Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-09
From THE NEw. YoRK EVENING Posi-.
LITTER III.

OlHer tnan TIC CASSutiofi "! seA,S
and regulations ordained by the people tor
their mutual benefit. | Ii is.thereiore their
duty 10 conform eheerfully TO thote regu-.
lations, and yield ready obedRnce>to.
shofe who are snsrueed with their execu-
ton and in this we leldom find them
wanting. Its indeed the natural dlipo-
htion OF the people TO be biailed in favor
ofthofe whom they themielves have eho-
fen, and have entrafled with the guafdi-
anihip Of their mott important in1eretts
and they often 60 70 far as 70 conceive an
attachment to their peIfons, delightlng to
do them honor. A mott grateful tribute
certainly to an officer who has made the
iaterefs of his fellow men his iole guide
and which, it would be fuppofed, every
one would be anxious to deierse. But
If inltead of iuch laudable ambition, an
officer is bent only on gratifying his own
ieliih views, can we blame the people It,
finding by experience that they have been
deceived and that their good nature has
been impofsd upon, they withdraw their
confidence from fuch unworthy repollto-
fies, and change their partiality into de-
sefasion no, our own hearts join them
in their recruitment our indignation is
excited to Zee difpoGtion which is an.
honor to our nature, 70 THANKFULLY a0ui-
ed.
If then our relentments are 70 much ex-
cited by the injuries of Others, how much
ftronger will be our indignation ihoald
the calamity be brought home to our
ielyes'' Z, fhould it be proved that the ad,
miniaration ofour goveramenthas already
become dlealed, its vital principle LAID
open to corruption, and potion dlttuilng
itfslf through the contribution and rapidly
approaching that convuliive itage when
Its fury mutt fhake aiunder the iyi'enfcf
our governments and produce its total
diAolution = If this fi1ould be found TO be
our Gtuation, reafon will tell US thatit
would be dangerous to neglect the cure
tina, due aid mutt be immediately ap-
piled, and the proper medicine promptly
administered, however unpalatable It's re.
lilh, or harlh its observation-disclosures
diieales admit only OF frong remedles.-
We are in a iitaation,, il mutt be confe1ed,
of very critical nature and, while it
excites in rejecting minds fentlments of
iuG alarm, il behoyes every member of
the community to enquire into the cauies
which have produced 1t. 1t is lubjest
certainly well worthy our attention, and
which it would be criminal to neglect.
But while we endeavor with fidelity to
difcharge this facred duty, which we owe
20 ourfelves and to our country, let Us do
1t with moderation, ard conduct ourfeives
with patience and eandcr--Pafi n and i'll
temper have tendency to milead the
judgement, to bewilder the understanding,
and are almof fure to defeat the ebjea of
oli intention.
Strong complaints have lately been
made againR the milconduet of our prelent
standardization they are charged with
employing bribery, corruption, and talie-
hood in getting themfelves into office, and
after that was accomplished, with having
conducted themlelyes with tyran ~, and
folly, overlooking tie duties of thar ofice
and proititu,iog their high authority ,o
ielhlh purpofes, IF the hruation of cur
country and the prelent afpett Of public
affairs furniih criterion by which to
Judge Of their delinquency, ajury trou-
bled with lcrupulous deiicacy would not
find il I fear a matter very eaiy TO their
condolences, 70 acqlit them nay ! very
much doubt If they are NOT already c>n-
.demned in the heart of every impartial
man in their own country, and deip,icd
by every wife, and abhorred ~ every no.
NET man Of any other ceuatry.
Comparing OFF prefent ii,uasion, with
that under the llls ad n;niHra zion, the
.con,ralt will be obviouly tsr,king, and