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

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~ freely enqniins into the Conduct Of
'nr rulers and the wisdom of thei,
measures. Chat the inestimabie b.es.
Sings that have been purchased viii,
he blood of our fathers, can be traus.
| mi'ted uhimpaired TO our children -
View therefore, fellow citizens, With a
suspicious eye. men Who dread a can.
did investigation Of their conduct; who
Iseicrf with disduin the salutary admo-
pitions Of wisdom; who wish TO stiiie a
spirit of enquiry. and to silence NJ i
warning voice OF truth.
Having made these remarks on Tie
iifth charge commented upon hy Men
tor, and not noticed by Aristides: nnd
having detected tie sopiii=try by "a hich
he has attempted to justify the obnoxi-
Gus toast, l AhaIl briefly s;iew tina, he
has not justified or e,adcd either al the
ether accusations. The first charge
was, IN substance. 8 That they have
" described III too glowing colours. il.cis
" abhorrence OF their iliherai and I'M
:" Inherited deBunciaiions made by men
" who had delivered then. selves IN to
The dominion of party spirit. and
= THAT they have not suppressed the ho
= nest indignation and heart felt SYM
pathy which the late atrocities in
baltimore have awakened in their
" b'sems." Many cf the foregoing ob-
ser' ations will shew that this was the
substance of the charge, and will be a
explanation of them. But
arlstidcs now says be :. did net accuse
IKE Jeaei'atists Of 100 n,uck enrmti,. bu,
Oh loo much dishonest tcarmta.'' - ] in
fnons indigRatioR,' he says, :" he fel,
ana advocated in common with She ,e.
party, but the indignation Of
me federal writer's. founded on views
Of political assrandizement,'' lac saws,
= he utterly condemns That the
tate brutal atrocities in Baltimore
were calculated 10 produce a yirtuous
Indignation, Is an obvious tin,h which (
we nave all felt; from you, Aris,ides. it I
IS precious confession, and one u |
h'hs the many proofs already afforded I
~, nf your candossa, moderation and |
ruth. Thatvir'"ous indignation which
good heart feels AZ the recital Of al
Tocio"s crimes. Is mt silent, nor does
express itself with unfeelipg cold
,eSs. But -Arist;,ies in common with
Ii republican, party felt Il rirsuous IN
'iSnat'on, the iederalists a dishonest
that the same sentiment.
PRODUCED at the same time, by Re same
anse; in the breast of republican. ia
allied rlrtuous indignation, which. in
he Bosom OF a federalist, is called dis.
oneSt scormth. Risum teneat;s om;.;,
admit the Indignation was felt and
pressed ,l,-.: in glowing languages. 90 Re.
uce his observations Intended 10 shew
he federaiists guilty OF dishonest
;armth 10 the form Of syllosisn,. Won
vould find his mayor, his minor, and
rs conclusions, turn out TO be all the
anne, or in other words, that he has no.
hing but his own ipSe di.1it to support
he charge.
The second charge commented upon
~ Mentor was I" That the federaiists
ttempted to throw all the odium of the
saiiimore mob upon the whole demo
rate party'--this charge is made III
he first number OF Aristides in the fol-
owing manner: shat their object is not
0 condemn the Baltimore mob, hut the
hole republican party not to make
oil detest the violations Of the laws.
ut directly or indirectly TO impIicate
rerg democrat in the guilt OF that yio-
iaiion as accessories either before or
.ter the fact-i defy Aristides to slew,
ny passage in the remarks OF any
ritter in The Gazette. or the decIara-
ons Of any federalists IN This county
} hat effect. in his reply to Mentor
c does not pretend to shciy that this
eHeral charge had been made upon the
hole democratic part. as he had as
rtad. hist be:;s the pH estioR and goes
! to re!nte the charge by refr ing to
ia following question III his No. L
hich he says is a complete answer:
ID not tac demogcatic party cordially
,ite in disappearing and deteslins the
famous conduct Of the mob?" Admi-
ible iOgieiau he has nothing TO do
1T ask Il question and his proposition
demonstrated ! If this question is
tcnjed to prove the second chnr~e
y answer is, that there is no connec-
ION between the question and what
'as to be proved and that if there be
ny magic in his question l TO not feel
But if it he intended to exculpatc the
hole democratic party from such Il