Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-12
Connects Of tbt Jintteo States.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTArIvEs.
7buylaay, Febraayz IS.
Debate on the bill received from the Senate
emitted !" An A7 to repeal certain affs
rslpeizing The 0rgauiSatioa q me esaffs
oftbe y. Stafes."
(Mr. Da4yfn's Speech eoaeluded.J

Judiciary of the United States, has peen
plealed to whiyl his centuries agalnit the
executive department-by the hrit, ne
declares, that there has not been fin
gle act of perfecution, TO his knowledge,
though many by the latrer-that OFFER
vation has been anfwered by one OF my
colleagues, and need not now be adyerted
to by me. ! will only exprefs, that I
feel much pIeafure at that gentleman's ten
der regard for thete perfecuted individuals.
But the gentleman has not been content in
cenfuring the conduit of the executive he
has come upon this floor & caa out fufpicions
at leaf, Oh the conduct Of many gentlemen,
who were members on a very memorable
location. Sir, when theie observations
were made, / own to you, they did excite
my afoni!hmcnt-I did not expect them
from that quarter. 1t is known TO every
gentlemen OF this comm t ee, that that gen.
tlemen reprefentsa fate, and tn he always
| IS a very efficient member on this floor
it will be remembered by many now pre-
fent, that on very memorable occafion,
which with him | do believe the people
| of this country will long remember, that
| gentleman took very difinguithed, yea
ious, and perfevering partly refer
ence to your journals, it will be found
thar it was not until the 18th day of Fe.
bruary, when en- the goth ballot Thomas
| Teflrion was declared TO be elected Pref
dent of the United States on enquiry l
find, that on the faid 18th day Of Febru-
airy, James A. Bayard, was nominated
miniaer plenipotentiary to the French re-
! public; nay, Sir, l find mere, that this
nomination, although not handed to the
fenate until the 18th, was dated on the
I3th, two days after we went into con-
| clave and was not confirmed until the
roth, two days after we came. out.
Sir, in making this aatement, mean
| not 10 impeach the motives, or the con-
duct of the gentleman from Delaware ; the
high opinion which I entertain of his po-
litical morality, and the regard which /
owe TO truth and to candor will preclude
It'll; neither, Sir, do mean in making
the application TO follow the example
which he has fet me, and to ufe towards
him, aAtbangb bre/eut the terms which he
has been pleafed to ute towards others,
although ablent; the reipee which | owe
to myfelf will forbid me to conceal that.
| mean not TO FAY, as he does, when peak
ing of our minifer at the court OF Spain,
that am yet to learn, thar MIR. Bayard,
is man of taents and who has rendered
fervices; neither, fir, do | mean to con-
fder his oblervations as injuring the re-
putation of my valued friend from New
York, bus, fir, I mean to fay, what /
do believe; that had the PRECEDENT approx
cd of that nomination made by the laf,
the perfecuted veteran would not have re-
ceived the fympathy of that gentleman,
on this 1qoor, at this day lhould we
daily have heard fuIminations againf the
chief magifrate of our country, and Phi
lippics againf men pre- eminent for their
talents and virtues
Yes, fir, the gentleman has i1ued
dreadful Elimination indeed--he has told
US that tbs day qviN toms-be trsfs in
Cad it will come, qvbea or. chief magjE
frate 4vi26e r9lpwf5Ie, qybeube will an
fzver far hi, coaaaa.' Sir, I was iome-
what at lofs, and fill am to know
what tie gentleman meant by this ejacu-
lation-did he mean it as mere declama-
ton? This can fearcely think. Did he
mean it as difcharge of that gall which
may .canker near his heart? It he does, !
fincerely congratulate hin, on his deliver
ance-or did he in more benevolent fpi-
rit mean to express hope, that our chief
magiarate would live until that day when
he fhall,be refponfble to the people in that