The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-02-26

CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Fen. @, 1872.

progress Of this appCrionment bill through the House
of Representatives 1t is this; earnest desire
has been manifested on all hands 10 avoid Curail-
of the present representation of the small States
do find the allegation Of the Tntelligencer strictly
exact Several Of the speakers treated the small States
particularly Rhode Island and Delaware. cayalierly
enough they pronounced them be invested with
even than their due share Of representation in
Congress- BY the ioCtin. on which tlrey stood the
Senate.
Among tae remarks made by Mr.. Randolph, on
Monday last, the following TO be noted.
In the whole OF this discussion, AIR. r. said he had
been struck with the very great magnanimty and e.
quanimity with which gentlemen on each side Of him.
had borne other peoples msforunes, which is precise
" easy as,o be generous other peoples expense
lie had been struck particularly with the very great
equanimty with which the member from Rhode Island
who delivered himself 50 strenuousy the rights Of
that State. bore with the patience Of Job. the prva
tans Of Delaware-bore, did he say aye. lent his
feeble aid to lay them on if it was buU 10 talk Of
laying privatlons,
IL would be difficult for to express TO YOU the de-
gree dsrepute under which NevYork politics labor
in Congress, and generally at this place. De Witt
Clinton and his party for time in the worst
odour here-as they were busoears in the south and
west. They became objects Of jealousy and alarm, &
therefore sudiously aspersed and distorted into
grisy and satanic shapes. Blu, since they have
ed 70 be dreaded they regarded with less aversion
though they continue to be dstrusted and disliked
The Bucktais however, q speak Of the party in the
State of New ork) possess no larger Of IA
yor real confidence. Without being held to be less
unprincpled intriguing they are acknowledged 10
be more facous, virulent, narrow minded and greedy
Their late proceedings at Albany, and the conduct of
Of their chiefs here the Vice President and Sena
tor Van Buren, in regard to the same object, have
heightened the general disgust and apprehension. I
say apprehension because the ascendancy which they
have gained in New York, and the vast avoirdupois
weight and ofthat State in ths Union, sug-
9eshe idea Of their succeeding 10 the Virginians in
the sway Of our national affairs The continued DOM
naIion Of the latter. would be preferred even BY the
politicians who once disiiked it most. / know many
strong minds well Of the disadvantages and in.
justice Of taking the President from the South,
who would unite in dom. so, rather than that the
general government, should pass uto the hands of me
trained in tile NewYork partywarfare ef the last few
years This, in short is held to be ore Of the worst
evils which could beall the country Their recent at.
tempt upon the independence Of the federa executive
and the head Of the post Office department. their over
weenns and insulting menaces-and their habit
nal and extreme acrinony and vindictiyencsS in all
their contests. supposed be ominou. Of the rule
which they would seek obtain and of the temper.
in which, if successful, they would exercise H. should
they give President from their own State
! On Monday last Mr.. Randolph discharged d volle7
OF keen against the New York OF the modern
regime He reused BY these observations Of Nh.
Golden 1t had been objected to the ratio of forty
thousand that it would take one representative from
the State of Virginia. He thought the question SEEM
cd TO be resolved into Of sympathy for what
had been termed the ancient dominion He had no
objection that that expression should be made use Of
out OF the House. bat he did expect 10 hear with
in H. TIE States on an equal footing and pos
sessed Of equal rights, and sympathy was an unsafe
guide in giving character TO our deliberations"
Mr.. r. in reply, profesed to be nan Of peace, but
whatever liberres might be taken with himself he de-
cared he should not permit any taken with Virginia
to pass unnoced that foor he would however no
tice them in manner becoming the dignity Of that an
cisnt State. Mr.. r. said he perfectly OF opinion
however different his practice might be from his
precepts, that the least useful-and perhaps ne
might put in stronger language, and speaking posi-
lively say, that tie useful members were the ST.
lent snes-nen who exercise deliberate iudgmen.
and sound discretion who are attentive to the bu-
siness OF TIE house, than to making display. The
gentleman from New York, was the representative Of
State, which had thought fit in its wisdom to limit
the number of its representative body 10 one of the
smallest number il this Union-he believed be should
not be wrong % gay. the smallest number in any
tree representative government on earth over couu.
try Of any thing Ike the same magnitude But. MIR.
r. said when we look at the manner i, which Conncc
lout and Massachusetts governed and when, said
he We reflect on what have heard on this floor not
70 speak OF what we have from other sources-of
the factions and cabals which have distracted and far
ought know, may yet continue TO distract the rrea,
State Of New York, see nothing in her case which
would induce rs q follow her example unless ii be.
that II this number sufficient for the legislation OF
great State two hundred would not be more than suf
cient for the United States for as yet beiev. n.
State Of New York does consider herself as equiv
ocnt TO the rest of the Union
Burit seems in the heat of the moment. was weak
enough to apply to the State oil Virginia an epitbe,
which ! Just now beard repeated BY gentleman from
kentucky. He knew that il would be said. in refer,
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