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

time, endeavoriDg to put MN into the ex-
rcutive chair! And for what purpole
For the purpofe of confafion-to dlltraes
and divide the country, and to lay the
foundation Of another fA6lious adminiltra-
lion on one already BUNDLED by public
indignation. Had they incceeding in cor.
ruptiug a Jingle man from his duty,
would it not have been ulurpation o. the
WORT rpecies. What did his colleague
,ay, that after this projett of wrong had
failed, another was medltated, it was e.
ven iuppoied to let up man who had
no, Jingle vote and that had they at.
tempted to carry it ia,o execution, the
people would not bear it. And the gen.
,l.,u.n from Conne6iicu. expreiles his
atlonhment that the people would not
bear uiurpation, while he cunfeles that
his (sction of the union would have been
olie, fneclAtors Of the &C! He knew
Tia, ta- people of Maryland felt tie dan
ger aud were d-,er aimed to refilt it, not
with heir arms folded out with energy
OF freemen, and fuch was the sensation
which che meditated wrong had occaIion.
ed such was h. iprit Of the people to
rei.t il, that lone Of the mott opulent
men in the itate fund it time to interfere.
This amendment then is intended to
prevent the recurrence OF (uch alarming
dangers. Does it deprive any one or any
Nataa Of right Is it no, fit, that if am
catiea Oh TO vote for PRECEDENT and vice
,preGdent that (hould have my free
L., IA T,,,,
tina. ihould be compelled TO vote for
ous man upon equal terms whom ! do not
,hlnk has equal talents or equal claims
to my Confidence Is it fair that lhould
be reduced to the alternative of choollng
vile man and fool, in order to give
Rates as we'll iecured by this anendmen,
as the larg;! If this amendment was not
Intended why has it not been guarded
hks thole pArts which Cannot be changed
before 1906 ? In this tsnate the imall
Rates have their lecuiity-lheir equal re
pre.entation, and In the provillon aaainls
a change being made in their repreicn-
IA ion here without the content Of each.
The gentleman from MahAchuietts
Gar. Ad-ms) has drawn all his eioquence
IN force, he has collected all his ven
gehce, and pours out the walls of his wrath
upon Virginia. Why this vehement, this
,oolhle.s rage againil that fate, which in
evil tpes had indeed food firm, the roc
Of our politicli (alvation; TO whom W.
locked lii ,he hour Of adveiiity for conn
TEL, lor uccos, for itateimen aud Leaders
OF cur a;m,es. To her we were indeb,
ed - W arlington, and is it becauit
We az lndcD,ed 10 her for other grea
nea that this JEALOUS rage is vocifera,eG
ag,inlt her. is il TO be !uppo!ed tina
WIN her D., votes for PRECEDENT III. car
eoutoal 81 the rtlt We hold the true ie
de'auve cuontrrpoiie, the otaer hou'e ma
lie ds"iAc.stlr o. popu!a', tor he knew NJ
d'tte,ente. Nine or ten are defined to D
ina itnes, and VIII always have n1Jon'
here Gentlemcn when they cannot max
good their cate Oy atgunent or taet, ehood
VOL to make II GA, as well a. they CAM
Hence We have defamation about itnaIl an
large fatcs, md hence 10 many warnings 4
ganlt touching the contribution. But VIII
Net hty who with to tear up this conit'tt
ton Two p,o. oGtions have been ottete
OF infinitely more force on the pr'nc'pl'
OF the conititution-one to aboliih the ONO
OF vice pretident altogether, the other to
NIT the election of preGdcnt. We with
provide ag.inh an evil not fortcen, and
iupply the deficiency; the gentlemen vii
to tears part of the contribution altogethe
And who have propoicd aud advocate the
erauresp The oPpoiers OF this amendmen
SO that when reverence for the conitituie
is fpoken OF thc(c amendments nun be
bandoaed. Experience, lir,is worth tho
land volumes OF experiments. Had 1t oe'
folciecn at the lait election, that iuch even
could have proceeded f'oi the principles
honor and good tsl,h being rigdly obierv
blythe republicans, many would have oPP'
cd their unltuI IN vote and Gait their vote