Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-11-12
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The writer In referringto the ar,;..
the treaty of cession when provide, fos :.
admission Ct the inhabitants of Louie s; NE
into theunlon, says, that it was iptrod" sDa
not for the purpose comforting upon ~
any personal rights, but merely to nrsa p
any futufe cesslon Of that territory bv I !
United States to another power. H. 'ue
remarks are Immediately succeeded h, -
following infamous suggestions, .wb;'s
shall serve as the text of our present r.
marks.
s France and Spain might suspect ~,
theisusplcioa would not have been ii lovHn m
ed had the cession been treated for ia =
administration of johl Adams, or rSa
Washington was President, and ,lex,,9a
Hamilton president over tim that we ~.
Louisiana for the British Goyrramrn,
with view of sellingit to her, and tbooa,
such suspicion had no ju.i ground to sI,g
upon with respect 20 our present prssid,a.
Ih0a. JeGers0n, WHO'S not only not M,
of intrigue, but who posse sses that hon,
pride Of principle that canaot be in,rio,.,
with, and which keep lntrignes at d,
lance, the article was nevertheless necess,
ry as arrecauiioa against iutwe conunyer
cies. But von, tlotn not knowing IN. No.
litcal ground of.tke,article, apply to your
selves personally and exclusively what had
reference to The territory 10 prevent i.
falling iato the hands OF any foreign now.
er, that might endanger the Spanish do.
n.imons I'M A nerica, or those OF the French
ia the West-Lndia islands,
We shall begin by observing tia, the par.
TRANS Of the present administration, have
been Frequently reminded of the scauda.
lous meanncss with which they have endes.
voured totound their prctensions to public
esteem, or malevolent representations Ct
the conduct ofthe federaIists. For shamey.
pairots Are you incapable of unders,an.
ding that the path of honor and rectitudc
is straight and Uniform, while the mazss Of
follv~and infamy, are infinitely diversified!
Is it true that yeur rivals have been vile
men? In what respect then have YOU shewn
your superiority over them What great
or virtuous achievements have sgnalizsd
your victory! Is your pride so tame that
YOU are only ambitious Of being considered
no worse than those whom you have your.
selves declared to be unworthy of pubic
confidence? IF YOU merely dishonor the
preceding administration, without justify.
ing your own measures, may 1t not be rea.
sonubly suspected that you are yourselves
atleast no better than those you have abus-
ed and supplanted: that the present idols
I Of your adulasion, the miserable pagean,
of your feeble and Aeeting authority, have
| succeeded to the vices winch you have i'm.
| putrd to their predecessors, as well as tc
their powers
Though similar questions have been fire.
| quen,ly asked, yet they have never beer
! answered, nor have they produced an
amendment in the conduct % our rulers
| The Presidential election is approaching
ana every n,iscreant, every barpy Of fac
! ton is preparing to givs support to the
/ present administration, from the old me-
game ofcaInfaoy against the federallss
not only me ia:ac departed sages, whos'
memories are cpsarired by their gratefu
country, but the rep&tatlc@s o. thor mos
| DISTINGUISHED survivors, who having re'r
ed from p0biic life, 10 longer ENJOY o.
desire political influence, are assaIied %'a
savage maIIgnity; and apparently with 20
{ o}her ti=w, than 10 e>;ab!ish this IniereNt
Of democratic logic, bat because the s.'e
! ciates Of Washington ADD adams are az
! popula1, Jefferson and his jnnto, bywbo'
catnmnies hey were first undermined ar
( ihlr,iorc wise ard Immaculate. Alas
have We lived TO see the day. when deIu
sions can be practised win success hav
! we attained to that point OF a5iect humh
alton, Wntn the characters Of men who DC
srrvcdly enjoyed the public confidence, ar
permitted 10 be trodden under foot bV
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