Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-02
qIeraslnrfa DAILY CARTE.
COMMERCIAL md POLITICAL.
FROM THE COURIER.
4 sasrt viewl Of syhat GE-s. f1aeA'' = : '''aS
done 20 merfs The favor and eo.saeaceof
THE .a1ERIc.4N PEOPLE.

Qo71e 20 DlcfIt Inc u os "'s'es
THE .4,MERIcs4.v PEOPLE.
HE has served his country hoaourabiy, use
fully and faithfully, as a Soldier, Les'se49S''
and a Statesman
He was one of the worthy Frderaisss VINO Q
produced aud recommended the adopuon OF
our excellent Cons tuition, TO the Cltizehs %
these United States
He has at all times when occasions preseh-
ted themselves, displayed the most ardent love '
OF country, aud the llnest attachment 70 tliae
glorious Instrument:
He reioiced in common with all, lat time
when degree of enthusiasm pervaSed Ame--
liea in favour of the French natloilJust ener-
gcd from state of vassala5c,| that aao'ner
people had burst the letters of despotlsm and
dared to De free. But-he continued his at
tachxeEt to them no longer than they adhered
TO correct principles
When eInbassadour to France, and applloa-
ton was made to him forss 6eaneo4 dat gen.,
as the price of negotiation, he exclaimed with
manly frmness, 6 Millions for dJence, not q
Ceaf fer tributr l"-Aftcr mentioning these,
it were perhaps work Of supcrerrogstion to
cav what he has not done but it may refresh
tae memory of some.
Qui capt. lille facit.
He never fed panic struck to any mountain,
or any other place, fer refuge, when the coan-
Try was invaded and ravaged BY cruel and
hseghty foe.
He>asyer forfeited his allegiance to his own
Country byaccepting a6f aticain aaetAer.s
He never lissened to any proposition OF the
French directory for borrowing money from
the United States:
He never recommended such loan
He never said" France wants none y, and
must have it -
He never cornpl;mented and courted the
favour Of tie destroyer OF liberty in Europe,
by telling him that his government was liberal
and s enlightened"
General CAerlcs C'c.eserorA Pinck,ley is the
maI who has done so much TO deserve the
good opinion OF his fclIow citizens, and who
Aas not done any thing TO deserve reprobati-
on.
Citizens Of the Union look around you and
determine whether there is a man more ut to
be your President. Ne has sris,fom to plan,
and Jfrmness to pursue, ways and means TO
extricate you from your present difficulties,
without committing the national honor.
His mind is toe lofty and independent to be
worked upon by the threats or iniliguts OF any
foreign power
J. he will never be guilty of any aberration
from the strait road of sound enlightened and
;uslicioss policy. All this we are warranted
in saying, and more. infinitely more, might
be said OF him---but ana not the paiegyust
Of general PiNCkNEY. In truth, he re-
ouires noae-his character is OF that order,
that If svel considered, it must, By the force
ofits own attraction, draw 60 itself our reYe-
renee, our confidence and esteem.
A FEDERAL REPUBLICAN.
II. na allnsion TO Tom Paiae--God
forbid that should make even negatioe
comparison between our i!lusttious connt,y-
man ami the Defaasss.s. & the Christian Re!igi-
on--althcugh he is the in9naio Of the psssi-
dent.