Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-23

~ Mr.. Gitlituh , ausOsSseSos - sASsS1 $3.50
S s.t;sfactorily for the abuse they have since
s''l;berally bestowed upon Mr.. Burr. -
Th;s disappointment confirmed their long
.asr;shed enmity. 1t exasperated their ell
=. It wounded their malice, and oathe
liar of ambition they swore revenge. -
Tbev have accordingly prosecuted their
nefarious purposes with Zeal unegaaled
i the black annals of ambition. No
means. however dishonorable or dark ,
hove been left unessayed, to ruin the re-
mutation of Mr.. Burr, thus TO gravity their
wounded pride, to allay their thirst Tor
mower, and sooth the lrritabie vanity OF CO.
tage. ,
a,;;at,nc7st, officers provided aY'the Ionstl-
,nfion to advise with the Governor and as
s;st him with their information and Support
him bv their frmness and strength Of cha
racter IN his nominations and appointments
q Office. We shall here see how the re-
oubhcaa party, ashley call themselves, have
conducted in their selection OF proper cna-
racters to fill this Office. We shall here
see whether, according TO themselves, they
souoht for rnea of integrity and virtue or
.shs,ber they were only DESTROYS TO md
ant those who would become Instruments
af their cruelty, to execute vengeance on
lie heads offederal officers.
6 Party spirit, too, at this period, WAS
vet at its height. The spirit Of the times
twas thought, required the employment
of.gents who would march with hardihood
oyer the barriers that moral duty, private
honor, or political rectitude might OPP
pose TO the accomplishment OF given pur-
poses
We shall see that it was Simeon and
Lsvi whom they selected for this llorrid
purpose. j" Cursed be their anger far II
4vas fierce, and their zvrath far II 1vas cru-
sLn But to return to the pamphlet.
g In the month of October in this year
.(1soO) the legislature met at Albany [and]
a council was elected. Mr.. Dewitt Gin
ton was taken from the southern, and Am
brose Spencer from the middle district
These gentlemen, aware of the importance
of this appointment, at the noment the
government was to pass from the tlaads OF
the federalists into those OF the republicans,
had spared no pains to secure their eiecti-
on. From the important powers vested in
the council, they iondly hoped 70 derive an
extensive influence. Elevated with the
intoxicating prospects of soon emerging
from obscurity, and Becoming the instru-
ments TO dispense public favours, they in a
most humiliating manner, solicited every
conspicuous member of the legislature for
his vote and influence. Nfr. Burr was not
left embarrassed for a moment, antil ia
tigued with opportunities be incautiously
assented to the measure. Although con-
vinced that they were inimical to his ap-
proaching, elevation, and jealousy of his po-
litical Importance, yet he had no concepti-
on of the mischief they meditated. TWAS
impossible to anticipate the extent of their
Ubiquitous designs. No reasonable man
could suppose, that this casual conse 3uence
would at once,be converted into an engine
to accomplish thepurposes of private am
btien Those who knew the characters
Of these men, opposed their election. They
knew them destitute Of all --, --, OF
49,, of all attachmsnt to the. general
welfare, distracted from private inter
est.' 10 be continued.