Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-26

| which prefdes man, who for the pro
motion of the public good and the prefer
Walton of civil liberty, iolicits the iimita
fion of bis e7va pozveys, fbs yeda1si5a 9
bis oqvu 1yfDileges, &c.
Now is rot every reader diipofed to ex:
preis his furprile as well as gratitude, a
this inAance Of humility and philanthropy
in our executive He is net only vii
ling we fee, that his power ihould be limit.
ed by conititntional boundaries, but kinc
foul in the fulnefs of his afettionats
heart, he even " /okirifs the Limitation o.
his powers by the Legislature. Like he
poor maniac in the early Cages of the
| hyirophebia he cries ont, for Gods fake
| gentlemen, take care of me, con6ae me,
/ entreat you leaf do you harm!
Tobe FIRE, certain iqueanilh peogle,
who call themielves friends to the ConGi-
tuition, may affect to-exprefs fon'e doubts
Of the propriety and correctness Of the fen
timent-ikaH The Eaeentive AoHla /olieit
The limitafisa 81 rs bovusy BY tbe Legyqa,
ta,x. They may affect to believe thar it
is the Contribution only which defines and
which only can limit the powers of the
different branches of the Governments
However, without waiting time on fuch
triAes, let Us now fee how the friends
of our humble Executive, in compliance
with this requef, have limited his powers,
in fact.
In the g ACT for cGabliih;ug the tenn
porary and permanent feat Of the govern
ment of the United States pafed in
1890 among others things, the Pref
den, was authorized to appoint three CON-
mitlloners, to locate ana fuperintend the
Dieritt. Accordingly, Prefdent Walh-
ington appointed three gentlemen of
the dra relpe6ab;lity, but federalifs.
- ssnong osher objects on which envy
and maiignity has fcowled fnce the CON-
rnencement Of the prefeat reign of new
princiaies, thcf SCommiaioners prsfented.
4 clever contrivanee foon fuggeaed i.felf,
which was, that under colour Of extending
theslitt of faviass, tbs Board ofCcmmif-
iioners might be aboIihed, and the whole
bufiaeis veaed in the care CT a Jingle fu-
perintendant. No fooner faid than done
PreRo--Sa/s-ana Be gonel an at in
Family appears, deitroyiog the cid Com
nifioners, and empowering the PRECEDENT
TO employ a Jingle. one, ofhis own choice.
The following extraa of letter, received
this morning, the correctness OF which may
be relied on, viii flow us in what manner
tfisFfi and virta0us magiarase exeroifes
his 9ezvsrs and bygDilfgtS:-
10 FHs EDITOR OF THE EVENING Posr.
by al aa Of Congtels paaed the laft
felton,, the duties of the Comnaidicners for
the City of Warrington were made TO de- /.
volye uPona /abs,1ateadanf, to be appoint
ed by The Prefient, and compensated at
his difcretioo. &
g This Office has. been conferred upon
a Mr.. Munro, who before had ferved the
comnliflioners as their clerk, and for a Ia
larry Of goo dollars per annurn. MFR. Jet
fcyion propoiesl to fix his falary as Ja5eria-
feraanf at 600 dollars per annum or there
abouts; MIR. Munro did mot incline to
takeit. Mr.. Jeferlon fent for him and re-
quoted as particular favor that he would
accept the office, and at that lo4v lalayy;
aaigning as a reafon for it, tbaf there
evere fsveyal rypeaa6le gentlemen 7obo
had prefeufons 10 if; and be bad no qvay
10 a.uoid t5e obbyobiumof dyerimiaating be-.
tqusea Their, 6uf BY making The /alayy IL
lsqv, that ueit5e, Of them zO0ala 0see2t Il.
And he further af1ured MIR. Munro, that
1t 5ould be made up TO hin /ome otber
zvuy ;srpon this lat aaurance Mr.. Munro
coDfented to accept tie office.
s 1t would be no ways furpraing II
this lhould be inherited in Mr.. Jeferfon's
lia Of agings, but before we give credit.
for it, it will be we'll for Us to know the