Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-04-16

with some surprise, IN certain poiltlcdi Jouli
which usually speak by authority the avoWal OF
the doctrine that the members VI tllls Iiouse,
come here. not to represent the people, but to
supnort the administration right or wrong, In all
thinos: in other words, to represent the will and
obey the orders of the President. did not,
then expect what have since mad the PAIN OF
witnessing the PRONUNCIATION OF the same doc"
trine from places of high authority, from the
scat IF LEGISLATION, in both wings Of the Capitol
CIV What are we? where are we? Are we the
representatives of the people, clothed with a
high trust to be exercised for their beneht, ana
under an exclusive responsibility to them, or are
we fendal vassals bound by a tie or party ale
giance to the President, mere "leigemen OF the
Dane2n Are we like the Parliaments of France
under the ancient dynasty, summoned mere 10
attend royal bed of JUSTICE and to register,
by compulsion, the royal edicts and manlfes--
toes? If these are our appropriate funcuons,.
why stand we here pratng about the Constitu-
ton the rights of the legislature, and the custody
of the public treasure? If we have lost the sub
stance of liberty say down with the idle and
unsubstantial pageantry of its forms. Why keep
up the dellsive mockery OF Legislative De-
partment, when it serves only as mask Tor that
despotic power which controls every thing, and
as a memorial to remind us of our own degene-
racy2 Let us rather conform to our own condi-
ton by obeying that imperial mandate which
was first issued in the city of New Y DIRK, some
months since, through one of the executive or
gans:-"pa the appropriation bills and go
home" leaving the people, in the extremity OF
their distresses to the tender mercles OF the Ere
sident and his privy counsellors! Ay sir, grease
the wheels of the Car Of Juggernaut-enrich the
shrine of your idol-and when you have per-
formed these ministerial Offices of priestly devo-
ton, 90 home, and tell your miserable and ruin
ed constituents to PROSTATE themselves before
the mighty pageant, and offer up the incense OF
their expiring hosannahs to the god Of their lido
latry, while his fatal Car is crushing them into
the earth, and mingling their blood with the dust,
and the whole Pandamonium of false and trea-
cherous counsellors who have deceived him by
their fatterng sorceries, and ruined the coun-
try by their internal Vaccinations, are laughing
at the agonizing distresses, and revelling in the
spoils of a people, whose hopes he has disap
pointed whose sacred rights he has violated,
and whose vital interests he has betrayed and
whose constitutional liberties he has trampled in
the dust
We are not, indeed, without some very signi-
ficant indications, that this royal mandate will
be executed by the prerogative of propagation.
1t has evidently been the subject OF grave dellbe
ration, in that secret ConSiStOry where such high
matters are usually decided. And as feel
like one who about to retire from the stage, has
natural anxiety that his last act in the drama
should be decenty performed-l must ask 1t as
Il DeTSOHdl FAVOR, lHdL III we Ic W NC piolOSuOu
by the President, the act may be performed with
becoming solemnity, and according to the most
approved historical precedents.
| shall now proceed to furnish such prece-
dent and trust the friends of the President will
appreciate the feelings of kindness in which it
is done. quote from high authority, sir; no
less than that of the Lord Protector Cromwell.
He had organized his first Parliament as he sup
posed, in such manner as to be sure OF ma
ority for any project of the court But although
his returning officers had taken care to give him
a ma iority at the commencement OF the session,
vet the spirit of liberty so far prevailed over the
spirit of personal allegiance as to throw him in
to minority in the progress of the session.
Finding the majority inaccessible to fear or per-
suason the historian records, that " he sum-
moned the House to meet him in the painted
chamber We shall be summoned | suppose,
to the East Room, scarcely less celebrated. j
Displeasure and contempt were marked III his
countenance. A very natural prelude to
what folows.] They appeared there, he OBJ
served, with the Speaker at their head, as a
House Of Parliament. Yet what had they done
as Parliament? He never had played, he ne
yer would play the orator; and, therefore, he
would tell them frankly Cromwell was frank
man, too sir, thatthey had done nothing For
five months they had passed no bill, Tour time
is not yet out1 had made no address, had held
no communication with him. As far as concern
ed them, he had nothing TO do but to pray that
God would enlightened their minds
"But had they done nothing? Yes; they had
encouraged the cavaliers to plot against the
Commonwealth, and the Jewellers to intrigue
with the cavaliers The coalition between the
nulifiers and national republicans is here evil
IDENTITY foretold. BY their dssentions they had
aided the fanatics to throw the nation into con-
fusion, and by the slowness of their proceedings
had compelled the soldiers to live at free quar-
ters on the country. Here Gen. Jackson could
give Cromwell a lesson. Why did he not seize
upon the depostes?] 1t was supposed that he
would not be able to raise money without the aid
of Parliament. But he had been Injured to diff
culties, and had never found God wanting,
when he trusted in him. Almost the very Ian
guage of the manifesto. The country would
willingly pay on account Of the necessity. But
was the necessity of his creation? No: it was
of God; the consequence of Gods providence.
1t was no marvel, if men who lived on their
masses and service books, their dead and carnal
worship, were strangers to the works Of God;
but for those who had been instructed by the
spirit of God, to adopt the same language, and
say that men were the cause. of those things
when God had done them, this was more than
the Lord would bear. But that he might trou-