Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-19
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COMMERCIAL md POLITICAL.
From the Baltimore Federal Refn6hcan.

His excellency, after having the highest
6ignities conferred on him known 20 our ioria
Of poyernment, it is not unfit that the people
should have their memories refreshed upon
s the means he employed to attain honors, ana
the manner he is about to abandon them, at 2
moment when whatever of talents and patri-
otism the country is possessed, should DC
BROUGHT into action to defend her against the
dangers which surround us OF the arts re-
sorted 10 by MIR JeheysoR to elevate himself
to power, a correct sample may De found IN
the following letter The MIGRATE who
penned it had the barefated and unbiushlhg
Impotence to accuse the GREAT PARENT OF
oar liberties, him who achieved the nation
independence, of seeking to enslaye her
3 WAsxISGToN was the .f1tostGte, the Solomon
III council, and the Samtson in combat, whose
hair has been shorn BY the svhore Of England
Thus spoke Mr.. jefferson to 4 foreigner, oil
the hero to whom we owe tie redemption OF
oar country from British vassalage.
1t should be RENE mbcred that Mr.. jefferson
was originally ar enemy TO our present form
& of government Its features of democracy were
not striking enough to delight his Physiogno-
monicsl sensations This explains his allusi-
90 Of the 9 Lilipusian ties, which ne threat
ems to burst asuneier. Declaring the strong
and inSlissclunle bonds cf the iedcratlve COM
: pact as AT only TO be broken. is precisely cha
racteristic OF that uncoHQuerabe hatred TO our
constitution, which has been clearly eyinced
by its repeated violations during the present
administration. His old attachment to the
French nation, not even the injustice, OPP
preston and tyranny of a new race of men
who murdered mild and Sirtuoss sovereign,
to make place for a bloody tespot, can never
ALLEVIATE. To resist French outrage and main
tain the dignity Of the nation against the as
saults OF tyrants, MIR. Jefferson esteems, in
gratitude. We publish the letter at TINS time
3 to revive those dormant feelings Of honorable
indignation Which were excited in the whole
American people, lot absolutely corrupted
with French principles, when it was first
: drag ged forth from the kennel of abonpinati-
on, In which it was concealed Many who
have expressed a curiosity to read this per-
Torrance of Mr.. jefferson, will now have an
opportunity Of forming some idea of the abo-
/ minable ialsehsods, ISLANDERS ard intsigues.
which some men use to raise themselves 10
authority. Let the specimen of democratic
deprayity this day given, instead ofteachng a
lesson worthy Of imitation how 70 regain that
power which has been ticacherous!y lost, In.
stead of melting the federal party 10 the EN-.
ployment OF similar baseness to attain their
ends, let them indulge the disgust and hor
ror which they feel for the corrupt ard de-
PRAYED practices Of dishonest politicians.
THE LETTER.
IS Our political situation is prodigiously
changed since you left rs Instead OF that TO-
bic love ef liberty, and that republican 60
ycrnment which carried US triumphantly thro
the dangers war, an angio-mo narchico aris-
tocratic parry has arisen. Their avowed OBJ
iect is to impose on us the substance, as they
rsye alrcaoy given us the form of the British
government. Nevertheless, the principal boz
DIV sof our citizens remain faithful to republi-
Gan principles. All our proprietors OF lands
are friendly to those principles, as also the
mass of men of talents. We have agvnst us
Republicans the executive power, the Judi
ciary power, two OF three branches o. our
government all the officers of government,
al who are seeking offices, all tinid men.
who prefer the calm of despotism to the lem
rHsTuoUs SEA OF LIBERTY, the British mer-
chants, and the Americans who trade Oh Bril-
tish capitals, the spectators, persons inter-
csted In the bank and public funds ~ Eslab-
lishmcnts invented with views of corruption.
aud to assinilate as to the British model, on
its corrupt parts I should gree goa a tsver,
if should name the APosTATEs who have
embraced those heresies den zyho were So
sLOMONS IN CoxnciLs and SIMPSONS
soaa5as, 6W svhose hair has been cur Of BY ire
whore cf England.
6 They would wrest from fhat liberty
which we have obtained by SO much labor and
peril; but We shall preserve it. Our mass of
weight and riches is SO powerfnl that we
have nothing to fear rom any attempt against
us by force, 1t is sufficient that we guard
ourselves, and that soe break the Li!iisutinn