Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-10
compliment, toMr. JeHehcn, the citiz.1

eonraimeats to Mr.. Je#erfon, the citiz.1
proceeds
I" Nay 70 far from his iianding in need
".9f paying Calender, or any Other hire
!" ling, fol writing againa the late admit
Z" FILTRATION, with a view 10 effeet the
I" e!etaion of hisfelf to the Proficiency, ie
I" is evident thar had it moi been tor tede-
{" raj arts if not fraud, Adam. would not
4" have been elected Mr.. Jeaerfon would
t" undoubtedly have fucceeded Wafhing-
" ton to the Presidential chair"
Pray what were the &. federal arts, if
not FRAup," which are here charged up
on US BY this alien editor? Where and how
were they praeiied. Was there anything
Gnleer, any thirg traudulen, IN the prefer
ence given BY majority Of the American
people OF Mr.. Adams TO. Mr.. jeferion {
And yet this fnply is the whole amount
of fubtlety and crime now fc.iouily chatg-
ed againtt the isderalitts. II IL enough
hamilia.inc to our country, that Mr. JEFF
leri,n fhouId at any tir2e hold that itation
in the government, which was once fined
by The srear and vriuous Warrington
bur that he llould have b>en his immedi-
ate lucce!Ior, would have been too inju-
rious to the fame of that Luxurious cha
ratfer, and too hur,ful to the pride OF all
who feel proper is:erca in the honor Of
their country. 1t would hare been, BY
one violen, movement, 70 v:brate from al;
that was great and good, to the extreme
Of l;t,lenefs and depravity. From 70 fud.
den a degradation we were tayed net by
arts mot by /" fraud )" bu, by thefe
manly fentimsnts which had carried Us
through the ,eyolution, and had 70 far
fuppot,ed the administration Of our 60
verrnen,. The people had not then yield
ed 10 that deluGon which has hnce blind
ed them to the arts of hypocrity, and
made them the dupes Of the touleit lander.
Msdtrn pa.riotifin had not yet numbered
its PROTOTYPES little acceaion Of itrcng'h
was fill wanting, and powerful auxiliaries
were found in ,hofe reGleis and difcontent-
ed fririts, who, Turning the reftraints OF
government in the old world, had iraverf-
ed the ocean in fearch of freedom in the
new; of that freedom which would give
fu.! indulgence to their prohigate ard Ii
c,ntious difpoiilions.
Win this reinforcement Of /" diarcHed
fll2i.ives" the Republicans made def.
pcfate effort at the laf election, and finally
fuccecded in elevating to that itation
which a Warrington once held, the very
Whit he hinsf was o anas%5IiqI1 H, sn,s and
employed prels in its abufe; who by
holding private language towards Genet
at variance with his official, exPofed him.
| ftIf to the reproaches OF this foreigner for
| his halenefs and trealhery who abandon
| ed his polt on the fft appearance of dam
| ger and withdrew to the groves Of Mont.
cello under the declared pre'ence Of bid
| ding final ad;eu to public life, but who
inGead Of purifying the philciophic bent
! OF his mind" was inceGantly employed in
| propping up his own popularity by every
| dilhonofabie ar,ifce in his power who
| encouraged, nay paid for the vileit calum-
| MES againR Warrington and his admin
aration-paid for the abufe Of him Whit
living and rewarded the uphallowed hands
| which invaded his facred Iomb, & attempt
ed to blaa his memory. But the madnefs
! which produced this di(graceful event is
! fubGding reafon is fat returning her en-
| pire, and an indignant people will ere
| long with becoming fcorn huri the pigmy
poli,ici.,, the hollow hearted philosopher
from the place which he has ufurPed 10
their affections and confidence.
ITO be eontinued./