The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1814-03-14

ieFe US, anu having more courage and
consistency than we have, put our prccepts
Into practice, and find themselves aban.
donsd and betrayed, they mig hit in revenge,
make us the first victims OF their fury.
Will now, sir, review some Of the most
prominent charges contained in your re-
port. In doing this, shall not condescend
10 repel those ct tyrenny and deshotisn,, or
Personal insecurity. These l consider rank,
lncoherent defamation, and more the sub.
Ject of ridiculc than serious debate IF
they intlame the passions of the people,
they will probably answer their PURPOSE
The constitutionality OF the embargo has
been discussed in aprcvious debate and
II gentlemen are not, It is because they
zDW NOT be convioced.'' When the subicc,
comes regularly before TIE proper iudiciai
tribunal gentlemen may wish that they had
deliberated more before they had decided
The sacred name OF WAsHINGroN is in
trosuced to sanction opposition Tits re-
hort, this eVA &hirit, is in this way to be
transformed into an angel of light The
mantle Of Washington is 70 be thrown over
II 10 cover its de!ornity.' How DO the sc.
ditous doctrines you incuica,e, compor,
with his farewell address? Hear him or
the subject Of DisSoiution IF tie Union .
and then talk Of your New England con.
vention. Hear him speak of local lcalou-
sizes, and then complain OF the voice OF
Neg England being lost in the national
ch4ncis Hear him Oh the nQ.t.ral dei.en-
Qcnc$ OF inc several sections OF the Union,
and then Lian.or about tho separate inter.
ests III the several states. Hear Elm fore
,ei Just such party as yours, and expose
their view of ambition and power, and he
ver again pcrvert his name TO PURPOSES
like these. Socictics bearing his name are
scattered over the United States, for the
purpose, no doubt, vt breaking down the
fabric which his hands contributed to raise.
You shelter yourselves under his name,
build his sepulcire, raise monuments TO his
memory. cut dcspise lis counSes and re:
Ject his prcccpta. as was said of religion,
may Le said OF him O, Washington, sa-
cred as thou vast, what crimes have no,
been committed In thy name -.' -
Hut New England is lost in the national
counciis-Thls is a standing charge. You
nean, suppose, that by the creation of
small states In the West, the voice Of New
E&Sland IS diminished below what it should
hr, in the House OF representatives.. Tie
hrsi tact is assumed as given point, and
we adniit without inquiry, that these five
New England states, al c large states. Now
wha, Is Lac Fact? New England has more
representatives in the senate of the United
States, than she would have been entitled
TO. had the number been apportioncd ac-
cordng to the whole number Of fee inha-
oitants For eXampic--as 6.l4G.53o, the
whole number Of free Inhabitants, is to sc,
the number OF Senators, 81 IS !.47L555.
Che free inhab,aGts oi New Eng,snh, 20
eight and about three quarters, the mum.
Der OF Senators required. But New Eng.
land is now entitled to ten about l-22 I,lorc
than her equa! proportion Now ~ nc
same process you may find our loss in the
House by the slave representation. rs the
whole number Of free inhabitants is to 50,
the number of Representatives, so is the
number of free ihhabi,ants of New Eng.
land, to y-tbrce and about three -fodrths
about Lei more than we now have
Hence it is manifest, that in both branches
Of the Legislature Of the q. S. New ENGLAND
Is over-rcprescnted.
But this is not ali--The increase Of in
habltants i'll the western states, exceed
ing that of New England operates as
dimlnutIon Of their representatives, be-
tween the periods Of taking the census
The state of Ohio, L think by the census
before the last, was entitled to but one re-
preventative, and New Hampshire to FIVE.
By the last census, Ohio had more inhab-
ants than New Hampshire. But during
this period Of ten years, New Hampshire
has had fge votes to one against Ohio.
Had this operation been against the New
England states what an internal clamor
we should have sc, up.
But another very serious charge against
the western people is, that they increase
700 fast! in free country it is even diff