Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-07-22
LETTER I. \ g.
70 the .Editer IF The North american.

!. 1g We stsettsI Y AHe <N0tth AMeIbI0Hs
/. WERE =, 10, ior the degrading cpl,
,hets, ard perpetual insults, heaped up!
on every one who: bears the political
character ola Fedcralist, BY the demo.
cratic prints, perhaps the effect of de.
structive policy might be borne in Sc
lence, until the experience Of the peo-
pie dictated the necessity Of a=changc.
But If, in addition to the oppression of:
delusive system, We are to be stigma.
tized a. tories-the enemies Of our IL
berty and our country, il is difficult, for
even the most moderate. to suppress
has indignation; nor could these charg-
Go be 30 Objectionable, had they the least
shadow OF foundation in truth, or did
they grow cut Of the feelings ofour own
countrymen. - . -.
The most conspicuous characters.
who bear the honoarable Distinction Of
Federalists, are native born Americana,
whose political exertions, calculating
upon the axioms Of nature, must aow
from the love Of our country, our laws,
and our liberty; but the most promi.
nent characters who have thus underta.
ken to sraduce and Willy our native ci.i..
zens, are nothing more than the off.
spring Of foreign passion !, whose politi-
cal zeal, to calculate upon the same prin.
ciple, cannot arise so much out of q love.
for our country, our laws, or our liber-
~, As il does from the heat of foreign
attachments and antipathies. Their,
political creed was formed on the other
side Of The Atlan,ic; and 10 this coun-
try, under the impulse of nature and
early Impressions, they are now, though
perhaps ,insensibly, pleading the cause
Of the friends, and denouueing the enc
mics, whom they left behind them
They have NOT arrived in our country
with q view Of enlisting themselves into
American principles; but | fear their
exertions too evidently imply a.desigu
to bring Americans into their attach.
ments and antipathiss. For by the en-.
couragemen. offoreign opposite princi.s
plies, we find the whole union divided
upon foreign subject; our native citi-
lens rally ing themselves in eppositionio
one another under foreign banners.--!
But this theme is not my present object.
/ would remark, however, that any op-,
position To- these principles shall never
attract my notice. I can readily allow,
thathe who has principle and the inn
Pudenceto stignatize an honest AmeEi-
can, in hisown country, without cause
or provoeation, will not be wanting IN
pouring out SANDER for hisown defence.
The substance of what I shah now
consider, will principally refer to a CON-:
pafison between the effects Of the two
opposite administrations Of our general
government. II pursuing this subject,
consider myself only exercising that
right, which belongs to every citizen;
but which, according 70 the language Of
the present ruling party, they would
make i appear, belongs TO themselves,
exclusively; and thus require q tame
and silent submission 10 ali their opera.
tions, whether good or evil. s..
ouch principles, however, tho they
may escape the notice of many honest
americans, and even flourish for .
while, YET their time must now be Of
snort duration. Base coin may also
circulate ior while. and even maintain
.ne coincidence Of . deluded people, but
s.aPerlsnes must sooner or later, expose
its authors % the contempt of an iniur.
50 8 world '! and then it IS but natural that
tney should make every possible defence..
Sneh u the condition Of our present
Poncal theory. That policy, which has
obtained 20 general currency fer SIEVE
ran years, ssems now unable to bear the
test Of lime and events. II now begins
20 lose Its delusive aspect, and It's baser
quality y obvious 10 every honest eye.
a political confusion, and . general con-
-gr Il ess s e. u. r t'E5 t. "a