Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Endorsing democratic paper:

Congress, the fountain of justice, ought to
preserve its reputation and honor,
free from partiality; which
reserved pure from corruption, & free from
partiality, would add not only lustre,
but authority, to what
is done by
Congress.

The least appearance
of corruption
is execrable.

In Congress, all equity
shall, like the sun in his meridian glory,
shine forth without the least cloud of
corruption.

If there were the smallest chink
open in our lowest gunports to let it in free-
ly, corruption would flow in. But

Do Congress stand in need of such admoni-
tions? Is Corruption to be the order of the
day? are there more Henrys to be bribed?

Or, is the administration afraid that some of
their friends will abandon them,

"As rats desert a sinking ship?"

"Further on the same Score."

The Philadelphia Democratic Press, ad-
verting to the rumor that Mr. Foster has re-
ceived instructions to demand from our go-
vernment the cause and objects of our warlike
measures, observes:

"We wish it may be so. Our cause is just;
our objects fair and honorable, and we care
not who knows them. Let our public men be
but firm, and the people will be immovable.
Let there be no wincing, no skulking, in con-
gress."

Supposing it to be true that Mr. Foster has
made the demand spoken of, and that Mr. Ma-
dison, as above directed, should avow that it is
our intention to make War,--can it be ex-
pected that the British government would
wait until we have completed our prepara-
tions?

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