Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-15

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! re,urp into the family Of the union, neither
were nor are grsar proportion OF tnem -
this day actually citizens or SUBJECTS q at tug =
federal government. in any rasionai eon-
struc,;on of the federal constitution, or
consistent with the consequences Fnccess =
rily flowing from the act OF cersala districts
of,ous county re-incorporatlng themselves
with tae union. This, ! think, VIII ps d
bundantly evident hereafter, wiasn We Ds-
gin to seek; what, indeed, shall we mo,
) the consideration money We nave reeelseu
for the grant that has been rxtofted '!oni
us. Let us, therefore. now examine inc
foundations Of tne dejure, or rigatlal az au-
thorisy, at present exercised over US. ne
whas aud wherefore Of our gifts and Our
receipts.
When said in my last paper, that tho
the colonies in effect, took upon thefn the
burden of the war, for the advantage OF
merchants, the issue OF 1t hadpfoduced the
greatest benefits 60 Us all, !" had chiefly IN
contemplation the practical establishment
it procured US OF those principles OF social
aud political liberty, which the heroes OF
the revolution having sealed with their
blood, the Federal Constitution could nor
avoid 70 record and consecfa.es: with that
constitution, then, in one hand, and the
journals Of our emigration hiihef & COM
morance in these Western setileTeoss, 10
the other, trust shall now render it evil
dent TO the mos. sceptca! mind, that, how
ever, in some local districts which have
bsen erected iaso states. we NAV, through
the errors Of our judgulrns, Or the incaPa-
city of our agents, have made a transfer 10
the union OF that alleg iaace we owed anl.
should have retained TO ourselves first,
that such districts are cleagly entitled 10 rea
sumo their grant, and secondly, thas The
remainder OF oor coun:yy pay 10 tie Ifsdc.
raj government the full measure cf aIiegl.
ance and consribnton--upon ceGsiderasi-
ons, nc, 10 be found in the priaciples Of
any free polilica. system, faGch less 10 cur
cwn.
Whilst il may be ezpedicn; for our ci,i. .
zens to bear 10 mind 4 recollection O. the
distressss CT the old confederation, in the
absence OF an energetic government 10 con.
troll, or OF a tederat;Ve system 70 concis:.
ate their ja-cing or Heterogeneous interests
10 revert 70 crisis at which the original
thirteea STATES me:s have split in5o as n,a7y
separate governments /: ,acy viii pefaaps
admire, with sagae surprise, that evea SO
gooda compromise OF partial eiews and
lea!ous:es, could have heen olaGe, as was
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by countries from thel. natural situation,
dependent on each other FOR protection a.
gainss Europe, aud homogeneous in al.
most nothing else; they may e.ea thick
thas Vermont OF Ahod@ island which had
taken so distinguished part iii lis war, by
persisling IL ti,esr refusal 10 participate 10
the fedeTat!on, m!ght win some color of
reason thereby men; TO De pul 10 the bar Of
the uaion: although | am CLEARLY Of OPT
MON both the iclse. ana splrs Of me eoesci.
eution rightly understood, wonla not war
rant their molessa;ioH by tic u:.i;ctl, whilst
sound policy woald nave forbidden II, On
the part OF me respective saga. Hut In
considering she hissa:y and inpore Of the
federal constitution. we sh/, readily disco.
yer it 60 be "a iussutntni con1Gensuiate 70
those countries for wnich ii way devised. 10
Wit, twelve only Of old states Of tl,= origi.
nal confederation, and operating and oblj,
gasory upon the parties thereto, that is or.
ly on the said twelve states: moreover, q
political indenare Of coparlne1 ship, con.
tanning provision, IN the first clause Of the
third sectisn Of the fourth article, for she
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