Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-04

10 call Federal py;a'srsSs --Isc1 80
p,ofssasns ard Qdioas here agfes. We
heard them blame The obleQpiouins's ct
Ccngreis TO the will Of Prefl.ent Wafh-
ing,on, And pretended y :esT tie r,Fp-
duetion of monarchy, fIum @ilss ilify
termed TIE Introduction Of nonsfcll:s2l
principles. Yet We isc The rclrefsnta,i ses.
Of the nation, refu1ns 10 aAk for infcrna-
sion upon the fabjett Of the l.oui!!ana ceaion.
from the rreleps PRECEDENT, and ln,s wan
tonly declaring "a periea reliance In
every thing le Ind doze and slanla d, ter
yindica,irg the rigstspi chr citizens npon
the Mianfppi y when The fact was, thss
be had not only cgIstfed to get inlolnsa-
tiou upon the fpbjsct, bnt had doile nc
thing ini., and YVES as totally ignorant CT
the whole fscrss Of the traniAetion, as any
man 10 the community. Look at lie debate
inihe Senate upon the fabjces o. giving ex-
tracts Q: their journals in The cafe OF the
Columbia jahiees: DO not we fec the
WORT maxim of The EngIiln Monarchy re-
vived, and the doctrine thar the /" King
Can do no wreng," applied 70 our Pref.
dent by Wright, Breckenridge, ard
all the presidential advocates. l;tcckenT
ridge isys q il maf be p,esumed the Pre-
Gdent qUiY do ,igbf' that !" the CAFE OF
treoy was the iame--tbe fill eqidrnft
qvat eontaiued IN liz Presideafs br0rInma
tisa twas TO be presumed, that he bad
not ratified treaty auisbout The eousrat Of
stf5e srzate, snd therefore full5 anb avns
Il Be gi0fa 10 bis psoelqnatiev." Here
too we fee given TO hin powers, which
even the King Of England is denied his
Sroelqmarieus are OF have tie fire. #
ls4cs, sos treaties are the laws of The land.
Thus, indeed, ale the WORE principles q
Monarchy tsaaieed xton BY thofs who
were forever accufog OTHERS Of qpfs6ig Il.
And 90 conclude the catalogue of thets
Democratic inconfiaencies, have We nos
!een, during the whole Of The prefeat Geo.
areis, every material rneafure wrap' Up 10
the veil Of fcrccy, hy ,hole who once
sold Us, g that IN republican govern
nent there lould be noehing hid from
the teatl<s' 4,ilrv and even millions Ct
their money. voted to be at the diipofal OF
rreGden,ial diicretion, by thofe who fsnc-
toned report, upon The conduct OF tie
former adm.ntfration. ccndsmring Tie Sc
eret o5bYobriaticn Of public money
When -foch glaring departure from Pre-
1sssion is thus exhibited i'll 0d,on, is it not
time, ny feiIow-citizcns, to pauie-to re
hee. Remember it is lcaon Of their
own teaching, that jealcufy is the lcve-
LEFT trait of political character, and
g that power, by whomfoever exerciied,
is liable to abufe." Practice rewards
them, what they have recommended tow
ards others---the location loudly calls for
il. Have they, indeed, lulied you TO
ilsep, by their fweet fongs cflove? Have
they inchsned your fenies with the ma.
gic Ct zvards:s Is fuch dismferrsted virtae
awake in the rulers, shat the people may
Qeep. Political Aeep is death" Route
then to fenfe OF darger. Put iuch men
in your Houfe Of Representatives., as will
watch over executive errors and impropri-
cites, and you may YET fecure your envi
ed freedom, from the force Of maxims and
practices fuch as | have fhewn. Smith OF
Maryland, Las warned you that his party
laboured hard for poweri, and that they
will exercife it in their cam 7vy, not in
yours fuFpoie. /" They now unto the
ladder turn their backs, forming the bafe
degrees by which they did afeend."
| have fhewn you how ,yrannically
power has been exercifed BY them, and |
believe me, that power obtained BY |
fr0ud and deeetAon, can only be fuPport
cd by J0ree.'
( See Laykm Sm,fb's famed resolution |