Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-03-30

homo Won will upon due reelection
think they are such only, as can e
their practice, make us. q free, 9
happy, and on united people.
Democpnt.-I heartily thank you,
for the detail. you have given me-
But have the great men, we have
been SO much in the habit OF ad-
miring, opposed themselves, to such
Just and righteous maxims-l nave
heard something about it down be-
low, where | came from; but our
Sherilfs, and Captains and Colonies,
all said, that those things were te-
deral lies. and the paper which
neighbor - sometimes put ln-
to my hands, l think they called it
]" Enquirer" always said iederalisfs,
were tories, British agents and do
not know what; and that all the
Yankees were enemies to their conn-
try. and did not deserve to have
free trade.
Federalist.-And did you really
believe all they said aud wrote.
Democrat. Believe it neighbour
why / never heard any thingto the
contrary; and l am. sure if I knerc
1t. T burst not have said any thing
against such great folks. But now
/ am, where | am free TO hear and
speak what please, do favor me
little further bs showing me, in what
they have deyiated from the princi
pies Of Washington.
Feaernlist.--As thank God! we
are in a part ofthe country. where no
man has more influence. than his me-
rits entiile him to, and we dare tell
what we know, l will comply with
Your request.
When MIR. Jefferson came into Of
fee. Notwithstanding he said TO the
world. I" we were all Federalists and
all Republicans" yet in a very lit,
tie time afterwards he told the New.
Haven merchants, that he should
not enquire then. whether man
was honest, patriotic and intelligent.
to make him fitted for public Office
and in consequence be preferred men,
who had been in open rebellion to
tue laws, known enemies OF Wash
in-ton and his bitterest defamers,
such as Galiatin, Duane, Sc. &c.
He said as federalis's would IS nei-
Their die nor resign"--hosever ho.
norabIs and prctitably for The public,
they executed their Offices, be would
remove thein--and although there
was no vacancy in the Offices f!led
by federa!ists. he created oae, by
appointing them successors, during
the vacation OF Tue Senate in open
violation OF the Constitution. He ne
YER appointed federalist TO any office
His agents changed the Constitution
in one Of its most vital features be-
cause it had thrown his election into
donbt, & Immediately they commenc-
ed the system Disappointing, in their
midaight caueuses, at the city OF
Washington, the persons who were
to fill the Offices Of President and
Vice President. He openly patrc-
nizea and supported General Viii
kiason, in his defiance Of the laws of
the land, by refusing to obey the
writ of Uaheas Corpus issued by a
Judge, and sendiog free citizens in
custody over tempestuoss ocean to
be tried for crimes. He recommend
ed the passage Of the law, that un-
made the judges; and advised the
legislature to revise the decisions Of
the courts of law he recommended
the repeal of all internal taxes. and
at the same time commenced the
warfare upon commerce, which was
nearly ending in public bankruptcy
His open attachment TO Bonaparte'
and his hatred to Great Britain,
paved the way for these embafgoes
and commercial restrictions OF which
he was the author; and of that war
which he would long ago have waged.
IL bis timidity had not prevented nm.
Tn short, he laid the foundation. oil
that party hatred and anlmosity,
which has almost severed the bands
Of social life; and weakened the sta
bility Of our institutions, by the con-
efau4 amnIoymanf r easy admission