Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-14
Fran TIE Yirgi,aia Gazette.

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democrats Of that state, after all their great
exertions have been unable to succeed in.
obtaining democratic majority, of the
house ofsrepresen,atives. The federal ma
iority in the choice of speaker was tween.
tyore Timothy Bigelow esq. was elected
Harrison Gray Otis esq. was elected pre-
sident of the senate.
Political discussions and exertions in that
stare are conducted with more yehemence
now than in any other of tie states. Let
neutrality-suspicious. hold fast a little longer,
and they will nave Virginia to back them.
Whatever may be the name the principles
of federal republicanism must triumph G..
yentually, or the constitution must fall the
next session OF congress will decide the
question.
When the present administration came
into Office, one of the first measures OF con-
gross was the appointment of committee
to examine whether or not there had been
any waste of public money or snavery in its
expenditure.
Since affairs have been managed by men
of their own sect, however, all the former
smistrust and jealousy, and attention least
the peoples money should be wantonly
wasted, or foolishly stray into private purs.
es, seems entirely to have forsaken the
house ofrepresentatives. The Duaneites,
having nearly or quite become minority
in the house, it is by some hoped, if not ex-
pected, that a committee will be appointed
the next session, to examine iEto certain
expenditures. Great disturbance was made
by the former notorious I" committee OF IN
vestigation" about Mr.. M 'Henry's pays
ment of two hundred dollars rent but
what would have been thought, if after an
examination ofthe sums Of money paid Dunn
and an examination of his charges, it should
be found that the United States have been
swindled out of full many thousand dol
lars
/" Can you," says Mr.. Randolph, with
tears running like water spouts from either
eye, g can you bear to see the dear, dear
people, whom we all love so nightly,
robbed of the hard earnings of their labor"
Such might have been his language; and
now, not less fearful, aor in less melancho-
ly" syllables of dolor," can he exclaim--
Can you refuse Mister Duane, who has
sacrificed so much for the dear people, can
YOU, Isay, refuse him his profitable jobs?
Let the :" unblushing advocates of unblush-
ing corraption," refuse to patriotism the
reward of its labor, but let net this house
shew by its conduct 10 this case the correct
ness of the complaint of the " ingFatitude
of republics" Talk NOT of erecting
naausoleum to the memory of the great
founder Of Z" chat monster Federalism
but give to living patriots their just re,
ward.' Oh how strong, how sincere, how
continued is the love which some men
bear towards their country: their creed is
",let each man shift for all the rest, and no
man regard ..limself." This love of the
people is SO satisfying.to some of our de.
mocrats, that if shut up and deprived OF
food or drink along with some Of the fede-
ralisrs. one of these amor batrie bawlers
would ou,live them week, feeding on this
all nourishing love Of the people,
We sincerely, hope that the time will
come whenthe sums of money this Duane
has received, and his accounts, will be laid
before the people !. we wish it, not from
any impossible expectation oflowering his
character, but from wish to detect persons
concerned for the hands that have hand
led this tool must be at least as guilty as
the tool itself.
Who was i, that told the story, the O.
Their day, of one of our enlightened demo-
cratic members of Congress of this state,
who concluded long electioneering ad-
dress to his dear constituents by telling
them" No, fellow citizens, federalism
shall never rise again; but democracy
shall prevail, till the universe shallbe bHri-
ed IN the 1oomb of eternal ruin, till
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