Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-21


When the immortal Warrington net
the FRI Ccngrefs attended under the
present conAituiion OF the United States,
il furyeying the different rerions who had
been ieletsed to reprefent the citizens of.
America, he could not withhold ttom them
I" the tribute which lie thought due
to tie talents, the ret,i.udc, md the
patrictiffn, which adorned the eharatters"
who had been thus g feletfed."
/" In theie honorable qualifications,
faid he, in his inaugural addref, " | te-
hold the iaref PLEDGES, hat as on the one
hand no heal frJ44'cfs or attHt6msat'---
noJet0ra!evieaps nor petLy nnm5ffies, wili
mitairett the ccmprehcndve and equal eye,
which ought TO watch over the great
afemblage of communities and inier7sts-
70 on the other, that the foundation otonr
national policy VIII be laid in TIE pure
and iinnutaa!e principles Of private mora
lily, and the Pre- emaerce ct free govern
ment be exempllfed by all the attributes
whcht can win the affections Of lis
citizens, or command the reiPett Of the
world
What contraf docs the commence
ment Of this Great Man's administration
exhibit, when compared with tina, OF she
prefent Chief Maglitrate Of the United
States.
Then the great maJiauly Of the ebarac
tiers feletted to reprelent the United States
cordially endeavored TO lay the toundatl-
on Of their countrv's welfare, on The
broad BATS ct juitice AID I" priv@te mora
hy." No party aaimohies ne
local views, or prejudices, or tePa'ate
views" varied and geveroed their deli.
begasions and mes!ures. They fought
the public veal, and they promoted II 70
degree never before witneled in the
fame period G! lime he fallen honor
the proi;rste credit-;he languilhing
commerce, manufactures and agriculture OF
the Country, loon role 10 a height before
unparalleled. All the fr!t meaiures
Of tie government were calculated to
inipire co1hlsnce--to conciiiafe etteem
to allay party fpi.ii, and TO cement the
union.
Flow different from this is the piaa,e
prefated by the frA congrets under the
byslt4t 0dmumyraiion. ln&ead OF con-
ella ion, every mealre tia, could initiate
is ,uAued ii nttead Of oemen,ing the uni
on, the bands that hold it together are
weakened - initead Of ellabliihing general
confidence at home, and procuring refpett
abroad, we fee nothing in the one place
bat weakness and diitruf, 6, in the other,
contempt and lnfalt-- inaead Of moderate
and wife meafures, calculated to allay The
fsver of party violence, we Zee nothing BIZ
ralh and violent feps, whoG, tendency is
rather to inAame them 10 concilia.e.
Such is the difference between 60
verninent, a,lgnininiaered by let Of Wiz,
moderate, and t,0aical 12Ateiars, and q
fst of popularity ieeking, fpeculsive, ard
ignorant demagosues-betwsen body O.
men fe!etted tor their g talents, theii
Solitude, ard their ratriotifn," and
characters choteu for their party violence,
and for their attachment 70 + fem OF |
meafures, calculated rather for village or
townlhip, than fer wide extended
country, embracing iuch vaf diveriity |
of interefs, of views and lccal prejudices, |!
as prevail thro' the United States. The |
only conlolation to good men that remains,
is, that among people at once free and
moral, fuch fy}em cannot lat long. |
Founded in deluion, it mutt van;fh as icon !
as the rays Of truth break the cloud of error
that is thrown over tie popular mind
it will vanilh with all tho(e cobwe0 |
mealures which democratic ingenuity have
woven to give it liability and duration. |
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