Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-11

itsfe rtctNfD; tiie
!rsrf; .anes Of tie law, 5u, the wh'm' o',a'-
m or as John Randolph would say Tue
common sense of Congress.
On the dav but one succeedlng' nacn
land much Of that very impreper) debate
took place relative to the presentmeas o.
media! Of gold with suitable devices to the
rallan, Eaton, through whose means peace
has been restored and our coun'rymen re-
LEASED from their chains, and returned TO
i their country and friends.
/ Thy prasing man, Clay SAID that Eaton
bod ~, deserved more than Decatur, who
burnt the .frigate Philadelphia and there
lore he deserved only sword ]. Kan,
dolDh endeavnred 10 turn the merits OF
| Eaton quite into .idicule. Had Eaton been
a Snyderi,e, and rot New Ehg'ander'N
such men as Randolph, LeiD ana Ciay'
would have wished TO Lavish On him the
| highest honors. Gen. Varuun spoke very
handsomely In favor OF a medal !; SO DID
friend Elmer. Where, said gen. Varnu:n
do YOU see an enterprise OF more merit
and tho' there have been thousands OF mere
consequence, this was OF gFeat cohse-
ouence, What would have been OR aitu-
alton had he not attempted II, and seen
eucce ssful! The war aud the expenses'of
| /, would yet continue, and we know not
! how long. His plan, and his little force,
have liberated our countrymen, and pro-
duced peace. He might indeed probably
with the assistance of 1000 men or lesa,
have ,skenEFipoli itseff. We gave Prebe
! medal, which he richly deserved we can
not in Justice do less for Eaton. Nchot.
son did notspeak, becauseit would, trust,
have been against his conscience,to take an
active part on the wrong side, yet ne was O.
bliged to vote en- the wrong side because
Randolph would do so. The votes were So
to SO in favor of the medal yet Smile Coz
whom there is much hope, for he hath vot-
ed correctly several times this SESSION.
moved that the report be recommitted to
the sarae committee, that something might
be bro't forward in which the house would
be unanimous.
This was done.
The business to day has been mostly re-
lative to private petions one or which
occasioned debate of nearly two hours.
If ma. J., 1906
FRlENo RELF--" While we have land TO
labour," las the lage of Monticello ezpre1eth
himfcif) il isa lamenfabie pity that 70 many who
are fit for nothing ellie, lhOuld be pcraitted to
qni, their Aoeks and Lerd., their green paRures,
their p|eafane vsies, their hoes and fpad:s, hog,
honiay and opoilum fat; TO come here end ei-
ther DO nothing or do WORE ---Ihere arc
feveral Of this defcripsiop in the houie :---nen
who cannot fpeak, or. WHO fpeak only to thew
their Talents, or TO lengthen nesdleGs debate.
Yesterday much necdiefs time waf waited on
needless debate, and fome on the same debate
'his day. The Judges of tile Territory, now the
fate of Ohio, continued Judges Of the United
States till the contribution of that fate went into
operations The people OF that territory formed a
contribution in November, and fxt the com
! meneemens Of its operation for the next March.
Tn people who formed the conRituiion had 10
po7ver TO create jadgrsor difplace them. By the
contribution heYfosmed gave this powerto he t.
gs0atare, and the fra lrgilasute was to meet
| the next Match The Judges were appointed
by the United States: they lad therefore ight
20 their falsriea til diipIaced by the U. States,
or till the contribution of the Rate of Glio ccna.
menced opsgauon. Sonse Of the wife ones, viz.
il. Clay, Smili,, one STANFORD and Aten, ei-
their thaught, OF pretended to think, that the
United States were 90. obliged to pay the ja3ges
after the ce:ihitution IF tina; rate was TONED:
and Levi Lac Ii had faid 70.
Bur well thon knowcR, Friend Ref, .that lit
re dependence is 10 be placed til. legal opini
on of Iley Liacoin. F.iead Smith the chairman
, Of the committee Of claims, we'll obieryed, that
lrherion's opinion VS. md ubtcdy Of as much
weight as the cS.attoiney's; and he had dilmiG.
ed'from Office Arthur St. Clair, after contsitu-
| tion was tormzd, Blu, Sanilir role, ADD United
on no asy;a ]. Cay fali, no pay. Mcr
row, (oi Ohio) was in favor Of the report: lie
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