Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-10-09


ton fighting for existence. Well did our
opponents know that if they were defeated
2 in this election, their power was at an end.
That they would no longer hid the rcins
.of yos ernment, and by IN immense executive
ma sfonage. convert 20 iheir sea larger share
If popular favor, than would fall TO theirlot,
IL no longer entitled to the git Of public OF.
fees. Motives strong as these, and a fear
of sinking into contempt and insigniicance
prompted our opponents TO the eztrao-dlna-
Nv exertiops which have been Witnessed.
In them originated the false and infamous
charge Of an attempt in the federal party to
hare an established church and compelling
all religious sects to pay taxes towards lis
support. Inson,e parts of Maryland, where
the soil is friendly tothc growth or vice and
faIseLood, the lpeop!e were suddenly worked
up to state ofphrenzY, Of convu.sive poll
ticai madness at the idea ct their religious
rights being sacrificed. They ianeied their
government upon the very eve Of subvsrsI-
on, snd that their necss had been bent to re-
ccive the yoke of kingly power. They were
made to believe that the contest was not BE-
tween this man or tina: man, OF whether Sc
neral Saith va: IN honest orr dishonest
public servant; bat the tue object OF
dispute was whether we should have
king amongst Us, and whether religious
freedom should BE destroyed byevery mans
paying tax towards the support OF the pro.
t-stant Episcopal church. BY aIttces and
wicked fabr!cations such as these, the a,tep-
ton of the people, II would seem, has been
efrctua,lv diverted from all other matters
Of enquiry. Driven 10 fury by these IN
founded fears, they were incapable Of sober
reflection, and could not cocy and dispas-
sionatr}y Examine matters. which they will
be vet brought to believe o. Infinitely great
er weight and moment than their IDLE sus-
picioas about church supremacy. When
the enquiry into gen. Smiths transactions
with the dated States IS brought on in con-
gress, and ,l,e people fad that the public
treasury has been p!&,:1,'sred, al they rob
bed of their saon-y when thty discover
that hey are involved in danger Of aanihl-
lation when they are r,-ss@c! to the earth
ty heavy ,axcs, or a rulnoas loan 10 assist
in the wars Of the French t}'ant !; VIXEN they
see before them tic yawninS e,lPh III Which
The liberties anel happiness Of Europe have
been entofnbsd, like the wicked and bar
dened sir,icI th~y will repent when it is too
late. They will rrroacli themselves for
their folly aud crctu':ty. they will curse
their cruel tate, bus reformation prayers and
entrcatics viii no longer avail thcHa-thrre
will be weeping and waIIing and MASKING
of teeth"
Orr hopes oF working more complete
and salusaiy reformation in Maryland are
still undnlinahetl. Even YET, maugre ~
the base and w. kcd Schemes employed a.
gainst Us, Maryland is ncariv balanced.---~--
Take, away th> little dirty, rotten, borough
Of Annapolis. Which contrary to all prece-
dent and right IS still permitted 10 have two
representatives., and he parties woulc. be G.
oval in the lower house. So far we nave
maintained; our ground Isl spite Of dcmocra-
tic misrepresentation and prohigase caluyn-
pies; uuaided too as we were told last year
By ca,torgocs, ;sua-tG%cs and iocai dis
p0tss.
Ceci!, Kent, and Talbot, and half Of Ca
:oi!nc were aga'nst us last year, and "a tar
as we have been advised ate against u this
yea-. But :l1sir majoritirs prove that ;hey
more than lean towards fedora! republican
ism. They ought to be gained and must
be 6a;nsd mex. ,ear; and to use the Ian:
guage Of a depraved md prch'ga.c politician
zoe pledge ourselves to reOoi,aiouiee them be-
fare nest Ccfe6ey. True we shall again be
compelled to encounter all the power and
Influence of the executive government OK
the United States, and of MARYLAND. The
chancellor and attorney general of Mary.
land, the council, Judges, constables and ma
gistra,es, the latter Of whom are made TWEEN
ty times more numerous than necessary for f.,