Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-01-21
ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY, J.sraRr q.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
Al WASHINGTON.

Anomalous matter has been poured
i forth upon the house of representa-
ltiyes i'm the course of the discussion up
on this wayward bill for repeating the
compensation law-and which might
without much improperly be Untitled
:. bill to consolidate and give lesis-
llatiye form TO the transient clamours
of the demasogues OF the United
States" This day when the lists
were opened, MIR. Grosvenor moved
! to gil the blank which had, as in
/ formed you in my last, been left IN the
bill by the rejection OF "sir," with
. ten dollars as the dali, allowance. or
as the pedantry OF the day delights To
cali it the per dien., as who slioUld
say, b0ah! 1 understand latin!-I
The first who rose in opposition III
this proposition, WAS Mr.. Williams
iof N. Carolina, who tho ore OF the
lmost promising of our ounS crop oi
politicians, and possess, 4 of an ca
icellent understanding, and do De-
,lieye Of aheart 40 worse, both OF which
Twill show themselves when the sum
liners of eXperience shall have matar-
ed their lruit.-Iet being from the
teorid robustness OF youth more
susceptible Of epidemicai infections,
las caught a slight Share OF
the popriomania, and after giving
has reasons for having opposed
the compensation law, last session.
declared that he had now a more CO.
gent reason than any of them. namely
the general voice Of the people. Mr.
!, Reynolds in lengthy srecch of mar
IyeliaUs de!cCtability. their enjoyment
'iwhcrrofthe house did freqgontlytestity
10y loUd ext lamatioHs, declared his
preference OF eight dollars to Ill 9th
Ter sums; alter which Fir. Mills in a
VERY handsome speech. delivered his
lopininn on the suSjcct, in which he
considered the northumberland :'ca-
: SON IL. favour OF the compensation law
, IOfiast S sslon. as universally admit
tel, namely the inadcIlaCv If riie
compensation, and then Proceeded To
eIeXamiRe the only reason that had
lhccn offered en- ine ether side. namely
the voice oil tie people. In dGmS
this nc desGaured 0H the instrGC-
Itions of the l'gislatore of his
Town state and as a proof of the
reaa1naa,eSss aud sincerity OF their
instructions, stated that one OF that
.iDody whose conscience and patriot
ism we're quite outraged at members
sOI canSress getting i500 dollars a
years lor his alduous services here.
land neglect OF his o"n concerns.
while ht hims,,if received 5000 for
doing nothing. III. Common OF
massachusetts, who did MIR. BdrkeI
the nonour to inYcigl against MIN ne
day before. now rose. and by way o.
showing the Inconsistency OF MIR.
Calhoun, asked him Was not i'll favour
| oi ihe war, and did he not urge is
being popular as one ofhis arguments
| in id.oGr OF II.
30 which Mr.. Calhoun answered.
that the case, were totally distinct.
since the pay siCal force oi' the PEG
! ale Ge;uS as much Us powder andI
ball, necessary TO the operations oil
war, their Willingness to C0-GpcrateI
was an argument so Jar in its favor.
Ana here Mr.. .iu.3ert intcrposcd,
and asked Mr.. Conner. whether heI
G,0 not hnow mat the people Of his
0wR state, NJ ,.sSachusst;s, ana its ic-
gisiature, were one aud all opposed tol
the war, ana now hc c3Gid reconcile
TO his doctrine OF 05eJing tie will 0s
const,tu nts. his having Noted tor that
war III every stage OF 1t 10 this Mr.
Conner answered. that ne iAen voted
as citizen Oh the United Stltes.--I
And pray saIu MIR. Hubert. in reply,
.. is OF Is not the honorable g ntle-l
man noG a citizen Df the United
States The other was silent. Thel
question on Ten was then taken byI
ayes and noes. when there. were 33|
ayes ANA lS4 noes. SO it WAS rejected.
MIR. CulpePper then moved to fill
the blank with Nine dollars, which
was by ayes and noes rejected, 1s5
noes to As ayes. MIR. I. Wilson then
proposed the insertion Of Eight. This
was Supported on the grounds of cal
,culation and justice by Mr.. Pitkin
and by Mr.. Woodward who illustrat-
ed the subject by some matters Of fact,
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