Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-03-03
LETTER Dox coMMusIc A7roNs.

LETTER BOX COMMUNE AT1oNs.
Had the Alexandriau," when he
was about 10 write lis laft piece, rejected
land lie has told Us that his reflections are
abundant) he might have fuppofed itpofii-
bic that there were lome Democrats vino
poGsf}td fnfieient independence Of mind to
oppofe the militia bill, or any other fyl-
TEN founded on fuch arbitrary and coer-
Give principles notwithstanding they
might be advocated By the Colonel and
every Cur that yelps a. his bidding. Had
he 70 reflected, he might have faved him
felf thesrouble Of travelling ont Of his way
to abufe Federaliim; forihe author Of the
communication fgned 90" i, no Fedora
lif, neither isa Beer Houfe Democrat, );
but one who on this, as on every other
occaGon, acts from the dictates of his own
mind, uniihuenced by any party. This
much ] have thought neceGary TO fay for
the convenience Of the Alexandrian-bc-
caule, if he lhouId again think sproper 10
afound Us with a fpecimen Of what can
be done by great talents in a bad caufe,
he may Ie. Federaliim alone and tick 70
the lubjaa on which he hared. The
Alexandrian thinks it pohible that I win.
TO capitulate, and he is willing to allow
me honorable terms, after he has fcourgcd
NE for my bitterness againa the officers.
Sir. this f-o.ro;np of you-s had berter
been left undore-for it has led you, in.
the bitterness Of your wrath againa Fede-
ra!ifm, TO name period when, if you
haze one fpark OF fenGbility remaining,
the crimlon dye of ihane Inuft itain your
check even to think Of. I allude to tie
years 81 and '9S, when your patrio,ifm
had reached It's acme, and forced from YOU
The aGer,ion, that fllould French inya-
tion take place, you would fell your pro-
per'y and JOIN the enemy. Such, Sir, if
] am not egregiouay miitaken in my man,
is your Republican;}m and love of country.
You think fone of my CELEBRATIONS, as
applied to yourielf and friends, ungeue-
rous; becaufe you conceive / dc not know
you. IF you are the man I take you TO
be,you will find, by what / have faid above,
thar do know yos and may the current
of life ceale 10 Aow through my brelft, ere,
il fhall become the reiidence Of thoie dark
paEions with which yours is infected. For
your courteous offer of the fecond ferje-
ants place, under your mighty gentle,
manly kind Of Captain, and mighty fplut-
tering kind OF Lieutenant that is to be,
and mighty old womanly kind of Enngn
tbstis / mutt, until an opportunity oc-
ours of repaying the obligation, remain
your debtor. Q.
As the " Bead ought not to be with
held froll the mouth that earns it," and
as " The labouFer is worthy of his hire
and as---many other ancient ard mo-
dern aposhegms might be fafely culled or
the preient location and as it is ungene-
rous 10 the n,of enlightened nation of the
world, of which we laves of the diarid
mutt be confidered as a fractional part, to
permit any pctlon TO tranad their buff
nefs for them without adequate compenia-
ton, and as no proyition has been made
for the payment of our representative, i'll
is han,bly .fuggeNed that a petition be
handed TO the Mayor and Commopslty.I
defising them to PATS law TO levy upon
the corporation, fun OF money eqqiva-
lent to tx dollars day during the prefent
iefIicn OF Congrefs, fox the. payment of cur
honorable representative for bis confans
and unweariei attendance during the ici-
fioa. Should our petition not fucceed, il
is ssea p5oPoled that fam Of money BEL