Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-04-03

"a 49, - q,
loot lodr goodness Of iaisslion among. ths
democratic Isadess. Self Interest and cal-
cula.ions for popularity are their principal
caleula,;ons. They may rr.scu thus :,s,If
we nav. whssit We owe iswill MAJ tafse hole.
Il. ,be national treasury. The very money
tina. 5ueh. TO be paid 20 the creditors, sprn,
81 useless Offices throughout the Y. States,
and lavish.d on our minions, would create
an inea!eulable number OF friends. 10 pay,
dos not saver Of economy"
3 Look atthe deba,eop the claim Of the
widow Of the late Grn. Hamilton. Hewas
active IN the funding Of the debts due 10
the officers and soi,Iiers OF the revolution.
He was acc used OF being thus active tos
his own paynen, and inr purposes Of ste.
cula,inn. Thus did the democrats, OF that
day accuse him /; Judging thar he w"uld do
as thew knew they should do, in his sl'ua.
,ion.s He never specialized: and deIleacy
prevented his demanding even his own
dues. His widow now petitions and by
a small minority the claim Is now granted.
Hut what unwillingusss was discovered:
What ,,Gmanly sentiments uttered by some.
Smile, with mind Of ilimitab!e expansion,
ard heart of gian. benevolefce, would not
paw Just debt, because, torsoolh, because
Hamilton was frderalist and in the pro.
found opinion of this great and good man,
he was addicted to monarchical tendencies
and British rlr,ialilies. Root--What said
this man Of jsehns-" Mrs. Hamilton, it
she is distressed, can 60 to The posr,house."
Mr.. Macon has been strenuous oppos,r
Of almost all claims. He sometimes at
Temps to justify himself by SAYING they
are declared by the statute Of Limitation.
Now to use onr OF his favorite expressions,
FIR Gals sake why does he not exert him.
self to have that act repealed! "a
A bird B to labor for him four years.
At the end of the four years A told q that
he had not the meney by him then, but he
had sufficient estate and ere long should be
able to pay BIN; that should! he be obliged
TO pay him then he should be ruined. Il
then followed the seas now rich, after
wards captured and poor asain: again rich,
afterwards shipwreekrd aud all lost. Ma
ny years after, the shipwreckcd and for
tune buHetted mariner r., turned. Barefoot
and sh'rtlsss he called on A for what was
du: TO him. A had become immensely
rich. a Thus addressed him, "True my
good friend, l did owe you but since yoa
have been. absent, gave notice tina,
would pay no deb's not called for at a given
TING: that period has long since gune by.
You, It's true had no knowledge Of my de.
:ermin ton, but your situation is as good
as tina, OF an hundred others, who never
saw nay advertisement. What's one mans
loss is another's gain. should do injus.
ice to my family if should pay you. Hut
doa't be discouraged you can work yet
and when past labor, We have a poor house
for you. am busy now about my own
Affairs there is the door; e., and neyec
plague me again about old debts" ID,
Is drops few tears, and departed, ia
the same manner in w.ich many and many
a poor ragged soltlie' has slowly limp :. a.
way on his crutch from the capitol here
spurned by those VIII, without his servi.
ces, would never have had The p.ywsr to.
lord it over him, and lay bare to his eye
The black ingrasitude of their hearts spurn.
I'd by those who can spend thousands up.
on thousands in nonsensical d. bate abou,a
pal'ry point Of diplomatic etiquette between
4 foreign minister and a predetermined adj
mtnistration YET can coolly look on and
see the INDECENT CT. ditor starving for the
wan. Of crumbs that fall from the table
which the debtor has himself provided.