Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-12

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referred to d committee ofthe whole
house for this day land ordered to
be printed. by The provisions Of
this bill, the speaker is TO receive
three thousand deilars, and ali the
|other members fifteen hundred each,
per session, in lieu OF their present
daily allowance. The residue ofthc
day was occupiedin Decentralization
ofrhe national bank bill, of which,
several more sections we're read and
discussed. General Smith moved an
amendment that the president of the
bank instead OF seing chosen ont of
the FIVE directors appointed by the
president and senate, should BIC elect
ed oft of The whole twenty FIVE. He
said, that his motive far making the
proposition was bis belief that Il
would render the bill more paiatal,ie
TO the public. Mr.. Calhoun express
ed his acqniescenre in the motion
and Mr.. Ross urged the propriety
of adopting it.--but Mr.. R0beftson
epposedit affirming that the amend
ment would deprive the bill OF every
value il possessed in his nlind--he
avowed that he wanted q Dsaciline to
be placed i'm the hands OF govern.
nent, that would enable it complete
iy 10 effect the objects for which the
bill was originally contemplated.
AS to the honourab!e genileman's
hope to rentIerit palatabie to all, it
would have the fac, he said, efthe
painters attempt to make his pic
tuPe please every spectator. he
however was carried by
j majority Of 80 10 10. Mr.. Ban
doIph moved an amendment to ex.
clude from election TO the Office OF
bank tlirectpr. all persons bat natives
ofthe United States. and he support
ed his motion by very able speech.
IT was iatiisputably true, he said,
that it was to our system Of naturali.
cation laws, the UDited States owed
that spirit of faction, by which they
had been torn for The last twenty
years, and along with it, the war
out or which the country had .jnst
emerged. He spoke from the intor
nation of statesmen inferiour to nsne
in this or any other country, that
The SYSTEM of granting projections to
foreign seamea was one of the chief
causes Of the war with Great Bri
tain--wElich system had grown oat
of cur NATURALIZATION laws. Much
had been said, and he dared to say
mnch more would he now said, and
much more be wrHteD on this subject
for it was q melancholy truth. that
the press was In The hands of those
very people, who ilati long taken up
on them to dictate to The American
people. and to tell them who ought
to be their preshsebt. who their
vice presideDt--and wh0ther repre-.
sentat yes- land to direct them in
iIieir most essential concerns. lie
was aware, therefore, that the press
would he at work, and that much
would be said, and much printed a
bout what he was now saying; bal
that had no terror for kim. How
long The country would endure this
foreign yoke in its most odious and
form. he could not tell
hut this be would say, that II we
we're to be dictated to, and relied by
foreigners, be would much rather be
ruled By British parliament, than
by British subjects here. Should
he be told that those men fought in
the war Of the revolution. he would
answer, that those who did so were
not iscluded by him in the class he
to. That was civil war,
and they and we were at lis COM
mencement, alike British subjects
Native Britons, therefore. then tax
ing arms ON our side. gave them the
game rights as those who were born
in this country. and his motion could
be easily modified SO as to provide
for any that might be oftbat descrip-
ton: but no such specification. he
was sure, would be found necessary,