Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political

From the Albany Register.
INTERESTING COMMUNICATION.
Albany, March 29, 1813.
SIR,—Having understood his excellency Gov. Tompkins had most unjustly impeached the purity of the motives of the Republican members of Congress of this state, who voted against the precipitate declaration of war which has plunged the United States into calamity and degradation; I considered myself imperiously required by every consideration of self respect to call upon his excellency for an explanation, and therefore I addressed to him the following letter: —
"Washington, Jan. 29, 1813.
"SIR.—I have understood from a source entitled to much credit, that during some time last summer you said the Republican members of Congress from the state of New-York, who voted against war with Great Britain, &c. did it in order to favor the Election of Mr. Clinton to the Presidency of the United States.
"I presume your excellency will readily see the propriety of my requesting of you an explanation, and to inform me (by letter) whether you did or did not make use of expressions of the above import.
"I am your Excellency's
"obedient servant,
"P. V. CORTLANDT, Jun.
"His Excel. Daniel D. Tompkins, Esq."
To this letter I have received no reply: and as his excellency has not had the magnanimity or justice to retract a charge so derogatory to the reputations of men, whose purity would not suffer by a comparison with his own, I conceive to be my duty to make, this public exposition of the fact, and to submit it to the serious consideration of the enlightened electors of the state, whether a man who has so unjustly aspersed the purity of the representatives of the people, when acting upon a great national question, is worthy of public confidence.
I am, Sir, your obedient
and humble servant,
P. V. CORTLANDT, Jun.
Solomon Southwick, Esq.