Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-04-10
From tie Baltimore Telegraph.
oocg SIMON IN THE vocATIyE,

nocrstic Press tho't that the democratic
aembers Of the New York Legislature
| ad very little grace or m desty, to no.
innate man for the Offices of vice pre-
ident, different from his own nonfins-
Ition. He had told to the people CT the
J. States, that Simon SNYDER VAS their
10y for the vice presidency. lie was
rmly and clearly of TIL opinion, and
Tor this very obvious reason, That he was
conlpletely in the power of the aforesaid
sohn Binns. 1t was matter perfectly
.otorious, that John was Sipon's keene,
land he thought he should cake a yerv
| profitable speculation, If he could oncs
exhibit this animal at Washington, in the
character Of tlle vice . esiGent. Yes
yes, saith joba, let me alone for that
know on Which side nv bread is buttere3
-Sisnon synder is the boy for ME, and
III warrant you. that under my guar.
|lianship, ne will make as capital a vic.
president as you would wish to see on =
summers day. Still John, in the ,nis,,
Of these delectable specuIations, enter.
tanned some misgivings, that his man ST.
mon might not, after all meet with tho
|approbatioa Of the caucus. What, quoth
lac, is tobe done in tbs dilemma I
will deny the power of the causus to ne.
nicate at ALL viii say that such no.
limitations are atrocious usurpations on
the rights Of the people, will maintain
that they ought to be disregarsed By eve.
Try good democrat. New, we call ca
this editor to resume his argument, and
Ito show by sound and substantial reason.
Ing, that the people Of the United States
ought not t. De led BY caucus, because
the members of that caucus refuse to lie
led by him. Let him shew, to demon.
|stratinn, thatif Simen Snyder had teea
the caucus candidate, that every man in
the y. STATES was bound to ha e af rdea
him his suffrage. After he has proved
this point, much to his own satisfaction,
let him next proceed to demonstrate,
that as the opinion of this consecrated
caucus is not in favor of Simon SNYDER
his opinion is no longer binding. We
|expect that he editor Of the Dem cratic
Press will give US the fullest satisfaction
Ion these poiGts:
In order to show how completely tie
lovely Tonipkins is qualified to sustain
the duties Of the presidents Office,
we will refer to the declaration mads by
the democratic members OF the n Ymk
Legislature, who recommended him fox
the Office Of governor Of that ate. They
declared that if their Man i'ompkins
had been compelled to sqke Tie feM a.
gainSt our late enemies ii he had teen--
yes, reader. if lie lad been eomp, A4to
take the sield-well ten gentlemen and
what then--why if he bad bern eompeh
lei to have taken the fed, he would take
|eare gentlemen, what YOU asset Why,
why, WHY, he would have dore won.
ders o. g most lane and impotent
conclusion" IF he bad beea compelled
10 have taken tie field, ve presume, that
his safe escape trcaa the enemy, would
not have been .natter Of C nipGiSiOD.
he had an ilustfieus precedent 70 follow
in the character OF the man whose name
stands associated with his, 10 tie recon.
|menAation Of the caucus. lie saw the
fire brands OF Washington, and wisely
concluded that Washington was not the
place foy important characters at that +
moment. AS the comuander in chief o. /
the armies of the Y. States, showed bis
contempt OF the enemy by trusting to he :
speed Of his horse, be deemed iimset@
he intended TO become our future com'
inandcr in chief, ia duty bound to How 4
his example. After Washington vas IN
ruins, this patriotic character deigned to
accept the Office of secretary OF var, on
the resignation of the fugitive general
Armstrong; Here he WAS doomed to er i
rerience the reproaches OF gen. jackson
notwithstanding the defence Of \. Or
leans, has been ascribed to his snperilteI'
de.cy. y
We have already been taught, what &
aad how we ought to think, as aprearsb' y
the following extract from Mir. M0RfCss a
paper in the city Of Bsltimo'e. IS
/" Whatever differences Of opinion
have heretofore existed upon this impcr X
tant subject. ii now behoves every rePub Il
lican, anxious for the political salIatisn ri
Of his party aud lis country, lctd NJ
his Influence and eSertien to the T,onr 81
tiGn of the success Of these tao eiSHr IS
ouished candidates. ict every at END M
to divide the par te indisraltI III
frowned'' apon, d eft Monroe a4 "
Tompkins hereafter . the watch wGS 81
and ralIying points Of the repu-5.icsn Pfr
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