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| fence, by AIDING the eastern RnOr0 10 the Stnte
Of DelaW are and indemnifying Maryland out OIL
measure. 1t would not do, The President is
the lines OF tho States by tnking from tie larg-
| or ind adding to the smaller-in his arrange
| mont for collecting the excise. VIII he really
| become the tool OF his own Administration
HAVE STATES THE EGaHT 10 INSTRUCT THEIR
sESArORS2
Thursday. Feb. 24.-This day nothing OF mo-
| ment engaged the Senate until tho Virginia
| Senators moved u resolution that tho doors OF
| the senate chamber should DO opened on the
Toned t6eir ri ins f THIS broT3ht 1 the
| subject OF instructions from tho diiieroDt
Legislatures into view.
than wish. and ought to be no further re-
garded lard Senator. South Cardinal sal /!
any more than ths electors had a right TO in
| struot the President of tho United states, Mr..
lsteuce to the Constitution; the Legislatures
| were only the machines to choose them; and
was more violeptly opposed to instruction t4an
more than another mr.. Morris spoke with
Perhaps may be considered as imprudont
| but thought would be wanting In the duty
| ! owed the public il sat silent and heard such
| doctrines without bearing my testimony
against them. / declared | knew but two lines
OF conduct FOR Legislators to move in; The one
| first was tyranny the othor nseparablo from
the idea OF representation. We're wo chosen
ward as servants Of the public to do their bust
ness2 The lattor clearly, in my opinion. The
first question then which presented itself was
Noro my constituents here what would they
do? The answer, If known. was tho rule Of tho
Representative. Our Governments were avow-
eddy republican. Tho question, now before. us
had no respect to what was tho best kind Of
government, but this | considered as genuine
Iogisat,ire Of Pe1nsylyania, spoke with hut hut
few Of them had no instruction from them.
and all things considered, | was happy that
Ind riyap Nv.Nipn N nn M. fort
The reasons which | gave then operated still
In full force on my mind
SHALL THE SENATE OPEN IT'S DooRs2
The first was. that. l knew. Of no reason
bly, open that did not apply with equal force 10
us: The SECOND was that | thought 1t
Union to indulge them in such request
The oblections AGAINST IT; VIZ; that tho
members would make sreeehes for tho gal
fault OF the members If thew waEei war in
words and oral combats; II they rittod them
the amusement Of the idle and curious. the
fault was theirs. That let who would fill the
mark their deportment: that they would
rise to impart knowledge and listen to obtain
Information, that while this line OF conduct
whether thousands attended or there was not
single spectator.
handed forward u resolution for augmenting
the salaries OF all Federal officers OF tho differ
ent depa;rtments o ,p II Is Great Oh
ries as much as possible, to make them marks
for the ambitious 70 aim at. I his single STRAIT
agem has carried the now Government on so
far with Increased rapIdity.
Eso baa Sy ds9 in rd hs
the President respecting the loan i' Of three
mill lion tlorins which. it seems, came Mt five
and one-tourth per cent. the expenses OF tho
negotiation being between four and five per
cent. Now up was taken bill Tor altering the
time OF the meeting Of congress. The title
other day But the former had the first Mon
day In November: this had the fourth Monday
the U day was dsreat the bill was dfi ns
bill There might he rs many bills ne DAYS in
the year 1t "a nassSed but CONFESS thought
sYlvanin carried the bill. l spoke against it.
but without effect.
Now we had tho resolution for opening the
doors, Nine votes were given for il and it was
lost.
GOOD OFFICES FOR THE sENAr r. FrIESDs.
And now came the PotowmacE ,amen4atory
don SeW Mi Sd 8 S%
ator New York; Elmer Senator New Jersey;
Norris Senator. PENNSYLVANIA and Reed
ment and finally for the bill. This l. ustonish-
ing indeed. It is plain the President has
is immateral. had Il good opinion OF Elmer
once It is with pain retract it. think tho
city phiiadS!ph Wo1 must SEQ MorriS in new
certainly dared not walk the streets. Mr.. Nor
rls wishes his namesake,. Governeur now In
conspicuou, station abroad lie has acted in
strange kind Of canacity, halt pimp, half on
dropper about the British court for some time
past Marx tho end of it. As to lRnCdon
ISena9r New nmPhFe am q no oIs hp
ilclent explanation. Schuyler i, tho supple
jack Of his son-in-law Hamilton. OF Elmer
/ one thought him honest As To Heed
Senator. Delaware have heretofore known
him to have been shaken by something else
Saturday fo6 1.-THE third reading was
given this day to the dctestabl" iii of
detested excise law. All OF these, however.
were condemned as tries in political nipnity
the French complaints lain dormant. shame.
believe some hand Is ,keeplng them back.
But now, steady phalaux appeared to
eonld. and commended against the alternatives
In the report Of the Secretary Of State rs, on
vain. The. report. with some variation, was
adopted | was the only one who voted boldly
aha IeGssy Gsnst IT. % n the the
resolutions OF the committee. and some OF my
observations in opposition to Ellsworth lSena-
THE RESOLUTIONS OF JEFFERSON.
Rtso'r> As the opinion of the Senate that the eiIhh
p ~ se asS al " ana
illustration OF mo third and fourth OF
ne sams treaty Gy an sphcat3n Of Tue p.incp,es com
In the former
Rs,Orcd That the Senate advise an answer to he
given TO the OF France defending this cOnStruc
tUn IN opposition by tie sal court. md at the
time explaining in the most friendly terms tho dicu
ties opposed to the oxen tlOns they claim.
Second. IL he the opinion that II II advantageous
for TO close with France in her Interpretation OF
cpr"cnl and perpetual exempt m from tonnage,
peal Of 30 much OF tho TONNAGE law viii be the
That there has been design to sacrifice |
French interest rs n peace Offering 10 the Brit
ish court | cannot doubt: but that this should |
he persisted in aftor the disappointment at |
tending GOvUrneur Morris management Is |
strange indeed. They however hope or af- |
feet to hope, 10 carry their point. MIR. Morris |
Senator Penn -ylvania, n fow days ago as |
serted that we would, early this spring have Il |
Minister from GrOat Britain. and tho papers |
have many accounts to the same pur. Ose.
There Is a system pursuing, the depths OF !
which cannot vol tathom, but clearly SEQ
that the poor goddess oflibcrty is likely to be
huntod out Of this quarter rs well as the other
quarters Of tho globe.
dcliberated much whothor | should minute
In any degree OF accuracy the proceedings OF
this dav. Hitherto decacy has prevented me
from keeping any memoranda OF tho oXec-
utive or secret journal. but II am ever to give
ANY account OF my conduct TO the state Gov
ernmrnt, thore Is perhaps no part to which they
will turn their eyes with more attention. |
have another reason for secrecy on this sub
ect for | certainly never behaved go badly in
my life.
IN THE ppENpu TI,PITy