Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-04-09

Will turn round ana ASK ei.Cii oliSr HhGtifcI .kc
free government San endure, HtueEced W.
such Aiachiavelian articles. u
II We do not much deceive ourselves ~ tie ;
character OF tie secreti.ry OF tic nHvy, &c is II
not likely to continue In station, "il.cc nAE
nor and integrity Cab have 10 CERTAIN tciure
where the energy of the minc, the warm!h oi
tine heart, Or the dignity OF personal charactc!,
fade beneath the ali corruptin5, ana an dc>.
troying influence Of a minister, who, without
any one OF those Attributes, supercedes and
trampies upon them al, nv the rcitlpIciy |
and variety OF the most suite AID base devices.
The secretary OF the navy IS !; mar OF i2iof
too delicate aid strict 20 &c 4 mIlSn aid
while the influence CT MIR. Gala III tr.u;nFas
over the EliId OF the president, hone Dut rs |
nuiaious Can expect 20 retain thoac Stations II
high trust. which ho,or aid rc.ity ahle
should ocCupy--L:,t wEich 10 MN CT honor CT
hone s,y Cali occupy cpilointIv with him.
!! Nor does it stop here; tie posi- E;rstcF &C.
ncral's office is about to he applied, and ap-
plied in Newly DIRK 700. WI, Al.2t- ,rnc-
tachrlent from the Clintoas, ne readcr VIII
promptly ask No IIis proposed disPosi.
ton of Office ma4'ks the .IacMa'@iliiA oi Tie
proceedings, this office is destined t?r one Ct
the most intiratc, Confidential aid faithful
friends OF Aalon burr.
In making these facts public, the course
which will be pursued by siarsa prints, re-
CURES to be anticipated it VII be said '.a
are influenced by The Smiths, Gy ~ seer r
of war. We are influenced by t,.> ,.as,.a or
general that we are hostile to ...r. .,i.,llsof
that the Aurora is turning icdcrAi.:,t, CT SONG
other equally pertinent ard r2t'o:lai motive.
We nay Row say 0. h!r. kcecrt Smith,
what we should not nave been 50 reacy &c soy
had lie the iavors or patronage G. o:s.Ge % &C.
stow, because men IN power arr geher-uly TO
apt, and the practice OF the world too iAuch
aurhorses their suspicious, men III po"er"fe
too apt to attribute the applause ~, sly DC
bestowed on them rs TIC gin Stat Is to";'Td
for their official Eayors. Ii happens t.f.i sc
have never been under any sort OF obhga..rn
TO Mr.. Smith and ti,;.t tho iir'cfconisc ~
have had with him has never PISSED beyond
the casua! incidents OF three Or Jour visI,s rn
business and that, therefore, whcn we SPea.
Of aiy,, it is upon tue unhassed freing OF nlo-
lives wi.olv public, w,icn rcyo!ts 1t seeing 4,
man Of high rcs,A c!al)i.i;;y, who ,,Is ,e:n ~"
near thirty years G.lc OF the nost PFor''E'c'.f'
useful, aud active mcD " the respectahrc
STATE OF Maryland, insnlted and sac3HicId 70
CRAFTY the malice o. man, w.io gou5sat ~
have been content with The higi, trust alreas!y
bestowed on bin, wit, .hc cnorrGcns fof.a,ie
he has acquired under that trust, ard NJ has
nevertheless left TO pubiic mar Wittwsio.n &c
has been connected uninlu..d, directly or III
directly, and whose friendship IS more fatal
than his enniity, the Smiths OF MARYLAND, the
Nchoas's Of Virginia too well know and &s
= IL. -, rcJ. TO,
Mr.. Jefferson, and the recc:.t proceedings IN
relation 10 fII. Madison, too Clearly sheW.
In reference to the secretary at war, those
who are best acquainted with the sGh!ect, via
not suppose us governed by his Influence
had the removal Of Dr. E,!stis bee cuten-
plated upon principles Of pubic Utility, nd
it been even as m:tter q pol'1cl. jlst:c2 .or
the cruel part he has had il. persecution
of saneraI Wilkinson, We shouid rave ep3
p!auAed change, because sinlcst al Change
could Tot be perGicjoua in the existing .tats
Of that department; but when the rc.lCTai Is
considered as arising from the RESISTANCE OF
Dr.. Eustis to tic influence ard pcr2clc9s
ccunseis OF MIR. Cali9fin, We copsio@r the Ele-
r;t Of the secretary at war IN that resistance.
as coI.fe rring some credit On Inn, ard cXiE-
biting sense oI right and Justice we corld
have wished 70 have seen in bis mere pa.t:-
cular province.
In relation 10 the post master general, It
will not be supposed that We entertain any Vc-
nv yiolent bias towards that gentleman, nucn
less are We governed by his influence
I'm relation to MIR. Madison hi::.seif, We
confess strong sentiment Of respect tor his
personal virtues and his fine talents we teei
| most earnest and keen concern, IN witEcss-
ing the course into which he has been plrngea
| or led; we deplore tint he has not seen m
! those old friends who were his contemporaries
Of the field twenty years ago, who have lor
years stood the shock of political conflict and
buffetcd the pillows Of political adversary
when ne had Withdrawn into the hsrsoT from
the conflict, ard who On the return OF me
Halcyon days of the republic, hai.ed him, ana
forced him against,his reluctance into dlst sta
ton which has led HAN to the highest Office IN.
his country. =.
We regret that Mr.. Madison should sacr.
fee those men of his time who have marched
with him, arraycd in the same batHe--,o