Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-03

lnocrat) and hon. J. Lewis, Jun. (feder.N
We are informed, at the close of the Doll>o,
Monday last, Mr.. Love had majority of ~
votes.
Never did wi,iskered Mussulman preach
more about the preservation Of the Fs;,b"
than do our ministerial prints. A writer in
late Mtclligenccr has given us a n,o,,
tough essay on the absolute necessity OF pass.
iEg the late Non-intercourse law. lie Saws
its passage was delayed by the rage of the mi.
nority to make speeches )" and tia, /,
would probably "nevcr have passed Into
law at all, if the previous question had not PUT
an end to the acrimonious debate" Ills
same previous question, which is not under
stood by more than one in twenty of the demo-
cratic members, the Speaker inclusive, is
now extolled as " coed OLD rule" We per-
fcctly agree with this writer that the minority
have generally the arguments all on their
side but we recollcct no instance of dctate
t.sing place, in which I" the Ma ori:y quietly
listened to the arguments of their opponents,
without permitting themselves to reply" MIR.
Smile, Dr. Mitchell, and score Of others,
could no more suffer any subject 10 pass with
out displaying their cloquence and learning,
than they could refrain from taking their d;jiy
pay. We are narrower told that the minority
wW speak, " indifferent whether they address
attentive auditors or empty chairs" This
may pass very we'll al ii distance, as N apology
for lack of argument ca the other side; but
rally it is " a sorry sight her" it is c.ueily
7m-zing the inhabitants ofthis District.
We should not have taken so much notice
of this lame attempt tc defend the Non-InteDt
course and Proclamation, had it not been for
an assertion that the custom Of opening each
congressional session with steecA, was de-
rived from, {" British precedent" kinsly
practice" introduced by Washins.o and l.
polished by Mr.. Jefferson. Greatly does this
official scribblcr re joice at this circumstance:
as if it was not at least as honorable for pre-
sident to address his fellow citizens in public,
as to send his mandates by a messenger, like
all Eastern monarch. Yes Washington IL
troduced a kingly practice and Mr.. Jefer-
son abolished it. This needs no cor,ment.
The name of Washington will live ard be
honored, when the memory of his caiumnia-
tors will be buried in oblivion.
Mr. Fulton, in giving history of his Tor
pedocs, says {" regret that have not re-
ceiyed the t7vo millions Of Pounds sterling,
which proposed to receive in contributions
raised on the old iron of the British ships,
equal to 8,SSS,SSs dollars" We sincerely
believe the ingenious protector, and must ex-
press our establishment that the British go
vernment should have refused so taltry
sum for so noble an invention! We hope
Congress will be more liberal, and give DIR.
Fulton round sum at once, say ten millions
of dollars, which will TIC sufficient, perhaps,
with what he at present possesses, to render
him pretty comfortable for life. He will then
have leisure to pursue his useful ibors :;
and our government will have the advantage
of purchasing any further discovery, the ut'-
lity of which both the British and French shall
be too beetle headed to discover, OF too fl.g-
gardly to encourage!
The following pitny paragraph is copied
from tee Baltimore Wing. We think it ra>
Their inconsistent, after such specimens, for
the administration to complain Ct federal ca
luinny.
Mr.. Gallatin is neither appointed deputy.
president, nor secretary of state, by power OF
attorney but the sphere Of his ccntroul en-
braces now the direction OF both in gra1
degree"