Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-20
Frsm The Gazette Of the United STATES.
TOM PAINE,
Iavitea to tbs country b bis Rigbf Wor-
Thy and afsdionate Friend,
T. JEFFERSON.
TOM PAINE.
No. VII.


!, preilion of Mr.. Jeferfon's continued hot
tiiity to our much abuied and inlulted
contribution.
We refer to the addrefs of JOHN W.
EpPEs, Efqlire, to the people of Powha-
tan, Amelia, CheAerasld and Goochland,
lately publilhed in mott of the newspapers.
This Mr.. Eppss offer; himielf as a candi-
date for feat in Congrets in the place OF
MIR. Giles. In lis addrels, which is DAT
ed June IS, 1902, he fets forth At large,
his claims TO the confidence of the people,
and explains what he fuppoles to be the
views, and what, in his opinion, ongh'
to be the aim Of thoie, whom in the cant
phrale of the day, he is pleaftd to cali the
Republican,. 1t is worthy Of being re-
marked and remembered, that this young
man, Mr.. Eppes is the nebbeqo and the
i'm m-laqv OF Mr.. Jeferfon. Mr.. Jefer-
ion has iniereAed himielf in the internal
policy Of Pennsylvania by giving the col
lectorlhip of the Port of Philadelphia to a
man who was feared as the rival Of CO.
vernon M'Kean, and for that purpof., By
removing a gentleman whole ctiiclal ia.
Tents and conduct the merchants of The
city, as well Democratic as Federal, have
unanimouay and publicly extolled He
has interie.ed in the internal concerns OF
the fate of Delaware, by Debating TO the
people the perlon to be cholen BY them as
representative in Congrefs While a
candidate for the higheit ofice under the
government he paid perlen for conPll
ing and pablslhing fenes of the mott talle
and intainou. 1anders agains his competi
tar and both MS predictions. Nlr. JEFF
ferlon cannot be iuppofed lefs dehfous OF
promn;giog his lentiments and executing
his i,hemss in Virginia, than in Pennfyl-
vaaia or Delaware He and his fon- In
law would naturally fupppfe that the OPT
mons expTeacd by the latter, on fuch an
location, would be contidered by the pub-
lie as the opinions OF both: thele opinions
would therefore be carefully examined and
prudentiy expreRed. It has been conf
IDENTITY believed, not without rcafon, that
Mr.. Jetferion penned the addrefs. How
ever that may be, 1t can icsrceIy be doubt
ed, under the circumstances above limited
at, that the uncle, the tather-n- law, the
Prehdent Of the United States was confull-
ed in the affair, and that the address was
not pablilhed without his appreciation.
We hall proceed, therefore, without
further heftation or apology, to conGder
the address of Mr.. Eppes as an exprellion
of MIR. Jeferfon's wilhes, and of lis fen
timcnts upon public nieafures paa and 10
COME.
After fome handfome compliments to
Mr.. Giles for his great exertions in the
cauie Of democracy, paytieula,ly during
the laft FELTON, Of Congreis, and deploring
his intended retirement, Mr.. Eppes fays:
8 All | can promile to my fellow citi-
zens, if l have the honor of fucceeding
him, is iteady adherence to principles,
and an honsf exertion of the little ia
lent ! poaefs, In aiding the gr.Gt ozark
9yefsrmation 70 babbiJ COMMENCED
8 under our late republican congrels.'
We fhall fee further on what this great
zoayk is, and in what manner it has been
commenced. Mr.. Eppes proceeds
itremains Tor the republicans to guard
againt future violation of right, by
Introducing into the eogeAation of the
United States, SUCH AMENDMENTS as
will inlare complete refponGbility oil
public servants. No barrier againtt OPP
pfedion is 70 efettual as entruting pow
er for lhort periods. The only thing on
which republicans can, with fafety, rely
is the wholeiome corrective of elections
conitantly hanging over their iervants.
6 TO REDUCE THE TIME Of feryice of the
6 SENATORS of the United States to the |
8 fame period with las the Houleof Re.
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