The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-07-23
BY HENRY FITTMAN.
TIE National lnfeAHgencey.

IT.
opening the batteries Of their press upon
the secretary of state; and with the same
pgenuousnesswh which for the last two years,
mas marked their whole course towards
Mr.. Monroe and hi, admins, ration, the,
nave commenced their attack with a mis-
statement Ito use no harsher term) and
q preyaricaiion.
HE nisstatemnnt first made in their
editorial article, OF the FIRST inst. was, tba,
the secretary Of state had determined eo
withhold official papers from their print
ard had chosen another public iourn,i,
as The vehicle to the public, Of such FL;
ciaI papers as are subject to the coptro,
OF that department.
The prevsrica,ion was, that. /, an.
nouncing This hortentous, though faisi6ed
fac', TO the people of the United States.
they affected 10 publish i, without in.
tending TO make either comment or com.
plant on the subject
In an editorial article, of more than two
colunns,in their paper of the 9Th inst the
misstatement and the prevarication are
repeated; and in the midst OF professions
mar they mean not to complain, and that
their only object is self defence. the fol.
lowing mild conciliatory paragraph is
found
"A candid and dispassionate review OF
This matter leaves ms vet in utter aston.
Ishmen'' that the secretary of s,ate--this
elevated 'Hicer this self poised, en-
hgh'ened, and experienced statesman.
shou't, Tor cause thus trivial-for an
error, Fit were one, recrified as soon a.
known, have taken mortal offence. and
eehherstely resolved to Withdraw hi,
sonhdence and coun'enancc from a print,
which mas, from its foundation, stood by
MS Country and lis republican sdministra,
hon' through evil, and through good re
port and has enjo,ed the unwavetirp
confidence OF Jefferson, a Madison. and
a Monfoe, for our and twenty years y
IN the extacv OF their astonishneni.
WOULD II not have been well for the edl-
tors Di the iDteliigencer TO have reverted.
40 'heir statement of facts, To the TRUTH?
Ihey had been, by direction of the sec
retary OF state, expressly told, that the
nisS publication, IN another paper, of
particular public document, was net in,
tended by him 10 Withdraw from them
The first publication OF other papers. as
he might thereafter deem advjseablf
After their Erst misstatement, mis- was
distinctly stated in this Journal of the frs,
anst. YET the editors Of the InteIlipenuer
DOW repeat the missiatemeDt, 10 build
upon ii world Of astonisbment. 81 the
Iashness ard severity of the secretarv nf
State 1T their hrst Misrepresentation o.
the fact was the result of ibadvertence or
fnIsspprehensicn, is it uanscepd!ne the
bounds ct charity to say, that their 7eheIi-
mon Of i! must have been wiIful
And "ha' were the real facts upon
which this more than impeachabIe Of
fence ofthe secretary Of state against the
editors of the ~ tn!eiligencer originated?
That upon public negotiation, of the
deepest ~ e eat to the nation, and 10 the,
whole human race, and involving no less
an Object than the FINAL and efTecuIai abo
hIion OF the slave trade, an extrsortinar,
and most unexpected opposition TO !.
frea' and leading measure of the admin.
is'FstioD had manifested Itself In the SC
nate Of the U. s.
That the friends OF the administration
and OF the measure, we're anxiousjy desj
Tous, that all the documents relating TO i,
should be published together, so tina; the
merits OF the subject might be brough
before The nation and That correct iudg
ment IN relation TO il might he formed.
That the editors Of he Intci.igencer
in their psper If the 9Th Of MAY, for
Ina''v promised, iba. they wouid publish
the 7ohofc Of The proceedings in The senate
and he documents.
That they did not publish. and have not
yet published, the whole oF those docu
pcbis' nor scarcely The half Of them
That they garbled the part which lbey
did publish ofthcm, in such panurer as
cons?lcncusly TO present the argument,
I'D the senate against the convention.
while they omitted, for want Of room, th,
particular refuialion of tina, argument.
. They non say that they received this
summary Of the argument in senate a
gafnSt the conVcnliop, from q member of
Toe senate. They had not promised IT,
give the debates in senate upon the cor
vention ifthey had, impaftialily would
have required, that they should give a
summary Of the speeches in It's favor, a.
%eIlas of those against IT. Friendship
To- The administration would have prefer
red summary favorable 10 the coD,ep
ton. Will they have the goodness Ia
name The or,from whom they rece.v
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