Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer

Mr. JEFFERSON's CONSISTENCY.

Mr. Jefferson is a consistent man—and
so is our Attorney General—and so are all
those democrats who wish to give the fe-
deral printers the lock jaw. No libel
thus far, for there is no truth. We will
not say that Mr. Jefferson and his parti-
zans are inconsistent, but we will prove
them so—libel or no libel.

On the 4th day of May, 1801, the
following sentiments fell from the pen of
the "greatest man in America."

"I am sensible with you of the distor-
tions and perversions of truth and ju-
stice, practised in the public papers, and
how difficult to decipher characters
through that medium. But these
ABUSES OF THE PRESS ARE IN-
SEPARABLE from its FREEDOM; and
its FREEDOM MUST BE PROTECTED,
or liberty, civil and religious, be relin-
quished. It is a part of our duty,
therefore, to submit to the lacerations
of its slanders, as less injurious to our
country than the trammels which op-
press them."

THOMAS JEFFERSON.

In the year 1803, H. Croswell had
his trial for libelling the said Thomas
Jefferson, by a publication, the truth of
which he offered to prove, but was not
permitted.—Now put this and that toge-
ther, and learn to admire the consistency
of democrats.

[Balance.]