Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-09-25
ALEXANDRIA
WEDNESDAY, SEpTEMBRR 20.
COMMUNICATION.
Mr.. LEWIS.

.;dsred asa candidate for conSrc sat the
susuius election, It becomes necessary.
far the district TO perform the very dbl
scuIt and delicate taskof selecting a sue.
ssssot. to him. The Federal party IL the
district contains many gentlemen Of dis
t;oguished responsibility, and eminentiy
qualified for the arduous duties Of the
.t,t;on Mr.. Lewis is about to sacate-
And fortunately, the characters OF those
( ir0,n whom the selection is likely to pc
made. are such, as to preclude the possi-
h;lity 81 schism IN the Federal ranks IS.
rheye IS not one Of them, who would not
cseerfully decline in favor Of arr other,
chose wishes, to that effect, should be
kno,vn And we are well assured that
,yhoever shall be altinatel selected, may
,:alculats with certainly, not only on the
.apport Of the districf generally, bat on
NE united and Jealous support OF those,
whose claims may have been brought 7in-
to competition with bis own. ua aea'
these impsesslons,w We Of course entertain am
no fears for the district. We are salts
fed, on the contrary, that the sun OF F e-
detaLsm, though dim'd at the last cleo.
ton, BY transient cloud Will again
shine forth, in the same splehdor that dis
tiuguished It, in the zenith q Mr. Lev
ISIS popularity.
Nor can we permit our worthy repre-
sentative to retire from stati'n he has
50 long occupied with equal credit to him.
self and his Constituents. without return
ing him our sincerest thanks sor the ser
vices be has rendesd Though elected BY
enc party only, and indeed orroscd BY
the other, with degree Of violence hor-
dering almost on i!iibsrality, he has, ne
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+ vertheless, been the faithful representa-
five of both. For the truth Of this asser-
ton, we appeal with confidence to every
man of candor in the district. We ask
all, both democrats aud federaiists, whe-
Their in The prosecution Of a lawful claim
before congress, they have eyetfound a
more zealoas advocate, or could have
found more faithful agent.
The neighbsring county too, will long
remember the services Of Mr. Lewiss To
him, the citizeus OF Washington, Of A-
lexaadria, aud Of Georgetown, are IN
debted for many of their most valuable
Institutions, local as we'll as political.
And To the Whole southern country he
has beea eudeared, by his strenuous, IN
RENTED, and ultimately successful ex-
ertions, to maintain, the seat OIL govern
me1t IN It's present situation.
As politician too. Sir. Lewis may
look back on his past lie, with feelings
of pride and exultation. Without enter
ing into that wide range Of party discus,
sion, whiclla inmate Investigation of his
political course wouIduccessafily Require.
we are satisfied to claim fer hin the ere
dit of consistency aud disul.ersstedaess.
The path, he trod, was one, which ayarice
would certainly net have selected, and
which ambition would most probably have
Stunned. 1T led neither to wealth NOT
power; and indeed was so unpopular,
that he pursued it, faF a leag time, unat-
tended BY a single companion from the
South. Yet,tid his firmness never for
sake him. lie resoiutely adhered to the
principles Of Washington, IN which he1
had been educated; and although hight !
ING under the banners of a party, tronI
whichhe could expect nothing, maintain
ed his post with as rauch frmness, as ii
he had stood in the ranks Of administla-I
ton, and fought on the side If honors and
emoluments. We shall not be consider
ed then, as doing more than justice teI
Dir. Lewis, in saying that's in his public
characters, be commanded the respect oil
almost every gool man in his district /