Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-11
Federalism

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THE N. York Courier Of the 5th instant
has the following remarks on the Ad
dress Of Henry Lee jr. published in the
American D. Advertiser OF Monday
last,
If the preceding address had appeared
IN England. during the present distsesse'
there or if ithad appeared In this coun.
try. during the wicked administration o.
John Adams that administration winch
made. a loan of four millions of dollars
land embodied twelve regiments, durlng
and on'y during our hestilities with tine
F euch Republic. II would have been cal
lied republicanism Of the first brilliancy
But IN the present age ofenormous loans
oppressive taxes, large and permanent
standing armies, and demonstrations
|caucuses, it must be considered deWn
right taryis'n.
Fie, fe, Mr., Lee how dare you, fe
deraEst, as YOU are. think the nationa
debt too large. the taxes too heavy, and
corruption too extensive Accusation.
|ef this sort ought only TO be made agains'
the tory administration, and The British
ministry. But against the Repub lear
cabinet at Westinghouse islreaIiy to-
iimpudent. You should reflect, SIR, thai
the saints cannot err 7; and that demo.
cracv. :. can do no wrong s" that one ma,
may steal a horse, wlile another is hung
for looking over fence. "P inciples
not men,"is the Democratic mottc--aye
sir. principies--princ demo
Gratis never abandon principles for men
all which is proved fairly and clearly By
their attachment to the principal and in
terest of the national debt. And this, sir
though a miserable pun, is very serious
and alarming fact.
No-Mr. Lee tine funeral has gone by
You viii. NOT gain your election, be your
concern for your country ever so great.
The success Of the republican part', is
a matter Of vastly more Importance than
the prosperity of the country. But If you
could condecend 10 deal in some rigma-
role rhodamoulade about republicanism.
and the republican party, and being ar
American rely upon it, your fellow ci
tixens would lay quietly down and le'
You make loaRs, lay taxes and double
salary, without ques ioning you at all
Because sir, being a good republican and
sound American, you could not mean any
harm by such proceeding. Formerly the
tree was known bySits fruit (; now, the
fruit is known by the tree. Do you see
those little, hard, worm stung apples.
taste them. ] bsseeeh you. All hon sour!
you say--eurse the crabs, how Sur! So
YOU say. but sir, there has been caucus
of men, who sell fruit in the market, and
they have declared, by a majority of
leven, that that tree, which bears those
ugly little crab apples. as you are grace
less enough to consider them, is a real!
bona Eide Spitzenbergher,: and that fact
being thus established, it follows that
the fruit you have just cursed so cordial
ly, are as fine large and red Spitzen-
berghers, as ever turned their rosy
cheeks to the Sun.
All Sir! you do not attend sufficiently
co principles!
The same fruit which was ugly GRABBED
and sour in John Adams orchard, be-.
comes fine and exquisite in that of James
Madison. But you do not see the differ!
ence. All sir, the reason is very plain.
You have not attended sufficiently TO-
principles
But the crabs are not merely as sour.
but ten times more SO, in Madison's than
in Adams orchard and every tree is
full of them--nething bat crabs. crabs.
from one end to the ether, Adams to be
sure had few for sweet meats but here
there is nothing but crabs, as thick as.
blackberries. So you say.
Now Mr.. Lee how idly you talk
Howl bsseech you, San Spitzenberser,
a right real Spitzcube ger bear crabs :
But taste them sir--taste them and
you will be convinced.
taste what for /? what need of tast-
ing.--Ras it net been decided thatthe
trees are all Spitzenbergers /? How them
is it possible that they should bear crabs i
As sir you do not attend sufficiently
to principles, and therefore your cleo
TONS assurance is but small"
From the Western Monitor.