Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-09-26

before them; offices OF rrOht anQ noior, II
not vacant, can easily be made so, and, y
they cannot wait TO fN their pockets out Of
the people, tn y can live sump.llously a.
least a shert time upon the unexpsnded mo-
ney,in the treasuries, which the:sconomy OF
,heir bettels had laid up against emergen.
ciss., Thus the money. in the treasury OF
this commonwt al,h to the amount .ot; up
wards Of sixty thousand dollars was SIS
necessary to be kep. for public defence than
to be wasted in riotous living; and that IN
the treasuryof the Y States to the amount
Of f. tho, sand dollars, OF too little
consequence TO be kept, and too ecnlempt!i-
bic 10 be guarded by those with whom IT
was entrusted; and consequently LETT to be
squsndered away in sugar plun'bs and ca.
pers hy the first proAigate minlon that could
lay his hands upon II.
Are not tn. men of education, men who
have read much, and had opportunities, to
compare, the principles and contrast the
measures of the ruling men Of the two par.
ties. il, this country. "a. large majority OF them
federalists? In New England even lat the
time and after the change in the general 60
vernment, it was rule, that the men OF {.
duca,fon and reflection, OF religion and
property were federalists ;and.it was rule
that admitted of as few exceptions as any
whatever. A large majority OF them, per-
haps three quarters, remain so ; and what
is The reason Taey cannot be in error thro'
ignorance, both the theory, they have stu
died and the practice of Others convince
them CT the reverse, they are not SO to OBJ
tain profit and honor from caices-the pr'E-
ciples they profess Notwithstanding they are
those OF Washington, arc complete bar.
ri.r to obtaining an Office under the genera!
cove rnment-there can be no reason then,
but this, firm belief that their principles
are. correct and those of their opponents er-
one Gus and that the measure OF the two
first adm nis,ta:ions we,e we'll designed and
with scarce sn exception, highly beneficial
TO the country. On the OTHER hand they
are satisfied, that under the administrator
Of Mr. Jefferson, our country suffered great
lr injuries and more losses Than eight years
can make whole. Indeed, it IS SO obvious,
there are butfcw WHO deny it. tits strange
+ the measures Of the federal admnis,ra-
ton some times answered. not the expecia-
tons of government, ard were disliked by
the people Were not tEeir authors men,
and liable to be deceived But it is not ry:at-
.cr of surrrize, that Mr.. Jefferson leoEsi-
ei.rine his conduct when SECRETARY OF STATE,
underpres id.nt " ashington) hasingl'ecome
resident Of the United States, should do
many things wrong euen fy desIgn-but
snce he did SO many things wrong by de-
sign, it seems unaccountable that in the
course of eight years he should scarcely do
any thing right by mistake. Thus we see
some, men, who might enlarge their tor
mes, md others Wlcm misfortune has
made poor and who might live in af;uent
Enthusiastically turing democrats. retain
thu II integrity, and remain federalists pre-.
ferring an honest life and quiet conscience
in private station TO a,rubllc HE. whose
honors and profits are connected with them
bribery and self reproaeE-thsse arr men
who cannot be bought, but who have been
besough,,. as was. Job by his wife, to curse
federalism and 80 over to democracy, which
would be TO curse federalism ard die, and
to fedtralists acrse than death Itself. "
Every one is not ignorant, that Offices
have been offered to federalists as the price
OF their political opinion for the counsel
and advice even of those of moderate tai
ents are mach NEEDED arc. # such as would
suit, much zvanted6 by democracy. And ma
nv know that fedtraE.ts In Office have been
continued in upon condition OF selling them
selves and bartering away their consclences
to buy what they already possessed. Ihose
who were in Office chose to go out, and
those Inc. were out, chose to remain SO, ra-
ther than trafick in this way; so that few
men can be found in office under the gene
raj government who were once distinguish