The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1796-10-27


man eheriihing inch ientiments, in preference to
MIR. ,3yttytsu, 1whoie attachment to Republican
Form OF Government conceive none can deny) is
at their option bur ler them choofe ~hom they
viii, we may coniider ourielves as peculiarly ia:
yoursd by Heaven ihould he potsefs The virtue, Vi
gilanee, and hyperion qualifications Of him who ha,h
hitherto filled thsrhg h Office. hat this may be
happy lor, u.s. believe, the ardent with OF every
Ancere friend his country. 80
To the Freehoders of FREDERICK and BERkfLzY
81, Counties.
T N few days you will be called upon to execute
j. the right OF iuHrage, on an occalon in no ref
pect difimar to the one which formerly honoured
me with your confidence, and while from that cir,
cunitance my di4dence is eisened in again iullct-
ing the important truft repoted in an Ele:tor, who
Is make choice of PRECEDENT and Vice. Preident
of the Unired States cannot, in my ellimati-
On, kand acquitted by my country or myielf, in
keeping iecret either my politics in general,
my o piniop TO theparlicuiar prrons with whom
.hoie dgnihed offices could be lately intrulted. --
All legitimate power being derived from the
people, aud they having, NJ the diltribution thereof,
by our eScelsnt contribution, lodged the power OF
choo{ng the Preldent and Vice Preiiaent, in the
hands of Electors, which makes the perlons filling
fhofe Offices the mediate and not immediate repre-
fen,atives of the people, it hecomes the electoral
candidate, candidly to unfold his opinion and earn
elty co collect the voice of his coni,itaens, that
when The great aueition ihall be decded--who
iEall be The men he will experience Of the unpa.
raeed oonfolatior of his choice being their choice.
Under thele impre ions, fellow citizens, norwith.
ftanding he panegyrics. or lihels. upon Mr. Adams
and Mr.. Jtfsrfon, 70 dilingenouAy arrayed agaiplt
each other in the public prints, no doubt with
view to influence the approaching election, ihall
.1nGo
nructed by majority of the Freeholdersl in the
event of another evidence OF their confidence, of
voting for Mr.. 7boma' Jl6t./pn as PreEdenr of the
Umtet STATES and although have never been
ranked smong the number of thoe politicians who
titled with what ProPriery i will not decide
oppofers Of the administration. yet \ mutt confeis
nv confidence iu MIR. Adams will not reach farther
than continuing him IN his prelent Office, which
though not altogether unimporIanr, is yet greatly
inferior in point of power and authority that of
the Prefdene. 1t is not my intention to detracr
from the political reputation of either candidate !;
and luppoiing MIR. Adams and MIR. Jeferfon
to po(seis equal virtue, equal wildom and patriot.
i'm, yet the latter, beides his attachment to
our ntereit, which from his former ieryices
we are certain Of. l conceive would be more
likely conciliate that unhappy fpirit of op-
petition TO the administration Of government
which perhaps, unfortunately, is too prevalent in
The union, than MIR. Adams, who, if not high
toned Poiitlclan, is at leat tTonely luiPecteu
The friends of Mr.. Adams, and enemies Of Mr..
Jeferion, have, through the medium of news pa
per publications. ungenerouay attempted to build
the reputation OF the former upon the ruin of the
latter the appellation Of coward, is indutriouly
circulated; he is accued of having abandoned the
helm ofgoVernment, in the itormy hour of difficult
ties and danger and therefore he is not to be tru
ted again. curious portrait indeed for 70 diff
tnguiihed patrior as Mr.. Jeferfon but the like.
neis is as ihort liv'd their gratitude; and even
the eredulity Of hofe men, naturally ariGng from
hope, mutt be ihaken, upon the recollection of the
retolu,ion OF the Virginia Legislature, in 49,, &C
knowledging the eminent iervices Of MIR. Jefrrlon,
,he government. Upon emembering the choice of
the Court OF France, and being recalled only for
tary Of State, and thar too the organization of
needed the mott tkilnl pilot Here let US ak,
Where did MI Jeferfon reign his lah appoint
ment not until he hid convinced and CONVERTED
Mr.. Hammond, the Bfitifh ambassador on the fob
Iect of nrsetng the treaty Of peace made in 1888,
between his government and the United States, and
NOT until he eitabihed, in oppoftion the fae.i.
Genet, the fair contraction of the treaty of
alliance between France and the United ~Stares
thereby iniuring to the bleilngs ofneutrality,
which we have iinee enjoyed. Thefe truths,
my fellow cidzens, iutported by the highet tefti-
mony, lodged among the archives of government.
But leaf the eaumniating ehulitions Of Mr. Adams's
friends aeain't Mr.. Jeferlon ihould itand them
10 tread, they have reorted to a contrvance, cal
oslassa TO deceive the Yirginians, and impofe Mr..