Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-14
RICHMOND, Oaober 9.

RICHMOND, Otto0er 9.
There are few private documents that
will attract 70 much public attention, at
the fame time excite fpch general indis-
nation, as MIR. )etferlon's letters to Mr..
Calender, publithed in the lae Recorder.
Letters of this dtfcriPtion are the mott
precious morleIs of political information
which can be procured, for they ferve to
unfold the character of our preident IN
palmer colours and more pr~,ife terms than
the mott INMATE biography could politely
accomplish. The advocates Of Mr.. JET
fnerfon will hencetorth in vain declaim up
on his impartiali,y, his political eqaity,
his interrupted patriotifn, bis fagacious
prudence, and the purity of his intentions.
In vain will they repeat his venerationfor
Warrington and his regard for the coniti-
tuition Of the United States.-To no pur-
pofe will the cringing minions of Jacobin-
lin defcant upon the moral integrity OF
the aateiman of Mon,icello.-Hls words
to CaIlenler will never be forgot in the
minds Of Americans 81 thank JOa far
the broyf.lMeen yoa melerd ne. Sacb pa,
peys eauuof fail 10 ty0dace the 61f e6e9.
they int5rm the thinking part gffbe natl
on, and tbeje again Mfpeytea BY the tax
gqtbsreys, as their poucbsys, EtMe 3eopk
to rights"
Let the reader remember that thofe
fame proof heeta contained the grofea
abufe, and vilef calumny upor the mott
virtuous character in the United States
that they declared the federal contribution
to be a Job Of Tories and a Britiih patty
that, moreover, they Gnaioned all the
infults which were offered to the late ad-
miniaration by the frantic hand o dsma-
gogues-that they indicated the wefern
inlurreaion, the rebellion of Fries, and
every fpecies c lawleis aiIemblage that vas
inaituted for the pufpofe of difu'bing the
peace of fociety and unhinging the wheels
of government-Yet 1hefe are the papers
which Mr.. Jeasstlon declared were to in
form the thinking part Of The nation, and
TO fet the people torights ! A proper ref
peta for the Office which Mr.. Jeherfon now
holds forbids US TO commen farther upon
this painful fnbjed. Were it not for this
iua regard which ought always 10 be pre-
ierved for the Office of prefldency, we could
draw a picture that would even fagger the
mind of Mr.. Jefferfon himfeIf-we could
hold up to hin a mirror, in which ne
would Zee a proper contrae between the &c
~tions~of Warrington and tho{e OF his own;
where he would perceive the true diainc-
ton between virtue and vice, between IL
berry and licenrioufns(s, between real and
Affected patriotilm, and b-tween the con-
duct Of inflrrettionary demagogues and a
proper lubmiilion TO the laws OF his conn-
try. At prelsnt 1--we can only recommend
TO Mr.. JeAar(on to reflect lerlouily upon
thofe points, and to perule once more thoie
pages which he thought qvere II traazce
fbe bf FsR. The Project before Us,
which was 70 agreeable to his foul and
congenial to his feelings when he was a
candidate for power, may appear, now
that be has accomplished his Object, not 60
have the fame good tendency, or 70 pro-
dace the heR effect upon ioclety. The
public, however, will form a Judgment OF
our prefden,'s character from the letters
themfslyes. They are fuaicient, without
any remarks whatever to afford grounds
for the mott decided opinion.