Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-04-22

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the legislature. aud you had approved CT
It's contents, you might have granted the
! request Really, ir,when was performing
what conceived 10 be serious aud im,
Porlsni duty TO my native state, which
had the honor, 10 part, 10 repfesen. 10 the
seuase OF the u. S. il was impossible that
the idea OF asking any thing as" favor to
myse!f," should have occurred 20 me-
The subject of the !stter was mentioned 10
the fret page" A view ct our rational
affairs" And amidst the thousand per-
picking and alarming rumors aud rspor.s
spread abroad among the people, hoped
tina, Information contained in 10Y letter
j nigh: be acceptable 70 your exce!lency, TO
the legislature, and 10 the citizens OF bias.
/ saeause.ts.
Yes, sir, did believe il TO be extreme,
| ly iaporsast 10 the citizens, tia, they should
kuow what was 70 be known, of the very
S novel aod extraordinary" situation of
cur pubic affairs. And aRl yet TO learn,
tha! ii eouid have derogatsd from the dig
nifty Of your excsliency 10 have made the
communicated. Il was uos necrssasy toi
youf excelieGcy 10 bid ne g recollecs that
he SENATE and house of representatives OF
the commonwealth III .sssehosetts) we're
visible otganil bodies; that the fusGer hes
a president, aud sbe latter has speaker"
II wss because believed ;heas 10 be bosh
" visible" and sensible bodies, that shrouIh
you addressed shem. uiunlil your ex
cei'ency was pleased 10 inform me, did
no! know that their c'eths," snd !he
secretary of the commonwealth, were
The proper officers TO whom letters or me
MORALS, 10 be laid bstore the two houses
were 10 b- addressed. The " secretary"
! kaew, was, by long usage. the e3lcia'
bearer Of the gevernor's messages TO .nel g
g!slafre.
While have DO disposition to Question the
equal claims" Of the Mas sachusetts " mem
-bers Of the" national " house." Of Represen-
tatives, to address 10 your excclicncy any pa
pers they may deem important to be commu
nicated to the State Legislature confess
there seemed to bea peculiar fitness n aSena-
tors addressing the Legislature fom whom
he Immediately derives his sppointpelit.-
AEd iatEe present case seeing my letter en-.
braced the highest concerns of our country, IL
which Massachusetts holds so large Stake.
especially in a co;nmercial point Of view,
could not imagine that | was offending her
Chief Magistrate, in presenting view OF those
concerns TO him, TO be afterwards laid before
the Lfgislo:'Ue. I kuew it was the duty Of
the governor to watch over the welfare Ct the
Commonwealth. And your Excelieucy in
your late +" proclamation for Gay Of public
Fasting and prayer" (which have REID with
great satisfaction, and hope with christian
delight has very seriously s. strihineiy called
Oh tie people over whom YOU preside to unite
in their solemn assemblies in prayer to SuR
FATHER IL EEAyEN, g that he will smile on
the latours of our hands, and on our e7ater-
1l'ises, in business, prospecting our .Aauigati0a
and Fisheries" And il was because / saw
these ENTERPRISES blasted b; an embargo-eur
.NaUigation prostrated-and our Fisheries per-
united to no beneficial Id--(seeing the hSh
when caught, not being permitted to be eS~
ported must rot in the hands Of the fishers -
that lpresumed to address the governor and
legislature of the great navigating and fishing
state, IN the hope to convince them and tho
people, Of the necessity Of looking themselves
after those essential interests Of tie common
wealth. | knew that agreabIy to long establish
ed usage, the Legislature Of Massachusetts &
thro' them the peopis, had been accustomed
to receive from the Governor information Of
rhe bHn!es which Belonged 10 Aer iseace--And at
what period Of her history did it more behove
her to knozy them 2 IN pery deed, sir, should
have deemed myself wanting in respect to-
wards your exceIlency, ifin an address intend
ed for the information Of the legislature OF
the commonwealth, had omitted to present
it, in The first place, to the governor as her
poiitica! head. And still remaining satisfied
that this is the correct course of DUTY l must
not omit, on every hture occasion to pursue
it.
have the honor to be,