Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-25

government. rather tfan acquire fortune
Nv disregarding oth--the editer k'leu Of
opportunities which this upright
citizen had refused Of making money
under false colors and fuse oaths-be
knew this private individual had done
this when. the Executive Authority was
exercised to SCREEN men who had accuinu,
hated immense fortunes by the practices
which this man had nobiy refused to stain
his hands with. By the by, there is a
case now before the court, or at least in
the hands of the district attorney, in
which the president has attempted TO set
aside the final decision of a court of JUS
ftice, in favor OF one of these infamous
leases. We shall look out for the parti-
Iculars, and the public shall have it as a.
lpther, butt is only one Of the Thousand
similar evidences of the purity OF the par
lty-.butto the secretary of The navy. In
Ibshalf of this worthy man the editor did
Iapply, and cid offer to identify himself in
responsibility for the due execution OF the
trust with his frieAd and did say that
the favor he should consider as conferred
on himself, or that it should. if no other
wise o5tainable, be obtained in his name.
1t would be superfuous to say that such
a station, or any other, which tse govern
ment had to offer, could not yield to the
editor that inco ONE which as the editor OF
| this paper he acquires, by his individual
Industry and that however competent
fhe might be upon an emergency to exc
tcute such a duty that an agency in the
Mediterranean could not present any OK
fcitements, to man SO far advanced i'll
llife, or SO congenial to his,pecuuiary III
|terests, as the station he occupies.
The secretary did not however refuse
but in manner very grateful to the edi-
tor, expressed his regret that the appli-
cation had not been made sooner, for that
he had promised to appoint only a few
minutes before, person Recommended
to him by Mr.. Dallas.
The observations made at the moment
may account for the source whence this
story found its way into the treasury
print in this city, and points out the
treasury connection of the print at savan-
nah. As well as recollection will admit,
sthe observations which tell on that occa.
sion we're to this effect.
8" My God. sir, will not tie treasury OF
u IL n
sylvania satisfy this cormorant of office,
but he must have the navy Also"
The remarks Of the secretary we do
not think it fit to make use Of, though
they were delicate and Just, but the turn
+of the conversation led the editor to this
explanation. Towards the family of
the young gentleman, there can be no
moral objection but when public situa-
tons are open, it will seem remarkabieI
in Philadelphia, where there IS SO much
ofpoktical profession that republican
administration should pass over itsl
friends, aud prefer these who have been
its most decided and undistirgushed adj
versaries during the whole period OF fe |
defal misrule and down to the very close
of the war"
The secretary did not say he was I'M
posed upon, but 1t was evident that he
felt the deception for ON the editor urg-'
ing that the secretary of the navy would
incur whatever ofreproach was attachedl
to this transaction from Ills political
friends, and that the ilftriguer would re
main concealed and gain the object bel
sought, Of the expence at the consistency
Of the secretary ofthe navy he appeared
to leel the force of the ebseryatic.i.
The editor volunteered little of the
political history Of this intrisuer, and "a
mong other things accounted to him FOR
this trick;upon the naval secretary in this
way.
g This man, sir, is great inposter,I
aad is perfectly well understood and as
truly despised by the federafistS of Phi
ladalphia-,he pains thathe has taken Tor
years past to be Admitted among the aris-
Eycraticaf families of Philadelphia, would
surprise you if detailed; there is mol
meanness thatwas ever exhibited at the
court ofdespots, that this man has mott
descended to, for the miserable vanity OF
admission to the company Of this de-
of people and this appoint
ment is the only one Of the means by
which he seeks to accomplish the same
contemplate purpose. The matter will
be we'll understood at Philadelphia by tbs
federalists, who Will only laugh at him
and despise the party which can be thus
made use of through him."
This is tie exclamation Of the Mediter-l