Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-10
From The Norsa Americas.


II BULLY,
In the Intelhgencer, who, no doubt, Wcdia
npon OCCASION serve Mr.. Smith, as witness
snder Federal disguise but who now calls
himself FRAxxL1N, bestows great deal OF
foul epithet upon the Federalists. he has
the unbIusing hardwood to say, The lead
crs of the opposition party have recently pro-
claimed sentimcnts, which amount to treassn
and reoslion against the laws and constituted
authorities of the republic" He does not In
deed prescribe any remedy for this, but we
are to conclude from analogy, that the hber-
ty of speech and of the press ought to De put
under some wholesome .HGtofeon restraint
Again, he says, 6 many of the opposition
papers have for some time past been filled
with innammatsry essays, calculated to ex-
cite local lealousies, and ultimately to prepare
the public mind for a dissolution OF the Unl-
on If it is nor cnoua il 10 deny this impn-
tation 10 be applicable to the iederal,sts, we
shall expressly prove it to have been cool,
settled, premeditatsd design OF the heads OF
the ruling party, TO dissolve the Union. we
shall not give Wilkinson ana Burr, as proofs
! to fix it upon the democratic parry though
the former holds the important trust OF COM
n,anticr in chief under MIR. Je tfelson, and the
latter has risen through ali the stages OF de-
mocratic dignity. TO the penultima of rank
We shall take WI Giles Cor our example,
gentleman who has ever been a leading per-
sonacc among them, aud to whose talents and
perseverance, the breach first made IN the fe-
deral power, Is in very considerable degree
% be ascribed MIR. Giles is member OF the
Senate from Virginia, and gave MIR. Msdison
his suffrage and support IN Dradleys caucus.
ct me not, however, aetain the reader too
hong from the proof, which feel persuaded
he Will consider as coming fully up to tie al
legation, and otherwise unanswefabie.
: From ths Yl,,gihua Gazette, Of March 1893.
MR. DAVIS,
ii was with reluctance that Iappear in
newspaper. Observing in yours OF the 9th
i.,sta,lt, a publication of William b. Giles,
Esa in answer 10 one of Major Nelson's, Of
as,h January, / all. compelled to publish the
following facts, respecting conversation
which passed at my house, and which has
been the cause of these publications - After
much had been said respecting the reports OF
the secretaries OF treasury, war and navy
aad condemned by Mr.. Giles, as he &C
knowledges Mr. Giles, rising to leave the
company, sid, without any reserve, AN
sGLEARLY FOR ASPIRATION, AND
HOPE II WILL TAKE PLACE.. A gem
tieman present, getting mp to go away also,
said, | am DID glad, old fellow, to hear sou
say so it has been my wish these three or
four years past, MIR. Giles replied, it is
late opinion of mine, Ei1 hope 1t will take
place A third gentleman IN tie company,
r5hos> opinions, generally, coincide with the
before mentioned, declared that he differed
from them; that he did not wish separate.
on This gentleman had mlde the sans DE-.
sclars,ion il! tie early part of the conversation,
ana mentioned having received letter from
5 friend of his member OF congress, In ans
wer TO one he had written to him, and express
sed a wish he had brought it with him to
Richmond, wherein was the opinion on this
subject, off person who is held in the highest
estimation, by those who have generally dis
approved oil the acts and measures of the le-
pislativc and executive of the federal govern
naent, wherein he says, he by no means ap-
proves Of a separation that it casnot be long
before there will be majority in Congress,
who will think with him that the Increasing
tohniafioa Of enc Southern States must produce
this eject
i have been thus particular in stating the
above conversation, surprising it may bring
to the recollection of the gentlemen who were
present, the precise words that passed on this
occasion; declare most solemnly, believe
what here state, to be the very words made
use Of at the Aforesaid time, and by the sfore-
said persons--this l am sure of, that it was
the express meaning Of what did pass; and I
trust, those to whomjI have the pleasure Of
being known will credit this assertion.
LEWIS BURWELL.
Eichmosd, March 1899.
From the Hampshire FsderaHst.
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