Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-08-29

which leads to war. My fellow citizens
viii Judge from their own observation, whs-
Their this fact exists in the same degree IN
other circles, asst does in that in which It
has been my lot to move. ! believe It does
exist III the same, or at least In a very great
degree. Fin thisI am correct, does not
the fact concslsively demonstrate the tenn
per Of the administration? Can it be be-
ieved, that those who almost idollze our
executive, WHIP applaud all his opinions
and all his MEASURES, who dissent IN no
thing even his caprices, Who perceive IN
him only the purest virtue and the most sub
lime intelligence, can all differ from him es-
sentially on asubpct more interesting than
any other to this ,counuy, his opinions On
which have marked his whole political
course?
Although I should rot be pardoned the
prolixity of an attempt to enu1nerate the va
rious circumstances which support this ale
CATION, may be permitted to refer, Tor It's
more particular illustration, to two papers
which have been highly extolled by the
friends of the administration, and which
may be safely considered as detailing It's
sentiments. One is the letter OF Mr.. John
@. Adams to senator OF Massachusetts
the other is the letter Of Mr.. " ilson =. NJ
cholas to his constituents.
To those who are not personally ac9ualnt-
ed with these gentlemen, their political
characters must be in some measure known.
Mr.. Adams, the son OF the late president,
IS generally deemed man of talents and OF
extensive information. The foul injustice
with which his honorable father has been
pursued, even in his retirement, and the
atrocioas caiumnies which have been heaped
upon that venerable patriot, by those now.
in power, have not restrained this gentle
man from aliying himself closely with them,
nor from supporting their political system,
with zeal, Which not unfrequentiy out
strips his Judgment. Since his conversion,
he is understood to possess a considerable
portion of executive confidence, and to be,
intusted with at least a general knowledge
of its views. Indeed, his talents enti.ie
him TO :: respectable station II any party,
and it is not to be presumed snat he would
rush with SO much impetuosity into any sys-
tern, the object OF which he did not COM
! prehend.
Mir. Nicholas is the neielaoor Of the pre-
sident, and has been long known to be his
intimate and confidential friend While IN
the Selete OF the United States, TO man
YVES supposed to be more certainly in the
secrets Of the cab:nes; ard, in the house OF
Representatives, the favor OF the executive
is not understood to have deserted him.
In the deliberate opinions Of ctlese GER
tie1nen, given under their own signature,
! and prepared for the people of TIC u. S.
we NAY look for the sentiments OF that ad-
minissration to which they are understood
to be devoted, and to defend whose system
/! their letters were written.
Il is not my Intention to analyze these
letters, or to expose TO my fellow citizens
the fallacies they contain. They are il the
possession of all who read, and refer to
them for the sole purpose Of marking the
inveterate hate Of England by which they
were dictated, the solicitude which they
manifest to hide from the put.lc eye the
asgressions Of France, and the anxiety thev
discover to apologies for those agSrs.slons
which cannot be concealed.
appeal to any American who READS
those letters, for the truth of the ticclara-
ton, when l say, that the man who derived
his knowledge Of facts from then alone,
would believe that war with Great Britain
had become necessary. lie would believe
that England was the natural and inveierate
enemy of this country /; that the destruction
OF her maritime superiority would be the
epoch from which might lie dated the com
mcrcid liberty and prosperity of the y. S.;
that in the invasions made by the beliger-
ents on our neutral rights, she had uniform
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