Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-09
Mr.. Calender.
M0utieeM on. s, 90.

er to arlwer you satisfactorily on both
the points on which you ak information
know indeed that had not made any
particular memorandum of the fun which
thee de Vergennes iuppoied treaty with
the Porte would colt but ! expected
thar I had mentioned it either in my let
fer on the fubjeet to Mr.. Jay, or In that
to Mr.. Adams my collie ue in the BaIba-
ny negotiations. After very lcng
learch yeaerday I found both letters, but
in neither have 1 fated any particular fun.
They are Of May 1886, and only fay
generally that in conversation with the
ct. de W gennes on the fubjea he; faid
that treaty with the Porte would cot
as great deal of money, as great pre-
tents are expected at that court and great
many claim them; and that we ihould
not buy peace one penny the cheaper
at Algiers: that the Algerines did IN
deed acknoledgea certain dependence On
the Porte, and avaiIed taemlelves Of it
whenever any thing waste be gained by
it, bat difregardsd it when isfabjetaed,
them to any demand: and thar at Al
giers there were tut two agents, money
and fear. This IS the hatement in fhole
letters, and my memory does NOT enable
nae to FIX any particular FUN as having
been named BY him but only generally
that it was very far beyond any thing then
at our command. All who were men,
bers Of Congrels in 1886. may be fup-
poled to remember this information, and
fit could be underfood to come to you
through lome fuch channel, II would fave
the public from reading all the black
guardifn which would be vented on me
were. I quoted not that this would weigh
an atom with me, on any location where
my avowal of either faets or opinion
would be ofpubHc ufe; bat whenever it
will not, then think it ufeFul to keep
myfelf out Of the way of calumny.
On the other point I can be more GER
tain. Georgia, N. Carolina Tenueaee
Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennlylvania choie their electors by the
people directly. In MaGachuletts the
choice is, hra by the people in diaritfS.
But if a candidate has not a majority of
all the qualified voters of the dlitritt. it
devolves on the Legislature TO appoint the
eleefor for that diitrid, befdes. as they
have but ID. di9ritts tlaid f for fcme
fate purpofe) and are entitled to 10.
electors, the Legislature name the two ex-
ira ones in the hra infsuee. Again if
any Of thole elected either by the people
or Legislature die, OF decline to act, the
refidue of The electors fill up the vacancies
thernfelves. In this way this people in
MaGachus. chole =. electors on the laf
ocafion. and the Legislature g. New Hamp.
Rho. lid. Connec. Vermont, New
York Jerfey, Delaware AID South
Caroline. the Legislature name cleo
ors. My information is good to all
thefe particulars except N. Hamplhire
and Connecticut. and as to them /
think I am right but lpeaking on'y
from memory it fhould be further az
certained before aaer,ed. I THANK
YOU FOR TIE PROOF SHEETS
YOU ENCLOSED ME. SUCH PA
PERS CANNOT FAIL TO PRO-
DUCE THE BEST EFFECT. They
inform the thinking part of the nation !;
and thele again, Imported by the taxga-
therers as their vouchers, let the people
30 rights. You will know from whom
this comes without a Ggnatule the
omifion of which has been rendered al
mott habitual with me by the curiofity of
the palt offices. Indeed period is now
approaching during which fhall difcon-
tinue writing letters as much as pofii-
bic, knowing that every fnare will be III
ed to get hold of what may be perverted
in the eyes of the public. Adieu.