Alexandria Daily Advertiser

From the Virginia Gazette.

It appears by the Boston papers that the democrats of that state, after all their great exertions have been unable to succeed in obtaining a democratic majority, of the house of representatives. The federal majority in the choice of a speaker was twenty-one; Timothy Bigelow esq. was elected --Harrison Gray Otis esq. Was elected president of the senate. Political discussions and exertions in that state are conducted with more vehemence now than in any other of the states. Let federal republicans hold out a little longer, and they will have Virginia to back them. Whatever may be the name the principles of federal republicanism must triumph eventually, or the constitution must fall: the next session of congress will decide the question. When the present administration came into office, one of the first measures of congress was the appointment of a committee to examine whether or not there had been any waste of public money or knavery in its expenditure. Since affairs have been managed by men of their own sect, however, all the former mistrust and jealousy, and attention lest the people's money should be wantonly wasted, or foolishly stray into private purses, seems entirely to have forsaken the house of representatives- The Duaneites. having nearly or quite become a minority in the house, it is by some hoped, if not expected, that a committee will be appointed the next session, to examine into certain expenditures. Great disturbance was made by the former notorious "committee of investigation" about Mr. M'Henry's payment of two hundred dollars rent: but what would have been thought, if after an examination of the sums of money paid Dunn and an examination of his charges, it should be found that the United States have been swindled out of full many a thousand dollars? "Can you," says Mr. Randolph, with tears running like water spouts from either eye, "can you bear to see the dear, dear people, whom we all love so mightily, robbed of the hard earnings of their labor." Such might have been his language; and now, not less tearful, nor in less melancholy "syllables of dolor." can he exclaim- "Can you refuse Mister Duane, who has sacrificed so much for the dear people, can you, I say, refuse him his profitable jobs? Let the "unblushing advocates of unblushing corruption,", refuse to patriotism the reward of its labor. but let not this house shew by its conduct in this case the correctness of the complaint of the "ingratitude of republics." Talk not of erecting a mausoleum to the memory of the great founder of "that monster Federalism:" but give to living patriots their just reward." Oh how strong. how sincere, how continued is the love which some men bear towards their country: their creed is. "let each man shift for all the rest, and no man regard himself." This love of the people is so satisfying to some of our democrats, that if shut up and deprived of food or drink along with some of the federalists, one of these amor patriae bawlers would outlive them a week, feeding on this all nourishing love of the people. We sincerely, hope that the time will come when the sums of money this Duane has received, and his accounts, will be laid before the people : we wish it, not from any impossible expectation of lowering his character, but from a wish to detect persons concerned : for the hands that have handled this tool must be at least as guilty as the tool itself. Who was it that told the story, the other day, of one of our enlightened democratic members of Congress of this state, who concluded a long electioneering address to his dear constituents. by telling them-"No, fellow citizens, federalism shall never rise again; but democracy shall prevail, till the universe shall be buried in the womb of eternal ruin ; till The cloudy towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself Yea all which it inherit shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind." There was no withstanding such oratory. "There's learning for you," says one : "I'll bet you a Negro to two hogheads of tobacco," says another, "that there is not a federalist in Congress, except Bayard, that can talk latin so well off hand as he does." "Done,' says a third 'I'll double the bet, for there is not ten words of latin in't; it's poetry without jingle; and I'll go down to lawyer -- and have him decide." How the bet was decided we will inform the reader as soon as we learn.