Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-09-30
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WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 80.

Write, Write, why the devil don't
YOU write, Mr.. Editor !" What's the
matter /? " Matter, why don's you fee !?
The Jacobins are in power they turn all
the FederaliAs out of ofhcc--all the cid
faithful fervsa,s are diimiHed-and Par
Gel of upHcased boys are put mo Office
Why Enlightenment is turned toPiy ,urvy.
We are all ruined! undone! Write, l
fay; write down the uPitar,s-convince
the people of their folIy-te!l 'em 10
change their opinions-chauge the officers
of goyernment-refore Us TO order--and
all that but my dear fir, be quiet.
Don't urge man to write, when he has
nothing to write about-A man is in 4
dif;aal hcbble, who mutt write every day,
whethsr he has afubjeet or not " A tub-
iett! Why if he has no other !ubJett let
him raii-and roar-and bellows ion.e
Of the printers do, on both Gdcs Of the
houie-ard when they have no ienie to
prinr, fill columns with hard names, and
nonlenie.
FederaliRs; Arifocrats; Monarchy
men; Tories; Jacobins Democrats
Bankrup,s; Ralcals Scoundrels
l." Aye, that's right like that fort
of Ryle-it is jue 20 the point! Write
'em down-the devil is in's, if you cant
write theie fellows down.
Now, look yc, my good fir; Do not
fret you.!elf. You have ctofen repub-
lican government you fay it is the bef
Jort of government. Yet you fay, the
principa! Offices of government have got
into the hands of boys or icourdrels. Sure
ly that is not a very good government,
which puts the ,noa important butine!5 II
to the hands of the WORT or weakelt rer.
But how viii you help it? Suffrage, that
inetsin,able privilege, the right Of iuaEase,
is the property OF the Sovereign people.
To get power, you mutt 90 to the tource.
Ifyou want offices, you muG apply 10
thoie who have them to beltow. How
90 the |Accb;rs {ucceed? They write.-
rrue, and they write lies! but ore liz,
when 1t has taken hold of the mind, Is
more than match for ten contradictions.
This however, is not the principal inltru-
nens of their lucceis. No, they SO to
the iovereign people; fit down in their
worl: -ihops, CT by their fire iides; talk
with them; Aas,er them; praiie them
excite fn(picions againa men in Office ;
promi(e eternal fidelity, like lovers; tell
them their taxes will be leHened, if they
will jul1 change the officers OF government;
in rnort, make them feel their conlsquence;
and a little money, here and there jud!ci-
ouAy distributed, may have its effect as
10 morality; why, the end utilities the
means
Pray, how would you court lady!
certainly you would not write to her only;
eipecially, you would not addrsis her with
reaJua What kind of figure would You
make, with your arguments, logic, and
the reafonablenefs of the propofed connec-
ton! II know any thing about counting,
the Iacobins underHand il the belt. The
federalIa, like good honeft countryman,
approaches the fovereign people, his mh-
treis, with snanIy air, ard fays, Ma
dam, you fee | am a plain, honef man,
who VIII make YOU good huiband, play
YOU no tricks, ard take good care OF your
property and Children The Jacobin,
puts on his dancing fchool airs, and as he
approaches, f;niles, tqueezes the hand, and
prefes the lady 10 his bofom, and with
tender careEes, Hatters, Gghs ard lifTs the
fooshing tale. Now, my friend, which OF
,hefe will bear away the pr;zes
Asto writing and reaioning agalnis a
tide of evil palIions, of what avail! A
Hamilton writes and fpesks with energy,
and eloquence Burr neither writes nor
fpeaks fyslable in public; and who iue-
ceedss When, my friend, will men, ceate
to preach to the winds and roaring waves:
When will they oeaie TO compliment that
vile terocious animal, man, with the iia!e
homer ofbeing governed by rSct0n.
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