can juftify ourfelves in pouring
In the oil, and the wine, in binding up his
wounds, and in taking care ofhim at the
Inn.
Yet, after all this cold blooded climate
OF utility, we mutt forever remain wholly
ignorant of the remote and general COME
quences OF our own conduct. It has num-
berlets connections which we can never
know; 1t reaches t o an extent, which we
never can comprehend.
The DEITY alone, who has conf1;tuted
all the relations and f~tnefes of things, who
perfectly comprchends all the ~comoquent
relations and obligations, together with
the infinite dependencies and connections
OF every human action, can make utility.
a rule OF conduit. But, upon Mr.. Cop
WINS f~avorite principle, every man be-
comes his own Judge Of moral good, and
hisown itandard Of moral rece;tude.
In this fituaticn, men will feel the force
OF no authority, higher, than that Of a fin
gle philosopher and admit no virtues flu
Perior 10 their own. All the hottie, and
felhfh palions will be nourifhed, and fed;
all thati is benevolent benumbcd; and the
human mind will be left to aaere.; It's pa
tive dignity, !" in the volcanic i1rrp,ions
OF anarchy and crime"
Whenever the principles Of ~phiiofophiRs
are carried into detail, and traced in all
their consequences and operations upon hu-
man happiness, it will be found, that how
ever ipecious and alluring they may APP
pear in Ejaculation, they are productive
Of the mott alarming difaarous efseets.-
If we trace their influence upon the mind.
we ihall fee, that all the dreadful confe-
quences, which have been known TO fol-
low, are Legitimate and neceAary.
The understanding Of a man, who can
reft latisfed with the concluGons Of Athe-
lin, in fpite of the arguments, the evil
dence, and the almoA intuitive conviction
of the being and providence of God, nay
jufly be conGdercd as completely pcrvcgt-
ed. This perverfty will appear, as often
as the bufinefs of life demands the ~exercife
of the mental faculties; it will run into
the minuteR details, and give an impreai-
on to every act. 1t will confitute a CO.
lored medium, which will reflect its
hues upon every Object prefented to the
mind.
The influence Of p~hilofophiGn, upon
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For the ALEXANDRIA ApvERrrsrx.

soNNET.-TO SEPARATION.
lHOD Ill, replete with many a bitter
Pang,
Once more thy yifin1, lonely / repine.
Am doom'd to bear thy bcfom sorturing
fang,
As uf1ry tor blis 70 lately mine.
Ah wha, asails that dearea friends hould
Since II %reviycs thy n.oTe than nur-
d'rous pow'r;
Fen while we liGen to their conyerle
fweet,
A thought Of thee, obfcures the halcyon
hour.
To feeling hearts thou wilt remain a foe.
While time EXITS, for thy delights in
tears;
And thar the bofom may confLme with
woe,
OFT makes a day appear a term Of years.
bus If, tor me, thou'a other pangs ia
fore,
Be quick-tor foon my heaIt will feel
10 more.
MIRA.
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. H.

prI1ADELPHlA, ScPe' Zz.
6;p Mary, Rnaey, Hull.
q, Hull the ssth July, in company
= the brig Fear, Warner OF and Tor
y, York. In Aug. lat. Al, long. rs,
ne rrivateer lie Brave, out 5 months
Roaraeaux, and treated politely.
LAT. A., so, long. IS, fpoke the
p1j,b. Dunbar, from London for Boz
~, ,, days. Sept. 10, LAT. ~, 70,
A., {poke the hip Prudence, Berry,
+, London to Philadelphia. out Sodays.
n, lat. Al, ~, long. 6o, fpoke the
+ Hannah, Gibbs, from Amlerda'n tor
~. Bedford, out 81 days. 18th, IN
20, Q, long. 10. poke the brig RI
! Cloutney, from Bottom for Marri-
cae, GU, ; days.
|cap,. Eidridge, of the brig Superior,
lied from HAVANA in company with the
10 Hopewell, Campbell, of and for
York. Left at HAVANA among @feseral
fhers, hip Lovely Lafs, of and for New
FORK, brig Sally, Of Bottom, for Phila-
klphia, and ch'r Hero, Veacock, Of and
Er Philadelphia.
Lin of American vedels left at Port
kepub.ic when the brig General Warren
lied, Aug. IS Brig Eliza Ann, Rice,
/ New, York /; Union, Wood, Newbern,
E.C.l; Montgomery, Minor, do. ;
Fbr Farmer, Small, Portland /; Swallow,
|ni,h, Beverly Sally, Young, Charles
bn Thomas. Boden, Baltimore loop
Eliza, Smith, Norfolk.
ArriUed yeaerday mo,ning,
Ship Hope, Dawfon, 81 days from Ii
from whence ihe fsiledon tie nth
Aug. 10 company with the hip Hindoaan,
ready arrived at this port.
On the lz,h Aug. fpoke the hip Frank
in, Tucker, of Portland, from Dublin,
ound to Liverpool. Aug. Is, lat. IS,
8, long. 81, 40, w. fpcke fcn'r Sally ,ot
nd from Edenton to Liverpool, laft from
ocracock, where ie had put in I get a
lew rudder.
Sept. s, in lat. ~, ?, II. long, SOW.
poke fhip Kitty, Of and for New York, |
rom Hull, Out 74days.
9TH, lat. 40, 4s, n. long. s., W. fpoke
up Alexander, from Baltimore TO Am
Capt. Dawfon came into the Capes on
lnday lat, and informs, that a fee, of rs
Il, inward bound, were in ieh, a,
lat tirse. Saw Two lhips come to anchor
Ear the Brown.
Ship Camilla, KingGon, of and for Phi
delPhia, failed from Liverpool on the
Of the Irth Augutf.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. n.

Arrived, hip Liberty, captain Everlof,
ko1 days from London. Aug. Q, in lat.
H. So, long. IL, fpoke the fnow lava,
$eapt. Me, bound TO Amfferdam, out rs
days from Baltimore.
Alo, hip Harriet, captain Hayman,
from Newry.
Sept. zs.
Arrived, fhip Beckey, capt. Peace, AZ
Gays from Amferdam. The fhip Gator.
and FOL us Of this pert, failed in company
WIN a'r. bound to Hamburg. Left there
ihip Carlile, Gibfon, of Baltimore, arc
nip Union, Porter, of ditto, for garav;a
IN IS days. Auguf IL, off the Lizard,
poke the hip Niagara, captain sauas,
o0und to New York from AmRerdam.
came night he ran foul of a brig and did
MS mp much damage. On the 10Th, in
,a., A. ~, long. rs, fpoke ihip Herald,
eap'aln Gibbs, from Amaerdam bound to
New Bedford. ala, in LAT. 4s, long. -,
81 poke fhiP Sally, capt. Cha,held, from
Lonoon' bound to New York. On the
"' 40 iat. "A, AZ, long. 48, froke the
Gns HeareiS, capt. Cunningham, 40 DAYS
Io" Baltimore, bound to Bremen. Same
lay, mp Matilda, capt. Talbot, of Phi
aaeiPnia, II days from New-O Orleans.
bound to Cowes.
brig Spartan, captain Furlong, ssdays
nom B~ourdeaux. Left there fhip Iohn
.nG Francis, captain Bats, of Charlefon.
,aii In days; hip John Davey 80,
TO tail in days; brig Eliza My,
days. " iAh IN ]
ihe brigs Liberty of PHILADELPHIA, and
S~spn OF Charlefon, failed with the
s;,i ne fch'r Ann Pennock, of Baltimore.
''''s0 IS days before her for N. York.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.
we are Informed that a man. named
nllion' with a team OF FIVE horfes. was
'0s from Baltimore, on his way to-
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TRAITS Ollie.
THE BUTTERFLY AND THE BEAU,

sHE b~oIIEEFL1 AND THE BEAU.
WHAT . gay infect is this little but
terHy"-faid Mi6 Sedate to Mif Mirth-
ley, as they were walking in the garden.
"He's gay, but he's good fer morning."
replied Mis Mir;hley, laughing-" Hes
p~reciiely like the besux." "See," fsid
Mifs Sedste, how he wheels and dips
about from Aower TO flower, without Rop-
ping, like the iudaffrious bee, to colieti
their fwccs."-" An exact emblem OF
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the beaux," replied M;ss M;..r
5oo may lee f6em on a Sunday afternoon.
OF a ianmer's evening, Ru,tering around
every young lady in town,-neyer bair
l"s, IKE the youth of Understandings. 70
derive any real advantage from the ;n,er
nal charms of the fex; but Aaun,;,.l,,
iiiInming about-aealing a glance 81,
one-inatching a kits from ano,her an.i
men pafhng On TO the next and the nexr.
TIL all his acquaintance have been smyc@S
with his n%onfenie, or difguaed with his
impudence -" But YOU know. Nj;r,
Mlr'hly," faid Mifs Sedate. fm;l,n.'
that this fame butterfly, a few weeks
age, was one of the meanet of a,v,.-
htile worm, encompaAed IN a he,ln--
alhat completes the reftublaneo," or,ed
WIS Mirthley, with a triumphant Iaus h.
butterfly"
when he was . boy, he was defpifed for
his dnlii'efs and f~upidity; and his uncou,h
and clownih behavior rendered hin, tho
laughing flock and deriGon of his mates.
Bur after grovelIirg in his ihell for a fea-
ION, ne burts for,h--an ignorant, impu-
den'' concerted, lutterirg, ian,anical
beau. His neck fwaddled with an enor-
'nous pudding-his hair reduced TO A
fat,s-tall, and Pla0ered with pomatpm and
Powder--and his legs ioft ina pair OF al
mott boundleis boots--he fallies out 10 e.
muiate the butter fly.
YOUNG YCRICK.
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atsranDria aOnerffser.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER *.

FRIDAY, sEPTRMBER IS.
Married lat evening, Mi. Curtis
GRUB, of Berkeley county, 10 Mis So.
RAH ToML1NsoN, of this place.
TIE tpAo4riug gentlemen aoeye Gxly ebolu
Senators Of the fate gMoykaaa, al an
eArt7isa FIR that pxrbsh, beld at Auua-
fsgs, on MOudly hf:
WESTERN SHORE.
Democratic.
Richard MackSl, Walter Bowie. John
Johniton, Richard Harwood, Wii,iam
smith, Janice H. M'Culloch, John r.
Wor,hington, Samuel Ringgold, John
Tyler.
EASTERN sEoRE.
Henry Holllingfworth, Robert Wright.
William Whitley, William Polk, Will.
am Hayward, James Brown.
Ext,aa ga LITER fran Louaou aatea H.
y so.
Flour has fallen, within a few DAYS,
EOS. q barrel. The fall was 70 rapid and
unexpected, that many neglected to COM
ply with the regulations OF the act, and in
coniequence are excluded from the bene-
fits OF the bounty. 1t is fuppofed that
more than fix months confumption of 70.
reign grain and -four are now on hand in
his kingdom"
Some idea may be formed Of the i'm.
menie laughter in the AuRrian army, in
the courfe Of the late war. The regiment
OF the EnPeror's dragons received Il 1000
recruits, although il only confies OF $500
men /; and the regiment of CoiIoredo has
only two men of the whole number who
leryed in 1891.
In confequence of the increafed duty
upon paper, in England, The booksellers
there have been obliged 80 abandon their
defgn of reprinting a new and complete
edition OF the Britih Poets. The new
duty upon paper, 70 far from encreaGng
the revenue, threatens TO defsroy the con-
'umPtion almoR altogether. All literary
projects which were not far advanced. are
aecedsrily laid aide, aud the Aagnation
10 this brauch of buhnefs begins already to
oe feyerely felt.
Fran be Balance.
MONEY IS Ike water-snd IF :. !,
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wards Kentucky, when the gua on Tuec.
day csening commenced. About a mile
from Mr.. Towfon's tavern, a fudden Rafh
of lightning truck himfelf and hories, all
of whom were initanrly killed.
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LOUISVILLE, Augun n

AGGREGATE Of broance entered Jar Es-
porfatio1, at tie CaRom-boxR of the
part 9Lo4suiMe, in thr ayfria Of Kru-
: taeky, together uvifk its paixe, a, en-
crated by TIE o1cnrrs and /sberiusrndauts
t6ere2.6 commencing Mey I7ib, and
ending Arg, I5th, 1901.
Dolls. Cts.
lz,I67 barrels Flour 6i,s13
AS do. kiln-dried In
cian Meal 1870 SO
1897 gaIlons WhiRy A.zi6 co
Oh 80. Peach Brandy 476 *
50 do. Cider g
3,So8 do. Beer o7o
eS do. Vinegar IL co
IBo hogiheads Tobacco e,so7 7s
I7,1so pounds Pork ISL
1862 do. Bacon 6sz 81
1900 do. Hogs Lard a2c "a
oI,997 do. Cordage $500 40
500 do. Cheeie loo IS
10000 40. INaiis 2,5oo
600 do. Beef z6
Gas do. Gun-powder s1z s8
rs yards country linen ~
zo,o3S feet cherry and walnut
Plank 348 So
4, 900 Pipe Slaves sS
Tin ware, ftone ware, earthen
ware, &c. &
Bar Iron, Cuttings, Axes, &c. 1858 s
Bureaus, Tables, Delks, DC. so
SO Copper Kettles 375
NIarrh,nliC
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..,oc. arrival there, is already
70.
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V. MELANcHoLY ACCIDENT.
w;,ea Fe Informed that a man, named
sr;n;0' with a team OF FIVE horfes, was
~''S'0s from Baltimore, on his way to-
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Fran be Balance.
MONEY is like water--snd j, is as
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Mr.. LONGER informs the Ladies
and Gentlemen Of Alexandria and its en-
virons, that he has opened his Dancing
School in MIR. Thomas derbert's houie,
corner of Fairfax and Cameron Streets,
where he teaches ali the Dances at prelent
in fafhien. He has provided very excel
lent Mudcian to play in his School, and
has ALTO provided great variety of new
and handiome Cotillions and Ser Dapces.
MIR. l.. hopes that the good footing up
on which he has eRabliihtd his Academy
this winter will enfure him the afprobati-
on and encouragement of the Alexandri-
ans. Price of Tuition, Ten Dollars a
quarter. confting of a days-every FIJI
day and Saturday. One half Of the mo-.
ney to be paid in advance, and the Other at
he expiration Of the quarter. "
Mr.. l.. allo informs the young Cen
tlemen, who cannot attend in the day
time, that he has, for their convenience,
opened z
Night School
in the fame houie whefe he keeps his'Day-
School, and for which he has likewhe pro-
vided in the belt manner. Price Eight
Dollars quarter, Of a. Nights every
Thusaay and FfidaJ, from 6 till 9
O'Clock.
December S. @ 60
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FALL GOODS.
P,s19ac Notice.

THE jufioes who cotnpoie the Levy
Court for the county of Alexandria, have
appointed ,hs~7 Cd of this ;neanr, tDec.)
TO ne.t at toe Court Hoaie, in order to
receive all accounts which the law may
authorize them 20 pay.
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REMOVAL.

THE Snbrcr;hcl refpeaully informs
his Friend, and the Puslic, that he has re-
moved bis fore into the brick hou!- ad-
joining MeiIrs. James ku1ell & Cos,
where he has opened aneat aGorsgnent OF
SEASONABLE GOODS,
Conaaing Of
Super6pe, fae ard cca-fe cloths, Ker-
feys, half thioks, fuihiugs, coatings,
Kendall co:tcns, flannels, ba'zes, rcle
and itrlped blankets, catiineres, fwan-
downs, plaids and jerfeys, fancy cord,
veivet:, fstta,ns, auGS, calicoes, lriih H.
mems, fhawls. check handlzcrchieis, beds
ticking, ,icElenbn.s, oinaburg, uc.
Gea,lcasn's hne hats Of the neweit ia'ht-
on ana Of q very hyperion quality, fels do.
by the cafe ard By re,ail, children's
coarle and fine do. Gocs, kid, fluff, ard
leather Clippers. Loaf iusar, brown do.
in barrels, coffee in bags and barrels,
pepper ard al.rice, china and queens
ware, which ale now offered tOr iaie ca
the mott reafonable terms.
JOSHUA RIDDLE.
20 NG x lItoo
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For SAX,

A feat for a Merchant Mill.
with Zen acres Of Meadow Land frua,ed
On Broad Creek, in the Gate Of MARY.
land, .ahout three mles from Alexandria
for particulars s?piy to Jonathan Swift,
siq. or,o V. D. ADDISON.
Oxen Hill, Csc.S. law
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pupisr Sale.

SSt't c-N'$
On FRIDAY,
1t ter 0'.!sck, zUi.I be ia.. a. TIE Jssaae
S!5rc,
sd and 4th proof Antigua and
Jamaica Rum in hEds.;aRd bis.
French Brandy in bis.
RoilaHd Gin III bis.
1ensriGe v!ioc in caih.,
Cotdia!s IN bis.
Sugar in hhds ard bis.
hlolaiies III kids.
Rice in tlerceS and BIS.
Soap IN boxes,
Queens and Earihen Ware IN crates,
Handsomely aior,eG,'
so boxes iiavanna Segars,'
Cotton in bales---e. ereGt.
ALSO,
Il uaritfy of DRY GOODS,
AMONG wRlca ASE-
Bread ana narIo~ Cloths,
Fianaeis aaa Planes,
Carpets aud Carpssiog.
Inn and German Llneps,
Worried and cotton Stockings,
>aiicoes ani G;nghams,
A variety Of n, Gin and Muffin Hand
se,ohieis ard Sazw!s,
able Cloths, liars,
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aa!e bp aaalm.

On WEDNESDAY, neXt,
At ten s'cLock, opN be aid at The 1d~tiis"
R0am,
Rum IN hhas. and bis.
Sug-r in do.
Coffee in bags,
Soap and Candles "a boxes
RaiGnsin do.
S;lrch in = do.
Tobacco in kegs, &c.-hIso,
Il quantity ct Dry Goods,
Viz.
Kendall CottonS,
iH>Ticy,,
IHali,hicks, Plains,
FiaiGs, Ccatinss,
Dufl!s, Flanneis,
Iriin ARD Sheesias Linsns, =.
German OApaburgs,
Caiicoes, Durants,
Shawi5, handkerchief,
Ladies Silk GioYes,
Sewing silks. Threads, &c.
Fl. and L. MOORE,
Tlsc. y. Auttioree's
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Robert I. HOOe and 20.
HIVE IMPORTED,
In re brig Nrptnar, fy0n LJhOe",
ND OFFER FOR SHE,
100 calks Liibon Wine Of a
furerior quality,
500 butheis Of Salt,
bal q Morocco Skins,
A few boxes of Lemons and Oranges,
Figs in Trails,
Olive Oil, Almonds, Filberts,
10 h,.aale; floor carpets and foot mats.
7,15ey b0ve iiSeqqJJs on hn1d,
Afew bales of Negro cottons and blan-
kets,
GermSn Linens,
Earthen Ware IN crates, Sugar in hhds.
ana bis. and coffee in bags and t!erces.
Nov. so. d
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diviions formed on opinion, he mentioned
the cafe of an argument about the Randing
On ono ide it was fx;d to be- a
fanding army, if men were emitted for a
term of years. by the government. On the
other Eide it was faid that nothing could
con0itute a Handing army but men enlif-
ed for life into the Icryice. According to
the different contributions, therefore, Of
the thing, 70 would it be taken ; there
Can be no teG or rule by which to afccr-
tain what is the truth of obiuisn thedif-
ferent contributions, perhaps, influenced
by a parry fpirit, will give the decifion.
1t was becaufe he was afraid, in COM
nor with the gentleman from South Caro-
lima, but his fear was from another fource:
MIR. G. was afraid thar our courts and our
jaries would have their judgments clouded
by a party fpirit he wiihcd to encourage
no proiscutions whatever upon iuch equi-
vocal grounds he feared the accels to juf-
! tice would be rendered more beclouded and
macceiIible, and therefore he would much
rather the government fhould be expofedto
remarks, though fevcre, than to efablih
! srr;Ecificb dangerous to the rights Of the
people. Though he acknowledged a diff
cuG;on Of this kind might produce fome
danger, yet he would rather fufer that
evil than TO expofe the people to the mere
opinions of a judge upon the propriety or
Improperly of facts, uncertain III their
mature.
Uponthe whole, he wifhed to avoid the
irritation this law would moa probablyex-
cite in the public mind. Whether the
MISREPRESENTATION hould be more or lefs,
However, lie could not Gattcr himf.lf that
the INTERPRETATION, in this inAamed pc.
Rod OF the public mind, would be lefs) he
could fee no uie in the law. It could be
favorable to no d%efcription OF gentlemen on
that floor, nor could the lois Of it be un-
favorable. Ae would therefore much ra-
ther leave it as it was found three years
ago, not in the leaff apprehenfive that the
practice OF the government would be more
opprefive than it had been prior to that
period, or that the government would at
all feel the want Of PROHIBITIONS to pro-
teet it.
MI. Nicholas declared himfelf difap-
pointed in the earneRnefs with which this
fnbjett was supported. He had fnppofed
it was introduced in a courfe of general
enquiry about laws which were expiring,
and would have accounted for a willing
nefs in gentlemen who had originally paE-
ed the law and contributed to its execu-
ton, as it had the appearance Of fairnefs
to leave a power in force againR them
felves, which they had executed on Others;
bur he could not account for the zeal with
which it was supported, as gentlemen had
the frength Of reafon to believe, and 70
far as the opinions of their opponents in
that houfe could go, were afIured that no
inch power was wifhed for.
The committee had been told by the
gentleman fromSouth-C Carolina, that there
could NOT be a mind 70 weak as to doubt
about the contitutionaiity Of the law
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