Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-09-29
and wong. had led the presiden. 70 ex'

BY Mr.. Randolph, on the ground thar 4
,gos a. Unconstitutional mode OF voting
supplies. 10 raise taxes with CLOSED
pooRs. !" IF lsaid he) the mernbsrs OF
this house should once come to levy con.
tributions on their constituents with closed
doors, whilst the votes they should gi7e TO
say nolhing Of the discussion) from the We.
ry nature Of The secreljournal, remained
concealed from their constituents, taerc
was an end TO the public liberties. Con-
gress Che proceeded might thus pass any
laws, however unconsliiutional anc oppres'
sive, Wills. the people would remain 1870.
rant OF the part which their representatives.
respectively had taken, and be ,conse-
quensly unable to apply the proper correc.
tive. ',&c.
Mr.. Randolph was unquesIionsbly right
in his objection and SO ne had been ia o.
Their objections which had bsen ovcrruled /;
but what was thousand times better for
him, he here got On the popular side. The
topic be now touched was indeed SO entire
~ popular that ihereswas no resisting il.
The Nercenary Match retrsaled back in:o
his seatin siien, -tlismay; nor gould even
Gen. Varnum be prevailed upon to take
the field aud face the enemy. The propo
sitiou wasstherefore withdrawn.
But il was orly Withdrawn, not abandon.
ed. more cunning elfthan Barna Bid
vel! aad General Yarnum toge: her, slept
forward TO help them when they were alb.
soIu,ely 10 despsir. On the l4th Of A.
pril, Just after the failure Of the mo,ion fpr
continuing the Mediterranean fand far the
purchase Of lh- Floridas, the President sent
message 10 The Senaie and House, iafof-
ming them that the Ambassador of.Ihe
Bev OF iunis has made acquisition OF n.
wal stores to be ssntto the Bey, ia order
TO secure a peace for the, term OF three
Years, with shear ct war if re fgscd ihst
it had been refused, ana THE ambassador
was about TO depart withou, rcceding
from his threat or demands coeciuaine
thus:
!" Under these circumstances, aud con.
sidering thar the several provisions of the
act OF March 25th, 1904, will cease in con
peace with TsipoIb now advised and con.
scented TO By the Senate, have thoaeh, IL
my ouy 10 communicate these facts, in or
der ,ha, Compress may conside: the. expe-
diency Of cop.iuuing he same provisions
for limited time, or making Others squi-
valsni.
TIL: JEFFERSON"
The TunleIaG Ambassador, gentle rea
der, is the Great Plenipoteniiasy who de-
mauded of Mr.. Madison, Secretary of
State, 10 be furnished with tour wives (or
fourteen. forget which) during his stay
in Washington. The Secretary of STATE
s,rote him poli'e ADD official answer, re-
Their a disconrsging one, If my memory
serves me. This, however, was easiy IN
rhe winter. but from the above message |
should judge the plrnipo'sreqnest had'a al.
forwards been more gracious ytjislened 10.
4 million of money per ann. is q. 5000
round SUN, and will keep az useis Al Sov'
ernment .fr0mst0bbiaS. We know at any
rate that the Plenipo hasreceived world
of attention from the administration since.
His pockets have beer wtll stored with
plenty of money. to enable him TO mske
the tour Of the United S,a'es.in style be
sides, a frigate has,beeu flied cut and sent
TO Boston 10 gallant him home. But he
has laksp into in his head that he wont sail !
in her; he will go back to Washington a.
gain, aud take the other glass Of wine with
Mr. President. And whether he is 10 be
keptthere far use I'LL the next session, is
more than We can at present cell.
In word. after this well-timed message,
the tax of a million pei ann. was, onthe
last day of the session, continued on the
necessaries of life and TWO millions of
dollars have been actually sent Otto France
in the brig Hornet, To sum up the whole
Ia word: