Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-04-02
UNANIMITY.

Some of the Admiuistration.foIks e..
greet joy at Hcnry's " disclosures ;, ,ss..
that the Federalists are sorely gaIiedby =
The publications in the Democratic Dsr.,.
however, prove that many of Mr.. M,d,..,
ostensi6ie friends have been stsng 10 the op,s
In the Baltimore American, which i .,;,.
be a leading REPUBLICAN paper in that qu.r,,
we have noticed an Essay on the subiect, son
which we have only time at present to make .
few extracts. The writer says:
The custom of governments in bOy,,
state secrets, has been pleaded in vipdic,,;,,
of the purchase made by administrator or,s.
disclosures of Henry. In reply 10 this ples 7
assert, that if the custom has prevailed in o.
Their governments, it is so dishonorable Drac.
tlce that nosrgovernment has ever dared IA
adopt it, or to justify it, in any state docu.
ment, in any diplomatic correspondence, to the
best of my recollection. In truth, all govern.
ments are interested in pulling down the
practice, because it exposes them to the IN.
principled impositions of foreign traitors, and
reduces them to THE leUel Of those traitors"
What Federal writer ever said more than
this-that our administration had reduced
themselves 10 level so infamous Read
what this Baltimore Democrat says in another
part Of his Essay:
l beg it to be distinctly understood, that
to my mind the amount OF the sum paid 10
Henry BIS of no importance. No pecuniaIy
standard can be erected for the value OF sound
* honorable political principles. MILLIONS
could not compensate the American nation
for the conversion of their government into
government of capricious political expedIen'
cy, and of vle Political traffic. The constltl-
ton is not worth cent, if the public money
can be used in aid of executive patronage, 70
buy political adventurers OF talents, who"
proAigacy would induce them, for money 70
write down that constitution and the libertyo
the nation with it,
Recollect, gentle reader, the above IS mol j
federal effus;on it has cmanated from '"'
pure source OF genuine repubhcanlsm' INV
Federalists have onlj said that henry ioOO'0
fifty thousand dollars but this writer a'''''
that " Millions" cannot repair our loss W.
should not be surprised to hear that a''''''' j..
mission. had been " offered IN the SD"l'' %
hush-money, or, in Henry's language va
sulate sine cnra.
We are not about to Justify either HS"!
or the writer above quoted There IS mum
truth, however, in his publication. DO' y"
pronounce no positive opinion. l"e "O''''
we are sensible, is full Of Hypocrisy II Is wv
of our power to decide who were the oOr''
the late transaction,-who were the ae' WV
Or what was the object of the pol'''" s' :,
We wait with anxiety for the " dISci0'u'1, .,
of Time, the great and unbought Te''4'' =,
secrets. Yet of this much we are c0'''"'
that
There are men, whose VlS'5s'
Do cream and Mantle like staho"'o
Who do 4vljul stiffness enter'&i'''
On purpose to be drest up IN op''''''.
Of wisdom, gravity, profound con'',
AS who should say" am Sir o'"',
And when opc my mouth, let no o0ss 80
There seems to be strong dlstr"S' ,rb;s
ing among the rulers of this country .,,., Of
IS generally the case with certain s ..lvcs,
people, who, Judging of others by '"0. chery
are always suspicious of fraud and ''S