Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-24
(To be continued.J
From the Charleston Courier.

Ii the anti federal prints were pufpaiciy IN
DIoyed 10 difpsy the federal administrator and
rheir tupporteis 10 advantage, aad at The fame
time to hew shedepl9rable ineonfitency OF their
own party, they could nor more completely DO
70, than by rae very means they take 10 render
the former obnoxi1us TO public d!il ke, aad tie
latter admired soF their purity. five bad not
convincing proof before our eyes that, arguing
from their luccrls hitherto, there is no length 70
whch they do not hope To carry ihe!t deception
Of the people, We foud certainly concule that
Trey were either egregious bluadereFs, or pc'fl-
dious TO ther party. It's a eoDgua tfick wish
arch fchool boys, Tor ons 10 hold tSiek oyerthe
head OF another, under ID. lharaPietence OF de-
tending hi8, white miro, by a pfeconce ted
plan, t,i<es the tick ard tllu8 the poor oblecs
pre'deoaed DEFENDER. We a:s fir trcn iqtp.5tiag
that this is the intention Of any Of me perfons
aiiu3cd 70; bat be the motives what they may,
the effect IS PTecif.Iy the fan- for aGufcdiy if
we were training oar in.eli.tts 10 euogzc he
federal administrations, aid 10 rendeF ,fe con
iucf o. he party now ii Yovef "a Jar contempt.
Idle, we could not more eta2sttoally do it, than
BY adopting the language held by The govern
msnt paper al Wahh%ton, on The tnbjott Of the
iaiarles paid to the officers of government. In
Jultiee, at all times bad, is rendered doubly en-.
minal when il is .ihalneIrfly avcwed, and wh.n t
IS m1de the fource Of Ri!l tu. ther injuGice.
Nothing is farther from os than The fhalYby
notion that the fsIafies oftbe officers of govern
snent IRE TOO great. We think the reveric; ard
IS far ftom making it a fo5j.tt of malignant cls
.mour and accufatiop, we applaud tie neaGure
But it is impcfibe TO fee, without indignation
and difgLa, perfoas coming forward and CAIN
ing praifc from the pubilc, for The very fame
meafuTe which they before made a topic Of abafc
and obliqly. Readers behold! follow rs as We
90 aioog through the tranfa aion, and Judge whst
sdvfers and faithful guides the people have 70 d.
rca them And fay, would any one believe
thar inconfaency corld be carried to fach an ex-
tTayagant leneth, as that, while praifing the at
when done by -theml-Ives, they fhould attualy
recognize and remind the public Of their violent
eppoiifioa TO If, when Il was the aa Of their ad-
veT(aties. g Whatever mnrmors, 4ys tie priilt
g alluded to- hn,lar m-afIre may have hereto
!" fore excited, afifng from 11yatpu5enfau or
/" mJrxtrssstafiaa, we are Etisfed thar g1en
g the ab!ic attention fhal be fufi cnty attract
s e. 70 :, it-~slProye a p ,puara ~
Now wbae IS this more or less than saying 10
the people, " Am-flcans! We claim your aparo-
baton OF our brs:owiag upon ourselves sala-
lies which We fePobated as too exofbtlnt for
others, 10 be sure there were great murnuts
sbou' the measure when 1t was done by the fe |
deralstss those nurnufs arse from tn.sappreIen-
sions, and those misappfchsn.ons we own it) |
Entirely from our Misrepresentation. Il is equal |
y true, that We a!l-who nov justify the salaries,
then spoke vioelty an9 voted against then, |
and We even acsnowledge tina, Mr.. Gallaein, |
the great, the vlrsu,us hoane,er, who now is the
advocate OF the measure, and one ct tie Pocketcrs
81 the profits oft, decaimed more loudly against
IL than any other person; but thsn that arose |
from misrepresentation OF winch we nal not the |
good luck TO get rid I'LL we got the Offices for |
winch these salaries are paid. We were unable
At thar time 70 form Judgment of the matter
OUT now We have got home to the very heart of |!
(. now Ftar L ,o,u L.. .s4s 4