Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-28

IN which heattempts to overwhelm his ad-
verfary with lente of his inferiority, &
TO give him deep impreGon of the honor
done him by the humility offuch man as
bimfeJ condeicending TO notice him.
Tor this purpofe Miaer Duane gives US
the following character of himfelf which
we extract In his own words, for the en-
sertainment OF our readers. We earnef-
ly invite lome poetical correipondent to
throw it into meafure, ard have it
flung TO iome tune. We love ballad
but even too we'll. if it be doleful matter
nerriIy fet down, or vey plea/a1t thing
indeed, and flung lamentahly y or as
Mopia Jays in the play, f" We love
ballad III print, for then we are fure they
are frye,
Now Calender, read and never a
gain, while you live, venture 10 open
your mouth agana fnch a man.
g One poaeaed of the elsinat.on Of
8" good men, whole public and private
+" character is inyulnefable to the adaults
" Of all that is prof;gase in the country;
g one enjoying all that is dehrable of
/" domeitic bletling, III the meridian Of a
" life, often clouded, bnt never corrupt.
" ed by adveyfsy-whole mind or body
+" never fufered from the contagion OF
debauchsry" vryy qVeNl qOe tsa,ed be
zOas gang TO Jay {" of public jail
" very well =" can look at his offs
Z" pring without reproach-who has no
:" pangs of confidence to annoy his Pill
/" low" Whole conferences are Jared
" as with hot iron-Nsqv Tsfamsut.
I" No domeaic duties fregarded-no pa
/" rental ani conubial obligations forfeited
I" even in the laa galp Of created milery,
" and on the verge Of premature
+" grave" -
Alas Alas that we ihonld be kept
in ignorance of thoie who /" eYeafe9mi-
Gyy" for this Incompatible man AMI
that we hould net be informed where
and on what location it was, that the
world was 70 near loing all this virtue by
means Of cruel gallows and " breua
lure grace"
Now, gentle reader, wha. do you ina
CINE could induce this paragon of virtue,
in the meridian Of life, enjoying all thar
is delirable of doneRic blefHng, to aoop
from this enviable height upon which Mi.
ter Duane has placed himfelf, and to con
defend 20 notice fuch man as Cailen-
der : Why, truly, the mot patriotic
ofall poai5le motives. You lhall hear
it in his own words, as adlrefed to Cal
lender.
81 conceive it to be an obligation
which my ftuafion and the CONF
DENCE OF A GREAT FOR TON
OF THE COMMUNITY impofed on
Me, 10 undertake the irk(ome duty of
making yau better known than you are
at prelent" !!
More in the fame frain.
q He (Mr. Banksl hould know, as
we'll as yourfslf, that ! am hyperion to
your united cenfure BY the te40r Of NY tn-
vaie life, as you are imprudent don't ak
for the meaning Of this and untitled by
yours to anall ME. AS for yourelf, the
ground Rand on is too elevated for your
approach; the remainder OF your lite Cif|
its tenure is not lhortened by debauchery)
devoted to penitence, temperance and
probity would not bring yon back from
the immence Depths to which a courle of
vice has funk ,ou below Me.
Rjam teusatis, amici Already we
fee our readers rubbing their eyes and eS-
claiming why, who have we here hats
off! BE quiet, friends It's the fame
fellow yea at 6rt fuppoied, William Da-
ane-it is indeed: you need not be a.
Harmed his name is fublcribcd to the
whole of it.-Surely, you cry, this man
who is now elevated to fuch monfrous
height, cannot be the fame Duane who
about feven years ago fed to this country