Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-07-13

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WREN Won were CdiiSu ~ go
cy. BY very large majority OF the AHe.isa..
people, we fondly hoped that your so',u1 =.
would be as digni6ed. and elsins ere,'.u, =
the station YOU were to hll was nonofaois '.'.A
. exalted. The honor of being elected = 80
yern. an immense population OF lreel n,a
onvht 10 be held sacred and inyioiatc Inc
~onfaence they resose IN the lncividuai 'h'S
cbo.en. should be requi.ed by his most zea-
Ions endeayor. TO preserve, unsuilied' theif
Ilt,~r,;e.. Of which he is the guardian. is
not INV intention to accuse you OF having Cd
;oIe.,sos betray ed ,,s--I do not wish to charge
~, with .dupiicity, or deception on1 your
sc,,ons win speak for themselves. and leave
-. candid world 70 decide whether, you, have
sc,ed - an honest, and upright, magistrate
or not if you have pursued those measures i.s
which in your opinion were mcst eonuuSi'o
to the public good, the tongue OF siahdsr has
,n;serahlv traduced your character. \ our p'o'
fc.sions were as frank, and liberal, before yeu
sca,,,e in,o mower, as your conduct was eie-
vat.a. and lust, at the dawn OF It. VIII inot
onenlv accuse you of having violated tie sa-
crsd ,,ron ,ises YOU made to the whole naticn;
but it is an universal remark, that ihose WIG
are warmest in their professions :. % a.''.'l-
ment and regard, are most apt 70 easaPPol'.e'
and deceive, those who repose commence ~
them. would by no means Wish 10 Apply
this remark to you, but your ac5ioAs aaye
not been SO glorious and successiel, Dc your
, prcmises were specious and fascinating; your
friends will perhaps attribute their tenure %
dccep,ion. If I understand your inaugural
spee.h.4which is certainly one OF the mos.
-Iey.nt PRODUCTIONS have ever seen, shoulss
ronclnde. that those brilliant abilities you pos
,ess were 10 be stet.fastly employed IN conci-
hating the conflicting and disislsd interests OF
our country tha. worth, abll'tles' ana .hte-
s,i+v. we,e alone to recommend to Office
) sza thstthe appel,ations of fedcra!lst' and de-
.<[,,<,.s,at were to be equal In your estimation
: Ir.s,,.,li AK. with all possible humility, how
5 ca vo,, have complied with those assurances!
Have you not discarded some oi'he n'.s1 ial...-
ful. worthy, and intelligent men M TIC hSu
on:swho served With such disnn8 uishea "0ilos
TO themselves and their country aas.cr Tue
former administration Hadthey peeh gun
ssxy os ary icinons offence Had they degfad
by any act OF treaCh-
: cry, or injustice Or had .hey formed de-
signs, inimicalto the interests oil .,heir ccun.
Try! Ifts,ey had been guilty .. any OF ,hos:+
breaches of.trast, goa sEouid informed ire
people. and exhibited Your reasons fer dis
missing them they would nave given you
grateful tribute of their spprobation, for your
Audable and Jealous snslcayors, in detecting
and bringing 10 condlgn punishment, tnase
untaithlul servants of the state. But you have
In no instance, csinced determination TO ex-
pose the faults, OF tI.ose yon hs,e dismissed
Irom Office We may ,heresare conclude shat
ro,, ,iscarded them, from Interested motives
. OILY to give places of honor, snd profit. 10
th,ae who are more devoted to your person
AMI. cause: yeur conduct carries suspicion a.
lonp with it, from which the aLlest OF your
partisans are incapable Of screening YOU. T
will NOT ayow that, you, are sctua'ed by party
I sn;rit In those removals from Office; but such
xhanzes certainly cools the affection OF great
. norton of our citizens for you, ] will not &C
cuss sou Of any traiterous or unlawful design
upon the government, il. feeding men Of your,
: oMu political principles, upon the revenue OF
the state but conduct like this, in the chief
magistrate, should be tie signal for the sons
Of freedom to be sigilant. ssaschful, and con-
stanty upon their guard, TO prevent aeiugat
tackled, and taken by surpiize. would ra-
ther attribute this singular conduct of yours,
TO an error OF the understanding, and not the
5 deliherrte intention Of tie heart, If tho
rough consietioa, that you were acting for
your country's good, has inspelled ycn sire
.n,aously to pursue sshe measures ycu have
taken, indeed regret Sir, that your admi-
nistration has been 50 peculiarly unfortunate
to,the interest and honor of America. II is
truly painful to reflect. that since you came
Into osEcc, we hare gradually become more
facSious and divided, more insignificant and
cottemptible, in the eyes of all Europe; and
more incapable of defending cur commerce &
{ sseaports, from the dfpredations of an enemy,
than at any period subsequent to the reyolu-
tion II IL bv commerce that We have ,-;ser