Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-20
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afonihing, 70 degrading toexecutive dig
disy and 60 foreign frofn the utual bufncfs
of national diplomacy, as was he letter
OF invitation 10 THomas PAINE, written
By Mr. JEFFERSON and prefented by an
anlbaGalor Of the United States. cannot
fail 10 excise, togeshes with indignant
fenfations, aroag cu-ioisy to invsalgate
lis motives. Had Alr. PAINE arrived 10
nar flores, aafavfsd or had he even
come, iuvitslb by individuals Of a fubordi-
nate grade, his arrival would have been
announced among tie trivial occurrences of
The day. 1t was the extraordinary man
ner of his introduction smongf US, that
has attached 70 tli. fclf-degradcd man a
faaic;ens degree Of importance to render
him an objsa Ct public notice.
Itllas lately beea Rated 70 the public,
IN terms Of cxultation, by fame Of the de-
laocfasic party that there are already near
" two handfcd thoufana European emf
Grants ii this country and every year,
ana every month brings large acceRion
+, this enormous MATS of fogeigners.-
they eroud our cities they direct our
rredes-shey influence and decided our
e.aions they fit in our public councils
,hey govern our fnanccs--they know
their own numbers they feel their own
fscng,l and they fpeall 10 the nation,
from tine 70 time, in the language Of
ncnancs and fcorn. Will not their mum
hers, merely from spontaneous emierations,
be fcon efficient 70 gree rs fbsry p
Was il reccnary thai the pcn of the au-
eaf PfeGdent OF the United States, in
Connection with Diplomatic agency, ihould
he cmpleyed in inviting over Euro
pean citizens 10 our flores = or If fuch
u orange necefIity really exifed, the f.
le.eisu is Gill more arrange.
Among all the mea IN EurePc, who
MIGHT have been introduced by diploma
tic invitation, 70 come over ard belb KS,
wa, there no man 70 deierving, 70 needed
as THOMAS PAINE By what wonder
full fatality has it happened that the man,
who is emphatically the icogn OF Europe,
fhou,d Be fcletted and dittinguilhed by Mr..
JEFFERSON, as the Object of his high
saeem and lhould be aGettionately
invite. 70 incorporate with the people Of
this couatry l-or even If il were nee ef.
!ary 70 make the feletaion from among the
citizens Of the Gallo nation, was there
none among all tbofe who had waded
through tie deep ara a5omlnasle filth OF
the French revolutions, that nigh chal-
lenge a competition ard preference =
Why pitch upon the maa, that had excited
aaalms IN the bowels Of France herielf,
and whom fae was eager to diigorgc 3
syhy pi,eh upon tie mao, agaiatt Whole
blsl,helnies taouians's q! pious parsnts, in
this county, had, 10 their dying moments,
folemnly warned their children! Why
pitch npon the man, that had baiely IN
tu,,e,l ta;s whols psticr, by pouring tor
rem OF foul abule and blscsgnasdi'ui up
on ,he venerable WAsalxcToN, who was
,emphalically the Father Of The country
Mr.. Jefsrfon is Tie r-preietaiive OF
great nation, nation, apSa which no IL
Comfortable degree Of ihe attention ct the
world is fixed. And what mutt the world
,,:ats, What mutt The wifel ard bsif men
- Earope think, while they behold him
isooping from his dignihed itation dstpw,
\, ,.yy, a9.rp9. TO diplomatic cofreipon-
,,cnre with Thomas Paine; . the beltow-
n,ens u2on bin Of high eifeeT, aud 10 an
If eaionate invitation 70 thar french
eitizen 10 came oyer % America lhe
,,AaIe na,ion is degraded By iaeh ipec-
tsele. lis sxpa.ed 70 tie P,An'ea niger
&c dcr;tioa and mat prepare 70 reserve
ne triaute Of contempt.
Iatae hiiiory OF hatiops, iaTmai mil
ion tsom the head ssai rsp-sseailsise OF
cfest IL rs(ss9ab.c people 90 - Eh2fleial
iaiisidas! 81 a foreign land, Is m oauiaai
,h;op. Il is ipecies et diplomacy
at rarely haPpens.; aes; i naturally pre-
tppolls an uncommon degree Of ~a.ih IN
a. iadisiadai, wha hss bssa 'h,;s ditt'n