Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-10-02
HARTFORD, lCon.l Sen. %

ATRh fOitD, (Ion.) sept. &c,
On the 18th INST. the freemen Of ~.
State chose their representatives Tor w.
Legislature, and their members Of Co..
gress. and the nomination for Assistan,.
BY the attention of our friends in var;oIs
parts OF the state, We are enabled to OIL.
our readers an almost complete return 81
the representatives. The state of the vo,s.
Tor the nomination we are not Sc folly mo-
sessed Of.
The public attention, both in and out ~
the state, has been for some time past hipb.
ly excited towards this election. Tba
friends of New England have watched with
anxiety the progress Of an attempt to SUBJ.
vert Connecticlts the friends of Virginia.
and OF disorder and mischief, have exert.
ed every possible nerve to effect our total
overthrow. The bold attack upon orr
State Government. the ~lactious s,teropt n
throw the State into an uproas, and apar.
chy under the pretence that we have No
Constitution, furnish complete evidence of
the lengths t. which the enemies of the state
would go if they dare, to accomplish their.
darling oblect--coNrUsfos. With extreme
satisfaction We congratulate the friends Of
freedom, OF %virtue, of peace and pure Re-
publicanism, On the defeat Of democracy.
and the triumph of New.Englaud primo.
pies, in our election last week. 1t will b.
remembered, that in Major Iudd's cele.
bfated address, sthe following passage,
"Our wish is that men OK all classes
" would cody xam,nc this subject in all
{" its parts, and would decide under a full
" conviction of its Importance. By their
g votes will be known their decision. if
"a constitution appears desirable, thew
/" Will vote for men who are in favour Of
80 IL"
BY this test, the question has been sci.
tied. The treemen after having coolIy x.
ahmed the subject, with al. that the abet.
tors of a new Constitution could urgein "a.
vor o. their p%rcj=ct, have given their woes
and they are in justice bound to abide no
decision. There wiN nat be SO many dsm3-
cratic representatives. in the Legislature this
tall, as there was Msf&3riHg, ny at haatE.
teen.
The strength Of parties in the House Of
Representatives will be, Ms1v-Earhaf
men, 1872, Vvginians, 60, leaving a ftderak
MAJORITY OF 50. Ia the spring the major
~ was SO. Thusno only the federal towns
Dut many OF those which have heretofore
sent democratic representatives. in obedi.
ence to The call of the New-Haven Con.
ventiou, have explicitly declared BY th.ir
votes that they are satisfied with The pre-.
sent constitution Of the state, and that
however, they ma3 dif.r from their neigh
oours on certain points of national pollcy,
with respect TO the government Of the State
they are agreed.
1t may be gratifying 70 the public to see
What ms been he progress of democracy
N this state for some time past. In Octo.
Der 1902, Mr.. Eabcock published in the
American Mercury, the following state
ment. Ihe House Of Representatives
=" coz aimed in October 1901, about 40 re-
g publican MEMBERS about SIS in May
6 18o2 and at the session Ct OctobeI,
" 1902, between 70 and co." Ia May
las,, Trey had 78 members. They vii
have this TALL So. No comments are ne.
cessary on the foregoing facts. If inlrj ,ae
and corruption could have re~voIutioai2ed
Connecticut, she would have met her fate
,ong since. She stands f n, and increases
in strength an vigour. Our sister state of
New Hampshire has in a great deg5ec re.
gained the ground, from which she was
forced by surprize IN the soring. Massa-
chusetts we have 40 doubt will pursue hsr
digniaed, and commanding course at
her approaching elections. In this state of
things let the friends ofNew England thanh
God and ,ale courage.