Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-19

year 'S4 down to the present tine--bul
it has been attempted In vain. 1t wa
proposed in various shapes !; but it hal
succeeded, in none. Sometimes it was !;
resolution Tor an immediate call of q
Convention sometimes to recommend e
the people to call them; and Sometimes
il took the mare modest air OF a recon-
mendation toihe people to express then
wishes on such call. Daring the las
session. "a resolution embracing the las.
proposition Was seriously affiliated, and
lad like tohaye passed the liouse of De-
esates II has been rejected at different
times on various grounds--Someti,nes,
because there was no power in the house
to act at all sometimes because it was
not the time to act; as we we're ethe
going 10 war, or were. actually at wat ,
sometimes, because we had g lie on pef1l
well as we were. and was uasate to dis.
turb the works OF our fathers. But the
matter is now coming forward under more
auspices. The western sectiot
of the State has btodght 1t more serious,
" into view-sonetires in the shape OF
a present,nent by grand jury; some
tunes OF resolutions by a meeting of tbs
pe0ple and lastly, by the proceedings q
convention al stannt3r who have rais
ed a ra!lying point In a Memorial which
they have seat out among the people, I,
&c sigacd aRd returned to tie bar OF the
next Legislature. This matter will thus
CONSTITUTE one of the prominent features
OF their tieiibsrations--tiow it will be or
ought to be decided, we leave it to the
pr.tesseti politicians to determine. Ne
will content ourselves with expires ing a
nope. that as 10 question can be Of more
so n2ae viii be more seri-
ously weighed OF more wisely decsd-
cd.
2 The, next is the law which WIS meant
to urge the Banks to pay specie BY the.
18th Noyeiuber--not compelling tNeN.
indeed. by absolute penalties To TO IL,
but allowing sthe no!ders Of their note, te
ecsver the same after ten days notice.
his law. The fruit OF the great anxiety
which was teit By the people to see gold
and Silver once more IN their ordlnais
dealings, and particularly i. the discharge
of their executions, was opposed in It's
passage with all the prVpl.et's Il e-but It
was the tongue Of Cassandra, which So Ike
not to be believed. IN vain as it urged,
that he baaks might not be PREPARED t ].
pay specie by the 18th Novembes that
specie was very scarce in the United
States: aud that enough OF it ini.ht not
How in to supply the demand Dat tho
our banks might be willing to comply
with their engagemens. vet what security
had we that the other banks would fall
into the same meaSaYes I'm vain vas II
pressed upoa the iiouse that if they were
determined to show their feelings at all
it wouln be better 10 fix on the 18th of
Dee when The legislature might be in
sesslan 10 suspend their law. ia case if
was found inexredientt TO ensorce it. Blu.
to these prayers aud arguments a deaf
ear was turned -And the mlttey will once
more come before them-nst. at this time
as question whether they shall pass the
,a@, but whether they will suspend it.
A tnra question is, touching those
n9w seti created banks which have sprrne
up 10 the West Of the State. To III il
petitions, also, the lesislatu e lent deal
ear. They got OILY refused them char
Ter but passed an act embracing very RI
gid pena.tles, with he desisa Of @indin
up their aifars and dissoiv;bg their as$o
ciatioas. But hope still chung 70 the bat
som Of the cup. Some Of these banks
,tefe sttll persuaded that, if they could
auger on til the next session, they might
address, themselves with safety to the
mercy Of the Legislature. Of,
course, another effort will be msde--and
aucl heat will, we tear, be excited.
These three subjects, alone, g"e calcu-
ated to.caiI forth all the talents If the
Legislature. Fortunately for them, aud
the State, they have supply TO answer
he demand. The abilities Of 6iles, OF
i'azewelF. OF Hay, Of Alexander Smyth
81 John Mercer, not to speak Of others
who figured on the last tl,,of, and some
who are net 50 generally kno,sa 70 the
eublie. will cast lusture around thelns
Their mind will rise to the level OF theI
occasion so that, whether re consider the
Importance. ol-c,e questions, or the a0iil-|
ties of these WHO are to discuss them, wei
cannot but anticipate one Of the NEST IN
sessions which ever took place
within those walls.
THE FRESH.