Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-11
IN TIVE CITIZENS OF ALEXAN.l
DRIA COUNTY.

=, All important 70 the future prosperit.
Of that part IF the district OF Coluntia.
which. forms the county OF Alexandra.
The town Of aleyand ia has d en- in
t,rest in the proposition which it is nv
intention 10 submit to the consideration
of NV fellow citizens, which is no other
thsp to pndesvour to get the county and
town of Alexandria restored back to the
state Of Virginia. No time is so proper a.
the present, ~hen Cong ess and the Lee
gi.lature are in session
The arguments in favor of this mea
sure are many and cogent-Who are nm
G,r the government Of persons who feel
no greater concern than strangers de
abaut the prosperity Of Alexandria'-who
consider Va troublesome children and
treat Us accordingly. The laws whic
have been passed by Congress tor the D.
trict, are considered as grants of tacoi'
and not Of RICH: We are bound By las,
in the snaotme't Of which We are not
Corsttutionally permitted 10 have any
voice. This is a condition the genoa
good does not require that We should b"
placed IN, and not to be endured b. q
highmiudvd republican, a condition which
10 con-ide otions can JUS If our consent
ting to remain in longer WITHOUT maEius
an ef,rt to disenthral on selves, We a.
foi ced TO submit to whatever laws ca
greSs are pleased 10 pass. according ~
the con, trnctiDn which the msjo"ity of
CO. g.es- have given t. the words OF the
CONSTITUTION. by that instrument. il j.
declared. that Congress shah have pove,
TO iesislate over this district in all cases
rkatSORrtr We are taxed in Gus iaudS
aud houses without representation, al
though the Constitution declares tia:
taya,ian shall be io proportion to repre-
scntatiOn. rhs clause of the C"n>tifa
ton has been Considered not aprlicah .
to b.. district, because the power OF lie
gisia ion over it Is gi,en in I'LL cases
1r9ntSoerer. Is ;his b. reason for tax
ing me houses anil lands in this erritory,
il viii equally Justify the doctrine thar
none Of he provisions Of he Consultations
apply to the district Of Colu,Oba exccp'
that which gives e,rclusice Legislation il
all cases.
What laws have Congress passed TO-
the benefit or Alexandria: None, eycept
In establishing court; AID that in so
careless a manner a. TO shew that they
iet 40 concern about 1t They have in
cerpprated some Banks, passed a law
amending the charter OF the 'owu. How
we're these obtained: They were ob'ain
ed bv huinbiy petitioniDg for them,& ask
ing grant Of them as great favor. do
believe, and honestly express that b.:icf.
tha' a majority If the me nbers OF Con
geSs 10 not. A. they are bound by the
CO ,titution, look 1T our situation witt
iute est. and desire to render to us "a
sA re- of thrir time aad talents We have
be- deprived of sell ,snverRmsrt, il i
said, because the pub:ls good demanded
it. Then Lev them trsat III win rlore
respect aud feeling
Every territory under the exclusive ja.
risdctna If the general government. eN
cent this district, has nelegate cn t.'c
hlpr of congress, who ran make known
their wasts and defend their Interest,"
What has besu doue Tor u, has been
n Hted to importunate s,madc
session after session The business %
tn, DISTRICT mas at no time excited as
much iaterssr in the MINDS OF majority
Of congress as Amy Dard'n'S horse did
] fee justified IN the o2'nion that some
members OF congress think the aliMrS
of his Distric'. too low and humble for
the. great talents to descend to. No law
has bnen passed concerning the gene a
police 1t this District lthn' congress b
hal IS wears 10 DO it m-nor has tn.
impur tant subjec' been cvcc limited al l.
any ,, tine executive Communications
W awe been enteavO ing to get ia
pa, ,eI tor the purpose % balidrng ia,
IL hl- county. You all knew tie Situ0
to- Of tue present che II has been t.
sessions tine exertion Of the commou
SOua,l and lew court to obtain law OF
Il subject. Al the close OF the last
Session, law was wlth difficulty enact
ed, but iu such state, that 1t c1pnot be
Executed until another is passed to eS-
PLAIN IT.
Inc trustees Of the Alexandra AGA
deny, at The last session OF cong. e,S, u.
deaNOred to obtain Law, ensb!tas them
to alse small sum for the use OF that III
shIutIon, IN and Of that devised"to il by
General Washington, without taxing the
town, or taking IRON the public chest.-
The mode was poisted out, Il mode which
tho'e who were to pay assented to. let
this application was treated with silent
neglect. how unlike this is the conduct
OtNwginia?
Tins Is rot all. At the last session a