Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-12

i From he .albaay DAILY Aducrtissr, aug &
Yesterday there was another triuHpb
obtained in The popular branch Of our IL.
gisIature, for the cause of liberty and III.
rights OF nan. Mr.. Wheaton, attbe suo.
gestion of Mr.. Remer, modified bis cor :
current resolution for a joint committee q
both houses 10 frame an electoral law. i1s
such manner as 10 make il only express,
an opinion that such law ought to he
passed at the present session, and thu,
modified it was adopted by The FOLLOWING
vote:-Ayes IS, Noes "A.
But while we bear testimony OF this h.,
porable regard 10 public sentiment on lhs
part of the assembly, though We cannOr
but express our regret that so many men
appear to have acted with hypocrisy when
they voted on The same subject last winter
common Justice demands AT our hands ,ba,
we should follow the same resolution n,n
the senate, and declare that it met with
no more attention from that tribunal than
would humble boor of K ussia peliiooin,
for his rights al the feet OF Alexander ,be
AufcCrat
Nay, more, this humble petition Of
the People-trom Masters to their Ser.
yanss-was Indignantly spumed on, OF
the Senate without hearing, by IFS presi.
ding officer, and nineteen melDbers sspr.
toned cold blooded s,rangulaion Of
public sentiment, and saw him unconcern.
ed, Gag the minority who wished 10 gro.
test against the infamous deed!
At H.
was brought up TO the senate, Gen. Root,
the president Of that honorable body deci.
ded if TO be out OF order, and assigned a.
his reasons that the rules Of The senate
we've bar aga inst it. This be had rgbI
10 DO. assigned his reasons at length
This he also had right 10 do--but be
had no right to 90 further
Instead Of stopping where the rules Of
propriety and dec0rum imperIously de.
msnded he should. in sn evil moment be
suffered his passions to rage, and be sbu..
ed the house OF assembly and the govern.
or in a style beneath the most Billingsgsle
TRADE he ever delivered when be Wasa
clustering, rantng demagOgue on Tue
mountains OF Delaware.
A motion was then made that such rule;
as he named should be suspended, so a: 10
admit The resolution before The senate,
He then decided, thai inasmuCh as The
senate had declared by resolution, lilalhe
call of the legislature was unconstitutional,
all proceedings under ii would be lmpO.
per, & therefore the motion was out OF Orde.
Mr.. Nelson appealed frotu this decision,
and supported his appeal in language,
manly, dgn6ed and torclble, that must
have carried conviction home to every
mind not predetermined against listening
to reason. But it was vain. Had be been
possessed Of the eloquehce Of PAU,
when be made Felix tremble, il world
have been spent 10 vain. The appeal Oh
the decision was decided by ayes aud
nays as follows; and we hope The black
list will be nailed to The wall OF every
mansion and cottage Inhabited by tree
men, from Montauck Point, washed By
the pillows of the Atlantic, to the shores
dashed by The waves OF Erie-Ayes ~,
Noes 10.
TO coDclude-it we are charged with
warmth on The occasion, We reply, We
lSef ils duu VIC OolC cal iSoo ~" '''''
not submit 10 be slaves without striking a!
the hand which holds the tetteEa.
Finally. if the senate have any regard
for the honor Of the state, ne would ad'
wise that body never TO hold another se:'
sion under the present presiding Officer
after he has been 10 dinner!
New YORK, August 9.-Both Houses Of
the Legislature adjourned on Friday alter
passing Mr. Spencer's resolution, ceDsuI'
ing the Governor, by vote OF 66 10 %.
A resolution was passed, requesting lie
Senate 10 inform the House what dlsPo:I'
ton they had made OF the resolutions res'
live TO giving the choice OF Electors to iOs
People, which was sent to then the DAY
previous.
AlDessage was received from the Senate
informing the House, that inssmucb as they
had passed resolution on the Sd instant,
that they had been uncoDstilutio0aIIy con-
yened and deemed it improper TO ieglaISIs
on any question, they could not conse"
TO take into consideration the resolution
from HE Huuse Gaeeas
WY ~ DnrATn