Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-01-20

contracts. The objection taken Nv W. !, \
tlemanfrom Massachusetts would. ue
if it were correct or principle it ans,
NEEDED by making it necessary for wv
tor to accept Tie oifice Loiele Ii,
would be void.
Mr.. B. had no idea Of q man,
an flee forced rpon him to 4. -
iudiee or injury. He ;hcugh, it b.'.
let tie propositions stand lpon The h.
possible basis and when The bN
brought forward, il objectionable :. /
be amended. He was wiling to sis
ny modlEe alton bu, hcptd o.ra
would be content 10 take the serse N
house on The general pt,rcirls, -,
vi, her the eorslitution would be-, !
ous il ruppirg ibis parallel, Tor ps,rI
might be permitted 10 call II, as 4, i
principle whieh preseaisd a man
voting for the establishments Of an I
which he nigh, obtain, weuld uty.5
man from yotltg for cootracls 10 Will
s'eht participate /; ard If The coa.n|
ptoh,blied public cGee rs l;om b,,,I
sea, on this floor, tie same ptipclpIr NJ
apply 10 contractors Had not a eo,,N
or the saBe liens on his mird, IS NJ
ceived monty as apt thc2t ficer H.z
iieved whsn they saw he prac,ie; ~
country so strongly enforcing hi. NJ
PIE, when they saw tie public oG.. E
raining from making conlscs wlha|
bers OF congress, and members ts,u.. E
accep; of .hem from a CO.'S leyou n
Ing ropiety, itwould GOT need ags,3
or eloquenee 10 shew that shty shoIlk
vide by law against the pess!Siiy 4
contrary practice taking place.
Messrs. Sou,hard and w. A.soa u
ges,ed the p. oprie.y Of altering the paM
OIL gy Of he resolution ; fer as i,scsa
presen,. if a person were empLy,s
build ship, snd be shoald be elect q
member cf this house wlttou, bis b
ledge, the contrsc, was void, aud h, E
lie business would be arrested, and q
man might be iulned. .,he same as
said Of contracts tor carrying the n. s
the T.. S. Suppose person coraaE
10 carry The mai! from Washington Gil &
New Orleans were to be elected a mtlk
ct this house, The contract would bsv
aud the mail tosslly arrested VIII
man entered inso contract with shtV e
he gave security FOR his COR plano:
the conditions Of the contract; he ss
ed a member Of congress, be has con-
ted breach Of contract, and he aDt
securities must suffer a very heavy W
Go the other hand If nan had tsts rs
money in advance, he nigh asa'laIE
of his election 10 & seat III copgrss'0
cate his contract.
Mr.. Smile suggested TO the mo'r'
2roprie,y Of the commltlee's DOW M
reporting asseo, TO he first resoIu''af'
asks & leave that i. nigh: be rsiU'sd
again On The othsrs; as the First res0Ia
embraced the prlnciple, aud me gu E
went 20 detail which could be as hs1
CON pl!shed 10 the bill.
Mr.. Maccn ssia the inrodec1lou Of Il
principle was only io'eodse 10 ga,aI
yainss evils which might arise. "I
hey were pure was the time TO gONs
sains, corruption. The exceptions "
had been made were merely VsiOa'' ~
Dol; quesIoo,in deciding on s"ns'I"
utions Of this lind was, whether u" 81
ect,was worthy the at'eal;on CT '''''
Would any one say af'er haa':ns a.
.isioo of ,he constitution wien n''
,een read, that it vas no. acccfd'o6 81
;pirit of the constitution, Or that II W.
mportsnt that ,hi, BODY, should oe'' ~
10 purity itself and therefore mat ~
,ers should have no concern WIN u"
&c money? II was to &c suppose
hose officers who made cootrac'. ~
art of ,heU,ni;ed States would so"'.
,uard shem from evasion but evs05
og all that had been commended '1'