Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-21
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Private Correspondence

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he squanoering ofppbiic time shall be my
theme.
ine Cucoethes loqafs'ais occasions a :. Vass
S consanlpi on Of time. Inc repeudoh OF az
S gu.ae. n That have Deen repeated an hunaieo
times In deoate pregenteth not thcir oetliS
again repeated. &c fiaDeas Corpus OH nom
the Senate was pisin eloiation OF the Lohsu-
tution. There was neither !" actual reoeiiion
nor invasion - one OF which the constitution
requires, and that :. the pabiic safety should
s require the suspension. 1t also was an ca
post iscto Oil, inssrYuch as 1t contalned pro-
vision tor the violation or the HaSeaS Aotpus
by SYnSinson. What sudden careleSsness or
anadness induced tic Senate to pass THIS Dill
/. astonisl eth me. The arguments against X
were few and incontroyeriable and as pialn as
the nose In tily face. Yet the House spent
nearly tic wnoie day In debating omit. Alter
Randogpb and Elliot, and che or two more,
had saiIl all that Was necessary, every one In
the house must have q tinger IN the Plea
member addressed the speaker thus
MIR Speaker rise IN opposition 20 silis
bill ara opposed to this biii-l IN opposed
10 the. priaclpes OF the blii-- ne Dill, slr'
contains principles w.aich dislike cannot
approve theln--I am opposed TO tfiem-'oir,
this IS 81, expost facto bilt-The constitution
foroiss the passing OF such--I he CONSTITUTION
says no such act shall be passed--such are the
express provisions of tho constitution ms
bin is in opposition to that constitution, ana
that constitution is IN opposition to THIS Dill
They are opposed to each other bis Is
aviolation.of 1.-THE constitution will De vio-
lated if you pass tiff you pass 1t, SIT, the
constitution will be violated, and there Will
be direst infraction of the constitution. ]
shall therefore oppose it'll shall oppose 1t,
MIR. Speaker, on the grounds OF the constltu-
ton, on constitutional grogds, sir; on ae-
count of its unconstitulonafty, &c. for halt
an hour.
And after him perhaps ariseth another, AID
.taketh the same side of the question and per-
haps In the same manner. But speech is
made of it, and it is printed and their, con-
stituents see it, which was all the object wish
sea. Thus without one qualification for aspeak-
>er, a speech is made by repeating the repeat
edrspesisions of former speakers. it Is. an ea-
sy thing to do Why, could speaka speech
inryhme, or speak an ode, dncentes versas
stems tede IN ans, in this manner-videlieet t
lore nv love, because no love
So loving is as he;
! love my love, because my lows
SO loving is to me.
But if my love another love
Did love as much as me,
Their. my love no more should love,
Nor longer loving be.
Yas, if my love forget his love,
And have no love for me,
Then would the love Of my dear love,
No longer lovely be.
Thus if my love forsake hisloTe,
And love alovelier she;
Then for my love I'll quit my~loyes
And love some loveiier he.
Neither time, talents, nor education are re-
quisite, tcxwire drawn poetry or speeches III
this manner, and of this description are three
fourths of the speeches In congress. lwould
much rather hear Lyon, with his rude un'
couth language his " them things u.s. and
athat there man there" than one of these
word DRAWERS, because he speaks to the point
and sits down. If the house among theli
rules should adopt one, a fine of SO cents or
the repetition of every argunsnt beyond the
third time, land three times is scarcely enough
to make them remember such iines.woule
nearly pay the expenses OF the members: i
would certainly support the poor OF the DIS
trict.
thought to be rule of the house, that nc
man should speak who has not something new
!. to offer. If it be an old argument, let hifa
give it new dress Sometimes mere COOS
turn, or piece of wit, is allowable; especially
to wake the house after dull harrangue. Tho
the members are not sent there to show their
wit and few, thou knowest could Go Sc, If Sc
sent1 yet sometimes it may be useful, and al