Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-08-09
From tie Aaw ToM Courier.

tDARrMcoR.--Ih e report OF Mr..
|! aKfag and Mr.. Larpeat seems to have ex-
iaspefGtad the democratic editors, almost
universally. MIR. KtR.@ Of course, comes
in fer full shars o. obloouy and abuse.
But, aiessrs, Clay and Gallatin, who ap-
pointed him, are let alone entirely. l
confess it struck me strangely, that those
two democratic worthless should appoint,
Mr.. King. 8 federalist, and Of course, yoa
know. most kind hearted aud charitable
democrats, 8 o tory and q British parti.
San'' How shall we account for this
|p!tenomeaon A federalist appointed to
. 1ice--to an Office tou, OF great 0ifTicultv
and delicacy. It was left to Mr.. k.iag a
faderalisf--aYe gentlemen, d toyy--tbe
very son Of the tory candidate for the
and Mr. Lsrpent, a sfckling
os the British treasury, to examine and
report. and for aught csn see, Getai-
iirely. upon the s horrid murders ard
cold blood massacre" at Dartmoor MFR.
King, private gentleman, in England
upon private bus;ness--a Wen known te-
Iiera,ist, sc. &c. is appointed by those
veteran democrats. Clay aod Caliatin. to
this most important trust! For important
ii must be, when all the democratic press
es, in the Union are constantly grooming.
under the subject. Such an appoint
.nent, in such a case! and made too by
nen whc. therefore, would rather have
hung federalist, than conferred upon
him the slightest mark of political dis
tinction. Is it not strange ? passing
strange How came they to do its
Our defencsless prisoners had been in
humanity slaughtered, say the democratic
prints. / am not disposed to deny it.
The report of NIessrs. King and Lar
peht confirms it. The great, and only
difficulty with them seems to have been
to designate the persons whose blood
ought to atone for the crime. And until
such atonement shall be made, a deep and
Infamous stain must rest upon the -Ameri-
can character.
1t is now seven months since our i've
ambassadors at Client, receiving ier their
irst years salary, ninety thousand doll
lars, and that in something more SUBJ
stantial than bank bills-it IS now seven
months since they prevailed upon the Bri-
|tish government to put an end to the
glorious wa- they had themselves begun
Where they have been since, or what
they have been doing, nobody knows,
and nobody cares.
Clay and Gallatin, however, were
amusing and enjoying themselves u En-
jglapd, receiving nine thousand dollars
year iast for doing nothing at all, but a.
musing and Ell ,ying themselves.
1t seems that they considered them,
selves tahe possessed of sufficient powers
to take up the Dartinoor business, by APP
pointing Mr.. King.
Now ] should ike to know why they
ilid not attend TO it themselves. Was
the subject beneath, the dignity Of their re-
Ioublican worships ? Was an American
aa,bassador abroad too elevated cha
t.aetsr to concern himsAlfpersonally and
.irectiy,in SO triaing matter as the
murder and massacre of his Imprisoned
:3untryn.ens
/ Eli. King is a yonmg man; frank, open
,asaspssting, gsnesoas.
/ Mr.. GELATIN IS an old man !; cautious,
.ub;Ie ant wary
4 Az E,ag is a merchant, possessed Of
80 .5.a usual education; hat whosr