Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-02-01

tho well known TO have been utrs,, Alaes
ed to the present chief raeistrsts .PPfs
political sentiments and conduct ! y
the liberality Of the government as
no more than its justice, been re p,,9'
for these eight years pastto contina ,.:'as
possession OF a most honorable and ~. " y
sible Office, and in the reception Of is ,ps
emoluments to the tune Of 5000
and that in opposition to the wishes i
political friends OF the execrtiye a NJ
according to the gentleman's state9d,,
still greater stretch,of indulgence. Srtt'
nearly two years ne has even beenss& 4
to retain it as a sinecure, without ,br !,
formance Of its ordinary duties and e. 4
this liberality, and all this indulgence. '.
is the rsauital which that officer and I
friends return to the government nj
one furnishes to the other that sort of.|
dence by which It is vainly hoped that i,
very indulgence may be turned as a wc,m
against his benefactor, and be made {
ground of a public accusation. Asst 4
TACT it is not possible ! should be mistake,
for though it is not stated by my coI,,,,
that the evidence which he has addu,eJIg
been put into his hands by general Lj,,S
vet it must be evident that the letters VIII
have passed on this subject between hirs
and the executive, and which the genl-n,
states are in his hands, could only kr,
been furnished either directly or indius1
| bv gen. Lincoln himself. What Etl]
does this statement present; a man ',
for long period Of years has lived up,
the liberality of the government; vho !!
the favots that he has been permitted 10 4
ov from the bounty OF the nation, ha i
massed liberal fortune, deserts its s.rs|
and abandons his post at most criticaIr
important moment, and then to avert aa
himself the public censure and public ind j
nation, turns and endsavors to wounIl.
hand that has fed him, and raised himha,
penury and want, to afiluepce and cas-
Throwing for a moment out Of view thu
ter futility of the charges as they aHa
tempted 10 be laid, there is something il
the means by which they have been gau,
that is TOO utterly revolving to every hoa'
able sentiment of the heart to allow Oil %
think Of it with composure. The publ;
feelings cannot with impunity be Wanml
8porsed with, nor can the public Indignldr|
by any suatagems of this sort be dIVeas|
from its proper object. l. viii tasteu ro1
those, and those alone, who by apreclptt1
and probably preconcelted abandonment
duty at a critical moment, have safcreda|
government of their country to be SET 4
defiance, and the authority Of the na!s1
defeated and tranpled upon.
In reply to the observations Of va1Z
gentlemen against his proposition
Mr. 9fsincq observed thatneithrr h;s
perity Of his political opponents, nor ID
disagreement OF his political friends, 7y1
change his mind on a subject which he al
well considered. IF he was in an errorco|
corning the charge, or rather alItga'NI
which he had made, he was willing 10 a1I
before the nation alone in support OF IL \
gave him no sort of pain or anxiety ~
q. replied to several incidental oOs'fF,
tons made by gentlemen in the coas ;
the debate, but which are not noticed ID :
course of the preceding sketch. lnraa
to the execution Of the late embargo laS \
said that the deputy collector had not "a"
to execute the law, not from any lnSa''
ton or disobedience to the laws, but Hon
determination in the community to BRING h
laws ofthe US. where he hoped the PID.1
of this country always would bring tn:'n,I
to the decision OF the ,iudiciary'ln Panlt1
cases (said Mr.. Quincy gentIensn' Tn \
vessels We're loaded with property tour -,
mount ofperhaps 50 or 5000 doliar''' =.
called upon by your laws either to ,3a
bond in six times the amount OF the '"S
or to unload their vessels. They rSl''
unload the collector breaks open int '. WV
IS and takes possession of the ProF re
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