Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-08

fs;r or ;,noar,isl condact! Mr.. w ad-
yer,ed 70 an article, in which tho editors
Of she Federal Republican had recon-,
mcnded any man, @apse letters nau
oesn opened by the American agent iof
car,els a, Annapolis, TO horsewhip ths
Prsslden, for it. He alsoread'a part o.
an article which appeared IN the reIe'
"a, Republican of this morning, IN reia'
ron 10 the defence of Baltimore, and re-
eprobsted it in strong terms Inc hat'oh
would applaud the decision oil the spesH'
er on, excluding this stspographer from
the house.
Afr. HANSON had hoped the question
would pass off without the necesslty Of
any interference on his part-ihus saving
his breath. Being in such a state OF
extreme debility as to forbid any ac'ive'
personal OF intellectual exeruen, ne
would gladly have been relieved iFo~
the necessity of taking share IN the 40
b.te. Blu, he could no, look on VITA IN
difference. betrayinga treachsroas com
posure, while other gentlemen bore the
heat and bur,hen OF the contest oach
a course would subject him to suspi
cion of something more than dellcscy
No--bc was constrained by peculiar CIR
cumstances TO take the iioor-he teit
himself 40 und to cutter his protest against
an act, in his judgement arbitrary aud
Oppressive, partial and unjust; oppres'
sive as related to the very resPec'aoie
gentleman petitioning Tor rei'ef, x pa'-
,ial as regarded the minority and large
body Of people, in a considerable sec'ien
of country, accustomed to look Tor inios-
nation exclusively through. that cham
mel. now arbitrarily attempted 20 DC
h.ockeA up--That the circulation o' me
Journal in question, ne oelle'eo eSceeu-
ed that ct any other in the Union.
Mr.. II. then stated the circumstances
Of the case, the admission or Nr. Ricn'
ard. last year, and the arrangement
which row excluded him, contining TN
admission Of Stenorraphers 10 three de
mocra.. ard one fcderallst, wlo was only
reporter non,inallv.j giv' ga ro'Igh
sketch ef the proceedings. hui n"t pre-
tending t. write out debates. lhe Ia
tents with which the paper ttne Ai"Xsh-
dra G zetse) VS. ccoducted, & tic yes
pectabi!itv oil the enltor. be admitted
hut II was.a mere mos kerry To say the
speaker had given the m.nori y report
Ell. while tue treasury bench had three
reporters.
MIR. Hanson referred the House to
III Journal. OF the st session OF the ~
Congress, When the subject of admitting
S,enograpbers was first taken up. de
stated that case at length, which IS o.
United for the want of room.
He then asked, alter this decision,
when all the old members now In csh-
press Oh the other side If the house,
were against giving any discretion to the
Speaker, bit adopted the Imperative
language, the Speaker, (as agent to-
the house, shall .dnit the Siepop raphers
s shall assign them places on the hror,
* having refused AFTER repeated attempts
to modify the ru'e, SO as to give any c's-
cretion to the Speaker, in limiting tie
number or saying who they should re.
After this, and when so much has been
often saia about the federal reign OF ter
ror, is it now attempted to exclude The
the Stenogra piers of one party a'it. to
keep information fom the people. Ste
nos aphers might be hanlshed 10 the
gallery, because obnoxious to that side
of the house, and his sid OF the house,
etai,led to ceu,l tights, Nigh, be pu; to
Inconvenience, bat ,hn l,gat OF truth
could MT be STINT on! from the people.
II might as well be stteHplet, 10 super
cede bs av,sions = huma0 cods.'he liked
i-w. Il nature IL change t!'r pnsclpieS
sf eravi,ation. anil can>e Ia L. a.cInas
and % rls 10 hy dowr",~dh ltn'g p
weil ia attempted to .nit; The bed Il III
esspeake, or change Ire course al old
Pnlcsnac. as attempt !" o'nsh re spirh
oDnosticn. to = &c inres,is ton,
change The na'u,e CT truth. OF shut out
It's igh, IRON tbs people. Eon exPec-
ta,ion You may bar up yaus doors, Dali
dow n tnnF v UiNNN y. D!tsSh u VIZ
news. Stop every crevicr in this spacious
hsn, cork even the key hole, still will
the rays of resistless roth, pierce these
solid walls anJ shed thei. light upon the
lald.
Mr.. H said. il relstien TO government,
the people. their rights and immun'tIes
aud pub'ic liberty. ne confessed he en-
terta,ned some old fashioned republican
opinions, not vet grown entirely Int"
disu.e, which he could rot shake OH o'
exchange, for the new tangled notions
of modern times. He need not remind
the house, that as get no privileged or
Ter was knownto the rrrlffen cohstltu
tion OF the countrywide Its trainers con-
templsted mildness, equality equity
iusticc, as the distinguishing character
Isle features Of all IL VS. enacted. rSies
aud regulations made IN lis virtue-no'
fer The particular ex lu.iYe convenience
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