Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-15

! the government Qlu uot spSuu 'eu .tn'S' -
much money 10 debating whether il waa
\. proper 10 supply you with breaches, as
She brecches themselves would cost, the
{ peopl. who govern the bashaw and his az
| van would ssraigh way begin TO complain
| of their liberties being infringed, the ia
/ .ional finances squandered not hostile
| slang whsnger throughout the logocIacy,
| bar would burst forthIike a barrel OF com.
bustion; aud ten chances to ene but the
I bashaw and the sages Of the dlyan would
/ al! BIZ turned out Of Office together. NY
good mussu!man continued he, the adal.
ni.,raiion have the good If the people TOO
much at heart to triae with their pockets
and they would sooner assemble and tals
away ten thousand dollars than expend
hf,y silently out Of the sreasury-; such IS
the wondertal spirit sot economy, mat per.
vades every branch OF this government.
But said Ehow is Impossible they can spend
money insasking- words caanot be
cu;rens coin in this country? Truly cried
he smiling, your question is pertinent e.
nough. for words indeed often supply
The place OF cash among Us, aud many an
honest debt is paid in promises bat the
fac. is, the g'and bashaw ard membess Of
congress, OF The grand takers OF the na-
lion, either receive yearly salary or are
paid by the day. 9 By the nine hundred
tongues Of the great beast in fiahomes's
vision bus the murder is Quit is no
wonder these homes, men talk so nuch
about noth;ag. when they are paid for
TALkING ike the day lahorers - You
are mistaken said ay driver it is nothing
but ecoaomg!''
Iremained silent for some minutes for
this iaexplicahie word economy always dis
comf;s ne, and when Asstsr myself |
have grasped it. it slips through my dn-
gers Ike Jack o'lansern, | have not, For
perhaps ever shall acquire sufficient OF he
philosophic spelcy Of this government o
draw proper distinction between an IN.
divi ual and nation. If oman was 30
throw away pouna in order 10 sac
beggay|y penny, and boast at the same
time OF his economy, should shlnk hm
on a par with the. fool 10 the fable Of A.
fanji, who in SHINING a aint worth a tar
shiog spoiled knife worth fifty times 'he
sum, and thought he had acted wisely
The shrewd fellow would doubtless haze
valusd himself much mare high'y on
his .econsmy, coela he have known his
example would one day BIZ followed By
the bashaw of Americ md sages o. his
divan
This economic disposition, my iriend,
occasions much fighting of the spirit, md
ion an, rab;c contests of the tongue IN THIS
talking assembly. Wculdsy thou believe.
il ,hey were actually semplyyfd for
whole week or q mss, strenuous and elo-
quen, debate about Faschicg Up hole IN
he wall of the room of thar meetings
A vas. profusson OF nervous argument
and pcmpous defamation was expcodsd
on the occasion. Some Of the orators,
arm told, Being ra,he. wasgishly lothned,
were most stupidity iosuias on the occasion;
but their waggery gave grea; otfcoce. and
was highly reprobaged by ne assszveightp
part Of the assembly. who hold ali wiz al
humor 10 aoomina.iea, and sboughs the NJ.
siuessin hand much TOO splenla AND serious
10 be treated lightly. II is supposed by
some that this affair would have occupied
whole winter, as it was snb;rc upqn
which several gentls men spoke who had
never been known TO open their lips IN that
place eseep, se say yes and no These ST.
lent members are by way CT distinction &c.
nominated eretoz NUNS, and are highly "a.
luedin this coanuy on accoanl of their great
,alent for siecce--a qualification extremely
i rare in a logccracy.
In the coarse Of debate on this moment
Gus question, the members began 70 wax
warm, and grew to be exceeding wroth
with one another, because their opponents
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