Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-21

the government They prefer the repub-
aican system, because they think it best cal
3 cuIated for the happiness of man, and at.
fords the best chance for civllliberty- But
'ifa President were to exercise his power
as capriciously, or,as tyrannlcally asa mon
arch, they see no great consolation IN the
difference Of the names. ifltwere posi-
bile for Presiden. to forget the high du-
ties of his Office, rnd become the head OF
party; to act on ystem of tavoritism to
@brandish the scymeter of power over the
head of every officer, who had the lndepen-
dence to think for himself; to reward the
] calumniators of his predecessors, to pre-
ferforeigners to his own cedntrymen, coun-
tenance the most violent designs on the con-
stitution, and have in all things an eye to
the qualification of has partizans, and the
perpetuation of his own power. 1t does
not seem to fsdsralis,s, shat there is me-
terial benefit in the name bywhich the con-
stitution calls him. 1t has ever been the
object OF the Disciples OF the Washing
ton school," to settle the government. 10
improve It's principles by practice, and give
shem fixture and permeRancy by time
While in Office they faithfully preserved the
arrangement in the distribution OF powers
established by the constitution. Zach de-
partment regarded the limitation OF the
law; and did not "covet ought that was
his neighbours" but performed its fune-
tons inharmonywith the rest. Had Wash
lngton himself grasped lat greater power,
ishan the law had assigned 70 his othcs,
federalists had been foremost toresist him.
Whatever love they had fox his character,
they had more for the country and tor the
constitution which they believed the coun-
try's richest blessing. This distribution
of power among several departments. and
this faithful regard to the limitation OF that
distribution constitute the republicanlsn1 OF
Federalis,s.
Letus now appeal to the sense OF the
constantly, lift has not been the unceas-
hing aim ct the Democrats to unsettle every
thing; to break down barriers and cen
found distinctions. Mr.. Taylor Of Vir-
Gginia, in his speech in the senate on the
subject of TIE judiciary detained largely
against cherishing " Metaphysical ide-
larry" Nobody could guess what was
meant by this, until hs saw TT to explain.
We then discovered his meaning TO be,
that we ought not to bs attached to any
thing. The nation, on his plan, was not
TO venerate any fundamental principle.
Nothing was to acquire the force OF a T1a-s-
im.: His system was TO try one thlng to-
! lay. and anot7er tomorrow, and every
thing in itsturn--to patch & cobble, and
tinker, whenever there seemed an occa-
SIGN. or appeared fancy for an alteration.
These sentiments form a pretty good COM
ment on the conduce of his party. hat
| party ever ready put up or put down,
| TO create or DESTROY, as the promotion OF
ambltiops purposes may reqhre. Eight
| years ago, they were for depriving the
| President OF all power, because he was
! Washington they now seem willing to
clothe him with sup remacy. because he Is
Jefferson.
| They were unwilling TO trust Washing
| ton and the Federal Senate with the making
| of the British treaty bat they seemed dis
| posed to make Mr.. Jefferson Lord Para
| mount over Louisiana. Nicholson and
| Randolph are not more sovereign on their
| own Negro plantations than they have
made the President over that country
The consequence is, that the inhabitants
demonstrate and petition; they Will soon
| grow imperative, and threaten consequent
| ces, if they are not Immediately admitted
| into the union. To quiet the storm, the
Government will probably be compelled TO
1 admit them. The doors Of the Senate and
House of Representatives mu be thrown
open TO their delegates, and ave shall hear
from Congress speeches in French, Spa
nish and Creole. Happy # the Interior