Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-08
From the GAzarrE or THE E. STATES.
70 The Federal COMMITTEES II tbe State
ofDeks4U1re.
GENTLEMEN,


prefenr OF much importance on the faith
ful difcharge of the duties Of which, per-
haps, depends the fucceis Of the federal
ingereGs at our enfliag election. You are
TO employ all honef and honorable means
in fuppogt of thofe principles which we
deem calculated TO fave our common coun-
try from Impending ruin, with which the
mad fury ofdemocsatic demag ogues al pre-
ient threaten it. A communication there
fore, made with view of ailltting your
eadeavors, and TO aid the caute OF truth
and federaiiim trult, you will not IN
willingly receive.
1t will be your duty principally gentle
men, to give correct information to the
people; TO inform them rightly OF the
tranfaaions of our government; to ex-
plain its principles, and thew the tenden.
cy of its meafures contraa the late with
the prefent adminiRraiion make Juit
and honea compar;lon of the mild and
prudent mealures lately puriued with 10
much fucceels, by our beloved and Ia
mented Warrington, and his immediate
fucceifor, and which carried our country
TO fuch pitch of prolpeiity and glory,
with thofe Of our prelent rulers, which
feem to be fat hurrying US to itate OF
wretchednels and ruin. lnfolm the
people properly on theft fujetfs, and you
will then have performed your duty.
Our fellow citizens will then be enabled,
and doubt not will, make a proper choice
of men to adminiter their government.
Tken will they fee that /" federaliim has
been lied out Of power" in the mott bate
and unpfincipled manner, for the parpoie
of making way for men Whole only OBJ
ieef is felf-interea, and Whole patflotiim
extends no farther than themtesves. II
will be in your power, gentlemen, to
thew the people that at the ccncluiion OF
cur revolution we were looked upon a.
broard, as lcarcely fpeck on the hit OF
nations: burthened with an immenfe load
ofpublic debt, The price of our ineepend-
ence and with treafurY drained TO the
lait farthing; that in ihort time we
formed another fyaem of government,
calculated for every purpole of protection
and defence, the administration of winch
was in the hands of the fedora i'sfom its
adoption till the 4th of March, 1901, a
periodi of Iabout twelve years. During
that time our country experienced the mott
unparalleled degree of PROPERTY aud hap
pinefs. It role from the lowef to the
moi exalted ftation 10 the rank of nations.
/" It cannot certainly be unworthy OF re-.
mark" fays the report on the public
debt of the United States, SEC. fubmitted
10 the houfe of representative, on the Sth
of May, 1900, by committee appoint
ed to enquire into the fate ofthe finances,
sc. g that ten years have not at this
time elapfed Gnce the. government fairly
commenced It's operations: that during
that period it has been neceGary to liqpi-
date, TO fund and provide for a large ca
pital of floating debt, which had grown
out of the dlforder of the confederation;
that during the fame lhort period the go
yerument had been compelled 10 Contend
with one expenfive war on the frontier,
with two lnlurrettions in the centre of our
country, and with depreciation and ho!ti-
li,y from the nations of Europe, that
thele emoarrai1nents have nevertheless
been faced by the government mott OF
the difficulties have been furmoun1ed the
debt has been Iiqaidated and diminilhed
and the nation has Gill continued TO en-
create in wealth and population beyond
all form r example" % the 1T Janua-
ry, 1891, the true amount of debt was
dolls. 74,I85,s96 So CTS. On the
1T of January, 1900, it was dolls. TO-,
2ta,7IS IS CTS. So thar in nine years
the pubic debt was reduced dolls. $685.
SIS 66 cts. notwithstanding too the ex'
ertions that during this period the admit
MIR tior,. male RI o,,Ole tha r3D3CitY OF