Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-04-25
ALEXANDRIA,:
FRIDAY; APRIL 25, 1917.
DEMOCRAT
VERSUS
REPUBLICAN,.

day last, contains very iohS 'e''e' ''S"
ed " A DEMOCRAT" in answer to ano-
Their signed A REPUBLICAN," which
had appeared in the City Gazette of the
leoth ultlmo--in which last mentioned
letter Mr.. Republican arraisned the late
and present presidents, at the bar OF the
Union, of having appointed tederallst' to
Office. This charge MIR. Democrat has
had the hardihsod in his letter TO acknOw-
ledge and to justify; nay to add posi-
tive assertion that the particular fedora
list to whom Mr.. Republican alluded as
having been favored with an appointment
lin preference to the whole nest of rocks
who with open beaks and voraciOus throt-
ties continually din the ears of the chiei
magistrate with screams and carvings for
food, Is a man of integrity, ability and
asefulness-yea, though a .federahst.
What a group of novelties have we
here presented to US "A rePublicaHPub'
.licly arraisning Mr.. Madison and Mr..
Monroc-that republican encountered,
and very keenIy and success fully derided
Iby democrat-aud finally, that demo
crat openly avOwing his belief that te'
lderalist my be deserving Of high conf
Identia! Office, and denying the necessity
or prophet. Of prescribing the whole TO-
'deral body,
II is evident, from his letter, that Mr.
Democrat knows who his adversary is. as
every body who will read the letter OF
Mr.. Republican must perceive his object.
He is as the democrat says, one OF those
unfortunate republicans who was willing
to accept an Office if it had been offered
| to him, and who has been equally asia.
nished and enrsged that the Presidents
estimate OF his deserts fell short OF his
own - grievance very common In this
life, bu, of which no people in this world
have so little right to complain as The -
publicans Of this country when speaking
of their last president. If a fair account
were made up of the merits Of those gen.
tlemen and the iavors conferred on them
by hsir presidents, and balance were
strucs. between them, We venture to al
firm that the surplus Of faycr ii refunded,
would amount to a SUN Sufficient to re-
ward all the real merit that has been lett
1uncompensated in the party and great
deal to spare.
We sgree altogether with Mr.. Demo-
crat on this subject, without the least
view to party, which we rejoice to per.
ceivc is so rapidly vanishing from the
country. AT TIE same time, we cannot
but admire the intrep!di,y with which
Sir. Republican stands forth The champion
Of an intolerance that would 90 TO discre
dit to a Spanish friar, or to a candidate
for office in the holy brotherhood lie
not only is not one Of your soft tongued
takers who praise liberaity and fair play
while they slylv smugsle the Perqulslte
into their own purses--but he boldly dis
avcws all prctcnsions to either-cries out
with little regard to what the world may
think of him, rs the good men Of old did,
g cruelty him, cruelty him - and would
make, if hc could, an unrelenting PerSc-
cution of the tedera!ists, an endless pro-
scription of whole denomination of the
citizens of America, the terms upon which
the president of this free republic should
hold his seat.-lf any thing could aug
ment the badness OF such a principle, il
would be supplied by the avowal that he
holds it Tor the attainment OF most Sor
did ohjcct--lucre.
For cur parts we applaud tie prcsi-
dent. and we hope, and iaGccd we be-
Il ers that his conduct on the points oom-
planned of by " Republican, will be re-
garded with unqualified appreciation and
gratitude by every denomination of the
people Of America, whether il go 10y the
name of democrats, federalists or repub-
Hcans-those only excepted who being in