Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-07
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ORR late and present administrations
! cling ErIt as 20 the brink OF ruins II be-
! ives US TO pause while and look round
!, >, TO behold the bleak and barren preei.
ct 10 whirh they have conducted us. the
: .r;liry Sf the prospect which surrounds rs,
our. internal affairs, the dreadful gulf pf
Ia,henSable upeeytainsy over which they
We now susprntled all our future hopes
I'd pttspec,s Of national and political pros
risy, ADD the endless. or. 4. best, impe.
:tsabie diplomatic fog, which lies 6etoTe'
SIN ali or lorsiGn. relations. y
Indeed. suck. rs lie hopeful sisua,ionto
hieh our lsae has already reduced
=, that ws wsnt hothing but little longer
q. .ntinusrsE ssof The sane system, a, patient
lbuaission to foreien injuries, or WAR in
or present blessed condition, TO make Us
irstsats nation Of sanseMlostes I Without
reysnues without a navy 60 protect plum
de,d commerce on " hich alone we are now
drpenaens TO rrplenish our empty enffrrs,
and supply our sommoa wants and neees.
si,;,s and without being able to carry into
she sld, frsm certain late experiments, one
sirsl. ipssneibls volunteer lAoloS OF no.
NOR !"--we are, nevertheless, all courage,
IN being willing 70 meet the worst OF eouse'
ou,ncss. and I'D PHILOSOPHY h DUR deter.
limitations, patiently TO persevere IN them
Wha, jssuh more cxtraordinarv--Ihtse
Sc exclusive republican," who. have thus
en,ssl-d want and misery upon the nati'n,
aIthouahlhey have Rade great noise aud
obSkinrd with the un.hinking, great credit
ab5hr their patriotism and economy, pos
sessed in reality much less Of either than
their predecessors the federalists. In proof
of this, let US take hasty review OF the
ECONOMY of the, administrations Of the two
federal nresidents, and contrast It with that
osshrir ifomaculaIs democratic successors.
Wmins the administration of Washing
cod and Adams, 1t will br remembered,
chat an the expences OF the establishment
ana Eysr preEatiun OF the government were
incurred. Tae expences OF long and for
YASdasse Indian war, and OF two insurreea
lions wers deirayed. The removal ofsshes
s.ak of gosefumeht, hrse from New York,
TO PhilSaeiphia, 'aud fronasshefe to Wash.
ing,usT sNtsh all the different departments
aud immense public property, and expen.
ees-of three different settlements, were
paid. And yet, Il appears by . late report
Of Congress, that the whole of The expen.
t,itusxs- of thsse TWO ADMINISTRATORS for
twelve years, We're twenty-eighs and an
hall millions OF dollars less, than 10: Mr.,
J,Grrsoa's aud Mr.. Maidstone adnrnistra-
lions for The FIRST nine years; and by MIR.
Gallatis's report, twenty one millions less;
withoutsary other extraordinary call for sx.
p-ncs on Chetwo last Administrations than =
short war with the petty state otdnpoh.-
Aid tbe rnost x,raoTdina9v part at this &C.
count, 10, that m the partit uss'l departments
ofthv army and navy, So much reprobatrd
by democrats, tke difference, IS ABOUT two
millions of dollars, during die same peri
oh; IN the same way. . - :
: What is still more remarkable, during
tie Whole Twelve years administrations OF
sshss,En FIRST presidents, no. more than two
~ skrss Instances Of robbery being commit
ted 81 . ic treasury, BY the tayorites
of theif pOfhtiug, oeehrredi and not a
single ins,saes OF monies STOLEN out of the
.na,ional chests . contrary to gal appro.
priations :or, taSsn by improper laws. 20
Crafty particular Partizans and favsrrss6
60 revenge different personal GislIkss and
matiate aud subserye diHerenp party views:
although gteat .clamortand vigilance were
madS use Of TO .establish these fatts, which
resdlied in the motii6eatieeAand shame of
the aceussrs. Nay, even 10 .some instan.
-ces. they had to subseribsso their Own In
fanny and disgrace, BY ioiaing in the re.
norts Of those very committees of invessi-
r.,ion,s which their false clamor had pro-
Sueea Instead Of Losses and robberies,
vrrs. SAVINGS, and IN seme Instances even
81 incrssss IN the public funds, were re.
ported. 80 $500. So. ~.
:. .. Wssnesf Go eeposts 10 the ease Of he.
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