Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-14
From Ms Ti,ginie Patr;si.

from Enc F'fStnte Tds1sss. -, :
The late session Of esngyeas.- Sin. years
ago j. would have been a political herssy Of
the deepest dye, to have doubted the Wis
dom or questioned the policy Of the pro-,
reeedngs, sanctioned, by the democratic
majority in congress. But things have
gone FROM good TO bad. and frsm sad TO
worse with sneh rapid strides, that to avoid
complaint sooner or later was impossible
L: is however a linle singular-,has the con.
duct Of the Lass congress has been such. that
al parties con.biaia, and the democrats :.
ven more loudly than the federalis.s.- Take
the following tor specimen.
Extract Of letter from Washington City,
to .he editor Of the Virginia Argus, dat
ed May !, 1910. 5y'ts',. :
':rCongresa viii adjourn some slime to
night, without, ] believe, having satisfied
the expectations Of the nation. How some
of the ;msmbsrs will justify thsir conduct TO
their constituents 10 .tluty difficult to say
Hut there 10 MS end 20 human Ingenuity
Gibbon in his familiar eorrtap ',dences Svers
tha, che principal uss &c reasoaisto end ous
esgpaiears for what Ne waatto; do and i
think he might have added, fer what we
wan. mot CO do 4 aa,dopbtlsss, the bshasioar.
of macy representatives Win esinee just be-.
fore the Rex, election. $ Considering the
present intricate pOsenrs Of our foreign afs.
fairs. the variety Of conflicting opinions
prevalent 10 congress, The reproaehss L sela
lad AZ the .hoase of Representatives by many
Of Qua most popular prints. the difficulty of
nIca,inp ali Interests of thScotnnsuniiY, the
prssideni:v conduct his been really 5adnira.
DIE. Were he NOT aman Of a very perspi-
caciou. insrliecs, ofsthe 6nsst temper. Of
mind. and totally unalloyed with any thing
.ficesafact;ousrisss Of disposition, he would
have never go. through with such con-
ore.s az vac have had the last winter with
out S1s,ain puou> his political reputation.--
I do not state an .atatruth when declare,
the president has been made 70 bear more
than HE proper and constitutional. share Of
rrsnousibilitk. Weak members Of congress
clad TO hnl any excuse Tor thsirsown iube.
cil:ey aud want Of intelligence, have cried
|; out zvbu does natrhe president recommends
Well, SIR, he did recommend but NO soon
ef had he done this, than one would say, his
recommendation means nothing; another
w6uld exelaim why would she president
wish "a dictate? What sir, could a presi.
dent do with men Of this cast! With men
Tn sucs, vagrant mood OF temper, that e
dav they were feyerish, to. morrow aguish
and the third soseiIlating between heat ane
cold. Every man Of sense and spirit 10 Ell
ther .branchae congress has gone hante DIS
rus,ed and disheaItened ont Of tuee viii
his rarty our Of tune with himself.
The native virtue of the people mus
purge orr councils Of :hs ignorance an'
weakness they contain, or we are tudons. q
certainly as we are ut this moment d,s
rtaerd nation. How does it happen tina
when we have so much talent in, the soan
my the porst men (spsakins geTeraliy) &c
into the house Of,represenistive yer.
-Aeytineat question and nell Worth tie seri
eus confederation Of epevy hOnesf mar !
the c6pntry.1 How is i, thar when the free
barn gsnsrols spirit OF republicanisuT fieu
rishes out Of doors, ie should Wither %
decline in the IsastsuumsTcus branch nth
NATIONAL legislature: I propass the quet
|. ION fos the epnsidera,isn Of the coraniun
| q. and they Involve subjscts which ougt
"a 5. seriously and soiennly reflected .ppc
By every man IL sps aasiopai soeissy.