Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-16
From the Windsor CU. J Washingtonian.
Capacity AND "INTEGRITY,"
Or
THE CASE FaIRLF ST1TED.


leading democrats and denasogues OF the
day. Once in a while we get a peep be-
hind the curtain. Friends fall out, and
tell tyuth of each other, or some uniucky
villain, gets unmasked. and we have a
tolerable specimen, by which to Judge oil
the rest.
Ifeyer two men were perfectly acquaint-
ed with each others character, it must be
5 Mr.. Madison and MIR. Smith. They have
been Intimate for 30 years-pdr mobile
fratruln. They were both high, very
high, in the estimation and confidence OF
Mr.. Jefferson. They were together Sc
leeted by him, on account OF their capa-
\ city and integrity to become heads of
departments, members OF his cabinet
council, and his constitutional advisers.
For eight years they walked, hand IN hand
together; in daily habits Of friendly in
tercourse, Of mutual interchange of SEN
Iiments and opinions relative to our great
national concerns both in their private
closets. and at the Grand Council Fire of
the Cabinet, And when Mr.. Madison be-
J. came President, what could he do for the
man who had been so long his fellow-la-
boPer in our political vineyard, who had
: SO long shelped to sweeten his tolls p
What Tor the man whom he had so many
reasons for delighting to honor /! tie Of
ft,s him the keys of the Treasury
makes him his Secretary OF State. And
here again hand in hand they jog on, most
! lovingly together for two years more
But at last they fall out. MIR. Madison
truckles to France farther than e'e" no
bert Smith is 1cillslg TO go!-He remon-
strates. and Mr.. Madison looks dIspleas-
ed. Mr.. Monroe, too, the governor OF
Virginia is menacing tempest IN the
south. Mr.. Monroe must be quleted--
a.rd Mr. Smith must go TO the wall. lie
is offered the s. important mission 70
Russia-and resigns.
NOW THEN FOR DISCLOSURES.
Time is ever friendly to Truth >
So is the FALLING-our ct-Rognes,
Mr.. Smith now virtually and solemnly
declares, and exhibits facts to substantiate
tue declaration.
4. That Mr.. Madison is subservient TO
tie views Of France -
.. That he is unfriendly to any arrange
nlent with England and
5. That he has authorised by private
letter, public agent Of the government,
WHO had stipulated salary for all his SER
vices, TO retain upwards of $4,000 dollars
which did not belong to Mr.. Madison, nor
I, the government, but to private inli'i-
daals. Or, in other words. Gf L under
stand III authorising Mr.. Eryins, with
out any authority for so doing. to retain
( IS amount of other peoples money, as a
compensation for secret services.
Now If this be true-it is bad enough.
Il is all, and more than all, the political
enemies Of Mr.. Madison have ever before
alledged against him.
Whether it be true, Mr.. Smith knows
better than any other man living.
Tie federalists have long suspected and
j belle, I'd as much. Mr.. Smith has long
seen and known it. And Mr.. Smith may
add. quorum pars magma fui," for nc
Was an actomplice.
( }sut an accomplish is always compe-
tent witness. No matter what are his
motives, he is always competent; and is
jso esteemed in all courts. In many eases
from the nature ofthings, we can have no
,tb,r. and of course he becomes the best
INC ease viii admit.
Dui how does Mr.. Madison Cor bis De
rsn,l.r in the Intell:sencer. which take
Ia he the same thing purge himself from
saese foul charges' In the first place.
and principally. by attempting to d'scrrd't
E,, 1citnsss. and by torrent OF infecti'e'
snbcesn:ing his elevated station; such as
l,n for the example of Coy. terry, we
s.,oaId have hardl, expected from an exc
native pen.
Tie begins, by declaring, that SIT has