Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-16
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.sationc, Resister.-We have recels
ID the 18th number of an lnteres1ias
York published weekly at Wasnlngeos
,ader this title. Itcontains much lltefa
y and useful information, is instfu !, :,
and entertaining inits selections, ana tne
,eading articles show the editor, VINO !. !
ard not onlf writer eut a
thinker. In politics he is nota tederaltaa
From the number before US we preseh'
onr renders with specimen ofhis talents:
on 4 subject which is, It least, WORTH.
their consideration, reservlnsss the priyi-
lepe Of expressing on own opinion upon
& At some future day; atpresent we pro-
fess to have formed none delimtHel5y.i
From the .sational Register, jig Il
The editor of the Delaware Gazette:
after pasing us compliment which we
do not deserve, proceeds to remark Oh
the position which we have advanced
that orr "po'itical parties d'lter IN no.
th;np but in name - that $ there IS M
general plan, no outline Of national poli
|cy, in which they do not all heartily V
mite" file editor does not contradcl
this statement. but proceeds to show that
a union is isupfactieable. All his argu-
ments, however, turn upon one point
(which isthis, the preservation OF the me
merry of our old political aainlesities.---
L is is TIE very point to which we have
endeavored to call The attention OF oui
ow-citizens. We have en!eafored to
consider the QUESTION at some iensih--
whether this point vas worthy an altec-
cati,n about Iii cannoi be 9roved (aud
1.-THE EDITOR himself does not prefead tosa4
that it cae, tina any one p litlcal object
can be answered by such mutual chargfs
and rec examinations, the question then oc-
ours. fo, what purpcs, are they made p
We viii not pretend to say, thatit is tile
duty Of one half of our fellow citizens to
he st in hostile ar az against the other
half, without some practical benefit is to
iresu t from such contest. The editors
| Of our public journals are not employed
ito cal eacl other epprobriops names for
tie mere benefit resulting from such a
controversy --f,is is do0e TO keep their
respective parties together; so tllat each
MAJ be hrongi,t % tie polls on the day o.!
ir!ectioa. I3ut in the presc instance
there is nothing but the name to divide
the parties ncw-and tee only Question
Is, nhether THIS name is Of importance p
Iuough to be Continued Now we CO con
lcelve this to be the most pernici3us 20
Ilicy that can be devised fer p aGt!cal Wen.
/ It dcprIves one por ion Of the community
of all share in puolic confidence they do,
Iby the adoption Of such name, pass an
Eact % political outlawry upon THEMSELVES;
they re9o9Hce by &c their just influence %
Itbe country. We do not cali upon gen
Itiealen to lenaupce q single opinion nor
| to make single sacrifice Of p.obity or of
Ihonor. The only question IS. bow oar
country can reap the largest share Of anch
Qualities. lea ~, il tie party denomis
hated geierai, adhere with uah scrupp
lljus saactty to taat aHle, their hopes are
igonp. THIS TX erlment ha, been tt d
In every shape, AID haad and ebst az
has been the contesi. The result We al
know, and we Can conGdeaiIy predict
s hat viii be the resal, hereafter. Does
1T then become teese men, by SO pertiaa
4iousl, adhe,ing 20 mace, 20 70 ego al
their influence, and t. fight with aIu.o,t
l. certainty Of defeat? li'by ranounci4g
|heir distinctive appeliation, and aury,ng
i gene Gus oblivion the I'D subjects OF
controversy, more benefit can be l;oae to
heir country; If they viii have more IL
|fuence, more chance of 0 tanning good OF
lof preventing EVIL, are they net called up,
n, from motive oi the priest and most
elevated patriotism, to mahe sach sacri-
lice /? Is it their indi pensabie dQty 10
|aiopt their names, and by so doiog to
Furnish their opponents With political
Inst ument TO defeat their own purposes !:
ILct Us speak plainly and distinctiyeIy on
|.hi, point, because It is one OF The great
est Importance and on which we propose
hereafter TO enter at la ge. WcwiIl ask
t6eo, Whether the party called federal DO
rot commit political suicide. merely for,
TIE pride of preserving their distinctive
appeHatiop We speak to men who are
acquainted with men and with things to.
t1ose who have noticed the course OF our
aiections for with regard TO boy-theo-
ists, college politicians ard Greece ard
Rome spectators, we hold thea utterly
neaeath ournotice at all. The PROPOSE
ion that the federal party should re-
ounce their name, does indeed seem a
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