Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-06
For the Alexandra Advertiser.
Mr.. SNowDEN,

thig farther in view, but merely TO OPP
poic and expole falfhood. The democrats
were induariouay circulating papers shro'-
out the diarita, which were frausht with
the mott patpable lies and abu(e of the
former administrations, no doubt with
the express de6gn Of prejudic;Rs the pso-
pie againf our federal candidates, at the
election then pending. / waited with
impatience to ieea refutation Of theic abc-.
minable and pernlcious publications. 1t
would have given me real pleaiure that
Tome perfon, better qualified had come
forward on the occaion: | lhouid then,
as have heretofore done at elections, re-.
manned Glent fpeaator, and have been
(atisded with giving my own vote. But
no one ieemed to notice theie things, or if
they did, each enc, perhaps, wared for
fome other perfon to undertake the bu-
GneE.
Such arange apathy prevails amonga
the federal party, that they ute no exer-
tons to fupport their interef and credit
with the people. Trufing to The good
nels of the csufe, fuitable meafures have
not been taken TO counteraef the banetul
influence of democratic intrigue on the
minds Of the people. But however. good
Ike caufe of federalifn is, yet that caule
will not be fupported but with painful 10
duRry. I have as much veneration for
The S0Ueye;ga People, as the mott cIamor
Gus Democrat. feel myfelfto be one OF
them, but know it to be iolemn truth,
that the people, generally, do not pdilefs
Efficient knowledge and information TO
enable them to form corred opinions on
the fubjee of government: | will ven
ture to ai1ert, that nine ,enths of thefe
Sovfreigas have no knowledge Of fuch
things, but what they get at fscond hand,
or rather at the third hand. They learce-
ly ever read even newspaper they
have not fudied government as a feience !;
they know nothing of ITS hiltory, and
are, indeed, almoa ignorant of its hnf
principles. Hence it is, that they are i'm
poled on by deigning demsgogues, who
are inceaantly making fufs abour lie Ii
berries OF the people, and arfcgate 10
,hemlelyss exclnGyeIy the aPpcllasion OF
their friends.
With fush people no fubjea Of decla-
nation is 70 popular as Economy. OF all
things whatever, money is parted with
with the greateG reluctance (ezcept, in
deed, for the precious article Of whiikey.)
II they canbe brought to believe thar the
government has a tender concern for their
purfes, they think it good one and it
is difficult to convince the people general
ly, that the government is not tyr2nnicai
If there be call on them for money:
fee people, fay they, lhould be exempt
from taxes, an6 away viii thar govern
mrnt that requires money TO fupportit.
Here then is the ground the democrats
have taken: they exelaim about the ex-
travagance Of The former and praife tie
preient administration for their economy !;
il doing this,sthey have made " conpara-
tive lfatements, as they call them, thele
they circulate amongR the PEOPLE, with a
de6gn not TO inform but TO impofe on
Them.
But, flys fellow who has been max
ing gingle in the ExpoGtor, s'you have
anefted fa1thood, and 70 arc guilty Ct
the very charges you 70 impertinently al
tempt to exhibit againa your political op-
ponenis.'
The poor little creature faems to have
had no diRintt object ia view. Iprefume
his only aim has been 10 CIT dl;@, as
it is called. He has RATED luch q fog Il
lnppie that he might make bis e1cape in
the dark) that it will be neceGary for me
to go pretty extenhvelY into the fnbjett,
in order to fet in a proper point Of light.
The democrats arc fruitful in exPedi
ents TO difgracc tie former adminittrati
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