Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-23
FROM THE PALLADIUM.
The former and 5refeut Admiayqyetisns.

administration Of our Government, il is
necefary to conhder what the men in
power had to do, what were their means,
and how ikilfully and SUCCESSFULLY they
ufed them.
The 1acobins reyile the old admininia-
tions and boat of the new rulers. Try
both by this fair tef, BY THEIR DEEDS.
The federal administrations found eUt,y
sbing TO dc, and mtbiag to do with.
There were debts, but no credit ncr re.
venues. They created both, and in a
way extremely beneficial TO the United
States. The treafury was flied without
cpplefing the people. The Creditors ac-
cepred k1s than their full demand, ard on
terms that tksy deemed fair. The debt
was not made, nor augmented, tor the
fakevof a corrupt influence. 1t was not
made m0Ye, as the vile jacobins alledge,
but les; and fome of theiy oaua parD in
Conereis affected to diiiike MIR. Hamil-
TONS plan, becauie they laid it was lsls
than the Creditors could rightfully claim
This iatt, 70 coufounding to the lying
sclaims of Jacobin merit, is proved by the
journals of the yeas and nays in Congrefs.
The Federal administrations alto proyid.
ed for the common defence and general
welfare. They efabh5ed juaice, they
endeavored to form more perfect union,
and. 10 one word, TO carry into effect all
that the preamble of the Contribution has
ordained and made the duty Of govern
ment.
4 new {et of men have come in. What
were their daties ? Certainly the pream-
BILE, of the Contribution has pointed them
out. What were their mears2 Mot am
pie; a tseafury overAowing, an csaerly,
honef, fuccefsful plan of finance, proyid-
ed by their predecsiiors, in full operation
debt exiAed, that they rsetended to be
in hurry TO pay, and means to pay it
from year to year as faa as the rules Of
prudence would permit were provided TO
their hand. For, every one will conte{s,
that very great fums Of money, thrown
into circulation by exsinguithing the pub
lie debt, would be an evil. A regular
and expected application OF the public mo-
new was iecured by law.
Nov how have the Democrats uisd
theie p.odigions means? Well or i'll ?
They have aboliihed revenues ariGng frcm
haxyies, and thereby diminiihed their
mecus in sure wan,onefs, or for the fake
of popularity. BY leacning the revenues
they retarded the extingriihmens of the
public debt. Every one, whether he is
ibarp- Gehted enough to Zee into mill
Gone or not, can fee that with million Of
dollars year les revenue. the .deflred work
Of ex,ineuilhing the public debt rlult in.
evitabiy aand till or go on 70 much the
more ilowly. They have abollihed re-
venue, and every body expects they have
6rff difabled ,hemfelves from paying the
debr IN order 10 have on hand an exeafe
Jsr aat tqymg il. Aboiilhing revenue
S the forsrunner of Auditing debt.
luaice was eGablifhed They have
broken up It's eitabliinment. ne JUDGES
and doorkeepers are now on like footing
OF mde5euds3ee. Mr.. Eppes, and the party
who formerly propofed TO the State certain
amendments, which would bring the Con.
f;tut;on down TO the mifefable condition
of rhe cid Confederation, are now IN pow.
or. Thus, inaead of forming :" a mare
seyfsa arion," we are in danger of fee
mo rhe ie6eral authority made as weak
as The Grecian Council of the Ampbyc-
siors, and Virginia as domineering as
Spasta.
10 provide for she conmon aefSnes, they
lava that they have only three tbogfard
nlli,s Z 1900 or 2ooo leis than our ar
nv was when France threatened to reduce
as 70 the flavery o. Venice or Genoa.
Tie rsafon they aaiso IS, shz' Handing
army is dangerous TO sherry. rs II
Asco men zeeal.li Be daagsrans ard 5000
nj dgngersas in : iSste which h7s mil.'5S
caua5!e 81 bearing AIMS. This is very
chiidilh talk. Bur how is the obJett,
mentioned in ii. SConai,ution, OF proy'd
- ,,,;nnal defence ecC0mpjifn