Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-08-19
JEFFERSON q CALLENDER.

We now mar new tne, metH00S TAKEN
by Mr.. Ieaerfon to .defroy the character
Of Mr.. Adams, at the. ,ia,e Mr.. Adams
was his fair coInps.itorsfor the trit ma.
giArucy. . As we in,srdsto, conpiese the
extracts in thi. uumber, there will be lit
| tie room for accompanying remarks.
Z" The reign Of MR. Adams, has, hi
ther.o, bcenone continued ,enpea DINA
hgaart paGons. As Pi.idens, he bas>
nrver openedhn LIP, without threatening
anddeoldiug. The grand object Of his
Standardization has been TO exafperate the
rzgs.ofeen4end;ng parties, and, to calum.
pistHaadsdeittey every man who differs
from his opinions. Mr.. Adams has Ia
borS,Sahd. with melancholy. iucces, TO
br.easSr the as,.is OF loeial afeet idn, and
bddertheSains d: confidence ana friend
lhip, to sx,;ngaih chs only beam, Of hap
p;nefs thar glirnmers- lbIo,, the dark and
defpicabie farce of life,"5i: l.'ro,s:
Extract from, .he Aurora ditealy AFTER
Mr.. Adams epereabss lip, iah,s hrit{lsseah
after. his election ;---ss Wing can P.raf
q tie Prefden,'s inaugural addrels with,
s. QUE gwsasiss his mott .sy,eisrexf a.
!" probation ?"-Again, ssh is impcat.
"'tie Is do dfiee 10 the feelings which
this addrefs has occsGoned I'VE diieo::'
!" VET in it no little attempts to-wound
!" thefeelings Of one party; BY fxagge-
=" rating applaule of the other, "'&c, Sec.
but we.reierve the fubjett Of eontraffs
fora futurs number. "By Language like.
itis,,'' osterves writer of that day, "the
French faction thought TO gain him rover"
In one spafase, where the yirginians
| are called upon to chufe between Adams
and Jefsrfon, we find the following
E" Take your choice between innocence
and guilt, between freedom and ilavery,
between parsdice and Perdition. You
will choofe between that man whole life is
unipotted by crime, and that man whole
hands are reekixg 4uitb The bis0d of the
poor friend,efs Connecticut failort / fee
the tear of Indignation fhooting on your
cheeks! anticipate the mc'of John
Adams, Yet even this mott abominable
murdtr was hut atngle asa
Let me pray the reader to recollea that
for this libel as we unieraand, Calender
was indicted, tried, convicted and punih-
ed by fine of zoo dollars and imprifon-
Iefesion None" No! not when
Project render to the election of Mr..
yernment :" " But what fervice could the
viEtuous oppo6tion to an iniqui'ous 60
ment. The term Of hi: imprisonment expi-
red we believe before Mr.. Ieferlon came
into office, but he certainly did all he cou'd.
| for him; he gave him an order on the
| MARTIAL to receive his two hundred dol.
| lars back again, and they were actually
re paid hin. Now was not this praiie
worthy action in, the {" virtuous Jefer-
fon!" D,es not the good man &c merit
applauGe rather than cenfure, fot this.
fuch horrible charges were circulated a.
gaina his competitor, where there was:no
medium or opportunity Of conveying an
aHtiQutG W the Pouoh! 9us nay tuS StsAS
zen again, it is ali 8" rhapfody1 and un,
meaning vulgarity." Ay indeede And
yet it paHed under the fanetion of Mr..
Iefferfon's unqualified APPRECIATION aud re-
ward. What mutt the people 81 Virgil
MIA have believed as to the truth or falfe-
hood of thele charges, when they we're
Informed that Mr.. JeHerfon thought the
author 70 unijultly paniihed as to order the |
fine TO be returned even after it'had been |
Paid over to the officer. No, able editors,
all your arts will hardly BE abt'to pats off
this fluff upon US. Blu, TO return.
+ !" Fa,smga in svbatsVe, is dtttRaNt; |
Mr.. adams feels anxiety to curb the from.
tier population. "lo3 I
T. Tsking the hint from Padage 10 an !
Eheliih pamphlet which appeared about
ten years ago. entitled, Ls10m to q ,sarg |
Price, Calender has availed himIelf OF
the oppottuni,y to ilsrd all the gall of his
cen. II is too long to quote At length;
the following extract may ferve to thew
its fpirit and complexion. MIR. Gerry is
made to addrefs MIR. Adams with