Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-06-12
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE -.

"A correspondent or the Democratic
Press complains that tie salaries Of the
President and his Secretaries are not G.
qnai to their expenses .sand when they
retire after long service Che adds) they
have not pensions to smooth the pillow Of
old age. and to support numerous fami-
~" This is modest enough in an exclu-
siye, economical republican. lie seems
to be apprehensivc that copyright and in
intelligent men will in future decline serv-
ing their country" His fears, however,
in that particular, are altogether ground
less: fer were the President salary only
one-iiith Of what it is, there would be
hundreds of people-lovins patriots ready
to " serve their country" with rapture,
even at that rate. Experience abundant
ly proves that we shall never be in want
Of persons to fill any office now existing.
Nor do we discover that, when once ap-
pointed, they are very fond of 'sretiring -!
on the contrary, they seem amazingly
fond of their stations and recent dis
missal shows that they can grumbls most
confoundedty on being removed.
The same writer appears to be grievous-
ly afflicted Sc that the Editors of Re-
views, Port Folios, &c. sc. should all
cooperate in deerying our republican
system so beneficial to thcm." This is
the old song. An exposure of the tricks
and folly of demagogues is Immediately
denounced as an abuse Of republicanism !:
disapproval Of bad OF weak admins
tration is loudly proclaimed as a censure
on the form of government. Most OF
these misrepresentation are designedly
made though some of them, it must be
allowed, are the effect Of ignorance.
We all recollect the clamor that was
raised about the tribute, as it was called,
imposed by the British government. We
recoIlect the devotion with which the un-
lucky Gin was sacrificed to the Furies in
Baltimore not a patriot in that great
city would have swallowed drop OF ii ffor
the universe. 1t had been adu.ter.ted by
British orders, and belonged, besides, to
distinguished citizen" who nobly sur
rendered it to the flames, although he
was not, we understand, entirely ruined
by the sacrifice. In Congress, too, great
was the cutlery. Every young democrat
ic member, who happened to have heard
of the commencement of our revolution,
furnished us with all the particulars he
knew respecting it and the subject was
so often spoken of, that some of their
constituents no doubt supposed the British
had actually levied contributions in our
seaport towns. His Excellency John Q.
Adams, who had Just then turned his coat,
was quite furious, and introduced a liam
ing bill into the Senate for educational
izins" any person who should submit to
te, horrible imposition. Has all this spl-
rit evaporated into "thin airs We have
frequent accounts of French licences, IS
sued under circumstances the most dcgrad-
ING to an Independent nation. Yet we
hear none of these cries for war, these
dismal lamentations. All is quiet and
we. who raved and foamed at the very
thought of paying cent to King George
in his own dominions, can calmly pocket
the deepest insult and injury from the
French emperor. To what can this be
owing Let Impartiality answer.
We shall be deceived, if we entertain
belief that we shall enjoy a liberal trade
with France, if we so to war with Eng
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