Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-31
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The VERY AGE AND BODY OF THE TINE
HIS FORM AND PRESSURE.
SATURDAY MORNING, august 81.

SAlUkDAl NIoLsNI1NO, "Ih5 no1 ~A'
A writer in Thursdays Intelligencer, who
very properly styles himself A Democrat,
has addressed the people of Maryland on the
subject Of the ensuing Election. His htstori-
cal knowledge is sufficiently displayed In the
second paragraph, in which he represents
King William, Prince of Orange, ga former
King of England" as having come from
Hasover! After having related this witty
anectlote, for the purpose Of showing that
British monarch could say goots instead OF
goods, the writer tells the people Of Maryland,
that the Federalists, if successful, would rob
one half of them of the right of voting"
Surely this would be silly and ungratetui
act in the FederaIists, since such distran-
chisement would of course include some of
their own friends. BY an article in the FIRE.
dericktown paper, it appears that Roger Mel
SON, a distinguished democratic member OF
Congress, publicly declared himself in javor
Of trQherty qualification, although he had
twice spoken against it, This is Democratic
Consistency.
This sagacious "Democrat" then proceeds
TO state some of the horrors of the Federal
Administration and he informs us that,
among other grievances, they " created a
batch of midnight Judges This was shock
ing, truly, as we all know; and should our
g Democrat turn out to be Baker, as is
quite probable, some allowances must be
made for his being so very crusty.
In order to prove the superiority of the
present administration, the " Democrat" puts
the following Questions to the people OF Ma
ryIand -" Have you not meat, drink and
clothing? Have you not wherewithal to pro-
cure every necessary and comfort of life No
man dare deny it."-What an instructive Ca
techism You, People of Maryland, have
food and raiment, and for that yoH are TO thank
The general government!
Again, says our Democrat, off the Fede-
raj men left the Treasury Overlooking, all the
treasure had run out 5et0re the Republicans
obtained possession: they did not leave in the
Treasury one half as much, Notwithstanding
the freedom and prosperity of commerce at
that time, as there is now in the national strong
box."-Passing over the absurdity of leaving
a Treasury full, and finding it empty, we en-
otire, How was the " national strong box
replenished, even allowing it to be so 1t
WAS 5u LoAws, and these too obtained in time
of hro5 found PEACE. The "Federal men, as
this writer calls them, by means of the tree
dom and prosperity of commerce." lett the
g national strong box .fuH; while the Re-
pubic2.ns," by destroying Commerce, have
been compelled to borrow money to detray the
ordinary erheaces OF government what
would be their resource in case OF war
The "Democrat' continues: " The Re
publicans, so far from conlSecting debts, have,
since the Federalists were elected from the
control of the general government, paid up
wards of Jffy milions Of dollars OF debt tor-
merly contracted by the Federal harty. -
The Republicans have contracted ono debts
and vet, at each of the last sessions OF Con-
gress, a law was passed authorizing the Pre-
sident Of the U. States to borrow several MIL
lions, which has been actually done. AS to the
!. fifty millions" paid Fly the "Republcans'
they were paid to settle the debt contracted
du,b,g ON. revolutionary war and this debt,
according to the Democrat" avas contracted
bv the i. Federal farty .
Hear the "Democrat" once more; ne says;