Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-11-11

8 which s- administration papers dssce "a :
3 enlist the preiudices ofthe people IN tne.l
.ieie. The last dirty trick Of thus kmd, Is
their resort to the old revolution airy rsfa'ss
Of viis and tory. The note was gwen y
The Boston Chronicle, and the whole PACK
ore now in full cry with it. Among the
rest little .snivelaing Smith at Washington
- - Duane called him, Siilky-milky Smith,
has ;oiirsed in the yelp. In bis last paper
this contemplate little manikin observes,
forsooth, It becomes all important Tor tue !.
,vdigs, 70 shew themselves in their iua
strength. on the electoral vote for Madison.
Really such meanness does not SO mncn ne
nit resentment as contempt. 1t is well dis
posed Of in the following article, taken rem
a charming little parer published IN r MIA
dclphia, called the Ticker, with which ny
the way have been ticsled but with a SIN
ole number since its commencement.
MATCHMAKING.
Anticipating the success OF imbeciie stu
piditv over the first rate talents, Duane has
commenced his career of backyard til
umpft and openly stigmatizes his oFpo-
nents IS tories, while the motley rabble' de-
voted to his views, are greeted with. the ap.-
pellation of zyhigs. The absurdities and
impudence of this worthless rascal, arc 1eal-
ly Imaginable. At ore period poor silly Eli
sha Gordon was held up by him to rrbl'c
execration, as tory, an apostate ana
traitor 70 his party: now torsooth Elisha is
a coed uhig-ard why is he enc; because
he has afforded another proof OF has folly IN
voting for Snyder, a man almost as wise as
himself.
Hundreds of instances could be adduced
to p,oveEuane's foolish depravty-he calls
! himself 4ph;s-ah hat are his claims to that
/; distinction II cutting turf with a tlach-
! feri1c srade during our revolutionary strug-
giles, had any thing TO DO with Nhigg;sna,
| then is Billy Duanc.a great uhig. # flying
| from his native country, Oot Tor the good
/ he had done to The cause Of liberty CT hu-
manity) entities him 70 the appellation OF
whig,, then is Duane wing Of the first
magnitude. If enlis;ing IS toot-soldier IN
the British East India 5 coRpany's service,
/! savours Of the principles ct CIR revolution,
! then indeed is Col, SsraddlePolc wing. II
! riding pole III India fer his rascality, is
! wligc;sm, then Lex no man deny that Bill
Duane is whig. IF styling himself, 30
J late a. 'e5, one Of his Britannic majesty,s
! most loval subjects, emanated from 'aspark
I from the altar Of &c, constitutes his claim,
/ we are wiling to ADMIT that he is indeed q
mes. lc,aI Wing. If after migrating from
| The ,eili,o,les Of lis beloved master, and
IL
clety', 1issmi,;5 PRINCIPLES are tc be defined
by tie calunny he vented On he father ot
his colntry-it they are founded OH his ,ls.-
| qualified abuse Of the best patriots Of cur
revolution, desd and living, tier Is Euarc
really enc OF the greatest wings in .s1nes.-
ca.
Michael eib IS another whig. But has
revolutionary services consisted in catering
for the Hessian Count Donop's table.
John Rinn. also claims the distinction &C
sihlg. LIS pretens,ons ere full as well
tcysded as Guare's. The old adace Of
shake them IN bag, and we don't know
which viii cone cut hrst,' exactly ats TIL,
brace OF unprincipltd liars.
& eneh Coke is q great wh;s--sverv body
knows it.
Neeouid addcce volume Of such v h;s.
without cree adverirg % the 81 zeaa;ss,
VITO were natl,ralized IN one week from
Lci,n' s house bus the theme is too dis
gushing to dwell OH. Let tie Calcutta Ief-
1ely CIRhsl,o proceed with the fullninati-
ons--he will awaken more real ulie,s to a
sssse Of their danger than he is aware Of.
Ticker.