Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-16
LETTER I.
70 tie Editor Of The Aortd american.

CIR,
and perpetual insults, heaped upon every one
who pears the political character OF + edefai-
ist, by the democratic prints, perhaps the eli
feet Of . destructive policy might be borne IN
silence, until the experience OF the people
dictated the necessity of d change. but III m
in addition to the oppression OF deiuslye sys-
tenn, we ere to be stigmauzed as torles--tnc
cneiaies of our liberty and our country, y IS
difficult, for. even the most moderate. 20 sup
press his indignation nor could these charges
be so Objectionable, had they the least shado COW
OF founda ion in truth, Or lad they gro" oul
Of the feelings oil our own countryinen'
The most con spicuous characters, who bear
the honorable distinction OF Federalsts, are
native born americans, whose political exer-
{ tions. saicuiat,. upon the axioms OF nature,
must sfiow from the love OF our country, our
laws, and our ioerty: but the most proml-
nent characters VINO nave thus undertaRen 10
traduce and Willy our native eltlzens, are ne
thing more than the oispting OF torelga pas
sion; whose political zeal, TO Calculate upon
tie same principle, cannot arise so much or!
& of above for our country, eur laws, or our IL
bcrty, as it does from the neat OF foreign at
tachmen,s and antipathies, Their political
creed was formed OH the other side otthe AZ
lantic !; and in this country, unaef the I'M
pulse OF nature and early impressions, they
are nowa though perhaps insensiosy, pieadiiis
the cause ofths friends, and ccnouncing thu
enemies, whom they lett behind them. he1
have NOT arrived in our country with view
cnlisting themselves Into Aneu1aevIuently
pies Dusl fear tlleis-s americans into their
Is and AAtipathies. For by the en-
$ coarsgSlnent of foreign opposite principles
We lad the Whole union divided upea 10
reign subject, our native citizens raliying
themselves in oppositioato one another under
foreign banners. But this theme is not my
present object. / would remark, however,
that any opposition TO these principles shall
never attract my notice. lean readily allow,
satheswno has a principle and the impuence
to sslginataze an honest American, In his own
country without Cause or proyocation, viii
net DC waning IN pouring out SANDER in MS
own defence.
Il nc substance Of what shall now consi-
der, wilt psidcipaly refer TO a comparison
between the effects Of the two opposite adsni
nistrations Of oar general government III
PURSUING this subject, ! consider myself only
exercising that right, which belongs to every
citizen; but which, according to the language
OF the present ruling party, they would make
1t appear, belongs to themselves exclusively !;
and thus require tame and silent submission
to all their operations, whether good or evil
Such principles, however, tho, they may
escape the Notice of many honest Americans,
ana even flourish for white, yet their time
must now be Of short duration. Base coin
nay also circulate for While, and even main
tan the confidence OLA deuded people, but
exFrlence must sooner or later expose It's
AUTHORS to the contempt of an injured world
aSd then It Is but natural that they should
make every possible defence.
Such IS the condition of our present politi-
cal theory. That policy, which has obtained
SO general a currency for several years, seems
now unable to bear the test OF time and eyenss
1t now begins to lose its .tlelusive aspect, and
Its baser quality is obvious to every honest
eye. A political confusion, and asgeaeral con
stc-nation, have proved to beats consequence.
sud the people are about to reward Its authors
with that contempt, which the value of their
services require. A general burst of indig-
nation Is issued by the citizens throughout the
union, and general struggle is made by the
ruling party TO maintain their power.
Freely to examine the political occurren-
ces of our country, has always been esteemed
by the true patriot, amongst our sacred rights.
But this right may be exercised, without the
{ empty sound of common place epithet, in
which there is no proof. A defamation that
3 native Federalist perhaps one of the found.
ers OF our present government, is tory, an
) aristocrat, or the friend of England, in oppo,
sition to his own country, without any evi.
dence 10 this effect, can only prove, that such
wicked assertions are made for the want Of
argument.
A comparison between the nnlicu &c ou,