Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-13
ALEXANDRIA:
MONDAY, May IS.

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men la. s1Is whom whilst allvs 5ae !:
heir Pr ,.II with the foufess reprsache:s'
id loaa tss;r example been withoutlm !.
Sor bias . .lss Of Washington is
stefs 81 : ) = orolossed veperation by the
pow helu !, ] hO resiIed him in his lifetime i
bery uen .,aysd their utmost efforts to
lssl' Washington " no longer STANDS 70
IAN. But put the case that ne
thelr way ,;sa and that the influence OF
yer, Z. s. a0% and cha ..eter endangered the
ps PERI # the leaders Of democracy; IN
power =, ; ~ it needs no coe5u-
'l ~ tell what would be their feelings
= a q, toward bin, Again, put
7 .0s ts.t another Washington were
Pc csss mar known TO be exactly his
ra'sea W. aysry attribute Of chafaeter;-
ike ia'S 10 Be the man of the people :
youla =, ~ - obtaa the majority OF suiira-
y 'a' = ,S y United states for the first
gss . e 49, No In The estimation Of
en- liar Ian half Of the nation, ne would
INV, ossctIy the wrong man. Ills impair
oe ' sAa' 1. ipaexiBle integrity, his sted-
tl+ s;'o At the good If the whole, rather
~, the srssqsiye good Of a part, would W
tnsa -. y. .;lsred as essential disqualified.
g 4 ehazard THIS assertion without
uohs' .1;c.;on or denial from any
,sn &C. II is an iudisputasle fact, that
s Ga i not yirtae enough IN the breasts
\ . f.Ss msior part, to induce them TO wish
o. t sssD ' y bs wiling, to have president
u of moral and pol;cal virtue OF
4 IT, unrest stamp, On the contrary, they
ss ~ ONE whase power shall be prin!s9al-
II sxsrted 10 keepup, Increase, and am
olify til power Of paetg
RI Rom this obvious feature in the pre-
can't nol;dcal character Ofsour nation, a
irrespective r is presented, WHICH no wise
nan can contemplate without apprenea-
.iOu. and 20 good man without sorrow.
And what heighens the gloom IS, that
Che his,ory of the world furnishes no pa
,allAl IN republic of SO recent origin,
and composed Of population so Injured
70 republican aiaxims and habits.
Con. Corr.
q They don't mind ii, they are used to
St.srepIied clown to one who repoved
him for SHINING his eels alive. Nor is
this absurdity without parallel. How
ever it may be with reepect to cells, the
history Of the human species alb ndantly
shows that people, once feelingly alive
10 oppression Of even the smallest degree,
may be brought, by use, to such acondi-
hon of torpor as to bear TO M almsst
skinned alive without wgigg!ing or com.
plant.
We might mention a goodly nembe r
cfinsiances in ancient and modern times;
but there is no need OF gathering exam.
pies from abroad, since we have the point
50 clearly illustrated at hclne. What
people ever were nero jealous tot OPP
preston than we're the Americans in for-
ner times ?.The B itish government, to
which they,were subjects, wrengfuIly
imposed trifiag duties upon few arti-
eles Of their eammeree.--They resisted
sreato blood, and threw otftheir allegi-
anee. After they had oome to BE an In
dependent nation, they were Jealous of
their own rulers in the extreme, especi-
slyin regard to the cardinal article of
taxation. they were fearful Of giving
even a limited and obviously necessary
pOse, Of the purse, lest they should a
hnssit. In vain Cid the congress of the
old confederation in their pressing need,
ask Tor the power oflayins five per cent
TAX upon foreign importaiions the peo-
pie denied them for fear they would
make an III use Of the revenue. During
the eight years of Washington's admin.
'stratlon, such was the jealousy Of mis-
application of the peoples money. that
q fabricated report of his having drawn
upon me treasury for his quarterly pay
before the quarter was out, threw the
country into flame. Though the cells
as yet had lost no partof their skin,. they,
nevertheless, felt mighty sore. There
J, 40 Internal taxes at al and MIR.
hamilton had given it as his opinion,
Nat the average tax upon inpasts sught
ao' ordinarily to exceed about eleven
Per cent. Yet many of the people,
prompted BY their choice friends so to
10; sFied out aloud of oppression.
~ the stormy administration Of MIR,
s the pockets Of the people for the
MS. urs' ame were slightly touched. There
was : lead tax of two millions, and Sc
-, sessl ether internal taxes Of different
lanes; all which were laid for the pur.
i rose u meeting the then existing ext
o hNcs u were Oea nf IN no dice oUftr,paf,