Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-19

Were they, too, unwilling to moment
reputation in iupport ofthe ehsras -i'a the,
" made by their leader, Tbs s. .n6dlred
indeed have appeared Deliberate +. ' a nus
gentlemen if they could fit pa,;.a 10 theft
hear Mr.. Bayard declare, thai ra''1 nj and
them believed it, or dared ope0ln ~ One Of
it. Il is unneceaary to enIsIg ,y n 10 'voy
proof; it is of a nature not to (. spUn this
| ed Or reGfed. s3'Oiay. |
| In eonadering the opinions Of ;,3;.;,
ais, relative TO the contribution Of The lot
ftitution, the distribution of n'" ''s Con-
the extent of executive PATRONAGE WY y, Or
have been repreGnted as the aveo ~, VIM" N
| which a monarchy was to Green, W.. mo
veriaries will dilcover no caale Of co co, d.
| cency or triumph in their own o,;n ;3A'
General Hamilton has been odiono %'"
preiented as the advocate Of Mon,?,I &c. y
MIR. Madifon as the friend of Renpp..'
i'm; but it is fact Jays retre4,t''
| writer, who could not lie miRaks, , ,S
the plan propofed in the convention i, Wa "'
| Madifon, tended more than any o w.
which was propofed, to concen,r,ts :
powers Of the government in the b,n3, 4.
the Chief Magifrate of the United S,,.,
1t is alto fact, iays the fame writer, H..
the definitions of the executive power o;s ''
en- by the bea commentators on the S son
hitution, before and at the time i W.,
ratified, by the fates, and ESPECIALLY (sc5
definitions as were aHented to byChsoce1
Tor Livingfon, Governor MKean, M,
Madifon, Mr.. Baldwin and Mr., Cbsrt,
Pinckney are now, and at all times hive
been, the rules ofthe contribution adorned
by the Fedcralias.
IF within our attention to the h;Aorv or
confederated i}ates, ancient and moi.n.
we ihall find that their uniform tendency
has been TO !" anarchy in their members,
rather than tyranny in the head" No
infance can be found, where the power
Of a federa1ive republic have been conoeo.
trated in the hands of one man, by means
of patronage, or Legislative contribution
without force, and with the content Qfs
majority Of the governed; but many, too
many, are at hand, where the rivalhip
ambitions, and jealouGes OF the grea
fares, want Of due energy in the bead,
or the arts Of foreign nations, have iuc.
ceeded in inpoGng the WORT of tyranniel.
Among ancient conlederacies, that Of
the ancient Grecian republics, adociatd
under the Amply aionic Council, bears in
many relPetis the mott friking analogy 10
our own. TO examine the ieyeral points
decomposition IS not at prefent our Object !;
we notice it merely for the purpoie ofi-
lufrasing the idea, that federal govern.
ment is in its nature and operation mott
liable anarchy. Although this COUNCIL
had the power Of making war and peace,
of carrying into effect whatever they
Judged neceGary for the general welfare
Of deciding controversies between 'h' leTe-
raj members, Of admitting new ones; al.
though they had taken an oath TO protect
the union of the cities, and to punlih all
violations of i, though they were inyeit-
ed with the suardianihiP Of the religion
ofthe country, the mof powerful engine
in the hands Of magiarates, and with va
rious other powers, they all proved MADE
quate to the prelervation Of an equal, re.
gular, and fable government. The sEe''
la,eS foon difcovered a fpirit of lnlu1of'
dination, di1enGons }prrng up, ddofde',
prevailed, and Athens, Lacedcnon ana
Sparta, each in their turn, ruled and ~
rannized over their lefs powerful 0s'S0'
bors. " The fpaIIer members, DAYS lay. OK
of the frR men Of his age though entitled I'..
by the theory of their lyltem, to r'yo y,
in equal pride and maJefy ar2uo1 ,,: ~,
common centre, became in tact, iateil"'
Of the orbs of primary magnitude. :, !,
The Achean League, which foil0"'u3
gives US an example Of ike jeal0oie;s l 81
diforders among the members; CT inc = =,
tnI G1cceL of fore;o.n inIrioues. ana o.