Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-03

We tnaIt BuW ho"S'~A 10y
- rrefent 70 the impartial, candid reader,
,Css,sraer,s conduct in different point OF
lev Let US take up Calender at his
,s,,;val in this country; THE exact period
!. oot known nor is it very material we
sodium "a flranger in the land, without
s.l,eiobs. without friends and without ac-
o"s;otance. I" The unway foreigner rea-
a;lv embraces the calae Of that party
,,b;ch ap-ears to fhow mott addreis, and
moa zeal in defending the rights OF the
reop,e amoag whom he has choienhis fu-
,nre re6dence." s. The licentious, the
,oedy and the ambitions are in general the
anDarant patriots Of every country,'' and
,,Sole who take care TO be the ff& to In
.roduce themielyes "to the acquaintance
OF the unknown aranger. With tseie
men, who daily promlle relief and IN
movements 10 the people, he contracts an
acquaintance, partakes in their career OF
popular applaufe and gradually imblbss
reacrs that under other circumstances he
would have fhnnned with contempt"
Such is the language in which one of thefe
dsluded foreigners attempts to apologize
for the errors into which he had been ie-
duced on bis landing in this country and
we are periuaded that the tale is friGly
founded in truth. Such was the begin
ming of Callcnder's career in American
politics. 50
He ICON found himfelf careHed, aattered
and courted by fueh men as Jeffeflon,
Maddiion, Mafon, Munro, Giles, Sc.
Thels prepofefed him with all the preju-
dices againR one party and all the predi-
leaions for the other, which the boldeR
INTERPRETATIONS could accomplish.
Without any violent itretch of imagi-
nation let us fuppoie one of theie patriots,
no matter which, TO have taken Mr.. CAL
lender aGae, and having locked the door
and iccured the aperture of the key hole,
10 have addIeaed him thus. My coed
friend, We have underfood thar you hold
Rrong pen and il is important it ihould
take, at frf, right direction. Believ-
ing you to be aeuated BY none but praii-
worthy motives, and that you would not
prcRitute your Rr0ng pen in bad canfe,
lhaye fought hisineryiew TO ia.orm you
of the real fate of things IN America.
After being made acquainted with faes,
you will be able TO decide yourielf, for
farbe it from me to attempt to fetter or
bias your Judgment. Reit sHnred Sir,
that en- a4gio-monareb5iie0- arJ9otraticGl
parry ba, arJtn in this country, qVbeje a.
Vuqued obitR is, trairorouly TO rob Us
ct cur rePublicanilm and impole on US the
odious fubaarce of the Brit;B GOverxment,
as they have already but too well fucceed.
cd IN forcing upon US the farm; imru-
dently called the federal contribution.
as engaged in this detefable treafon,
Z you may reckon, GRIT the The E:rreatfOe,
PRECEDENT WASHINGTON, whole sexrava-
CANT popularity is ridicule upon the DIFF.
eernment of America I'd, M tbe eff
eerf Of government with MIR. Hamilton al
their head, a man more than ali Others &c
DC dreaded as our irAexible and powerful
enemy. Ibeg your pardon, fir; you are
asltased TO find me name fbefr as 0belqates
perions oswhofe virtue and patriot1m yot
have heard 70 much in Europe; pray
L.
be ieared while ] proceed; yes, fir, theft
9sry men, who, il NUT be allowed, TO
itcannot at this late hour, be very well
eontradietedl arere Solsmens IN cornell Of
= S0msloas ia eomb0t; have had their bal
en- IF BY tie qUbore- EsGLAND: II
mort, Sir, they have been bribed by tb,
gold OF Pitt. But, Sir, l beg your par.
con lee You are con!ufed; / have giyeI
yOus ffqer By the ahrup, mention olt6ei
Names; | do allure you it was an mad
rsFtenee. Pray, Sir, be calm !; you fhal
near more sd, III qpbo are Jeeking e5aFIcf
and you may fee fwarms oithem at Waih.
ipS'on's lesee every day in the week
'nsn come all timid mrn, 9ubo prefer lib.