Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-05-27

creasing acrlmony and with SUCH e""'s
perseverance as plainly indicated a deep
| rooted enrnlty. Il willnot indulge IN mere
assertions !; I appeal TO authentic docu'
I-ments and to undisputed facts.
The first newspaper chat originated IN
the plan and apparently tor The express Pur, :
pose of opposing the administration OF
Vashingtoa and reviiing his characters
was the National Gazette, established at
Philadelphia at that timetth seat OF the
general Government, and edited by Fhi.
Lin Freneau, who meanwhile was employ
ed by Mr.. Jefferson, then secretary OF
state, as an interpreter of sshe French and
i Spanish languages. That paper having
had a general aud almost exclusive cifcu-
la.ion in the western parts OF pennsylvania,
was, with good reason thought to have
caused the whiskey instruction. When
the National Gazette was dropped, the
same system was taken sp and contlnuee:
with increased violence and bitterness, IN
theF Aurora, which was at first conducted
bv Benjamin +. Bacte. 1t will In some
manner appear, how deeply Washington
feltthe stings OF. the detestsble calumnles
that had been thrown upon him from this
paper. fromthe subjoined copy OF ale'ter
which he wrote to col. Humphreys, dated
!, June 10, 1896.
g FROM the Office of State YOU will re-
ceise every thing that relates to si1e public
concernss and the Cazet,es, which 4 pre-
sume will accompany the dispatches, will
give you pretty good ,idea of the state OF
politics and parties 10 the country; and
win show you, at the same time, (lt
Bache'. Aurora is among them,) in what
manner am attacked for perscverlng stea-
Oily in measures which to me appear ne
eessary to preeerve US (durog the conflicts
of tic beIligerent pewers) in State OF tran
quilny.
But these attacks, unjust. ard as unpfce.
santss they are, will occasion no change
in my conduct; cor will they produce any
other affect n nv mind than to IN
crease tie solicitude which has long since
taken fast hold of-my breast, to enjoy in the
shades of retirement, the consolation of
believing that have rendered my country
every service to which my abilities were
competent; not from prcuniary or ambiti-
Gus motives, nor from desire toprovide
for anu one further than their intrinsic me.
rit entitled them to; and surely notwith
a view to bring any q my relations into
office. Malignity, therefore, may dart its
shafts but no earthly power can deprive
me OF the consolation of knezUinS, chat
have not, in the whole course of my admit
nistration, however Numerous they may
have been, committed an intentional err
ror."
twas not long after the date Of this let
ter when Mr.. Bache the editor Of the An
rora, died, and the direction Of that paper
fell into the hands of William Duane, VINO
Gas well as Callender) ha2 before thattime
been employed as a sFtiter fer it, and was
probably the author of much of the aboni-
nable slanae. and abuse of which it was
the vehicle. Duane, soon after his ar.i-
vsl into this country, had highly recon-
mended himselft to the leading jugglers who
were embarrassing the government, by
publication under the signature OF Jasper
Dwight in which he attacked TIE admins
tration and person Of Washington with .
fend like maligniy. No filter tool for,!ae
Infamous work assigned him, could hare
been found. Possessing a considerable
share Of talents, together with a superla-
tive measure ofconceit aud iapudence and
rancor offaear that -perpe'uaIiy whetted &
stimulated bis industry, he had superior
claims to patronage. IN aboutsine months
after President Washington had written to
col. Humphreys, the letter | have copied
into this essay, he retired from office
and the next day after his abdication,
namely, the 9Th OF March, 1877, the fol-
lowing paragraph was published in the Au.
rora.
g Lord, now 4eeest thou thy servant
depart in peace, for miae eyes have seen
thy s3tyarion >, WoS the pjo,,.. OF f,,t;1,p &c