Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-03
TUDIcIdRr ESTABLISHMENT.
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MIR. Baldwin of Georgia, obieryed,
tina, in ths feat with which be had been
,honored by tie iena,e during the pEeced-
ing par. Of this debate, his duty had oblig-
ed him to pay particular attention to gen.
tlemen who roie to offer their opinions, !:
he had fel. himfelf pleafed and inRnc,cd
by one Of the mott luminous diicufions,
in beth views OF the queiion, that he had
ever witneaed, which he hoped and truf-
Ell would guide the ienate to ufetul and
proper refult. In this late aage OF the de.
bates it could not be expected Of him to
be able to contribute any thing new or i'm
portant. But as gentlemen had 10 gene
rally thought proper to expreis their Cpl
Mons, he would not withhold public &C.
clarasion OF his own.
He thought the range Of this que'i'on
and the field Of argument had been MADE
more cx,snGve than hrietly related to
the queaiou : bat they might be ufeful
in leading to a final determination on
the iuhject of the refolution now under
confederation. The remarks that had
been made of improper motives and de-
Ggns, On the one Gde and on the other,
either that there was an intention to
urge forward the powers OF the govern
meut, till it was carried altogether be-
you'd It's principles, or that the'e was an
inveterate iyitem OF orpohtion to it,
which fought no'hlns iefs than its over
throw, he iEou!d take no notice OF, as
they had already neen extended farther
than h. had wiihed, His ref peet for
worthy gentlemen, with the greater
psrr 0! whom &c had 70 long isboured in
our poatlc councils, his retqect tor the
people ~hon they reprelensed, and for
the STATE legislatures who had on this
oecaiion pre'srred them to their fellow
citizens, it is TO be preiumed, from tuli
experience Of their talents and virtues,
forbade him to entertain any doubt OF
their defre TO promote the bef inseseits
OF their country, and to preierve our ex-
cellent contribution, which they are all
worn 70 fupport. If at any time Oh.
ferva,ions different from thefe eicaPed
dim, he hoped they would be conGdered
as 'he iuggeftions Of his own indrmlty,
ard no, the refult of deliberate reaec.
zion. His own general opinion on iueh
1ubjetts was, that it is the nature OF all
delegated power to inc,eaier: it has
been very apsiy faid, to be like the icrew
in mechanics !; i: holds all it gains, and
every turn gains little mere; the pow
CT keeps conitantly accumllating, till it
becomes ahfoul,ely infupportable, ano
then falls in ruins in tremendous craft.
and the accumulation begin, again 10
that the hifaory OF civil foeie,y is but a
general view OF theie vai waves fellow.
Ing each other, often time, in dreadful.
lacceEion. That this was the ,enoen.
ey Of fcciety, Re thought appeared ii.
fome resfure, firm our cUn ihort III,
tory, whether viewed n rs's,ion 10 o.
fate or federal governments; itsera'
of them had already MADE coniiaerahi>
advances in this courie he knew CT
none of them that had declined. Thocsi
he hoped and .rufed, that this fatal pro.
gretlion would be flower in our country,
than i, had ever been before on the face
Of the earth, and that it would allow &c
US many ages OF grea, political happiosis
yet b. did not expect it would be f u d
in the end, TO be an exception to his &C.
neral remark. He alluded,ro ieveral in.
frances in the federal go. ernment, and
oo!erved generally, ina, as We were now
in the ! 9Th year uder the preirns eoniti-
tuition. as we had been Is years nnde'
the cid fyitem Of ,he articles Of confede
.ss,ion, he thought j, uieful in cur ,reaec
ticns to make a co.npar;fon between
them during the hrf period Of Is years
the federal government, as it was called,
.poGefed neither legilat!ve nor judicial
power, nor any revenue, a, all they were
no, able even to form their own body
BY compelling the attendance OF their
mer,bers; they attended or were abfent /
rs rev cleafed. Their ideas Of the en-.