Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-02

drris TO the Council and this Iioute, do,
in purinance Of our conai,utional right,
infert the following reafons for our votes,
opon the minutes Of The Journals,
1T. Becauie, in the fourth and fifth
paragraphs Of the anfwer, the majority
have expreatd fentiments upon Characters
aud fubjetas, 10 which tie Aadrels Of his
Excellency has no relation, and la-voys
9rugJ ofthat party ipirir, which il was
the deGgn of bis Excellency,s addrsfs 10
discourage ard allsy and which, il has
been the united erssavours OF the UNDER
Ggned, through The progrels oithe debale,
TO moderate and anuage.
7dly. BecauIe the fifth paragraph, un- I
der the maxi Of hattery, contains an in-
fdious attack upon the official condua of
John Adams, late Prsiident Of the United
State, whofe administration Of the federal
government, we highly appreciate, and
Whole retirement imo private life, if il
cannot rettrainthe maligpity of individuals,
ought, atleaf, 10 have fecured him from
legislative ceniure.
Sdly. Becaufe In the fixth paragraph,
fuIfome adulation is beloved on Thomes
Jefsrfor, PTeident Of The United States,
highly uHbecoinming a digni6ed ARernbly
of the representatives Of a tree people TO
Offer, or the chief Magiarate Of a great
nation TO receive without fenfations of
difgut. And becauie the anfwer to the
Address, in the fame paragraph anerts that
!" the purity ofthe motives, and the ap-
planfe which the PRECEDENT Of The United
States receives from the great majority of
his fellow citizens, mutt Epestsa his, IN
jured feelings, and create in bis heart ge-
nerous lcompaiion for his reyilers;, when
we cannon know the purity of his motives,
or that he now receives the applaaie ofthe
great majority of his fellow citizens, OF
what effect fach applaufe might have 10
Izveetsu his injured feelings; nor has his
public conduct afforded any evidence of
| iuch compaflion for his revilers; and be-
caufe it is highly improper 10 offer this
conlolatien to the Prefident OF the union,
IN a reply to the Governors Addlels,
which does not point TO the fnbieet.
| 4thly. Becauie rhe language Of the An
fwer is pcurile, feeble and totally neon
Gfent with that dignity of ityle, bacola
ing a Legislative aaetnblv.
5thly. Becaufe the anfwer compliments
| his EScellency upon his fyle, when ii
mould have approved his Official conduit,
and adopted exprefions which nigh have
been pardonable, but ought to have been
corrected in youth in the hrlt claaes of
education.
6thly. Becaufe the expreifons of !" beau
tiful language : elegant tinplicity,"
:" black detratfion,' I" contumelio1s Ian
DER IS our mild, our ferepe, our bene
VIOLENT, ard page of argument, are
as iirong initances Of violation Of rhe-
torical propriety, as the fentiments Of the
aafwer are an Infringement Of Legislative
decorum and LEFT the Improperly of the
lentiments, the imbecility and boldnefs of
the language, and the grammatical mac
cnracies, Of the reply to his Excellency's
fpeeeh lhould be imputed to US, indivi-
dually, and the party zeal which il tends
maniteaiy 70 excite among our fellow citi-
zens, be charged upon US by our conai
,uents, We do exereiie our right in thus
publicly protecting againa the fame. And
alsho' we are unhappily in a minority, we
confale ourleIves in the reflection that we
have in vain'propo{ed conciliatory amend
merits, combated the zeal Of party with
moderation, and the pervetfensfs Of power
| withthat charity which fufsreth long and
| is kind; and we doubt not that we lhall
meet the applauie Of our confituents, and
the appreciation of men of diicernnent,
faience, virtue and literary tate.
NEW YORK, Nov. z6.