Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser

To the Editor of the General Advertiser,

SIR,

Your paper of this morning, deserves honorable mention—and by all true Democratic Societies shall have it. Your Correspondents have hitherto been actuated by a little too much timidity in their attacks upon the President, and have rather attributed his bad conduct to evil counsellors; but this morning, the attack is bravely, and without disguise, aimed at the President; and, in addition to this, it is infinitely well-timed, they know the subject of a bill, defining certain crimes and punishments, was to come before Congress this day. I like to see such virtuous exertions so popped in upon the faction; it will confound them and help our side, in Congress, to arguments.

Another happy mode they have adopted, I that is, denominating the majority of Congress a faction, now that deserves more honorable mention than any thing they have done before, no matter, how numerous they are, so long as they disagree with our Society—call them a faction: If— all Congress unite—call them a faction. It is true, our precious ones in Congress are few; but is not a great faction worse than a little one, or a numerous faction worst of all? I once thought our Editor had become remiss, and had forgotten our declining cause—but this morning, he has not only atoned for past neglect, but laid up in store a rich fund of supererogation. I shall move a resolve in his favor, the next meeting of our society. What, suffer Congress and the President to go on constitutionally, to make laws, whether we like them or not? No, no, gird up your loins, and do not let us fail, as the patriotic Captains and Mates did, who unwisely agreed one evening not to go to sea, and separately the next day, actually went.