Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-01
From che Boston Daily adrsrtiscr
WILLIAM COBBETT.

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no those whoa acquainted with
tue history Of William cobDett' e
matt be apparent that his pen basal: !,
WAYS been at the service ofthe hsgn-
,.st bidder. that to cloak his yenalIty.
he has constantly raised I" an AZ
fscted yelp'' about the g hireIing
oresses.;, and. that with the most
unhlushing effrontery ne Invariably
asserts whatever he believes will best
ssubserve The designs of his employ,
ers, without the ieastaregard to ve-
,racity. Our democrats, however.
insist upon the correctness OF his
politics and the truti, of his asseye-
4rations. They delight to retail his
ribaIdry and prsmulgate his opinions
Of our Otises. aud Pickerinss and
Harpers. AS they SO much respect
his sagacity and regard to truth, |
have made an extract from his pros.
pectus TO a newspaper. in which he
has drawn tho character of these
same democrats. The paper was
entitled, The Porcapine. The fol-
lowing is the extract.
s Having in America witnessed
the fatal effects Of revolution; hay-
ing seen piety give place TO con.
tempt Of religion. plain dealing ex-
changed for shutting and fraud, uni
versal confidence for universal sus-
picion and distrust having seen a
country, once the seat oil peace and
good neighhorhood, torn TO pieces
by faction plunged by Intriguing DE-
agogHes into never ceasing hatred
and strife; having seen a people,
once too fond Of what they call Ii
',erty to hear the gentle sway OF q
British king. humhiy bend iheir necks
to the yoke, nay to the very foot OF
a set Of grovelting despets; having
in short seen the crime of rebellion
against n. anarchy punished by the
tormenting, the degrading curse Of
repnblicanism, it is with the almost
establishment and Indignation that I
find many Of those who have ihe
press attheir command, eRdeavoring
to bring down on my native country
the very same species oil calamity
and disgrace.
I" Notwithstanding the example Of
America, and the more dreadful ex-
ample of France, | end the emissa-
ries of the republican faction (or
such it really isl still preaching ia
natieism anu iaidelity, still bawiing
for that change which they have
the aadacity to denomiaate refarm,
still exerting all their notorious ia
genuity in sapping the foundation Of
the church and the throne. Those
who want experience OF these ecu
sequences may, for ansht ; ksow-
be excused from conniving at these
attempts /; but for me. who have
SEEN acts passed by republican ie-
gislature more fraudulent than for
gerry or coming for rae, who have
seen republican, officers Of state Of
fering their country for sale for a
few thousands or dollars Tor Hle,
who have seen republican judges be-
eeme rELoNs. and feiops become re-.
publican .iAdges; for me to fold my
hands and tamely listen TO the inso-
lent eaiogists Of republican govern
ments and rulers, would be shame
full abandonment Of principle, a d.ls-
tardIy desertion Of duty" &c.
These are the sentiments of Cob
.bett, whose authority is so much
respected By American democrats.
When it is recolleeted that he rpsid.
ed some wears in'the United States ;;
and that this character Of our good
republicans was drawn by him pre-.
yious to The patriotic exhibitions Of
those idols of democracy the Browns.
the Gannets, the SINNERS anu the
BidwelIs, we must exciaisa with the
Boston Patriot, " how we'll he knows
them" TALiO.
From the Phiia. Political Register.