Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-03-07

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.hsr rroy- tenacious, and inGst on their reioiu
sisn, we fhaIl then have TO meet tue que.'o" :
agreeing 10 it in the whole, or OF apa u'n''' !,
every thing. | do not koow, whether M'i'
no, be JUDGED 10 vote Tor '1t w'.oie Iei aia''o''
Zen y an iaSisftd thar better could not DC
sbas j DO not perceive any reasonable ONCE
tian 70 this courfe OF procedure. 90 no'
,t,;ck decihon ,of this important tao.
i.ct lhouia be -precipitased. The teipiufioo IS
.,t5,nlv nc; reftett han its bsit frl@iGs could
w.h il taerefore-I think isPfoPeF to 'eccmnit
it.
MIR. Lswodss. II IS with very great pleasoFe
that RE to fecond the motion Of the hanofabie
gentleman from MaH thuiet.s (Df. Eultis,3 pc.
caule j believe If il is adep;ed II may DC me
roeans of preventing this hou!e from pieclpltanng
itttlt inso dilemma, in which 1t will not be
yerv honorable FOR il 70 be placed. II IS the
practice OF this houfc u ITS or3iosry buddtis Of
lr5tA4tion. 10 correct inaccuracies at expfction
when they are pointed our. Ought It then, fir,
an 60 important an ccoaiion as that OF cslarg ng
The corHauton, t, pats a reiootion replere with
ohfurity. Velbal critcfms are faid TO be IN
plealant, and we have had enough oFtficm. SUI
fee il 10 fay, that gentlemen, wb1 press the
D 5fioe of this reioiutlon in the. very form IN
which il came fsom the Senate, give TO 1t a
very & fefent meaning. II IS, II, with equal
plcaiure heaf TIE very handf me euiogim paded
noon our contribution by sht gentleman t II
Pennsylvania, who E5ys he thinks il better, than
even che contribution OF that country, which has
deem tern eli the met 3uper.d US monument G
/ human Wild on. | hope, fir, thai it IS hetter,
BIZ the gu. GUM Of the gentleman, Is to me an
!, ataontiar, 10 beware how mecde wlfh IT.
! .hlek, t., hat tn gentleman might have gsnc
/; @ and a,p,ied 10 our conititutlon the oblrv
! rlon of celebrated wtiter upon that 81 g
lan:., that though ir me.of tsparls. ITS policy
YVES n5s obvious and dii not ftfike the ifcial
| obfcfyer, yct VIXEN tsfed by Ptaftsee ard experi
t cree IS diicovcrcd 70 be founded in the gfesten
! wiiom AID ability II is his ieature OF our con
! f,rut,on, which above all Others when examined
/ .nro IS dilcovered to be founded IN sthat wiidom
/: and utility, Corfderipg The ceniti,ution as the
deliberate refn OF The ucit TALENTS ana integrity
| OF oar cauntt,, exerciled a; a tine when parry
| folrt did no: influence our councils, I'm onwti-
! ling, 10 give into any alteration Of It which IS
| not d Gtascd by an inpgious necefiiy. Am Nv
Willing, hF, to fanalarlz> the public mind 10 in1
sations upon this ee may make, however un
| important II may appear TO us, may lay the
foundation and m7ke nscsfary other alterations,
and taa5 The nice adjafmeat oftbe d;fercnt inter
cts o. th- fa5es may iioaliy be deRroyed
! What fir, is the rgiu,tof the attempt f. max
H9uf certainly when it paiIed the refolution f~nt
10 the Senate, did nor contemplate any thing
| more than defgnation of the pefons voted for
| as PreGient ard Vice PseGdent, but the refoIu
| ton now before US, contains three dtntf, fpcci
! &c and independent alterations. we vary DC
principle eRablhed by the contribution Tor the
election of our Chief M4giarste, and by that
| means, Gimin.ih the influence OF the imail tate
IN tie choi,e of that efi:er, VIVA, &. ucity have
We that at another time the combined principle
upon which The people of the different .faes are
reprefented 10 tbs Houfe nay not ALTO be varied,
and the influence of the fate which have tn.
honor OF reptcfenting and others Gn,iIary f qua,
ed, be Ie1-nsd OF this f1or. Ia the few OFFER
yatious which have ollbmit TO the Hvule,
will endeayor TO avoid repetition OF arguments
already advanced. The two leading obieaions
made TO the contribution, as underitand them
and which are made the ground work Of the pro.
poied Alterations are, that by he double bsliot,
two pelfons may be returned TO this HUFF having
an equal pumber OF votes ADD q majority Of tie
votes OF the electors, and in the event OF this
Hoale not determining which of the two GlalI
be the P .lden., the peace aed tranquility OF
the couatry may be hszarded, and thar he perlon
not designated by the electors for the P, efid-ns
may, by concurrence of circumstances, be Gle
waited to the Chair of State.
though The policy Of a double ballot may not Sc
obvious at fit fight from the bea rsfecton
have been able . give 'his fubject am Of oonon