Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-01-17

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Washington. Isl mo. 9Th.
FRIEND, KfLy;sps sSss s~,.,. = -
! IaIlhy.ns1t r tltuaux6 xessrd the lpeliti.
cal1 death az 49, Sfsj Mnius, that "a.
Rods Lori Lftaefsn. ais4 e. Farmer, alias
L<ri Lincoln. fornerly thell psurahle La.
vi Lineols. -Aetotney GsaeeS q the United
States, bs' rather she APOLOGY, for one. Til.
mc1arSholv event, a. nm iplotmee, took.
place so1ne time last .wsek. y, The most
knowing political physician. here have long
sinss discovered .ysnptoias sf natural im,
btciiity, te which. is sttributsd the more
Immediate caas~ II airs dscssse. @f'as
cries of lainsntatep,I hsys not, heard, anA
the sound Of rejoicing wiz proSsbE be-
known only ,sk's .snes.ssor.. Report sal, =
that he received ,hiars from good ad,hori.
tyr that It he resisted a psac:ah!e death,
he should be killed outright. Whether
this, cruelty, ccsarred or NOT, | eanaot say.
I.sesn,rik hard indesa for. one who hath
rendered s,lh ssfvisesto the United States
as.a,.ornsy, sess.sl. f'hsu hast heard that
aieoasiIstabts. s1raa 81 money was saved in
procuring. an at, orn.y for the Treasury de-
par1mrI dur1nS tile sbssacs Of Lett Lin.
.yolp. 1hox hast heard that in the bust.
ine,.reiatins to>lhe sugar reGaers, the y.
States DID No, Psa-rvsral hundreds OF deli
lsrs.o Dslla. for arguing in their behalf,
On &C count, Of Ia. liability Of Lsyito get
beyond The second pS;b, in his speech.
ard as Iaa!l the elpqoen! pleading, Of this
grea, lawyer, are, they not written u
80 books a, al. In short when thou takcse
in,o esnssieraticn I'll his services, will
thou NO: shy that he hath well dessrsed the
ten or,ws!re thousand dollars that he hath
conde,ccnded " receive from the mouth
of labor. ON shame, where is thy blush!
Who will be his successor How MANY la.
boSsrs in the weeds and wi.ds IF dtmocra.
ey are almost cracking the strings Of their
ewes, anxiousiy locking for The reward of
then l4bors.
Informed Tree some time since, that J..
Randolph had moved a. call on the post
master general for statement Of contracts
made fer, carving the mail. The only
reason 4 have heard assigned for this is
,Randoiph's hope of hudiDg tina, Granger
had made preGiable contracts with certain
members Of congress, with the expectation
that those me mbsts would VEN in favor Of
the Georgia claims which claims are violent.
ly opposed by Randolph. & in the recovery
Of which sla'msit is said that Granger 10
nuch Interested. Randolph ( Granger are
certainly much opposed to each ether; & il
Is suggested that before the eiaPsing Of
many months Granger will resign. .
On the subject Of rerreceding the dis
triet of Columo:a, the priacipal arguments
in favor of the resolution were the sx.
renee to the United States ia taking Up
the time Of eoasrsst 70 les:sla.e for them;
and The ab;ect s.s,e Of the inhabitants OF
the district, ID rot having Representative
ineeagfess: The FIRST argument would be
of no validity ifcongress would only speud
par, If the zine Trey waste the FRS, three
or four weeks Of every session or # thsy
would spend tenth part Of the time thar
is wasted in aeedles. debates, arising from
the neglisehre or incapaci,y of some of
thsu tr46,ers Of Ellis. The second argu.
ment sii ;es from tir.t uneenqIerabls desire
so prevalent with he psssessors Of liberty
Of ex.erd,ns .hat liberty to all persons
whether they wish il or nor. b.. raoPre.
hena that tifsperond aryum.ut 10 merely
moi seriously urged.
The most important sbjsetions arise,
6rsi. from the unconTi.utionaIitY Of the
fs:ola.ion. The constitution says that
Congress shall hare power to exercise sx.
e!uaiss Jurisdiction such territory,
net extending ten miles square, as SHALL:
by the. session Of parsieular states, becomr
tie seat st governmrnt. Congress shall
have power; This power in Congress
cannot rest 'withany oue Congress; hence
sasa4 dis Congress resrecsae, the n-xr
mast have she power sfyesanipg. The
ten thitss square has beceme thu SCAT Of
government AID csaSos - changed !; but
ffa part be retroeedtd, the ssst Of govern.
raent u ehahyea.i iftktee.i oaftks Can be
'iiSt.teniks may. Bat Ccg.
sress shalt posssss this power: the peopIs
,f sbe Timed Sfates mr.. nartv 81 H~c.