Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-18
Up slyase Correspondence
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body; al angus assSaiSiy - - ts-so Is
moi ms 30 speaS hgalv % tle i7g'siasofsS
rulers IF the natsaa: vet whsn tesy me-
pis,t thAis dutv, or doihings which ouSas
not 10 b. douei b5,n OF which happsh a,
most every day, COW csn my tenguS Pr
serve the ssleoce of "a dried neat's
tosoae =, A "a alstsnce fFom the seat OF
eossra nens, bg shose whose happy sos =
ha.h ass er been tohaye seen IN proPs'as
pcrsoaa, the splendid beauties OF tue me
tropsiis of the union; whose fortunate
chance (hard fate il never hgsh been, 90
have lhrown their owe placid eyes upon
the August perscpages shatcomposethe al !,
minissra,soa and legislative bodies ooay,.
tr,end Rcif, is distinct from The soall bg
such. say. 10 what exalted estimation ar .ss !.
men held because net kaown. Iney are
.ops,dsred she great men of the nation.
Saeo hsv are not. The great men OF the
na.,op are few Of them indeedsmembers ct
congfess or Of the administration. Senupe-::
man If New York TO BE- sure VEGAS
rerhsps 500. and the brother OF Mars the
srsdoobs alas secretary at war, NOT SO musn,
:. more or sEss
Ba, ] would spesk 0! The house o. re-
ryesrofa.ises. If thai b5dy were conapos-
ed eli the greas mep. thar Is, men able 70.
discern lhem ,luay, aud active 10 perform
;nes; dos, thou suppose that they would
wss,e three iQurlhs OF the nGae OF every.
session congress ought TO apply to. the
secretary of states ufiice and obtain pa
tent for he dlscoyeTyot The best MODE OF
was;icg time.
FAKE toransrance the slave bill aud the
bridge BIZ. Tae slave bill wss deba'ed Sc
.ysral DAYS, found TO be roltcn 10 priuciple,
and defective In diction, Il was rscom.,
nis,ed and was bQrn aga'ni it was q. nau-1
la.,o child he second time, the house
viewed i several days; a part OF the hose
preferred golden color. part were more
ford Of the European hue The heuse were
equals divided. and the speaker decided.
for the thiog of color. Sill the eassa,ss
of its gfea: black Pffac4bie, that OF the -.
S. selhng human blood and frehng afi7s
ton, and putting the price IN she treasury
of 4 Christian nation. Ths bill was or,
dered a third time into the womb Ct Gem.
m;,ses, now enlarged TO II. Atthe neS.
bird. came forth twins, two bills, the OIL
of color and white bill. Thus aeer a
waste eff two or three weeks, the house
got round .he circle, arrived at the very
4 spo, whence they commenced. i he senate
& had preee esled in a manner not wholly dis
s;ns;lar. aud sfter much loss OF tlale, pro
dused5 a bill 20 which majority agreed,
49, wa,ch IS now befare the house: so
trat tne ho3se have now three pills 10 act.
upen. aIof the same subject; and much
INV friend doubse,h whether any bill on
the subject will be carried through tie
house.
Now for the bill contained in the simple
question whether or not It is exPedlens 10
suffer corporation for that purpose to
bui)d bridge across the Potomac. Last
& wirSer this bill was debated four or i've
DAYS with much war nth 10 the house OF re-
representatives. Il was sent, 10 the senate
where after debats it syas postponed TILL
This session. Almost fortnight has been
this wear wasted IN discussing the bill in
The senate. The taylor and the carpenter,
The doctor, end the tinker and the mer.
chant, the high and the low, great & small,
and sag, and rag and bobsai!, bsco me
bridge mad and with their wives aud
their daughters and their little ones, with
one consent crowd the senate chambsrio
hear Farmer Giles talk about stakes aud
piers, and mud and foods Al last agree.
able 10 the wishes of Sam. Smith OF Ma.
ryland, who disliked deciding 50 vast q
question with so little knowledge OF 'ae
subject, who spoke forcibly on the 'mPro'
prie.y of ae,ing 10 this great business
instanter, (who gave him the Enghsn
I know mott the further consideration OF
the business was postponed I'LL the next
session.
&. n.,rinpr all this time little business was.