Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-04-19

Vb. frs. number of the " Prince William
Frsoao,aor" deserves notice 1t commences
u;,, an ,t,,ct on Mr.. Mercer, because tie
made speech against the Save AUG NV o"t
that ne erinced an an HieIy " niah' ''' $50
deavored by earnest entreaties 70 AWAKEN ."e
attention of the doll mass Whicn luis upou '"e
easy chairs OF the House o! hePie'en'"'Ne'
to what ne had to say upon 'hat suo)II'' na!'
he even went so far as TO nave i'SPe1u'y
ed, and submitted to the Perusai OF us en-
stituents and what Is there 10 oial'e ~ Oh
this: On the contrary, II Is eEttene'y Fa!'S
worthy to evince an anxiety on s"GJeet WIZ"
is of great political importance anu VIM ~
terests the best feelings OF humanity ans WI.
MERGERS benevolent laoors IN la'ai vi VIZ
of beings on whom that sTabc infi'c.S sue"
great cruelties, have been SO often m''reP'e-
scented to his injury, that no one can "onuef AZ
any solcitude ne mig t feel, 70 nave MS WORDS
pat in print as soon as possible, ana sent iorth
for the inspection of his nsthdents,
nave not time to 20 farther INTO the eXan'
nation Of this writer's first essay, when turns
next on the common electioneering topics OF
MIR. Bailev's friends: but must add, that the
committee a man NAV be placed upon in Con-
gress is only an eyt, ence Of the speakers par
tiality. to whom it exclusively belongs to make
these northumberland who, IN his selec'
tons of those bodies, has too frequently view
to his own re-appointment to Inns lucrative and
honorable station in the house. Nor can
pass over in silence most dlsin senous pract'ce
of the enemies Of Mr.. Mercer. They ask,
why do his partisaEs indulge in general en-
comium =, and in the next breath they sheer
at the public services, which can only be at.
tested by documents. They ask us to state the
merits of our candidate, aud we first do it IN
general terms. We say that he IS virtuous, IN
teiIigent, learned, eloquent and PATRIOTIC
They then ask for the particular instances IN
which he has evinced these qualities and &C
complishments and we point to the acts OF
assembly, and the annals OF Congress; we
shew the testimonials OF statesmen and sodlers;
and then, instead OF admitting or reiut'nS our
allegations, they turn away and ask the same
questions, and assert they have never been an
swered.
The last essay Of the T" Prince William Free
holder" merits but little notice 1t is an aP-
,, peal .te the democratic republicans of Fairfax
county" insisting that the Present contest tor
representative from their district has revived
former party distinctions, and calling upon
pect that the republicans OF Fairfax will be as
alert as those of Prince William to rally on
such an occasion: and suspect too, that they
are not quite so dull as to render It necessary
for "a Freeholdsr Of Prince William to inform
them when such an oc casIon shall arse. Inc
democratic republicans Of Fairfax will hard
" rallv round banner displayed by tie hand
of one who was an ultra-tederalIst during the
war, and who Is currently and confidently re-
ported to have said IT'S democratic udr and
/ let tie democrats ,Gght it, No! when the de-
nocratic republicans of Fairfax wish to revive
party distinctions, they will choose leader
| who stood IN their ranks during the war. In
the depending contest they will recollect the
different conduct of the present candidates on
that occasion: and will not be duped by any
freeholder of Prince William, into the belief
that he is the champion Of federalism, who has
oflate years obtaiDed his largest najorities by
heir vote and that he is the democratic can
idate. who comes into their county bolstered
I'D by large vote from the nlt'es OF Loudoun.
A VlRGlNlAN.
I 4. ,. ro-set TO notice the attempt OF + air
| fax to represent MT Mercer as being un!riend'
ly to the agricultural interest. This story
will obtain credit with no one, who has paid
the slightest attention TO the public conduct of
this statesman, or who knows that his imme
| date subsistence is drawn from the soil. What
ever love he can spare from the service OF his
! country, he VIGOROUSLY spends in the more
friendly intercourse with his ncighbor:.