Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-09
DESsALlNES,
CHRIS rOpHE &
CLER " FAUX.
B AMtE, S-c'y.
Far TIE Alexandriia Daily AaOsrtissr.

/ Fellszv Cit:z.xs1f 4Iexqndrie,
/ Called upon BY the reply of Aristides in
Thursdays Advertiser, solicit your in
diligence again while notice some parts Of
thai logical production.
AristiAes. asserts that he had strictlycen-
fined his remarks Gin his former publica-
| tion) either to the express terms Of the me-
, mortal and bill, or to conclusions fairly cse-
ducible from them, and charges Correetor
with denying proposition as demonstras
bic as any problem in Euclid. lie then
| makes quotation Gas he says from the me-
| lnoriaD to shew that jurisdiction OF the
Mayor and Common Council IS asked haA
a mile into the state of Virgins, but un-
fortunately for him, not line OF that quo
tation is found either in the memorials or
BILL Nor could | deemit much betterthan
evasion in Aristides to shift from the bill
| to the memorial for justification Of his re-
marks had he been lucky enough to find It
even there. / certainly understood cnd
bslieve correctly that the intention OF Aris-
| tides was to cause an opposition bylmpress-
! ing the citizens with belief, that, by slgE-
| ing the memorial which had been publish
ed for their consideration, they had sancti-
! oned bill connected with it, which few of
| them have read, or knew any thing aboub
containing provisions different from the
terms of the memorial and destructive OF
their interests. Under those Impressions
it was TO be supposed he would conGne
himself to the bill, and exhibit TO view the
odious features of that hidden instrument
and the more so, as ii defines specifically
those objects, the outlines only Of which
are presented in the memorial, and there
fore assumes a superior consequence. 81
Let us now try problem of Aristides's
Euclid. The electoral districts when once
fixed will neyeY be altered, for the common
council shall have bozUer 10 alter them eve-
ry 1ffve gears, because the bill gives them
that power, wherefore it is plain the COM
mon council shall have power never to al
ter them G. E. D. Again, not one third
ofthe representation will be north OF King
street, for the districts shall be laid off SO
as to contain in each an equal number Of
irha5itants and an equal portion OF taxable
property, and elect an equal numb r ct
representatives; but more than halt the
town lies north of king-street, wherefore
It is manifest, not one-third OF the represen-
tation will be elected north Of King-street;
which was to be proved. Fellow-citlzens,
IS there mind so impervous to conviction
IS to resist the force Of such demonstration !!
But how came Aristides, with all his MAJ
ematiealdeductions in examining the plan
of the town for the centre of CAVITY, SO far
10 forget his arifha1eticdl sa5stracti5n as not
to deduct from the 1o5 squares discovered
north of King street some IS or SO the pro-
prietor Of which denies their being under
the jurisdiction Of the Mayor and common.
atty and resists their demands?
And now, suppose Aristides were,
g commissioned to designate the Districts
what would be his criterion? what the ba'
SIS of his apportionment? Would he consi-
der territory a proper standard! | must
4 This denial is confacd to the nsemo,ia
| IN circulation far signature, asit zoas zo1en
Aristidss made his first comments oziit, as 4
| had been far same time breyiously, and as Z
| still IS; IND, NTH the knou,ledge C0rreeto,
| has Of circumstances, charity itself fforbids
/ him to belieye that Aristides Was ig7l0rasl
| Of the o5liferation ofthe payaggraph zOhfcd
| he has bretended to quote. But zvhether the
mistatement proceeded from inddverta'lce 3,
| design, the effect on the pubic mind nigh
| be expected fo.be the same. icasnotbut
| think the plea Of ignorance on a subject q
! zvriteg undertakes to erihcise, a 0ery slea-
[ dor atoloou FIR me errof,S he commits.