Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-07
From the National lntelligencsr.
DEBATES OF THE CONVENTION, &c.


In noticing the volume of debates of the
Federal Convention, reported by Chief
Justice Yates, OF New York, and about to be
published, the Richmond Enquirer sutJolns
the following interesting note. 1--WE have
for long time, (says the Enquirer under
stood that distinguished member OF the
Federal Convention from Virginia has plan
Of this sort before him, and that he has pro-
badly prepared a large portion Of it tor the
press No one who is acquainted with the
gentleman we refer to, land who is not &C.
quainted with his transcendant abilities?)
will deny, that Of all other men he is best
= qualified for the task which he has underta-
ken. He was conversant with the scheme
of the Constitution from its very egg-shell
He may indeed literally say, quorum
magma pars full" He has had his eye stea-
Oily fixed upon il from the time it was sub
mtted to the people, and adopted by the
State Conventions, down TO the present mo-
ment He has every advantage Of his own
notes, and those OF other members, to assist
him in the sketch which he has prepared.
in Calculating the principles OF the Con-
stitution, and the views of the sages who
termed it, it will be an invaluable acqulsi-
ton TO the statesman and the politician. !"
1t will clear up many Of the dark passages
which are TO be found in the Journals Of that
Convention, (recentiy issued from the
press) II will show US. whether, when any
power was proposed 10 be given, and not
finally engrafted into the Constitution, the
omission arose from the idea that it was
already given, or that it was not proper to
be given at all. Could this valuable present
also lit the present views of Its author
respecting the Constitution; could il give
US TIE results of his experience since he s'v
the machine in operation; wherein il SEEM
ed TO him detective, and how it was TO be
improved, the author would render a still
more acceptable service to his grateful
Countrymen."
Fo one can mistake the allusion of the En-
qurer. There is but one man left in Vir-
gina who signed the constitutions; and IT
that were not the case, there is scarcely a
surviving member of the Convention, whose
name would justify the language of the En-
quirer, save that of James Madison. We
had understood that this venerable patriot
nccupIa1 nucb of his fine s,nce his retire
ment from public lite, not only on the work
mentioned by the Enquirer, but also in re-
viewing and arranging his correspondence
with the numerous distinguished men with
whom be interchanged sentiments on polii-
cal concerns, during bis long connection
with public affairs. Such works from such
a source, should their INDUSTRIOUS uthOr give
them to his country men, will possess value
and an interest not equailed by any publ
cation since the era OF the formation of the
constitutes,
REVIEW OF THE MARKBTS IN BOSTON
From
Friday, April 90 to FRIDAY, .3pr'l q.
SUGAR.
The arrivals the past week nave
been more extensive than for he tw"
weeks previous.-AlI the while Haya-
ma which hns arrived has been Imme-
diately sold at private contract at 10
So a iei for expectation. one OF TWO