r-Cammunicaied for the Wilmington Gazette.
"TRERE, on the cold dear Exla's breezy side
iMy hand amid her ringlets wonl to rove,
: Bhe profFer'd pow the lock, and now deni'd,
' . With all the baby playfulness of love.
' r ' ;" ' '--'y i'V 'l-X '' .''"J 'V'
Here the false , Maid, :iwith many An artful
' tear X-.'V-v-Wi "
Made me each rising thought of doubt
'discoverv ."''''""''."' 'V
- And vowr'd, and wept, tiirhopehad ceased to
Ak me ! beguiling, like a chUd; her loveiv
" HViV ;'
' One evening, on the river's pleasant strand, . ;
The Maid, too well belov'd, sat with tne y
And with her' fingerrttaed upon he sand I
' Death for Diana . not inconstancy I
V'1"' 'j,'-.-' ""' '; iA ' '';" '!,.''
". ,t- f-' ':';'.-".''. t ,:t. '' !!.-' V
'And love behcid us, from hie secret stand
... And mark'd his triumph, laughing to be
r .. hold me,. ,j ,' , , .. ,
-To see me trust a writing, trae'd in sand,' ,
.To see me credit what a woman told me.
1 Extract from thi Message of lit jLtctUtvcy. Go
i lernor Page, to the Legislature of Virginia
delivered on the it A ultimo."' ! ". :, -
IN compliance with, what, appear to bo
'the duty of the executive, and the established
practice of my predecessor in office, I have
the honour to address the following letter la
the General Assembly i Id ' which I shall
- chiefly confine myself to layinjf befpre. it,
such a statement of the affairs of the com."
monwealih, as by the constitution and law
leem, peculiar objects of executive attention
without obtruding upon the legislature my
ting any new laws, or of altering anv now in '
force, except in such cases, as in the due ex
ecution of the laws, the executive has expert-,
,encid unnecessary delay and expences. re
sulting from the very letter of the law ; or,.in
case which seem evidently within the pecu
liar vi:w of the legislature, and yet have not
btcn embraced by their law intended to em-"
-trace them.
But I confess that even thi appear to roe
too much like going beyond the bound wise
ly prescribed by the constitution to the ex?-
cutive, and cannot with propriety be practi
sed by an executive which ha no constitu
tional share in legislation, not even a limit
ted or qualiSed negative on the law, for
the suggestion of an artful popular execu
tive, might in time have all the effect of a
constitutional right to originate bill J and by
the force of established precedent, and the
, "well known tendency of executive power to
increase, might convert our happy free go
vernment into a disguised monarchy, render
ing the House of Delegate mere cypher-
And here 1 must Uke the liberty of declaring
that I think no one person ought to he' en
trusted with power of controuling the will
:cf the representative of the people In the go
vernment of a single sovereign C.ate, whose
. constitution is established on demecratical
"principles, and which alone can rely on the
peopli for its constant support, and, which i
not obli ged to resort to deludon, corruption
and an armed farce for its existence. The
impossibility of guarding that single person
against the secret influence of friends, or of
agent of selfish designing men, and the pro
. Lability of hi yielding to an improper im
"pulse, through weakness of mind or depravi
ty of heart, renJcr such power extremely dan
gerous: or, jf not -, utterly useless. Tor it
may be either boldly improperly applied, or
through timidity, hot exerted when it applU
cation might be useful. Such a power is
more likely to multiply courtier, excite in
trigue and create or Increase an undue In
fluence in the executive than to produce any
advantage to the commonwealth. And where
there is second branch of the legislature, like
our Senate, chosen by the people, whose sole
duty it is to revise and amend, or negative
the act of the House of Representatives,
tuckpower u tingle tron mtrtt be" tinnt-1
cessary. For if the people . make a proper
choice of Senator and representatives. Hi I
ttot probable thatthry can find one man po. I
essing more knowledce of their tme inter-
est man a majority oi ootn House olthcir le
gislature. D-it the qualificil negative granted to the
Prtsi lent by the constitution of the United
State, m iy be a recestsry appendage to thU
other power which the executive should pot
CM In a complicated government of a' num
b?r of sovereign independent states, ofvari.
OU interests and different habits, confedera.
td for their gvncral safety and the preservs.
tionof thrir Independence, arulredt their
. was and cpoed a it Miy be to frrct In
trieu's m o'ptn forte I and tuch power
without Impropriety may be delegated by the
tvcople -f all the confederated Hate, to
rresident. chosen ly tier tors arolnted by
them, for the purpose rf electing him, fx
on! v to execute the laws of the leiienl l
giUtue,an Jto mke trratis with the ad
vice of tw-th!rl f the cnMe, but to be a
check on the conduct of Senator and Re
rrfT,ul'1" e'reted by .inla states, and
who uisy l InluctRcd by and !&H
views. In the hand of ibe rrevdent Ihi
' high power ?em lCed by the people st:
IfsUne by wkKH they espect to keep the
o?erigniyanliiidependttK. ike freedom
and kuppiotMof their rtipettire sutet con
stan'tly in equulibria.i The General Assem
bly,! trust, sir, will pardon this digression,
and attribute it to ' an earnest desire te ex
plain the ground of roy silence respecting
certain laws enacted by former assemblies,
or such a itrobu (proper fof the present
Legislature to enapt -, and. to my wish to
embrace ' every 'bppovtunity of exhibiting to
our fellow-cltizehs proots ot the xcellence"
of our state constitution, and that of the fede- .
rl Government s both happily adapted to
their respective purpose the one suited to
a single free state, in the neighbourhood of
Republican states, iti friend and perpetual al
lies, offensive snd defensive. ' The other ad
mirably adapted to the government of a num ,
ber of republican states, once rivals, and de
pendent en a powerful monarchy; but now
Sovereign andlndependent, except in case ;
wherein theirgeneral welfare, and the pref
serration 6f their union of strength and inte-'
rests may require a relinquishment of some
rights of sovereignty. AM here I hope, I-!
may be permitted to congratulate our coun
try, as f do most, heartily, 1 on the present
prosperous sitnation of the United States "
At peace with alt the world, ' except a few
petty, piratical states ; respected by all the
powers of Europe, and upon happy term of
amity, and cnmmcrtYal intercourse with the
two most powerful nations upon earth, ex--cept
in far as the unhappy war which they are
now carrying on agf inst each other, occa-
J sionally interfere wifh and checks that inter
course : . uurunancea' in so nounsning a
condition a to enable trs to defray all the
expcr.ee of government, and 'pay the debts
of, the, Union in about fourteen years, beside
making the payments stipulated for the' pur
chase of Louisiana, without any additional
taxes and this too, after the great reduc
tion made in onr taxation by the present ad
ministration ; the bright prospect of peace,
security and prosperity of our sister flakes on
the western waters ; the vast field opened for
the accommodation of our prosperity, and
the wide spread", for human happiness,
by the peaceable acquisition of Louisiana, are
circumstances that demand our gratitude to
the adorable Disposer of human affairs.. Per
mit me to add, that the President's late' mes
tnge to congress, contains not only informa
tion most Battering to the proudest hopes of
the United btatcs, but sentiments ol policy
and benevolence worthy of the attention and
observance f every, citizen within them.
Cut having perhaps, digressed loo for from
the object in view, : 1 will nuw return to it,
and shew that I not only think it improper
for the executive in our state goicrnavent
where the legislative and executive powers
are. by the Constitution declared lobe sepa
rate and distinct, so that neither shall exer
cise the power properly belonging to the
thcr.to interfere in the smallest degree with
legislation; butthat h i unnecessary as well as
dangerous. that he should even give the most
distant hint at what ought to b th object
ti legislative ennuicrtion. lor as the
lI'Mist'of Delegates posses the tola right of
originating bills and it member are rkc
ted by tho people from every part of the
tate, fur the purpose of enacting law which
they may deem necessary, and of repcal'ag
such as they may think emaecessars- or in
convenient, they ought Ub twnnosed noten-
J ly the sale constitutional frame ra of our laws
absoluttly onginsttng with them, bet the full
and perfect judge f every cireumsUtxo
which can require legitlalive interference.
Therefore, sir, after pointing out the laws to
which I alluded in tltt beginning of this let
tqr,' as occasioning unnecessary delay and ex
ponces in the execution of one of them, and
the defects of others as not embracing the ob.
ject within the peculiar view of the legisla
ture. I ahalt only lay before the General As
sembly such documents a 1 have Collected
respecting the execution f the Uws partico
laily confided lo the executive direction, by
the last assembly, and the state cf the public
building.
. . t'ROM THE AURORA.
Th fometlm jut'ge CfifEihi of Jeifejr
hai U'cly tuolliaed what ho call fe.
rions Conndtrations iniendrd fpr the rotd.
'Toll s"uf that flue, Who have been lately
diforc4 to thick ihst iht purchafcof Lou-,
if;jna woe Id provide farm and ellatci f.f
our children lor leveta' fenerations. V
(hall like fome of this Judge's pofi loni,
and we (hall endeavour to (hew that be
ha willully attempted to be a deceiver.-
Tho lai JoJge very plainly sella ;he Jer
fty fat mars, thai ihry hive betd In lead
irg flrinci, and tells tticna wiihoul inten
ding lo be fo candid that il I ever
more tumonrab'e to retreat than priGQ in
ctrur t" tl.ii allude to the genrrtl sp-
probstinn beflowid fl the Lwiifuns
piirchafe, by g vsl number of the Jtifcy
citixtM, whoha4 be!n fmerly uVluded
by lh S'otk'oui aiid Roujinoti, and Uf
ton and Ou len. No fomlmcntli mora
Vrnerst nor mnicjufl, than t'ui of Ju;
p4iictfln that li' LouiSaua pnnh.fei
one nf the moll Important event for the
peat, profperity, future hirj Inefi aoj
the htmour ol the adminiftrsl'on, ihahi
tKcufitd Cnce ihe declaration of Indepcn.
oenrc , 'tseiy mm jn Jctfey know that
Il ll ntl a love for,"or an attuhr.wr.1 to
lbs pftfem aJniinifitatbn, that would
dtsw fo cin lid ami honooiahte a dnlita
ion from j.ij,;t Patttif n on the con
irsty, kM,wir.g th tici,r wdh whirh
i jtny raucffonhai!wi aOcJ i.h th
oppofite parlT, the honeft ininking "rnen
ot tne party arc im.ucu m iue nu,u
tage mutt be ot great mapnnuoe inuecu
which could draw a declaration fo decided
front him. This candour of judge Pat
terfon has drawn down on him much pri
vate cenfure from the party with which
he has hitherto acled ; but it has extorted
the applaufe of many who were not hi
admirer,' andencreafed theefleernof tbofe
good men who have been among the anti-
republican; 'in a-itate or nnconicious
hollilitv to tne principles or ino revoiu-
tion. This fenttment concerningiLoui-
liana, is not 'be only"' favourable one a.
vowed by iudccPatterfon, - He has kc.
Inowledged tliit the prefent adminiftra.
tion conduct the public alia irs in the true
rpirit of the government and in Inch a
way as to put cenfure to filence.' ' Judge
Kirkpatrick, another lericf citizen, and a
member of the judiciary of that ftate, hat
been as freely reprobaled by the party in
oppofition to the government, as Judge
Fatterlon, and all tor his candid declara
tion on the wifdom of the public ftea
fnrei under Mr. Jeffeifon, and particular.
ly in the Louifiana purchaf: The at.
tacks on thtle two cm ten have not snu-
med an open countenance set, but they
are pointedly alluded to in judgcGriffiths'
pamphlet, which we fhallnow proceed to
notice particularly, ,
It Uy, addielung thole who have been
thus imprcfled There Is teafon to be.
lievt that many of vou who were draw
away, bejin to lee the deceptions and
dangers of a democratic fpifit (that is, of
the people being their own word ene
miei.) ami how certainly it mud hear
down tho bell men and Inllitutioot rf uf
country. .
l i p'lis ,iiil '' ', iiiai im
Democracy, thai is its perp!e. B ikir
votes and authority, have f.vei ih coun
try from' the odious (lamp tax. from fce
cxcife fiftem abhorrent to tree tlstei,
from a large' af y of awrccnaiiei, fiom
twenty. Ct partiun lawyeis', fekH4
morfbttllti and appointed at cmrmiits
(J. i ics, and to render fervica sshich is
now rendered better withtui them from
an army ofexcife and ux r nberrrsi
from an rapcDditme of fifteen ruillumof
dollars a jrar, at was formerly iU csfe
hcf aic i he inBitetiot.a whkls the demo.
Cia y, enhe pee pie have ten e dawn god
annihilated t 'he ww they have b' rae
r'own may l rrcotleclcd y altrrtinj to
thchifiory of p1 years they lav (tot
Lioittircment men wfo ftMifbt lo in
volve the country In war and rttcffivc
taxes, ihty have lent mce late ptivste
lit who mffiti public aaorey eutiutted
to ihem, for ptiva e (yruirt hty
har fent thole,wha emirliri and raaei
Vti at the burning of two public effice
they havesBolifhm ufelefi embsfTie, and
rtuioaJetnly fucks are BfcttT.rT, enak
! log a great flnf id cupece its ih- t d
depart OMnt, formetly Iai(he as tewars
toy hoRilitr to the gortrnmeat, r lor fa.
roily ratron're t ihrfoareihe tff. fli vi
. dco.tjcy which lodge Cr'.ilth deplore 1
le drpWs Li lorn.er ft at on the kw!i ;
hedefUirre thedentoctary that olftiucl
hi advanccrectit lo thecr.f jwxt1rp if
Jcrfty now ; he oVploees the family corr
fid of Jeifcy, not left ho.ti'e tw him I on
jlosif thaa ike dccoociats fiota piinil
le. .
If proceeds" If rsiutU furvry el
four Ieedtn gnd I heir enesfmes fhall ceo.
iocs yi that ihey read ied.Lppatnnrx.nt
and I'ubic confeiiow, the it tern yosjf
for an r I abit and cpinionv, n yoir tot.
trier fricoJfliips and political co-r.e:.
tons.'
Hett the mafctTloQ Is fairly oaltU
Irsirn of Jetfay it appears are not now
the fonse a kcrtiofAfe, their mraforr are
not ike (am si hrciofur I Whu are
iww twit rrri inert tne las i
What arc Ihele new iMalercs leading to I
eltfoffeitlemml and tmjfm. The bK k
ion an I the 0 leat( and ike Dayton,
no twe Jet fy ihey fonjkt in de
ftior i he goveiament of the late god le
ihrnw the wh.de Wa eoofufo, it het
thsn not lohase OJewchkl jmiirt or
tntrtir, and th Sioclhm J'arr.A'ovtr
ihem 1 1 What has twemhe cnfricw
whit ihey have not atemncJiofroJucr(
hiveih-y nut difgmr the Uwi,hfrrr
fed tie general gusernmcet and smpt.
cd 10 dcttror the govsremcat f iXr
Hate f There hat ri difapetmeai
and coaruCon Indeed, hut it U M.
hot of the ttifcUI-Why was Mr.
Welch tcnjpird olih a bribe lo eWe, Li
vote tw place Odcn or Stcxltoe ia S,
gternroeMal chair f sVhu k. kit a the
rcfuti f Coofufioe and dkfo(HMi.tm..i
; S'ocktoM and O.den m lo..2rr tU
iovcrament lor the bench c Jatg
npld anfloctacy. wli.h ha i the tai-,
h4 props ephrrcsnfr. Ir rf.y tMrB
loberolJ rcvulutio iaif pnaci.W, .kg
iilneut maeie hi tlriwwus love. J,r
' fry retotw iwilc pt.4iptef the tWvla.
I ion of lrwterrx)rr,.e snd the SioUte
andih 04dei aalihe Dirt. M, end the
; Boudinwt confcfi, ilut ihvy'ate tf.rappHa
i tsdaoJ otffwftcljtJ tshh ciafwCon.
. T '"oii:TTii'iA$'wMX.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OP REPRKSENTATnTS.
Tuesday, Dtctmhrr S9. . '
- Mr. Early called for the order of the day c
the report of the committee of the whole t
the petition of Zakariah Coxe. t
Tho Houe took up the report which Is ti.
the prayer of the petitioner cannot be gnnte
Mr. Early hoped the report would be dis ,
greed to, in which ease be would more the fo .
lowing resolution ' " '
. - Resolved, Although the arrest and conEm
mentof Zakariah Coxe by Winthrop Sargeat
Esq. appears to have been illegal and trrpre
ive, yet that the circumstances are not sue
as to justify the ititerpoitioti of thi House.
Mettrs. R, Griswold and Smilie oppose
the adoption of this motion, on the grou.
that it involved a decision oa the character c
. a public officer on ex-part evidence t that
Governor Sergeant aa aousea nit power, r.t
was a fit subject of impeachment, and that th
would be the becoming course te pursue l sen
that inasmuch as he might be brought be
lore a court of justice, it was highly in.fwju
and unjurt to impose stigma on his thaw
ter, whkh might operate injuriotisly to ti e
course of justice
Messrs. Early ami I Kandclph advecatt $
the adoption of the motion, on the greel
that governor Sergeant appeared, from bVl' r
menta which he had himself transmitted t
the department of aute, te have made t
i'tegal and oppressive arrest and cenSnttrtrt
of the petitioner, for which act te was
their opinion impeachable hut inatmbch
a the power of impeachment ws a high at I
solemn one, which outrM not to b thepTT( I
by an application to tri&ing cases, and iatu
tnoch as it was the funeral opininw eft'
House that thia wa n case that did not r .
lit tuch intcrpotitton it becaaae pve-ptr! r i
same time, te avtid a decision, that an',' ; I
appear, e a tide way, to exculpate tvcrv r 1
Sargeant which tnicbt he conidered at Ha ;
effect of confirming the report, that the pny. ,
. cr of lb pet iimner cannot be granted.
Ow concurring la the report of the eem-'
mittee. that the prsver of the nttiun'r t
cantvLthe granted, the liowse divided Art,
14. Nets: t.
Thisdcc ikn of course euperaedVi the sr. t- '.
tiooconttsipUudu kwuMdeby Mr. I'.ar ,
S case the rrport U the semmiitee shoe.!
lOetwndisagreHtn.
ir Alkicw pretentei tswsnatial frr '
tetuiry lubab-tanU of the ladiang WrrUor 7
pray ing a repral of the 'h nrtkle of th r
li nance estaU!uag the loduna terrii.r , .
wbick pexl htUTVTy SB said territory.
Mr. VarwensoHjecUd to the rtf.rrenct t
the snrmtri5 on the grwmd that ttsprajr
wn bo'.h nnetwAtttattnntl ad tawsa. " '
Mr. A Men replM.4 ttat t!j remark 'f,T.t
he an argument sga-ast afrteing to the prty
er wf the mratoriai, hwt wotild not a; t J a
gainst making the rtferrene, e.peti.Kv a
the tame subject was already ittcrtcd to
committee onnnohcr pctiueo.
The rtttrrnre'to a cetnaaittet waa can't
ed Ayet 4S N'ovs 34.
Mr. lis borne eamrd a rrsoiutiwii for tl e
nprmotwtevit t4 a rorawtirtec to roqwire Le-
tr an, a4 if anr, what tWttHptiem T
ctMswe agaiMt to United Saiet are bound)
If Ua'.utc of limitation, bn k in mw and
iwttice wmgkl to he proshWd for by Uw, w ills
hrtve te rrpaet hf M or etherwiac.
Ordered le le rn the table
The lluse want into oa'irtte e the
sikle llr. VamNoiatLe cnatr-. ew tho
amendment tf ike Ser.it te the tsvUrr UX
These amendment were
I. To Mnke owt tkwtw wn's at esi
UUhtd by the act pwMd the 14 ol March.
IXtt, and no other."
t. To inemte the salary ef the wJ-akas-ier-grnerU
trw J .TOO te ijtx.9 ;ir.
im To Inmate the talaiy of the asv&irj
feet-farnernl boat 100 to IJXQ Ud.
lars,
4. Te Insert a new section probating the
aHownce of any istr, cots pewM. ton from
cntlnrnt hind te tXccrt rwwpcnatcd kr
laed Mlarirt.
1 he rwmmittee dlsvgvrrd lo the three In
totrr-dmtnts and agreed te the last.
Ike hewtermtwedattle kk on the i
port of the rommuiee, awd etwestmd la k
Oa a cetKgrnnce with the cwmvaivw
their agree. t the l4 amend as ret,
the 1 eat and Nay were t-ken Ysaa II
NayM. ,
' r tJmLr 1 1. "
j Jlr. Dtwswa wUerwd tUl he was nne f
wUktoof WeetaWroi.Ua, tUl Ce
exuRiag dutre ad aa tttUii hanwrtrd er
Jhra t!4 aUr te he Ukra eff M redvctl
!it0t?M l the ewwntre
t M '1J JV rvdvKtif. ,iyr,
fce ew.d g retUuta eVWu, at tape
cent per ft. and rvi.g k ea lkV(ww..rtM
purple. CHdervdtnPeoatWULkj. ,
Vl il!!?" T k tt rXtem el Vk
tltri f-y. tWvtweVf iir.
lZi f,!U- Ue
rrf "; rt ti. .,
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