Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1812-09-12


drank at u dinner given to the repre-
sentative o. this congressional distric,
on the 25th day OF July hast, affords a
striking contrast. 0n the one side YOU
see the charity Of christians, and the
urbanity OF !,ent!cmen--Ou the other.
acrimonious hatred, and malignant ca
lumny. But Aristides has become the
defender or apoiogist Of the obnoxious
toast, which praciaims Is federalism
iacst trne TO itself, when most false TO
tiia naton.' He says though per
hans inpoi;tic, i; was certainly iust."
fe4e-again the puricined robe OF Aris-
tides ,jnst''s sits aNkasdiys upon tie
writer, and dis'-ioses tassyiew the sarb
Of the Jesuit. What, With him, it seems
- isst, is not always polite. 1t is not
without pain, That ! am compelled by
Aristides TO comment upou that mia
n,aus toast, that declared; federalism it
self. and of course every fetierslist, falls
90 MS country; enough has been said
upon This subject, and | am sure IL is
rot my wish TO iniiict one additional;
lash or parts already sufficiently exec
rated, and yet bleeding under the 5irca
ri Nestor. How could Aristi,les &C
cuse the fe'seralists vi engenderine mar
ty spirit, and mention this hated io.s,
without blush Never since parties
had been known amongst us, had there
existed more peace, harmony, and coot:
will among thc inhabitants OF our c0un-r
try, than in thai period al time which
elapsed between the 18th and 25th ofJc
~ last. The spirit Of party seemed al
NEST eXtinGaished. On the last a.eiion-
@ii memorable day, the feast which has
been the subject Of 50 much aninadver-
sion, was drank, < afterwards published
10 the world. Could it have hecn
'isnhSit That the fedcraiists. standi,r
erect Ill conscious virtue. as thew did,
roald submit with silence to. or tren.
with courlly colhp,aiSance, SO iou, a
SANDER Could 1T have been expected
that they would PROSTATE themselves
ia the dust. and lick the foot Just rea,;y
10 trampie on their necks ? 1t couid |
never have been expected. The ind;.-
'anf feeling, Of iederaiists, justly a.
'aused by this unrrovoi>ed attack npon
heir fair fame, and honorable intes1i-
ms were expressed by Nestor, and
heIr homer completely vindicated.-
Their indignation has row subsidized in
o profound contempt for the base as
'ersion: at which point it will probably
est, until Tie whole affair is lost in
h!ivion; unless the folly or weakness
T.. some OF as advocates should AGAIN
case !; into act ,---:1------
.reat u;ass OF the democratic party, not
o mention that they have condemned
be i!!ii,gral an,. unf0u;sded sentiment
nd it is due to most OF the gentlemen
+ the dinner, and uron whom this toast
vas unexpectedly introduced, to say,
hat they did not participate in the
hatred and malignant ca
lmny which it expresscd-even Arts
ides himself has not adopted the SEN
il,cni in its full extent.
But Aristides says the obnoxious toast
pniies only TO g The minority in Con
,-ess.'' His construction OF the toast
; disputed, and even fit he a fair con-
traction. il is ;,lledgcd that the sent;-
neat is still false and uncIar;tabie.
The minority III CONGRESS-, represent in
hat body the great mass of The federal
-lS III I'VE ! ElitN 'ott~NCS' IcN HIVE !
pressed the wishes and opinions OF
heir constituents, and having retained
f, them, are .ionored aith their und;
iie, p!autIits. 1t seems, therefore.
ifiicult to understand how every fele-
Ill representative il congress should be
.isc 10 the nation, and yet their CON
titgcnts be true. II federalism he q
rimc, every gederalist is guilty, whe-
her h be member OF congress or {. 5
,rivate citizen. BIT it is vain to at Q
empt any explanation Of sentence.
he meaning Of which is so obvious, y
nd Tie language Of which is so void
/ all ambiguity. Fit was not intend |
d to include ali federalists, the phra-
eoioyy Of The toast coald easily have / /
cen changed. But if the toast ewes
vas attended to apply to the minority
i congress alone, it was not the less
alse and uuchnriobje. He who is
alse to his country is a traitor; and can
fou believe, fellow citizens, that the
in congress are band of trail
.ors ? The minority in congress having
,een dengunced by the Robespierre's
ana Marst's Of our country, as traitors;
The freedom OF debate having been
checked by the establishment of no
vel and tyrannicai rules; their arsu-
ments and eloqucHce on the most i'm