Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-30

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/ Burr had really sought the presidency, ne
would have been himself present at Wash
lington on the field of action instead OF go
ling TO Albany, and believes had PC done
SO. che would now have flledthe Presl-
dental CHAIR Goes on thus
g This opinion it may be SAID, IS dsro-
qatory to the characters OF some OF the then
representatives Of the people; be it So,
Their own conduct has justified the cen-
sure. Its undoubtedly true, that several
members Of the house OF representatives
were disposed to abandon Mr.. Jefferson
and vote for Mr. Burr, or that they were
at least suspected Of such intention by the
friends oftlae latter gentleman. It's also
true, thatthose members continued to vote
for Mr.. Jefferson, and that they spbse-
quentlv received lucrative and honorable
appointments. Nay more, believe there
would be no difficulty in proving that a
member of that congress, declared after
the contest was terminated, that he would
have abandoned FIR. Jefferson if the tede-
ralists hadogered him sufficient la'a4cements.
With this strong, direct, and irresistible
coincidence of circumstances before them,
who can doubt that the presidency was UP
FOR SALE, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK
OFF 10 THE HIGHEST BIDDER?-that IT
MIR. Burr had been on the spot, and could
have descended SO far as to promise politi-
cal prefernent or official emoluments and
honors, he would now have administered
the government Of the United States!--
These remarks nay be deemed derogatory
to the dignity of an American Congress.
No one respects that body more than do.
But when corruption or even its lnstru-
ments, are permitted to enter It's sacred
walls, infamy should await them-and with
the facts which | have before me, part ct
zohich ONLY have been enumerated, do
not fear to investigate the subject"
We do not pretend that this is the first
time thatthls charge of corruptionhas been
advanced but as the accusation, hereto
fore Law in the mouths of the federallsts, 1t
was received with suspicion by those who
believe that the accusations OF federalists
are no more than base attempts TO calum-
Mate. But here we have it directly from
the mouths of those who at the time OF the
transaction belonged all to one family and
were admitted of course to its choicest Sc
crets. From their own lips then we now
learn that these incorruptible patriots &C.
tually set the presidency UP for sale to the
hipheqt bidder. Yes, reader you are now
informed by those, whose situation must
of necessity have made them acquainted
with every circumstance that took place,
that the president Of the United States,
Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, the Nan ef the
beoble, was exalted TO the chief maglstracy
BY direct, and positive BRIBERY; you are
assured BY one. of themselves, that the de-
mocrats would not vote for him but on the
express condition of lining their o7Vn peck
cts!
That this is not altogether new method
of doing business on the part Of the go0d
republicans, will appear abundantly evid ut,
if the reader will only take the trouble to
90 back with me 20 the year 1894.
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We are sorry that owing to repeated IN
terruptions this forenoon, it is got in our
power 10 conclude this subject without ex-
tending it to another number.
CON GREss