The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-05-19

Jusunaoie and necessary, as those who
made the sappeaP had no right to address
any but their own party TO support one
OF mar party, and more especially when
the republican party is divided among
several candidates, which threaten its en-.
IRE destr., zion. But does il follow, that
because they appealed to the republicans
as large body of electors, that they ne
cessariiy exclude or reject the good off,
ces OF the federal party? II is a principle
IN human nature first to appeal to those
with whom we are in the habit of think.
ing and acting, when we need assistance.
because our claims on their friendship
and personal cxertions, are stronger, and
OF consequence, we rely with greater
confidence upon receiving their aid and
support, than we should, did these social
relations not subsist but in doing this,
we do not thereby mean to interdict the
friendship and good will of others. If
this point is susceptible Of more limited,
or different construction, than the one
here laid down, it must be dcducible
from system of logic, of which we far
mers profess ourselves entirely ignorant.
we accordingly put the question to
vote, and 1t was unanimously determined
that the federal party were nor troscri5.
ed, because they profess to take no part
in the contest.
Having disposed of this part of our
counryman's essay, the next knotty
point which presented itself for conside-
ration, was, what he meant by the word
faction One said it meant disorder
another tumult-a third disturbance of
the peace, but a fourth declared that
such could not be the writer's meaning
oil the word inasmuch as all was conduct
ed very quietly and decorously, and that
The whole nation was never in a more
quIesceDt state, and therefore he must
nave meant peaceeble and legitimate
assembiage OF many distinguished citi,
zeDs Tor the sole purpose of expressing
their opinion of public men and public
measures, and accordingly the fourth
opinion was unanimously adopted. We
then proceeded to the inquiry, what has
jays treaty, Hamilton's funding system,
Madison and Rsndolph's opinions at the
forming of the constitution, or the politi-
cal errors Of the fedcralisls in olden
times, to do with the present question, to
wit, who ought to be the next president !!
| 10 this question, there was but one
| opinion, that our fellow citizen in the ar
dour OF his zeal had strayed beyond The
subject, and had pursued shadow in.
stead OF the substance-he is herefore
advised to make his pleas more special
We next proceeded to the considera-
ton of the board Of trustees which he
| had formed for Mr.. Crawford, composed
of Messrs. Holmes, Chandler, Lowrie.
Cooke, Barber, Stevenson and Archer,
and he tells as, thatsthe powers of Burke
alone could faithfully portray its charac>
! ter
4 Here we were all at stand, as but
few OF us had read Burke's long speech
es in the British parliament nor could
we undertake TO say what would be the
sentiments of dead man, if he were
raised to life, neither did we think he
would be as good judge as many who
are now living; but be that as it may, we
unanimously concluded, that the above
gentlemen needed not the descriptive
powers of a Burke Or those Of "A Viz
giDiaD, to entitle them to the respect,
confidence and esteem of their fellow CT
tizens for disbaDdiDg an army of place
1 HSuS 6tiu IuIC CnSTdClCTSs WHO
swarm about the white house to the
great annoyance of the president, like
bees about parterre officwers on May
morn. a vote OF thanks was therefore,
cheerfully and unanimously accorded
those faithful and vigilant sentinels of the
public purse.
The next inquif, was why he supposed
| this 'board Of trustees, would have SUBJ
stituted judge Roane for judge Marshall,
and why they would exclude Mr.. Web
ster from the councils of his country
To the first of these inquiries, there
was but one opinion, that in country
where The institutions are as free as they
are in this, no man or body of men.
could reasonably calculate upon public
patronage unless they gave evidence, thai
| they were honest, faithful and capable,
| and whenever these qualities were re
quired in any department of the govern
meDt, did those having the power and
the right to select, fail to do so, out of
the best talents aud integrity of the nation,
they would at once prove themselves def
Client in some one or more Of the essential
requisites to public favor (honesty, capscp
~ or good faith) and consequently they
would leopard their claims to the conf
deDce oftbeir fellow citizens. But wby
substitute so uncbaritable an insiDuation,
hon -1..s- h.