Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-09

! mind hss iievIr been paftieularly etl
tployedin critical investigation.
M. Gailatin is an experienced dispu
tant !; close investigator, and an abl
/ ! iiplomatist.
Regularly twas his duty to investigate
this attrocious Business; and it will no
t5s deemed disparagemeat to MIR. King
| shenI say, that for this peculiar specie;
l,f investigation, Mr. Gailatia was more
particularly fitted than he,
i Mr.. Gallatin then was best fitted foI
!snch business-he was spending the mo-
Iney Of the people Of this country--it was
IHIs DUTY to probe this matter to the bot.
tom. But he deserted his dnty--bs be.
Itrayed his trust,
There was Mr.. Clay too--a LAWYER
lconversant by long and brilliant practice
lin all sorts Of trials. Our men there
murdered in technical sense. IF wey
lwere murdered the murderer or murder
lprs ascartaineI, death would be, and
death ought tobe the pnsishment. In such
Ian investigation, lawyer, an accurate
Experienced la,rysr. familiar with the
principles Of the criminal code, and ey-
Ipes:enced in practice, was peculiarly
WANTED.
Here then were tVo men, living abroad
lon the bounty of the American govern
tlnent, bound by every obligation Of graft
Itude, sof patriotism and District and pre-
tcise duty to seek out the murderers Of
Their csantrymen, and to furnish the evi-
ldence which would bring The mIrderers
Ito punishment. And these two men,
Ipeculiarly fitted for the discharge Of this
Observation-Disclosures il ihey
drew young man, a merchant. blrtIss en-
! ed with his own business and al It's con-
lcomitant aaxietses eager to return
| home they drew him inexperienced as
lhe was in such matters; they drew him
from his own cares !; aud dsvolyed upon
him alone, this naSl important and aw-
Iful duty. fcderalist as he was, HIN they
dragged forth ta5pcrforin g duty, most
| imperatiyely fseir e'cn.
Again axis It not strange! pas
ing strange !
1t would BE, did VIC net know the aoiiy
Gyaepan well. Fs.iaresaw that the SEN
sibilities OF The American people would
|be tortured By this outrage, and that II
he could select federalist ppon whom
|factioa could wrack its vengeance, TIE
luunieyers might remain anpau,shed, cndl
the republican, administration which putt
un with them, encrease in popularity.
lfsn,eo Danaos ct doAe fere1tes. Butt
Mr.. King was TOO generous aud henora-
|ule to suspect NJ. G1llat;n Of & peraoyI
so execrable.
The business works exactly as tnel
,oily Gsasoac intended it should. Err,
king and Mr 1.arpent sspee, that murder
was committed, b;.t they haze Dsen una !
|ble to designate the criminal. And all
ready is MIR. King accused Of betrayiust
his trust and lis cauntrY.!,
But Clay ant Galsatin i've warm and
cherished in tbs hearts Of American re-
|pubiieans dear in tie affections of curl
exclusive patriots. They who abandoned
"a sacred and an awful duty, viii be-
cherished by-the:r emp!ovcrs, and they
and their employers iaoiised by lie peo-
pie.
And Mr.. King viii be ghe scape goat,
because he wa, unable to ascertain the
persons legally chargeable with the
crime, which all agree; was commit
ted.
This, howcyeris not q Federal concern.
IF Mr.. King has chosen TO receive an ap-
pointment from democratic hands, and
such hands too, as Albert Galatians.
he will have nobody to thank but HIMSELF
if that same Albert Gsllatin should give
him quietly up to The vengeance he had
prepared for him.
I am entirely persuaded Mr.. King has
done all he could to ascertain the guilty
persons. But that will not excuse hin.
Those agents Of democracy, Clay and
Gallatin, pitched upon hiap, as victim
ito democratic ferocitY, he consented
to his fate, and it is now TOO late to re-
pent. Those sweet friends will be the
first, the most inhe1ibie in their con-
defamation Of him, 1t is hard, very hard
| allow. But federalists, who viii con-
sent TO receive distinctions from democra-
tic intriguers, must expect to suffer !
|it.