Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-16
WANDERING STARS.

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THERE appeared some time ago, in the
National Intelligeucer Mr.. Jeffersen's pa.
Per) the following remarks: Clrcum-
stances have recently arisen which render
1t an enquiry of greas Importance, in what
true repuhlIcanism consists. tits essenti-
ally necessary to determine this point be-
tore We can determine who are genuine re-
bu6Lcaas.' IL is then il seems, come to
this, that the great doctors in the school OF
democracy are fain TO confess that it is be-
come questionable, what republicanisn is;
or that they have been so bewildered in The
chase that they have fairly los. sight Of Their
object.
The men of rs knew we'll in what re-
publicanism consisted. The thing was as
plain to them az turnpike; and so also
it has been aud is to the federal republicans.
Their political creed has always been uni
form and consistent. True republicanism
according to their IDEAS was marked cut
Ia the federal constitutions. That eonstitu-
ton was the wsrk of their hands ; they
framed it; they fendly clave to it as the
ark of the nations SAFETY; they struggled
hard 70 preserve Ii in Its original prsPorti.
ons and strength.
Bug 10 vain did they struggle to preserve
that sacred instrument. An innovating SGT
of politicians seized the helm; and what
With the alterations they have already made
in the constitution, and what with other al
terations they have projected, they are
changing the frame of our government and
mouldlngit into quite another shape and
substance. These men have whirled
round TIL their heads have become giddy,
and they a. last acknowledge themselves 20
be bewildered aad lost for according to
their own confession, they have yet to learn
what republicanism is.
In Pennsylvania there are two sects of
republicans, the eonstitutionalists and the
friends Of the people. In new York there
are three sests, the Burrites, the Livingston
and Clinton Republican. Each ssc. con6
IDENTITY pretends to have the right political
faith, ADD denounces the others as schis.
mates.
Wherefore since the leaders of party
that has arrogated to itself exclusively the
republican name, are nss only gotten into
violent divisions among themselves as to
other matters but by their own confession,
are at less to tell what real rePublicanism
is--sincc things are So, is it not high time
for sober, honest democrats TO go back 10
the old Political faith Of ssventy.six and of
the Washington federali,s, lest if they con-
tinue to follow their blind guides, they par
adventure all fall together into the ditch.
The Common Law of England, as it is
the law generally used in this country, and
of course very troublesome ts the vicious,
has been denounced by our democrats ia
the mos. unqualified manner. Probably
there are few of our readers who have not
heard the iacobins abuse the common law
Of England, Now as VIC have had fire..
quens occasion to mention, the most intel
ligsnt among the Pennsylvania democrats
see that their invectives against law, their
exertions to set loose the wicked passions
upon society, endanger their own safety.
They see, nay more, they begin to feel
the consequences of their iniquity, and
now let us see how streEgly they defend
Common Law. II
The Common Lazv, az lords Coke and
Mansfield and chief justice Blackstone
have truly called it, is /" THE perfection Of
human zvisdoms." Aud Mr.. Dallas has tru-
ly said, that 10000 volumes would net
contaia tive also add, that 1G, 600, 600
of volumes would not contain 10. The.
Common Leyy embraces the gpbeie of the