Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-27

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7 Wilt Tie Fedsralifs were in rcwer, no
[ thing Was TO be heard from one end OF tht
! Continent to the other, but the charge d
]. needless ard exttavagant fquanderipg o.
the public money. The ialaries OF ex-
ccutiye officers, and the wages Of members
Of 'Congrefs, were faid TO be enormouAy
hiah, and we farmers were told that a
isatefman.ought to receive no higher wages
than labourer. About three years ago,
it was propoled by The Federaliiis in Con-
| gres ION account of the high price ofrro-
yifons, &c. that the falaries of eNecu-
tive officers fhould be augmented. The
democrats oppoied the mcclure with all
their force, but law was finally rated
for the rurpoie, which, however. as to
expire on the gift of December, 1901.
1his att of the Federaliits was feized on
BY the Democrats to ia6ame the minds Of
the people; and nothirs, prefume, had a
greater tendency 10 work the all imror-
tant change in the public opinion. The
Democrats, by their intrigues, at length
gained the aicendancy. Ard what was
then their conduct Did they repeal the
obnoxious law Of the Federaliits' NoI-
Did they permit it to expire Yes--it
didexpire on the 5Ea Of Decembef laf ;
and about that time peace was proclaimed
in Europe, in coniequence OF which the
price of grain, SC. fell about che half.
TIE aagmentatiou law of the Federalifs
having expired, the executive officers were
entitled to the fame falaries only as were
fixed by a former law. Jhefe iaiaries
were about proportionate with the ex-
pences Of living, at the time Of the expl-
ration. Did the Democrats, a few days
Gnce, propofe TO revive the fame obnoxi-
Gus law which they 70 vehemently con-
demned when they were in the minority ?
Yes-totheir flame be it faid the fame
men who formerly declared the law op-
prefive and wicked, and consequently yot-
ed agaipa it-now, by their act, pro-
nounce it good and adopt it as their own.
- Yes, the felf-fame men, who, when
whear was fold for two dollars Per bufhell
declared that 5000 dollars was too great
a falary for tecretary when wheat
fetches but one dollar) have the unblulh-
ing impudence to fay that 5000 dollars is
little enough in all confidence. What
will my fellow farmers fay to this What
will the people think IF the falaries pro
pofed by the Federalias three years ago
were not too high, why did the Democrats
vote againH them? Ifthey qvere too high
WAY do the fame Democrats now with 10
revive them, after they had expireds Can
it be becaufe their particular friends uoqu
hold the Offices drawing thofe falaries ! Or
mua it be. owing to their want of good
memories? Or lha,l ] aferibe it to even a
worie caufe Al any rate it will ferve as
warning to my fellow farmers agalnit
truaing in future, falfe ard Aatsering
friends.
The Federalifs in Congrels, I o5erYe
have lately propoled to reduce t6fi, wa
ges ion account ofthe great reduction in
the price Of provifons)- the Demo
Gratis have rejected the proportion. This
fatf fpeaks for itielf, and can receive no
establishment from the pen of
A PLOUGHMAN
AT his Delk.
(Balaaee.J
For the Alexandria advertiser.
/ DISCONS0LATE W.ANGERER.
INSCRIBED TO ***. ***s+s*.
WHAT means the fad plant on my ear
E Did it break fromthc city or grove
It's echo. perhaps that brings near,
The Gghing of fcme turtle dove;
Oh no! It's the Tendance OF woe,
Beneath yon green willow reclin'd: