Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-10
ceives co dntenance from I pr,es.. e
sober and respectable men. "
aFriend to Ttmperos,.
From the Albany Daily Advo,.;,

4 Friend to Tmpe,aae.,
From the Albany Daily Advertise,
" One man may steal horse, s.,.a
|proverb, /" while another NAV not loa sne
yer the hedge" When the ssderalis V mo O.
in certain clear and palpable cases ~ nave
ed the democrats with yio!atinp i. mug
|stitution, in some Of their extraysa ae con-
despotic measures, what an apsvsr ~ q
lit occasioned throughout the whole ,. ass
of democracy. Abuse the mos, villa lyon
Ireproaches the most foul, have been Sa aaa
ed upon them, times without numb" aP-
having the audacity to suspect :. rer =, ,o'
can" purity, or to impeach !" reppbhEs svli,
patriotism. Once in while, howevsasA
spirit far more eliminating than fsde'h,ia
lists indulge themselves in, breaks ,n,a
mopg some of the various branches ~. a.
democratic party, and under the jnsuss we
OF spirit more honourabe to the ,,ns
than they are commonly actuated by. nun ,tsa
confess Justify against themselves " .st
their old political friends-vhep. IL + %
whole party, unless it happens to b as
case in which they may easily shake "a
the offender, and feel 90 arm. thew ~. VI
one and all hush as the g We. Quarrel ~F
ling among friends they Sc m to dread
bove all things unless il MY be- sre,t
ing the truth of each other and as 8 ,S.
least said is the soonest mended - tIas
lagree, by common consen, not to increase
the mischief BY talking too much abppt
lit. '~'
! A short time since, we published scra
Is precious confessions" Of DR.. leb. #
Philadelphia, against the character and
conduct of the present administrators.
particularly, the preside t, Tie truths
were what are sometimes called, in tie
vernacular tonse I" home truths" They
were plainly, boldly, ard marfplIy told,
and if they were credited by the people.
Ought to make deep impression on the
'Ipublic mind. We hear aud see little or
nothing said about them. there was. in.
deed, triiing afectation of bluster in
tile immediate neishbourhaod, bya demo.
, cratic paper, the editor OF which, like the
isinners mentioted in the bible, Las a
/ hroat like an open sepulchre, and, can Of
course, swalaw any thing and every thing
THAT is corrupt and tainted. But it sooH
died away, and all is now silent and sad
|no,a breath to be heard on tie subject.
but every thing is.
i" Still as all nature ere the earthquake
stirs--
Hush as mouse when near grimalkin
purrs."
Again--At late meeting Of the demo,
Icrates in Tennessee, convened for the
purpose Of taking into consideration
Icertain public grievances under which
the people of that state labor, a conside-
|rable number of persons addressed the
injecting in warm and animated speech
les, relative to certain proceedings Of the
government, and they nearly one and all
charged them with having made an IN.
constitutional treaty with the Cerokee
Indians, and the language of the gentle.
linen on this ana other subjects, was
loud and lofty, calculated, we snouId
think, considering the quarter Of tie
country from whence it proceeds, 10
shake the nerves of some OF the bold and
daring members of the cabinet, whose
Imanfully fled. on a certain oceaAon' from
1.-The renowned field Of Bladensburg' VAe
| of them Mr.. Hannum, went very much
at engthinto the catalogue Of IenNes'
see grievances, and among other things,
made the remarks which we have just
Isubioined.
We should like much to see, whether
Ibis does not force some OF the treasury
IIeeches into the field. Charges about ne,
ney, come home to mems business anu
bosoms, they are easily understood' CIV
generally pretty sensibly felt.
/ Again Mr.. Chairman how haHe t's
Tennessee troops been treated By the 20
yernment of the United States d0h'
hesitate to say that their right have Oeeh
most urjustly prostrated. lNeIi recon-
|lect. that about the time Cereal JACK
sons army returned from Orleans, "" 81
| all the United States were animated "
their gallant deeds, that Mr. Brent " tSsf
to the paymasters of this country, l 10 =
he would soon send out moneyto P'y
the troops, and that lie wished The a,li
to be paid before they were disbanoe -,
jH professions can be accredited al az
times. we must believe that This seH,lv,,
man is our warsnest friend, he wan'ea
the army paid IF beto single ace0"n d,
incident to that ofic.' as mace 0H,', .
before a single roll was made out, ai'i ~,
he must have known ifhe kn9w his d1i:p