Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-03-25

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ten on this important subject, have been ge-
morally those WHO are from interested mo-
tiVes the partizans Of Madison, a Monroe or
| Clinton; and they recommend these men,
not because they are best fitted to fill the i'm.
portant Office, bat from the belief they them
selves will be personally benefited by being
promoted to some place of profit by the man
they exait. Do YOU, my friends, discover In
the characters of either Mr.. Madison, Mir.
Monroe or Mr.. Clinton, any thing Of the spi-
TT OF cur Washington? Are they not in all
things governed by a direct opposite spirit !?
How can you fora moment think that either
Of the gentlemen deserve to be placed at the
head Of the nation Did not the genius Of
Washington, in the time OF war, lead you to
glory and independence, and in the time of
peace, TO national content and domestic feiici-
ty? In no time when guided by the spirit Of
Washington Bat what our difficulties were d.
unfinished and oar advantages increased; why
then, my fellow citizens, have we SO long con-
scented to be ruled by those VINO delight most
when their actions are most unlike those O.
Washington? Can We hope, or ought we to
beiieve, We are 10 the read OF national pros
perity? Does not every day OF our existence
inform liz that we are sinking? DO We not
feel all the difficulties OF old age and poverty
AZ the very momcn: We should be most heal
thy, most vigorous, most wealthy and most
happy How, my friends, IS it, that this IS
cur national situation There IS but ono way
Of accounting for it--our conhShng in men
VINO are act qualified 10 direct tho affairs oi
oar country: they we're presented 10 us by
their !latterars as the very paragoDs ci,wis-
dem: hoir grievously have we been dcceiy-
ed Surely We must have been rendered fool
isti, OF We mast have loag since discovered,
that those who were so frantic rs to ATTEMPT
to render mankind happy by making man per-
feet, were unit to manage the affairs Of cur
nation All such men could oct BE- intended
by our God to tie tao directors and the pgo-
motors Of our happiness. Ny fieatls, when
eVerWe strug ,le for more than our means car
accomplish, we bring with certalaJ distress
on oursclges;iand wheneveg>we make attempts
after philosophical pcrectability, We destroy
our human happiness hly Gientis, harken
no lougerto tic voice Of those who have dc.
stroyctthe glory and Joy Of our country re-
turn to the advice OF our Washington, and let
MS look out fossorae citizea who we have good
reason 10 thlnb. possesses most CT MS spir,t
and who we have caj,se to believe Will act
most like him.
Ia my judgment Judge WASHINGTON
IS at this time the most proper person to be
our ne&- president: III al stations OF life he
has done his duty worthy man of sense, OF
judgment, cf prudence and Of Aonor: ltwiiI
DC his ambition % initiate the beneficial exam
pie ct his glorious uncle.
may predict that underthe administration
OF such president lwho the genius Of Wass-
ineton will delight % cogEscll We shaii he
happy and prosperous people.
No longer agitated by discord and factions,
generated and kept alive by designing and
wicked men, common sense and reason viii
&c our guides; and without aiming at too
much, we shall enjoy all we want, freedom,
wealth and national ,5ory-happy at home s
respected abroad.
P.V.