Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-11-14
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fed {; he makes speeches over the table i
and he alone seems TO be held upbefore,
the public as the abIe diplomatist, the re-
soIute defender Of his cpuntry's rights.
IIt IS true, Mr.. Bayard is dead and Mr.
GalIatin does not understand English
well enough to render himself very cap-
|tivating at table but surely Mr.. John
10. Adams, whose conversion to Jetferso-|
nianism cost the administration such a
round sum, and the Gcute and intelligent
Mr.. Russell, ought not to be entirely
overlooked on such an interesting coca
Ision. We can see no Justice in this,
unless it is, that MIR. Gallatin, being al
foreigner, is to be treated with sort OF
neglect, because not much more can be
made out of him, and that MIR. Adams
and MIR. Russell are to be contented with
/ the pay they are to receive out Of the
country, while Mr.. Clay is to be grated
for the vice presidency, or some such
elevated destiny, in ease It is thought
better to go over the mountains, rather
than to take up Simon Snyder, Or Go
werner Tompkins. Let these mysteries
lof the cabinet be as they may. as Mr.
lClay has lately made great figure on
paper, we propose to pay our respects
ltOh him, and in compliance with habit
| of long standing in the world, especially
among !. republicans to worship the
rising sun.
an the 9TH day of October last, a din
ner was given to Mr.. Henry Clay. at
Lexington, Kentucky, "as a testimony
Of the appreciation Of the citizens of that
town Of his public conduct" Upwards
of hundred gentlemen, it is said, were
present. After the cloth was removed.
Ia Number oftoasts were drank. Attic
Ia hundred Kentuckians is but small
humber for so great an occasion, we are
aot disposed to bubble at trifles. tt
might be that the rest of the citizens Of
Lexington we're not invited, being Ple-
Ibians, perhaps, OF, what is equally posi-
bic. being unskilIed in the arts of diplo-
macy, and therefore do not yet see I'M
the treaty, all those brilliant traits of
character which more eagle-eyed polltl-
clans SO readily discover, and therefore
staid away, meaning to let the affair go
loft as easily as possible. AS we irisf r r.
marked. whatever may have been the
cause. we are willing to consider these
hundred gentlemen AS the fair rePreseD-
|tatiyes Of Lexington, at large, and II Mr.
Clay wishes, the whole state OF Ken
|tucky.
The 4th toast, given at this patriotic
dinner. was, 6 The Presidentof the u
nited States,'' without the least addition,
aet word of wisdom, skill. patriotisn,,
or bravery. Poor Madison his race Is
almost ruu-he has but enc Shcrt year
to display his smiles. or dispense his
bounty, ard Of course is travelling last
Into t at solitude. to which the Jewish
scape-goat was dispatched, when loaded y
with the sins Of his pation--the land OF
goraetfulness. A new object OF demo-
lcrafic worship is growing rapidly 'ntol
Inotice. like the Egyptian APIS or mel
grand Lama Of The Fast, to whom incl
Ideyvtions OF the mendicants OF the party
| will shortly be transferred, while, IN Al
lfew months. nothing Of old Dragon will
lbe left but the stumps.
The 5th tcast--s: The last Congress
The spirit of the people, and not the
wisdom of their measures, triumrbed
over the enemy" This is certainly a.
very extraordinary sentiment to GENE
from such source. What authority
have these Kentucky men to say such
things. In saying such things, what pre-
dicament do they place themselves and
theirpartyin? Who formed the majority
lin the last Congress Had not the aid 4
Iministration decided, and a devoted
majority, and was not Mr.. Clay himself
lior time at least, one of that majority 4
What were the measures. in which there
was defect of wisdom in the majority q
Was it in bringing forward the Con,
iscription. or authorising the enlistment
| Of minors. or taxing most oppressIyely
almost all descriptions of property, per-
sons. and employments ! It is incum-
bent on the majority to call Mr.. Clay,
| and his neighbors, to account for this
GROSS calumny, andno suffer him to sug-
lSest By a sort of blind implication, that
lslI wisdom left Congress when he took
lbis departure for Europe.
The 7ttl toast is" Brown, Jackson,
and their associates-Excellent aids to
our negociators at Client. "-iiad this
|been the 18th instead ofthe 9TH toast, we
could have excused q little departure