Alexandria Daily Advertiser

MONARCHY! MONARCHY!

The Federalists are Monarchists, say the modest leaders of Democracy. Forgetting the impudence of the assertion, let us examine the truth of it. When we were feeble colonists and the British were endeavoring to oppress us, who first started into action and called on their countrymen to assert their rights and be free? The Federalists. Who, after the revolution, whilst we were without government, and every ligament of society was broken, framed and adopted the constitution, the security of our liberty and happiness? The Federalists: After the constitution was adopted Washington and Adams were successively presidents; both Federalists, and both proud of the distinction. During their administration all the branches of the government were Federal did they introduce monarchy? Did they attempt it? At the adoption of the constitution there was a faction composed of the discontented & of those who were averse to the constitution. Men of fallen expectation. and disappointed ambition they pretended to be the friends of the people, and styled themselves Republicans ; they found the people ripe for tumult and eager for novelty ; by the most foul means they raised a flame, its pestiferous beams were spread abroad. Honest simplicity mistook it for the flash of truth and conviction, credulous ignorance was content to follow it for it flattered its merit and discernment the turbulent and wicked soon found it was indeed their own cause they gained the ascendancy, and what have they gained? The leaders have gained places of honor and profit; the people have gained nothing. but lost much.

In the decline of the Roman empire it delighted a Roman to tell what Rome had been; and years hence when the democratic pigmies who now flutter on the stage, and infest places of honor and profit shall be forgotten, the American will revert with joy to the good days of Washington and Adams. Washington was never frightened into submission by the whiskered visage of a French minister: Adams never tamely suffered himself to be grossly branded and insulted by a Spanish marquis.