Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-12

voutiy JOIN HIN IN Ills prayer, and :, We
day believe it will be found INV = ~ thai
giving of information to The pa,,o Wat The
fate Of the union-that the qiyia n IL;
formation TO this Houie, On +. 3 = u H.
which he has tfo't proper to recon, ~oI't
our confederation, will not beread 10
his political crime. perhaps, ,hoDo '''oas
Chairman, the hon. geatlem,n S"A'
fomething elfe; perhaps, fir, he n, mSaa'
fay, that the PRECEDENT ofthe UpireI Gu 70
ought to be imPeached for bis con5ns .''e y
this was his meaning, the een,l..
knows full well that The door !, ~ a''
that The contribution points on, Ii. s r
to him, no. do | doubt his zeal to ~, aoa'
-fbe eb1ef magJfrate q yoar ceus,,, s'P \
advauce 10 meet it-and | am bold, /, wy y
believe that while he ihall purlue tb,,Ir .
OF conduct which has heretofore mari.
his administration, it will be a, d;s
to efablifh tribunal to rob him Of j,
honor. which his fellow citizens have ~,
proper TO confer on him, as it wa, ~
rect one to prevent his taking pos,r,,
Of them.
Sir, it is with pain l heard lonc ob,,
valions during this difcufion to which !
turn with reluctance, but which Een ;
demand reply; gentlemen, while d,
reprobate enc }pirit, feem to be poEn3
of another, more evil one; wehayeh,4
of groans, fighs and tears, over our po.
rated contribution, we have heard ofdh
Mon; civil war; and Of blood; qhd.
hof of the evils of the enemy to MAJ
kind have been conjured up to aueR Ii
havoc of the anaain, as they are p.cai:t b
cal! US.
demand to know, fir, what gcntAns
mean by obiervatlons of this kind; a|
they addrehed TO our fearsi | tru&, e.
they know US too well to believe that
appeal of that fort can have any inpsG
on, lie we are purifying what we d:e
the public good. And yet, fir, lam at
lois 70 conjecture, for what other pup3
they could be made whatever that pt
pofe may be. [ deem it proper for nea
this time to declare, and in making hi|
declaration l believe I fhall fpeak theEn.
timents ofall thoie with whom It is q?
pride to a0ociate, that we conGdet tie
contributions of our country as the gnltst|
of all good, and the wilFul violator ot4
as the greatef of all traitors; that v:
mean to adminittcr it according tolnat
contribution, regardless of the clanouna
Others that we view a dliunlOn oia
hates and civil war az the greatet Of al
human calamities, which are 70 lar hda
in the veil of futurity thatno eye can
netrate them--or mind think Of tHh
without horror-that We mean, III, 0
guard our contribution and to cherlh %
union. 80
But, Sir, fhould the awful day, HHI'
heaven avert ever arrive, when by G|
folly of fome and the madnefs Of cina
this fair fabric, the worlds belt h0H|
fhall be endangered when a dli'o M
ed minority of this houle, OF oi':o
rented member Of that minority ihal j"|
the aandard Of the judge in oPPolltNn
the law, and thereby defroy the ! p sSs
of our country. l fay, Sir, ih0',a '.a|
day ever arrive, ] truf with e0nno"''
that the friends to the bill beioIels,
the friends to the contribution o. '% Is,
country, confcious of the integrity o. .;.S,
views, and the (oundnelS OF theIf P'I s,o,
pies, will be found as ready to meet o '..,
ger, and as firm in fupporllng VIVA ', III,
conGder the true interelt ofthelr c'Dn'"
as their Wanting opponents. r. tyE
I folicit your pardon, ST. i9f ,sr
hafy and incohersnt obiervai'oossi I'm
have been called forth by what 10. e, = nj
the gentleman from South Ca "a n. = 4:
by recollection while up, OF io'ns .1snr