Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-31
FRoM THE WAsB1sereN FrDRsALisT.
Ia GIDEON GRANGER, EIamre,
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Dof Mater General.

in defence your .fair fame, beesute no
saperion bur the P. M. General could have
collected the various circumstances and
tsanlattions mentioned in the piece, and
the file, and fentiments appear every Way
worthy of the author of thoie letters OF
5banks of which you have been 10 very
liberal to your deputies. Go on worthy
fir, in the glorious work of determinations
which you have 70 happily begun and your
name ihall be enrolled among the wor-
thies of the day, and your fair fame hand
ed down to poaerity, with d;aingulihed
lnRre. Proceed, fir in your benevolent
undertaking, and your name and that OF
your amiable friend and patron, Will nor
'be forgotten, whila poverty and want
continue to aflitf mankind. You ieem
TO review with malicious pleatare
the work of ruin and devaifation, your
short career has 70 far accomplished which
is only equalled by the JOY, arifing from
aShe contemplation of the opportunities
which your iituation Gill Prdents tor,
athe qualification Ct revenge and party iPl
s1it. There are yet many victims, II Ia
/. crifces for the affairs you have erected,
to appeaie the names Of your departed re-
putation and happiness there are yet
many helplefs families Whole dlftreiies
cannot fail of administering conioation
TO your mind, as you acknowledge that
there are many men in Office of honor ard
character. Why do you fufer theie tar
monuments to remain to offend the eye
of your philanthropic friend & Prototyle,
sor does he feat with too much delight
on the pangs Of a protra6ted exittence, to
have more fPeedy diaOlution.
You begin your apology by accuhng the
deputy pof matters of being guilty OF
breach of truR you fay that /" before the
@difmiaal of Jingle officer BY him, the cor
,refpondence of one of the principal officers
had been frequently violated ; two ap-
pointments made by the Pof Matter Sc
neral had been fopprefed, aud the papers
never heard Of, and the feal OF the depart
ment had been twice broken at Tome OF
tie Offices.
To have puniihed thefe, it lhould have
been neceiIary fr& to dilcover the authors.
The chances.were very much agalnft your
$ punilhing the guilty perfons, by the par
rial Elections you have made. The &C.
: MUS of cur government and the ipirit OF
our laws, do notjuaify puniihment upon
flight infpicion.
You are equally unfortunate IN at
tempting to blind the public " an at
tempt al ipeci6c charges. They are 10
vague and uncertain, that it is impoflble
for tile public TO juRify you for infance
you FAY FIVE (svere removed for will
!, ful mifcondutt of various kinds" You
are lawyer fr you ascaign thele officers
at the bar Of the public, the people are to
BE the judges between you; are you 10
). little veried in theforns of legal proceed
ings, 10 little acquainted with the laws Of
evidence, as to fuppoe that this vague and
general charge againR five Of your fell
iowcitizens can Be faficient to scoademn
them in the public opinion. You ought
10 haveknown,e that it is nota fuhicient
ground for prcfentment much leis ter
: condemnation.
(" Two, for having aided the enemies
of the country during the revelation, and
maintaining to this day the fame regard
for Britilh supremacy and royal govetn-
ment: Perfons who ought to be.perm;,t-
edthe free exercife of opinion, TO have
the enjoyment Of their property and the
iuR protection Of the laws but who, IT
is believed, ought MOTTO be employed as
officers of government which they con-
tenn and calumnlate.
Where was the reipea for your friend,
the philofopaer of Monticello, when you
,penned that fentence /! Do you cot bath Tor
him, when your defence contains his con-
'demnation Have you already forgotten