Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-05-07

obA gen leaian, ard III TIE safo q pa
;,eiso,. Wrn these babianents, 10 'l'i'
dress, he e,rplo,s npasc FSus sssn'
some of them honest, BIT o. ceneA ..
his fsir outside, ind'istfin1' y ~ -.
same 70 the yisw ST ,heif '.iehos ="
noighbors; othsr-, CO 49, M. =, ~
70 receive, in hand OF ~ lt.2inise' ~
wares of iiaquity, Ifsd go rep az
lie and s,andcis 5g.ii,s' tbs npf!G"t q
tizei.s who stand in u IT p-t:o"s Wy :
AID thus ne advances 10 me obJeel ii ia
anihitiol,. ,sa,
,Yhc,her BY sucl, means NJ. JsI',r-
| CO.., r,sc. 20 powcc--ard '.ta 'liaf y
numerous adherEF <ii psf' % :.
|. un;.ed States--thosr et9 navf ''d :
| Knowledge 81 pi5'il @9sils - tree )
,tper,g wears :.,w.s.a e aoie q dec'oe
They viii r,-csllrct sne epp"St'aa 70 'hf
fedeTal p.sa Of 7dr'ii Sc 'is's ,'ss'n
nent begun Soon a'l,, = - $50,
t.ck tea; IN Tie clt..nc s@rTfIsr, q
stsfe AID me -s,ab is11t Sc lhe ~
ioh.l G,zet,g. i-0j Or i792, oder rs
psn onaee, xat c -lJca 81 a cts..s 10 his
af1ce. VIII, ,ecsiyed 4 silly On u,
pubic treasu yasre.ns;aterei lne rt'"en
language wtile rucn, b beEe, ~
greater part af ii,, dclg aHa p.'fe,me
y ano,her clc,k, 10 s. hom Nr/irlt r'on'
| himself would sometimes led a>@ah3
,hs, the vcrthy cdi,or Tigat not be"l'
drawn f-on his "usefui sabors,' III Va
derminine The administration ct Wash
| ington. This editor, if I mistake Hot'
has long beer receiving his reward as
loan cficer FIR South Carsilha.-l.ey
viii also rcco!lect The Aurora. IN which
paper s!ardess Of Washington and the
| isd2ra. COMMUNICATION were SO frequent
OF rattor so constant. that an Aurora
without them. have heard it Remarked,
WIS considered as z phenomenon. Inc
! yellow fever COX III lis FIST editor pmsr
| to MIR. J. fcgson's presidency. >ihs
puhhc rcward- o!,nf succeeding editor
ars weli hnown: tlrsf, to- Sne years,
the iurrauve place If printer AID sta
,ioc2r ta Gic 81 Eo!h ~"o2@s ciC9ngrcss:
The stcsnd The licu,cnent Jlorelcy et a
+, rcgsr.ent cnni, ed by N'r. Jaffsrson
| tLa ara, tie cff, nf ,iu;Ant general,
rccsut1v Nv tbs appo.E alc.t # Mr.. Ma
olsen. No enc 81! Iarge' nc strocicus
! libel. on WASHINGTON I'D Adams, IL the
I book estal 4 IN, P.osPcct before Us
| written b, C5iI.nd.r. nAder tie imme
Giate patronage AID Ply u Mr.. JeHsr-
son: rf which we h,ye the evidence M
der his own band, 10 his letters to Cal
lender. For the,e libcls Calender WAS
tried, convicted, and sentenced 10 be
fined and imprisoned. Mr.. Jeffegsosi
soon after coming 20 the presidency,
pardsned the cnlpr!,, and trdefca the
fina, which he Marshal had COLLECTED,
e. be reatored 10 him! Another demo-
cratic printer, who had iibclcd re
spectacle fcdcralist in Connecticut, of
| which the li5eller was convicted in
court of justice, and punished, was dixie
the Aurora EDITOR selected for militia
nv office, and appointed y captain Of dfa-
gocns.
Most Of the states in the ur,on, If not
ell. had newspapers vending the same,
drugs, to poison the MINDS of the peo-
pie; With what succe'. the nation 100
well knows, in the ascent of Jefferson
| and then Of Madison TO ihe Chair Of state
AID by the evils brought on our country
under our Administrations.
Certain it is, that MIR. Jefferson, &C
curing wlh the presidency, an extsn
save patronage, used it 10 reward his
| jealous adhetepts. who bad promoted
| his election; removing from cfice faith
| full men, the greater part OF whom, had
been selected by Washington, in hume
| rous cases to reward them for their re
yolutionary services, particularly in the
army. A general removal, however, IF
| all The federal officers at che stroke,
would, 81 int time, have shocked even
| democracy itself: Air Jefferson, there.
! fore, turned them oct by degrees: and
in few, very few instances. impatient
as he was TO provide for his followers,
| left death, more e~orable, more forbear-
! inc, to make room for them.
In this way, Mr.. Jefferson os.ained q
host Of fiatterers. eulogists and advocates
| snreaa over all parts Of the United
! SAFES, and interested to exaggerate bis
merits where he Simply performed bis
! day, ard 70 cxtegHate or conceal, ts ex-
cu.e, or Justify, his faults and esi! deeds.
| And to extend his sphere Of Influence,
apost.cy from CORE CT PRINCIPLES was sure
Of reward. Thus public Offices have
cperaled ~ brides, to secure the devo-
ton Of fellov-iaborers in the work OF
deception and 10 make prosc}ytes Of o.
! ,1ers whese virtue was not firm enough
to resist ;be temptsticn. And the SAME
! arts end devices to retain, as originally
| to acquire power, being diligently prac.
| tised, tho public delusion has been con-
tinucd; and the eye and ears Of multi.
tudes remain shut against conviction =
Vat If is their il, teY-g sf IN kroy he fy'1.rk.