Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-05-14

iofa f,feign power, You certainly know. q,
thsstsi FIRST principle in the social con,, sa
Ga republic, is that the voice of copst;,ps;
onal majority shall govern: the moment w.,
depart from this i'll practice, that noment yos
dissolve your governments at least as far yan
| depart from It, What then is the sum of al
/ your a6ors, but an attempt to excite pneas,-
hess, discomfort, and division III the nst;o,
because the minority of whom you happen To
be one canaot govern the majority in a great
national question? If there ever was an a.
tempt in It's nature and consequences tendi,,,
to rebellion and sedition, this is one, writ
freely. Sir, the situation Of the country de-.
mands it.
If the legislature OF Massachusetts couTs
on the communication of even both its SEM.
tors, join tlyimade, by the governor, as Their
involuntary organ, control the national co.a.
ellis in regard TO our concerns with fora.,.
powers ,whyshould not the legislatures Of eac,
ofthe other states do the same? And does
not this completely dissolve the National
compact lsthis what you and your parts
are after fit is come forward and avo,y i
openly, and we shall know were to nicer
you
request that this may close cur CORES.
pondence. have hot time to waste in tb;s
way. ! can gain the end Of my .po!itics!
year as governor without your aid; and IS
! a private citizen | want no information from.
you. have already assui ed you that VIII
not be tie organ of your communication api
TOW assure you that will not be tie orc-.,
of your address in matters evidently tendia,r
to the overthrow and dissolution Of the II
States.
| Yeur letters are evidently intended fer fbx
press That of the 9th apprehend was uales
! the type before 1t reached me and vii! be Dpr.
| Iished before you have this. Why doyou m,
sentl them Immediately to the printer, and
/ let ne rest in quiet.
| We are wroDgif We qurrrel with our or,
| political existence. We are a na,ion and
{ though there were not q .fezv zcdo urre jr5
on tie fau5i1c rationg tat from timieitg ar sore
! ctAer cause dotbted tie f.roltriety q the se-
claration Of indetendence, yet ee iaIl now he
! wrctchcd beyond exam pie, five divide our
selves among tIsc European nations. We
! shall IL that case iight their battles and puy
the expences OF theirw2rs. We shaK in eaca
state have one or more tyrants for Our loadegs
| in cruel war amongst ourselves. Look a p
| land and other nations who have trusted IL
foreign protcctian Indeed sir lstoHr nat.oA-
! al government be bad Or good &c have no.
| thing but that under c. 81, 10 save Us FROM az
gravated ruin and yet your eyer.ions ap2er
| to me 20 tend directly towards is subscrsiol.
Instead ofthe insidious jeslous:ss your Le,,ers
are calculated TO spread. YOU oe5ht as 3 seaa.
tor to spea& youy mind freely on measures
| and when there is MAJORITY against yon,Eoe
ought TO submit until tie strength 81 your
Calm reasoning shall sriag ther over, or
| circumstances and evcrts sn7u pert to your
superior wisdom. This lic5asouaL temper
cannot be INDUCED to any m2n; it IS oP-
posed to the first principles oE,ac social COR.
pact.
/ / do not 90 into The question, whether tho
EMBARGO act, which YOU make or woulA
make the apple of discord 70 set this COM
| p,onwe. fth in ali uproar against the federal
government, is right ofwrons; il IS enough
! for me that il is constitutional act OF the
supreme power of the nation. Il il proves 70
be wrong on experience, the Same power can
repeal It.
Nir ADAMS, your colleague, is 1ul'e oPp's~
ed to you in his opinion of tne en9agSo. RE
voted for it, and still considers it as wise
, measure, and as necessary one. have Ihs
letters before me upon it. know nothing Pc
cular IN you Chat ought to make your oplaIoi.
the standard Of my judgement, or the RUE OF
this state, more especially when 1t appears 10
be Unexpectedly set against the whole GO
vernnent of the y. States.
| am
Your very humble,
| lanes SULLIVAN
Tie Fou. Timothy Pickering, esq.