Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-13

The nte'' .,b,,in in one shape & another
's' Of ii; treasury SO =, as r seeH v.s eve.
!, given 70 ou' then some evidence occurs,
rs now a az give glimpse OF The Amount
tsndins y, 70. transfer ofpubIic money may
ia "hich VI ,uu in particular directions.--
b. mao" .s,. momru. there lies up'a cur tables
"A , ~" OF the navy agent at Baltimore:
al a''o as !, appears, undsr the direction OF
Who, !" c,r,ary Of the navy, did purchase
III; ".. ,;chseen months, OF single msr'
in aoouI , e i. that city, bills of exchange
s'N... smOunt of two hundred and forty
to 'N' "A dollars the head Of which msr-
tnou, house WAS aud is a senator OF the y.
sa" and the brother OF chat secretary
q ~ oavy. In referring to this SUBJECT
brr 20 b. understood, as giving no opin'
-, ~, ,ha, transaction, or as REPRESENTING
!, as .xcsp.ioaable in its nature. aaaase
m.,,h ro othrr design than TO snow tae
u VIZ, :, wb;eh r. lasious may it they please
Iso,no,l,r. enc another, SO long as con
.',;aaaI, ,soss exi,,, and the impossible.
Ire of estimating the amount and OF
NM NM suing the evil into all ITS ram'bcs'ons'
Uoon this subject of Offices my sen.'-
m, MS may, perhaps, be too resa'd tor the
mrpsear eoni,,ion OF hannah adturs. ANA
an aware in what sm about 20 say, that !
NAV ,un a,hwar. political ffiend', as weN
g no,i1ica, foes. Suth considerations as
,b,sr shall not however otter me from IN
,roduciua jus, and high notions OF tns'r
do,;rs, to the consideration OF the hae'h'
hrs of The lerislaturs. hold SIR ths ae'
cro,anc. Of any oihce. or mere smo'""ehs'
b, a men,her Of congress- from the eSTcu'
I'VE, a. unworthy his ssatien, and neon
ua,ibls with that high sense OF 'rreP:oaena-
81. Character, which IL is on OF the choicest
sr.s.tial beons of vlf,ue TO attain. Eor
rhlr the attainment Of office is 10 members
Of congress, the consequence soleiy, 81 CO.
incidence with the executive, he who has
the of1i:e carries on his forehead the
mark Of haviog fulfilled the condluon.-
And, although his self love- may denom'-
male his ATTACHMENT of the oRice to be the
ward of merit, the world, which usually
iulres acusfly on these matters, VIII demo
m,na,. !, de reward Of service. And IN
,,ch e,,rx ninety nine tim in the hundrsd
inc worlG will be right An exception TO
this VIZ NAV. perhaps exist III the cases oil
,mcss of high responsibility, TO which
me n.,,sr af Copgress may be called. on &C
toun, Of dIs,insaishvd and peculiar qaalh
,a,ions: in which the voice of the exeeu-
tive il. in ,ruth, what it Ought co be. the
voice of his country. Such cases are so
,Are, that when they exist, they make a
law f,r themselves. They are exceptions,
which GROVE, rather than inva'idale tn.
rule. For as, /, is honor enough 10 be
thu, intrus,ed with The high concerns Of
III. people to be debating, thus maintain.
irr their liberties, or striving 10 improve
J. ir condition. Let us put il odt OF our
power, and remove from us the temptation.
to grub in ,Ac low pursuits OF avsrice and
base ambition.
Such IS the opiaion. which, ia nav judg.
mgn, ought 60 be entertained of the mere
acceptance Of Office, by members at coa-
ETeSS. Du( - 10 titat oNU' S"SS We pSs
.nrs, who are open, notorious solicitors OF
tRcs, they give occasion to reflections of
very diH rert nature. This class OF per.
sops, in all times past, have appeared. apd
(krl say nothing of times presenl) in aa
,lm-s future will appear, On this and the
o,h Ho"r of congress, creatures, who, nn-
Der pr,,suce of serving the people, are in
iacs serving themselves. Creatures, who.
whiie thrir distant constituents. good easy
mru, industrious. frugal and unsuspicious,
dream in visions that they are laboring for
II .u counrr,'s welfare, are in truth spend
iss Ihyir time mousing a, the doors OF the
palace, or the eraunies Of the departments;
aud LAYING low snar-s to catch, for them
s:lSts and their relations, every stray othce
that R,ts hy them. Fer such men, chosen
'alo this high and responsible trust, to
whom have been cou6d.d the precious. des.
rnIss OF this people, and who thus abandon
their duties and set their places and their
serscicnses TO sale, in d. hanc- of the mui.
uplisd, slrohs and tender ties, by which
lSey are bound 10 their country. have no
language To txnrv.s my COntenHt. 4 never