Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-02-24
mr.. Davis, memLer sf The HIRE Of

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mr.. Davis, membc, of The Hea/e Of
Reprelrufanvcs At The Uxited States. tr0m
The Stare Of K>rmcky, has bfea n0aslna'ea
and o45omted Juage Of tbe Iaa'ana Terri
tory. It is /0id, Mr.. Doos foGhders
tbis appointment as lint Of heAaara6le
baalbment fran CongrsGf, Faher Kan
dolbb fuds bin TOO d!Gtul 10 BE managed.
lie bas tbe uudacity /ometimeJ 10 think ana
al fer bmJtlf Or oue oeeglfoa, be took
the liberty Of Ipeaking Very dyl'sjpeRiAfI
Of father Raxaolph's offspring, aboof 10
big. '0Id.
Auotber BIT Of bnpeytor Py1fa<nt JEFF
fe,/0n and his 7csfeu trien6s.
1t is reported thar the cefhon OF Loui-
Gana to France is all a diplomatic fraud,
and therefore initlelf void - We hear that
L. Bonaparte read one treaty TO the Spa-
NTH King, and prefented another for his
Ggnature, and obtained ii accordingly.
ibid.
The account of Mr.. Ellery's conceiy-
ing tl7e Senate of the United States infulr
ed ty mir. Ru,lsdge's pulling his nofe,
very mach reiembies am anecdote of CHIEF
IuGice ST. ieh of New York.
This gentleman during the revolution
ary war, fad TO the Britih and joined
them at n. York ihortly afser his arri
val Gel. Cclmo GorIon, ef the Britifh
Guards. pnblilcd cbara9f, wherein he
paid very great compliment to the legal
abilities Of the judge. His b0nor, howe
yer, did not view it in this light; but
conceived it an infult, and called on the
colonel for iatisiacticn. An inter- lew
took place--the colonel told the judge he
had really meant it as compliment, bur
thai if he, tie judge was OF a contrary
opinion, he was willing to make concefi,
ons, and therefore would beg his pardon.
The judge turned on his heel, faying
g | will not hear you" " Then" re
piled the colonel you lnall feel me, .
ana he gave bin fnart rap over the
fnoulders with his rattan. The indig-
nant Judge Immediately went to governor
Robertion and entered hrong complaint,
Uniting on it, thar the froke given him
was an infolt offered TO Lord Cbief JnJfice
Mansfield. The governor being oirather
an eccentric turn OF mind, obferped " that
the gentlemen Of the law had fuch a pc
cular way of wire drawing things that
common people could fcarce!y compre-
bend them but for my part" iays he,
g think there is very material differ
ence between Tobit and his dog"
(Savanuab Gazetfe.)
To be prepared for war is the way to
prevent it. A fpirit to refent and the
means to punifh infult make Others eau
tious how they give it. All this is rou-
Egent witha pacific difpoftion, and the
bet guarantee of its continuance. Ne
eoclatlon is not excluded from this iyi-
TEN; but then it is ttat fort ofnegociation
vhich can, if necefary, be followed up
with a blow. Such ftuation gives |
confidence to nation which treats fora
PREPARATION of injuries it enfures refpett, |
and tends to prevent the propofal of con- |
ditions, which Rriet honor and Arlee juf- !
tice could not hear. But we on tbe
evs ofa qvar," are Tripping off our ar |
mour, and breaking down our Rrong I
places our army, 'as it was called, re-
duced our navy laid upto rot our
taxes, which mutt fupport thefe, repealed,
and we left without money & withaut force |
to meet the uncertain ifue of negotiation.
What is this but to invite infults and in |