Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-01-23

pie IS urged As a sxfiou. C!,ecsion Seeu,
taiaiy have had sundry. a1s:i:atisas aud
some les;slatiou has 5esn necessary to &C.
csmmodasr Our laws and political system,
to this new situation, Dus this has areaa ii.
ready in asras. degree accomplished; ):
tseiisve little morsis now necessary tobi
done And with respect 20 the Imaginary
wants which have tU.nrtiSses osssu,uied-
the basis 81 ,routi- some applications; j, Is
believed there is ow prevailing very g..
neraidisPosli:on ,o'sapp.ess them IN future
This resolution however propsses to
retain the emy .sai,hs same ehjseiioa al.
plies nes:!y ,o.as SANE s1tcn:, 70 its g..
y.ynmea,. as ,e ,hx witoic. The laws OF
tais tsrrispar hsvs bscn enacted; It's sv-,
tr;.,s established, apJ he Objects appoi:. ii
with reference 10 tile ..he;e; and it vii
.cscnr nca,!, as much Legislation, to &C.
CO nmo as'e your laws 10 tie city alone, as
will probably pr requisite if the whole bs
retained lastly. have another objection
to'shese RESOLUTIONS. Because they 60 to
d!sme nl.cr the plan cftnc territory which
was ise iavpiite ti.iII Of that i!lustrious
man who WA, Justly denouinated the poll
i;cai isiht- OF his souhirt. Tisis great and
ba..io.ic suites n,a : aers sao, oom.
prehens,s: mind, view, y things on grand.
liberal, aa.;oral seals, tosesaw the nccessi.
~ Of bringing rearrr together the atlantic
and western divisions OF his county,, He
consider, cd this pl,se iroro the contingency
OF It's -.ositicn 20 .hs western waters, des.'
tined tJ 'occunv at some future day that
si;Gat!s niiith utalti FENDER IL the great
marke, CT tire western supplies and winch
would s.Dn,i It one crd afthe great nzson.
a 'Eu Pike CONNECTING he western and att
lan,ic frontiers. he knew full we'll the
local isalousics which will forever exI.s
and which We kaaw DO exist, between
places situated like Georgetown, WASH
ing'on and A'sxsndria. He ioresaw that
these laea' jea.uus;es, if properly restrain
ed, would 10y the action and reaction which
they would produce operate as general
s,imulous 10 the wholc, and thereby BE-.
come ra her Nm advantage than otherwise
to the general prosperity, that by gradual
approximation these places would be brett
together and form one great whole. This
could only be Effected by making the &C.
neral government, common centre a.
round which these rival towns, revolving
in their respective orbits, would revolve
free from collision. But put them un der
three differen. and ostile jurisdiction,
three diiiess ut centres sf attraction would
b. formed and in revolving around which
these hostile bodies might meet each other
.ua mutual injury :nsne. He kAsw that
by restricting tho inspection Of the produce
descending the Potomac aud coming from
the west SIDE Of the river to Alexandria.
Virginia might force all her produce BY
the city of Washington. And that by 4
sim;l.r orperstion upon tie part OF Ma
ryland all rer exports M MT be stopped as
Geors, towr. Fiat tie destruction ofthe
city aud Ill her prospects would be tie
conseaur nee anel tlit isfore the wisdom,
oil .Es pa1 as originally adopted, apd 10
supper, which, free from dismciObsrmen',
'undef wastsv.r prs:ext, SHAH always
contribute my exerliCns.. 10 discourage
iocel jealousy Ihave alwsy. thought desl.
rabIe wnsn likely 10 hr carried TO perri-
cious ssteat, sn.. have always deter nsd
20 leave .:.sh piace'so. the enjoyment Of
i,s own na:ursl sdvan.sg-s. Ibrg leave
80 conclude by r.n,srxing upon ore or
too ossersarions OF The gentleman IRON
North CAfolipa. on ths ohs'ntiicras
question:, lie has produced some legs
la,ive p-eeeden,s respecting the ti'psisrO Of
na.y.rayJs, ar,ensls. &c. ifthess preee-
denis we're ia print, having passed sub SO
hu.i, they cught to have no obligatory
farce. Bu, sia not aware that Congress
has ever done any ,l,ag in this respect bus
TO sell the right. OF soil in places acquired
for such purposes, and il stiN remains
ques;icn. if they &c nc. retain the jurisdie-
lion if they ehnse to exercise II. hat
gentlemen seems 10 make no distinction
aes. een,s,e rish, af sail aud power OF leg
isIatier over II, though the eas nsy be in
one body and the ether in anethsr. %
no, deny BIZ. you May sell all the lo" in
the city Of Wsshington ei:herso indi.'d"-.
ais, states, Or sthsr bodies polite, or't
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