Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-08

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The ratio of $1,000 would be peculi!
iiarly ievere in its operation on Delaware !;
as it would leave an unrepreien,ed tsacti-
on of s9, 900.
The ratio Of 10000 was ftiil more to
be preferred on general than on local prin-.
ciples. He had always been for incrsaGng
the arength of the government of the u,
nited States; no further, it was true, than
to enable it TO prorest itfeK from iu5vesG-
on OF depreaion by the unconstitutional
encroacbmenu of the itatcs. lie might,
in ione meafure, have derived ,hele
views from the relation IN which he food
10 lmall fate; for it was CERTAIN that the
lmalleit ttates had deeper interef in the
federal government than the larger ttates;
as without the protection of that govern
ment they might be overwhelmed by the
larger aates. .
He never had believed that the Rrength
Of the government was to be increaied by
extending the power Of the executive.
But he believed its ftrength would be In
created by augmenting the Numbers o,
that houfe, Which would intigorate the
affections o. the people; and he believed
that by thus increafog the energies Of this
body, more power would be conferred
on the government by an addition Of
ten members, than would oe conferred
bySiying it an army Of 10, 600 msn.
The gentleman from Virginia had de.
MED that this houfe was the representative
of the people, affirming it to be the re-
preventative OF the tiatss. Mr.. B. hop
ed, ifhe miGnterpreted his ideas, that the
gentleman wouId explain.
Mr.. Randolph would explain. He iaid
that this houfe was not tie representative
Of the people Of the United States, bur the
representative Of the people of the indivi.
dual ftsses in their iovereign fate capaci-
ties.
Mr.. Bayard confde:ed the opinion
of the gentleman incorrect, and thought
it extremely important that on this poin.
correct ideas mould be ensertsined.-
He viewed the approximation in tina,
Houfe as national, and he conGdered
himfelf az much the representative of
Virginia as the gentleman himielf. In
this Houfe, we have no other relation
to the States, than that which regards
our origin. We form a great national
body, defgned for nntional purpoies 80.
and as foon az We come here we lole our
State characters. The government is
OF mixed kind. In the Senate the
States are completely and excluGvely
Represented. But on this floor, there
fabf&s no relation to States. We are
foley related to the people, and our re-
Proclamation IS in proportion to the num-
bcis of the people.
There was one argument to him con-
clufve. A majority of representatives
may bind majority Of States and the
representatives Of three or four States
forming tina, majority, may bind the
whole union.
Mr.. B. knew that the arguments he
had urged had been me. by the expref.
fon Of a fear that this body might gain
an influence that would outweigh the
feveral States; and that this govern
ment might become too frong for the
governments of the States. But his
fear was that the governments of the
States might become too arong for this
government. What reafon was there
to apprehend danger from the sugmen-
tation of the members of this Houie
from about 40, ofwhich il would con.
GIT according to the rotio OF $4,000, to
ls4, Of which lit would conGft according
to that Of 10000. Can the Rates
apprehend any dangers For linAance
can Virginia entertain alarm /! When
at prelent Che tends here I9 mem
bers, and has in her own legiilature from
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