Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-24
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NEW PAMPHLET.
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The author next presents rs with
g short view Of the conduct OF the eoafl-s
Gil of aDpointmen previous towhich, how
ever, he thus attempts to give the charac-
ter of Mr.. De- WITT Cliaton
!. There is. a species Of character des-
tined Tor obscurlty, but. sometimes render
ed conspicuous BY fortnitons elresti'lstan-
acss; Which though il canpot commend g re-
snect by boIdaad decisive mighty, bids
eEeEaace to contempt Such IS I4r Gin
toms: and since 41e has for some time aT-
pareatlv possessed share o} poP5laf Ia
vor, and progressed with some rapidly n
the road to political enainence, it may be
useful and Interesting TO review hrs pollti-
cal CONDUCT the moaein which he obtalp-
ed the confidence Of the people, and the &
delity with which he has discharged the
important trusts reposed IN HIM.
| lie then represents him as being the a.
vowed
!" Leader Of a faction, which with wild
and savage impetuosity, IS assalling II once
the peace of the union and the established
system of eur civil policy which is rapid
| IL advancing IN lis revolutionary labours,
and with irreligions zeal disseminating the
/ principles of inideIity, and ProPagatlng new
| political s5stendjng to the destruction
| of morality and the dissolution of the fede-
raj compact.
:. Though his usual ingenuity may have
prompted the expedient ofhaying some a.
!! bandoned relative or worthless lnhdel,
ready to assume the responsibility, Lever
have, and hereafter shall consider Mr..
! Clinton as the real author Of two late pub
| LEGATIONS, entitled A Narrative, &c. aad q
yTesp Of ses P5htica! Conduct 81 Aaron Btlrr.
| In doing this, / am warranted by high and
direct authority, corroborated by the inter-
nal evidence the works afford, by the lam
| guage he has uttered, and the conduct ne
/ has invariably pursued"
The following hyperbolical estimate Of
the controversy between Mr. Clinton and
| Mr.. Burr, will probably excite snile, at
'sIeast on the face OF the federal reader !;
L" A controversy (says he)) which.in its as
! pect kas become SO important as to attract
THE attention Of America, and in It's conse-
iessd 70 gSgttQa ct u }e sa &
that we cannot possibly attach any snch
mighty importance to what relates to either
or both of these gentlemen. We believe that
4 they may go ON with their quarrels and in
the end destroy each other as the. several
French parties in the revolution have
! done, while the rest of the state may
stand aloof unconcerned spectators Of the
combat.
Exempt qns pari turie omnis turba saoqpe
Marie cadunt subiti pes mnsua yulnera fra
In the following passage the writer gives
a lively picture Of the agents by which Mr..
Clinton is said to act:
| be has called on every litigious scoun-
edrel in the country to blow the horn Of CT
| VII discord. Clerks, surrogates and attor-
mics have been enlisted under his banners,
| and bought by Offices, to cry like parrots,
t treason and desertion. When he was ele-
waited by accident to a seat in the council
OF appointment, these creatures were che
rished, and swarmed round the council
room, ike reptiles'on the bank Of the n ile
Yes, these vermin, who have been engen-
dered in the sunshine ofexecutive favour,
and are feeding on the Publicsbounty, now
dare to prescribe the patriots Of '76 and Of,
49,"
Here occurs a paragraph Of 50 libsllous
nature that we do not see how we. can SAFE
" approach the bluff without danger.ol go
ing ashore. Thereafter is referred to the
pamphlet itself He concludes the. para
graph with saying, that q IN concert with
his comPeer in-Ithe council Of appoint
ment] he commenced system Of :. savage