While the Senate were with closed doors discussing the treaty between the United States and France, the Aurora, with his usual respect for truth asserts, that the discussion is public, and that the doors are kept open by the casting vote of the Vice-President.
This is termed by the Democrats giving information to the people; and this is considered as the Liberty of the Press.
That the facts concealed from the public eye should be mistated, was to have been expected from the violence and malignity which have so long characterised the faction in this country; but that a wilful untruth should be told respecting a fact that is obvious to all, as is the situation of the doors of the Senate, is one of the wonderful instances every day given, of the perfect contempt in which the Democrats hold the morals of the people, whom they must consider as completely corrupted, or they would not venture to make such palpable mistatements.

[pointing finger icon] You all do know that in the Lupereal I thrice presented him a kingly Crown
Which he did thrice refuse.

the House of Representatives shall determine in his favour.
We believe that Colonel Burr would of choice decline a competition. We believe that his feelings would be insulted by a supposition that he would be instrumental in counteracting the wishes of the United States. But if the rigorous construction of the term "competition" shall prevail so as to embrace even involuntary competition, it substantially operates a destruction of what Col. Burr clings to as a principle -- to wit, that he will never be instrumental in counteracting the wishes of the United States. For how otherwise in the name of common sense, could Col. Burr become instrumental in thus counteracting the wishes of the United States, than by refusing, after the people at large have acted upon the occasion, to acquiesce in any election which Congress, or rather the United States in Congress assembled, shall think proper to make!

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If the voice of the people is to be restored to, where else can it be discovered than in the vote of their Electors?
What is the language the people of America express in this vote: Why certainly, that in their opinion Mr. Jefferson is equal to Colonel Burr, and Colonel Burr is equal to Mr. Jefferson!
They are thus presented to the United States --To the wisdom of the House of Representatives, after due deliberation both upon their positive ad negative merits, is submitted the choice between them; and and with this decision however it is likely to terminate -- Colonel Burr ought not consistently with the principles he has professed by his proxy General Smith, to interfere in any manner whatever.

The success of the democrats in the late election has produced one singular effect. We are credibly informed, that Mr. Jefferson, since it has been known, hs become a steady attendant on public worship; and, that his ears might not be too suddenly broken to the tunes of psalmody, (which he told old Gov. Robinson he had not heard in sixteen years) a few Sundays since, in one of the churches near the seat of government, there was exhibited the extraordinary spectacle of Col. Barnum, the Rev. Mr. Baldwin, and one or two more democratic members of congress, singing Old Hundred at church, in the words. "Sweet is the work, my God, my king," &c.

they have brought themselves. In order to secure the election of Mr. Jefferson, they were obliged to agree to run Col. Burr. Now, no two men on earth are less alike than these two candidates for the presidency. Their objects, their plans, their tempers, their every thing, are altogether dissimilar. Still, they are brought together, for one purpose, viz. to ensure success to Jacobinism. The race has been run, and the steeds have come out even. Who shall wear the garland, is to be decided by the House of Representatives. An idea has been suggested in more federal papers than one, that the federal states, reduced to the necessity of voting for one of two men, both of whom they esteem highly unfit for the place, will give their votes for Col. Burr, in preference to Mr. Jefferson. Although the measure is constitutional, the bare possibility of such an event; has stirred up the whole next, and they are more noisy, more petulent, and more scurrilous, than they were before the fate of the election was known. Say they, the federalists cannot in conscience vote for Col. Burr. These gentlemen shew their wisdom in trusting more to the consciences of federalists, than to their own; but they seem to forget the situation of things. If the choice was between Jefferson and Burr, and two honest men, or all the world, it might be said with truth that they could not conscientiously vote for either of them. But, the democrats have themselves imposed upon the federalists, the necessity of voting for one of two men, whom they disapprove; the question of course, is; which shall we reject? But, cannot federalists in conscience vote for "a man of the first talents and virtues in the United States" -- "a man who resolves while others deliberate, and who executes while other resolve?" -- These brilliant talents do not belong to Mr. Jefferson. He is slow, timid, and irresolute. But, say the Democrats, "nine tenths of the people prefer Mr. Jefferson." Mr. Jefferson has obtained 73 votes -- Mr. Burr has the same number. Has not the latter, exactly as many tenths of the people in his favour, as the former? The truth is, they are afraid of Mr. Burr. They are fearful that he will execute, whle they are resolving. Mr. Burr knows they are afraid of him, that they have no confidence in him. They are obliged to confess that they run him, not because they liked him, but to gain his influence. Now they are about to miss their object, they abuse him, and the Federalists too. They are not satisfied with their own success; but as the riddle says-- "The more corn you give 'em the louder they cry."

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