Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-16
Fran The GaSette If tie United STATES.
TOM PAINE,
Ley;tra 10 tkis eaaat,y 5, BIS Rgbt Yer
Thy and afsaouate Friend,
T. JEFFERSON.
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harmonized in their eumity 70 The e0gFit1-
sisu of The United States, IN its prgeut
firm.
This, conider;ng the otifial fation OF
one Of the parties, is a very important
branch of our fubjeef, before we quit II,
we a.atter ourlelyes thar we lhall prove to
the latisfaetion Of the mott lceptical, that
the man, who has unfortunately been call
ed 70 the decentralization of this govern
ment, originally protected himieit hottie
TO the fundamental principles OF our confsi-
tuition that he advlfed his native fate
againlt the adoption of il; and thar his
: hofility has continued without abatement
20 the p%relent day. We ~propofe, moreo-
yer, to !hew that Paine has alfo protected
his hoitiliry to the very fame principles OF
the contribution, ana has promiiei in Tie
eyepf Of his return to this country, to uie
his inIuance 10 afeaing achange. Should
all be ~undeniably proved, 1t will go far
ia accounting for the official and affection.
ale invitation OF Mr.. .ferlor, and will
ALTO compel US 70 place bis late projections
of attachment to this contribution to the
fame account as his ofentatious farce OF
mourning over the hallowed scnabot VAIN
tngton.
We begin then, with Paine's letter
70 Warrington.
at was only to the abfolute n~ece!hty
of efablifhing lorne federal authority ex-
rending equally over all the ttates, that
an Instrument 60 incOntiltent as the Preien5
federal contributions, obtained a outrage.
I declare myfelf oPpoied 10 teveral mat
tiers in the contribution, particularly TO the
manner in which what is called the exc
cutive, is formed and to the long duration
Of the fsnate and if live 10 return 10
America. I will ufc all my endeavors to
have them altered Page T..
Live 10 return exclaims our good PIE
Gdent God forbid thar any iatiiity
hcuid prevent 70 deirable an EVEN and
dfarpoint me of holepartriotlc eaaeavors-
of which you fpeak, the bare promlie OF
which has rendered me 70 affettionately
attached 70 you! Mr.. Dawfon, who
brings over the treaty and who wll pre-.
fens you this letter, is charged wirh or
ders 70 the captain Ct the Maryland t. &C.
commod4se you back, if you can be rea
dy TO depart at 70 fhort a warning. That
/, YOU may live long TO continue your ufe
full labors, and reap the reward in the
thankfulnels Of nations, is my hneere
prayer"
Paine again.
have always been oppofed to the
mode of refining government up TO an IN
dividual, or what is called a fngk exseu-
rye. Such a man will always be the
chief of a party. A plurality is far bet
ter: and beides this, it is neceflary to
the manly mind Of a repu5iic, and it lofes
the debating idea of obeying an individu-
all" Note Page g..
Very pretty fluff TO tickle the GIN
crack fancy Of a presidential phllofophia!
This was written when it was fashionable
TO call FIVE headed directories republicans.
It Is true that they, K ralneS La5or5,
have not been found remarkably ufeful
upon experiment, but they are no lefs
philosophical on that account. Who
knows our they nighthave anfweIed very
well in France II that Modelling repu6heaa
Boasparte, had LET them alone and as
we have no man of that name in this
country, ii night be well enough, and it
would certainly be very philosophical to
letPaine and his afetslonate TREND give
them trial.
Paine goes en-.
As the Federal contribution is a copy,
not quite 70 bafe as the original, of the
form of the Britih government, an imi-
tation offrs vices was naturally to be ex-
peaed." Page II
Here JeFerfonss admiration, undoIbt-