Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-07

..udcsed 90 their souo''y' go ..:-.....
iena ~. their talents and their virtues,
s -, nave msrited The confidence o. inc
public. a,,.,,.r.. r,,,.t result from
-. institution. Our laws viii no ienSet
~. !. s;c,a,ed by the caprice and the viii OF
;nd,,,dual. always promPsed oy MS
go. 20 Sc parats his individual interest
pa' pa ,he general good they will be me {
@ e upright and enlightened meo i
.s..w;ll be submitted TO rigid examina-
.:a5 and TO public discnss'on. noss
W.. s ~;ll have dictated them as senator's,
~, !, compelled to obey them ascitizens.
IT.. ample will 20 longer have reason TO
.,shrnd thar duties will be imposed on
- besopd what ihe exiSsnciss OF the
ss,a,e' demaad; because they will have IN
.s.,r = ore sensatives, defenders, SO much
*. more interested TO guarantee them IN
,b;s point, as that their wsighe would bear
.n.n The mselyes and their families.
= & IS by the division of power, ciilsens,
,batt Americans have become numeroas
and aourishing, in such rapid progression,
,b,t the annals of &C, nation on earth can
offer simiIar example. %
We have thought it our duty 20 propose
= Won 10 compose the senate of twenty
/ jour msn bers. This body ought not. 10
1. foo numerous; the expedition OF bnst-
ness would suffer by i. but il. eaght,o be
,el6cie nsly great, that the laws may De as
mucb as possible in conformity with the
dp.;rrs sadsehe wishes Of the psoPie. 4
The nomination Of the enpioymens
.,dfarc,;ous Of the state, which We have
.s.,.d IN he senate, must ever be nns OF
ne moss essential articles in the constitu.
,;sn.----It would be to prepare slavery
for the people, TO lodge this Important
,,us, in .he9hands OF The executive sit
could be 10 peryer, the PUBLIC mind -----
The Eublic iuresionsslss eugEa net TO-
consider the aaselses as ths cssaSuEes q
an individual. Every shln9 on the een-
,rafy ought INCREASINGLY 20 ienasnd than
tina. the, are the agents ana dSssga'es OF
of the people, or their Representative
Thu. Ia good theory and 10 the practice
OF all well rsgalats6 govsspr EMS, the
riehs of o&s.;ns the pubic tnnctlonsrles
belongs exclusively TO the lsggslatiys az.
ihoriiy.
You have bot forgosten the, evils Which
were produced under Dsssailnss. by this
rserogs,ive 81 giving places, which was
ore Of his usurpationa.
Ambition and cupiaity took possession
ofeyery heart, men aat,l then nreprosch-
able, consented Cor the purpose Of obtain
ing or ,seeping places, 80 becoSss the tools
aad the agents Of tyranay oskrrs became
subject q the will of the tysant, and
Mere tie instruments of his ferooiy.
Every cflief lis true does not resem-
BE Desssiipey; bot In legislation We
nu.s dspend upon the principles aud not
upoa the men.
He who is dspused,o form laws for
hiscounsry, Giscafos from his bosom all
passions, all private affeclioas;a holy, Sd.
cred love for his country occupies his
whele hesrt the pfesens moments nor
Oh for him; his soul darts forward TO fn-
tus'ty he associates himself with the ge.
nerstioas who viii sucnssa him he wish.
es that civil and political laws should be
IN oa,son with the laws of nature because
he 10 ks upon himself to be the orgain
ard she minis,er OF thar Divine Proyi~
denee, who has created man to be hap.
+ py.
Besides, citisens, if We delegate only
part OF the Legislative power 60 the chief
OF the goyerument. iDs,ead Of promoting
liberty We, should establish despetisn.---
does not experience prove that thc leg
isiat'ye power tends INCREASINGLY TO re.
iaxanon. whilst the executive constantly
acquires greater intensity ofstreng,h
We propose to you, fellow citizens,
mat no sum should be taken from the pub
&c treasury without the signature of the
secretary of state who, placed within the