Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-06
Short Queries to rake long foes.

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WHEREls Thomas Jefferson, sos after he
came TO the pres,iersy, published his fenets as
to remove from office, and proceed to carry them
into practise And WHEREAs, in pursuance
thereof. be displaced Ricfard Harrison esquiie.
United Statrs Distf,Gt Attorney, and appoint
ed Edward Livingston, esquire, IN lis stead !:
And WHEREAS, IN ibis arrangement, We must,
in charity 10 tic said Ihomas Jsaerspn, suppose
that 6 tine was tsisen, Information sought and
eblained,' 10 lie sane arseunt as IN the case Of
3Ssmiiel Bishop 1t NV Iis4ef: aid wuEREas
~ 70 pre&Upae thst il lis casr, as in that,
he proceeds" ii tie ofstqti0u "a teobpiral wprd
BY tie way we'll suited % lis asapefatiig proesssl
With tliblcFasiop and eqairy, that itsnaght eflct,
she purposes. Of justice andSab}ie utii.y." Aad
WI ERras, during the fourteen years thar Ri
chad Iarisonsesq was district attorney Of the
United States, he conducted himself with tie
stfi6fest integrity ana in manner shc most trust
worthy. Ard WHEREAS bis successor, in No,
vembsr tern, il 4 be distfiA court of the United.
States. confessed Judgement for ONE HUN
DRED THOUs.BND DOLLARS. Of lis Of
Acc, add witch have Teen a.3Plrd to his own
private use:
Nov THEREFORE,, we have thought proper
TO propose the two following queries
FRI. flasn8t Mr.. livingston been Suffered to
leave tbs state without liaWng il aay manner
secured the paymens Of the said sunior any part
thegeef?
SeegasYy. IF this large sum shanld be lest to
the community, on whom ought the less in equi
ty and good conscience % fall on the public at
large, compfehending lie federalists, swbo repro
batcd the conduit Of the executive IN tie ren1Uv
ing OF nest WORTHY oficef, ard who bore their
testimony against theappQntnept Of hn success
or, or oaght it 70 FIJI on Mr.. Jefferson himself
and those who advise this measured
Let il be understood thar tlHs is not a wanton
attempS to pjure the feelings Of III. Livingston,
or any Of bis friends. Bur sure!y after the ma.
liclous charges of malcondu6, as to public mo-
MES which have at one tine or other, been
brought against every officer in the federal admit
nistration not merely by the hireling editors Of
the ministerial papers, but by men Of high stand
ing in the party, not excepting the president him
self, ard after these wicked charges have been
circulated with an industry, and perseverance IN
exaapled in the history Of calumey, without
TITLE IF evidence to support them; after all this
say, III VAIN Have ttey 10 Chfeet ehdt iCdA &c
Iinquencies will be wipked at by US, or even that
they will not be sought cut, and when atte6fed,
boldly and plainly published 70 the woI!d. We,
however, shall never become ore who deals in
ambiguous whispers, which do almost equal In
Jury whether true or false, ard which elude de-
recfion If unfounded. No: We speak in positive
terms, of this Public defaulter. II anyone DOUBTS
the truth of what we say, we refer him 70 the re-
cords Of the distritt court. Earning Psst-
A true-bluc republican paper, about six
inches square, has lately appeared at Ca
nandaigua, in this state, (N. W Weare
charmed with the editors manner, and
that our sreaders may also be charmed
with it, We present them with specimen:
(BQlq1ce.
They (the federalist shake in their
shoes-they are afraid that the few men
who are to be sent to receive the possessi-
on (of louisiana may be opposed; those
Patridges of Tom Jones, now see them
blown body and soul in a fash of powder,
and with them Louisiana, and for which
we must. pay, possessed or not BY u.s..
Some OF these irtermitting heroes exhibit
all the ghastliness OF men fed four months
on chalk and parched beans" !! ~!
The followingj<a de nat was fent by young
lady foAf-r lover, whole name was NOtt, few
weeks before their marriage. The npptial knot
was fafened foor after The dilcerning lover decy-
phered its import.