Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-08
WIN. MARBURY,
r. Z. HOOE,
y. r AMSAY.

49, nc petAIoH "fS iaiu VI liz eaoiNs GIN
on Monday the SIT Jan. was calico Up
by Mr.. Howard, and the following reio-
luton was preien,ed by him, for the pur-
pofe Of gtauting,i in form, the prayer OF the
pefition.
. Reso}ve2, That the Secretary of the
Senate be directed toglve an atteeed CO.
py OF the proceedings Of the Senate OF
the I'd ard cd of March, Sol, fc far as
they relate to the nomination and ap-
pointtnent Of William Maibury, Robert
L. FIooe and Dennis Ramiay, as juttices
of the peace for the counties Of Wishing
ton and Alexandria, in the territory OF
Columbia, on the application OF them or
either OF them
Upon this relolu,ion, was had, in fu5-
i1ance. the following deba'e:
Mr.. Howard faid, he fhonld not trcu-
bic the sens<e with any obltrvatlons up
the ouefion; the requeit was 70 reatona
Die, that he concluded it would pats witt :
out objection.
MIR. Iaek(on wifhed to have fome ex-
PLANTATION of tlis buhneis. 1t mutt, be
faid, be recolletted that an attempt was
made the lalt fsi}ian to effect the fame
thing, with this only difference that The
application was then made by Council,
which now came from the mer themfelves
- The molten en- that occstion was IN
troduced by amemher from Maaachufet,s,
who, after hearing the objections offered
agairAi,, thought proper to Withdraw II.
He soniidered il now, as he then did, an
attack upon the Executive Department OF
Government, and as flch fhould be pfepar-
ed to oppofc it, as often, and in whatever
lhape it mighs preient itielf.
Mr.. Malon oblerved. 1t was true as
the honorable gentleman from Georgia had
Rated, a motion fmilar to the p,efent re
iolution he had himfelf made the laR ltfli.
on, and for the fame purpoie. 1t was in
confegucnce offs verbal application at the
door Of the Senate Chamber from one OF
the parties or their Council, to whom he
was Granger. He gave TO item his o.
pinion at the time, the application was
proper and would be granted as a thing OF
courfe.; he was afterwards furrriied 10
hear objections offered; the principal ones
however were thar The rect rd was iecret
record and by aanding rule, no copy
was allowed but by fpcciaI order. 1t was
time now to conGder the propriery OF
grantingit when the parties themielves
applied in writing, Eating the purpoies fer
which they wanted it, and upon this
ground the motion was either Withdrawn
sr rejected in the pTefent cafe they had
applied in respectful manner in form OF
memorial and had fated The. rtafons Of
their application and the ufe they wiihed
TO make of the copy, to efablilh an exit
ing right. They were citizens and par
ties to.,he government and to its privi-
Ieges the principles upon which this 60
vernment was founded, were freedom and
equality of rights, and protection to
,hele rights; the petitioners aow claim
thar protection, by arequea tsal!wewould
grant to them our knowledge OF the exit
ence of fatt necefary to eRablifn one OF
their rights. Publicity Of record was a
copfisutonal proviiiln and check in ia
vor Of the people. Il was right belong
ing to the meanef citizen to infpeet the
records of the government, oolets the d.
vuging Of thefe records would be lncon-
Gaenr with the public fafety and interef.
And when that was not the, Gale it was
our duty to grant the reqoef they had
a righi 10 demand il. 1t, was upon the
fame ground that every CITIZEN had
right - demand and compel the teitimo-
nv of his fellow ,ci,izers, upon peril OF
damage. equal 10 The lofs of his teltimony;
it is an implied promae founded upon inu
taal protettion and aid 10 each other in the
fuapart of their individual rights. II is
one Of The great reafons for which men az
s,cia,e; the fame Juice is due from