Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-13
PENNSYLVANIA Politics.


From the ;p2mcnt that We perceived the eta
Gratis OF This fate, both founded upon the princi.
pies OF the jacobin Clubs OF France, we began to
be apprchcDsiye that all tisir exc tions would be
mu tuaily directed to the deItructinn otcach other
without regard to the general welfare OF the Rate.
What we apprehended is actually come to pass.
The zeal with which one OF the parties ice out
for the (upport of the contribution, has already
dcgencrared into zeal to fupport the Presen,ion,
of certain individuals to Offices and the CO. OPP
Grafton of thofe who wiGisd 20 unite with theA,
without regard to party names, in p:Epetuating
our excellent iyfsm Of republican governments
is CONTEMPORARY fpurned upon every other CON
diton than thar Of admiriag and supporting their
6voriie leaders. Til: preservation OF the con-
aitution is thing in witch every man, woman,
and child in the commonwealth ia deeply inter
cited but the promotion Of certain faa.ious II
diyiduaIs, who have already t,itd without sue.
cess, various other methods TO raise themselves
10 power, and have now for the same purpose at.
attached themselves to the cauc of the contribution,
is matter which we muG beg leave, with all
due humility, to consider as of not SO great mo.
ment. We fillhope and t'uIt that every man
who regards the prosperity OF his country, will,
on this important occasion, dlveR himself OF eve
ry prejudice arising from party distinctions and
excr, himself seduously and vigilautly ioi the
reservation Of free government: but we cannot
ask him, at the fame time, to take an in;eref in
the lew and paltry dissent. ons and personal recti-
limitations which aimof exclusively occupy the
public prints Of the TWO cont:ndiug factions n this
city.
when the propoftion was Gta fartea by the
revolutionits abolilh our political iu.,tutieni,
We were gratihed at finding that portion, tho
we fear but an uncomfortable portion,of the demo-
cratic part, refused to join in rfc dltructive pro-
ject. Some Of thar cariief measures appeared
TO be dictated by liberal policy, and Indicated
fncere zeal for the preservation OF our happy
syitem Of governmet:.. But any one who now
reads heir publications can hardly fail OF being
dissa!ted as finding that al their ex:iions are e.
yaporating in vulgar butfconeiy, and low per-
sona abuse of number of individuals who were
recchtly their g.easct fayorisss and crcnies. If
compare son were to be madc of the two parties,
We ihou!d be compelled in truth TO say that the
Ieyoluti ,niRs, in their publications, haze much
more the sernbjanCe OF argument and rational as
cussion shan their opponents; though nc'hing
can exceed the proaigacy and totAl disregard OF
even the semblaace of principle and confaency
exhibited by Their, in their denupciations OF go
vernon M.Kcsn, aud Others Of their late tavorltes
who are now supposed 20 tand in their way. a
number I. the very ar,s which they Formerly a.
cctea to conGder as proofs Of pre- acnt rePuo-
licanisln, and urged as arguments in favor OF NJ.
MsKean's election, are now hgough1 forward eyen
by majorlties in our Legislature, to prove in
the words of their address, that, there is no al.
tentative but to rcnounce, the r0no, republican
principles, for both are not to be reconcllea."
Tt.re is in shis conduct tardihood Of depfavity,
an unbIulhing disregard of even appearances,
which We prsson. is nor attainaoie BY any man
without long and arduous labor In the ways OF
vice. --Nem0 ,xpexfe fi iarpiGisas.
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