Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-30

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Several of the late elections. in v.rm
Rhode Island, Philadelphia, Balumora
&c. have given new coincidence IN ~
return OF constitutional repubhcanism.
The democrats 10 congress are t,o ID
divided DIV ever to unite Oh party grsuad /
The attempt last session to retroced- n,.,
OF The district of Columbia, opened ,bs
eyes OF many Of them to the real VS.
OF some Of the party, viz: to removr ,bs
seat OF government. The part taken On
that occasion discovered an indepsnde,,a
Of behaviour gratifying to the true pa,rio.
The conduct of the Snyderites, par,;r.
ularly of John Randolph, III the Yszoo bu.
slncss, has been of the u1most service +,
federal republIcanism. The Correct and
independent attitude assumed by several
members oithis state and by many of,he O.
ther states convibces us thai they will ne.
YER again return to the slavery of party.
The acquital Of Judge Chase. in oppo.
sition to all that mal.ce could invsur or
say, and all tina. party venge auce could
effect; has filed every genuine republican,
every lover OF our constitution, with new
and full hopes OF its long life,
The refusal Of the house TO pay Judge
7Chase's witnesses, and the unanimous re.
sentmeas discovered by the Senate for
piece of malice and injustice SO pitifu!y
mean, were not without their beneficial in.
fiuence.
But the ado minable resolu ions Of Ran.
dolph and Nicholson have betrayed the
views and will damn the projects OF some
of the leaders Of the party-Those resou.
tons have cemented an opposition among
the northern republicans of all sorts: an
opposition the weight OF which by the Sny-
derites from this state and from other, will
be most sensibly felt.
Sucn are our opinions of the P5nn.
sylvahia election, and of our present pros.
PEGS.
We are led into these remarks from
perusal Of the lamentation of the Enquirer
OF the 18th.
Mr.. Richie says this election 4" touches
the very principles Of our government" III
does SO, and we trust viii tend 10 confirm
them
" Is ii anEaltercatlon between iederalists>
aid republicans':-No, it lsan al!e iauon
oetweensrepubllcanism and democracy.
s So far as gov. M'Kean has abused he
powers entrusted to HIM BY the he conati-
tuition, SO far il may become question how
far it may be proper to abridse the coos'i.
,u,ionaI powers Of the executive" Tho
we can't find much grammar in this Sen.
tence, we can discover the meaning and
the discovery Of either is sometimes graz
LITIGATION. But has M'Kean abused the
powers entrusted to him? Doubtless he did,
at the commencement of his career, by
turning all the federaists from ofice. Re.
ference however is not had to his, bu' to
his refusal to sign certain laws made in oP.
position to the constitution which he had
sworn to support. He .appointed his son to
an Office for which says the Enquirer, "ho
one bus a father could have deemed him
suAi ien,ly suali6ed"-From what we nave
heard we agine the Enquirer has been
misintormed, by some Snyderite, as to his
qualifications.
He is Eaid to hare called ehe Legislature par
eel of gsef- and clodpoles And this was too 'rAt
rot to be provoking. And what put the gee'e
and clodpoles into the lcgiAatnre ; Why demo-
cracy to be fire.
Mr.. Richie proceeds to give his rcaions why
Snyder ought 10 be preferred, and to diicu's the
propriety Of altering their contribution. As we
discover no weight in hi, remarks, it is nesdlei'
fpend time in confuting him. There is one
blervation however which well applies to all DE-
s,ocrats who have (aid e much about the maJes.
~ and fovereignty of the people. The people
have in their majeRy and sovereignty declared
that a CONVENTION (a all not be called, and chat
M'Kean fhal continue governor. Now cerfa'ri'
.ccordine to their own doctrines, eheie friends o.
he people, even Dunn h;mielf, ought to acqu'eee
and held their tongues.
The Enquirer quotes Tome Of the dreams OF th'