Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-08-15
HARTFORD. Angus. Z.
Esa,arks on an articly. in the National In.
ttlligencer.
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W. lately aninaiver,ed upon para

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lhe yer oa thousand seven hundred and
sigh- 80 u nenqrchic fsction re-.
presenting the fsderaiists as having at
It anted 70 excite a ciyiI war and thereby
probe . 4 sselotiaa ofthe Union; aud
/. charglos ,hsm with having openly hoasted
OF saan haViugiS N their power TO invade
81 so1sacra ayai-s, and 81 hoping 20 see
reacted e thisdevot.d part Of the Union,
BY declaring freedom to the. slaves, those
sc-rrs - blood ard carnaee which have
saken place IN ST. Domingo"
Mr.. Smith, the eaiyor Of the Intelligent
Ger has , ticed our strictnres IN his paper
S of the 26'h otlast month, and has partly &C.
corded TIE lusuee o. sthem. he observes
thar The piece we adimaayer1ed upon was
not written by him, aud altho' he is res7on-
sible for It's contents ~ he printer, he IS
not responsible rs IFS author. lie further
says. he does not hesitate to admit that
the charge against the federalists of medi-
taliag an ,prlsion of the southern states
and nanum.t ting the slaves IS made in
elanguags too unqualified, and IS not ia his
opinion ius,. he does not oeheve that any
sucn atrocioGs purpose dwelt IN the breat
of any federalisl." linus far the explana.
.4ion of Nc. Smith is lhe best satisfaction
he could give the party whose charac-
tiers have been uaduced inhis paper.--it
does him honor TO Fave explicitly acknow-
lodged that one atrocious charge against
ne federalisrs, which he has published in
MS pape. is false. We could wish tina tl,~s
had with the same frankuess, acknowledge
cd the falsltvof the other two charges,
which are equally groundless.
But Mr.. Smith still insists tina, mo-
Esrchic faction has existence in this coun.
try; and that an attempt 70 excite civil
war, and 70 produce a dissolution of the
union, has met with encouragement ---
Those points he attempts 10 prove: and
how!
AS 70 the first, namely, the existesce Of
a manarchic facsion III this country he says,
$ the proposition for frame Of govern
MEM, offered by MIR. Hamilton IN The con-
yeutioa, is az irrefragable proof of this fact
were others wan,isg." AID whas is the a
noun, ofthis allegation against Mr.. Han.
,ilton! Dad h. propose the establishment
of monarchy? M. lie merely offered the
prop 'sitio1 inr frame Of republican 60
yera :at invested VITA more power than
thu one thu vas aiopted. Did he peril
nacloualP insist upon that proposition 81
M. OIL he oppose the constitution that
was 6naiiy agreed upon No.--Mr. Ham
iIton WAS the only member IN the conven.
ton from the s.a-e of New York, who vot
ell in favor Of the constitution of our ge.
neral government. And aftereards in the
convention at that state, al, HE vast ener-
:, glcs of his mind and eloquence wete ex-
d Srted to obtain IRIS adoption. But for Mr..
{ pAamil;op New York in al PROBABILITY would
N VIZ have accepted the constitution and
ID TO Eas state had rejected it, the chance
i upon M have been greatly against It's ever
'5a ByaeSag the government of the union.
: title, atp;ter man has our nation been so
THIS prop indeb,ed for the establishment Of
consutution, rs to him and no man
A@ould have been more ready than ne, to
) have shed his blood in its defence. There.
fore if the constitution of our general go.
vcrnment was republican, Mr. Hamilton
who ever inculcatcd strict adherence
10 Its principles, was pracucal repub!i.
can.
Mr.. Smith adds. !" The fact, that is the
existence on monarchic faction in this
country, has been sabstantiated BY thou.
sand proofs. nothing however has he OF.
fsssd or can be offer, that has the nature Of
Substantial proof. All that hehas ad Iuced
10 proof of this point, is an extract frosl
the Boston Repertory, together with par.
agraph 10 an Grafton pronounced by Mr..
Putnam ia Massachusetts. These express
strong apprehension that our republican,
system of government will soon be sub.
verted, or at most, an utter dependence o.
Its long continuance--noe wish for mo
narchy, and much less for absolute despo.