Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-07-13

than more active and useful quali6cati.
ons. Iknow the difficulties. Of the stati.
on. 10 which am called, and feel, and
acknowledge my incompetence to them.
But whatsoever Of understanding. what
soever 81 diligence, whatsoever Of JUS
tice, or aifectionate concern for the hap
piness Of man, Il has pleased Providence
10 place within the compass Of nv fa-
cultiss, shall be called forth for the dis.
charge Of the duties con6ded TO me, and
for procuring 20 nv fellow citizens all
the benefits, which our constitution has
placed under the guardianship Of the &C.
neral government l. zs>s=sszz ~ y :
This election, considered with refer
ence 20 the means Of obtaining il, % far
from aiFording cause Of. profound thank.
fulness, and filing up the measure of
grateful satisfaction" ought to have raj
sed blush Of shame on his countenance.
% il has fixed amark of in(amy ON his
character. q. ..s.s.,s !,
Il cannot Be forgotten that the present
ruling party were enthusiastic admirers
ofthe systems Of France, from the be.
ginning TO the close Of her revoiution.-
After unprovoked aggressions on ourt
defenceless commerce had been made By
order of her government, they still ar.
IDENTIFY desired TO fall down, and worship
. the image Of directorialinjustice, and 10
Surrender 10 the "lterrible republic" the
rights Of an independent nation. Mr..
Y.V.-as~,, -, 4. al ,s..l L -.
~, though he had sufficient wisdom, like
apuppet. man, Who directs every motion
Of his show, 10 keep behind the curtain.
fAfterl the country had drank the very
dregs of the cup of humiliation from the
violent opposition of the democratic par.
ny TO EVEN rRS Of warlike
preparation, and from the forbearance of
the Federal administration, permission
was then given b our citizens 10 1877 to
repel force BY free. In 1898 the mea-
<sures If defenceI adopted by our govern
ment were moro efficient. The expen.
ses unnecessarily atising from the measures
a. assert our rights against the lawless
PREDICATE, and bnprineipled conduct Of
the Executive directors, whocompelled
our anlhassadorts' of peace patiently 70
wait for months = in the antichamber of
regieide, and atlastoPprobriously drove
them from tie territory of France With
out admittance TO their bloody presence,
were made . theme of continual false
hood, from which in 1eOi Mr.. Jefferson
vas % gather the laarels of his glory.-I
The pesiudiees OF the ignorant were I'd.
dressed, and their passions inHMned.
War was depicted by an the powers Of a.
glowing imagination. The powerful le!
! gions Of France we're represen:ed, a.
butehering our wives and eh;ldrrn, i'm
PEELED only to such atrocious acts by our
AEsIsTkNcK Or HER RIA khNY. The
public agents were said to be increasing.
the national debt, that BY is influence
they might erect monarchy on, the ruins
Of rePublieanism, Every abandoned
and foreign renegade was enlisted either
by Mr.. Jefferson, OF his friends, TO over
whelmthe Federal administration BY IL
bells which SEEM 70 be the greatess effort
Of human deprasity.AInthe close of the
year 1901, when the senate Of Pennsyl.
yania were determined not 70 relinqnish
their voice In the choice Of electors, they
were denounced by the dem6erats, as
traitors 70 their country. They were
threatened with the vENoxaneG 1rHE
PEoPLkfor amply exercising, according
tocoascicnce, their constitutional rights.
Here were some Of the 6rst acts Of the
drama. (mortifying enough TO those, who
do not love 10 behold human degeneracyl
which was TO give Mr.. JsRerson the 6rat
Office Of the union. Hence also arose
that whirlwind Of opinion. which, like
the eonaiets Of this element, elevasing
only the lightest and most worthless subs.
stancea. rsiaed him, till he had m Oh.
scure view Of the presidency. .sss
With all these exertions, had not three
hsshs OF the slaves been represented, the
president must have been . private citi-
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