Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-18

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a near resemblance between this Juggling ana
that of the Roman pontifis or popes during inc
dark ages. Nor is this all. 1t is well known
that base and wicked arts have been employ
ed. from time to time, by officers OF the ge-
neral Government, to influence the state cleo
tons.
Thi, much for the abridgement OF the
freedom of the people, by gradual and silent
epcroachments of those IN power
We now proceed to consider the other
deadly mischief which Mr.. Madison, twenty
three wears ago, considered as particularly dam
eerous and fatal to republican freedom; name
". " turbulence, violence, and abuse OF power,
by the majority trampling on the rights oil inc
minority" :,
Here again, it has happened with wonderful
exactne.s, as was foretold. NO sooner hao
MIR. Jefferson, with his party, come INTO
power, than tney commenced violent ana
cruel persecution against the minority. Inc
friends and followers of Washington, who had
fourht by his SIDE, were driven from their
posts, and loaded with inveclives and denun-
ciations.-Men who had grown grey IN the
service Of their country, men VINO mad dis'iii-
tineuished themselves for wisdom, trmness
and activity, in the times that tried all hearts,
men whose scars bore testimony to their pa
triotism were branded with the opproorlous
name of tories, and held up to public lndlgna"
ton and sCorn. Statesmen as Wise, PATROLS
as illustrious, as this or any other country ever
knew, were put upon the black list OF pro-
scription, and vilihcd as traitors to their coun-
try. Those excellent men were succeeded
by hungry seekers of office, many OF whom
were as destitute of talents, as OF integrity
and patriotism.
The celebrated Junius, in one OF his letters
said, ga man of honor has no ticket OF adnls-
sion at St. James" Be that however as 1t
might, with respect to the court OF st James,
we do know that there is court nearer home,
where honor, probiiy and patriotism, accom-
panied too with the best OF talents, could pro-
cure man no ticket Of admission. Were
one to rise up in our country, every way equal
in worth to Washington himself, his very
virtues would be bar to his promotion, mas
much as they would unfit him for the pur-
poses OF an intriguing, arrogant, tyranmcal
fiction.
At an early period of the French revolution,
Mirabcau, happening to be in company with
a friend OF his from the country, asked him
how his affairs went on "Very bad" was
the reply. " Come to Paris" said Mirabeau)
" and bawl with u.s. and you WILL make tor
tune"-And who will presume to deny that
this pictures to the life the state of the Ame-
rican public ior the last ten years !-What
though ore have talents OF superior order,
improved by all diligence of study, and adorn-
ed with every moral virtue; these ave not the
qualifications that can advance him to posts
of honor and profit. Whereas man without
particle of merit, shall make his way to pro-
motion and emoluments, by bawllng Ter the
ruling party. Fugitives from justice, out
casts of Europe, have made their fortunes
here, bv bawling for JeG'ersc:ian policy, and
against Washington and his adhercIts. Had
they staid at home, they would perhaps have
been executed as traitors here they are con-
sidercd as patriots of the first order, and re-
ceive promotion, in preference to worthy
native citizens. How absurd
" Can he 7uho made the lozu his foe
1T home TO as be ,fathful2 No."
Another glazing evidence of turbulence,
1ioience, and Gbnse Ct hogYer, by The majority
trua1hAing on the rights # the minority, has
been seen in the modern practice q carving
points in congress by means OF party Caucus
ses.-This netarious practice was begun about
seven or eight years ago; when MAJOR But
Ter, democratic member OF the Senate from
South Carolina, and withal, man of sterling
independence and honesty, noticed and rsprov-
ed the practice, in the following severe and
manly terms -
81 had not long been in the Scr9tc since
nv last election, before perceived COM
Duration among certain large states, unfair in
itself, and dangerous in its consequences to
the rights of the other states. They hold
evening meetings to decide what shall take
place or prevail in the Senate. Into this
combination they have drawn two or three
small states, and by this combination nothing
is suffered to come fairly before the Senate,
that is not Brought forward by one of the par
ty, or has not their previous sanction. To
such state of things I could not, cannot
and I will not submit, without expressing
both nv concern and sappointment-con-
Germ. because expected very different con-
duct from gentlemen with whom l hoped to
he in on-tiisappointment at finding those