Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-21

brg)entatOeS, oy oLifEN
LATE Jsereta,y Of The f,e9jay."
CONTINUED.
This t.veeeglry espenfs,'' thus expressly
authorized by law, was that oecalioned by
she removal Of certain "e15llcss;;" the COM
.snittee fay, tbaf he 9,i4 letter q he h7v
will couline tie appropriation 70 the ex-
pences of removing the " bo,ks papers re-,
cords ard f,sraisars. IF this be true, It
aeems 10 be necenary inference, that &C
-cording to a fyiR definition Of the term
.06Fee the b5oks, papers, rseerss a@a turn
.fure Of an eHce are, in fast The e9sfe j!
An execution of the law on this prln-
..ciple would have been very unsatisfactory
..to the citizens of Warrington II would
have been deemed full evidence OF
malignant hoaiiity to the feat OF govern,
smeor, and have. been jaitiy pronounced
by all men, to be malicious and perveTie.
1t was my understanding OF the law
thar f6e mfilatioas q tbe severameat 4yeye
TO be rsmoUed 10 Wa5ington, end at tie
bu5Ae exbence this contribution was
doubted byho one, before the appointment
/, of the committee of inveaiga,ion; no
perfon can, in imagination, feparate thefe
sinAi,utions from tae mdiviaaaA9f 7ob'eb
tbc2 are compJed; thefe confltet OF the
5 Off Gers, clerks, mrfepgers, and their ia
miles and there were cogent reaions why
the allowances ought, on every principle
: of jaltiee and policy, to compromife a
( full decentralization.
TIE felton, of congrels terminated on.
) tie 24th of May, 1900, only twenty days
after the aa paGed. The Preiiden', in
compliance with the expectation ct cen
grefs, then directed the removal 10 take
place IS Joau al teGgble, and it was attual-
~ accomplished IN the month of June.
twas as much public liquidation, that
the officers of government lhould remain
, IN Philadelphia until December. 1900, as
that they hould be removed to Walhing
ton at that time-the IDssin coniequenco
of engagements fer rent in P6AaaSlpb'a
fran Ta4e to December, 1900, became
therefore juf charge againa the public.
In confeguence of the (5orf notice which
was given, many peIions attached to the
feat Of government had not engaged houfes
or lodgings il Wsfhing'on, and were
obliged TO live for fome time, at ezPenfve
tayerns the extra expence occafioned by
this neceiiity, was deemed a jui} charge.
1t is we'll known, that in every family,
there are number of neceGary articles Of
furniture of comfortable bulk, and llnalI
comparative value twas found on cal
culation, that the lois on the fale of fuch
articles, would be Of lels amount than The
expence of trarfporsa,ion the obligation
10 repair this damage was conlldered
conieqaence of the general principle, that
TIE expences OF removal were to be borne
by the public.
The general principle upon waith rhe
accounts were to be adjoaed, were, after
full reelection on The fubjett, determined
at Philadelphia, before the removal; ii
LET'S liberal principles had been adopfea, it
IS certain thar iome of the mott capable,
faithful and experienced men in the public
fervice would have retired. II ceniuTc
has followed the couTie, whichwas purified,
fill feverer cenfure would have followed
different courfe. There was, indeed, no
ground TO doubt that csngrels coatidered
,hofe expences as provided for; and that,
having literally provided for their own
accommoda ton, il was not intended 70
opp-es the executive department.
The fubfequen, meafures Of the leg'aa-
esure prove, thar, in the judgment of that
BODY, the allowances were not exceifive.
During the frlt fefioa, after the removal
(, of the government to Warrington, con-
.erels granted The fun of eleven thoufand
eight hundred dollars to the clerks In the
executive Offices, in addition TO their for
>rner comsenfati ms. This grant was made