The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1816-07-08
MONDAY, July 8. 1916.
1.-THE Compensation BILL
From the Baltimore Patriot.

We are truly sorry TO learn from
Kentucky, that the popular feeling has
been excited to high degree agAinsl
those members of congress who voted
Cor the law changing the mode and in
creasing the pay of that honorable bo-
dy As iaras we can discover, the ir. |
ritation on this subject has been thus
produced: The Lexington Reporter
and Kentucky Gazette have, for some
time past, repeatedly sbewn symptoms
OF discomfort with many measures OF
congress and the adminisu alton the
former has even united with the Auro
ia in some of its most atrocious n.is
} representations and abuse of our frs
republican statesmen and their acts
Before The congrc ssional compensation
bill was passed, those prints failed TO
produce any sort Of sympathy in the
public mind in regard TO their laciious
complaints, AS soon as this bill be
came law, they seized upon j, to turn
the tide of popularity against the men
with whom they had become dissatis
fed; and aided by the numerous candi
dates who have started up for congress,
and who cherish no hopes Of success
but those founded on the destruction Of
the popularity of the presen, represen
tatives, the Reporter and Gazette have,
60 some extent, effected their purposes
Many men, too, very honestly, though
we think unwisely, disapprove OF The
new compensation law. In addition TO
this, there are few federalists in
Kentucky, who are ever ready TO TO
ment any feelings of discomfort which
they perceive amongst republicans
while total silence is maintained in re
lation TO its federal advocates. These
things have extortcd a pledge from
some of the republican members TO
vote for the repeal Of the law at the mex,
session"
~ During the dearth Of foreign
news we have copied into our paper
al different times, from other journals,
remarks on the compensation bill, as it
is called, passed by the last congress
and the address of several candida; C S
for the state legislature in Kentucky
who pledge themselves to do every
thing in their power to effect its repeal
We regret as much as our friends, the
Patriot editors, that this state of-thing
should have been produced but we
differ from them as to the cause. we
believe, that the law ~ question is ge.
morally disapproved of throughout the
union. A letter from very intelligent
and respectable friend we have in
Pennsylvania, says the measure is very
unpopular with the republicans in that
state and our readers will recollect
that several members who voted for
this ]aw.were burnt in eGgy in Geor-
gia, at splen id entertainment which
was given to Mr.. Huger, Coz South
Caro!ina) for his opposition in congress:
to that mea sure. We have now before
us the 3" NashuiHe Whiy,' which con
tains the proceedings OF a " Public
Dinner" given to gen. Hiods, at tina
place on the l7lh June, "for the gal
liant manner in which he distinguished
himself in the defence OF New Or
leans" where we observe the following
Goasts were drank
The I4M Congress.--More patri
otlsm and less svarice.
The 18Th Congress May il attend
more to the interest Of the nation aac
their constituents, and have less cour
tesy than the i4.h"
Now, we have reason to believe, tina
az both these public dinners there were
many gentlemen Of the first characts
and talents OF their respective state
and that no toasts would be INTRODUCED
but what were agreeable to a large ma
iority of the company assembled. 81
THAT we cannot think thai this q irYifG
sion" has been produced by the el
forts" Of these faclIous prints ;" 70
we are told their " complaints psoduc,
cd no symhathy in the pubic MIND
( We arc, therefore, compelled to thint
chat this irritation" is produced zen