Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-05-03

Who is this 7despes? 1t is a phantom,
but aot the les. powerful fer being inasi-
nary like other eh antons, it has pow.
or to nislesd aad terrify. Tits what GER
saiD junto please to term the public will. A
few ambitious individuals undertake to
anticipate the public .snsImeat upoA oil
political subjects, and, to the shame Of
our country - isspoksn, a considerable
portion of the Peep yield a too easy aO-
quioscsnee to the mighty usurpa'ion. The
voie' Q the people, 1ohen it IS the rs'uh
efcSrrect Information and cool rcfecH-
On, IS always just. But the people may
be deluded. Deluded they have been,
At particular times in every eye aAd IA
ton
An attempt j. making to divert the
current Of popular opinion to an inprn-
per channel 1t now I!ides Ike the ri
vulet, it nay soon thuader like the tor,
rent. The people will be told that ths
constitution is an odious svsts m Of ais
tecIaey that the President NJ ust he
leeted BY the people at large that tn
ScaAte must be destroyed, or at leas:
greatly weak ened that the judges aus.
be rendered elective !; aud that all Who
oppose this glorious renovation Of our
political system are ssperatist and enc
mieS to freedom. Th-re is toe much
reason to fear that this giEJed pill will be
swallowed, although nothing cas be more
certain than th.tthe constitution, in pro-
- -: 4 u
tic, bscoMes les. !ederatiye, 2nd de-
s,rOvs the rights Aad Interests Of small
states. The ANAL atates may be depriv-
ed Of rights ~ the csnUined operations
ofviolence and intrigue uhev may be
terrified and deluded they nIAv regret
their deluaioA Onlv when their chains are
fastened and they NAV poss'5lv be
doomed to close an inflarious career by
the commission Of pslI.icA al .uicide
shall be accused Of politf; al incon-
Sistsncy. The accusation, however, cSa
only be founded II ION il justice, and sup
ported BY deception. l opposed many
MEASURES Of the federal party, because |
believed them 10 he anti republican, and
peTAlClous to the best interests OF my
country and that opinion remains UNI
altered. Bot I have changed my opini-
On, as to some men and SEINE measures
which are called republican. | oppose
a uats calling themselves republican,
from the same views, with the same mo
trves, that opposed the former admin
Stration fer shall ALWAYS oppose hat
| consider As aristoerAcs and perseLuti- !
on. draw line of dscrimi aAtion be-
tween the adalRistration. and faction
who dictate equally to the government
and the people. To explain and justify
my own conduct, it is necessary that |
should describe that OfIhosr to whom
stand opposed butt shall ds it without
impsat hing the int grits OF any man il
public life. have re private views TO
promote, no personal reOrntHntHts to
CRAFTY; and have learned to repress
the aspiring spirit ef-IuseHlle amb'non.
I he irst wish ofmy heart i, to see my
country free aHd happy, and / aIwa's
deem it my duty to devote MY feeble 81
forts to the support AMI Prs.rrvauSa 81
her freedom and felicity.
Probably I shall Ne the last ma. in the
United States who will change PrinCi-
piles, or even parties, ualess parties snail
change principles. Iprotess stitltO be,
as | ever have bees, a moderate and
Consistent republican but, 10 my Puh-
lie capacity, consider m, self as the re-
preventative, not Of a party, hut OF the
people. Lam mast hrcido'Ay in fdV'r Of
Union Of parties in thr n2rthern states,
ntsn cons''f"'ia"Gf principle. ISeIevs
tHscesGarv in order to preserve the uni
on and fulfil the injunctions of the illus
Tious Washington. 1t is alss in strict
conformity to the opinions of the present
PresideHt, who has declared to the world,
that we are all fedcralists, and all repub-
licans, and Of course that our political
distinctions are rather Aomi aal than real.
As the terms lederalist and democrat,