Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-12-22
NORTH Cmuliaa Lgislasars.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, Dee :.
MIR. STONES RxSIG wdTIo.N

A uc.ssye was rece'see "S"
r,E.ncy the governor, transmitting 'nf
FILA .in, letter from the hon DAVE
S,onr. rc,igniug his seat a. seaa'of oil
the = States.
us4e, near Windsor, 2isf Nov. 1914
DzAs SIR,
ask =, F,vcr of pour ex'
esll-ney 10 be ,be medium OF eom''e,
si,aumr 20 The General Assembly OF
Nsr,h Carolina, no~ in session. ih's' es
ry teA;ena,io, Of the t-nst eon'srre1
uyon nc hs the Legislature OF 'siZ,
a., r. -r.se -, the Stale Ia tae Senate o.
tss y. States.
Cnsva.>:anccs have occurred SINCE
ny anpai.,.mens thar in my jodgmtni
r.nAsrna dsty eve TO the STATE,
wso~e ascrt tp.!he hes. OF my ss''',y
,ay. r,i,hf..lly been, as we'll "a duty
to- pvs-;S "a -. On his occasion, tAat
n ali those M ne.rs Of the Legislature
W., Thought proper Ut tho iIa'e o' nay
ann I,~eat. ta consult me- IN re'a',"n
20 ,sy Disposition To serve ihe Siai' IL
selected Ear the paraosc. l sE'iora y
asaaerel ;sa, ,hcp!,l be honore5 BY
thcir ehe;cc, whish by no means "'sh-
-es,, world s~rse far a scssica Q: tw" I:
hui ,hc abyisa,;on 70 provide for my "a
tn:lS asd .as d.r..tic ceaeeTns "ou!d
not permi; FAC TO promise Tor longer
te-.i.
II /, trur. 7 hored to BE- able 70 ~.
tend ill ccul3 hsil the return ct peace
60 ~ country. Buta short attendance,
at ,a- srm,a=r scs.ioY oI Is 5. con.
viac,d me It's Vas y vain hope. twas
rct pas..bic .rr III. 20 think, that 10
wage the VA, IN which we Scre cagae-
ed, nv emsaryo: Ivy tnii,,i, tours 81 duty
fer di,,at eSss li'ians; nv short enlist
Gent.of ressiar troops; by prnrnse
ana IS verly beii-v~'i unnecessary ex-
p-.,d,lu,e Or The ,rhl;c n;cnr?; md by
sendirg our 'ap,t d's msu'shsd Citizen,
tu5yssvrse Europe as solici,-rsf for peace
--could lv.dsss speedy OF boaorabie
,ermis.atiaa OF the war.
;ndred 80 rerv strange did these
th,1gs .ppeyr To me, as var measures,
tf., on ~ f,l.Tent il sccaed 1t the
encaiv Agli diS.stsd our course, he could
n, veil nave selected ono thar would
w,th ucre ecr,s,D,y. and scarerlv With
NE expe liiin>. coaaoct us 10 divisi0n
sr,erS our,e!prs--to bRntruhfcy, ard,
n I feared, 10 ruin !--oat being able,
tbsretare, Ia approve NOR 10 wiihs,aad,
a.. torrsn, by wh'ch We were urged Tor.
ws,d. do ermised neither 10 incur re
spossihiiity Tor measures adopted a.
gains, nav Judgment. nor longer to en-
gage aysclt ia The die grecablc task OF
opposing ;hose Legislative provisions Sy
. maiesity taauvbt necessary for carry.
ipy an ansartu,ss war, but to retire to
private life, AM wit with resignation
for more aas|iieioas season, whsn t1-
delirivn Of tic uoment shnold have
passed away. Do ny arrival ct Raleigh,
au-in. the last session III the legi,s.
ture, with rnsntion 10 resigny feuhd
eJsgsee Of excitement prevailing In
thu, body which forbade me voluntarily
tn place in their hands SO imhorsoat q
TruSi as tear Of cr!ho1Eng a Senator.
Ii.Si,his sxci:es,sni bad hecp produc.
eiiBeitae, knew nor enqaised ; EGr did
care further than this tia, II was o'nc il
p,eru6cauoa 20 n,c that The I.egls,ativs
Council ef.,he State should be So great.
~ asila.ed by 80 sense:es. ,Iamor.
Much against my wish attended the
LIST session Of Congress. When tho
e., ba,xo was sg ,in Recommended by tho
President, snd passed again tv a large
majority Of the House Of representa-
ti.e., | ~ = me,sber r the Ss.aic Vol.
edfrn. not because my opinion II the
measure was ia The least altered. but be-
Cause the ssdering it rust occasion
wrl!d in sae.t une hoped, recall ,hr
sober sense oil tae aatisb. and we should
hn,.ly get sid Of that seif-desnoying en-
gre
The Senate n tbs U. States being the
csurt estaalishrd by The Constitutes tos
trying all cases oil Impeachment fer
b ibery md casfup:i n, ard ether high
s,i;pes aad nisdemcanors. that may he
exhibited sgain,tihe President. the Vice
Pte.issnt,s or any, OF the civil officers Of
government. cannot, as il seems TO me,
wi'h prorris,y Institute enquiries into
tao e"nG.ct sfthose officers. The court
watch 10 to try must ceriaisly be .xcus.
ed from the manage ent Of the prose.
ea,ior and the collection of eyid ,nee 10
snpport IL. lfsherefcre the Senate are
nj say time coRviseed that the public
noasy is wasted bv the public agents,
i, ~cald l appresend, be difficult, To
point out method more csnfsrInabIe 10
tie principles Of our constitution, by
zach that body can effect correction
OF sseh ieoroper disposal Of tie public
money. than by refusing to vote sup