Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Communication.

The suggestion, contained in a morning print, and copied, with comments of approbation in an evening one, that it would be much to our credit if the money subscribed for an entertainment in honor of the President were collected and remitted to Philadelphia for the suffering poor,—Is an indirect attempt of the party utterly unworthy of being regarded. That the sufferers of that unfortunate city should be aided by the Citizens of New York, is a sentiment that meets the approbation of us all though unhappily no active measures have yet been attempted to give it effect. But, the intention of the paragraph alluded to, considering the quarter where it originated, or the channel through which it communicated, is not so much to countenance, as to discourage a good action. If Cit. Monroe or any other citizen were the object, would such an attempt have been made? No. But when it is proposed to receive with respect the President,—the man who deserves well of his country, the Patriot, the tried Statesman,—the most pitiful artifices are attempted, to divert the public attention, by bringing into view the affecting scenes of a neighbouring city. 'Tis well enough for a half-starved democrat to propose, this—Poverty, though willing, can do little—but if that little is judiciously done, it is well—But the object professes to be— The Subscribers to this entertainment will generally be such as can afford it—and afford something besides, for the sufferers at Philadelphia and it is believed, if the paragraphist would be at the pains of soliciting donations from the gentlemen, or if it sounds better, Citizens, he would meet with more success than at a feast in honor of an recalled ambassador, or other chief of the Fault finding Party.