Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-28
From the Maryland Peoples A5aitsr.

Mr. Jefferson, who has been at the head
Of this nation for eight years, and might
have been there still had not his fears driv.
en- him thence; and who has had the pow.
or, aRled by the blind and almost mechaui-
cal fundamentally of party Of his own
organisation, to give US a successor OF bis
own stamp-cne guided by the same par
tial system of foreign policy, ta- FIRST year
of whose admins traiiou has not been mark.
sdby asingle measure appersaining to our
external relations, in which we have NJ.
clearly recognized the hand Of the es ofici,
president this same man, I say, it will be
rseollected, received the polish Of his poll.
tical education at the court If France. Ma.
tsre had hauishiy given him a few talents;
but they seem to have been better adapted
to the cabinet of virtuoso than to that Of
q great and commercial nation. speak
uow'of what he was before the in,rigurs Of
fsctioh.had brought him into notice, and
what he would have been 90 this day had
not wisdom and patriotism lost the ascen.
dcncy, and thereby left the doors OF office
OPEN to unworthy: intruders. Blu, the cout-
tiers Of Paris, and the anti.chan,bers Of
Versailles, 1erved in some measure to SUP.
ply the d, hciencies of churlish pa,ure. In
the gaiiies OF the one and the in,rgues Of
the other, he learned the dangerous art Of
staing the remoustrances of reason, re.
sistins the instructive impulses Of duty,
and ofmaking, unces q fair exterior, a de.
PRAYED heart gangrened to The esss this
was, however, an art Of prime importance
to him, as he had begun to think OF &C.
quiring some artificial means Of buoyauey
for which the CIRCULATING trndsncy Of his
physical constitution had utterly di.qua.
li6ed him. From tina, school Of deep dis.
stimulation and mutual debasen,ens, he re.
turned, an uncommon proficient, TO the DO.
som Of his native soun.ry. There he be-
gan to. display his new acquisi.ions. in
style ofpolitieal eaquetry that would have
done honor to o. French eour,ier-- fawnine,
aatering, earessing and sedueing, ill the
del1sion had Become too general 70 admit
Of a timely remedy. Thus, he, whom ma.
.ure had designed for toy-shop, was rails.
I'd to .he, presidency ola free people, which
seat he obtained by two several elections.
and only resigned At last for br.asntialrea.
sous. =. -. o..
This shews demons,rably the progressive
state OF that party, OF the origin Of which
i spoke in my last: number-,ha. party
whichis still in power. and which i, is my
object to prove are devoted 70 the views
OF the emperor of France.
/ have fotborne to quote Mr.. Madisons
personal character and public admiuistra.
ton, as constituting separate proof Of
this fact since Ieonsider him as virtually
Identified with his predecessor, and a, re.
eeiving his daily lessons IN the art Of go.
verna'rnt from him. LII. true he has not
been made a citizen 81 the French republic;
but ne enjoys every advantage If tina, ei,i..
zenshiP bytransmissis,. lie pos.es.e. all
The bad qualitirs Of him who wen, bslur. /.
him land to whom he j. indebted for many
OF .heH) without being like him, depesd-
ant on cunning aioas for the success ofkis,
designs. rh@
In the elevation of these two men e tho
most exalted ezss,h,s reason or freedom