Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-26
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY z6.
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with attention the Congregational article in
the lat BALANCE; and tom that and
feveral other circumstances which have
fallen under my obiervation, am induced
10 believe, that there are in the United
states a watt num5er ct characters, who,
like boatmen, are in the l,asit of "iook-
ing s~e scay aavba< .sdeyespav ausfbr,"-
ambitious and detisning men, who, while
they are cIamouling ABOUT liberty, eY2eA':y
and the tights If THE people, have no otner
object in view, than 70 OBTAIN offices ana
cmoIuments for themlelves-artiul and
wicked demagogues and fj coPhanss, who,
Perluadlng the unfuipeeting people to catt
off the li.ken bands of law and order, are
IN hopes thereby to taiten on their neck. a
yoke of iron.
Previous to the changes which took
place In our government lait FIRING,
d gentleman lwho always took care 10 in
form me that lie was 4vn,m ,ebatAt0z
and friend Of the people, ufed frequently
10 call at my cottage, and converle with
u,e on political affairs ard as ever pro-
iefed, with the greatef truth, an 1870.
rance of thele matters, he undertook with
the mott diGaterei,ed motives, no doL1l)
to ini;rutt me il the weighsy concerns Of
aate.--He began by informing me
that the federal administration was ex-
tremely corrupt. expreGed fome fur
prize at this, and with a comfortable de-
gree of anxiety enquired, if the lyiien
then under operation was not adopted by
General Warrington. He replied in the
affirmative, and ohierved, that Walhing-
ION, though weIl-meaning old man, was
nevertheless very weak and childilh, and
nat Adams, Hamilton, Pickering, and
others, who wiihed to efabliih nonar.
chy In America, had contuveG to get
him entirely under their control-that
they perfuaded him to fanttion the Brtilh
treaty, which was the frit ttep towards
an alliancc-and, finally, that before his
death, he had entered into all their cor
rupt fchemes. Y3u may fuppole, MeiIrs.
Editors, that this relation awakened all
ny attention. MY friend and p1eeeptor
proceeded to itate, that Gnce Adams had
come TO the government, his party had
been puriulng fyaem OF the mott deadly
foaility towards the people-that they
were oppreling them with taxes that
they had enacted iedition law to imother
complaints and were rating aanoing
army TO enforce obedience to their wick
ed and tyrannical DEGREES. He laid .almoR
innumerable other crimes to the charge of
the federal naturalization, which ! have
not at prefent time TO mention, but mutt
defer until more convenient oppor,uni.
~. He concluded, however, by afer:.
ing, that the only means by which the
people could remdy this evil, was TO make
an immediate change in the officers Of 60
mernment. He gave me to undesitand,
that if certain men, whole names he men.
toned, were to be promoted TO the CO.
vernment of the country, the Republic
might yet be faved. Yes, faid he, With
much apparent candor and incerity, let
the republicans obtain the power, and we
ihall foon fee blefed times-she people
viii be relieved fom their burdens,
and all will begin to tate the fweets Of
liberty.
Is it arangc that fuch declarations, en-.
forced in the mott foleian manner, fsould
make political convert of an uniformed
farmer !? MOL acknowledge candidly,
,ha, / believed the aGsr,ions which I
heard, and remained in my error, until re.
cent circumfances undeceived me.
| fuPpofe that my dydufereRe< preceptor
;eceived for his active exerticns in protur.
ing oates, the fame reward that is below
ed on an Indian warrior tor the /caits he
takes in battle, tor he has lately Obtained
a lucrative Il will not fay bonorabltj OF.
fee; and now the cloven foot, which be
artfully concealed under HI. mantle Of Re.
pub!icanifn, is clearly exhibited.
II any of my fellow farmers, have been
duped in the manner related above, they