Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-12-11
From the ~. Z. Commercial! Adoertises.

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our constitution, besides the G1sraut one !
mentioned in my last, deserving our at {
tension; as they will help us to just es,
timase of our present political leaders,
Every thing on this head must be deeply
interesting to US, it we are but appraised Of /
its importance, II is however irksome 70
many 70 inspect our political history but
without frequently doing this, We caonol
expect 20 comprise that Information necrs-
sarv 10 foresee or 20 controal inc operation
of those events which may hereafter trans
pire. There can be 20 enquiry u.ore be.
coming he politician than su4t rela.lug 10
ths movements by which changes have beeu
introduced into governments In gene al /
and surely these varying his oWu sic far
the most intimately interesting. Tals,
then, if il cannot Be made laa,ter Of a,
musemen,, as fear it cannot 10. h- ulau
Of feeling in our present state, should be.
come the subject of study aad p-s.ent In
ves,igstion.
Whst shall we say, therefore, OF I'll.
proceedings of our rulers respecting The
purchase sod governing OF Louisiana
say the !east here VIZ, SO gFca. al ate.
ration produced in the BALANCE Of our lei.
rItory, thai lis acquisition called tor much
political foresight, and nucn serious deb
bera!ion. For myself, from shc first
unequ vocaiiy condemned he measure
tearing the conse quences ,hat would result
from me prePonderance thsreby giQso TO
the southern and western limbs OF the u.
nlon winch. D~fore This vast ACQUISITION.
mad never been very moderate 10 their dc.
mands, when th-:r claims seetped 10 clash
with those ofthc eastern and middle states.
Besides this, there were variety Of osher
OBJ caons, which might nave been spread
oeloic me country 10 such coloys az 10 dc.
monsiratc TO every Intelligent eye the ez.
"eine weakness and impoIicy of such an
hnWleidy territorial accession. Bu. il is
too late. As friends to our country. we
are oouad 10 cuhi> ale harmony through
cut every quarter subjec! 10 cur laws aud
to withhold tha. crimlna.i3a now which
oueht long ago 10 have fallen wish effect
upon those visionary h ads which aIlarcd
Us by their enchantmens y the brink of
such precip;ce. We VIII til ..=!ore wave
the discussion as TO the main branch of he
question; tor ct this period it could | ad
TO no useidi result; alwa,s suppresslng
private dissatisfaction WI; declaring il
can 10 longer eoAduce 10 the puoIic good.
ms 1 me more readily do as il ressscls
myself, loasmuch as federal gen lemen
have differed in opinion on ths subiscr:
some having he!d i; 10 be important. and
p'oH' sing greaI advantages to the coun ry,
whi'e others bsiesed isom the beg ming,
VIVA all nave COW reason to apprehend,
that 1t Will involve our country in erea,
embarrassment, il 1t should NOT produce
an early d'sins mhrrmeni OF the union.
bul The pa'nt | have in view at present
IS To recapliu!a;e some Of he infractloos
OF cur constitution Of which our demo
cratic rulers have been guilty since their
elevation TO power; as it will ,hencs con.
clus'vely appear that 'hsy are not more
friendly TO that form OF government now,
than they were formerly when they oppos.
co its adoption. / is WORTHY os remcm N.
bfance that the treaty with France for the
cs's'on OF Louisiana contains stipulation
altogether at variance with our Original
compact; an assumption on the part of
cur treaty making power, unauthorized by
any OF Its articles, and con,ragening Us
express provision. In ii was pledged the
faltn OF the country for Incorporating The
newly acquired territory in,o the union;
which no power known 70 our constitution
had right to do, excep, he congress Of
me United States. For, by i. the power
OF introducing any territory whatsoever
or district into the union, i, CO fined 70
congress alone. The presiden; and Sc.
nate, therefore, exceeded hi, ,,.ha,.,,: