Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-01

OF NUMBERS, under the hgnaeurc Ok Pub,iu,;
ihortly AFTER the promagAtion OF the seieraL
Conftitutioa, and adlreacd TO the rcopie oil the
otate of New. York, with the dengu OF cHfmei.fg
the rroprirty and rceelity Of it. adtp.ien.
II is Principally the production of man,
Shulc name will be hei. in facred rc;pect long
alter The pi,itul attempts which nave been made
TO ilander MS fame ihat have .uuk into oblivion.
rwo other gentlemen, OF diainguihel taents,
ocealienal!y contributed fome eiiays, which will
b. marked IN the pu5iicatior.'
.AdpaTt.e; lie II at length uaited in PREDICTIONS
of regard for the Contribution; It they are lin
cere the confederation canno. fail to enhance the
value Q. work, wh',h by employing IN its ia-
vor All the energy Of argument, and all the per-
!uailon o eioqaence, was enlineapy uisiul IN Pro"
.n1tins is genera! ratification.
Whoever IS Gshrous oil seing xsll inforlned OF
the principles and osov'iions OF our Government,
and the manHcr III Which they hive bcen lup-
por,ed ard vMdicaled, Of the objections tnac
we're maze 30 tn: Conltturion by its hrit cppof-
ers, ana h,w hey we're anfxereh, viii Fad theiee
y,nnes IL .uSht with ample aa., fllttattary M
lruGti II. The llu y IT ih:m mat form an
cicntai part OF ne edscaton Of the American
.ta.eiinan. Politicians, indeed, Of every, coun.
try, vii, here d,!cove. rlsteria Ii he Eieact Of
Government well worthy OF ;heiy atrention; a
lcience, of all others, tn: mott i,c:cAing 20
mankind. asst mott deeply concerns human p
pineis. III: Fcteralia contains principles that
ma, be reile,nbcrcd and ltudied with atlvant,gc
by all cialIes OF men IN other ccun;r,cs ,kan our
own, and IN other ages than that in which we
live. The People of America alone have af-
forded tn. example of pure Reproductive
Republic. In this work il will appear, that the
principles OF this tcrc, of 'ovsrnmene have been
we'll uuderftood, and thoroughly developed, and
fhould, unfortunately, the experiment. which we
have made, hereafter fail, it will be in vain 70 at
tempt the renewal Of iiniiar fyfems, as 10 ra-
tionai hope can &c entertained, that mere corr
rect notions on this iubject will prevail than ase
here exhibited.
TO preierve shefc papers. therefore, winch
have 70 mmh intrnhc a,siit, and fueh laiting
utility, in drets !uitabe ~ their character, 10
the induccncnt to their re. publication.
PACiFICUGis from the pea Of the fame en.
Iightencd ltatslman who was rhe chief author Of
the FcseraliR rhcle Eflays were written l.. de-.
fence of the firn fading lep which our Govern.
ment tcck to prelervc that Neutrality VIII Oh it
consumed TO nlalts, dulirg the late iranat-.
lsntic conflict; a cDna:f which has anrnhilated
PSS~-S W IuicHSS a>1A @1~hSu SssS
civilized world.
Ncw that the form has paTcd over, and he
angry and tumuIsous pai!ioas which a. that 'lme
ag,ated cur country, have in icne neaiure ino-
fided, ,hcfe papers viii be rcss with profit and
plsafure by the intelligent man of every party.
Candor viii probably wonder. that any ihcu'd
have joubrcd e the itneis of the meafu,es whieh
th;, writer has 70 ably advocated, and which exc
perieuce has 20 forcibiy proved to have been the
bel adapted to the inre'ei. Of the country.
TO give TO thclc latter EaEys form, which
laal our,ive the fceting mpre.hons Ct new pa
per, they are Incorporated in thief: voiumes.--
PubIius and P4eiiicus vii! .ervc to keep IN juf
remembrance two very important events in the
hiltory OF cur country.
The fir gentleman ksre alluded to is &c.
neral tIamiiron--the o,hcs two, Mr.. Madilon
and Mr. Jay.