Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-29

I hope for his OWN sake he IS rsall.
| and sincerely so, and not one oil 'nos.l
nominal. Christians, with too many Oh
which our country is afflicted.
Mr.. Mercer has proved himself to
| be an able and useful Representative
what evidence have we that Mr. Ma
SON will be so: He has been in the
fSenate of the United States, where ne
| has had various opportunities OF ex-
hibitins his talent for great utility.
He has not given any evidence that
win Justify voter who is seeking the
|public good solely: to prefer him to a
Imam who has rendered important SER
lyices, who all allow to be not only
highly capable, but perfectly just and
lsincere in his views, who has proved
THAT he is not and has not been go
verned in his public course by party
feelings.
Before ! close these remarks, l
must be INDUCED with a few refec-
Itions on one passage Of Mr.. Mason S
address. He says {" it is not the con-
duct which have pursued IN pubic.
that has excited this clamor against
me; stand in the way of aspiring
men of the opposite party there is
the rub. | am republican, friend
to equal rights of the people. an enc
my to privileged orders. to monarchy
and aristocracy. and every one
Ielse.o my politics in this county,
must be broken down, destroyed ii
possible any means for that object
are fair: the holiness of the end VIII
IsanCtify the meanS.'
It's evident that Mr.. Mason places
his hopes OF his election on party feel
ing. or why indulge in this bitter man
iner against those who think Mr.. Mer-
Icer better fitted than he is for a seat
lin Congress
He says that heis republican, an
enemy to priviledged orders. to mo-
narchy, and aristocracy, and for that
reason he and those who are of his
politics must be broken down who
arc to break them down. The infer
renee is plain that Mr.. Mercer and
his supporters are intended to be
branded, as the friends of priyiledg-
ed orders, Of monarchy and aristocra-
cy. Do yMi believe this, d. you believe
that Mr.. Mercer is a monarchlst !:
,lc youiaot believe him t6be a republi-
can in the rra1 genuine sense OF the
term. Has not lie exhibited more
marks Of being a friend to the rights
of the people than Mr.. Mason-read
the records of their public conduit
and lct them answer the question.
Mr.. Mason has too much sense to be-
lieve what he asserts. Put the ques-
ton yourselves 10 Mr.. Mason and
ask himif he really believes Mr.. Mer-
Ger to be 4 friend Of monarchy and a.
ristocracy. and he will say TO. II
can with confidence appeal to the CAM
dour ofthose gentlemen from Prince
William and Fairfax, who have serv-
ed in the legislature with him. & ASK
them whether they do believe hin, tTi
be an enemy to the peoples rights.
and friend to monarchy and aristo-
crazy. Ii not still the slaves of a,
party, they will reply in the negative.
They will say that they consider him
as genuine republican. as any in the
United States when l use the term
republican. | mean TO designate al
real patriot, and not tn use it in thet
party sense, 10 whiCht That name has
been unfortunately prostituted. Ill
has been used as the ladder for ambi-
tious and aspiring demagpSucs to
climb on. am compelled 10 believe
that when Mr.. Mason calls himself a
republican in opposition TO Mr.. Mer-I
Ger, he means to be understood in the
party sense OF the name.
I would willingly close here; lat,
when he tells US that he stands I'M
the way Of ali Others who differ from,
him in politicks, he in plain terms
declares himself to be the great mani
of The party, to which he is attached.
Docs this mark the modesty of the
true republican !? 1t smells rather of
the pride of privileged orders. or Of
high sounding names. Republican
modesty in young man, would not
have permitted him, even in an indi-
rect manner, to have charged his sp-
ponent, whose faithful public servic- !
es have acquired the confidence CT all