Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-06-22

self so confidently as he does. but again,
why should Mr.. Smith think himself so
little presumpt,t0us IN his anticipation He
knew that that you had once entertained
the opinion, atleast that you had express
led the opinion, that no man should hold
tn c Presidency twice in succession. He
knew, that this was, at one time, part OF
the democratic creed. He knewthat Eppes,
gour kinsman, tho't it improper not more
than three years since, and that Randolph,
the prime minister, was Of tie same opipi-
on about the time of your election. How
in the name then Of all that is plain and
honest, would he make the anticfbatton
zvitAom much bresumbtoa2 Indeed friend
Thomas, there is something Ike a zvoy
here IN sheeb's chatting. There is some
thing here, ike Po5esbierre liberty, equaAt1,
meaning deata aa1 misunderstanding
like $ the acknowledgements q France"
nearing the terrific government Of France,
a something sweet on the out side, bat
bitter within. In short, if were OF your
parry, and tchanced SO, thar did not accord
with Mr.. Smith in his anticjbqt10n should,
as the sailors call it look 0ut far squalls. But
I.lmnct ofyour party nor is any ofyour party
Ike ms. The mouth of disafection to The
measure, hadjust began to open, when ii WIS
instantly sealed up in silence by Mr.. Smiths
anticipation. Give me leave then friend
Thomas, to congratulate YOU upon that ma.
gc Which you possess, Of making every
log YOU meet wi'ha . Jrfsna II dert5 -
and above al congratulate you that you are
liberty, & liberty is you. Buta solemn re-
ftctoa inrudes upon the mind here.---
What shall we - when you are gone e.
When d. a,h ex.inguishes your lights the
fame OF liberty viii perish with you.
The % sentence presents new train OF
ideas.
It would be work of supererogation
to attempt any eul GUM ufon the poll
tical department of TOMAS JEFFER-
SOM
/ an astonished, when Smith presented
The piece TO you for your appreciation, if
Smith indeed wrote II, that you did not
forthwith snatch up the largest folio volume
inyonr library and foor the fellow. New
see--the work ofsupererogation is a work
Of more chan is asked for, a work of more
han ,iuty elemands-will Smith pretend to
,av. that he is not bound in duty, to pa
negv1ze you all in his power? And is it!
not the height Of insolence to talk ofhis hard
labor, Wh n you are the subject of his So
~? a fellow whom you so wei pay for
his services, that he is making most ra-
rid fortune. And as to the iuea that yol
don't require it of him, were in your
{lace would call hin to sight of his con.
tract with you. A pretty fellow truly to
get your prif, and then talk of the w0rk Ell
5uberercgat:cn. / do not wish. friend Tho
mas, to breed difference 'twixt you, but | |
am convinced, and think the Attorney
General of the Uni.ed States will tell you !,
so, that he is bound in law and in gratitude, |
to puff you all Ii his power. Its his duty
to puff you | say, friend Thomas and i'll
doing so he has no discretion. You may
present either the Ole extremity or the |
other to be pulled at. 1t is his business
TO blow with all his mi sht aad whether you
choose to receive the winl III your nostrils |
or elsewhere, it is no point for his consi-
laration. He pretty fellow to talk of the
,o9rk ofsupererogation Tell him of what
Freneau, Calender and Duane, did foryou.
They never talked of the 7O9rk Of supsrefo-
gatoa. They always considered their Ia
bors sub-erogation. But this little silky milky
devil, is always whining about the work oil
subereroeason as lift were possibleto praise
COO much thv IS name divine
(Io de.coahnued.)
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