Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-13
Merannrts pailp @a3stte.
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY Is.

The Senate yesterday agreed to the a.
mendmenis, made by the Heus- of Repre-
senta,ives to the bills for incorporating the
Farmers Bank OF Alexandria, the Potomac
Bank and the Bank of Washington, and
passed them. The bill for the Union Bank
of Georgetown was referred to a select
committee from whencx i, is believed it
will not return.
The Senate refused, 19to II, to recede
from their amendment 70 the New
Orleans bill, inserting the word IS White"
before free male Inhabitants"
Mr.. Enquirer at Richmond seems trem
blisg!y alive all over lest the constitution
should be injured in the renewal of the
charter of the bank Of the United States
but more is he concerned lest some Of the
Democrats should receive a bribe. "Bri-
,ish gold mdy conspire with bank notes to
tempt the corrubt." Now it is known that
al! or nearly all the ietleralis,s are in favor
Of renewal: his fears therefore must be
that his party, or at least some Of them, are
such mean characters that few bank bills
would dispel their constitutional doabts and
produce an aye instead of nay. We will
allow that Mr.. Richie knows far better tn an
we OF what stuff democrat is made, and
can better judge whether they are capable
Of receiving bride. We much doubt
whether any OF them will thank him for the
PRONUNCIATION Of such suspicions.
How does James Madison laugh suck
sophisry 10 scorn: :" i. e. Galla,in's sophis-
try. What evidence has Mr.. Euq1ir-r
that Mr.. Madison was not consulted by
Mr.. Galla.in previous TO his giving this re-
20 70 he committee Of thu Senatc Or
,ha,M Madison and Mr.. Galta:in do ne,
think exactly alike on this subject? We be,
lirve it is pretty we'll ascertained that the
President, under present circun stapces, is
quite in favor of renewal If he were, 40
some have pretended, opposed to renewal,
Mr.. Gallatin would never have givepth
Senate the report he has done. If Mr..
Madison wsre opposed to renew wal we should
long ere this have had some indisputabl=
evidence of such opposition. IF opposed
CA constitutional grounds, he would not by
silence suffer an opeu violation of the con-
s,i,usion, when hi. decided spinion would
in all probability end the attempt to renew,
Nor would he have said tina. if the two
houses renew, his signature shall not be
withheld from the bill so renewing. Mr..
Madison does not wish to offend somsof his
political friends. who are violently opposed
to renewal, by needless exposition to
them Of his wish for the renewal, but even
those. whatever their professions, are fully
aware of his opinion and inclination. Some
of the democratic printers wish to make
him believe he is opposed, or at least make
the public 50 believe, but the attempt is
vain.
A letter from Washington appears in
the Wing of last Saturday, which is is
very wise letter, aud as full Of truth az 1t
can hold. The Wing, expressing the con-
vic,ion Of the moment, spoke of French
ter1fdy. A letter from the Secretary OF
States Office reached Baltimore the day at.
ter ,hi. suggestion Of Preach per6dy ; and
lord, how quickly Mr.. Wing saw every
thing SO very differently /; how plainly did
he discover there was no such thing a.
per6dy in the world only in the Engi'sa
ministry and the Essex Junto and 40"
palpable, how evident as day-light, imme-
III ....J she revorafion OF the