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sbility, those terms must be humiiiatlng 80
our country, drshaswe must go to war with
both those pewers. In this si,uanon. the
duty Of supporting the national govern.
ment, although some of its present mea.
suressre extremely improper, will be stea
Oily enforced. It's measures during the
first sessiop of the ninth congress will be.
justified !; = part of its policy during the
last session will be mildly but badly CEN
sured. lis integrity and general ability
will unquestionsd.
The writer will of course connect him.
self with no class of organized opponents
Of the administration. The general me-
fits of the government, indeed, will be
praised, not merely with cool sincerity, but
with ardent zeal; and Its monarchical, a.
ris,ocratical, or violently prejudiced enc
mics, can have but little qualification 20 cx-
pecs from the following pages They may
Claim the author as one Of their party. but
they will claim 10 vain; upon thar subject
the public shall not be deceived. It's in
relation TO the subject Of pational defence
alone thar the writer opposes the admins.
tratisn. He is a friend to the goyernment
OF his country bu, he is equally hostile to
the humble parasites aud 10 the yiolent c.
nen,ies Of that government. The iudiscri-
inmate opposilioo Of nncandid federalism,
and the systematic sycephancy of office.
hunting democracy, will equally b. the OBJ.
jec.s Of cool but Indignant re2robstion.
Extracts from Letter No l.
The practice which has been adopted
by individuals, in some sections Of the u
Mon, Of announcing themselves 70 the PEG.
pie as candidates for 6 flee, has yet to 6nd
It's way into this quarter, althouah it would
not BE difficult TO shew that il is fairer aoe.
more ecngsnlal with republican principles,
than the fashionable method Of propo.icg
candidates by what are called carcuses II
is 70 be CHOPPED that the latter mode Wills
be discount enanced, snd that the fornasr
will never become more extensive 10 lis 0.
peration.''
X n
~ must be pardoned for Introducing
here an alluslon to particular mleuber of
the national councils, whose name was used
with some severity Of remark 10 my former
public letters, and with unreasonable aspe.
riiy IN some private ones, which improper.
~ came TO the light after the feelings which
dictated them had in grea, measure ceas-
cd 70 operate. In rejecting upon what
have writtenin reference 10 the name and
character of Mr.. John Randolph, i, is a
sourse OF exquisite consolation that his in.
tegrl,y has net been questioned to lques.
ton his ta!ents would be to abandon com.
mon Sc Sc. Inferior to few, perhaps TO
none OF his countrymen, in the brilliant
powers of genius and e.oquenee, his mind,
elevated above every merceuaty meiiye,
embraces the whole circle of human eharac.
ter and conduct. 1t is true that he has
lately opposed an administration whie, we
continue TO support; but who eau caadidly
say that he ought TO Be treated as IN apos.
tste! A great mind is slways an iudepend.
ent one. Those who know the particular
friends of that gen,lem man vii! not hazard
the opinion that they are destitute Of hand.
some talents: and where is the evidence OF
their want Of integrity? The man whom
/ they nominate fer the presidential chair
VIII not succeed in opposition to the more
experienced and more popular candidate of
tue republican majority bu, he possesses
an amiable character, respectable talents,
and unques'ionable republican principles,
and may one day obtain the frs, honors Of
his country-Honors which, while they
would exal. the man, would 40, disgrace
the nation"
X
10 the plesent interesting situation Of
our foreign relations, cordial reunion of
the divided republican. Of our coua,ry, an
union Of all honest politicians, not as the