Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-08-10

three, here an impndent intruder has been
permitted TO FIJI one OF the FIR feats
Yet what audacity and csnnsls may we
not expect from aman who after having
not only denied being in putfuit Of Office
but folemnly pledged himself 10 a whole
country not TO accept Of any under the
United States did accept and now holds
the firit Office which WAS cHered him az
ter Jefcrion's election Or from man,
who could fly out at Bladenlburgh d.
ring ihelalt elcetioneefing CONTEXT in Prince
Georges, and in an harrangue at public
meeting reprobate in the tirongef terms
the depravity of Tom Paine as a blafphe-
mer and lihcller with whom he denied
that Mr.. Jefericn would be az all con-
nected, and yet in a very fhort time a.
rewards at EPaine's arrival could pre-
fent himleif among the other iycophants
who hafened to pay him {" the homage Of
their refpea. But better pufpofe,
than any thing in which Mr.. Malon can
be inteIeaed, till remains for US. Il
remains, that We take this opportunity Of
again imploring our fellow-citizens to
conidsr what fort Of plan democracy
NUT BE-, in which we behold member Il
the executive council Of fate publicly
accuied OF perjury by its governor. on the
authority ofan attorney for The United
States, and that.astcrney thigh in the con-
hdence Of the Administration then Ggn-
ing certificate as disclaimer, which in
turn is falfded by the foiemn oath of the
governor and two witnefes ! Such is the
way in which theie gentlemen treat one.
another, when any breach ia their init
maciss removes the veil of ditllmulstion.
In ihort there appears TO be no faith or
confidence among the party, and if its
leaders throughou, the Union could he &C.
{ nbled together 10 magic cattle oftruth,
whesc each man ihould be Obliged to ayow
his real mind, We have no doubt it would
appear with avery few exceptions TIA,
they generally know or thirk each other
as vil!ainous and as bafe as the mott H.
gid icderalilt could deicribe them.
And yet there are thofc who affect to
dilapprove of the violence Of the federal
papers, whole moderation is offended with
any thing lik. perlonal attach, not re-
ascsihg that in the difagreemens among
thcmleiyss, the other iide are alternately
exPofng each other even in bIacker colors
than they are painted by the federaliits,
aud that the latter too have been fer
fesies Of years tic objects Of the mott out
rageous abuie and calunny which the
.iekednels of their opponents could in
vent. For Our own part, we defi.: once
for all to peak plainly on this fubjesf, AMI
we with to be underaood, that according
to our notions this is not the time to in
dulge falic moderatiou, thar the crifs
Jaalhcs and requires itrong and fteady
tens, that heretofore in the conduct Of this
paper we confcienrouay affirm having ne
yer attacked or eenfared any man from
mere private malice, or without a firm
beliefnot only Of his deleryipg but of the
public interea requiring it, that Of he
individuals occaGonalIy expofsd in OH
columns, we find, on looking back, they
are either luch as are generally admitted
to be unworthy, or whole conduit in the
particular inlfance under enquiry has been
insxcuiable or manifeitly improper, anc
laifly that as 70 psrlonal itrittures We
must be excused for determining 10 exer.
else Gas in all things else) an independent
discretion, guided by the dictates Of truth
and justice, but which we shall never
consent to sacrifice either to worldly pru
dence or the idle hope of always pleas
ing every body, however anxious we
may be to preserve with our friends
that rational appreciation which has been
our pride and best reward. In the
end, we have no doubt thar, as this is
the most honorable, so will it prove the
most advantageous policy. As to the sub
iett now before us, fer example. what
language can be too abhorrent and indig-