Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-07

Wi;e;eages II 81 H-,rh sFss5sad 6 il tat n.
priie and boast q Anleriraes 9r. a,~iieye IL &
believe, soo, il is laula5ss aa qpg5ab.e ss,aae,
Il isa great Leading sbaiastsrcst;c setls;na-at.
witch digfiiss and adofns rlis cssalFy--syfic,
coest ,useseverY germ Of true A4srs Al gseafaess.
liz is that, which orefatcs as The surge 0s every
thing, VIII h seals forth he ilssye aal .h- g.o.
~ with Which the MARION IS slrtarss.dea TX is
the life, the squl Of Ibe repa5ise. Il is that
vivid Rine which warns and chesIsSsss.znd gives
to The body poEair Us juss and p:orer a.,d naru
ra impuisr, ard di,ttts It's coussS aowards tb.
true end OF tie social Instruction ne Raiversa;
good. believe, thsfef4., Mr.. Chairman, il
must be consideration VI prlipssy importance
int the mo1ss Of es%ttios b. 50 yssahIisard rhac
~ their esrst they '4@Y a:w.gs ss<Hfe lnll ex-.
preston st tic pubic viii, AMI tie appoin.mr.r
OF al pab'a agents copfarnabIy thereto.
With Mo-. imPyeiG Us on ny n,inj, NE.
Chairman, ani from The evident rifqae attend
aot on ~ prelcnt mode 81 chaiin5 tie Pr.fieus
and Vice pteiident ot the Ulited Sates. tha,
the elstsiop Of tiol@ high anl important oficers
Of slse government RAY tcennais contrary to the
public vii, ~ thoroughly convinced Of the
exptdicnsy of the psopoled amendment 70 r..
cnnaisuticr, ditvaiog a dsfgns,iin Of them in
TIE eletsotia sotcs.
Sir, the csf-, .stich had The honor to fate 70
the committee as podisly ani PERHAPS. probably
lslr;irg fem The psefcn, mode Of election, is a
cafe whersin a tftsltet majority Of the electoral
votes iai} havs hepi, given 10 enc CT the caaai-
dates, though not according to the intention Of
tie eetloFs who gave them. But, Sir, VIVA,
,t;cr E, C,r
wherein an equal number OF votes tha!l have been
given 10 zach oftwo .candidarcs, and this Hou(e
.lhail 6aaliy decide the election by rejecting thas
candidate for the Pref |cncy, who was intended
fJri it by majority CT the people and Of the elce.
tors. and chufng tie ogher candidate who was nos
10 intended for thar cGice. The f,R mentioned
circurfance Of fuch-a cafe we have already wit
nefcd aid, Sir. could miaske the circum.
itance--w-re to lay we had rnonrnfully witnef.
fed IL And what, Sir, would have been the
condition Of ttefc ilates, if when aiT:moled at
this capitol BY their eeprefensatives they had con.
timed 20 divided IL their s1tes thar no a6ua!
election OF a P.e6dent had taken place, although
ihe pGbic icnt,:ncnt had been clearly aad unaqui.
vocaly pronounced in favor OF orc of The cand
dates there WIGS every reslon TO believe, Sir,
thar gloomy indeed would have been the profpeGtl
A long train Of evils iocaiculabIe in their conle
qneDces could hardly have failed TO overtpread
the face of this delightful coaotry! Indeed, Sir,
what would have been the Ultimate iGue it is nor
within tbs canipafs Of har1an foreight 20 divine.
This great, tni. aoufiG1:ng conntly, which at
this time pon;s form innu aerable ftrcams of prof
perty, GiG,laying 10 yafs and rich variety every
means Of Individual Ilzppinsfs, every means Of
national hapPinets, ard every means OF true natl
onai glory, nflead OF exhibiting the prefent pleaf-
ing, anmaliog protect, before lis period nrigbr
have been enYeloped in DIX ADD djlnal couis
of con!ufor, d;iardcr AL political diGsaaionl
The haods ct loeiety baiag thus in manner bro
ken aiuuder and al the angry iurbuicnt pall0ns
incident 20 nan left unrcfraiRed, what fatal cdn-
felueaces might be expstaea to follow : Whar
vio.ence of parry, Whist rage Of ambition, what
drcat.u coinnosions, might be expetled TO agtafe
this thcn unfortunate coantryf And, Sir, is there
a Jingle A,...ricau living whole blood is g far
chilled with Indifference concerning the fa.e Of
this country, tia, he wau'd not be lricsen with
awful alarm, at the ptotpcc} otfuch an eseat-aa
eyeut tending directly 80 produce F. complete
fate Of anarchy with ali its concomitant Ga'smi-
ties? NJ Sir, no.
| would hope, wouId persuade myself Mr..
Chairman, these is nos one. Nevertheless, al.
thongh tie spirt Of patriotism migat have prcdo.
inflated over that Of parry in the case, whic.l
has happened drtcrmiael the election and &c
ternned it confornably to the public ssnimeni;
vet Sir, llaye we any nta''ibie security thar il all
lutuse times should any similar case occur, th.
same regard fr tie peace, the tranquility AID
Happiness Of this Saeat con,mrnjty vii! sttain tie
ascenJsncy aud arrest the evil? Tie nourrfuI
Of ages transmitted TO Us through yh-
page OF history teaches m awful lesson that sacIt
security cano2t b. expected. am seriously Inv.
pressed WIKI this sentiment, Therefore that it BE-