The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-07-12

death and destruction around him; whose !
ghastIy grin betokens his secret delight at be-
holding in one burning mass the accumulated
labour and the saving industry Of his honest
and independent victims. Such are the au-
thors, and such, almost said the believers, Of
the unfounded calumny. To enter into an
examination of the charge would lengthen this
piece beyond the limits of an ordinary commu-
nication, Mr.. Editor. On this subject you will
again hear from
T..
Federalism all aback.-I is amusing to
look at the contortions of federalism in va
rious parts of the United States. AS It is
impossible for any man OF candour to find
fault with Jefferson and Madison, and as
the majority in favor of their administra-
tons continues daily to increase, 1t is ex-
pected that the leaders of federalism will
set their wits to work to conjure up some
new phanto ON with which to alarm the peo-
pie. Previous to Mr.. Jefferson's election,
religion was made the stalking-horse for
federalism to halt upon. We were told
that if Mr.. Jefferson should be chosen, re-
ligion and morality would Inevitably perish.
1t was said that he would tear down all the
meeting-houses, execute all the priests, and
make a huge funeral pyre of all the bibles,
psalters and psalm-books in the country.
Notwithstanding these bloody-bone stories,
parson Spring is yet allow ed to illuminate,
and Dir. Bramble TO blow his blasts of fana.
,ical fury. Nay, so entirely unrestrained
| are they, that if they were even to TOAST
g the Pope and the d." they would come
off with ,mpunity. cannot be denied
| that some Of our meeting houses have been
torn down, but it has been for the purpose
| of building more elegant, commodous and
spacious ones in their places. When we
view our streets on Sunday and obs rye the
multitude devoully going to meeting, we
| cannot but confess that religion was never
in more Furnishing condition than at pre-
sent. Our tabernaces were never more
| fully attended, nor the ministers more hand.
somely supported. SO much tor federal
predictions concerning Mr.. Jefferson's hos.
tility to religion and morality.
A little while previous to Mr.. Madison:
election, we were told that he was para
site of Bonaparte, and a member of the
Legion of Honor. 1t was said that Madi
son had affirmed that s France zUanted mo
neg, and WE MUST GIVE 1T TO HER J" Blu
as soon as he had completed the settlement
with England, he was changed, in th'
',winkling of an eye He was no longe
the friend of Ronaparte, but the stauncf
adherent of John Bull. Madison howeve
remains the same. He studies the inter
es. Of the United States and observes al
: impartial conduct toward European nations
| T., Ia, iflutaI i,,,t the n
; French influence, however boisterous ths
Pickering Junto may be in raising IL: bu
! will continue the true American course
regardless of the clamorous faction.
/ Itappears, from all the Information whlc
{ can be obtained, that it was the determine
: ton of the Iunto to keep up this cry aHaln'
: Mr.. Madison. ] his was the monster UT
y der whose auspices they were to act. The
had begun to thrum upon this string some
time before he was chosen. Since the la
adjustment with England, however 1t nj
If been totally suppressed until very lately
10 but we now find that it is renewed IN IN
Of N. Y. Evening Post. The people mu
lie not be surprised if they should find 1t
ae dopted by all the minor federal papers
ie the continent, (unless the Junto can III
lie some other scarecrow to set up notwlt
\, standing all their late adjulation and HIATT
az ry, for Inconsistency and federalism a
=, synonymous terms, and faction must ma
i. something to gnaw upon.-ln the me-
!, time, the feds in various parts OF the uni
lis are lying upon their oars. They know
IS. how to move, or what to say Some
SO them will warmly recommend moderate
oy and forbearance, and advise us to bury
pi party distinctions, that they may catch