Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-05-17

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down secret messages 10 tins honse : -
lIt is because. n.en OF character ca2hsi =
i fouod to do this business, -ts:atsagfhEs hsar
,;be.po, 10 carry things into eti7cs, Whics
men of compounded character vii no
soil their fingers or sally Their eaarac'e'
with. ;.
| One word on the subject OF voting on IN
official notice, on the representations OF ID
divid nals, 10 the place OF communication
officially received from the officers OF tht
executive department.. hav@ always con
sidered &sae executive IN this couafry a
standing in the same relation to 'ne '"'
houses, that the minister or the adininifUa
ton bore 10 the Legislature under govern
mems similar TO our own. have Away
considered that the responsibility Tor pup
he measures rested mose particularly o.
them. For those measures they are an
swe.able to The people; and 10 DC II mas
been spiect Of peculiar regret DO no
speak Ct he general character Oh The consu
;atlonJ tina, they have 70, a seat on thl'
floor. For whatever may be supposed &c
be M feelings as te h. members 0! the al
.mio:strg.ua, am ashamed Woen / see
their fam. and characters committed 70
such hands. as we are IN the daily habits OF
Witnessing. /! their measures are suscep
,,ible 81 jnssihcs,:op, should like TO have
a iustihcallon, at their own hands, instead
Of hearing Yazoo meu defrnd the u1.--
Much less did expect, on such an occasl-
Gu, 70 hear q Yasro nian, assigning his
rao.ives Tor vote ona totally, diHcren! sub
i-cr, aod this III Justification O! d rnsn "lti1
/ whom Iie is connected by ties OF consangul.
nifty, his IeGiu3s iat OF The .ulenilou
imputed 10 He 10 bring forward an I'M
Parchment Against great oElcer OF state.
( I his. however, is SO far from BENG he
truth, ha. | appeal TO those who h<@rd me
wins Their /. did not declare that | washed
my hands of impeachments ; tina. was
doac with them. No | will neither di.
lcctiy, nor indirectly, have any ding to 90
with them. But VIII IN al! questions that
sh>ll come before this house, discuss the
public character and conduct Of any public
agents from secretary 10 constable; and
will continue 10 do II, untl! it shali be al
u!it'ed b. the constitution. thai tic king
can do no wrong. say | wish the heads
OF departments had scats on this fl 'or. $1,000
Were his tie case, to one of ,hs would
Immediately propound this question.-,----
Did vou, Or did you not, in your capacity
OF "A public fuoclonary tell me, in ny caPa.
8 Of public fuac,:oaafv, that France
wo I'D no, suffer SPAN &c settle her differ
( ces with Us, that e!le wanted money, haE
we M 8. give her money, or take a Spa
nish or French war Sad did no, az.
>wer, that was neither for war with
Spain or France bul IL favor OF defending
,my country ? would pu; that question 70
h!m----I would Put rkis question to
another head Of department.. Was or was
not aaapPllcs ioas'nate TO you for moaey
10 be conveyed tJiEur, pc 10 carry on any
species of diplomatic negotiation there
would listen TO his answer, and If be phi
his hand on his heart. and ike nan q
honsE sad no, l would believe hin, ,hough
II would require ghat stretch Of crSdull
y. ! would call into my aid Fl n not
eason, aad believe where was net con.
vinced. would then tura ,oyhe hr7y ma
gistra.e q the Ia ion, and says did VOC
40, huy Louisiana If France has France
acted in tha. ,rausactionin bont hde man
ner (? Ha. she delivered into your posses
sion the country you believed you had
boug;ts from her F.? Has she not eqnivocap
ed, prvva icaFed, and ilayvd of Spaia
agaiAst yeu, with view OF xscrting 10
NY !? will answer for the reply. I'll r.
cscGot be the an,al..s dorb: about it.
will pur The whole bushes on this isaue.
AIIthr difficulty Dissatisfaction t1sIquafter.
Yes, the buQbie his 1tra 1t is ir;aIafefIa,
60 lis "he5lely,.u pu2'i,h lie P.t!dea.,a med &c
OF not. But Il is .rst1-ti.l 10 ctte,s Sh.s you
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