Mirror of the times & general advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1799-1806, 1804-02-25

power? Ought republican majority to
| take the national liberty upon the frail life
| of one man! Will not amonarchical exccu-
tive, overturn the iyhem of a republican
executive And ought the United States
90 hut their eyes upon this poiiib!e dam
ger, until the cafe ihall happen, when 1t
may be too late to open them
Sir, let us cont eAplate the dreadful e.
wills which the Englih nation have luf-
fered, from the cauie OF inveNing execn-
tive power in a man hottie to the national
opinion and avoid them. They iuifered,
becaule their EXECUTION bill was abortive.
I lection is our EXECUTION bill. Its efica-
cy depends upon Its being exe,ciied by
majority. IL is only a minority, which can
render election inefficient to exclude MO.
narchical principles from executive pow
er. 1t is againtt minority that election is
intended to operate, becaule minority is
The authoy efmonorcAy and ariStocracy.
| Snail we fir, be ioinjudicious as to make
election delloy the principle of election,
by adhering to mode of exerclng 1t
now lcen 10 b. capable of believing upon
a minority the choice of "a wee PRECEDENT;
'hall we make ale6tion, invented to ex-
ciude monarchy's handmade for its intro
daefisn ? Or lhall we if we do not fee
monarchy at this day aiT.iling our repub-
lican !yitem, conclude that il never will
altho' we know that this lyaem has but
Two foes, Of whom monarchy is one
| No, fir, let US rather draw inRtuciion
/ ,,bI IS
ngt.ber ofthr Engliih hooie of commons,
wh'it the bill for excluding James II.
was depending who iaid
| al hear i,on in the lobby
Say, Mr.. Speaker, shalt we shut the door,
| And keep him there Or shall we let him in,
Totry It we can get bim OUT again"
lnteAd of ihl,ting the door, tho En-
glib lett it open; tyranny got in; and
the evils produced BY its expulion, to
Mat nation, may ptiibly have been e.
quail to tho.e which iubrilhior would have
produced.
Sir, much has been faid abou. the rights
of minorilies, and the tendency of this
amendment to keep up party ipiri,. /
"liii could hear thefe rights of minori.
Ties defined. Il is ealy to comprehend
the jlssice of me petition, " that every
individual in rociety, has equal rights,
whether he belongs TO majority or \ mi
nority 5" but the idea of minor faction,
havlaB political rights, as faction, to me
IS incomprehenGble. On the contrary.
coniider all minor factions, as innsmed,
rxc'ted and invigorated by a prorpe6t Of
iacceis jill as the popilh faction in the
pe'ls' Qi"ted of the Enslih hinory, wa,
Eept 1.Ye snd propelled TO make attempts,
witch thsy never would have made, bad
u 10. been lor the excitement ariGoe from
proi?sct oil gaming pohetlion of execu
ave po"sr; 10 here, if al a future day, a
in'ao! -nd Monafchicai party hould arile
lh!' aslo VIII De propelled and excited, by
'hs chance sctting poaeilion ofesecutivc
''we',to keep party ip'fis alive, and to
'"sk- attempts, which they never would
! nave made 1t no tuch excitement exiited.
fiencs he amendment, If it will have the
effect OF dspriving minor faction Of the
po'to'Ii'y Of getting pofe'iion of execa,
I'VE power, will iuppleis and not provoke
party and faction.
MT. frtildent, we have been warned
oy ap'cture OF the evils produced by the
FRENCH revolution, to forbear to amend
cur coaItltution for what END am at
lois 70 conjecture. Sir, how are ,hsre
arguments intended to apply to the peo-
pie Of the United States If the fate of
national information in France, has die.
qualified The great MATS of thar nation for
lhe enjoyment of felf government, does
1T therefore follow, that the people of A
merica are disqualified for frlf govern.
"ent! If this Ate adapss the French
nation for the tpecies Of governme,y. now
exiting IN France, does it follow, that we
are adapted tor iimlar government /?
Sir, 1t is our hyperion degree Of national
knowledge, which enables US lafel u TO nc.