Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-31
7r,ns he Un;ted States Gazette.
A LETTER FROM THE INTERIOR.

ate OF intellect We Can dsSiiOs ~ 1.,1''.Ai
xind. Though various motives mad their
operation, and especially that exciting pow
er. derived from the almost universal thirst
for Office, which pervades the community,
which Laws down the m AKIN, that every man
IS fit for every thing, and OF course, that
the claims of superior talents IS the worst
species of aristoeracv, as most rePugnaW
to this most darling maxim OF the people
vet these do not account for the infatuated
conduct Of the great body Of our yeomanry.
Neither in the spirit Of party, and too &C.
neral detection Of the guilds, can we ind ITS
full solution. 1t appears to me TO be Prln-
cipally an unwished for effect OF the great
system of intrigue, which was set IN motion
nine wears ago, for the benefit OF Mr.. Jet-
ferson, and Of which Mr.. MsKean, as the
chief instrument, became the first partaker.
In order to carry the point it was deemed
necessary to stir up a national spirit, in adj
dition to the spirit Of party. Both Ger,
mans and Irish were eourted and worked
upon, and the former were taught partlcu-
larly to consider their interests distinct from
the rest of the community. We cannot but
remember the Importance that was all at
once annexed to names that had before made
tut little figure in the commonwealth nor
that, although Thomas M'Kean was 60
vernon, he appeared to hold the dignity but
as a hef from the lords paramount, Hester
and Muhienber,, to whom homage was
rendered by an espousai OF their ennlities,
and reflection of the patronage received,
upon their connexions and dependents.
This grand Office io5 succeeded to adni-
ration, and what was wrong in morality,
was cured by the all healing voice Of the
people. The convnlsion completely put
down the federalists and mounted up JEFF
terson; and although some symptoms of
dissatisfaction soon appeared against the
governor, among those, who, as Mr.. Dal-
las has it, !" fought not for the cause, but
for themselves" vet were these chickering's
entirely smotheled, under an iasid;ous show
OF unanimity at his first reelection. But
before the second, the discontents burss
over their mounds, an opposition is organ
ixed, a.d Simos, Snyder al pears as the val-
content candidate. To baile this rebellion,
in which tie ungrateful Irish had generally
engaged, the great body Of the Germans IS
couIied anew they are reminded CT tner
pretensions, and promised German 60
vernon in return for their services. And
generals Hester ard Muhlenberg being
called unon in the extremity, they beat down
Mr.. Snyder by single stroke Of a Pen, CT
account of;ncapacity and anarchical tenden
cies. The time at length arrived for choos-
ing new governor. Gen. Mrhlenberg
unfortunately, is no more: hence the son
in-law of general Hester, in compliance
with the promise given, is selected as car
didate for The chief masstracy. Eut Mr..
Spayd is little known in the state, in the
western part Of it not at all. Besides, the
federalsts, not having been priyy to this
bargain with the Germans, refuse to ratify
it, and III virtue of services rendered, claim
a candidate of their own. He is adopted,
as having better chance of success than.
Mr.. Spayd, and the result, in this detail, is
accounted Tor.
Though nothing was further from tie
design of the Prom;sers, yet the promise,
as the lawyers say, has enured to the use OF
MIR. Snyder. A German governor being
stipulated, he must be had at all events, and
for the national spirit now in action for his,
attainment, party banners are deserted and
the embargo, and the constitution, in the
latter of which, there was such magic three
years ago, are considerations ONO moment.
Yes, they that were deaf to the wrongs OF
their parent land, deaf to the sufierings, the
havoc, the destruction of their countrymen,
can unite at the call of interest, and evince
spirit as national as that of tie emigrating
Irish, though from a feeling wholly dissi-
milar. Between the two, the interests of
orr rar,rtr,, ha,re d;sanne AIRED and God only