Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-11
From the (Ktn. american Statesman

aaainst me In Numerous squlDs, ! nav
NOT deemed worthy of notice. 1t ma!
not be amiss here ts remark that hei'
Their wrote piece signed Clio, mads :
pretext for assaiiins me some time siace' |
nor had knowledge Of 1t tor week
after i, appeared. A publications IN 'hs
Kestucky Gazette, signed Cbser0afoI'
on account Of the illusions and facts Ii 4
contains, merits little attention. IN,
author informs the public that l was
once fsyorite ofth people, bu, that !
have lost their confidsnce-And how
By sacrificing their interest by any VIC
laiion of principle {? No, the eNarSs
cannot be made {; the effort is SINK anc
degrade re must be traced to oths'
causes; had not been iasoiIte Of the
! people should not have been asssiieo
ID the manner have. Ny nrst offence
was voting for the bank csarter-aho
what wss the offence Was the vet,
wrons No--But ! WAS instructed
This is ,se question. was sept to the
senate to discharge my duty faith'aliy'
| and have endcavored to perform II
By the rejection e that measure INC 10
deral government is weakened, ana INC
| in,arest of The southern abd western
| states sacrificed, to asgrandise lev
commercial states. II t WAS right, the
| confidence of the prop!c IL me ought tc
| be increased was a measure oil ms
| administration, and my support OF
| caono, be attributed to any motives OF
hostility TO the party, sDd ii they have
| made war on me about II, | certainly do
| not mean 10 beg ;or quarters. will III
| few weeks l.v before The pubic an &C
| count Of the bank subject, which viii, ]
hope. d;ssipa,e all prejudice against
| me" but pity and forgiveness were
! eytsnsed 10 lne"--Indeed How, and
when!! The se2ate was equally dlvld-
E.. OF the queslioIA.E'was censurcd with
! the bitterest severity aid 5arrassed III
the pablis plin,s, f,rsix or elsh. months,
in y manner very unpleaaant to my ieei
| iEgs
| And during the last winter, certainly
without any new proyocat'on on my
part, all attemp, was made 10 have re-
| solution introduced TO invite me TO re-
| sign, and ore was ultimately offered, t.
pas. All indirect eensure Letters we're
! written TO Washington, and their con
! tents circulated to annoy ne--iha, was
nut down, that could not get ten votes
! in the legislature And since that
| time, capies Of The Virginia resolutions,
In pamphlet form, have been circulated
TO effect the object Of my opponents
This is the mode in which . have osen
! forgiven But have now been guilty
Of ain uupardonsbls offence, in voting a
| gains, tie wa, that | have mlsreprs-
scntod my con.,itusnts-that | was m
| consistent. NJ constituents are Ame-
ricans, neither French nsr English and
were equally disposed TO assert lhcr
rights, agalns, az thu rielat; q ,hsm.
determined to vote for war agains, Great
/ Bitain If France acted with good faith.
! would have declared both enemies If
,hs did pot, nor wcuId | have been to-
| n.ciou~ about France # her conduct had
been even doubtful The president in
his message assigned as \ reason tor not
| Recommending war against France, that
there va. With her pending discussions.
Thl, .,.nn appeared to ne strange
ore, h.,r scEiiHg cut minister and
,wo v.,sei, and waiting near Two years
fsr the performance ni WHIT ought 10
! nave b-er don" il 1870.
| rsut 10 the CAUCUS; this was an er-
ror co''f"..-bu, 10Y object lii going,
fer really disGppro,c caacusses. was 10
| pu: Nr Madison e, rest with regard to
his election, ID far as depended on rae,
! provided ~ pursued course approv-
| ed NV views lie understood, for | al
! ways treated him With fairness, and had
! .,s~ed them on tho door OF toe Senate.
| Harn,t returned. and before the Ultimate
| Course ~. tsxer; a, ti.t tine We hat!
! received very uu!ag"raoie accounts OF
! The conduct Of the F:cEch government.
and most Of the republican ptin,s had
! tuken the ground that if tie Hornent did
not b.: ing something satisfied ~, an al
| u,uoe ought ~ bs taken against botn.-
| When therefore the Horhet returned,
J and VA Mas propnscd agains, G Britain
alone, without noticing France, contrary
to public expectation, and the Course
which bad arow-d 10 be the honorable
one, could hot with consistency or Gre
dit to myself, suppor,it. Whst follow
/ ed-ieljcrs we're written to Kentucky
| from Washington, the very Cay the
| question was taken, denounCins me, and
meetings called here and IT other places
| 10 pass resolutions OF censure, couchcd
in Inc strongest terms. l suspect Mr..
| Ohseryst0r was one OF the party. Was
\ hc not Summoned witness sn the trial
of Burr And did he sneak oh',,or bold
! ~ speak out md explode the treason
which was stalking through the land at
| that time--that he nov claims the ,j.ivi-
ledge Of dcnauAcing o,h.rs-I will pr:
| few queries TO him hereafter, If ! have
| not mistaken the man