Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-03-06

ION OF the reiolution reported by the
tcommfttee2 -. .-.,.ls ...s,,
The gentleman from Virginia has
|expreGcd bis furpri& thatath chairman
Eof the committee Of claims shas con
tented himlelf with reporting fafs and
principles, and that he has not adopt
ed the novel procedure of reporting
tiomething tantamount,to an elaborate
ipeech in favor of the claims. As the
speech of the senslemanfrom Virginia
is unfortunately deftitute Of argument
ssagaina the claims, and. as It might be
pofhble to deduee from ii reaions
Their favor, it might perhaps be. proper
for him to print it and annex ii TO the
report, as a fubftitute for tia, which
he thinks the chairman ought to have
>fnbjoined. for the. edi6cation of the
houfe. My feeble optics have been
able to dilcever but one attempt at ar
gument, which is in thofe obiervations
which relate to- the meHage of the pre-
ident, and the proceedings Of con
-greis, on the aa of Georgia, in 1895,
and which, it is contended, we're no.
tice to purchaiers and tc the world, of
fraud. At that time it was not full
peaed that fraud had been committed,
and the rea(on for thofe proceedings
was, that the United States poiieHed,
or were iuppofed to poaels, certain
claims TO the territory. There are
certain fubtile, -fublimated, ETHEREAL,
heaven defended gcniules, the loft
and Glken texture of Whole minds
~ea,d lutter Infinite dilcUmpofure from
the contact of that rude and knotty
thing, an argument. That gentleman
is not of this delcription. Too often
have we witneled his argumentative
powers, to entertain this Idea. j re-
gret that he has acclaimed inifead of
reafoning upon this location, as ! be-
Iieve that argument, particularly upon
important fabjeds, is more uleful than
mere defamation. From motives
which l cannot develore, for Iafcribe
improper views to no one, the prefent
is attempted to be made party quel-:
ton. The people are told that the ca
pitol has become a fcene of political
and private iniqui!y, of fraud and fe-
deralifm; that the majority oftheir re-
prefentatives are committing Rupen-S
dous robbery uponath public patri-
mony and their indignation is invo- ,
ked upon the plunderers. What facts
exits to juttify theie denunciations ?,
Are We aboutto barter away she rights
and imereits Of the people2 Are we i
about to be guilty Of wanton waite
Of the public property Are we gull
ty Of political apoaacye No fuch
thing. We are about to make ar
Engagements for carrying into efed
tolemn liquidation in the treaty with
Georgia, and lolemn at of our pre-
deceilors, by deyoting part of the
five millions of acres, fpecially refer
we'd for that purpofe, for which the u
nited States never paid cent, and /
never will pay a cent, to the exiin-
guifhment of the colorado claims OF
equitable claimants. Yet we are Told
that this al of equity, good faith, and
good policy, is a ftupendous crime,
compared with which the Aagitious
..as of the former &C unprincipled adj
niniftration" dwindle into "petty lar
eenies" l am a republican, demo-
cratic republican. / was oppoied to
the general fyaem Of that adminiarati-
On. But I do not think it magnani-
nous or honorable, Indignantly to
Triumph over fallen foes. Nor do
dread the union of boneA men. 1t can
b dreadful only to the difhonelt.
1t is faid tina. the prefsis under the
influence of 4 virtual Edition law. No