Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

ALEXANDRIA DAILY GAZETTE.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30.

"In a multitude of counsellors there is wisdom." (For the gratification of any curious "republican," we will observe, that the above saving is quoted from an ancient Work, called the Bible, formerly much approved of, and still held in high estimation by such as have not been duly "illuminated.") According to this observation, then, what a happy man Mr. Madison must be! Every democratic editor from north to south sets up for a presidential adviser, and with equal wisdom and modesty tells the chief magistrate what he must do, and what he must not do; so that he has only to follow the directions given, and go to work without delay; it is all ready cut and dry to his hands. How easy is his task--how delightful his occupation! He has not above eight or ten score of overseers, all eager to dictate. The fact is, Judge Blackstone was a tory nincompoop for saying that the science of government was the most difficult of all; for you have nothing more to do than to import a patriot from any part of the world--Caffraria or elsewhere--teach him to use a goose-quill, give him a set of types, and you have a perfect Richelieu at once.

Paddy Irvine has given us a delicate proof of this, in the Baltimore Whig of Tuesday last. As it is quite too exquisite to be lost, we here present it to our readers:

"Our candid opinion is, that no conspicuous man ought to take any part or place in the administration while the subtle apostate Gallatin is retained as chief favorite and counsellor. It would be unfair, perhaps, to doubt the patriotism of Mr. Madison, of which we have had many proofs; but, it would be absurd to expect wisdom or energy in measures dictated by a Secretary who openly combined with the tories on the bank question, and who has been repeatedly accused of rendering the laws a nullity by improper connivance and remissions."

Here now are three separate hints:--one for Mr. Madison--another for Mr. Smith, and a most delectable one for Mr. Gallatin. They are not Paddy's hints either: but mild and modest in the extreme; so much so, indeed, as to be somewhat obscure!! We know not which of the gentlemen will give way; surely one of them must. Tempora mutantur. Formerly that man's "patriotism" would have been a little "doubted" who should retain an "apostate" as "chief favorite & counsellor:" but now-a-days things are altered; and besides you know, it is rather inconvenient to fall out openly with the chief of the sect just on the eve of an election---Aye there's the rub.

It is said that for certain family reasons, Mr. Smith has declined accepting the 'offer' of the Russian embassy: so that the citizens of these United States,' as Father Sloan says are in no danger of losing this "dignified citizen." We hope, if such be the fact, that the friends of our "illustrious secretary" will not be inconsolable: The governorship of Maryland will be vacant in less than a hundred years; and although it is not worth quite five thousand dollars, we are assured that in hard times it is not to be grinned at! And as the secretary appears to be

"a desultory man,

Studious of change,"

Three years are about as long as the office would suit his disposition.