Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-21

BY Mr.. Smith OF Md. a petition
Of snndry inhabitants 0 Baltimora
praying that the act i,nprsiae
stamp duty on bills OF exchange a,s
notes discounted may be repeated,
Ey Mr, Lattiaorc. a pet!.ioN 90
George Fisher, praying far pre- e,rn'
tion right to The iansis o. wilIrh !.
has made improvement, lying in Tho
Mississippi territory from Which /
land. nc is required to remove h.
The proclamation Of the President -
tic United GATES ca tic l2ta Eao
last
BY NE Jennings. petitions from
Isundry inhabitants OF the ln.Iisos
territory, praying 70 thc same mr..
pose with The petition last stated.
On motion Of Mr.. Eager, the
House proceeded to consider the 70.
solution submitted by him ,ssler.
lay.
NJ Hasfr made few renayks
10 support ct the resolution; ara
called the attention o. the soass "a
are correspondence which took place
iong siaee between epassess and Mrs. /
Washington; and the pledge then
given to the nation Oh this interestirr
subject.
Mr Rect ofN. Y sail he was IN.
willing for one to agree to tie con-
OF the resolution. hut
DID not desire 10 make sDy remarks
against it. lie knew. he said. that
il Was considered political herqsy to /
oppose any thing plamed with the
nane OF Washington, but Oh this oc.
easien he. should disregard that i'm.
patation. Ii lad once been a;tempt.
ed to erect a maasolcum, IN Z :ptian
pyramid 10 him. and lie presumed T
such wss the o'.ject os'be resolution
now offered. Such an enterprise no
was unwilling to eeSa,. n9t because
the fame and virtues Of Washington
had less effect on bis Dfind than on
otbers bat because he wished to
?rctect ;hat fame, which he reycfed.
AR. T.. said ;;,;s resolution declared
the fame Of Washington perishab!c,
ifa DoHuuen: Of Marble be no, C.
rected TO perpctuatc ii. Sir, lis
fame Ellis Tie four quarters Of The
Globe, and viii survive leag after
your marb'c l;ss trumlls.: 20 dust.
Ere pcrsnips--I.is fame is moro
durable thar brass or mayb!c. Let
h remains slami'er Ga ;,leir native
p!anfation e. Eiy part. said sfr. I.
/! would rather bis name should Iiye
in history than in marble. Erect a
monument 20 HIN. all il nay ct
some future time be exposed TO tbc
insults OF an enemy We bavs bad
one enemy who wouid not respect an
ediiice erected 20 llim, nor ccald lis
name protect it FEM drsirHcticn'
bat they caaaot reach his fame
Fan never touch it. Ey this reso'u.
,;on too, some may be depiised o.
he exercise or their political dsyo'
ion. We kaow that pFofssslns de-
sotees who How come here, must
make q pilgrimage 10 a:ount YER
aon TO slew their dcycticH.-- INC
txDence likewise, said -iir. il. sofmsa
serious otjeesioa to suoii a sei'ena'
and every good and great Zion
hereafter, will have Il c!@'m 70
q similar Iionur.-E.et as rot es'a'
I,lish the precedent,
syr. Huser s.ilia reply. tbat in
one respcct the gentleman was IN 80
error, ns expense was now propos..
I'd. lie had. erisayoped SC to S0ru
he resolution as 70 escape OG)ec'
ion. lie could not, he said, recon.
.ils Il to his miad, as a citizen Oh
bis country, longer to neglect 'O"'0
sacred remains Whetkf: i':s' "'s
ect was sight or wrong. he haa 0O'
,aid, nor did he ;atend now 10 F'O'
loance but Isis he could w'ta prs.
,riefy assert Gs2t the Y. statfs "'O
sound to act Oh the subject N S'''S
i,ape or other, anil the ORG, ~
he resolution IVES simply TO cen ."
hem to say what they are nii'ia5 ~
%. He was o n.c;ailer Is that oc"'
ress which gave TO the na'loS a ~ =.
emn pledge Oh this sat.lee'' a"D ., ="
Wished them now 90 deere n"''",.