Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-28

the cow-skin or the cane S''' u
! A presentiment of future fa,a
| uncommon It's sometimes der;ys4 &c : los
a gloomy and disordered fancy, and = ON
times generated.in vicious mind s 9
Ger, like DR.. Dodd, have heard. i 9 aa.s
sionally tormented with apprehens;o yea,
an ignominious death gibbet a. !; u
floats before his troubled vision, anil al h.ss
his sullen soul" g It is not NV Jai
prematurely to alarm the feelings Of S ,h:
gentleman, by remarking either o. , u
prospect or improbability Of this even+ ), NC
as the reader must by this TIM
Disguised with the scenes which have 'ls %
presented to him in the characters &c eI =
Witt CLIFTON and Ambrose Spencer 7 stg
not again introduce them to his po,;c p'''''
Particularly as propose presenting - =
public sketch Of oar political trans,ct;o s4s
during the years 1901 and 1902, IN vi
the conduct of these worthy compeers Mill
be more mlnutely Analysed. As thew No. n"'
rit the severestreprobation, they shah ~.
be permitted to slide out of public nor
unchastlsed. Fhey shall receive the co.. CO.
fate and be linked in ***** together ''''
If any thing in the preceding p,c..
should bear the appearance of undue 100 co.
rity, passion, or inyective, the nanws 8
the subject must plead my apology. Innn
litical controversies | am ready to allow,
that personalities should be avoided excert
in extreme cases" Whatever thereforS
of personality may offend the reader !.
will be justified hope, by the provoca,ion
which has beensiven, and the object have
in view"
The writer has now arrived at, what he
calls, the main subject of the pamphlet an
examination ofthe allegations which have
been produced against the Vice President
and the proof by which it has been attempt.
ed to support them" He then begins with
the attack made on Col. Burr in a pam.
phlet entitled Ihe EezO, and having dispos.
ed of that, proceeds to ana:yze Cheetham's
eighth letter, his "boasted Fortress He
takes up the evidence produced, and at
some length enters, with no uncomfortable
share of ability, into the discussion of it.
With this part ofthe subject we mean not
to NEEDLE: whether Col Burr is Justly La
bic or not to the charges which have been
SO often brought against him, We think is
not business of the federalists. Wen
yer have made ourselves parties to this
quarrel, nor ever touched it but in a light
and sportiye manner, nor is it probable we
ever shall. Those who wish to see the
cause managed with ingenuity ADD spirit on
the part Of Mr.. Burr, will be gratifcd in
the perusal of this part of the pamphlet, and
to the pamphlets itself we must refer them.
The following passages, which ocelua
the defence of the letter Of Mr.. w. P Van
Ness, to Mr.. Livingston at Washington,
him after the hrst or second ballot
to abandon Mr.. Jefferson and vote.for Mr..
Burr, and stating that this was the pre-.
vailing wish of the republicans at Albany"
are very plausible, and viii probably inter.
est the reader in no small degree.
:" 1t is well known that the constitution
of the United States, provides no modefor
designating at presidential election, what
candidates are intended for the first or Sc
cond Office in the government. That IN
case more than one should have majority
of all thew given, and also an equal
number, that the House of Representatives
shall immediately chuse, by ballot, one OF
them for president. Hence it evidently
follows, that in such conjuncsure, the
people in their popular capacity, lose all
further controul over the.electlon. lheK
right to elect president is lapsed, and M
stantly vests in the House of Represent.
ives. To them is transferred the sole ana
exclusive right, of giving chief ma8'S.
rate to the union. They then qa0qa la1t
donot act in the capacity o.
representatives. of the people, but as fIl'
,unal designated by the constitution, unasl