The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-10-02
FROM NEW oRLEANs.

FROM NEW ORLEANS.
An extract Of letter, from New>Or-
leans, dated Sept. s, to a gentleman in
this place, says-"We are enjoying
most astonishing health here, at this mo-
snent-not single case of yellow fever
has disturbed our repose. They are not
80 fortunate Pensacola dreadful vi
station of that disease which has driven
the council to country tavern in the
pine woods. where they are making laws
for the territory.
Our cotton crops will be unusually fine
and extensive this season; but appre.
hand the price will be low. We are
overflowing with the last years tobacco,
and no demand for it. This, with the low
price of -four, is dreadful calamity to
the western people,"
Mn. EprToR--Although / am aware
that the approaching contest between the
federal candidates for congress, for the
adjoining district, gives but little interes.
where the political tenets are so at va
Rance with the principles which have
governed the Herald, yet few remarks
on major Lewis's letter to CHARLES F.
Mercer, esq. published in the paper OF
Monday, may be permitted.
That gentleman expresses himself thus:
nThe objects which induced me to retire
from public life having been accomplish
ed, ii is my wish to resume my former
station in the national legislature" sc.
Of what value is the elective frapchise
If such "a tone of assumption be submit
Ted to? Is il not, virtually, saying" E.
lectors-my private affairs made it ne.
cessary for me to give up, for period,
my seat in congress: ], therefore, fer
nifted MIR. Mercer to be my locum fenens
a-but having now satisfactorily arranged
these affairs--which were of far more
importance to me than those of the ma
-iion--I chuse to resume my station, and
that Mr.. Mercer should retire" This
.is.to use term in music. performing ad
,fi6itum truly.
One would suppose that the major.
wilhelm congress, had imbibed in the so.
ciety OF the late Russian minister, Mr.
Poietica, disposition to introduce into
our country, the vassalage Of the cerfs
IN that empire, who are attached to the
soil, and transferred with it; if it was not
known, that that diplomatic character
possessed very liberal ideas, and was
much respected at Washington. But,
Mr.. Editor, beg major Lewis's par
don; he is not in fault--it is the vice of
human nature. A man who is long dom.
inant, at length considers himself, as il
we're, eDfeonfed-as the major seems to
do, in the counties Of Loudoun, Fairfax
and Prince William.
sThis baroniai claim Of GENTRY, must
touch TO the quick every independent
voter in those counties. The Dutch are
a respectable class in Loudoun: but
,my,sheer is rather malleable animal in
his original country-and may continue
SO here under thefiastic hand OF their for
mer representative. Let them, however,
resolve to be no longer dandied, but look
to capacity, industry, and real usefulness,
which they must have perceived are pos
-sessed by the present representative,
Charles +. Mercer, who, as republican
oughtto do, places himself at the will Of
the voters-not self constituted--but says,
as has been published in the Herald,
"Should 1t be the pleasure Of my constitu-
enis TO continue to me the support with
which they have hitherto honored me-"
Such language certainly shsws nothing
Of the spiri, Of oligarchy.
CANDIDUS.
p. s. If the aUant.eourepr of major