The central gazette. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1820-1827, 1825-01-22

sntueots. ave not so strong and close as those
which bind the delegate OF a borough or coun
~, and his constituents mutually to each 9th
or? Il is true. there may not be in the one
ease, those personal attachments or antipa-
tacs which arc often created in the other. by
personal, familiar and constant intercourse
but this IS as good reason whv we should
prefer this plan, why we should not Ta'.
-nts aud me,i are more apt to prevail. when
we enlarge the sphere Of selection, and give
additional importance TO the station which is
To he filed In county elections, particular.
" in small COUNTIES. the choice is frequently
determined by considerations which have no
reference 10 the qualification of the candidate.
Here, wealth has more inhuence-t.c aacc-
tons of ncighbothood and domestic inter
rours- are more apt to bias the mind oppor-
,unitics aye greater Of concihalug popular IA.
vour bv the articles OF Discrimination and in
t.irues of ambition lie is most apt TO tri.
umph. vcty often, who in popular phrase is
Termed the clev eres, fellow, that is the man
whose character and principles change their
hue like the Cameecn. with the company he
keeps II * certain thai there is more inter
course between people of the sanc county,
than those inhabiting different cfSent,cs, and
therefore the argument that dis;bk, system
nf representation les ers the intina c Sbe,wcen
delegate and constituent, might seem plausI
bile The intimacy OF acquaintance and per-
soual knowledge among men. lessons as We
pas from he domestic circle OF family to the
more enlarged and complex relations of neigh
horhood, county and district tu, wha, is at
last the strong lie That binds the public func-
tionarv to the people? IL Is the familiarity Of
private {, icndship or individual affectiona II
so. The sma lest county were too large FOR the
cultivation of these attachments Ii is the
bond Of /, co,nmon prhiic interest the SYM
oa,hv Of common puhli' faith. which bind the
people and 'hcir accents mutually to ca ch 9TH
er. Con cniali.v Of language habit. pursuit
and primo ,les forms the STRONGEST. and per-
hans the only common tic amonT men hcvond
the erdcarmcnts Of natural affinity and domcs
tic relationship The man who acts in any
public capacity should look to the public in.
terest his mind should he superior 10 the in
fuencc of local feelings or private considera-
lions
The task Of cquaIizing representation has
been too often accompl he'd for us to think
it now impossible II is accomplished in the
congress of the United States -~it~is acrom-
p!ishea ia the Senate of Virginia j, is accom-
pTished in the legislatures of most Of our sis.
tsr states. DEMOCRiTUS 4,
sJAcKsoN' on the election of President bv
the House OF Representatives, will appearn next
week
We have found it utterly imprac,icable to
give any thing like satisfactory sketch of the
debates on the various subjects that have oc
cupicd the attention OF Congress for the last
ten or twelve DAYS. It is therefore not at
tempted. The II of r were engaged nearly
the whole OF the llth inst on The application
of the President 20 Congress, respecting his
personal accounts. II was finally agreed TO &c
ter the Message 10 o se'cct CO inmilicc of sew en-
with instructions. SC.
On the 10Th the House spent some time or
the subject Of Territorial land taxes on The
bill farther to provide for the rnnisi, ment Of
crimes acainst the United State. and m The
hin for the continuation OF the Cnmhcr land
Road On the 18th in obedience TO call of
the Senate, the President % the United States
tranSruitted Message to that bo9v, accomra.
nici nv reports from the SECRETARIES Of State
and Navv and number Of other documents,
giving 'info' nation respecting the injuries
which have been sustained hv our citizens, BY
pira,ical Acpreda.'ons. Sc The Message and
documents we're ordered 10 he printed The
House OF r. was his day, sometime engaged
on the Cumberland Road bill
On Friday the 18th The House was engaged
ia commii'ce o! the whole. on the bill, EAU
thorisiny subscription 10 the Stock OF the
Chesapeake ani Dc'awareC anal Mr. Hemp
Hill spoke at some length in favor OF the pas
sage OF The bill a. report Ivy he Committee.
OF which he was Chairman 70 one replying
TO Mir III the hill was ordered to he engrossed
fnr third rcadinG. ayes Sc, noes 81 This
hill authoris,s the natl 1na' government TO sub
scribe for he Stock OF the above Canal 10 the
anoun' oF $500 900. TIE remainder OF the
day was consumed on the solution appoint
ing n committee to cnqni'e into the expcd'en
cy OF anprnpr!aiing a sum ot money Tor the
purpose of improving the Cumbe' land River,
IN Tennessee
On E!on'av the 17ih, the Senate rejected
the bill >aho'i,hing imprisonment 'oi debt-20
for it 90 against it. The Senate then pro-
coed to the consideration o! the bill 'ior the
relief Of Columhia College, in the District
the bill was postponed TO Tuesday After the
dis posal Of some other business, 'he III. of Il
went into committee of the whole. on the Hill
to provide for the continuation Of the Cum.
berIand Road The blank as filed with the
sum of Sl50.O0O. bv majority Of 10 votes
from this vote the final passage of the bill is
highly probable.
Constellation - Under this head. on our
first page, sc have commenced publishing the
contents OF Pamphlet. recently written. Civ
ing an account Of the parties in the United
States from the Convention Of lTS7 to the
prcscn, period" IL is be'iev ed to be the finest
and tr1est history OF the parties in this coun
trv thst has cvcr been Published History
viii never prescn, anv thing on that subject
NOR correct and it is snbrct Of great i'm
por,ance to be Perfectly understood. 1t must
be interesting 10 e, erv man who feels any con-
cern in the affairs of our infant repuhiic and
to those whose means Of acquiring informa-
firp nm the spb;cct limit ci II IL iuvaiua.