Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-21
r,sn.the Purt,msuth On. H. Oracle
PARTY NAMES.

! the democrats NSP"otse" -, -,
founding Alexander the Great wIth Alex
andsr the Coppersmith'" Il IS m'nsllag
under ,he same description, men between
whom exists every species Of political dis
tinc,ion. II is converting the saying OF the
President. and denoting by the same name
..brethren of different principles" winch
ever party has the best claim tosshs appel
..a,ion. i, cannot belong to both. 1t demo-
crafts are republicans, federalists are not.
The original toundsrs OF the constitution,
and ats original soppessrs; the trends OF
Wash;pqson, and his foes !; they who en-
d.avour to uphold the Judiciary, and they
who demolished it those who are tor
maintaining national character and honor,
though it shoold cost something, and those
who will submit to be i'll trea.ed and des-
n;sed. on the sole condition that 1t will
cost nothing, aresoo far apart, IN the tea
sture of their minds, to be included In the
same political definition. Names are OF
no consequence in themselves; but they
become important by the acts OF political
;ugplers.--Ist therefore behoves the tede.
ralists to glndicate their right 70 the repub-
lican character, and TO declare to the world
/ that they ought not to suffer in thsls repata-
ton, because demagogues are attempting
20 acquire false credit by borrowing their
name. The magic of sounds eannc, last
fiong butt often lasts long enough to do
mi,chisf. France no longer
signs for $: equality. She has followed
that meteor, till ithas conducted her thro'
the tumults of saarchyto the quietude or
despotism. There is scarcely family IN
France who has not lost brother, son,
!.or father, in followingthe steps of pre-
blended republicans; where are they now!
Just where denagogues will place every
country, whose destinies they 'eontroul-
beneath the sword ofahe strongest. Tbs
delusion has at length departed, but It
dragged the veins of the nation till the
sword bleeded herto faintness.
| We can readily determine, who IN this
country oughs to be considered republic
cans, if we willhrst settle tew primary
Enquiries. Is-our national constitution
should have said was our national consu-
| tuition republican, systemss Were It's
founders republicans Was Washington.
! a republican,, If these questions are an.
| swered aSirmatively, it would then seem
| that fedcralist., the friends OF Washington
anI the constitution, are republicans alse.
On the other hand is Napoleon Bonaparte,
| FIRST emperor of the Gauls, a republican!
Is the secretary of the Pennsylvania IN
surgents republican? Are William Du-
ans and Thomas Painerepublcans: Are
thew who abuse the memory OF the first
| President republicans s? II SO then fede-
raiists are not; they protest against the al
| lance, and shake of the name as the great
! est pollution thar could cleays to them.
" Shame would burn their cheeks tooa Gin
der.o If they could not remove the imPu-
,s,ion of being cf that sort OF men, with
| whom nalignity to Washington is tlrst
principle. Yet let the democrats it they
! choose, begin at this late our to applaud
him. Let them proclaim themselves his
| disciples, and be SO regardless OF his re-
| puta,ion with posterity, as to seek to JOIN
their own name with his. They therefore
called him an incendiary," a " traitor, /"
a man who legalized corruption, and gave
currency to iriqulty.'' Let them now con-
vert their prosches into eulogy, and tbs
| fervid wrath of political enmity, into the
zeal Of cordial friendship. His splrr II
| it could awake from the sleep OF the
tomb, would Indignantly spur the cot.
.nection. 1t would say, you that now
| profess to be Say friends, ] ever found to
be nv deadlisst enemies You opposed e
very important measure of my administers
ton. You struggled against every Effort
to balance the new Government You
quarrelled with my proclamation Of neu-
! trality. You smiled at the accursed labors
| of Genet. You strove to unite the country