Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-04-03
From the Charleston Courier.
FIR. PRfsTER,
PLEASE to let a plain man

PLEASE to let plain man
whose business isnor to write for the news
papers, for once oecupy'a small space in
The Coufier-4a man too, who does not
Ser jump altogether with You in politics.
Myself, as well as my neighbors, are
real republicans. We have considered
the party called Federalists as composed OF
-r,enwho acted for themselves, wifh5ue re-
garding the good of the whole; and IN e.
riectipg our-presehtrulers, We expected from
them something uore than professions.
But, alas. we begin to- apprehend, that We
have given up the substance, for the 'sha-
dow, and that too many of those who have
courtrd our favor, to obtain power, are, IN
truth, 40 better Than what the Federalists
told Us they were-yeal tyrants at heart'-'
men, who seek the qualification OF their
. own appe,ites and passions VINO battered
the people but to deceive; who, when
their schemes of personal revenge are
,hwar,ed by the solemn decisions OF JUS
,ice, boldly and impiously step forward, to
hurl Justice herself from her seat, and FILL
the vacant place with the demon OF faction
and intrigue. r-
The F.aerslists told us, Mr.. Printer,
saat the men who now bear rule over US,
were unfriendly to the constitution they
told US, that sonS of them had opposed II,
from the beginning; that their professions
of attac hment 70 it, at the time we elected
them, were all hollow, and insincere that,
by one means and her, they would sue
cessively destroy its best provisions, and
leave US nothing better to connectthe states
together, than that rape Of SAND, the old
confederation.
am alarmed, Mr.. Printer, begin to
believe the 'Federalists have said the thing
that was righ,..-con,inued evidence is at.
forded Of the mock patriotism of thosewho
have called themselves the friends of the
people. Alteration upon alteration has la
ken place IN eur great constitutional char.
tsr--.and, by the late proceedings, we see,
that a Mr.. Randolph, of Virginia, whom
we have been taught to believe is the con-
hdentia man of the President, has brought
forward resolution to render the judges
of our Supreme, and other Courts depen-
dent upon the caprice of any number who
happen TO form legislative majority. We
have heretofore been told, Mr.. Printer, that
to ensure the ends of justice, it was neces-
sary that the judicial should be kept sepa.
rate from the legislative and executive de-
partmenrs... but the motion OF Mr.. Jefer.
sons friend, Randolph, goes directly to
bring the Judges at the feet of the Le-
gislature, without impeachment, or trial.
There is another man, too, whom we,
have been taught to consider,as friend OF
ours-Mr. Nicholson who wants the con.
stitution altered so that Senator may be
called home whenever The legislature sees
fit. Mercy upon US Mr.. Printer, does
this same Mr.. Nicholson see the end to
which his motion leads. A number O!
states may see fit, for the worst of Purpo-
sesto vacate the seats OF their Senator's, IN
the rnidst of the session deprive the Sc
nate of a quorum and at once put an end
to the proceedings of government. am
much afraid this Is the wish of too many
at present in power.
Mr.. Printer tits time for honest men TO
look about them 'all is not gol that
glistens," says the old provelb : and we
now begin to see that all are not republi.
cana who profess to be SO. We turned out
the former administration for the adoption
of measures which ". were told would e.
ven,ually injure the people, We took ,his
say so u2oa trust; for the men who
then administered the government had
been our friends in the cabinet and in the
field. during our struggle for national in.
depenpsnce-Buswe now need notre, ort to
prophecy; the evils are before US and he
must be blind indeed who cannot discover
the ,u7pitude of our leaders, and destitute
OF all perception is he who cannot discern
the consequences which must result from
the success Of the measure which have been
proposed.
1t gives me pain Mr.. Printer, that !
cannot conclude without censuring the
man I have delighted to honor, president
Jeferson. About one third of his speech
Is taken up with structures against the free
dom of the press. I recollect when Mr..
Jefferson was vice-presidenr of America,
paper which he contributed ia the sun.