Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-20

argument, consistency, anu even principle
should be abandoned. The event has de-
monstrated the wisdom of their plan: eve
ry man of common Information in the
country knows, (and every candid man
will confess) that more proselytes were
gained TO democracy by the ais.appication
of the epithets of tories, monarchisss, Bril-
fish agents, &c. to thefsderal party, than
BY all the argument, or attempt at argu.
ment employed.
Would the men who declaim so loudly
about toryisn,, preserve any kind of consist-
ency in their conduct, we would lay our
hand on our mouth, and bear their revil-
ings in silence. Would they exhibit some
evidence that their apparent zeal IS ground
ed-;u sincerity and in principle, We would
in charity persuade ourselves that their crl.
limitation Of the innoccnt arose from their
inability to distinguish the m from the gull
lty. Bat man must be more than blind,
she must be obstinate and stupid, MOTTO dis.
cover the contrary.
TENCH cox
Was tory during the revolution Yet
one of the frs, official acts of Mr.. Jefferson
rwas the appointment ofthis TORY TO the of
fee of Purveyor Of Public Supplies.
WILLIAM EDGAR,
During our revolution was in Canada,
supplying the Indians with the instruments
of dear, to butcher our countrymen. Yet
Mr. Jefferson appointed this tory COM
missioner of bankruptcy for the state OF
New York.
WILLIAM STEPHENS,
During our struggle for liberty, was aid
lag and assisting the British I: tor his VIC
lent torvisn: he was prescribed by the legfs.
la,ors of Georgia; and his name now stands
on the records of shas state, as traitor.
We, has our wise Presideat appointed him
TO the important office of u. States District
Judge.
JARED MANSFIELD,
Another tory, has been appointed by
President Jefferson, Surse5>r General OF
the u. States.
George w. Erwing, also tory, was
appointed by Mr.. Jefferson be American
Consul at London.
William Davy, an English agent super
intendant of Indian affairs.
These are some land they are but
small par,) of the sold Tories" who have
been appointed to Office by the "aerene
and patriotic Jefferson, Gas the Vermont
Legislature has it-by that sane Mr.. Jeff
ferson who, while he was appointing them
grounded and attempted TO justify the re-
moyal of several men from Office, on the
charge of revolutionary toryisn! wide
Official paper, January II, 1902 And
what is still worse-old veterans, who
had split their blood and wasted their sub.
stance in their country's service, (Gene-
raj Rufus Putnam, for one, nave been
dismissed from Office to make room tor
these very tories we have enumerated.
Now if our revolutionis.s possess any
principle...if their Rawlings against tory
ISM have proceeded from any thing like
honesty...if, in fact, they are not the IN
consistent nypocrites we have uniformly
believed them to be, they will withdraw
their support and their confidence from
Mr.. I Jefferson. For no honest man will
Justify 10 one person Wnas ne condemns IN
another.
Perhaps our statement will be met by
the all.rowerful argument of ',fsderal lies,
BE il so, then: We aver that it IS SUBJ
stantially correct; and if the two words,
federal lies, ara sufficient, in the opinion
of any person, to demonstrate its talsiiy'
we say 9Ame's.
Bun thereis another argument ofour re-
yo.uticnists. not less conclusive and ire
Unstable than the above. Ii is this,--that II
tory approve of Mr.. Jeferson's admin
stra,ion, hefis no longer tory, bat &C.
nuine republican; and consequently the
Presiden, is 5ustifable in turning on' Fe-
deraliss, and appointing him to'ofice. TO
these two arguments we have no reply