Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-11-18

one who has a brother in tn. act;v.
may, on soliciting the indulgence bs ser'a
tered TO the reserve. The same pr;, uIa'
is accorded to those who have taken ' w
der OF sub deacon in the eccleslast;s"a,. o.
minaries. Parents continue rasnos s'.s s.
their absent children, until thew o' To-
cure an official attes;atlon Of their d., p''
From the Rhode-hland Amsriea,.
Public newspapers are, as the N,,;
Intelligencer we'll observes, land !, ', ~"
us singular pleasure whenever we COW e,N
in that paper sentiments worthy If 49,.
scription) the guardians Of the pubr, saA !
rails, and in some sort the formers ~ mo- ny
destinirs of nations. When thew s,s - VIC
sldered in this poin. of view, It b-,o wa
the duty of every Fcderalis, who is bs.u.
in the cause, to lend his encour,c.n
and support. Our democratic ps,ers a'
absolutely .tsrced on the community W.
all recollect when lieutenant Csbo,n, W. ~
the good fortune to- be incarcera,ed ., ~
humber English, to visit the inside # !"
gaol, his sympathising democratic brethren
resounded the alarm, and the conscouep,s
was vast accumulation of subscribe,
The lieutenant, in an unguardcd nom,n,
spoke the truth, and declared to man who
left his name with the printer, when h.,
made the public assertion, that he remained
in gaol solely to obAge his republican friend,
When such gaol articles are re,or,ed to-
to give currency to the most unheard ofG.
bells against the character of WASHINGTON
TO blacken and defame virtue, of which b.
was the prototype, it surely becomes ii.
duty OF honest men, by honest means, to
support honest establishments. The com.
munity have been deceived, grossly de.
ceived, almost to their ruin, and we hon.
to be credited in this assertion, that tie sams
means are nozo employed. Tacobm nau
zuere friends efthe beople-they haOe .si.
cited confidence far no other purpose undsr
Heaven than to detray it, as their actisss
hare abunaanty broved Nothing can pre-.
vent this widely disseminating evil unless
good men show in a good cause the same
ardor and alacri.y as evil men do in a bad
one. The press, under the patronage Of
reason and. truth, becomes the first blessing
of a community but if the partisans ofrea.
son and truth are cold, falsehood obtaim
the ascendancy & pours her venom through
that consecrated channel. 1t is important
to the very existence of a free peop', that
truth should be widely Disseminated
When such unheard of attempts are made
to blacken and dcfame patriots, OF whom
the world was not worthy; when lies are so
frequently repeated in defiance OF all de'sc:
ton and exposure when motives and
those the purest, are mIsrepressntsd' are
we to sit with quiet stupidity, tod our arms
and believe that no injury is done! Hea-
ven forbid! Look at the venal presses OF
Napoleon in this country. Marx howtn'y
exsenuate, alleviate, apologize Tor, nay {,
ven appreciate and defend the actions OF
their master. These are the men VINO
charge the fcderalists with monarehy--i''e''
are the men who support the rights OF INC
people If this delusion spreads II iat''
sufficient to stamp conviction on the m0"
of incredulty itself, do not open 'Ae ey"
of our countrymen, they are gone--'"ty
are tired of the blessings which they nov
enjoy, and they vii; eventually be Inc S SDg
instance in ancie mt or modern times, "i''''
nation voluntarily surrendered their ne "
dom and independence without waiting "
have them riaed from their hands r.