Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-06-27

4 and inasnuch as he cannot write, let lil
| speak fort the king Of England was neve
remarkable for great natural gifts what 3
| Tiers have written for him. And it we hay
had a President Of the United States VIII
would write but could not speak, it was We
Try well to reverse the usual order Of pro
ceeding under this government. Wheneve
! sir, we have President who can first writ
Ibis speech and then deliver it to the house
Ii should like to see it, because it woul.
| shew our superiority as a nation in point o
talents. I wishSto put down monarchy
sir,-I am republican, sir, and wish t.
/ shew the men who will live the slaves o
monarchy that they have nothing to boas
of. 1t is therefore with these viewsof tn,
subject that could have been very wei
satisfied to have seenrevived the good oil
way of the executive magistrate Of the PEG
pie meeting the representatives of the PEG
pie face to face. should like to receive
communication from the executive, int
which he could throw something of hi
own soul. On the other hand wher
amessage is sent, what practical good re
suit from the change (? presume to say
none at all. The only principle on which
it could be excused is that the Presiden'
could not read it to so august body a:
this. Ifthis were the case, it might be ex'
cused, but on that principle alone.
However, sir, be the practice OF the ex.
ecutiye what it may stand upon the rights
of the house and will never give up any
portion ofmy right to speak Of public men
and public measures. am rejoiced there
fore, that the gentleman from Virginia has
/ laid before the house the resolution now
under debate, because it enables us not to
sing 10 Paeans, not to offer up incense to
the executive, but to bring back to this
house the right, u hich it ought never to
have parted with, Of animadverting upon
the course Of public measures, upon things
which have passed. | would not tie myself
down to appreciate the conduct of the Pre-
sident, be it what it might but when the
President has done well, will claim the
right of approving him. would say
Well Done, thou good and faithful SER
want; and in so doing, am permitted to
say" Ill done, thou bad and faithless SER
want" Where we have right to praise,
we have right to dispraise, and visa versa 7;
and will any one say that there is any thing
in censuring misconduct which is inconsist
ent with republican form of government
No, sir? whoever may feel it, no one will
so. lam therefore against apostponemen
of the question.
AS to the amendmentef the gentleman OF
Massachusetts, I do not know precisely
what he means by it and therefore know
not wFether<I am for or against It. | tlnd
language almost literally accordant with 1t
in the message OF the President of the D..
States. Now, sir, If this be meant as a
mere echo of the Presidents message, that
| do call adulation; thatI do not like; it
is too kingly even fol me lido not want
these echoes. Iwish the house to express
its opinion; bat, after receiving the mes
sage of the President of the United States,
to breathe back upon him is really nause-
GUS. Il believe the gentleman is good re-
publican extend to him the same charity
which / ask for myself. This is mere err
ror into which he was ledtrem the estimation
into which the House was drawn. To let
the resolution pass entire, would not do J;
there was no objection to the substance OF
it, but that it should be adopted as the gen
tleman from. Virginia Mr.. Randolph NOV
cd it, there were a variety OF reasons which
I will not detail, which rendered it mani
festly unjust. It was therefore proper to
move an amendment in this point ofyicw
object to it.
Butin anotheryiew---as I cannot clearly
comprehend the idea intended to be convey
ed, Twill explain my difficulty 20 the house.
s And furnishes additional evidence OF the
occ- -, =, dat;on on the mart Of orr