Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-27

a.ained Tor khIs, OarAA sNe't -, ,
- sies ware evidently Incorrect and hao!,
WE =. same objection. BY Sais mode Q
',ecsdure they brought Mr.. Strong aoou
f0r,een vcIss short of a majority OF 1h'
. ~. number given 10:
The report Of the committee was Frs
..,so M in the Senate, and discussed a
.o,,iterable lengsh. The speakers on the
ssdsral side ef the question we're about
.wo for one on the democratic eide. The
',h;eet was ably debated by the fedora
msmbers, and the displays OF etoquence,
and sound reasoning uncommonly imPres
.;s- and commanding. The absurd and
:neonsistens condu:e of the committee in
forming their report was exposed ia the
.I.,res. rnaouer; and stripped of IFS dis
cai,e. manifested aset:Ied design to wres
sSe choice of governor from the people, in
order 10 place it 10 the haras of the iegis.
l,ne-of the legality Of sorse. of the re.
,orns in favor OF Mr.. Strosg which had
bseu thrown out the most ample testimony
va, offered by the tederalists, bur the de-
rocratic majority 0ofed tsat it sho9ld not
b,yeceived They proceeded votise in ia.
your Of every item Of the report, till the
o,ss,ion on the whole WAS taken and CARR.
FL. ,wen.y to nineteen, and the report was
.eut down 10 the House of Representatives
Cor concurrence. AT this stage of the bn-
.ioess The pineteen federal senator's came
t,rward with solemn protest against the
M, ,easonable and unconstitutional decision
Of i've senate. II recapisula,ed the main
re,so.,s which had been urged against the
course of proceeding which had been a.
eoDted, and elsarly dsnohstr ased that the
report ofthe committee aud the decision
Of the senate we're contrary 70 the dearest
eridence of law and equity.
The report of the committee. was taken
up in the house of representatives, backed
with the decision of the senate IN its favor.
The discussion was here renewed on the
partot the iederals!s with great zeal and
ability. 1t was combated with such strength
Of argument, that one of the democratic
EEnembers recommended to his brethren to
sit still aud give but their silent votes. 10.
stsad of meeting their opponents 10 the de-
bate. This discussion was however re.
Euewed day afser day till al length discove-
|ry was made OF gross informality 10 the
Teturn of az important district 10 Mr.. Sulli.
vaa's favor ;she democrats ,uponshis event,
and finding their part;zans giving way TO
their coDsciences upon several questions
hnallyi gave Up the contest, and acknow-
lsdged ar. Strong elected blythe people.
Tbs decislop was probably ferthered bv
The circumstance of az ze5quiry having been
lnstltu;ed INFO che conduc of Mr.. Suiti.
van, the democratic caGdldaeesfor the Office
OF governor, 10 his capacity of attorney ge.
neral, which was rot likely TO turn out
muchto his credit wfSh respect 10 certain
sums OF money belonging 20 the common
Wealth, which he had gotten iu;o his hands.
lhe public Indignation was also beginning
20 maaifest itself against the bold usurpa-
ten OF power which the tiemoci attic maioti.
" appeared 10 be aiming at and political
convalsIon threatened the peace of ,hsstate,
as TIE hrstfluits of Democratic government
10 Massachusetts. These circumstances
seemed TO have settled the question with
'ns m%a'l'y, rather than any disposition 20
90 justice or act with properdeference to
Inc constitution Of The stare,
The sxample given ia the conducs Of the
S;@Ocratlc majority Of the legislature Of
massachusetts, Though bat on the threshold
Q, power, is aaother proof sruong the many
which these times aacrd, how far tia. de.
s,I1fiPnonios Rea respect tae@cice d the peg.
pE' There was nor tie least doubt with
mem thata majority of the people had Vos-
sal0 tavor of the ee-ciect,op ,ofgov. Strong.
iet0oder this impresstan, shay cas-. about
"lna aPretence to set aside his election,
anc Tor TIE omission'ots single letter in The
spelling OF his name in some Of the returas,
we're on the point os declaring his election
nun, aud seizinp for themselves the power