Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-09-23
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From the WAsHLNGT ONFEDERALLsT
NORTH CARoLINA, Aug. 81, 1908.


the National Inteligenccr, edited by Mr.
Smith, at Washington, as your paper, being
subscriber to both; and through your pa,
per las the privilege might not be accorded
10 be by Mr.. smith, | beg leave to be in,
dulged with a few remarks relative to the late
congressional elections In this state: with a
view to correct some errors, into which he
has fallen on this subject, and which ought
not TO escape notice. In his paper OF the 10th
he says, g the greatest exertions were made
by the opposition party TO gain their point at
the sIec,iua whlch took place on thursday
and Friday last in the state of North Carroll
na."--Now, 1t is Fact, aid to their reppoach
be it told, that the exertioa. of the federals,s
Of this state at the late election, were confined
TO five Of the twelve congressional districts
Mr.. Smith is e'er this Informed, that in
cut of those districts, federal candidates
were successful sue cessfu against trueblood-
sd democratic candidates, members of the
last memorable sessioa Of Congress, the wor-
thy subjects of Mr.. Smiths eulogistick press,
successful, by maiorities so decided, as to at
ford 10 cquiyocal proofs to their disappointed
opponents, to MIR. Jeiferson's iesuiti1al little
printer, and his more jesuitical master, that
Blind confidence. perpetual embargoes, the
dictatoriai influence OF a foreign despot in our
cabinet, the support of pensioned traitor at
the head, and the appointment Of foreign re-
negadoes, daring reviers of Washington and
hireling advocates of French tyranny and u
surpasion, to the subordinate commands of our
army, with a long &c. OF various other mea-
surcs t5usaum geaeris, form no proof Of the
political creed of the "Ycomsary" of North
Carolina. MIR. Smith next informs the public,
that g amongst other absurd and wIful misre-
presentations the planters were told by printed
handbiIs, assidlousy circulated on the eve of
the election, that salt would be four or FIVE
dollars bushel in the ensuing autumn from
the effects Of the embargo Protesting a.
gainst eanference that an opinion, that such
will be the effect of the embargo in the article
of salt would be absurd, or even improbable,
for already is advanced IN price sc per cent?
yeti is believed by one who is 10 Indifferent
spectator of these elections, and whose eyes
and ears were we'll awake to all the topics of
discussion 70 which they gave rise, that the
probable effects OF the embargo on the price
ofsait was not one ofthem, much less that it
formed the subject of sprinted handblls ASST
diously circulated on the eve of election -
This assertion of Mr., Smith therefore, if not
the creature of his own ioreboding ilnagina-
tiOA, or the anticipation of a wicked consei-
ence, must be the greundless suggestion Of
some mortified democrat, sympathising with
Mir. Smith in his chagrin, and kindly aaxious
tcallay his grief with temporary, but fallacions
consolation. No, Mr.. Smith, the blunders,
the incapacitv, the folly, and the wicked ness
OF that administration, which all your feeble
powers have been SO long prostituted to sup
port, have at length Become SO obvious, and
palpabte to the sense, that to render it unpo-
pnlar, resort to tae democratic articles Of
faIsehood and calumny, ever disdained by fe-
defalists, is not necessary.
On the other hand, should greatly ex.
ceed the, limits proper to be observed in this
communication, should | undertake to emu
nlerate bur small part of the innumerable
hos Of absurd and base falsehood, wilful mis-
representations, aud Infamous inpositions,
circulated and attempted TO be practised on
the people, in our late elections, by those,
of whom Mr.. Smith, most impudently and
hypocrltlcally, SAYS " they owe not their DO.
PUBERTY to article or misrepresentation 1t
will be proper here barely to mention, that in
one ofthe districts all Mr.. Jefferson's newly
levied recruits for his army of 5000 men,
marched to the hustings in a body, and voted
ofcourse .or MS civil corps--as did also, their
officers aud such OF the navy as coulGbe spar
ed fom the ardusus duty Of annoying our
commerce. This interference of the military
at our elections, is lily brooked by the peo-
pie, and was In defiance fthe opinions of our
souadest lawyers. Wesshould like to learn
from that profound civilian Mr.. Madison, or
In some future number of the g Farmer,' chow
far these votes Of the soldiery have the sane
ton of his appreciation. Let me now pursue
this arch foe of an editor a little further.-In
bis paper of the 2sd. he says, " 1t is with
pleasure We haven't In our power to state the
result OF several other disfsicts In Nor.h "a