Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-18

themselves With cnfef ai tn6lf ioaa, "
seize upon the treasures Of their country
and divide the spoil. Their object was
accomplished; and to avoid detection. like
the rogue who saved himself by crying
out stop thief, this band Of rufians for a
long time escaped punishment by their
clameurs about honesty and affected zeal
for their country's welfare AT length
they quarreIled amsng themselves, and
their hypocrisy and crimes are brought to
light-Justice inficts the punishment, and
the people ali cry out--Amen.
Sd. This writer says, .' professions
mean nothing and the people begin to
find to their sorrow that they mean no.
thing when made by the administration
party but who expected such a contes-
sion in their own paper? What becomes
of Jefferson's inaugural speech? What be-
comes Of your ranting stump orators =
What becomes of the party prints /! THIS
man never told more truth in as few
words altho' it was not by design.
18th. THIS writer says he +" passes by
my statements about the Marj land Sc
nate. because tie people are Familiarity
acquainted with them" l hope they are,
and will evince it at the polls; but re =
member this passing by proves, the facts
stated cannot be denied.
9Th. The writer dwells with emphasis
upon the pnbIic debt organized under ie-
deralists, as if it had been created by
their extravaganza. Democracy! 'thy
name is ffailty." The writer's doctrine
ofprofessions applies here with full force!
Did not this debt grow ont Of the revo-
Iutionary war? Was it not the price of
our independence Did rot Washington
and Hamilton organize the government
from chaos and anarchy to order and
confidence, from distress and bankruptcy
to credit and prosperity? Yes, and Mr..
Randolph told Congress they were now,
and had been squanderins away the funds
which the iederaiisls had provided for
the happiness Of the country.
The writer asks where is the distress
l talk of? / answer not among the men
who put their hands into the public chest;
but inquire among the planters who have
heretofore lived in comfort and ease from
the sales of Tobacco, and now it wont
command tea and sugar for their families.
If this is not enough Of evidence, let him
go into the southern states and ask the
growers of cotton what that article com
mands at this time. and what it brought
in federal times. Let him ask these PEG
pie also how they like Jeii;erson's sending
to Bonaparte hogsheads Of their cotton
seed that he might raise it himself and
deprive Americans of their sales! Ifthis
writer wants further proof Of the distress
tie administration has inflicted upon us,
let him go into the eastern states and in
guire the price and the demand for fish.
and what markets are shut to them now.
which formerly we're open. Yes Irepeat
it, there is distress in every portion OF The
nation; and the time cannot be long when
the people will seek an alienation by hurl-
ing their Oppresscrs out OF Office. ! will
ask how poor man is to pay rent for
land and maintain his family? How are
the isbouring poor in towns to live when
there is 10 trade and the very wharYes are
covered with grass? And if as "pemo-
crat' asserts every industrious man may
find competency. how does 1t happen
that so many OF his party are hansia,
dead weight around the administration
rayenous as wolves with eyes, ears and
mouths open ready for snap at The loaves
and fishes? Telling the people Of ap-
preaching distress. may produce scme
anxiety, but feeling it opens their eyes
upon their betrayers.
9th. This writer makes charge upon
fet;eralists that they turned Smith, the
printer Of the InteI'igencer, as steno-
graplier, cut Of Congress. Yes, and no
honest politician would have brought him
back again. The pitiful little parasite
was found making speeches in his paper
for the babbling boobies of his party and
the eloquent remarks Of sem
sible men in the opposition Mr.. Ran
dolpi and Mr.. Key both complained of it
upon the floor OF The house; and now