Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-01-01

,s,;;,y the opiniong OF ssxs . 81
y 'p, asn,ismsn, manifested on a.io s,
y: !, This house, 70 whom r,acA
aslOn = ~. ~, whose opinions will al,
= uus :, we;sbswith me when ior 2.
sss yetI cannot bur still hold y
own s.s, d,;nsiple, that in. a government ,sa !
n 'rFss a.l;Deii,,g from and supported oy
rs, ! 49, y" S,,epIe. they have a right,
9 !. - sSsI, their duty, on great (. oe-
! :. .;;.nily their approbation-o or dis
10. g II dc conduct pursued, Or the
anon po,sd BY those in power. For.
rss aa :. hSrsl t may be the means OF
4 . ~ - rronsons procedure, 50 on
NE NV give life and yisor 20 a
sJfoaest policy. IL.
KY ID <drnied bot when II -
y a md really due, il would not
a aFI ;'I.s.Tnl. but unjust, TO withhold IT..
8 I'M, =. enc or tksi other be the case
'l s. -. -, instance, we may hazard our
;o,. but the great question viii
|as,aia ,obe decided before the 5grand
e { he pubic, For whether we, al
4 =, ! ,ppeal 10. the people in.this case
:. ~ 1eoplc will sustain the appeal
p, wv ,a,,lcr and determine as they
,Eiak proper.
.nns the honorable senate, who sent
4. !. rrsolusious, requesting oar concur
,b.,n, did not, and | presume the.
E.a,.. ior ,he adoption of them, in this
\ '.A - MI wish for, expression Of appro-,
!, Groa sny one where they are nor sim.
\ f.h. Expressions of appreciation
;n,le,d sometimes be compsiled, but
a ., cannot it must be freely
l. cannot be exlortGd, but by the
,yery Of the wisdom or proprlety OF the
uci Or MEASURE proposed to be APPROX
,hor-h mr. praise or disPralsc, ap ro4
4 or disapprobatrop, ti,her as a Private
n or an individual member OF this
!. maybe considered as OF little I'M
me. 10 those who stand in the first
in conducting the great concerns OF
alton yet il l could see what has
nv anxious wishto see, and what o.
imagine they do see, that our execa-
oyernmeut bad pursued the wisest and
prudent course relative to the subject
acea bv these resolutions, it would be
= gratifying to my pride, to be able
rnish few materials fora monument
cir praise. Ia doing this should feel
lch pleasure and satisfaction as did The
Egyptian when gathering together a
plinters of a broken boat as funeral
Or the great Pompey.
Is but natural thar / should be preiu-
in favorof my own,couA ry, tn: couu-
at gave me birth, and in which l have
ncs lived, and of the government I
had some small share in forming, and
e force of the obligation am under
just and proper means in my power,
mote the interests aud happiness of
ls, and to give aid and support TO the
| cannot, however, under these
'siOns, and with'these objects in view,
feel the necessity, or make myself
) TO break through those eternal. and
table obligations, am under to 'my
Md my fellow men, always to main
'stice and truth. 1t is my wish TO
ne with fairness and candor every
! which itshall become my duty to
Ter, and that my tongue may always
lnc the true index of my heart. d..
now itisa maxim in some govern
) thai the supreme power of the state
. no wrong. Ibelieve, however, that
AKIN has n,~recsived the sanction of
snce IN any government. Ithas some
oeen questioned eyenin that govern
70 which these resolutions point, and
solutions themselves are made to de-
Sa'nst ii. l should hardly then have
ted, that in this early period of our
,,Puolle, such a maxim would be re-
! ana become currant h r May We
!, SIR, humhlv and mnhestlu ennnire.