Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-23

Ars. have 70 beGtstion III believing
she lay enconlailutional.
s, De YOU think Mr.. Jeferfon could
conGitutionslJy withhold tren certain
prfons III the DiaFita Of Columbia, CON-
millions spfointi G them juitices OF the
peace in that diiirits FOL Ave years which
appointment had been approved of by the
Senate and con;niGions Ggned fy tie late
Pr,iideur, and lefl in tie office CT TIE Sc
crctary of State, to be recorded before
they were delivered TO the pelfons thus
appointed Especially when tie act of the
z7th February, 1907, concerning the
Diitriet Of Columbia, declares that tie
jailiccs appointed by Virtue of it fhall
hold their ufaces for five years.
Ans. ] IN not.
s. Do you think it was eypedient or
jua in Congreis, ar their lat fefion, to
take the taxes Of, OF pleafote carriages,
whifky and White fugar, and 10 continue
them en- bobea tea, brown iugar, coffee
and Leh?
Ans. Whenever the Gtuation Of our
country will warrant the Reduction Of
taxes, it ought TO be the ohjett CT the re-
prcfenta1ives Of the people 10 uuburden
ehoie articles, which are abioiu.ely necef-
fafy to all claHes of our citizens, and 70
retain the taxes on the Injuries only. |
shcrefo;e, think the law unjua, as the IN
terefs Of the poor are iacflfced % the con-.
yenience of the rich.
7. Do you approve Of Mr.. Jeferfon
removing men tfom Office, for 10 other
resfon Than thar Of ,heir NOT agreeing
with him in his political opinions, and
pottihg in their places only fuoh as do
think with him in policies and paEticu-i
lar'y Go you approve Of bis removing old
officers ard folders of our revolutionary
war, againe whom there was no CON-
paint as 70 their conduit in Office Such
as Col. William Heath, OF Petersburg,
who was valiant offer in our army,
and VINO while collector of tie cuitoms
Of Petersburg, acted moa faithfully tow
srds the public, ard againit whom Mr..
IeRerioa could not alleige a fngle fault,
except that OF not sinking with him in
politics!
Ans. have always been orpofsd TO
political intolerance or proicriptIon. ---
Whenever good men ale to be driven from
of1ice, OF excluded from an equal par.ici-
patton in our government, liberty is gone
it is but name. | have been taught
to believe thar merit alone, in republi
can government, was the grand pivot on
which executive favor ought to turn.
S. Do you approve of the condutt Of
the Houie of Representatives, in reiuing
to lcqueR the Preiident to give them fuch
information as he may have received re-
fpccting the ceGion of Louiiiana, by Spain
10 France, if in his opinion, il would be
proper &c give the information; and do
you believe the Preiident has been as at
tensive to this (ubjet as he ought to have
been +! DO you thlnK ne has ever yer On
cially called on the French or Spaniards,
to fay whether the felton, has been made
or not ?
Ans. I think the Houle of Reprefenta-
tives was entitled to every information,
which it was in the power of the Pie6dent
to give; Especially on fobjett OF 70 much
importance 10 the intereGs of this country,
& oneson which it was atiolutely neceAsry
for them to sef-A refnlal on the part Of
the majority to requef of the Prefdenr
the necei1ary information was certainly
improper. 1t is inpo1lbe for me to fay,
whether the PRECEDENT has ever officially
called on the French or Spaniards, or
wha, aeps he may have taken in this bu-
fineis, being without any information on
that fubject:
9. Do you approve Of the expence and
delav of Tending Mr.. Monroe 70 Spain