Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-11

4ohnnf 4 and about 1t" at breaktas!,
discussed it very gravely and didactl-
l.ally AT dinner, and after five or SIX
TUBS of whist in the evening, dreams Oh
If all night. But it always puzzled me
- know which side Of the question ] was
an--;n fact, / was on all sides. One
would saw. Crawford is great man,
land ought to be President. SO he IS 5;
avs six feet four inches high, & well
nronort;oned-and the dps in it it he
| s NOT a large man.-Another would al
| firm that Mr.. Monroe was man OF
GREAT diplomatic talents To be sure
Saws I--teneral Washington and Tho
mas Jefferson have decided that point,
and wo be unto him that disputes the au-
thor;ty of Washington and Jefferson. -
Washington perceived that his abllltles
}wsre so great abroad, that ne thoughs
line interests Of the country would be
most materially benefited by them at
home /: and Jefferson was so well salts
| fed with his treaty at London, that he
lweuld not even let the senate have a
|peep at it--thus paying him as great a
tr;bute IS the Roman Cato, believe
lit was, had rendered him, whe, when
(about to testify and take the usual cath,
| the Judge interfered, and said, Cato's
word is sutfcient-O yes, great dlp'o.
matist, most unquestionably
| Thus YOU see, my dear Bob, ! tailed
lin with all, and for the lite and soul OF
me could not make up my mind. But
would you believe it, there's set here
I who are in favor Of Mr.. M. for Presi-
dent, and still deny him ordinary capa-
! city, and make that the reason why he
ought to be our chief magistrate. That
tposed me prodigiously; it was a long
| time before could tally in 20 nothing
so plain! said they; why there is Mr..
Cd to be secretary Of state anu To-
reign affairs; and Mr.. Chm again
| is to be secretary of finance and circu-
Hating medium. and MIR. L. to be SCI
cretary of the treasury, and Mr.. D
70 be governor general and commanders
in chief of tie banks, and Mr.. Such.a
one to be god Of war ;--now pray tell
us. said they, what the president has to
DO tut to sign his name and get his pri- |
yate secretary to. write his speech !s-l
That indeed, said (: but surprising c.
should get into dispute with e. Ebarba-j
rous civil wa, to be sure and L. With
ID. and hostilities spread through the ALL
phabet, there would be warm work inl
the wig-wam, and who is TO quell theI
tumults Leave that to the Old Sachem,I
was the reply - !: y
That governor general and COM
mander in chief of the bank is prodi-
gious great man: he laughs by rule, and
displays his teeth by files. He,is with
cut doubt the purest francier of any of
his countrymen for he is an American,
being born and brought up in the West
Indies There has not great stock
holder made his appearances here thisj
lwiater; the governur-genersi has frown-
ed them from his presence. 2. aud 6. |
EaEd ]. j. 4. have been aWed and kept|
at NEST respectful distance. And then
these virsiuiaus are SO modest and un-
assuming, it would 90 your heart good
to be acquainted with them: but peri
ceiye | am running into an inexhaustlhleI
topic, and so must bid you adiea, ,nyI
| dear BOB.
We do not think Mr.. MS talentsI
SO 7erv shallow as the writer would III
situate nor would We think of wreck |
ing vengeance o. man Of mediocrityl
for spIteFih assault on atNew-Y orkerl
as eminent for his writes as for his abb
jities: but we have thought the letter.
|flom Washington capable OF afortingI
some amusement and instruction. byl
exhibiting SEINE vicious and supple poli-l
|t;cians in Justly ridiculous light.
Editors Of Colamt;an.