Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-03

tranquility, q tRey laVOdIistit W uCihei'"
protection at the hands of those who admins
ter it. Let the American people decide why
this apathy prevails on the part of the clvllau-
.thority-the disgusting spectacle is before
them.
Itisnaturalfor US TO enquire, why at this time
issuch anxiety manifested to check the freedom
of investigation? Is the policy ofthe govern
ment sore that will not bear the touch -
but we are told, being at zuar, we are no longer
at liberty to question the wisdom of the admi-
nistration, or to scrutinize its measures; and
those who are not prepared to admit its infal-
lbility, are yii6ed as tories and British parti-
Fans. Here We find another instance of the
dexterty with which those republicans have
changed their political creed since they came
into Office. What says the aforesaid Virginia
address upon this subjects: -" E5chortafions
TO disregard domestic aauriation, lfr'tH foreign
danger shall haze hassed, is an artyfce which
may be .fforevcr used /; because tie foases8ors
of hoqver zeho are tie advocates Of IFS eaten
SION can ever create national embarrassments,
to be successfully eD,hloged to sooh tie heo-
hie iato SLEEP, whilst that hozper is Swelling, ST.
LenfIB, secretly and fatally. Of the sake cha
racter are nssinuations Of a foreign Influence,
qvAich eeized nhon a lauda6ic enthusiasm against
danger from abroad, and distort it By an anna
tUraE ahhiication, so as 10 blind yoRr eyes a.
goi'st danger at home How far this I" artl-
ice' which Mr. Madison seems so well to
nave understood, and from which he then ap-
pretended so much danger, is nozv "employ-
cd to sooth the people into Sleep" let the
American people judgc-and let them arise
ere it is too late, and shake off their slumbers,
or this +" Sleep will be to their liberties the
" sleep" Of death-the saving power is yet in
their hands, let them use it wisely, as fast as
the revolving periods of election shall present
them with the occasion, or our once happy
country has fallen to rise no more.
The Sovercigns Of America have now two
candidates presented to them as their next chief
Magistrate: these candidates are, Mr.. Dewitt
Clinton and Mr. James Madison. We shall en-
deayor to give brief view of the arguments
on both sides.
The adhcrents of Mr.. Clinton say that be
must be elected, because he is native of n.
York, which is the largest state in the union,
This claim we confess, at first sight appeared
very formidable for it seems the Ancient
Dominion had an exclusive right to the Pre-
sidency, until the late census proved that she
was no longer star of the first magnitude
Onturning to the Constitution of the United
States, however, we were sadly disappointed
not to find single sentence or word which de-
clares or implies that the President must be
a native of large state. This wonderful dis
covery we publish with no little exultation, &
trust our countrymen will receive it with e.
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Clinton is in bad predicament.
The next plea urged in his favor is, that he
is native of commercial state. On this
point, too, alas, the Constitution is totally 81.
lent.
Butthe ground on which Mr. Clinton's friends
chiefly rely, is, that he is no fighting man, and
a war. Now this is mere assertion, and not
susceptible of proof; because it is impossible
to be certain of what man may do, from
what ne has done. Allowing it to be the fact,
we do not know that it is absolutely essential
to have president who is predetermined a.
gainst War, an any occasion whatever. Al.
though no Mendoza or other desperate bruis.