The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-01-29
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Tuesday, January ID.
Co~,.N,C 1--nN hxty


pensstion to Senators, representatives
and Delega,cs in Congress.
Mr. RANDCLPH, undcrs,andir..
the whole merits of the bill 10 be before
the House on he present question,
which he had not before understood to
DC the case, PROCEEDED 10 deliver his
views OF it.
This question, he said, had assumed
characterized put on an appearance
and qualify which did not belong toit.
As such, he for one was willing 10 strip
1t OF It's borrowed piumes That, if
sentiment exist in the public mind, it
Is immaterial In what manner manifest
ed, 1t is entitled TO weight, he agreed
but he was nc, prepared either 10 al
irm or deny that the sentiment which
the gentlemen bad said .perpaded the
whole continent, was the ruling Senti-
rncDt In wha, InaDuer had il been eX-,
.Ited! The honorable member had said
bat in all parts &C the country, howe
yer disconnected with one another,
there exis,e d but one opinion in teIa-
lion 10 the law. This country, said Mr..
K is or was bu, lately divided into two
great parties, which possessed complete
and efficient control over tie press No.
sooner DID tue law OF the last session,
pass, than both parties started in the
race OF popularity 10 run down thst!aw
% this TACT must he attributed the ge-
irral sentiment Of Indignation which
bad been referred to. lie held in lis
hand, he said, en- authority on tie state.
end condition OF EDgland-and here We
had proceeded fcri faSsa--that by
means oil the press The sentiment which
exists IN the heart Ct the body poitic,
is propaga,ed and diH'used To its remot.
est eS,reml,ies. In this way the pre-
sent public Indignation, if it did exist,
tad been excited. Gentlemen, MIR. r.
SAID, had spoken OF their districts; he
would speak of his. 1t had been for
some time past sort OF ward in chan
Gerry, and every constituted authority.
from he President Of the United States
20 the printers devil, had had il in his
special care; and yet, he was bold 10
say, that in tina, district such sentiment
as the Speaker represented TO prevail
throughout the United Sta:es, did NOT
* st. Tc lhe cause he h mentioned,
was tobe attributed(disg acCful iacl!)th
Puoiie excitement which was represent
ed 10 exist. The people ofthq United
States, MIR Il, said, were, as they bad
been represented u befa YistuaGs, high.
minded people They had borne, and
would ever to- continue 10 bear, bur
;heps aud priyations Of the most enor-
NOUS and distressing kind, so as they
were convinced, rightly or rot. that the
public veal required them. They had
borne the embargo; they had borne the
miserable non importation system; they
had borne long. blooGy, destructive,
and In some respects disastrous war
they had borne with 'misnanagemen in
the Camp and In tho Senate, and they
would ever bear with it, so long as they
believe that The Infections os those
clothed with power, have been honest
and good.
But we are told, said MIR. r thar
this is matter of money that the
whole report OF the select committee on,
nc subject, is about money. And
bout what did The committee repoIt?
he subject matter of their report,
was money and what other subject
should they have spoken off Would
The gentleman have had them talk of
Notifications, Of military and naval de-
ience, OF roads and canals, or of the
National University have, said MIR
K much more serious fault than that
20 tird with this report-lhat the last
member OF ne syl!ogism is in direct
contradiction 10 the major and minor.
1t is true, Mr.. r said (referring pro-
biably TO the absence OF Mr.. Webster
the reputed author Of that report that
those men who come from the greatest
distance to Congress, suffer most.
What, he asked. was the situation of
the men whom we follow to their long
and drecry abode, in this place, because
intelligence cannot reach their abote s
in time TO draw their friends around
them before their death That we are
bound TO held the opinions Of the peo-
pie In high respect, SAID Mr.. X l
| agrees but there are some subjects on
Which we are better qualified to give
han 10 receive instruction. Any man,
Who has had experience Of public life
IN this place, is better able TO say what
IS reasonable compensation, than any
man who has not been here and, when
talk Of reasonable compensation do
Il I mean % e,y ibare ie ans aaaiuuabia