Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-30
POLITICAL cATEcHIsM.

w no were LOUDLY anu CONSTANTLY c@IIdiil'
ing, ten years ago, that the United States
ought not to support Navy, and that such
an Establishment would ruin the country g.
The Democrats.
Who are now deploring the want of Ma
Wy, and declaring that we cannot do without
one ?--The Democrats.
Is not this inconsistent Yes.
Who formerly asserted that a Republic
ought to have no secrets THE Democrats.
Who have most frequently closed the doors
of Congress, and kept other important mat
tiers from public knowledge, Federalists or
Democrats THE Democrats.
Is not this inconsistent Yes.
Who declared in message to Congress,
that no money ought to be suffered to so from
the Treasury without PRECIOUS and specific
appropriation Mn. Jefferson.
Who ordered the expenditure of upwards
of five hundred thousand dollars of the public
money, during the recess, and without the
knowledge, ofConsress ?-M. Je6erson.
Is not this inconsistent Yes.
Who "wrote book" called Notes on Vir-
GINA, in which he expresses it as his opinion
that our workshops ought forever to remain
in Europe so long at least as we had land
enough to cultivate, we ought to be an agri-
cultural people,-and that Mechanics were
the drones of Society ?--A1r. Je6srsoa.
Who, when President of the United States,
did every thing in his power to promote do
nestle manufactures, both by Recommendation
and by discouraging foreign commerce, thus
converting great numbers of our ci.izens into
drenes," who otherwise would have remain
ed Farmers, the chosen people of God" as
he stiles them; and who, notwithstanding all
this, purchased vast wilderness to add to our
former immense uncultivated possessions =
Mr.. Jefferson.
Is not this inconsistent Yes.
Who were continually abusing Mr.. Pinkney,
while minister in London, and even threw out
foul insinuations respecting his lady's dress at
levee in London 1.-THE Democrats.
Who are now extolling Mr.. Pinkney as a
6rst-rate patriot-and who have since appoint
ed him Senator in the Legislature of Mary
land THE Democrats.
Is not this inconsistent Yes.
Who have always declared that measures
and not men were the objects of their sup
port, and that all they required in public
officer was honesty and capacity THE De-
mocrats.
Who dismissed men from office merely for
differing in sentiment, and appointed men to
lucrative stations who suddenly pretended to
have changed their opinions THE Demo-
Gratis.
Is not this inconsistent ?-Yes.
Who illuminated Gen. Washington, and
patronised the infamous author of the g Jubi-
lee," published in the Aurora when that illus
trious statesman announced his resignation
The Democrats.
Who now affect to be Gen. Washington's
most sincere admirers THE Democrats.
Is not this inconsistent Yes.
Who boldly accused the Federal Admins
stration of having embezzled the public mo-
ney THE Democrats.
Who, after a solemn inquiry, by "Com.
mittee of Investigation" appointed for the
purpose, publicly acquitted them of the SLAM
derous accusation THE Democrats.
Is not this inconsistent Yes.
Who formerly passed a vote in Congress,
that we had no Alternatives but Embargo,
War or Submission''?- Ihe Democrats.
Who have proceeded ever since, without
laying an Embargo, without declaring War,
and swearing all the while that we have never
submitted THE Democrats.
Is not this inconsistent ?--Yes.