Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-13
the late administration has been already


INDICATED.
AS to the +" undue multiplication Of Of
fces and officers. it is fubttantially milf
representation. 1t would be nothing LET'S
than miracle, if in fuaall number Of in-
nances, 1t mao not happened that partics-
lar offices and officers might nave beef. di-
renfed with. For in the early eiiays Of a
new COVER nent, in making the various
efabl lhmen,s relative to the affairs ct a
ration, Hme INTAKES in this reireet will
arfe, notwithstanding the ssreatee eau
tion. 1t mutt la, zen to every govern
ment thar in he hurry OF new plan, io.'e
agents vii! occa6onally ke employed no
nay no, b saloiu;e!y neceGary and this,
where there is every inclination TO Gcono-
my. Similar things may have happened
under our psa admini'fratiyn. But any
competent judge, who will take the tros-
bic 10 examine into it, will be COW inced,
that there is no jutt cauie tor blame in
this particular.
The PreGdent has not pointed out the
cafes to which he applies the charge but
he Las communicated information of inme
retrenchmen,s which he has made, and
probably intends that the truth ihaIl be
inferred from ;h:s.
three inilsnces are particularly pre-
tented theie ihail be briefly examined
i, will he feen that they dc not juitify ,he
imputa,ion. They repd certain minli-
tiers al foreign courts fome navy agents
4, particular ports; ard fome inspectors OF
he rcv>nI in particular ttates.
A 10 thc tlr.t, 1t is believed to be a
pre,sy jl.t iica, 'ha, we ought not great.
y to multiply diplomatic agencies. Three
rmAnent one, may, perhap>, be found
,lfcien il the future qrogrefs of our at.
ars: for France, Spain, and England.
The exs d,ency OF having theie, isre.
cogmzcd by the conduct Of our Pref>It
hlef magiarate. But, others mutt be
E plcyei, and during particular leaiuns it
may be wife to do i, for a Comfortable
'eog h OF time. Indeed there is Rrong
efotnd for an opinion entertained by very
tlaiiole mn, that there ought to be
pernarenr mlnliter a. every Court with
VIII; h We have exlenGve com.ns rclal rcia-
l,uns.
Two other miniaers were employed by
both the former administrations, one with
Portugal, The other with Holland and 1t
Is affected wishou. rear of denial, that this
was done by the hrlt preiident with the
appreciation OF Mr.. Jeaerlon. One other
miniterwas empio. ed py the late prehden.
at the court oi Berlin.
A commercial treaty with Portugal is
admitted, on all hands, and for obvious
reafcn,, to be particularly aelirab.e; as
very interetting branches ofour commerce
are carried en- in the Portuguefe domini
ors. We are t}iil without any furh .rea'y.
TO fnd to that Court a di plomatic ageo;
to endeavour 10 effect one, was a uealnre
OF evident propriety; to recall them before
a treaty Mas been effected, mutt be otq'ei.
tionable expediency. The views and cir
cumftances OF nations change; and an op
pcrtuni,y may .cear, At fome particular
conjecture, for efetting what was nor
before poiliol., which may be loft by thc
want OF a n, agent on the ipot to em'rac
It. But adrn ting that the experiment he's
now been luhic entity tried to juflty Its
abandonment, till it does rot 70 low that
it was unw.ie to have continued it as long
as was; ard as this mutt at leae rett In
opinion, the continuance, if upon an er'
ronsous ejaculation IN this particular. is no
proof Of a =" diff petition to multiply offices"
r officers. Ard thof. who c"niid:' tn
,.ture aud exfent of our commercial re!s-
IONS with Portugal, willn't ceaie to think
prcb ematieai, whether the exiente OF
diplomatic agent, i:.ecially in Gtua;ion
l., which nothing has been defined by trea-
", ought to asndin COMP eti'ion with the
benefits which may refuit from the Prefenee
a.raini,ter al the court of that kingdom
This confederation alone IS iuthcient to re-
lei tie charge.
LUCIUS CRASSUS.